As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 29, 2021

Registration No. 333-261255

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Amendment No. 1

to

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

ProFrac Holding Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   1389   87-2424964
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

333 Shops Boulevard, Suite 301

Willow Park, Texas 76087

(254) 776-3722

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

Brian Uhlmer

Chief Financial Officer

333 Shops Boulevard, Suite 301

Willow Park, Texas 76087

(254) 776-3722

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Copies to:

 

Michael S. Telle

Scott D. Rubinsky

Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.

1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2500

Houston, TX 77002

(713) 758-2222

 

David J. Miller

Jason Ewart

Monica E. White

Latham & Watkins LLP

301 Congress Avenue, Suite 900

Austin, TX 78701

(737) 910-7300

 

 

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

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

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  

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

 

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

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

 

 

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

 

 

 


Explanatory note

This Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-261255) (the “Registration Statement”) is filed solely to amend Item 16 of Part II thereof and to file certain exhibits thereto. This Amendment No. 1 does not modify any provision of the preliminary prospectus contained in Part I or Items 13, 14, 15 or 17 of Part II of the Registration Statement. Accordingly, the preliminary prospectus has been omitted.


Part II

Information not required in prospectus

Item 13. Other expenses of issuance and distribution

Set forth below are the expenses (other than underwriting discounts and the structuring fee) expected to be incurred in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities registered hereby. With the exception of the SEC registration fee, the FINRA filing fee and Nasdaq listing fee, the amounts set forth below are estimates.

 

SEC registration fee

   $              

FINRA filing fee

         

Nasdaq listing fee

         

Printing and engraving expenses

         

Fees and expenses of legal counsel

         

Accounting fees and expenses

         

Transfer agent and registrar fees

         

Miscellaneous

         
  

 

 

 

Total

   $      

 

 

 

*   To be filed by amendment.

Item 14. Indemnification of directors and officers

We are currently organized as a Delaware Corporation.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that a director will not be liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. In addition, if the DGCL is amended to authorize the further elimination or limitation of the liability of directors, then the liability of a director of the corporation, in addition to the limitation on personal liability provided for in our certificate of incorporation, will be limited to the fullest extent permitted by the amended DGCL. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that the corporation will indemnify, and advance expenses to, any officer or director to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL.

Section 145 of the DGCL provides that a corporation may indemnify directors and officers as well as other employees and individuals against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in connection with specified actions, suits and proceedings whether civil, criminal, administrative, or investigative, other than a derivative action by or in the right of the corporation, if they acted in good faith and in a manner they reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful. A similar standard is applicable in the case of derivative actions, except that indemnification extends only to expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such action and the statute requires court approval before there can be any indemnification where the person seeking indemnification has been found liable to the corporation. The statute provides that it is not exclusive of other indemnification that may be granted by a corporation’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws, disinterested director vote, stockholder vote, agreement or otherwise.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will also contain indemnification rights for our directors and our officers. Specifically, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will provide that we shall

 

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indemnify our officers and directors to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL. Further, we may maintain insurance on behalf of our officers and directors against expense, liability or loss asserted incurred by them in their capacities as officers and directors.

We have obtained directors’ and officers’ insurance to cover our directors, officers and some of our employees for certain liabilities.

We will enter into written indemnification agreements with our directors and executive officers. Under these proposed agreements, if an officer or director makes a claim of indemnification to us, either a majority of the independent directors or independent legal counsel selected by the independent directors must review the relevant facts and make a determination whether the officer or director has met the standards of conduct under Delaware law that would permit (under Delaware law) and require (under the indemnification agreement) us to indemnify the officer or director.

The underwriting agreement provides for indemnification by the underwriters of us and our officers and directors, and by us of the underwriters, for certain liabilities arising under the Securities Act or otherwise in connection with this offering.

Item 15. Recent sales of unregistered securities

In connection with our incorporation on August 17, 2021 under the laws of the State of Delaware, we issued 1,000 shares of our common stock to ProFrac LLC for an aggregate purchase price of $10.00. These securities were offered and sold by us in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act in a transaction by an issuer not involving any public offering. These shares will be redeemed for nominal value in connection with our reorganization described in “Corporate Reorganization.”

Further, pursuant to the terms of certain reorganization transactions that will be completed prior to the closing of this offering, as described in further detail under “Our History and Corporate Reorganization,” we will issue shares of Class A common stock to certain Pre-IPO Owners and shares of Class B common stock to certain ProFrac LLC Unit Holders. We believe that each such issuance will be exempt from registration requirements pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

Item 16. Exhibits

(a) Exhibits

The following documents are filed as exhibits to this registration statement:

 

   
Exhibit
number
     Description
  1.1      Form of Underwriting Agreement
  2.1    Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October  21, 2021, by and between FTS International, Inc. (“FTSI”), ProFrac Holdings, LLC and ProFrac Acquisitions, Inc.
  2.2    Form of Master Reorganization Agreement
  3.1    Certificate of Incorporation of ProFrac Holding Corp.
  3.2    Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of ProFrac Holding Corp.
  3.3    Bylaws of ProFrac Holding Corp.
  3.4    Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of ProFrac Holding Corp.

 

 

 

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Exhibit
number
  Description
 4.1   Form of Class A Common Stock Certificate
   4.2#   Form of Registration Rights Agreement
4.3   Form of Stockholders’ Agreement
   5.1#   Form of Opinion of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. as to the legality of the securities being registered
 10.1†#   Form of ProFrac Holding Corp. 2021 Long Term Incentive Plan
 10.2   Form of Tax Receivable Agreement
 10.3   Form of Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of ProFrac Holdings, LLC
 10.4   Form of Indemnification Agreement
 10.5   Form of Shared Services Agreement
 10.6#   Patent License Agreement, effective as of June 29, 2021, between U.S. Well Services, LLC and ProFrac Manufacturing, LLC
 10.7   Credit Agreement, dated as of March  14, 2018, between Barclays Bank PLC, as the administrative agent and the collateral agent, ProFrac Holdings, LLC, as holdings, ProFrac Services, LLC, as the borrower, and several lenders from time to time party thereto
 10.8   First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of September  7, 2018, between Barclays Bank PLC, as the administrative agent and the collateral agent, ProFrac Holdings, LLC, as holdings, ProFrac Services, LLC, as the borrower, and several lenders from time to time party thereto
 10.9   Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of May  13, 2019, between Barclays Bank PLC, as the administrative agent and the collateral agent, ProFrac Holdings, LLC, as holdings, ProFrac Services, LLC, as the borrower, and several lenders from time to time party thereto
 10.10   Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of October  17, 2019, between Barclays Bank PLC, as the administrative agent and the collateral agent, ProFrac Holdings, LLC, as holdings, ProFrac Services, LLC, as the borrower, and several lenders from time to time party thereto
 10.11   Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of May  13, 2020, between Barclays Bank PLC, as the administrative agent and the collateral agent, ProFrac Holdings, LLC, as holdings, ProFrac Services, LLC, as the borrower, and several lenders from time to time party thereto
 10.12   Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of July 14, 2021, among ProFrac Services, LLC, as the borrower, ProFrac Holdings, LLC, ProFrac Manufacturing, LLC and the lenders party thereto
 10.13   Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of September  7, 2018, among ProFrac Holdings, LLC, as holdings, ProFrac Services, LLC, as the borrower, the several lenders from time to time party thereto and Barclays Bank PLC, as the agent and the collateral agent
 10.14   First Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of September  11, 2019, among ProFrac Services, LLC, as the borrower, ProFrac Holdings, LLC, ProFrac Manufacturing, LLC and the lenders party thereto
 10.15   Second Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of May  13, 2020, among ProFrac Services, LLC, as the borrower, ProFrac Holdings, LLC, ProFrac Manufacturing, LLC and the lenders party thereto

 

 

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Exhibit
number
   Description
 10.16    Third Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of July  7, 2020, among ProFrac Services, LLC, as the borrower, ProFrac Holdings, LLC, ProFrac Manufacturing, LLC and the lenders party thereto
 10.17    Fourth Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of June  24, 2021, among ProFrac Services, LLC, as the borrower, ProFrac Holdings, LLC, ProFrac Manufacturing, LLC and the lenders party thereto
 10.18    Credit Agreement, dated as of February 4, 2019, between Best Flow Line Equipment, L.P., as borrower, and Equify Financial, LLC, as lender
 10.19    First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of August 30, 2019, between Best Flow Line Equipment, L.P., as borrower, and Equify Financial, LLC, as lender
 10.20    Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of October 16, 2019, between Best Flow Line Equipment, L.P., as borrower, and Equify Financial, LLC, as lender
 10.21    Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 28, 2021, between Best Pump and Flow, LP (f/k/a Best Flow Line Equipment, L.P.), as borrower, and Equify Financial, LLC, as lender
 10.22    Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2021, between Best Pump and Flow, LP (f/k/a Best Flow Line Equipment, L.P.), as borrower, and Equify Financial, LLC, as lender
 10.23    Promissory Note, dated as of January 28, 2021, between Best Pump and Flow, LP, as maker, and Equify Financial, LLC, as holder
 10.24    Revolving Credit Note Not Under Chapter 346 (Interest Only), dated as of October 25, 2018, between Alpine Silica, LLC, as maker, and Equify Financial, LLC, as holder
 10.25    Promissory Note, dated as of January 15, 2021, between Alpine Silica, LLC, as maker, and Equify Financial, LLC, as holder
 21.1    List of Subsidiaries of ProFrac Holding Corp.
 23.1#    Consent of Grant Thornton LLP
 23.2#    Consent of Grant Thornton LLP
 23.3#    Consent of Grant Thornton LLP
 23.4#    Consent of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1)
 23.5#    Consent of John T. Boyd Company
 23.6#    Consent of Director Nominee (Krylov)
 23.7#    Consent of Director Nominee (Glebocki)
 23.8#    Consent of Director Nominee (Nieuwoudt)
 23.9#    Consent of Director Nominee (Haddock)
 24.1#    Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement)
 99.1#    Summary Reserve Report of John T. Boyd Company

 

 

*   To be filed by amendment.

 

  Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

 

#   Previously filed.

 

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(b) Financial Statement Schedules

See the index to the financial statements included on page F-1 for a list of the financial statements included in this registration statement.

Item 17. Undertakings

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the underwriters at the closing specified in the underwriting agreement certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriters to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that,

(1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

(2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser, each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.

(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such

 

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purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

(a) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

(b) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;

(c) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and

(d) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.

 

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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Willow Park, State of Texas, on November 29, 2021.

 

ProFrac Holding Corp.

 

By:  

/s/ Matthew D. Wilks

  Name: Matthew D. Wilks
  Title: Executive Chairman and Director

Each person whose signature appears below appoints Matthew D. Wilks and Brian Uhlmer, and each of them, any of whom may act without the joinder of the other, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and any Registration Statement (including any amendment thereto) for this offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitute and substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on November 29, 2021.

 

   
Signature    Title

/s/ Matthew D. Wilks

Matthew D. Wilks

  

Executive Chairman and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Brian Uhlmer

Brian Uhlmer

 

  

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer and

Principal Accounting Officer)

 

 

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Exhibit 1.1

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC

UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT

ProFrac Holding Corp.

             Shares of Class A Common Stock

Underwriting Agreement

            , 2021

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

Piper Sandler & Co.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

As Representatives of the

several Underwriters listed

in Schedule 1 hereto

c/o J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

383 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10179

c/o Piper Sandler & Co.

U.S. Bancorp Center

800 Nicollet Mall

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402

c/o Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

1585 Broadway

New York, New York 10036

Ladies and Gentlemen:

ProFrac Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), proposes to issue and sell to the several underwriters listed in Schedule 1 hereto (the “Underwriters”), for whom you are acting as representatives (the “Representatives”), an aggregate of                  shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Underwritten Shares”) and, at the option of the Underwriters, up to an additional                  shares of Class A common stock of the Company (the “Option Shares”). The Underwritten Shares and the Option Shares are herein referred to as the “Shares”. The shares of Class A common stock of the Company to be outstanding after giving effect to the sale of the Shares are referred to herein as the “Stock”.


J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (the “Directed Share Underwriter”) has agreed to reserve a portion of the Shares to be purchased by it under this Agreement, up to              Shares, for sale to the Company’s directors, officers, employees and certain other persons associated with the Company (collectively, “Participants”), as set forth in the Prospectus (as hereinafter defined) under the heading “Underwriting” (the “Directed Share Program”). The Shares to be sold by the Directed Share Underwriter and its affiliates pursuant to the Directed Share Program are referred to hereinafter as the “Directed Shares”. Any Directed Shares not orally confirmed for purchase by any Participant by             [A/P].M., New York City time on the business day on which this Agreement is executed will be offered to the public by the Underwriters as set forth in the Prospectus.

The Company was formed in contemplation of the proposed issuance and sale of the Shares (the “Offering”). It is understood and agreed to by all parties that the Company has, or will prior to the closing of the Offering, enter into certain reorganization transactions (the “Reorganization Transactions”), pursuant to which the following transactions, among others, will occur (as further described under the heading “Corporate Reorganization” in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (each as defined herein)):

 

  a.

[all of the membership interests in Best Pump and Flow, LP (“Best Flow”) and Alpine Silica, LLC (“Alpine”) will be contributed to ProFrac Holdings, LLC (“ProFrac LLC” and, together with Best Flow and Alpine, “ProFrac Predecessor”) in exchange for membership interest in ProFrac LLC;

 

  b.

all of the membership interests in ProFrac LLC held by its then-existing owners (the “Pre-IPO Owners”) will be converted into a single class of ProFrac LLC units (“ProFrac LLC Units”);

 

  c.

certain of the Pre-IPO Owners will transfer all of their ProFrac LLC Units to the Company in exchange for shares of the Company’s Class A common stock;

 

  d.

the remaining Pre-IPO Owners will continue to hold ProFrac LLC Units (such holders, the “ProFrac LLC Unit Holders”) and the Company will issue to each ProFrac LLC Unit Holder a number of shares of the Company’s Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Class B Shares”), equal to the number of ProFrac LLC Units held by such ProFrac LLC Unit Holder following the Offering in exchange for a cash payment equal to the par value of such Class B Shares;

 

  e.

the Company will issue [●] Shares to purchasers in the Offering in exchange for the proceeds of the Offering;

 

  f.

the Company will contribute the net proceeds of the Offering to ProFrac LLC in exchange for a number of ProFrac LLC Units such that the Company holds a total number of ProFrac LLC Units equal to the number of Shares outstanding following the Offering.]

 

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The Company hereby confirms its agreement with the several Underwriters concerning the purchase and sale of the Shares, as follows:

1.    Registration Statement. The Company has prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Securities Act”), a registration statement (File No. 333-            ), including a prospectus, relating to the Shares. Such registration statement, as amended at the time it became effective, including the information, if any, deemed pursuant to Rule 430A or 430C under the Securities Act to be part of the registration statement at the time of its effectiveness (“Rule 430 Information”), is referred to herein as the “Registration Statement”; and as used herein, the term “Preliminary Prospectus” means each prospectus included in such registration statement (and any amendments thereto) before effectiveness, any prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(a) under the Securities Act and the prospectus included in the Registration Statement at the time of its effectiveness that omits Rule 430 Information, and the term “Prospectus” means the prospectus in the form first used (or made available upon request of purchasers pursuant to Rule 173 under the Securities Act) in connection with confirmation of sales of the Shares. If the Company has filed an abbreviated registration statement pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act (the “Rule 462 Registration Statement”), then any reference herein to the term “Registration Statement” shall be deemed to include such Rule 462 Registration Statement. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus.

At or prior to the Applicable Time (as defined below), the Company had prepared the following information (collectively, the “Pricing Disclosure Package”): a Preliminary Prospectus dated             , 2021 and each “free-writing prospectus” (as defined pursuant to Rule 405 under the Securities Act) listed on Annex A hereto.

Applicable Time” means             [A/P].M., New York City time, on             , 2021.

2.    Purchase of the Shares.

(a)    The Company agrees to issue and sell the Underwritten Shares to the several Underwriters as provided in this underwriting agreement (this “Agreement”), and each Underwriter, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein, agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase at a price per share of $             (the “Purchase Price”) from the Company the respective number of Underwritten Shares set forth opposite such Underwriter’s name in Schedule 1 hereto.

In addition, the Company agrees to issue and sell the Option Shares to the several Underwriters as provided in this Agreement, and the Underwriters, on the basis of the representations, warranties and agreements set forth herein and subject to the conditions set forth herein, shall have the option to purchase, severally and not jointly, from the Company the Option Shares at the Purchase Price less an amount per share equal to any dividends or distributions declared by the Company and payable on the Underwritten Shares but not payable on the Option Shares.

 

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If any Option Shares are to be purchased, the number of Option Shares to be purchased by each Underwriter shall be the number of Option Shares which bears the same ratio to the aggregate number of Option Shares being purchased as the number of Underwritten Shares set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule 1 hereto (or such number increased as set forth in Section 10 hereof) bears to the aggregate number of Underwritten Shares being purchased from the Company by the several Underwriters, subject, however, to such adjustments to eliminate any fractional Shares as the Representatives in its sole discretion shall make.

The Underwriters may exercise the option to purchase Option Shares at any time in whole, or from time to time in part, on or before the thirtieth day following the date of the Prospectus, by written notice from the Representatives to the Company. Such notice shall set forth the aggregate number of Option Shares as to which the option is being exercised and the date and time when the Option Shares are to be delivered and paid for, which may be the same date and time as the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined) but shall not be earlier than the Closing Date nor later than the tenth full business day (as hereinafter defined) after the date of such notice (unless such time and date are postponed in accordance with the provisions of Section 10 hereof). Any such notice shall be given at least two business days prior to the date and time of delivery specified therein.

(b)    The Company understands that the Underwriters intend to make a public offering of the Shares, and initially to offer the Shares on the terms set forth in the Pricing Disclosure Package. The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters may offer and sell Shares to or through any affiliate of an Underwriter.

(c)    Payment for the Shares shall be made by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account specified by the Company to the Representatives in the case of the Underwritten Shares, at the offices of Latham & Watkins, 811 Main St. Suite 3700, Houston, TX 77002 at 10:00 A.M. New York City time on                 , 2021, or at such other time or place on the same or such other date, not later than the fifth business day thereafter, as the Representatives and the Company may agree upon in writing or, in the case of the Option Shares, on the date and at the time and place specified by the Representatives in the written notice of the Underwriters’ election to purchase such Option Shares. The time and date of such payment for the Underwritten Shares is referred to herein as the “Closing Date”, and the time and date for such payment for the Option Shares, if other than the Closing Date, is herein referred to as the “Additional Closing Date”.

Payment for the Shares to be purchased on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, shall be made against delivery to the Representatives for the respective accounts of the several Underwriters of the Shares to be purchased on such date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, with any stock transfer taxes payable in connection with the sale of such Shares duly paid by the Company. Delivery of the Shares shall be made through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) unless the Representatives shall otherwise instruct. If the Shares are represented by certificates the certificates for the Shares will be made

 

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available for inspection and packaging by the Representatives at the office of DTC or its designated custodian not later than 1:00 P.M., New York City time, on the business day prior to the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be.

(d)    The Company acknowledges and agrees that the Representatives and the other Underwriters are acting solely in the capacity of an arm’s length contractual counterparty to the Company with respect to the offering of Shares contemplated hereby (including in connection with determining the terms of the offering) and not as a financial advisor or a fiduciary to, or an agent of, the Company or any other person. Additionally, neither the Representatives nor any other Underwriter is advising the Company or any other person as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction. The Company shall consult with its own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making its own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither the Representatives nor the other Underwriters shall have any responsibility or liability to the Company with respect thereto. Any review by the Representatives and the other Underwriters of the Company, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the benefit of the Underwriters and shall not be on behalf of the Company.

3.    Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company represents and warrants to each Underwriter that:

(a)    Preliminary Prospectus. No order preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus has been issued by the Commission, and each Preliminary Prospectus included in the Pricing Disclosure Package, at the time of filing thereof, complied in all material respects with the Securities Act, and no Preliminary Prospectus, at the time of filing thereof, contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in any Preliminary Prospectus, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof.

(b)    Pricing Disclosure Package. The Pricing Disclosure Package as of the Applicable Time did not, and as of the Closing Date and as of the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in such Pricing Disclosure Package, it being understood

 

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and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof. No statement of material fact included in the Prospectus has been omitted from the Pricing Disclosure Package and no statement of material fact included in the Pricing Disclosure Package that is required to be included in the Prospectus has been omitted therefrom.

(c)    Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. Other than the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus and the Prospectus, the Company (including its agents and representatives, other than the Underwriters in their capacity as such) has not prepared, made, used, authorized, approved or referred to and will not prepare, make, use, authorize, approve or refer to any “written communication” (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) that constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation of an offer to buy the Shares (each such communication by the Company or its agents and representatives (other than a communication referred to in clause (i) below) an “Issuer Free Writing Prospectus”) other than (i) any document not constituting a prospectus pursuant to Section 2(a)(10)(a) of the Securities Act or Rule 134 under the Securities Act or (ii) the documents listed on Annex A hereto, each electronic road show and any other written communications approved in writing in advance by the Representative. Each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus complies in all material respects with the Securities Act, has been or will be (within the time period specified in Rule 433) filed in accordance with the Securities Act (to the extent required thereby) and does not conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement or the Pricing Disclosure Package, and, when taken together with the Preliminary Prospectus accompanying, or delivered prior to delivery of, such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, did not, and as of the Closing Date and as of the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in each such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or Preliminary Prospectus in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or Preliminary Prospectus, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof.

(d)    Emerging Growth Company. From the time of initial confidential submission of the Registration Statement to the Commission (or, if earlier, the first date on which the Company engaged directly or through any person authorized to act on its behalf in any Testing-the-Waters Communication undertaken in reliance on Section 5(d) of the Securities Act) through the date hereof, the Company has been and is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act (an “Emerging Growth Company”). “Testing-the-Waters Communication” means any oral or written communication with potential investors undertaken in reliance on either Section 5(d) of, or Rule 163B under, the Securities Act.

 

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(e)    Testing-the-Waters Materials. The Company (i) has not alone engaged in any Testing-the-Waters Communications other than Testing-the-Waters Communications with the consent of the Representatives (x) with entities that are qualified institutional buyers (“QIBs”) within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act or institutions that are accredited investors within the meaning of Rule 501(a)(1), (a)(2), (a)(3), (a)(7) or (a)(8) under the Securities Act (“IAIs”) and otherwise in compliance with the requirements of Section 5(d) of the Securities Act or (y) with entities that the Company reasonably believed to be QIBs or IAIs and otherwise in compliance with the requirements of Rule 163B under the Securities Act and (ii) has not authorized anyone other than the Representatives to engage in Testing-the-Waters Communications. The Company reconfirms that the Representatives have been authorized to act on its behalf in undertaking Testing-the-Waters Communications by virtue of a writing substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto. The Company has not distributed or approved for distribution any Written Testing-the-Waters Communications other than those listed on Annex B hereto. “Written Testing-the-Waters Communication” means any Testing-the-Waters Communication that is a written communication within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act. Any individual Written Testing-the-Waters Communication does not conflict with the information contained in the Registration Statement or the Pricing Disclosure Package, complied in all material respects with the Securities Act, and when taken together with the Pricing Disclosure Package as of the Applicable Time, did not, and as of the Closing Date and as of the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(f)    Registration Statement and Prospectus. The Registration Statement has been declared effective by the Commission. No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued by the Commission, and no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act against the Company or related to the offering of the Shares has been initiated or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened by the Commission; as of the applicable effective date of the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, the Registration Statement and any such post-effective amendment complied and will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act, and did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; and as of the date of the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto and as of the Closing Date and as of the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, the Prospectus will comply in all material respects with the Securities Act and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that the Company makes no representation or warranty with respect to any statements or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section 7(b) hereof.

 

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(g)    Financial Statements. The historical financial statements (including the related notes thereto) of ProFrac Predecessor included in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and present fairly in all material respects the financial position, results of operations and changes in cash flows purported to be shown thereby as of the dates and for the periods specified; such financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods covered thereby, except in the case of the unaudited historical financial statements of ProFrac Predecessor, which are subject to normal year-end adjustments and, as permitted by the applicable rules of the Commission, do not contain certain footnotes, and any supporting schedules included in the Registration Statement present fairly in all material respects the information required to be stated therein; and the other financial information included in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus presents fairly in all material respects the information shown thereby; [all disclosures included in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus regarding “non-GAAP financial measures” (as such term is defined by the rules and regulations of Commission) comply in all material respects with Regulation G of the Exchange Act and Item 10 of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act, to the extent applicable;] and the pro forma financial information and the related notes thereto included in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus have in all material respects been prepared in accordance with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the material assumptions underlying such pro forma financial information are reasonable and are set forth in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(h)    No Material Adverse Change. Since the date of the most recent financial statements of the Company included in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, and except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (i) there has not been any change in the capital stock of the Company (other than the issuance of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of stock options and warrants described as outstanding in, and the grant of options and awards under existing equity incentive plans described in, the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus), any material change in short-term debt or long-term debt of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any dividend or distribution of any kind declared, set aside for payment, paid or made by the Company on any class of capital stock, or any material adverse change, or any development involving a prospective material adverse change, in or affecting the business, properties, management, financial position, stockholders’ equity, results of operations or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; (ii) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has entered into any transaction or agreement (whether or not in the ordinary course of business) that is material to the Company and its

 

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subsidiaries taken as a whole or incurred any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole; and (iii) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has sustained any loss or interference with its business that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole and that is either from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor disturbance or dispute or any action, order or decree of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, except in each case as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(i)    Organization and Good Standing. The Company and each of its subsidiaries have been duly organized and are validly existing and (where such designation is applicable) in good standing under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization, are duly qualified to do business and are in good standing as a foreign corporation or other business entity in each jurisdiction in which their respective ownership or lease of property or the conduct of their respective businesses requires such qualification, and have all power and authority necessary to own or hold their respective properties and to conduct the businesses in which they are engaged, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing or have such power or authority would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, management, financial position, stockholders’ equity, results of operations or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole or on the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Agreement (a “Material Adverse Effect”). The subsidiaries listed in Schedule 2 to this Agreement are the only significant subsidiaries of the Company.

(j)    Capitalization. After giving effect to the Reorganization Transactions, the Company will have an authorized capitalization as set forth in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the heading “Capitalization”; all the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and are not subject to any pre-emptive or similar rights; except as described in or expressly contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, there are no outstanding rights (including, without limitation, pre-emptive rights), warrants or options to acquire, or instruments convertible into or exchangeable for, any shares of capital stock or other equity interest in the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any contract, commitment, agreement, understanding or arrangement of any kind relating to the issuance of any capital stock of the Company or any such subsidiary, any such convertible or exchangeable securities or any such rights, warrants or options; after giving effect to the Reorganization Transactions, the capital stock of the Company will conform in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; and after giving effect to the Reorganization Transactions, all the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each subsidiary owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company will have been duly and validly authorized and issued, fully paid and non-assessable (except

 

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as otherwise described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus) and owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of any lien, charge, encumbrance, security interest, restriction on voting or transfer or any other claim of any third party, except for those securing indebtedness under the Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2018, among ProFrac Holdings, LLC, as holdings, ProFrac Services, LLC, as the borrower, the several lenders from time to time party thereto and Barclays Bank PLC, as the agent and the collateral agent, as amended, and the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2018, between Barclays Bank PLC, as the administrative agent and the collateral agent, ProFrac Holdings, LLC, as holdings, ProFrac Services, LLC, as the borrower, and several lenders from time to time party thereto, as amended.

(k)    Stock Options. With respect to the stock options (the “Stock Options”) granted pursuant to the stock-based compensation plans of the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Company Stock Plans”), (i) each Stock Option intended to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Section 422 of the Code so qualifies, (ii) each grant of a Stock Option was duly authorized no later than the date on which the grant of such Stock Option was by its terms to be effective (the “Grant Date”) by all necessary corporate action, including, as applicable, approval by the board of directors of the Company (or a duly constituted and authorized committee thereof) and any required stockholder approval by the necessary number of votes or written consents, and the award agreement governing such grant (if any) was duly executed and delivered by each party thereto, (iii) each such grant was made in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Plans, the Exchange Act and all other applicable laws and regulatory rules or requirements, including the rules of the Nasdaq Global Select Market and any other exchange on which Company securities are traded, and (iv) each such grant was properly accounted for in accordance with GAAP in the financial statements (including the related notes) of the Company. The Company has not knowingly granted, and there is no and has been no policy or practice of the Company of granting, Stock Options prior to, or otherwise coordinating the grant of Stock Options with, the release or other public announcement of material information regarding the Company or its subsidiaries or their results of operations or prospects.

(l)    Due Authorization. The Company has full right, power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder; and all action required to be taken for the due and proper authorization, execution and delivery by it of this Agreement and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby has been duly and validly taken.

(m)    Underwriting Agreement. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.

(n)    The Shares. The Shares to be issued and sold by the Company hereunder have been duly authorized by the Company and, when issued and delivered and paid for as provided herein, will be duly and validly issued, will be fully paid and nonassessable

 

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and will conform to the descriptions thereof in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; and the issuance of the Shares is not subject to any preemptive or similar rights.

(o)    No Violation or Default. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is (i) in violation of its charter or by-laws or similar organizational documents; (ii) in default, and no event has occurred that, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default, in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or condition contained in any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any property or asset of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject; or (iii) in violation of any applicable law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority having jurisdiction over it or its property or assets, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, for any such default or violation that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(p)    No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, the issuance and sale of the Shares by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus will not (i) conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, result in the termination, modification or acceleration of, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any property, right or asset of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any property, right or asset of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject, (ii) result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws or similar organizational documents of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or (iii) result in the violation of any law or statute or any judgment, order, rule or regulation of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their properties or assets, except, in the case of clauses (i) and (iii) above, for any such conflict, breach, violation, default, lien, charge or encumbrance that would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(q)    No Consents Required. No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their properties or assets is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement, the issuance and sale of the Shares and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for the registration of the Shares under the Securities Act and such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders and registrations or qualifications as may be required by the

 

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Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) and under applicable state securities laws in connection with the purchase and distribution of the Shares by the Underwriters, and except where the failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, registrations or qualifications would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(r)    Legal Proceedings. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (i) there are no legal, governmental or regulatory investigations, actions, demands, claims, suits, arbitrations, inquiries or proceedings (“Actions”) pending to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or to which any property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is the subject that, individually or in the aggregate, if determined adversely to the Company or any of its subsidiaries, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and (ii) to the knowledge of the Company, (x) no such Actions are threatened or contemplated by any governmental or regulatory authority or threatened by others, (y) there are no current or pending Actions that are required under the Securities Act to be described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus that are not so described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and (z) there are no statutes, regulations or contracts or other documents that are required under the Securities Act to be filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement or described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus that are not so filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement or described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

(s)    Independent Accountants. Grant Thornton LLP, who have certified certain financial statements of the Company and the ProFrac Predecessor, is an independent registered public accounting firm within the applicable rules and regulations adopted by the Commission and the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and as required by the Securities Act.

(t)    Title to Real and Personal Property. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, the Company and its subsidiaries have good and marketable title in fee simple (in the case of real property) to, or have valid rights to lease or otherwise use, all items of real and personal property that are material to the respective businesses of the Company and its subsidiaries, in each case free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, claims and defects and imperfections of title except those that (i) do not materially interfere with the use made and proposed to be made of such property by the Company and its subsidiaries or (ii) would not reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(u)    Intellectual Property. (i) The Company and its subsidiaries own or have the right to use all patents, patent applications, trademarks, service marks, trade names, trademark registrations, service mark registrations, domain names and other source indicators, copyrights and copyrightable works, know-how, trade secrets, systems,

 

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procedures, proprietary or confidential information and all other worldwide intellectual property, industrial property and proprietary rights (collectively, “Intellectual Property”) that is material to the conduct of their respective businesses; (ii) to the Company’s knowledge, the Company and its subsidiaries’ conduct of their respective businesses does not infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate any Intellectual Property of any third party; (iii) the Company and its subsidiaries have not received any written notice of any claim of infringement, misappropriation or violation of any Intellectual Property of any third party that has not been resolved and that would, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; and (iv) to the knowledge of the Company, the Intellectual Property owned by the Company and its subsidiaries is not being infringed, misappropriated or otherwise violated by any third party in a manner that would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(v)    No Undisclosed Relationships. No relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the directors, officers, stockholders, customers, suppliers or other affiliates of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on the other, that is required by the Securities Act to be described in each of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus and that is not so described in such documents and in the Pricing Disclosure Package.

(w)    Investment Company Act. The Company is not and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Shares and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, will not be required to register as an “investment company” or an entity “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (collectively, the “Investment Company Act”).

(x)    Taxes. The Company and its subsidiaries have paid all U.S. federal, state and local and non-U.S. taxes (other than any taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP) and have filed all tax returns required to be paid or filed through the date hereof, except where the failure to pay or file would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and except as otherwise disclosed in each of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, there is no tax deficiency that has been, or could reasonably be expected to be, asserted against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties or assets, except for any tax deficiencies as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(y)    Licenses and Permits. The Company and its subsidiaries possess all licenses, sub-licenses, certificates, permits and other authorizations issued by, and have made all declarations and filings with, the appropriate federal, state, local or foreign governmental or regulatory authorities that are necessary for the ownership or lease of their respective properties or the conduct of their respective businesses as described in

 

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each of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, except where the failure to possess or make the same would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and except as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received notice of any revocation or modification of any such license, sub-license, certificate, permit or authorization or has any reason to believe that any such license, sub-license, certificate, permit or authorization will not be renewed in the ordinary course.

(z)    No Labor Disputes. No labor disturbance by or dispute with employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries exists or, to the knowledge of the Company, is threatened, except, in each case, as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has received any notice of cancellation or termination with respect to any collective bargaining agreement to which it is a party.

(aa)    Certain Environmental Matters. (i) The Company and its subsidiaries (x) are in compliance with all, and have not violated any, applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws, rules, regulations, requirements, decisions, judgments, decrees, orders and other legally enforceable requirements relating to pollution or the protection of worker health and safety, the environment, natural resources, hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (collectively, “Environmental Laws”); (y) have received and are in compliance with all, and have not violated any, permits, licenses, certificates or other authorizations or approvals required of them under any Environmental Laws for their operations as currently conducted; and (z) have not received written notice of any actual or potential liability or obligation under or relating to, or any actual or potential violation of, any Environmental Laws, including for the investigation or remediation of any disposal or release of hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, and have no knowledge of any event or condition that would reasonably be expected to result in any such notice; (ii) there are no costs or liabilities associated with Environmental Laws of or relating to the Company or its subsidiaries, except in the case of each of (i) and (ii) above, for any such matter as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (iii) except as described in each of the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, (x) there is no proceeding that is pending, or that is known to be contemplated, against the Company or any of its subsidiaries under any Environmental Laws in which a governmental entity is also a party, other than such proceeding regarding which it is reasonably believed no monetary sanctions of $300,000 or more will be imposed, (y) the Company and its subsidiaries are not aware of any facts or issues regarding compliance with Environmental Laws, or liabilities or other obligations under Environmental Laws or concerning hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants, that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position of the Company and its subsidiaries, and (z) none of the Company or its subsidiaries anticipates material capital expenditures relating to compliance with any Environmental Laws.

 

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(bb)    Compliance with ERISA. (i) Each employee benefit plan, within the meaning of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), for which the Company or any member of its “Controlled Group” (defined as any entity, whether or not incorporated, that is under common control with the Company within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA or any entity that would be regarded as a single employer with the Company under Section 414(b),(c),(m) or (o) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)) would have any liability (each, a “Plan”) has been maintained in compliance with its terms and the requirements of any applicable statutes, orders, rules and regulations, including but not limited to ERISA and the Code; (ii) no prohibited transaction, within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, has occurred with respect to any Plan, excluding transactions effected pursuant to a statutory or administrative exemption; (iii) for each Plan that is subject to the funding rules of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, no Plan has failed (whether or not waived), or is reasonably expected to fail, to satisfy the minimum funding standards (within the meaning of Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code) applicable to such Plan; (iv) no Plan is, or is reasonably expected to be, in “at risk status” (within the meaning of Section 303(i) of ERISA) and no Plan that is a “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA is in “endangered status” or “critical status” (within the meaning of Section 305 of ERISA) (v) the fair market value of the assets of each Plan exceeds the present value of all benefits accrued under such Plan (determined based on those assumptions used to fund such Plan); (vi) no “reportable event” (within the meaning of Section 4043(c) of ERISA and the regulations promulgated thereunder) has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur; (vii) each Plan that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified, to the knowledge of the Company, and nothing has occurred, whether by action or by failure to act, which would cause the loss of such qualification; (viii) neither the Company nor any member of the Controlled Group has incurred, nor reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA (other than contributions to a Plan or premiums to the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation, in the ordinary course and without default) in respect of a Plan (including a “multiemployer plan” within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA); and (ix) none of the following events has occurred or is reasonably likely to occur: (A) a material increase in the aggregate amount of contributions required to be made to all Plans by the Company or its Controlled Group affiliates in the current fiscal year of the Company and its Controlled Group affiliates compared to the amount of such contributions made in the Company’s and its Controlled Group affiliates’ most recently completed fiscal year; or (B) a material increase in the Company and its subsidiaries’ “accumulated post-retirement benefit obligations” (within the meaning of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 715-60) compared to the amount of such obligations in the Company and its subsidiaries’ most recently completed fiscal year, except in each case with respect to the events or conditions set forth in (i) through (ix) hereof, as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(cc)    Disclosure Controls. The Company and its subsidiaries maintain an effective system of “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act) that complies with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and that has been designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms, including controls and procedures designed to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(dd)    Accounting Controls. The Company and its subsidiaries maintain systems of “internal control over financial reporting” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that comply with the requirements of the Exchange Act and have been designed by, or under the supervision of, their respective principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. The Company and its subsidiaries maintain internal accounting controls sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management’s general or specific authorizations; (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability; (iii) access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or specific authorization; and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company is not aware of any material weaknesses in its internal controls, except as disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus. The Company’s auditors [and the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company] have been advised of: (i) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting which have adversely affected or are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (ii) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

(ee)    Insurance. The Company and its subsidiaries have insurance covering their respective properties, operations, personnel and businesses, including business interruption insurance, which insurance is in amounts and insures against such losses and risks as are reasonably adequate to protect the Company and its subsidiaries and their respective businesses, taken as a whole; and neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has (i) received notice from any insurer or agent of such insurer that capital improvements or other expenditures are required or necessary to be made in order to continue such insurance or (ii) any reason to believe that it will not be able to renew its existing insurance coverage as and when such coverage expires or to obtain similar coverage at reasonable cost from similar insurers as may be necessary to continue its business.

 

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(ff) Cybersecurity; Data Protection. The Company and its subsidiaries’ information technology assets and equipment, computers, systems, networks, hardware, software, websites, applications, and databases (collectively, “IT Systems”) are adequate for, and operate and perform in all material respects as required in connection with the operation of the business of the Company and its subsidiaries as currently conducted, and to the knowledge of the Company, free and clear of all material bugs, errors, defects, Trojan horses, time bombs, malware and other corruptants. The Company and its subsidiaries have implemented and maintained commercially reasonable controls, policies, procedures, and safeguards to maintain and protect their material confidential information and the integrity, continuous operation, redundancy and security of all IT Systems and data (including all personal, personally identifiable, sensitive, confidential or regulated data (“Personal Data”)) used in connection with their businesses, and, to the knowledge of the Company, there have been no material breaches, violations, outages or unauthorized uses of or accesses to same, except for those that have been remedied without material cost or liability or the duty to notify any other person, nor any incidents under internal review or investigations relating to the same. The Company and its subsidiaries are presently in material compliance with all applicable laws or statutes and all judgments, orders, rules and regulations of any court or arbitrator or governmental or regulatory authority, internal policies and contractual obligations relating to the privacy and security of IT Systems and Personal Data and to the protection of such IT Systems and Personal Data from unauthorized use, access, misappropriation or modification.

(gg)    No Unlawful Payments. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries nor any director or officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any employee, agent, affiliate or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries has (i) used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity; (ii) made or taken an act in furtherance of an offer, promise or authorization of any direct or indirect unlawful payment or benefit to any foreign or domestic government official or employee, including of any government-owned or controlled entity or of a public international organization, or any person acting in an official capacity for or on behalf of any of the foregoing, or any political party or party official or candidate for political office; (iii) violated or is in violation of any applicable provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or any applicable law or regulation implementing the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, or committed an offence under the Bribery Act 2010 of the United Kingdom or any other applicable anti-bribery or anti-corruption law; or (iv) made, offered, agreed, requested or taken an act in furtherance of any unlawful bribe or other unlawful benefit, including, without limitation, any rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful or improper payment or benefit. The Company and its subsidiaries have instituted, maintain and enforce, and will continue to maintain and enforce policies and procedures designed to promote and ensure compliance with all applicable anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws.

 

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(hh)    Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The operations of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements, including those of 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 conducts business, the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines issued, administered or enforced by any governmental agency having jurisdiction over the Company and its subsidiaries (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 Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Anti-Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.

(ii)    No Conflicts with Sanctions Laws. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries, directors or officers, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any employee, agent, affiliate or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is currently the subject or the target of any sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. government, (including, without limitation, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”) or the U.S. Department of State and including, without limitation, the designation as a “specially designated national” or “blocked person”), the United Nations Security Council (“UNSC”), the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury (“HMT”) or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively, “Sanctions”), nor is the Company or any of its subsidiaries located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is the subject or target of Sanctions, including, without limitation, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria (each, a “Sanctioned Country”); and the Company will not directly or indirectly use the proceeds of the offering of the Shares hereunder, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity (i) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any person that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject or target of Sanctions, (ii) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business in any Sanctioned Country or (iii) in any other manner that will result in a violation by any person (including any person participating in the transaction, whether as underwriter, advisor, investor or otherwise) of Sanctions. For the past five years, the Company and its subsidiaries have not knowingly engaged in and are not now knowingly engaged in any dealings or transactions with any person that at the time of the dealing or transaction is or was the subject or the target of Sanctions or with any Sanctioned Country.

(jj)    No Restrictions on Subsidiaries. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Prospectus and in the debt instruments described in each of the foregoing, no subsidiary of the Company is currently prohibited, directly or indirectly, under any agreement or other instrument to which it is a party or is subject, from paying any dividends to the Company, from making any other distribution on such subsidiary’s capital stock or similar ownership interest, from repaying to the Company any loans or advances to such subsidiary from the Company or from transferring any of such subsidiary’s properties or assets to the Company or any other subsidiary of the Company.

 

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(kk)    No Brokers Fees. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is a party to any contract, agreement or understanding with any person (other than this Agreement) that would give rise to a valid claim against any of them or any Underwriter for a brokerage commission, finder’s fee or like payment in connection with the offering and sale of the Shares.

(ll)    No Registration Rights. Except as described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, no person has the right to require the Company or any of its subsidiaries to register any securities for sale under the Securities Act by reason of the filing of the Registration Statement with the Commission, the issuance and sale of the Shares.

(mm)    No Stabilization. Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Shares.

(nn)    Margin Rules. Neither the issuance, sale and delivery of the Shares nor the application of the proceeds thereof by the Company as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus will violate Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any other regulation of such Board of Governors.

(oo)    Forward-Looking Statements. No forward-looking statement (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) included in any of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus has been made or reaffirmed without a reasonable basis or has been disclosed other than in good faith.

(pp)    Statistical and Market Data. Nothing has come to the attention of the Company that has caused the Company to believe that the statistical, industry-related and market-related data included in each of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus is not based on or derived from sources that are reliable and accurate in all material respects.

(qq)    Sarbanes-Oxley Act. There is and has been no failure on the part of the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of the Company’s directors or officers, in their capacities as such, to comply with any applicable provision of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, and applicable rules and regulations promulgated in connection therewith (the “Sarbanes-Oxley Act”), including Section 402 related to loans and Sections 302 and 906 related to certifications.

 

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(rr)    Status under the Securities Act. At the time of filing the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment thereto, at the earliest time thereafter that the Company or any offering participant made a bona fide offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2) under the Securities Act) of the Shares and at the date hereof, the Company was not and is not an “ineligible issuer,” as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act.

(ss)    No Ratings. There are (and prior to the Closing Date, will be) no debt securities, convertible securities or preferred stock issued or guaranteed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries that are rated by a “nationally recognized statistical rating organization”, as such term is defined in Section 3(a)(62) under the Exchange Act.

(tt)    Directed Share Program. The Company represents and warrants that (i) the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses comply in all material respects, and any further amendments or supplements thereto will comply in all material respects, with any applicable laws or regulations of foreign jurisdictions in which the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus and any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, as amended or supplemented, if applicable, are distributed in connection with the Directed Share Program, and that (ii) no authorization, approval, consent, license, order, registration or qualification of or with any government, governmental instrumentality or court, other than such as have been obtained, is necessary under the securities laws and regulations of foreign jurisdictions in which the Directed Shares are offered outside the United States. The Company has not offered, or caused the Underwriters to offer, Shares to any person pursuant to the Directed Share Program with the specific intent to unlawfully influence (i) a customer or supplier of the Company to alter the customer or supplier’s level or type of business with the Company, or (ii) a trade journalist or publication to write or publish favorable information about the Company or its products.

(uu)    The mineral reserve estimates contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus are derived from a report that has been prepared by John T. Boyd, and such estimates (i) fairly reflect, in all material respects, the mineral reserves attributable to Alpine at the date indicated therein and (ii) were calculated in accordance with standard mining engineering procedures used in the sand industry and applicable government reporting requirements and applicable law. All assumptions used in the calculation of the mineral reserve estimates contained in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus were and are reasonable in connection with (i) the procedures described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and (ii) all applicable guidelines and industry standards of the Commission applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved. John T. Boyd, which prepared the reports upon which the estimates of the mineral reserves of the Company disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus were based, is an independent mining engineer and for the periods set forth in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

 

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4.    Further Agreements of the Company. The Company covenants and agrees with each Underwriter that:

(a)    Required Filings. The Company will file the final Prospectus with the Commission within the time periods specified by Rule 424(b) and Rule 430A or 430C under the Securities Act, will file any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act; and the Company will furnish copies of the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (to the extent not previously delivered) to the Underwriters in New York City prior to 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on the second business day next succeeding the date of this Agreement in such quantities as the Representatives may reasonably request.

(b)    Delivery of Copies. The Company will deliver, upon written request and without charge, (i) to the Representatives, three signed copies of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto, in each case including all exhibits and consents filed therewith; and (ii) to each Underwriter (A) a conformed copy of the Registration Statement as originally filed and each amendment thereto (without exhibits) and (B) during the Prospectus Delivery Period (as defined below), as many copies of the Prospectus (including all amendments and supplements thereto and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus) as the Representatives may reasonably request. As used herein, the term “Prospectus Delivery Period” means such period of time after the first date of the public offering of the Shares as in the opinion of counsel for the Underwriters a prospectus relating to the Shares is required by law to be delivered (or required to be delivered but for Rule 172 under the Securities Act) in connection with sales of the Shares by any Underwriter or dealer.

(c)    Amendments or Supplements, Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses. Before making, preparing, using, authorizing, approving, referring to or filing any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and before filing any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus, the Company will furnish to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters a copy of the proposed Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, amendment or supplement for review and will not make, prepare, use, authorize, approve, refer to or file any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or file any such proposed amendment or supplement to which the Representatives reasonably object in a timely manner.

(d)    Notice to the Representatives. The Company will advise the Representatives promptly, and confirm such advice in writing (which may be by electronic mail), (i) when the Registration Statement has become effective; (ii) when any amendment to the Registration Statement has been filed or becomes effective; (iii) when any supplement to the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication or any amendment to the Prospectus has been filed or distributed; (iv) of any request by the Commission for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Prospectus or the receipt of any comments from the Commission

 

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relating to the Registration Statement or any other request by the Commission for any additional information including, but not limited to, any request for information concerning any Testing-the-Waters Communication; (v) of the issuance by the Commission or any other governmental or regulatory authority of any order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus, any of the Pricing Disclosure Package, the Prospectus or any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication or the initiation or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatening of any proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the Securities Act; (vi) of the occurrence of any event or development within the Prospectus Delivery Period as a result of which the Prospectus, any of the Pricing Disclosure Package, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus, the Pricing Disclosure Package, any such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading; and (vii) of the receipt by the Company of any notice with respect to any suspension of the qualification of the Shares for offer and sale in any jurisdiction or the initiation or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus, any of the Pricing Disclosure Package or the Prospectus or any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication or suspending any such qualification of the Shares and, if any such order is issued, will use its reasonable best efforts to obtain as soon as possible the withdrawal thereof.

(e)    Ongoing Compliance. (1) If during the Prospectus Delivery Period (i) any event or development shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which the Prospectus as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or (ii) it is necessary to amend or supplement the Prospectus to comply with applicable law, the Company will promptly notify the Underwriters thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (c) above, file with the Commission and furnish to the Underwriters and to such dealers as the Representatives may designate such amendments or supplements to the Prospectus as may be necessary so that the statements in the Prospectus as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Prospectus is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Prospectus will comply with applicable law and (2) if at any time prior to the Closing Date (i) any event or development shall occur or condition shall exist as a result of which the Pricing Disclosure Package as then amended or supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Pricing Disclosure Package is delivered to a purchaser, not misleading or (ii) it is necessary to amend or supplement the Pricing Disclosure Package to comply with

 

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applicable law, the Company will promptly notify the Underwriters thereof and forthwith prepare and, subject to paragraph (c) above, file with the Commission (to the extent required) and furnish to the Underwriters and to such dealers as the Representatives may designate such amendments or supplements to the Pricing Disclosure Package as may be necessary so that the statements in the Pricing Disclosure Package as so amended or supplemented will not, in the light of the circumstances existing when the Pricing Disclosure Package is delivered to a purchaser, be misleading or so that the Pricing Disclosure Package will comply with law.

(f)    Blue Sky Compliance. The Company will qualify the Shares for offer and sale under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives shall reasonably request and will continue such qualifications in effect so long as required for distribution of the Shares; provided that the Company shall not be required to (i) qualify as a foreign corporation or other entity or as a dealer in securities in any such jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to so qualify, (ii) file any general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction or (iii) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction if it is not otherwise so subject.

(g)    Earning Statement. The Company will make generally available to its security holders and the Representatives as soon as practicable an earning statement that satisfies the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act and Rule 158 of the Commission promulgated thereunder covering a period of at least twelve months beginning with the first fiscal quarter of the Company occurring after the “effective date” (as defined in Rule 158) of the Registration Statement; provided that (i) such requirements to the Company’s security holders shall be deemed met by the Company’s compliance with its reporting requirements pursuant to the Exchange Act if such compliance satisfies the conditions of Rule 158 and (ii) such requirements to the Representatives shall be deemed met by the Company if the related reports are available on the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval System.

(h)    Clear Market. For a period of [180] days after the date of the Prospectus, the Company will not (i) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, or submit to, or file with, the Commission a registration statement under the Securities Act relating to, any shares of Stock or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Stock, or publicly disclose the intention to undertake any of the foregoing, or (ii) enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Stock or any such other securities, whether any such transaction described in clause (i) or (ii) above is to be settled by delivery of Stock or such other securities, in cash or otherwise, without the prior written consent of [●], other than the Shares to be sold hereunder.

 

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The restrictions described above do not apply to (i) the issuance of shares of Stock or securities convertible into or exercisable for shares of Stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange of convertible or exchangeable securities or the exercise of warrants or options (including net exercise) or the settlement of RSUs (including net settlement), in each case outstanding on the date of this Agreement and described in the Prospectus; (ii) grants of stock options, stock awards, restricted stock, RSUs, or other equity awards and the issuance of shares of Stock or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Stock (whether upon the exercise of stock options or otherwise) to the Company’s employees, officers, directors, advisors, or consultants pursuant to the terms of an equity compensation plan in effect as of the Closing Date and described in the Prospectus; (iii) the filing of a Registration Statement on Form S-8; (iv) the issuance of shares of Stock or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Stock in connection with the Reorganization Transactions; and (v) the issuance of Stock or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Stock as consideration for the acquisition of equity interests or assets of any person, or the acquisition by the Company by any other manner of any business, properties, assets or persons, in one transaction or a series of related transactions, or the filing of a registration statement relating to such securities (and the inclusion of other securities pursuant to piggyback registration rights in existence on the date of this Agreement or described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus); provided that with respect to clause (v) above no more than an aggregate of [●]% of the number of shares of the Company’s capital stock outstanding immediately after the issuance and sale of the Shares pursuant to this Agreement are issued.

If [●], in its sole discretion, agrees to release or waive the restrictions set forth in a lock-up letter described in Section 6(k) hereof for an officer or director of the Company and provides the Company with notice of the impending release or waiver substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto at least three business days before the effective date of the release or waiver, the Company agrees to announce the impending release or waiver substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto through a major news service at least two business days before the effective date of the release or waiver.

(i)    Use of Proceeds. The Company will apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Shares as described in each of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus under the heading “Use of Proceeds”.

(j)    No Stabilization. Neither the Company nor its subsidiaries will take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that would reasonably be expected to cause or result in any stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Stock.

(k)    Exchange Listing. The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to list, subject to notice of issuance, the Shares on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (the “Nasdaq Market”).

 

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(l)    Reports. For a period of three years following the date hereof, so long as the Shares are outstanding, the Company will furnish to the Representatives, as soon as they are available, copies of all reports or other communications (financial or other) furnished to holders of the Shares, and copies of any reports and financial statements furnished to or filed with the Commission or any national securities exchange or automatic quotation system; provided the Company will be deemed to have furnished such reports and financial statements to the Representatives to the extent they are filed on the Commission’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval system.

(m)    Record Retention. The Company will, pursuant to reasonable procedures developed in good faith, retain copies of each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus that is not filed with the Commission in accordance with Rule 433 under the Securities Act.

(n)    Filings. The Company will file with the Commission such reports as may be required by Rule 463 under the Securities Act.

(o)    Directed Share Program. The Company will comply with all applicable securities and other laws, rules and regulations in each jurisdiction in which the Directed Shares are offered in connection with the Directed Share Program.

(p)    Emerging Growth Company. The Company will promptly notify the Representatives if the Company ceases to be an Emerging Growth Company at any time prior to the later of (i) completion of the distribution of Shares within the meaning of the Securities Act and (ii) completion of the [180]-day restricted period referred to in Section 4(h) hereof.

5.    Certain Agreements of the Underwriters.    Each Underwriter hereby represents and agrees that:

(a)    It has not and will not use, authorize use of, refer to or participate in the planning for use of, any “free writing prospectus”, as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act (which term includes use of any written information furnished to the Commission by the Company and not incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and any press release issued by the Company) other than (i) a free writing prospectus that contains no “issuer information” (as defined in Rule 433(h)(2) under the Securities Act) that was not included (including through incorporation by reference) in the Preliminary Prospectus or a previously filed Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, (ii) any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus listed on Annex A or prepared pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 4(c) above (including any electronic road show), or (iii) any free writing prospectus prepared by such underwriter and approved by the Company in advance in writing (each such free writing prospectus referred to in clauses (i) or (iii), an “Underwriter Free Writing Prospectus”).

 

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(b)    It has not and will not, without the prior written consent of the Company, use any free writing prospectus that contains the final terms of the Shares unless such terms have previously been included in a free writing prospectus filed with the Commission; provided that Underwriters may use a term sheet substantially in the form of Annex C hereto without the consent of the Company; provided further that any Underwriter using such term sheet shall notify the Company, and provide a copy of such term sheet to the Company, prior to, or substantially concurrently with, the first use of such term sheet.

(c)    It is not subject to any pending proceeding under Section 8A of the Securities Act with respect to the offering (and will promptly notify the Company if any such proceeding against it is initiated during the Prospectus Delivery Period).

6.    Conditions of Underwriters Obligations. The obligation of each Underwriter to purchase the Underwritten Shares on the Closing Date or the Option Shares on the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, as provided herein is subject to the performance by the Company of its covenants and other obligations hereunder and to the following additional conditions:

(a)    Registration Compliance; No Stop Order. No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be in effect, and no proceeding for such purpose or pursuant to Section 8A under the Securities Act shall be pending before or threatened by the Commission; the Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus shall have been timely filed with the Commission under the Securities Act (in the case of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, to the extent required by Rule 433 under the Securities Act) and in accordance with Section 4(a) hereof; and all requests by the Commission for additional information related to or otherwise affecting the offer and sale of the Shares shall have been complied with to the reasonable satisfaction of the Representatives.

(b)    Representations and Warranties. The representations and warranties of the Company contained herein shall be true and correct on the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be; and the statements of the Company and its officers made in any certificates delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be true and correct on and as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be.

(c)    No Material Adverse Change. No event or condition of a type described in Section 3(h) hereof shall have occurred or shall exist, which event or condition is not described in the Pricing Disclosure Package (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) and the Prospectus (excluding any amendment or supplement thereto) and the effect of which in the judgment of the Representatives makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Shares on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

 

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(d)    Officers Certificate. The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, a certificate, which shall be delivered on behalf of the Company and not the signatories in their individual capacities, of the chief financial officer or chief accounting officer of the Company and one additional senior executive officer of the Company who is reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives (i) confirming that such officers have carefully reviewed the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and, to the knowledge of such officers, the representations of the Company set forth in Sections 3(b) and 3(f) hereof are true and correct and (ii) confirming that the other representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct and that the Company has complied in all material respects with all agreements and satisfied all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied hereunder at or prior to the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be.

(e)    Comfort Letters. (i) On the date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, Grant Thornton LLP shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Company, letters, dated the respective dates of delivery thereof and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, containing statements and information of the type customarily included in accountants’ “comfort letters” to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained in each of the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; provided, that the letter delivered on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, shall use a “cut-off” date no more than two business days prior to such Closing Date or such Additional Closing Date, as the case may be.

(ii) On the date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, John T. Boyd shall have furnished to the Representatives a letter or letters, dated the respective dates of delivery thereof, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives;

(iii) On the date of this Agreement and on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, the Company shall have furnished to the Representatives a certificate, dated the respective dates of delivery thereof and addressed to the Underwriters, of its chief financial officer with respect to certain financial data contained in the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, providing “management comfort” with respect to such information, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representative.

(f)    Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Counsel for the Company. Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., counsel for the Company, shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Company, their written opinion and 10b-5 statement, dated as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, to the effect set forth in Annex D hereto.

 

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(g)    Opinion and 10b-5 Statement of Counsel for the Underwriters. The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, an opinion and 10b-5 statement, addressed to the Underwriters, of Latham & Watkins LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, with respect to such matters as the Representatives may reasonably request, and such counsel shall have received such documents and information as they may reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such matters.

(h)    No Legal Impediment to Issuance and Sale. No action shall have been taken and no statute, rule, regulation or order shall have been enacted, adopted or issued by any federal, state or foreign governmental or regulatory authority that would, as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, prevent the issuance or sale of the Shares by the Company; and no injunction or order of any federal, state or foreign court shall have been issued that would, as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, prevent the issuance or sale of the Shares by the Company.

(i)    Good Standing. The Representatives shall have received on and as of the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, satisfactory evidence of the good standing of the Company and its subsidiaries in their respective jurisdictions of organization and their good standing in such other jurisdictions as the Representatives may reasonably request, in each case in writing or any standard form of telecommunication from the appropriate governmental authorities of such jurisdictions.

(j)    Exchange Listing. The Shares to be delivered on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, shall have been approved for listing on the Nasdaq Market, subject to official notice of issuance.

(k)    Lock-up Agreements. The “lock-up” agreements, each substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto, between you and certain shareholders, officers and directors of the Company relating to sales and certain other dispositions of shares of Stock or certain other securities, delivered to you on or before the date hereof, shall be full force and effect on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be.

(l)    Additional Documents. On or prior to the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, the Company shall have furnished to the Representatives such further certificates and documents as the Representatives may reasonably request.

All opinions, letters, certificates and evidence mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters.

 

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7.    Indemnification and Contribution.

(a)    Indemnification of the Underwriters. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, its affiliates, directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls such Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act, from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and other reasonable expenses incurred in connection with any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted, as such fees and expenses are incurred), joint or several, that arise out of, or are based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading, or (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any “issuer information” filed or required to be filed pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Securities Act, any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication, any road show as defined in Rule 433(h) under the Securities Act (a “road show”) or any Pricing Disclosure Package (including any Pricing Disclosure Package that has subsequently been amended), or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, in each case except insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to any Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in paragraph (b) below.

(b)    Indemnification of the Company. Each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its directors, its officers who signed the Registration Statement and each person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the indemnity set forth in paragraph (a) above, but only with respect to any losses, claims, damages or liabilities that arise out of, or are based upon, any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with any information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Company in writing by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto), any Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Written Testing-the-Waters Communication, any road show or any Pricing Disclosure Package (including any Pricing Disclosure Package that has subsequently been amended), it being understood and agreed upon that the only such information furnished by any Underwriter consists of the following information in the Prospectus furnished on behalf of each Underwriter: the concession and reallowance figures appearing in the [sixth] paragraph and the information contained in the [tenth, eleventh, twelfth, fourteenth and fifteenth] paragraphs under the caption “Underwriting”.

 

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(c)    Notice and Procedures. If any suit, action, proceeding (including any governmental or regulatory investigation), claim or demand shall be brought or asserted against any person in respect of which indemnification may be sought pursuant to the preceding paragraphs of this Section 7, such person (the “Indemnified Person”) shall promptly notify the person against whom such indemnification may be sought (the “Indemnifying Person”) in writing; provided that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have under the preceding paragraphs of this Section 7 except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced (through the forfeiture of substantive rights or defenses) by such failure; and provided, further, that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Person shall not relieve it from any liability that it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under the preceding paragraphs of this Section 7. If any such proceeding shall be brought or asserted against an Indemnified Person and it shall have notified the Indemnifying Person thereof, the Indemnifying Person shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person (who shall not, without the consent of the Indemnified Person, be counsel to the Indemnifying Person) to represent the Indemnified Person and any others entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section that the Indemnifying Person may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the reasonable and documented fees and expenses in such proceeding and shall pay the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of such counsel related to such proceeding, as incurred. In any such proceeding, any Indemnified Person shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Person unless (i) the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person shall have mutually agreed to the contrary; (ii) the Indemnifying Person has failed within a reasonable time to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person; (iii) the Indemnified Person shall have reasonably concluded based on the advice of counsel that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the Indemnifying Person; or (iv) the named parties in any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the Indemnifying Person and the Indemnified Person and it can be reasonably concluded that representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. It is understood and agreed that the Indemnifying Person shall not, in connection with any proceeding or related proceeding in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Indemnified Persons, and that all such reasonable fees and expenses shall be paid or reimbursed as they are incurred. Any such separate firm for any Underwriter, its affiliates, directors and officers and any control persons of such Underwriter shall be designated in writing by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and any such separate firm for the Company, its directors, its officers who signed the Registration Statement and any control persons of the Company shall be designated in writing by the Company. The Indemnifying Person shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Person agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an Indemnified Person shall have requested that an Indemnifying Person reimburse the Indemnified Person for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by this paragraph, the Indemnifying Person shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by the

 

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Indemnifying Person of such request and (ii) the Indemnifying Person shall not have reimbursed the Indemnified Person in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. No Indemnifying Person shall, without the written consent of the Indemnified Person, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Person is or could have been a party and indemnification could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Person, unless such settlement (x) includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Person, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Person, from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (y) does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any Indemnified Person.

(d)    Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in paragraphs (a) or (b) above is unavailable to an Indemnified Person or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then each Indemnifying Person under such paragraph, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Person thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Person as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (i) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters on the other, from the offering of the Shares or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) but also the relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters on the other, in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters on the other, shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net proceeds (before deducting expenses) received by the Company from the sale of the Shares and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Underwriters in connection therewith, in each case as set forth in the table on the cover of the Prospectus, bear to the aggregate offering price of the Shares. The relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters on the other, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company or by the Underwriters and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

(e)    Limitation on Liability. The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to paragraph (d) above were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in paragraph (d) above. The amount paid or payable by an Indemnified Person as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in paragraph (d) above shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any reasonable and documented legal or other reasonable expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person in connection with any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (d) and (e), in no event shall an Underwriter be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by such Underwriter with respect to the

 

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offering of the Shares exceeds the amount of any damages that such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Underwriters’ obligations to contribute pursuant to paragraphs (d) and (e) are several in proportion to their respective purchase obligations hereunder and not joint.

(f)    Non-Exclusive Remedies. The remedies provided for in this Section 7 paragraphs (a) through (e) are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any Indemnified Person at law or in equity.

(g)    Directed Share Program Indemnification. The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Directed Share Underwriter, its affiliates, directors and officers and each person, if any, who controls the Directed Share Underwriter within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (each a “Directed Share Underwriter Entity”) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including, without limitation, any reasonable legal fees and other reasonable expenses incurred in connection with defending or investigating any suit, action or proceeding or any claim asserted, as such fees and expenses are incurred) (i) caused by any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any material prepared by or with the consent of the Company for distribution to Participants in connection with the Directed Share Program or caused by any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; (ii) caused by the failure of any Participant to pay for and accept delivery of Directed Shares that the Participant agreed to purchase; or (iii) related to, arising out of, or in connection with the Directed Share Program, other than losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or expenses relating thereto) that are finally judicially determined to have resulted from the bad faith or gross negligence of the Directed Share Underwriter Entities.

(h)    In case any proceeding (including any governmental investigation) shall be instituted involving any Directed Share Underwriter Entity in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to paragraph (g) above, the Directed Share Underwriter Entity seeking indemnity shall promptly notify the Company in writing and the Company, upon request of the Directed Share Underwriter Entity, shall retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Directed Share Underwriter Entity to represent the Directed Share Underwriter Entity and any others the Company may designate in such proceeding and shall pay the reasonable fees and disbursements of such counsel related to such proceeding. In any such proceeding, any Directed Share Underwriter Entity shall have the right to retain its own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Directed Share Underwriter Entity unless (i) the Company and such Directed Share Underwriter Entity shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel, (ii) the Company has failed within a reasonable time to retain counsel reasonably satisfactory to such Directed Share Underwriter Entity, (iii) the Directed Share Underwriter Entity shall have reasonably concluded based on the advice of counsel that there may be legal defenses available to it that are different from or in addition to those available to the

 

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Company or (iv) the named parties to any such proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the Company and the Directed Share Underwriter Entity and it can reasonably be concluded that representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them. The Company shall not, in respect of the legal expenses of the Directed Share Underwriter Entities in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm (in addition to any local counsel) for all Directed Share Underwriter Entities. The Company shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent, but if settled with such consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff, the Company agrees to indemnify the Directed Share Underwriter Entities from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time any Directed Share Underwriter Entity shall have requested the Company to reimburse such Directed Share Underwriter Entity for fees and expenses of counsel as contemplated by the second and third sentences of this paragraph, the Company agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more than 30 days after receipt by the Company of the aforesaid request and (ii) the Company shall not have reimbursed such Directed Share Underwriter Entity in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement. The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of the Directed Share Underwriter, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Directed Share Underwriter Entity is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Directed Share Underwriter Entity, unless (x) such settlement includes an unconditional release of the Directed Share Underwriter Entities from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding and (y) does not include any statement as to or any admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of the Directed Share Underwriter Entity.

(i)    To the extent the indemnification provided for in paragraph (g) above is unavailable to a Directed Share Underwriter Entity or insufficient in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities referred to therein, then the Company in lieu of indemnifying the Directed Share Underwriter Entity thereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Directed Share Underwriter Entity as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (1) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Directed Share Underwriter Entities on the other hand from the offering of the Directed Shares or (2) if the allocation provided by clause 7(i)(1) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause 7(i)(1) above but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Directed Share Underwriter Entities on the other hand in connection with any statements or omissions that resulted in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Directed Share Underwriter Entities on the other hand in connection with the offering of the Directed Shares shall be deemed to be in the same respective proportions as the net proceeds from the offering of the Directed Shares (before deducting expenses) and the total underwriting discounts and commissions received by the Directed Share Underwriter Entities for the Directed Shares, bear to the aggregate public offering price of the Directed Shares. If the loss, claim, damage or liability is caused by an untrue or alleged untrue statement of material fact

 

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or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Directed Share Underwriter Entities on the other hand shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement or the omission or alleged omission relates to information supplied by the Company or by the Directed Share Underwriter Entities and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.

(j)    The Company and the Directed Share Underwriter Entities agree that it would be not just or equitable if contribution pursuant to paragraph (i) above were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Directed Share Underwriter Entities were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in paragraph (i) above. The amount paid or payable by the Directed Share Underwriter Entities as a result of the losses, claims, damages and liabilities referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Directed Share Underwriter Entities in connection with investigating or defending such any action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (i) above, no Directed Share Underwriter Entity shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Directed Shares distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any damages that such Directed Share Underwriter Entity has otherwise been required to pay. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The remedies provided for in paragraphs (g) through (j) are not exclusive and shall not limit any rights or remedies which may otherwise be available to any indemnified party at law or in equity.

(k)    The indemnity and contribution provisions contained in paragraphs (g) through (j) shall remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by or on behalf of any Directed Share Underwriter Entity or the Company, its officers or directors or any person controlling the Company and (iii) acceptance of and payment for any of the Directed Shares.

8.    Effectiveness of Agreement. This Agreement shall become effective as of the date first written above.

9.    Termination. This Agreement may be terminated in the absolute discretion of the Representatives, by notice to the Company, if after the execution and delivery of this Agreement and on or prior to the Closing Date or, in the case of the Option Shares, prior to the Additional Closing Date (i) trading generally shall have been suspended or materially limited on or by any of the New York Stock Exchange or The Nasdaq Stock Market; (ii) trading of any securities issued or guaranteed by the Company shall have been suspended on any national securities exchange or in any over-the-counter market; (iii) a general moratorium on commercial banking activities shall have been declared by federal or New York State authorities; or (iv) there shall have occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities or any change in financial markets or any calamity or crisis, either within or outside the United States, that, in the judgment of the

 

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Representatives, is material and adverse and makes it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the offering, sale or delivery of the Shares on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, on the terms and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

10.    Defaulting Underwriter.

(a)    If, on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, any Underwriter defaults on its obligation to purchase the Shares that it has agreed to purchase hereunder on such date, the non-defaulting Underwriters may in their discretion arrange for the purchase of such Shares by other persons satisfactory to the Company on the terms contained in this Agreement. If, within 36 hours after any such default by any Underwriter, the non-defaulting Underwriters do not arrange for the purchase of such Shares, then the Company shall be entitled to a further period of 36 hours within which to procure other persons satisfactory to the non-defaulting Underwriters to purchase such Shares on such terms. If other persons become obligated or agree to purchase the Shares of a defaulting Underwriter, either the non-defaulting Underwriters or the Company may postpone the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, for up to five full business days in order to effect any changes that in the opinion of counsel for the Company or counsel for the Underwriters may be necessary in the Registration Statement and the Prospectus or in any other document or arrangement, and the Company agrees to promptly prepare any amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement and the Prospectus that effects any such changes. As used in this Agreement, the term “Underwriter” includes, for all purposes of this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires, any person not listed in Schedule 1 hereto that, pursuant to this Section 10, purchases Shares that a defaulting Underwriter agreed but failed to purchase.

(b)    If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Shares of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the non-defaulting Underwriters or the Company as provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate number of Shares that remain unpurchased on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, does not exceed one-eleventh of the aggregate number of Shares to be purchased on such date, then the Company shall have the right to require each non-defaulting Underwriter to purchase the number of Shares that such Underwriter agreed to purchase hereunder on such date plus such Underwriter’s pro rata share (based on the number of Shares that such Underwriter agreed to purchase on such date) of the Shares of such defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters for which such arrangements have not been made.

(c)    If, after giving effect to any arrangements for the purchase of the Shares of a defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters by the non-defaulting Underwriters and the Company as provided in paragraph (a) above, the aggregate number of Shares that remain unpurchased on the Closing Date or the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, exceeds one-eleventh of the aggregate amount of Shares to be purchased on such date, or if the Company shall not exercise the right described in paragraph (b) above, then this Agreement or, with respect to any Additional Closing Date, the obligation of the Underwriters to purchase Shares on the Additional Closing Date, as the case may be, shall terminate without liability on the part of the non-

 

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defaulting Underwriters. Any termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 10 shall be without liability on the part of the Company, except that the Company will continue to be liable for the payment of expenses as set forth in Section 11 hereof and except that the provisions of Section 7 hereof shall not terminate and shall remain in effect.

(d)    Nothing contained herein shall relieve a defaulting Underwriter of any liability it may have to the Company or any non-defaulting Underwriter for damages caused by its default.

11.    [Payment of Expenses.

(a)    Whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated or this Agreement is terminated, the Company will pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses incident to the performance of its obligations hereunder, including without limitation, (i) the costs incident to the authorization, issuance, sale, preparation and delivery of the Shares by the Company to the Underwriters and any stock transfer taxes payable in connection therewith; (ii) the costs incident to the preparation, printing and filing under the Securities Act of the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, any Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus (including all exhibits, amendments and supplements thereto) and the distribution thereof; (iii) the fees and expenses of the Company’s counsel and independent accountants; (iv) the reasonable and documented fees and expenses incurred in connection with the registration or qualification and determination of eligibility for investment of the Shares under the laws of such jurisdictions as the Representatives may designate and the preparation, printing and distribution of a Blue Sky Memorandum (including the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters related to such registration and qualification); (v) the cost of preparing stock certificates; (vi) the costs and charges of any transfer agent and any registrar; (vii) all reasonable and documented expenses and application fees incurred in connection with any filing with, and clearance of the offering by, FINRA [(including the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of [                ] acting as “qualified independent underwriter” within the meaning of the aforementioned FINRA Rule 5121)] [and the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters related to such filings in an amount not to exceed $[20,000] in the aggregate]; (viii) all expenses incurred by the Company in connection with any “road show” presentation to potential investors [(provided that all expenses related to chartered aircraft in connection with any “road show” presentation shall be split 50% by the Company and 50% by the Underwriters)]; and (iv) all expenses and application fees related to the listing of the Shares on the Nasdaq Market; and (x) all of the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of counsel incurred by the Underwriters in connection with the Directed Share Program and stamp duties, similar taxes or duties or other taxes, if any, incurred by the Underwriters in connection with the Directed Share Program. It is understood, however, that, except as provided in this Section 11, the Underwriters shall pay all of their costs and expenses, including disbursements of their counsel, stock transfer or similar taxes payable on the resale of any of the Shares by them, any advertising expenses connected with any offers they may make and any travel and lodging expenses incurred by the Underwriters and their representatives and that the Underwriters shall be responsible for 50% of the cost of any chartered aircraft or other transportation chartered in connection with any “road show” presentation to potential investors undertaken in connection with the offering.]

 

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(b)    If (i) this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 9(ii), (ii) the Company for any reason fails to tender the Shares for delivery to the Underwriters or (iii) the Underwriters decline to purchase the Shares for any reason permitted under this Agreement (other than a termination pursuant to Section 10(c) or as a result of a termination pursuant to clauses (i), (ii) or (iv) of Section 9), the Company agrees to reimburse the Underwriters for all documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of their counsel) reasonably incurred by the Underwriters in connection with this Agreement and the offering contemplated hereby. For avoidance of doubt, if this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 10, the Company shall have no obligation to reimburse a defaulting Underwriter for out of pocket costs and expenses (including the fees and expenses of their counsel) incurred by such defaulting Underwriter in connection with this Agreement and the offering contemplated hereby.

12.    Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and the officers and directors and any controlling persons referred to herein, and the affiliates of each Underwriter referred to in Section 7 hereof. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any other person any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein. No purchaser of Shares from any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor merely by reason of such purchase.

13.    Survival. The respective indemnities, rights of contribution, representations, warranties and agreements of the Company and the Underwriters contained in this Agreement or made by or on behalf of the Company or the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement or any certificate delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Shares and shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any termination of this Agreement or any investigation made by or on behalf of the Company or the Underwriters or the directors, officers, controlling persons or affiliates referred to in Section 7 hereof.

14.    Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Agreement, (a) except where otherwise expressly provided, the term “affiliate” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act; (b) the term “business day” means any day other than a day on which banks are permitted or required to be closed in New York City; (c) the term “subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 under the Securities Act; and (d) the term “significant subsidiary” has the meaning set forth in Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X under the Exchange Act.

 

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15.    Compliance with USA Patriot Act. In accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), the Underwriters are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies their respective clients, including the Company, which information may include the name and address of their respective clients, as well as other information that will allow the Underwriters to properly identify their respective clients.

16.    Miscellaneous.

(a)    Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed or transmitted and confirmed by any standard form of telecommunication. Notices to the Underwriters shall be given to the Representatives c/o J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179 (fax: (212) 622-8358); Attention Equity Syndicate Desk. Notices to the Company shall be given to it at ProFrac Holding Corp., 333 Shops Boulevard, Suite 301, Willow Park, Texas, 76087, Attention: Robert Willette, with copies to Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., 1001 Fannin Street, Suite 2500, Houston, Texas 77002, Attention: Scott Rubinsky and Michael Telle.

(b)    Governing Law. This Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

(c)    Submission to Jurisdiction. The Company hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the U.S. federal and New York state courts in the Borough of Manhattan in The City of New York in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. The Company waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such suit or proceeding in such courts. The Company agrees that final judgment in any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such court shall be conclusive and binding upon the Company and may be enforced in any court to the jurisdiction of which Company is subject by a suit upon such judgment.

(d)    Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes.

(i) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

(ii) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.

 

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As used in this Section 16(g):

BHC Act Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k).

Covered Entity” means any of the following:

(i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);

(ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or

(iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

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.

U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

Waiver of Jury Trial. Each of the parties hereto hereby waives any right to trial by jury in any suit or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement.

(e)    Counterparts. This Agreement may be signed in counterparts (which may include counterparts delivered by any standard form of telecommunication), each of which shall be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” and words of like import in this Agreement or in any other certificate, agreement or document related to this Agreement or the offering and sale of the Shares shall include images of manually executed signatures transmitted by facsimile or other electronic format (including, without limitation, “pdf”, “tif” or “jpg”) and other electronic signatures (including, without limitation, DocuSign and AdobeSign). The use of electronic signatures and electronic records (including, without limitation, any contract or other record created, generated, sent, communicated, received, or stored by electronic means) shall be of the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or use of a paper-based record-keeping system to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act and any other applicable law, including, without limitation, any state law based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

 

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(f)    Amendments or Waivers. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, nor any consent or approval to any departure therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the parties hereto.

(g)    Headings. The headings herein are included for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement.

(Signature Page Follows)

 

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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please indicate your acceptance of this Agreement by signing in the space provided below.

 

Very truly yours,
ProFrac Holding Corp.
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

Accepted: As of the date first written above

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC

PIPER SANDLER & CO.

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC

For themselves and on behalf of the

several Underwriters listed

in Schedule 1 hereto.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

 

By:  

 

Authorized Signatory
PIPER SANDLER & CO.
By:  

 

Authorized Signatory
MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC
By:  

 

Authorized Signatory

 

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Schedule 1

 

Underwriter

  

Number of Shares

    
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC      
Piper Sandler & Co.      
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC      
     
  

 

  
Total      
  

 

  

 

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Schedule 2

Significant Subsidiaries

 

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Annex A

 

a.

Pricing Disclosure Package

[To Come]

 

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Annex B

Written Testing-the-Waters Communications

[To Come]

 

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ANNEX C

ProFrac Holding Corp.

Pricing Term Sheet

[TO COME]

 

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Annex D

Form of Opinion of Vinson & Elkins

 

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Exhibit A

[To come]

 

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Exhibit B

[Form of Waiver of Lock-up]

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC

, 20    

[Name and Address of

Officer or Director

Requesting Waiver]

Dear Mr./Ms. [Name]:

This letter is being delivered to you in connection with the offering by ProFrac Holding Corp. (the “Company”) of          shares of common stock, $0.01 par value (the “Common Stock”), of the Company and the lock-up letter dated             , 20     (the “Lock-up Letter”), executed by you in connection with such offering, and your request for a [waiver] [release] dated             , 20    , with respect to                  shares of Common Stock (the “Shares”).

[●] hereby agrees to [waive] [release] the transfer restrictions set forth in the Lock-up Letter, but only with respect to the Shares, effective             , 20    ; provided, however, that such [waiver] [release] is conditioned on the Company announcing the impending [waiver] [release] by press release through a major news service at least two business days before effectiveness of such [waiver] [release]. This letter will serve as notice to the Company of the impending [waiver] [release].

Except as expressly [waived] [released] hereby, the Lock-up Letter shall remain in full force and effect.

Yours very truly,

[]

[]

 

cc:  

Company

 

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Exhibit C

[Form of Press Release*]

ProFrac Holding Corp.

[Date]

Profrac Holding Corp. (“Company”) announced today that [●], the lead book-running manager in the Company’s recent public sale of         shares of common stock, is [waiving] [releasing] a lock-up restriction with respect to          shares of the Company’s common stock held by [certain officers or directors] [an officer or director] of the Company. The [waiver] [release] will take effect on             , 20    , and the shares may be sold on or after such date.

This press release is not an offer for sale of the securities in the United States or in any other jurisdiction where such offer is prohibited, and such securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

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Exhibit D

FORM OF LOCK-UP AGREEMENT

                    , 2021

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC

PIPER SANDLER & CO.

MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC

As Representatives of

the several Underwriters listed in

Schedule 1 to the Underwriting

Agreement referred to below

c/o J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

383 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10179

c/o Piper Sandler & Co.

U.S. Bancorp Center

800 Nicollet Mall

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402

c/o Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

1585 Broadway

New York, New York 10036

Re:    ProFrac Holding Corp.      Public Offering

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned understands that you, as Representatives of the several Underwriters, propose to enter into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with ProFrac Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), providing for the public offering (the “Public Offering”) by the several Underwriters named in Schedule 1 to the Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriters”) of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Securities”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Underwriting Agreement.

 

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In consideration of the Underwriters’ agreement to purchase and make the Public Offering of the Securities, and for other good and valuable consideration receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the undersigned hereby agrees that, without the prior written consent of [●] on behalf of the Underwriters, the undersigned will not during the period beginning on the date of this letter agreement (this “Letter Agreement”) and ending at the close of business [180] days after the date of the final prospectus relating to the Public Offering (the “Prospectus”) (such period, the “Restricted Period”), (1) offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, directly or indirectly, any shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”) or any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Common Stock (including without limitation, Common Stock or such other securities which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the undersigned in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and securities which may be issued upon exercise of a stock option or warrant) (collectively with the Common Stock, “Lock-Up Securities”), (2) enter into any hedging, swap or other agreement or transaction that transfers, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of the Lock-Up Securities, whether any such transaction described in clause (1) or (2) above is to be settled by delivery of Lock-Up Securities, in cash or otherwise, (3) make any demand for or exercise any right with respect to the registration of any Lock-Up Securities, or (4) publicly disclose the intention to do any of the foregoing. The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing precludes the undersigned from engaging in any hedging or other transactions or arrangements (including, without limitation, any short sale or the purchase or sale of, or entry into, any put or call option, or combination thereof, forward, swap or any other derivative transaction or instrument, however described or defined) designed or intended, or which could reasonably be expected to lead to or result in, a sale or disposition or transfer (whether by the undersigned or any other person) of any economic consequences of ownership, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, of any Lock-Up Securities, whether any such transaction or arrangement (or instrument provided for thereunder) would be settled by delivery of Lock-Up Securities, in cash or otherwise. The undersigned further confirms that it has furnished J.P. Morgan Securities LLC with the details of any transaction the undersigned, or any of its affiliates, is a party to as of the date hereof, which transaction would have been restricted by this Letter Agreement if it had been entered into by the undersigned during the Restricted Period.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the undersigned may:

(a) transfer the undersigned’s Lock-Up Securities:

(i) as a bona fide gift or gifts, or for bona fide estate planning purposes,

(ii) by will or intestacy,

(iii) to any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned or the immediate family of the undersigned, or if the undersigned is a trust, to a trustor or beneficiary of the trust or to the estate of a beneficiary of such trust (for purposes of this Letter Agreement, “immediate family” shall mean any relationship by blood, current or former marriage, domestic partnership or adoption, not more remote than first cousin),

 

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(iv) to a partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which the undersigned and the immediate family of the undersigned are the legal and beneficial owner of all of the outstanding equity securities or similar interests,

(v) to a nominee or custodian of a person or entity to whom a disposition or transfer would be permissible under clauses (i) through (iv) above,

(vi) if the undersigned is a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other business entity, [(A) to another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust or other business entity that is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 405 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) of the undersigned, or to any investment fund or other entity controlling, controlled by, managing or managed by or under common control with the undersigned or affiliates of the undersigned (including, for the avoidance of doubt, where the undersigned is a partnership, to its general partner or a successor partnership or fund, or any other funds managed by such partnership), or (B) as part of a liquidating distribution] to members or shareholders of the undersigned,

(vii) by operation of law, such as pursuant to a qualified domestic order, divorce settlement, divorce decree or separation agreement,

(viii) to the Company from an employee of the Company upon death, disability or termination of employment, in each case, of such employee,

(ix) as part of a sale of the undersigned’s Lock-Up Securities acquired in open market transactions after the Closing Date for the Public Offering,

(x) to the Company in connection with the vesting, settlement, or exercise of restricted stock units, options, warrants or other rights to purchase shares of Common Stock (including, in each case, by way of “net” or “cashless” exercise), including for the payment of exercise price and tax and remittance payments due as a result of the vesting, settlement, or exercise of such restricted stock units, options, warrants or rights, provided that any such shares of Common Stock received upon such exercise, vesting or settlement shall be subject to the terms of this Letter Agreement, and provided further that any such restricted stock units, options, warrants or rights are held by the undersigned pursuant to an agreement or equity awards granted under a stock incentive plan or other equity award plan, each such agreement or plan which is described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, or

(xi) pursuant to a bona fide third-party tender offer, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction that is approved by the Board of Directors of the Company and made to all holders of the Company’s capital stock involving a Change of Control (as defined below) of the Company (for purposes hereof, “Change of Control” shall mean the transfer (whether by tender offer, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction), in one transaction or a series of related transactions, to a person or group of affiliated persons, of shares of capital stock if, after such transfer, such person or group of affiliated persons would hold at least a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Company (or the surviving entity)); provided that in the event that such tender offer, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction is not completed, the undersigned’s Lock-Up Securities shall remain subject to the provisions of this Letter Agreement;

 

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provided that (A) in the case of any transfer or distribution pursuant to clause (a)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) and (vii), such transfer shall not involve a disposition for value and each donee, devisee, transferee or distributee shall execute and deliver to the Representatives a lock-up letter in the form of this Letter Agreement, (B) in the case of any transfer or distribution pursuant to clause (a) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (ix) and (x), no filing by any party (donor, donee, devisee, transferor, transferee, distributer or distributee) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or other public announcement shall be made voluntarily in connection with such transfer or distribution (other than a filing on a Form 5 made after the expiration of the Restricted Period referred to above) and (C) in the case of any transfer or distribution pursuant to clause (a)(vii) and (viii) it shall be a condition to such transfer that no public filing, report or announcement shall be voluntarily made and if any filing under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, or other public filing, report or announcement reporting a reduction in beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock in connection with such transfer or distribution shall be legally required during the Restricted Period, such filing, report or announcement shall clearly indicate in the footnotes thereto the nature and conditions of such transfer.

(b) exercise outstanding options, settle restricted stock units or other equity awards or exercise warrants pursuant to plans described in the Registration Statement, the Pricing Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; provided that any Lock-up Securities received upon such exercise, vesting or settlement shall be subject to the terms of this Letter Agreement;

(c) convert outstanding preferred stock, warrants to acquire preferred stock or convertible securities into shares of Common Stock or warrants to acquire shares of Common Stock; provided that any such shares of Common Stock or warrants received upon such conversion shall be subject to the terms of this Letter Agreement; and

(d) establish trading plans pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act for the transfer of shares of Lock-Up Securities; provided that (1) such plans do not provide for the transfer of Lock-Up Securities during the Restricted Period and (2) no filing by any party under the Exchange Act or other public announcement shall be required or made voluntarily in connection with such trading plan.

[If the undersigned is not a natural person, the undersigned represents and warrants that no single natural person, entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the common equity interests, or 50% or more of the voting power, in the undersigned.]

If the undersigned is an officer or director of the Company, the undersigned further agrees that the foregoing provisions shall be equally applicable to any Company-directed Securities the undersigned may purchase in the Public Offering.

 

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If the undersigned is an officer or director of the Company, (i) [●] on behalf of the Underwriters agrees that, at least three business days before the effective date of any release or waiver of the foregoing restrictions in connection with a transfer of shares of Lock-Up Securities, [●] on behalf of the Underwriters will notify the Company of the impending release or waiver, and (ii) the Company has agreed in the Underwriting Agreement to announce the impending release or waiver through a major news service at least two business days before the effective date of the release or waiver. Any release or waiver granted by [●] on behalf of the Underwriters hereunder to any such officer or director shall only be effective two business days after the publication date of such announcement. The provisions of this paragraph will not apply if (a) the release or waiver is effected solely to permit a transfer not for consideration or that is to an immediate family member as defined in FINRA Rule 5130(i)(5) and (b) the transferee has agreed in writing to be bound by the same terms described in this letter to the extent and for the duration that such terms remain in effect at the time of the transfer.

In furtherance of the foregoing, the Company, and any duly appointed transfer agent for the registration or transfer of the securities described herein, are hereby authorized to decline to make any transfer of securities if such transfer would constitute a violation or breach of this Letter Agreement.

The undersigned hereby represents and warrants that the undersigned has full power and authority to enter into this Letter Agreement. All authority herein conferred or agreed to be conferred and any obligations of the undersigned shall be binding upon the successors, assigns, heirs or personal representatives of the undersigned.

The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the Underwriters have not provided any recommendation or investment advice nor have the Underwriters solicited any action from the undersigned with respect to the Public Offering of the Securities and the undersigned has consulted their own legal, accounting, financial, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent deemed appropriate. The undersigned further acknowledges and agrees that, although the Representatives may be required or choose to provide certain Regulation Best Interest and Form CRS disclosures to you in connection with the Public Offering, the Representatives and the other Underwriters are not making a recommendation to you to enter into this Letter Agreement and nothing set forth in such disclosures is intended to suggest that the Representatives or any Underwriter is making such a recommendation.

The undersigned understands that, if the Underwriting Agreement does not become effective by                     , 20    , or if the Underwriting Agreement (other than the provisions thereof which survive termination) shall terminate or be terminated prior to payment for and delivery of the Common Stock to be sold thereunder, the undersigned shall be released from all obligations under this Letter Agreement. The undersigned understands that the Underwriters are entering into the Underwriting Agreement and proceeding with the Public Offering in reliance upon this Letter Agreement.

 

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This Letter Agreement and any claim, controversy or dispute arising under or related to this Letter Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

 

Very truly yours,
[NAME OF STOCKHOLDER]
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

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Exhibit 4.1

 

LOGO

 

CLASS A COMMON
STOCK
   PROFRAC HOLDING CORP.    CUSIP
     a Delaware corporation     
  

The corporation is Authorized to Issue                Shares of Class A common stock –

par value $0.01 per share

  

THIS CERTIFICATES THAT SPECIMEN, HOLDER OF                fully paid and non-assessable Shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of ProFrac Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), transferable only on the books of the Company by the holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this certificate properly endorsed.

This certificate is not valid unless countersigned by the Transfer Agent and registered by the Registrar.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said Company has caused this certificate to be signed by its duly authorized officers this ______ day of ____________.

 

                                                                    DELAWARE SEAL    Countersigned and registered
Chief Executive Officer   
         Transfer Agent and Registrar
                                                                         By:    ______________________________
Chief Financial Officer                Authorized Officer


PROFRAC HOLDING CORP.

The Company will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof of the Company and the qualifications, limitations, or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights. This certificate and the shares represented thereby are issued and shall be held subject to all the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company and all amendments thereto and resolutions of the board of directors of the Company providing for the issue of securities (copies of which may be obtained from the secretary of the Company), to all of which the holder of this certificate by acceptance hereof assents. The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:

 

TEN COM       –      as tenants in            UNIF GIFT   –         Custodian    
         common        MIN ACT                
TEN ENT   –      as tenants by the entireties              (Cust)     (Minor)
                                      
JT TEN   –     

as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common

 

            

    under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act    

 

                

(State)

 

Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, _________________________hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE:

 

 

(PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, OF ASSIGNEE)

Shares represented by the within Certificate, and does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint                                                                                                         Attorney to transfer the said Shares on the books of the within named Company with full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated ______________________

In the presence of

 

                                                                                                                              

(print name)

   (print name)


Notice: The signature to this assignment must correspond with the name as written upon the face of the certificate in every particular, without alteration or enlargement, or any change whatever.

Exhibit 4.3

STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT

dated as of

[•], 2021

among

PROFRAC HOLDING CORP.,

THRC HOLDINGS, LP

and

FARRIS WILKS


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

     1  

Section 1.1

  Certain Definitions      1  

ARTICLE II TERM

     5  

Section 2.1

  Term and Termination      5  

ARTICLE III CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MATTERS

     6  

Section 3.1

  Board Composition      6  

Section 3.2

  Director Nomination Rights      7  

Section 3.3

  Committees of the Company Board      8  

Section 3.4

  Stockholders Agreement to Vote      8  

ARTICLE IV OTHER AGREEMENTS

     9  

Section 4.1

  Restrictions on Transferability and Acquisitions      9  

Section 4.2

  Company Organizational Documents      9  

ARTICLE V DISPUTE RESOLUTION

     9  

Section 5.1

  General Provisions      9  

ARTICLE VI MISCELLANEOUS

     10  

Section 6.1

  Corporate Power      10  

Section 6.2

  Governing Law      11  

Section 6.3

  Notices      11  

Section 6.4

  Severability      12  

Section 6.5

  Entire Agreement      12  

Section 6.6

  Assignment; No Third-Party Beneficiaries      12  

Section 6.7

  Amendment; Waiver      12  

Section 6.8

  Interpretations      12  

Section 6.9

  Counterparts; Electronic Transmission of Signatures      13  

Section 6.10

  Enforceable by the Company Independent Directors      13  

Section 6.11

  THRC Representative      13  

Section 6.12

  Farris Representative      13  

 

 

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STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT

This STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) dated as of [•], 2021, is entered into by and among ProFrac Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), THRC Holdings, LP, a Texas limited partnership (“THRC” and, together with any other member of the THRC Group executing a joinder, the “THRC Parties”), and Farris Wilks (“Farris” and, together with any other member of the Farris Group executing a joinder, the “Farris Parties”). The THRC Parties and the Farris Parties are each sometimes referred to herein individually as a “Principal Stockholder” and collectively as the “Principal Stockholders” and the Principal Stockholders and the Company are sometimes referred to herein individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.”

WHEREAS, on [•], 2021, ProFrac Holdings, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“ProFrac Holdings”), [•] and [•], entered into that certain Master Reorganization Agreement (the “Reorganization Agreement”);

WHEREAS, pursuant to the transactions contemplated by the Master Reorganization Agreement, the Principal Stockholders were issued an aggregate of [•] shares of Company Common Stock (as defined herein); and

WHEREAS, the Principal Stockholders and the Company desire to enter into this Agreement in order to, inter alia, (i) set forth certain of their rights, duties and obligations as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Master Reorganization Agreement; (ii) provide for the management, operation and governance of the Company; and (iii) set forth restrictions on certain activities in respect of the Company Common Stock, corporate governance, and other related corporate matters.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1 Certain Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified in this Section 1.1:

Action” means any demand, action, claim, dispute, suit, countersuit, arbitration, inquiry, proceeding or investigation by or before any federal, state, local, foreign or international Governmental Entity or any arbitration or mediation tribunal.

Additional Principal Stockholder” means any Other Stockholder that becomes a party to this Agreement by executing a joinder; provided, however, for so long as a THRC Party or Farris Party is party to this Agreement, no Other Stockholder may become a party to this Agreement without the consent of the THRC Parties and the Farris Parties, as applicable; provided further, that the consent of the Company shall not be required for any Other Stockholder to become an Additional Principal Stockholder.


Affiliate” means, as to any Person, any other Person which, directly or indirectly, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person.

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

beneficial ownership,” including the correlative terms “beneficially own,” “beneficial owner,” “own,” and “beneficially owning,” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act.

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, any federal holiday or any other day on which banking institutions in the State of Texas or the State of New York are authorized or required to be closed by Law or governmental action.

Bylaws” means the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended and/or restated from time to time.

Chancery Court” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(a).

Charter” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended and/or restated from time to time.

Class A Common Stock” means the Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.

Class B Common Stock” means the Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.

Closing” has the meaning given such term in the Reorganization Agreement.

Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Company Board” means the board of directors of the Company.

Company Common Stock” means the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, considered as a single class.

Company Group” means the Company, each Subsidiary of the Company from and after the Closing (in each case so long as such Subsidiary remains a Subsidiary of the Company) and each other Person that is controlled either directly or indirectly by the Company immediately after the Closing (in each case for so long as such Person continues to be controlled either directly or indirectly by the Company).

Company Independent Director” means each director of the Company who (i) is an Independent Director and (ii) without limiting (i), (A) is not a THRC Director or a Farris Director, (B) for so long as this Agreement has not terminated with respect to the THRC Parties, is not a current director, officer or employee of, any member of the THRC Group, (C) for so long as this Agreement has not terminated with respect to the Farris Parties, is not a current director, officer or employee of, any member of the Farris Group, (D) for so long as this Agreement has not terminated

 

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with respect to the THRC Parties, has been determined by the Company Board (or a committee thereof) in good faith not to have any relationship with any member of the THRC Group that would be material to the director’s ability to be independent from the THRC Parties, (E) for so long as this Agreement has not terminated with respect to the Farris Parties, has been determined by the Company Board (or a committee thereof) in good faith not to have any relationship with any member of the Farris Group that would be material to the director’s ability to be independent from the Farris Parties and (F) is designated by the Company Board (or a committee thereof) as a Company Independent Director.

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

Farris” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Farris Designee” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b).

Farris Director” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b).

Farris Group” means (i) Farris Wilks, (ii) Mr. Farris Wilks’ estate, (iii) Mr. Farris Wilks’ spouse, lineal descendants (whether by blood or adoption) and heirs (whether by will or intestacy), (iv) any trust, family partnership or family limited liability company, the sole beneficiaries, partners or members or which are Mr. Farris Wilks, Mr. Farris Wilks’ spouse or Mr. Farris Wilks’ lineal descendants (whether by blood or adoption) and heirs (whether by will or intestacy) and (v) any Affiliate of any of the Persons set forth in clauses (i) through (iv) for so long as such Affiliate is controlled by any of the Persons set forth in clauses (i) through (iv). For purposes of this paragraph, Mr. Farris Wilks’ estate shall be deemed party to this Agreement, subject to all rights and obligations hereof, pending settlement of such estate.

Farris Parties” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Final Termination Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.

Governmental Entity” means any United States federal, state or local, or foreign, international or supranational, government, court or tribunal, or administrative, executive, governmental or regulatory or self-regulatory body, agency or authority thereof.

Group” means the THRC Group, the Farris Group, the Principal Stockholder Group, or the Company Group, as the context requires.

Independent Director” means a director who is independent under the Nasdaq listing rules.

Initial Farris Group Shares” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Initial Stockholder Shares” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Law” means any federal, state or local law (statutory, common or otherwise), constitution, treaty, convention, ordinance, code, rule, regulation, order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling or other similar legally enforceable requirement enacted, adopted, promulgated or applied by a Governmental Entity.

 

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Nasdaq” means the Nasdaq Global Select Market.

Necessary Action” means, with respect to any party and a specified result, all actions (to the extent such actions are permitted by Law and within such party’s control) necessary to cause such result, including (i) voting or providing a written consent or proxy with respect to the Company Common Stock owned by such party, (ii) causing the adoption of stockholders’ resolutions and amendments to the organizational documents of the Company, (iii) executing agreements and instruments, and (iv) making, or causing to be made, with governmental, administrative or regulatory authorities, all filings, registrations or similar actions that are required to achieve such result.

Non-Principal Stockholder Designee” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(b).

Other Stockholder” means a holder of Company Common Stock that is not a member of the THRC Group or the Farris Group.

Party” and collectively, “Parties”, has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

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

Principal Stockholder Designees” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b).

Principal Stockholder Directors” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b).

Principal Stockholder Group” means the THRC Group, the Farris Group and any Additional Principal Stockholder.

Principal Stockholders” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

ProFrac Holdings” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

Related Party Transaction” means any transaction (including any merger or consolidation of the Company with any other entity or association) or series of related transactions in which the Company or any member of the Company Group is a participant and any Principal Stockholder or any member of the Farris Group or the THRC Group (in each case, with respect to which this Agreement has not terminated) or any director has a direct or indirect material interest (other than an interest as a stockholder in the Company proportionate to its Company Stock ownership) other than a transaction or series of related transactions that involves goods, services, property or other consideration valued at less than $120,000 or that is otherwise de minimis in nature.

Reorganization Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

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Subsidiary” means, with respect to a subject Person, any other Person of which (i) at least 50% of the securities or ownership interests having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other Persons performing similar functions, (ii) a general partner interest, or (iii) a managing member interest, is directly or indirectly owned or controlled by the subject Person or by one or more of its Subsidiaries.

Termination Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1.

THRC” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

THRC Designee” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b).

THRC Director” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b).

THRC Group” means [(i) THRC Holdings, LP and any successor entity, (ii) Dan Wilks, (iii) Mr. Dan Wilks’ estate, (iv) Mr. Dan Wilks’ spouse, lineal descendants (whether by blood or adoption) and heirs (whether by will or intestacy), (v) any trust, family partnership or family limited liability company, the sole beneficiaries, partners or members or which are Mr. Dan Wilks, Mr. Dan Wilks’ spouse or Mr. Dan Wilks’ lineal descendants (whether by blood or adoption) and heirs (whether by will or intestacy) and (vi) any Affiliate of any of the Persons set forth in clauses (i) through (v) for so long as such Affiliate is controlled by any of the Persons set forth in clauses (i) through (v). For purposes of this paragraph, Mr. Dan Wilks’ estate shall be deemed party to this Agreement, subject to all rights and obligations hereof, pending settlement of such estate].

THRC Parties” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.

Transfer” means, directly or indirectly (whether by merger, operation of Law or otherwise), to sell, transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of or encumber any direct or indirect economic, voting or other rights in or to any Company Common Stock, including by means of (i) the Transfer of an interest in a Person that directly or indirectly holds such Company Common Stock or (ii) a hedge, swap or other derivative. “Transferred” and “Transferring” shall have correlative meanings.

Trigger Date” has the meaning given such term in the Charter.

ARTICLE II

TERM

Section 2.1 Term and Termination. This Agreement is effective as of the date hereof and shall terminate automatically (a) with respect to the THRC Parties, on the first date that the THRC Parties, based on their collective ownership of Company Common Stock, would no longer have the right to nominate a THRC Designee pursuant to Section 3.1(b), and (b) with respect to the Farris Parties, on the first date that the Farris Parties, based on their collective ownership of Company Common Stock, would no longer have the right to nominate a Farris Designee pursuant to Section 3.1(b). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of Article V and Article VI, and any claim for breach of the covenants set forth in this Agreement, shall survive the termination of this Agreement. The date that this Agreement terminates with respect to the THRC Parties or the Farris Parties, as applicable, is referred to herein as such Parties’ “Termination Date.” The first date that this Agreement has terminated with respect to both the THRC Parties and the Farris Parties is referred to herein as the “Final Termination Date.”

 

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ARTICLE III

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MATTERS

Section 3.1 Board Composition.

The Company, each Principal Stockholder and each Additional Principal Stockholder agree to take all Necessary Action such that:

(a) The initial number of directors on the Company Board shall be five (5). The number of directors on the Company Board shall not be increased or decreased without the prior written consent of the Principal Stockholders. The Company Board shall initially be comprised of Matthew Wilks, Sergei Krylov, Terry Glebocki, Stacy Nieuwoudt and Gerald Haddock.

(b) Prior to the Trigger Date, the Company Board shall be comprised of (i) one director designated by the THRC Parties (a “THRC Designee” and any THRC Designee serving on the Company Board, a “THRC Director”), (ii) one director designated by the Farris Parties (a “Farris Designee” and, together with the THRC Designee, the “Principal Stockholder Designees” and any Farris Designee serving on the Company Board, a “Farris Director” and, together with the THRC Director, the “Principal Stockholder Directors”), (iii) three Company Independent Directors designated by the Company. The initial THRC Designee is Matthew Wilks, who shall be the initial THRC Director, and the initial Farris Designee is Sergei Krylov, who shall be the initial Farris Director. The initial Executive Chairman shall be Matthew Wilks. Prior to the Trigger Date, the Company’s Executive Chairman shall not be changed without the prior written consent of the Principal Stockholders.

(c) On and after the Trigger Date, the directors contemplated by Section 3.1(b) shall be divided into three classes in accordance with the Charter, each of which directors shall serve for staggered three-year terms, as follows:

(i) the class I directors shall include: one Company Independent Director designated by the Company Board, which designation shall be made prior to the effectiveness of the Trigger Date;

(ii) the class II directors shall include: two Company Independent Directors designated by the Company Board, which designation shall be made prior to the effectiveness of the Trigger Date; and

(iii) the class III directors shall include: (A) for so long as the THRC Group collectively owns Company Common Stock representing at least 5% of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, one THRC Designee, and (B) for so long as the Farris Group collectively owns Company Common Stock representing at least 5% of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock, one Farris Designee.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the initial term of the class I directors shall expire at the first annual meeting of stockholders of the Company held following the Trigger Date. The initial term of the class II directors shall expire at the second annual meeting of stockholders of the Company held following the Trigger Date. The initial term of the class III directors shall expire at the third annual meeting of stockholders of the Company held following the Trigger Date.

Section 3.2 Director Nomination Rights.

(a) No Principal Stockholder shall designate any Principal Stockholder Designee who it believes does not satisfy the requirements for service on the Company Board set forth in Section 2.9(A)(2)(d) (other than with respect to clause (ii)(B) of such Section) of the Bylaws or the rules and regulations of Nasdaq or applicable Law. Upon the identification of any Principal Stockholder Designee by a Principal Stockholder, the Company Board (or a committee thereof) shall promptly and in good faith consider each Principal Stockholder Designee. In the event that the Company Board (or a committee thereof) determines that the Principal Stockholder Designee fails to meet such requirements, such Principal Stockholder Designee shall not be nominated for election to the Company Board, and the applicable Principal Stockholder(s) shall have the right to designate an alternative applicable Principal Stockholder Designee for consideration. Upon their nomination to the Company Board and from time to time thereafter if reasonably requested by any Principal Stockholder, the Company Board (or a committee thereof) shall in good faith consider whether any Principal Stockholder Designee qualifies as a Company Independent Director.

(b) In connection with any annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Company at which directors shall be elected (or any action by stockholder consent to elect directors in lieu of a stockholder meeting), but subject to the allocation of designees among the classes of directors pursuant to Section 3.1 for any annual or special meeting of the stockholders of the Company at which directors shall be elected (or any action by stockholder consent to elect directors in lieu of a stockholder meeting) occurring on and after the Trigger Date, the Company Board (or a committee thereof) shall have the right to designate persons as nominees of the Company Board for election to each directorship for which a Principal Stockholder is not entitled to designate a Principal Stockholder Designee (each such designee, a “Non-Principal Stockholder Designee”).

(c) The Company shall cause each Principal Stockholder Designee and Non-Principal Stockholder Designee to be included in the Company’s proxy materials and form of proxy disseminated to stockholders in connection with the election of directors (including at any special meeting of stockholders held for the election of directors), and the Company Board (subject to its fiduciary duties) shall recommend such designees for election by the holders of Company Common Stock. Subject to the fiduciary duties of the Company Board, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the election of each such Principal Stockholder Designee and Non- Principal Stockholder Designee, including soliciting proxies in favor of the election of such persons.

(d) From and after the date hereof, any vacancy on the Company Board that results from an increase in the number of directors or from the death, resignation, retirement, disqualification or removal of any director from office or from any other cause shall, unless otherwise required by law, be filled (A) prior to the Trigger Date, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the total number of directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, or by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of

 

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the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock entitled to vote generally for the election of directors, voting as a single class and acting at a meeting of stockholders or by written consent in accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Charter and the Bylaws, and (B) on or after the Trigger Date, solely by the vote of a majority of the total number of directors then in office, even if less than a quorum, or by a sole remaining director, and shall not be filled by the stockholders.

(e) So long as the Principal Stockholder Group owns at least a majority of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock and the Company is otherwise eligible to avail itself of any available “controlled company” exceptions to the corporate governance listing standards of Nasdaq, the Company may avail itself of any such exceptions, and, thereafter, the Company shall comply with the corporate governance listing standards of Nasdaq, including those relating to the composition of the committees of the Company Board.

(f) For the avoidance of doubt, each Principal Stockholder shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to waive any and all of the rights granted to it under this Section 3.2, by delivery of written notice to the Company.

Section 3.3 Committees of the Company Board. The Company, each Principal Stockholder and each Additional Principal Stockholder shall take all Necessary Action to cause the following committees of the Board of Directors to be comprised as set forth in this Section 3.3.

(a) Audit Committee. The Company shall maintain an audit committee of the Company Board (the “Audit Committee”), and shall cause the Audit Committee of the Company Board to consist solely of Company Independent Directors, and to otherwise satisfy the corporate governance listing standards of Nasdaq and applicable Law, in each case subject to any permitted exceptions.

(b) Compensation Committee. Unless otherwise consented to by the Principal Stockholders, the Company shall maintain a compensation committee of the Company Board (the “Compensation Committee”), which Compensation Committee, except as otherwise required from time to time by the corporate governance listing standards of Nasdaq and applicable Law, in each case subject to any permitted exceptions, may consist of any combination of Company Independent Directors and Principal Stockholder Directors as the Company Board may determine, subject to the Charter and Bylaws.

Section 3.4 Principal Stockholders Agreement to Vote. From and after the date hereof, each Principal Stockholder shall:

(a) cause its respective shares of Company Common Stock to be present for quorum purposes at any Company stockholder meeting at which directors shall be elected (or any action by stockholder consent to elect directors in lieu of a stockholder meeting); and

(b) cause its respective shares of Company Common Stock to be voted in favor of the election of each Principal Stockholder Designee and each Company Independent Director designated and nominated for election at such meeting in accordance with this Agreement (or any action by stockholder consent to elect directors in lieu of a stockholder meeting).

 

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ARTICLE IV

OTHER AGREEMENTS

Section 4.1 Restrictions on Transferability and Acquisitions.

(a) None of the Principal Stockholders or any THRC Party or Farris Party shall Transfer any shares of Company Common Stock to any other Principal Stockholder or THRC Party or Farris Party unless such transferee executes a joinder to this Agreement, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company, to become a party to this Agreement and be subject to the restrictions and obligations applicable to the Person effecting the Transfer (or, in the case of a Transfer of Company Common Stock between members of the THRC Group and the Farris Group, to be subject to the restrictions and obligations applicable to the other members of the receiving party’s Group) and otherwise become a party for all purposes of this Agreement; provided, that no such Transfer shall relieve the Principal Stockholders or any Person effecting the Transfer from its obligations under this Agreement. Any Transfer in violation of this Agreement shall be void ab initio and of no force or effect.

(b) Each certificate or book entry representing shares of Company Common Stock held of record by the Principal Stockholders or any member of a Principal Stockholder Group shall bear the following legend:

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED HEREBY ARE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON VOTING [AND TRANSFER] AND CERTAIN OTHER LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN THE STOCKHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT DATED AS OF [•], 2021 AMONG PROFRAC HOLDING CORP., THRC HOLDINGS, LP AND FARRIS WILKS, COPIES OF WHICH ARE ON FILE AT THE PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF THE COMPANY AND SHALL BE PROVIDED TO A STOCKHOLDER OF THE COMPANY FREE OF CHARGE UPON A REQUEST THEREFOR.”

The legend set forth herein shall remain on all certificates representing such shares until the applicable Termination Date.

Section 4.2 Company Organizational Documents. The Company agrees not to adopt or propose any amendment, modification or restatement of or supplement to the Company’s Charter or Bylaws that would conflict with the provisions of this Agreement without the prior consent of the Principal Stockholders.

ARTICLE V

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Section 5.1 General Provisions.

(a) Each of the Parties (i) irrevocably consents to submit itself to the personal jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the “Chancery Court”) or, if, but only if, the Chancery Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction, any federal court located in the State of Delaware with respect to any dispute arising out of, relating to or in connection with this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (ii) agrees that it will not

 

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attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court, (iii) agrees that it will not bring any action arising out of, relating to or in connection with this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in any court other than the courts of the State of Delaware, as described above, and (iv) WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION RELATED TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. Nothing in this Section 5.1 shall prevent any Party from bringing an action or proceeding in any jurisdiction to enforce any judgment of the Chancery Court or any federal court located in the State of Delaware, as applicable. The Parties hereby agree that mailing of process or other papers in connection with such action, suit, or proceeding in the manner provided by Section 6.3 or in such other manner as may be permitted by Law shall be valid and sufficient service thereof.

(b) The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur and that the Parties would not have any adequate remedy at Law in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. Each Party accordingly agrees that, in the event of any breach or threatened breach by any other Party of any covenant or obligation contained in this Agreement, the non-breaching Party shall be entitled (in addition to any other remedy that may be available to it whether in Law or equity, including monetary damages) to (i) a decree or order of specific performance to enforce the observance and performance of such covenant or obligation, and (ii) an injunction restraining such breach or threatened breach. In circumstances where a Party is obligated to take action under this Agreement and such Party fails to take such action each of the Parties expressly acknowledges and agrees that the other Party shall have suffered irreparable harm, that monetary damages will be inadequate to compensate such other Party, and that such other Party shall be entitled to enforce specifically the breaching Party’s obligations under this Agreement. Each Party accordingly agrees not to raise any objection to the availability of the equitable remedy of specific performance to prevent or restrain breaches or threatened breaches of, or to enforce compliance with, the covenants and obligations of such Party under this Agreement all in accordance with the terms of this Section 5.1(b). Each Party further agrees that no other Party and no other Person shall be required to obtain, furnish, or post any bond or similar instrument in connection with or as a condition to obtaining any remedy referred to in this Section 5.1(b), and each Party irrevocably waives any right it may have to require the obtaining, furnishing, or posting of any such bond or similar instrument.

ARTICLE VI

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 6.1 Corporate Power.

(a) Each Principal Stockholder represents on behalf of itself and the Company represents on behalf of itself, as follows:

(i) each such Person has the requisite corporate or other power and authority and has taken all corporate or other action necessary in order to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and

 

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(ii) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of it enforceable in accordance with the terms thereof.

Section 6.2 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of any Laws or legal principles that might otherwise govern under the applicable principles of conflicts of law thereof.

Section 6.3 Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be given (and, in the case of delivery in person or by overnight mail, shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt) by delivery in person or overnight mail to the respective parties or delivery by electronic mail transmission (providing confirmation of transmission) to the respective Parties. Any notice sent by electronic mail transmission shall be deemed to have been given and received at the time of confirmation of transmission. Any notice sent by electronic mail transmission shall be followed reasonably promptly with a copy delivered by overnight mail. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be addressed as follows, or to such other address or email address for a Party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section 6.3:

If to the THRC Parties, to:

[•]

[with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

[•]

If to the Farris Parties, to:

[•]

[with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice):

[•]

If to the Company, to:

ProFrac Holding Corp.

333 Shops Boulevard, Suite 301

Willow Park, Texas 76087

Attention: [•]

Email: [•]

 

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with a copy to (which copy shall not constitute notice):

Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.

1001 Fannin St., Suite 2500

Houston, Texas 77002

Attention:         Michael S. Telle

Scott D. Rubinsky

Email:             mtelle@velaw.com

srubinsky@velaw.com

Section 6.4 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under any applicable Law, then such contravention or invalidity shall not invalidate the entire Agreement. Such provision shall be deemed to be modified to the extent necessary to render it legal, valid and enforceable, and if no such modification shall render it legal, valid and enforceable, then this Agreement shall be construed as if not containing the provision held to be invalid, and the rights and obligations of the Parties shall be construed and enforced accordingly.

Section 6.5 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the annexes, exhibits and letters hereto) together with the Charter and Bylaws constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings (both written and oral), among the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof.

Section 6.6 Assignment; No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall not be assigned by any Party without the prior written consent of each other Party hereto. This Agreement is for the sole benefit of the Parties to this Agreement and the members of their respective Group and their permitted successors and assigns and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person or entity (other than the Company Independent Directors pursuant to Section 6.7 or Section 6.10) any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement

Section 6.7 Amendment; Waiver. No provision of this Agreement may be amended or modified except by a written instrument signed by all the Parties to this Agreement; provided that any amendment or modification of this Agreement shall require the prior approval of a committee consisting solely of Company Independent Directors. Either Principal Stockholder may, in its sole discretion, waive any and all rights granted to it in this Agreement; provided, that no waiver by any Party of any provision hereof shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and executed by the Party so waiving; provided, further, that any waiver of any or all of the Company’s rights granted under this Agreement shall require the prior written approval of a committee consisting solely of Company Independent Directors. The waiver by any Party of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other subsequent breach.

Section 6.8 Interpretations. When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, Section or Schedule, such reference shall be to an Article, Section or Schedule to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” when used herein shall be deemed in each case to be followed by the words “without limitation.” Any references in this Agreement to “the date hereof” refers to the date of execution of this Agreement. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. References to “this Agreement,” “hereof,” “herein,” and “hereunder” refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular

 

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provision of this Agreement and include any schedules, annexes, exhibits or other attachments to this Agreement. The word “or” shall be deemed to mean “and/or.” All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. Any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor statutes and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein. References to a Person are also to its permitted successors and assigns. The Parties have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement with the assistance of counsel and other advisors and, in the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as jointly drafted by the Parties and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any provision of this Agreement or interim drafts of this Agreement.

Section 6.9 Counterparts; Electronic Transmission of Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different Parties in separate counterparts, and delivered by means of electronic mail transmission or otherwise, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

Section 6.10 Enforceable by the Company Independent Directors. All of the Company’s rights under this Agreement may be enforced exclusively by the Company Independent Directors; provided, that nothing in this Agreement shall require the Company Independent Directors to act on behalf of, or enforce any rights of, the Company. Any recovery in connection with an Action brought by the Company Independent Directors hereunder or thereunder shall be for the proportionate benefit of all Other Stockholders.

Section 6.11 THRC Representative. Each THRC Party, by executing and delivering this Agreement or a joinder hereto, hereby appoints THRC as the representative to act on behalf of the THRC Parties for all purposes under this Agreement (the “THRC Representative”), including the exercise of all rights of the THRC Parties hereunder and the making of all elections and decisions to be made by the THRC Parties pursuant to this Agreement. The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that the THRC Representative shall have the power and authority to act on behalf of the THRC Parties pursuant to this Agreement and that the act of the THRC Representative shall constitute the act of each THRC Party for all purposes under this Agreement. The THRC Representative may assign the power and authority granted to the THRC Representative pursuant to this Section 6.11 to any other THRC Party, who shall thereafter serve as the THRC Representative. The Company shall be entitled to rely on any act or writing executed by the THRC Representative.

 

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Section 6.12 Farris Representative. Each Farris Party, by executing and delivering this Agreement or a joinder hereto, hereby appoints Farris as the representative to act on behalf of the Farris Parties for all purposes under this Agreement (the “Farris Representative”), including the exercise of all rights of the Farris Parties hereunder and the making of all elections and decisions to be made by the Farris Parties pursuant to this Agreement. The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Farris Representative shall have the power and authority to act on behalf of the Farris Parties pursuant to this Agreement and that the act of the Farris Representative shall constitute the act of each Farris Party for all purposes under this Agreement. The Farris Representative may assign the power and authority granted to the Farris Representative pursuant to this Section 6.12 to any other Farris Party, who shall thereafter serve as the Farris Representative. The Company shall be entitled to rely on any act or writing executed by the Farris Representative.

Section 6.13 Remedies; Proxy. It is specifically understood and agreed that breach of the provisions of this Agreement by any Party may result in irreparable injury to the other parties, that the remedy at law alone may be an inadequate remedy for such breach, and that, in addition to any other remedies which they may have, such other Parties may seek to enforce their respective rights by actions for specific performance (to the extent permitted by law). For purposes of enforcing certain covenants of the Principal Stockholders set forth in Sections 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4 of this Agreement and only in the event of a breach of such covenants by any or both Principal Stockholders, (i) in the event of a breach of such covenants by a Principal Stockholder (the “Breaching Principal Stockholder”), such Breaching Principal Stockholder hereby irrevocably appoints the other Principal Stockholder as its proxy, and hereby authorizes such other Principal Stockholder to vote, and such other Principal Stockholder shall vote, all the shares of Company Common Stock which the Breaching Principal Stockholder may be entitled to vote at any Company stockholder meeting at which directors shall be elected (or any action by stockholder consent to elect directors in lieu of a stockholder meeting), with all powers which such Breaching Principal Stockholder would possess if personally present (or executing any such stockholder consent), in accordance with the provisions set forth in Sections 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4 of this Agreement and (ii) in the event of a breach of such covenants by both Principal Stockholders, each Principal Stockholder hereby irrevocably appoints the Executive Chairman and Secretary of the Company, each of them acting singly and with the power to appoint his or her substitute, as its proxy, and hereby authorizes such officers to vote, and such officers shall vote, all the shares of Company Common Stock which each Principal Stockholder may be entitled to vote at any Company stockholder meeting at which directors shall be elected (or any action by stockholder consent to elect directors in lieu of a stockholder meeting), with all powers which each Principal Stockholder would possess if personally present (or executing any such stockholder consent), in accordance with the provisions set forth in Sections 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4 of this Agreement.

[signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each party hereto has caused this Agreement to be executed by its respective representative thereunto duly authorized, all as of the date first written above.

 

PROFRAC HOLDING CORP.
By:  

         

Name:       
Title:  
THRC HOLDINGS, LP
By:   THRC Management, LLC, its general partner
By:  

         

Name:
Title:

 

Farris Wilks

[Signature Page to Stockholders’ Agreement]

Exhibit 10.2

TAX RECEIVABLE AGREEMENT

by and among

PROFRAC HOLDING CORP.,

CERTAIN OTHER PERSONS NAMED HEREIN,

and

AGENTS

DATED AS OF []


TAX RECEIVABLE AGREEMENT

This TAX RECEIVABLE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of [●], is hereby entered into by and among ProFrac Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation (“ProFrac Corp.”), the TRA Holders and the Agents.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Corporate Taxpayer is the managing member of ProFrac Holdings, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (together with any successor entity, “ProFrac LLC”), an entity classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and holds membership interests in ProFrac LLC;

WHEREAS, ProFrac LLC and each of its direct and indirect Subsidiaries that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes will have in effect an election under Section 754 of the Code for each Taxable Year in which a Redemption occurs;

WHEREAS, the TRA Holders currently hold Units and may transfer all or a portion of such Units in one or more Redemptions, and, as a result of such Redemptions, the Corporate Taxpayer is expected to obtain or be entitled to certain tax benefits as further described herein;

WHEREAS, this Agreement is intended to set forth the agreement among the parties hereto regarding the sharing of the tax benefits realized by the Corporate Taxpayer as a result of the Redemptions;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective covenants and agreements set forth herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1    Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the terms set forth in this Article I shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined).

Accrued Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b) of this Agreement.

Actual Tax Liability” means, with respect to any Taxable Year, the actual liability for U.S. federal income Taxes of (i) the Corporate Taxpayer, and (ii) without duplication, ProFrac LLC and any of its Subsidiaries that are treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, but only with respect to Taxes imposed on ProFrac LLC and such Subsidiaries that are allocable to the Corporate Taxpayer; provided that the actual liability for U.S. federal income Taxes of the Corporate Taxpayer shall be calculated assuming deductions of (and other impacts of) state and local income and franchise Taxes are excluded.

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such first Person.

 

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Agent” means, with respect to (i) Farris C. Wilks, for so long as he is a TRA Holder, Farris C. Wilks, and (ii) with respect to all other TRA Holders, THRC or such other Person designated as such pursuant to Section 7.6(b).

Agreed Rate” means a per annum rate of SOFR plus 100 basis points.

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

Amended Schedule” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b) of this Agreement.

Assumed State and Local Tax Rate” means, with respect to any Taxable Year, (i) the sum of the following amounts for each state and local jurisdiction in which ProFrac LLC (or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries that are treated as a partnership or disregarded entity) or the Corporate Taxpayer files an income or franchise tax return for the relevant Taxable Year: (A) the Corporate Taxpayer’s income and franchise tax apportionment factor(s) for such applicable state or local jurisdiction, multiplied by (B) the highest corporate income and franchise tax rate(s) for such state or local jurisdiction, reduced by (ii) the product of (A) the highest marginal U.S. federal income tax rate applicable to the Corporate Taxpayer for the relevant Taxable Year (determined based on the calculation of the Hypothetical Tax Liability for the relevant Taxable Year) and (B) the aggregate rate calculated under clause (i).

Attributable” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b) of this Agreement.

Basis Adjustment” means any adjustment to the Tax basis of a Reference Asset as a result of a Redemption and the payments made pursuant to this Agreement with respect to such Redemption (as calculated under Section 2.1 of this Agreement), including, but not limited to: (i) under Sections 734(b) and 743(b) of the Code (including in situations where, following a Redemption, ProFrac LLC remains classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes); and (ii) under Sections 732(b), 734(b) and 1012 of the Code (in situations where, as a result of one or more Redemptions, ProFrac LLC becomes an entity that is disregarded as separate from its owner for U.S. federal income tax purposes). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the amount of any Basis Adjustment resulting from an Redemption of Units shall be determined without regard to any Section 743(b) adjustment attributable to such Units prior to such Redemption and, further, payments made under this Agreement shall not be treated as resulting in a Basis Adjustment to the extent such payments are treated as Imputed Interest.

Board” means the board of directors of the Corporate Taxpayer.

Business Day” means Monday through Friday of each week, except that a legal holiday recognized as such by the government of the United States of America or the State of Texas shall not be regarded as a Business Day.

Call Right” has the meaning set forth in the ProFrac LLC Agreement.

Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events or series of related events after the IPO Date:

 

  (i)

any Person (excluding (A) any Qualifying Owner or any group of Qualifying Owners acting together that would constitute a “group” for purposes of Section 13(d) of the

 

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  Exchange Act and (B) a corporation or other entity owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of the Corporate Taxpayer in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the stock of the Corporate Taxpayer) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the rules promulgated under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Corporate Taxpayer representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of the Corporate Taxpayer’s then outstanding voting securities; or

 

  (ii)

there is consummated a merger or consolidation of the Corporate Taxpayer with any other corporation or other entity, and, immediately after the consummation of such merger or consolidation, all of the Persons who were the respective “beneficial owners” (as defined above) of the voting securities of the Corporate Taxpayer immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not continue to beneficially own more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of the Person resulting from such merger or consolidation or, if the surviving company is a Subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof; or

 

  (iii)

the stockholders of the Corporate Taxpayer approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of the Corporate Taxpayer or there is consummated an agreement or series of related agreements for the sale or other disposition, directly or indirectly, by the Corporate Taxpayer of all or substantially all of the Corporate Taxpayer’s assets, other than such sale or other disposition by the Corporate Taxpayer of all or substantially all of the Corporate Taxpayer’s assets to an entity, at least 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by stockholders of the Corporate Taxpayer in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the Corporate Taxpayer immediately prior to such sale.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) except with respect to clause (ii) above, a “Change of Control” shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of the consummation of any transaction or series of integrated transactions immediately following which the record holders of the shares of the Corporate Taxpayer immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions continue to have substantially the same proportionate ownership in, and own substantially all of the shares of, an entity which owns, either directly or through a Subsidiary, all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporate Taxpayer immediately following such transaction or series of transactions, and (b) a “Change of Control” shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of the consummation of any transaction or series of integrated transactions in connection with an FTSI Reorganization (as defined in the ProFrac LLC Agreement).

Class A Shares” means shares of Class A common stock of the Corporate Taxpayer.

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

Control” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Corporate Taxpayer” means ProFrac Corp., and any successor corporation, and shall include any other member of any Tax consolidated group of which ProFrac Corp. is a member. For the avoidance of doubt, this term as used in the definition of “Board” and “Change of Control” means only ProFrac Corp. and any successor corporation.

 

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Corporate Taxpayer Return” means the U.S. federal income Tax Return of the Corporate Taxpayer filed with respect to any Taxable Year.

Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit” for a Taxable Year means the cumulative amount (but not less than zero) of Realized Tax Benefits for all Taxable Years of the Corporate Taxpayer, up to and including such Taxable Year, net of the cumulative amount of Realized Tax Detriments for the same period. The Realized Tax Benefit and Realized Tax Detriment for each Taxable Year shall be determined based on the most recent Tax Benefit Payment Schedule or Amended Schedule, if any, in existence at the time of such determination.

Default Rate” means a per annum rate of SOFR plus 500 basis points.

Determination” has the meaning ascribed to such term in Section 1313(a) of the Code or any other event (including the execution of IRS Form 870-AD) that finally and conclusively establishes the amount of any liability for Tax.

Dispute” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.9(a) of this Agreement.

Early Termination” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1 of this Agreement.

Early Termination Date” means the date of an Early Termination Notice, or the date on which the Early Termination Notice is deemed to have been delivered pursuant to Section 4.2 or Section 4.3, for purposes of determining the Early Termination Payment.

Early Termination Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4 of this Agreement.

Early Termination Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4 of this Agreement.

Early Termination Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.5(b) of this Agreement.

Early Termination Rate” means a per annum rate of SOFR plus 150 basis points.

Early Termination Schedule” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4 of this Agreement.

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the same may be amended from time to time (or any corresponding provisions of succeeding law).

Expert” means such nationally recognized expert in the particular area of disagreement as is mutually acceptable to the Corporate Taxpayer and the Agents.

Hypothetical Tax Liability” means, with respect to any Taxable Year, the liability for U.S. federal income Taxes of (i) the Corporate Taxpayer, and (ii) without duplication, ProFrac LLC and any of its Subsidiaries that are treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, but only with respect to Taxes imposed on ProFrac LLC and such Subsidiaries that are allocable

 

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to the Corporate Taxpayer (using the same methods, elections, conventions, U.S. federal income tax rate and similar practices used on the relevant Corporate Taxpayer Return), but without taking into account (A) any Basis Adjustments, (B) any deduction attributable to Imputed Interest for the Taxable Year, and (C) any Post-IPO TRA Benefits. For the avoidance of doubt, Hypothetical Tax Liability shall be determined without taking into account the carryover or carryback of any U.S. federal income Tax item (or portions thereof) that is attributable to any Basis Adjustments, Imputed Interest or any Post-IPO TRA Benefits. Furthermore, the Hypothetical Tax Liability shall be calculated assuming deductions of (and other impacts of) state and local income and franchise Taxes are excluded.

Imputed Interest” means any interest imputed under Section 1272, 1274 or 483 or other provision of the Code with respect to the Corporate Taxpayer’s payment obligations under this Agreement.

IPO” means the initial public offering of Class A Shares by ProFrac Corp.

IPO Date” means the closing date of the IPO.

IRS” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.

Majority TRA Holders” means, at the time of any determination, TRA Holders who would be entitled to receive more than fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate amount of the Early Termination Payments payable to all TRA Holders hereunder (determined using such calculations of Early Termination Payments reasonably estimated by the Corporate Taxpayer) if the Corporate Taxpayer had exercised its right of early termination on such date.

Market Value” means the closing price of the Class A Shares on the applicable Redemption Date on the national securities exchange or interdealer quotation system on which such Class A Shares are then traded or listed, as reported by Bloomberg L.P.; provided, that if the closing price is not reported by Bloomberg L.P. for the applicable Redemption Date, then the Market Value means the closing price of the Class A Shares on the Business Day immediately preceding such Redemption Date on the national securities exchange or interdealer quotation system on which such Class A Shares are then traded or listed, as reported by Bloomberg L.P.; provided further that if the Class A Shares are not then listed on a national securities exchange or interdealer quotation system, “Market Value” means the fair market value of the Class A Shares, as determined by the Board in good faith.

Material Objection Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.4 of this Agreement.

Net Tax Benefit” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b) of this Agreement.

Objection Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a) of this Agreement.

Payment Date” means any date on which a payment is required to be made pursuant to this Agreement.

Person” means any individual, corporation, firm, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, estate, trust, business association, organization, governmental entity or other entity.

 

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Post-IPO TRA” means any tax receivable agreement (or comparable agreement) entered into by the Corporate Taxpayer or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to which the Corporate Taxpayer or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to pay over amounts with respect to tax benefits resulting from any increases in Tax basis, net operating losses or other tax attributes to which the Corporate Taxpayer or any of its Subsidiaries becomes entitled as a result of a transaction after the date of this Agreement.

Post-IPO TRA Benefits” means any tax benefits resulting from increases in Tax basis, net operating losses or other tax attributes with respect to which the Corporate Taxpayer or any of its Subsidiaries is obligated to make payments under a Post-IPO TRA.

ProFrac LLC” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.

ProFrac LLC Agreement” means the limited liability company agreement of ProFrac LLC, as amended from time to time.

Qualifying Owners” means (i) Farris C. Wilks, (ii) Dan H. Wilks, (iii) THRC, (iv) any spouse, lineal descendant (whether by blood or adoption), heirs (whether by will or intestacy), legal guardian or other legal representative or estate of the Person named in clause (i) or (ii) above, (v) any trust or family limited liability company, the sole beneficiary, partners or members of which are Persons described in clause (i) or (ii) above, such Person’s spouse, lineal descendant (whether by blood or adoption) and heirs (whether by will or intestacy), (vi) any trust of which at least one of the trustees is a Person described in (i) or (ii) above, (vi) any affiliated funds, investment vehicles or special purpose entities managed by any of the Persons described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, and (vii) any general partner, managing member, principal or managing director of any of the Persons described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above.

Realized Tax Benefit” means, for a Taxable Year, the sum of (i) the excess, if any, of the Hypothetical Tax Liability over the Actual Tax Liability and (ii) the State and Local Tax Benefit. If all or a portion of the Actual Tax Liability for the Taxable Year arises as a result of an audit by a Taxing Authority of any Taxable Year, such liability and the corresponding Hypothetical Tax Liability shall not be included in determining the Realized Tax Benefit unless and until there has been a Determination with respect to such Actual Tax Liability.

Realized Tax Detriment” means, for a Taxable Year, the sum of (i) the excess, if any, of the Actual Tax Liability over the Hypothetical Tax Liability and (ii) the State and Local Tax Detriment. If all or a portion of the Actual Tax Liability for the Taxable Year arises as a result of an audit by a Taxing Authority of any Taxable Year, such liability and the corresponding Hypothetical Tax Liability shall not be included in determining the Realized Tax Detriment unless and until there has been a Determination with respect to such Actual Tax Liability.

Reconciliation Dispute” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.10 of this Agreement.

Reconciliation Procedures” means the procedures described in Section 7.10 of this Agreement.

Redemption” means any transfer of Units by a TRA Holder, or by a permitted transferee of such TRA Holder (as determined pursuant to the ProFrac LLC Agreement), to ProFrac LLC or to the Corporate Taxpayer pursuant to the Redemption Right or the Call Right, as applicable.

 

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Redemption Date” means each date on which a Redemption occurs.

Redemption Notice” has the meaning given to the term “Redemption Notice” in the ProFrac LLC Agreement.

Redemption Right” means the redemption right of holders of Units set forth in Section 4.6 of the ProFrac LLC Agreement.

Reference Asset” means, with respect to any Redemption, an asset (other than cash or a cash equivalent) that is held by ProFrac LLC, or by any of its direct or indirect Subsidiaries that is treated as a partnership or disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes (but only to the extent such Subsidiaries are not held through any entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes), at the time of such Redemption. A Reference Asset also includes any asset that is “substituted basis property” under Section 7701(a)(42) of the Code with respect to a Reference Asset.

Resolution of Disputes Procedures” means the procedures described in Section 7.9 of this Agreement.

Schedule” means any of the following: (i) a Tax Attribute Schedule, (ii) a Tax Benefit Payment Schedule, or (iii) the Early Termination Schedule.

Senior Obligations” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1 of this Agreement.

SOFR” means, during any period, an interest rate per annum equal to the greater of (a) 0.25% and (b) the Secured Overnight Financing Rate reported, two Business Days prior to the first day of such period, by the Wall Street Journal (or if it shall cease to report such rate, as reported by any other publicly available source of such market rate). If the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ceases to be published or otherwise is not available, the Corporate Taxpayer will select an alternate benchmark with similar characteristic that gives due consideration to the prevailing market conventions for determining rates of interest in the United States at such time. Each determination by the Corporate Taxpayer of SOFR (including selecting an alternate benchmark to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate) shall be conclusive and binding in the absence of manifest error.

State and Local Tax Benefit” means, for a Taxable Year, the excess, if any, of the Hypothetical Tax Liability over the Actual Tax Liability; provided that, for purposes of determining the State and Local Tax Benefit, each of the Hypothetical Tax Liability and the Actual Tax Liability shall be calculated using the Assumed State and Local Tax Rate instead of the rate applicable for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

State and Local Tax Detriment” means, for a Taxable Year, the excess, if any, of the Actual Tax Liability over the Hypothetical Tax Liability; provided that, for purposes of determining the State and Local Tax Detriment, each of the Actual Tax Liability and the Hypothetical Tax Liability shall be calculated using the Assumed State and Local Tax Rate instead of the rate applicable for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

Subsidiaries” means, with respect to any Person, as of any date of determination, any other Person as to which such Person, owns, directly or indirectly, or otherwise controls more than 50% of the voting power or other similar interests or the sole general partner interest or managing member or similar interest of such Person.

 

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Tax Attribute Schedule” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1 of this Agreement.

Tax Benefit Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b) of this Agreement.

Tax Benefit Payment Schedule” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 of this Agreement.

Tax Proceeding” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1 of this Agreement.

Tax Receivable Agreements” means this Agreement and any Post-IPO TRA.

Tax Return” means any return, declaration, report or similar statement required to be filed with respect to Taxes (including any attached schedules), including, without limitation, any information return, claim for refund, amended return and declaration of estimated Tax.

Taxable Year” means a taxable year of the Corporate Taxpayer as defined in Section 441(b) of the Code (which, for the avoidance of doubt, may include a period of less than twelve (12) months for which a Tax Return is made), ending on or after the IPO Date.

Taxes” means any and all U.S. federal, state and local taxes, assessments or similar charges that are based on or measured with respect to net income or profits, including franchise taxes, and any interest imposed in respect of such Tax under applicable law.

Taxing Authority” means the IRS and any U.S. federal, national, state, county or municipal or other local government, any subdivision, agency, commission or authority thereof, or any quasi-governmental body exercising any taxing authority or any other authority exercising Tax regulatory authority.

THRC” means THRC Holdings, LP, a Texas limited partnership.

TRA Holder” means each of those Persons set forth on Schedule A and their respective successors and permitted assigns pursuant to Section 7.6(a).

Treasury Regulations” means the final, temporary and proposed regulations under the Code promulgated from time to time (including corresponding provisions and succeeding provisions) as in effect for the relevant Taxable Year.

Units” has the meaning set forth in the ProFrac LLC Agreement.

Valuation Assumptions” means, as of an Early Termination Date, the assumptions that:

(i)    in each Taxable Year ending on or after such Early Termination Date, the Corporate Taxpayer will have taxable income sufficient to fully utilize the deductions arising from all Basis Adjustments and Imputed Interest during such Taxable Year or future Taxable Years (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Basis Adjustments and Imputed Interest that would result from future Tax Benefit Payments that would be paid in accordance with the Valuation Assumptions, further assuming such future Tax Benefit Payments would be paid on the due date, without extensions, for filing the Corporate Taxpayer Return for the applicable Taxable Year) in which such deductions would become available;

 

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(ii)    any loss or credit carryovers generated by deductions or losses arising from any Basis Adjustment or Imputed Interest (including such Basis Adjustment and Imputed Interest generated as a result of payments under this Agreement) that are available in the Taxable Year that includes the Early Termination Date will be utilized by the Corporate Taxpayer ratably in each Taxable Year over the five Taxable Years beginning with the Taxable Year that includes the Early Termination Date; provided that, in any year in which the Corporate Taxpayer is prevented from fully using any net operating loss or credit carryover pursuant to Section 382 or Section 383 of the Code (or any successor provision), the amount utilized for purposes of this provision shall not exceed the amount that would otherwise be utilized under Section 382 or Section 383 of the Code (or any successor provision) and the five Taxable Year period described in this clause (ii) shall be extended with respect to such net operating loss or credit carryover to ten Taxable Years;

(iii)    the U.S. federal, state and local income and franchise tax rates that will be in effect for each Taxable Year ending on or after such Early Termination Date will be those specified for each such Taxable Year by the Code and other law as in effect on the Early Termination Date, except to the extent any change to such tax rates for such Taxable Year have already been enacted into law;

(iv)    any Reference Asset (other than a Reference Asset described in clause (v)) that is not subject to amortization, depletion, depreciation or other cost recovery deduction to which any Basis Adjustment is attributable will be disposed of in a fully taxable transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes on the fifth anniversary of the Early Termination Date for an amount sufficient to fully utilize the Basis Adjustment with respect to such Reference Asset; provided that, in the event of a Change of Control which includes a taxable sale of such Reference Asset (including the sale of all of the equity interests in an entity classified as a partnership or disregarded entity that directly or indirectly owns such Reference Asset), such Reference Asset shall be deemed disposed of at the time of the Change of Control;

(v)    any Reference Asset that is (A) stock or any other equity interest in a Subsidiary of ProFrac LLC that is treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes or (B) goodwill or going concern value (each within the meaning of Section 197(d)(1) of the Code and the associated Treasury Regulations) and subject to Section 197(f)(9) of the Code will not be deemed to be disposed of unless actually directly disposed of (or treated as actually directly disposed of for U.S. federal income tax purposes) in a taxable sale; and

(vi)    if, at the Early Termination Date, there are Units (other than those held by the Corporate Taxpayer or its Subsidiaries) that have not been transferred in an Redemption, then all such Units shall be deemed to be transferred pursuant to the Redemption Right effective on the Early Termination Date.

 

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Section 1.2    Other Definitional and Interpretative Provisions. The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of like import used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. References to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules are to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules of this Agreement unless otherwise specified. All Exhibits and Schedules annexed hereto or referred to herein are hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in full herein. Any capitalized terms used in any Exhibit or Schedule but not otherwise defined therein, shall have the meaning as defined in this Agreement. Any singular term in this Agreement shall be deemed to include the plural, and any plural term the singular. Whenever the words “include,” “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation,” whether or not they are in fact followed by those words or words of like import. “Writing,” “written” and comparable terms refer to printing, typing and other means of reproducing words (including electronic media) in a visible form. References to any agreement or contract are to that agreement or contract as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof. References to any Person include the successors and permitted assigns of that Person. References from or through any date mean, unless otherwise specified, from and including or through and including, respectively.

ARTICLE II

DETERMINATION OF CERTAIN REALIZED TAX BENEFITS

Section 2.1    Tax Attribute Schedules. Within ninety (90) calendar days after the filing of the relevant Corporate Taxpayer Return for each Taxable Year, the Corporate Taxpayer shall deliver to each Agent a schedule (the “Tax Attribute Schedule”) that shows, in reasonable detail necessary to perform the calculations required by this Agreement, including with respect to each applicable TRA Holder, (i) the Basis Adjustments with respect to the Reference Assets as a result of the Redemptions effected by such TRA Holder in such Taxable Year and (ii) the period (or periods) over which such Basis Adjustments are amortizable and/or depreciable.

Section 2.2    Tax Benefit Payment Schedules.

(a)    Within ninety (90) calendar days after the filing of the Corporate Taxpayer Return for any Taxable Year in which there is a Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment, the Corporate Taxpayer shall provide to each Agent: (i) a schedule showing, in reasonable detail, (A) the calculation of the Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment for such Taxable Year, (B) the portion of the Net Tax Benefit, if any, that is Attributable to each TRA Holder who has participated in any Redemption, (C) the Accrued Amount with respect to any such Net Tax Benefit that is Attributable to such TRA Holder, (D) the Tax Benefit Payment due to each such TRA Holder, and (E) the portion of such Tax Benefit Payment that the Corporate Taxpayer intends to treat as Imputed Interest (a “Tax Benefit Payment Schedule”), (ii) a reasonably detailed calculation of the Hypothetical Tax Liability, (iii) a reasonably detailed calculation of the Actual Tax Liability, (iv) a copy of the Corporate Taxpayer Return for such Taxable Year, and (v) any other work papers reasonably requested by any Agent. In addition, the Corporate Taxpayer shall allow each Agent reasonable access at no cost to the appropriate representatives of the Corporate Taxpayer in connection with a review of such Tax Benefit Payment Schedule; provided that, in the event of a dispute governed by Section 7.9 or Section 7.10, any such costs shall be borne as set forth in such sections. The Tax Benefit Payment Schedule will become final as provided in Section 2.3(a) and may be amended as provided in Section 2.3(b) (subject to the procedures set forth in Section 2.3(b)).

 

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(b)    For purposes of calculating the Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment for any Taxable Year, carryovers or carrybacks of any U.S. federal income Tax item attributable to the Basis Adjustments, Imputed Interest and any Post-IPO TRA Benefits shall be considered to be subject to the rules of the Code and the Treasury Regulations, as applicable, governing the use, limitation and expiration of carryovers or carrybacks of the relevant type. If a carryover or carryback of any U.S. federal income Tax item includes a portion that is attributable to the Basis Adjustment, Imputed Interest or any Post-IPO TRA Benefits and another portion that is not so attributable, such respective portions shall be considered to be used in accordance with the “with and without” methodology such that the portion that is not attributable to a Basis Adjustment or Imputed Interest is deemed utilized first. The parties agree that (i) any payment under this Agreement (to the extent permitted by law and other than amounts accounted for as Imputed Interest) will be treated as a subsequent upward adjustment to the purchase price of the relevant Units and will have the effect of creating additional Basis Adjustments to Reference Assets for the Corporate Taxpayer in the year of payment, and (ii) as a result, such additional Basis Adjustments will be incorporated into the current year calculation and into future year calculations, as appropriate.

Section 2.3    Procedure; Amendments.

(a)    An applicable Schedule or amendment thereto shall become final and binding on all parties thirty (30) calendar days from the first date on which all Agents have received the applicable Schedule or amendment thereto unless (i) any Agent, within thirty (30) calendar days after receiving an applicable Schedule or amendment thereto, provides the Corporate Taxpayer and each other Agent with notice of a material objection to such Schedule (“Objection Notice”) made in good faith or (ii) each Agent provides a written waiver of such right of any Objection Notice within the period described in clause (i) above, in which case such Schedule or amendment thereto becomes binding on the date waivers from all Agents have been received by the Corporate Taxpayer. If the Corporate Taxpayer and the Agents, for any reason, are unable to successfully resolve the issues raised in an Objection Notice within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt by the Corporate Taxpayer of such Objection Notice, the Corporate Taxpayer and the Agents shall employ the Reconciliation Procedures under Section 7.10 or Resolution of Disputes Procedures under Section 7.9, as applicable.

(b)    The applicable Schedule for any Taxable Year may be amended from time to time by the Corporate Taxpayer (i) in connection with a Determination affecting such Schedule, (ii) to correct inaccuracies in the Schedule identified as a result of the receipt of additional factual information relating to a Taxable Year after the date the Schedule was provided to the Agents, (iii) to comply with the Expert’s determination under the Reconciliation Procedures, (iv) to reflect a change in the Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment for such Taxable Year attributable to a carryback or carryforward of a loss or other Tax item to such Taxable Year, (v) to reflect a change in the Realized Tax Benefit or Realized Tax Detriment for such Taxable Year attributable to an amended Corporate Taxpayer Return filed for such Taxable Year or (vi) to adjust a Tax Attribute Schedule to take into account payments made pursuant to this Agreement (any such Schedule, an “Amended Schedule”). The Corporate Taxpayer shall provide an Amended Schedule

 

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to each Agent within sixty (60) calendar days of the occurrence of an event referenced in clauses (i) through (vi) of the preceding sentence and shall, at the reasonable request of any Agent, provide any other work papers relating to such Amended Schedule. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event a Schedule is amended after such Schedule becomes final pursuant to Section 2.3(a), the Amended Schedule shall not be taken into account in calculating any Tax Benefit Payment in the Taxable Year to which the amendment relates but instead shall be taken into account in calculating the Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit for the Taxable Year in which the amendment actually occurs.

Section 2.4    Section 754 Election. In its capacity as the sole managing member of ProFrac LLC, the Corporate Taxpayer will (i) ensure that, on and after the date hereof and continuing throughout the term of this Agreement, ProFrac LLC and any of its eligible Subsidiaries will have in effect an election pursuant to Section 754 of the Code (and under any similar provisions of applicable U.S. state or local law) and (ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that, on and after the date hereof and continuing throughout the term of this Agreement, any entity in which ProFrac LLC holds a direct or indirect interest that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes that does not meet the definition of “Subsidiary” herein, will have in effect an election pursuant to Section 754 of the Code (and under any similar provisions of applicable U.S. state or local law).

ARTICLE III

TAX BENEFIT PAYMENTS

Section 3.1    Payments.

(a)    Within five (5) Business Days after a Tax Benefit Payment Schedule delivered to the Agents becomes final in accordance with Section 2.3(a), the Corporate Taxpayer shall pay to each TRA Holder the Tax Benefit Payment in respect of such TRA Holder determined pursuant to Section 3.1(b) for such Taxable Year. Each such payment shall be made by check, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the bank account previously designated by the TRA Holder to the Corporate Taxpayer, or as otherwise agreed by the Corporate Taxpayer and the TRA Holder. For the avoidance of doubt, no Tax Benefit Payment shall be made in respect of estimated Tax payments, including, without limitation, U.S. federal or state estimated income Tax payments.

(b)    A “Tax Benefit Payment” in respect of a TRA Holder for a Taxable Year means an amount, not less than zero, equal to the sum of the portion of the Net Tax Benefit Attributable to such TRA Holder and the Accrued Amount with respect thereto. The “Net Tax Benefit” for a Taxable Year shall be an amount equal to the excess, if any, of 85% of the Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit as of the end of such Taxable Year over the sum of (i) the total amount of payments previously made under this Section 3.1 (excluding payments attributable to Accrued Amounts) and (ii) the total amount of Tax Benefit Payments previously made under the corresponding provision of any Post-IPO TRA; provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that no TRA Holder shall be required to return any portion of any previously made Tax Benefit Payment. Subject to Section 3.3, the portion of the Net Tax Benefit for a Taxable Year that is “Attributable” to a TRA Holder is the portion of such Net Tax Benefit that is derived from (x) any Basis Adjustment that was attributable, at the time of the relevant Redemption, to the Units acquired or deemed acquired by the Corporate Taxpayer in a Redemption undertaken by or with respect to such TRA Holder or

 

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(y) any Imputed Interest with respect to Tax Benefit Payments made to such TRA Holder. The “Accrued Amount” with respect to any portion of a Net Tax Benefit shall equal an amount determined in the same manner as interest on such portion of the Net Tax Benefit for a Taxable Year calculated at the Agreed Rate from the due date (without extensions) for filing the Corporate Taxpayer Return for such Taxable Year until the Payment Date. For the avoidance of doubt, for Tax purposes, the Accrued Amount shall not be treated as interest but shall instead be treated as additional consideration for the acquisition of Units in a Redemption, unless otherwise required by law.

(c)     Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, with respect to any Redemption, a TRA Holder may elect, by notifying the Corporate Taxpayer in writing on or before the due date for providing the Redemption Notice with respect to such Redemption to limit the aggregate Tax Benefit Payments to be made to such TRA Holder with respect to such Redemption to (i) 50%, or such other percentage such TRA Holder elects to apply in its written notification, of (ii) the amount equal to the sum of (A) any cash, excluding any Tax Benefit Payments, received by such TRA Holder in such Redemption and (B) the aggregate Market Value of the Class A Shares received by such TRA Holder in such Redemption, provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that such amount shall not include any Imputed Interest with respect to such Redemption. An election made by a TRA Holder pursuant to this Section 3.1(c) may not be revoked.

Section 3.2    No Duplicative Payments. It is intended that the provisions of this Agreement will not result in duplicative payment of any amount (including interest) required under the Tax Receivable Agreements. It is also intended that the provisions of the Tax Receivable Agreements will result in 85% of the Cumulative Net Realized Tax Benefit, and the Accrued Amount thereon, being paid to the Persons to whom payments are due pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreements. The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed in the appropriate manner to achieve these fundamental results.

Section 3.3 Pro Rata Payments; Coordination of Benefits with Other Tax Receivable Agreements.

(a)    Notwithstanding anything in Section 3.1 to the contrary, to the extent that the aggregate amount of the Corporate Taxpayer’s tax benefit subject to the Tax Receivable Agreements is limited in a particular Taxable Year because the Corporate Taxpayer does not have sufficient taxable income in such Taxable Year to fully utilize available deductions and other attributes, the limitation on the tax benefit for the Corporate Taxpayer shall be allocated as follows: (i) first among any Post-IPO TRAs (and among all Persons eligible for payments thereunder in the manner set forth in such Post-IPO TRAs) and (ii) to the extent of any remaining limitation on tax benefit for the Corporate Taxpayer after application of clause (i), among this Agreement (and among all Persons eligible for payments thereunder) in proportion to the respective amounts of Net Tax Benefit that would have been determined under this Agreement if the Corporate Taxpayer had sufficient taxable income so that there was no such limitation.

(b)    After taking into account Section 3.3(a), if for any reason the Corporate Taxpayer does not fully satisfy its payment obligations to make all Tax Benefit Payments due under the Tax Receivable Agreements in respect of a particular Taxable Year, then (i) the Corporate Taxpayer

 

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will pay the same proportion of each Tax Benefit Payment due to each Person to whom a payment is due under this Agreement (provided that, no Tax Benefit Payment shall be made in respect of any Taxable Year until all Tax Benefit Payments in respect of prior Taxable Years have been made in full) and (ii) after fulfilling the obligations set forth in clause (i) of this Section 3.3(b), the Corporate Taxpayer will then pay all amounts due under any Post-IPO TRA in respect of such Taxable Year (provided that, no Tax Benefit Payment shall be made in respect of any Taxable Year until all Tax Benefit Payments in respect of prior Taxable Years have been made in full).

(c)    To the extent the Corporate Taxpayer makes a payment to a TRA Holder in respect of a particular Taxable Year under Section 3.1(a) of this Agreement (taking into account Section 3.3(a) and Section 3.3(b), but excluding payments attributable to Accrued Amounts) in an amount in excess of the amount of such payment that should have been made to such TRA Holder in respect of such Taxable Year, then (i) such TRA Holder shall not receive further payments under Section 3.1(a) until such TRA Holder has foregone an amount of payments equal to such excess and any Accrued Amount attributable to such excess and (ii) the Corporate Taxpayer will pay the amount of such TRA Holder’s foregone payments (other than any foregone payments in respect of Accrued Amounts) to the other Persons to whom a payment is due under the Tax Receivable Agreements (or if no such payments are due, shall retain such amounts for future payments when they become due) in a manner such that each such Person to whom a payment is due under the Tax Receivable Agreements, to the maximum extent possible, receives aggregate payments under Section 3.1(a) or the comparable section of the other Tax Receivable Agreement(s), as applicable (in each case, taking into account Section 3.3(a) and Section 3.3(b) or the comparable section of the other Tax Receivable Agreement(s), but excluding payments attributable to Accrued Amounts) in the amount it would have received if there had been no excess payment to such TRA Holder.

ARTICLE IV

TERMINATION

Section 4.1    Early Termination at Election of the Corporate Taxpayer. The Corporate Taxpayer may terminate this Agreement at any time by paying to each TRA Holder the Early Termination Payment due to such TRA Holder pursuant to Section 4.5(b) (such termination, an “Early Termination”); provided that the Corporate Taxpayer may withdraw any notice of exercise of its termination rights under this Section 4.1 prior to the time at which any Early Termination Payment has been paid. Upon payment of the Early Termination Payment to each TRA Holder by the Corporate Taxpayer, the Corporate Taxpayer shall not have any further payment obligations under this Agreement, other than for (a) any Tax Benefit Payment agreed to by the Corporate Taxpayer and such TRA Holder as due and payable but unpaid as of the Early Termination Notice and (b) except to the extent included in the Early Termination Payment or as a payment under clause (a) of this Section 4.1, any Tax Benefit Payment due for any Taxable Year ending prior to, with or including the Early Termination Date. Upon payment of all amounts provided for in this Section 4.1, this Agreement shall terminate.

Section 4.2    Early Termination upon Change of Control. In the event of a Change of Control, all payment obligations hereunder shall be accelerated and such obligations shall be calculated as if an Early Termination Notice had been delivered on the closing date of the Change of Control and shall include, but not be limited to the following: (a) payment of the Early Termination Payment calculated as if an Early Termination Notice had been delivered on the

 

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closing date of a Change of Control, (b) payment of any Tax Benefit Payment in respect of a TRA Holder agreed to by the Corporate Taxpayer and such TRA Holder as due and payable but unpaid as of the deemed Early Termination Notice, and (c) except to the extent included in the Early Termination Payment or as a payment under clause (b) of this Section 4.2, payment of any Tax Benefit Payment due for any Taxable Year ending prior to, with or including the closing date of a Change of Control. In the event of a Change of Control, the Early Termination Payment shall be calculated utilizing the Valuation Assumptions and by substituting in each case the terms “the closing date of a Change of Control” for an “Early Termination Date.” Procedures similar to the procedures of Section 4.4 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, with respect to the determination of the amount payable by the Corporate Taxpayer pursuant to this Section 4.2.

Section 4.3    Breach of Agreement.

(a)    In the event that the Corporate Taxpayer (i) breaches any of its material obligations under this Agreement, whether as a result of failure to make any payment within three (3) months of the date when due, as a result of the failure to honor any other material obligation required hereunder, or by operation of law as a result of the rejection of this Agreement in a case commenced under the United States Bankruptcy Code or otherwise or (ii) (A) shall commence any case, proceeding or other action (1) under any existing or future law of any jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or relief of debtors, seeking to have an order for relief entered with respect to it, or seeking to adjudicate it bankrupt or insolvent, or seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, winding-up, liquidation, dissolution, composition or other relief with respect to it or its debts or (2) seeking an appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator or other similar official for it or for all or any substantial part of its assets, or it shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (B) there shall be commenced against the Corporate Taxpayer any case, proceeding or other action of the nature referred to in clause (A) above that remains undismissed or undischarged for a period of sixty (60) calendar days, all obligations hereunder shall be automatically accelerated and shall be immediately due and payable, and such obligations shall be calculated as if an Early Termination Notice had been delivered on the date of such breach. Procedures similar to the procedures of Section 4.4 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, with respect to the determination of the amount payable by the Corporate Taxpayer pursuant to this Section 4.3(a). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Corporate Taxpayer breaches this Agreement, the Majority TRA Holders shall be entitled to elect jointly on behalf of all TRA Holders for such TRA Holders to receive the amounts referred to in this Section 4.3(a) or to seek specific performance of the terms under this Agreement.

(b)    The parties agree that the failure of the Corporate Taxpayer to make any payment due pursuant to this Agreement within three (3) months of the date such payment is due shall be deemed to be a breach of a material obligation under this Agreement for all purposes of this Agreement, and that it shall not be considered to be a breach of a material obligation under this Agreement to make a payment due pursuant to this Agreement within three (3) months of the date such payment is due. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, except in the case of an Early Termination Payment or any payment treated as an Early Termination Payment, it shall not be a breach of a material obligation under this Agreement if the Corporate Taxpayer fails to make any Tax Benefit Payment when due to the extent that the Corporate Taxpayer has insufficient funds to make, or to the extent that the Corporate Taxpayer is contractually constrained from making, such payment in the Corporate Taxpayer’s sole judgement exercised in good faith;

 

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provided that the interest provisions of Section 5.2 shall apply to such late payment (unless the Corporate Taxpayer does not have sufficient cash to make such payment as a result of limitations imposed by any credit agreement to which ProFrac LLC or any Subsidiary of ProFrac LLC is a party, in which case Section 5.2 shall apply, but the Default Rate shall be replaced by the Agreed Rate); provided further that it shall be a breach of a material obligation under this Agreement, and the provisions of Section 4.3(a) shall apply as of the original due date of the Tax Benefit Payment, if the Corporate Taxpayer makes any distribution of cash or other property (other than Class A Shares or other equity interests of the Corporate Taxpayer) to its stockholders while any Tax Benefit Payment is due and payable but unpaid.

Section 4.4    Early Termination Notice. If the Corporate Taxpayer chooses to exercise its right of early termination under Section 4.1 above, the Corporate Taxpayer shall deliver to each Agent notice of such intention to exercise such right (the “Early Termination Notice”). Upon delivery of the Early Termination Notice or the occurrence of an event described in Section 4.2 or Section 4.3(a), the Corporate Taxpayer shall deliver (i) a schedule showing in reasonable detail the calculation of the Early Termination Payment (the “Early Termination Schedule”) and (ii) any other work papers related to the calculation of the Early Termination Payment reasonably requested by any Agent. In addition, the Corporate Taxpayer shall allow each Agent reasonable access at no cost to the appropriate representatives of the Corporate Taxpayer in connection with a review of such Early Termination Schedule; provided that, in the event of a dispute governed by Section 7.9 or Section 7.10, any such costs shall be borne as set forth in such sections. The Early Termination Schedule shall become final and binding on all parties thirty (30) calendar days from the first date on which all Agents have received such Schedule or amendment thereto unless (x) any Agent, within thirty (30) calendar days after receiving the Early Termination Schedule, provides the Corporate Taxpayer and each other Agent with notice of a material objection to such Schedule made in good faith (“Material Objection Notice”) or (y) each Agent provides a written waiver of such right of a Material Objection Notice within the period described in clause (x) above, in which case such Schedule becomes binding on the date waivers from all Agents have been received by the Corporate Taxpayer (the “Early Termination Effective Date”). If the Corporate Taxpayer and the Agents, for any reason, are unable to successfully resolve the issues raised in such notice within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt by the Corporate Taxpayer of the Material Objection Notice, the Corporate Taxpayer and the Agents shall employ the Reconciliation Procedures under Section 7.10 or Resolution of Disputes Procedures under Section 7.9, as applicable.

Section 4.5    Payment upon Early Termination.

(a)    Subject to its right to withdraw any notice of Early Termination pursuant to Section 4.1, within three (3) Business Days after the Early Termination Effective Date, the Corporate Taxpayer shall pay to each TRA Holder its Early Termination Payment. Each such payment shall be made by check, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to a bank account or accounts designated by the TRA Holder, or as otherwise agreed by the Corporate Taxpayer and the TRA Holder.

(b)    A TRA Holder’s “Early Termination Payment” as of the Early Termination Date shall equal, with respect to such TRA Holder, the present value, discounted at the Early Termination Rate as of the Early Termination Date, of all Tax Benefit Payments that would be required to be paid by the Corporate Taxpayer to such TRA Holder beginning from the Early Termination Date and assuming that the Valuation Assumptions are applied.

 

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ARTICLE V

SUBORDINATION AND LATE PAYMENTS

Section 5.1    Subordination. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, any payment due under this Agreement shall rank subordinate and junior in right of payment to any principal, interest or other amounts due and payable in respect of any obligations in respect of indebtedness for borrowed money of the Corporate Taxpayer and its Subsidiaries (such obligations, “Senior Obligations”) and shall rank pari passu in right of payment with all current or future unsecured obligations of the Corporate Taxpayer and its Subsidiaries that are not Senior Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding the above, the determination of whether it is a breach of a material obligation under this Agreement if the Corporate Taxpayer fails to make any Tax Benefit Payment or other payment under this Agreement when due is governed by Section 4.3(b). To the extent that any payment under this Agreement is not permitted to be made at the time such payment is due as a result of this Section 5.1 and the terms of the agreements governing Senior Obligations, such payment obligation nevertheless shall accrue for the benefit of the TRA Holders, and the Corporate Taxpayer shall make such payments at the first opportunity that such payments are permitted to be made in accordance with the terms of the Senior Obligations.

Section 5.2    Late Payments by the Corporate Taxpayer. The amount of all or any portion of any Tax Benefit Payment, Early Termination Payment or any other payment under this Agreement not made to any TRA Holder when due under the terms of this Agreement, whether as a result of Section 5.1 and the terms of the Senior Obligations or otherwise, shall be payable together with any interest thereon, computed at the Default Rate (or, if so provided in Section 4.3(b), at the Agreed Rate) and commencing from the date on which such Tax Benefit Payment, Early Termination Payment or any other payment under this Agreement was due and payable to the date of actual payment.

ARTICLE VI

NO DISPUTES; CONSISTENCY; COOPERATION

Section 6.1    Participation in the Corporate Taxpayers and ProFrac LLCs Tax Matters. Except as otherwise provided herein or in the ProFrac LLC Agreement, the Corporate Taxpayer shall have full responsibility for, and sole discretion over, all Tax matters concerning the Corporate Taxpayer and ProFrac LLC, including without limitation preparing, filing or amending any Tax Return and defending, contesting or settling any issue pertaining to Taxes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporate Taxpayer shall (a) notify each Agent of, and keep each Agent reasonably informed with respect to, the portion of any audit, examination, or any other administrative or judicial proceeding of the Corporate Taxpayer or ProFrac LLC by a Taxing Authority the outcome of which is reasonably expected to materially affect the rights of the TRA Holders under this Agreement (a “Tax Proceeding”), (b) provide each Agent with reasonable opportunity to provide information and other input to the Corporate Taxpayer, ProFrac LLC and their respective advisors concerning the conduct of any such portion of a Tax Proceeding, and (c) use commercially reasonable efforts to not, without the consent of the relevant Agent (which consent shall not be

 

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unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), settle or otherwise resolve any part of a Tax Proceeding that relates to a Basis Adjustment or the deduction of Imputed Interest (and, in each case, that is reasonably expected to have a material effect on the amounts payable to the TRA Holders under this Agreement); provided, however, that the Corporate Taxpayer and ProFrac LLC shall not be required to take any action, or refrain from taking any action, that is inconsistent with any provision of the ProFrac LLC Agreement.

Section 6.2    Consistency. Unless there is a Determination or written opinion, reasonably acceptable to the Corporate Taxpayer and ProFrac LLC, of legal counsel or a nationally recognized tax advisor to the contrary, the Corporate Taxpayer and each of the TRA Holders agree to report, and to cause their respective Subsidiaries to report, for all purposes, including U.S. federal, state and local Tax purposes and financial reporting purposes, all Tax-related items (including, without limitation, the Basis Adjustments and each Tax Benefit Payment), but, for financial reporting purposes, only in respect of items that are not explicitly characterized as “deemed” or in a similar manner by the terms of this Agreement, in a manner consistent with the description of any Tax characterization herein (including as set forth in Section 2.2(b) and Section 3.1(b) and any Schedule required to be provided by or on behalf of the Corporate Taxpayer under this Agreement, as finally determined pursuant to Section 2.3). If the Corporate Taxpayer and any TRA Holder, for any reason, are unable to successfully resolve any disagreement concerning such treatment within thirty (30) calendar days, the Corporate Taxpayer and such TRA Holder shall employ the Reconciliation Procedures under Section 7.10 or Resolution of Disputes Procedures under Section 7.9, as applicable.

Section 6.3    Cooperation. Each TRA Holder shall (i) furnish to the Corporate Taxpayer in a timely manner such information, documents and other materials as the Corporate Taxpayer may reasonably request for purposes of making any determination or computation necessary or appropriate under this Agreement, preparing any Tax Return or contesting or defending any Tax Proceeding, (ii) make itself available to the Corporate Taxpayer and its representatives to provide explanations of documents and materials and such other information as the Corporate Taxpayer or its representatives may reasonably request in connection with any of the matters described in clause (i) above, and (iii) reasonably cooperate in connection with any such matter. The Corporate Taxpayer shall reimburse each TRA Holder for any reasonable third-party costs and expenses incurred pursuant to this Section 6.3.

ARTICLE VII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 7.1    Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be sufficient in all respects if given in writing, in English and by personal delivery (if signed for receipt), by certified or registered United States mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested), by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service for next day delivery, transmitted via facsimile transmission or transmitted via electronic mail (following appropriate confirmation of receipt by return email, including an automated confirmation of receipt) and shall be deemed to have been made and the receiving party charged with notice, when received except that if received after 5:00 p.m. (in the recipient’s time zone) on a Business Day or if received on a day that is not a Business Day, such notice, request or communication will not be effective until the next

 

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succeeding Business Day. All notices hereunder shall be delivered as set forth below, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated in writing by the party to receive such notice:

If to the Corporate Taxpayer, to:

ProFrac Holding Corp.

333 Shops Boulevard, Suite 301

Willow Park, Texas 76087

Facsimile: [●]

Electronic mail: [●]

Attention: Legal

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice to the Corporate Taxpayer) to:

Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.

1001 Fannin, Suite 2500

Houston, TX 77002

Facsimile: 1.713.615.5651

Electronic mail: mtelle@velaw.com

Attention: Michael S. Telle

If to the Agent for Farris C. Wilks, to:

Farris C. Wilks

17018 Interstate Highway 20

Cisco, Texas 76437

Facsimile: [●]

Electronic mail: [●]

Attention: Kalli Stacey

If to the Agent for all other TRA Holders, to:

THRC Holdings, LP

17018 Interstate Highway 20

Cisco, Texas 76437

Facsimile: [●]

Electronic mail: [●]

Attention: Amanda Rodgers

If to a TRA Holder, other than an Agent, that is or was a partner in ProFrac LLC, to:

The address set forth in the records of ProFrac LLC.

Any party may change its address or fax number by giving the other party written notice of its new address or fax number in the manner set forth above.

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effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by facsimile transmission or otherwise (including an electronically executed signature page) shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement.

Section 7.3    Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each party hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any other Person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.

Section 7.4    Governing Law. This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York, without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof that would mandate the application of the laws of another jurisdiction.

Section 7.5    Severability. If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any law or public policy, all other terms and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the greatest extent possible.

Section 7.6    Successors; Assignment.

(a)    No TRA Holder may assign this Agreement to any Person without the prior written consent of the Corporate Taxpayer; provided, however, that:

(i)     To the extent Units are transferred in accordance with the terms of the ProFrac LLC Agreement, the transferring TRA Holder shall have the option to assign to the transferee of such Units the transferring TRA Holder’s rights under this Agreement with respect to such transferred Units without the prior written consent of the Corporate Taxpayer, provided that, such transferee has executed and delivered, or, in connection with such transfer, executes and delivers, a joinder to this Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Corporate Taxpayer, agreeing to become a “TRA Holder” for all purposes of this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, if a TRA Holder transfers Units but does not assign to the transferee of such Units the rights of such TRA Holder under this Agreement with respect to such transferred Units, such TRA Holder shall continue to be entitled to receive the Tax Benefit Payments, if any, due hereunder with respect to, including any Tax Benefit Payments arising in respect of a subsequent Redemption of, such Units.

 

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(ii)    The right to receive any and all payments payable or that may become payable to a TRA Holder pursuant to this Agreement that, once a Redemption has occurred, arise with respect to the Units transferred in such Redemption, may be assigned to any Person or Persons with the prior written consent of the Corporate Taxpayer (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) as long as any such Person has executed and delivered, or, in connection with such assignment, executes and delivers, a joinder to this Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Corporate Taxpayer, agreeing to be bound by Section 7.13.

(b)    The Person designated as the Agent for the TRA Holders other than Farris C. Wilks may not be changed without the prior written consent of the Corporate Taxpayer and the Majority TRA Holders (for this purpose, calculated by excluding Farris C. Wilks and any of his Affiliates and assignees).

(c)    Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon, shall inure to the benefit of and shall be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors, administrators and legal representatives. The Corporate Taxpayer shall cause any direct or indirect successor (whether by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Corporate Taxpayer, by written agreement, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Corporate Taxpayer would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.

Section 7.7    Amendments; Waiver. No provision of this Agreement may be amended unless such amendment is approved in writing by each of the Corporate Taxpayer and the Majority TRA Holders; provided, however, that no such amendment shall be effective if such amendment would have a disproportionate effect on the payments certain TRA Holders will or may receive under this Agreement unless all such disproportionately affected TRA Holders consent in writing to such amendment. No provision of this Agreement may be waived unless such waiver is in writing and signed by the relevant Agent, in the case of provisions relating to such Agent, or in the case of any other provision, by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective.

Section 7.8    Titles and Subtitles. The titles of the sections and subsections of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in construing this Agreement.

Section 7.9    Resolution of Disputes.

(a)    Any and all disputes which are not governed by Section 7.10, including any ancillary claims of any party, arising out of, relating to or in connection with the validity, negotiation, execution, interpretation, performance or non-performance of this Agreement (including the validity, scope and enforceability of this Section 7.9 and Section 7.10) (each a “Dispute”) shall be governed by this Section 7.9. The parties hereto shall attempt in good faith to resolve all Disputes by negotiation. If a Dispute between the parties hereto cannot be resolved in such manner, such Dispute shall be finally settled by arbitration conducted by a single arbitrator in accordance with the then-existing rules of arbitration of the American Arbitration Association. If the parties to the Dispute fail to agree on the selection of an arbitrator within ten (10) calendar

 

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days of the receipt of the request for arbitration, the American Arbitration Association shall make the appointment. The arbitrator shall be a lawyer admitted to the practice of law in a U.S. state, or a nationally recognized expert in the relevant subject matter, and shall conduct the proceedings in the English language. Performance under this Agreement shall continue if reasonably possible during any arbitration proceedings. In addition to monetary damages, the arbitrator shall be empowered to award equitable relief, including an injunction and specific performance of any obligation under this Agreement. The arbitrator is not empowered to award damages in excess of compensatory damages, and each party hereby irrevocably waives any right to recover punitive, exemplary or similar damages with respect to any Dispute. The award shall be the sole and exclusive remedy between the parties regarding any claims, counterclaims, issues, or accounting presented to the arbitral tribunal. Judgment upon any award may be entered and enforced in any court having jurisdiction over a party or any of its assets. The parties involved in any Dispute shall each bear their own costs and expenses of such Dispute unless, in the event of an arbitration, otherwise determined by the arbitrator in accordance with the then-existing rules of arbitration of the American Arbitration Association.

(b)    Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 7.9(a), the Corporate Taxpayer may bring an action or special proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction for the purpose of compelling a party to arbitrate, seeking temporary or preliminary relief in aid of an arbitration hereunder, and/or enforcing an arbitration award and, for the purposes of this Section 7.9(b), each Agent and each TRA Holder (i) expressly consents to the application of Section 7.9(c) to any such action or proceeding, (ii) agrees that proof shall not be required that monetary damages for breach of the provisions of this Agreement would be difficult to calculate and that remedies at law would be inadequate, and (iii) irrevocably appoints the Corporate Taxpayer as agent of such party for service of process in connection with any such action or proceeding and agrees that service of process upon such agent, who shall promptly advise such party in writing of any such service of process, shall be deemed in every respect effective service of process upon such party in any such action or proceeding.

(c)    EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY COURTS LOCATED IN NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (B) OF THIS SECTION 7.9 OR ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING ANCILLARY TO AN ARBITRATION OR CONTEMPLATED ARBITRATION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO OR CONCERNING THIS AGREEMENT. Such ancillary judicial proceedings include any suit, action or proceeding to compel arbitration, to obtain temporary or preliminary judicial relief in aid of arbitration, or to confirm an arbitration award. The parties acknowledge that the fora designated by this Section 7.9(c) have a reasonable relation to this Agreement and to the parties’ relationship with one another.

(d)    The parties hereby waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which they now or hereafter may have to personal jurisdiction or to the laying of venue of any such ancillary suit, action or proceeding brought in any court referred to in Section 7.9(c) and such parties agree not to plead or claim the same.

Section 7.10    Reconciliation. In the event that any Agent and the Corporate Taxpayer are unable to resolve a disagreement with respect to the calculations required to produce the schedules

 

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described in Section 2.3, Section 4.4 and Section 6.2 (but not, for the avoidance doubt, with respect to any legal interpretation with respect to such provisions or schedules) within the relevant period designated in this Agreement (“Reconciliation Dispute”), the Reconciliation Dispute shall be submitted for determination to the Expert. The Expert shall be a partner or principal in a nationally recognized accounting or law firm, and unless the Corporate Taxpayer and such Agent agree otherwise, the Expert shall not, and the firm that employs the Expert shall not, have any material relationship with the Corporate Taxpayer or such Agent or other actual or potential conflict of interest. If the parties are unable to agree on an Expert within fifteen (15) calendar days of receipt by the respondent(s) of written notice of a Reconciliation Dispute, the Expert shall be appointed by the American Arbitration Association. The Expert shall resolve (a) any matter relating to the Tax Attribute Schedule or an amendment thereto or the Early Termination Schedule or an amendment thereto within thirty (30) calendar days, (b) any matter relating to a Tax Benefit Payment Schedule or an amendment thereto within fifteen (15) calendar days , and (c) any matter related to treatment of any tax-related item as contemplated in Section 6.2 within fifteen (15) calendar days, or, in each case, as soon thereafter as is reasonably practicable after such matter has been submitted to the Expert for resolution. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the matter is not resolved before any payment that is the subject of a disagreement would be due (in the absence of such disagreement) or any Tax Return reflecting the subject of a disagreement is due, any portion of such payment that is not under dispute shall be paid on the date prescribed by this Agreement and such Tax Return may be filed as prepared by the Corporate Taxpayer, subject to adjustment or amendment upon resolution. The costs and expenses relating to the engagement of such Expert or amending any Tax Return shall be borne by the Corporate Taxpayer except as provided in the next sentence. The Corporate Taxpayer and such Agent shall each bear its own costs and expenses of such proceeding, unless (i) the Expert adopts such Agent’s position (as determined by the Expert), in which case the Corporate Taxpayer shall reimburse such Agent for any reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses in such proceeding, or (ii) the Expert adopts the Corporate Taxpayer’s position (as determined by the Expert), in which case such Agent shall reimburse the Corporate Taxpayer for any reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses in such proceeding. Any dispute as to whether a dispute is a Reconciliation Dispute within the meaning of this Section 7.10 shall be decided by the Expert. The Expert shall finally determine any Reconciliation Dispute and the determinations of the Expert pursuant to this Section 7.10 shall be binding on the Corporate Taxpayer and its Subsidiaries, the Agents, and the TRA Holders and may be entered and enforced in any court having jurisdiction.

Section 7.11    Withholding. The Corporate Taxpayer shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any payment payable pursuant to this Agreement such amounts as the Corporate Taxpayer is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Code or any provision of U.S. federal, state, local or non-U.S. tax law; provided, that the Corporate Taxpayer shall (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts prior to effecting any withholding with respect to a TRA Holder to minimize any withholding tax imposed on any amounts payable hereunder to a TRA Holder and (ii) shall reasonably cooperate with any TRA Holder with respect to such TRA Holder’s efforts to obtain necessary and available information for such TRA Holder to make filings, applications or elections to obtain any exemption, exclusion, credit or refund associated with taxation (including withholding tax) on any amounts payable by the Corporate Taxpayer to such TRA Holder. To the extent that amounts are so withheld and paid over to the appropriate Taxing Authority by the Corporate Taxpayer, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to the relevant TRA Holder. Upon a TRA Holder’s request, the Corporate Taxpayer shall provide evidence of any such payment to such TRA Holder.

 

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Section 7.12    Admission of the Corporate Taxpayer into a Consolidated Group; Transfers of Corporate Assets.

(a)    If the Corporate Taxpayer is or becomes a member of an affiliated or consolidated group of corporations that files a consolidated income Tax Return pursuant to Sections 1501 et seq. of the Code or any corresponding provisions of U.S. state or local Tax law, then, subject to the application of the Valuation Assumptions upon a Change of Control: (i) the provisions of this Agreement shall be applied with respect to the group as a whole; and (ii) Tax Benefit Payments, Early Termination Payments and other applicable items hereunder shall be computed with reference to the consolidated taxable income of the group as a whole.

(b)    If the Corporate Taxpayer (or any member of a group described in Section 7.12(a)) transfers or is deemed to transfer any Unit or any Reference Asset to a transferee that is treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes (other than to a member of a group described in Section 7.12(a)) in a transaction in which the transferee’s basis in the property acquired is determined in whole or in part by reference to such transferor’s basis in such property, then the Corporate Taxpayer shall cause such transferee to assume the obligation to make payments hereunder with respect to the applicable Basis Adjustments or Imputed Interest associated with any Reference Asset or interest therein acquired (directly or indirectly) in such transfer (taking into account any gain recognized in the transaction) in a manner consistent with the terms of this Agreement as the transferee (or one of its Affiliates) actually realizes Tax benefits from the Basis Adjustments or Imputed Interest, as applicable.

(c)    While ProFrac LLC is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, if ProFrac LLC (or any of ProFrac LLC’s direct or indirect Subsidiaries that is treated as a partnership or disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax purposes (but only to the extent such Subsidiaries are not held through any entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes)) transfers (or is deemed to transfer for U.S. federal income tax purposes) any Reference Asset to a transferee that is treated as a corporation for U. S. federal income tax purposes (other than a member of a group described in Section 7.12(a)) in a transaction in which the transferee’s basis in the property acquired is determined in whole or in part by reference to such transferor’s basis in such property, ProFrac LLC (or such direct or indirect Subsidiary) shall be treated as having disposed of the Reference Asset in a wholly taxable transaction. The consideration deemed to be received by ProFrac LLC (or such direct or indirect Subsidiary) in a transaction contemplated in the prior sentence shall be equal to the fair market value of the Reference Asset, plus, without duplication, (i) the amount of debt to which any such Reference Asset is subject, in the case of a transfer of an encumbered Reference Asset, or (ii) the amount of debt allocated to any such Reference Asset, in the case of a transfer of a partnership interest.

(d)    If any member of a group described in Section 7.12(a) that directly or indirectly owns any Unit or other equity interest in ProFrac LLC ceases to be a member of such group (or the Corporate Taxpayer deconsolidates for U.S. federal income tax purposes from that group), then the Corporate Taxpayer shall cause such member (or the parent of the consolidated group in a case where the Corporate Taxpayer deconsolidates from the group) to assume the obligation to make

 

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payments hereunder with respect to the applicable Basis Adjustments and Imputed Interest associated with any Reference Asset it owns (directly or indirectly) in a manner consistent with the terms of this Agreement as the member (or one of its Affiliates) actually realizes Tax benefits from the Basis Adjustments or Imputed Interest, as applicable.

(e)    For purposes of this Section 7.12, a transfer of a partnership interest shall be treated as a transfer of the transferor’s share of each of the assets and liabilities of that partnership.

(f)    If a transferee or a member of a group described in Section 7.12(a) assumes an obligation to make payments hereunder pursuant to either Section 7.12(b) or (d), then the initial obligor is relieved of the obligation assumed.

Section 7.13    Confidentiality.

(a)    Each Agent, each TRA Holder and each of such TRA Holder’s assignees acknowledges and agrees that the information of the Corporate Taxpayer is confidential and, except in the course of performing any duties as necessary for the Corporate Taxpayer and its Affiliates, as required by law or legal process or to enforce the terms of this Agreement, such Person shall keep and retain in the strictest confidence and not disclose to any Person any confidential matters, acquired pursuant to this Agreement, of the Corporate Taxpayer and its Affiliates and successors, concerning ProFrac LLC and its Affiliates and successors or the TRA Holders, learned by any Agent or any TRA Holder heretofore or hereafter; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, any Agent may disclose information received by it in the ordinary course of such Agent’s duties as Agent to the TRA Holder(s) for which it is the Agent. This Section 7.13 shall not apply to (i) any information that has been made publicly available by the Corporate Taxpayer or any of its Affiliates, becomes public knowledge (except as a result of an act of an Agent or a TRA Holder in violation of this Agreement) or is generally known to the business community and (ii) the disclosure of information (A) as may be proper in the course of performing such TRA Holder’s obligations, or monitoring or enforcing such TRA Holder’s rights, under this Agreement, (B) as part of such TRA Holder’s normal reporting, rating or review procedure (including normal credit rating and pricing process), or in connection with such TRA Holder’s or such TRA Holder’s Affiliates’ normal fund raising, financing, marketing, informational or reporting activities, or to such TRA Holder’s (or any of its Affiliates’) or its direct or indirect owners or Affiliates, auditors, accountants, employees, attorneys or other agents, (C) to any bona fide prospective assignee of such TRA Holder’s rights under this Agreement, or prospective merger or other business combination partner of such TRA Holder, provided that such assignee or merger partner agrees to be bound by the provisions of this Section 7.13, (D) as is required to be disclosed by order of a court of competent jurisdiction, administrative body or governmental body, or by subpoena, summons or legal process, or by law, rule or regulation; provided that any TRA Holder required to make any such disclosure to the extent legally permissible shall provide the Corporate Taxpayer prompt notice of such disclosure, or to regulatory authorities or similar examiners conducting regulatory reviews or examinations (without any such notice to the Corporate Taxpayer), or (E) to the extent necessary for a TRA Holder or its direct or indirect owners to prepare and file its Tax Returns, to respond to any inquiries regarding such Tax Returns from any Taxing Authority or to prosecute or defend any Tax Proceeding with respect to such Tax Returns. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, each Agent (and each employee, representative or other agent of such Agent or its assignees, as applicable) and each TRA Holder

 

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and each of its assignees (and each employee, representative or other agent of such TRA Holder or its assignees, as applicable) may disclose to any and all Persons, without limitation of any kind, the Tax treatment and Tax structure of the Corporate Taxpayer, ProFrac LLC, the Agents, the TRA Holders and their Affiliates, and any of their transactions, and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other Tax analyses) that are provided to the Agents or any TRA Holder relating to such Tax treatment and Tax structure.

(b)    If an Agent or an assignee or a TRA Holder or an assignee commits a breach, or threatens to commit a breach, of any of the provisions of this Section 7.13, the Corporate Taxpayer shall have the right and remedy to have the provisions of this Section 7.13 specifically enforced by injunctive relief or otherwise by any court of competent jurisdiction without the need to post any bond or other security, it being acknowledged and agreed that any such breach or threatened breach shall cause irreparable injury to the Corporate Taxpayer or any of its Subsidiaries or the TRA Holders and that money damages alone shall not provide an adequate remedy to such Persons. Such rights and remedies shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other rights and remedies available at law or in equity.

Section 7.14    No More Favorable Terms. None of the Corporate Taxpayer nor any of its Subsidiaries shall enter into any additional agreement providing rights similar to this Agreement to any Person (including any agreement pursuant to which the Corporate Taxpayer is obligated to pay amounts with respect to tax benefits resulting from any increases in Tax basis, net operating losses or other tax attributes to which the Corporate Taxpayer becomes entitled as a result of a transaction) if such agreement provides terms that are more favorable to the counterparty under such agreement than those provided to the TRA Holders under this Agreement; provided, however, that the Corporate Taxpayer (or any of its Subsidiaries) may enter into such an agreement if this Agreement is amended to make such more favorable terms available to the TRA Holders.

Section 7.15    Change in Law. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if, in connection with an actual or proposed change in law, a TRA Holder reasonably believes that the existence of this Agreement (a) could cause income (other than income arising from receipt of a payment under this Agreement) recognized by such TRA Holder upon any Redemption that as of the date of this Agreement would be treated as capital gain to instead be treated as ordinary income or to be otherwise taxed at ordinary income rates for U.S. federal income tax purposes or (b) would have other material adverse tax consequences to such TRA Holder and/or its direct or indirect owners, then, in either case, at the election of such TRA Holder and to the extent specified by such TRA Holder, this Agreement (i) shall cease to have further effect with respect to such TRA Holder, (ii) shall not apply to a Redemption by such TRA Holder occurring after a date specified by it, or (iii) shall otherwise be amended in a manner determined by such TRA Holder to waive any benefits to which such TRA Holder would otherwise be entitled under this Agreement, provided that such amendment shall not result in an increase in or acceleration of payments under this Agreement at any time as compared to the amounts and times of payments that would have been due in the absence of such amendment. Further, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any TRA Holder may, at any time, elect for this Agreement to cease to have further effect in its entirety with respect to such TRA Holder, and the Corporate Taxpayer shall cease to have any further obligations in respect of such TRA Holder, in each case from and after the date specified by such TRA Holder.

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporate Taxpayer, the Agents, and the TRA Holders have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

CORPORATE TAXPAYER:

PROFRAC HOLDING CORP.

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

AGENTS:

FARRIS C. WILKS

By:

 

 

THRC HOLDINGS, LP

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

[The signatures of the TRA Holders are attached in Schedule A.]

 

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SCHEDULE A

TRA HOLDERS

 

THRC HOLDINGS, LP

By:                                                              

Name:

Title:

FARRIS C. WILKS

 

                                                             

 

Schedule A-1

Exhibit 10.3

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

OF

PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC

DATED AS OF [], 2021

THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INTERESTS IN PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”), THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE, OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS, AND HAVE BEEN OR ARE BEING ISSUED IN RELIANCE UPON EXEMPTIONS FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND SUCH LAWS. SUCH INTERESTS MUST BE ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT ONLY AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED FOR SALE, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED, SOLD, ASSIGNED OR TRANSFERRED AT ANY TIME EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH (I) THE SECURITIES ACT, ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS; (II) THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT; AND (III) ANY OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS AGREED TO IN WRITING BETWEEN THE MANAGING MEMBER AND THE APPLICABLE MEMBER (AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN THIS THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT). THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INTERESTS MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED OF RECORD EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SUCH LAWS, THIS THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT AND ANY OTHER TERMS AND CONDITIONS AGREED TO IN WRITING BY THE MANAGING MEMBER AND THE APPLICABLE MEMBER. THEREFORE, PURCHASERS AND OTHER TRANSFEREES OF SUCH LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INTERESTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO BEAR THE RISK OF THEIR INVESTMENT OR ACQUISITION FOR AN INDEFINITE PERIOD OF TIME.


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

     2

Section 1.1

  

Definitions

     2

Section 1.2

  

Interpretive Provisions

     13

ARTICLE II ORGANIZATION OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

     14

Section 2.1

  

Formation

     14

Section 2.2

  

Filing

     14

Section 2.3

  

Name

     14

Section 2.4

  

Registered Office; Registered Agent

     14

Section 2.5

  

Principal Place of Business

     14

Section 2.6

  

Purpose; Powers

     14

Section 2.7

  

Term

     15

Section 2.8

  

Intent

     15

ARTICLE III [RESERVED]

     15

ARTICLE IV OWNERSHIP AND CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS; CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

     15

Section 4.1 

  

Authorized Equity Securities; General Provisions With Respect to Equity Securities and Debt Securities

     15

Section 4.2

  

Voting Rights

     19

Section 4.3

  

Capital Contributions; Unit Ownership

     19

Section 4.4

  

Capital Accounts

     20

Section 4.5

  

Other Matters

     20

Section 4.6

  

Redemption of Units

     21

ARTICLE V ALLOCATIONS OF PROFITS AND LOSSES

     28

Section 5.1

  

Profits and Losses

     28

Section 5.2

  

Special Allocations

     29

Section 5.3

  

Allocations for Tax Purposes in General

     31

Section 5.4

  

Other Allocation Rules

     32

ARTICLE VI DISTRIBUTIONS

     32

Section 6.1

  

Distributions

     32

Section 6.2

  

Tax-Related Distributions

     33

Section 6.3

  

Distribution Upon Withdrawal

     33

Section 6.4

  

Issuance of Additional Equity Securities

     33

ARTICLE VII MANAGEMENT

     34

Section 7.1

  

The Managing Member; Fiduciary Duties

     34

Section 7.2

  

Officers

     34

Section 7.3

  

Warranted Reliance by Officers on Others

     35

Section 7.4

  

Indemnification

     35

Section 7.5

  

Maintenance of Insurance or Other Financial Arrangements

     36

 

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Section 7.6

  

Resignation or Termination of Managing Member

     37

Section 7.7

  

No Inconsistent Obligations

     37

Section 7.8

  

Reclassification Events of PubCo

     37

Section 7.9

  

Certain Costs and Expenses

     37

ARTICLE VIII ROLE OF MEMBERS

     38

Section 8.1

  

Rights or Powers

     38

Section 8.2

  

Voting

     38

Section 8.3

  

Various Capacities

     39

Section 8.4

  

Investment Opportunities

     39

ARTICLE IX TRANSFERS OF INTERESTS

     40

Section 9.1

  

Restrictions on Transfer

     40

Section 9.2

  

Notice of Transfer

     41

Section 9.3

  

Transferee Members

     41

Section 9.4

  

Legend

     42  

ARTICLE X ACCOUNTING; CERTAIN TAX MATTERS

     42

Section 10.1

  

Books of Account

     42

Section 10.2

  

Tax Elections

     42

Section 10.3

  

Tax Returns; Information

     43

Section 10.4

  

Company Representative

     43

Section 10.5

  

Withholding Tax Payments and Obligations

     44  

ARTICLE XI DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION

     45

Section 11.1

  

Liquidating Events

     45

Section 11.2

  

Bankruptcy

     46

Section 11.3

  

Procedure

     46

Section 11.4

  

Rights of Members

     47

Section 11.5

  

Notices of Dissolution

     47

Section 11.6

  

Reasonable Time for Winding Up

     47

Section 11.7

  

No Deficit Restoration Obligation

     47

ARTICLE XII GENERAL

     48

Section 12.1

  

Amendments; Waivers

     48

Section 12.2

  

Further Assurances

     49

Section 12.3

  

Successors and Assigns

     49

Section 12.4

  

Certain Representations by Members

     49

Section 12.5

  

Entire Agreement

     49

Section 12.6

  

Rights of Members Independent

     49

Section 12.7

  

Governing Law

     50

Section 12.8

  

Jurisdiction and Venue

     50

Section 12.9

  

Headings

     50

Section 12.10 

  

Counterparts

     50

Section 12.11

  

Notices

     50

 

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Section 12.12

  

Representation By Counsel; Interpretation

     51

Section 12.13 

  

Severability

     51

Section 12.14 

  

Expenses

     51

Section 12.15

  

Waiver of Jury Trial

     51

Section 12.16

  

No Third Party Beneficiaries

     51

 

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THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED

LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT

OF

PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC

This Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (as amended, supplemented or restated from time to time, this “Agreement”) is entered into as of [●], 2021, by and among ProFrac Holdings, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “Company”), ProFrac Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation (“PubCo”), the other parties listed on Exhibit A hereto and each other Person who is or at any time becomes a Member in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the TBOC.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Company was formed under the name “F & T Exploration, LLC” pursuant to the Certificate of Formation filed in the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas on November 10, 2014, and, on such date, the original members of the Company adopted said Certificate of Formation and entered into a written operating agreement;

WHEREAS, the original members of the Company unanimously consented to the change of the Company’s name from “F & T Exploration, LLC” to “ProFrac Holdings, LLC” on June 21, 2016;

WHEREAS, immediately prior to the adoption of this Agreement, the Company was governed by the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2018 (the “Existing LLC Agreement”);

WHEREAS, as part of a restructuring and pursuant to the Master Reorganization Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Master Reorganization Agreement”), the equity interests in the Company are being recapitalized into the Units;

WHEREAS, it is contemplated that PubCo will, subject to the approval of its board of directors, issue up to [●] Class A Shares to the public for cash in the initial underwritten public offering of shares of its stock (the “IPO”);

WHEREAS, each Unit (other than any Unit held by PubCo and its direct and indirect Subsidiaries) may be redeemed, at the election of the holder of such Unit (together with the surrender and delivery by such holder of one Class B Share), for one Class A Share in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Members desire that PubCo become the sole managing member of the Company (in its capacity as managing member as well as in any other capacity, the “Managing Member”);

WHEREAS, the Members desire to amend and restate the Existing LLC Agreement and adopt this Agreement; and

 

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WHEREAS, this Agreement shall supersede the Existing LLC Agreement in its entirety as of the date hereof.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the Existing LLC Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety and the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1    Definitions. As used in this Agreement and the Exhibit[s] attached to this Agreement, the following definitions shall apply:

Action” means any claim, arbitration, inquiry, Proceeding or investigation by or before any Governmental Entity.

Adjusted Capital Account” means, with respect to any Member, the Capital Account maintained for each Member, (a) increased by any amounts that such Member is obligated to restore or is treated as obligated to restore under Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c), 1.704-2(g)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(5), and (b) decreased by any amounts described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6) with respect to such Member. The foregoing definition of “Adjusted Capital Account” is intended to comply with the provisions of Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and 1.704-2 and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person; provided that, for purposes of this Agreement, (a) no Member shall be deemed an Affiliate of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and (b) none of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries shall be deemed an Affiliate of any Member.

Agreement” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

beneficially own” and “beneficial owner” shall be as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the rules promulgated under the Exchange Act.

Business Day” means Monday through Friday of each week, except that a legal holiday recognized as such by the government of the United States of America or the State of Texas shall not be regarded as a Business Day.

Business Opportunities Exempt Party” is defined in Section 8.4.

Call Right” is defined in Section 4.6(f)(i).

Capital Account” means, with respect to any Member, the Capital Account maintained for such Member in accordance with Section 4.4.

 

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Capital Contribution” means, with respect to any Member, the amount of cash and the initial Gross Asset Value of any property (other than cash) contributed to the Company by such Member. Any reference to the Capital Contribution of a Member will include any Capital Contributions made by a predecessor holder of such Member’s Units to the extent that such Capital Contribution was made in respect of Units Transferred to such Member.

Cash Election” means an election by the Company to redeem Units for cash pursuant to Section 4.6(a)(iii) or an election by PubCo (or such designated member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group) to purchase Units for cash pursuant to an exercise of its Call Right set forth in Section 4.6(f)(i).

Call Election Notice” is defined in Section 4.6(f)(ii).

Cash Election Amount” means, with respect to a particular Redemption for which a Cash Election has been made, (a) other than in the case of clause (b), if the Class A Shares trade on a securities exchange or automated or electronic quotation system, an amount of cash equal to the product of (i) the number of Class A Shares that would have been received in such Redemption if a Cash Election had not been made and (ii) the average of the volume-weighted closing price for a Class A Share on the principal securities exchange or automated or electronic quotation system on which the Class A Shares trade, as reported by Bloomberg, L.P., or its successor, for each of the ten consecutive full Trading Days ending on and including the last full Trading Day immediately prior to the Redemption Notice Date, subject to appropriate and equitable adjustment for any stock splits, reverse splits, stock dividends or similar events affecting the Class A Shares; (b) if the Cash Election is made in respect of a Redemption Notice issued by a Redeeming Member in connection with a Public Offering, an amount of cash equal to the product of (i) the number of Class A Shares that would have been received in such Redemption if a Cash Election had not been made and (ii) the price per Class A Share sold to the public in such Public Offering (reduced by the amount of any Discount associated with such Class A Share); and (c) if the Class A Shares no longer trade on a securities exchange or automated or electronic quotation system, an amount of cash equal to the product of (i) the number of Class A Shares that would have been received in such Redemption if a Cash Election had not been made and (ii) the fair market value of one Class A Share, as determined by the Managing Member in Good Faith, that would be obtained in an arms’ length transaction for cash between an informed and willing buyer and an informed and willing seller, neither of whom is under any compulsion to buy or sell, and without regard to the particular circumstances of the buyer or seller.

Change of Control” means the occurrence of any of the following events or series of related events after the closing date of the IPO:

(a)    any Person (excluding (i) any Qualifying Owner or any group of Qualifying Owners acting together that would constitute a “group” for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act and (ii) a corporation or other entity owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of PubCo in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the stock of PubCo) is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 of the rules promulgated under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of PubCo representing more than 50% of the combined voting power of PubCo’s then outstanding voting securities; or

 

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(b)    there is consummated a merger or consolidation of PubCo with any other corporation or other entity, and, immediately after the consummation of such merger or consolidation, all of the Persons who were the respective “beneficial owners” (as defined above) of the voting securities of PubCo immediately prior to such merger or consolidation do not continue to beneficially own more than 50% of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding voting securities of the Person resulting from such merger or consolidation or, if the surviving company is a Subsidiary, the ultimate parent thereof; or

(c)    the stockholders of PubCo approve a plan of complete liquidation or dissolution of PubCo or there is consummated an agreement or series of related agreements for the sale or other disposition, directly or indirectly, by PubCo of all or substantially all of PubCo’s assets, other than such sale or other disposition by PubCo of all or substantially all of PubCo’s assets to an entity, at least 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by stockholders of PubCo in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of PubCo immediately prior to such sale.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (x) except with respect to clause (b) above, a “Change of Control” shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of the consummation of any transaction or series of integrated transactions immediately following which the record holders of the shares of PubCo immediately prior to such transaction or series of transactions continue to have substantially the same proportionate ownership in, and own substantially all of the shares of, an entity which owns, either directly or through a Subsidiary, all or substantially all of the assets of PubCo immediately following such transaction or series of transactions, and (y) a “Change of Control” shall not be deemed to have occurred by virtue of the consummation of any transaction or series of integrated transactions in connection with an FTSI Reorganization.

Change of Control Redemption Date” is defined in Section 4.6(g).

Chief Executive Officer” means the person appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Company by the Managing Member pursuant to Section 7.2(a).

Class A Shares” means, as applicable, (a) the Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of PubCo or (b) following any consolidation, merger, reclassification or other similar event involving PubCo, any shares or other securities of PubCo or any other Person or cash or other property that become payable in consideration for the Class A Shares or into which the Class A Shares are exchanged or converted as a result of such consolidation, merger, reclassification or other similar event.

Class B Shares” means, as applicable, (a) the Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of PubCo or (b) following any consolidation, merger, reclassification or other similar event involving PubCo, any shares or other securities of PubCo or any other Person or cash or other property that become payable in consideration for the Class B Shares or into which the Class B Shares are exchanged or converted as a result of such consolidation, merger, reclassification or other similar event.

 

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Code” means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.

Commission” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including any governmental body or agency succeeding to the functions thereof.

Common Stock” means the Class A Shares and the Class B Shares.

Company” is defined in the preamble to this Agreement.

Company Level Taxes” means any U.S. federal, state or local taxes, additions to tax, penalties and interest payable by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries as a result of any examination of the Company’s or any of its Subsidiaries’ affairs by any U.S. federal, state or local tax authorities, including resulting administrative and judicial proceedings under the Partnership Tax Audit Rules.

Company Minimum Gain” has the meaning assigned to the term “partnership minimum gain” set forth in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(b)(2) and 1.704-2(d). It is further understood that Company Minimum Gain shall be determined in a manner consistent with the rules of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(2), including the requirement that if the adjusted Gross Asset Value of property subject to one or more Nonrecourse Liabilities differs from its adjusted tax basis, Company Minimum Gain shall be determined with reference to such Gross Asset Value.

Company Representative” has, with respect to taxable periods beginning after December 31, 2017, the meaning assigned to the term “partnership representative” set forth in Section 6223 of the Code and any “designated individual,” if applicable, as defined in the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder (including, in each case, any similar capacity or role under relevant state or local law), and, with respect to taxable periods beginning on or before December 31, 2017, the meaning assigned of “tax matters partner” set forth in Section 6231(a)(7) of the Code prior to its amendment by Title XI of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (including, any similar capacity or role under relevant state or local law), as appointed pursuant to Section 10.4.

control” (including the terms “controlled by” and “under common control with”), with respect to the relationship between or among two or more Persons, means the possession, directly or indirectly or as trustee, personal representative or executor, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the affairs or management of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, as trustee, personal representative or executor, by contract or otherwise.

Covered Audit Adjustment” means an adjustment to any partnership-related item (within the meaning of Section 6241(2)(B) of the Code) to the extent such adjustment results in an “imputed underpayment” as described in Section 6225(b) of the Code or any analogous provision of state or local Law.

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Debt Securities” means any and all debt instruments or debt securities of any member of the PubCo Holdings Group that are not convertible or exchangeable into Equity Securities of any member of the PubCo Holdings Group.

Depreciation” means, for each Fiscal Year or other taxable period, an amount equal to the depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction (excluding depletion) allowable with respect to an asset for such Fiscal Year or other taxable period, except that (a) with respect to any such property the Gross Asset Value of which differs from its adjusted tax basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes and which difference is being eliminated by use of the “remedial method” pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-3(d), Depreciation for such Fiscal Year or other taxable period shall be the amount of book basis recovered for such Fiscal Year or other taxable period under the rules prescribed by Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-3(d)(2), and (b) with respect to any other such property the Gross Asset Value of which differs from its adjusted tax basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes at the beginning of such Fiscal Year or other taxable period, Depreciation shall be an amount that bears the same ratio to such beginning Gross Asset Value as the U.S. federal income tax depreciation, amortization or other cost recovery deduction for such Fiscal Year or other taxable period bears to such beginning adjusted tax basis; provided, however, that if the adjusted tax basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes of an asset at the beginning of such Fiscal Year or other taxable period is zero, Depreciation with respect to such asset shall be determined with reference to such beginning Gross Asset Value using any reasonable method selected by the Managing Member.

Discount” means any underwriters’ discounts or commissions and brokers’ fees or commissions, including, for the avoidance of doubt, any deferred discounts or commissions and brokers’ fees or commissions payable in connection with or as a result of any Public Offering.

Economic Risk of Loss” has the meaning set forth in Treasury Regulation Section 1.752-2(a).

Effective Time” means 12:01 a.m. Central Daylight Time on the date of the initial closing of the IPO.

Equity Securities” means (a) with respect to a partnership, limited liability company or similar Person, any and all units, interests, rights to purchase, warrants, options or other equivalents of, or other ownership interests in, any such Person as well as debt or equity instruments convertible, exchangeable or exercisable into any such units, interests, rights or other ownership interests and (b) with respect to a corporation, any and all shares, interests, participation or other equivalents (however designated) of corporate stock, including all common stock and preferred stock, or warrants, options or other rights to acquire any of the foregoing, including any debt instrument convertible or exchangeable into any of the foregoing.

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974, as amended.

Excess Tax Amount” is defined in Section 10.5(c).

Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the same may be amended from time to time (or any corresponding provisions of succeeding Law).

 

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Existing LLC Agreement” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

Fair Market Value” means the fair market value of any property as reasonably determined by the Managing Member after taking into account such factors as the Managing Member shall deem appropriate.

Federal Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code, and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the same may be amended from time to time (or any corresponding provisions of succeeding Law).

Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of the Company, which shall end on December 31 of each calendar year unless, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, another fiscal year is required. The Company shall have the same fiscal year for U.S. federal income tax purposes and for accounting purposes.

FTSI” is defined in Section 6.1(d).

FTSI Restructuring” is defined in Section 6.1(d).

GAAP” means U.S. generally accepted accounting principles at the time.

Good Faith” means a Person having acted in good faith and in a manner such Person reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company.

Governmental Entity” means any federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, local, foreign or other government, governmental, stock exchange, regulatory or administrative authority, agency or commission or any court, tribunal or judicial or arbitral body.

Gross Asset Value” means, with respect to any asset, such asset’s adjusted tax basis for U.S. federal income tax purposes, except as follows:

(a)    the initial Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed by a Member to the Company shall be the gross Fair Market Value of such asset as of the date of such contribution;

(b)    the Gross Asset Values of all Company assets shall be adjusted to equal their respective gross Fair Market Values as of the following times: (i) the acquisition of an interest (or additional interest) in the Company by any new or existing Member in exchange for more than a de minimis Capital Contribution to the Company or in exchange for the performance of more than a de minimis amount of services to or for the benefit of the Company; (ii) the distribution by the Company to a Member of more than a de minimis amount of Company assets as consideration for an interest in the Company; (iii) the liquidation of the Company within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g)(1); (iv) the acquisition of an interest in the Company by any new or existing Member upon the exercise of a noncompensatory option in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(s); or (v) any other event to the extent determined

 

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by the Managing Member to be permitted and necessary or appropriate to properly reflect Gross Asset Values in accordance with the standards set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(q); provided, however, that adjustments pursuant to subclauses (i), (ii) and (iv) above shall be made only if the Managing Member reasonably determines that such adjustments are necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Members in the Company. If any noncompensatory options are outstanding upon the occurrence of an event described in subclauses (i) through (v) above, the Company shall adjust the Gross Asset Values of its properties in accordance with Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f)(1) and 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(h)(2);

(c)    the Gross Asset Value of any Company asset distributed to any Member shall be adjusted to equal the gross Fair Market Value of such asset on the date of such distribution;

(d)    the Gross Asset Values of Company assets shall be increased (or decreased) to reflect any adjustments to the adjusted tax basis of such assets pursuant to Code Section 734(b) (including any such adjustments pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.734-2(b)(1)), but only to the extent that such adjustments are taken into account in determining Capital Accounts pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m) and clause (f) in the definition of “Profits” or “Losses” below or Section 5.2(h); provided, however, that the Gross Asset Value of a Company asset shall not be adjusted pursuant to this clause (d) to the extent the Managing Member determines that an adjustment pursuant to clause (b) of this definition is necessary or appropriate in connection with a transaction that would otherwise result in an adjustment pursuant to this clause (d); and

(e)    if the Gross Asset Value of a Company asset has been determined or adjusted pursuant to clauses (a), (b) or (d) of this definition, such Gross Asset Value shall thereafter be adjusted by the Depreciation taken into account with respect to such asset for purposes of computing Profits, Losses and other items allocated pursuant to Article V.

Interest” means the entire interest of a Member in the Company, including the Units and all of such Member’s rights, powers and privileges under this Agreement and the TBOC.

IPO” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

IPO TRA” means the Tax Receivable Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, by and among PubCo and the other parties thereto, as the same may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time.

Law” means any federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, local or similar statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, order, requirement or rule of law (including common law).

Legal Action” is defined in Section 12.8.

Liability” means any liability or obligation, whether known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated and whether due or to become due, regardless of when asserted.

 

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Liquidating Event” is defined in Section 11.1.

Lock-Up Period” means the period of [180] days commencing with the pricing of the IPO.

Managing Member” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

Master Reorganization Agreement” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

Member” means any Person that executes this Agreement as a Member and any other Person admitted to the Company as an additional or substituted Member, in each case, that has not made a disposition of such Person’s entire Interest.

Member Minimum Gain” has the meaning assigned to the term “partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain” set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i). It is further understood that the determination of Member Minimum Gain and the net increase or decrease in Member Minimum Gain shall be made in the same manner as required for such determination of Company Minimum Gain under Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(d) and 1.704-2(g)(3).

Member Nonrecourse Debt” has the meaning assigned to the term “partner nonrecourse debt” set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(4).

Member Nonrecourse Deductions” has the meaning assigned to the term “partner nonrecourse deductions” set forth in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(i)(1) and 1.704-2(i)(2).

Minority Member Redemption Date” is defined in Section 4.6(h).

Minority Member Redemption Notice” is defined in Section 4.6(h).

National Securities Exchange” means an exchange registered with the Commission under the Exchange Act.

Nonrecourse Deductions” has the meaning assigned to that term in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(1).

Nonrecourse Liability” has the meaning assigned to that term in Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(b)(3).

Officer” means each Person appointed as an officer of the Company pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.2.

[“Option” means the option to purchase an additional [●] Class A Shares granted by PubCo to the underwriters for the IPO as described in PubCo’s registration statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-261255), initially filed with the Commission on November 19, 2021.]

Partnership Tax Audit Rules” means Sections 6221 through 6241 of the Code, together with any final, temporary or, to the extent taxpayers are permitted to rely on them, proposed Treasury Regulations, Revenue Rulings and case law interpreting Sections 6221 through 6241 of the Code (and any analogous provision of state or local tax Law).

 

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Person” means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, limited liability company, association, trust, unincorporated organization or other entity, as well as any syndicate or group that would be deemed to be a person under Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.

Plan Asset Regulations” means the regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor at Section 2510.3-101 of Part 2510 of Chapter XXV, Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulations as the same may be amended from time to time.

Post-IPO TRA” means any tax receivable agreement (or comparable agreement), other than the IPO TRA, entered into by PubCo or any member of the PubCo Holdings Group pursuant to which PubCo or any member of such group is obligated to pay over amounts with respect to tax benefits resulting from any increases in tax basis, net operating losses or other tax attributes to which PubCo or any member of such group becomes entitled as a result of a transaction after the date hereof.

Proceeding” is defined in Section 7.4.

Profits” or “Losses” means, for each Fiscal Year or other taxable period, an amount equal to the Company’s taxable income or loss for such year or period, determined in accordance with Section 703(a) of the Code (for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss or deduction required to be separately stated pursuant to Section 703(a)(1) of the Code shall be included in taxable income or loss), with the following adjustments (without duplication):

(a)    any income or gain of the Company that is exempt from U.S. federal income tax or otherwise described in Section 705(a)(1)(B) of the Code and not otherwise taken into account in computing Profits or Losses shall be added to such taxable income or loss;

(b)    any expenditures of the Company described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code or treated as Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code expenditures pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i), and not otherwise taken into account in computing Profits or Losses, shall be subtracted from such taxable income or loss;

(c)    if the Gross Asset Value of any Company asset is adjusted pursuant to clause (b) or (c) of the definition of Gross Asset Value above, the amount of such adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the Gross Asset Value of the Company asset) or an item of loss (if the adjustment decreases the Gross Asset Value of the Company asset) from the disposition of such asset and shall, except to the extent allocated pursuant to Section 5.2, be taken into account for purposes of computing Profits or Losses;

(d)    gain or loss resulting from any disposition of Company assets with respect to which gain or loss is recognized for U.S. federal income tax purposes shall be computed with reference to the Gross Asset Value of the asset disposed of, notwithstanding that the adjusted tax basis of such asset differs from its Gross Asset Value;

 

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(e)    in lieu of the depreciation, amortization and other cost recovery deductions (excluding depletion) taken into account in computing such taxable income or loss, there shall be taken into account Depreciation;

(f)    to the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any asset pursuant to Section 734(b) of the Code is required, pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4), to be taken into account in determining Capital Account balances as a result of a distribution other than in liquidation of a Member’s interest in the Company, the amount of such adjustment shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or an item of loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) from the disposition of such asset and shall be taken into account for purposes of computing Profits or Losses; and

(g)    any items of income, gain, loss or deduction that are specifically allocated pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.2 shall not be taken into account in computing Profits or Losses for any taxable year, but such items available to be specially allocated pursuant to Section 5.2 will be determined by applying rules analogous to those set forth in clauses (a) through (f) above.

PubCo” is defined in the recitals to this Agreement.

PubCo Holdings Group” means PubCo and each Subsidiary of PubCo (other than the Company and its Subsidiaries).

PubCo Shares” means all classes and series of common stock of PubCo, including the Class A Shares and the Class B Shares.

PubCo Tax-Related Liabilities” means (a) any U.S. federal, state and local and non-U.S. tax obligations (including any Company Level Taxes for which the PubCo Holdings Group is liable hereunder) owed by the PubCo Holdings Group (other than any obligations to remit any withholdings withheld from payments to third parties) and (b) any obligations under the IPO TRA and any Post-IPO TRA payable by the PubCo Holdings Group.

Public Offering” means an underwritten offering and sale of securities to the public pursuant to a registration statement, including a “bought” deal or “overnight” public offering.

Qualifying Owners” means (i) Farris C. Wilks, (ii) Dan H. Wilks, (iii) THRC Holdings, LP, a Texas limited partnership, (iv) any spouse, lineal descendant, legal guardian or other legal representative or estate of the Person named in clause (i) or (ii) above, (v) any trust of which at least one of the trustees is a Person described in (i) or (ii) above, (vi) any affiliated funds, investment vehicles or special purpose entities managed by any of the Persons described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, and (vii) any general partner, managing member, principal or managing director of any of the Persons described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above.

Reclassification Event” means any of the following: (a) any reclassification or recapitalization of PubCo Shares (other than a change in par value, or from par value to no par value, or from no par value to par value, or as a result of a subdivision or combination or any transaction subject to Section 4.1(e) through Section 4.1(i)), (b) any merger, consolidation or other

 

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combination involving PubCo, or (c) any sale, conveyance, lease or other disposal of all or substantially all the properties and assets of PubCo to any other Person, in each of clauses (a), (b) or (c), as a result of which holders of PubCo Shares shall be entitled to receive cash, securities or other property for their PubCo Shares.

Redeemed Units” is defined in Section 4.6(a)(ii)(A).

Redeeming Member” is defined in Section 4.6(a)(i).

Redemption” is defined in Section 4.6(a)(i).

Redemption Date” means (a) the later of (i) the date that is five (5) Business Days after the Redemption Notice Date and (ii) if the Company or PubCo has made a valid Cash Election with respect to the relevant Redemption, the first Business Day on which the Company or PubCo has available funds to pay the Cash Election Amount, which in no event shall be more than ten (10) Business Days after the Redemption Notice Date, or (b) such later date (i) specified in the Redemption Notice or (ii) on which a contingency described in Section 4.6(a)(ii)(C) that is specified in the Redemption Notice is satisfied.

Redemption Notice” is defined in Section 4.6(a)(ii).

Redemption Notice Date” is defined in Section 4.6(a)(ii).

Redemption Right” is defined in Section 4.6(a)(i).

Registration Rights Agreement” means the Registration Rights Agreement, by and among PubCo and the Members, to be entered into concurrently with the closing of the IPO.

Regulatory Allocations” is defined in Section 5.2(i).

Retraction Notice” is defined in Section 4.6(b)(i).

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the same may be amended from time to time (or any corresponding provisions of succeeding law).

Subsidiary” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person with respect to which such specified Person (a) has, directly or indirectly, the power, through the ownership of securities or otherwise, to elect a majority of directors or similar managing body or (b) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, a majority of such Person’s Equity Securities.

Tax Contribution Obligation” is defined in Section 10.5(c).

Tax Offset” is defined in Section 10.5(c).

TBOC” means the Texas Business Organizations Code, as amended from time to time (or any corresponding provisions of succeeding law).

 

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Trading Day” means a day on which the Nasdaq Stock Market or such other principal United States securities exchange on which the Class A Shares are listed or admitted to trading is open for the transaction of business (unless such trading shall have been suspended for the entire day).

Transfer” means, when used as a noun, any voluntary or involuntary, direct or indirect (whether through a change of control of the Transferor or any Person that controls the Transferor, the issuance or transfer of Equity Securities of the Transferor, by operation of law or otherwise), transfer, sale, pledge or hypothecation or other disposition and, when used as a verb, voluntarily or involuntarily, directly or indirectly (whether through a change of control of the Transferor or any Person that controls the Transferor, the issuance or transfer of Equity Securities of the Transferor or any Person that controls the Transferor, by operation of law or otherwise), to transfer, sell, pledge or hypothecate or otherwise dispose of. The terms “Transferee,” “Transferor,” “Transferred” and other forms of the word “Transfer” shall have the correlative meanings.

Transfer Agent” is defined in Section 4.6(a)(ii).

Treasury Regulations” means the final or temporary regulations promulgated by the United States Department of the Treasury under the Code.

Uniform Commercial Code” means the Uniform Commercial Code or any successor provision thereof as the same may from time to time be in effect in the State of Texas.

Units” means the Units issued hereunder (including pursuant to the transactions set forth in the Master Reorganization Agreement) and shall also include any Equity Security of the Company issued in respect of or in exchange for Units, whether by way of dividend or other distribution, split, recapitalization, merger, rollup transaction, consolidation, conversion or reorganization.

Winding-Up Member” is defined in Section 11.3(a).

Section 1.2    Interpretive Provisions. For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires:

(a)    the terms defined in Section 1.1 are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms;

(b)    all accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned under GAAP;

(c)    all references to currency, monetary values and dollars set forth herein shall mean United States (U.S.) dollars and all payments hereunder shall be made in United States dollars;

(d)    when a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, Section, Exhibit or Schedule, such reference is to an Article or Section of, or an Exhibit or Schedule to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated;

 

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(e)    whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”;

(f)    “or” is not exclusive;

(g)    pronouns of either gender or neuter shall include, as appropriate, the other pronoun forms; and

(h)    the words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement, refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.

ARTICLE II

ORGANIZATION OF THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY

Section 2.1    Formation. The Company has been formed as a limited liability company subject to the provisions of the TBOC upon the terms, provisions and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

Section 2.2    Filing. The Company’s Certificate of Formation has been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Texas in accordance with the TBOC. The Members shall execute such further documents (including amendments to such Certificate of Formation) and take such further action as is appropriate to comply with the requirements of Law for the formation or operation of a limited liability company in Texas and in all states and counties where the Company may conduct its business.

Section 2.3    Name. The name of the Company is “ProFrac Holdings, LLC” and all business of the Company shall be conducted in such name or, in the discretion of the Managing Member, under any other name.

Section 2.4    Registered Office; Registered Agent. The location of the registered office of the Company in the State of Texas is 17018 Interstate 20, Cisco, Texas 76437, or at such other place as the Managing Member from time to time may select. The name and address for service of process on the Company in the State of Texas are Robert Willette, 333 Shops Boulevard, Suite 301, Willow Park, Texas 76087, Attention: Legal, or such other qualified Person as the Managing Member may designate from time to time and its business address.

Section 2.5    Principal Place of Business. The principal place of business of the Company shall be located in such place as is determined by the Managing Member from time to time.

Section 2.6    Purpose; Powers. The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted by the Company is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which limited liability companies may be formed under the TBOC. The Company shall have the power and authority to take any and all actions and engage in any and all activities necessary, appropriate, desirable, advisable, ancillary or incidental to the accomplishment of the foregoing purpose.

 

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Section 2.7    Term. The term of the Company commenced on the date of filing of the Certificate of Formation of the Company with the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Texas in accordance with the TBOC and shall continue indefinitely. The Company may be dissolved and its affairs wound up only in accordance with Article XI.

Section 2.8    Intent. It is the intent of the Members that the Company be operated in a manner consistent with its treatment as a “partnership” solely for U.S. federal (and applicable state and local) income tax purposes. It is also the intent of the Members that the Company not be operated or treated as a “partnership” for any other purpose, including for purposes of Section 303 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code. Neither the Company nor any Member shall take any action inconsistent with the express intent of the parties hereto as set forth in this Section 2.8.

ARTICLE III

[RESERVED]

ARTICLE IV

OWNERSHIP AND CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS; CAPITAL ACCOUNTS

Section 4.1    Authorized Equity Securities; General Provisions With Respect to Equity Securities and Debt Securities.

(a)    Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, the Company shall be authorized to issue from time to time such number of Units and other Equity Securities as the Managing Member shall determine in accordance with Section 4.3. Each authorized Unit and other Equity Security may be issued pursuant to such agreements as the Managing Member shall approve. The Company may reissue any Units or other Equity Securities that have been repurchased or acquired by the Company.

(b)    Except to the extent explicitly provided otherwise herein (including pursuant to Section 4.3), each outstanding Unit shall be identical.

(c)    Initially, none of the Units or other Equity Securities will be represented by certificates. If the Managing Member determines that it is in the interest of the Company to issue certificates representing the Units or other Equity Securities, certificates will be issued and the Units or other Equity Securities will be represented by those certificates, and this Agreement shall be amended as necessary or desirable to reflect the issuance of certificated Units or other Equity Securities for purposes of the Uniform Commercial Code. Nothing contained in this Section 4.1(c) shall be deemed to authorize or permit any Member to Transfer its Units or other Equity Securities except as otherwise permitted under this Agreement.

(d)    The Members as of the date hereof are set forth on Exhibit A. The total number of Units and other Equity Securities issued and outstanding and held by each Member as of the date hereof is set forth in the books and records of the Company. The Company shall update such books and records from time to time to reflect any Transfers of Interests, the issuance of additional Units or other Equity Securities and, subject to Section 12.1(a), subdivisions or combinations of Units made in compliance with Section 4.1(j), in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

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(e)    If, at any time after the Effective Time, PubCo issues a Class A Share or any other Equity Security of PubCo (other than Class B Shares), (1) one or more members of the PubCo Holdings Group shall concurrently contribute to the Company the net proceeds (in cash or other property, as the case may be), if any, received by PubCo for such Class A Share or other Equity Security and (2) the Company shall concurrently issue to the relevant member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group (and the Company shall be deemed to have automatically issued to such member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group without further action or agreement), in accordance with the contributions made by each such member pursuant to clause (1), one Unit (if PubCo issues a Class A Share), or such other Equity Security of the Company (if PubCo issues Equity Securities other than Class A Shares) corresponding to the Equity Securities issued by PubCo, and with substantially the same rights to dividends and distributions (including distributions upon liquidation, but taking into account differences resulting from any tax or other liabilities borne by PubCo) and other economic rights as those of such Equity Securities of PubCo to be issued. Notwithstanding the foregoing:

(i)    If PubCo issues any Class A Shares in order to acquire or fund the acquisition from a Member (other than any member of the PubCo Holdings Group) of a number of Units (and Class B Shares) equal to the number of Class A Shares so issued, then the Company shall not issue any new Units in connection therewith and, where such Class A Shares have been issued for cash to fund such an acquisition by any member of the PubCo Holdings Group pursuant to a Cash Election, the PubCo Holdings Group shall not be required to transfer such net proceeds to the Company, and such net proceeds shall instead be transferred by such member of the PubCo Holdings Group to such Member as consideration for such acquisition as required pursuant to Section 4.6(a)(iii). For the avoidance of doubt, if PubCo issues any Class A Shares or other Equity Security for cash to be used to fund the direct or indirect acquisition by any member of the PubCo Holdings Group of any Person or the assets of any Person, then the PubCo Holdings Group shall not be required to transfer such cash proceeds to the Company but instead such member of the PubCo Holdings Group shall be required to contribute (or cause to be contributed) such Person or the material assets and liabilities of such Person to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

(ii)    This Section 4.1(e) shall not apply (A) to the issuance and distribution to holders of PubCo Shares of rights to purchase Equity Securities of PubCo under a “poison pill” or similar shareholders rights plan (and upon any redemption of Units for Class A Shares, such Class A Shares will be issued together with a corresponding right under such plan) or (B) to the issuance under PubCo’s employee benefit plans of any warrants, options, other rights to acquire Equity Securities of PubCo or rights or property that may be converted into or settled in Equity Securities of PubCo, but shall in each of the foregoing cases apply to the issuance of Equity Securities of PubCo in connection with the exercise or settlement of such rights, warrants, options or other rights or property.

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simultaneously therewith a member of the PubCo Holdings Group issues or sells an equal number of newly-issued Class A Shares to another Person, and (ii) the Company may not issue any other Equity Securities of the Company to any member of the PubCo Holdings Group unless substantially simultaneously a member of the PubCo Holdings Group issues or sells, to another Person, an equal number of newly-issued shares of a new class or series of Equity Securities of PubCo or such member of the PubCo Holdings Group with substantially the same rights to dividends and distributions (including distributions upon liquidation, but taking into account differences resulting from any tax or other liabilities borne by PubCo) and other economic rights as those of such Equity Securities of the Company.

(g)    If at any time any member of the PubCo Holdings Group issues Debt Securities, such member of the PubCo Holdings Group shall transfer to the Company (in a manner to be determined by the Managing Member in its reasonable discretion) the proceeds received by such member of the PubCo Holdings Group in exchange for such Debt Securities (or if such proceeds are used to fund the direct or indirect acquisition by a member of the PubCo Holdings Group of any Person or the assets of any Person, then such Person or the material assets and liabilities of such Person) in a manner that directly or indirectly burdens the Company with the repayment of the Debt Securities.

(h)    If any Equity Security outstanding at PubCo is exercised or otherwise converted or exchanged and, as a result, any Class A Shares or other Equity Securities of PubCo are issued, (A) the corresponding Equity Security outstanding at the Company shall be similarly exercised or otherwise converted or exchanged, as applicable, and an equivalent number of Units or other Equity Securities of the Company shall be issued to the PubCo Holdings Group as contemplated by the first sentence of Section 4.1(e), and (B) the PubCo Holdings Group shall concurrently contribute to the Company the net proceeds, if any, received by the PubCo Holdings Group from any such exercise.

(i)    No member of the PubCo Holdings Group may redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire (other than from another member of the PubCo Holdings Group) (i) any Class A Shares (including upon forfeiture of any unvested Class A Shares) unless substantially simultaneously the Company redeems, repurchases or otherwise acquires from the PubCo Holdings Group an equal number of Units for the same price per security or (ii) any other Equity Securities of PubCo (other than Class B Shares), unless substantially simultaneously the Company redeems, repurchases or otherwise acquires from the PubCo Holdings Group an equal number of Equity Securities of the Company of a corresponding class or series with substantially the same rights to dividends and distributions (including distributions upon liquidation, but taking into account differences resulting from any tax or other liabilities borne by PubCo) and other economic rights as those of such Equity Securities of PubCo for the same price per security. The Company may not redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire, except pursuant to Section 4.1(k), (x) any Units from the PubCo Holdings Group unless substantially simultaneously the PubCo Holdings Group redeems, repurchases or otherwise acquires an equal number of Class A Shares for the same price per security from holders thereof, or (y) any other Equity Securities of the Company from the PubCo Holdings Group unless substantially simultaneously the PubCo Holdings Group redeems, repurchases or otherwise acquires for

 

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the same price per security an equal number of Equity Securities of PubCo of a corresponding class or series with substantially the same rights to dividends and distributions (including distribution upon liquidation, but taking into account differences resulting from any tax or other liabilities borne by PubCo) and other economic rights as those of such Equity Securities of PubCo. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that any consideration payable by the PubCo Holdings Group in connection with the redemption or repurchase of any Class A Shares or other Equity Securities of PubCo consists (in whole or in part) of Class A Shares or such other Equity Securities (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with the cashless exercise of an option or warrant), then the redemption or repurchase of the corresponding Units or other Equity Securities of the Company shall be effectuated in an equivalent manner.

(j)    The Company shall not in any manner effect any subdivision (by any equity split, equity distribution, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse equity split, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) of the outstanding Units or other Equity Securities of the Company unless accompanied by an identical subdivision or combination, as applicable, of the related outstanding PubCo Shares, with corresponding changes made with respect to any other exchangeable or convertible securities. Unless in connection with any action taken pursuant to Section 4.1(l), PubCo shall not in any manner effect any subdivision (by any equity split, equity distribution, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse equity split, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) of the outstanding PubCo Shares unless accompanied by an identical subdivision or combination, as applicable, of the related outstanding Units or other Equity Securities of the Company (if any), with corresponding changes made with respect to any other exchangeable or convertible securities.

(k)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement:

(i)    The Company may redeem Units from the PubCo Holdings Group for cash to fund any direct or indirect acquisition by the PubCo Holdings Group of another Person; provided that, promptly after such redemption and acquisition, the PubCo Holdings Group contributes or causes to be contributed, directly or indirectly, such Person or the material assets and liabilities of such Person to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in exchange for a number of Units equal to the number of Units so redeemed.

(ii)    The Company may redeem Units from the PubCo Holdings Group for all or a portion of the stock or other equity interests of a Subsidiary of the Company held by the Company; provided that, promptly after such redemption and any related transactions, the PubCo Holdings Group contributes or causes to be contributed, directly or indirectly, the material assets and liabilities of such Subsidiary to the Company or any of its other Subsidiaries in exchange for a number of Units equal to the number of Units so redeemed.

 

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(l)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if the PubCo Holdings Group acquires or holds any material amount of cash in excess of any monetary obligations it reasonably anticipates, PubCo may, in its sole discretion:

(i)    contribute (or cause to be contributed) such excess cash amount to the Company in exchange for a number of Units or other Equity Securities of the Company determined in its sole discretion, and distribute to the holders of Class A Shares, if the Company issues Units to PubCo, Class A Shares, or, if the Company issues Equity Securities of the Company other than Units to PubCo, such other Equity Security of PubCo corresponding to the Equity Securities issued by the Company and with substantially the same rights to dividends and distributions (including distributions upon liquidation, but taking into account differences resulting from any tax or other liabilities borne by PubCo) and other economic rights as those of such Equity Securities of the Company issued, or

(ii)    use such excess cash amount in such other manner, and make such other adjustments to or take such other actions with respect to the capitalization of PubCo and the Company and to the one-to-one exchange ratio between Units and Class A Shares, as PubCo (in its capacity as Managing Member) in Good Faith determines to be fair and reasonable to the holders of PubCo Shares and to the Members and to preserve the intended economic effect of this Section 4.1, Section 4.6 and the other provisions hereof.

(m)    Upon any redemption, repurchase, exchange or other acquisition and/or cancellation by, or forfeiture to, the Company of Units held by any Person (other than as a result of any restructuring where substantially similar interests are issued to the holders of Units), an equal number of Class B Shares held by such Person shall be automatically forfeited and cancelled for no consideration.

Section 4.2    Voting Rights. No Member has any voting right except with respect to those matters specifically reserved for a Member vote under the TBOC and for matters expressly requiring the approval of Members under this Agreement. Except as otherwise required by the TBOC, each Unit will entitle the holder thereof to one vote on all matters to be voted on by the Members. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the holders of Units having voting rights will vote together as a single class on all matters to be approved by the Members.

Section 4.3    Capital Contributions; Unit Ownership.

(a)    Capital Contributions. Except as otherwise set forth in Section 4.1(e) through Section 4.1(i) with respect to the obligations of the PubCo Holdings Group, no Member shall be required to make additional Capital Contributions.

(b)    Issuance of Additional Units or Interests. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Managing Member shall have the right to authorize and cause the Company to issue on such terms (including price) as may be determined by the Managing Member, subject to the limitations of Section 4.1, (i) additional Units or other Equity Securities in the Company (including creating preferred interests or other classes or series of interests having such rights, preferences and privileges as determined by the Managing Member, which rights, preferences and privileges may be senior to the Units), and (ii) obligations, evidences of indebtedness or other securities or interests convertible or exchangeable for Units or other Equity Securities in the Company; provided that, at any

 

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time following the date hereof, in each case the Company shall not issue Equity Securities in the Company to any Person unless such Person shall have executed a counterpart to this Agreement and all other documents, agreements or instruments deemed necessary or desirable in the discretion of the Managing Member. Upon such issuance and execution, such Person shall be admitted as a Member of the Company. In that event, the Managing Member shall update the Company’s books and records to reflect such additional issuances. Subject to Section 12.1, the Managing Member is hereby authorized to amend this Agreement to set forth the designations, preferences, rights, powers and duties of such additional Units or other Equity Securities in the Company, or such other amendments that the Managing Member determines to be otherwise necessary or appropriate in connection with the creation, authorization or issuance of, any class or series of Units or other Equity Securities in the Company pursuant to this Section 4.3(b); provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Managing Member shall have the right to amend this Agreement as set forth in this sentence without the approval of any other Person (including any Member) and notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement (other than Section 12.1(a)(ii) if such amendment is necessary, and then only to the extent necessary, in order to consummate any offering of PubCo Shares or other Equity Securities of PubCo, provided that the designations, preferences, rights, powers and duties of any such additional Units or other Equity Securities of the Company as set forth in such amendment are substantially similar to those applicable to such PubCo Shares or other Equity Securities of PubCo.

Section 4.4    Capital Accounts. A Capital Account shall be maintained for each Member in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv) and, to the extent consistent with such regulations, the other provisions of this Agreement. Each Member’s Capital Account shall be (a) increased by (i) allocations to such Member of Profits pursuant to Section 5.1 and any other items of income or gain allocated to such Member pursuant to Section 5.2, (ii) the amount of cash or the initial Gross Asset Value of any asset (net of any Liabilities assumed by the Company and any Liabilities to which the asset is subject) contributed to the Company by such Member, and (iii) any other increases allowed or required by Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv), and (b) decreased by (i) allocations to such Member of Losses pursuant to Section 5.1 and any other items of deduction or loss allocated to such Member pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.2, (ii) the amount of any cash or the Gross Asset Value of any asset (net of any Liabilities assumed by the Member and any Liabilities to which the asset is subject) distributed to such Member, and (iii) any other decreases allowed or required by Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv). In the event of a Transfer of Units made in accordance with this Agreement (including a deemed Transfer for U.S. federal income tax purposes as described in Section 4.6(a)(iv)) the Capital Account of the Transferor that is attributable to the Transferred Units shall carry over to the Transferee Member in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(l).

Section 4.5    Other Matters.

(a)    No Member shall demand or receive a return on or of its Capital Contributions or withdraw from the Company without the consent of the Managing Member. Under circumstances requiring a return of any Capital Contributions, no Member has the right to receive property other than cash.

 

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(b)    No Member shall receive any interest, salary, compensation, draw or reimbursement with respect to its Capital Contributions or its Capital Account, or for services rendered or expenses incurred on behalf of the Company or otherwise in its capacity as a Member, except as otherwise provided in Section 7.9 or as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement.

(c)    The Liability of each Member shall be limited as set forth in the TBOC and other applicable Law and, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement or required by Law, no Member (or any of its Affiliates) shall be personally liable, whether to the Company, any of the other Members, the creditors of the Company or any other third party, for any debt or Liability of the Company, whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise, solely by reason of being a Member of the Company.

(d)    Except as otherwise required by the TBOC, no Member shall be required to restore a deficit balance in such Member’s Capital Account, to lend any funds to the Company or, except as otherwise set forth herein, to make any additional contributions or payments to the Company.

(e)    The Company shall not be obligated to repay any Capital Contributions of any Member.

Section 4.6    Redemption of Units.

(a)    Redemption Right.

(i)    Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 4.6, each of the Members (other than any Members that are part of the PubCo Holdings Group) (each such Member, a “Redeeming Member”) shall be entitled to cause the Company to redeem all or a portion of such Member’s Units (together with the surrender and delivery of the same number of Class B Shares) for an equivalent number of Class A Shares (a “Redemption”) or, at the Company’s election made in accordance with Section 4.6(a)(iii), cash equal to the Cash Election Amount calculated with respect to such Redemption (referred to herein as the “Redemption Right”). Absent the prior written consent of the Managing Member, with respect to each Redemption, a Redeeming Member shall be (A) required to redeem at least a number of Units equal to the lesser of [●]Units (as adjusted for any Unit splits, combinations, subdivisions, reclassifications or similar actions or events) and all of the Units then held by such Redeeming Member and (B) permitted to effect a Redemption of Units no more frequently than once per calendar quarter. The Managing Member may, in its discretion, adopt a policy to limit quarterly exchanges to a particular date or period during each quarter by providing notice of such limitation to all Members prior to the beginning of the relevant quarter, provided that such policy incorporates the following sentence of this Section 4.6(a)(i). Notwithstanding the foregoing, and subject to Section 4.6(j), a Redeeming Member may exercise its Redemption Right (x) with respect to at least [●] Units (as adjusted for any Unit splits, combinations, subdivisions, reclassifications or similar actions or events) at any time and (y) with respect to any

 

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of the then-held Units of such Member if such Redemption Right is exercised in connection with a valid exercise of such Member’s rights to have the Class A Shares issuable in connection with such Redemption to participate in an offering of securities pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement. Upon the Redemption of all of a Member’s Units, such Member shall, for the avoidance of doubt, cease to be a Member of the Company.

(ii)    In order to exercise the Redemption Right under Section 4.6(a)(i), the Redeeming Member shall provide written notice (the “Redemption Notice”) to the Company, with a copy to PubCo (the date of delivery of such Redemption Notice, the “Redemption Notice Date”), stating:

(A)    the number of Units the Redeeming Member elects to have the Company redeem (the “Redeemed Units”);

(B)    if the Class A Shares to be received are to be issued other than in the name of the Redeeming Member, the name(s) of the Person(s) in whose name or on whose order the Class A Shares are to be issued;

(C)    whether the exercise of the Redemption Right is to be contingent (including as to timing) upon the closing of a Public Offering of the Class A Shares for which the Units will be redeemed or the closing of an announced merger, consolidation or other transaction or event to which PubCo is a party in which the Class A Shares would be exchanged or converted or become exchangeable for or convertible into cash or other securities or property; and

(D)    if the Redeeming Member requires the Redemption to take place on a specific Business Day, such Business Day, provided that any such specified Business Day shall not be earlier than the date that would otherwise apply pursuant to clause (a) of the definition of Redemption Date.

If the Redeemed Units (or the Class B Shares to be transferred and surrendered) are represented by a certificate or certificates, prior to the Redemption Date, the Redeeming Member shall also present and surrender such certificate or certificates representing such Units (or Class B Shares) during normal business hours at the principal executive offices of the Company, or if any agent for the registration or transfer of Class A Shares is then duly appointed and acting (the “Transfer Agent”), at the office of the Transfer Agent. If required by the Managing Member, any certificate for Units and any certificate for Class B Shares (in each case, if certificated) surrendered to the Company hereunder shall be accompanied by instruments of transfer, in forms reasonably satisfactory to the Managing Member and the Transfer Agent, duly executed by the Redeeming Member or the Redeeming Member’s duly authorized representative.

 

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(iii)    Upon receipt of a Redemption Notice, the Company shall be entitled to elect to settle the Redemption by delivering to the Redeeming Member, in lieu of the applicable number of Class A Shares that would be received in such Redemption, an amount of cash equal to the Cash Election Amount for such Redemption. In order to make a Cash Election with respect to a Redemption, the Company must provide written notice of such election to the Redeeming Member (with a copy to PubCo) prior to 1:00 p.m., Central time, on or prior to the third Business Day after the Redemption Notice Date. If the Company fails to provide such written notice prior to such time, it shall not be entitled to make a Cash Election with respect to such Redemption.

(iv)    For U.S. federal income (and applicable state and local) tax purposes, each of the Redeeming Member, the Company, and PubCo (and any other member of the PubCo Holdings Group, as applicable), agrees to treat (A) each Redemption and (B) in the event PubCo or another member of the PubCo Holdings Group exercises its Call Right, each transaction between the Redeeming Member and PubCo or such other member of the PubCo Holdings Group, as a sale of such Redeeming Member’s Units to PubCo or such other member of the PubCo Holdings Group in exchange for Class A Shares or cash, as applicable.

(b)    Redemption Mechanics.

(i)    Subject to the satisfaction of any contingency described in Section 4.6(a)(ii)(C) that is specified in the relevant Redemption Notice, the Redemption shall be completed on the Redemption Date; provided, that if a valid Cash Election has not been made, the Redeeming Member may, at any time prior to the Redemption Date, revoke its Redemption Notice by giving written notice (the “Retraction Notice”) to the Company (with a copy to PubCo); provided, however, that in no event may the Redeeming Member deliver more than one Retraction Notice in any calendar quarter. The timely delivery of a Retraction Notice shall terminate all of the Redeeming Member’s, the Company’s and PubCo’s (and, as applicable, any other member of the PubCo Holdings Group’s) rights and obligations arising from the retracted Redemption Notice.

(ii)    Unless the Redeeming Member has timely delivered a Retraction Notice as provided in Section 4.6(b)(i) or PubCo (or such designated member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group) has elected its Call Right pursuant to Section 4.6(f), on the Redemption Date (to be effective immediately prior to the close of business on the Redemption Date) (A) the Redeeming Member shall transfer and surrender the Redeemed Units (and a corresponding number of Class B Shares) to the Company, in each case free and clear of all liens and encumbrances, (B) PubCo (or such other member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group designated by PubCo) shall contribute to the Company the consideration the Redeeming Member is entitled to receive under Section 4.6(a)(i) and, as described in Section 4.1(e), the Company shall issue to PubCo (or such designated member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group) a number of Units or other Equity Securities of the Company as consideration for such contribution, (C) the Company shall (x) cancel the Redeemed Units, (y)

 

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transfer to the Redeeming Member the consideration the Redeeming Member is entitled to receive under Section 4.6(a)(i), and (z) if the Redeemed Units are certificated, issue to the Redeeming Member a certificate for a number of Units equal to the difference (if any) between the number of Units evidenced by the certificate surrendered by the Redeeming Member pursuant to clause (ii)(A) of this Section 4.6(b) and the number of Redeemed Units, and (D) PubCo shall cancel the surrendered Class B Shares. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that the Company makes a Cash Election, the PubCo Holdings Group shall only be obligated to contribute to the Company an amount in cash equal to the net proceeds (after deduction of any Discount) from the sale by PubCo of a number of Class A Shares equal to the number of Redeemed Units to be redeemed with such cash or from the sale of other PubCo Equity Securities used to fund the Cash Election Amount.

(c)    If (i) there is any reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or other similar transaction, including pursuant to a merger or consolidation, pursuant to which the Class A Shares are converted or changed into another security, securities or other property (other than as a result of a subdivision or combination or any transaction subject to Section 4.1(j)), or (ii) except in connection with actions taken with respect to the capitalization of PubCo or the Company pursuant to Section 4.1(l), PubCo, by dividend or otherwise, distributes to all holders of the Class A Shares evidences of its indebtedness or assets, including securities (including Class A Shares and any rights, options or warrants to all holders of the Class A Shares to subscribe for or to purchase or to otherwise acquire Class A Shares, or other securities or rights convertible into, exchangeable for or exercisable for Class A Shares) but excluding (A) any cash dividend or distribution, or (B) any such distribution of indebtedness or assets, in either case (A) or (B) received by PubCo from the Company in respect of the Units, then upon any subsequent Redemption, in addition to the Class A Shares or the Cash Election Amount, as applicable, each Member shall be entitled to receive the amount of such security, securities or other property that such Member would have received if such Redemption had occurred immediately prior to the effective date of such reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization, other similar transaction, dividend or other distribution, taking into account any adjustment as a result of any subdivision (by any split, distribution or dividend, reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or otherwise) or combination (by reverse split, reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise) of such security, securities or other property that occurs after the effective time of such reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or other similar transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, if there is any reclassification, reorganization, recapitalization or other similar transaction in which the Class A Shares are converted or changed into another security or other property, or any dividend or distribution (other than an excluded dividend or distribution, as described above), this Section 4.6 shall continue to be applicable, mutatis mutandis, with respect to such security or other property.

(d)    PubCo shall at all times keep available out of its authorized but unissued shares, solely for the purpose of issuance upon a Redemption, such number of Class A Shares that shall be issuable upon the Redemption of all outstanding Units (other than those Units held by any member of the PubCo Holdings Group). PubCo covenants that all Class A Shares that shall be issued upon a Redemption shall, upon issuance thereof, be validly

 

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issued, fully paid and non-assessable (except as such non-assessability may be limited by Sections 18-607 and 18-804 of the Act). In addition, for so long as the Class A Shares are listed on a National Securities Exchange, PubCo shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause all Class A Shares issued upon a Redemption to be listed on such National Securities Exchange at the time of such issuance.

(e)    The issuance of Class A Shares upon a Redemption shall be made without charge to the Redeeming Member for any stamp or other similar tax in respect of such issuance; provided, however, that if any such Class A Shares are to be issued in a name other than that of the Redeeming Member, then the Person or Persons in whose name the shares are to be issued shall pay to PubCo (or such designated member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group) the amount of any tax that may be payable in respect of any transfer involved in such issuance or shall establish to the reasonable satisfaction of PubCo that such tax has been paid or is not payable. Each of the Company and any member of the PubCo Holdings Group shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from any consideration payable or otherwise deliverable upon a Redemption (and the Redeeming Member agrees to indemnify the Company and the PubCo Holdings Group with respect to) such amounts as may be required to be deducted or withheld therefrom under the Code or any provision of applicable Law, and to the extent deduction and withholding is required, such deduction and withholding may be taken in Class A Shares. Prior to making such deduction or withholding, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to give written notice to the Redeeming Member and reasonably cooperate with such Redeeming Member to reduce or avoid any such withholding. To the extent such amounts are so deducted or withheld and paid over to the relevant Governmental Entity, such amounts shall be treated for all purposes under this Agreement as having been paid to the Redeeming Member, and, if withholding is taken in Class A Shares, the relevant withholding party shall be treated as having sold such Class A Shares on behalf of such Redeeming Member for an amount of cash equal to the Fair Market Value thereof at the time of such deemed sale and paid such cash proceeds to the appropriate Governmental Entity.

(f)    Call Right.

(i)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.6, but subject to Section 4.6(g) and (h), a Redeeming Member shall be deemed to have offered to sell its Redeemed Units to each member of the PubCo Holdings Group, and PubCo (or such other member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group designated by PubCo) may, in its sole discretion, by means of delivery of a Call Election Notice in accordance with, and subject to the terms of, this Section 4.6(f), elect to purchase directly and acquire such Units (together with the surrender and delivery of the same number of Class B Shares) on the Redemption Date by paying to the Redeeming Member (or, on the Redeeming Member’s written order, its designee) that number of Class A Shares the Redeeming Member (or its designee) would otherwise receive pursuant to Section 4.6(a)(i) or, at the election of PubCo (or such designated member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group), an amount of cash equal to the Cash Election Amount of such Class A Shares (the “Call Right”), whereupon PubCo (or such designated member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group) shall acquire the Units offered for redemption by the Redeeming Member (together with the

 

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surrender and delivery of the same number of Class B Shares to PubCo for cancellation). PubCo (or such designated member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group) shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as the owner of such Units; provided, that if the Cash Election Amount is funded other than through the issuance of Class A Shares, such Units will be reclassified into another Equity Security of the Company if the Managing Member determines such reclassification is necessary.

(ii)    PubCo (or such designated member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group) may, at any time prior to the Redemption Date, in its sole discretion, deliver a written notice (a “Call Election Notice”) to the Company and the Redeeming Member setting forth its election to exercise its Call Right. A Call Election Notice may be revoked by the applicable member of the PubCo Holdings Group at any time; provided that any such revocation does not prejudice the ability of the parties to consummate a Redemption on the Redemption Date. Except as otherwise provided by this Section 4.6(f), an exercise of the Call Right shall be consummated pursuant to the same timeframe and in the same manner as the relevant Redemption would have been consummated if a member of the PubCo Holdings Group had not delivered a Call Election Notice.

(g)    In connection with a Change of Control, PubCo shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to require each Member (other than any Members that are part of the PubCo Holdings Group) to effect a Redemption of some or all of such Member’s Units (together with the surrender and delivery of the same number of Class B Shares); provided that a Cash Election shall not be permitted pursuant to such a Redemption under this Section 4.6(g). Any Redemption pursuant to this Section 4.6(g) shall be effective immediately prior to the consummation of the Change of Control (and, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not be effective if such Change of Control is not consummated) (the “Change of Control Redemption Date”). From and after the Change of Control Redemption Date, (i) the Units subject to such Redemption (and the Class B Shares to be surrendered therewith) shall be deemed to be transferred to PubCo (or such other member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group designated by PubCo) on the Change of Control Redemption Date and (ii) such Member shall cease to have any rights with respect to the Units subject to such Redemption and the Class B Shares to be surrendered therewith (other than the right to receive Class A Shares pursuant to such Redemption). PubCo shall provide written notice of an expected Change of Control to all Members within the earlier of (x) five (5) Business Days following the execution of the agreement with respect to such Change of Control and (y) ten (10) Business Days before the proposed date upon which the contemplated Change of Control is to be effected, indicating in such notice such information as may reasonably describe the Change of Control transaction, subject to applicable Law, including the date of execution of such agreement or such proposed effective date, as applicable, the amount and types of consideration to be paid for Class A Shares in the Change of Control, any election with respect to types of consideration that a holder of Class A Shares, as applicable, shall be entitled to make in connection with such Change of Control, and the number of Units held by such Member that PubCo intends to require to be subject to such Redemption. Following delivery of such notice and on or prior to the Change of Control Redemption Date, the Members shall take all actions reasonably

 

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requested by PubCo to effect such Redemption, including taking any action and delivering any document required pursuant to the remainder of this Section 4.6 to effect a Redemption. Nothing contained in this Section 4.6(g) shall limit the right of any Member

to vote for or participate in any proposed Change of Control of PubCo with respect to such Member’s Units or exchange all Units of such Member for Class A Shares in connection with such Change of Control, even if such Change of Control was not approved by the board of directors of PubCo.

(h)    In the event that (i) the Members (other than any Members that are part of the PubCo Holdings Group) beneficially own, in the aggregate, less than 5% of the then outstanding Units and (ii) the Class A Shares are listed or admitted to trading on a National Securities Exchange, PubCo (or such other member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group designated by PubCo) shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to require all Members (other than any Members that are part of the PubCo Holdings Group) to effect a Redemption of all, but not less than all, of the Units held by all such Members (together with the surrender and delivery of the same number of Class B Shares); provided that a Cash Election shall not be permitted pursuant to such a Redemption under this Section 4.6(h). PubCo (or such other member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group designated by PubCo) shall deliver written notice to the Company and all of the Members (other than members of the PubCo Holdings Group) of its intention to exercise its Redemption Right pursuant to this Section 4.6(h) (a “Minority Member Redemption Notice”) at least five (5) Business Days prior to the proposed date upon which such Redemption is to be effected (such proposed date, the “Minority Member Redemption Date”), indicating in such notice the number of Units held by such Member that PubCo (or such other member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group designated by PubCo) intends to require to be subject to such Redemption. Any Redemption pursuant to this Section 4.6(h) shall be effective on the Minority Member Redemption Date. From and after the Minority Member Redemption Date, (i) the Units subject to such Redemption (and the Class B Shares to be surrendered therewith) shall be deemed to be transferred to PubCo (or such other member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group designated by PubCo) on the Minority Member Redemption Date and (ii) such Member shall cease to have any rights with respect to the Units subject to such Redemption and the Class B Shares to be surrendered therewith (other than the right to receive Class A Shares pursuant to such Redemption). Following delivery of a Minority Member Redemption Notice and on or prior to the Minority Member Redemption Date, the Members shall take all actions reasonably requested by PubCo (or such other member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group designated by PubCo) to effect such Redemption, including taking any action and delivering any document required pursuant to the remainder of this Section 4.6 to effect a Redemption.

(i)    No Redemption shall impair the right of the Redeeming Member to receive any distributions payable on the Redeemed Units pursuant to such Redemption in respect of a record date that occurs prior to the Redemption Date for such Redemption. For the avoidance of doubt, no Redeeming Member, or a Person designated by a Redeeming Member to receive Class A Shares, shall be entitled to receive, with respect to such record date, distributions or dividends both on Redeemed Units by the Company from such Redeeming Member and on Class A Shares received by such Redeeming Member, or other Person so designated, if applicable, in such Redemption.

 

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(j)    Any Units acquired by the Company under this Section 4.6 and transferred by the Company to any member of the PubCo Holdings Group shall remain outstanding and shall not be cancelled as a result of their acquisition by the Company. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the applicable member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group shall be automatically admitted as a Member of the Company with respect to any Units or other Equity Securities in the Company it receives under this Agreement (including under this Section 4.6 in connection with any Redemption).

(k)    The Managing Member may impose additional limitations and restrictions on Redemptions (including limiting Redemptions or creating priority procedures for Redemptions), to the extent it determines, in its sole discretion, such limitations and restrictions to be necessary or appropriate to avoid undue risk that the Company may be classified as a “publicly traded partnership” within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code. Furthermore, the Managing Member may require any Member (or group of Members) to redeem all of its (or their) Units pursuant to the Redemption Right to the extent it determines, in its sole discretion, that such Redemption is necessary or appropriate to avoid undue risk that the Company may be classified as a “publicly traded partnership” within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code. Upon delivery of any notice by the Managing Member to such Member (or group of Members) requiring such Redemption, such Member (or group of Members) shall exchange, subject to exercise by PubCo (or such other member(s) of the PubCo Holdings Group designated by PubCo) of the Call Right pursuant to Section 4.6(f)(i), all of its (or their) Units effective as of the date specified in such notice (and such date shall be deemed to be a Redemption Date for purposes of this Agreement) in accordance with this Section 4.6 and otherwise in accordance with the requirements set forth in such notice.

ARTICLE V

ALLOCATIONS OF PROFITS AND LOSSES

Section 5.1    Profits and Losses. After giving effect to the allocations under Section 5.2 and subject to Section 5.4, Profits and Losses (and, to the extent determined by the Managing Member to be necessary and appropriate to achieve the resulting Capital Account balances described below, any allocable items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit includable in the computation of Profits and Losses) for each Fiscal Year or other taxable period shall be allocated among the Members during such Fiscal Year or other taxable period in a manner such that, after giving effect to the special allocations set forth in Section 5.2 and all distributions through the end of such Fiscal Year or other taxable period, the Capital Account balance of each Member, immediately after making such allocation, is, as nearly as possible, equal to (i) the amount such Member would receive pursuant to Section 11.3(b) if all assets of the Company on hand at the end of such Fiscal Year or other taxable period were sold for cash equal to their Gross Asset Values, all liabilities of the Company were satisfied in cash in accordance with their terms (limited with respect to each nonrecourse liability to the Gross Asset Value of the assets securing such liability), and all remaining or resulting cash was distributed, in accordance with Section 11.3(b), to the Members immediately after making such allocation, minus (ii) such Member’s share of Company Minimum Gain and Member Minimum Gain, computed immediately prior to the hypothetical sale of assets, and the amount any such Member is treated as obligated to contribute to the Company, computed immediately after the hypothetical sale of assets.

 

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Section 5.2    Special Allocations. The following allocations shall be made in the following order:

(a)    Nonrecourse Deductions for any Fiscal Year or other taxable period shall be specially allocated to the Members on a pro rata basis, in accordance with the number of Units owned by each Member as of the last day of such Fiscal Year or other taxable period. The amount of Nonrecourse Deductions for a Fiscal Year or other taxable period shall equal the excess, if any, of the net increase, if any, in the amount of Company Minimum Gain during that Fiscal Year or other taxable period over the aggregate amount of any distributions during that Fiscal Year or other taxable period of proceeds of a Nonrecourse Liability that are allocable to an increase in Company Minimum Gain, determined in accordance with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(d).

(b)    Any Member Nonrecourse Deductions for any Fiscal Year or other taxable period shall be specially allocated to the Member who bears Economic Risk of Loss with respect to the Member Nonrecourse Debt to which such Member Nonrecourse Deductions are attributable in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i). If more than one Member bears the Economic Risk of Loss for such Member Nonrecourse Debt, the Member Nonrecourse Deductions attributable to such Member Nonrecourse Debt shall be allocated among the Members according to the ratio in which they bear the Economic Risk of Loss. This Section 5.2(b) is intended to comply with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

(c)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if there is a net decrease in Company Minimum Gain during any Fiscal Year or other taxable period (or if there was a net decrease in Company Minimum Gain for a prior Fiscal Year or other taxable period and the Company did not have sufficient amounts of income and gain during prior periods to allocate among the Members under this Section 5.2(c)), each Member shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain for such Fiscal Year or other taxable period in an amount equal to such Member’s share of the net decrease in Company Minimum Gain during such year (as determined pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(g)(2)). This section is intended to constitute a minimum gain chargeback under Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(f) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

(d)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement except Section 5.2(c), if there is a net decrease in Member Minimum Gain during any Fiscal Year or other taxable period (or if there was a net decrease in Member Minimum Gain for a prior Fiscal Year or other taxable period and the Company did not have sufficient amounts of income and gain during prior periods to allocate among the Members under this Section 5.2(d)), items of income and gain shall be allocated to each Member in an amount equal to such Member’s share of the net decrease in Member Minimum Gain (as determined pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4)). This section is intended to constitute a partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain chargeback under Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(4) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

 

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(e)    Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary except Section 5.2(a) and Section 5.2(b), no Losses or other items of loss or expense shall be allocated to any Member to the extent that such allocation would cause such Member to have a deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital Account (or increase any existing deficit balance) at the end of such Fiscal Year or other taxable period. All Losses and other items of loss and expense in excess of the limitation set forth in this Section 5.2(e) shall be allocated to the Members who do not have a deficit balance in their Adjusted Capital Accounts in proportion to their relative positive Adjusted Capital Accounts but only to the extent that such Losses and other items of loss and expense do not cause any such Member to have a deficit in its Adjusted Capital Account.

(f)    Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary except Section 5.2(c) and Section 5.2(d), in the event any Member unexpectedly receives any adjustment, allocation or distribution described in paragraph (4), (5) or (6) of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d), items of income and gain (consisting of a pro rata portion of each item of income, including gross income, and gain for the Fiscal Year or other taxable period) shall be specially allocated to such Member in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate any deficit balance in such Member’s Adjusted Capital Account as quickly as possible; provided that an allocation pursuant to this Section 5.2(f) shall be made only if and to the extent that such Member would have a deficit Adjusted Capital Account balance after all other allocations provided for in this Article V have been tentatively made as if this Section 5.2(f) were not in this Agreement. This Section 5.2(f) is intended to constitute a qualified income offset under Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.

(g)    If any Member has a deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital Account at the end of any Fiscal Year or other taxable period, that Member shall be specially allocated items of Company income and gain in the amount of such deficit as quickly as possible; provided, however, that an allocation pursuant to this Section 5.2(g) shall be made only if and to the extent that such Member would have a deficit balance in its Adjusted Capital Account after all other allocations provided for in this Article V have been tentatively made as if Section 5.2(f) and this Section 5.2(g) were not in this Agreement.

(h)    To the extent an adjustment to the adjusted tax basis of any Company asset pursuant to Section 734(b) of the Code (including any such adjustments pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.734-2(b)(1)) is required, pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) or 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4), to be taken into account in determining Capital Accounts as a result of a distribution to any Member in complete liquidation of such Member’s interest in the Company, the amount of such adjustment to the Capital Accounts shall be treated as an item of gain (if the adjustment increases the basis of the asset) or loss (if the adjustment decreases such basis) and such item of gain or loss shall be allocated to the Members in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(2) if such section applies or to the Member to whom such distribution was made if Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m)(4) applies.

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Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article V (other than the Regulatory Allocations), the Regulatory Allocations (and anticipated future Regulatory Allocations) shall be taken into account in allocating other items of income, gain, loss and deduction among the Members so that, to the extent possible, the net amount of such allocation of other items and the Regulatory Allocations to each Member should be equal to the net amount that would have been allocated to each such Member if the Regulatory Allocations had not occurred. This Section 5.2(i) is intended to minimize to the extent possible and to the extent necessary any economic distortions which may result from application of the Regulatory Allocations and shall be interpreted in a manner consistent therewith.

(j)    Items of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit resulting from a Covered Audit Adjustment shall be allocated to the Members in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Partnership Tax Audit Rules.

Section 5.3    Allocations for Tax Purposes in General.

(a)    Except as otherwise provided in this Section 5.3, each item of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit of the Company for U.S. federal income tax purposes shall be allocated among the Members in the same manner as such item is allocated under Section 5.1 and 5.2.

(b)    In accordance with Section 704(c) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder (including the Treasury Regulations applying the principles of Section 704(c) of the Code to changes in Gross Asset Values), items of income, gain, loss and deduction with respect to any Company property having a Gross Asset Value that differs from such property’s adjusted U.S. federal income tax basis shall, solely for U.S. federal income tax purposes, be allocated among the Members to account for any such difference using the “traditional method with curative allocations,” with the curative allocations applied only to sale gain, under Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-3(c) or such other method or methods as determined by the Managing Member to be appropriate and in accordance with the applicable Treasury Regulations.

(c)    Any (i) recapture of depreciation or any other item of deduction shall be allocated, in accordance with Treasury Regulations Sections 1.1245-1(e) and 1.1254-5, to the Members who received the benefit of such deductions to the maximum extent permissible by Law, and (ii) recapture of grants or credits shall be allocated to the Members in accordance with applicable Law.

(d)    Tax credits of the Company shall be allocated among the Members as provided in Treasury Regulation Sections 1.704-1(b)(4)(ii) and 1.704-1(b)(4)(viii).

(e)    Allocations pursuant to this Section 5.3 are solely for purposes of U.S. federal, state and local taxes and shall not affect or in any way be taken into account in computing any Member’s Capital Account or share of Profits, Losses, other items or distributions pursuant to any provision of this Agreement.

 

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(f)    If, as a result of an exercise of a noncompensatory option to acquire an interest in the Company, a Capital Account reallocation is required under Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(s)(3), the Company shall make corrective allocations pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(4)(x).

Section 5.4    Other Allocation Rules.

(a)    The Members are aware of the income tax consequences of the allocations made by this Article V and the economic impact of the allocations on the amounts receivable by them under this Agreement. The Members hereby agree to be bound by the provisions of this Article V in reporting their share of Company income and loss for income tax purposes.

(b)    The provisions regarding the establishment and maintenance for each Member of a Capital Account as provided by Section 4.4 and the allocations set forth in Sections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3 are intended to comply with the Treasury Regulations and to reflect the intended economic entitlement of the Members. If the Managing Member determines, in its sole discretion, that the application of the provisions in Section 4.4, 5.1, 5.2 or 5.3 would result in non-compliance with the Treasury Regulations or would be inconsistent with the intended economic entitlement of the Members, the Managing Member is authorized to make any appropriate adjustments to such provisions.

(c)    All items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit allocable to an interest in the Company that is Transferred shall be allocated between the Transferor and the Transferee in accordance with a method determined by the Managing Member and permissible under Section 706 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder.

(d)    The Members’ proportionate shares of the “excess nonrecourse liabilities” of the Company, within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.752-3(a)(3), shall be allocated to the Members on a pro rata basis, in accordance with the number of Units owned by each Member.

ARTICLE VI

DISTRIBUTIONS

Section 6.1    Distributions.

(a)    Distributions. To the extent permitted by applicable Law and hereunder, and except as otherwise provided in Section 11.3, distributions to Members may be declared by the Managing Member out of funds legally available therefor in such amounts and on such terms (including the payment dates of such distributions) as the Managing Member shall determine using such record date as the Managing Member may designate, and any such distribution shall be made to the Members as of the close of business on such record date on a pro rata basis in accordance with the number of Units owned by each Member as of the close of business on such record date (provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, repurchases or redemptions made in accordance with Section 4.1(g), Section 4.6 or payments made in accordance with Sections 7.4 or 7.9 need not be on a pro rata basis); provided, however, that the Managing Member shall have the obligation to make

 

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distributions as set forth in Sections 6.2 and 11.3(b)(iii); and provided, further, that, notwithstanding any other provision herein to the contrary, no distributions shall be made to any Member to the extent such distribution would render the Company insolvent or violate the TBOC. For purposes of the foregoing sentence, insolvency means the inability of the Company to meet its payment obligations when due. Promptly following the designation of a record date and the declaration of a distribution pursuant to this Section 6.1, the Managing Member shall give notice to each Member of the record date, the amount and the terms of the distribution and the payment date thereof.

(b)    Successors. For purposes of determining the amount of distributions, each Member shall be treated as having made the Capital Contributions and as having received the distributions made to or received by its predecessors in respect of any of such Member’s Units.

(c)    Distributions In-Kind. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, any distributions may be made in cash or in kind, or partly in cash and partly in kind, as determined by the Managing Member. To the extent that the Company distributes property in-kind to the Members, the Company shall be treated as making a distribution equal to the Fair Market Value of such property for purposes of Section 6.1(a) and such property shall be treated as if it were sold for an amount equal to its Fair Market Value. Any resulting gain or loss shall be allocated to the Member’s Capital Accounts in accordance with Sections 5.1 and 5.2.

(d)    The Members acknowledge that the Managing Member may cause the Company to distribute all or a portion of the stock of FTS International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“FTSI”), to the Members pursuant to this Section 6.1 and further acknowledge and agree that immediately following such a distribution any FTSI stock received by the Members that are not members of the PubCo Holdings Group shall be immediately exchanged (in the manner determined by the Managing Member) for Class A Shares without any further action on the part of the Members (such distribution and exchange, an “FTSI Reorganization”).

Section 6.2    Tax-Related Distributions. The Company shall, subject to any restrictions contained in any agreement to which the Company is bound, make distributions out of legally available funds to all Members in accordance with Section 6.1 at such times and in such amounts as the Managing Member reasonably determines is necessary to cause a distribution to the PubCo Holdings Group, in the aggregate, sufficient to enable the PubCo Holdings Group to timely satisfy any and all PubCo Tax-Related Liabilities.

Section 6.3    Distribution Upon Withdrawal. No withdrawing Member shall be entitled to receive any distribution or the value of such Member’s Interest as a result of withdrawal from the Company prior to the liquidation of the Company, except as specifically provided in this Agreement.

Section 6.4    Issuance of Additional Equity Securities. This Article VI shall be subject to, and, to the extent necessary, amended to reflect, the issuance by the Company of any additional Equity Securities.

 

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ARTICLE VII

MANAGEMENT

Section 7.1    The Managing Member; Fiduciary Duties.

(a)    PubCo shall be the sole Managing Member of the Company. Except as otherwise required by Law, (i) the Managing Member shall have full and complete charge of all affairs of the Company, (ii) the management and control of the Company’s business activities and operations shall rest exclusively with the Managing Member, and the Managing Member shall make all decisions regarding the business, activities and operations of the Company (including the incurrence of costs and expenses) in its sole discretion without the consent of any other Member and (iii) the Members other than the Managing Member (in their capacity as such) shall not participate in the control, management, direction or operation of the activities or affairs of the Company and shall have no power to act for or bind the Company.

(b)    In connection with the performance of its duties as the Managing Member of the Company, except as otherwise set forth herein, the Managing Member acknowledges that it will owe to the Members the same fiduciary duties as it would owe to the stockholders of a [Delaware] corporation if it were a member of the board of directors of such a corporation and the Members were stockholders of such corporation. The Members acknowledge that the Managing Member will take action through its board of directors, and that the members of the Managing Member’s board of directors will owe comparable fiduciary duties to the stockholders of the Managing Member.

Section 7.2    Officers.

(a)    The Managing Member may appoint, employ or otherwise contract with any Person for the transaction of the business of the Company or the performance of services for or on behalf of the Company, and the Managing Member may delegate to any such Persons such authority to act on behalf of the Company as the Managing Member may from time to time deem appropriate.

(b)    Except as otherwise set forth herein, the Chief Executive Officer will be responsible for the general and active management of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries and will see that all orders of the Managing Member are carried into effect. The Chief Executive Officer will report to the Managing Member and have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of president and chief executive officer of a corporation organized under [the TBOC], subject to the terms of this Agreement, and will have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by the Managing Member or this Agreement. The Chief Executive Officer will have the power to execute bonds, mortgages and other contracts requiring a seal, under the seal of the Company, except where required or permitted by Law to be otherwise signed and executed, and except where the signing and execution thereof will be expressly delegated by the Managing Member to some other Officer or agent of the Company.

 

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(c)    Except as set forth herein, the Managing Member may appoint Officers at any time, and the Officers may include a president, one or more vice presidents, a secretary, one or more assistant secretaries, a chief financial officer, a general counsel, a treasurer, one or more assistant treasurers, a chief operating officer, an executive chairman, and any other officers that the Managing Member deems appropriate. Except as set forth herein, the Officers will serve at the pleasure of the Managing Member, subject to all rights, if any, of such Officer under any contract of employment. Any individual may hold any number of offices, and an Officer may, but need not, be a Member of the Company. The Officers will exercise such powers and perform such duties as specified in this Agreement or as determined from time to time by the Managing Member.

(d)    Subject to this Agreement and to the rights, if any, of an Officer under a contract of employment, any Officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the Managing Member. Any Officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the Managing Member. Any resignation will take effect at the date of the receipt of that notice or at any later time specified in that notice; and, unless otherwise specified in that notice, the acceptance of the resignation will not be necessary to make it effective. Any resignation is without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the Company under any contract to which the Officer is a party. A vacancy in any office because of death, resignation, removal, disqualification or any other cause will be filled in the manner prescribed in this Agreement for regular appointments to that office.

(e)    The Officers, in the performance of their duties as such, shall owe to the Company and the Members duties of loyalty and due care of the type owed by the officers of a corporation to such corporation and its shareholders under [the TBOC].

Section 7.3    Warranted Reliance by Officers on Others. In exercising their authority and performing their duties under this Agreement, the Officers shall be entitled to rely on information, opinions, reports or statements of the following Persons or groups unless they have actual knowledge concerning the matter in question that would cause such reliance to be unwarranted:

(a)    one or more employees or other agents of the Company or subordinates whom the Officer reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented; and

(b)    any attorney, public accountant or other Person as to matters which the Officer reasonably believes to be within such Person’s professional or expert competence.

Section 7.4    Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended (provided, that no such amendment shall limit a Covered Person’s rights to indemnification hereunder with respect to any actions or events occurring prior to such amendment except to the extent required by a non-waivable and non-modifiable provision of applicable Law), any person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “Proceeding”) by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or

 

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she is the legal representative, is or was a Manager (as defined in the Existing LLC Agreement) entitled to indemnification under the Existing LLC Agreement, a Member, an Officer, the Managing Member or the Company Representative or is or was serving at the request of the Company as a member, director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of another limited liability company or of a corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, other enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan (a “Covered Person”), whether the basis of such Proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a member, director, officer, trustee, employee or agent, or in any other capacity while serving as a member, director, officer, trustee, employee or agent, against all expenses, liability and loss (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and amounts paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such Covered Person in connection with such Proceeding, unless there has been a final and non-appealable judgment entered by a court of competent jurisdiction determining that, in respect of such act or omission, and taking into account the acknowledgements and agreements set forth in this Agreement, (x) such Covered Person engaged in a bad faith violation of the implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing or a bad faith violation of this Agreement or (y) such Covered Person would not be so entitled to be indemnified and held harmless if the Company were a corporation organized under the laws of the [State of Delaware] that indemnified and held harmless its directors, officers, employees and agents to the fullest extent permitted by [Section 145 of the DGCL ]as in effect on the date of this Agreement (but including any expansion of rights to indemnification thereunder from and after the date of this Agreement)]. The Company shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable Law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended (provided, that no such amendment shall limit a Covered Person’s rights to indemnification hereunder with respect to any actions or events occurring prior to such amendment except to the extent required by a non-waivable and non-modifiable provision of applicable Law), pay the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a Covered Person in defending any Proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided, however, that such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the Proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the Covered Person to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right to appeal that the Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Section 7.4 or otherwise. The rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses under this Section 7.4 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to a Covered Person who has ceased to be a member, director, officer, trustee, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and administrators. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 7.4, except for Proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification and advancement of expenses, the Company shall indemnify and advance expenses to a Covered Person in connection with a Proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such Covered Person only if such Proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Managing Member.

Section 7.5    Maintenance of Insurance or Other Financial Arrangements. To the extent permitted by applicable Law, the Company (with the approval of the Managing Member) may purchase and maintain insurance or make other financial arrangements on behalf of any Person who is or was a Member, employee or agent of the Company, or at the request of the Company is or was serving as a manager, director, officer, employee or agent of another limited liability company, corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, for any Liability asserted against such Person and Liability and expenses incurred by such Person in such Person’s capacity as such, or arising out of such Person’s status as such, whether or not the Company has the authority to indemnify such Person against such Liability and expenses.

 

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Section 7.6    Resignation or Termination of Managing Member. PubCo (or its successor, as applicable) shall not, by any means, resign as, cease to be or be replaced as Managing Member except in compliance with this Section 7.6. No termination or replacement of PubCo (or its successor, as applicable) as Managing Member shall be effective unless proper provision is made, in compliance with this Agreement, so that the obligations of PubCo, its successor (if applicable) and any new Managing Member and the rights of all Members under this Agreement and applicable Law remain in full force and effect. No appointment of a Person other than PubCo (or its successor, as applicable) as Managing Member shall be effective unless PubCo (or its successor, as applicable) and the new Managing Member (as applicable) provide all other Members with contractual rights, directly enforceable by such other Members against PubCo (or its successor, as applicable) and the new Managing Member (as applicable), to cause (a) PubCo (or its successor, as applicable) to comply with all of PubCo’s obligations under this Agreement (including its obligations under Section 4.6) other than those that must necessarily be taken in its capacity as Managing Member and (b) the new Managing Member to comply with all the Managing Member’s obligations under this Agreement.

Section 7.7    No Inconsistent Obligations. The Managing Member represents that it does not have any contracts, other agreements, duties or obligations that are inconsistent with its duties and obligations (whether or not in its capacity as Managing Member) under this Agreement and covenants that, except as permitted by Section 7.1, it will not enter into any contracts or other agreements or undertake or acquire any other duties or obligations that are inconsistent with such duties and obligations.

Section 7.8    Reclassification Events of PubCo. If a Reclassification Event occurs, the Managing Member or its successor, as the case may be, shall amend this Agreement in compliance with Section 12.1, and enter into supplementary or additional agreements, to ensure that following the effective date of the Reclassification Event: (i) the Redemption Right of holders of Units set forth in Section 4.6 provide that each Unit (together with the surrender and delivery of one Class B Share) that remains outstanding immediately following such Reclassification Event is redeemable for the same amount and same type of property, securities or cash (or combination thereof) that one Class A Share becomes exchangeable for or converted into as a result of the Reclassification Event and (ii) PubCo or the successor to PubCo, as applicable, is obligated to deliver such property, securities or cash upon such redemption. PubCo shall not consummate or agree to consummate any Reclassification Event unless the successor Person, if any, becomes obligated to comply with the obligations of PubCo (in whatever capacity) under this Agreement, unless immediately following the consummation of such Reclassification Event the Company is wholly-owned by PubCo (or its successor in such Reclassification Event) and its Affiliates.

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expenses incurred by it in connection with serving as the Managing Member. To the extent that the Managing Member determines in its sole discretion that such expenses are related to the business and affairs of the Managing Member that are conducted through the Company and/or its Subsidiaries (including expenses that relate to the business and affairs of the Company and/or its Subsidiaries and that also relate to other activities of the Managing Member or any other member of the PubCo Holdings Group), the Managing Member may cause the Company to pay or bear all expenses of the PubCo Holdings Group, including costs of securities offerings not borne directly by Members, board of directors compensation and meeting costs, costs of periodic reports to stockholders of PubCo, litigation costs and damages arising from litigation, accounting and legal costs; provided that the Company shall not pay or bear any income tax obligations of any member of the PubCo Holdings Group or any obligations of any member of the PubCo Holdings Group pursuant to the IPO TRA or any Post-IPO TRA (but the Company shall be entitled to make distributions in respect of these obligations pursuant to Article VI). For the avoidance of doubt, any payments made to or on behalf of any member of the PubCo Holdings Group pursuant to this Section 7.9 shall not be treated as a distribution pursuant to Section 6.1(a) but shall instead be treated as an expense of the Company.

ARTICLE VIII

ROLE OF MEMBERS

Section 8.1    Rights or Powers. Other than the Managing Member, the Members, acting in their capacity as Members, shall not have any right or power to take part in the management or control of the Company or its business and affairs or to act for or bind the Company in any way. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Members have all the rights and powers specifically set forth in this Agreement and, to the extent not inconsistent with this Agreement, in the TBOC. A Member, any Affiliate thereof or an employee, stockholder, agent, director or officer of a Member or any Affiliate thereof, may also be an employee or be retained as an agent of the Company. The existence of these relationships and acting in such capacities will not result in the Member (other than the Managing Member) being deemed to be participating in the control of the business of the Company or otherwise affect the limited liability of the Member. Except as specifically provided herein, a Member (other than the Managing Member) shall not, in its capacity as a Member, take part in the operation, management or control of the Company’s business, transact any business in the Company’s name or have the power to sign documents for or otherwise bind the Company.

Section 8.2    Voting.

(a)    Meetings of the Members may be called upon the written request of the Managing Member or Members holding at least 50% of the outstanding Units. Such request shall state the location of the meeting and the nature of the business to be transacted at the meeting. Written notice of any such meeting shall be given to all Members not less than 2 Business Days and not more than 30 days prior to the date of such meeting. Members may vote in person, by proxy or by telephone at any meeting of the Members and may waive advance notice of such meeting. Whenever the vote or consent of Members is permitted or required under this Agreement, such vote or consent may be given at a meeting of the Members or may be given in accordance with the procedure prescribed in this Section 8.2. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the affirmative vote of the Members holding a majority of the outstanding Units shall constitute the act of the Members.

 

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(b)    Each Member may authorize any Person or Persons to act for it by proxy on all matters in which such Member is entitled to participate, including waiving notice of any meeting, or voting or participating at a meeting. Every proxy must be signed by such Member or its attorney-in-fact. No proxy shall be valid after the expiration of 11 months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided in the proxy. Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the Member executing it.

(c)    Each meeting of Members shall be conducted by an Officer designated by the Managing Member or such other individual Person as the Managing Member deems appropriate.

(d)    Any action required or permitted to be taken by the Members may be taken without a meeting if the requisite Members whose approval is necessary consent thereto in writing.

Section 8.3    Various Capacities. The Members acknowledge and agree that the Members or their Affiliates will from time to time act in various capacities, including as a Member and as the Company Representative.

Section 8.4    Investment Opportunities. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, the doctrine of corporate opportunity, or any analogous doctrine, shall not apply to any Member (other than Members who are officers or employees of the Company, PubCo or any of their respective Subsidiaries), any of their respective Affiliates (other than the Company, the Managing Member or any of their respective Subsidiaries), or any of their respective officers, directors, agents, shareholders, members, managers and partners (each, a “Business Opportunities Exempt Party”). The Company renounces any interest or expectancy of the Company in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, business opportunities that are from time to time presented to any Business Opportunities Exempt Party. No Business Opportunities Exempt Party who acquires knowledge of a potential transaction, agreement, arrangement or other matter that may be an opportunity for the Company or any of its subsidiaries shall have any duty to communicate or offer such opportunity to the Company. No amendment or repeal of this Section 8.4 shall apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any Business Opportunities Exempt Party for or with respect to any opportunities of which any such Business Opportunities Exempt Party becomes aware prior to such amendment or repeal. Any Person purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in any Units shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Section 8.4. Neither the alteration, amendment or repeal of this Section 8.4, nor the adoption of any provision of this Agreement inconsistent with this Section 8.4, shall eliminate or reduce the effect of this Section 8.4 in respect of any business opportunity first identified or any other matter occurring, or any cause of action, suit or claim that, but for this Section 8.4, would accrue or arise, prior to such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption.

 

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ARTICLE IX

TRANSFERS OF INTERESTS

Section 9.1    Restrictions on Transfer.

(a)    Except as provided in Section 4.6 and Section 9.1(c), no Member shall Transfer all or any portion of its Interest (including any Units or other Equity Securities in the Company) without the Managing Member’s prior written consent, which consent shall be granted or withheld in the Managing Member’s sole discretion. If, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9.1(a), all or any portion of a Member’s Interests are Transferred in violation of this Article IX, involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, then without limiting any other rights and remedies available to the other parties under this Agreement or otherwise, the Transferee of such Interest (or portion thereof) shall not be admitted to the Company as a Member or be entitled to any rights as a Member hereunder, and the Transferor will continue to be bound by all obligations hereunder, unless and until the Managing Member consents in writing to such Transfer, which consent shall be granted or withheld in the Managing Member’s sole discretion. Any attempted or purported Transfer of all or a portion of a Member’s Interests in violation of this Section 9.1(a) shall be null and void and of no force or effect whatsoever. For the avoidance of doubt, the restrictions on Transfer contained in this Article IX shall not apply to the Transfer of any capital stock of PubCo; provided that in no circumstance may Class B Shares be Transferred unless a corresponding number of Units are Transferred to the same Person, and in no circumstance may Units be Transferred unless a corresponding number of Class B Shares are also Transferred to the same Person.

(b)    In addition to any other restrictions on Transfer herein contained, including the provisions of this Article IX, in no event may any Transfer or assignment of Interests (including any Units or other Equity Securities in the Company) by any Member be made (i) to any Person who lacks the legal right, power or capacity to own Interests; (ii) if the Managing Member determines that such Transfer (A) would be considered to be effected on or through an “established securities market” or a “secondary market or the substantial equivalent thereof,” as such terms are used in Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1, (B) would result in the Company having more than 100 partners, within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1(h)(1)(ii) (determined taking into account the rules of Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1(h)(3)), or (C) would present an undue risk that the Company be treated as a “publicly traded partnership” within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code or a successor provision or otherwise become taxable as a corporation under the Code; (iii) if such Transfer would cause the Company to become, with respect to any employee benefit plan subject to Title I of ERISA, a “party-in-interest” (as defined in Section 3(14) of ERISA) or a “disqualified person” (as defined in Section 4975(e)(2) of the Code); (iv) if such Transfer would, in the opinion of counsel to the Company, cause any portion of the assets of the Company to constitute assets of any employee benefit plan pursuant to the Plan Asset Regulations or otherwise cause the Company to be subject to regulation under ERISA; (v) if such Transfer requires the registration of such Interests or Equity Securities issued upon any exchange of such Interests or Equity Securities, pursuant to any applicable U.S. federal or state securities Laws; or (vi) if such Transfer subjects the Company to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the Investment

 

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Advisors Act of 1940, each as amended (or any succeeding law). Any attempted or purported Transfer of all or a portion of a Member’s Interests in violation of this Section 9.1(b) shall be null and void and of no force or effect whatsoever.

Section 9.2    Notice of Transfer.

(a)    Other than in connection with Transfers made pursuant to Section 4.6, each Member shall, after complying with the provisions of this Agreement, but in any event no later than three Business Days following any Transfer of Interests, give written notice to the Company of such Transfer. Each such notice shall describe the manner and circumstances of the Transfer.

(b)    A Member making a Transfer (including a deemed Transfer for U.S. federal income tax purposes as described in Section 4.6(a)(iv)) permitted by this Agreement shall, unless otherwise determined by the Managing Member, (i) at least five (5) Business Days before such Transfer, deliver to the Company an affidavit of non-foreign status with respect to such Member that satisfies the requirements of Section 1446(f)(2) of the Code or other documentation establishing a valid exemption from withholding pursuant to Section 1446(f) of the Code or (ii) contemporaneously with the Transfer, cause the Transferee to properly withhold and remit to the Internal Revenue Service the amount of tax required to be withheld upon the Transfer by Section 1446(f) of the Code (and provide evidence to the Company of such withholding and remittance promptly thereafter).

Section 9.3    Transferee Members. A Transferee of Interests (including any Units or other Equity Securities in the Company) pursuant to this Article IX shall have the right to become a Member only if (a) the requirements of this Article IX are met, (b) such Transferee executes an instrument reasonably satisfactory to the Managing Member agreeing to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement and assuming all of the Transferor’s then existing and future Liabilities arising under or relating to this Agreement, (c) such Transferee represents that the Transfer was made in accordance with all applicable securities Laws and such other reasonable representations as reasonably requested by the Managing Member, (d) the Transferor or Transferee shall have reimbursed the Company for all reasonable expenses (including attorneys’ fees and expenses) of any Transfer or proposed Transfer of all or a portion of a Member’s Interest, whether or not consummated and (e) if such Transferee or his or her spouse is a resident of a community property jurisdiction, then such Transferee’s spouse shall also execute an instrument reasonably satisfactory to the Managing Member agreeing to be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement to the extent of his or her community property or quasi-community property interest, if any, in such Member’s Interest. Unless agreed to in writing by the Managing Member, the admission of a Member shall not result in the release of the Transferor from any Liability that the Transferor may have to each remaining Member or to the Company under this Agreement or any other contract between the Managing Member, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and such Transferor or any of its Affiliates, on the other hand. Written notice of the admission of a Member shall be sent promptly by the Company to each remaining Member.

 

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Section 9.4    Legend. Each certificate representing a Unit, if any, will be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a legend in substantially the following form:

“THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT AND HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.

THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM UNDER SUCH ACT.

THE TRANSFER AND VOTING OF THESE SECURITIES IS SUBJECT TO THE CONDITIONS SPECIFIED IN THE THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT OF PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC (THE ISSUER OF THESE SECURITIES) AS IT MAY BE AMENDED, SUPPLEMENTED AND/OR RESTATED FROM TIME TO TIME, AND NO TRANSFER OF THESE SECURITIES WILL BE VALID OR EFFECTIVE UNTIL SUCH CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN FULFILLED. COPIES OF SUCH AGREEMENT MAY BE OBTAINED AT NO COST BY WRITTEN REQUEST MADE BY THE HOLDER OF RECORD OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO THE SECRETARY OF THE ISSUER OF SUCH SECURITIES.”

ARTICLE X

ACCOUNTING; CERTAIN TAX MATTERS

Section 10.1    Books of Account. The Company shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary to, maintain true books and records of account in which full and correct entries shall be made of all its business transactions pursuant to a system of accounting established and administered in accordance with GAAP, and shall set aside on its books all such proper accruals and reserves as shall be required under GAAP.

Section 10.2    Tax Elections.

(a)    The Company and any eligible Subsidiary shall make an election (or continue a previously made election) pursuant to Section 754 of the Code (and any similar provisions of applicable U.S. state or local law) for the taxable year of the Company that includes the date hereof and shall not thereafter revoke such election. In addition, the Company shall make the following elections on the appropriate forms or tax returns, if permitted under the Code or applicable Law:

(i)    to adopt the calendar year as the Company’s Fiscal Year;

(ii)    to adopt the accrual method of accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes;

(iii)    to elect to amortize the organizational expenses of the Company as permitted by Section 709(b) of the Code;

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the Code, commonly known as the “push out” election, or any analogous election under state or local tax law, if applicable (including, for the avoidance of doubt, making a “push out” election with respect to taxes attributable to a tax period ending on or before the date hereof); and

(v)    except as otherwise provided herein, any other election the Managing Member may deem appropriate and in the best interests of the Company.

(b)    Upon request of the Managing Member, each Member shall cooperate in Good Faith with the Company in connection with the Company’s efforts to make any election pursuant to this Section 10.2.

Section 10.3    Tax Returns; Information. The Managing Member shall arrange for the preparation and timely filing of all income and other tax and informational returns of the Company. The Managing Member shall furnish to each Member a copy of each return and statement, together with any schedules (including Internal Revenue Service Schedule K-1) and any other information that a Member may require in connection with such Member’s (or its direct or indirect owner’s) own tax affairs as soon as practicable. The Members agree to (a) take all actions reasonably requested by the Company or the Company Representative to comply with the Partnership Tax Audit Rules, including where applicable, filing amended returns as provided in Sections 6225 or 6226 of the Code and providing confirmation thereof to the Company Representative and (b) furnish to the Company (i) all reasonably requested certificates or statements relating to the tax matters of the Company (including without limitation an affidavit of non-foreign status pursuant to Section 1446(f)(2) of the Code), and (ii) all pertinent information in its possession relating to the Company’s operations that is reasonably necessary to enable the Company’s tax returns to be prepared and timely filed.

Section 10.4    Company Representative. The Managing Member is specially authorized and appointed to act as the Company Representative and to designate a “designated individual” in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 301.6223-1(b)(3). The Company and the Members (including any Member designated as the Company Representative prior to the date hereof) shall cooperate fully with each other and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Managing Member (or any other Person subsequently designated) to become the Company Representative with respect to any taxable period of the Company with respect to which the statute of limitations has not yet expired, including (as applicable) by filing certifications pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 301.6231(a)(7)-1(d). In acting as Company Representative, the Managing Member shall act, to the maximum extent possible, to cause income, gain, loss, deduction and credit of the Company, and adjustments thereto, to be allocated or borne by the Members in the same manner as such items or adjustments would have been borne if the Company could have effectively made an election under Section 6221(b) of the Code (commonly known as the “election out”) or similar state or local provision with respect to the taxable period at issue. The Company Representative may retain, at the Company’s expense, such outside counsel, accountants and other professional consultants as it may reasonably deem necessary in the course of fulfilling its obligations as Company Representative.

 

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Section 10.5    Withholding Tax Payments and Obligations.

(a)    Withholding Tax Payments. Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries may withhold from distributions, allocations or portions thereof if it is required to do so by any applicable rule, regulation or Law, and each Member hereby authorizes the Company and its Subsidiaries to withhold or pay on behalf of or with respect to such Member, any amount of U.S. federal, state or local or non-U.S. taxes that the Managing Member determines, in Good Faith, that the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is required to withhold or pay with respect to any amount distributable or allocable to such Member pursuant to this Agreement.

(b)    Other Tax Payments. To the extent that any tax is paid by (or withheld from amounts payable to) the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and the Managing Member determines, in Good Faith, that such tax (including any Company Level Tax) specifically relates to one or more particular Members, such tax shall be treated as an amount of tax withheld or paid with respect to such Member pursuant to this Section 10.5. Any determinations made by the Managing Member pursuant to this Section 10.5 shall be binding on the Members.

(c)    Tax Contribution and Indemnity Obligation. Any amounts withheld or paid with respect to a Member pursuant to Section 10.5(a) or (b) (other than the payment of Company Level Taxes) shall be offset against any distributions to which such Member is entitled concurrently with such withholding or payment (a “Tax Offset”); provided that the reduction in the amount of any distribution as a result of a Tax Offset shall be treated as having been distributed to such Member pursuant to Section 6.1 or Section 11.3(b)(iii) at the time such Tax Offset is made. To the extent that (i) the amount of such Tax Offset exceeds the distributions to which such Member is entitled concurrently with such withholding or payment (an “Excess Tax Amount”) or (ii) there is a payment of Company Level Taxes relating to a Member, the amount of such (A) Excess Tax Amount or (B) Company Level Taxes, as applicable, shall, upon notification to such Member by the Managing Member, give rise to an obligation of such Member to make a capital contribution to the Company (a “Tax Contribution Obligation”), which Tax Contribution Obligation shall be immediately due and payable. If a Member defaults with respect to its Tax Contribution Obligation, the Company shall be entitled to offset the amount of a Member’s Tax Contribution Obligation against distributions to which such Member would otherwise be subsequently entitled until the full amount of such Tax Contribution Obligation has been contributed to the Company or has been recovered through offset against distributions and, for the avoidance of doubt, any such offset shall be treated as distributed to such Member pursuant to Section 6.1 or Section 11.3(b), as applicable, at the time such offset is made. In the case of a Tax Contribution Obligation arising from the payment of Company Level Taxes, then to the extent that the Managing Member determines it is appropriate for purposes of properly maintaining Capital Accounts, (x) any payment by a Member with respect to such Member’s Tax Contribution Obligation shall increase such Member’s Capital Account, but shall not reduce the amount (if any) that a Member is otherwise obligated to contribute to the Company, and (y) any recovery of such Tax Contribution Obligation through an offset against distributions to such Member shall not reduce such Member’s Capital Account by the amount of such offset. Each Member hereby unconditionally and irrevocably grants to the Company a security interest in such Member’s Units to secure such Member’s obligation to pay the Company any amounts

 

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required to be paid pursuant to this Section 10.5. Each Member shall take such actions as the Company may reasonably request in order to perfect or enforce the security interest created hereunder. Each Member hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the other Members, the Company Representative and the Managing Member from and against any liability (including any liability for Company Level Taxes) with respect to income attributable to or distributions or other payments to such Member.

(d)    Continued Obligations of Former Members. Any Person who ceases to be a Member shall be deemed to be a Member solely for purposes of this Section 10.5, and the obligations of a Member pursuant to this Section 10.5 shall survive until 30 days after the closing of the applicable statute of limitations on assessment with respect to the taxes withheld or paid by the Company or a Subsidiary that relate to the period during which such Person was actually a Member; provided, that if the Managing Member determines in its sole discretion that seeking indemnification for Company Level Taxes from a former Member is not practicable, or that seeking such indemnification has failed, then, in either case, the Managing Member may (i) recover any liability for Company Level Taxes from the substituted Member that acquired directly or indirectly the applicable interest in the Company from such former Member or (ii) treat such liability for Company Level Taxes as a Company expense.

(e)    Managing Member Discretion Regarding Recovery of Taxes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Managing Member may choose not to recover an amount of Company Level Taxes or other taxes withheld or paid with respect to a Member under this Section 10.5 to the extent that there are no distributions to which such Member is entitled that may be offset by such amounts, if the Managing Member determines, in Good Faith, that such a decision would be in the best interests of the Members (e.g., where the cost of recovering the amount of taxes withheld or paid with respect to such Member is not justified in light of the amount that may be recovered from such Member).

ARTICLE XI

DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION

Section 11.1    Liquidating Events. The Company shall dissolve and commence winding up and liquidating upon the first to occur of the following (each, a “Liquidating Event”):

(a)    The sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company; and

(b)    The determination of the Managing Member to dissolve, wind up and liquidate the Company.

The Members hereby agree that the Company shall not dissolve prior to the occurrence of a Liquidating Event and that no Member shall seek a dissolution of the Company, under Section 101.154 of the TBOC or otherwise, other than based on the matters set forth in clauses (a) and (b) above. If it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that the Company has dissolved prior to the occurrence of a Liquidating Event, the Members hereby agree to continue the business of the Company without a winding up or liquidation. In the event of a dissolution pursuant to Section 11.1(b), the relative economic rights of each class of Units immediately prior to such

 

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dissolution shall be preserved to the greatest extent practicable with respect to distributions made to Members pursuant to Section 11.3 in connection with such dissolution, taking into consideration tax and other legal constraints that may adversely affect one or more parties to such dissolution and subject to compliance with applicable laws and regulations, unless, with respect to any class of Units, holders of a majority of the Units of such class consent in writing to a treatment other than as described above.

Section 11.2    Bankruptcy. For purposes of this Agreement, the “bankruptcy” of a Member shall mean the occurrence of any of the following: (a) any Governmental Entity shall take possession of any substantial part of the property of that Member or shall assume control over the affairs or operations thereof, or a receiver or trustee shall be appointed, or a writ, order, attachment or garnishment shall be issued with respect to any substantial part thereof, and such possession, assumption of control, appointment, writ or order shall continue for a period of 90 consecutive days; or (b) a Member shall admit in writing of its inability to pay its debts when due, or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or apply for or consent to the appointment of any receiver, trustee or similar officer or for all or any substantial part of its property; or shall institute (by petition, application, answer, consent or otherwise) any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of debts, dissolution, liquidation or similar Proceeding under the Laws of any jurisdiction; or (c) a receiver, trustee or similar officer shall be appointed for such Member or with respect to all or any substantial part of its property without the application or consent of that Member, and such appointment shall continue undischarged or unstayed for a period of 90 consecutive days or any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, arrangements, readjustment of debt, dissolution, liquidation or similar Proceedings shall be instituted (by petition, application or otherwise) against that Member and shall remain undismissed for a period of 90 consecutive days.

Section 11.3    Procedure.

(a)    In the event of the dissolution of the Company for any reason, the Managing Member or such other Person as is designated by the Managing Member (the “Winding-Up Member”) shall commence to wind up the affairs of the Company and, subject to Section 11.4(a), the Winding-Up Member shall have full right and unlimited discretion to determine in Good Faith the time, manner and terms of any sale or sales of the property of the Company or other assets pursuant to such liquidation, having due regard to the activity and condition of the relevant market and general financial and economic conditions. The Members shall continue to share profits, losses and distributions during the period of liquidation in the same manner and proportion as though the Company had not dissolved. The Company shall engage in no further business except as may be necessary, in the reasonable discretion of the Managing Member or the Winding-Up Member, as applicable, to preserve the value of the Company’s assets during the period of dissolution and liquidation.

(b)    Following the payment of all expenses of liquidation and the allocation of all Profits and Losses as provided in Article V, the proceeds of the liquidation and any other funds of the Company shall be distributed in the following order of priority:

(i)    First, to the payment and discharge of all of the Company’s debts and Liabilities to creditors (whether third parties or Members), in the order of priority as provided by Law, except any obligations to the Members in respect of their Capital Accounts;

 

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(ii)    Second, to set up such cash reserves that the Managing Member reasonably deems necessary for contingent or unforeseen Liabilities or future payments described in Section 11.3(b)(i) (which reserves when they become unnecessary shall be distributed in accordance with the provisions of clause (iii) below); and

(iii)    Third, the balance to the Members, pro rata in accordance with the number of Units owned by each Member.

(c)    No Member shall have any right to demand or receive property other than cash upon dissolution and termination of the Company.

(d)    Upon the completion of the liquidation of the Company and the distribution of all Company funds, the Company shall terminate and the Managing Member or the Winding-Up Member, as the case may be, shall have the authority to execute and record a certificate of cancellation of the Company, as well as any and all other documents required to effectuate the dissolution and termination of the Company.

Section 11.4    Rights of Members.

(a)    Each Member irrevocably waives any right that it may have to maintain an action for partition with respect to the property of the Company.

(b)    Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, (i) each Member shall look solely to the assets of the Company for the return of its Capital Contributions and (ii) no Member shall have priority over any other Member as to the return of its Capital Contributions, distributions or allocations.

Section 11.5    Notices of Dissolution. In the event a Liquidating Event occurs or an event occurs that would, but for the provisions of Section 11.1, result in a dissolution of the Company, the Company shall, within 30 days thereafter, (a) provide written notice thereof to each of the Members and to all other parties with whom the Company regularly conducts business (as determined in the discretion of the Managing Member), and (b) comply, in a timely manner, with all filing and notice requirements under the TBOC or any other applicable Law.

Section 11.6    Reasonable Time for Winding Up. A reasonable time shall be allowed for the orderly winding up of the business and affairs of the Company and the liquidation of its assets in order to minimize any losses that might otherwise result from such winding up.

Section 11.7    No Deficit Restoration Obligation. No Member shall be liable to the Company or to any other Member for any negative balance outstanding in each such Member’s Capital Account, whether such negative Capital Account results from the allocation of losses or other items of deduction and loss to such Member or from distributions to such Member, and such Member shall not have any obligation to make any contribution to the capital of the Company with respect to such deficit and such deficit shall not be considered a debt owed to the Company or, except as required by the TBOC, to any other Person for any purpose whatsoever.

 

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ARTICLE XII

GENERAL

Section 12.1    Amendments; Waivers.

(a)    The terms and provisions of this Agreement may be waived, modified or amended (including by means of merger, consolidation or other business combination to which the Company is a party) with the approval of the Managing Member; provided that no waiver, modification or amendment shall be effective until at least 5 Business Days after written notice is provided to the Members, and, for the avoidance of doubt, any Member shall have the right to file a Redemption Notice prior to the effectiveness of such waiver, modification or amendment; provided, further, that no amendment to this Agreement may:

(i)    modify the limited liability of any Member, or increase the liabilities or obligations of any Member, in each case, without the consent of each such affected Member;

(ii)    materially alter or change any rights, preferences or privileges of any Interests in a manner that is different or prejudicial (or would have a different or prejudicial effect) relative to any other Interests, without the approval of a majority in interest of the Members holding the Interests affected in such a different or prejudicial manner;

(iii)    modify the requirement that a majority of the directors of PubCo who are independent within the meaning of the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market (or such other principal United States securities exchange on which the Class A Shares are listed) and Rule 10A-3 of the Securities Act and do not hold any Units that are subject to the applicable Redemption must approve a Cash Election pursuant to Section 4.6(a)(iii) without the approval of a majority of the directors of PubCo who are independent within the meaning of the rules of the Nasdaq Stock Market (or such other principal United States securities exchange on which the Class A Shares are listed) and Rule 10A-3 of the Securities Act.

(b)    Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 12.1(a), the Managing Member, acting alone, may amend this Agreement or update the books and records of the Company (i) to reflect the admission of new Members, Transfers of Interests, the issuance of additional Units or Equity Securities (as provided by the terms of this Agreement) and, subject to Section 12.1(a), subdivisions or combinations of Units made in compliance with Section 4.1(j), (ii) to the minimum extent necessary to comply with or administer in an equitable manner the Partnership Tax Audit Rules in any manner determined by the Managing Member, and (iii) as necessary to avoid the Company being classified as a “publicly traded partnership” within the meaning of Section 7704(b) of the Code.

 

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(c)    No waiver of any provision or default under, nor consent to any exception to, the terms of this Agreement or any agreement contemplated hereby shall be effective unless in writing and signed by the party to be bound and then only to the specific purpose, extent and instance so provided.

Section 12.2    Further Assurances. Each party agrees that it will from time to time, upon the reasonable request of another party, execute such documents and instruments and take such further action as may be required to accomplish the purposes of this Agreement.

Section 12.3    Successors and Assigns. All of the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon the parties and their respective successors and assigns, but shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the successors and assigns of any Member only to the extent that they are permitted successors and assigns pursuant to the terms hereof. No party may assign its rights hereunder except as herein expressly permitted.

Section 12.4    Certain Representations by Members. Each Member, by executing this Agreement and becoming a Member, whether by making a Capital Contribution, by admission in connection with a permitted Transfer or otherwise, represents and warrants to the Company and the Managing Member, as of the date of its admission as a Member, that such Member (or, if such Member is disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes, such Member’s regarded owner for such purposes) is either: (i) not a partnership, grantor trust or Subchapter S corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes (e.g., such Member is either an individual or a Subchapter C corporation), or (ii) is a partnership, grantor trust or Subchapter S corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, but (A) permitting the Company to satisfy the 100-partner limitation set forth in Treasury Regulations Section 1.7704-1(h)(1)(ii) is not a principal purpose of any beneficial owner of such Member in investing in the Company through such Member, (B) such Member was formed for business purposes prior to or in connection with the investment by such Member in the Company or for estate planning purposes, and (C) no beneficial owner of such Member has a redemption or similar right with respect to such Member that is intended to correlate to such Member’s right to Redemption pursuant to Section 4.6.

Section 12.5    Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with all Exhibits and Schedules hereto and all other agreements referenced therein and herein, constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written, of the parties and there are no warranties, representations or other agreements between the parties in connection with the subject matter hereof except as specifically set forth herein and therein.

Section 12.6    Rights of Members Independent. The rights available to the Members under this Agreement and at Law shall be deemed to be several and not dependent on each other and each such right accordingly shall be construed as complete in itself and not by reference to any other such right. Any one or more and/or any combination of such rights may be exercised by a Member and/or the Company from time to time and no such exercise shall exhaust the rights or preclude another Member from exercising any one or more of such rights or combination thereof from time to time thereafter or simultaneously.

 

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Section 12.7    Governing Law. This Agreement, the legal relations between the parties and any Action, whether contractual or non-contractual, instituted by any party with respect to matters arising under or growing out of or in connection with or in respect of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Texas applicable to contracts made and performed in such state and without regard to conflicts of law doctrines.

Section 12.8    Jurisdiction and Venue. The parties hereto hereby agree and consent to be subject to the jurisdiction of any state or federal court of competent jurisdiction that regularly conducts Proceedings arising in Tarrant County, Texas over any action, suit or Proceeding (a “Legal Action”) arising out of or in connection with this Agreement. The parties hereto irrevocably waive the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any such Legal Action. Each of the parties hereto further irrevocably consents to the service of process out of any of the aforementioned courts in any such Legal Action by the mailing of copies thereof by registered mail, postage prepaid, to such party at its address set forth in this Agreement, such service of process to be effective upon acknowledgment of receipt of such registered mail. Nothing in this Section 12.8 shall affect the right of any party hereto to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law.

Section 12.9    Headings. The descriptive headings of the Articles, Sections and subsections of this Agreement are for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement.

Section 12.10    Counterparts. This Agreement and any amendment hereto or any other agreement (or document) delivered pursuant hereto may be executed in one or more counterparts and by different parties in separate counterparts any may delivered by email or other electronic means. All of such counterparts shall constitute one and the same agreement (or other document) and shall become effective (unless otherwise provided therein) when one or more counterparts have been signed by each party and delivered to the other party.

Section 12.11    Notices. Any notice or other communication hereunder must be given in writing and (a) delivered in person, (b) transmitted by facsimile, by telecommunications mechanism or electronically or (c) mailed by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, receipt requested as follows:

If to the Company or the Managing Member, addressed to it at:

ProFrac Holdings, LLC

17018 Interstate 20

Cisco, Texas 76437

[Attention: Matthew D. Wilks, CFO

Email: matt.wilks@profrac.com]

With copies (which shall not constitute notice) to:

Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.

1001 Fannin St., Suite 2500

Houston, Texas 77002

Attention: Michael Telle

Email: mtelle@velaw.com

 

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or to such other address or to such other Person as either party shall have last designated by such notice to the other parties. Each such notice or other communication shall be effective (i) if given by telecommunication or electronically, when transmitted to the applicable number or email address so specified in (or pursuant to) this Section 12.11 and an appropriate answerback is received or, if transmitted after 4:00 p.m. local time on a Business Day in the jurisdiction to which such notice is sent or at any time on a day that is not a Business Day in the jurisdiction to which such notice is sent, then on the immediately following Business Day, (ii) if given by mail, on the first Business Day in the jurisdiction to which such notice is sent following the date three days after such communication is deposited in the mails with first class postage prepaid, addressed as aforesaid or (iii) if given by any other means, on the Business Day when actually received at such address or, if not received on a Business Day, on the Business Day immediately following such actual receipt.

Section 12.12    Representation By Counsel; Interpretation. The parties acknowledge that each party to this Agreement has been represented by counsel in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Accordingly, any rule of Law, or any legal decision that would require interpretation of any claimed ambiguities in this Agreement against the party that drafted it has no application and is expressly waived.

Section 12.13    Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable by any Governmental Entity, the remaining provisions of this Agreement, to the extent permitted by Law shall remain in full force and effect, provided that the essential terms and conditions of this Agreement for all parties remain valid, binding and enforceable.

Section 12.14    Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each party shall bear its own expenses in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

Section 12.15    Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH OF THE COMPANY, THE MEMBERS, THE MANAGING MEMBER AND ANY INDEMNITEES SEEKING REMEDIES HEREUNDER HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY CLAIM, DEMAND, ACTION OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED ON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, WHETHER NOW EXISTING OR HEREAFTER ARISING, AND WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY OR OTHERWISE.

Section 12.16    No Third Party Beneficiaries. Except as expressly provided in Section 7.4, nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any party, other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, any rights or remedies under this Agreement or otherwise create any third party beneficiary hereto.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement to be executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

COMPANY:
PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC
By:  

 

Name:   Ladd Wilks
Title:   Chief Executive Officer

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT OF

PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC


MEMBERS:
Farris C. Wilks
 

By:                                                                  

  Name: Farris C. Wilks
THRC Holdings, LP
By:   THRC Management, LLC,
  its General Partner
By:                                                                           
Name:   Dan Wilks
Title:   Manager
[PROFRAC HOLDING CORP.]
By:                                                                           
Name:   [●]
Title:   [●]
[PROFRAC SUB LLC]
By:                                                                           
Name:   [●]
Title:   [●]

 

SIGNATURE PAGE TO

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT OF

PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC


EXHIBIT A

 

Members

Farris C. Wilks
ProFrac Holding Corp.
[ProFrac Sub LLC]
THRC Holdings, LP

 

EXHIBIT A TO

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT OF

PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC

Exhibit 10.4

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

This Indemnification Agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of [•], 2021 by and between ProFrac Holding Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and [•] (“Indemnitee”).

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, directors, officers and other persons in service to corporations or business enterprises are subjected to expensive and time-consuming litigation relating to, among other things, matters that traditionally would have been brought only against the Company or business enterprise itself;

WHEREAS, highly competent persons have become more reluctant to serve as directors, officers or in other capacities unless they are provided with adequate protection through insurance and adequate indemnification against inordinate risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their service to and activities on behalf of the corporation;

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined that the increased difficulty in attracting and retaining such persons is detrimental to the best interests of the Company and its stockholders and that the Company should act to assure such persons that there will be increased certainty of such protection in the future;

WHEREAS, (i) the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (as may be amended and/or restated, the “Bylaws”) require indemnification of the officers and directors of the Company (ii) Indemnitee may also be entitled to indemnification pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (“DGCL”) and (iii) the Bylaws and the DGCL expressly provide that the indemnification provisions set forth therein are not exclusive and thereby contemplate that contracts may be entered into between the Company and members of the Board, officers and other persons with respect to indemnification;

WHEREAS, this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Bylaws and the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (as may be amended and/or restated, the “Certificate of Incorporation”) and any resolutions adopted pursuant thereto, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefore, nor to diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder; and

WHEREAS, (i) Indemnitee does not regard the protection available under the Bylaws and insurance as adequate in the present circumstances, (ii) Indemnitee may not be willing to serve or continue to serve as a director or officer of the Company without adequate protection, (iii) the Company desires Indemnitee to serve in such capacity, and (iv) Indemnitee is willing to serve, continue to serve and to take on additional service for or on behalf of the Company on the condition that Indemnitee be so indemnified.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, the Company and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows:

Section 1. Definitions.

(a) As used in this Agreement:

Affiliate” of any specified Person shall mean any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such specified Person.


Corporate Status” describes the status of a person who is or was a director, officer, trustee, partner, general partner, manager, managing member, employee, agent or fiduciary of (i) the Company or (ii) any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other Enterprise which such person is or was serving at the request of the Company.

Disinterested Director” shall mean a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is sought by Indemnitee.

Enterprise” shall mean the Company and any other corporation, constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger to which the Company (or any of its wholly owned subsidiaries) is a party, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, non-profit entity or other enterprise of which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, general partner, manager, managing member, employee, trustee, agent or fiduciary.

Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Expenses” shall mean all reasonable costs, expenses, fees and charges of any type or nature whatsoever, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, travel expenses, fees of private investigators and professional advisors, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, fax transmission charges, secretarial services and all other disbursements or expenses incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in, settlement or appeal of, or otherwise participating in, a Proceeding, including reasonable compensation for time spent by Indemnitee for which he or she is not otherwise compensated by the Company or any third party. Expenses also shall include, without limitation, (i) Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from, incurred by Indemnitee in connection with, arising out of, or in respect of or relating to, any Proceeding, including, without limitation, the principal, premium, security for, and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedeas bond, or other appeal bond or its equivalent, (ii) for purposes of Section 12(d) hereof only, Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement, by litigation or otherwise, (iii) any federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement, and (iv) any interest, assessments or other charges in respect of the foregoing. “Expenses” shall not include “Liabilities.”

Indemnity Obligations” shall mean all obligations of the Company to Indemnitee under this Agreement, including the Company’s obligations to provide indemnification to Indemnitee and advance Expenses to Indemnitee under this Agreement.

Independent Counsel” shall mean a law firm of national reputation in the United States, or a partner or member of such a law firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither presently is, nor in the past five (5) years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder; provided, however, that the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.


Liabilities” shall mean all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, judgments, orders, fines, penalties and other amounts payable in connection with, arising out of, or in respect of or relating to any Proceeding, including, without limitation, amounts paid in settlement in any Proceeding and all costs and expenses in complying with any judgment, order or decree issued or entered in connection with any Proceeding or any settlement agreement, stipulation or consent decree entered into or issued in settlement of any Proceeding.

Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, trust, governmental agency or body or any other legal entity.

Proceeding” shall mean any threatened, pending or completed action, claim, suit, arbitration, mediation, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, formal or informal hearing, inquiry or investigation, litigation, inquiry, administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened or completed judicial, administrative or arbitration proceeding (including, without limitation, any such proceeding under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act or any other federal law, state law, statute or regulation), whether brought in the right of the Company or otherwise, and whether of a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative nature, in each case, in which Indemnitee was, is or will be, or is threatened to be, involved as a party, potential party, witness (including as a non-party witness) or otherwise by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director or officer of the Company, by reason of any actual or alleged action taken by Indemnitee (or a failure to take action by Indemnitee) or of any action (or inaction) on Indemnitee’s part while acting as director or officer of the Company, or by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, trustee, partner, managing member, employee, agent or fiduciary of another corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan, non-profit entity or other Enterprise, in each case whether or not serving in such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification, reimbursement, or advancement can be provided under this Agreement.

Sponsor Entities” (a) means (i) [•] and [•], and (ii) any of their respective Affiliates; provided, however, that neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall be considered Sponsor Entities hereunder.

(b) For the purpose hereof, references to “fines” shall include any excise tax assessed with respect to any employee benefit plan; references to “serving at the request of the Company” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary, or agent of the Company which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a Person who acted in good faith and in a manner such Person reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Company” as referred to in this Agreement.

Section 2. Indemnity in Third-Party Proceedings. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Liabilities and Expenses suffered or reasonably incurred (and, in the case of retainers, reasonably expected to be incurred) by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any Proceeding (other than any Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor, which is provided for in Section 3 below), or any claim, issue or matter therein.

Section 3. Indemnity in Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, from and against all Liabilities and Expenses suffered or reasonably incurred (and, in the case of retainers, reasonably expected to be incurred) by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor, or any claim, issue or matter therein. No indemnification for Expenses shall be made under this Section 3 in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which Indemnitee shall have been finally adjudged by a court to be liable to the Company, unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court (as hereafter defined) or any court in which the Proceeding was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification.


Section 4. Indemnification for Expenses of a Party Who is Wholly or Partly Successful. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, and without limiting the rights of Indemnitee under any other provision hereof, including any rights to indemnification pursuant to Sections 2 or 3 hereof, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to the extent that Indemnitee is successful, on the merits or otherwise, in any Proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, in whole or in part, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred (and, in the case of retainers, reasonably expected to be incurred) by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with each successfully resolved Proceeding, claim, issue or matter. For purposes of this Section 4 and without limitation, the termination of any Proceeding or claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.

Section 5. Indemnification For Expenses of a Witness. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law and to the extent that Indemnitee is, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, a witness or otherwise a participant, including by receipt of a subpoena, in any Proceeding to which Indemnitee is not a party and is not threatened to be made a party, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses suffered or reasonably incurred (or, in the case of retainers, reasonably expected to be incurred) by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith.

Section 6. Additional Indemnification. Notwithstanding any limitation in Sections 2, 3 or 4 hereof, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law if Indemnitee is a party to or threatened to be made a party to any Proceeding (including a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor) by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status against all Liabilities and Expenses suffered or reasonably incurred (and, in the case of retainers, reasonably expected to be incurred) by Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding. For purposes of this Section 6, “to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law” shall include, but not be limited to:

(a) the fullest extent permitted by the provision of the DGCL that authorizes or contemplates additional indemnification by agreement, or the corresponding provision of any amendment to or replacement of the DGCL; and

(b) the fullest extent authorized or permitted by any amendments to or replacements of the DGCL adopted after the date of this Agreement that increase the extent to which a corporation may indemnify its officers and directors.

Section 7. Exclusions. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement, the Company shall not be obligated under this Agreement to indemnify or hold harmless Indemnitee, or, in the case of (a) and (c), to advance Expenses to Indemnitee:

(a) for which payment has actually been made to or on behalf of Indemnitee under any insurance policy obtained by the Company or under any other indemnity provision, except with respect to any excess beyond the amount paid under such insurance policy or such other indemnity provision;

(b) for an accounting of profits made from the purchase and sale (or sale and purchase) by Indemnitee of securities of the Company within the meaning of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act or similar provisions of state statutory law or common law;


(c) except as provided in Section 12(d) of this Agreement, in connection with any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee or, if Indemnitee was nominated or designated to the Board by one of more of the Sponsor Entities, such Sponsor Entity, including any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee or, if Indemnitee was nominated or designated to the Board by one of more of the Sponsor Entities, such Sponsor Entity, against the Company or its directors, officers, employees or other indemnitees, unless (i) the Board authorized the Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) prior to its initiation, (ii) the Company provides the indemnification, in its sole discretion, pursuant to the powers vested in the Company under applicable law or (iii) such Proceeding is being brought by Indemnitee to assert, interpret or enforce Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement (for the avoidance of doubt, Indemnitee shall not be deemed, for purposes of this subsection, to have initiated or brought any claim by reason of (A) having asserted any affirmative defenses in connection with a claim not initiated by Indemnitee or (B) having made any counterclaim (whether permissive or mandatory) in connection with any claim not initiated by Indemnitee); or

(d) if a final decision by a court having jurisdiction in the matter that is not subject to appeal shall determine that such indemnification is not lawful.

Section 8. Advancement. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Company shall advance, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, the Expenses reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with (i) any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) not initiated by Indemnitee or, if Indemnitee was nominated or designated to the Board by one of more of the Sponsor Entities, such Sponsor Entity, or (ii) any Proceeding (or any part of any Proceeding) initiated by Indemnitee or, if Indemnitee was nominated or designated to the Board by one of more of the Sponsor Entities, such Sponsor Entity, with the prior approval of the Board as provided in Section 7(c), and such advancement shall be made within thirty (30) days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements requesting such advances from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of any Proceeding. Advances shall be unsecured and interest free. Advances shall be made without regard to Indemnitee’s ability to repay the Expenses and without regard to Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to indemnification under the other provisions of this Agreement. Advances shall include any and all Expenses reasonably incurred pursuing an action to enforce this right of advancement, including Expenses incurred preparing and forwarding statements to the Company to support the advances claimed. Indemnitee shall qualify for advances upon the execution and delivery to the Company of this Agreement, which shall constitute an undertaking providing that Indemnitee undertakes to repay the amounts advanced to the extent that it is ultimately determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company. Nothing in this Section 8 shall limit Indemnitee’s right to advancement pursuant to Section 12(d) of this Agreement. This Section 8 shall not apply to any claim made by Indemnitee for which indemnity is excluded pursuant to Sections 7(a) or (c) hereof.

Section 9. Procedure for Notification and Defense of Claim.

(a) Indemnitee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of any Proceeding with respect to which Indemnitee intends to seek indemnification or advancement hereunder following the receipt by Indemnitee of written notice thereof (the date of such notification, the “Submission Date”). The written notification to the Company shall include a description of the nature of the Proceeding and the facts underlying the Proceeding. To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request, including therein or therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification following the final disposition of such Proceeding, including any appeal therein. Any delay or failure by Indemnitee to notify the Company hereunder will not relieve the Company from any liability which it may have to Indemnitee hereunder or otherwise than under this Agreement, and any delay or failure in so notifying the Company shall not constitute a waiver by Indemnitee of any rights under this Agreement. The Secretary of the Company shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification.


(b) In the event Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification and/or advancement with respect to any Proceeding, Indemnitee may, at Indemnitee’s option, (i) retain counsel (including local counsel) selected by Indemnitee and approved by the Company to defend Indemnitee in such Proceeding, at the sole expense of the Company (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), or (ii) have the Company assume the defense of Indemnitee in such Proceeding, in which case the Company shall assume the defense of such Proceeding with counsel selected by the Company and approved by Indemnitee (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) within ten (10) days of the Company’s receipt of written notice of Indemnitee’s election to cause the Company to do so. If the Company is required to assume the defense of any such Proceeding, it shall engage legal counsel for such defense, and the Company shall be solely responsible for all fees and expenses of such legal counsel and otherwise of such defense. Such legal counsel may represent both Indemnitee and the Company (and any other party or parties entitled to be indemnified by the Company with respect to such matter) unless, in the reasonable opinion of legal counsel to Indemnitee, there is a conflict of interest between Indemnitee and the Company (or any other such party or parties) or there are legal defenses available to Indemnitee that are not available to the Company (or any such other party or parties). Notwithstanding either party’s assumption of responsibility for defense of a Proceeding, each party shall have the right to engage separate counsel at its own expense. If the Company has responsibility for defense of a Proceeding, the Company shall provide the Indemnitee and its counsel with all copies of pleadings and material correspondence relating to the Proceeding. Indemnitee and the Company shall reasonably cooperate in the defense of any Proceeding with respect to which indemnification is sought hereunder, regardless of whether the Company or Indemnitee assumes the defense thereof. Indemnitee may not settle or compromise any Proceeding without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. The Company may not settle or compromise any Proceeding without the prior written consent of Indemnitee (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), unless such settlement provides for a full and final release of all claims asserted against Indemnitee.

Section 10. Procedure Upon Application for Indemnification.

(a) Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 9(a) hereof, if any determination by the Company is required by applicable law with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement thereto, such determination shall be made (i) if Indemnitee shall request such determination be made by Independent Counsel, by Independent Counsel, and (ii) in all other circumstances, (A) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board, (B) by a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even though less than a quorum of the Board, (C) if there are no such Disinterested Directors or, if such Disinterested Directors so direct, by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee, or (D) if so directed by the Board, by the stockholders of the Company holding a majority of the securities of the Company entitled to vote; and, if it is so determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, payment to Indemnitee shall be made within ten (10) days after such determination. Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to such determination. Any Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such determination shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, be borne by the Company (irrespective of the determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification) and the Company hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom. The Company will not deny any written request for indemnification hereunder made in good faith by Indemnitee unless a determination as to Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification described in this Section 10(a) has been made. The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of the Independent Counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such counsel against any and all Liabilities and Expenses arising out of or relating to this Agreement or its engagement pursuant hereto.


(b) In the event the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 10(a) hereof, (i) the Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Company within ten (10) days of the Submission Date (the cost of such Independent Counsel to be paid by the Company), (ii) the Company shall give written notice to Indemnitee advising it of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected and (iii) Indemnitee may, within ten (10) days after such written notice of selection shall have been given, deliver to the Company Indemnitee’s written objection to such selection. Such objection by Indemnitee may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel selected does not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in this Agreement. If such written objection is made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel selected shall not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until Indemnitee withdraws the objection or a court has determined that such objection is without merit. Absent a timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel. If no Independent Counsel shall have been selected and not objected to before the later of (A) thirty (30) days after the Submission Date and (B) ten (10) days after the final disposition of the Proceeding, including any appeal therein, each of the Company and Indemnitee shall select a law firm or member of a law firm meeting the qualifications to serve as Independent Counsel, and such law firms or members of law firms shall select the Independent Counsel.

Upon the due commencement of any judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement, Independent Counsel shall be discharged and relieved of any further responsibility in such capacity (subject to the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing).

Section 11. Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings.

(a) In making a determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification hereunder, the person, persons or entity making such determination shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 9(a) of this Agreement, and the Company shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in connection with the making by any person, persons or entity of any determination contrary to that presumption. Neither the failure of the Company (including by its directors or Independent Counsel) to have made a determination prior to the commencement of any action pursuant to this Agreement that indemnification is proper in the circumstances because Indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct, nor an actual determination by the Company (including by its directors or Independent Counsel) that Indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action or create a presumption that Indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of conduct.

(b) Subject to Section 12(e) hereof, if the person, persons or entity empowered or selected under Section 10 of this Agreement to determine whether Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification shall not have made a determination within sixty (60) days after receipt by the Company of the request therefore, the requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law; provided, however, that such 60-day period may be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional thirty (30) days, if the determination is to be made by Independent Counsel and Indemnitee objects to the Company’s selection of Independent Counsel and the Independent Counsel ultimately selected requires such additional time for the obtaining or evaluating of documentation or information relating thereto; provided further, however, that such 60-day period may also be extended for a reasonable time, not to exceed an additional sixty (60) days, if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the stockholders of the Company.


(c) The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not (except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement) adversely affect the right of Indemnitee to indemnification or create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.

(d) Reliance as Safe Harbor. For purposes of any determination of good faith, Indemnitee shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if Indemnitee’s action is based on the records or books of account of the Enterprise, including financial statements, or on information supplied to Indemnitee by the directors, managers, or officers of the Enterprise in the course of their duties, or on the advice of legal counsel for the Enterprise, its board, any committee of the board or any director, trustee, general partner, manager, or managing member, or on information or records given or reports made to the Enterprise by an independent certified public accountant or by an appraiser or other expert selected with the reasonable care by the Enterprise, its board, any committee of the board or any director, trustee, general partner, manager, or managing member. The provisions of this Section 11(d) shall not be deemed to be exclusive or to limit in any way the other circumstances in which Indemnitee may be deemed to have met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in this Agreement.

(e) Actions of Others. The knowledge or actions, or failure to act, of any director, officer, agent, employee, or other representative of the Enterprise shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining the right to indemnification under this Agreement.

Section 12. Remedies of Indemnitee.

(a) Subject to Section 12(d) hereof, in the event that (i) a determination is made pursuant to Section 10 of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement, (ii) advancement is not timely made pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement, (iii) no determination of entitlement to indemnification shall have been timely made pursuant to Section 10(a) of this Agreement within sixty (60) days after receipt by the Company of the request for indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Sections 4 or 5 or the third to the last sentence of Section 10(a) of this Agreement within ten (10) days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor, (v) payment of indemnification pursuant to Sections 2, 3 or 6 of this Agreement is not made within ten (10) days after a determination has been made that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, or (vi) in the event that the Company or any other Person takes or threatens to take any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any litigation or other action or proceeding designed to deny, or to recover from, Indemnitee the benefits provided or intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication by a court of Indemnitee’s entitlement to such indemnification or advancement. Alternatively, Indemnitee, at Indemnitee’s option, may seek an award in arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration.

(b) In the event that a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(a) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification, any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 shall be conducted in all respects as a de novo trial, or arbitration, on the merits and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of that adverse determination. In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 the Company shall have the burden of proving Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advancement, as the case may be.


(c) If a determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(a) of this Agreement that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by such determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12, absent a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law.

(d) The Company shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement. It is the intent of the Company that Indemnitee not be required to incur Expenses associated with the interpretation, enforcement or defense of Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement by litigation or otherwise because the cost and expense thereof would substantially detract from the benefits intended to be extended to Indemnitee hereunder. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against any and all Expenses and, if requested by Indemnitee, shall (within ten (10) days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefore) advance, to the extent not prohibited by applicable law, such Expenses to Indemnitee, which are incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any action brought by Indemnitee for indemnification or advancement from the Company under this Agreement or the Bylaws, or under any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policies maintained by the Company, regardless of whether Indemnitee ultimately is determined to be entitled to such indemnification, advancement or insurance recovery, as the case may be.

(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no determination as to entitlement to indemnification under this Agreement shall be required to be made prior to the final disposition of the Proceeding, including any appeal therein; provided that, in absence of any such determination with respect to such Proceeding, the Company shall advance Expenses with respect to such Proceeding.

Section 13. Non-Exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Insurance; Subrogation.

(a) The rights of indemnification and to receive advancement as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws, any agreement, a vote of stockholders or a resolution of directors, or otherwise. No amendment, alteration or repeal of this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in Indemnitee’s Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal. The Company shall not adopt any amendment or alteration to, or repeal of, the Certificate of Incorporation or the Bylaws, the effect of which would be to deny, diminish or encumber the Indemnitee’s rights to indemnification pursuant to this Agreement, the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws or applicable law relative to such rights prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal. To the extent that a change in Delaware law, whether by statute or judicial decision, permits greater indemnification or advancement than would be afforded currently under the Bylaws or this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that Indemnitee shall enjoy by this Agreement the greater benefits so afforded by such change. No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right and remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right and remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at 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 right or remedy.


(b) The Company hereby acknowledges that Indemnitee may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement and insurance provided by one or more Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated (including, without limitation, any Sponsor Entity). The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that (i) the Company shall be the indemnitor of first resort with respect to any Proceeding, Expense, Liability or matter that is the subject of the Indemnity Obligations, (ii) the Company shall be primarily liable for all Indemnity Obligations and any indemnification afforded to Indemnitee in respect of any Proceeding, Expense, Liability or matter that is the subject of Indemnity Obligations, whether created by applicable law, organizational or constituent documents, contract (including this Agreement) or otherwise, (iii) any obligation of any other Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated (including, without limitation, any Sponsor Entity) to indemnify Indemnitee or advance Expenses or Liabilities to Indemnitee in respect of any Proceeding shall be secondary to the obligations of the Company hereunder, (iv) the Company shall be required to indemnify Indemnitee and advance Expenses or Liabilities to Indemnitee hereunder to the fullest extent provided herein without regard to any rights Indemnitee may have against any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated (including, without limitation, any Sponsor Entity) or insurer of any such Person and (v) the Company irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated (including, without limitation, any Sponsor Entity) from any claim of contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect of amounts paid by the Company hereunder. In the event any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated (including, without limitation, any Sponsor Entity) or their insurers advances or extinguishes any liability or loss which is the subject of any Indemnity Obligation owed by the Company or payable under any Company insurance policy, the payor shall have a right of subrogation against the Company or its insurer or insurers for all amounts so paid which would otherwise be payable by the Company or its insurer or insurers under this Agreement. In no event will payment of an Indemnity Obligation by any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated (including, without limitation, any Sponsor Entity) or their insurers affect the obligations of the Company hereunder or shift primary liability for any Indemnity Obligation to any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated (including, without limitation, any Sponsor Entity). Any indemnification, insurance or advancement provided by any other Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated (including, without limitation, any Sponsor Entity) with respect to any liability arising as a result of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status or capacity as an officer or director of any Person is specifically in excess over any Indemnity Obligation of the Company or any valid and collectible insurance (including but not limited to any malpractice insurance or professional errors and omissions insurance) provided by the Company under this Agreement.

(c) To the extent that the Company maintains an insurance policy or policies providing liability insurance for directors, officers, employees, trustees, or agents of any Enterprise, Indemnitee shall be covered by such policy or policies in accordance with its or their terms to the maximum extent of the coverage available for any such director, officer, employee, trustee or agent under such policy or policies and such policies shall provide for and recognize that the insurance policies are primary to any rights to indemnification, advancement or insurance proceeds to which Indemnitee may be entitled from one or more Persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated (including, without limitation, any Sponsor Entity) to the same extent as the Company’s indemnification and advancement obligations set forth in this Agreement. If, at the time of the receipt of a notice of a claim pursuant to the terms hereof, the Company has director and officer liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of the commencement of such Proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies. The Company shall thereafter take all necessary and desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of Indemnitee, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.


(d) In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, including rights of indemnification provided to Indemnitee from any other person or entity with whom Indemnitee may be associated; provided, however, that the Company shall not be subrogated to the extent of any such payment of all rights of recovery of Indemnitee with respect to any Person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated (including, without limitation, any Sponsor Entity).

(e) The indemnification and contribution provided for in this Agreement will remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of Indemnitee.

Section 14. Duration of Agreement; Not Employment Contract. This Agreement shall continue until and terminate upon the latest of: (i) ten (10) years after the date that Indemnitee shall have ceased to serve as director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or any other Enterprise and (ii) one (1) year after the date of final termination of any Proceeding, including any appeal, then pending in respect of which Indemnitee is granted rights of indemnification or advancement hereunder and of any proceeding, including any appeal, commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement relating thereto. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Company and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators. The Company shall require and cause any successor, and any direct or indirect parent of any successor, whether direct or indirect by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise, to all, substantially all or a substantial part, of the business and/or assets of the Company, by written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place. This Agreement shall not be deemed an employment contract between the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or any other Enterprise) and Indemnitee. Indemnitee specifically acknowledges that Indemnitee’s employment with the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or any other Enterprise), if any, is at will, and Indemnitee may be discharged at any time for any reason, with or without cause, except as may be otherwise provided in any written employment contract between Indemnitee and the Company (or any of its subsidiaries or any other Enterprise), other applicable formal severance policies duly adopted by the Board, or, with respect to service as a director of the Company, by the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws or the DGCL.

Section 15. Severability. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law; (b) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby.

Section 16. Enforcement.

(a) The Company expressly confirms and agrees that it has entered into this Agreement and assumed the obligations imposed on it hereby in order to induce Indemnitee to serve as a director or officer of the Company or as a director, officer, trustee, partner, managing member, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Enterprise, and the Company acknowledges that Indemnitee is relying upon this Agreement in serving as a director or officer of the Company or as a director, officer, trustee, partner, managing member, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Enterprise.


(b) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral, written and implied, between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof; provided, however, that this Agreement is a supplement to and in furtherance of the Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws and applicable law, and shall not be deemed a substitute therefore, nor diminish or abrogate any rights of Indemnitee thereunder.

Section 17. Modification and Waiver. No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by the parties thereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to be or shall constitute a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

Section 18. Notices. All notices, requests, demands and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (a) delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed, (b) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date on which it is so mailed, (c) mailed by reputable overnight courier and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed or (d) sent by facsimile transmission, with receipt of oral confirmation that such transmission has been received:

 

  (i)

If to Indemnitee, at the address indicated on the signature page of this Agreement, or such other address as Indemnitee shall provide to the Company.

 

  (ii)

If to the Company to:

ProFrac Holding Corp.

333 Shops Boulevard, Suite 301

Willow Park, Texas 76087

Attention: Board of Directors

or to any other address as may have been furnished to Indemnitee by the Company.

Section 19. Contribution. To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, if the indemnification provided for in this Agreement is unavailable to Indemnitee for any reason whatsoever, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying Indemnitee, shall contribute to the amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for Liabilities or for Expenses, in connection with any Proceeding, in such proportion as is deemed fair and reasonable in light of all of the circumstances of such Proceeding in order to reflect (a) the relative benefits received by the Company and Indemnitee as a result of the event(s) and transaction(s) giving cause to such Proceeding; and (b) the relative fault of the Company (and its directors, officers, employees and agents) and Indemnitee in connection with such event(s) and transaction(s).

Section 20. Applicable Law and Consent to Jurisdiction. This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. Except with respect to any arbitration commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 12(a) of this Agreement, the Company and Indemnitee hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (a) agree that any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement shall be brought only in the Chancery Court of the State of Delaware (the “Delaware Court”), and not in any other state or federal court in the United States of America or any court in any other country, (b) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court for purposes of any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement, (c) consent to service of process at the address set forth in Section 18 of this Agreement with the same legal force and validity as if served upon such party personally within the State of Delaware, (d) waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such action or proceeding in the Delaware Court, and (e) waive, and agree not to plead or to make, any claim that any such action or proceeding brought in the Delaware Court has been brought in an improper or inconvenient forum.


Section 21. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced to evidence the existence of this Agreement.

Section 22. Third-Party Beneficiaries. The Sponsor Entities are intended third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement and shall have all of the rights afforded to Indemnitee under this Agreement.

Section 23. Miscellaneous. Use of the masculine pronoun shall be deemed to include usage of the feminine pronoun where appropriate. The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.

[signature page follows]


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

 

PROFRAC HOLDING CORP.    INDEMNITEE

By:                                                                                        

Name:

Title:

  

By:                                                                                        

Name:

Title:

Address:

[Signature Page to Indemnification Agreement]

Exhibit 10.5

SHARED SERVICES AGREEMENT

by and between

WILKS BROTHERS, LLC

AND

PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC

Dated as of

[•], 2021


SHARED SERVICES AGREEMENT

THIS SHARED SERVICES AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) is entered into effective as of [•] 2021, by and between WILKS BROTHERS, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“Wilks”), and PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, its subsidiaries, affiliates, successors and assigns (“ProFrac”). Wilks and ProFrac may be referred to in this Agreement separately as a “Party” or collectively as the “Parties.”

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, ProFrac desires to receive certain administrative and support services from Wilks, subject to the terms and conditions described in this Agreement; and

WHEREAS, in order to assist ProFrac in general operations, Wilks desires to provide such services to ProFrac, subject to the terms and conditions described in this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and agreements set forth in this Agreement, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

SERVICES

SECTION 1.1 SERVICES. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Wilks, acting directly or through its Affiliates (as hereafter defined) or their respective employees, agents, contractors or independent third parties, agrees to provide or cause to be provided to ProFrac, its Affiliates and its subsidiaries the services set forth on Exhibit “A” (with any additional services provided pursuant to Section 1.3 being collectively referred to as the “Services”). ProFrac acknowledges and agrees that, except as may be expressly set forth in this Agreement as to a Service, Wilks shall not be obligated to provide, or cause to be provided, any service or goods to ProFrac. For purposes of this Agreement, “Affiliate” shall mean as to any person another person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such person, and “control” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the person controlled, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, neither a Party nor any of its majority owned subsidiaries shall be deemed an Affiliate of the other Party.

SECTION 1.2 SERVICE COORDINATORS. Each Party will nominate a representative to act as its primary contact with respect to the provision of the Services as contemplated by this Agreement (collectively, the “Service Coordinators”). The initial Service Coordinators shall be Javier Rocha for Wilks and Rob Willette for ProFrac. Unless otherwise agreed, all notices and communications relating to this Agreement other than those day to day communications and billings relating to the actual provision of the Services shall be directed to the Service Coordinators.

SECTION 1.3 ADDITIONAL SERVICES. Subject to any limitations set forth in this Agreement and Exhibit “A”, ProFrac may request additional Services from Wilks by providing written notice. Wilks is under no obligation to provide additional services, but upon the mutual written agreement as to the nature, cost, duration and scope of such additional Services, the Parties shall supplement in writing Exhibit “A” to include such additional Services. In accordance with Section 3.2, the Parties may discontinue one or more Services under this Agreement.

SECTION 1.4 EMPLOYEES, STANDARD OF PERFORMANCE AND LEGAL COMPLIANCE. Wilks shall cause its employees (collectively, the “Employees”) to devote such time and effort to the Business Necessity Services listed in Exhibit “A” of ProFrac as shall be reasonably necessary to perform the Services; provided, however, that no minimum number of hours is required to be devoted by any Wilks employee on a weekly, monthly, annual or other basis for the Advisory Services as listed in Exhibit “A”. Moreover, the Employees shall not be precluded from engaging in other business activities for or on behalf of Wilks or its Affiliates. All duties and services of the Employees shall be rendered at the offices of Wilks subject to reasonable travel requirements. Unless otherwise expressly provided for in this Agreement, all matters pertaining to the employment of the Employees are the sole responsibility of Wilks,


which shall in all respects be the employer of such Employees. At no time shall the employees, agents and consultants of Wilks, any independent contractors engaged by Wilks and/or the employees of any such independent contractors be considered employees of ProFrac. This Agreement is not one of agency between Wilks and ProFrac, but one with Wilks engaged independently in the business of providing services as an independent contractor. All employment arrangements are therefore solely Wilks’s concern, and ProFrac shall not have any liability with respect thereto except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement.

SECTION 1.5 CONFLICT WITH LAWS. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Wilks shall not be required to provide a Service to the extent the provision thereof would violate or contravene any applicable law. To the extent that the provision of any such Service would violate any applicable law, the Parties agree to work together in good faith to provide such Service in a manner which would not violate any law.

ARTICLE II

SERVICE CHARGES

SECTION 2.1 COMPENSATION. As compensation for the Services provided by Wilks during the term of this agreement and in reimbursement for any expenses reasonably incurred by Wilks in providing the Services during the term of this Agreement, ProFrac shall pay Wilks as provided in Exhibit “A”.

SECTION 2.2 PAYMENT. All amounts payable to Wilks from ProFrac under this Agreement shall be due and payable within thirty (30) days after ProFrac’s receipt of an invoice. Any disputed charges should be stated in writing to Service Coordinator identified in Section 1.2 of this Agreement.

ARTICLE III

TERM AND DISCONTINUATION OF SERVICES

SECTION 3.1 TERM. The term of this Agreement shall be effective as of the date of the closing of the initial public offering of ProFrac Holding Corp. and shall continue in force until December 31, 2022 (the “Term”); provided that the Term shall be automatically extended each December 31 for an additional year unless Wilks provides written notice of its desire to not automatically extend the Term at least ninety (90) days prior to December 31.

SECTION 3.2 DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICES. Either party may, by providing written ninety (90) days’ notice to the other party, elect to discontinue any individual Service from time to time. In the event of any termination of the Services, this Agreement and the payments set forth in Exhibit “A” shall continue in full force and effect.

SECTION 3.3 EARLY TERMINATION. During the Term, this Agreement may be terminated by either party by providing written ninety (90) days’ notice in the event the combined ownership of Farris Wilks and THRC Holdings, LP, and/or their Affiliates drops below fifty percent (50%) of the issued and outstanding common stock of ProFrac Holding Corp.

ARTICLE IV

INDEMNIFICATION

SECTION 4.1 ProFrac shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Wilks, its Affiliates and its’ and their respective shareholders, members, partners, directors, managers, officers, employees and agents (collectively the “Wilks Group”) from and against any damages, losses, deficiencies, obligations, penalties, judgments, settlements, claims, payments, fines, interest costs and expenses, including the costs and expenses of any and all actions and demands, assessments, judgments, settlements and compromises relating thereto and the costs and expenses of attorneys, accountants, consultants and other professionals fees and expenses incurred in the investigation or defense thereof or the enforcement of rights hereunder (collectively, the “Losses”) relating to, arising out of or resulting from any breach of any of covenants, agreements or the providing of the Services under this Agreement, except for Losses arising out of or resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Wilks Group.


ARTICLE V

CONFIDENTIALITY

SECTION 5.1 CONFIDENTIALITY. The Parties shall hold and shall cause their respective shareholders, members, partners, directors, managers, officers, employees, agents, consultants and advisors to hold, in strict confidence and not to disclose or release without the prior written consent of the other Party, any and all Confidential Information (as hereafter defined); provided, that the Parties may disclose, or may permit disclosure of, Confidential Information (i) to their respective auditors, attorneys, financial advisors, bankers and other appropriate consultants and advisors who have a need to know such information and are informed of their obligation to hold such information confidential to the same extent as is applicable to the Parties and in respect of whose failure to comply with such obligations, Wilks or ProFrac, as the case may be, will be responsible, or (ii) to the extent any member of a Party is compelled to disclose any such Confidential Information by judicial or administrative process or, in the opinion of legal counsel, by other requirements of law.

SECTION 5.2 PROTECTIVE ORDER. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any demand or request for disclosure of Confidential Information is made pursuant to Section 5.1(ii) above, either Party, as the case may be, shall promptly notify the other Party of the existence of such request or demand and shall provide the other Party with a reasonable opportunity to seek an appropriate protective order or other remedy, which both Parties will cooperate in seeking to obtain. In the event that such appropriate protective order or other remedy is not obtained, the Party whose Confidential Information is required to be disclosed shall or shall cause the other Party to furnish, or cause to be furnished, only that portion of the Confidential Information that is legally required to be disclosed.

SECTION 5.3 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION DEFINED. For purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” shall mean any and all proprietary, technical or operational information, data or material of a Party of a non-public or confidential nature, whether marked as such or not, which has been disclosed by a Party to the other Party in written, oral (including by recording), electronic, or visual form to, or otherwise has come into the possession of, the other Party, (except to the extent that such Confidential Information can be shown to have been (a) in the public domain through no fault of a Party or (b) later lawfully is acquired by the Receiving Party from another source that does not have any confidentiality obligations to the other Party).

SECTION 5.5 DATA SECURITY.

Wilks shall use commercially reasonable efforts to protect the physical security and electronic security of the equipment utilized to provide the Services to ProFrac that contains ProFrac data. In the event of a breach or suspected breach of security of any system, website, database, equipment or storage medium or facility that results or could result in unauthorized access to ProFrac data by any third party (including any employee or subcontractor of Wilks that is not authorized to access such information), Wilks shall notify ProFrac as promptly as is reasonably possible under the circumstances and make commercially reasonable efforts to resecure its systems promptly. Wilks shall treat any information related to such security incident(s) as ProFrac’s Confidential Information. Wilks agrees to provide reasonable cooperation to ProFrac and any applicable government agency in investigating and resolving any such security incident.

ARTICLE VI

FORCE MAJEURE

SECTION 6.1 PERFORMANCE EXCUSED. Continued performance of a Service may be suspended immediately to the extent caused by any event or condition beyond the reasonable control of the Party suspending such performance including, but not limited to, any act of God, fire, labor or trade disturbance, war, civil commotion, compliance in good faith with any law, unavailability of materials or other event or condition whether similar or dissimilar to the foregoing (each, a “Force Majeure Event”).

SECTION 6.2 NOTICE. The Party claiming suspension due to a Force Majeure Event will give prompt notice to the other Party of the occurrence of the Force Majeure Event giving rise to the suspension and of its nature and anticipated duration.

SECTION 6.3 COOPERATION. The Parties shall cooperate with each other to find alternative means and methods for the provision of the suspended Service.


ARTICLE VII

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

SECTION 7.1 PROFRAC. ProFrac represents and warrants to Wilks that as of the date of this Agreement:

(a) ProFrac is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Texas and has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement.

(b) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of ProFrac and do not violate or conflict with its organizational documents, as amended, any material agreement to which ProFrac or its assets are bound or any provision of law applicable to ProFrac.

(c) All consents, authorizations and approvals of, and registrations and declarations with, any governmental authority necessary for the due execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement have been obtained and are in full force and effect and all conditions thereof have been materially complied with, and no other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement.

(d) This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid, and binding obligation of ProFrac enforceable against ProFrac in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.

SECTION 7.2 WILKS. Wilks represents and warrants to ProFrac that as of the date of this Agreement:

(a) Wilks is a limited liability company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Texas and has full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement.

(b) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Wilks and do not violate or conflict with its organizational documents, as amended, any material agreements to which Wilks or its assets are bound or any provision of law applicable to Wilks.

(c) All consents, authorizations and approvals of, and registrations and declarations with, any governmental authority necessary for the due execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement have been obtained and are in full force and effect and all conditions thereof have been materially complied with, and no other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement.

(d) This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Wilks enforceable against Wilks in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.

ARTICLE VIII

MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 8.1 CONSTRUCTION RULES. The article and section headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Words used in this Agreement in the singular, where the context so permits, shall be deemed to include the plural and vice versa. Words used in the masculine or the feminine, where the context so permits, shall be deemed to mean the other and vice versa. The definitions of words in the singular in this Agreement shall apply to such words when used in the plural where the context so permits and vice versa, and the definitions of words in the masculine or feminine in this Agreement shall apply to such words when used in the other form where the context so permits and vice versa. Any reference to a section number in this Agreement shall mean the section number in this Agreement unless otherwise expressly stated. All exhibits attached to this Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference, and any reference to an exhibit in this Agreement shall mean the exhibit attached to this Agreement unless otherwise expressly stated. The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import referring to this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.


SECTION 8.2 NOTICES. Any notices or communications required or permitted to be given by this Agreement must be (i) given in writing, and (ii) be personally delivered or mailed by prepaid mail or overnight courier, or by facsimile or electronic transmission delivered or transmitted to the Party to whom such notice or communication is directed, to the address of such Party as follows:

To: ProFrac

ProFrac Holdings, LLC

333 Shops Blvd,

Willow Park, Texas 76087

Attention: General Counsel

With email copy to legal@profrac.com:

To: Wilks:     Wilks Brothers, LLC

17018 Interstate 20

Cisco, Texas 76437

Attention: General Counsel

Email: legal@wilksbrothers.com

Any such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been given on (i) the day such notice or communication is personally delivered, (ii) three (3) days after such notice or communication is mailed by prepaid certified or registered mail, (iii) one (1) working day after such notice or communication sent by overnight courier, or (iv) the day such notice or communication is faxed or sent electronically and the sender has received a confirmation of such fax or electronic transmission. A Party may, for purposes of this Agreement, change its address, fax number, email address or the person to whom a notice or other communication is marked to the attention of, by giving notice of such change to the other Party pursuant hereto.

SECTION 8.3 ASSIGNMENT; BINDING EFFECT. Neither Party may assign or delegate any of its respective rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement (whether by operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other Party; provided, that the foregoing shall in no way restrict the performance of a Service by an Affiliate of Wilks or a third party as otherwise allowed under this Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

SECTION 8.4 NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. Except as specifically set forth in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement is intended to or shall confer upon any party (other than the Parties) any legal or equitable right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement, and no party (except as so specified) shall be deemed a third-party beneficiary under or by reason of this Agreement.

SECTION 8.5 AMENDMENT. No amendment, addition to, alteration, modification or waiver of any part of this Agreement shall be of any effect, whether by course of dealing or otherwise, unless explicitly set forth in writing referencing this Agreement and the provision(s) to be amended, altered, modified or waived and executed by the Parties. If the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of any purchase order or order acknowledgment written in connection with this Agreement conflict, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail.

SECTION 8.6 WAIVER; REMEDIES. The waiver by a Party of any breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent breach. The failure of a Party to require strict performance of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect such Party’s right to full performance thereof at any time thereafter. No right, remedy or election given by any term of this Agreement or made by a Party shall be deemed exclusive, but shall be cumulative with all other rights, remedies and elections available at law or in equity. The Parties acknowledge that the rights created hereby are unique and recognizes and affirms that in the event of a breach of this Agreement irreparable harm would be caused, money damages may be inadequate and an aggrieved Party may have no adequate remedy at law. Accordingly, the Parties agree that the other Party shall have the right, in addition to any other rights and remedies existing in its favor at law or in equity, to enforce such Party’s rights and the obligations of the other Party not only by an action or actions for damages but also by an action or actions for specific performance, injunctive and/or other equitable relief (without posting of a bond or other security).


SECTION 8.7 SEVERABILITY. If any provision contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable in any respect, such provision shall be deemed modified so as to constitute a provision conforming as nearly as possible to the invalid, illegal, void or unenforceable provision while still remaining valid and enforceable and the remaining terms or provisions contained in this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

SECTION 8.8 MULTIPLE COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, by facsimile or otherwise, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

SECTION 8.9 RELATIONSHIP OF PARTIES. Notwithstanding the actual relationship between the Parties, this Agreement does not create a fiduciary relationship, partnership, joint venture or relationship of trust or agency between the Parties.

SECTION 8.10 FURTHER ACTIONS. From time to time, the Parties agree to execute and deliver such additional documents, and take such further actions, as may be requested or necessary to carry out the terms of this Agreement.

SECTION 8.11 REGULATIONS. All employees of Wilks and its Affiliates shall, when on the property of ProFrac, conform to the rules and regulations of ProFrac concerning safety, health and security which are made known to such employees in advance in writing.

SECTION 8.12 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement and the exhibits constitute the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and cancels all prior agreements and understandings, either oral or written, between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.

SECTION 8.13 CONSTRUCTION. In the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted by the Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.

SECTION 8.14 GOVERNING LAW; VENUE; JURISDICTION. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Texas, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions (whether of the State of Texas or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Texas. The Parties further agree that any dispute arising out of this Agreement shall be decided by either the state or federal court located in Tarrant County, Texas. The Parties shall each submit to the jurisdiction of those courts and agree that service of process by certified mail, return receipt requested, shall be sufficient to confer said courts with in personam jurisdiction.

SECTION 8.15 LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY, WHETHER IN TORT, CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, SHALL EITHER PARTY, ITS AFFILIATES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SHAREHOLDERS, MEMBERS, PARTNERS, DIRECTORS, MANAGERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSSES OR DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SERVICES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOST MARKETING, LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA OR WORK STOPPAGE.


SECTION 8.16 DISCLAIMER. EXCEPT FOR THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT, WILKS MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTY, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WRITTEN, OR ORAL REGARDING THE SERVICES PROVIDED HEREUNDER INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, TITLE, CUSTOM, TRADE AND QUIET ENJOYMENT.

SECTION 8.17 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ISSUE TRIABLE BY A JURY FULLY TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH RIGHT NOW OR HEREAFTER EXISTS WITH REGARD TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR ANY CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER ACTION ARISING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS GIVEN KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY BY THE PARTIES AND IS INTENDED TO ENCOMPASS INDIVIDUALLY EACH INSTANCE AND EACH ISSUE AS TO WHICH THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY MAY OTHERWISE ACCRUE. THE PARTIES ARE EACH HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO FILE A COPY OF THIS SECTION IN ANY PROCEEDING AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THIS WAIVER BY THE OTHER PARTY.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed and delivered this Agreement effective as of the day and year first written above.

 

“WILKS”    

WILKS BROTHERS, LLC,

a Texas limited liability company

    By:  

/s/

    Name:  
    Title:  
“PROFRAC”    

PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC,

a Texas limited liability company

    By:  

/s/

    Name:  
    Title:  


EXHIBIT “A”

SCHEDULE OF SERVICES

Wilks personnel will provide the below consulting, technical and administrative services on the Flat Fee basis described in the below Schedule of Compensation:

Advisory Services

 

   

Managerial and operational advisory,

 

   

Strategic initiatives and transaction advisory,

 

   

Ad valorem and property tax valuation and administration

 

   

Federal and state income tax and accounting consulting

 

   

Use of Wilks ranch properties up to thirty (30) days per year for client marketing and other corporate functions (subject to availability)

 

   

Use of the Citation 10’s or equivalent private aircraft for up to one hundred (100) hours per year (subject to availability)

 

   

Does not include pilot or fuel costs

Business Necessity Services

 

   

IT and management information and computer processing systems support.

 

   

Payroll and human resources administration,

SCHEDULE OF COMPENSATION

During the Term, ProFrac will pay to Wilks an aggregate annual retainer fee equal to the greater of (i) 0.4% of the ProFrac’s annual revenue for such fiscal year or (ii) $9,000,000 as compensation (“Flat Fee”) for the services provided by Wilks under this Agreement as described above. ProFrac will make these payments on a quarterly basis with payments due on January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1.

Exhibit 10.7

CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of March 14, 2018

among

PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC,

as Holdings,

PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC,

as the Borrower,

THE SEVERAL LENDERS

FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,

BARCLAYS BANK PLC,

as the Agent, the Collateral Agent, a Letter of Credit Issuer and the Swingline Lender,

and

BARCLAYS BANK PLC

as the Lead Arranger and Bookrunner


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  
  ARTICLE I   
  DEFINITIONS   

1.1

  Defined Terms      1  

1.2

  Accounting Terms      59  

1.3

  Interpretive Provisions      60  

1.4

  Classification of Loans and Borrowings      61  

1.5

  [Reserved]      61  

1.6

  Rounding      61  

1.7

  Times of Day      61  

1.8

  Timing of Payment or Performance      61  

1.9

  Currency Equivalents Generally      61  

ARTICLE II

  

LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT

  

2.1

  Credit Facilities      62  

2.2

  Revolving Loans      62  

2.3

  Letters of Credit      63  

2.4

  Loan Administration      66  

2.5

  Reserves      68  

2.6

  Incremental Credit Extension      68  

2.7

  Extensions of Revolving Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments      70  

2.8

  Defaulting Lenders      72  

ARTICLE III

  

INTEREST AND FEES

  

3.1

  Interest      74  

3.2

  Continuation and Conversion Elections      75  

3.3

  Maximum Interest Rate      75  

3.4

  Closing Fees and Other Fees      76  

3.5

  Unused Line Fee      76  

3.6

  Letter of Credit Fees      76  

ARTICLE IV

  

PAYMENTS AND PREPAYMENTS

  

4.1

  Payments and Prepayments      76  

4.2

  Out-of-Formula Condition      77  

4.3

  Mandatory Prepayments      77  

4.4

  Termination or Reductions of Facilities      77  

4.5

  LIBOR Loan Prepayments      77  

4.6

  Payments by the Borrower      78  

4.7

  Apportionment, Application and Reversal of Payments      78  

4.8

  Indemnity for Returned Payments      78  

4.9

  Agent’s and Lenders’ Books and Records      78  

 

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         Page  
  ARTICLE V   
  TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY   

5.1

  Taxes      79  

5.2

  Illegality      81  

5.3

  Increased Costs and Reduction of Return      82  

5.4

  Funding Losses      82  

5.5

  Inability to Determine Rates      82  

5.6

  Certificates of Agent      83  

5.7

  Survival      83  

5.8

  Assignment of Commitments Under Certain Circumstances      83  

ARTICLE VI

  

BOOKS AND RECORDS; FINANCIAL INFORMATION; NOTICES

  

6.1

  Books and Records      83  

6.2

  Financial Information      84  

6.3

  Notices to the Agent      86  

6.4

  Collateral Reporting      87  

ARTICLE VII

  

GENERAL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS

  

7.1

  Authorization, Validity, and Enforceability of this Agreement and the Loan Documents      88  

7.2

  Validity and Priority of Security Interest      88  

7.3

  Organization and Qualification      89  

7.4

  Subsidiaries      89  

7.5

  Financial Statements and Borrowing Base      89  

7.6

  Solvency      89  

7.7

  Property      89  

7.8

  Intellectual Property      90  

7.9

  Litigation      90  

7.10

  Labor Disputes      90  

7.11

  Environmental Laws      90  

7.12

  No Violation of Law      90  

7.13

  No Default      90  

7.14

  ERISA Compliance      91  

7.15

  Taxes      91  

7.16

  Investment Company Act      91  

7.17

  Use of Proceeds      91  

7.18

  Margin Regulations      91  

7.19

  No Material Adverse Change      91  

7.20

  Full Disclosure      91  

7.21

  Government Authorization      92  

7.22

  Anti-Terrorism Laws      92  

7.23

  CAP      92  

7.24

  Sanctioned Persons      92  

7.25

  Designation of Senior Debt      92  

 

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         Page  
  ARTICLE VIII   
  AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE COVENANTS   

8.1

  Taxes      93  

8.2

  Legal Existence and Good Standing      93  

8.3

  Compliance with Law; Maintenance of Licenses      93  

8.4

  Maintenance of Property, Inspection; Field Examinations      93  

8.5

  Insurance      94  

8.6

  Environmental Laws      95  

8.7

  Compliance with ERISA      95  

8.8

  Dispositions      95  

8.9

  Mergers, Consolidations, etc.      95  

8.10

  Distributions      96  

8.11

  Investments      99  

8.12

  Debt      99  

8.13

  Prepayments of Debt      102  

8.14

  Transactions with Affiliates      102  

8.15

  Business Conducted      104  

8.16

  Liens      104  

8.17

  Restrictive Agreements      104  

8.18

  Sale and Leaseback Transactions      106  

8.19

  Fiscal Year      106  

8.20

  Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio      106  

8.21

  Minimum Liquidity      106  

8.22

  Additional Obligors; Covenant to Give Security      106  

8.23

  Cash Management; Cash Dominion      107  

8.24

  Use of Proceeds      109  

8.25

  Further Assurances      109  

8.26

  Designation of Subsidiaries      109  

8.27

  Passive Holding Company; Etc.      109  

8.28

  Amendments to Certain Documents      111  

8.29

  Certain Post-Closing Obligations      111  

ARTICLE IX

  

CONDITIONS OF LENDING

  

9.1

  Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of Agreement and Making of Loans on the Closing Date      111  

9.2

  Conditions Precedent to Each Loan      113  

ARTICLE X

  

DEFAULT; REMEDIES

  

10.1

  Events of Default      114  

10.2

  Remedies      116  

10.3

  Application of Funds      117  

10.4

  Permitted Holders’ Right to Cure      118  

ARTICLE XI

  

TERM AND TERMINATION

  

11.1

  Term and Termination      118  

 

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  ARTICLE XII   
  AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS; PARTICIPATIONS; ASSIGNMENTS; SUCCESSORS   

12.1

  Amendments and Waivers      119  

12.2

  Assignments; Participations      121  

ARTICLE XIII

  

THE APPOINTED AGENTS

  

13.1

  Appointment and Authorization      122  

13.2

  Delegation of Duties      123  

13.3

  Liability of Appointed Agents      123  

13.4

  Reliance by Appointed Agent      123  

13.5

  Notice of Default      123  

13.6

  Credit Decision      124  

13.7

  Indemnification      124  

13.8

  Appointed Agents in Individual Capacity      124  

13.9

  Successor Agents      124  

13.10

  Collateral Matters      125  

13.11

  Restrictions on Actions by Lenders; Sharing of Payments      126  

13.12

  Agency for Perfection      127  

13.13

  Payments by Agent to Lenders      127  

13.14

  Settlement      127  

13.15

  Letters of Credit; Intra-Lender Issues      129  

13.16

  Concerning the Collateral and the Related Loan Documents      131  

13.17

  Field Examination; Disclaimer by Lenders      131  

13.18

  Relation Among Lenders      131  

13.19

  Arrangers      132  

13.20

  The Register      132  

13.21

  Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements      132  

13.22

  Withholding Taxes      133  

13.23

  Certain ERISA Matters      133  

ARTICLE XIV

  

MISCELLANEOUS

  

14.1

  No Waivers; Cumulative Remedies      134  

14.2

  Severability      135  

14.3

  Governing Law; Choice of Forum; Service of Process      135  

14.4

  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL      135  

14.5

  Survival of Representations and Warranties      136  

14.6

  Other Security and Guarantees      136  

14.7

  Fees and Expenses      136  

14.8

  Notices      136  

14.9

  Binding Effect      137  

14.10

  Indemnity of the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders      137  

14.11

  Limitation of Liability      138  

14.12

  Final Agreement      138  

14.13

  Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures      138  

14.14

  Captions      138  

14.15

  Right of Setoff      138  

14.16

  Confidentiality      139  

 

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14.17

  Conflicts with Other Loan Documents      139  

14.18

  No Fiduciary Relationship      139  

14.19

  Judgment Currency      140  

14.20

  USA PATRIOT Act      140  

14.21

  Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions      140  

EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES

 

EXHIBIT A   FORM OF BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT B   FORM OF NOTICE OF BORROWING
EXHIBIT C   FORM OF NOTICE OF CONTINUATION/CONVERSION
EXHIBIT D   FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT E   FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT F   PERFECTION CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT G   FORM OF SOLVENCY CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT H   FORM OF CLOSING CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT I   [RESERVED]
EXHIBIT J-1   FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
EXHIBIT J-2   FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
EXHIBIT J-3   FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
EXHIBIT J-4   FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
EXHIBIT K   FORM OF REVOLVING NOTE
EXHIBIT L   FORM OF INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
SCHEDULE 1.1   LENDERS’ COMMITMENTS
SCHEDULE 1.1(b)   PERMITTED INVENTORY LOCATIONS
SCHEDULE 1.2   GUARANTORS
SCHEDULE 1.4   UNRESTRICTED SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE 1.5   CLOSING DATE SECURITY DOCUMENTS
SCHEDULE 6.4   COLLATERAL REPORTING
SCHEDULE 7.4   SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE 8.11   PERMITTED INVESTMENTS
SCHEDULE 8.12   DEBT
SCHEDULE 8.14   AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS
SCHEDULE 8.15   BUSINESSES CONDUCTED
SCHEDULE 8.16   LIENS
SCHEDULE 8.17   RESTRICTIVE AGREEMENTS
SCHEDULE 8.23   DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS
SCHEDULE 8.27   HOLDINGS’ OPERATIONS
SCHEDULE 8.29   CERTAIN POST-CLOSING OBLIGATIONS

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of March 14, 2018, among PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“Holdings,” as hereinafter further defined), PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “Borrower,” as hereinafter further defined), the guarantors party hereto, and the Lenders (as hereinafter defined) and Letter of Credit Issuers (as hereinafter defined) from time to time party hereto and BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Swingline Lender.

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth for such terms in Section 1.1 hereof;

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that, immediately upon the satisfaction in full (or waiver) of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 9.1 below, the Lenders and Letter of Credit Issuers extend credit to the Borrower in the form of an asset-based revolving credit facility in an initial aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000 of Revolving Credit Commitments (the “Revolving Credit Facility”);

WHEREAS, the Lenders have indicated their willingness to extend such credit and the Letter of Credit Issuers have indicated their willingness to issue Letters of Credit, in each case on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth below;

WHEREAS, in connection with the foregoing and as an inducement for the Lenders and the Letter of Credit Issuers to extend the credit contemplated hereunder, the Borrower has agreed to secure all of its Obligations by granting to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a first priority lien (such priority subject to certain Liens permitted hereunder) on substantially all of its current assets (and, as and when required pursuant to the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” or in the Loan Documents, certain other assets provided that such liens may be junior to the liens of other creditors in such other assets to the extent set forth in such definition or the applicable Intercreditor Agreement); and

WHEREAS, in connection with the foregoing and as an inducement for the Lenders and the Letter of Credit Issuers to extend the credit contemplated hereunder, each Guarantor has agreed to guarantee all of its Obligations and to secure its guarantees by granting to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a first priority lien (such priority subject to certain Liens permitted hereunder) on substantially all of its current assets (and, as and when required pursuant to the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” or in the Loan Documents, certain other assets provided that such liens may be junior to the liens of other creditors in such other assets to the extent set forth in such definition or the applicable Intercreditor Agreement).

AGREEMENT:

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

1.1 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified below unless the context otherwise requires:

Account Debtor” means each Person obligated in any way on or in connection with an Account.

Accounts” means, with respect to each Obligor, all of such Obligor’s now owned or hereafter acquired or arising accounts, as defined in the UCC, including any rights to payment of a monetary obligation for the sale or lease of goods or rendition of services, whether or not they have been earned by performance.


Acquired EBITDA” means, with respect to any Acquired Entity or Business or any Converted Restricted Subsidiary for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Acquired Entity or Business or any Converted Restricted Subsidiary (determined as if references to Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA” were references to such Acquired Entity or Business or any Converted Restricted Subsidiary and its subsidiaries that will become Restricted Subsidiaries), all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Acquired Entity or Business or any Converted Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with GAAP.

Acquired Entity or Business” has the meaning specified in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA.”

Additional Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(d).

Adjustment Date” means the first day of each April, July, October and January, as applicable.

Affiliate” means, as to any Person, any other Person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if the controlling Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise. The terms “controlling” and “controlled” shall have meanings correlative thereto.

Agent” means Barclays, in its capacity as the administrative agent for the Lenders under this Agreement, or any successor agent appointed in accordance with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Agent Advances” has the meaning specified in Section 2.4(g).

Agent-Related Persons” means the Agent and the Collateral Agent, together with their respective Affiliates, and the respective officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, advisors and other representatives, successors and permitted assigns of the Agent and the Collateral Agent and their respective Affiliates.

Aggregate Revolver Outstandings” means, at any date of determination and without duplication, the sum of (a) the unpaid principal balance of Revolving Loans, (b) one hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate undrawn face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit and (c) the aggregate amount of any Unpaid Drawings in respect of Letters of Credit.

Agreement” means this Credit Agreement.

Agreement Date” means the date of this Agreement.

Anti-Terrorism Laws” means the USA PATRIOT Act and any Executive Order administered by the U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and other laws and regulations relating to anti-money laundering or economic sanctions, including without limitation all published economic sanctions imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by the U.S. Department of State and OFAC.

Applicable Entities” has the meaning specified in Section 14.18.

Applicable Margin” means a percentage per annum equal to (a) until the end of the first full Fiscal Quarter completed after the Closing Date, (i) for LIBOR Rate Loans, 1.75%, and (ii) for Base Rate Loans, 0.75% and (b) thereafter, the following percentages per annum, based upon Average Historical Availability as of the most recent Adjustment Date:

 

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Average Historical Availability

   Applicable Margin for
LIBOR Rate Loans
    Applicable Margin
for Base Rate Loans
 

> 66.66%

     1. 50     0.50

£ 66.66% but ³ 33.33%

     1.75     0.75

< 33.33%

     2.00     1.00

The Applicable Margin shall be adjusted quarterly in accordance with the table above on each Adjustment Date for the period beginning on such Adjustment Date based upon the Average Historical Availability as the Agent shall determine in good faith within ten (10) Business Days after such Adjustment Date (with any such change, for the avoidance of doubt, being given retroactive effect to the Adjustment Date) and the Agent shall notify the Borrower promptly after such determination. Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the Average Historical Availability shall become effective on the Adjustment Date.

Applicable Unused Line Fee Margin” means, for any day, a percentage per annum equal to (a) initially, 0.375% per annum and (b) following the end of the first Fiscal Quarter ending after the Closing Date, the following percentages per annum, based upon Average Revolving Loan Utilization as of the most recent Adjustment Date:

 

Average Revolving Loan Utilization

   Applicable Unused Line Fee
Margin
 

£ 50%

     0.375

> 50%

     0.250

Appointed Agents” has the meaning specified in Section 13.1.

Appraisal” has the meaning specified in Section 8.4.

Approved Account Bank” means a financial institution at which any Obligor maintains an Approved Deposit Account.

Approved Deposit Account” means each Deposit Account in respect of which an Obligor shall have entered into a Control Agreement, other than with respect to any Designated Account.

Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, holding or investing in extensions of credit in its ordinary course of business and is administered or managed by a Lender, an entity that administers or manages a Lender, or an Affiliate of either.

Arrangers” means (x) Barclays in its capacity as lead arranger of the Revolving Credit Facility and (y) Barclays in its capacity as bookrunner of the Revolving Credit Facility.

Assignee” has the meaning specified in Section 12.2(a).

Assignment and Acceptance” means an assignment and acceptance agreement entered into by one or more Lenders and Eligible Assignees (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 12.2(a)), and accepted by the Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit E or any other form approved by the Agent.

Attorney Costs” means and includes all reasonable and documented or invoiced fees, expenses and other charges of Paul Hastings LLP and, if necessary, a single firm of local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction, or any other counsel (in lieu of, or in addition to, Paul Hastings LLP) otherwise retained with the Borrower’s consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

Availability” means, at any time (a) the lesser of (i) the Maximum Revolver Amount and (ii) the Borrowing Base, minus (b) the sum of the Aggregate Revolver Outstandings.

 

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Available Equity Amount” means, at any time (the “Available Equity Amount Reference Time”), an amount equal to, without duplication, the sum of the following (but only to the extent Not Otherwise Applied) (a) the amount of any capital contributions or proceeds from equity issuances received as cash equity by the Borrower (from issuance of Stock of Holdings) and applied for usage as Available Equity Amount no later than 270 days after receipt of such amounts in cash, but excluding all proceeds from the issuance of Disqualified Stock and Cure Amounts, plus (b) the aggregate amount of all dividends, returns, interests, profits, distributions, income and similar amounts (in each case, to the extent paid in cash or Cash Equivalents) received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary on Investments made using the Available Equity Amount during the period from and including the Business Day immediately following the Closing Date through and including the Available Equity Amount Reference Time and applied for usage as Available Equity Amount no later than 270 days after receipt of such amounts in cash, minus (c) the sum, without duplication, and, without taking into account the proposed portion of the Available Equity Amount calculated above to be used at the applicable Available Equity Amount Reference Time, of:

(i) the aggregate amount of any Investments made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary using the Available Equity Amount after the Closing Date and prior to the Available Equity Amount Reference Time;

(ii) the aggregate amount of any Distributions made by the Borrower using the Available Equity Amount after the Closing Date and prior to the Available Equity Amount Reference Time; and

(iii) the aggregate amount expended on prepayments, purchases, redemptions, defeasements and satisfaction in respect of Junior Debt made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary using the Available Equity Amount after the Closing Date and prior to the Available Equity Amount Reference Time;

provided that during a Cash Dominion Period (A) the Available Equity Amount shall not be available to be used and (B) the period of time for use set forth in clause (a) above shall be tolled until after such Cash Dominion Period.

Available Equity Amount Reference Time” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Available Equity Amount.”

Average Historical Availability” means, at any Adjustment Date, the average daily Availability for the three-month period immediately preceding such Adjustment Date, divided by the Maximum Credit at such time.

Average Revolving Loan Utilization” means, at any Adjustment Date, the average daily Aggregate Revolver Outstandings (excluding any Aggregate Revolver Outstandings resulting from any outstanding Swingline Loans) for the three-month period immediately preceding such Adjustment Date (or, if less, the period from the Closing Date to such Adjustment Date), divided by the Maximum Revolver Amount at such time.

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.

Bank Product Reserve” means a reserve equal to the aggregate amount of Obligations in respect of any Noticed Hedge, up to the Swap Termination Value thereunder, as specified by the applicable Hedge Bank in writing to the Agent and acknowledged by the Borrower, which amount may be increased with respect to any existing Secured Hedge Agreement at any time by further written notice from such Hedge Bank to the Agent and acknowledged by the Borrower (which shall at all times include a reserve for the aggregate Swap Termination Values for all Noticed Hedges outstanding at that time).

 

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Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United State Code, as amended, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

Barclays” means Barclays Bank PLC and its successors.

Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate (which, if negative, shall be deemed to be 0.00%) plus 12 of 1%, (b) the rate of interest quoted in the print edition of The Wall Street Journal, Money Rates Section, as the prime rate in effect from time to time and (c) LIBOR Rate for a one month interest period as determined on such day, plus 1.0%. The “prime rate” means the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the U.S. or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as determined by the Agent in its reasonable discretion).

Base Rate Loan” means any Loan during any period for which it bears interest based on the Base Rate, and all Agent Advances and Swingline Loans.

Basel III” means, collectively, those certain agreements on capital requirements, leverage ratios and liquidity standards contained in “Basel III: A Global Regulatory Framework for More Resilient Banks and Banking Systems,” “Basel III: International Framework for Liquidity Risk Measurement, Standards and Monitoring,” and “Guidance for National Authorities Operating the Countercyclical Capital Buffer,” each as published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in December 2010 (as revised from time to time), and as implemented by a Lender’s primary U.S. federal banking regulatory authority or primary non-U.S. financial regulatory authority, as applicable.

Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.

Book Value” means book value as determined in accordance with GAAP.

Borrower” means ProFrac Services, LLC.

Borrowing” means a borrowing hereunder consisting of Loans of one Type and Class made on the same day by Lenders to the Borrower (or by the Swingline Lender, in the case of a Borrowing consisting of Swingline Loans, or by the Agent, in the case of a Borrowing consisting of an Agent Advance, by a Letter of Credit Issuer, in the case of the issuance of a Letter of Credit hereunder).

Borrowing Base” means, at any time, an amount in Dollars equal to:

(a) 85% of the Book Value of all Eligible Accounts (other than Eligible Unbilled Accounts) of the Obligors; plus

(b) the lesser of (i) 80% of the Book Value of all Eligible Unbilled Accounts of the Obligors and (ii) 20% of the Maximum Credit; plus

(c) the least of (i) 70% of Eligible Inventory of the Obligors, valued at the lower of cost or market value, determined on a “first-in, last-out” basis, (ii) 85% of the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible Inventory of the Obligors and (iii) 10% of the Maximum Credit; provided, that Inventory will not be included in the Borrowing Base unless an Appraisal of Inventory satisfactory to Agent in its reasonable discretion has been completed in the prior twelve months, except that Agent may, acting in its reasonable discretion, elect to include Inventory in the Borrowing Base prior to completion of such an Appraisal up to the lesser of (i) 50% of Eligible Inventory of the Obligors, valued at the lower of cost or market value, determined on a “first-in, last-out” basis and (ii) 10% of the Maximum Credit minus

 

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(d) the amount of all Reserves from time to time established by the Agent in accordance with Section 2.5 or as otherwise permitted under this Agreement.

The initial Borrowing Base shall be as set forth in the Borrowing Base Certificate delivered on the Closing Date.

The Borrowing Base at any time shall be determined by reference to the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 6.4, as adjusted to give effect to Reserves following such delivery established pursuant to Section 2.5.

Borrowing Base Certificate” means a certificate by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit A (or another form reasonably acceptable to the Agent) setting forth the calculation of the Borrowing Base, including a calculation of each component thereof, all in such detail as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, as adjusted pursuant to Section 2.5 of this Agreement. All calculations of the Borrowing Base in connection with the preparation of any Borrowing Base Certificate shall originally be made by the Borrower and certified to the Agent; provided, that the Agent shall have the right to review and adjust, in the exercise of its Reasonable Credit Judgment, any such calculation to the extent that such calculation is not in accordance with this Agreement and to adjust for Reserves in accordance with Section 2.5 herein; provided, further, that the Agent shall provide the Borrower prior written notice of any such adjustment.

Bridge Loan” means the $10,010,000 loan evidenced by the Bridge Loan Documents.

Bridge Loan Documents” means that certain Promissory Note dated as of January 29, 2018, by and between Equify Financial, LLC, as holder, and ProFrac Manufacturing, LLC, as maker, and the other loan documents evidencing the Bridge Loan.

Business Day” means (a) any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or a day on which banks in New York, New York are required or permitted to be closed, and (b) with respect to all notices, determinations, fundings and payments in connection with the LIBOR Rate or LIBOR Loans, any day that is a Business Day pursuant to clause (a) above and that is also a day on which trading in Dollars is carried on by and between banks in the London interbank market.

Capital Adequacy Regulation” means any guideline, request or directive of any central bank or other Governmental Authority, or any other Law, whether or not having the force of law, in each case, regarding capital adequacy of any bank or of any corporation controlling a bank.

Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, the sum of (a) the aggregate of all expenditures incurred by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period for purchases of property, plant and equipment or similar items which, in accordance with GAAP (other than repairs in the ordinary course), are or should be included in the statement of cash flows of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period, net of (b) proceeds received by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries from dispositions of property, plant and equipment or similar items reflected in the statement of cash flows of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period; provided that the term “Capital Expenditures” shall not include:

(i) expenditures made in connection with the replacement, substitution, restoration or repair of assets to the extent financed from insurance proceeds or awards of compensation arising from the taking by eminent domain or condemnation of the assets paid on account of a Casualty Event,

(ii) the purchase price of equipment that is purchased simultaneously with the trade-in of existing equipment to the extent that the gross amount of such purchase price is reduced by the credit granted by the seller of such equipment for the equipment being traded in at such time,

(iii) the purchase of property, plant or equipment to the extent financed with the proceeds of Disposition of assets outside the ordinary course of business,

 

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(iv) expenditures that constitute any part of consolidated lease expense to the extent relating to operating leases,

(v) any expenditures made as payments of the consideration for a Permitted Acquisition (or Investments similar to those made for a Permitted Acquisition) and expenditures made in connection with the Transactions,

(vi) expenditures to the extent Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has received reimbursement in cash from a Person that is not an Affiliate of any of the Obligors and for which neither Holdings nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has provided or is required to provide or incur, directly or indirectly, any consideration or obligation (other than rent) to such Person or any other Person (whether before, during or after such period);

(vii) the book value of any asset owned by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary prior to or during such period to the extent that such book value is included as a capital expenditure during such period as a result of such Person reusing or beginning to reuse such asset during such period without a corresponding expenditure actually having been made in such period, provided that (x) any expenditure necessary in order to permit such asset to be reused shall be included as a capital expenditure during the period in which such expenditure actually is made and (y) such book value shall have been included in capital expenditures when such asset was originally acquired; and

(viii) expenditures relating to the construction, acquisition, replacement, reconstruction, development, refurbishment, renovation or improvement of any property which has been transferred to a Person other than the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary during the same fiscal year in which such expenditures were made pursuant to a Sale-Leaseback Transaction permitted under this Agreement to the extent of the cash proceeds received by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to such Sale-Leaseback Transaction.

Capital Lease” means, as applied to any Person, all leases of property that have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capitalized leases on the balance sheet of such Person.

Capital Lease Obligation” means, with respect to any Capital Lease of any Person, the amount of the obligation of the lessee thereunder that, in accordance with GAAP, would appear on a balance sheet of such lessee in respect of such Capital Lease.

Cash Dominion Period” means (a) any period commencing upon the date that Availability shall have been less than the greater of (i) 15.0% of the Maximum Credit and (ii) $6,000,000, for five (5) consecutive Business Days and continuing until the date on which Availability shall have been at least the greater of (y) 15.0% of the Maximum Credit and (z) $6,000,000 for twenty (20) consecutive calendar days or (b) any period commencing upon the occurrence of a Specified Event of Default, and continuing during the period that such Specified Event of Default shall be continuing.

Cash Equivalents” means:

(1) United States dollars or Canadian dollars;

(2) (a) euro, pounds sterling or any national currency of any participating member state of the EMU or (b) other currencies held by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries from time to time in the ordinary course of business;

(3) securities issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed or insured by the U.S. federal government or any country that is a member state of the EMU or any agency or instrumentality thereof the securities of which are unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation of such government with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition;

 

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(4) certificates of deposit, time deposits and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding one year and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any commercial bank having capital and surplus of not less than $100.0 million in the case of U.S. banks or other U.S. financial institutions and $100.0 million (or the U.S. dollar equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of non-U.S. banks or other non-U.S. financial institutions;

(5) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (3) and (4) entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (4) above;

(6) commercial paper rated at least P-2 by Moody’s or at least A-2 by S&P and in each case maturing within 12 months after the date of creation thereof;

(7) marketable short-term money market and similar securities having a rating of at least P-2 or A-2 from either Moody’s or S&P, respectively and in each case maturing within 12 months after the date of creation thereof;

(8) investment funds investing 90% of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (7) above and (9) through (12) below;

(9) securities issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or any public instrumentality thereof or any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or any public instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition;

(10) readily marketable direct obligations issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed by any foreign government or any political subdivision or public instrumentality thereof, in each case (other than in the case of such securities issued or guaranteed by any participating member state of the EMU) having a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition;

(11) Debt or Preferred Stock issued by Persons with a rating of “A” or higher from S&P or “A2” or higher from Moody’s with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition; and

(12) Investments with average maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition in money market funds rated AAA- (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aaa3 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cash Equivalents shall include amounts denominated in currencies other than those set forth in clauses (1) and (2) above, provided that such amounts are converted into any currency listed in clauses (1) and (2) as promptly as practicable and in any event within ten Business Days following the receipt of such amounts.

Cash Management Bank” means any Person that was a Lender, the Agent, any Arranger or any Affiliate of the foregoing at the time it provided or incurred any Cash Management Obligations or any Person that shall have become a Lender, the Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender, the Agent at any time after it has provided or incurred any Cash Management Obligations.

Cash Management Document” means any certificate, agreement or other document executed by any Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of the Cash Management Obligations of any such Person.

 

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Cash Management Obligation” means, as applied to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of cash management or related services (including treasury, depository, return item, overdraft, controlled disbursement, credit, merchant store value or debit card, purchase card, e-payables services, electronic funds transfer, interstate depository network, automatic clearing house transfer (including the ACH processing of electronic funds transfers through the Federal Reserve Fedline system) and other cash management arrangements) provided by any Cash Management Bank, including obligations for the payment of fees, interest, charges, expenses, attorneys’ fees and disbursements in connection therewith.

Cash Receipts” has the meaning specified in Section 8.23(c).

Casualty Event” means any event that gives rise to the receipt by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards in respect of any equipment, fixed assets or Real Estate (including any improvements thereon) to replace or repair such equipment, fixed assets or Real Estate.

CFC” means a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code.

Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the Closing Date, of any of the following: (a) the adoption of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration or interpretation thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith (but solely to the extent the relevant increased costs would have been included if they had been imposed under applicable increased cost provisions) and (y) Basel III and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith (but solely to the extent the relevant increased costs would have been included if they had been imposed under applicable increased cost provisions), shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law,” regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

Change of Control” means and will be deemed to have occurred if:

(a) any time prior to the consummation of a Qualified IPO, the Permitted Holders, taken as a whole, shall cease to beneficially own (or of record own) and Control, directly or indirectly, at least 51% on a fully diluted basis of the economic and voting interest in the Stock of Holdings;

(b) at any time after the consummation of a Qualified IPO, any Person, entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than the Permitted Holders, shall at any time have acquired beneficially or of record, direct or indirect ownership (as defined in SEC Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act) of Stock representing 35% or more of the economic and/or voting interest in the Stock of Holdings; and/or

(c) the failure of Holdings, directly or indirectly through wholly owned subsidiaries, to own beneficially and of record, all of the Stock of the Borrower and/or Manufacturing; and/or

(d) Continuing Directors shall not constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors of Holdings; and/or

(e) a “change of control” or any comparable term under any document governing any Material Indebtedness consisting of Debt for Borrowed Money.

Charter Documents” means, with respect to any Person, the certificate or articles of incorporation or organization, memoranda of association, by-laws or operating agreement, and other organizational or governing documents of such Person.

Chattel Paper” means all of the Obligors’ now owned or hereafter acquired chattel paper, as defined in the UCC, including electronic chattel paper.

 

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Class” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans, Extended Revolving Loans (of the same Extension Series and any related swing line loans thereunder) or Swingline Loans, and, when used in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Revolving Credit Commitment, an Extended Revolving Credit Commitment (of the same Extension Series and any related swing line commitment thereunder) or a Swingline Commitment and when used in reference to any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Loan or Commitment of such Class. A FILO Tranche may be treated as a separate Class of Loans or Commitments under this Agreement.

Closing Date” means the later of the Agreement Date and the first date on which all of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 9.1 have been fulfilled (or waived in writing by the Agent and the Arrangers).

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

Collateral” means all assets and interests in assets and proceeds thereof now owned or hereafter acquired by any Obligor or its Subsidiaries in or upon which a Lien is granted by such Person in favor of Collateral Agent under any of the Loan Documents; provided, however, that at no time shall the term “Collateral” include any Excluded Assets.

Collateral Access Agreement” means a landlord waiver or other agreement, in a form as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, between the Collateral Agent and any third party (including any bailee, consignee, customs broker, or other similar Person) in possession of any Collateral or any landlord of any premises where any Collateral is located, as such landlord waiver or other agreement may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time.

Collateral Agent” means Barclays, in its capacity as the collateral agent for the Secured Parties, or any successor collateral agent appointed in accordance with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Collateral Agent’s Liens” means the Liens on the Collateral granted to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to the Security Documents and securing the Obligations.

Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” means, at any time, the requirement that:

(a) the Collateral Agent shall have received each Security Document required to be delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 9.1(a)(ii) or, after the Closing Date, pursuant to Sections 8.22, 8.23 and 8.29 at such time required by such Security Documents or such section to be delivered in each case, duly executed by each Obligor thereto;

(b) all Obligations shall have been unconditionally guaranteed by Holdings and each Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) including as of the Closing Date those that are listed on Schedule 1.2;

(c) upon and at all times after the incurrence of Debt (and to the extent that such Debt is outstanding) pursuant to Section 8.12(q)(x), the Obligations and the Guarantees shall have been secured pursuant to the Security Agreement by a security interest in (i) all the Stock of the Borrower and (ii) all Stock (other than Excluded Stock) held directly by the Borrower or any Guarantor in any Wholly Owned Subsidiary (and, in each case, the agent or lender with respect to such Debt pursuant to Section 8.12(q)(x)) shall have received certificates or other instruments representing all such Stock (if any), together with undated stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank, if applicable);

(d) except to the extent otherwise provided hereunder or under any Security Document, (i) the Obligations and the Guarantees shall have been secured by a perfected security interest (to the extent such security interest may be perfected by (x) filing personal property financing statements, and (y) control (to the extent required by Section 8.23)), in (i) all Current Asset Collateral of the Borrower and each Guarantor and (ii) in addition, upon and after the incurrence of Debt pursuant to Section 8.12(q)(x) (and solely to the extent that such Debt is still outstanding), substantially all other tangible and intangible personal

 

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property of the Borrower and each Guarantor not covered in clause (i) above (including, without limitation, accounts receivable, inventory, equipment, investment property, Intellectual Property, intercompany notes, contracts, instruments, chattel paper and documents, letter of credit rights, Commercial Tort Claims, cash, deposit accounts, securities and commodity accounts, other General Intangibles, books and records related to the foregoing and, in each case, proceeds of the foregoing), in each case with the priority, required by the Security Documents provided that, (A) any such security interests in the Collateral shall be subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, if any, (B) the Obligations and the Guarantees shall be secured by second-priority liens and/or mortgages on the Fixed Assets Collateral, junior to the liens and mortgages securing such Debt under Section 8.12(q)(x) (as set forth in more detail in the Intercreditor Agreement) and (C) the Collateral Agent’s Liens shall only attach to the Fixed Assets Collateral (to the same extent (but not priority) and subject to the same exceptions) that is subject to the liens securing the Debt incurred under Section 8.12(q)(x);

(e) none of the Collateral shall be subject to any Liens other than Permitted Liens;

(f) solely to the extent (i) any Obligor has incurred secured Debt pursuant to Section 8.12(q)(x) and (ii) such Real Estate is pledged as “collateral” and is subject to a mortgage to secure such Debt, the Collateral Agent shall have received (A) counterparts of a Mortgage with respect to any Real Estate and required to be delivered pursuant to Section 8.22 (the “Mortgaged Properties”) duly executed and delivered by such Obligor, (B) a title insurance policy for such property or the equivalent or other form (if applicable) available in each applicable jurisdiction insuring the Lien of each such Mortgage as a valid Lien on the property described therein, free of any other Liens except Permitted Liens, together with such endorsements available in the applicable jurisdiction, coinsurance and reinsurance as the Collateral Agents may reasonably request, (C) either an existing survey together with a survey affidavit sufficient for the title insurance company to remove the standard survey exception and issue the survey related endorsements available in the applicable jurisdiction or a new ALTA survey in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent, (D) existing appraisals, (E) opinions addressed to the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties from (1) local counsel in each jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located with respect to the enforceability and perfection of the Mortgages and other matters customarily included in such opinions in the applicable jurisdiction and (2) counsel for the Borrower regarding due authorization, execution and delivery of the Mortgages, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, (F) a “Life-of Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination with respect to each Mortgaged Property (together with a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance duly executed by the Borrower and the applicable Obligor) and, if the area in which any improvements located on any Mortgaged Property is designated a “flood hazard area” in any Flood Insurance Rate Map published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency), copies of (1) the insurance policies required by Section 8.5, (2) declaration pages relating thereto, (3) flood insurance in an amount and form that would be considered sufficient under the Flood Insurance Laws and otherwise, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and (G) such other documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request with respect to execution and delivery of such Mortgages; provided that, notwithstanding anything set forth in this clause (f), (x) the actions and items required in the above clauses (f)(ii)(A) through (f)(ii)(D) and clause (f)(ii)(G) shall not be required unless such items and actions are also required pursuant to the loan and/or bond documents and/or other Debt documents evidencing the Debt incurred under Section 8.12(q)(x) hereof and (y) the Collateral Agent, in its sole discretion, may waive any requirement set forth in this clause (f); and

(g) except (i) with respect to intercompany Debt, if any, Debt for Borrowed Money in a principal amount in excess of $2,500,000 (individually) is owing to any Obligor and such Debt is evidenced by a promissory note, the Collateral Agent shall have received such promissory note, together with undated instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank and (ii) with respect to intercompany Debt, all Debt of Holdings, the Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is owing to any Obligor (or Person required to become an Obligor) shall be evidenced by the Subordinated Intercompany Note, and the Collateral Agent shall have received such Subordinated Intercompany Note duly executed by Holdings, the Borrower, each such Restricted Subsidiary and each such other Obligor, together with undated instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank, subject, in each of clauses (i) and (ii), to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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The foregoing definition shall not require the creation or perfection of pledges of, or security interests in, or the obtaining of title insurance, opinions or surveys with respect to, particular assets if and for so long as the Agent and the Borrower agree in writing that the cost of creating or perfecting such pledges or security interests in such assets, or obtaining such legal opinions or other deliverables in respect of such assets, or providing such guarantees, or obtaining title insurance or surveys in respect of such assets (in each case, taking into account any material adverse tax consequences to Holdings and its Subsidiaries) shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Secured Parties therefrom.

The Agent may grant extensions of time for the provision or perfection of security interests in, or the obtaining of title insurance and surveys with respect to, particular assets (including extensions beyond the Closing Date for the perfection of security interests in the assets of the Obligors on such date) where it reasonably determines, in consultation with the Borrower, that provision or perfection cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required by this Agreement or the Security Documents.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, (a) with respect to leases of Real Estate entered into by any Obligor, such Obligor shall not be required to take any action with respect to creation or perfection of security interests with respect to such leases (including requirements to deliver landlord lien waivers, estoppel and collateral access letters), (b) Liens required to be granted from time to time pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall be subject to exceptions and limitations set forth in the Security Documents, (c) the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall not apply to any of the following assets (and the following assets shall not constitute Collateral for any purpose hereunder and the other Loan Documents): (i) any fee-owned Real Estate (unless, in each case, it has been pledged or mortgaged as Fixed Assets Collateral) and any leasehold interests in Real Estate; provided that no Equipment attached or affixed to or located on such Real Estate to the extent such Equipment constitutes a fixture shall be excluded from Collateral, unless such Equipment otherwise constitutes an Excluded Asset under any other subclause of this clause (c), (ii) any governmental licenses or state or local franchises, charters or authorizations, to the extent a security interest in any such licenses, franchise, charter or authorization would be prohibited or restricted thereby (including any legally effective prohibition or restriction) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment clauses of the UCC and applicable Laws, other than the proceeds and receivables thereof the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC or any similar applicable laws notwithstanding such prohibition, (iii) assets and personal property for which a pledge thereof or a security interest therein is prohibited by applicable Laws (including any legally effective requirement to obtain the consent of any Governmental Authority), rule, regulation or contractual obligation with an unaffiliated third party (in each case, (y) only so long as such contractual obligation was not entered into in contemplation of the acquisition thereof and (z) except to the extent such prohibition is unenforceable or ineffective after giving effect to the applicable provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law), (iv) Excluded Stock (other than Stock that is Excluded Stock solely as a result of having been issued by Immaterial Subsidiaries), (v) assets and personal property to the extent a security interest in such assets would be expected to result in material adverse tax consequences as reasonably determined, in writing, by the Borrower in consultation with the Agent, (vi) any intent-to-use trademark application prior to the filing and acceptance of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” with respect thereto, to the extent, if any, that, and solely during the period, if any, in which, the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of such intent-to-use trademark application under applicable federal Law, it being agreed that for purposes of this Agreement and the Loan Documents, no Lien granted to Agent on any “intent-to-use” United States trademark applications is intended to be a present assignment thereof, (vii) any lease, license, contract or other agreements or any property (including personal property) subject to a purchase money security interest, Capital Lease Obligation or similar arrangements, in each case to the extent permitted under the Loan Documents, to the extent that a pledge thereof or a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license, contract or agreement, purchase money, Capital Lease or similar arrangement, or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than the Borrower or a Guarantor) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment clauses of the UCC and applicable Laws, other than the proceeds and receivables thereof the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC or any similar applicable Laws notwithstanding such prohibition, (viii) any assets as to which the Agent and the Borrower reasonably agree in writing that the cost or other consequence of obtaining a security interest or perfection thereof is excessive in relation to the benefit to the Lenders of the security to be afforded thereby, (ix) the assets of an Excluded Subsidiary, and (x) unless either expressly constituting Current Asset Collateral or at any time that Debt under Section 8.12(q)(x) is then outstanding, Commercial Tort Claims (the assets excluded pursuant to this clause (c), collectively, the “Excluded Assets”; provided that notwithstanding anything herein

 

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to the contrary, Excluded Assets shall not include any proceeds, replacements or substitutions of Collateral (unless such proceeds, replacements or substitutions otherwise constitute Excluded Assets)), (d) control agreements shall not be required with respect to any deposit accounts, securities accounts or commodities accounts except to the extent set forth in Section 8.23, (e) share certificates of Immaterial Subsidiaries and non-Subsidiaries shall not be required to be delivered, (f) no perfection actions shall be required (i) with respect to motor vehicles and other Titled Goods and letter of credit rights, except to the extent perfection is accomplished solely by the filing of a UCC financing statement (it being understood that no actions shall be required to perfect a security interest in letter of credit rights, other than the filing of a UCC financing statement) and (ii) in regards to any Commercial Tort Claim, unless (x) Debt is outstanding in regards to Debt permitted under Section 8.12(q)(x) and such Commercial Tort Claim has an individual value of at least $2,500,000 or (y) such Commercial Tort Claim expressly constitutes Current Asset Collateral and such Commercial Tort Claim has an individual value of at least $2,500,000, and (g) no actions in any non-U.S. jurisdiction or required by the Laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction shall be required to be taken to create any security interests in assets located or titled outside of the U.S. or to perfect or make enforceable any security interests in any such assets (it being understood that there shall be no Security Document (or other security agreements or pledge agreements) governed under the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction).

Collateral Reporting Period” means (a) any period commencing from the date that Availability shall have been less than the greater of (i) 20.0% of the Maximum Credit and (ii) $15,000,000, for five (5) consecutive Business Days and ending on the date on which Availability shall have been equal to or greater than (y) 20.0% of the Maximum Credit and (z) $15,000,000 for twenty (20) consecutive calendar days or (b) upon the occurrence of a Specified Event of Default, the period that such Specified Event of Default shall be continuing.

Commercial Tort Claims” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

Commitment” means, (a) with respect to each Lender (to the extent applicable), such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, Extended Revolving Credit Commitment or a Revolving Credit Commitment Increase or any combination thereof (as the context requires), (b) with respect to the applicable Swingline Lender, or swingline lender under any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, its Swingline Commitment or swingline commitment, as applicable and (c) with respect to each Letter of Credit Issuer, such Letter of Credit Issuer’s L/C Commitment.

Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D or in such other form as may be reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and Borrower.

Concentration Account” has the meaning specified in Section 8.23(c).

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.

Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense” means, with respect to Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, the total amount of depreciation and amortization expense, including the amortization of deferred financing fees or costs, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses, capitalized expenditures, customer acquisition costs and incentive payments, conversion costs and contract acquisition costs, of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated EBITDA” means, with respect to Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; plus

(a) the following in each case to the extent deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income (other than clause (a)(10) and (a)(13) below), but without duplication:

 

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(1) Distributions made by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 8.10(g)(i) during such period and provision for taxes based on income or profits or capital gains, including, without limitation, foreign, federal, state, provincial, franchise, excise, value added and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries paid or accrued during such period, including any penalties and interest relating to such taxes or arising from any tax examinations and any payments to any Parent Entity in respect of such taxes; plus

(2) total interest expense and other financing expense (including breakage costs, premiums or consent fees and including the amortization of original issue discount); plus

(3) Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; plus

(4) any fees, expenses or charges incurred in connection with any issuance of debt or equity securities, any refinancing transaction or any amendment or other modification of any debt instrument to the extent consummated in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents including (i) such fees, expenses or charges related to the Transactions, and (ii) any amendment, modification or waiver in connection with this Agreement or any instrument governing any other Debt; plus

(5) any fees (including legal and investment banking fees), transfer or mortgage recording Taxes and other out-of-pocket costs and expenses of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including expenses of third parties paid or reimbursed Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries) incurred as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or any Disposition of Property permitted hereunder; plus

(6) any fees and expenses incurred by Holdings and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries solely in connection with any Permitted Acquisition (whether or not consummated); plus

(7) any impairment charge or asset write-off pursuant to GAAP and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP; plus

(8) payments made or accrued in such period pursuant to Section 8.14(i); plus

(9) any losses from the early extinguishment of Debt (including Hedge Agreements or other derivative instruments); plus

(10) the amount of “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and other synergies (x) projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized as a result of specified actions taken, actions with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or actions that are expected to be taken (which cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies had been realized on the first day of the applicable Test Period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that (A) such cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable, (B) such cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies do not exceed, when combined with the amount of any Pro Forma Adjustment made pursuant to clause (d) below, 20% of Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period (prior to giving effect to any increase in Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (10) or clause (d) below) and (C) such actions have been taken, such actions with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or such actions are expected to be taken within twelve (12) months after the date of determination to take such action; provided, further, that the adjustments pursuant to this clause (10) may be incremental to (but not duplicative of) Pro Forma Adjustments made pursuant to clause (d) below; or (y) that would be permitted to be included in pro forma financial statements prepared in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; plus

 

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(11) any non-cash compensation expense recorded from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights to officers, directors or employees; plus

(12) any non-cash losses or charges, including any write offs, write downs, expenses, losses or items for such period decreasing Consolidated Net Income for such period; plus

(13) proceeds from property or business interruption insurance received or reasonably expected to be received (to the extent not reflected as revenue or income in Consolidated Net Income and to the extent that the related loss was deducted in the determination of Consolidated Net Income); plus

(14) all Restructuring Costs and any other extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring expenses, losses or charges incurred; plus

(15) any non-cash loss attributable to the mark-to-market movement in the valuation of Hedge Agreements (to the extent the cash impact resulting from such loss has not been realized) or other derivative instruments pursuant to GAAP;

minus

(b) the sum of the amounts for such period, solely to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, without duplication,

(1) any non-cash gain increasing Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period, other than the accrual of revenues in the ordinary course of business;

(2) any non-cash gain attributable to the mark-to-market movement in the valuation of Hedge Agreements (to the extent the cash impact resulting from such gain has not been realized) or other derivate instruments pursuant to GAAP;

(3) any gains from the early extinguishment of Debt (including Hedge Agreements or other derivative instruments); and

(4) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring gains increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period;

provided that, to the extent non-cash gains are deducted pursuant to this clause (b) for any previous period and not otherwise added back to Consolidated EBITDA, Consolidated EBITDA shall be increased by the amount of any cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenses) in respect of such non-cash gains received in subsequent periods to the extent not already included therein;

plus or minus, as applicable, without duplication

(c) any net gain or loss resulting in such period from currency translation gains or losses related to currency remeasurements of Debt, intercompany balances and other balance sheet items, plus or minus, as the case may be; and

plus

(d) in accordance with the definition of “Pro Forma Basis,” an adjustment equal to the amount, without duplication of any amount otherwise included in any other clause of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA,” of the Pro Forma Adjustment shall be added to (or subtracted from) Consolidated EBITDA (including the portion thereof occurring prior to the relevant Specified Transaction and/or Specified Restructuring) as specified in a certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Agent (for further delivery to the Lenders),

 

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in each case, as determined on a consolidated basis for Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP; provided that,

(i) there shall be included in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period, without duplication, the Acquired EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset acquired by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period (other than any Unrestricted Subsidiary) to the extent not subsequently sold, transferred or otherwise Disposed of during such period (but not including the Acquired EBITDA of any related Person, property, business or assets to the extent not so acquired) (each such Person, property, business or asset acquired, including pursuant to the Transactions or pursuant to a transaction consummated prior to the Closing Date, and not subsequently so Disposed of, an “Acquired Entity or Business”), and the Acquired EBITDA of any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is converted into a Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each, a “Converted Restricted Subsidiary”), in each case based on the Acquired EBITDA of such Acquired Entity or Business or any Converted Restricted Subsidiary for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition or conversion) determined on a historical Pro Forma Basis; and

(ii) there shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period the Disposed EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset sold, transferred or otherwise Disposed of, closed or classified as discontinued operations by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent not subsequently reacquired, reclassified or continued, in each case, during such period (each such Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary), property, business or asset so sold, transferred or otherwise Disposed of, closed or classified, a “Sold Entity or Business”), and the Disposed EBITDA of any Restricted Subsidiary that is converted into an Unrestricted Subsidiary during such period (each, a “Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary”), in each case based on the Disposed EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such sale, transfer, disposition, closure, classification or conversion) determined on a historical Pro Forma Basis.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein and subject to adjustments as provided in clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding proviso with respect to acquisitions and dispositions occurring prior to, on and following the Closing Date and other adjustments as contemplated in the definitions of “Pro Forma Basis” and “Pro Forma Effect”, including as provided under clause (a)(10) above or clause (d) above or in the definition of “Pro Forma Adjustment”, Consolidated EBITDA shall be deemed to be, $5,123,000, $5,141,000, $15,785,000 and $20,927,000, respectively, for the Fiscal Quarters ended March 31, 2017, June 30, 2017, September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2017.

Consolidated Interest Expense” means cash interest expense (including that attributable to Capital Leases), net of cash interest income of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to all outstanding Debt of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and net cash costs (less net cash payments) under Hedge Agreements, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt:

(a) capitalized interest whether paid or accrued and the amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Debt at less than par;

(b) amortization of deferred financing costs, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses;

(c) any expenses resulting from discounting of Debt in connection with the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting;

(d) penalties or interest related to taxes and any other amounts of non-cash interest resulting from the effects of acquisition method accounting or pushdown accounting;

 

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(e) the accretion or accrual of, or accrued interest on, discounted liabilities during such period;

(f) non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement of the mark-to-market valuation of obligations under Hedge Agreements or other derivative instruments pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification No. 815-Derivatives and Hedging;

(g) any one-time cash costs associated with breakage in respect of Hedge Agreements for interest rates;

(h) all non-recurring interest expense consisting of liquidated damages for failure to timely comply with registration rights obligations;

(i) expensing of bridge, arrangement, structuring, commitment or other financing fees; and

(j) any other non-cash interest expense,

all calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any Person for any period, without duplication, the aggregate of (a) the Net Income, attributable to such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP (adjusted to exclude the equity interests in any Unrestricted Subsidiary owned by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries); plus (b) the amount of distributions received in Cash by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from any Subsidiary (including any Unrestricted Subsidiary) for such period, to the extent not already included in clause (a) above minus (c) (i) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles and changes as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting policies during such period, (ii) the income (or loss) of any Person (other than a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person) in which any other Person (other than such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) has a joint interest, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid to such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by such Person during such period, (iii) the income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person or is merged into or consolidated with such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or that Person’s assets are acquired by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (except as may be required in connection with the calculation of a covenant or test on a pro forma basis), (iv) the income of any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that income is not at the time permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary, (v) any after-Tax gains or losses attributable to Dispositions of Property permitted under this Agreement, in each case other than in the ordinary course of business (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) or returned surplus assets of any Pension Plan, (vi) any net after-Tax gains or losses from disposed, abandoned, transferred, closed or discontinued operations and any net after-Tax gains or losses on disposal of disposed, abandoned, transferred, closed or discontinued operations, (vii) any losses and expenses with respect to liability or casualty events to the extent covered by insurance or indemnification and actually reimbursed or so long as the Borrower has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer or indemnifying party and only to the extent that such amount is (a) not denied by the applicable carrier or indemnifying party in writing within 180 days and (b) in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such evidence (with a deduction for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within 365 days) and (viii) (to the extent not included in sub-clauses (i) through (vii) above) any net extraordinary gains or net extraordinary losses.

In addition, to the extent not already accounted for in the Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, Consolidated Net Income shall include (without duplication) (i) the amount of proceeds received during such period from business interruption insurance in respect of insured claims for such period, (ii) the amount of proceeds as to which the Borrower has determined there is reasonable evidence it will be reimbursed by the insurer in respect of such period from business interruption insurance (with a deduction for any amounts so added back to the extent denied by the applicable carrier in writing within 180 days or not so reimbursed within 365 days) and (iii) reimbursements received of any expenses and charges that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with any Permitted Investment or any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of assets permitted hereunder.

 

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Consolidated Parties” means Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries whose financial statements are consolidated with Holdings’ financial statements in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Total Assets” means, as of any date of determination, the total amount of all assets of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP as of such date.

Consolidated Total Debt” means, as of any date of determination, (a) the aggregate principal amount of indebtedness of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (but excluding the effects of any discounting of indebtedness resulting from the application of purchase accounting in connection with the Transactions, any Permitted Acquisition or Investments similar to those made for Permitted Acquisitions), consisting of Debt for Borrowed Money, Unpaid Drawings, Capital Lease Obligations and third party debt obligations evidenced by promissory notes or similar instruments, minus (b) the aggregate amount of domestic cash and Cash Equivalents on the consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries on such date, excluding cash and Cash Equivalents that are listed as “restricted” on the consolidated balance sheet of Holdings (but, in any event, not excluding Unrestricted Cash) and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date. It is understood that to the extent Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary incurs any Debt and receives the proceeds of such Debt, for purposes of determining any incurrence test under this Agreement and whether the Borrower is in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with any such test, the proceeds of such incurrence shall not be considered cash or Cash Equivalents for purposes of any “netting” pursuant to clause (b) of this definition.

Contaminant” means any waste, pollutant, hazardous substance, toxic substance, hazardous waste, special waste, petroleum or petroleum-derived substance or waste, friable asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCBs”), or any other substance, waste or material regulated or subject to rules of liability under Environmental Law.

Continuation/Conversion Date” means the date on which a Loan is converted into or continued as a LIBOR Loan.

Continuing Director” means, at any date, an individual (a) who is a member of the Board of Directors of Holdings on the Closing Date, (b) who, as at such date, has been a member of such Board of Directors for at least the 12 preceding months, (c) who has been nominated or designated to be a member of such Board of Directors, directly or indirectly, by the Permitted Holders or Persons nominated or designated by the Permitted Holders or (d) who has been nominated or designated to be, or designated as, a member of such Board of Directors by a majority of the other Continuing Directors then in office.

Control” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” shall have meanings correlative thereto.

Control Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 8.23(a).

Converted Restricted Subsidiary” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA.”

Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA.”

Corrective Extension Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(e).

Covenant Trigger Period” means any period (a) commencing on the date upon which Availability is less than the greater of (i) 15.0% of the Maximum Credit and (ii) $6,000,000 and (b) ending on the date upon which Availability shall have been at least equal to the greater of (i) 15.0% of the Maximum Credit and (ii) $6,000,000 for a period of thirty (30) consecutive calendar days.

 

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Credit Card Accounts Receivables” means each “payment intangible” (as defined in the UCC) together with all income, payments and proceeds thereof, owed by a Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor to an Obligor resulting from charges by a customer of an Obligor on credit or debit cards issued by such Credit Card Issuer in connection with the sale of Inventory by an Obligor, or services performed by an Obligor, in each case in the ordinary course of its business.

Credit Card Issuer” shall mean any person who issues or whose members issue credit or debit cards, including, without limitation, MasterCard or VISA bank credit or debit cards or other bank credit or debit cards issued through MasterCard International, Inc., Visa, U.S.A., Inc. or Visa International and American Express, Discover, Diners Club, Carte Blanche and other non-bank credit or debit cards, including, without limitation, credit or debit cards issued by or through American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., and Novus Services, Inc. and other issuers approved by the Collateral Agent.

Credit Card Processor” shall mean any servicing or processing agent or any factor or financial intermediary who facilitates, services, processes or manages the credit authorization, billing transfer and/or payment procedures with respect to any Obligor’s sales transactions involving credit card or debit card purchases by customers using credit cards or debit cards issued by any Credit Card Issuer.

Cure Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 10.4(a).

Cure Deadline” has the meaning specified in Section 10.4(a).

Cure Right” has the meaning specified in Section 10.4(a).

Current Asset Collateral” means all right, title and interest in or to any or all of the following (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any such assets that, but for the application of Section 552 of the Bankruptcy Code, would constitute Current Asset Collateral) (i) all Accounts, Chattel Paper, Credit Card Accounts Receivables, Instruments, and Payment Intangibles (in each case, other than to the extent constituting identifiable proceeds of Fixed Asset Collateral (other than proceeds of the use, rental, lease or license of Fixed Asset Collateral (other than Real Estate and/or Intellectual Property))), and all amounts advanced as Revolving Loans; (ii) all Deposit Accounts (and all balances, cash, checks and other negotiable instruments, funds and other evidences of payment held therein), Commodity Accounts (and all balances, Commodity Contracts, cash, checks, Securities, Securities Entitlements, Financial Assets and Instruments (whether negotiable or otherwise), funds and other evidences of payment held therein), and Securities Accounts (and all balances, Commodity Contracts, cash, checks, Securities, Securities Entitlements, Financial Assets and Instruments (whether negotiable or otherwise), funds and other evidences of payment held therein), in each case, other than any Fixed Assets Priority Proceeds Account; (iii) all Inventory; (iv) to the extent evidencing, governing, securing, arising from, or otherwise related to any of the other Current Asset Collateral, all Documents, General Intangibles (other than Payment Intangibles already included pursuant to clause (i) above), Instruments, Investment Property (other than equity interests in Subsidiaries of any Obligor), Commercial Tort Claims, Letters of Credit, Letter-of-Credit Rights and Supporting Obligations; provided, further, that the foregoing shall not include any Intellectual Property; (v) to the extent evidencing, governing, securing, arising from, or otherwise related to any of the other Current Asset Collateral, all Commercial Tort Claims; (vi) all books, records and Documents related to the foregoing (including databases, customer lists and other Records, whether tangible or electronic, which contain any information relating to any of the foregoing); (vii) [Reserved]; and (viii) all Proceeds and products of any or all of the foregoing in whatever form received (including proceeds of insurance and claims against third parties and condemnation or requisition payments with respect to all or any of the foregoing), and all proceeds of business interruption insurance. For purposes of this definition, capitalized terms used in this definition but not defined elsewhere in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in Articles 8 or 9 of the UCC.

Debt” means, without duplication, all

(a) indebtedness for borrowed money (excluding any obligations arising from warranties as to inventory in the ordinary course of business) and all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;

 

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(b) the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable, liabilities or accrued expenses in the ordinary course of business) to the extent the same would be required to be shown as a long-term liability on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP;

(c) all obligations and liabilities of any Person secured by any Lien on an Obligor’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ property, even if such Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary shall not have assumed or become liable for the payment thereof; provided, however, that all such obligations and liabilities which are limited in recourse to such property shall be included in Debt only to the extent of the book value of such property as would be shown on a balance sheet of the Consolidated Parties prepared in accordance with GAAP or, if higher, the Fair Market Value of such property;

(d) all obligations or liabilities created or arising under any Capital Lease or conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property used or acquired by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, even if the rights and remedies of the lessor, seller or lender thereunder are limited to repossession of such property; provided, however, that all such obligations and liabilities which are limited in recourse to such property shall be included in Debt only to the extent of the book value of such property as would be shown on a balance sheet of the Consolidated Parties prepared in accordance with GAAP or, if higher, the Fair Market Value of such property;

(e) the present value (discounted at the Base Rate) of lease payments due under synthetic leases;

(f) the maximum amount (after giving effect to any prior drawings or reductions which may have been reimbursed) of all letters of credit (including standby and commercial), banker’s acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds, performance bonds and similar instruments issued or created by or for the account of such Person;

(g) all net obligations of any Person in respect of Hedge Agreements;

(h) all obligations of such Person in respect of Disqualified Stock; and

(i) all obligations and liabilities under Guaranties in respect of obligations of the type described in any of clauses (a) through (g) above;

provided that Debt shall not include (i) prepaid or deferred revenue arising in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry, (ii) purchase price holdbacks in respect of Permitted Acquisitions (or Investments similar to Permitted Acquisitions or any other acquisition permitted hereunder) arising in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry in respect of a portion of the purchase prices of an asset to satisfy unperformed obligations of the seller of such asset, (iii) earn out obligations in connection with a Permitted Acquisition (or an Investment similar to a Permitted Acquisition or any other acquisition permitted hereunder) unless such obligations become a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP and are not paid after becoming due and payable and (iv) Guaranties incurred (other than with respect to Debt) in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry.

For all purposes hereof, the Debt of any Person shall (A) include the Debt of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, except to the extent such Person’s liability for such Debt is otherwise limited and only to the extent such Debt would be included in the calculation of Consolidated Total Debt and (B) in the case of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, exclude all intercompany Debt having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-over or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice. The amount of any net obligation under any Hedge Agreement on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date.

 

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Debt for Borrowed Money” of any Person at any time means, on a consolidated basis, the sum of all debt for borrowed money of such Person at such time.

Default” means any event or circumstance which, with the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, would (if not cured, waived, or otherwise remedied during such time) constitute an Event of Default.

Default Rate” means a fluctuating per annum interest rate at all times equal to the sum of (a) the otherwise applicable Interest Rate plus (b) two percent (2.00%) per annum. Each Default Rate shall be adjusted simultaneously with any change in the applicable Interest Rate.

Defaulting Lender” means any Lender whose acts or failure to act, whether directly or indirectly, cause it to meet any part of the definition of “Lender Default.”

Deposit Accounts” means all “deposit accounts” as such term is defined in the UCC and all accounts with a deposit function maintained at a financial institution, now or hereafter held in the name of the Borrower or any Guarantor.

Designated Account” has the meaning specified in Section 2.4(b).

Designated Non-Cash Consideration” means the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration received by Holdings or its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with a Disposition pursuant to clause (t) of the definition of “Permitted Dispositions” that is designated as “Designated Non-Cash Consideration” pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Agent, setting forth the basis of such valuation (which amount will be reduced by (i) the Fair Market Value of the portion of the non-cash consideration converted to cash within 180 days following the consummation of the applicable Disposition and (ii) the amount of Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration).

Disposed EBITDA” means, with respect to any Sold Entity or Business or any Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business or such Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary (determined as if references to Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA” (and in the component financial definitions used therein) were references to such Sold Entity or Business and its Subsidiaries or to such Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries), all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Sold Entity or Business or such Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, lease, assignment, transfer or other disposition (including any transaction contemplated by Section 8.18 and any sale of Stock) of any property by any Person; provided that “Disposition” and “Dispose” shall not be deemed to include any Casualty Event or any issuance by Holdings (or any Parent Entity) of any of its Stock to another Person.

Disqualified Lenders” means (a) such Persons that have been specified in writing to the Agent and the Arrangers (i) on or prior to the Closing Date or (ii) after the Closing Date with the consent of the Agent as being “Disqualified Lenders”, (b) those Persons who are competitors of Holdings, the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries that are separately identified in writing by the Borrower from time to time to the Agent and (c) in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b), any of their Affiliates (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any bona fide debt investment funds that are affiliates of the Persons referenced in clause (b) above to the extent that such fund is not controlled by any Person referenced in clause (b) above) that are either (i) identified in writing to the Agent by the Borrower from time to time or (ii) readily identifiable solely on the basis of such Affiliate’s name; provided that no such updates to the list shall be deemed to retroactively disqualify any parties that have previously acquired an assignment or participation interest in respect of Loans from continuing to hold or vote such previously acquired assignments and participations on the terms set forth herein for Lenders that are not Disqualified Lenders.

 

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Disqualified Stock” means that portion of any Stock which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event (other than an event which would constitute a Change of Control or as a result of a Disposition of assets or Casualty Event), matures (excluding any maturity as the result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the sole option of the holder thereof (except, in each case, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control or as a result of a Disposition of assets or Casualty Event) on or prior to the six-month anniversary of the Stated Termination Date; provided that, if such Stock is issued pursuant to any plan for the benefit of employees of Holdings (or any Parent Entity thereof) or any of its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by Holdings (or any Parent Entity thereof) or any of its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.

Distressed Person” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Lender-Related Distress Event.”

Distribution” means (a) the payment or making of any dividend or other distribution of property in respect of Stock or other Stock (or any options or warrants for, or other rights with respect to, such stock or other Stock) of any Person, other than distributions in Stock or other Stock (or any options or warrants for such stock or other Stock) of any class other than Disqualified Stock, or (b) the direct or indirect redemption or other acquisition by any Person of any Stock or other Stock (or any options or warrants for such stock or other Stock) of such Person or any direct or indirect shareholder or other equity holder of such Person.

Documents” means all “documents” as such term is defined in the UCC, including bills of lading, warehouse receipts or other documents of title, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Obligor.

DOL” means the United States Department of Labor or any successor department or agency.

Dollar” and “$” mean dollars in the lawful currency of the United States. Unless otherwise specified, all payments under this Agreement shall be made in Dollars.

Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of Holdings that is organized under the laws of the United States, any State of the United States or the District of Columbia.

EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

EEA Member Country” means any member state 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 degree) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

Eligible Accounts” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount of all Accounts created by the Obligors in the ordinary course of the Obligors’ business, and in any event including rights to payment, that arise out of each Obligor’s sale of goods or rendition of services or the lease or rental of goods by such Obligor, that comply with each of the representations and warranties respecting Eligible Accounts made in the Loan Documents, and that are not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more of the excluding criteria set forth below. In determining the amount to be included, Eligible Accounts shall be calculated net of customer deposits, finance charges, and unapplied cash. Eligible Accounts shall not include the following:

(a) Accounts that are past due for more than 60 days or that the Account Debtor has failed to pay within 90 days of original invoice date; provided, however, that up to $7,500,000 in the aggregate of Accounts that are not past due for more than 60 days but that the Account Debtor has failed to pay for greater than 90 days but less than 120 days since invoice date shall be permitted as Eligible Accounts notwithstanding the limitations otherwise set forth in this clause (a),

 

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(b) Accounts owed by an Account Debtor (or its Affiliates) where 50% or more of all Accounts owed by that Account Debtor (or its Affiliates) are deemed ineligible under clause (a) above,

(c) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is an Affiliate of an Obligor or an employee or agent of Borrower or any Affiliate of Borrower or any Obligor,

(d) Accounts arising in a transaction wherein goods are placed on consignment or are sold pursuant to a guaranteed sale, a sale or return, a sale on approval, a bill and hold, or any other terms by reason of which the payment by the Account Debtor may be conditional,

(e) Accounts that are not payable in Dollars,

(f) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor either (i) does not maintain its chief executive office in the United States, or (ii) is not organized under the laws of the United States or any state or territory thereof, or (iii) is the government of any foreign country or sovereign state, or of any state, province, municipality, or other political subdivision thereof, or of any department, agency, public corporation, or other instrumentality thereof, unless (A) the Account is supported by an irrevocable letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the Agent (as to form, substance, and issuer or domestic confirming bank) that has been delivered to the Agent and is directly drawable by the Agent, or (B) the Account is covered by credit insurance in form, substance, and amount, and by an insurer, reasonably satisfactory to the Agent,

(g) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is (i) the United States or any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States (exclusive, however, of Accounts with respect to which the Obligors have complied, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Agent, with the Assignment of Claims Act, 31 USC §3727) or (ii) any State (or political subdivision) of the United States,

(h) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is a creditor of any Obligor, has or has asserted a right of setoff, or has disputed its obligation to pay all or any portion of the Account, to the extent of such claim, right of setoff, or dispute,

(i) Accounts with respect to (x) an Account Debtor (other than an Investment Grade Account Debtor) whose total outstanding Accounts owing to Obligors exceed 20% (such percentage, as applied to a particular Account Debtor, being subject to reduction by the Agent in its Reasonable Credit Judgment if the creditworthiness of such Account Debtor deteriorates) or (y) an Investment Grade Account Debtor whose total outstanding Accounts owing to Obligors exceed 35% (such percentage, as applied to a particular Account Debtor, being subject to reduction by the Agent in its Reasonable Credit Judgment if the creditworthiness of such Account Debtor deteriorates), in each case, of all Eligible Accounts, solely to the extent of the obligations owing by such Account Debtor in excess of such percentage,

(j) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is subject to an Insolvency Proceeding, is not Solvent, has gone out of business, or as to which any Obligor has received notice of an imminent Insolvency Proceeding or a material impairment of the financial condition of such Account Debtor; provided that the Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), in its sole discretion, include Accounts from Account Debtors subject to such proceedings (including under circumstances where such Accounts are determined by the Agent in its sole discretion not to pose a risk of non-collectability),

(k) Accounts, the collection of which, the Agent, in its Reasonable Credit Judgment, believes to be doubtful by reason of the Account Debtor’s financial condition,

(l) Accounts that are not subject to a first priority perfected Collateral Agent’s Lien,

(m) Accounts that are subject to a Lien other than the Lien of the Collateral Agent (except for Permitted Liens that do not have priority over the Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent),

(n) Accounts with respect to which (i) the goods giving rise to such Account have not been shipped and billed to the Account Debtor, or (ii) the services giving rise to such Account have not been performed and billed to the Account Debtor,

 

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(o) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is a Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned Entity,

(p) Accounts that represent the right to receive progress payments or other advance billings that are due prior to the completion of performance by any Obligor of the subject contract for goods or services,

(q) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor’s obligation does not constitute its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally, or

(r) Accounts owned or generated by any Person or business which is acquired by an Obligor in connection with a Permitted Acquisition (or similar Investment), until such time as the Agent has either (i) completed a customary due diligence investigation as to such Accounts and such Person, which investigation may, at the discretion of the Agent, include a Field Examination (and Agent hereby agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to commence such Field Examination no later than 15 days after a request by the Borrower is made to so undertake such investigation to the Agent and to use commercially reasonable efforts to complete such Field Examination within 30 days after such commencement), and the Agent is satisfied with the results thereof in its Reasonable Credit Judgment or (ii) determined that such a due diligence investigation is not necessary; provided, however, that Accounts that would otherwise be excluded pursuant to this clause (r) that are otherwise Eligible Accounts may be considered Eligible Accounts if the total amount included in the Borrowing Base in respect of such Accounts, together with the total amount included in the Borrowing Base in respect of Inventory considered to be Eligible Inventory in reliance on the proviso to clause (q) of the definition of “Eligible Inventory”, does not exceed 10.0% of the Borrowing Base (calculated after giving effect to the inclusion thereof (up to such aggregate 10% cap).

Eligible Assignee” means (a) a commercial bank, commercial finance company or other asset based lender, having total assets in excess of $2,000,000,000 and that extends credit or buys commercial loans in the ordinary course of business; (b) any Lender listed on the signature page of this Agreement; (c) any Affiliate of any Lender and (d) any Approved Fund; provided, that, in any event, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include (i) any natural Person, (ii) any Permitted Holder, Holdings, any Guarantor, or the Borrower or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, or (iii) so long as the list of Disqualified Lenders (including any updates thereto) has been made available to all Lenders, any Disqualified Lender (other than any Disqualified Lender otherwise agreed to by the Borrower in a writing delivered to the Agent).

Eligible Inventory” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount of Inventory owned by an Obligor valued at cost or market (whichever is lower), as determined in accordance with GAAP on a basis consistent with the Obligors’ historical accounting practices (and shall exclude any intercompany markup or profit reflected when Inventory is transferred from one Obligor to another Obligor); provided, that no Inventory shall be Eligible Inventory if:

(a) (i) it is not subject to a valid and perfected first priority Collateral Agent’s Lien or (ii) it is subject to a Lien other than (x) the Collateral Agent’s Lien, or (y) a Lien permitted under Section 8.16 so long as such Lien is junior in priority to the Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent;

(b) it is slow moving, obsolete, unmerchantable, defective, used or unfit for sale;

(c) it is held on consignment, subject to any deposit, down payment, guaranteed sale, sale-or-return, sale-on-approval, bill and hold, or repurchase arrangement;

(d) it does not meet all legal requirements imposed by any Governmental Authority which has regulatory authority over such goods or the use or sale thereof;

 

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(e) it does not conform in all material respects to the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or the Security Agreement which are applicable to such Inventory;

(f) an Obligor does not have good, valid, and marketable title thereto;

(g) it is work-in-process, packaging and shipping material, samples, prototypes, displays or display items, goods that are returned or marked for return (but not held for resale) or repossessed, or goods which are not of a type held for sale or use by an Obligor in the ordinary course of business;

(h) it is not situated at a location owned by an Obligor unless:

(i) it is situated at a location leased by an Obligor and the landlord of such location has executed in favor of the Collateral Agent a Collateral Access Agreement;

(ii) such location (other than a customer location) is subject to a Reserve with respect to rent, charges, and other amounts due or to become due for such location (it being understood that in no event shall such Reserve for leased locations exceed (i) the equivalent of two (2) months’ of future rent plus the amount of all other fixed, overdue, and/or non-contingent charges for the applicable location or (ii) the value of the Inventory located at such location);

(iii) it is situated in any third-party warehouse or is in the possession of a bailee (other than a third-party processor) and is not evidenced by a Document (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC), unless (x) the ware-houseman or bailee has delivered to the Collateral Agent a Collateral Access Agreement as to such location or (y) an appropriate Reserve (including for rent, charges and other amounts due or to become due with respect to such location) has been established by the Agent in its Reasonable Credit Judgment;

(i) it is not located at a Permitted Inventory Location;

(j) it is being processed or repaired offsite at a third party location or outside processor, or is in-transit to or from said third party location or outside processor;

(k) it is the subject of a consignment by any Obligor as consignor;

(l) it contains or bears any intellectual property rights licensed to any Obligor by any Person other than a Obligor unless the Collateral Agent is reasonably satisfied that while an Event of Default is continuing it may sell or otherwise dispose of such Inventory without (a) infringing the rights of such licensor, (b) violating any contract with such licensor, or (c) incurring any liability with respect to payment of royalties other than royalties incurred pursuant to sale of such Inventory under the current licensing agreement relating thereto;

(m) it is perishable;

(n) it is not reflected in a current perpetual inventory report of an Obligor;

(o) it is stored at locations holding less than $100,000 of the aggregate value of the Obligors’ Inventory;

(p) it is the subject of a bill of lading or other document of title;

 

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(q) it is Inventory owned or generated by any Person or business which is acquired by an Obligor in connection with a Permitted Acquisition (or similar Investment), until such time as the Agent has either (i) completed a customary due diligence investigation as to such Inventory and such Person, which investigation may, at the discretion of the Agent, include a Field Examination and an Appraisal (and Agent hereby agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to commence such Field Examination and Appraisal no later than 15 days after a request by the Borrower is made to so undertake such investigation to the Agent and to use commercially reasonable efforts to complete such Field Examination and Appraisal within 30 days after such commencement), and the Agent is satisfied with the results thereof in its Reasonable Credit Judgment or (ii) determined that such a due diligence investigation is not necessary, provided, however, that Inventory that would otherwise be excluded pursuant to this clause (q) but is otherwise Eligible Inventory may be considered Eligible Inventory if the total amount included in the Borrowing Base in respect of such Inventory, together with the total amount included in the Borrowing Base in respect of Accounts considered to be Eligible Accounts in reliance on the proviso to clause (r) of the definition of “Eligible Accounts”, does not exceed 10.0% of the Borrowing Base (calculated after giving effect to the inclusion thereof (up to such aggregate 10% cap); or

(r) it is otherwise determined by the Agent in its Reasonable Credit Judgment to be ineligible; provided that the Agent shall have given the Borrowers not less than five (5) Business Days’ prior notice thereof in accordance with the last paragraph of the definition of “Borrowing Base” prior to such Inventory (or a category of eligibility applicable to such Inventory) becoming ineligible.

Eligible Unbilled Accounts” means Accounts of the Obligors as to which each of the following is applicable (i) such Account does not qualify as an Eligible Account solely because (x) the goods giving rise to such Account have not been shipped and billed to the Account Debtor, or (y) the services giving rise to such Account have not been performed and billed to the Account Debtor and (ii) the time elapsed since the date on which the subject goods or services were delivered to the applicable Account Debtor or performed by the applicable Obligors is not more than 30 days; for the avoidance of doubt, at such time as an Account is billed to the Account Debtor it shall no longer be an “Eligible Unbilled Account”.

EMU” means economic and monetary union as contemplated in the Treaty on European Union.

Engagement Letter” means the Engagement Letter, dated as of January 17, 2018, among Barclays and the Borrower, with respect to the payment of certain fees and other matters in connection with this Agreement.

Environment” shall mean ambient air, indoor air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, land surface, sediments, and subsurface strata and natural resources such as wetlands, flora and fauna.

Environmental Laws” means all applicable Laws in connection with pollution, protection of the Environment, including Releases, threats of Releases, or to health and safety (to the extent such health and safety laws relate to exposure to Contaminants)

Equipment” means all of each Obligor’s now owned or hereafter acquired machinery, equipment, furniture, furnishings, fixtures, and other tangible personal property (except Inventory), including embedded software, service and delivery vehicles with respect to which a certificate of title has been issued, aircraft, dies, tools, jigs, molds and office equipment, as well as all of such types of property leased by any Obligor, and all of each Obligor’s rights and interests with respect thereto under such leases (including, without limitation, options to purchase); together with all present and future additions and accessions thereto, replacements therefor, component and auxiliary parts and supplies used or to be used in connection therewith, and all substitutes for any of the foregoing, and all manuals, drawings, instructions, warranties and rights with respect thereto; wherever any of the foregoing is located.

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as the same may be amended from time to time and any regulations promulgated and the rulings issued thereunder.

ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of a group of trades or businesses under common control with Holdings or the Borrower within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Code (or any member of an affiliated service group within the meaning of Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code of which the Borrower is a member).

 

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ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) any failure by a Pension Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standard (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) applicable to such Pension Plan, in each case whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA, of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to a Pension Plan; (d) a determination that a Pension Plan is in “at-risk” status (as defined in Section 303(i)(4) of ERISA or Section 430(i)(4) of the Code); (e) a withdrawal by Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations which is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (f) a complete withdrawal, within the meaning of Section 4203 of ERISA, or a partial withdrawal, within the meaning of Section 4205 of ERISA, by Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multi-employer Plan or notification that a Multi-employer Plan is “insolvent” (within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA) or in “endangered” or “critical” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA); (g) the filing with the PGBC of a notice of intent to terminate under Section 4041(c) or ERISA, the receipt by Holdings, Borrower, or ERISA Affiliate, as applicable, of any notice from any Multi-Employer Plan that it intends to terminate or has terminated under Section 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multi-employer Plan but only if the PBGC has notified Holdings, Borrower, or ERISA Affiliate, as applicable, the same; (h) the receipt by Holdings, Borrower, or ERISA Affiliate, as applicable, from the PBGC or a plan administer of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Pension Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any Pension Plan under Section 4042 of ERISA; (i) Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries engages in a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” (i.e., a prohibited transaction for which a statutory, regulatory, or administrative exemption does not exist) with respect to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a “disqualified person” (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code), or with respect to which the Borrower or any such Subsidiary could otherwise be liable; or (j) the imposition of any Lien under Section 430(k) of the Code or pursuant to Section 303(k) or Section 4068 of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan, or any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.

EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the document described as such and published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person) as in effect from time to time.

Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 10.1.

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

Excluded Accounts” means all Deposit Accounts into which solely Excluded Funds are deposited, other than any Designated Account.

Excluded Assets” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

Excluded Funds” means all (i) amounts to be used solely and exclusively for the purpose of payroll, employee wages and benefits, payment of taxes and escrow arrangements and fiduciary arrangements for the benefit of third parties (other than the Obligors and their subsidiaries), (ii) other amounts, not to exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate for all Excluded Funds referenced in this clause (ii) deposited into all Excluded Accounts in the aggregate, and (iii) all identifiable proceeds of Fixed Assets Collateral (other than proceeds of the use, rental, lease or license of Fixed Asset Collateral (other than Real Estate and/or Intellectual Property)) but only to the extent that both of the following conditions are satisfied (x) no Debt under Section 8.12(q)(x) is outstanding and (y) such proceeds of Fixed Assets Collateral (other than proceeds of the use, rental, lease or license of Fixed Asset Collateral (other than Real Estate and/or Intellectual Property)) have been deposited into a Fixed Asset Priority Proceeds Account (and only so long as such Fixed Asset Priority Proceeds Account solely and exclusively contains Excluded Funds qualified as such under this clause (iii)).

Excluded Stock” means:

(a) any Stock with respect to which the Agent and the Borrower agree, in writing (each acting reasonably), that the cost of pledging such Stock shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Secured Parties therefrom,

 

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(b) solely in the case of any pledge of Stock of any CFC or FSHCO to secure the Obligations of a U.S. Person, any Stock that is Voting Stock of such CFC or FSHCO in excess of 65% of the outstanding Stock that is Voting Stock of such CFC or FSHCO,

(c) any Stock to the extent, and for so long as, the pledge thereof would be prohibited by any applicable Law (including any legally effective requirement to obtain the consent of any Governmental Authority unless such consent has been obtained),

(d) any Margin Stock and Stock of any Person (other than any Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary) to the extent, and for so long as, the pledge of such Stock would be prohibited by, or create an enforceable right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than Holdings, the Borrower or any Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower) under, the terms of any Organization Document, joint venture agreement or shareholders’ agreement applicable to such Person after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment clauses of the UCC and applicable law,

(e) the Stock of any Immaterial Subsidiary or Unrestricted Subsidiary,

(f) any Stock of any Subsidiary to the extent that the pledge of such Stock would result in material adverse tax consequences to Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary as reasonably determined by the Borrower in consultation with the Agent, and confirmed in writing by notice to the Agent; and

(g) any Stock of a Foreign Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary.

Excluded Subsidiary” means:

(a) any Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary or is a joint venture on any date such Subsidiary would otherwise be required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the requirements of Section 8.22 (for so long as such Subsidiary remains a non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary),

(b) any Subsidiary that is restricted or prohibited by (x) subject to clause (g) below, applicable Law or (y) contractual obligation from guaranteeing the Obligations (and for so long as such restriction or prohibition is in effect); provided that in the case of clause (y), such contractual obligation existed on the Closing Date or, with respect to any Subsidiary acquired by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date (and so long as such contractual obligation was not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition), on the date such Subsidiary is so acquired,

(c) (i) any Foreign Subsidiary, (ii) any Domestic Subsidiary that is (A) a FSHCO or (B) a direct or indirect Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary that is a CFC, or (iii) any other Subsidiary for which the provision of a Guaranty would result in a material adverse tax consequence to Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary (as reasonably determined by the Borrower in writing in consultation with the Agent),

(d) any Immaterial Subsidiary (provided that the Borrower shall not be permitted to exclude Immaterial Subsidiaries from guaranteeing the Obligations to the extent that (i) the aggregate amount of gross revenue for all Immaterial Subsidiaries excluded by this clause (d) exceeds 7.5% of the consolidated gross revenues of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are not otherwise Excluded Subsidiaries by virtue of any other clauses of this definition except for this clause (d) as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date of determination or (ii) the aggregate amount of total assets for all Immaterial Subsidiaries excluded by this clause (d) exceeds 7.5% of the aggregate amount of Consolidated Total Assets of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are not otherwise Excluded Subsidiaries by virtue of any other clauses of this definition except for this clause (d) as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date of determination).

(e) any other Subsidiary with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Agent and the Borrower, the cost of providing a Guaranty shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom,

 

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(f) each Unrestricted Subsidiary, and

(g) any Subsidiary that would require any consent, approval, license or authorization from any Governmental Authority to provide a Guaranty unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received, or is received after commercially reasonable efforts (including if requested by the Agent to do so) by the Borrower and/or such Subsidiary to obtain the same.

As of the Closing Date, there are no Excluded Subsidiaries.

Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Obligor or Holdings, any obligation (a “Swap Obligation”) to pay or perform under any agreement, contract, or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act, if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guarantee of such Obligor of, or the grant by such Obligor or Holdings of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation, or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) (i) by virtue of such Obligor’s or Holdings’ failure to constitute an “eligible contract participant,” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder (determined after giving effect to any applicable keep well, support, or other agreement for the benefit of such Obligor or Holdings and any and all applicable guarantees of such Obligor’s Swap Obligations by other Obligors), at the time the guarantee of (or grant of such security interest by, as applicable) such Obligor or Holdings becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (ii) in the case of a Swap Obligation that is subject to a clearing requirement pursuant to section 2(h) of the Commodity Exchange Act, because such Obligor or Holdings is a “financial entity,” as defined in section 2(h)(7)(C) of the Commodity Exchange Act, at the time the guarantee of (or grant of such security interest by, as applicable) such Obligor or Holdings becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (b) any other Swap Obligation designated as an “Excluded Swap Obligation” of such Obligor or Holdings as specified in any agreement between the relevant Obligors and Hedge Bank applicable to such Swap Obligations. If a Swap Obligation arises under a Master Agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to the swap for which such guarantee or security interest is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.

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 under any Loan Document, (a) Taxes imposed on (or measured by) the Recipient’s net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes imposed in lieu of net income 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 pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquired its interest in the applicable Commitment or, in the case of an applicable interest in a Loan not funded pursuant to a prior Commitment, such Lender acquires such interest in such Loan (provided that this clause (b)(i) shall not apply to an assignee pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 5.8 or the acquisition of a participation pursuant to Section 13.11) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 5.1, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender acquired its interest in the applicable Loan or Commitment or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 5.1(d), and (d) any Taxes imposed under FATCA.

Existing Debt Refinancing” means the repayment in full of all principal, accrued and unpaid interest, fees, premium, if any, and other amounts outstanding under the Bridge Loan Documents, other than contingent obligations not then due and payable and that by their terms survive the termination of the Bridge Loan Documents, the termination of all commitments to extend credit thereunder and the termination and/or release of any security interests and guarantees in connection therewith.

Existing Revolving Credit Class” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(a).

Existing Revolving Credit Commitments” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(a).

 

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Existing Revolving Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(a).

Extended Revolving Credit Commitments” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(a).

Extended Revolving Credit Facility” means each Class of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments established pursuant to Section 2.7.

Extended Revolving Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(a).

Extending Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(b).

Extension Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(c).

Extension Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(d).

Extension Election” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(b).

Extension Request” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(a).

Extension Series” means all Extended Revolving Credit Commitments that are established pursuant to the same Extension Agreement (or any subsequent Extension Agreement to the extent such Extension Agreement expressly provides that the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments provided for therein are intended to be a part of any previously established Extension Series) and that provide for the same interest margins, extension fees, if any, and amortization schedule.

Fair Market Value” means, with respect to any asset or group of assets on any date of determination, the value of the consideration obtainable in a sale of such asset at such date of determination assuming a sale by a willing seller to a willing purchaser dealing at arm’s length and arranged in an orderly manner over a reasonable period of time having regard to the nature and characteristics of such asset, as determined in good faith by the Borrower.

Family Member” means, with respect to any individual, any other individual that is recognized as a family member (to the second degree of consanguinity) by the laws of the residence of such individual.

Family Trust” mean, with respect to Dan Wilks, trusts, family limited partnerships or other estate planning vehicles established for the benefit of Dan Wilks or his Family Members and in respect of which Dan Wilks or his Family Members serves as trustee or in a similar capacity.

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), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to current Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code (or any amended or successor version described above) and any intergovernmental agreements (or related legislation or official administrative rules or practices) implementing the foregoing.

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the federal funds effective rate; provided, that if the Federal Funds Effective Rate for any day is less than zero, the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day will be deemed to be zero.

Federal Reserve Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any successor thereto.

Field Examination” has the meaning specified in Section 8.4(d).

 

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FILO Tranche” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(c).

Financed Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to any Person and for any period, Capital Expenditures made by such Person during such period that are financed with the net proceeds of any incurrence of Debt (other than Loans) or received from any disposition of assets, from any Casualty Event or from any issuance of Stock (other than Disqualified Stock or any other issuance of Stock which increases any available basket hereunder).

Financial Covenant” means the covenant set forth in Section 8.20.

Financial Statements” means, according to the context in which it is used, the financial statements referred to in Sections 6.2 and Section 7.5.

Fiscal Quarter” means the period commencing on January 1 in any Fiscal Year and ending on the next succeeding March 31, the period commencing on April 1 in any Fiscal Year and ending on the next succeeding June 30, the period commencing on July 1 in any Fiscal Year and ending on the next succeeding September 30, or the period commencing on October 1 in any Fiscal Year and ending on the next succeeding December 31, as the context may require.

Fiscal Year” means Holdings’, the Borrower’s, the Guarantors’ and/or their Subsidiaries’ fiscal year for financial accounting purposes. As of the Agreement Date, the current Fiscal Year of the Consolidated Parties will end on December 31, 2018.

Fixed Asset Collateral” means all right, title and interest in or to any or all of the following (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any such assets that, but for the application of Section 552 of the Bankruptcy Code, would constitute Fixed Asset Collateral): (i) Equipment and Fixtures; (ii) Real Estate; (iii) Intellectual Property; (iv) equity interests in all direct and indirect Subsidiaries of any Obligor; (v) all other assets of any Obligor, whether real, personal or mixed not constituting Current Asset Collateral; (vi) except to the extent constituting Current Asset Collateral, to the extent evidencing, governing, securing or otherwise reasonably related to any of the foregoing items listed in clauses (i) through (v) of this definition, all Documents, General Intangibles, Instruments, Commercial Tort Claims, Letters of Credit, Letter of Credit Rights and Supporting Obligations; (vii) except to the extent constituting Current Asset Collateral, all books, records and documents related to the foregoing (including databases, customer lists and other records, whether tangible or electronic, which contain any information relating to any of the foregoing items listed in clauses (i) through (vi) of this definition); (viii) any Fixed Assets Priority Proceeds Account (to the extent exclusively containing identifiable proceeds of Fixed Assets Collateral (other than proceeds of the use, rental, lease or license of Fixed Asset Collateral (other than Real Estate and/or Intellectual Property)), all balances, cash, Checks, Securities, Securities Entitlements, Financial Assets and Instruments (whether negotiable or otherwise), funds and other evidences of payment held therein; and (ix) except to the extent constituting Current Asset Collateral pursuant to clause (i) of the definition of “Current Asset Collateral”, all Proceeds and products of any or all of the foregoing in whatever form received (including proceeds of insurance and claims against third parties and condemnation or requisition payments with respect to all or any of the foregoing). For purposes of this definition, capitalized terms used in this definition but not defined elsewhere in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in Articles 8 or 9 of the UCC.

Fixed Assets Priority Proceeds Account” means, as of any date of determination, any Deposit Account or Securities Account that satisfies the following conditions: (a) it solely and exclusively contains identifiable proceeds of Fixed Asset Collateral (other than proceeds of the use, rental, lease or license of Fixed Asset Collateral (other than Real Estate and/or Intellectual Property)) and (b) it is a segregated Deposit Account that has been identified in advance in writing to the Agent as a Deposit Account or Securities Account that will be used solely and exclusively for holding identifiable proceeds of Fixed Assets Collateral (other than proceeds of the use, rental, lease or license of Fixed Asset Collateral (other than Real Estate and/or Intellectual Property)). For purposes of this definition, capitalized terms used in this definition but not defined elsewhere in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in Articles 8 or 9 of the UCC.

 

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Fixed Charge Coverage Ratiomeans, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) (i) Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to such date of determination minus (ii) Unfinanced Capital Expenditures made by Holdings, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such Test Period, to (b) the Fixed Charges of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period; provided that, for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for any period ending prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, Consolidated Interest Expense shall be an amount equal to actual Consolidated Interest Expense from the Closing Date through the date of determination multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is 365 and the denominator of which is the number of days from the Closing Date through the date of determination.

In calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for purposes of determining whether the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test described in clause (b) of the definition of “Specified Conditions” has been satisfied, as of such date, the amount of Fixed Charges included in clause (b) above shall include, without duplication of any payments already constituting Fixed Charges, the amount of any Specified Payment actually made on such date of determination.

Fixed Charges” means, as of any date of determination, the sum, determined on a consolidated basis, of (a) the Consolidated Interest Expense of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries paid in the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to such date of determination, plus (b) scheduled payments of principal (including any scheduled payment of principal resulting from the requirement to make a payment as a result of the accumulation of excess cash flow) on Debt for Borrowed Money of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than payments by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to Holdings or to any of such Restricted Subsidiaries) paid in cash during such Test Period and the principal component of Debt attributable to Capital Leases paid in cash during such Test Period, plus (c) cash Taxes actually paid in such Test Period, plus (d) solely for purposes of calculating Specified Conditions, any Distribution made in cash pursuant to Section 8.10(k)(i) during such Test Period.

Flood Insurance Laws” means, collectively, (i) the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (ii) the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statue thereto, (iii) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (iv) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and (v) Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto.

Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of Holdings (other than Borrower) that is formed under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States, a state of the United States or the District of Columbia.

FSHCO” means any direct or indirect Subsidiary that has no material assets other than Stock of one or more direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiaries that are CFCs.

Full Payment” or “Full Payment of the Obligations” means, with respect to any Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations or other contingent obligation for which no claim has been made or asserted, Hedge Obligations not then due and payable and Cash Management Obligations not then due and payable), (a) the full and indefeasible cash payment thereof, including any interest, fees and other charges accruing during an Insolvency Proceeding (whether or not allowed in the proceeding), (b) if such Obligations arise from Letters of Credit or if such Obligations consist of indemnification or similar obligations for which a claim has been made or asserted, the cash collateralization thereof as provided herein or otherwise acceptable to the Agent (or delivery of a standby letter of credit reasonably acceptable to the Agent, in the amount of required cash collateral) and (c) the termination or expiration of all Commitments.

Funding Date” means the date on which a Borrowing occurs.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles and practices set forth from time to time in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (or agencies with similar functions of comparable stature and authority within the U.S. accounting profession), which are applicable to the circumstances from time to time.

 

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General Intangibles” means all of each Obligor’s now owned or hereafter acquired “general intangibles” as defined in the UCC, choses in action and causes of action and all other intangible personal property of each Obligor of every kind and nature (other than Accounts), including, without limitation, all contract rights, payment intangibles, Intellectual Property, corporate or other business records, blueprints, plans, specifications, registrations, licenses, franchises, Tax refund claims, any funds which may become due to any Obligor in connection with the termination of any Plan or other employee benefit plan or any rights thereto and any other amounts payable to any Obligor from any Plan or other employee benefit plan, rights and claims against carriers and shippers, rights to indemnification, business interruption insurance and proceeds thereof, property, casualty or any similar type of insurance and any proceeds thereof, proceeds of insurance covering the lives of key employees on which any Obligor is beneficiary, rights to receive dividends, distributions, cash, Instruments and other property in respect of or in exchange for pledged Stock or Investment Property and any letter of credit, guarantee, claim, security interest or other security held by or granted to any Obligor.

Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any state, territorial or other political subdivision thereof, any central bank (or similar monetary or regulatory authority) thereof and any governmental entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.

Guarantee Agreement” means the Guarantee Agreement, dated as of the Agreement Date, among the Guarantors for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Guarantors” means (a) the Borrower, other than with respect to its own Obligations, (b) each Restricted Subsidiary, whether now existing or hereafter created or acquired (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) that is a party to the Guarantee Agreement, (c) Holdings, and (d) each other Person, who, in a writing accepted by the Agent, guarantees payment or performance in whole or in part of the Obligations. As of the Agreement Date, the Guarantors, in addition to the Borrower to the extent set forth in clause (a), are Holdings and Manufacturing..

Guaranty” means, with respect to any Person, all obligations of such Person which in any manner directly or indirectly guarantee or assure, or in effect guarantee or assure, the payment or performance of any indebtedness, dividend or other monetary obligations of any other Person (the “guaranteed monetary obligations”), or assure or in effect assure the holder of the guaranteed monetary obligations against loss in respect thereof, including any such obligations incurred through an agreement, contingent or otherwise: (a) to purchase the guaranteed monetary obligations or any property constituting security therefor; (b) to advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of the guaranteed monetary obligations or to maintain a working capital or other balance sheet condition; or (c) to lease property or to purchase any debt or equity securities or other property or services; provided that the term “Guaranty” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit, in either case in the ordinary course of business, or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Closing Date or entered into in connection with any acquisition or Disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Debt). The amount of any Guaranty shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guaranty is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith.

Hedge Agreement” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

 

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Hedge Bank” means any Person that that is a counterparty to a Secured Hedge Agreement with an Obligor or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in its capacity as such, and that either (i) is a Lender, the Agent, an Arranger or an Affiliate of the foregoing at the time it enters into such a Secured Hedge Agreement, or on the Closing Date is party to a Hedge Agreement with an Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary permitted under Section 8.12 on the Closing Date, in its capacity as a party thereto or (ii) becomes a Lender, the Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender or the Agent after it has entered into a Hedge Agreement permitted by Section 8.12 with any Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary.

Hedge Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under Hedge Agreements.

Historical Financial Statements” means (i) audited consolidated balance sheets of Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the end of, and related statements of income and cash flows of Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries for, the three most recently completed Fiscal Years ended December 31, 2016, and (ii) unaudited consolidated balance sheets of Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the end of, and related statements of income and cash flows of Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries for, (a) for the fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2017 and (b) thereafter for each fiscal month ended at least 30 days prior to the Closing Dates.

Holdings” means Holdings (as defined in the preamble to this Agreement) or any Successor Holdings, to the extent the requirements set forth in Section 8.27 are satisfied.

Holdings LLC Agreement” means that certain Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Holdings, dated as of March 14, 2018.

Immaterial Subsidiary” means, at any date of determination, any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower (a) whose total assets (when combined with the assets of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries, after eliminating intercompany obligations) at the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to such determination date were an amount equal to or less than 5.0% of Consolidated Total Assets at such date and (b) whose gross revenues (when combined with the revenues of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries, after eliminating intercompany obligations) for such Test Period were an amount equal to or less than 5.0% of the consolidated gross revenues of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP. As of the Closing Date, there are no Immaterial Subsidiaries.

Incremental Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(e).

Incremental Facility Closing Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(e).

Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment Increase Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(f)(ii).

Indemnified Person” has the meaning specified in Section 14.10.

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

Insolvency Proceeding” means any proceeding commenced by or against any Person under any provision of the Bankruptcy Code or under any other state, federal or foreign bankruptcy or insolvency law, assignments for the benefit of creditors, formal or informal moratoria, compositions, extensions generally with all or substantially all creditors, or proceedings seeking reorganization, arrangement, or other similar relief.

Instruments” means all instruments as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Obligor.

Intellectual Property” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

Intercreditor Agreement” means an intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit L hereto.

 

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Interest Period” means, as to any LIBOR Loan, the period commencing on the Funding Date of such Loan or on the Continuation/Conversion Date on which the Loan is converted into or continued as a LIBOR Loan, and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter or (if available from all the Lenders making or holding such Loan as determined by such Lenders in good faith) 12 months or a period shorter than one month thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Continuation/Conversion, provided that:

(a) if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, that Interest Period shall be extended to the following Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another calendar month, in which event such Interest Period shall end on the preceding Business Day;

(b) any Interest Period pertaining to a LIBOR Loan that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period;

(c) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Stated Termination Date.

Interest Rate” means each or any of the interest rates, including the Default Rate, set forth in Section 3.1.

Inventory” means all of each Obligor’s now owned or hereafter acquired “Inventory” as defined in the UCC, and shall also include, without limitation, all: (a) goods which (i) are leased by a Person as lessor, (ii) are held by a Person for sale or lease or to be furnished under a contract of service, (iii) are furnished by a Person under a contract of service, or (iv) consist of raw materials, work in process, or materials used or consumed in a business; (b) goods of said description in transit; (c) goods of said description which are returned, repossessed or rejected; and (d) packaging, advertising and shipping materials related to any of the foregoing.

Investment” in any Person means (a) the acquisition (whether for cash, property, services, assumption of Debt, securities or otherwise, but exclusive of the acquisition of inventory, supplies, equipment and other assets used or consumed in the ordinary course of business of Holdings or its applicable Subsidiary and Capital Expenditures) of assets, shares of Stock, bonds, notes, debentures, partnerships, joint ventures or other ownership interests or other securities of such Person, (b) any advance, loan or other extension of credit (other than in connection with leases of Equipment or leases or sales of Inventory on credit in the ordinary course of business and excluding, in the case of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, intercompany accounts receivable and loans, advances, or Debt having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-over or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business) to such Person, or (c) any other capital contribution to, or investment in, such Person, including, without limitation, any obligation incurred for the benefit of such Person, but excluding (i) commission, travel, and similar advances to officers and employees of such Person made in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) bona fide Accounts arising in the ordinary course of business. It is further understood and agreed that for purposes of determining the value of any Investment outstanding for purposes hereof, such amount shall be deemed to be the amount of such Investment when made, purchased or acquired less all dividends, returns, interests, profits, distributions, income and similar amounts received in respect of such Investment (not to exceed the original amount invested).

Investment Grade Account Debtor” means an Account Debtor with a long term issuer rating of no less than Baa3 from Moody’s or BBB- from S&P.

Investment Property” means all of each Obligor’s now owned or hereafter acquired “investment property” as defined in the UCC, and includes all right, title and interest of each Obligor in and to any and all: (a) securities whether certificated or uncertificated; (b) securities entitlements; (c) securities accounts; (d) commodity contracts; or (e) commodity accounts.

Interpolated Rate” means, in relation to the LIBOR Rate, the rate which results from interpolating on a linear basis between:

 

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(a) the applicable LIBOR Rate for the longest period (for which that LIBO Rate is available) which is less than the Interest Period of that Loan; and

(b) the applicable LIBOR Rate for the shortest period (for which that LIBO Rate is available) which exceeds the Interest Period of that Loan,

each as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period of that Loan.

IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service and any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions under the Code.

Junior Debt” means any Debt for Borrowed Money secured by a junior Lien (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, (i) any secured indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 8.12(q)(x) which has (a) a Lien on Fixed Asset Collateral that is senior to Agent’s Lien securing the Obligations and (b) a Lien on Current Asset Collateral that is junior to Agent’s Lien on Current Asset Collateral securing the Obligations, (ii) any unsecured Debt for Borrowed Money incurred pursuant to Section 8.12(q)(x), and (iii) any subordinated Debt for Borrowed Money, in each case incurred by an Obligor and owing to a Person that is not Holdings, an Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof).

Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state, territorial and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of laws.

L/C Commitment” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit Issuer at any time, (i) the amount set forth opposite such Letter of Credit Issuer’s name on Schedule 1.1 hereto under the caption “L/C Commitment” or (ii) such other amount agreed from time to time between such Letter of Credit Issuer and the Borrower.

Lender” means (a) the Persons listed on Schedule 1.1, (b) any other Person that shall become a party hereto as a “lender” pursuant to Section 12.2 and (c) each Person that becomes a party hereto as a “lender” pursuant to the terms of Section 2.6, in each case other than a Person who ceases to hold any outstanding Loans, participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans or any Commitment and shall include the Agent to the extent of any Agent Advance outstanding and the Swingline Lender to the extent of any Swingline Loan outstanding.

Lender Default” means (a) the refusal (in writing) or failure of any Lender to make available its portion of any incurrence of Loans or participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans, which refusal or failure is not cured within one Business Day after the date of such refusal or failure, (b) the failure of any Lender to pay over to the Agent, any Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date when due, (c) a Lender has notified the Borrower or the Agent that it does not intend or expect to comply with one or more of its funding obligations or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations under this Agreement, (d) the failure by a Lender to confirm in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Agent that it will comply with its obligations under this Agreement, (e) any Lender or a direct or indirect parent company of each Lender becoming subject to a Bail-In Action or (f) a Distressed Person has admitted in writing that it is insolvent or such Distressed Person becomes subject to a Lender-Related Distress Event.

Lender-Related Distress Event” means, with respect to any Lender, that such Lender or any Person that directly or indirectly controls such Lender (each, a “Distressed Person”), as the case may be, is or becomes subject to a voluntary or involuntary case with respect to such Distressed Person under any debt relief law, or a custodian, conservator, receiver or similar official is appointed for such Distressed Person or any substantial part of such Distressed Person’s assets, or such Distressed Person or any person that directly or indirectly controls such Distressed Person is subject to a forced liquidation or winding up, or such Distressed Person makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or is otherwise adjudicated as, or determined by any governmental authority having regulatory authority over such Distressed Person or its assets to be, insolvent or bankrupt; provided that a Lender-Related Distress Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Stock in

 

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any Lender or any Person that directly or indirectly controls such Lender by a governmental authority or an instrumentality thereof; provided, further, that such ownership interest does not result in or provide such person 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 person (or such governmental authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contract or agreements made by such person or its parent entity. .

Letter of Credit” has the meaning specified in Section 2.3(a).

Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 3.6.

Letter of Credit Issuer” means (a) Barclays or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates and (b) any other Lender (or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) that becomes an Letter of Credit Issuer in accordance with Section 2.3(h); in the case of each of clause (a) or (b) above, in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder. In the event that there is more than one Letter of Credit Issuer at any time, references herein and in the other Loan Documents to the Letter of Credit Issuer shall be deemed to refer to the Letter of Credit Issuer in respect of the applicable Letter of Credit or to all Letter of Credit Issuers, as the context requires.

Letter of Credit Subfacility” means $10,000,000.

LIBOR” has the meaning specified in the definition of “LIBOR Rate.”

LIBOR Interest Payment Date” means, with respect to a LIBOR Loan, the Termination Date and the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and, with respect to each Interest Period of more than three months, each three-month anniversary of the commencement of such Interest Period for such LIBOR Loan.

LIBOR Loan” means a Loan during any period in which it bears interest based on the LIBOR Rate.

LIBOR Rate” means:

(a) for any Interest Period with respect to a LIBOR Loan, the rate per annum equal to (i) the rate per annum determined by the Agent to be the offered rate which appears on the page of the Reuters Screen which displays the London interbank offered rate administered by ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (such page currently being the LIBOR01 page) (the “LIBOR”) for deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period in Dollars, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time), two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, or (ii) in the event the rate referenced in the preceding clause (i) does not appear on such page or service or if such page or service shall cease to be available, the rate determined by the Agent to be the offered rate on such other page or other service which displays the LIBOR for deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period in Dollars, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that if the LIBOR is quoted under either of the preceding clauses (i) or (ii), but there is no such quotation for the Interest Period elected, the LIBOR shall be equal to the Interpolated Rate; and provided, further, that if any such rate determined pursuant to the preceding clauses (i) or (ii) is below zero, the LIBOR Rate will be deemed to be zero; and

(b) for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to (i) LIBOR, at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time determined on such date for Dollar deposits being delivered in the London interbank market for a term of one month commencing that day or (ii) in the event the rate referenced in the preceding clause (i) does not appear on such page or service or if such page or service shall cease to be available, the rate determined by the Agent to be the offered rate on such other page or other service which displays LIBOR for deposits (for delivery on the date of determination) with a term equal to one month, determined at the date and time of determination.

 

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Lien” means: (a) any interest in property securing an obligation owed to, or a claim by, a Person other than the owner of the property, whether such interest is based on the common law, statute, or contract, and including a security interest, charge, claim, priority or lien arising from a mortgage, deed of trust, encumbrance, pledge, hypothecation, deemed trust, assignment, deposit arrangement, security agreement, conditional sale or trust receipt or the interest of a vendor or lessor under a capital lease, consignment or title retention agreement; and (b) to the extent not included under clause (a), any reservation, exception, encroachment, easement, servitude right-of-way, restriction, lease or other title exception or encumbrance affecting property (and for clarity, including exclusive licenses (but not non-exclusive licenses) granted in Intellectual Property).

Liquidity” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of Unrestricted Cash of the Obligors at such time plus (ii) Availability at such time.

Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement, the Security Documents, the Notes, the Engagement Letter, any Intercreditor Agreement and any other agreements, instruments, and documents heretofore, now or hereafter evidencing, securing or guaranteeing any of the Obligations or any of the Collateral, in each case to which one or more Obligors is a party.

Loans” means, collectively, all loans and advances provided for in Article II, including any Revolving Loans, or Extended Revolving Loans, as applicable.

Losses” has the meaning specified in Section 14.10.

Manufacturing” means ProFrac Manufacturing, LLC, a Texas limited liability company.

Margin Stock” means “margin stock” as such term is defined in Regulation T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board.

Master Agreement” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Hedge Agreement.”

Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the operations, business or financial condition of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (b) a material impairment of the ability of the Borrower and the other Obligors (taken as a whole) to perform their payment obligations under the Loan Documents; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Obligor of any Loan Document to which it is a party.

Material Indebtedness” means Debt (other than the Obligations) of any one or more of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $20,000,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations in respect of any Hedge Agreement at any time shall be the Swap Termination Value thereof.

Maximum Credit” means, at any time, the lesser of (i) the Maximum Revolver Amount in effect at such time and (ii) the Borrowing Base at such time.

Maximum Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.3.

Maximum Revolver Amount” means, at any time, the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments at such time, as the same may be increased from time to time in accordance with Section 2.6 or reduced from time to time in accordance with Section 4.4(b); provided that the Maximum Revolver Amount shall not at any time exceed $100,000,000. As of the Agreement Date, the Maximum Revolver Amount is $50,000,000. Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, upon termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments, the Maximum Revolver Amount shall automatically be reduced to zero.

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Mortgage” means, collectively, the deeds of trust, trust deeds, debentures, deeds of hypothec and mortgages creating and evidencing a Lien on a Mortgaged Property made by any Obligor in favor or for the benefit of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties in the form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent and the Borrower that are executed and delivered pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement definition set forth herein or Section 9.1(a)(ii) (if applicable) and Section 8.22.

Mortgaged Properties” has the meaning specified in paragraph (f) of the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

Multi-employer Plan” means a “multi-employer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA which is or was at any time during the current year or the immediately preceding six (6) years contributed to by Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or with respect to which Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has any ongoing obligation with respect to withdrawal liability (within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA).

Net Income” means the net income (loss) attributable to Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of Preferred Stock dividends.

Net Orderly Liquidation Value” means, with respect to Eligible Inventory, the orderly liquidation value thereof (expressed as a percentage), net of all costs, fees, and expenses of such liquidation, as determined from time to time pursuant to an Appraisal.

Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 12.1(b).

Non-Extension Notice Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.3(b).

Not Otherwise Applied” means, with reference to any amount otherwise eligible for inclusion in the Available Equity Amount, that such amount (a) was not previously applied to prepay the Obligations, (b) was not previously utilized (meaning such funds remain available for application as Available Equity Amount) for some other purpose, and (c) that such amount was not committed to be applied, provided that such commitment remains outstanding or has not otherwise terminated or expired, for some other purpose.

Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit K hereto, evidencing the aggregate Debt of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from the Loans made by such Lender.

Notice of Borrowing” has the meaning specified in Section 2.4(a).

Notice of Continuation/Conversion” has the meaning specified in Section 3.2(b).

Noticed Hedge” means Secured Hedge Obligations in respect of which the notice delivered to the Agent by the applicable Hedge Bank and the Borrower confirms that such Secured Hedge Agreement shall be deemed a “Noticed Hedge” hereunder for all purposes, including the application of Bank Product Reserves and Section 10.3, so long as the establishment of a Bank Product Reserve with respect to such Secured Hedge Obligation would not result in the Borrower exceeding the Maximum Credit; provided that such designation shall be made within ten (10) Business Days of (i) the Closing Date if such Secured Hedge Agreement is in place on the Closing Date or (ii) the date such Secured Hedge Agreement is entered into if such Secured Hedge Agreement is not in place on the Closing Date; provided, further, that, if the amount of Secured Hedge Obligations arising under such Secured Hedge Agreement is increased in accordance with the definition of “Secured Hedge Obligation,” then such Secured Hedge Obligations shall only constitute a Noticed Hedge to the extent that a Bank Product Reserve can be established with respect to such Secured Hedge Agreement without exceeding the then-current Availability.

Obligations” means all present and future loans, advances, liabilities, obligations, covenants, duties, and debts owing by the Obligors or Restricted Subsidiaries, or any of them, to the Agent, any Letter of Credit Issuer, any Lender, any Secured Party and/or any Indemnified Person, arising under or pursuant to this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements, whether or not

 

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evidenced by any note, or other instrument or document, whether arising from an extension of credit, opening of a letter of credit, acceptance, loan, guaranty, indemnification or otherwise, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, primary or secondary, as principal or guarantor, and including all principal, interest, charges, expenses, fees, attorneys’ fees, Attorney Costs, filing fees and any other sums chargeable to any of the Borrower or any other Obligor hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents. “Obligations” include, without limitation, (a) all debts, liabilities, and obligations now or hereafter arising from or in connection with the Letters of Credit, (b) all Secured Hedge Obligations (other than with respect to any Obligor’s Hedge Obligations that constitute Excluded Swap Obligations) and Cash Management Obligations and (c) all interest, fees and other amounts that accrue or would accrue after commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding against any Obligor, whether or not allowed in such proceeding.

Obligors” means, collectively, the Borrower, each Guarantor, and any other Person that now or hereafter is primarily or secondarily liable for any of the Obligations and/or grants the Collateral Agent a Lien in any Collateral as security for any of the Obligations.

OFAC” has the meaning specified in Section 7.24(a).

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

Original Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 14.19.

Originating Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 12.2(e).

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 Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court, documentary, intangible, recording, filing, charges or similar levies which arise from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 5.8(c)).

Out-of-Formula Condition” has the meaning specified in Section 4.2.

Parent Entity” means any Person that is a direct or indirect parent company (which may be organized as, among other things, a partnership) of Holdings and/or the Borrower, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, any Person that is formed to effect a public offering of common Stock that directly or indirectly owns a majority of the voting Stock of Holdings will be deemed a Parent Entity of Holdings.

Participant” means any Person who shall have been granted the right by any Lender to participate in the financing provided by such Lender under this Agreement, and who shall have entered into a participation agreement in form and substance satisfactory to such Lender.

Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 13.20(b).

 

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PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to the functions thereof.

Pension Plan” means a pension plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, other than a Multi-employer Plan, which Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate sponsors, maintains, or to which it makes, is making, or is obligated to make contributions, or has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding six (6) plan years.

Perfection Certificate” means the Perfection Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F.

Permitted Acquisition” means any acquisition, by merger, consolidation, amalgamation or otherwise, by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of (a) all or substantially all of the property and assets or business of any Person or of assets constituting a business unit, a line of business or division of such Person, or (b) a majority of the Stock in a Person that, upon the consummation thereof, will be a Subsidiary that is owned directly by Holdings or one or more of Holdings’ wholly owned Restricted Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, as a result of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation), so long as (i) such acquisition and all transactions related thereto shall be consummated in all material respects in accordance with all applicable Laws, (ii) if such acquisition involves the acquisition of Stock of a Person that upon such acquisition would become a Subsidiary, such acquisition shall result in the issuer of such Stock becoming a Restricted Subsidiary (unless otherwise designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 8.26) and, to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, a Guarantor, (iii) to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, such acquisition shall result in the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, being granted a security interest in any Stock or any assets so acquired, (iv) reserved, (v) both immediately prior to and after giving effect to such acquisition, no Event of Default under Sections 10.1(a), (e), (f) or (g) shall have occurred and be continuing, and (vi) immediately after giving effect to such acquisition, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be in compliance with Section 8.15.

Permitted Acquisition Consideration” means, in connection with any Permitted Acquisition, the aggregate amount (as valued at the Fair Market Value of such Permitted Acquisition at the time such Permitted Acquisition is made) of, without duplication: (a) the purchase consideration for such Permitted Acquisition, whether payable at or prior to the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or deferred for payment at any future time, whether or not any such future payment is subject to the occurrence of any contingency, and including any and all payments representing the purchase price and any assumptions of Debt and/or Guaranties, “earn-outs” and other agreements to make any payment the amount of which is, or the terms of payment of which are, in any respect subject to or contingent upon the revenues, income, cash flow or profits (or the like) of any Person or business and (b) the aggregate amount of Debt incurred in connection with such Permitted Acquisition; provided in each case, that any such future payment that is subject to a contingency shall be considered Permitted Acquisition Consideration only to the extent of the reserve, if any, required under GAAP (as determined at the time of the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition) to be established in respect thereof by Holdings or its Restricted Subsidiaries.

Permitted Debt” has the meaning specified in Section 8.12.

Permitted Disposition” means:

(a) Dispositions, rentals or other disposals of Equipment and Inventory and other assets (including allowing any registrations or any applications for registration of any immaterial Intellectual Property to lapse or go abandoned (x) in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry or (y) so long as such abandonment or lapse would not adversely affect the right of the Agent or Lenders to exercise their rights of remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document, to the extent that the Borrower determines, in the good faith business judgment, that abandoning or letting such Intellectual Property lapse is beneficial to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole) in the ordinary course of business and sales of Equipment and Inventory to buyers in the ordinary course of business;

(b) Dispositions of obsolete, surplus, damaged or worn-out property or property that is no longer necessary, used or useful in the business of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

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(c) Dispositions of property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property that is promptly purchased or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property (which replacement property is actually promptly purchased);

(d) the use, transfer or Disposition of cash and Cash Equivalents pursuant to any transaction not prohibited by the terms of the Loan Documents;

(e) sales (other than sales of Eligible Accounts), discounting or forgiveness of Accounts in connection with the collection, settlement or compromise thereof;

(f) any Disposition, license, sublicense, abandonment or lapse of Intellectual Property which does not materially interfere with the business of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(g) Dispositions constituting Permitted Distributions, Permitted Investments (other than pursuant to clause (p) of the definition of “Permitted Investments”), transactions permitted by Section 8.9 or Permitted Liens;

(h) any sale or issuance of Stock by (i) a direct Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings to Holdings, (ii) the Borrower to Holdings, or (iii) any Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower to Borrower, Holdings or another Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower or Holdings;

(i) Dispositions of property for aggregate consideration of less than $1,000,000 with respect to any individual transaction; provided that the aggregate amount of such Dispositions permitted by this clause (i) shall not exceed $5,000,000 during any Fiscal Year;

(j) the leasing or subleasing of assets of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries not materially interfering with the business of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(k) Dispositions pursuant to transactions permitted under Section 8.18;

(l) Dispositions of non-core assets acquired in connection with Permitted Acquisitions, any other acquisitions permitted hereunder or similar Investments that are not used in the business of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(m) leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses, in each case in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry and which do not materially interfere with the business of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(n) transfers of property subject to Casualty Events upon receipt of the net proceeds of such Casualty Event;

(o) Dispositions of Investments in joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to customary buy/sell arrangements between, the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;

(p) the unwinding of any Hedge Agreement pursuant to its terms;

(q) the Disposition of the Stock in, Debt of, or other securities issued by, an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(r) Dispositions of property or assets to Holdings, the Borrower or to any other Restricted Subsidiary; provided that, if the transferor of such property is an Obligor (i) the transferee thereof must either be an Obligor or (ii) such transaction must constitute a Permitted Investment;

 

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(s) the settlement, release or surrender of litigation claims in the ordinary course of business or to the extent that the Borrower determines, in the good faith business judgment, that such settlement, release or surrender of litigation claims is beneficial to Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(t) any Disposition for Fair Market Value; provided that (i) with respect to any Disposition (or series of related Dispositions) pursuant to this clause (t) for a purchase price in excess of $5,000,000, Holdings, the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary shall receive not less than 75% of such consideration in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents; provided, further, that, with respect to Dispositions of Fixed Asset Collateral (but not Current Asset Collateral), for purposes of determining what constitutes cash and Cash Equivalents under this clause (t), any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received by Holdings, the Borrower or such other Restricted Subsidiary in respect of the applicable Disposition of property that is not Current Asset Collateral having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (t) that is outstanding at the time such Designated Non-Cash Consideration is received, not in excess of the greater of (x) $15,000,000, and (y) 3.0% of Consolidated Total Assets (measured as of the date such Disposition is made based upon the Section 6.2 Financials most recently delivered on or prior to such date) at the time of the receipt of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration, with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value, shall be deemed to be cash, and (ii) the Borrower shall deliver an updated Borrowing Base Certificate if the assets being disposed of pursuant to this clause (t) represent 5.0% or more of the value of the assets included in the most recent calculation of the Borrowing Base; provided further that any such Disposition shall not cause the aggregate amount of the Aggregate Revolver Outstandings to exceed the then-current Availability; and

(u) Dispositions to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor; provided that the aggregate amount of Dispositions pursuant to this clause (u) shall not exceed $7,500,000;

Permitted Distributions” has the meaning specified in Section 8.10.

Permitted Holders” means each of Farris Wilks and THRC Holdings, LP (provided that THRC Holdings, LP shall only constitute a Permitted Holder so long as Dan Wilks, his Family Members, and/or his Family Trusts Control THRC Holdings, LP and own and control, directly or indirectly, at least 51% on a fully diluted basis of the economic and voting interest in the Stock of THRC Holdings, LP).

Permitted Inventory Locations” means each location listed on Schedule 1.1(b), and from time to time each other location within the United States which the Borrower has notified the Agent is a location at which Inventory of Obligors is maintained.

Permitted Investments” means:

(a) Investments by Holdings, the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary in assets constituting cash or Cash Equivalents at the time such Investment was made;

(b) (i) (A) Investments by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries in Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries existing on the Agreement Date and (B) Investments existing on the Agreement Date and identified in Schedule 8.11 to this Agreement; and (ii) Investments consisting of any modification, replacement, renewal, reinvestment or extension of any Investment permitted by clause (b)(i) existing on the Agreement Date; provided that the aggregate amount of the Investments permitted pursuant to this clause (b) is not increased from the aggregate amount of such Investments on the Agreement Date except pursuant to the terms of such Investment as of the Agreement Date or as otherwise permitted by Section 8.11;

(c) Investments by any Obligor in any other Obligor;

(d) Investments by any Restricted Subsidiary which is not an Obligor in the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary;

 

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(e) Investments by any Obligor in any Restricted Subsidiary which is not an Obligor; provided that the aggregate amount of Investments made and then-outstanding pursuant to this clause (e), shall not exceed, at the time of the making of such Investment and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto, the greater of (x) $15,000,000 and (y) 3.0% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date such Investments was made;

(f) Investments in the nature of pledges or deposits with respect to leases or utilities provided to third parties in the ordinary course of business;

(g) Deposit Accounts maintained in the ordinary course of business;

(h) Investments constituting Hedge Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business and for non-speculative purposes;

(i) Investments (including debt obligations and Stock) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of Account Debtors, suppliers and customers or in settlement of delinquent obligations of, or other disputes with, Account Debtors, customers and suppliers or upon the foreclosure with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment;

(j) loans or advances to officers, directors, partners, members and employees of Holdings (or any Parent Entity) or its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) for reasonable and customary business-related travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes, (ii) in connection with such Person’s purchase of Stock of Holdings (or any Parent Entity or the Borrower) (provided that the amount of such loans and advances shall be contributed to the Borrower in cash as common equity (or any other form of equity reasonably satisfactory to the Agent or used to satisfy Tax obligations relating to proceeds received by such Person in connection with the Transactions, which proceeds are used for the purchase of such Stock), (iii) relating to indemnification of any officers, directors or employees in respect of liabilities relating to their serving in any such capacity, and any reimbursement of any such officer, director or employee of expenses relating to the claims giving rise to such indemnification and (iv) for purposes not described in the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed $10,000,000;

(k) Permitted Acquisitions; provided that unless the Specified Conditions are then met, the aggregate amount of Permitted Acquisition Consideration relating to all such Permitted Acquisitions made or provided and then-outstanding by the Borrower or any Guarantor to acquire any Restricted Subsidiary that does not become a Guarantor or merge, consolidate or amalgamate into the Borrower or a Guarantor or any assets that shall not, immediately after giving effect to such Permitted Acquisition, be owned by the Borrower or a Guarantor, shall not exceed, at the time of the making of such Investment and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto, the greater of (x) $15,000,000 and (y) 3.0% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date such Investment was made;

(l) any Investment to the extent that the consideration therefor is Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of Holdings (or any Parent Entity);

(m) Guaranties of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary in respect of leases (other than Capital Leases) or of other obligations that do not constitute Debt, in each case entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(n) Investments in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry consisting of endorsements for collection or deposit and customary trade arrangements with customers in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(o) Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled Account Debtors and other credits to suppliers in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry;

(p) Investments consisting of Liens, Debt, fundamental changes, Dispositions (other than pursuant to clause (g) of the definition of “Permitted Dispositions”) and Distributions, in each case, permitted under this Agreement;

(q) Investments in cash, and in negotiable instruments deposited or to be deposited for collection in the ordinary course of business;

(r) promissory notes and other non-cash consideration received in connection with Permitted Dispositions;

(s) advances of payroll payments to employees, directors, consultants, independent contractors or other service providers or other advances of salaries or compensation to employees, directors, partners, members, consultants, independent contractors or other service providers, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

(t) Investments made to acquire, purchase, repurchase or retire Stock of Holdings (or any Parent Entity), or the Borrower owned by any employee stock ownership plan or similar plan of Holdings (or any Parent Entity), the Borrower, or any Subsidiary;

(u) contributions to a “rabbi” trust for the benefit of employees, directors, partners, members, consultants, independent contractors or other service providers or other grantor trust subject to claims of creditors in the case of a bankruptcy of the Borrower (or any Parent Entity thereof);

(v) Investments held by any Person acquired by Holdings, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date or of any Person merged into the Borrower or merged, amalgamated or consolidated with a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section 8.9 after the Closing Date to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger, amalgamate or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, amalgamation, merger or consolidation;

(w) Restricted Subsidiaries of Holdings may be established or created if Holdings, the Borrower and such Restricted Subsidiary comply with the requirements of Section 8.22, if applicable; provided that in each case, to the extent such new Restricted Subsidiary is created solely for the purpose of consummating a transaction pursuant to an acquisition permitted by this Agreement, and such new Restricted Subsidiary at no time holds any assets or liabilities other than any merger consideration contributed to it contemporaneously with the closing of such transactions, such new Restricted Subsidiary shall not be required to take the actions set forth in Section 8.22 until the respective acquisition is consummated (at which time the surviving entity of the respective transaction shall be required to so comply in accordance with the provisions thereof);

(x) to the extent that they constitute Investments, purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, materials or equipment or purchases, acquisitions, licenses or leases of other assets, Intellectual Property, or other rights, in each case in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry;

(y) Investments by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Obligors in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Obligors;

(z) intercompany Investments, reorganizations and related activities in connection with tax planning and reorganization activities so long as after giving effect to any such activities, the Collateral Agent’s Liens, taken as a whole, would not be impaired;

 

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(aa) asset purchases (including purchases of Inventory, supplies, materials and other assets), in each case in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry;

(bb) any Investment in a non-Obligor to the extent such Investment is substantially contemporaneously repaid in full with a dividend or other distribution in like kind as such Investment from such Person that is not an Obligor;

(cc) any Investments (including Investments in minority investments, Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries and Investments in joint ventures or similar entities that do not constitute Restricted Subsidiaries); provided that the aggregate amount of such Investments made and then-outstanding pursuant to this clause (cc) measured at the time of the making of such Investment and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto shall not exceed the greater of (x) $15,000,000 and (y) 3.0% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date such Investment was made;

(dd) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, any Investments in an amount not to exceed the Available Equity Amount at such time; and

(ee) any other Investments, so long as the Specified Conditions shall have been satisfied before and after giving effect thereto.

For purposes of determining compliance with this definition, in the event that any Investment meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Permitted Investments described in the above clauses, the Borrower, in its sole discretion, may classify and reclassify such Investment and only be required to include the amount and type of such Investment in one of such clauses provided that Investments may be allocated among more than one clause to the extent that such Investment meets the criteria of such clauses.

Permitted Liens” means, with respect to Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, the Liens listed below:

(a) Liens for Taxes that (i) are not delinquent or the nonpayment of which in the aggregate would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) are being contested in good faith and by the appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP (or other applicable accounting principles);

(b) the Collateral Agent’s Liens;

(c) (i) Liens consisting of deposits or pledges (or letters of credit issued) made in the ordinary course of business in connection with, or to secure payment of, obligations under worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, social security and other similar laws, (ii) Liens consisting of pledges and deposits in the ordinary course of business securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to the Borrower, Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary, (iii) Liens incurred or deposits made to secure the performance of bids, tenders, trade contracts, governmental contracts, leases or purchase, supply or other contracts (other than for the repayment of Debt for Borrowed Money) or to secure indemnity, performance or other similar bonds for the performance of bids, tenders or contracts (other than for the repayment of Debt for Borrowed Money) or to secure statutory or regulatory obligations (other than Liens arising under ERISA or Code Section 430), surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature (including those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations) incurred in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(d) statutory or common law Liens securing the claims or demands of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen, landlords and other like Persons arising in the ordinary course of business which secure amounts not overdue for a period of more than thirty (30) days or if more than thirty (30) days overdue, are unfiled and no other action has been taken to enforce such Lien or which are being Properly Contested, in each case, if adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP (or other applicable accounting principles) with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person, provided that if any such Lien arises from the nonpayment of any such claims or demands when due, such claims or demands are being Properly Contested or such nonpayment would not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect;

(e) Liens securing Capital Leases and purchase money Debt to the extent such Capital Leases or purchase money Debt are permitted in Section 8.12; provided that (i) such Liens attach concurrently with or within two hundred and seventy (270) days after the acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, lease or improvement (as applicable) of the property subject to such Liens, (ii) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Debt, replacements thereof and additions and accessions to such property and the proceeds and the products thereof and customary security deposits, and (iii) with respect to Capital Leases, such Liens do not at any time extend to or cover any assets (except for additions and accessions to such assets, replacements and products thereof and customary security deposits) other than the assets subject to such Capital Leases; provided that individual financings of equipment provided by one creditor may be cross-collateralized to other financings of equipment provided by such creditor;

(f) (i) Liens constituting encumbrances in the nature of reservations, exceptions, encroachments, easements, zoning, rights of way, covenants running with the land, and other similar title ordinary course exceptions or encumbrances affecting any Real Estate; provided that they do not, in the aggregate, materially interfere with its use in the ordinary conduct of the Borrower’s and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ business taken as a whole, (ii) mortgages, Liens, security interests, restrictions, encumbrances or any other matters of record that have been placed by any developer, landlord or other third party on Real Estate over which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has easement rights (but does not own) or on any leased Real Estate and subordination or similar agreements relating thereto, and (iii) any condemnation or eminent domain proceedings affecting any Real Estate;

(g) Liens arising from any judgment, decree or order of any court or other Governmental Authority or any attachments in connection with court proceedings; provided that the attachment or enforcement of such Liens do not constitute an Event of Default hereunder;

(h) licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases on the property covered thereby (including Intellectual Property) granted to other Persons and not materially interfering with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

(i) any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensee or licensor under any lease, sublease, sublicense or license agreement not prohibited by this Agreement;

(j) Liens (i) that are contractual rights of set-off, (ii) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers or suppliers of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business, or (iii) in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure the payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business;

(k) Liens (i) of a collection bank (including those arising under Section 4-210 of the UCC) on the items in the course of collection, (ii) in favor of a banking or other financial institution arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits or other funds maintained with a financial institution (including the right of set-off) and which are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry and (iii) in favor of the commodities broker or intermediary attaching to commodity trading accounts, or other commodity brokerage accounts, incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;

(l) Liens attaching solely to cash earnest money deposits in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other Permitted Investment;

 

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(m) Liens arising from precautionary UCC filings;

(n) Liens on insurance proceeds or unearned premiums incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the financing of insurance premiums;

(o) Liens identified on Schedule 8.16; provided that (i) such Lien does not extend to any other property or asset of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than (A) after acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien or financed by Permitted Debt and (B) the proceeds and products thereof and (ii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations that it secures on the Agreement Date and any Refinancing Debt incurred to Refinance such Permitted Debt;

(p) Liens securing Refinancing Debt to the extent such Liens are permitted in the definition of “Refinancing Debt”;

(q) Liens existing on property at the time of its acquisition or existing on the property of any Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (other than by designation as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 8.26), in each case after the Closing Date; provided that (i) such Lien was not created in contemplation of such acquisition or such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) such Lien does not extend to or cover any other assets or property (other than the proceeds or products thereof and other than after-acquired property subjected to a Lien securing Debt and other obligations incurred prior to such time and which Debt and other obligations are permitted hereunder that require, pursuant to their terms at such time, a pledge of after-acquired property, it being understood that such requirement shall not be permitted to apply to any property to which such requirement would not have applied but for such acquisition) and (iii) the Debt is Permitted Debt and is not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition or in connection with such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, further, that if such Liens are consensual and are on the Collateral (other than cash and Cash Equivalents), the holders of the Debt or other obligations secured thereby (or a representative or trustee on their behalf) shall have entered into the Intercreditor Agreement or another intercreditor agreement reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Collateral Agent providing that the Liens on the Current Asset Collateral securing such Debt or other obligations shall rank junior to the Liens on the assets of the Obligors in favor of the Secured Parties;

(r) Liens securing Debt permitted under Section 8.12(q)(x) so long as the holder of any such debt (or an agent or representative in respect thereof) shall have entered into the Intercreditor Agreement or another customary intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and the Borrower providing, among other things, that the Liens on the Current Asset Collateral securing such Debt or other obligations shall rank junior to the Collateral Agent’s Liens on the Current Asset Collateral, the liens on the Fixed Assets Collateral securing such Debt may rank senior to the Collateral Agent’s Liens on the Fixed Assets Collateral and shall otherwise be in compliance with the parameters of Section 8.12(q);

(s) Liens on property of a Subsidiary of Holdings that is not an Obligor securing Debt of such Subsidiary that is not an Obligor pursuant to Section 8.12(p);

(t) deposits in the ordinary course of business to secure liabilities to insurance carriers, lessors, utilities and other service providers or any seller of goods;

(u) restrictions on transfers under applicable securities laws;

(v) any encumbrance or restriction (including pursuant to put and call agreements or buy/sell arrangements) with respect to the Stock of any joint venture or similar arrangements pursuant to the joint venture or similar agreement with respect to such joint venture or similar arrangement;

 

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(w) Liens (i) on cash advances in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in a Permitted Investment to be applied against the purchase price for such Investment and (ii) consisting of an agreement to Dispose of any property in a Permitted Disposition, in each case, solely to the extent such Investment or Disposition, as the case may be, would have been permitted on the date of the creation of such Lien;

(x) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale of goods, entered into by the Borrower or any of the other Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

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

(z) any zoning or similar law or right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority to control or regulate the use of any real property that does not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary;

(aa) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and the proceeds thereof securing such Person’s obligations in respect of documentary letters of credit issued for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or goods;

(bb) ground leases in respect of real property on which facilities owned or leased by any of Holdings’ Subsidiaries are located;

(cc) (i) Liens securing Debt or other obligations of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in favor of the Borrower or any Guarantor provided that (x) such Liens are on the Collateral and junior to the Collateral Agent’s Lien and (y) such Debt is subject to a subordination agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and (ii) Liens securing Debt or other obligations of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor in favor of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor;

(dd) Liens on securities that are the subject of repurchase agreements constituting Cash Equivalents permitted as Permitted Investments;

(ee) Liens on Stock in joint ventures (other than Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries); provided that any such Lien is in favor of a creditor or partner of such joint venture;

(ff) Liens on cash and Cash Equivalents used to satisfy or discharge Debt; provided such satisfaction or discharge is permitted hereunder;

(gg) Liens given to a public utility or any municipality or governmental or other public authority when required by such utility or other authority; provided that such Liens do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, taken as whole;

(hh) servicing agreements, development agreements, site plan agreements, subdivision agreements and other agreements with Governmental Authorities pertaining to the use or development of any of the real property of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided same do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, taken as whole, including, without limitation, any obligations to deliver letters of credit and other security as required;

(ii) the right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority by any statutory provision or by the terms of any lease, license, franchise, grant or permit of Holdings, Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, to terminate any such lease, license, franchise, grant or permit, or to require annual or other payments as a condition to the continuance thereof;

 

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(jj) Liens securing Hedge Agreements entered into to hedge interest rate risk associated with Debt permitted by Section 8.12(q)(x); so long as such Liens are subject to the Intercreditor Agreement or another customary intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and the Borrower providing, among other things, that the Liens on the Current Asset Collateral securing such Debt or other obligations shall rank junior to the Collateral Agent’s Liens on the Current Asset Collateral and the liens on the Fixed Assets Collateral securing such Debt may rank senior to the Collateral Agent’s Liens on the Fixed Assets Collateral;

(kk) Liens to secure transactions permitted by Section 8.18 so long as (i) such Lien attaches only to the assets sold in connection with such transaction and the proceeds thereof (but not any proceeds arising from the rental, leasing or subleasing of such assets by Holdings or its Subsidiaries), and (ii) such Lien only secures the Debt that was incurred to acquire the assets leased in connection therewith or any Refinancing Debt in respect thereof;

(ll) other Liens; provided that at the time of the incurrence thereof and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and the use of proceeds thereof, the aggregate outstanding amount of Debt and other obligations secured by Liens incurred under this clause (ll) and then-outstanding shall not exceed the greater of (x) $30,000,000 and (y) 6.0% of Consolidated Total Assets (measured as of the date such Lien was incurred based upon the Section 6.2 Financials most recently delivered on or prior to such date); provided, further, that if such Liens are consensual and are on the Collateral (other than cash and Cash Equivalents), the holders of the Debt or other obligations secured thereby (or a representative or trustee on their behalf) shall have entered into the Intercreditor Agreement or another intercreditor agreement reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Collateral Agent providing that the Liens on the Current Asset Collateral securing such Debt or other obligations shall rank junior to the Liens on the Current Asset Collateral of the Obligors in favor of the Secured Parties and the liens on the Fixed Assets Collateral securing such Debt may rank senior to the Collateral Agent’s Liens on the Fixed Assets Collateral; and

(mm) Liens securing the Secured Equify Loans and the other obligations outstanding under the Secured Equify Loan Documents (as in effect on the Closing Date and/or as subsequently amended, restated, modified, or supplemented to the extent permitted hereunder, other than amendments expanding the scope of the assets subject to such Liens under this clause (mm)).

For purposes of determining compliance with this definition, in the event that any Lien meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Permitted Liens described in the above clauses, the Borrower, in its sole discretion, may classify and reclassify such Lien and only be required to include the amount and type of such Lien in one of such clauses provided that the Permitted Lien(s) may be allocated among more than one clause to the extent that such Permitted Lien(s) meets the criteria of such clauses.

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

Plan” means any employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) which Holdings, the Borrower sponsors or maintains or to which Holdings, the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower makes, is making, or is obligated to make contributions.

Post-Transaction Period” means, with respect to any Specified Transaction, the period beginning on the date on which such Specified Transaction is consummated and ending on the last day of the twelfth month immediately following the date on which such Specified Transaction is consummated.

Preferred Equity Documents” means, collectively, (i) that certain Assignment, Assumption and Conversion Agreement dated as of March 14, 2018, by and among the Borrower, Manufacturing, Holdings, Farris Wilks and THRC Holdings and (ii) the Holdings LLC Agreement.

 

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Preferred Stock” means, as applied to the Stock of any Person, the Stock of any class or classes (however designated) that is preferred with respect to the payment of dividends, or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such Person, over shares of Stock of any other class of such Person.

Pro Forma Adjustment” means, for any Test Period that includes all or any part of a Fiscal Quarter included in any Post-Transaction Period, with respect to the Acquired EBITDA of the applicable Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary or the Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, (a) the pro forma increase or decrease (for the avoidance of doubt net of any such increase or decrease actually realized) in such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, projected by the Borrower in good faith as a result of (a) actions taken, actions with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or actions that are expected to be taken prior to or during such Post-Transaction Period, for the purposes of realizing reasonably identifiable cost savings, operating expense reductions or costs or other synergies or (b) any additional costs, expenses or charges, accruals or reserves incurred prior to or during such Post-Transaction Period with the combination of the operations of such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary with the operations of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries or otherwise in connection with, as a result of or related to such Specified Transaction or Specified Restructuring; provided that (i) so long as such actions are taken or expected to be taken prior to or during such Post-Transaction Period or such costs are incurred prior to or during such Post-Transaction Period, as applicable, for purposes of projecting such pro forma increase or decrease to such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, it may be assumed that such cost savings, operating expense reductions or costs or other synergies will be realizable during the entirety of such Test Period, or such additional costs, as applicable, will be incurred during the entirety of such Test Period and (ii) such Pro Forma Adjustments, when aggregated with any addbacks made pursuant to clause (a)(10) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA,” shall not be in excess of 20% of Consolidated EBITDA (provided, such cap will not apply to any amounts relating to amounts that would be permitted to be included in pro forma financial statements prepared in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) (prior to giving effect to any increase in Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (ii) or clause (a)(10) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”) in any Test Period.

Pro Forma Basis” and “Pro Forma Effect” mean, with respect to compliance with any test, financial ratio or covenant hereunder for an applicable period of measurement, for any Specified Transactions or Specified Restructurings that have been made during any applicable Test Period or, if applicable, subsequent to such Test Period and prior to or simultaneously with the events for which any such calculation is made, shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that (A) to the extent applicable, the Pro Forma Adjustment shall have been made and (B) all Specified Transactions and the following transactions in connection therewith shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable period of measurement (as of the last date in the case of a balance sheet item) in such test or covenant: (a) income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property or Person subject to such Specified Transaction, (i) in the case of a Disposition of all or substantially all Stock in any Subsidiary of Holdings or any division, product line, or facility used for operations of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, shall be excluded, and (ii) in the case of a Permitted Acquisition or Investment described in the definition of “Specified Transaction,” shall be included, (b) Refinancing of Debt, and (c) any Debt incurred by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection therewith and if such Debt has a floating or formula rate, shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable period for purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Debt as at the relevant date of determination; provided that, without limiting the application of the Pro Forma Adjustment pursuant to (A) above, the foregoing pro forma adjustments may be applied to any such test, ratio or covenant solely to the extent that such adjustments are consistent with the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” and give effect to events (including operating expense reductions) that are (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) (i) (x) directly attributable to such transaction, (y) expected to have a continuing impact on Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (z) reasonably identifiable or (ii) otherwise consistent with the definition of “Pro Forma Adjustment”.

Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to a Lender, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), the numerator of which is the aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitments and the denominator of which is the sum of the amounts of all of the Lenders’ Revolving Credit Commitments, or if no Revolving Credit Commitments are outstanding, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), (x) the numerator of which is the sum (without duplication) of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Loans owed to such Lender plus such Lender’s participation in the aggregate undrawn face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit, plus such Lender’s participation in the

 

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aggregate amount of any Unpaid Drawings in respect of Letters of Credit and (y) the denominator of which is the sum (without duplication) of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Loans owed to the Lenders, plus the aggregate undrawn face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit, plus the aggregate amount of any Unpaid Drawings in respect of Letters of Credit, in each case giving effect to a Lender’s participation in Swingline Loans and Agent Advances.

Properly Contested” means, in the case of any Debt or other obligation of Holdings, the Borrower, or any Restricted Subsidiary that is not paid as and when due or payable by reason of such Person’s bona fide dispute concerning its liability to pay the same or concerning the amount thereof, (a) such Debt or other obligation is being properly contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted; (b) such Person has established appropriate reserves for the contested Debt or other obligation in conformity with GAAP; and (c) will not result in any impairment of the enforceability, validity or priority of the Collateral Agent’s Liens.

Proposed Change” has the meaning specified in Section 12.1(b).

PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.

Qualified IPO” means the issuance by Holdings of its common Stock in an underwritten primary public offering (other than a public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8) pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the SEC in accordance with the Securities Act resulting in net cash proceeds of at least $100,000,000.

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

Real Estate” means all of each Obligor’s and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ now or hereafter owned or leased estates in real property, including, without limitation, all fees, leaseholds and future interests, together with all of each Obligor’s and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ now or hereafter owned or leased interests in the improvements thereon, the fixtures attached thereto and the easements appurtenant thereto.

Reasonable Credit Judgment” means the Agent’s reasonable credit judgment (from the perspective of an asset-based lender), exercised in good faith in accordance with customary business practices for similar asset based lending facilities, (i) to reflect the impediments to the Collateral Agent’s ability to realize upon the Current Asset Collateral included in the Borrowing Base, (ii) to reflect claims and liabilities that will need to be satisfied in connection with the realization upon the Current Asset Collateral included in the Borrowing Base or (iii) to reflect criteria, events, conditions, contingencies or risks which adversely affect, or are reasonably likely to adversely affect, any component of the Borrowing Base, the Current Asset Collateral or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any material remedies of the Secured Parties hereunder or thereunder. Any Reserve established or modified by the Agent shall have a reasonable relationship to circumstances, conditions, events or contingencies which are the basis for such Reserve, as reasonably determined, without duplication, by the Agent in good faith; provided that circumstances, conditions, events or contingencies existing or arising prior to the Closing Date and, in each case, disclosed in writing in any Field Examination or any Appraisal delivered to the Agent in connection herewith or otherwise known to the Agent prior to the Closing Date, shall not be the basis for any establishment of any Reserves after the Closing Date, unless such circumstances, conditions, events or contingencies shall have changed in a material respect since the Closing Date.

Recipient” means (a) the Agent, (b) any Lender and (c) any other recipient of any payment made by or on behalf of the Obligors under this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents, as applicable.

Refinance,” “Refinanced” and “Refinancing” each has the meaning specified in the definition of the term “Refinancing Debt.”

Refinanced Debt” has the meaning specified in the definition of the term “Refinancing Debt.”

 

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Refinancing Debt” means with respect to any Debt (the “Refinanced Debt”), any Debt incurred in exchange for or as a replacement of (including by entering into alternative financing arrangements in respect of such exchange or replacement (in whole or in part), by adding or replacing lenders, creditors, agents, the Borrower and/or guarantors, or, after the original instrument giving rise to such Debt has been terminated, by entering into any credit agreement, loan agreement, note purchase agreement, indenture or other agreement), or the net proceeds of which are to be used for the purpose of modifying, extending, refinancing, renewing, replacing, redeeming, repurchasing, defeasing, amending, supplementing, restructuring, repaying or refunding (collectively to “Refinance” or a “Refinancing” or “Refinanced”), such Refinanced Debt (or previous refinancing thereof constituting Refinancing Debt); provided that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Refinancing Debt does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Refinanced Debt except by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium (including applicable prepayment penalties) thereof plus fees and expenses reasonably incurred in connection therewith plus an amount equal to any existing commitment unutilized and letters of credit undrawn thereunder, (b) any Liens securing such Refinancing Debt shall have the same collateral priority as the Liens securing the Refinanced Debt, (c) no Obligor that was not previously liable for the repayment of such Refinanced Debt is or is required to become liable for the Refinancing Debt (except that any Obligor may be added as an additional direct or contingent obligor in respect of such Refinancing Debt), (d) such extension, refinancing, refunding, replacement or renewal does not result in the Refinancing Debt having a shorter Weighted Average Life to Maturity than the Refinanced Debt, and (e) if the Refinanced Debt was subordinated in right of payment to any of the Obligations, then the terms and conditions of the Refinancing Debt shall include subordination terms and conditions that are no less favorable to the Lenders in all material respects as those that were applicable to the Refinanced Debt.

Register” has the meaning specified in Section 13.20(a).

Release” means a release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, injection, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration of a Contaminant into or through the Environment or within, from or into any building, structure, facility or fixture.

Report” and “Reports” each has the meaning specified in Section 13.17(a).

Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations thereunder, other than any such event for which the 30-day notice requirement under ERISA has been waived in accordance with regulations issued by the PBGC or by the Lender.

Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Commitments representing at least 50.1% of the aggregate Commitments at such time; provided, however, that if any Lender shall remain a Defaulting Lender, the term “Required Lenders” means Lenders having Commitments representing at least 50.1% of the aggregate Commitments at such time (excluding the Commitment of any such Lender that is a Defaulting Lender); provided further, however, that if the Commitments have been terminated, the term “Required Lenders” means Lenders holding Loans (including Swingline Loans) representing at least 50.1% of the aggregate principal amount of Loans (including Swingline Loans) outstanding at such time (excluding Loans of any such Lender that is a Defaulting Lender).

Required Reimbursement Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.3(e).

Requirement of Law” means, as to any Person, any law (statutory or common), treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or of a Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon the Person or any of its property or to which the Person or any of its property is subject.

Reserves” means reserves that limit the availability of credit hereunder, consisting of reserves against Availability, the Borrowing Base, “Eligible Accounts, and Eligible Inventory and any other reserves permitted under this Agreement, in each case, established by the Agent, without duplication, from time to time in the Agent’s Reasonable Credit Judgment in accordance with Section 2.5 of this Agreement and any Bank Product Reserves.

Responsible Officer” means the President, any Vice President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, legal counsel, or, with respect to compliance with financial covenants and the preparation of the Borrowing Base Certificate, the president, chief financial officer or the treasurer or assistant treasurer of the Borrower.

 

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Restricted Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary of Holdings other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Restructuring Costs” means any non-recurring, unusual and other one-time costs (including but not limited to legal and consulting fees) incurred by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with its business, operations and structure in respect of plant closures, facility shutdowns, plant “moth-balling” or consolidation of assets located at any leased or fee-owned facilities, relocation or elimination of facilities, offices or operations, information technology integration, headcount reductions, salary continuation, termination, relocation and training of employees, severance costs, retention payments, bonuses, benefits and payroll taxes and other costs incurred in connection with the foregoing.

Revolving Credit Borrowing” means a Borrowing comprised of Revolving Loans.

Revolving Credit Commitment” means, at any date for any Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make Revolving Loans and to purchase participations in Letters of Credit pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, which shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount set forth on Schedule 1.1 under the heading “Revolving Credit Commitment” or on the signature page of the Assignment and Acceptance, Incremental Agreement or Extension Agreement, as applicable, by which it became a Lender, as modified from time to time pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or to give effect to any applicable Assignment and Acceptance, Incremental Agreement or Extension Agreement; and “Revolving Credit Commitments” means the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments of all Lenders, the maximum amount of which shall be the Maximum Revolver Amount.

Revolving Credit Commitment Increase” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(a).

Revolving Credit Facility” has the meaning specified in the recitals to this Agreement.

Revolving Credit Lender” means a Lender with a Revolving Credit Commitment or an outstanding Revolving Loan.

Revolving Loans” means the revolving loans made pursuant to Section 2.2, each Agent Advance and Swingline Loan.

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, or any successor thereto.

Sanctioned Entity” means (a) a country or a government of a country, (b) an agency of the government of a country, (c) an organization directly or indirectly controlled by a country or its government or (d) a Person resident in or determined to be resident in a country, in each case, that is subject to a country sanctions program administered and enforced by OFAC.

Sanctioned Person” means a person or entity named or a person or entity owned 50% or more by a person or entity on any of the lists of designated sanctioned persons maintained by OFAC or the United States Department of State, including the list of Specially Designated Nationals.

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

Second Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 14.19.

Section 6.2 Financials” means the Financial Statements delivered, or required to be delivered, pursuant to Section 6.2(a), 6.2(b) or 6.2(c).

Secured Cash Management Agreement” means any Cash Management Document that is entered into by and between Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and a Cash Management Bank and designated in writing by the Cash Management Bank and such Person to the Agent as a “Secured Cash Management Agreement.”

 

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Secured Equify Loan” means the loan evidenced by the Secured Equify Loan Documents.

Secured Equify Loan Documents” means that certain Promissory Note dated as of November 29, 2017, by and between Equify Financial, LLC, as holder, and ProFrac Manufacturing, LLC, as maker, and the other loan documents evidencing the Secured Equify Loan.

Secured Hedge Agreement” means any Hedge Agreement permitted under Section 8.12 that is entered into by and between any Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Hedge Bank and designated in writing by the Hedge Bank and such Obligor to the Agent as a “Secured Hedge Agreement.” Such designation in writing by the Hedge Bank and the applicable Obligor (or any subsequent written notice by the Hedge Bank to the Agent) may further designate with the consent of the Borrower any Secured Hedge Agreement as being a “Noticed Hedge” as defined under this Agreement.

Secured Hedge Obligations” means (a) obligations under any Secured Hedge Agreement up to the maximum amount reasonably specified by such Hedge Bank and any Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary in writing to the Agent, which amount may be established or increased (by further written notice to the Agent from time to time) as long as Aggregate Revolver Outstandings would not exceed the Maximum Revolver Amount as a result of the establishment of a Bank Product Reserve for such amount and (b) obligations under any Secured Hedge Agreement where Barclays or any of its Affiliates is the Hedge Bank up to the maximum amount reasonably specified by such Hedge Bank in writing to the Agent, which amount may be established or increased (by further written notice to the Agent from time to time) as long as Aggregate Revolver Outstandings would not exceed the Maximum Revolver Amount as a result of the establishment of a Bank Product Reserve for such amount.

Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders, each Letter of Credit Issuer, the Indemnified Persons, the Cash Management Banks and the Hedge Banks.

Securities Accounts” means all “securities accounts” as such term is defined in the UCC.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Security Agreement” means the Security Agreement, dated as of the Agreement Date, among Holdings, the Borrower, each of the Guarantors from time to time party thereto, and the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as may be amended or modified from time to time

Security Documents” means the Security Agreement, any Mortgage and any other agreements, instruments, and documents heretofore, now or hereafter securing any of the Obligations.

Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt that is secured by a Lien on any assets or property of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date of determination to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period.

Settlement” and “Settlement Date” have the meanings specified in Section 13.14(a)(i).

Significant Subsidiary” means, at any date of determination, (a) any Restricted Subsidiary whose total assets (when combined with the assets of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries after eliminating intercompany obligations) at the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to such date of determination were equal to or greater than ten percent (10%) of the Consolidated Total Assets at such date, (b) any Restricted Subsidiary whose gross revenues (when combined with the gross revenues of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries after eliminating intercompany obligations) for such Test Period were equal to or greater than ten percent (10%) of the consolidated gross revenues of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP or (c) each other Restricted Subsidiary that, when such Restricted Subsidiary’s

 

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total assets or gross revenues (when combined with the total assets or gross revenues of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries after eliminating intercompany obligations) are aggregated with each other Restricted Subsidiary (when combined with the total assets or gross revenues of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries after eliminating intercompany obligations) that would constitute a “Significant Subsidiary” under clause (a) or (b) above.

Sold Entity or Business” has the meaning specified in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA.”

Solvent” or “Solvency” means, at the time of determination:

(a) each of the Fair Value and the Present Fair Saleable Value of the assets of a Person and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole exceed their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities; and

(b) such Person and its Subsidiaries taken as whole do not have Unreasonably Small Capital; and

(c) such Person and its Subsidiaries taken as whole can pay their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities as they mature.

Defined terms used in the foregoing definition shall have the meanings set forth in the solvency certificate delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 9.1(a)(v).

Specified Conditions” means, at any time of determination, that (a) no Event of Default exists or would arise as a result of the making of the subject Specified Payment, (b) after giving Pro Forma Effect to such Specified Payment, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the end of the most recently ended Test Period (regardless of whether a Covenant Trigger Period is then in effect) shall be greater than or equal to 1.0 to 1.0 calculated as if such Specified Payment (if applicable to such calculation) had been made as of the first day of such Test Period; provided, however, that the condition set forth in clause (b) shall not be applicable if Availability after giving Pro Forma Effect to such Specified Payment is as of the date of such Specified Transaction and during 30 calendar days prior to such Specified Payment in excess of the greater of (x) 20.0% of the Maximum Credit and (y) $10,000,000, (c) Availability after giving Pro Forma Effect to such Specified Payment is as of the date of such Specified Transaction, and for each date during the thirty (30) calendar day period prior to such Specified Payment would have been, in excess of the greater of (x) 15.0% of the Maximum Credit and (y) $7,500,000 and (d) the Borrower shall have delivered a certificate of a Responsible Officer, to the Agent stating that the conditions contained in the foregoing clauses (a), (b) (if applicable) and (c) have been satisfied.

Specified Event of Default” means the occurrence of and continuance of any Event of Default under (a) Section 10.1(b), to the extent related to the inaccuracy of any Borrowing Base Certificate delivered under this Agreement, (b) any of Sections 10.1(a), (e), (f) or (g), (c) Section 10.1(c)(ii), (d) Section 10.1(c)(iii) or (e) Section 10.1(c)(i) (as a result of a breach of Section 8.23 or Section 8.21 only).

Specified Payment” means (a) any Permitted Acquisition, (b) Distributions made pursuant to Section 8.10(j)(i), (c) Investments made pursuant to clause (ee) of the definition of “Permitted Investments”, (d) sale and leaseback transactions consummated pursuant to Section 8.18, (e) designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 8.26, and (e) payments in respect of Junior Debt made pursuant to Section 8.13(vi).

Specified Restructuring” means any restructuring or other strategic initiative (including cost saving initiative) of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date and not in the ordinary course and described in reasonable detail in a certificate of a Responsible Officer delivered by Holdings or the Borrower to the Agent.

Specified Transaction” means, with respect to any period, any Investment, Disposition, incurrence of Debt, Refinancing of Debt, Distribution, Subsidiary designation, Revolving Credit Commitment Increase, creation of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments or other event that by the terms of the Loan Documents requires compliance on a “Pro Forma Basis” with a test or covenant hereunder or requires such test or covenant to be calculated on a “Pro Forma Basis” or after giving “Pro Forma Effect” thereto.

 

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Stated Termination Date” means, with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, March 14, 2023 and, with respect to any Extended Revolving Credit Facility, the maturity date set forth in the Extension Agreement related thereto.

Stock” means all shares, options, warrants, general or limited partnership interests, membership interests or other equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, unlimited liability company or equivalent entity whether voting or nonvoting, including common stock, preferred stock or any other “equity security” (as such term is defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act).

Subordinated Debt” means any Debt subordinated in right of payment to, or required under the Loan Documents to be subordinated in right of payment to, any Debt under the Loan Documents, except any Debt that is subject to Lien subordination but not payment subordination.

Subordinated Intercompany Note” means the Intercompany Subordinated Note, dated as of the Agreement Date, by and among Holdings, the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings from time to time party thereto.

Subsidiary” of a Person means any corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, unlimited liability company, joint venture or other business entity of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock or other Stock (in the case of Persons other than corporations), is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the Person, or one or more of the Subsidiaries of the Person, or a combination thereof. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, references herein to a “Subsidiary” refer to a Subsidiary of Holdings.

Supermajority Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Commitments representing at least 6623% of the aggregate Commitments at such time; provided, however, that if any Lender shall remain a Defaulting Lender, the term “Supermajority Lenders” means Lenders having Commitments representing at least 6623% of the aggregate Commitments at such time (excluding the Commitment of any such Lender that is a Defaulting Lender); provided further, however, that if the Commitments have been terminated, the term “Supermajority Lenders” means Lenders holding Loans (including Swingline Loans) representing at least 6623% of the aggregate principal amount of Loans (including Swingline Loans) outstanding at such time (excluding Loans of any such Lender that is a Defaulting Lender).

Supporting Letter of Credit” has the meaning specified in Section 2.3(g).

Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Hedge Agreements, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Hedge Agreements, (a) for any date on or after the date such Hedge Agreements have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark to market value(s) for such Hedge Agreements, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Hedge Agreements (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).

Swingline Commitment” means the Commitment of the Swingline Lender to make loans pursuant to Section 2.4(f).

Swingline Lender” means Barclays or any successor financial institution agreed to by the Agent, in its capacity as provider of Swingline Loans.

Swingline Loan” and “Swingline Loans” have the meanings specified in Section 2.4(f).

Swingline Sublimit” has the meaning specified in Section 2.4(f).

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Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, assessments, fees, charges or withholdings (including interest, penalties and additions to tax with respect thereto) imposed by any Governmental Authority.

Termination Date” means the earliest to occur of (a) the Stated Termination Date, (b) the date the Commitments are terminated either by the Borrower pursuant to Section 4.4 or by the Required Lenders pursuant to Section 10.2 hereof or automatically pursuant to Section 10.2, and (c) the date this Agreement is otherwise terminated for any reason whatsoever pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

Test Period” means, at any date of determination, the most recently completed four consecutive Fiscal Quarters of Holdings ending on or prior to such date for which financial statements have been (or were required to have been) delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(a) or 6.2(b); provided that subject to the immediately following clause (ii), prior to the first date financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(a) or 6.2(b), the Test Period in effect shall be the period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters of Holdings ended December 31, 2017.

Titled Goods” means vehicles and similar items that are (a) subject to certificate-of-title statutes or regulations under which a security interest in such items are perfected by an indication on the certificates of title of such items (in lieu of filing of financing statements under the UCC) or (b) evidenced by certificates of ownership or other registration certificates issued or required to be issued under the laws of any jurisdiction.

Total Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date of determination to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period.

Transactions” means, collectively, (a) the entering into of the Loan Documents and funding of the Loans on the Closing Date and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (b) the Existing Debt Refinancing and (c) the payment of fees and expenses in connection therewith.

Type” means any type of a Loan determined with respect to the interest option applicable thereto, which shall be a LIBOR Loan or a Base Rate Loan.

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 specified in Section 5.1(d)(ii)(C).

UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect from time to time, of the State of New York or of any other state the laws of which are required as a result thereof to be applied in connection with the issue of perfection of security interests.

Unfinanced Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to any Person and for any period, Capital Expenditures made by such Person during such period that are not Financed Capital Expenditures.

United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.

Unpaid Drawings” has the meaning specified in Section 2.3(e).

Unrestricted Cash” shall mean, at any time, the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and the other Obligors that is both (a) is free and clear of all Liens other than (i) any nonconsensual Lien that is permitted under the Loan Documents, (ii) Liens of the Collateral Agent and (iii) the Liens permitted under clauses (k), (r), (y)(i) and (y)(ii) of the definition of Permitted Liens herein and (b) held in a Deposit Account in the United States that is not subject to the Control (as defined in the UCC) of any secured creditor (to secure borrowed money) other than the Collateral Agent (to the extent Collateral Agent is permitted to have Control over such Deposit Account pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents) unless, in the

 

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case of the secured creditors who have Control of certain Deposit Accounts of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to clause (r) of the definition of Permitted Liens, the Collateral Agent also has Control (as defined in the UCC) of such Deposit Account. For the avoidance of doubt, this definition of “Unrestricted Cash” shall not include any cash or Cash Equivalents used to cash collateralize undrawn face amounts of outstanding Letters of Credit and any Unpaid Drawings in respect of Letters of Credit.

Unrestricted Subsidiary” means (i) each Subsidiary of Holdings listed on Schedule 1.4, (ii) any Subsidiary of Holdings designated by the Board of Directors of Holdings as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 8.26 subsequent to the Closing Date and (iii) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Unused Letter of Credit Subfacility” means an amount equal to the Letter of Credit Subfacility minus the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit plus, without duplication, (b) the aggregate Unpaid Drawings obligations with respect to a Letters of Credit.

Unused Line Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 3.5.

USA PATRIOT Act” means The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. No. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), as amended or modified from time to time.

Voting Stock” means, with respect to any Person, shares of such Person’s Stock having the right to vote for the election of members of the Board of Directors of such Person under ordinary circumstances.

Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Debt at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (i) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment by (ii) the then-outstanding principal amount of such Debt.

Wholly Owned” means, with respect to a Subsidiary of a Person, a Subsidiary of such Person all of the outstanding Stock of which (other than (x) director’s qualifying shares and (y) shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by applicable Law) are owned by such Person and/or by one or more wholly owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

Withholding Agent” means any Obligor, any Agent and, in the case of any U.S. federal withholding tax, any other withholding 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.

1.2 Accounting Terms.

(a) All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Historical Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein; provided, however, that if the Borrower notifies the Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Closing Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith.

 

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(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for purposes of determining compliance with any test or covenant contained in this Agreement with respect to any period during which any Specified Transaction or Specified Restructuring occurs, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, the Total Net Leverage Ratio and the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio shall be calculated with respect to such period and such Specified Transaction or Specified Restructuring on a Pro Forma Basis.

(c) Where reference is made to “Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis” or similar language, such consolidation shall not include any Subsidiaries of Holdings other than Restricted Subsidiaries.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, (i) all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification No. 825—Financial Instruments, or any successor thereto (including pursuant to the Accounting Standards Codification), to value any Debt of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary at “fair value” as defined therein and (ii) all leases and obligations under any leases of any Person that are or would be characterized as operating leases and/or operating lease obligations in accordance with GAAP as of December 31, 2017 (whether or not such operating leases and/or operating lease obligations were in effect on such date) shall continue to be accounted for as operating leases and/or operating lease obligations (and not as Capital Leases and/or Capital Lease Obligations) for purposes of this Agreement regardless of any change in GAAP following the date that would otherwise require such obligations to be characterized as Capital Leases and/or Capital Lease Obligations.

(e) For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding any classification under GAAP of any Person or business in respect of which a definitive agreement for the Disposition thereof has been entered into as discontinued operations, the Net Income of such Person or business shall not be excluded from the calculation of Net Income until such Disposition shall have been consummated.

1.3 Interpretive Provisions.

(a) The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms.

(b) The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and similar words refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; and Subsection, Section, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

(c) The term “documents” includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, indentures, notices and other writings, however evidenced.

(i) The term “including” is not limiting and means “including without limitation.”

(ii) In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including,” the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding” and the word “through” means “to and including.”

(iii) The word “or” is not exclusive.

(iv) Any reference to any Person shall be constructed to include such Person’s successors or assigns (subject to any restrictions on assignment set forth herein) and, in the case of any Governmental Authority, any other Governmental Authority that shall have succeeded to any or all of the functions thereof.

(v) Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms.

 

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(vi) The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning as the word “shall.”

(vii) The words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

(d) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) references to Organization Documents, Charter Documents, agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual obligations shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, amendment and restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, amendment and restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are permitted by this Agreement; and (b) references to any applicable Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such applicable Law.

(e) The captions and headings of this Agreement and other Loan Documents are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

(f) This Agreement and other Loan Documents may use several different limitations, tests or measurements to regulate the same or similar matters. All such limitations, tests and measurements are cumulative and shall each be performed in accordance with their terms.

1.4 Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Loan”) or by Type (e.g., a “LIBOR Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Revolving LIBOR Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g., a “LIBOR Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Revolving LIBOR Borrowing”).

1.5 [Reserved].

1.6 Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained or complied with by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement (or required to be satisfied in order for a specific action to be permitted under this Agreement) shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).

1.7 Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to New York City (daylight or standard, as applicable).

1.8 Timing of Payment or Performance. When the payment of any obligation or the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or performance required on a day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment (other than as described in the definition of “Interest Period”) or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business Day.

1.9 Currency Equivalents Generally.

(a) For purposes of any determination under any provision of this Agreement requiring the use of a current exchange rate, all amounts incurred or proposed to be incurred in currencies other than Dollars shall be translated into Dollars at currency exchange rates then in effect on the date of such determination; provided, however, that (x) for purposes of determining compliance with respect to the amount of any Debt, Investment, Disposition, Distribution or payment of Junior Debt in a currency other than Dollars, no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of changes in rates of exchange occurring after the time such Debt or Investment is incurred or Disposition, Distribution of payment of Junior Debt is made, (y) for purposes of determining compliance with any Dollar-denominated restriction on the incurrence of Debt, if such Debt is incurred to Refinance other Debt denominated in a foreign currency, and such Refinancing would cause the applicable Dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such Refinancing, such Dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the

 

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principal amount of such Refinanced Debt does not exceed the principal amount of such Debt being Refinanced, except by an amount equal to the accrued interest and premium thereon plus other amounts paid and fees and expenses incurred in connection with such Refinancing plus an amount equal to any existing commitment unutilized and letters of credit undrawn thereunder and (z) for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.9 shall otherwise apply to such Sections, including with respect to determining whether any Debt or Investment may be incurred or Disposition, Distribution or payment of Junior Debt may be made at any time under such Sections. For purposes of the Financial Covenant, amounts in currencies other than Dollars shall be translated into Dollars at the applicable exchange rates used in preparing the most recently delivered Section 6.2 Financials.

(b) Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Agent may from time to time specify with the Borrower’s consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) to appropriately reflect a change in currency of any country and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to such change in currency.

(c) If at any time the Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that (i) the circumstances set forth in Section 5.5 have arisen and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary or (ii) the circumstances set forth in Section 5.5 have not arisen but the supervisor for the administrator of the LIBOR Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Agent has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which the LIBOR Rate shall no longer be used for determining interest rates for loans (or, after which, the LIBOR Rate is no longer required to be published), then the Agent and the Borrower shall endeavor to establish an alternate rate of interest to the LIBOR Rate that gives due consideration to the then prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest for syndicated loans in the United States at such time, and shall enter into an amendment to this Agreement to reflect such alternate rate of interest and such other related changes to this Agreement as may be applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 12.1, such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement so long as the Agent shall not have received, within five (5) Business Days of the date notice of such alternate rate of interest is provided to the Lenders, a written notice from the Required Lenders stating that such Required Lenders object to such amendment. Provided that, if such alternate rate of interest shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.

ARTICLE II

LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT

2.1 Credit Facilities. Subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (i) the Lenders agree to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower on the Closing Date and at any time and from time to time prior to the Termination Date, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding not in excess of the Availability, (ii) the Swingline Lender agrees to extend credit to the Borrower, at any time and from time to time prior to the Termination Date, in the form of Swingline Loans, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not in excess of the lesser of the Swingline Sublimit and the then applicable Availability, and (iii) the Letter of Credit Issuers agree to issue Letters of Credit on behalf of the Borrower, in an aggregate face amount at any time outstanding not in excess of the lesser of the Letter of Credit Subfacility and the then applicable Availability. The proceeds of the Revolving Loans and the Swingline Loans are to be used solely to finance ongoing working capital needs and for other general corporate purposes (including Permitted Acquisitions and other Permitted Investments, Permitted Distributions and the repayment or prepayment of Debt, in each case to the extent not prohibited pursuant to the terms hereof) of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries. Each Loan made pursuant to this Agreement shall be made in Dollars.

2.2 Revolving Loans. Subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Lender severally, but not jointly or jointly and severally, agrees, upon the Borrower’s request from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date to the Termination Date, to make Revolving Loans in Dollars to the Borrower in an amount equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Borrowing requested by Borrower in accordance with the provisions hereof, but not to exceed the then-current Availability. The Lenders, however, in their unanimous discretion, may elect to make Revolving Loans or issue or arrange to have issued Letters of Credit in excess of the Borrowing Base on one or more occasions, but if they do so, neither the Agent nor the Lenders shall be deemed thereby to have changed the limits of the Borrowing Base or to be obligated to exceed such limits on any other occasion. If any such Borrowing would exceed Availability, the Lenders may refuse to make or may otherwise restrict the making of Revolving Loans as the Lenders determine until such excess has been eliminated, subject to the Agent’s authority, in its sole discretion, to make Agent Advances pursuant to the terms of Section 2.4(g).

 

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2.3 Letters of Credit.

(a) Agreement to Issue. Subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Letter of Credit Issuers agree to issue for the account of the Borrower and Manufacturing one or more standby letters of credit denominated in Dollars (each, a “Letter of Credit” and, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) and to amend, renew or extend Letters of Credit previously issued by such Letter of Credit Issuer (unless otherwise provided below); provided that the Borrower shall be the applicant, and be jointly and severally liable, with respect to any Letter of Credit issued for the account of Manufacturing.

(b) Amounts; Outside Expiration Date. The Letter of Credit Issuers shall not have any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit at any time if (i) the maximum aggregate amount of the requested Letter of Credit for the term of such Letter of Credit (including any increases in amount referenced therein) is greater than the Unused Letter of Credit Subfacility at such time; (ii) the maximum undrawn amount of the requested Letter of Credit would exceed the then-current Availability; or (iii) such Letter of Credit has an expiration date later than 12 months after the date of issuance (subject to customary evergreen or automatic renewal provisions reasonably acceptable to such Letter of Credit Issuer, which may provide for renewal for additional period of up to 12 months); provided that in no event shall any Letter of Credit have an expiration date later than the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Stated Termination Date or such later date to the extent such Letter of Credit has been cash collateralized in an amount to be agreed with the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer or backstopped with another letter of credit for such period after the Termination Date in a manner mutually and reasonably agreed between the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer and the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Letter of Credit Issuer shall be required to issue any Letter of Credit if the aggregate maximum amount of all Letters of Credit issued by such Letter of Credit Issuer would exceed its L/C Commitment. With respect to any Letter of Credit which contains any “evergreen” or automatic renewal or extension provision, if such Letter of Credit permits the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer to prevent any extension by giving notice to the beneficiary thereof no later than a date (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”), once any such Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized such Letter of Credit Issuer to permit extensions of such Letter of Credit to an expiry date not later than the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Stated Termination Date, unless the Agent shall have received written notice from the Required Lenders declining to consent to any such extension at least thirty (30) days prior to the Non-Extension Notice Date; provided that no Lender may decline to consent to any such extension if all of the requirements of this Section 2.3 are met and no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

(c) Other Conditions. In addition to the conditions precedent contained in Article IX, the obligation of the Letter of Credit Issuers to issue any applicable Letter of Credit is subject to the following conditions precedent having been satisfied:

(i) the Borrower shall have delivered to the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer, at least three (3) Business Days (or such shorter period as the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer may agree) in advance of the proposed date of issuance of any Letter of Credit, an application in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Letter of Credit Issuer for the issuance of the Letter of Credit and such other documents as may be reasonably required pursuant to the terms thereof, and the form of the proposed Letter of Credit shall be reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer; and

(ii) as of the date of issuance, no order of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority shall purport by its terms to enjoin or restrain the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer from issuing letters of credit of the type and in the amount of the proposed Letter of Credit, and no Law applicable to the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer and no request or directive (whether or not having the force of Law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such Letter of Credit Issuer shall prohibit, or request that the proposed Letter of Credit Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or the issuance of such Letters of Credit.

 

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(d) Issuance of Letters of Credit.

(i) Request for Issuance. The Borrower shall deliver an application signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Letter of Credit Issuer to the Agent and the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer of a requested Letter of Credit at least three (3) Business Days (or such shorter period as the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer may agree) prior to the proposed issuance date. Such application shall specify the original face amount of the Letter of Credit requested, the Business Day of issuance of such requested Letter of Credit, whether such Letter of Credit may be drawn in a single or in partial draws, the Business Day on which the requested Letter of Credit is to expire, the purpose for which such Letter of Credit is to be issued, and the beneficiary of the requested Letter of Credit. The Borrower shall attach to such application the proposed draw conditions to be included in the form of the Letter of Credit.

(ii) Responsibilities of the Agent; Issuance. As of the Business Day immediately preceding the requested issuance date of each Letter of Credit, the Agent shall determine the amount of the Unused Letter of Credit Subfacility and the then-current Availability as of such date. If (A) the aggregate amount of the requested Letter of Credit for the term of such Letter of Credit (including any increases in amount referenced therein) is less than the Unused Letter of Credit Subfacility and (B) the amount of such requested Letter of Credit would not exceed the then-current Availability, the Agent shall inform the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer that it may issue the requested Letter of Credit on the requested issuance date so long as the other conditions to such issuance set forth in this Agreement are met.

(iii) No Extensions or Amendment. Except in the case of Letters of Credit subject to evergreen or automatic renewal provisions, no Letter of Credit Issuer shall be required to extend, renew or amend any Letter of Credit issued pursuant hereto unless the requirements of this Section 2.3 are met as though a new Letter of Credit were being requested and issued.

(e) Payments Pursuant to Letters of Credit. The Borrower hereby agrees to reimburse the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer in Dollars with respect to any drawing or disbursement by such Letter of Credit Issuer under any Letter of Credit, by making payment, whether with its own funds, with the proceeds of Revolving Loans or any other source, to the Agent for the account of the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer in immediately available funds, (with respect to each such amount so paid under a Letter of Credit until reimbursed, an “Unpaid Drawing”) (i) within one Business Day of the date of such drawing or disbursement if the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer provides notice to the Borrower of such drawing or disbursement prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on such prior Business Day after the date of such drawing or disbursement or (ii) if such notice is received after such time, on the next Business Day following the date of receipt of such notice (such required date for reimbursement under clause (i) or (ii), as applicable (the “Required Reimbursement Date”), with interest on the amount so paid or disbursed by such applicable Letter of Credit Issuer, from and including the date of such drawing or disbursement to but excluding the Required Reimbursement Date, at the per annum rate for each day equal to the applicable rate described in Section 3.1(a)(i); provided that, notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, with respect to any Letter of Credit, unless the Borrower shall have notified the Agent and the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Required Reimbursement Date that the Borrower intends to reimburse such Letter of Credit Issuer for the amount of such drawing or disbursement with funds other than the proceeds of Revolving Loans, each drawing under any Letter of Credit shall constitute a request by the Borrower to the Agent for a Borrowing of a Base Rate Loan in the amount of such drawing and, to the extent such Base Rate Loan is made, the Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting Base Rate Loan.

(f) Indemnification; Exoneration; Power of Attorney.

(i) Indemnification. In addition to amounts payable as elsewhere provided in this Section 2.3, the Borrower agrees to protect, indemnify, pay and save the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, charges and reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable Attorney Costs) which such Letter of Credit Issuer may incur or be subject to as a consequence, direct or indirect, of the issuance of any Letter of Credit, except that the foregoing indemnity shall not apply to such Letter of Credit Issuer to the extent of acts or omissions arises out of gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Letter of Credit Issuer (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision). The Borrower’s obligations under this Section shall survive payment of all other Obligations and termination of this Agreement.

 

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(ii) Assumption of Risk by the Borrower. As among the Borrower, the Revolving Credit Lenders, the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer and the Agent, the Borrower assumes all risks of the acts and omissions of, or misuse of any of the Letters of Credit by, the respective beneficiaries of such Letters of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Lenders, the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer and the Agent shall not be responsible for (except in the case of any such Person (but not with respect to any other Person), to the extent arising out of the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Person (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision) in connection with any of the following): (A) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any document submitted by any Person in connection with the application for and issuance of and presentation of drafts with respect to any of the Letters of Credit, even if it should prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged; (B) the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign any Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason; (C) the failure of the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit to comply duly with conditions set forth in any separate agreement with the Borrower that are required in order to draw upon such Letter of Credit; (D) errors, omissions, interruptions, or delays in transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail, cable, telegraph, telex or otherwise, whether or not they be in cipher; (E) errors in interpretation of technical terms; (F) any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under any Letter of Credit or of the proceeds thereof; (G) the misapplication by the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter of Credit; (H) any consequences arising from causes beyond the control of the Revolving Credit Lenders, the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer or the Agent, including any act or omission, whether rightful or wrongful, of any present or future de jure or de facto Governmental Authority; or (I) the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer’s honor of a draw for which the draw or any certificate fails to comply in any material respect with the terms of the Letter of Credit; provided that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at Law or under any other agreement. None of the foregoing shall affect, impair or prevent the vesting of any rights or powers of the Agent or any Revolving Credit Lender under this Section 2.3(f).

(iii) Exoneration. Without limiting the foregoing, no action or omission whatsoever by the Agent, a Letter of Credit Issuer or any Revolving Credit Lender shall result in any liability of the Agent, such Letter of Credit Issuer or any Revolving Credit Lender to the Borrower (except as provided in the immediately succeeding clause (iv)), or relieve the Borrower of any of its obligations hereunder to any such Person.

(iv) Rights Against Letter of Credit Issuer. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to limit the Borrower’s rights or claims, if any, under Law or otherwise, against any Letter of Credit Issuer which arise as a result of the letter of credit application and related documents executed by such Letter of Credit Issuer or which arise as a result of such Letter of Credit Issuer’s willful misconduct, gross negligence or bad faith (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision).

(v) Account Party. The Borrower hereby authorizes and directs any Letter of Credit Issuer to name the Borrower as the “Account Party” in the Letters of Credit and to deliver to the Agent all instruments, documents and other writings and property received by the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer pursuant to the Letters of Credit, and to accept and rely upon the Agent’s instructions and agreements with respect to all matters arising in connection with the Letters of Credit or the applications therefor.

(g) Supporting Letter of Credit. If, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.3(b) and Section 11.1, any Letter of Credit is outstanding upon the termination of this Agreement, then upon such termination the Borrower shall (i) deposit with the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Agent, the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer and the Revolving Credit Lenders, with respect to each Letter of Credit then outstanding, a standby letter of credit (a “Supporting Letter of Credit”) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, issued by an issuer reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, in an amount equal to 103% (or such lesser amount as the Agent and such Letter of Credit Issuer shall agree but not less than 100%) of the sum of the greatest amount for which such Letter of Credit may be drawn plus any fees and expenses then due and owing with such Letter of Credit, under which Supporting Letter of Credit the Agent is entitled to draw amounts necessary to reimburse the Agent, such Letter of Credit Issuer and the

 

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Revolving Credit Lenders for payments to be made by the Agent, such Letter of Credit Issuer and such Revolving Credit Lenders under such Letter of Credit and any fees and expenses then due and owing or to become due and owing with such Letter of Credit, or (ii) cash collateralize each Letter of Credit then outstanding, in an amount equal to 103% (or such lesser amount as the Agent and such Letter of Credit Issuer shall agree) of the sum of the greatest amount for which such Letter of Credit may be drawn plus any fees and expenses then due and owing with such Letter of Credit, in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Agent. Such Supporting Letter of Credit or cash collateral shall be held by the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Agent, the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer and the Revolving Credit Lenders, as security for, and to provide for the payment of, the aggregate undrawn amount of such Letters of Credit remaining outstanding.

(h) Addition of a Letter of Credit Issuer. A Lender (or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates) may become an additional Letter of Credit Issuer hereunder pursuant to a written agreement among the Borrower, the Agent and such Lender. The Agent shall notify the Revolving Credit Lenders of any such additional Letter of Credit Issuer.

2.4 Loan Administration.

(a) Procedure for Borrowing.

(i) Each Borrowing by the Borrower shall be made upon the Borrower’s written notice delivered to the Agent in the form of a notice of borrowing substantially in the form of Exhibit B (“Notice of Borrowing”), which must be received by the Agent prior to (w) 12:00 noon (New York City time) three (3) Business Days prior to the requested Funding Date, in the case of LIBOR Loans, (x) 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) one (1) Business Day prior to the requested Funding Date, in the case of Base Rate Loans on any Funding Date and (y) 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Funding Date, in the case of Swingline Loans, specifying:

(A) whether such Borrowing is to be a LIBOR Borrowing or a Base Rate Borrowing (and if not specified, it shall be deemed a request for a Base Rate Borrowing);

(B) the amount of the Borrowing, which (x) in the case of a LIBOR Loan, must equal or exceed $1,000,000 (and increments of $1,000,000 in excess of such amount) and (y) in the case of a Base Rate Loan, must equal or exceed $1,000,000 (and increments of $1,000,000 in excess of such amount);

(C) the requested Funding Date, which must be a Business Day; and

(D) in the case of a request for LIBOR Loans, the duration of the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto (and if not specified, it shall be deemed a request for an Interest Period of one month).

(ii) At the election of the Agent or the Required Lenders, the Borrower shall have no right to request a LIBOR Loan while an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

(b) Reliance upon Authority. On or prior to the Closing Date, the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent a notice setting forth the account of the Borrower (such account, together with any replacement account, the “Designated Account”) to which the Agent is authorized to transfer the proceeds of the Loans requested hereunder unless otherwise directed in writing by the Borrower. The Borrower may designate a replacement account from time to time by written notice to the Agent. The Agent is entitled to rely conclusively on any Person’s request for Revolving Loans on behalf of the Borrower, so long as the proceeds thereof are to be transferred to the Designated Account or to another account designated by the Borrower in writing. The Agent has no duty to verify the identity of any individual representing himself or herself as a person authorized by the Borrower to make such requests on its behalf.

(c) No Liability. The Agent shall not incur any liability to the Borrower as a result of acting upon any notice referred to in Section 2.4(a) or (b), which the Agent believes in good faith to have been given by an officer or other person duly authorized by the Borrower to request Loans on its behalf. The crediting of Loans to the Designated Account conclusively establishes the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loans as provided herein.

 

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(d) Borrower’s Election. Promptly after receipt of a Notice of Borrowing for a Revolving Base Rate Loan, the Borrower shall elect to have the terms of Section 2.4(e) or the terms of Section 2.4(f) apply to such requested Borrowing. If the condition in Section 2.4(f)(i)(C) is not satisfied, the terms of Section 2.4(e) shall apply to the requested Borrowing.

(e) Making of Revolving Loans. If the Borrower elects to have the terms of this Section 2.4(e) apply to a requested Revolving Credit Borrowing of a Base Rate Loan or if the Agent receives a Notice of Borrowing for a LIBOR Loan, then, promptly after receipt of the Notice of Borrowing with respect to such Revolving Base Rate Loan or Revolving LIBOR Loan, the Agent shall notify the Revolving Credit Lenders by telecopy, telephone or e-mail of the requested Borrowing. Each Revolving Credit Lender shall transfer its Pro Rata Share of the requested Borrowing to the Agent in immediately available funds, to the account from time to time designated by the Agent, not later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the applicable Funding Date; provided that on the Closing Date, such funds may be made available at such earlier time as may be agreed among the relevant Lenders, the Borrower and the Agent for the purpose of consummating the Transactions. After the Agent’s receipt of all such amounts from the Lenders (or, in the event that a Defaulting Lender does not fund its portion of Loans, after the Agent receives such amounts from all other Lenders), the Agent shall make the aggregate of such amounts available to the Borrower on the applicable Funding Date by transferring same day funds to the account(s) designated by the Borrower; provided, however, that the amount of Revolving Loans so made on any date shall not exceed the then-current Availability on such date.

(f) Making of Swingline Loans.

(i) If the Borrower elects to have the terms of this Section 2.4(f) apply to a requested Revolving Credit Borrowing of a Base Rate Loan, the Swingline Lender shall make a Revolving Loan in the amount of that Borrowing available to the Borrower on the applicable Funding Date by transferring same day funds to the Designated Account or such other account(s) as may be designated by the Borrower in writing. Each Revolving Loan made solely by the Swingline Lender pursuant to this Section 2.4(f) is herein referred to as a “Swingline Loan,” and such Revolving Loans are collectively referred to as the “Swingline Loans.” Each Swingline Loan shall be subject to all the terms and conditions applicable to other Revolving Loans except that all payments thereon (including interest) shall be payable to the Swingline Lender solely for its own account. The Agent shall not request the Swingline Lender to make any Swingline Loan if (A) the Agent has received written notice from any Lender that one or more of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article IX will not be satisfied on the requested Funding Date for the applicable Borrowing, (B) the requested Borrowing would exceed then-current Availability on that Funding Date (as reasonably determined by the Agent), or (C) such Swingline Loan would cause the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all Swingline Loans to exceed $7,500,000 (the “Swingline Sublimit”).

(ii) The Swingline Loans shall be secured by the Collateral Agent’s Liens in and to the Collateral and shall constitute Base Rate Loans and Obligations hereunder.

(g) Agent Advances.

(i) Subject to the limitations set forth below, the Agent is authorized by the Borrower and the Revolving Credit Lenders, from time to time in the Agent’s sole discretion, upon notice to the Revolving Credit Lenders, (A) after the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, or (B) at any time that any of the other conditions precedent set forth in Article IX have not been satisfied, to make Base Rate Loans to the Borrower on behalf of the Lenders in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed 10% of the Borrowing Base (provided that the making of any such Loan does not cause the Aggregate Revolver Outstandings to exceed the Maximum Revolver Amount) which the Agent, in its good faith judgment, deems necessary or desirable (1) to preserve or protect the Collateral, or any portion thereof, (2) to enhance the likelihood of, or maximize the amount of, repayment of the Loans and other Obligations (including through Base Rate Loans for the purpose of enabling Manufacturing, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to meet their payroll and associated Tax obligations), and/or (3) to pay any other amount chargeable to the Borrower pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including costs, fees and expenses as described in Section 14.7 (any of such advances are herein referred to as “Agent Advances”); provided, that the Required Lenders may at any time revoke the Agent’s authorization to make Agent Advances. Any such revocation must be in writing and shall become effective prospectively upon the Agent’s receipt thereof.

 

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(ii) The Agent Advances shall be secured by the Collateral Agent’s Liens in and to the Collateral and shall constitute Base Rate Loans and Obligations hereunder.

(h) Notice Irrevocable. Other than any Notice of Borrowing for a Base Rate Loan made on or prior to the Closing Date, any Notice of Borrowing made pursuant to Section 2.4(a) shall be irrevocable. The Borrower shall be bound to borrow the funds requested therein in accordance therewith.

2.5 Reserves. The Agent may establish Reserves or change (including by decreasing the amount of) any of the Reserves, in the exercise of its Reasonable Credit Judgment; provided that such Reserves shall not be established or changed except upon not less than five (5) Business Days’ notice to the Borrower (unless an Event of Default exists and is continuing in which event such notice (which may be oral) may be given at any time prior to the establishment or change and shall not be subject to the five (5) Business Day notice requirement); provided, further, that no such prior notice shall be required for any changes to any Reserves resulting solely by virtue of mathematical calculations of the amount of the Reserves in accordance with the methodology of calculation previously utilized. The Agent will be available during such period to discuss any such proposed Reserve or change with the Borrower and without limiting the right of the Agent to establish or change such Reserves in the Agent’s Reasonable Credit Judgment, the Borrower may take such action as may be required so that the event, condition or matter that is the basis for such Reserve no longer exists, in a manner and to the extent reasonably satisfactory to the Agent. The amount of any Reserve established by the Agent pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 2.5 shall have a reasonable relationship as determined by the Agent in its Reasonable Credit Judgment to the event, condition or other matter that is the basis for the Reserve. In the event that the Agent has determined to establish or change a Reserve pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 2.5 and the Reserve amount to be so established or as modified is inconsistent with the Reserve amount determined by the Agent, then the greater Reserve amount so determined shall apply. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, a Reserve shall not be established to the extent that such Reserve would be duplicative of any specific item excluded as ineligible in the definition of “Eligible Account”, “Eligible Inventory” or “Eligible Unbilled Account”, or of any then-existing Reserve. The establishment of any Reserve with respect to any obligation, charge, liability, debt or otherwise shall in no event grant any rights or be deemed to have granted any rights in such reserved amount to the holder of such obligation, charge, liability or debt or any other Person (except as explicitly set forth hereunder), but shall solely be viewed as amounts reserved to protect the interests of the Secured Parties hereunder and under the other Loan Documents.

2.6 Incremental Credit Extension.

(a) The Borrower may at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date, by written notice delivered to the Agent, request one or more increases in the amount under any Class of Revolving Credit Commitments (each such increase, a “Revolving Credit Commitment Increase”).

(b) Each Revolving Credit Commitment Increase shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $5,000,000 (provided that such amount may be less than $5,000,000 if such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth below) (and in minimum increments of $5,000,000 in excess thereof), and the aggregate amount of Revolving Credit Commitment Increases (after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and the use of the proceeds thereof) incurred pursuant to this Section 2.6(b) shall not exceed $50,000,000.

(c) The Revolving Credit Commitment Increases shall be treated the same as the Revolving Credit Commitments (except that the maturity date thereof shall be no earlier than the initial Stated Termination Date for the Revolving Credit Facility) and shall be considered to be part of the Revolving Credit Commitments (it being understood that, if required to consummate a Revolving Credit Commitment Increase, the interest rate margins, rate floors and undrawn commitment fees on the Revolving Credit Commitments may be increased so long as such increase also apply equally to the existing Revolving Credit Commitments and additional upfront or similar fees may be payable to the lenders providing the Revolving Credit Commitment Increase without any requirement to pay such upfront or similar fees to any then-existing Lenders). The Revolving Credit Commitment Increases may be in the form of a separate “first-in, last-out” or “last-out” tranche (the “FILO Tranche”) with interest rate margins, rate floors, upfront fees, funding discounts, advance rates, premiums, unused fees, original issue discounts, amortization, and other terms to be agreed among the Borrower, the Agent and the applicable Lenders (without the consent of any Lenders not providing loans under the FILO Tranche) providing such Revolving Credit Commitment Increases (it being understood to the extent that any financial maintenance covenant is added for the benefit of any FILO

 

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Tranche, no consent shall be required from the Agent or any Lender to the extent that such financial maintenance covenant is also added for the benefit of the Revolving Credit Facility) and to be agreed upon (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not require any adjustment to the Applicable Margin of other Loans pursuant to clause (i) above) among the Borrower and the Lenders providing the FILO Tranche so long as (1) any loans and related obligations in respect of the FILO Tranche shall not be guaranteed by any Person other than the Guarantors and shall rank equal (or, at the option of the Borrower, junior) in right of priority to the Collateral Agent’s Liens; (2) as between (x) the Revolving Credit Facility (other than the FILO Tranche) and (y) the FILO Tranche, all proceeds from the liquidation or other realization of the Collateral shall be applied, first to obligations owing under, or with respect to, the Revolving Credit Facility (other than the FILO Tranche) and second to the FILO Tranche; (3) no Borrower may prepay Loans under the FILO Tranche or terminate or reduce the commitments in respect thereof at any time that other Revolving Loans (including Swingline Loans) and/or Unpaid Drawings (unless cash collateralized or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Agent) are outstanding; (4) the Required Lenders (calculated as including the FILO Tranche) shall, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, control exercise of remedies in respect of the Collateral; and (5) no changes affecting the priority status of the Revolving Credit Facility (other than the FILO Tranche) vis-à-vis the FILO Tranche may be made without the consent of each of the Lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility (other than the FILO Tranche).

(d) Each notice from the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.6 shall be given in writing and shall set forth the requested amount and proposed terms of the relevant Revolving Credit Commitment Increase. Revolving Credit Commitment Increases may be provided subject to the prior written consent of the Borrower, by any existing Lender (it being understood that no existing Lender will have an obligation to make a portion of any Revolving Credit Commitment Increase) or by any other bank, financial institution, other institutional lender or other investor (any such other bank, financial institution or other investor being called an “Additional Lender”); provided that (i) each existing Lender shall be offered the opportunity to participate in the relevant Revolving Credit Commitment Increase (other than in the case of a FILO Tranche) on a pro rata basis based on such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment prior to such Revolving Credit Commitment Increase and (ii) the Agent, the Swingline Lender and each Letter of Credit Issuer shall have consented (in each case, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to such Lender’s or Additional Lender’s providing such Revolving Credit Commitment Increase if such consent would be required under Section 12.2 for an assignment of Loans and/or Commitments to such Lender or Additional Lender.

(e) Commitments in respect of a Revolving Credit Commitment Increase, including under a FILO Tranche, shall become Commitments under this Agreement pursuant to an amendment (an “Incremental Agreement”) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed the Borrower, each Lender agreeing to provide such Commitment, if any, each Additional Lender, if any, and the Agent. The Incremental Agreement may, subject to Section 2.6(c), without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or advisable in the reasonable opinion of the Borrower and the Agent to effect the provisions of this Section 2.6. The effectiveness of any Incremental Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof (each, an “Incremental Facility Closing Date”) and the occurrence of any extension of credit thereunder shall be subject to (i) the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 9.2(a) (provided that, with respect to any FILO Tranche that is entered into in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other similar Investment permitted hereunder, compliance with clause (ii) thereof shall instead be limited to compliance with no Event of Default under Section 10.1(a), (c), (e), (f) and (g) having occurred and being in continuance), (ii) receipt by the Agent of (y) legal opinions, board resolutions and officers’ certificates reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and (z) reaffirmation agreements and/or such amendments to the Collateral Documents as may be reasonably requested by the Agent in order to ensure that the Revolving Credit Commitment Increase is provided with the benefit of the applicable Loan Documents, and (iii) such other conditions as the parties thereto shall agree. The Borrower will use the proceeds of the loans under any Revolving Credit Commitment Increase for any purpose not prohibited by this Agreement.

(f) (i) Except as set forth under clause (d) above, the Borrower shall not be obligated to offer any existing Lender the opportunity to provide any Revolving Credit Commitment Increase.

(ii) Upon each increase in the Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.6, other than in connection with a FILO Tranche, each Revolving Credit Lender immediately prior to such increase will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assigned to each Lender providing a portion of the Revolving Credit Commitment Increase (each, an “Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment Increase Lender”) in respect of such

 

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increase, and each such Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment Increase Lender will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assumed, a portion of such Lender’s participations hereunder in outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans such that, after giving effect to each such deemed assignment and assumption of participations, the percentage of the aggregate outstanding (A) participations hereunder in Letters of Credit and (B) participations hereunder in Swingline Loans held by each Revolving Credit Lender (including each such Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment Increase Lender) will equal the percentage of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments represented by such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment. The Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing, and pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement shall not apply to the transactions effected pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence or pursuant to a FILO Tranche.

(g) This Section 2.6 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.4(e) or 12.1 to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, any provisions of this Section 2.6 may be amended with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided no such amendment shall require any Lender to provide any Revolving Credit Commitment Increase without such Lender’s consent.

(h) Upon each increase in the Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.6 the dollar thresholds set forth in the definitions of “Cash Dominion Period”, “Collateral Reporting Period”, “Covenant Trigger Period,” “Permitted Acquisition”, “Specified Conditions”, and in Section 8.21 shall be increased in proportion to the amount of Revolving Commitment Increase.

2.7 Extensions of Revolving Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments.

(a) The Borrower may at any time and from time to time request that all or a portion of the Revolving Credit Commitments of any Class and/or the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of any Class (and, in each case, including any previously extended Revolving Credit Commitments), existing at the time of such request (each, an “Existing Revolving Credit Commitment” and any related revolving credit loans under any such facility, “Existing Revolving Loans”; each Existing Revolving Credit Commitment and related Existing Revolving Loans together being referred to as an “Existing Revolving Credit Class”) be converted or exchanged to extend the termination date thereof and the scheduled maturity date(s) of any payment of principal with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of Existing Revolving Loans related to such Existing Revolving Credit Commitments (any such Existing Revolving Credit Commitments which have been so extended, “Extended Revolving Credit Commitments” and any related revolving credit loans, “Extended Revolving Loans”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.7. Prior to entering into any Extension Agreement with respect to any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, the Borrower shall provide written notice to the Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders of the applicable Class of Existing Revolving Credit Commitments, with such request offered equally to all Lenders of such Class) (an “Extension Request”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments to be established thereunder, which terms shall be similar to those applicable to the Existing Revolving Credit Commitments from which they are to be extended (the “Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class”) except that (w) all or any of the final maturity dates of such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments may be delayed to later dates than the final maturity dates of the Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class, (x)(A) the interest rates, interest margins, rate floors, upfront fees, funding discounts, original issue discounts and prepayment premiums with respect to the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments may be different than those for the Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class and/or (B) additional fees and/or premiums may be payable to the Lenders providing such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments in addition to or in lieu of any of the items contemplated by the preceding clause (A) and (y)(1) the undrawn revolving credit commitment fee rates with respect to the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments may be different than those for the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class and (2) the Extension Agreement may provide for other covenants and terms that apply to any period after the Termination Date; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.7, or otherwise, (I) the borrowing and repayment (other than in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of commitments) of the Extended Revolving Loans under any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall be made on a pro rata basis with any borrowings and repayments of the Existing Revolving Loans of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class (the mechanics for which may be implemented through the applicable Extension Agreement and may include technical changes related to the borrowing and repayment procedures of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class), (II) assignments and participations of Extended

 

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Revolving Credit Commitments and Extended Revolving Loans shall be governed by the assignment and participation provisions set forth in Section 12.2 and (III) subject to the applicable limitations set forth in Section 4.4(a) and (b), permanent repayments of Extended Revolving Loans (and corresponding permanent reduction in the related Extended Revolving Credit Commitments) shall be permitted as may be agreed between the Borrower and the Lenders thereof. No Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments of any Existing Revolving Credit Class converted or exchanged into Extended Revolving Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to any Extension Request. Any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of any Extension Series shall constitute a separate Class of revolving credit commitments from Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class and from any other Existing Revolving Credit Commitments (together with any other Extended Revolving Credit Commitments so established on such date).

(b) The Borrower shall provide the applicable Extension Request to the Agent at least ten (10) Business Days (or such shorter period as the Agent may determine in its sole discretion) prior to the date on which Lenders under the Existing Revolving Credit Class are requested to respond, and shall agree to such procedures, if any, as may be established by, or acceptable to, the Agent, in each case acting reasonably, to accomplish the purpose of this Section 2.7. Any Lender (an “Extending Lender”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Revolving Credit Commitments (or any earlier Extended Revolving Credit Commitments) of an Existing Revolving Credit Class subject to such Extension Request converted or exchanged into Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall notify the Agent (an “Extension Election”) on or prior to the date specified in such Extension Request of the amount of its Revolving Credit Commitments (and/or any earlier-extended Extended Revolving Credit Commitments) which it has elected to convert or exchange into Extended Revolving Credit Commitments (subject to any minimum denomination requirements imposed by the Agent). In the event that the aggregate amount of Revolving Credit Commitments (and any earlier-extended Extended Revolving Credit Commitments) subject to Extension Elections exceeds the amount of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments requested pursuant to the Extension Request, Revolving Credit Commitments, or earlier-extended Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, subject to Extension Elections shall be converted to or exchanged to Extended Revolving Credit Commitments on a pro rata basis (subject to such rounding requirements as may be established by the Agent) based on the amount of Revolving Credit Commitments and earlier-extended Extended Revolving Credit Commitments included in each such Extension Election or as may be otherwise agreed to in the applicable Extension Agreement. Notwithstanding the conversion of any Existing Revolving Credit Commitment into an Extended Revolving Credit Commitment, unless expressly agreed by the holders of each affected Existing Revolving Credit Commitment of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class, such Extended Revolving Credit Commitment shall not be treated more favorably than all Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class for purposes of the obligations of a Revolving Credit Lender in respect of Swingline Loans under Section 2.4 and Letters of Credit under Section 2.3, except that the applicable Extension Agreement may provide that the maturity date for the Swingline Loans and/or the last day for issuing Letters of Credit may be extended and the related obligations to make Swingline Loans and issue Letters of Credit may be continued (pursuant to mechanics to be specified in the applicable Extension Agreement) so long as the applicable Swingline Lender and/or the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer have consented to such extensions (it being understood that no consent of any other Lender shall be required in connection with any such extension).

(c) Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall be established pursuant to an amendment (an “Extension Agreement”) to this Agreement (which, except to the extent expressly contemplated by the second sentence of this Section 2.7(c) and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 12.1, shall not require the consent of any Lender other than the Extending Lenders with respect to the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments established thereby) executed by Holdings, the Obligors, the Agent and the Extending Lenders. In connection with any Extension Agreement, the Borrower shall deliver an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Agent (i) as to the enforceability of such Extension Agreement, this Agreement as amended thereby, and such of the other Loan Documents (if any) as may be amended thereby (in the case of such other Loan Documents as contemplated by the immediately preceding sentence) and covering customary matters and (ii) to the effect that such Extension Agreement, including the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments provided for therein, does not breach or result in a default under the provisions of Section 12.1 of this Agreement, as modified by this Section 2.7(c).

 

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(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, on any date on which any Class of Existing Revolving Credit Commitments is converted or exchanged to extend the related scheduled maturity date(s) in accordance with Section 2.7(a) above (an “Extension Date”), in the case of the Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of each Extending Lender under any Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class, the aggregate principal amount of such Existing Revolving Credit Commitments shall be deemed reduced by an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments so converted or exchanged by such Lender on such date, and such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall be established as a separate Class of revolving credit commitments from the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class and from any other Existing Revolving Credit Commitments (together with any other Extended Revolving Credit Commitments so established on such date) and if, on any Extension Date, any Existing Revolving Loans of any Extending Lender are outstanding under the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class, such Existing Revolving Loans (and any related participations) shall be deemed to be converted or exchanged to Extended Revolving Loans (and related participations) of the applicable Class in the same proportion as such Extending Lender’s Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitments Class to Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of such Class.

(e) In the event that the Agent determines in its sole discretion that the allocation of the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Extension Series, in each case to a given Lender was incorrectly determined as a result of manifest administrative error in the receipt and processing of an Extension Election timely submitted by such Lender in accordance with the procedures set forth in the applicable Extension Agreement, then the Agent, the Borrower and such affected Lender may (and hereby are authorized to), in their sole discretion and without the consent of any other Lender, enter into an amendment to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (each, a “Corrective Extension Agreement”) within 30 days following the effective date of such Extension Agreement, as the case may be, which Corrective Extension Agreement shall (i) provide for the conversion or exchange and extension of Existing Revolving Credit Commitments (and related exposure) in such amount as is required to cause such Lender to hold Extended Revolving Credit Commitments (and related exposure) of the applicable Extension Series into which such other Loans or commitments were initially converted or exchanged, as the case may be, in the amount such Lender would have held had such administrative error not occurred and had such Lender received the minimum allocation of the applicable Loans or Commitments to which it was entitled under the terms of such Extension Agreement, in the absence of such error, (ii) be subject to the satisfaction of such conditions as the Agent, the Borrower and such Lender may agree (including conditions of the type required to be satisfied for the effectiveness of an Extension Agreement described in Section 2.7(c)), and (iii) effect such other amendments of the type (with appropriate reference and nomenclature changes) described in the second sentence of Section 2.7(c).

(f) No conversion or exchange of Loans or Commitments pursuant to any Extension Agreement in accordance with this Section 2.7 shall constitute a voluntary or mandatory payment or prepayment for purposes of this Agreement.

(g) This Section 2.7 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.4(e) or Section 12.1 to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, any of the provisions of this Section 2.7 may be amended with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that no such amendment shall require any Lender to provide any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments without such Lender’s consent.

2.8 Defaulting Lenders. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:

(a) the Unused Line Fee shall cease to accrue on any of the Revolving Credit Commitments of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 3.5;

(b) the Commitments and Loans of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether all Lenders or the Required Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment, waiver or other modification pursuant to Section 12.1); provided that any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender which affects such Defaulting Lender disproportionately when compared to the other affected Lenders, or increases or extends the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender, shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender;

 

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(c) any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Section 10.2 or Section 10.3 or otherwise), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Agent hereunder; second, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Agent; third, 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 that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; fourth, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to any Obligor as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Obligor against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and fifth, to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that, if such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the relevant Loans of the relevant non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied in the manner set forth in this clause (c);

(d) if any Swingline Loans are outstanding or Letters of Credit issued at the time such Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender then:

(i) all or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participations in such Swingline Loans and/or Letters of Credit shall be reallocated among the non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares but only to the extent (x) the sum of all non-Defaulting Lenders’ Aggregate Revolver Outstandings does not exceed the lesser of the total of all non-Defaulting Lenders’ Revolving Credit Commitments and the Borrowing Base as of such date and (y) no such non-Defaulting Lender’s Aggregate Revolver Outstandings shall exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment at such time;

(ii) if the reallocation described in clause (i) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall within three (3) Business Days following notice by the Agent (x) first, prepay such Swingline Loans and (y) second, cash collateralize for the benefit of the Letter of Credit Issuer only the Borrower’s obligations corresponding to such Defaulting Lender’s participations in Letters of Credit (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (i) above) for so long as such participations in Letters of Credit are outstanding;

(iii) if the Borrower cash collateralizes any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s Obligations pursuant to clause (ii) above, the Borrower shall not be required to pay any fees to such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 3.6 with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participations in Letters of Credit during the period such participations in Letters of Credit are cash collateralized;

(iv) if the participations in Letters of Credit of the non-Defaulting Lenders are reallocated pursuant to clause (i) above, then the fees payable to the Lenders pursuant to Sections 3.5 and 3.6 shall be adjusted in accordance with such non-Defaulting Lenders’ Pro Rata Shares; and

(v) if all or any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s participations in Letters of Credit is neither reallocated nor cash collateralized pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above, then, without prejudice to any rights or remedies of the Letter of Credit Issuers or any other Lender hereunder, all letter of credit fees payable under Section 3.6 with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participations in Letters of Credit shall be payable to the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer until and to the extent that such participations in Letters of Credit are reallocated and/or cash collateralized;

(e) so long as (i) such Lender is a Defaulting Lender and (ii) a reallocation pursuant to clauses (d)(i) or (d)(ii) above cannot be effectuated, the Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loan and the Letter of Credit Issuers shall not be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit, unless it has received assurances reasonably satisfactory to it that non-Defaulting Lenders will cover the related exposure and/or cash collateral will be provided by the Borrower in accordance with this Section 2.8, and participating interests in any newly made Swingline Loan or any newly issued or increased Letter of Credit shall be allocated among non-Defaulting Lenders in a manner consistent with this Section 2.8 (and such Defaulting Lender shall not participate therein); and

 

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(f) in the event that the Agent, the Borrower, the Swingline Lender and the Letter of Credit Issuers each agrees that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then the obligations and participations of the Revolving Credit Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment and on such date such Lender shall purchase at par such of the Loans of the other Revolving Credit Lenders (other than Swingline Loans) as the Agent shall determine may be necessary in order for such Lender to hold such Loans in accordance with its Pro Rata Share; 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 14.21, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from such Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

ARTICLE III

INTEREST AND FEES

3.1 Interest.

(a) Interest Rates. All outstanding Loans to the Borrower shall bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof (including, to the extent permitted by law, on interest thereon not paid when due) from the date made until paid in full in cash at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate or the LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin, but not to exceed the Maximum Rate. If at any time Loans are outstanding with respect to which the Borrower has not delivered to the Agent a notice specifying the basis for determining the interest rate applicable thereto in accordance herewith, those Loans shall be treated as Base Rate Loans until notice to the contrary has been given to the Agent in accordance with this Agreement and such notice has become effective. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Loans shall bear interest as follows:

(i) For all Base Rate Loans, at a fluctuating per annum rate equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin; and

(ii) For all LIBOR Loans, at a fluctuating per annum rate equal to the LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin.

Each change in the Base Rate (or any component thereof) shall be reflected in the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans as of the effective date of such change. All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans when the Base Rate is determined by the “prime rate” shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-day year). On the first Business Day of each calendar quarter hereafter and on the Termination Date, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders (provided that all interest on applicable Swingline Loans shall be for the benefit of the Swingline Lender and all interest on Agent Advances shall be for the benefit of the Agent), interest accrued to the first day of such calendar quarter (or accrued to the Termination Date in the case of a payment on the Termination Date) on all Base Rate Loans in arrears. The Borrower shall pay to the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, interest on all LIBOR Loans in arrears on each LIBOR Interest Payment Date.

(b) Default Rate. During the continuance of any Specified Event of Default, if the Borrower shall default in the payment of the principal of or interest on any Loan or any other amount becoming due hereunder, by acceleration or otherwise, or under any other Loan Document, the Borrower shall on demand from time to time pay interest, to the extent permitted by Law, on such defaulted amount to but excluding the date of actual payment (after as well as before judgment) (A) in the case of overdue principal, at the Default Rate, and (B) in all other cases, at a rate per annum equal to the rate that would be applicable to a Base Rate Loan plus 2.00%.

 

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3.2 Continuation and Conversion Elections.

(a) The Borrower may (provided that the Borrowing of LIBOR Loans is then permitted under Section 2.4(a)(ii)):

(i) elect, as of any Business Day, to convert any Base Rate Loans other than Agent Advances and Swingline Loans (or any part thereof) into LIBOR Loans; and

(ii) elect, as of the last day of the applicable Interest Period, to continue any LIBOR Loans having Interest Periods expiring on such day (or any part thereof);

provided that if the Notice of Continuation/Conversion shall fail to specify the duration of the Interest Period, such Interest Period shall be one month.

(b) The Borrower shall deliver a notice of continuation/conversion substantially in the form of Exhibit C (a “Notice of Continuation/Conversion”) to the Agent not later than, (x) 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) at least three (3) Business Days in advance of the Continuation/Conversion Date if the Loans are to be converted into or continued as LIBOR Loans and specifying:

(i) the proposed Continuation/Conversion Date;

(ii) the aggregate principal amount of Loans to be converted or continued;

(iii) the Type of Loans resulting from the proposed conversion or continuation; and

(iv) the duration of the requested Interest Period, provided, however, the Borrower may not select an Interest Period that ends after the Stated Termination Date.

(c) If, upon the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to any LIBOR Loans, the Borrower fails to select timely a new Interest Period to be applicable to such LIBOR Loans, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert such LIBOR Loans into Base Rate Loans effective as of the expiration date of such Interest Period. If any Event of Default exists, at the election of the Agent or the Required Lenders, all LIBOR Loans shall be converted into Base Rate Loans as of the expiration date of each applicable Interest Period.

(d) The Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of a Notice of Continuation/Conversion. All conversions and continuations shall be made ratably according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Loans with respect to which the notice was given held by each Lender.

(e) There may not be more than ten different LIBOR Loans in effect hereunder at any time (which number may be increased or adjusted by agreement between the Borrower and the Agent in connection with any Revolving Credit Commitment Increase or the creation of any Extended Revolving Credit Facility).

3.3 Maximum Interest Rate. In no event shall any interest rate provided for hereunder exceed the maximum rate legally chargeable under applicable law with respect to loans of the Type provided for hereunder (the “Maximum Rate”). If, in any month, any interest rate, absent such limitation, would have exceeded the Maximum Rate, then the interest rate for that month shall be the Maximum Rate, and, if in future months, that interest rate would otherwise be less than the Maximum Rate, then that interest rate shall remain at the Maximum Rate until such time as the amount of interest paid hereunder equals the amount of interest which would have been paid if the same had not been limited by the Maximum Rate. In the event that, upon payment in full of the Obligations, the total amount of interest paid or accrued under the terms of this Agreement is less than the total amount of interest which would, but for this Section 3.3, have been paid or accrued if the interest rate otherwise set forth in this Agreement had at all times been in effect, then the Borrower shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, pay the Agent, for the account of the applicable Lenders, an amount equal to the excess of (a) the lesser of (i) the amount of interest which would have been charged if the Maximum Rate had, at all times, been in effect or (ii) the amount of interest which would have accrued had the interest rate otherwise set forth in this Agreement, at all times, been in effect over

 

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(b) the amount of interest actually paid or accrued under this Agreement. If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the Agent and/or any Lender has received interest and other charges hereunder in excess of the Maximum Rate, such excess shall be deemed received on account of, and shall automatically be applied to reduce, the Obligations other than interest, and if there are no Obligations outstanding, the Agent and/or such Lender shall refund to the Borrower such excess.

3.4 Closing Fees and Other Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay the Agent, the Collateral Agent and each of the Arrangers, as applicable, all fees due and payable on any date required for payment of a fee (including as provided under the Engagement Letter); provided that, solely with respect to the ABL Administration Fee (as defined in the Engagement Letter), the amount of the ABL Administration Fee to be paid on the Closing Date (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not on any future date), shall be reduced by $10,000.

3.5 Unused Line Fee. On the first Business Day of each calendar quarter (commencing with the first business day of the calendar quarter beginning April 1, 2018), and on the Termination Date, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent, for the account of the Revolving Credit Lenders, an unused line fee (the “Unused Line Fee”) equal to the Applicable Unused Line Fee Margin per annum times the amount by which the average daily Maximum Revolver Amount exceeded the sum of the average daily outstanding amount of Revolving Loans (other than Swingline Loans) and the average daily undrawn face amount of outstanding Letters of Credit, during the immediately preceding calendar quarter (or longer period if calculated for the first such payment after the Closing Date or shorter period if calculated on the Termination Date). All principal payments received by the Agent shall be deemed to be credited immediately upon receipt for purposes of calculating the Unused Line Fee pursuant to this Section 3.5. Upon receipt thereof, the Agent shall distribute the Unused Line Fee to the Revolving Credit Lenders ratably based on their Pro Rata Shares of the Revolving Credit Commitments.

3.6 Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Agent, for the account of the Revolving Credit Lenders, in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares, for each Letter of Credit, a fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) equal to, on a per annum basis, the Applicable Margin for LIBOR Loans multiplied by the undrawn face amount of each Letter of Credit, (ii) to each Letter of Credit Issuer, for its own account, a fronting fee of one-eighth of one percent (0.125%) per annum of the undrawn face amount of each Letter of Credit issued by such Letter of Credit Issuer, and (iii) to each Letter of Credit Issuer, any out-of-pocket costs, fees and expenses incurred by such Letter of Credit Issuer in connection with the application for, processing of, issuance of, or amendment to any Letter of Credit. The Letter of Credit Fee and fronting fee shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the first Business Day of each calendar quarter in which a Letter of Credit is outstanding and on the Termination Date; provided that the first such payment after the Closing Date shall be paid on April 1, 2018.

ARTICLE IV

PAYMENTS AND PREPAYMENTS

4.1 Payments and Prepayments.

(a) The Borrower shall repay the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loans, plus all accrued but unpaid interest thereon, on the Termination Date.

(b) The Borrower may, upon notice to the Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay the Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty (but subject to Section 5.4); provided that (i) such notice must be received by the Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) (A) three (3) Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of LIBOR Loans and (B) one (1) Business Day prior to any date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; provided, further, that, in respect of Swingline Loans, the Borrower may deliver such notice to the Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date of prepayment of such Swingline Loans and (ii) each prepayment shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof or, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid and, if LIBOR Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans. The Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s ratable portion of such prepayment (based on such Lender’s Pro Rata Share).

 

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4.2 Out-of-Formula Condition. The Borrower shall immediately pay to the Agent, for the account of the Lenders and/or to cash collateralize Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.3(g), upon demand, the amount, if any, by which the amount of the Aggregate Revolver Outstandings exceeds at any time the lesser of (i) the Maximum Revolver Amount and (ii) the then-current Borrowing Base (any such condition being an “Out-of-Formula Condition”), except that no such payment shall be required if the Out-of-Formula Condition is created solely as a result of an Agent Advance.

4.3 Mandatory Prepayments.

(a) (i) At all times after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Cash Dominion Period and notification thereof by the Agent to the Borrower, on each Business Day, the Agent shall apply all same day funds credited to the Concentration Account and all amounts received pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) to one or more accounts maintained by the Agent or such other account as directed by the Agent and subject to the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement then in effect, all amounts received in such account shall be applied by Agent in accordance with Section 4.3(a)(ii) below.

(ii) Except as otherwise provided in Section 10.3, all amounts required to be paid pursuant to Section 4.3(a)(i) shall be applied by the Agent as follows: (A) first, to the prepayment in full of Agent Advances, (B) second, to the prepayment in full of the Swingline Loans, (C) third, to cash collateralize Letters of Credit, (D) fourth, to the prepayment in full of the Revolving Base Rate Loans and (E) fifth, to the prepayment in full of the Revolving LIBOR Loans.

(b) No payment or prepayment made pursuant to this Section 4.3 shall, or shall be deemed to, effect or reduce any Commitment of any Lender or the aggregate Commitments of the Lenders.

4.4 Termination or Reductions of Facilities.

(a) The Borrower may terminate this Agreement, upon at least three (3) Business Days’ notice to the Agent (who will distribute such notice to the Lenders), upon Full Payment of the Obligations and payment of amounts (if any) due under Section 5.4. Such notice may provide that such termination is contingent upon consummation of a contemplated refinancing or another transaction.

(b) The Borrower may from time to time permanently reduce the Revolving Credit Commitments (and the Maximum Revolver Amount), as the case may be, on a pro rata basis based on the applicable Lenders’ respective Pro Rata Shares, upon at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Agent, which notice shall specify the amount of the reduction. Each reduction shall be in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 or an increment of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. If after giving effect to any reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments, the Letter of Credit Subfacility or the Swingline Sublimit shall exceed the Revolving Credit Commitments at such time, each such Subfacility or sublimit, as the case may be, shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess and such reduction shall be accompanied by such payment (if any) as may be required to be made such that after giving effect to such payment the relevant aggregate Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans do not exceed the applicable Subfacility or sublimit as so reduced. Each reduction in the Revolving Credit Commitments shall be accompanied by such payment (if any) as may be required to avoid an Out-of-Formula Condition. It being understood and agreed that the Borrower may allocate any termination or reduction of Commitments among Classes of Commitments at its direction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower may rescind or postpone any notice of termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments if such termination would have resulted from a refinancing of all of the applicable Commitments, which refinancing shall not be consummated or otherwise shall be delayed.

4.5 LIBOR Loan Prepayments. In connection with any prepayment, if any LIBOR Loans are prepaid prior to the expiration date of the Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall comply with Section 5.4.

 

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4.6 Payments by the Borrower.

(a) All payments to be made by the Borrower under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall be made without set-off, recoupment or counterclaim. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower shall be made to the Agent for the account of the Lenders entitled thereto, at the account designated by the Agent and shall be made in Dollars and in immediately available funds, no later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date specified herein. Any payment received by the Agent after such time shall be deemed (for purposes of calculating interest only) to have been received on the following Business Day and any applicable interest shall continue to accrue.

(b) Subject to the provisions set forth in the definition of “Interest Period,” whenever any payment is due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be due on the following Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of interest or fees, as the case may be.

4.7 Apportionment, Application and Reversal of Payments. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, principal and interest payments shall be apportioned ratably among the Lenders to which such payment is owed (according to the unpaid principal balance of the Loans to which such payments owed are held by each such Lender) and payments of the fees shall, as applicable, be apportioned ratably (or other applicable share as provided herein) among the Lenders to which such payment is owed, except for fees payable solely to the Agent, any Arranger or the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer. Whenever any payment received by the Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents is insufficient to pay in full all amounts due and payable to the Agent and the Lenders under or in respect of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on any date, such payment shall be distributed by the Agent and applied by the Agent and the Lenders in the order of priority set forth in Section 10.3. If the Agent receives funds for application to the Obligations of the Obligors under or in respect of the Loan Documents under circumstances for which the Loan Documents do not specify the manner in which such funds are to be applied, the Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, elect to distribute such funds to each of the Lenders in accordance with such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Aggregate Revolver Outstandings at such time, in repayment or prepayment of such of the outstanding Loans or other Obligations then owing to such Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, unless so directed by the Borrower, or unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, neither the Agent nor any Lender shall apply any payments which it receives to any LIBOR Loan, except (a) on the expiration date of the Interest Period applicable to any such LIBOR Loan or (b) in the event, and only to the extent, that there are no outstanding Base Rate Loans and, in such event, the Borrower shall pay LIBOR breakage losses in accordance with Section 5.4.

4.8 Indemnity for Returned Payments. If after receipt of any payment which is applied to the payment of all or any part of the Obligations under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, the Agent, any Lender, or any other Secured Party is for any reason compelled to surrender such payment or proceeds to any Person because such payment or application of proceeds is invalidated, declared fraudulent, set aside, determined to be void or voidable as a preference, impermissible setoff, or a diversion of trust funds, or for any other reason, then such Obligations or part thereof intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued and this Agreement shall continue in full force as if such payment or proceeds had not been received by the Agent, such Lender, or such other Secured Party, and the Borrower shall be liable to pay to the Agent, the Lenders, or such other Secured Party and hereby do indemnify the Agent, the Lenders, or such other Secured Party and hold the Agent, the Lenders, or such other Secured Party harmless for the amount of such payment or proceeds surrendered. The provisions of this Section 4.8 shall be and remain effective notwithstanding any release of Collateral or guarantors, cancellation or return of Loan Documents, or other contrary action which may have been taken by the Agent, any Lender, or such other Secured Party in reliance upon such payment or application of proceeds, and any such contrary action so taken shall be without prejudice to the Agent’s, the Lenders’, or such other Secured Party’s rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and shall be deemed to have been conditioned upon such payment or application of proceeds having become final and irrevocable. The provisions of this Section 4.8 shall survive the repayment of the Obligations and termination of this Agreement.

4.9 Agents and Lenders Books and Records. The Agent shall record the principal amount of the Loans owing to each Lender, the undrawn face amount of all applicable outstanding Letters of Credit and the aggregate amount of Unpaid Drawings obligations outstanding with respect to the Letters of Credit from time to time on its books. In addition, each Lender may note the date and amount of each payment or prepayment of principal of such Lender’s Loans in its books and records. Failure by the Agent or any Lender to make such notation shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower with respect to the Loans or the Letters of Credit. The Borrower agrees that the Agent’s and each Lender’s books and records showing the Obligations and the transactions pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be admissible in any action or proceeding arising therefrom, and

 

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shall constitute rebuttable presumptive proof thereof (absent manifest error), irrespective of whether any Obligation is also evidenced by a promissory note or other instrument. Such statement shall be deemed correct, accurate, and binding on the Borrower and an account stated (absent manifest error and except for reversals and reapplications of payments made as provided in Section 4.7 and corrections of errors discovered by the Agent), unless the Borrower notifies the Agent in writing to the contrary within 30 days after such statement is rendered. In the event a timely written notice of objections is given by the Borrower, only the items to which exception is expressly made will be considered to be disputed by the Borrower.

ARTICLE V

TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

5.1 Taxes.

(a) Payments Free of Taxes. Unless otherwise required by applicable Law, all payments by or on behalf of an Obligor to a Lender or the Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for, any Taxes. If any applicable Withholding Agent shall be required by any applicable Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of such Withholding Agent) to deduct or withhold any Tax from any payment to a Recipient under this Agreement or any Loan Document, then (i) such Withholding Agent shall 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 (ii) if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Obligor shall be increased as necessary so that after all such required deductions and withholdings are made (including deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 5.1) the applicable Lender (or, in the case of a payment made to the Agent for its own account, the Agent) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been made. In addition, the Borrower shall pay all Other Taxes when due.

(b) Indemnification by Obligors. The Obligors agree jointly and severally to indemnify and hold harmless each Lender and the Agent for the full amount of Indemnified Taxes (including any Indemnified Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 5.1) paid or payable by any Lender or the Agent and any reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally asserted. Payment under this indemnification shall be made within 30 days after the date such Lender or the Agent makes written demand therefor in accordance with Section 5.6.

(c) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after the date of any payment by an Obligor of Taxes to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 5.1, the relevant Obligor shall furnish the Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof, or other evidence of payment reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.

(d) Status of Lenders. Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to any payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in paragraphs (d)(i), (ii) and (iv) of this Section) 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. Each Lender agrees that if any documentation it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such documentation or promptly notify the Borrower and the Agent in writing of its legal ineligibility to do so. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,

 

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(i) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Agent), two duly executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding Tax;

(ii) any Lender that is not a U.S. Person shall, to the extent it is legally eligible to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Agent on or prior to the date on which such non-U.S. Person becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

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

(B) two duly executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI;

(C) in the case of a Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) two duly executed copies of a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit J-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) two duly executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E; or

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

(iii) any Lender that is not a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Agent), executed copies 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 applicable Withholding Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

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

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.1(d), a Lender shall not be required to deliver any documentation pursuant to this Section 5.1(d) that it is not legally eligible to deliver. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Agent to deliver to the Obligors and to any successor Agent any documentation provided by such Lender to the Agent pursuant to this Section 5.1(d).

(e) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any party determines, in its reasonable discretion, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 5.1 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 5.1), 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 5.1 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all reasonable and documented or invoiced 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). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this Section 5.1(e) (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 to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.1(e), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 5.1(e) 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 had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid. This Section 5.1(e) 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.

(f) The Agent shall provide the Borrower with two duly completed original copies of, if it is a U.S. Person, IRS Form W-9 certifying that it is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding, and, if it is not a U.S. Person, (1) IRS Form W-8ECI with respect to payments to be received by it as a beneficial owner and (2) IRS Form W-8IMY (together with required accompanying documentation) with respect to payments to be received by it on behalf of the Lenders, certifying that, for such purpose, it is a U.S. branch that has agreed to be treated as a U.S. person for U.S. federal tax purposes. Notwithstanding any other provision of this clause (f), the Agent shall not be required to deliver any documentation that such Agent is not legally eligible to deliver as a result of a Change in Law after the Agreement Date.

(g) Definitions. For purposes of this Section 5.1, the term “Lender” includes any Letter of Credit Issuer and the Swingline Lender.

5.2 Illegality.

(a) If as a result of any Change in Law occurring after the later of the Agreement Date or the date that a Lender became a party to this Agreement, has made it unlawful, or any central bank or other Governmental Authority has asserted after such date that it is unlawful, for such Lender or its applicable lending office to make LIBOR Loans, then, on notice thereof by that Lender to the Borrower through the Agent, any obligation of that Lender to make LIBOR Loans shall be suspended until that Lender notifies the Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist.

(b) If a Lender determines that, as a result of a Change in Law occurring after the later of the Agreement Date and the date such Lender became a party hereto, it is unlawful to maintain any LIBOR Loan, the Borrower shall, upon its receipt of notice of such fact and demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Agent), prepay in full such LIBOR Loans of that Lender then outstanding, together with interest accrued thereon and amounts required under Section 5.4, either on the last day of the Interest Period, if that Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such LIBOR Loans to such day, or immediately, if that Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such LIBOR Loans. If the Borrower is required to so prepay any LIBOR Loans, then concurrently with such prepayment, the Borrower shall borrow from the affected Lender, in the amount of such repayment, a Base Rate Loan.

 

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5.3 Increased Costs and Reduction of Return.

(a) If any Lender determines that due to any Change in Law occurring after the later of the Agreement Date or the date such Lender became a party to this Agreement, there shall be any increase in the cost (including Taxes) to such Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding, continuing, converting to or maintaining any LIBOR Loans (other than any increase in cost resulting from (i) Indemnified Taxes, (ii) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of “Excluded Taxes”, or (iii) Connection Income Taxes), then, subject to clause (c) of this Section 5.3, the Borrower shall be liable for, and shall from time to time, upon demand (with a copy of such demand to be sent to the Agent), pay to the Agent for the account of such Lender, additional amounts as are sufficient to compensate such Lender for such increased costs.

(b) If any Lender shall have determined that due to any Change in Law in respect of any Capital Adequacy Regulation occurring after the later of the Agreement Date or the date such Lender became a party to this Agreement that affects or would affect the amount of capital or liquidity required or expected to be maintained by such Lender or any corporation or other entity controlling such Lender and such Lender (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such corporation’s or other entity’s policies with respect to capital adequacy and such Lender’s desired return on capital) determines that the amount of such capital or liquidity is required to be increased as a consequence of its Commitments, loans, credits or obligations under this Agreement, then, upon demand of such Lender to the Borrower through the Agent, subject to clause (c) of this Section 5.3, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender, from time to time as specified by such Lender, additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender for such increase.

(c) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.3 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation, provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.3 for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than six months prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of the event giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the event giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the six-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof). Notwithstanding any other provision herein, no Lender shall demand compensation pursuant to this Section 5.3 if it shall not at the time be the general policy or practice of such Lender to demand such compensation in similar circumstances for similarly situated borrowers under comparable provisions of other credit agreements, if any.

5.4 Funding Losses. The Borrower shall reimburse each Lender and hold each Lender harmless from any loss or expense which such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of:

(a) the failure of the Borrower to borrow a LIBOR Loan after the Borrower has given (or is deemed to have given) a Notice of Borrowing;

(b) the failure of the Borrower to continue a LIBOR Loan or convert a Loan into a LIBOR Loan after the Borrower has given (or is deemed to have given) a Notice of Continuation/Conversion; or

(c) the prepayment or other payment (including after acceleration thereof) of any LIBOR Loans on a day that is not the last day of the relevant Interest Period (including, without limitation, any payment in respect thereof pursuant to Section 2.6(f)(ii) or 5.8),

including any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain its LIBOR Loans (but not in respect of lost profits) or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained.

5.5 Inability to Determine Rates. If the Agent determines that for any reason adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the LIBOR for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed LIBOR Loan or that the LIBOR Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed LIBOR Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to the Lenders of funding such LIBOR Loan, the Agent will promptly so notify

 

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the Borrower and each Lender thereof. Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain LIBOR Loans hereunder shall be suspended until the Agent revokes such notice in writing. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Continuation/Conversion then submitted by any of them. If the Borrower does not revoke such notice, the Lenders shall make, convert or continue the Loans, as proposed by the Borrower, in the amount specified in the applicable notice submitted by the Borrower, but such Loans shall be made, converted or continued as Base Rate Loans instead of LIBOR Loans.

5.6 Certificates of Agent. If the Agent or any Lender claims reimbursement or compensation under this Article V, the Agent or the affected Lender shall determine the amount thereof and shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Agent) a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the amount payable to the Agent or the affected Lender, and such certificate shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower in the absence of manifest error; provided that, except for compensation under Section 5.1, the Borrower shall not be obligated to pay the Agent or such Lender any compensation attributable to any period prior to the date that is ninety (90) days prior to the date on which the Agent or such Lender first gave notice to the Borrower of the circumstances entitling such Lender to compensation. The Borrower shall pay the Agent or such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 Business Days after receipt thereof.

5.7 Survival. The agreements and obligations of the Borrower and each Recipient in this Article V shall survive the payment of all other Obligations and termination of this Agreement.

5.8 Assignment of Commitments Under Certain Circumstances. In the event (a) any Lender requests compensation pursuant to Section 5.3, (b) any Lender delivers a notice described in Section 5.2, (c) Holdings or any Obligor is required to pay additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority on account of any Lender pursuant to Section 5.1, (d) any Lender is, or becomes an Affiliate of a Person that is, engaged in the business in which the Borrower is engaged or (e) any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort (including with respect to the processing fee referred to in Section 12.2(a)), upon notice to such Lender and the Agent, require such Lender to transfer and assign, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 12.2), all of its interests, rights and obligations under the Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such assigned obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (i) such assignment shall not conflict with any Law or order of any court or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction, (ii) except in the case of clause (d) or (e) above, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (iii) the Borrower or such assignee shall have paid to such Lender in immediately available funds an amount equal to the sum of 100% of the principal of and interest accrued to the date of such payment on the outstanding Loans of such Lender, plus all fees and other amounts accrued for the account of such Lender hereunder (including any amounts under Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4), (iv) such assignment is consummated within 180 days after the date on which the Borrower’s right under this Section 5.8 arises, and (v) if the consent of the Agent, any Letter of Credit Issuer or the Swingline Lender is required pursuant to Section 12.2, such consents are obtained; provided, further, that if prior to any such assignment the circumstances or event that resulted in such Lender’s request or notice under Section 5.2 or 5.3 or demand for additional amounts under Section 5.1, as the case may be, shall cease to exist or become inapplicable for any reason, or if such Lender shall waive its rights in respect of such circumstances or event under Section 5.1, 5.2 or 5.3, as the case may be, then such Lender shall not thereafter be required to make such assignment hereunder. In the event that a replaced Lender does not execute an Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to Section 12.2 within two Business Days after receipt by such replaced Lender of notice of replacement pursuant to this Section 5.8 and presentation to such replaced Lender of an Assignment and Acceptance evidencing an assignment pursuant to this Section 5.8, the Borrower shall be entitled (but not obligated), upon receipt by the replaced Lender of all amounts required to be paid under this Section 5.8, to execute such an Assignment and Acceptance on behalf of such replaced Lender, and any such Assignment and Acceptance so executed by the Borrower, the replacement Lender and, to the extent required pursuant to Section 12.2, the Agent, shall be effective for purposes of this Section 5.8 and Section 12.2.

ARTICLE VI

BOOKS AND RECORDS; FINANCIAL INFORMATION; NOTICES

6.1 Books and Records. Holdings shall maintain, and shall cause the Borrower and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to maintain, at all times, proper books and records and accounts prepared in conformity with GAAP consistently applied in respect of all material financial transactions and matters involving all material assets, business and activities of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Holdings shall maintain, and shall cause each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to maintain, at all times books and records pertaining to the Collateral in such detail, form and scope as is consistent in all material respects with good business practice or consistent with past practice.

 

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6.2 Financial Information. Holdings shall promptly furnish to the Agent (for further distribution to each Lender):

(a) As soon as available, but in any event not later than one hundred and fifty (150) days after the close of the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2017, and for all subsequent Fiscal Years, as soon as available, but in any event not later than one hundred and twenty (120) days after the close of such Fiscal Year, consolidated audited balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements of the Consolidated Parties and, if different, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, for such Fiscal Year, and the accompanying notes thereto, setting forth in each case in comparative form figures for and as of the end of the previous Fiscal Year (or, in lieu of such audited financial statements of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, a detailed reconciliation, reflecting such financial information for Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the Consolidated Parties, on the other hand), all in reasonable detail, fairly presenting in all material respects the financial position and the results of operations of the Consolidated Parties (and, if applicable, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries) as at the date thereof and for the Fiscal Year then ended, and prepared in accordance with GAAP in all material respects. Such consolidated statements shall be certified, reported on without a “going concern” or like qualification (other than (x) with respect to, or resulting from, the upcoming maturity of the Loans hereunder or (y) a prospective default under the Financial Covenant), or qualification arising out of the scope of the audit, by a firm of independent registered public accountants of recognized national standing selected by the Borrower. During a Covenant Trigger Period, such certified statements shall be delivered together with a certificate of such accounting firm stating that in the course of its regular audit of the business of the Consolidated Parties, which audit was conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, such accounting firm has obtained no knowledge of any Event of Default under Section 10.1 (solely arising from a breach of the Financial Covenant) that has occurred and is continuing or, if in the opinion of such accounting firm such an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, a statement as to the nature thereof (which certificate may be limited to the extent required by accounting rules or guidelines or customary internal policy of such accounting firm). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations in this Section 6.2(a) may be satisfied with respect to financial information of the Consolidated Parties by furnishing (A) the applicable financial statements of Holdings (or any Parent Entity of Holdings) or (B) Borrower’s or Holdings’ (or any Parent Entity thereof), as applicable, Form 10-K filed with the SEC; provided that, with respect to each of clauses (A) and (B) above, (i) to the extent such information relates to Holdings (or such Parent Entity), such information is accompanied by consolidating information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to Holdings (or such Parent Entity), on the one hand, and the information relating to the Consolidated Parties on a standalone basis, on the other hand and (ii) to the extent such information is in lieu of information required to be provided under the first sentence of this Section 6.2(a), such statements shall be certified, reported on without a “going concern” or like qualification (other than (x) with respect to, or resulting from, the upcoming maturity of the Loans hereunder or (y) a prospective default under the Financial Covenant), or qualification arising out of the scope of the audit, by a firm of independent registered public accountants of recognized national standing selected by Holdings (or such Parent Entity). In addition, together with the Financial Statements required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 6.2(a), Holdings shall deliver a customary “management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations” with respect to the periods covered by such Financial Statements.

(b) As soon as available, but in any event not later than forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year, consolidated unaudited balance sheets of the Consolidated Parties and, if different, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter, and consolidated unaudited income statements and cash flow statements for the Consolidated Parties, and, if different from Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Quarter and for the period from the beginning of the Fiscal Year to the end of such Fiscal Quarter, setting forth, in each case, in reasonable detail, in comparative form, the figures for and as of the corresponding period in the prior Fiscal

 

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Year (or, in lieu of such Financial Statements of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, a detailed reconciliation, reflecting such financial information for Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the Consolidated Parties on the other hand), and prepared in all material respects in conformity with GAAP consistently applied, subject to changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments and to the absence of footnotes and certified by a Responsible Officer of Holdings as being complete and correct in all material respects in conformity with GAAP, prepared in reasonable detail in accordance with GAAP in all material respects consistently applied and fairly presenting in all material respects the Consolidated Parties’ (and, if applicable, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries’) financial position as at the dates thereof and their results of operations for the periods then ended, subject to changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments and to the absence of footnotes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations in this Section 6.2(b) may be satisfied with respect to financial information of the Consolidated Parties by furnishing (A) the applicable Financial Statements of Holdings (or any Parent Entity thereof) or (B) the Borrower’s or Holdings’ (or any Parent Entity thereof), as applicable, Form 10-Q filed with the SEC; provided that, with respect to each of clauses (A) and (B), to the extent such information relates to Holdings (or any such Parent Entity), such information is accompanied by consolidating information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to Holdings (or such Parent Entity), on the one hand, and the information relating to the Consolidated Parties on a standalone basis, on the other hand. In addition, together with the Financial Statements required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 6.2(b), Holdings shall deliver a customary “management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations” with respect to the periods covered by such Financial Statements.

(c) Solely during a Collateral Reporting Period, as soon as available, but in any event not later than thirty (30) days after the end of each month of each Fiscal Year, consolidated unaudited balance sheets of the Consolidated Parties and, if different, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as at the end of such month, and consolidated unaudited income statements and cash flow statements for the Consolidated Parties, and, if different from Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such month and for the period from the beginning of the Fiscal Year to the end of such month, setting forth, in each case, in reasonable detail, in comparative form, the figures for and as of the corresponding period in the prior Fiscal Year (or, in lieu of such Financial Statements of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, a detailed reconciliation, reflecting such financial information for Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the Consolidated Parties on the other hand), and prepared in all material respects in conformity with GAAP consistently applied, subject to changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments and to the absence of footnotes and certified by a Responsible Officer of Holdings as being complete and correct in all material respects in conformity with GAAP, prepared in reasonable detail in accordance with GAAP in all material respects consistently applied and fairly presenting in all material respects the Consolidated Parties’ (and, if applicable, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries’) financial position as at the dates thereof and their results of operations for the periods then ended, subject to changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments and to the absence of footnotes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations in this Section 6.2(c) may be satisfied with respect to financial information of the Consolidated Parties by furnishing the applicable Financial Statements of Holdings (or any Parent Entity thereof); provided that, to the extent such information relates to Holdings (or any such Parent Entity), such information is accompanied by consolidating information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to Holdings (or such Parent Entity), on the one hand, and the information relating to the Consolidated Parties on a standalone basis, on the other hand.

(d) Concurrently with the delivery of the annual audited Financial Statements pursuant to Section 6.2(a) (commencing with the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2017), the quarterly Financial Statements pursuant to Section 6.2(b) (commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2018) and, to the extent applicable, the monthly Financial Statements pursuant to Section 6.2(c) (commencing with the month ending April 30, 2018), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of Holdings and including setting forth a reasonably detailed calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, regardless of whether a Covent Trigger Period is then in effect, and Liquidity.

(e) As soon as available, but in any event not later than the date of delivery of the annual audited Financial Statements pursuant to Section 6.2(a) (commencing with the date of delivery of such Financial Statements for the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2018), annual forecasts (to include forecasted consolidated balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements, Borrowing Base and Availability) for Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at the end of and for each Fiscal Quarter of such Fiscal Year.

 

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(f) Subject to applicable Laws and confidentiality restrictions, promptly upon the filing thereof, copies of all reports, if any, to or other documents filed by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with the SEC under the Exchange Act or any other similar regulatory or Governmental Authority of any jurisdiction, and all material reports, notices, or statements sent or received by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to or from the holders of any Material Indebtedness of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or any other similar Laws in any jurisdiction (other than, in each such case, amendments to any registration statement (to the extent such registration statement, in the form it becomes effective, is delivered to the Agent for further delivery to the Lenders), exhibits to any registration statement and, if applicable, any registration statements on Form S-8 and other than any filing filed confidentially with the SEC or any analogous Governmental Authority in any relevant jurisdiction).

(g) Subject to applicable Laws and confidentiality restrictions set forth in this Agreement, such additional information as the Agent may from time to time reasonably request regarding the business, legal, or financial condition of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

In addition, the Borrower shall, annually, at a time mutually agreed with the Agent that is promptly after the delivery of the information required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(a), participate in a conference call with Lenders to discuss the financial condition and results of operations of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently-ended Fiscal Year.

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(a), (b), (c) and (f) (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC or any similar regulator or Governmental Authority of any jurisdiction) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s or Holdings’ behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Agent); provided that the Borrower or Holdings shall notify the Agent (by facsimile or electronic mail) of the posting of any such documents and shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Agent or any Lender that so requests.

6.3 Notices to the Agent. The Borrower shall notify the Agent (for further distribution to the Lenders) in writing of the following matters at the following times:

(a) Promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days, after a Responsible Officer becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default.

(b) Promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days, after a Responsible Officer becoming aware of any claim, action, suit, or proceeding, by any Person, or any investigation by a Governmental Authority, in each case affecting Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days, after a Responsible Officer becoming aware of any violation of any Law (including any Environmental Law), statute, regulation, or ordinance of a Governmental Authority affecting Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, which, in any case, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(d) Any change in Holdings’ or any Obligor’s state of incorporation or organization, name as it appears in the state of its incorporation or other organization, type of entity, organizational identification number, or form of organization, each as applicable, in each case at least no later than ten (10) Business Days (or such longer period to which the Agent may agree in its discretion) after the occurrence of any such change.

 

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(e) Promptly, and in any event within fifteen (15) Business Days, after a Responsible Officer of Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate knows that an ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur, that, alone or with another ERISA Event that has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and any action taken (or threatened in writing) by the IRS, the DOL, the PBGC or the Multiemployer Plan sponsor with respect thereto; provided, however, in the event of a Reportable Event, the Borrower shall notify the Agent by the later of fifteen (15) Business Days and the date on which notification is required to be provided to the PBGC pursuant to Section 4043(a) of ERISA.

(f) Upon reasonable request, with respect to any Multi-employer Plan, (A) any documents described in Section 101(k) of ERISA that Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate may request and (B) any notices described in Section 101(l) of ERISA that Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate may request; provided that if Holdings, Borrower or ERISA Affiliate has not requested such documents or notices from the administrator or sponsor of the applicable Multi-employer Plan, Holdings, the Borrower or ERISA Affiliate shall promptly make a request for such documents or notices from such administrator or sponsor and shall provide copies of such documents and notices promptly after receipt thereof.

(g) Within fifteen (15) Business Days after the occurrence of the assumption or establishment of any new Pension Plan or Multi-employer Plan, or the commencement of contributions to any Pension Plan or Multi-employer Plan, to which Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate was not previously contributing, which in any event could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(h) Promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days, after a Responsible Officer becoming aware of any event or circumstance which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(i) Unless otherwise publicly disclosed in an annual or quarterly report filed by the Borrower or any Parent Entity with the SEC under the Exchange Act, promptly after any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices (including as a result of a change in GAAP or the application thereof) by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof.

(j) Promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days, after a Responsible Officer becoming aware of any action, suit or proceeding pursuant to which a holder of any Lien on any Accounts or Inventory of an Obligor makes a claim with respect to any such Accounts or Inventory but only if the Accounts or Inventory that are the subject of such claim have a Fair Market Value in excess of $1,000,000.

(i) Each notice given under this Section 6.3 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer describing the subject matter thereof in reasonable detail and setting forth the action that Holdings, its applicable Subsidiary, or ERISA Affiliate has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto.

Borrower agrees to deliver a Borrowing Base Certificate as and when applicable pursuant to the provisions of clause (t) from the definition of “Permitted Dispositions” (set forth herein) and Sections 6.4(a), 8.9, 8.26, and 9.1(i), as applicable.

6.4 Collateral Reporting.

(a) The Borrower will furnish to the Agent (for further distribution to each Lender) a Borrowing Base Certificate prepared as of the last Business Day of each calendar month (commencing with the calendar month ending March 31, 2018) and delivered to the Agent (for further distribution to the Lenders) by the close of business on the 20th Business Day of the following calendar month. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that while a Collateral Reporting Period is in effect, the Borrower will furnish to the Agent (for further distribution to each Lender) Borrowing Base Certificates prepared as of the last Business Day of each calendar week during such Collateral Reporting Period and delivered to the Agent (for further distribution to the Lenders) by the close of business on the Wednesday of the following week (with any such weekly Borrowing Base Certificate to be computed according to a method reasonably specified by the Agent after consultation with the Borrower). In the event that the Obligors

 

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dispose (whether through Disposition, merger, amalgamation, or otherwise (including any other transaction permitted pursuant to Section 8.9), designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or otherwise) of Current Asset Collateral that by a Borrower or Guarantor with a value individually or in the aggregate of greater than 5.0% of the Borrowing Base based on the most recently delivered Borrowing Base Certificate and such disposition is to a non-Obligor and conducted outside the ordinary course of business, then Borrower shall be required, prior to consummation of such disposition to deliver to Agent an updated Borrowing Base Certificate that reflects the removal of the applicable assets from the Borrowing Base.

(b) The Borrower will furnish to the Agent (and the Agent shall further distribute to each Lender that has made a request for such information through the Agent), in such detail as the Agent shall reasonably request, as soon as reasonably practical following the Agent’s request from time to time, such reports as to the Accounts, and the Inventory of the Obligors as the Agent shall reasonably request from time to time.

(c) If any of the Borrower’s or Guarantor’s records or reports of the Collateral, Accounts or Inventory are prepared by an accounting service or other agent, such Obligor hereby authorizes such service or agent to deliver such records, reports, and related documents to the Agent.

(d) The Borrower will furnish to the Agent (and the Agent shall further distribute to each Lender that has made a request for such information through the Agent) each of the reports set forth on Schedule 6.4 at the times specified therein.

ARTICLE VII

GENERAL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS

Holdings and the Borrower each warrants and represents to the Agent and the Lenders on the Closing Date and on the date of each Borrowing that:

7.1 Authorization, Validity, and Enforceability of this Agreement and the Loan Documents. Holdings and each Obligor party to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, to incur the Obligations, and to grant the Collateral Agent’s Liens. Holdings and each Obligor party to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents has taken all necessary corporate, limited liability company or partnership, as applicable, action (including obtaining approval of its shareholders, if necessary) to authorize its execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party have been duly executed and delivered by Holdings and each Obligor party thereto, and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of Holdings and each such Obligor, enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, winding up, moratorium and other similar Laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Holdings’ and each Obligor’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, do not (x) conflict with, or constitute a violation or breach of, the terms of (a) any contract, mortgage, lease, agreement, indenture, or instrument to which Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party or which is binding upon it, (b) any Requirement of Law applicable to Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or (c) any Charter Documents of Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, in any respect that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (y) result in the imposition of any Lien (other than the Liens created by the Security Documents) upon the property of Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by reason of any of the foregoing.

7.2 Validity and Priority of Security Interest. Upon execution and delivery thereof by the parties thereto, the applicable Security Documents will be effective to create legal and valid Liens on all the applicable Collateral in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, winding up, moratorium and other similar Laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing and, upon the taking of such actions when and to the extent required under the Security Documents or this Agreement, but subject to any exceptions in regards to taking

 

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any actions and limitations in regards to the scope and priority of Collateral Agent’s Lien in the assets of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries as set forth therein or in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”, such Liens (a) constitute perfected Liens on all of the applicable Collateral, (b) have priority over all other Liens on the Collateral, subject to Permitted Liens and the provisions of any Intercreditor Agreement then in existence, and (c) are enforceable against each Obligor, as applicable, granting such Liens.

7.3 Organization and Qualification. Holdings and each Obligor (a) is duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation, partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the failure to be so qualified and in good standing would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (c) has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business and to own its property, except where the failure to have such power and authority would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

7.4 Subsidiaries. As of the Agreement Date, Schedule 7.4 contains a correct and complete list of each and all of Holdings’ Subsidiaries, the jurisdiction of their organization and the direct or indirect ownership interest of Holdings therein. Each Restricted Subsidiary (a) is duly organized and validly existing in good standing (to the extent such concept is applicable to any such Subsidiary) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation, partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the failure to be so qualified and in good standing would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (c) has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business and to own its property, except where the failure to have such power and authority would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

7.5 Financial Statements and Borrowing Base.

(a) Holdings has delivered to the Agent (for further distribution to the Lenders) the Historical Financial Statements. The Historical Financial Statements, including the schedules and notes thereto, if any, have been prepared in reasonable detail in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby (except as approved by a Responsible Officer of Holdings, and disclosed in any such schedules and notes or otherwise disclosed to the Agent prior to the Agreement Date) and present fairly, in all material respects, the Consolidated Parties’ financial position as at the dates thereof and their results of operations for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of such unaudited Financial Statements, to changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments and to the absence of footnotes.

(b) The latest Borrowing Base Certificate furnished to the Agent pursuant to Section 6.4(a) presents accurately and fairly in all material respects the Borrowing Base and the calculation thereof as at the date thereof.

Each Lender and the Agent hereby acknowledges and agrees that Holdings and its Subsidiaries may be required to restate the Historical Financial Statements as the result of the implementation of changes in GAAP or the interpretation thereof, and that such restatements will not result in a Default under the Loan Documents (including any effect on any conditions required to be satisfied on the Closing Date) to the extent that the restatements do not reveal any material omission, misstatement or other material inaccuracy in the reported information from actual results for any relevant prior period.

7.6 Solvency. On the Closing Date and after giving effect to the Transactions, Holdings and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.

7.7 Property. Except with respect to Intellectual Property, each Obligor and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries has good and defensible title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, or easements or other limited property interests in, all property necessary in the ordinary conduct of its business, free and clear of all Liens except for minor defects in title that do not materially interfere with its ability to conduct its business or to utilize such assets for their intended purposes and Permitted Liens and except where the failure to have such title or other interest could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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7.8 Intellectual Property. The conduct of the businesses of Holdings and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including their use of Intellectual Property) does not infringe upon, misappropriate or violate the Intellectual Property of any other Person, and, to the knowledge of Holdings and the Borrower, no other Person is infringing or violating their own Intellectual Property, in each case except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Holdings and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns or is licensed or otherwise has the right to use all Intellectual Property that is used or held for use in or is otherwise reasonably necessary for the operation of its businesses as presently conducted, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

7.9 Litigation. There is no pending, or to Holdings’ or the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened, action, suit, proceeding, or counterclaim by any Person, or to Holdings’ or the Borrower’s knowledge, investigation by any Governmental Authority, which, in any case, has a reasonable likelihood of being adversely determined and if so adversely determined, either (a) would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (b) relates directly to any of the Loan Documents.

7.10 Labor Disputes. There is no strike, work stoppage, unfair labor practice claim, or other labor dispute pending or, to Holdings’ or the Borrower’s knowledge, reasonably expected to be commenced against Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, which, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

7.11 Environmental Laws. Except for any matters that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:

(a) Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries and each of their respective facilities, locations and operations are and, to the Borrower’s knowledge, within the past three (3) years have been in compliance with all Environmental Laws.

(b) Each of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries have obtained all permits under Environmental Laws necessary for their current facilities and operations, all such permits are valid and in full force and effect, each of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries are in compliance with all terms and conditions of such permits and none of such permits are, as of the Closing Date, subject to any pending proceedings or other actions (or to Borrower’s knowledge, any threatened proceedings or other actions) for modification or revocation of such permits.

(c) (i) Neither Holdings nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, nor to Holdings’ or the Borrower’s knowledge any of its predecessors in interest with respect to the Real Estate, has stored, treated or released any Contaminant except in compliance with Environmental Laws at any location, (ii) neither Holdings nor any Restricted Subsidiary nor any of the presently owned or leased Real Estate or presently conducted operations, nor, to any of Holdings’ or the Borrower’s knowledge, its previously owned or leased Real Estate or prior operations, is subject to any pending proceeding or other action under any Environmental Law, and (iii) neither Borrower nor Holdings has any knowledge of any threatened proceeding or reasonable basis for, any alleged non-compliance, claim or liability arising out of or in connection with any Environmental Law (including from any Release or threatened Release of a Contaminant).

(d) None of the present or, to Holdings or the Borrower’s knowledge, former operations, and none of the real estate interests of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, is subject to any investigation by any Governmental Authority against or involving Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries evaluating whether any remedial action is needed to respond to a Release or threatened Release of a Contaminant.

7.12 No Violation of Law. Neither Holdings, nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is in violation of any Law, judgment, order or decree applicable to it, where such violation would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

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7.14 ERISA Compliance. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect:

(a) Each Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other federal or state law. The Borrower, each Guarantor and each ERISA Affiliate, as applicable, has made all required contributions to any Pension Plan subject to Section 412 or 430 of the Code or Section 302 or 303 of ERISA or other applicable laws when due, and no application for a funding waiver or an extension of any amortization period (pursuant to Section 412 of the Code, or otherwise) has been made with respect to any Pension Plan.

(b) There are no pending or, to the best knowledge of Holdings and the other Obligors, threatened, claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan.

(c) (i) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur, (ii) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in liability) under Section 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multi-employer Plan and (iii) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.

7.15 Taxes. Holdings and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries have filed all Tax returns required to be filed by them, and have paid all Taxes and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable by them (including in their capacity as a withholding agent), other than Taxes (i) the failure of which to pay, in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) that are being contested in good faith and by the appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP. There are no current, pending or proposed Tax deficiencies, assessments or other claims against Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary that would reasonably be expected to, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

7.16 Investment Company Act. None of Holdings, or any Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings, is an “Investment Company,” or a company “controlled” by an “Investment Company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

7.17 Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans are to be used solely to finance ongoing working capital needs and for other general corporate purposes (including Permitted Acquisitions and other Permitted Investments, Permitted Distributions and the repayment or prepayment of Debt, in each case to the extent not prohibited pursuant to the terms hereof) of the Borrower and the other Restricted Subsidiaries.

7.18 Margin Regulations. As of the Closing Date, none of the Collateral is comprised of any Margin Stock. None of Holdings or any Obligor is engaged, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the Federal Reserve Board), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, and no proceeds of any Borrowings will be used for any purpose that violates Regulation U or Regulation X of Federal Reserve Board.

7.19 No Material Adverse Change. No Material Adverse Effect has occurred since December 31, 2016.

7.20 Full Disclosure. None of the information or data (taken as a whole) heretofore or contemporaneously furnished by Holdings, the Borrower, any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective authorized representatives in writing to the Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Arranger or any Lender on or before the Closing Date for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated herein contained any untrue statement of material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary to make such information and data (taken as a whole) not materially misleading at such time (after giving effect to all supplements so furnished prior to such time) in light of the circumstances under which such information or data was furnished; it being understood and agreed that for purposes of this Section 7.20, such information and data shall not include projections

 

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(including financial estimates, forecasts and other forward-looking information), pro forma financial information or information of a general economic or general industry nature. The projections contained in the information and data referred to in this Section 7.20 were prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by Holdings and the Borrower to be reasonable at the time made and at the time delivered; it being recognized by the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders that such projections are as to future events and are not to be viewed as facts, the projections are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, that no assurance can be given that any particular projections will be realized and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any such projections may differ from the projected results and such differences may be material.

7.21 Government Authorization. No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, other than (i) those that have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (ii) those required to perfect the Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents, and (iii) where failure to obtain, effect or make any such approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action, notice or filing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

7.22 Anti-Terrorism Laws.

(a) None of Holdings, nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, any of their respective officers, directors, or employees is in violation of any applicable Anti-Terrorism Law, or engages in any transaction that attempts to violate, or otherwise evades or avoids (or has the purpose of evading or avoiding) any prohibitions set forth in any applicable Anti-Terrorism Law.

(b) The use of proceeds of the Loans will not violate any applicable Anti-Terrorism Laws.

7.23 CAP. No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, directly, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or other applicable anti-corruption laws.

7.24 Sanctioned Persons.

(a) None of Holdings, nor any Restricted Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of Holdings, or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, any officer, director or employee thereof is currently the target of any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) of the U.S. Treasury Department or the U.S. Department of State.

(b) The Borrower will not to its knowledge, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the Loans in any manner that will result in a violation by any Lender of any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State.

7.25 Designation of Senior Debt. The Obligations are “Designated Senior Debt” (or any similar term) under the terms of the documentation governing any Subordinated Debt.

ARTICLE VIII

AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Holdings, the Borrower and each Guarantor covenant to the Agent and each Lender that, from and after the Agreement Date, so long as any of the Commitments are outstanding and until Full Payment of the Obligations:

 

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8.1 Taxes. Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each of Holdings’ Restricted Subsidiaries to, (a) file when due all Tax returns that it is required to file and (b) pay, or provide for the payment of, when due, all Taxes imposed upon it or upon its property, income and franchises (including in its capacity as a withholding agent); provided, however, neither Holdings nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries need pay any Tax described in this Section 8.1 as long as (i) such Tax is being contested in good faith and by the appropriate proceedings and adequate reserves have been established for such Tax in accordance with GAAP or (ii) the failure to pay, or provide for payment of such Tax would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

8.2 Legal Existence and Good Standing. Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each of Holdings’ Restricted Subsidiaries to, maintain (a) its legal existence and good standing in its jurisdiction of organization, and (b) its qualification and good standing in all other jurisdictions necessary or desirable in the ordinary course of business of Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary except, in the case of clause (a) (other than with respect to the Borrower) or (b) of this Section 8.2, in such cases where the failure to maintain its existence, qualification or good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may consummate any transaction permitted under any of Section 8.8, 8.9 or 8.11.

8.3 Compliance with Law; Maintenance of Licenses. Holdings and the Borrower shall comply, and shall take all reasonable action to cause each of Holding’s Restricted Subsidiaries to comply, with all Requirements of Law of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over it or its business (including the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, all Anti-Terrorism Laws, all Environmental Laws, Laws administered by OFAC and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder), except where noncompliance would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each of Holdings Restricted Subsidiaries to take all reasonable action to, obtain and maintain all licenses, permits, franchises, and governmental authorizations necessary to own its property and to conduct its business, except where the failure to so obtain and maintain such licenses, permits, franchises, and governmental authorizations would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

8.4 Maintenance of Property, Inspection; Field Examinations.

(a) Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause the Restricted Subsidiaries to, maintain all of its material property necessary and useful in the conduct of its business, taken as a whole, in good operating condition and repair (or, in the case of Inventory, in saleable, useable or rentable condition), ordinary wear and tear and Casualty Events excepted, except, in each case, to the extent the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause the Restricted Subsidiaries to, permit representatives and independent contractors of the Agent and/or the Collateral Agent (at the expense of the Borrower) to visit and inspect any of Holdings’, the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiaries’ properties (to the extent it is within such Person’s control to permit such inspection), to examine Holdings’ and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, to examine and audit the Collateral (to the extent it is within such Person’s control to permit such examination and audit and subject to the limitations otherwise set forth in this Section 8.4), and to discuss Holdings’ and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ affairs, finances and accounts with their respective directors, officers and independent public accountants, at such reasonable times during normal business hours, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower (and subject, in the case of any such meetings or advice from such independent public accountants, to such accountants’ customary policies and procedures); provided, however, excluding any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default and without in any way limiting the rights of the Agent and/or the Collateral Agent set forth herein, neither the Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall exercise such rights more often than once during any calendar year absent the existence of an Event of Default at the Borrower’s expense; and provided, further, that when an Event of Default exists, the Agent and the Collateral Agent (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice. The Agent and the Collateral Agent shall give the Borrower the opportunity to participate in any discussions with Holdings’ or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ independent public accountants. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Article VI, none of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary will be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making copies or abstracts of, or discussion of, any document,

 

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information or other matter (i) that constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by applicable Law or any binding agreement with a non-affiliate, or (iii) that is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product. The Agent and the Collateral Agent may carry out investigations, field examinations and reviews of each Obligor’s property (including field audits conducted by the Agent and the Collateral Agent or at their direction, each, a “Field Examination”) at the expense of the Borrower and appraisals of the Obligors’ Inventory performed by an appraiser selected by the Agent in its Reasonable Credit Judgment (each an “Appraisal”) at the expense of the Borrower and, absent the continuance of an Event of Default, during each period of twelve (12) consecutive calendar months commencing on or after the Agreement Date, the Agent and the Collateral Agent may, collectively, carry out, at the Borrower’s expense, one (1) Field Examination and one (1) Appraisal (it being agreed and acknowledged that the Field Examination and the Appraisal (if any) delivered to the Agent on or prior to the Agreement Date shall constitute the Field Examination and the Appraisal for the twelve (12) months ending on the first anniversary of the Agreement Date); provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing limitations in this clause (y), (i) a during any such year during which Availability has been less than the greater of $10,000,000 and 20.0% of the Maximum Credit for five (5) consecutive Business Days, the Agent and the Collateral Agent may, collectively, carry out, at the Borrower’ expense, an additional one (1) Field Examination and an additional one (1) Appraisal during such year at the expense of Borrower, and (ii) at any time during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Agent and/or the Collateral Agent may carry out, at the Borrower’s expense, additional Field Examinations and Appraisals as frequently as determined by the Agent and/or the Collateral Agent in their respective reasonable discretion.

8.5 Insurance.

(a) Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause the Restricted Subsidiaries to, shall maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance on (or self-insure in such amounts and against such risks) all property material to the business of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in at least such amounts and against at least such risks (but including, in any event, public liability, casualty, hazard, theft, product liability and business interruption) as are customarily insured against by companies of established reputation engaged in the same or similar business and in the same general area as Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, all as determined in good faith by Holdings, the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiaries.

(b) For any Mortgaged Property of the Obligors which is, at any time, located within an area that has been identified by a Governmental Authority (including, by the Federal Emergency Management Agency) as a special flood hazard area, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall also (i) maintain, or cause to be maintained, with a financially sound and reputable insurer, flood insurance in an amount reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and otherwise sufficient to comply with all applicable rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Flood Insurance Laws, and (ii) deliver to the Agent evidence of such compliance in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent, including, without limitation, evidence of annual renewals of such insurance. Each such insurance policy shall (i) indicate which Mortgaged Properties are located in a special flood hazard area and state the corresponding flood zone designation and, for each Mortgaged Property, the number of buildings located at such Mortgaged Property, (ii) indicate the flood insurance coverage and the deductible relating thereto, (iii) include a statement of values relating to all properties insured by the insurance policy, and (iv) be otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent. Each flood insurance policy shall provide that the insurer will give the Agent 45 day’s written notice of cancellation or non-renewal.

(c) Holdings and the Borrower shall cause the Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, to be named as secured parties or mortgagees and lender loss payees or additional insured’s, as applicable, in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent, under all insurance policies required to be maintained by the Obligors under clauses (a) and (b) above. Each such policy of insurance shall contain a clause or endorsement requiring the insurer to give not less than thirty days prior written notice to the Collateral Agent in the event of cancellation of the policy for any reason whatsoever (other than cancellation for non-payment in which case no notice shall be required if unobtainable after use of commercially reasonable efforts), and, if obtainable (using commercially reasonable efforts), a clause or endorsement stating that the interest of the Collateral Agent shall not be impaired or invalidated by any act or neglect of any Obligor or the owner of any Real Estate for purposes more hazardous than are permitted by such policy. If the Obligors fail to procure any such material insurance or to pay the premium therefor when due, during the continuance of an Event of Default and after providing written notice thereof to the Borrower, the Agent may, and at the direction of the Required Lenders shall, do so from the proceeds of Revolving Loans on a pro rata basis.

 

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8.6 Environmental Laws. Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause the Restricted Subsidiaries to, conduct its business in compliance with all Environmental Laws, except where such noncompliance would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause the Restricted Subsidiaries to, (i) correct any material non-compliance with Environmental Laws and (ii) take any remedial action needed to respond to a Release of Contaminants on the Real Estate as required by Environmental Laws other than to the extent that the failure to take such corrective or remedial action would not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect.

8.7 Compliance with ERISA. Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its ERISA Affiliates and Subsidiaries to: (a) maintain each Plan in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code; and (b) not cause an ERISA Event to occur with respect to a Pension Plan or Multi-employer Plan which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate sponsors, maintains, or to which it makes, is making, or is obligated to make contributions, except in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b), to the extent such failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

8.8 Dispositions. Holdings and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, Dispose of any of its property, business or assets, except for Permitted Dispositions.

8.9 Mergers, Consolidations, etc. Other than to the extent permitted as a Permitted Investment or Permitted Disposition, Holdings and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, merge, amalgamate or consolidate, or Dispose of all or substantially all of its business units, assets and properties, or wind up, liquidate or dissolve, except:

(a) any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any other Person (other than Holdings) may be merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into the Borrower; provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person;

(b) any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any other Person (other than Holdings) may be merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into any one or more Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its business units, assets and other properties; provided that, (i) in the case of any merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition involving one or more Restricted Subsidiaries, (A) a Restricted Subsidiary shall be the continuing or surviving corporation or the transferee of such assets or (B) the Borrower shall take all steps necessary to cause the Person formed by or surviving any such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition (if other than a Restricted Subsidiary) to become a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) in the case of any merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition involving one or more Guarantors, a Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving Person or the Person formed by or surviving any such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or the transferee of such assets (in each case, if other than such Guarantor) shall execute a “Guaranty Supplement” referred to in the Guarantee Agreement and a “Security Agreement Supplement” referred to in the Security Agreement, in order for the surviving or continuing Person or such transferee to become a Guarantor and (iii) if such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition involves a Restricted Subsidiary and a Person that, prior to the consummation of such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition, is not a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, (A) no Event of Default under any of Section 10.1(a), (e), (f) or (g) has occurred and is continuing on the date of such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition or would result from the consummation of such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition, (B) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition and any supplements to any Loan Document (or new Loan Documents delivered concurrently therewith) create and preserve, as applicable, the enforceability of the Guarantee Agreement and the perfection and priority of the Collateral Agent’s Liens, and (C) such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition shall comply with all the conditions set forth in the definition of the term “Permitted Acquisition” or otherwise constitutes a Permitted Investment;

 

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(c) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor may (i) merge, amalgamate or consolidate with or into any other Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) Dispose of any or all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower, a Guarantor or any other Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings;

(d) any Guarantor may (i) merge, amalgamate or consolidate with or into any other Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor, (ii) merge, amalgamate or consolidate with or into any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor or transfer all or any of its assets to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor; provided that, if such Guarantor is not the surviving Person or the transferee is not a Guarantor, (x) Borrower would have Availability after giving effect thereto, (y) before and immediately after giving effect thereto, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (z) such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, or transfer shall be deemed to be an “Investment” and shall be only permitted if it constitutes a Permitted Investment, and (iii) Dispose of any or all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor; and

(e) any Restricted Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve if (x) the Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Borrower and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders and (y) to the extent such Restricted Subsidiary is a Guarantor, any assets or business not otherwise Disposed of or transferred in accordance with Section 8.8 or Section 8.11, or, in the case of any such business, discontinued, shall be transferred to, or otherwise owned or conducted by, the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor after giving effect to such liquidation or dissolution;

provided, that if, as of any date of determination, Dispositions (whether through Disposition, merger, consolidation, liquidation, dissolution, or otherwise, made in reliance on the provisions of this Section 8.9 by Obligors would result in the transfer of Current Asset Collateral by a Borrower or Guarantor to non-Obligors with a value individually or in the aggregate of greater than 5.0% of the Borrowing Base based on the most recently delivered Borrowing Base Certificate prior to such event, then Borrower shall be required, prior to consummation of such Disposition, merger, consolidation, liquidation, dissolution in reliance on this Section 8.9 to exceed such threshold, deliver to Agent an updated Borrowing Base Certificate that reflects the removal of the applicable assets from the Borrowing Base.

8.10 Distributions. Holdings and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any Distribution, other than the following (collectively, “Permitted Distributions”):

(a) each Restricted Subsidiary may make Distributions to Holdings, the Borrower and to other Restricted Subsidiaries (and, in the case of a Distribution by a non-Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary, to Holdings, the Borrower and any other Restricted Subsidiary and to each other owner of Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary on a pro rata basis based on their relative ownership interests of the relevant class of Stock);

(b) (i) Holdings and the Borrower may (or may make Distributions to permit any Parent Entity to) redeem in whole or in part any of its Stock for another class of its (or such Parent Entity’s) Stock or rights to acquire its Stock or with proceeds from substantially concurrent equity contributions or issuances of new Stock; provided that any terms and provisions material to the interests of the Lenders, when taken as a whole, contained in such other class of Stock are at least as advantageous to the Lenders as those contained in the Stock redeemed thereby and (ii) Holdings may declare and make any Distribution payable solely in the Stock (other than Disqualified Stock not otherwise permitted by Section 8.12) of Holdings;

(c) [reserved];

(d) to the extent constituting Distributions, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into and consummate transactions expressly permitted by any provision of Section 8.11 (other than pursuant to clause (p) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” or Sections 8.14(g));

(e) repurchases of Stock of the Borrower (or any Parent Entity) or any Restricted Subsidiary deemed to occur upon exercise, vesting and/or settlement of Stock if such Stock represents a portion of the exercise price thereof or any portion of required withholding or similar taxes due upon the exercise, vesting and/or settlement thereof;

 

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(f) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall be continuing, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may pay (or make Distributions to allow any Parent Entity to pay) for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Stock of it or any Parent Entity (or any options or warrants or stock appreciation or similar rights issued with respect to any of such Stock) held by any future, present or former employee, director, officer or other individual service provider (or any Affiliates, spouses, former spouses, other immediate family members, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributes of any of the foregoing) of the Borrower (or any Parent Entity) or any of the other Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any employee, management or director equity plan, employee, management or director stock option plan or any other employee, management or director benefit plan or any agreement (including any stock option or stock appreciation or similar rights plan, any management, director and/or employee stock ownership or equity-based incentive plan, stock subscription plan, employment termination agreement or any other employment agreements or equity holders’ agreement) with any employee, director, officer or other individual service provider of the Borrower (or any Parent Entity) or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any such payments do not exceed (i) $10,000,000 in any Fiscal Year, plus (ii) all net cash proceeds obtained by any Parent Entity (and contributed to the Borrower) or the Borrower during such calendar year from the sale or issuance of such Stock to other present or former officers, employees, directors and other individual service provider in connection with any plans or agreements set forth above in this clause (f) plus (iii) all net cash proceeds obtained from any key-man life insurance policies received by the Borrower during such calendar year; provided that any unused portion of the preceding basket calculated pursuant to clauses (i) through (iii) above for any Fiscal Year may be carried forward to the next two (2) succeeding Fiscal Years up to a maximum of $15,000,000 in the aggregate in any Fiscal Year; provided, further, that cancellation of Debt owing to Holdings (or any Parent Entity of Borrower) or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from employees, directors, officers or other individual service providers of the Borrower, any of the Borrower’s Parent Entity or any of Holdings’ Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with a repurchase of Stock of any of the Borrower’s Parent Entity will not be deemed to constitute a Distribution for purposes of this covenant or any other provision of this Agreement;

(g) Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Distributions to any direct or indirect owner thereof (including but not limited to any Parent Entity of Borrower):

(i) the proceeds of which will be used to pay: (A) for any taxable period for which Manufacturing, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a member of a combined, consolidated or similar tax group for U.S. federal, state or local Tax purposes of which a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower is the common parent (a “Tax Group”), the portion of any consolidated, combined or similar Tax liability of such Tax Group for such taxable period attributable to the income or operations of Manufacturing, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; provided that (x) no such payments shall exceed the Tax liability that would have been imposed on Manufacturing, the Borrower and/or the applicable Subsidiaries had such entity(is) paid such Taxes on a stand-alone basis (or as a stand-alone group) and (y) any such payments attributable to an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be limited to the amount of any cash paid by such Unrestricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary for such purpose; or (B) with respect to any taxable period for which Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries is classified as a disregarded entity or partnership for U.S. federal, state or local Tax purposes, an aggregate amount necessary to provide its direct and indirect equity holders with funds sufficient to pay their Tax liabilities, including estimated tax liabilities, attributable to their direct or indirect allocable shares of income, gain, losses, deductions and credits of Holdings and its Subsidiaries classified as partnerships or disregarded entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes during their period of direct or indirect ownership through partnerships or disregarded entities in such entity with respect to such taxable year taking into account any applicable deductions pursuant to Section 199A (as determined by Holdings or its Subsidiaries after consultation with the applicable equity holder);

 

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(ii) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay such Parent Entity’s operating costs and expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business, other overhead costs and expenses and fees (including administrative, legal, accounting and similar expenses provided by third parties as well as trustee, directors and general partner fees) which are reasonable and customary and incurred in the ordinary course of business and attributable to the ownership or operations of Manufacturing, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including any reasonable and customary indemnification claims made by directors or officers of Parent Entity attributable to the direct or indirect ownership or operations of Manufacturing, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries) and fees and expenses otherwise due and payable by the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings and permitted to be paid by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary under this Agreement not to exceed $5,000,000 in any Fiscal Year;

(iii) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay franchise and excise taxes, and other fees and expenses, required to maintain its (or any of its direct or indirect parents’) existence;

(iv) to finance any Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment; provided that (A) such Distribution shall be made substantially concurrently with the closing of such Investment and (B) the Borrower or such Parent Entity shall, immediately following the closing thereof, cause all property acquired (whether assets or Stock) to be held by or contributed to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings;

(v) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay customary costs, fees and expenses (other than to Affiliates) related to any unsuccessful Stock or Debt offering, Refinancing, issuance or incurrence transaction or any Disposition, acquisition or Investment permitted by this Agreement; and

(vi) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay customary salary, compensation, bonus and other benefits payable to officers, employees, consultants and other service providers of any Parent Entity or partner of the Borrower to the extent such salaries, compensation, bonuses and other benefits are attributable to the ownership or operation of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(h) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings may pay any dividend or distribution within sixty (60) consecutive calendar days after the date of declaration thereof, if at the date of declaration such payment would have complied with the provisions of this Agreement;

(i) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings may (a) pay cash in lieu of fractional Stock in connection with any dividend, split or combination thereof or any Permitted Acquisition (or other similar Investment) and (b) honor any conversion request by a holder of convertible Debt and make cash payments in lieu of fractional shares in connection with any such conversion and may make payments on convertible Debt in accordance with its terms;

(j) in addition to the foregoing Distributions (i) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings may make additional Distributions so long as the Specified Conditions shall have been satisfied with respect thereto at the time of (and after giving effect to) such Distributions, (ii) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings may make additional Distributions, measured at the time made, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000 and (iii) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower may make additional Distributions in an aggregate amount not to exceed an amount equal to the Available Equity Amount at the time such Distributions are paid; and

(k) the Borrower may pay (or may make Distributions to allow any Parent Entity to) Distributions in an amount equal to withholding or similar taxes payable or expected to be payable by any present or former employee, director, manager, consultant or other service provider (or its Affiliates, or any of their respective estates or immediate family members) and any repurchases of Stock in consideration of such payments including deemed repurchases in connection with the exercise of Stock options.

 

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8.11 Investments. Holdings and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any Investment, except Permitted Investments.

8.12 Debt. Holdings and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, incur or maintain any Debt, other than the following Debt (collectively, “Permitted Debt”):

(a) Debt of Borrower, Holdings and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under the Loan Documents (including pursuant to Sections 2.6 and 2.7);

(b) (i) Debt described on Schedule 8.12 and any Refinancing Debt in respect thereof and (ii) any intercompany Debt outstanding on the Closing Date;

(c) (i) Capital Leases and purchase money Debt incurred to finance the acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, lease or improvement of any Equipment held for sale or lease or any fixed or capital assets (whether pursuant to a loan, a Capital Lease or otherwise and (ii) any Refinancing Debt incurred to Refinance such Debt; provided that, at the time of incurrence and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and the use of the proceeds thereof, the aggregate principal amount of Debt incurred under this clause (c) and then-outstanding of Borrower, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at the last day of the Test Period ended on or prior to the date that such Debt was incurred shall not exceed the greater of (x) $50,000,000 and (y) 9.0% of Consolidated Total Assets;

(d) Debt of (A) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor owing to Holdings or another Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor, (B) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor owing to Holdings or any Obligor; provided that the aggregate amount of Debt incurred under this clause (d)(B) is permitted to be incurred as an Investment pursuant to Section 8.11 or (C) any Obligor that is owing to Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor; provided that the Debt incurred under this clause (d)(C) shall be subject to the Subordinated Intercompany Note;

(e) Debt incurred under Hedge Agreements entered into by a Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;

(f) Guaranties by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of Debt of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary otherwise permitted under this Agreement; provided that (i) if the Debt being guaranteed is Subordinated Debt, such Guaranties shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Guaranty of the Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the subordination of such Subordinated Debt and (ii) no Guaranty by any Restricted Subsidiary of any Debt of an Obligor shall be permitted unless such Restricted Subsidiary shall have also provided a Guaranty of the Obligations;

(g) (i) Debt arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds; provided that such Debt is extinguished within five Business Days of its incurrence and (ii) customer deposits and advance payments received in the ordinary course of business from customers for goods and services purchased or rented in the ordinary course of business;

(h) Debt of any Obligor owing to any other Obligor;

(i) Debt of any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary in respect of (i) performance bonds, completion guarantees, surety bonds, appeal bonds, bid bonds, other similar bonds, instruments or obligations, in each case provided in the ordinary course of business (including to secure workers’ compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance or other Debt with respect to reimbursement-type obligations), but excluding any of the foregoing issued in respect of or to secure Debt for Borrowed Money; (ii) Debt owed to any Person providing workers’ compensation, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty, liability, or other insurance to any Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, so long as the amount of such Debt is not in excess of the amount of the unpaid cost of, and shall be incurred only to defer the cost of, such insurance

 

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for the year in which such Debt is incurred and such Debt is outstanding only during such year, (iii) Cash Management Obligations and other Debt in respect of netting services, ACH arrangements, overdraft protection and other arrangements arising under standard business terms of any bank at which any Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary maintains an overdraft, cash pooling or other similar facility or in connection with Deposit Accounts incurred in the ordinary course or (iv) Debt consisting of accommodation Guaranties for the benefit of trade creditors of any Obligor or any Subsidiary issued by such Obligor or Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

(j) Debt incurred under this clause (j) and then outstanding in an aggregate principal amount, measured at the time of incurrence and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and the use of the proceeds thereof, not to exceed the greater of (x) $30,000,000 and (y) 4.5% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date such Debt was incurred and any Refinancing Debt in respect thereof;

(k) Debt (x) representing deferred compensation, severance and health and welfare retirement benefits to current and former employees, directors, consultants, partners, members, contract providers, independent contractors or other service providers of Holdings (or any Parent Entity thereof), the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business or (y) consisting of indemnities, obligations in respect of earn outs or other purchase price adjustments, or similar obligations created, incurred or assumed in connection with Permitted Acquisitions, other Investments and the Disposition of any business, assets or Stock permitted hereunder, other than Guaranties incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or Stock for the purpose of financing such acquisition;

(l) Debt consisting of (x) obligations of Holdings (or any Parent Entity thereof), the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries under deferred compensation arrangements to their employees, directors, partners, members, consultants, independent contractors or other service providers, (y) other similar arrangements incurred by such Persons in connection with Permitted Acquisitions or (z) any other Investment permitted under Section 8.11;

(m) Debt consisting of promissory notes issued by the Restricted Subsidiaries to their current or former officers, directors, partners, members, and employees and their respective spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributes to finance the retirement, acquisition, repurchase, purchase or redemption of Stock of Holdings (or any Parent Entity or the Borrower) in each case permitted by Section 8.10;

(n) Debt consisting of (i) the financing of insurance premiums or (ii) take or pay obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(o) (i) Debt incurred by an Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to transactions permitted under Section 8.18 and (ii) any Refinancing Debt incurred to Refinance such Debt; provided that the aggregate amount of Debt incurred under this clause (o) shall not exceed the greater of (x) $25,000,000 and (y) 4.5% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date such Debt was incurred;

(p) Debt of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor incurred under this clause (p); provided that (i) such Debt is not guaranteed by any Obligor, (ii) the holder of such Debt does not have, directly or indirectly, any recourse to any Obligor, whether by reason of representations or warranties, agreement of the parties, operation of law or otherwise, (iii) such Debt is not secured by any assets other than assets of such Restricted Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries and (iv) the aggregate amount of Debt incurred under this clause (p) shall not exceed the greater of (x) $10,000,000 and 2.0% of Consolidated Total Assets (measured as of the date such Debt was incurred based upon the Section 6.2 financials most recently delivered on or prior to such date of incurrence);

(q) Debt of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; so long as (x) in the case of secured Debt, (i) at the time of incurrence thereof and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and the use of proceeds thereof, the Borrower would be in compliance with a Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio, calculated on a

 

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Pro Forma Basis as of the last date of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the incurrence of such secured Debt, that is no greater than 4.00:1.00 or (ii) if incurred within six months following the Closing Date, such secured Debt does not exceed $275,000,000 and (y) in the case of unsecured Debt, at the time of incurrence thereof and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and the use of proceeds thereof, the Borrower would be in compliance with a Total Net Leverage Ratio, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last date of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the incurrence of such unsecured Debt, that is no greater than 5.00:1.00; provided that (A) any secured Debt incurred pursuant to clause (x) hereof may only be secured by a first priority security interest in the Fixed Asset Collateral and/or a second priority security interest in the Current Asset Collateral, (B) if such Debt will be secured by assets that do not also secure the Obligations prior to the incurrence of such Debt, as a condition to the permissibility of the incurrence of such Debt under this clause (q), Collateral Agent shall be granted a Lien on such assets to secure the Obligations, (C) the holder of any such debt that is secured Debt (or an agent or representative in respect thereof) shall have entered into the Intercreditor Agreement or another customary intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and the Borrower (providing, among other things, that the Liens on the Current Asset Collateral securing such Debt or other obligations shall rank junior to the Collateral Agent’s Liens on the Current Asset Collateral and any Liens on Fixed Asset Collateral to secure such Debt may rank senior to the Collateral Agent’s Liens on the Fixed Assets Collateral), (D) no Default or Event of Default is then continuing or would result therefrom, (E) the borrower and guarantors with respect to such Debt shall only be the Obligors (or if any other Person is a borrower or guarantor in respect of such Debt, such other Person shall become a Guarantor hereunder and under the other Loan Documents pursuant to Section 8.22), (F) the maturity of such Debt shall be no earlier than 6 months following the latest Stated Termination Date in effect at the time such debt is entered into and (G) such Debt shall not provide for amortization payments (other than up to 5.0% per annum of the principal amount thereof) and in the case of the Debt permitted under this clause (q), any Refinancing Debt in respect thereof;

(r) [reserved];

(s) Guaranties incurred in the ordinary course of business (and not in respect of Debt for borrowed money) in respect of obligations to suppliers, customers, franchisees, lessors, licensees, sublicensees or distribution partners;

(t) (i) unsecured Debt in respect of obligations of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary to pay the deferred purchase price of goods or services or progress payments in connection with such goods and services; provided that such obligations are incurred in connection with open accounts extended by suppliers on customary trade terms in the ordinary course of business and not in connection with the borrowing of money and (ii) unsecured Debt in respect of intercompany obligations of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of accounts payable incurred in connection with goods sold or services rendered in the ordinary course of business and not in connection with the borrowing of money;

(u) Debt arising under the Secured Equify Loan Documents (as in effect on the Closing Date and/or as subsequently amended, restated, modified, or supplemented to the extent permitted hereunder (other than amendments or modifications that would increase the principal amount of such Debt (other than through interest that is paid in kind) beyond the principal balance outstanding on the Closing Date)) and, in each case, any Refinancing Debt in respect thereof; and

(v) all premiums (if any), interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in clauses (a) through (u) above.

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 8.12, in the event that an item of Debt meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Debt described in the above clauses, the Borrower, in its sole discretion, may classify and reclassify or later divide, classify or reclassify such item of Debt (or any portion thereof) and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Debt in one or, if it satisfies the criteria for more than one clause above, can be allocated among one or more of the above clauses.

The accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value and the payment of interest in the form of additional Debt shall not be deemed to be an incurrence of Debt for purposes of this Section 8.12.

 

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8.13 Prepayments of Debt. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, voluntarily prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner, or make any payment in violation of any subordination terms of, any principal outstanding in respect of any Junior Debt, except (i) regularly scheduled repayments, purchases or redemptions of Junior Debt and regularly scheduled payments of interest, fees, expenses and premiums on any such Junior Debt, (ii) any prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances or other satisfactions of any Junior Debt in connection with any Refinancing thereof with any Refinancing Debt, (iii) any prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances or other satisfactions of any Junior Debt required as a result of any Disposition of any property securing such Junior Debt to the extent that such security is permitted under this Agreement and such prepayment is permitted under the terms of any intercreditor or subordination provisions with respect thereto, (iv) the conversion of any Junior Debt to Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of Holdings, the Borrower or any Parent Entity, (v) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other satisfactions of any Junior Debt in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Available Equity Amount at such time, (vi) prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other satisfactions (including, without limitation, any payments in respect of make-whole premiums) of Junior Debt so long as the Specified Conditions have been satisfied at the time of (and after giving effect to) such prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasances or other satisfaction and (vii) prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other satisfactions of Junior Debt in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000.

8.14 Transactions with Affiliates. Except as set forth below, the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, sell, transfer, distribute, or pay any money or property, including, but not limited to, any fees or expenses of any nature (including, but not limited to, any fees or expenses for management services), to any Affiliate, or lend or advance money or property to any Affiliate, or invest in (by capital contribution or otherwise) or purchase or repurchase any Stock or Debt, or any property, of any Affiliate, or become liable on any Guaranty of the Debt, dividends, or other obligations of any Affiliate, in each case, involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $1,000,000 for any single transaction or series of related transactions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following shall be permitted:

(a) transactions between or among Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any entity that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such transaction;

(b) transactions on terms substantially as favorable to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary as would be obtainable by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate;

(c) [reserved];

(d) Permitted Distributions;

(e) loans and other transactions by and among Holdings and/or one or more Subsidiaries to the extent permitted under this Article VIII;

(f) employment, compensation, severance or termination arrangements between any Parent Entity, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective officers, employees and consultants (including management and employee benefit plans or agreements, subscription agreements or similar agreements pertaining to the issuance or repurchase of equity interests held by officers, employees and consultants pursuant to put/call rights or similar rights with current or former employees, officers, directors consultants and stock option or incentive plans (including equity-based incentive plans) and other compensation arrangements) in the ordinary course of business and transactions pursuant to management equity plans, stock option plans and other employee benefit plans, agreements and arrangements;

 

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(g) the payment of (x) customary fees to directors, officers, managers, employees, consultants and other service providers of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Parent Entity in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (y) reasonable out of pocket costs to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, directors, officers, managers, employees, consultants, partners, members and other service providers of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Parent Entity in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, by reason of the fact that such Person is or was serving at the request of the Parent Entity, Holdings, or any Restricted Subsidiary as a director, officer, manager, employee, consultant or other service provider of another person;

(h) transactions pursuant to permitted agreements (and such permitted agreements) in existence on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 8.14 or any amendment thereto to the extent such an amendment, taken as a whole, is not adverse to the Lenders in any material respect;

(i) the consummation of the initial public offering of Holdings (including the issuance of Stock to any officer, director, employee, consultant or other service provider of Manufacturing, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Entity in connection therewith) and the payment of fees and expenses in connection therewith;

(j) transactions entered into by an Unrestricted Subsidiary with an Affiliate prior to the redesignation of any such Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary”;

(k) the issuance or transfer of Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of Holdings (or any Parent Entity) to any Permitted Holder or to any former, current or future director, manager, officer, partner, member, employee, consultant or other service provider (or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing) of Holdings (or any Parent Entity), the Borrower, any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or any direct or indirect parent thereof;

(l) any issuance of Stock, or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities, Stock or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment arrangements, compensation arrangements, stock options and stock ownership plans, and other employee benefit plans approved by the Board of Directors of any Parent Entity of the Borrower or the Borrower, as the case may be;

(m) transactions with Wholly Owned Subsidiaries for the purchase or sale of goods, products, parts and services entered into in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry and in a manner consistent with prudent business practice followed by companies in the industry of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;

(n) transactions with joint ventures for the purchase or sale of goods, equipment and services entered into in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry and in a manner consistent with prudent business practice followed by companies in the industry of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;

(o) to the extent permitted by Section 8.10(g)(i), payments by any Parent Entity of Holdings, Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Tax sharing agreements among any such Parent Entity, Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries on customary terms; provided that payments by Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries under any such Tax sharing agreements shall not exceed the excess (if any) of the amount they would pay on a standalone basis over the amount they actually pay to Governmental Authorities; and

(p) the Secured Equify Loan Documents ( as in effect on the Closing Date and/or as subsequently amended, restated, modified, or supplemented to the extent permitted hereunder) and the Debt evidenced thereby.

 

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For purposes of this Section 8.14, any transaction with any Affiliate shall be deemed to have satisfied the standard set forth in clause (b) if such transaction is approved by a majority of the Disinterested Directors of the board of directors of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable. “Disinterested Director” shall mean, with respect to any Person and transaction, a member of the board of directors of such Person who does not have any material direct or indirect financial interest in or with respect to such transaction.

8.15 Business Conducted. Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) shall not engage at any time in any line of business other than the lines of business of the same general type currently conducted by it and any businesses incidental to, reasonably related or ancillary thereto, and the lines of business of the general type described on Schedule 8.15 attached hereto and any businesses incidental to, reasonably related or ancillary thereto.

8.16 Liens. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume, or permit to exist any Lien on any property now owned or hereafter acquired by any of them, except Permitted Liens.

8.17 Restrictive Agreements. Holdings and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (i) the ability of Holdings, the Borrower or any Guarantor to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person for the benefit of the Secured Parties with respect to the Obligations or under the Loan Documents or (ii) the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Guarantor to pay dividends or other Distributions with respect to any of its Stock; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to:

(a) restrictions and conditions imposed by (A) Law, (B) any Loan Document, (C) with respect to clause (ii) above, any documentation related to any Permitted Debt, and (D) with respect to clause (ii) above, any documentation governing any Refinancing Debt incurred to Refinance any such Debt referenced in clauses (B) through (C) above;

(b) customary restrictions and conditions existing on the Closing Date or to any extension, renewal, amendment, modification or replacement thereof, except to the extent any such amendment, modification or replacement expands the scope of any such restriction or condition in a manner adverse to Lenders;

(c) restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary or any assets pending such Disposition; provided that such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary or assets that is or are to be Disposed and such Disposition is permitted hereunder;

(d) customary restrictions in leases, subleases, licenses, sublicenses and other contracts so long as such restrictions relate solely to the assets subject thereto;

(e) restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Debt permitted by this Agreement to the extent such restriction applies only to specific property securing such Debt and not all assets;

(f) any restrictions or conditions set forth in any agreement in effect at any time any Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (but not any modification or amendment expanding the scope of any such restriction or condition in a manner adverse to Lenders); provided that such agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary and the restriction or condition set forth in such agreement does not apply to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary;

(g) restrictions or conditions in any Permitted Debt that is incurred or assumed by a Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor to the extent such restrictions or conditions are no more restrictive than the restrictions and conditions in the Loan Documents or, in the case of Subordinated Debt, are market terms at the time of issuance or, in the case of any such Debt of any Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, are imposed solely on such non-Guarantor and its Subsidiaries;

(h) restrictions on cash, Cash Equivalents or other deposits imposed by agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry (or other restrictions on such cash, Cash Equivalents or deposits constituting Liens permitted hereunder);

 

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(i) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures constituting Permitted Investments and applicable solely to such joint venture and entered into (1) in the ordinary course of business or (2) to the extent that the Borrower determines, in its good faith business judgment, that entering into such joint venture is beneficial to Holdings and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and is otherwise permitted under this Agreement;

(j) negative pledges and restrictions on Liens in favor of any holder of Debt permitted under clauses (b), (c),(f), (p) and (q) of Section 8.12, but solely to the extent any negative pledge relates to the property financed by, the subject of or securing such Debt;

(k) customary provisions restricting assignment, transfer or sub-letting of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry;

(l) customary net worth provisions contained in Real Estate leases entered into by Manufacturing, Borrower or Subsidiaries of the Borrower , so long as the Borrower has determined in good faith that such net worth provisions could not reasonably be expected to impair the ability of Manufacturing, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to meet their ongoing obligation;

(m) provisions restricting the granting of a security interest in Intellectual Property contained in licenses or sublicenses by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries of such Intellectual Property, which licenses and sublicenses were entered into in the ordinary course of business or to the extent that the Borrower determines, in its good faith business judgment, that entering into such licenses and sublicenses is beneficial to Holdings and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (in which case such restriction shall relate only to such Intellectual Property);

(n) restrictions or conditions contained in any trading, netting, operating, construction, service, supply, purchase, sale or other agreement to which Holdings, Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is a party entered into in the ordinary course of business; provided that such agreement prohibits the encumbrance of solely the property or assets of Holdings, the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary that are the subject of such agreement, the payment rights arising thereunder or the proceeds thereof and does not extend to any other asset or property of Holdings, Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary or the assets or property of another Restricted Subsidiary;

(o) restrictions or conditions contained in the Secured Equify Loan Documents (as in effect on the Closing Date and/or as subsequently amended, restated, modified, or supplemented to the extent permitted hereunder);

(p) restrictions and conditions imposed by any extension, renewal, amendment, restatement, modification, increase, supplement, refunding, refinancing or replacement of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (a) through (o) above; provided that such extension, renewal, amendment, restatement, modification, increase, supplement, refunding, refinancing or replacement is, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, not materially more restrictive with respect to such restriction or condition taken as a whole than those prior to such extension, renewal, amendment, restatement, modification, increase, supplement, refunding, refinancing or replacement; and

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8.18 Sale and Leaseback Transactions. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into any arrangement with any Person providing for the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary to lease or rent property that the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary has sold or will sell or otherwise transfer to such Person, unless (i) such transfers are transfers of real property, equipment or other fixed or capital assets, (ii) such transfer occurs within ninety (90) days after the acquisition of such property by the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary, (iii) the Specified Conditions have been satisfied before and after giving effect thereto, and (iv) such transfer would be permitted under clause (t) of the definition of “Permitted Dispositions.”

8.19 Fiscal Year. Holdings shall not, and shall cause its Restricted Subsidiaries not to, change their Fiscal Year end date from December 31; provided, however, that Holdings may, and may cause any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, upon written notice to, and consent by, the Agent, change the Fiscal Year end date convention specified above to any other Fiscal Year end date reporting convention reasonably acceptable to the Agent, in which case the Borrower and the Agent will, and are hereby authorized by the Lenders to, make any adjustments to this Agreement that are necessary in order to reflect such change.

8.20 Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. The Borrower will not permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for any Test Period to be less than 1.0 to 1.0; provided that such Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio will only be tested on the date any Covenant Trigger Period commences (as of the last day of the Test Period ending on or immediately prior to the date on which such Covenant Trigger Period shall have commenced) and shall continue to be tested as of the last day of each Test Period thereafter until such Covenant Trigger Period is no longer continuing.

8.21 Minimum Liquidity. The Borrower will not permit the Liquidity to be less than $5,000,000 at any time.

8.22 Additional Obligors; Covenant to Give Security. At the Borrower’s expense, Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, take all action necessary or reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to ensure that the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement (subject to the limitations set forth therein and in the Security Documents) continues to be satisfied, including:

(i) upon the formation or acquisition of any new direct or indirect Wholly Owned Domestic Subsidiary (in each case, other than an Excluded Subsidiary) by any Obligor, the designation in accordance with Section 8.26 of any existing direct or indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary (in each case, other than an Excluded Subsidiary), or any Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary, within thirty (30) days (or, in the case of Mortgages, ninety (90) days) after such formation, acquisition, designation or occurrence or such longer period as the Collateral Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion:

(A) causing each such Restricted Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor under the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to furnish to the Collateral Agent a description of any Real Estate owned by such Restricted Subsidiary (in detail reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent) solely to the extent such Real Estate is required to become subject to a Mortgage hereunder;

(B) causing each such Restricted Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to duly execute and deliver to the Agent and the Collateral Agent (x) a “Guaranty Agreement Supplement” referred to in the Guarantee Agreement guaranteeing the Obligations under the Loan Documents and (y) Mortgages on any Real Estate required to be mortgaged pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, a “Security Agreement Supplement” referred to in the Security Agreement and any required Intellectual Property security agreements and other security agreements and documents or joinders or supplements thereto (consistent with the Security Agreement and other Security Documents in effect on the Closing Date), as reasonably requested by and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, in each case of this clause (y), granting the Collateral Agent’s Liens solely to the extent required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement;

(C) delivering, and causing each such Restricted Subsidiary that is, or is required to become, a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to deliver instruments evidencing the intercompany Debt held by such Restricted Subsidiary and required to be pledged pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement (including the execution of the Subordinated Intercompany Note), indorsed in blank to the Collateral Agent (or such other Person specified pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement, if applicable);

 

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(D) taking and causing such Restricted Subsidiary and each direct or indirect parent of such Restricted Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to take whatever action, to the extent required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement (including, if applicable, the recording of Mortgages and of any Intellectual Property security agreements, the filing of financing statements) as may be necessary in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent to vest in the Collateral Agent (or in any representative of the Collateral Agent designated by it) valid and perfected Liens required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, enforceable against all third parties in accordance with their terms; and

(E) causing each such Restricted Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to duly execute and deliver to the Agent opinions, certificates and other documents, as reasonably requested by and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent (it being understood and agreed that any opinions, certificates and other documents that are consistent with those delivered by the Obligors on the Closing Date shall be deemed to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent);

(ii) not later than ninety (90) days after the acquisition by any Obligor of any Real Estate (or such longer period as the Collateral Agent may agree to in writing in its discretion) that is required to be provided as Collateral pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, causing such property to be subject to a Lien and Mortgage in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and taking, or causing the relevant Obligor to take, such actions as shall be necessary or reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to grant and perfect or record such Lien, in each case to the extent required by, and subject to the limitations and exceptions of, the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and otherwise complying with the requirements of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement; and

(iii) immediately prior to or simultaneously with the incurrence of Debt pursuant to Section 8.12(q)(x), entering into to Security Documents or amendments or supplements to existing Security Documents to (y) grant Collateral Agent a Lien (to secure the Obligations) on the Fixed Asset Collateral that will also be collateral for the Debt incurred under Section 8.12(q)(x) and (z) to provide Collateral Agent with corollary rights (including representations, covenants and remedies) relative to such Fixed Asset Collateral as are provided for the benefit of the Debt incurred pursuant to Section 8.12(q)(x).

8.23 Cash Management; Cash Dominion.

(a) Each Obligor shall enter into, as soon as possible after the Closing Date, an effective account control agreement with each account bank, securities intermediary, or commodities intermediary, as applicable, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent (a “Control Agreement”), with respect to (i) each Deposit Account in which funds of any of the Obligors from any Cash Receipts of the Obligors are deposited (including those existing as of the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 8.23), (ii) the Designated Account into which the proceeds of the Loans are deposited, and (iii) all other Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts, and commodities accounts of any Obligors (but in any event, excluding all Excluded Accounts ) (including those existing as of the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 8.23); provided, further, that, (i) if on or prior to ninety (90) days after the Closing Date (or such longer period following such date as the Agent may agree in its sole discretion), any Obligor shall not have entered into a Control Agreement with respect to any such Deposit Account, Securities Account, commodity account, or the Designated Account, such Deposit Account, Securities Account, commodity account, or the Designated Account shall be closed and all funds therein transferred to a Deposit Account at the Agent or the Collateral Agent, an Affiliate of the Agent or the Collateral Agent, or another financial institution that has executed a Control Agreement prior to the expiration of such 90-day period and (ii) the Obligors shall enter into a Control Agreement with respect to any such Deposit Account, Securities Account, commodity account, or Designated Account which is established or acquired after the Closing Date, substantially concurrently with such establishment (or within such longer period as the Collateral Agent may agree in its discretion) but in any event prior to a deposit of any funds in the account. Notwithstanding anything in this section to the contrary, the provisions of this Section 8.23(a) shall not

 

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apply to any (x) Deposit Account, Securities Account, or commodities account acquired by an Obligor in connection with a Permitted Acquisition (or similar Investment) prior to the date that is ninety (90) days (or such later date as the Agent may agree) following the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition (or similar Investment) or (y) any Excluded Account.

(b) Each Obligor shall deposit, or cause to be deposited and instruct all Account Debtors to deposit, in an Approved Deposit Account promptly upon receipt all Cash Receipts received by any Obligor from any other Person.

(c) Each Control Agreement shall require (without further consent of the Obligors), and the Obligors shall cause, after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Cash Dominion Period and subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, the ACH or wire transfer no less frequently than daily (and whether or not there are then any outstanding Obligations) to the concentration account in the United States maintained by and in the name of the Borrower at a bank reasonably acceptable to the Agent and the Collateral Agent, which concentration account is under the sole dominion and control of the Collateral Agent (the “Concentration Account”), of all cash receipts and collections set forth below (collectively, the “Cash Receipts”):

(i) all available cash proceeds otherwise received from the Disposition of Inventory of the Borrower and the Guarantors;

(ii) all proceeds of Accounts and Inventory and other Current Asset Collateral; and

(iii) the contents of each Approved Deposit Account, Securities Account, or commodities account (other than any Fixed Assets Priority Proceeds Accounts) (in each case, net of any minimum balance as may be required to be kept therein by the institution at which such Deposit Account, Securities Account or commodities account is maintained).

(d) During the continuance of a Cash Dominion Period, the Concentration Account and all other Approved Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts and commodity accounts (other than any Fixed Assets Priority Proceeds Accounts) shall at all times be under the sole dominion and control of the Collateral Agent. The Obligors hereby acknowledge and agree that, during the continuance of a Cash Dominion Period, (i) the Obligors have no right of withdrawal from the Concentration Account or any other Approved Deposit Account, Securities Account or commodities account (other than any Fixed Assets Priority Proceeds Accounts), (ii) the funds on deposit in the Concentration Account and any other Approved Deposit Account, Securities Account and/or commodities account (other than any Excluded Account) shall at all times be collateral security for all of the Obligations and (iii) the funds on deposit in the Concentration Account, any other Approved Deposit Account, Securities Account, or commodities account (other than any Fixed Assets Priority Proceeds Accounts) shall be applied as provided in this Agreement, including pursuant to Section 4.3. In the event that, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8.23, during the continuation of any Cash Dominion Period, any Obligor receives or otherwise has dominion and control of any Cash Receipts, such Cash Receipts shall be held in trust by such Obligor for the Collateral Agent, shall not be commingled with any of such Obligor’s other funds or deposited in any account of such Obligor and shall, not later than two Business Days after receipt thereof by a Responsible Officer of Borrower or other Obligor (or not later than two Business Days after a Responsible Officer has actual knowledge that such Cash Receipts were received by Borrower or other Obligor), be deposited into the Concentration Account or dealt with in such other fashion as such Obligor may be instructed by the Collateral Agent.

(e) So long as no Cash Dominion Period is continuing, the Obligors may direct, and shall have sole control over, the manner of disposition of funds in the Approved Deposit Account, the Securities Account any the commodities accounts. The Agent and the other Secured Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that so long as no Cash Dominion Period is continuing the Obligors shall have the right to withdraw or direct the Agent to transfer to Obligors all funds remaining on deposit in any Concentration Account and the Collateral Agent shall no longer be permitted to direct any account bank under any Control Agreement to ACH or wire transfer any Cash Receipts into any Concentration Account.

 

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(f) Any amounts received in the Concentration Account at any time after the Full Payment of the Obligations shall be remitted to the operating account of the Obligors maintained with the Agent or Collateral Agent or to an operating account otherwise designated by the Borrower.

(g) Upon the Borrower’s request, the Collateral Agent shall promptly furnish written notice to each Approved Account Bank of any termination of a Cash Dominion Period and termination of dominion over the Concentration Account.

8.24 Use of Proceeds. The Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loans in the manner set forth in Section 7.17.

8.25 Further Assurances. Subject to any limitations and exceptions set forth in the Security Documents and in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”, Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each of the other Obligors to, promptly execute and deliver, or cause to be promptly executed and delivered, to the Collateral Agent, such documents and agreements, and shall promptly take or cause to be taken such actions, as the Collateral Agent may, from time to time, reasonably request to grant, preserve, protect or perfect the Liens created or intended to be created by the Security Documents or the validity or priority of any such Lien.

8.26 Designation of Subsidiaries. The Board of Directors of Holdings may at any time designate any Restricted Subsidiary (other than the Borrower) as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary by notice to the Agent; provided that, in each case, (i) no Default or Event of Default is then continuing or would result therefrom, (ii) if after giving effect to such designation the Aggregate Revolver Outstandings would not exceed the lesser of the Maximum Revolver Amount and the then-current Borrowing Base, (iii) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, as such ratio is calculated as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date of such designation, as if such designation and any related transactions had occurred on the first day of such Test Period, of not less than 1.00:1.00 and (iv) if such designation would result in Current Asset Collateral owned by a Borrower or Guarantor immediately prior to such designation being owned by an Unrestricted Subsidiary immediately after such designation with a value individually or in the aggregate of greater than 5.0% of the Borrowing Base based on the most recently delivered Borrowing Base Certificate prior to such event, then Borrower shall be required, prior to such designation, deliver to Agent an updated Borrowing Base Certificate that reflects the removal of the applicable assets from the Borrowing Base. The designation of any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date shall constitute an Investment by the Borrower or Holdings, as applicable, therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Borrower’s or Holdings’, as applicable, investment therein. The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute the incurrence at the time of designation of any Debt or Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time.

8.27 Passive Holding Company; Etc.

(a) Holdings will not conduct, transact or otherwise engage in any business or operations other than (i) the ownership and/or acquisition of the Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower or Manufacturing and the direct or indirect ownership and/or acquisition of the Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of any other Subsidiaries that are permitted to exist and/or be acquired or formed hereunder, (ii) the maintenance of its legal existence, including the ability to incur fees, costs and expenses relating to such maintenance and to open and maintain bank accounts, (iii) to the extent applicable, participating in tax, accounting and other administrative matters as a member of the consolidated group that includes Holdings and the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries, (iv) the performance of its obligations under and in connection with the Loan Documents and any documents relating to other Permitted Debt, (v) any public offering of its common Stock or any other issuance or registration of its Stock for sale or resale not prohibited by this Agreement, including the costs, fees and expenses related thereto, (vi) any transaction that Holdings is permitted to enter into or consummate under this Agreement and any transaction between Holdings and the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary permitted under this Agreement, including (A) making any dividend or distribution or other transaction similar to a Distribution not prohibited by Section 8.10 (or the making of a loan to its Parent Entities in lieu of any such permitted Distribution or other distribution or other transaction similar to a Distribution) or holding any cash received in connection with Distributions made by the Borrower in accordance with Section 8.10 pending application thereof by Holdings in the manner contemplated by Section 8.10 (including the redemption in whole or in part of any of its Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) in exchange for

 

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another class of Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) or rights to acquire its Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) or with proceeds from substantially concurrent equity contributions or issuances of new shares of its Stock (other than Disqualified Stock)), (B) making any Investment to the extent (1) payment therefor is made solely with the Stock of Holdings (other than Disqualified Stock), the proceeds of Distributions received from the Borrower and/or proceeds of the issuance of, or contribution in respect of, the Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of Holdings and (2) any property (including Stock) acquired in connection therewith is maintained by Holdings or contributed to the Borrower or a Guarantor (or, if otherwise constituting Permitted Investments, a Restricted Subsidiary) or the Person formed or acquired in connection therewith is merged or consolidated with the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary and (C) the (w) provision of Guaranties in the ordinary course of business in respect of obligations of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to suppliers, customers, franchisees, lessors, licensees, sublicensees or distribution partners; provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that such Guaranty shall not be in respect of Debt for Borrowed Money, (x) incurrence of Debt of Holdings contemplated by Section 8.12, (y) incurrence of Guaranties and the performance of its other obligations in respect of Debt incurred pursuant to Section 8.12 and (z) granting of Liens to the extent permitted under Section 8.16 or Liens imposed by operation of law, (vii) incurring fees, costs and expenses relating to overhead and general operating including professional fees for legal, tax and accounting issues and paying taxes, (viii) providing indemnification to officers and directors and as otherwise permitted in this Agreement, (ix) activities incidental to the consummation of the Transactions, (x) organizational activities incidental to Permitted Acquisitions or similar Investments consummated by Holdings, the Borrower, Manufacturing or a Subsidiary of Holdings, including the formation of acquisition vehicle entities and intercompany loans and/or investments incidental to such Permitted Acquisitions or similar Investments in each case consummated substantially contemporaneously with the consummation of the applicable Permitted Acquisitions or similar Investments, (xi) the making of any loan to any officers or directors not prohibited by Section 8.11, the making of any Investment in the Borrower or any Guarantor or, to the extent otherwise allowed under Section 8.11, a Restricted Subsidiary, (xii) the entry into customary shareholder agreements, (xiii) as specified on Schedule 8.27 and (xiv) activities incidental to the businesses or activities described in clauses (i) to (xiii) of this Section 8.27.

(b) Holdings will not consummate any merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or Dispose all or substantially all of its assets and properties, except that Holdings may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with or into any other Person (other than the Borrower) or otherwise Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets and property; provided that (i) Holdings shall be the continuing or surviving Person of such merger, amalgamation or consolidation or, in the case of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation where Holdings is not the continuing or surviving Person or where Holdings has been liquidated or in connection with a Disposition of all or substantially all of its assets, in any such case, the Person formed by or surviving any such merger, amalgamation or consolidation or the Person into which Holdings has been liquidated or to which Holdings has transferred such assets shall be an entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia or any territory thereof (Holdings or such Person, as the case may be, being herein referred to as the “Successor Holdings”), (ii) the Successor Holdings (if other than Holdings) shall (y) expressly assume all the obligations of Holdings under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents pursuant to a supplement hereto or thereto in form reasonably satisfactory to the Agent (including a “Guaranty Supplement” referred to in the Guarantee Agreement and a “Security Agreement Supplement” referred to in the Security Agreement, in order for the surviving or continuing Person or such transferee to become a Guarantor) and (z) as a condition to becoming Successor Holdings shall take all action necessary or reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to ensure that the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement (subject to the limitations set forth therein and in the Security Documents) is satisfied with respect to Successor Holdings’ assets and properties and shall otherwise comply with Section 8.22 (as though Successor Holdings were a Restricted Subsidiary), (iii) each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation or Disposition or unless the Successor Holdings is Holdings, shall have by a supplement to the Guarantee Agreement confirmed that its Guaranty shall apply to the Successor Holdings’ obligations under this Agreement, (iv) each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation or Disposition or unless the Successor Holdings is Holdings, shall have by a supplement to the Security Agreement confirmed that its obligations thereunder shall apply to the Successor Holdings’ obligations under this Agreement, (v) Holdings shall have delivered to the Agent an officer’s certificate stating that such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation or Disposition and any supplements to the Loan Documents preserve the enforceability of the Guarantee Agreement and the perfection of the Collateral Agent’s Liens, (vi) the Successor Holdings shall, immediately following such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation or Disposition, directly or indirectly, own all Subsidiaries owned by Holdings immediately prior to such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation or Disposition, (vii) if reasonably requested by the Agent, an

 

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opinion of counsel shall be required to be provided to the effect that such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation, or Disposition does not breach or result in a default under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (viii) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of such event, (ix) Borrower would have Availability after giving effect thereto, and (x) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition or other event and any supplements to any Loan Document (or new Loan Documents delivered concurrently therewith) create and preserve, as applicable, the enforceability of the Guarantee Agreement in regards to Successor Holdings and the perfection and priority of the Collateral Agent’s Lien in Successor Holdings’ assets and property subject to the limitations of and exceptions set forth in the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, the other provisions set forth herein and the Security Documents; provided, further, that if the foregoing are satisfied, the Successor Holdings (if other than Holdings) will succeed to, and be substituted for, Holdings under this Agreement.

8.28 Amendments to Certain Documents. Holdings and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) to amend, modify or change in any manner that is materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders any term or condition of the documentation governing the Junior Debt or any Charter Document of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is a Guarantor or (ii) to amend, modify or change in any manner that is materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders or any Obligor any term or condition of the Preferred Equity Documents (it being understood and agreed that any (x) increase to the amount, rate or frequency of any payment, repurchase, dividend or distribution (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Distribution set forth therein), (y) change to any right of redemption, retirement or put option set forth therein and (z) any change to Section 3.6(iv) of the Holdings LLC Agreement, shall, in each case, be deemed to be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders unless, solely for purposes of clauses (x) and (y), such revisions provide that Holdings shall not take action, or otherwise be required to make any such payment, repurchase, dividend or distribution or exercise any redemption, retirement or put option, based on such increase(s) and/or change(s) to the extent prohibited under this Agreement).

8.29 Certain Post-Closing Obligations. As promptly as practicable, and in any event within the time periods after the Closing Date specified in Schedule 8.29 or such later date as the Agent reasonably agrees to in writing, including to reasonably accommodate circumstances unforeseen on the Closing Date, the Borrower and each other Obligor shall deliver the documents or take the actions specified in Schedule 8.29, in each case except to the extent otherwise agreed by the Agent pursuant to its authority as set forth in the definition of the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

ARTICLE IX

CONDITIONS OF LENDING

9.1 Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of Agreement and Making of Loans on the Closing Date. The effectiveness of this Agreement, the obligation of the Lenders to make any Loans on the Closing Date, and the obligation of the Letter of Credit Issuers to issue any Letter of Credit on the Closing Date, are subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in writing by the Agent and the Arrangers) of the following conditions precedent:

(a) The Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals, facsimiles or electronic copies (followed promptly by originals if requested by Agent) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Obligor:

(i) executed counterparts of this Agreement and the Guarantee Agreement;

(ii) each Security Document set forth on Schedule 1.5 (including the delivery of documents and instruments necessary to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement) required to be executed on the Closing Date as indicated on such schedule, duly executed by Holdings (to the extent a party thereto) and/or each Obligor thereto, together with (except as provided in such Security Documents):

(A) [reserved];

 

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(B) evidence that all financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code have been filed or are otherwise in a form appropriate for filing; and

(C) [reserved]; and

(D) an executed Perfection Certificate and lien searches reasonably satisfactory to the Agent;

(iii) certificates substantially in the form of Exhibit H for Holdings and the Borrower which attach (A) resolutions or other equivalent action documentation, (B) incumbency certificates, (C) Organization Documents and (D) good standing certificates;

(iv) an opinion from Brown Rudnick LLP and an opinion from The Whitten Law Firm, PC, counsel to the Obligors, addressed to the Agent and the Lenders as of the Closing Date;

(v) a certificate, in the form of Exhibit G, attesting to the Solvency of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis) on the Closing Date after giving effect to the Transactions, from the Chief Financial Officer of Holdings;

(vi) a Notice of Borrowing relating to the initial Borrowing (if any); and

(vii) a copy of, or a certificate as to coverage under, the insurance policies required by Section 8.5 and the applicable provisions of the Security Documents.

(b) All fees and expenses required to be paid hereunder or pursuant to the Engagement Letter, in the case of expenses, to the extent invoiced at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date (except as otherwise agreed by the Borrower) shall, substantially concurrently with the initial Borrowing, have been paid (which amounts may, at the Borrower’s option, be offset against the proceeds of the Loans borrowed on the Closing Date).

(c) [Reserved].

(d) The Agent and Arrangers shall have received the Historical Financial Statements.

(e) Prior to or concurrently with the initial Borrowing, subject to Section 8.29, the Existing Debt Refinancing shall have been consummated.

(f) Availability, after giving effect to the initial Borrowings on the date hereof, on the Closing Date shall not be less than $15,000,000.

(g) The Agent and the Arrangers shall have received at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information about the Borrower and the Guarantors as has been reasonably requested in writing at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date by the Agent and the Arrangers that they reasonably determine is required by United States regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the USA PATRIOT Act.

(h) Since December 31, 2016, there has not been any fact, change, event, circumstance, effect, development or occurrence which, individually or in the aggregate with any other facts, changes, events, circumstances, effects, developments or occurrences, has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

(i) The Borrower shall have delivered to the Agent a Borrowing Base Certificate for the month ending January 31, 2018.

 

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(j) The Agent shall have completed a Field Examination of the Obligors at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

(k) Each of (i) that certain Master Loan Agreement and Line of Credit Note, dated as of October 10, 2016, between THRC Holdings, LLC, as the lender, and Manufacturing, as the borrower and (ii) that certain Master Loan Agreement and Line of Credit Note, dated as of October 10, 2016, between Farris Wilks, as the lender, and Manufacturing, as the borrower, have been terminated and the debt thereunder converted to Stock on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.

(l) All amounts outstanding under that certain Promissory Note dated as of February 1, 2017, by and between Wilks Brothers, LLC, as lender, and ProFrac Manufacturing, LLC, as borrower, have been paid in full, such Promissory Note has been cancelled and the liens securing the obligations on account of such Promissory Note have been released, in each case, on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.

9.2 Conditions Precedent to Each Loan. The obligation of the Lenders to make each Loan (including on the Closing Date), and the obligation of the Letter of Credit Issuers to issue any Letter of Credit shall be subject to the conditions precedent that on and as of the date of any such extension of credit:

(a) The following statements shall be true, and the acceptance by the Borrower of any extension of credit shall be deemed to be a statement to the effect set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) with the same effect as the delivery to the Agent and the Lenders of a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer, dated the date of such extension of credit, stating that:

(i) the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (and any representation and warranty that is qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect is true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date of such extension of credit as though made on and as of such date, other than any such representation or warranty which relates to a specified prior date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects as of such prior date, and except to the extent the Agent and the Lenders have been notified in writing by the Borrower that any representation or warranty is not correct in all material respects (or that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect is not correct in all respects) and the Required Lenders have explicitly waived in writing compliance with such representation or warranty;

(ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such extension of credit; and

(iii) the Borrowing or issuance of the Letter of Credit is in compliance with the provisions of Article II.

(b) No such Borrowing or issuance of the Letter of Credit shall exceed the then-current Availability.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the foregoing conditions precedent in this Section 9.2 are not conditions to any Lender participating in or reimbursing the Swingline Lender or the Agent for such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any applicable Swingline Loan or Agent Advance made in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.4(f) or Section 2.4(g), as applicable.

 

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ARTICLE X

DEFAULT; REMEDIES

10.1 Events of Default. It shall constitute an event of default (“Event of Default”) if any one or more of the following shall occur for any reason:

(a) any failure by the Borrower to pay: (i) the principal of any of the Loans when due, whether upon demand or otherwise, or the reimbursement of any Letter of Credit issued pursuant to this Agreement when the same is due and payable; or (ii) any interest, fee or other amount owing hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents within five (5) Business Days after the due date therefor, whether upon demand or otherwise;

(b) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by Holdings or the Borrower in this Agreement or by any Obligor in any of the other Loan Documents or any certificate furnished by any Obligor at any time to the Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender pursuant to the Loan Documents shall prove to be untrue in any material respect as of the date on which made, deemed made, or furnished;

(c) any default shall occur in the observance or performance of any of the covenants and agreements contained in:

(i) Section 6.3(a), Section 8.2(a) (with respect to the maintenance of the Borrower’s existence only), Section 8.8, Section 8.9, Section 8.10, Section 8.11, Section 8.12, Section 8.13, Section 8.14, Section 8.16, Section 8.17, Section 8.18, Section 8.21, Section 8.23 (and, other than during a Cash Dominion Period, such default continues for five (5) Business Days after receipt by the Borrower of written notice thereof by the Agent or the Required Lenders), Section 8.24, Section 8.27, or Section 8.28;

(ii) Section 8.20; provided that an Event of Default shall not occur under this clause (ii) until the expiration of the Cure Deadline for the applicable Test Period for which the Borrower was not in compliance with such Financial Covenant;

(iii) Section 6.4(a) and such default continues for five (5) Business Days (or two (2) Business Days during any Cash Dominion Period) after receipt by the Borrower of written notice thereof by the Agent or the Required Lenders; or

(iv) any other provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document and such default shall continue for thirty (30) days after receipt by the Borrower of written notice thereof by the Agent or the Required Lenders;

(d) any default shall occur with respect to any Debt (other than the Obligations) of any Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in an outstanding principal amount which constitutes Material Indebtedness, or under any agreement or instrument under or pursuant to which any such Debt may have been issued, created, assumed, or guaranteed by any Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and such default shall continue for more than the period of grace, if any, therein specified, in each case. if the effect thereof (with or without the giving of notice) is to accelerate, or to permit the holders of any such Debt to accelerate, the maturity of any such Debt; or any such Debt shall be declared due and payable or be required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled or required prepayment) prior to the stated maturity thereof; or any such Debt shall not be paid in full upon the scheduled maturity thereof; provided that this clause (d) shall not apply to (x) termination events or equivalent events not constituting events of default pursuant to the terms of any Hedge Agreement and (y) Debt that becomes due or as to which an offer to prepay is required to be made as a result of the voluntary Disposition of the property or assets securing such Debt, if such Disposition is permitted hereunder and under the documents providing for such Debt and (z) any Debt permitted to exist or be incurred under the terms of this Agreement that is required to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased, redeemed or satisfied (or as to which an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease,

 

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redeem or satisfy is required to be made) in connection with any asset sale event, casualty or condemnation event, change of control (without limiting the rights of the Agent and the Lenders under Section 10.1(l) below), excess cash flow or other customary provision in such Debt giving rise to such requirement to offer, prepay, redeem, defease or satisfy in the absence of any default thereunder;

(e) Holdings, the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary shall (i) file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or file a voluntary petition, proposal, notice of intent to file a proposal or an answer or otherwise commence any action or proceeding seeking reorganization, arrangement or readjustment of its debts or for any other relief under the federal Bankruptcy Code, as amended, or under any other bankruptcy or insolvency act or Law, state, or federal, now or hereafter existing, or consent to, approve of, or acquiesce in, any such petition, action or proceeding; (ii) apply for or acquiesce in the appointment of a receiver, assignee, liquidator, sequestrator, custodian, monitor, trustee or similar officer for it or for all or any part of its property; or (iii) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors;

(f) an involuntary petition shall be filed or an action or proceeding otherwise commenced seeking reorganization, arrangement, consolidation or readjustment of the debts of Holdings, the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary for any other relief under the federal Bankruptcy Code, as amended, or under any other bankruptcy or insolvency act or Law, state or federal, now or hereafter existing, and such petition or proceeding shall not be dismissed within sixty (60) days after the filing or commencement thereof or an order of relief shall be entered with respect thereto;

(g) (i) a receiver, interim receiver, assignee, liquidator, sequestrator, custodian, monitor, trustee or similar officer for Holdings, the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary or for all or any material part of such Person’s property shall be appointed or (ii) a warrant of attachment, execution or similar process shall be issued against any material part of the property of Holdings, the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary and such warrant or similar process shall not be vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal within sixty (60) days after the entry thereof;

(h) this Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement, any Security Document or any Intercreditor Agreement shall be terminated (other than in accordance with its terms or the terms hereof or thereof), revoked or declared void or invalid or unenforceable or challenged by Holdings or any Obligor;

(i) one or more monetary judgments, orders, decrees or arbitration awards is entered against any Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary involving in the aggregate for all Obligors and Restricted Subsidiaries liability as to any single or related or unrelated series of transactions, incidents or conditions, in excess of $20,000,000 (except to the extent covered by insurance through an insurer who does not deny or dispute coverage), and the same shall remain unsatisfied, unbonded, unvacated and unstayed pending appeal for a period of sixty (60) days after the entry thereof;

(j) for any reason, any Lien on any Collateral having a Fair Market Value in excess of $10,000,000 ceases to be, or is not, valid, perfected and prior to all other Liens in accordance with the provisions hereof (subject to (A) the terms of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and the Security Documents and (B) Permitted Liens) or is terminated, revoked or declared void other than (i) as a result of a release of Collateral permitted by Section 13.10 or in accordance with the terms of the relevant Security Document, (ii) in connection with the Full Payment of the Obligations or (iii) any loss of perfection (x) that results from the failure of the Collateral Agent to (A) maintain possession of certificates, promissory notes or other instruments delivered to it representing securities or other assets pledged under the Security Documents or (B) file and maintain proper UCC financing statements or similar filings (including continuation statements) or (y) as to Collateral consisting of real property subject to a Mortgage pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the extent such real property is covered by a title insurance policy and such insurer has not denied coverage;

(k) (i) an ERISA Event shall occur which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) an Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate shall fail to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multi-employer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or

 

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(l) there occurs a Change of Control.

10.2 Remedies.

(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Agent may, in its discretion, and shall, at the direction of the Required Lenders, do one or more of the following at any time or times and in any order, without notice to or demand on the Borrower:

(i) reduce the Maximum Revolver Amount or the advance rates against Eligible Accounts used in computing the Borrowing Base, or reduce one or more of the other elements used in computing the Borrowing Base, in each case to the extent determined by the Agent or the Required Lenders, as the case may be;

(ii) restrict the amount of or refuse to make Loans;

(iii) instruct the Letter of Credit Issuers to restrict or refuse to provide Letters of Credit;

(iv) terminate the Commitments;

(v) declare the Loans to be immediately due and payable; provided, however, that upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Section 10.1(e), 10.1(f), or 10.1(g) with respect to any Obligor, the Commitments shall automatically and immediately expire and terminate and all Loans shall automatically become immediately due and payable without notice or demand of any kind;

(vi) require the Obligors to cash collateralize all outstanding Letters of Credit; and

(vii) pursue its other rights and remedies under the Loan Documents and applicable Law.

(b) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and subject to any Intercreditor then in effect: (i) the Agent shall have, for the benefit of the respective Secured Parties, in addition to all other rights of the Agent and the Lenders, the rights and remedies of a secured party under the Loan Documents or the UCC; (ii) the Agent may, at any time, take possession of the respective Collateral and keep it on the Obligors’ premises, at no cost to the Agent or any Lender, or remove any part of it to such other place or places as the Agent may desire, or the Borrower shall, and shall cause their Restricted Subsidiaries to, upon the Agent’s demand, at the Borrower’s cost, assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Agent at a place reasonably convenient to the Agent; and (iii) the Agent may sell and deliver any Collateral at public or private sales, for cash, upon credit or otherwise, at such prices and upon such terms as the Agent deems advisable, in its sole discretion, and may, if the Agent deems it reasonable, postpone or adjourn any sale of any Collateral by an announcement at the time and place of sale or of such postponed or adjourned sale without giving a new notice of sale. Without in any way requiring notice to be given in the following manner, each Obligor agrees that any notice by the Agent of sale, disposition or other intended action hereunder or in connection herewith, whether required by the UCC or otherwise, shall constitute reasonable notice to the Borrower if such notice is mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or is delivered personally against receipt, at least ten (10) days prior to such action to the Borrower at the address specified in or pursuant to Section 14.8. If any Collateral is sold on terms other than payment in full at the time of sale, no credit shall be given against the Obligations until the Agent or the Lenders receive payment, and if the buyer defaults in payment, the Agent may resell the Collateral without further notice to the Borrower or any other Obligor. In the event the Agent seeks to take possession of all or any portion of the Collateral by judicial process, the Borrower and each other Obligor irrevocably waives: (A) the posting of any bond, surety or security with respect thereto which might otherwise be required; (B) any demand for possession prior to the commencement of any suit or action to recover the Collateral; and (C) any requirement that the Agent retain possession and not dispose of any Collateral until after trial or final judgment. The Borrower and the other Obligors agree that the Agent has no obligation to preserve rights to the Collateral or marshal any Collateral for the benefit of any Person.

 

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10.3 Application of Funds. Subject to any Intercreditor Agreement in effect, if the circumstances described in Section 4.7 have occurred, or after the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 10.2 or under any other Loan Document (or after the Commitments have automatically been terminated, the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable as set forth in Section 10.2 and the Letters of Credit have automatically been required to be cash collateralized, in each case as set forth in Section 10.2), including in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall be applied by the Agent in the following order:

First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (other than principal and interest, but including Attorney Costs payable under Section 14.7) payable to the Agent and/or the Collateral Agent in its capacity as such (other than in connection with Cash Management Obligations or Obligations in respect of Secured Hedge Agreements);

Second, to pay interest due in respect of all Agent Advances until paid in full;

Third, to pay the principal of all Agent Advances until paid in full;

Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest) payable to the Lenders (including Attorney Costs payable under Section 14.7), ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Fourth payable to them (other than in connection with Cash Management Obligations or Obligations in respect of Secured Hedge Agreements);

Fifth, to pay interest accrued in respect of the Swingline Loans until paid in full;

Sixth, to pay the principal of all Swingline Loans until paid in full;

Seventh, to pay interest accrued in respect of the Revolving Loans (other than Agent Advances or Swingline Loans) until paid in full;

Eighth, ratably (i) to pay the principal of all Revolving Loans (other than Agent Advances and Swingline Loans) until paid in full, (ii) to the Agent, to be held by the Agent, for the benefit of the Letter of Credit Issuers, as cash collateral in an amount up to 103% of the maximum drawable amount of any outstanding Letters of Credit and (iii) to pay any Obligations under Noticed Hedges (in an amount not to exceed the Bank Product Reserves);

Ninth, ratably to pay (i) any amounts owing with respect to any Obligations in respect of Secured Hedge Agreements (other than Noticed Hedges), until paid in full, (ii) any amounts owing with respect to any Obligations in respect of the unreserved portion of a Noticed Hedge, until paid in full, and (iii) any amounts owing with respect to Cash Management Obligations, in each case, until paid in full;

Tenth, to the payment of all other Obligations of the Obligors that are due and payable to the Agent and the other Secured Parties (other than any Defaulting Lenders) on such date, ratably based upon the respective aggregate amounts of all such Obligations owing to the Agent and the other Secured Parties (other than any Defaulting Lenders) on such date, until paid in full;

Eleventh, ratably to pay any amounts owing with respect to any Obligations in respect of any FILO Tranche, until paid in full;

Twelfth, ratably to pay any Obligations owed to Defaulting Lenders, until paid in full; and

Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.

 

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Amounts used to cash collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Eighth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as cash collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above and, if no Obligations remain outstanding, to the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amounts received from any Guarantor shall be applied to any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor.

10.4 Permitted Holders Right to Cure.

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 10.1(c), in the event that the Borrower fails to comply with the requirement of the Financial Covenant, any of the Permitted Holders, Holdings or any other Person designated by the Borrower shall have the right, during the period beginning at the end of the last Fiscal Quarter of the applicable Test Period and until the later of (i) the tenth (10th) Business Day after the date on which Financial Statements with respect to the Test Period in which such covenant is being measured are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.2 and (ii) the tenth (10th) Business Day after the beginning of a Covenant Trigger Period (such later date, the “Cure Deadline”), to make a direct or indirect equity investment in the Borrower in cash in the form of common Stock (or other Stock reasonably acceptable to the Agent) (the “Cure Right”), and upon the receipt by the Borrower of net proceeds pursuant to the exercise of the Cure Right (the “Cure Amount”), the Financial Covenant shall be recalculated, giving effect to a pro forma increase to Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period in an amount equal to such Cure Amount; provided that such pro forma adjustment to Consolidated EBITDA shall be given solely for the purpose of determining the existence of a Default or an Event of Default under the Financial Covenant with respect to any Test Period that includes the Fiscal Quarter for which such Cure Right was exercised and not for any other purpose under any Loan Document.

(b) If, after the receipt of the Cure Amount and the recalculations pursuant to clause (a) above, the Borrower shall then be in compliance with the requirements of the Financial Covenant during such Test Period, the Borrower shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of the Financial Covenant as of the relevant date of determination with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply therewith at such date, and the applicable Event of Default that had occurred shall be deemed cured; provided that (i) the Cure Right may be exercised on no more than five (5) occasions, (ii) in each four Fiscal Quarter period, there shall be at least two Fiscal Quarters in respect of which no Cure Right is exercised, (iii) with respect to any exercise of the Cure Right, the Cure Amount shall be no greater than the amount required to cause the Borrower to be in compliance with the Financial Covenant, (iv) all Cure Amount shall be disregarded for purposes of determining any baskets with respect to the covenants contained in the Loan Documents and (v) there shall be no pro forma reduction in Debt (by netting or otherwise) with the proceeds of any Cure Amount for determining compliance with the Financial Covenant for the Fiscal Quarter for which such Cure Amount is deemed applied.

(c) Prior to the Cure Deadline, neither the Agent, the Collateral Agent nor any Lender shall exercise any rights or remedies under Article X (or under any other Loan Document available during the continuance of any Default or Event of Default) solely on the basis of any actual or purported failure to comply with the Financial Covenant unless such failure is not cured by the Cure Deadline (it being understood that this sentence shall not have any effect on the rights and remedies of the Lenders with respect to any other Default or Event of Default pursuant to any other provision of any Loan Document other than breach of the Financial Covenant); provided, however, that the Lenders shall have no obligation to make any Loans, and the Letter of Credit Issuers shall have no obligation to issue any Letters of Credit, prior to receipt of the Cure Amount.

ARTICLE XI

TERM AND TERMINATION

11.1 Term and Termination. The term of this Agreement shall end on the Stated Termination Date unless sooner terminated in accordance with the terms hereof. The Agent upon direction from the Required Lenders may terminate this Agreement without notice upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default. Upon the effective date of termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever, all Obligations (other than contingent obligations not then due and payable, Obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements and Cash

 

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Management Obligations) (including all unpaid principal, accrued and unpaid interest and any amounts due under Section 5.4) shall become immediately due and payable and the Borrower shall immediately arrange, with respect to all Letters of Credit then outstanding, for (a) the cancellation and return thereof, or (b) the cash collateralization thereof or issuance of Supporting Letters of Credit with respect thereto in accordance with Section 2.3(g). Notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement, until Full Payment of all Obligations, the Borrower shall remain bound by the terms of this Agreement and shall not be relieved of any of its Obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, and the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders shall retain all their rights and remedies hereunder (including the Collateral Agent’s Liens in and all rights and remedies with respect to all then-existing and after-arising Collateral).

ARTICLE XII

AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS; PARTICIPATIONS; ASSIGNMENTS; SUCCESSORS

12.1 Amendments and Waivers.

(a) (i) Except as otherwise specifically set forth in this Agreement, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent with respect to any departure by the Borrower or other Obligor therefrom, shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Required Lenders (or by the Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) and the Obligors party thereto and then any such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given;

(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such waiver, amendment, or consent shall be effective to modify eligibility criteria, or sublimits contained in the definition of “Borrowing Base” or “Eligible Accounts” or “Eligible Unbilled Accounts” or “Eligible Inventory” or any successor or related definition, in each case that would have the effect of increasing the Borrowing Base unless it is consented to in writing by the Supermajority Lenders and the Borrower;

(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such waiver, amendment, or consent shall be effective with respect to the following, unless consented to in writing by all Lenders (or the Agent with the consent of all Lenders) and the Borrower:

(A) increase any of the advance rates set forth in the definition of “Borrowing Base” or add any new classes of eligible assets to such definition;

(B) amend this Section 12.1 or any provision of this Agreement providing for consent or other action by all Lenders;

(C) release all or substantially all of the value of the Guarantors with respect to their Obligations owing under the Guarantee Agreement other than as permitted by Section 13.10;

(D) subject to any Intercreditor Agreement then in effect, release all or substantially all of the Collateral other than as permitted by Section 13.10;

(E) change the voting percentages included in the definitions of “Required Lenders” or “Supermajority Lenders”; or

(F) amend the definition of “Pro Rata Share” or Section 4.7.

(iv) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such waiver, amendment, or consent shall be effective with respect to the following, unless consented to in writing by all adversely affected Lenders (or the Agent with the consent of all adversely affected Lenders) and the Borrower:

(A) increase or extend any Commitment of any Lender (other than as contemplated in Section 2.6 or 2.7);

 

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(B) postpone or delay any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any (i) scheduled payment of principal, interest or fees or (ii) payment of other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) hereunder or under any other Loan Document;

(C) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein (other than waivers of the Default Rate) on any Loan, or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document;

(D) amend the “default waterfall” set forth in Section 10.3; or

(E) extend the expiration date of any Letter of Credit beyond the Stated Termination Date.

It is understood that a waiver of any condition precedent or the waiver of any Default, Event of Default or mandatory prepayment or commitment reduction under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not give rise to an all affected Lender vote pursuant to this clause (iv).

(v) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such waiver, amendment, or consent shall be effective to increase the obligations or adversely affect the rights of the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Swingline Lender, any Letter of Credit Issuer or any Arranger without the consent of the party adversely affected thereby;

provided, however, that (A) the Agent may, in its sole discretion and notwithstanding the limitations contained in clause (ii) or (iii)(A) above and any other terms of this Agreement, make applicable Agent Advances in accordance with Section 2.4(g); (B) Schedule 1.1 hereto (Lenders’ Commitments) may be amended from time to time by the Agent alone to reflect assignments of Commitments in accordance herewith and changes in Commitments in accordance with Section 2.6 or 2.7; (C) no amendment or waiver shall be made to Section 13.19 or to any other provision of any Loan Document as such provisions relate to the rights and obligations of any Arranger without the written consent of such Arranger and (D) the Engagement Letter may be amended or waived in a writing signed by the Borrower and Barclays. Further, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 12.1, if the Agent and the Borrower shall have jointly identified an obvious error or any error or omission of a technical or immaterial nature, in each case, in any provision of the Loan Documents, then the Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend such provision and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document if the same is not objected to in writing by the Required Lenders within five (5) Business Days following receipt of notice thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the L/C Commitment of any Letter of Credit Issuer listed on Schedule 1.1 hereto may be modified with the consent of the Borrower, such Letter of Credit Issuer and the Agent (and without the consent of any Lender).

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 (i) the Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended and (ii) the accrued and unpaid amount of any principal, interest or fees payable to such Lender shall not be reduced, in either case, without the consent of such Lender.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no consent of any Lender or any other Person will be required to effectuate any transaction permitted under Section 2.6 or 2.7 except to the extent provided therein.

(b) If, in connection with any proposed amendment, waiver or consent (a “Proposed Change”) requiring the consent of the Supermajority Lenders, all Lenders or all affected Lenders, the consent of Required Lenders is obtained, but the consent of other Lenders is not obtained (any such Lender whose consent is not obtained being referred to as a “Non-Consenting Lender”), then, at the Borrower’s request (and if applicable, payment by the Borrower of the processing fee referred to in Section 12.2(a)), the Agent (so long as the Agent is not a Non-Consenting Lender) or an Eligible Assignee shall have the right (but not the obligation), to purchase from the Non-Consenting Lenders, and the Non-Consenting Lenders agree that they shall sell, all of the Non-Consenting Lenders’ interests, rights and obligations under the Loan Documents, in accordance with the procedures set forth in clauses (i) through (v) in the proviso to Section 5.8 and the last sentence in Section 5.8, as if each such Non-Consenting Lender is an assignor Lender thereunder.

 

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12.2 Assignments; Participations.

(a) Any Lender may, with the written consent of (i) the Agent, (ii) the Swingline Lender and the Letter of Credit Issuers, and (iii) so long as no Event of Default under any of Section 10.1(a), (e), (f) or (g) has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower (in each case, which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), assign and delegate to one or more Eligible Assignees (provided that (x) no such consent shall be required in connection with any assignment to a then-existing Lender and (y) such consent shall be deemed to have been given if the Borrower has not responded within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of a written request for consent (each an “Assignee”) all, or any ratable part of all, of the Loans, the Commitments and the other rights and obligations of such Lender hereunder, in a minimum amount of $5,000,000, or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (provided that an amount less than the minimum amount of $5,000,000 may be assigned if agreed to by the Borrower and the Agent, or if such amount represents all of the Loans, the Commitments and the other rights and obligations of the Lender hereunder) (provided, further that no such minimum amount shall apply to any assignment to an Approved Fund or to a Lender or to an Affiliate of a Lender); provided, however, that (A) written notice of such assignment, together with payment instructions, addresses and related information with respect to the Assignee, shall be given to the Borrower and the Agent by such Lender and the Assignee; (B) such Lender and its Assignee shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent an Assignment and Acceptance; and (C) the assignor Lender or Assignee shall pay to the Agent a processing fee in the amount of $3,500; provided, further, that the Agent may elect to waive such processing fee in its sole discretion.

(b) From and after the date that the Agent has received an executed Assignment and Acceptance, the Agent has received payment of the above-referenced processing fee and the Agent has recorded such assignment in the Register as provided in Section 13.20 herein, (i) the Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent that rights and obligations, including, but not limited to, the obligation to participate in Letters of Credit, have been assigned to it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender under the Loan Documents, and (ii) the assignor Lender shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all or the remaining portion of an assignor Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such assignor Lender shall cease to be a party hereto).

(c) By executing and delivering an Assignment and Acceptance, the assignor Lender thereunder and the Assignee thereunder confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties hereto as follows: (i) other than as provided in such Assignment and Acceptance, such assignor Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other Loan Document furnished pursuant hereto or the attachment, perfection, or priority of any Lien granted by any Obligor to the Agent or any Lender in the applicable Collateral; (ii) such assignor Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of any Obligor or the performance or observance by any Obligor of any of its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document furnished pursuant hereto; (iii) such Assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement, together with such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into such Assignment and Acceptance; (iv) such Assignee will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent, such assignor Lender or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement; (v) such Assignee appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement as are delegated to the Agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers, including the discretionary rights and incidental powers, as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (vi) such Assignee agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

(d) Immediately upon satisfaction of the requirements of Section 12.2(a), this Agreement shall be deemed to be amended to the extent, but only to the extent, necessary to reflect the addition of the Assignee and the resulting adjustment of the Commitments arising therefrom. Each Commitment allocated to each Assignee shall reduce the applicable Commitment of the assignor Lender pro tanto.

 

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(e) Any Lender may at any time sell to one or more commercial banks, financial institutions, or other Persons not Affiliates of the Borrower (a “Participant”), in each case that is not a Disqualified Lender so long as the list of Disqualified Lenders shall have been made available to all Lenders, participating interests in any Loans, any Commitment of that Lender and the other interests of that Lender (the “Originating Lender”) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents; provided, however, that (i) the Originating Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) the Originating Lender shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the Borrower and the Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with the Originating Lender in connection with the Originating Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (iv) no Lender shall transfer or grant any participating interest under which the Participant has rights to approve any amendment to, or any consent or waiver with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document except the matters set forth in Sections 12.1(a)(iii)(C) and (D) and Section 12.1(a)(iv), and all amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder shall be determined as if such Lender had not sold such participation; except that, if amounts outstanding under this Agreement are due and unpaid, or shall have become due and payable upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, each Participant shall be deemed to have the right of set-off in respect of its participating interest in amounts owing under this Agreement to the same extent and subject to the same limitation as if the amount of its participating interest were owing directly to it as a Lender under this Agreement. Subject to paragraph (g) of this Section 12.2, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3, subject to the requirements and limitations of such Sections (including Sections 5.1(d)) and Sections 5.6 and 5.8, to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section 12.2 (provided that any documentation required to be provided pursuant to Section 5.1(d) shall be provided solely to the Originating Lender and provided further, for the avoidance of doubt, that if the Originating Lender is not a U.S. Person, such Lender shall include a copy of such documentation as an exhibit to its IRS Form W-8IMY in accordance with Section 5.1(d)(ii)(D)).

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, any Lender may at any time create a security interest in, or pledge, all or any portion of its rights under and interest in this Agreement (including its Note, if any) in favor of any Federal Reserve Bank or any other central bank having jurisdiction over such Lender in accordance with Regulation A of the FRB or U.S. Treasury Regulation 31 CFR §203.14, and such Federal Reserve Bank may enforce such pledge or security interest in any manner permitted under applicable law.

(g) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 5.1 or 5.3 than the Originating Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participating interest sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participating interest to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent and such Participant agrees to be subject to the provisions of Section 5.8 as though it were a Lender, or to the extent that such entitlement to a greater payment results from a Change in Law after the Participant became a Participant.

ARTICLE XIII

THE APPOINTED AGENTS

13.1 Appointment and Authorization. Each Lender hereby designates and appoints the Agent and the Collateral Agent (collectively, the “Appointed Agents”) as its agents under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and each Lender hereby irrevocably authorizes each Appointed Agent, in its respective capacity, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and each other Loan Document and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to it by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Each Appointed Agent agrees to act as such on the express conditions contained in this Article XIII. The provisions of this Article XIII (other than Sections 13.9, 13.10(a) and 13.10(b)) are solely for the benefit of the Appointed Agents and the Lenders, and the Borrower shall have no rights as third party beneficiaries of any of the provisions contained herein. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, each Appointed Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, nor shall any Appointed 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 Loan Document or otherwise exist against any Appointed Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to any Appointed Agent is not intended to connote any

 

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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. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Appointed Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which such Appointed Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including (a) the determination of the applicability of ineligibility criteria with respect to the calculation of the Borrowing Base, (b) the making of Agent Advances pursuant to Section 2.4(g) and (c) the exercise of remedies pursuant to Section 10.2, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Lenders.

13.2 Delegation of Duties. Each Appointed Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement or any other Loan 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. Each Appointed Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney in fact that it selects as long as such selection was made without gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

13.3 Liability of Appointed Agents. None of the Agent-Related Persons shall (a) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision)), (b) be responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any recital, statement, representation or warranty made by any Obligor or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of any Obligor, or any officer thereof, contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by any Appointed Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the perfection or priority of any Lien or security interest created or purported to be created under the Collateral Documents, or for any failure of any Obligor or any other party to any Loan Document to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder or (c) be responsible or have any liability for, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, monitor or enforce, compliance with the provisions hereof relating to Disqualified Lenders; further, without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (c), no Agent-Related Person shall (x) be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender or Participant or prospective Lender or Participant is a Disqualified Lender or (y) have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment or participation of Loans, or disclosure of confidential information (subject in all respects to Section 14.16), to any Disqualified Lender. No Agent-Related Person shall be under any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of any Obligor or any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates.

13.4 Reliance by Appointed Agent. Each Appointed Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, telex or telephone message, statement 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 any Obligor), independent accountants and other experts selected by such Appointed Agent. Each Appointed Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders 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. Each Appointed Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document in accordance with a request or consent of the Required Lenders (or the Supermajority Lenders, all Lenders or all affected Lenders if so required by Section 12.1) and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Lenders.

13.5 Notice of Default. The Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless the Agent shall have received written notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Agent will notify the Lenders of its receipt of any such notice. The Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Required Lenders in accordance with Article X; provided, however, that unless and until the Agent has received any such request, the Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable.

 

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13.6 Credit Decision. Each Lender acknowledges that none of the Agent-Related Persons has made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by any Appointed Agent hereinafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Borrower and its Affiliates, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any Agent-Related Person to any Lender. Each Lender represents to each Appointed Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of, and investigation into, the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Obligors and their Affiliates, and all applicable bank regulatory laws relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to extend credit to the Borrower. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Obligors and their Affiliates. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly herein required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Agent, the 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 Obligors or any of their Affiliates which may come into the possession of any of the Agent-Related Persons.

13.7 Indemnification. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Lenders shall indemnify upon demand the Agent-Related Persons (to the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), ratably in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares, from and against any and all Losses as such term is defined in Section 14.10; provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable for the payment to such Agent-Related Persons of any portion of such Losses to the extent resulting from such Person’s gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision); provided, further, that any action taken by any Agent-Related Person at the request of the Required Lenders shall not constitute gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender shall ratably reimburse the Agent upon demand for its share of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses (including Attorney Costs) incurred by the Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, 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, any other Loan Document, or any document contemplated by or referred to herein, to the extent that the Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of the Borrower. The undertaking in this Section 13.7 shall survive the payment of all Obligations hereunder and the resignation or replacement of the Agent.

13.8 Appointed Agents in Individual Capacity. Each Appointed Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire Stock in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting or other business with the Obligors and their Subsidiaries and Affiliates as though such Appointed Agent was not an Appointed Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Lenders. Each Appointed Agent and its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Obligors, their Affiliates and Account Debtors (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Obligors or such Affiliates) and the Lenders hereby acknowledge that each Appointed Agent shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them. With respect to its Loans, each Appointed Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Appointed Agent, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” include each Appointed Agent in its individual capacity.

13.9 Successor Agents. Each Appointed Agent may resign as an Appointed Agent upon at least 30 days’ prior notice to the Lenders and the Borrower. In the event any Appointed Agent sells all of its Loans and/or Commitments as part of a sale, transfer or other disposition by such Appointed Agent of substantially all of its loan portfolio, such Appointed Agent shall resign as an Appointed Agent and such purchaser or transferee shall become the successor Appointed Agent hereunder. In the event that an Appointed Agent becomes a Defaulting Lender, such Appointed Agent may be removed at the reasonable request of the Borrower and the Required Lenders. Subject to

 

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the foregoing, if an Appointed Agent resigns or is removed under this Agreement, the Required Lenders (with the prior consent of the Borrower, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld and such consent not to be required if an Event of Default under any of Section 10.1(a), (e), (f) or (g) has occurred and is continuing) shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor agent, which successor agent shall be a Lender or a commercial bank, commercial finance company or other asset based lender having total assets in excess of $5,000,000,000. If no successor agent is appointed prior to the effective date of the resignation of any Appointed Agent, such Appointed Agent may appoint (but without the need for the consent of the Borrower) a successor agent from among the Lenders. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor agent hereunder, such successor agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Appointed Agent and the term “Appointed Agent” shall mean such successor agent and the retiring Appointed Agent’s appointment, powers and duties as an Appointed Agent shall be terminated. After any retiring Appointed Agent’s resignation hereunder as an Appointed Agent, the provisions of this Article XIII and Section 14.10 shall continue to inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was an Appointed Agent under this Agreement.

13.10 Collateral Matters.

(a) The Lenders (and each other Secured Party by their acceptance of the benefits of the Loan Documents shall be deemed to) hereby irrevocably authorize the Collateral Agent (and if applicable, any subagent appointed by the Collateral Agent under Section 13.2 or otherwise) to release its Liens on the Collateral, and the Collateral Agent’s Liens upon any Collateral shall be automatically released (i) upon Full Payment of the Obligations; (ii) upon a disposition of Collateral permitted by Section 8.8 to a Person that is not an Obligor; (iii) if any such Collateral constitutes property in which the Obligors owned no interest at the time the Lien was granted or at any time thereafter; (iv) if any such Collateral constitutes property leased to an Obligor under a lease which has expired or been terminated in a transaction permitted under this Agreement; (v) to the extent the property constituting such Collateral is owned by any Guarantor, upon the release of such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guarantee Agreement (in accordance with the second succeeding sentence and the Guarantee Agreement); (vi) as required by the Collateral Agent to effect any sale, transfer or other Disposition of Collateral in connection with any exercise of remedies of the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Documents, and (vii) to the extent such Collateral otherwise becomes an Excluded Stock or an Excluded Asset. Except as provided above, the Collateral Agent will not release any of the Collateral Agent’s Liens without the prior written authorization of the Required Lenders (or such other percentage of Lenders whose consent is required in accordance with Section 12.1); provided that, in addition to the foregoing, the Collateral Agent may, in its discretion, release such Collateral Agent’s Liens on Collateral valued in the aggregate not in excess of $1,000,000 during each Fiscal Year without the prior written authorization of any Lender, so long as all proceeds received in connection with such release are applied to the Obligations in accordance with Section 4.7 and, after giving effect to the application of such proceeds and the updating of the Borrowing Base, as the case may be, to reflect the deletion of any assets subject to such release, Availability shall be no less than the Availability immediately prior to such release. Upon request by the Collateral Agent or the Borrower at any time, subject to the Borrower having certified to the Collateral Agent that the disposition is made in compliance with Section 8.8 (which the Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on any such certificate, without further inquiry), the Lenders will confirm in writing the Collateral Agent’s authority to release any applicable Collateral Agent’s Liens upon particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 13.10. In addition, the Lenders (and each other Secured Party by their acceptance of the benefits of the Loan Documents shall be deemed to) hereby irrevocably authorize (w) the Collateral Agent to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 8.12(c) or (q) (as to Fixed Asset Collateral only), (x) the Agent to release automatically any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guarantee Agreement if such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted under this Agreement or such Person otherwise becomes an Excluded Subsidiary, in each case, solely to the extent such Subsidiary ceasing to constitute a Restricted Subsidiary or otherwise becoming an Excluded Subsidiary is not prohibited by this Agreement, (y) so long as both (1) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (2) no Out-of-Formula Condition has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, then, to the extent that the Collateral Agent obtains possession of any Collateral by operation of Section 13.12 of this Agreement that constitutes Collateral that Obligors are not required to deliver to Collateral Agent at such time pursuant to the terms hereof, the Security Documents or any other contractual arrangement with any Obligor, following the written request by Borrower, Collateral Agent shall (to the extent not prohibited by applicable law or legal process) deliver such Collateral in accordance with the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement or, if no Intercreditor Agreement is then in effect, to the applicable Obligor, and (z) if after the date hereof Collateral

 

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Agent’s Lien has been expanded to include Fixed Asset Collateral in connection with incurrence of Debt pursuant to Section 8.12(q)(x) so long as all of the following conditions are satisfied (1) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (2) no Out-of-Formula Condition has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, and (3) no Debt has been incurred in reliance on Section 8.12(q)(x) that remains outstanding (and no commitments for Debt that, if incurred would be incurred in reliance on Section 8.12(q)(x), remain outstanding) and no Liens are outstanding in reliance on clause (r), clause (jj), or, to the extent on account of Refinancing Debt, or outstanding commitments that, if incurred, would be Refinancing Debt, in each case incurred in reliance, directly or indirectly, on Section 8.12(q)(x)), clause (p) of the definition of Permitted Liens, promptly following the written request of the Borrower, the Collateral Agent shall release Collateral Agent’s Liens on Fixed Assets Collateral at the expense of the Obligors. Upon request by any Appointed Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing such Appointed Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations pursuant to this Section 13.10(a).

(b) Upon receipt by any Appointed Agent of any authorization required pursuant to Section 13.10(a) from the Lenders of such Appointed Agent’s authority to release or subordinate the applicable Collateral Agent’s Liens upon particular types or items of Collateral, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guarantee Agreement, and upon at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written request by the Borrower, such Appointed Agent shall (and is hereby irrevocably authorized by the Lenders and the other Secured Parties to) execute such documents as may be necessary to evidence the release of such Collateral Agent’s Liens upon such Collateral or to subordinate its interest therein, or to release such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guarantee Agreement; provided, however, that (i) such Appointed Agent shall not be required to execute any such document on terms which, in such Appointed Agent’s opinion, would expose such Appointed Agent to liability or create any obligation or entail any consequence other than the release of such Liens without recourse or warranty, and (ii) such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect or impair the Obligations or any Liens (other than those expressly being released) upon (or obligations of the Obligors in respect of) all interests retained by the Obligors, including the proceeds of any sale, all of which shall continue to constitute part of such Collateral.

(c) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Obligors or is cared for, protected or insured or has been encumbered, or that the applicable Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion, given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral in its capacity as one of the Lenders and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to any Lender as to any of the foregoing.

13.11 Restrictions on Actions by Lenders; Sharing of Payments.

(a) Each of the Lenders agrees that it shall not, without the express consent of the Required Lenders, and that it shall, to the extent it is lawfully and contractually entitled to do so, upon the request of the Required Lenders, set off against the Obligations, any amounts owing by such Lender to any Obligor or any accounts of any Obligor now or hereafter maintained with such Lender. Each of the Lenders further agrees that it shall not, unless specifically requested to do so by any Appointed Agent, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against any Obligor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the applicable Collateral.

(b) Except as may be expressly permitted by this Agreement, if at any time or times any Lender shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, setoff or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations of any Obligor to such Lender arising under, or relating to, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, except for any such proceeds or payments received by such Lender from the Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or to which such Lender is otherwise entitled to receive directly pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Agent in excess of such Lender’s ratable portion of all such distributions by the Agent, such Lender shall promptly (A) turn the same over to the Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Agent, or in same day funds, as applicable, for the account of all of the

 

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Lenders and for application to the Obligations in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement, or (B) purchase, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation in the Obligations owed to the other Lenders so that such excess payment received shall be applied ratably as among the Lenders in accordance with their Commitments; provided, however, that (A) if all or part of such excess payment received by the purchasing party is thereafter recovered from it, those purchases of participations shall be rescinded in whole or in part, as applicable, and the applicable portion of the purchase price paid therefor shall be returned to such purchasing party, but without interest except to the extent that such purchasing party is required to pay interest in connection with the recovery of the excess payment and (B) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by the Borrower or any other Obligor pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans, Commitments or participations in a Letter of Credit or Swingline Loans to any Assignee or Participant or (z) any disproportionate payment obtained by a Lender of any Class as a result of the extension by Lenders of the maturity date or expiration date of some but not all Loans or Commitments of that Class or any increase in the Applicable Margin (or other pricing term, including any fee, discount or premium) in respect of Loans or Commitments of Lenders that have consented to any such extension to the extent such transaction is permitted hereunder.

13.12 Agency for Perfection. Each Lender hereby appoints each other Lender as agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with the UCC or under other applicable law, as applicable may be perfected by possession. Should any Lender (other than the Collateral Agent) obtain possession of any such Collateral, such Lender shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor, shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions.

13.13 Payments by Agent to Lenders. All payments to be made by the Agent to the applicable Lenders shall be made by bank wire transfer or internal transfer of immediately available funds to each such Lender pursuant to wire transfer instructions delivered in writing to the Agent on or prior to the Agreement Date (or if such Lender is an Assignee, on the applicable Assignment and Acceptance), or pursuant to such other wire transfer instructions as each party may designate for itself by written notice to the Agent. Concurrently with each such payment, the Agent shall identify whether such payment (or any portion thereof) represents principal, interest or fees on the Loans or otherwise. Unless the Agent receives notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Lenders that the Borrower will not make such payment in full as and when required, the Agent may assume that the Borrower have made such payment in full to the Agent on such date in immediately available funds and the Agent may (but shall not be so required), in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to each such Lender on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Lender. If and to the extent the Borrower has not made such payment in full to the Agent, each applicable Lender shall repay to the Agent on demand such amount distributed to such Lender, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Lender until the date repaid.

13.14 Settlement.

(a) Each Lender’s funded portion of the applicable Loans is intended by the applicable Lenders to be equal at all times to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding applicable Loans. Notwithstanding such agreement, the Agent, the Swingline Lender, and the other applicable Lenders agree (which agreement shall not be for the benefit of or enforceable by the Borrower) that in order to facilitate the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, settlement among them as to the applicable Loans (including the applicable Swingline Loans and the applicable Agent Advances) shall take place on a periodic basis in accordance with the following provisions:

(i) The Agent shall request settlement (“Settlement”) with the applicable Lenders at least once every week, or on a more frequent basis at the Agent’s election, (A) on behalf of the Swingline Lender, with respect to each applicable outstanding Swingline Loan, (B) for itself, with respect to each applicable Agent Advance, and (C) with respect to collections received, in each case, by notifying the Lenders of such requested Settlement by telecopy or other electronic transmission, no later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the date of such requested Settlement (the “Settlement Date”). Each Lender (other than the Swingline Lender, in the case of applicable Swingline Loans and the Agent in the case of applicable

 

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Agent Advances) shall transfer the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding principal amount of the applicable Swingline Loans and the applicable Agent Advances with respect to each Settlement to the Agent, to the Agent’s account, not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time), on the Settlement Date applicable thereto. Settlements shall occur during the continuation of a Default or an Event of Default and whether or not the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article IX have then been satisfied. Such amounts made available by the applicable Lenders to the Agent shall be applied against the amounts of the applicable Swingline Loan or Agent Advance and, together with the portion of such Swingline Loan or Agent Advance representing the Swingline Lenders’ Pro Rata Share thereof, shall cease to constitute Swingline Loans or Agent Advances, but shall constitute Revolving Loans of such Lenders. If any such amount is not transferred to the Agent by any Lender on the Settlement Date applicable thereto, the Agent shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate, the first three (3) days from and after the Settlement Date and thereafter at the Interest Rate then applicable to Base Rate Loans, (A) on behalf of the Swingline Lender, with respect to each outstanding Swingline Loan, and (B) for itself, with respect to each applicable Agent Advance.

(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, not more than one (1) Business Day after demand is made by the Agent (whether before or after the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default and regardless of whether the Agent has requested a Settlement with respect to an applicable Swingline Loan or applicable Agent Advance), each other applicable Lender (A) shall irrevocably and unconditionally purchase and receive from the Swingline Lender or the Agent, as applicable, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation in such Swingline Loan or Agent Advance equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such Swingline Loan or Agent Advance and (B) if Settlement has not previously occurred with respect to such Swingline Loans or Agent Advances, upon demand by the Agent, as applicable, shall pay to the Swingline Lender or the Agent, as applicable, as the purchase price of such participation an amount equal to one-hundred percent (100%) of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such Swingline Loans or Agent Advances. If such amount is not in fact made available to the Agent by any applicable Lender, the Agent shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate for the first three (3) days from and after such demand and thereafter at the Interest Rate then applicable to Base Rate Loans, (A) on behalf of the Swingline Lender, with respect to each outstanding Swingline Loan, and (B) for itself, with respect to each applicable Agent Advance.

(iii) Notwithstanding any provisions of Section 2.4(f) to the contrary, from and after the date, if any, on which any Lender purchases an undivided interest and participation in any applicable Swingline Loan or applicable Agent Advance pursuant to clause (ii) above, the Agent shall promptly distribute to such Lender, such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of all payments of principal and interest and all proceeds of Collateral received by the Agent in respect of such Swingline Loan or Agent Advance.

(iv) Between Settlement Dates, the Agent, to the extent no applicable Agent Advances are outstanding, may pay over to the Swingline Lender any payments received by the Agent, which in accordance with the terms of this Agreement would be applied to the reduction of the applicable Loans, for application to the Swingline Lender’s Loans including applicable Swingline Loans. If, as of any Settlement Date, collections received since the then immediately preceding Settlement Date have been applied to the Swingline Lender’s Loans (other than to applicable Swingline Loans or applicable Agent Advances in which such Lender has not yet funded its purchase of a participation pursuant to clause (ii) above), as provided for in the previous sentence, the Swingline Lender shall pay to the Agent for the accounts of the applicable Lenders, to be applied to the applicable outstanding Loans of such Lenders, an amount such that each Lender shall, upon receipt of such amount, have, as of such Settlement Date, its Pro Rata Share of the applicable Loans. During the period between Settlement Dates, the Swingline Lender with respect to applicable Swingline Loans, the Agent with respect to applicable Agent Advances, and each Lender with respect to the applicable Loans other than applicable Swingline Loans and applicable Agent Advances, shall be entitled to interest at the applicable rate or rates payable under this Agreement on the actual average daily amount of funds employed by the Agent and the other Lenders, respectively.

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(b) Lenders’ Failure to Perform. All Loans (other than Swingline Loans and Agent Advances) shall be made by the Lenders simultaneously and in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares thereof. It is understood that (i) no Lender shall be responsible for any failure by any other Lender to perform its obligation to make any applicable Loans hereunder, nor shall any applicable Commitment of any Lender be increased or decreased as a result of any failure by any other Lender to perform its obligation to make any Loans hereunder, (ii) no failure by any Lender to perform its obligation to make any Loans hereunder shall excuse any other Lender from its obligation to make any Loans hereunder, and (iii) the obligations of each Lender hereunder shall be several, not joint and several.

(c) Defaulting Lenders. Unless the Agent receives notice from a Lender on or prior to the Closing Date or, with respect to any Borrowing after the Closing Date, at least one Business Day prior to the date of such Borrowing, that such Lender will not make available as and when required hereunder to the Agent that Lender’s Pro Rata Share of a Borrowing, the Agent may assume that each such Lender has made such amount available to the Agent in immediately available funds on the Funding Date. Furthermore, the Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If any Lender has not transferred its full Pro Rata Share to the Agent in immediately available funds, and the Agent has transferred the corresponding amount to the Borrower, on the Business Day following such Funding Date such Lender shall make such amount available to the Agent, together with interest at the Federal Funds Rate for that day. A notice by the Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to amounts owing shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. If each Lender’s full Pro Rata Share is transferred to the Agent as required, the amount transferred to the Agent shall constitute that Lender’s applicable Loan for all purposes of this Agreement. If that amount is not transferred to the Agent on the Business Day following the Funding Date, the Agent will notify the Borrower of such failure to fund and, upon demand by the Agent, the Borrower shall pay such amount to the Agent for the Agent’s account, together with interest thereon for each day elapsed since the date of such Borrowing, at a rate per annum equal to the Interest Rate applicable at the time to the applicable Loans comprising that particular Borrowing. The failure of any Lender to make any applicable Loan on any Funding Date shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation hereunder to make an applicable Loan on that Funding Date. No Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to advance such other Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any Borrowing.

13.15 Letters of Credit; Intra-Lender Issues.

(a) Notice of Letter of Credit Balance. On each Settlement Date, the Agent shall notify each Lender of the issuance of all Letters of Credit since the prior Settlement Date. In addition, upon the reasonable request of a Lender from time to time, the Agent shall provide such Lender with a list of the then-outstanding Letters of Credit.

(b) Participations in Letters of Credit.

(i) Purchase of Participations. Immediately upon issuance of any Letter of Credit in accordance with Section 2.3(d), each Lender shall be deemed to have irrevocably and unconditionally purchased and received without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the face amount of such Letter of Credit in connection with the issuance or acceptance of such Letter of Credit (including all obligations of the Borrower with respect thereto, and any security therefor or guaranty pertaining thereto).

(ii) Sharing of Reimbursement Obligation Payments. Whenever the Agent receives a payment from the Borrower on account of reimbursement obligations in respect of a Letter of Credit as to which the Agent has previously received for the account of the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer thereof payment from a Lender, the Agent shall promptly pay to such Lender such Lender’s applicable Pro Rata Share of such payment from the Borrower. Each such payment shall be made by the Agent on the next Settlement Date.

(iii) Documentation. Upon the request of any applicable Lender, the Agent shall furnish to such Lender copies of any Letter of Credit, reimbursement agreements executed in connection therewith, applications for any Letter of Credit, and such other documentation relating to such Letter of Credit as may reasonably be requested by such Lender.

(iv) Obligations Irrevocable. The obligations of each applicable Lender to make payments to the Agent with respect to any applicable Letter of Credit or with respect to their participation therein or with respect to the Revolving Loans made as a result of a drawing under a Letter of Credit and the obligations of the Borrower for whose account the Letter of Credit was issued to make payments to the Agent, for the account of the applicable Lenders, shall be irrevocable and shall not be subject to any qualification or exception whatsoever, including any of the following circumstances:

 

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(A) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents;

(B) the existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other right which the Borrower may have at any time against a beneficiary named in a Letter of Credit or any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such transferee may be acting), any Lender, the Agent, the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer, or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, any applicable Letter of Credit, the transactions contemplated herein or any unrelated transactions (including any underlying transactions between the Borrower or any other Person and the beneficiary named in any Letter of Credit);

(C) any draft, certificate or any other document presented under the Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;

(D) the surrender or impairment of any security for the performance or observance of any of the terms of any of the Loan Documents;

(E) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default; or

(F) the failure of the Borrower to satisfy the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article IX.

(c) Recovery or Avoidance of Payments; Refund of Payments In Error. In the event any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower received by the Agent with respect to any Letter of Credit and distributed by the Agent to the applicable Lenders on account of their respective participations therein is thereafter set aside, avoided or recovered from the Agent or the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer in connection with any receivership, liquidation or bankruptcy proceeding, the Lenders shall, upon demand by the Agent, pay to the Agent their respective applicable Pro Rata Shares of such amount set aside, avoided or recovered, together with interest at the rate required to be paid by the Agent or the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer upon the amount required to be repaid by it. Unless the Agent receives notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the applicable Lenders that the Borrower will not make such payment in full as and when required, the Agent may assume that the Borrower have made such payment in full to the Agent on such date in immediately available funds and the Agent may (but shall not be so required), in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to each applicable Lender on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such applicable Lender. If and to the extent the Borrower have not made such payment in full to the Agent, each Lender shall repay to the Agent on demand such amount distributed to such Lender, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Lender until the date repaid.

(d) Indemnification by Lenders. To the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligations of the Borrower hereunder, the Lenders agree to indemnify the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer ratably in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares, for any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses (including attorneys’ fees) or disbursements of any kind and nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Letter of Credit Issuer in any way relating to or arising out of any Letter of Credit or the transactions contemplated thereby or any action taken or omitted by such Letter of Credit Issuer under any Letter of Credit or any Loan Document in connection therewith; provided that no Lender shall be liable for any of the foregoing to the extent it arises from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Person to be indemnified (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision). Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer promptly upon demand for its Pro Rata Share of any costs or expenses payable by the Borrower to such Letter of Credit Issuer, to the extent that such Letter of Credit Issuer is not promptly reimbursed for such costs and expenses by the Borrower. The agreement contained in this Section 13.15(c) and (d) shall survive payment in full of all other Obligations.

 

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13.16 Concerning the Collateral and the Related Loan Documents. Each Lender authorizes and directs each Appointed Agent to enter into the other Loan Documents, including any Intercreditor Agreement, for the ratable benefit and obligation of the Appointed Agents and the Lenders. Each Lender agrees that any action taken by any Appointed Agent or the Required Lenders, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and the exercise by any Appointed Agent or the Required Lenders, as applicable, of their respective powers set forth therein or herein, together with such other powers that are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be binding upon all of the Lenders. The Lenders acknowledge that the Loans, applicable Agent Advances, applicable Swingline Loans, Secured Hedge Agreements, Secured Cash Management Agreements, and all interest, fees and expenses hereunder constitute one Debt, secured equally by all of the applicable Collateral, subject to the order of distribution set forth in Section 10.3.

13.17 Field Examination; Disclaimer by Lenders. By signing this Agreement, each Lender:

(a) is deemed to have requested that an Appointed Agent furnish such Lender, promptly after it becomes available, a copy of each Field Examination (each, a “Report” and collectively, “Reports”) prepared by or on behalf of any Appointed Agent;

(b) expressly agrees and acknowledges that each Appointed Agent (i) makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of any Report and (ii) shall not be liable for any information contained in any Report;

(c) expressly agrees and acknowledges that the Reports are not comprehensive audits or examinations, that any Appointed Agent or other party performing any audit or examination will inspect only specific information regarding the Obligors and will rely significantly upon the Obligors’ books and records, as well as on representations of Obligors’ personnel;

(d) agrees to keep all Reports confidential and strictly for its internal use, and not to distribute except to its participants, or use any Report in any other manner; and

(e) without limiting the generality of any other indemnification provision contained in this Agreement, agrees: (i) to hold each Appointed Agent and any such other Person preparing a Report harmless from any action the indemnifying Lender may take or conclusion the indemnifying Lender may reach or draw from any Report in connection with any loans or other credit accommodations that the indemnifying Lender has made or may make to the Borrower, or the indemnifying Lender’s participation in, or the indemnifying Lender’s purchase of, a loan or loans of the Borrower; and (ii) to pay and protect, and indemnify, defend and hold each Appointed Agent and any such other Person preparing a Report harmless from and against, the claims, actions, proceedings, damages, costs, expenses and other amounts (including Attorney Costs) incurred by such Appointed Agent and any such other Person preparing a Report as the direct or indirect result of any third parties who might obtain all or part of any Report through the indemnifying Lender.

13.18 Relation Among Lenders. The Lenders are not partners or co-venturers, and no Lender shall be liable for the acts or omissions of, or (except as otherwise set forth herein in the case of the Appointed Agents) authorized to act for, any other Lender.

 

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13.19 Arrangers. Each of the parties to this Agreement acknowledges that, other than any rights and duties explicitly assigned to the Arrangers under this Agreement, the Arrangers do not have any obligations hereunder and shall not be responsible or accountable to any other party hereto for any action or failure to act hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing, no Arranger shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender. Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on the Arrangers in deciding to enter into this Agreement or in taking or not taking action hereunder.

13.20 The Register.

(a) The Agent shall maintain a register (each, a “Register”), which shall include a master account and a subsidiary account for each applicable Lender and in which accounts (taken together) shall be recorded (i) the date and amount of each Borrowing made hereunder, the Type of each Loan comprising such Borrowing and any Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the effective date and amount of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to and accepted by it and the parties thereto, (iii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder or under the notes payable by the Borrower to such Lender, and (iv) the amount of any sum received by the Agent from the Borrower or any other Obligor and each Lender’s ratable share thereof. Each Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower or any applicable Lender (with respect to its own Loans and Commitments only) at the office of the Agent referred to in Section 14.8 at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. Any failure of the Agent to record in the applicable Register, or any error in doing so, shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder (or under any Loan Document) to pay any amount owing with respect to the Loans or provide the basis for any claim against the Agent. The Loans and Letters of Credit are registered obligations and the right, title and interest of any Lender and their assignees in and to such Loans and Letters of Credit as the case may be, shall be transferable only upon notation of such transfer in the applicable Register. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Agent) a Note payable to such Lender, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto. Solely for purposes of this Section 13.20, the Agent shall be the Borrower’s agent for purposes of maintaining the applicable Register (but the Agent shall have no liability whatsoever to the Borrower or any other Person on account of any inaccuracies contained in the applicable Register). The Obligors and the Agent intend that the Loans and Letters of Credit will be treated as at all times maintained in “registered form” within the meaning of Sections 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code and any related regulations (and any other relevant or successor provisions of the Internal Revenue Code or such regulations).

(b) In the event that any Lender sells participations in any Loan, Commitment or other interest of such Lender hereunder or under any other Loan Document, such Lender, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain a register on which it enters the name of all Participants in the Loans held by it and the principal amount (and related interest thereon) of the portion of the Loans or Commitments which are the subject of the participation (the “Participant Register”). A Loan or Commitment may be participated in whole or in part only by registration of such participation on the Participant Register (and each note shall expressly so provide). Any participation of such Loans or Commitments may be effected only by the registration of such participation on the Participant Register. 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 Commitments, Loans, Letters of Credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 45.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(c) Each Register shall be maintained by the Agent as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower. Each Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

13.21 Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein or in the Guarantee Agreement or any Security Document, no Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank that obtains the benefits of any Guaranty or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or of the Guarantee Agreement or any Security Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral

 

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(including the release or impairment of any Collateral) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article XIII to the contrary, the Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements unless the Agent has received written notice of such Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank, as the case may be.

13.22 Withholding Taxes. To the extent required by any applicable Law, the Agent may deduct or withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding Tax. If the Internal Revenue Service or any other Governmental Authority asserts a claim that the Agent did not properly withhold Tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender for any reason (including because the appropriate form was not delivered or was not properly executed or because such Lender failed to notify the Agent of a change in circumstance that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of, withholding Tax ineffective), such Lender shall indemnify and hold harmless the Agent fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Agent as Tax or otherwise, including any penalties, additions to Tax or interest and together with all expenses (including legal expenses, allocated internal costs and out-of-pocket expenses) incurred, whether or not such Tax was correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Agent to set-off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due the Agent under this Section 13.22. The agreements in this Section 13.22 shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of this Agreement and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, (1) the term “Lender” shall, for purposes of this Section 13.22, include any Letter of Credit Issuer and any Swingline Lender and (2) this Section 13.22 shall not limit or expand the obligations of the Borrower or any Guarantor under Section 5.1 or any other provision of this Agreement.

13.23 Certain ERISA Matters.

(a) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Agent and each Lead Arranger and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Obligor, that at least one of the following is and will be true:

(i) such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments,

(ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement,

(iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, or

 

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(iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.

(b) In addition, unless sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or such Lender has not provided another representation, warranty and covenant as provided in sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Agent, each Lead Arranger and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Obligor, that:

(i) none of the Agent, any Lead Arranger or any of their respective Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related to hereto or thereto),

(ii) the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement is independent (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-21) and is a bank, an insurance carrier, an investment adviser, a broker-dealer or other person that holds, or has under management or control, total assets of at least $50 million, in each case as described in 29 CFR § 2510.3-21(c)(1)(i)(A)-(E),

(iii) the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to particular transactions and investment strategies (including in respect of the Obligations),

(iv) the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement is a fiduciary under ERISA or the Code, or both, with respect to the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement and is responsible for exercising independent judgment in evaluating the transactions hereunder, and

(v) no fee or other compensation is being paid directly to the Agent or any Lead Arranger or any their respective Affiliates for investment advice (as opposed to other services) in connection with the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments or this Agreement.

(c) The Agent and each Lead Arranger hereby informs the Lenders that each such Person is not undertaking to provide impartial investment advice, or to give advice in a fiduciary capacity, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and that such Person has a financial interest in the transactions contemplated hereby in that such Person or an Affiliate thereof (i) may receive interest or other payments with respect to the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (ii) may recognize a gain if it extended the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments for an amount less than the amount being paid for an interest in the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments by such Lender or (iii) may receive fees or other payments in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, the Loan Documents or otherwise, including structuring fees, commitment fees, arrangement fees, facility fees, upfront fees, underwriting fees, ticking fees, agency fees, administrative agent or collateral agent fees, utilization fees, minimum usage fees, letter of credit fees, fronting fees, deal-away or alternate transaction fees, amendment fees, processing fees, term out premiums, banker’s acceptance fees, breakage or other early termination fees or fees similar to the foregoing.

ARTICLE XIV

MISCELLANEOUS

14.1 No Waivers; Cumulative Remedies. No failure by any Appointed Agent or any Lender to exercise any right, remedy, or option under this Agreement or any present or future supplement hereto, or in any other Loan

 

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Documents, or delay by any Appointed Agent or any Lender in exercising the same, will operate as a waiver thereof. No waiver by any Appointed Agent or any Lender will be effective unless it is in writing, and then only to the extent specifically stated. No waiver by any Appointed Agent or the Lenders on any occasion shall affect or diminish any Appointed Agent’s and each Lender’s rights thereafter to require strict performance by the Obligors of any provision of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Each Appointed Agent’s and each Lender’s rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents will be cumulative and not exclusive of any other right or remedy which the Appointed Agent or any Lender may have.

14.2 Severability. The illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement or any Loan Document or any instrument or agreement required hereunder shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement or any instrument or agreement required hereunder.

14.3 Governing Law; Choice of Forum; Service of Process.

(a) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE INTERPRETED AND THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

(b) ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LOCATED IN NEW YORK COUNTY, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY LOAN DOCUMENT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING: (i) THE AGENT SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST THE BORROWER, ANY GUARANTOR OR ANY COLLATERAL IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION THE AGENT DEEMS NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE IN ORDER TO REALIZE ON THE COLLATERAL OR OTHER SECURITY FOR THE OBLIGATIONS AND (ii) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ANY APPEALS FROM THE COURTS DESCRIBED IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SENTENCE MAY HAVE TO BE HEARD BY A COURT LOCATED OUTSIDE THOSE JURISDICTIONS.

(c) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS UPON IT AND CONSENTS THAT ALL SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED MAIL (RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED) DIRECTED TO THE APPLICABLE ADDRESS SET FORTH IN SECTION 14.8 AND SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE COMPLETED FIVE (5) DAYS AFTER THE SAME SHALL HAVE BEEN SO DEPOSITED IN THE MAILS POSTAGE PREPAID.

14.4 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY OF THE PARTIES AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY AGENT-RELATED PERSON, PARTICIPANT OR ASSIGNEE, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, OR OTHERWISE. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF OR THEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.

 

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14.5 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All of the Borrower’s and other Obligors’ representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall survive the execution, delivery, and acceptance thereof by the parties, notwithstanding any investigation by the Agent or the Lenders or their respective agents.

14.6 Other Security and Guarantees. The Agent may, without notice or demand and without affecting the Borrower’s or any Obligor’s obligations hereunder, from time to time: (a) take from any Person (to the extent permitted by such Person) and hold collateral (other than the Collateral) for the payment of all or any part of the Obligations and exchange, enforce or release such collateral or any part thereof; and (b) accept and hold any endorsement or guaranty of payment of all or any part of the Obligations and release or substitute any such endorser or guarantor, or any Person who has given any Lien in any other collateral as security for the payment of all or any part of the Obligations, or any other Person in any way obligated to pay all or any part of the Obligations.

14.7 Fees and Expenses. Except for the costs and expenses relating to Field Examinations and Appraisals, which shall be covered by Section 8.4, the Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Arrangers (without duplication) for all reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses associated with the syndication of the Revolving Credit Facility and the preparation, execution and delivery, administration, amendment, modification, waiver and/or enforcement of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and any amendment, waiver, consent or other modification of the provisions hereof and thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated thereby are consummated), such costs and expenses to be limited in the case of legal costs and expenses to the Attorney Costs) and (b) to pay or reimburse the Agent and the Collateral Agent for all reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement of any rights or remedies under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (such costs and expenses to be limited in the case of legal costs and expenses to the Attorney Costs). Subject to the limitations above, the foregoing costs and expenses shall include all reasonable and documented or invoiced search, filing, recording and title insurance charges and fees related thereto, all reasonable and documented or invoiced costs and expenses in connection with the opening and maintenance of the Concentration Account. The agreements in this Section 14.7 shall survive the Termination Date and repayment of all other Obligations. All amounts due under this Section 14.7 shall be paid within twenty (20) Business Days of receipt by the Borrower of an invoice relating thereto setting forth such expenses in reasonable detail.

14.8 Notices. Except as otherwise provided herein, all notices, demands and requests that any party is required or elects to give to any other shall be in writing, or by a telecommunications device capable of creating a written record, and any such notice shall become effective (a) upon personal delivery thereof, including, but not limited to, delivery by overnight mail and courier service, (b) four (4) days after it shall have been mailed by United States mail, first class, certified or registered, with postage prepaid, or (c) in the case of notice by such a telecommunications device, when properly transmitted, in each case addressed to the party to be notified as follows:

 

If to the Agent:

  

BARCLAYS BANK PLC

745 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10019

Attention: Amy Ehlen

Email: Amy.ehlen@barclays.com

  

Secondary Contact:

Attention: LTM NY / Bank Debt Management

Email: ltmny@Barclays.com

With a copy

(which shall not constitute notice) to:

  

PAUL HASTINGS LLP

695 Town Center Drive, Seventeenth Floor

Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Attention: Katherine Bell

Email: katherinebell@paulhastings.com

Telecopy No.: (714) 668-6338

 

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If to the Borrower:

  

PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC

777 Main Street, Suite 3900, Fort Worth, Texas 76102

Attention: Matt Wilks

Email: matt.wilks@profrac.com

Facsimile No.: 254-442-8042

If to a Lender or

Letter of Credit Issuer:

   To the address of such Lender or Letter of Credit Issuer set forth on the signature page hereto or on the Assignment and Acceptance for such Lender, as applicable

or to such other address as each party may designate for itself by like notice. Failure or delay in delivering copies of any notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other communication to the persons designated above to receive copies shall not adversely affect the effectiveness of such notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other communication.

14.9 Binding Effect. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective representatives, successors, and assigns of the parties hereto. The rights and benefits of the Agent and the Lenders hereunder shall, if such Persons so agree, inure to any party acquiring any interest in the Obligations or any part thereof to the extent permitted hereunder.

14.10 Indemnity of the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders.

(a) Subject to the provisions of Sections 14.10(b) and (c), the Borrower agrees to defend, indemnify and hold all Agent-Related Persons, each Arranger, and each Lender (without duplication) and each of their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, advisors and other representatives, successors and permitted assigns of the foregoing (each, an “Indemnified Person”) harmless from and against any and all losses, claims, costs, damages and liabilities (collectively, “Losses”) of any kind or nature that arises out of or relates to (i) the Transactions, including the financing contemplated hereby and the use of proceeds hereof; (ii) breach or non-compliance with the covenants in Article VIII of this Agreement; (iii) any actual or alleged Release or threat of Release of any Contaminant at any facility or location currently or formerly owned or operated by Holdings or the Borrower; or (iv) any liability under Environmental Laws relating in any way to Holdings or the Borrower (including any inquiry or investigation of the foregoing) (regardless of whether such Indemnified Person is a party thereto or whether or not such action, claim, litigation or proceeding was brought by the Borrower, its equity holders, affiliates or creditors or any other third Person).

(b) Under this Section 14.10, Indemnified Persons shall be entitled to the reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred in connection with investigating, responding to or defending any of the Losses foregoing (such expenses, in the case of legal expenses, to be limited to the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of a single firm of counsel for all Indemnified Persons, taken as a whole, and, if necessary, of a single firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction (which may include a single firm of special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) for all Indemnified Persons taken as a whole (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, where the Indemnified Person(s) affected by such conflict notifies the Borrower of the existence of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel, by such other firm of counsel for such affected Indemnified Person)) of any such Indemnified Person.

(c) No Indemnified Person will be indemnified for any Loss or related expense under this Section 14.10 to the extent it has resulted from (i) the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person or any of its Affiliates or any of the officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, advisors or other representatives, successors or permitted assigns of any of the foregoing (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision), (ii) a material breach of the obligations under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents of such Indemnified Person or any of such Indemnified Person’s Affiliates or any of the officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, advisors or other representatives, successors or permitted assigns of any of the foregoing (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision) or (iii) any claim, litigation, investigation or other proceeding that does not arise from any act or omission by the Borrower or any of its Affiliates and that is brought by any Indemnified Person against any other

 

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Indemnified Person; provided that the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Arrangers to the extent fulfilling their respective roles as an agent or arranger under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and in their capacities as such, shall remain indemnified in respect of such proceedings to the extent that none of the exceptions set forth in any of clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding proviso applies to such person at such time.

(d) The agreements in this Section 14.10 shall survive payment of all other Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 14.10 shall not apply to Taxes other than Taxes that represent liabilities, obligations, losses or damages, with respect to a non-Tax claim.

14.11 Limitation of Liability. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, (i) no Indemnified Person shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of information or other materials obtained through internet, electronic, telecommunications or other information transmission systems, except to the extent that such damages have resulted from the willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence of such Indemnified Person or any of such Indemnified Person’s affiliates or any of its or their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, advisors or other representatives, successors or permitted assigns (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision) and (ii) none of the Borrower, the other Obligors or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates, or any Indemnified Person shall be liable for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages (including, without limitation, any loss of profits, business or anticipated savings) in connection with this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Transactions (including the use of proceeds hereof), or with respect to any activities related to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including the preparation of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided that nothing in this Section 14.11 shall limit the Borrower’s indemnity and reimbursement obligations set forth in Section 14.10 to the extent that such indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages are included in any claim by a third party unaffiliated with the applicable Indemnified Person with respect to which the applicable Indemnified Person is entitled to indemnification as set forth in Section 14.10.

14.12 Final Agreement. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents are intended by the parties hereto to be the final, complete, and exclusive expression of the agreement between them. This Agreement supersedes any and all prior oral or written agreements relating to the subject matter hereof, except for the fee provisions in Section 4 of the Engagement Letter (other than to the extent set forth in Section 3.4).

14.13 Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuers, each Lender and the Borrower in separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same agreement; signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to the same document. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be executed by facsimile or other electronic communication and the effectiveness of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and signatures thereon shall have the same force and effect as manually signed originals and shall be binding on all parties thereto. The Agent may require that any such documents and signatures be confirmed by a manually-signed original thereof, provided that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any facsimile signature.

14.14 Captions. The captions contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, are without substantive meaning and should not be construed to modify, enlarge, or restrict any provision.

14.15 Right of Setoff. In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by Law, if an Event of Default is then continuing or the Loans have been accelerated prior to the Stated Termination Date, each Lender is authorized at any time and from time to time, without prior notice to the Borrower or any Guarantor, any such notice being waived by each Obligor 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 by, and other indebtedness at any time owing by, such Lender or any Affiliate of such Lender to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or any Guarantor against any and all Obligations then due and owing by an Obligor under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender, now or hereafter existing, irrespective of whether or not the Agent or such Lender shall have made demand under this Agreement or any Loan Document. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Agent after any such set-off and application made by such Lender; provided, however, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, NO LENDER SHALL EXERCISE ANY RIGHT OF SET-OFF, BANKER’S LIEN, OR THE LIKE AGAINST ANY DEPOSIT ACCOUNT OR PROPERTY OF THE BORROWER OR ANY GUARANTOR HELD OR MAINTAINED BY SUCH LENDER WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE REQUIRED LENDERS.

 

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14.16 Confidentiality. Each Lender, each Letter of Credit Issuer and the Agent severally agrees to treat confidentially and not publish, disclose or otherwise divulge any non-public information provided to any of them or any of their Affiliates by or on behalf of Holdings, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries or in connection with this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Transactions; provided that nothing herein shall prevent such Person from disclosing any such information (a) pursuant to the order of any court or administrative agency or in any pending legal, judicial or administrative proceeding, or otherwise as required by applicable law, rule or regulation, or compulsory legal process based on the reasonable advice of counsel (in which case such Person agrees (except with respect to any audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any self-regulatory authority or Governmental Authority exercising examination or regulatory authority), to the extent practicable and not prohibited by applicable Law, rule or regulation, to inform you promptly thereof prior to disclosure), (b) upon the request or demand of any regulatory authority having jurisdiction or purporting to have jurisdiction over such Person or any of its Affiliates (in which case such Person agrees (except with respect to any audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any regulatory authority exercising examination or regulatory authority), to the extent practicable and not prohibited by applicable Law, rule or regulation, to inform you promptly thereof prior to disclosure), (c) to the extent that such information becomes publicly available other than by reason of improper disclosure by such Person or any of its Affiliates or any related parties thereto (including any of the persons referred to in clause (f) below) in violation of any confidentiality obligations owing to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, (d) to the extent that such information is or was received by such Person from a third party that is not, to such Person’s knowledge, subject to contractual or fiduciary confidentiality obligations owing to the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, (e) to the extent that such information is independently developed by such Person or its Affiliates without the use of any confidential information and without violating the terms of this Agreement, (f) to such Person’s Affiliates and to its and their respective directors, officers, employees, legal counsel, independent auditors, professionals and other experts or agents who need to know such information in connection with this Agreement and who are informed of the confidential nature of such information or who are subject to customary confidentiality obligations of professional practice (with such Person, to the extent within its control, responsible for such person’s compliance with this Section 14.16), (g) for purposes of establishing a “due diligence” defense and (h) to potential or prospective Lenders, Participants or Assignees and to any direct or indirect contractual counterparty to any swap or derivative transaction relating to Manufacturing, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries , in each case who agree to be bound by the terms of this paragraph (or language substantially similar to this paragraph); provided that, for purposes of this clause (h), (i) the disclosure of any such information to any Lenders, hedge providers, Participants or Assignees, or prospective Lenders, hedge providers, Participants or Assignees referred to above shall be made subject to the acknowledgment and acceptance by such Lender, hedge provider, Participant or Assignee, or prospective Lender, hedge provider, Participant or Assignee that such information is being disseminated on a confidential basis (on substantially the terms set forth in this paragraph or as is otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and such Person) in accordance with the standard syndication processes of the Agent or customary market standards for dissemination of such type of information, which shall in any event require “click through” or other affirmative actions on the part of recipient to access such information and (ii) no such disclosure shall be made by such Person to any person that is at such time a Disqualified Lender.

14.17 Conflicts with Other Loan Documents. Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement (or in another Loan Document by specific reference to the applicable provision contained in this Agreement), if any provision contained in this Agreement conflicts with any provision of any other Loan Document (other than any Intercreditor Agreement), the provision contained in this Agreement shall govern and control.

14.18 No Fiduciary Relationship. Each Obligor acknowledges and agrees that, (i) in connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated by this Agreement, the Obligors, on the one hand, and the Appointed Agents, the Arrangers, the Lenders and each of their Affiliates through which they may be acting (collectively, the “Applicable Entities”), on the other hand, have an arms-length business relationship that creates no fiduciary duty on the part of any Applicable Entity, and each Obligor expressly disclaims any fiduciary relationship, (ii) the Applicable Entities may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of such Obligor, and no Applicable Entity has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to such Obligor and (iii) such

 

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Obligor has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate. Each Obligor further acknowledges and agrees that such Obligor is responsible for making its own independent judgment with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the process leading thereto, and agrees that it will not claim that the Applicable Entities have rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owe a fiduciary or similar duty to such Obligor or its affiliates, in connection with such transactions or the process leading thereto.

14.19 Judgment Currency. If for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert an amount due hereunder in the currency in which it is due (the “Original Currency”) into another currency (the “Second Currency”), the rate of exchange applied shall be that at which, in accordance with normal banking procedures, the Agent could purchase in the New York foreign exchange market, the Original Currency with the Second Currency on the date two (2) Business Days preceding that on which judgment is given. Each Obligor agrees that its obligation in respect of any Original Currency due from it hereunder shall, notwithstanding any judgment or payment in such other currency, be discharged only to the extent that, on the Business Day following the date the Agent receives payment of any sum so adjudged to be due hereunder in the Second Currency, the Agent may, in accordance with normal banking procedures, purchase, in the New York foreign exchange market, the Original Currency with the amount of the Second Currency so paid; and if the amount of the Original Currency so purchased or could have been so purchased is less than the amount originally due in the Original Currency, each Obligor agrees as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such payment or judgment to indemnify the Agent against such loss. The term “rate of exchange” in this Section 14.19 means the spot rate at which the Agent, in accordance with normal practices, is able on the relevant date to purchase the Original Currency with the Second Currency, and includes any premium and costs of exchange payable in connection with such purchase.

14.20 USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender that is subject to the Act (as hereinafter defined) and the Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies each Obligor that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Obligor, which information includes the name and address of each Obligor and other information that will allow such Lender or the Agent, as applicable, to identify each Obligor in accordance with the Act. Each Obligor shall, promptly following a request by the Agent or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” an anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Act.

14.21 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions.

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

(i) 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

(ii) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

(A) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

(B) 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

 

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(C) 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 entered into this Agreement on the date first above written.

 

PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC, as Holdings
By:  

/s/ Matt Wilks

  Name: Matt Wilks
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

[Signature Page to ABL Credit Agreement]


PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC, as the Borrower
By:  

/s/ Matt Wilks

  Name: Matt Wilks
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

[Signature Page to ABL Credit Agreement]


PROFRAC MANUFACTURING, LLC
By:  

/s/ Matt Wilks

  Name: Matt Wilks
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

[Signature Page to ABL Credit Agreement]


BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as the Agent, the Collateral Agent, a Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender and a Lender
By:  

/s/ Craig Molson

  Name: Craig Molson
  Title: Managing Director

[Signature Page to ABL Credit Agreement]

Exhibit 10.8

FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of September 7, 2018 (this “Agreement”), is made by and among ProFrac Services, LLC (the “Borrower”), ProFrac Holdings, LLC (“Holdings”), ProFrac Manufacturing, LLC (“Manufacturing”), the Lenders (such capitalized term and all other capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein having the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement referred to below) party hereto and Barclays Bank, PLC, as Agent (in such capacity, the “Agent”), the Letter of Credit Issuer and the Swingline Lender.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Borrower, Holdings, Manufacturing, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender, the Collateral Agent and the Agent are party to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2018 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement, the “Existing Credit Agreement” and, as amended by this Agreement, the “Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Borrower notified the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders, the Letter of Credit Issuer and the Swingline Lender of the Borrower’s intention to incur secured term loans pursuant to Section 8.12(q)(x) of the Existing Credit Agreement; and

WHEREAS, in connection with the incurrence of such secured term loans the Borrower has agreed to make certain amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement as set forth herein.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby covenant and agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement. The Existing Credit Agreement is, as of the Effective Date (as defined below) and subject to the satisfaction of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement, hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text) as set forth in the pages of the Credit Agreement attached as Exhibit A hereto.

SECTION 2. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective on the first date (the “Effective Date”) when, and only when, each of the applicable conditions set forth below have been satisfied in accordance with the terms herein:

(a) this Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by the Borrower, Holdings, Manufacturing, the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender and each Lender to the Existing Credit Agreement;

(b) the representations and warranties set forth in Section 3 of this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the Effective Date; and

(c) the Agent and the Lenders shall have received all other fees and amounts due and payable on or prior to the Effective Date, including reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower in connection with this Agreement.


SECTION 3. Representations and Warranties. To induce the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender and Lenders party hereto to enter into this Agreement, each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing hereby represent and warrant to the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender and each Lender that:

(a) Each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing has the corporate power and authority, and the legal right, to execute, delivery and perform this Agreement. Each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance, as applicable, of this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing. Upon its execution, this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing, enforceable against each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing in accordance with its terms.

(b) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement does not violate any Organization Document of any Obligor.

(c) No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur, in each case, after giving effect to this Agreement.

(d) After giving effect to this Agreement, the representations and warranties of the Borrower and each of the other Obligors contained in the Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects, except to the extent such representation and warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date), except that any representations and warranties subject to “materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar materiality qualifiers shall be true and correct in all respects (except to the extent such representation and warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall have been true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date).

SECTION 4. Expenses. The Borrower hereby reconfirms the obligations of the Borrower pursuant to Section 14.7 of the Credit Agreement to pay all reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Agent in connection with this Agreement.

SECTION 5. [Reserved].

SECTION 6. No Other Amendments or Waivers; Reaffirmation of the Loan Parties.

(a) Except as expressly provided herein (i) the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be unmodified and shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with their terms, (ii) the consents and agreements of the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender and the Lenders set forth herein shall be limited strictly as written and shall not constitute a consent or agreement to any transaction not specifically described in connection with any such consent and/or agreement, and (iii) this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of any term or condition of any Loan Document and shall not be deemed to prejudice any right or rights which Agent, Letter of Credit Issuer, Swingline Lender or any Lender may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with any Loan Document or any of the instruments or agreements referred to therein, as the same may be amended from time to time.

(b) This Agreement shall constitute a Loan Document.

 

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(c) Each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing hereby confirms and agrees that, notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Agreement, each Loan Document to which such Obligor is a party is, and the obligations of such Obligor contained in the Credit Agreement, this Agreement or in any other Loan Document to which it is a party are, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, in each case as modified by this Agreement. For greater certainty and without limiting the foregoing, each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing hereby confirms that the existing security interests granted by such Obligor in favor of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Loan Documents in the Collateral described therein shall continue to secure the Obligations as and to the extent provided in the Loan Documents.

SECTION 7. No Reliance, Etc. For the avoidance of doubt, and without limitation of any other provisions of the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents, Barclays Bank, PLC, in its capacity as Agent, shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 13.3, 13.4 and 14.18 of the Credit Agreement as if such provisions were set forth in full herein mutatis mutandis.

SECTION 8. Amendment, Modification and Waiver. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except in accordance with Section 12.1 of the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 9. Integration; Effect of Modifications. This Agreement represents the entire agreement of the Borrower, the other Obligors, the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender and the Lenders party hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender or any Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of any party under, the Credit Agreement, nor alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. It is understood and agreed that each reference in each Loan Document to the Credit Agreement, whether direct or indirect, shall hereafter be deemed to be a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby and that this Agreement is a Loan Document.

SECTION 10. GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; WAIVERS; PROCESS AGENTS. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE INTERPRETED AND THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. SECTION 14.3 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT IS HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS AGREEMENT AS IF SUCH PROVISION WERE SET FORTH IN FULL HEREIN MUTATIS MUTANDIS AND SHALL APPLY HERETO.

SECTION 11. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY OF THE PARTIES AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY AGENT-RELATED PERSON, PARTICIPANT OR ASSIGNEE, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, OR OTHERWISE. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT.

 

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SECTION 12. Severability. The illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement or any instrument or agreement required hereunder shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement or any instrument or agreement required hereunder.

SECTION 13. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by each party hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same agreement; signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to the same document. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile or other electronic communication and the effectiveness of this Agreement and signatures thereon shall have the same force and effect as manually signed originals and shall be binding on all parties thereto. The Agent may require that any such documents and signatures be confirmed by a manually-signed original thereof, provided that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any facsimile signature.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused its duly authorized officer to execute and deliver this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC
By:   /s/ Matt Wilks
  Name:  Matt Wilks
  Title:    Chief Financial Officer

 

PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC
By:   /s/ Matt Wilks
  Name:  Matt Wilks
  Title:    Chief Financial Officer

 

PROFRAC MANUFACTURING, LLC
By:   /s/ Matt Wilks
  Name:  Matt Wilks
  Title:    Chief Financial Officer

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Credit Agreement]


BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender and a Lender
By:   /s/ Joseph Jordan
  Name:  Joseph Jordan
  Title:    Managing Director

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Credit Agreement]


Exhibit A


Execution Version

CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of March 14, 2018

among

PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC,

as the Holdings,

PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC,

as the Borrower,

THE SEVERAL LENDERS

FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,

BARCLAYS BANK PLC,

as the Agent, the Collateral Agent, a Letter of Credit Issuer and the Swingline Lender,

and

BARCLAYS BANK PLC

as the Lead Arranger and Bookrunner


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  
ARTICLE I  
DEFINITIONS  
1.1    Defined Terms      1  
1.2    Accounting Terms      5959  
1.3    Interpretive Provisions      59  
1.4    Classification of Loans and Borrowings      60  
1.5    [Reserved]      60  
1.6    Rounding      60  
1.7    Times of Day      60  
1.8    Timing of Payment or Performance      6160  
1.9    Currency Equivalents Generally      6161  
ARTICLE II  
LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT  
2.1    Credit Facilities      61  
2.2    Revolving Loans      6262  
2.3    Letters of Credit      62  
2.4    Loan Administration      65  
2.5    Reserves      67  
2.6    Incremental Credit Extension      67  
2.7    Extensions of Revolving Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments      69  
2.8    Defaulting Lenders      7271  
ARTICLE III  
INTEREST AND FEES  
3.1    Interest      73  
3.2    Continuation and Conversion Elections      74  
3.3    Maximum Interest Rate      7574  
3.4    Closing Fees and Other Fees      75  
3.5    Unused Line Fee      75  
3.6    Letter of Credit Fees      75  
ARTICLE IV  
PAYMENTS AND PREPAYMENTS  
4.1    Payments and Prepayments      7675  
4.2    Out-of-Formula Condition      76  
4.3    Mandatory Prepayments      76  
4.4    Termination or Reductions of Facilities      76  
4.5    LIBOR Loan Prepayments      7776  
4.6    Payments by the Borrower      7776  
4.7    Apportionment, Application and Reversal of Payments      77  
4.8    Indemnity for Returned Payments      77  
4.9    Agent’s and Lenders’ Books and Records      7877  

 

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ARTICLE V  
TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY  
5.1    Taxes      78  
5.2    Illegality      8180  
5.3    Increased Costs and Reduction of Return      80  
5.4    Funding Losses      81  
5.5    Inability to Determine Rates      8281  
5.6    Certificates of Agent      81  
5.7    Survival      82  
5.8    Assignment of Commitments Under Certain Circumstances      82  
ARTICLE VI  
BOOKS AND RECORDS; FINANCIAL INFORMATION; NOTICES  
6.1    Books and Records      8382  
6.2    Financial Information      83  
6.3    Notices to the Agent      85  
6.4    Collateral Reporting      8786  
ARTICLE VII  
GENERAL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS  
7.1    Authorization, Validity, and Enforceability of this Agreement and the Loan Documents      87  
7.2    Validity and Priority of Security Interest      8887  
7.3    Organization and Qualification      87  
7.4    Subsidiaries      87  
7.5    Financial Statements and Borrowing Base      88  
7.6    Solvency      8988  
7.7    Property      8988  
7.8    Intellectual Property      88  
7.9    Litigation      88  
7.10    Labor Disputes      88  
7.11    Environmental Laws      89  
7.12    No Violation of Law      9089  
7.13    No Default      9089  
7.14    ERISA Compliance      89  
7.15    Taxes      89  
7.16    Investment Company Act      90  
7.17    Use of Proceeds      90  
7.18    Margin Regulations      90  
7.19    No Material Adverse Change      9190  
7.20    Full Disclosure      9190  
7.21    Government Authorization      90  
7.22    Anti-Terrorism Laws      90  
7.23    CAP      90  
7.24    Sanctioned Persons      91  
7.25    Designation of Senior Debt      9291  

 

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ARTICLE VIII  
AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE COVENANTS  
8.1    Taxes      91  
8.2    Legal Existence and Good Standing      91  
8.3    Compliance with Law; Maintenance of Licenses      91  
8.4    Maintenance of Property, Inspection; Field Examinations      91  
8.5    Insurance      92  
8.6    Environmental Laws      93  
8.7    Compliance with ERISA      93  
8.8    Dispositions      93  
8.9    Mergers, Consolidations, etc.      93  
8.10    Distributions      94  
8.11    Investments      97  
8.12    Debt      97  
8.13    Prepayments of Debt      100  
8.14    Transactions with Affiliates      100  
8.15    Business Conducted      102  
8.16    Liens      102  
8.17    Restrictive Agreements      102  
8.18    Sale and Leaseback Transactions      105103  
8.19    Fiscal Year      103  
8.20    Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio      104  
8.21    Minimum Liquidity      104  
8.22    Additional Obligors; Covenant to Give Security      104  
8.23    Cash Management; Cash Dominion      107105  
8.24    Use of Proceeds      107  
8.25    Further Assurances      107  
8.26    Designation of Subsidiaries      109107  
8.27    Passive Holding Company; Etc.      109107  
8.28    Amendments to Certain Documents      109  
8.29    Certain Post-Closing Obligations      111109  
ARTICLE IX  
CONDITIONS OF LENDING  
9.1    Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of Agreement and Making of Loans on the Closing Date      111109  
9.2    Conditions Precedent to Each Loan      113111  
ARTICLE X  
DEFAULT; REMEDIES  
10.1    Events of Default      111  
10.2    Remedies      113  
10.3    Application of Funds      114  
10.4    Permitted Holders’ Right to Cure      118115  
ARTICLE XI  
TERM AND TERMINATION  
11.1    Term and Termination      118116  

 

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ARTICLE XII  
AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS; PARTICIPATIONS; ASSIGNMENTS; SUCCESSORS  
12.1    Amendments and Waivers      119116  
12.2    Assignments; Participations      118  
ARTICLE XIII  
THE APPOINTED AGENTS  
13.1    Appointment and Authorization      122120  
13.2    Delegation of Duties      123120  
13.3    Liability of Appointed Agents      123120  
13.4    Reliance by Appointed Agent      123121  
13.5    Notice of Default      123121  
13.6    Credit Decision      124121  
13.7    Indemnification      124121  
13.8    Appointed Agents in Individual Capacity      124122  
13.9    Successor Agents      124122  
13.10    Collateral Matters      125122  
13.11    Restrictions on Actions by Lenders; Sharing of Payments      126124  
13.12    Agency for Perfection      127124  
13.13    Payments by Agent to Lenders      127124  
13.14    Settlement      127125  
13.15    Letters of Credit; Intra-Lender Issues      129127  
13.16    Concerning the Collateral and the Related Loan Documents      128  
13.17    Field Examination; Disclaimer by Lenders      131128  
13.18    Relation Among Lenders      131129  
13.19    Arrangers      129  
13.20    The Register      129  
13.21    Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements      132130  
13.22    Withholding Taxes      130  
13.23    Certain ERISA Matters      133130  
ARTICLE XIV  
MISCELLANEOUS  
14.1    No Waivers; Cumulative Remedies      134132  
14.2    Severability      132  
14.3    Governing Law; Choice of Forum; Service of Process      135132  
14.4    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL      135133  
14.5    Survival of Representations and Warranties      133  
14.6    Other Security and Guarantees      133  
14.7    Fees and Expenses      136133  
14.8    Notices      136133  
14.9    Binding Effect      137134  
14.10    Indemnity of the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders      137134  
14.11    Limitation of Liability      138135  
14.12    Final Agreement      138135  
14.13    Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures      138135  
14.14    Captions      138136  
14.15    Right of Setoff      138136  

 

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14.16    Confidentiality      139136  
14.17    Conflicts with Other Loan Documents      139137  
14.18    No Fiduciary Relationship      139137  
14.19    Judgment Currency      140137  
14.20    USA PATRIOT Act      140137  
14.21    Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions      140137  

EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES

 

EXHIBIT A    FORM OF BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT B    FORM OF NOTICE OF BORROWING
EXHIBIT C    FORM OF NOTICE OF CONTINUATION/CONVERSION
EXHIBIT D    FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT E    FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT F    PERFECTION CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT G    FORM OF SOLVENCY CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT H    FORM OF CLOSING CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT I    [RESERVED]
EXHIBIT J-1    FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
EXHIBIT J-2    FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
EXHIBIT J-3    FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
EXHIBIT J-4    FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
EXHIBIT K    FORM OF REVOLVING NOTE
EXHIBIT L    FORM OF INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
SCHEDULE 1.1    LENDERS’ COMMITMENTS
SCHEDULE 1.1(b)    PERMITTED INVENTORY LOCATIONS
SCHEDULE 1.2    GUARANTORS
SCHEDULE 1.4    UNRESTRICTED SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE 1.5    CLOSING DATE SECURITY DOCUMENTS
SCHEDULE 6.4    COLLATERAL REPORTING
SCHEDULE 7.4    SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE 8.11    PERMITTED INVESTMENTS
SCHEDULE 8.12    DEBT
SCHEDULE 8.14    AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS
SCHEDULE 8.15    BUSINESSES CONDUCTED
SCHEDULE 8.16    LIENS
SCHEDULE 8.17    RESTRICTIVE AGREEMENTS
SCHEDULE 8.23    DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS
SCHEDULE 8.27    HOLDINGS’ OPERATIONS
SCHEDULE 8.29    CERTAIN POST-CLOSING OBLIGATIONS

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of March 14, 2018, among PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“Holdings,” as hereinafter further defined), PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “Borrower,” as hereinafter further defined), the guarantors party hereto, and the Lenders (as hereinafter defined) and Letter of Credit Issuers (as hereinafter defined) from time to time party hereto and BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Swingline Lender.

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth for such terms in Section 1.1 hereof;

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that, immediately upon the satisfaction in full (or waiver) of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 9.1 below, the Lenders and Letter of Credit Issuers extend credit to the Borrower in the form of an asset-based revolving credit facility in an initial aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000 of Revolving Credit Commitments (the “Revolving Credit Facility”);

WHEREAS, the Lenders have indicated their willingness to extend such credit and the Letter of Credit Issuers have indicated their willingness to issue Letters of Credit, in each case on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth below;

WHEREAS, in connection with the foregoing and as an inducement for the Lenders and the Letter of Credit Issuers to extend the credit contemplated hereunder, the Borrower has agreed to secure all of its Obligations by granting to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a first priority lien (such priority subject to certain Liens permitted hereunder) on substantially all of its current assets (and, as and when required pursuant to the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” or in the Loan Documents, certain other assets provided that such liens may be junior to the liens of other creditors in such other assets to the extent set forth in such definition or the applicable Intercreditor Agreement); and

WHEREAS, in connection with the foregoing and as an inducement for the Lenders and the Letter of Credit Issuers to extend the credit contemplated hereunder, each Guarantor has agreed to guarantee all of its Obligations and to secure its guarantees by granting to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a first priority lien (such priority subject to certain Liens permitted hereunder) on substantially all of its current assets (and, as and when required pursuant to the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” or in the Loan Documents, certain other assets provided that such liens may be junior to the liens of other creditors in such other assets to the extent set forth in such definition or the applicable Intercreditor Agreement).

AGREEMENT:

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

1.1 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified below unless the context otherwise requires:

Account Debtor” means each Person obligated in any way on or in connection with an Account.

Accounts” means, with respect to each Obligor, all of such Obligor’s now owned or hereafter acquired or arising accounts, as defined in the UCC, including any rights to payment of a monetary obligation for the sale or lease of goods or rendition of services, whether or not they have been earned by performance.

Acquired EBITDA” means, with respect to any Acquired Entity or Business or any Converted Restricted Subsidiary for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Acquired Entity or Business


or any Converted Restricted Subsidiary (determined as if references to Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA” were references to such Acquired Entity or Business or any Converted Restricted Subsidiary and its subsidiaries that will become Restricted Subsidiaries), all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Acquired Entity or Business or any Converted Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with GAAP.

Acquired Entity or Business” has the meaning specified in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA.”

Additional Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(d).

Adjustment Date” means the first day of each April, July, October and January, as applicable.

Affiliate” means, as to any Person, any other Person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if the controlling Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise. The terms “controlling” and “controlled” shall have meanings correlative thereto.

Agent” means Barclays, in its capacity as the administrative agent for the Lenders under this Agreement, or any successor agent appointed in accordance with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Agent Advances” has the meaning specified in Section 2.4(g).

Agent-Related Persons” means the Agent and the Collateral Agent, together with their respective Affiliates, and the respective officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, advisors and other representatives, successors and permitted assigns of the Agent and the Collateral Agent and their respective Affiliates.

Aggregate Revolver Outstandings” means, at any date of determination and without duplication, the sum of (a) the unpaid principal balance of Revolving Loans, (b) one hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate undrawn face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit and (c) the aggregate amount of any Unpaid Drawings in respect of Letters of Credit.

Agreement” means this Credit Agreement.

Agreement Date” means the date of this Agreement.

Anti-Terrorism Laws” means the USA PATRIOT Act and any Executive Order administered by the U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and other laws and regulations relating to anti-money laundering or economic sanctions, including without limitation all published economic sanctions imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by the U.S. Department of State and OFAC.

Applicable Entities” has the meaning specified in Section 14.18.

Applicable Margin” means a percentage per annum equal to (a) until the end of the first full Fiscal Quarter completed after the Closing Date, (i) for LIBOR Rate Loans, 1.75%, and (ii) for Base Rate Loans, 0.75% and (b) thereafter, the following percentages per annum, based upon Average Historical Availability as of the most recent Adjustment Date:

 

Average Historical Availability    Applicable Margin for LIBOR Rate Loans     Applicable Margin for  

Base Rate Loans

    

> 66.66%

     1.50%       0.50%  

£ 66.66% but > 33.33%

     1.75%       0.75%  

< 33.33%

     2.00%       1.00%  

The Applicable Margin shall be adjusted quarterly in accordance with the table above on each Adjustment Date for the period beginning on such Adjustment Date based upon the Average Historical Availability as the Agent

 

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shall determine in good faith within ten (10) Business Days after such Adjustment Date (with any such change, for the avoidance of doubt, being given retroactive effect to the Adjustment Date) and the Agent shall notify the Borrower promptly after such determination. Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the Average Historical Availability shall become effective on the Adjustment Date.

Applicable Unused Line Fee Margin” means, for any day, a percentage per annum equal to (a) initially, 0.375% per annum and (b) following the end of the first Fiscal Quarter ending after the Closing Date, the following percentages per annum, based upon Average Revolving Loan Utilization as of the most recent Adjustment Date:

 

Average Revolving Loan Utilization    Applicable Unused Line Fee Margin

£50%

   0.375%

> 50%

   0.250%

Appointed Agents” has the meaning specified in Section 13.1.

Appraisal” has the meaning specified in Section 8.4.

Approved Account Bank” means a financial institution at which any Obligor maintains an Approved Deposit Account.

Approved Deposit Account” means each Deposit Account in respect of which an Obligor shall have entered into a Control Agreement, other than with respect to any Designated Account.

Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, holding or investing in extensions of credit in its ordinary course of business and is administered or managed by a Lender, an entity that administers or manages a Lender, or an Affiliate of either.

Arrangers” means (x) Barclays in its capacity as lead arranger of the Revolving Credit Facility and (y) Barclays in its capacity as bookrunner of the Revolving Credit Facility.

Assignee” has the meaning specified in Section 12.2(a).

Assignment and Acceptance” means an assignment and acceptance agreement entered into by one or more Lenders and Eligible Assignees (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 12.2(a)), and accepted by the Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit E or any other form approved by the Agent.

Attorney Costs” means and includes all reasonable and documented or invoiced fees, expenses and other charges of Paul Hastings LLP and, if necessary, a single firm of local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction, or any other counsel (in lieu of, or in addition to, Paul Hastings LLP) otherwise retained with the Borrower’s consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

Availability” means, at any time (a) the lesser of (i) the Maximum Revolver Amount and (ii) the Borrowing Base, minus (b) the sum of the Aggregate Revolver Outstandings.

Available Equity Amount” means, at any time (the “Available Equity Amount Reference Time”), an amount equal to, without duplication, the sum of the following (but only to the extent Not Otherwise Applied) (a) the amount of any capital contributions or proceeds from equity issuances received as cash equity by the Borrower (from issuance of Stock of Holdings) and applied for usage as Available Equity Amount no later than 270 days after receipt of such amounts in cash, but excluding all proceeds from the issuance of Disqualified Stock and Cure Amounts, plus (b) the aggregate amount of all dividends, returns, interests, profits, distributions, income and similar amounts (in each case, to the extent paid in cash or Cash Equivalents) received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary on Investments made using the Available Equity Amount during the period from and including the Business Day immediately following the Closing Date through and including the Available Equity Amount Reference Time and applied for usage as Available Equity Amount no later than 270 days after receipt of such amounts in cash, minus (c) the sum, without duplication, and, without taking into account the proposed portion of the Available Equity Amount calculated above to be used at the applicable Available Equity Amount Reference Time, of:

 

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(i) the aggregate amount of any Investments made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary using the Available Equity Amount after the Closing Date and prior to the Available Equity Amount Reference Time;

(ii) the aggregate amount of any Distributions made by the Borrower using the Available Equity Amount after the Closing Date and prior to the Available Equity Amount Reference Time; and

(iii) the aggregate amount expended on prepayments, purchases, redemptions, defeasements and satisfaction in respect of Junior Debt made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary using the Available Equity Amount after the Closing Date and prior to the Available Equity Amount Reference Time;

provided that during a Cash Dominion Period (A) the Available Equity Amount shall not be available to be used and (B) the period of time for use set forth in clause (a) above shall be tolled until after such Cash Dominion Period.

Available Equity Amount Reference Time” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Available Equity Amount.”

Average Historical Availability” means, at any Adjustment Date, the average daily Availability for the three-month period immediately preceding such Adjustment Date, divided by the Maximum Credit at such time.

Average Revolving Loan Utilization” means, at any Adjustment Date, the average daily Aggregate Revolver Outstandings (excluding any Aggregate Revolver Outstandings resulting from any outstanding Swingline Loans) for the three-month period immediately preceding such Adjustment Date (or, if less, the period from the Closing Date to such Adjustment Date), divided by the Maximum Revolver Amount at such time.

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.

Bank Product Reserve” means a reserve equal to the aggregate amount of Obligations in respect of any Noticed Hedge, up to the Swap Termination Value thereunder, as specified by the applicable Hedge Bank in writing to the Agent and acknowledged by the Borrower, which amount may be increased with respect to any existing Secured Hedge Agreement at any time by further written notice from such Hedge Bank to the Agent and acknowledged by the Borrower (which shall at all times include a reserve for the aggregate Swap Termination Values for all Noticed Hedges outstanding at that time).

Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United State Code, as amended, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

Barclays” means Barclays Bank PLC and its successors.

Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate (which, if negative, shall be deemed to be 0.00%) plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the rate of interest quoted in the print edition of The Wall Street Journal, Money Rates Section, as the prime rate in effect from time to time and (c) LIBOR Rate for a one month interest period as determined on such day, plus 1.0%. The “prime rate” means the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the U.S. or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as determined by the Agent in its reasonable discretion).

Base Rate Loan” means any Loan during any period for which it bears interest based on the Base Rate, and all Agent Advances and Swingline Loans.

 

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Basel III” means, collectively, those certain agreements on capital requirements, leverage ratios and liquidity standards contained in “Basel III: A Global Regulatory Framework for More Resilient Banks and Banking Systems,” “Basel III: International Framework for Liquidity Risk Measurement, Standards and Monitoring,” and “Guidance for National Authorities Operating the Countercyclical Capital Buffer,” each as published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in December 2010 (as revised from time to time), and as implemented by a Lender’s primary U.S. federal banking regulatory authority or primary non-U.S. financial regulatory authority, as applicable.

Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.

Book Value” means book value as determined in accordance with GAAP.

Borrower” means ProFrac Services, LLC.

Borrowing” means a borrowing hereunder consisting of Loans of one Type and Class made on the same day by Lenders to the Borrower (or by the Swingline Lender, in the case of a Borrowing consisting of Swingline Loans, or by the Agent, in the case of a Borrowing consisting of an Agent Advance, by a Letter of Credit Issuer, in the case of the issuance of a Letter of Credit hereunder).

Borrowing Base” means, at any time, an amount in Dollars equal to:

(a) 85% of the Book Value of all Eligible Accounts (other than Eligible Unbilled Accounts) of the Obligors; plus

(b) the lesser of (i) 80% of the Book Value of all Eligible Unbilled Accounts of the Obligors and (ii) 20% of the Maximum Credit; plus

(c) the least of (i) 70% of Eligible Inventory of the Obligors, valued at the lower of cost or market value, determined on a “first-in, last-out” basis, (ii) 85% of the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible Inventory of the Obligors and (iii) 10% of the Maximum Credit; provided, that Inventory will not be included in the Borrowing Base unless an Appraisal of Inventory satisfactory to Agent in its reasonable discretion has been completed in the prior twelve months, except that Agent may, acting in its reasonable discretion, elect to include Inventory in the Borrowing Base prior to completion of such an Appraisal up to the lesser of (i) 50% of Eligible Inventory of the Obligors, valued at the lower of cost or market value, determined on a “first-in, last-out” basis and (ii) 10% of the Maximum Credit minus

(d) the amount of all Reserves from time to time established by the Agent in accordance with Section 2.5 or as otherwise permitted under this Agreement.

The initial Borrowing Base shall be as set forth in the Borrowing Base Certificate delivered on the Closing Date.

The Borrowing Base at any time shall be determined by reference to the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 6.4, as adjusted to give effect to Reserves following such delivery established pursuant to Section 2.5.

Borrowing Base Certificate” means a certificate by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit A (or another form reasonably acceptable to the Agent) setting forth the calculation of the Borrowing Base, including a calculation of each component thereof, all in such detail as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, as adjusted pursuant to Section 2.5 of this Agreement. All calculations of the Borrowing Base in connection with the preparation of any Borrowing Base Certificate shall originally be made by the Borrower and certified to the Agent; provided, that the Agent shall have the right to review and adjust, in the exercise of its Reasonable Credit Judgment, any such calculation to the extent that such calculation is not in accordance with this

 

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Agreement and to adjust for Reserves in accordance with Section 2.5 herein; provided, further, that the Agent shall provide the Borrower prior written notice of any such adjustment.

Bridge Loan” means the $10,010,000 loan evidenced by the Bridge Loan Documents.

Bridge Loan Documents” means that certain Promissory Note dated as of January 29, 2018, by and between Equify Financial, LLC, as holder, and ProFrac Manufacturing, LLC, as maker, and the other loan documents evidencing the Bridge Loan.

Business Day” means (a) any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or a day on which banks in New York, New York are required or permitted to be closed, and (b) with respect to all notices, determinations, fundings and payments in connection with the LIBOR Rate or LIBOR Loans, any day that is a Business Day pursuant to clause (a) above and that is also a day on which trading in Dollars is carried on by and between banks in the London interbank market.

Capital Adequacy Regulation” means any guideline, request or directive of any central bank or other Governmental Authority, or any other Law, whether or not having the force of law, in each case, regarding capital adequacy of any bank or of any corporation controlling a bank.

Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, the sum of (a) the aggregate of all expenditures incurred by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period for purchases of property, plant and equipment or similar items which, in accordance with GAAP (other than repairs in the ordinary course), are or should be included in the statement of cash flows of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period, net of (b) proceeds received by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries from dispositions of property, plant and equipment or similar items reflected in the statement of cash flows of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period; provided that the term “Capital Expenditures” shall not include:

(i) expenditures made in connection with the replacement, substitution, restoration or repair of assets to the extent financed from insurance proceeds or awards of compensation arising from the taking by eminent domain or condemnation of the assets paid on account of a Casualty Event,

(ii) the purchase price of equipment that is purchased simultaneously with the trade-in of existing equipment to the extent that the gross amount of such purchase price is reduced by the credit granted by the seller of such equipment for the equipment being traded in at such time,

(iii) the purchase of property, plant or equipment to the extent financed with the proceeds of Disposition of assets outside the ordinary course of business,

(iv) expenditures that constitute any part of consolidated lease expense to the extent relating to operating leases,

(v) any expenditures made as payments of the consideration for a Permitted Acquisition (or Investments similar to those made for a Permitted Acquisition) and expenditures made in connection with the Transactions,

(vi) expenditures to the extent Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has received reimbursement in cash from a Person that is not an Affiliate of any of the Obligors and for which neither Holdings nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has provided or is required to provide or incur, directly or indirectly, any consideration or obligation (other than rent) to such Person or any other Person (whether before, during or after such period);

(vii) the book value of any asset owned by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary prior to or during such period to the extent that such book value is included as a capital expenditure during such period as a result of such Person reusing or beginning to reuse such asset during such period without a corresponding expenditure actually having been made in such period, provided that (x) any expenditure necessary in order to permit such asset to be reused shall be included as a capital expenditure during the period in which such

 

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expenditure actually is made and (y) such book value shall have been included in capital expenditures when such asset was originally acquired; and

(viii) expenditures relating to the construction, acquisition, replacement, reconstruction, development, refurbishment, renovation or improvement of any property which has been transferred to a Person other than the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary during the same fiscal year in which such expenditures were made pursuant to a Sale-Leaseback Transaction permitted under this Agreement to the extent of the cash proceeds received by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to such Sale-Leaseback Transaction.

Capital Lease” means, as applied to any Person, all leases of property that have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capitalized leases on the balance sheet of such Person.

Capital Lease Obligation” means, with respect to any Capital Lease of any Person, the amount of the obligation of the lessee thereunder that, in accordance with GAAP, would appear on a balance sheet of such lessee in respect of such Capital Lease.

Cash Dominion Period” means (a) any period commencing upon the date that Availability shall have been less than the greater of (i) 15.0% of the Maximum Credit and (ii) $6,000,000, for five (5) consecutive Business Days and continuing until the date on which Availability shall have been at least the greater of (y) 15.0% of the Maximum Credit and (z) $6,000,000 for twenty (20) consecutive calendar days or (b) any period commencing upon the occurrence of a Specified Event of Default, and continuing during the period that such Specified Event of Default shall be continuing.

Cash Equivalents” means:

(1) United States dollars or Canadian dollars;

(2) (a) euro, pounds sterling or any national currency of any participating member state of the EMU or (b) other currencies held by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries from time to time in the ordinary course of business;

(3) securities issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed or insured by the U.S. federal government or any country that is a member state of the EMU or any agency or instrumentality thereof the securities of which are unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation of such government with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition;

(4) certificates of deposit, time deposits and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding one year and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any commercial bank having capital and surplus of not less than $100.0 million in the case of U.S. banks or other U.S. financial institutions and $100.0 million (or the U.S. dollar equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of non-U.S. banks or other non-U.S. financial institutions;

(5) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (3) and (4) entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (4) above;

(6) commercial paper rated at least P-2 by Moody’s or at least A-2 by S&P and in each case maturing within 12 months after the date of creation thereof;

(7) marketable short-term money market and similar securities having a rating of at least P-2 or A-2 from either Moody’s or S&P, respectively and in each case maturing within 12 months after the date of creation thereof;

(8) investment funds investing 90% of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (7) above and (9) through (12) below;

 

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(9) securities issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or any public instrumentality thereof or any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or any public instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition;

(10) readily marketable direct obligations issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed by any foreign government or any political subdivision or public instrumentality thereof, in each case (other than in the case of such securities issued or guaranteed by any participating member state of the EMU) having a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition;

(11) Debt or Preferred Stock issued by Persons with a rating of “A” or higher from S&P or “A2” or higher from Moody’s with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition; and

(12) Investments with average maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition in money market funds rated AAA- (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aaa3 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cash Equivalents shall include amounts denominated in currencies other than those set forth in clauses (1) and (2) above, provided that such amounts are converted into any currency listed in clauses (1) and (2) as promptly as practicable and in any event within ten Business Days following the receipt of such amounts.

Cash Management Bank” means any Person that was a Lender, the Agent, any Arranger or any Affiliate of the foregoing at the time it provided or incurred any Cash Management Obligations or any Person that shall have become a Lender, the Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender, the Agent at any time after it has provided or incurred any Cash Management Obligations.

Cash Management Document” means any certificate, agreement or other document executed by any Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of the Cash Management Obligations of any such Person.

Cash Management Obligation” means, as applied to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of cash management or related services (including treasury, depository, return item, overdraft, controlled disbursement, credit, merchant store value or debit card, purchase card, e-payables services, electronic funds transfer, interstate depository network, automatic clearing house transfer (including the ACH processing of electronic funds transfers through the Federal Reserve Fedline system) and other cash management arrangements) provided by any Cash Management Bank, including obligations for the payment of fees, interest, charges, expenses, attorneys’ fees and disbursements in connection therewith.

Cash Receipts” has the meaning specified in Section 8.23(c).

Casualty Event” means any event that gives rise to the receipt by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards in respect of any equipment, fixed assets or Real Estate (including any improvements thereon) to replace or repair such equipment, fixed assets or Real Estate.

CFC” means a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code.

Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the Closing Date, of any of the following: (a) the adoption of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration or interpretation thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith (but solely to the extent the relevant increased costs would have been included if they had been imposed under applicable increased cost provisions) and (y) Basel III and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection

 

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therewith (but solely to the extent the relevant increased costs would have been included if they had been imposed under applicable increased cost provisions), shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law,” regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

Change of Control” means and will be deemed to have occurred if:

(a) any time prior to the consummation of a Qualified IPO, the Permitted Holders, taken as a whole, shall cease to beneficially own (or of record own) and Control, directly or indirectly, at least 51% on a fully diluted basis of the economic and voting interest in the Stock of Holdings;

(b) at any time after the consummation of a Qualified IPO, any Person, entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than the Permitted Holders, shall at any time have acquired beneficially or of record, direct or indirect ownership (as defined in SEC Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act) of Stock representing 35% or more of the economic and/or voting interest in the Stock of Holdings; and/or

(c) the failure of Holdings, directly or indirectly through wholly owned subsidiaries, to own beneficially and of record, all of the Stock of the Borrower and/or Manufacturing; and/or

(d) Continuing Directors shall not constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors of Holdings; and/or

(e) a “change of control” or any comparable term under any document governing any Material Indebtedness consisting of Debt for Borrowed Money.

Charter Documents” means, with respect to any Person, the certificate or articles of incorporation or organization, memoranda of association, by-laws or operating agreement, and other organizational or governing documents of such Person.

Chattel Paper” means all of the Obligors’ now owned or hereafter acquired chattel paper, as defined in the UCC, including electronic chattel paper.

Class” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans, Extended Revolving Loans (of the same Extension Series and any related swing line loans thereunder) or Swingline Loans, and, when used in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Revolving Credit Commitment, an Extended Revolving Credit Commitment (of the same Extension Series and any related swing line commitment thereunder) or a Swingline Commitment and when used in reference to any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Loan or Commitment of such Class. A FILO Tranche may be treated as a separate Class of Loans or Commitments under this Agreement.

Closing Date” means the later of the Agreement Date and the first date on which all of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 9.1 have been fulfilled (or waived in writing by the Agent and the Arrangers).

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

Collateral” means all assets and interests in assets and proceeds thereof now owned or hereafter acquired by any Obligor or its Subsidiaries in or upon which a Lien is granted by such Person in favor of Collateral Agent under any of the Loan Documents; provided, however, that at no time shall the term “Collateral” include any Excluded Assets.

Collateral Access Agreement” means a landlord waiver or other agreement, in a form as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, between the Collateral Agent and any third party (including any bailee, consignee, customs broker, or other similar Person) in possession of any Collateral or any landlord of any premises where any Collateral is located, as such landlord waiver or other agreement may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time.

Collateral Agent” means Barclays, in its capacity as the collateral agent for the Secured Parties, or any successor collateral agent appointed in accordance with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

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Collateral Agent’s Liens” means the Liens on the Collateral granted to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to the Security Documents and securing the Obligations.

Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” means, at any time, the requirement that:

(a) the Collateral Agent shall have received each Security Document required to be delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 9.1(a)(ii) or, after the Closing Date, pursuant to Sections 8.22, 8.23 and 8.29 at such time required by such Security Documents or such section to be delivered in each case, duly executed by each Obligor thereto;

(b) all Obligations shall have been unconditionally guaranteed by Holdings and each Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) including as of the Closing Date those that are listed on Schedule 1.2;

(c) upon and at all times after the incurrence of Debt (and to the extent that such Debt is outstanding) pursuant to Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r), the Obligations and the Guarantees shall have been secured pursuant to the Security Agreement by a security interest in (i) all the Stock of the Borrower and (ii) all Stock (other than Excluded Stock) held directly by the Borrower or any Guarantor in any Wholly Owned Subsidiary (and, in each case, the agent or lender with respect to such Debt pursuant to Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r), as applicable) shall have received all such certificates or other instruments representing all such Stock (if any), together with undated stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank, if applicable);

(d) except to the extent otherwise provided hereunder or under any Security Document, (i) the Obligations and the Guarantees shall have been secured by a perfected security interest (to the extent such security interest may be perfected by (x) filing personal property financing statements, and (y) control (to the extent required by Section 8.23)), in (i) all Current Asset Collateral of the Borrower and each Guarantor and (ii) in addition, upon and after the incurrence of Debt pursuant to Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r), as applicable (and solely to the extent that such Debt is still outstanding), substantially all other tangible and intangible personal property of the Borrower and each Guarantor not covered in clause (i) above (including, without limitation, accounts receivable, inventory, equipment, investment property, Intellectual Property, intercompany notes, contracts, instruments, chattel paper and documents, letter of credit rights, Commercial Tort Claims, cash, deposit accounts, securities and commodity accounts, other General Intangibles, books and records related to the foregoing and, in each case, proceeds of the foregoing), in each case with the priority, required by the Security Documents (and substantially similar additional perfection steps to such Debt) provided that, (A) any such security interests in the Collateral shall be subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, if any, (B) the Obligations and the Guarantees shall be secured by second-priority liens and/or mortgages on the Fixed Assets Collateral, junior to the liens and mortgages securing such Debt under Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r), as applicable (as set forth in more detail in the Intercreditor Agreement) and (C) the Collateral Agent’s Liens shall only attach to the Fixed Assets Collateral (to the same extent (but not priority) and subject to the same exceptions) that is subject to the liens securing the Debt incurred under Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r), as applicable;

(e) none of the Collateral shall be subject to any Liens other than Permitted Liens;

(f) solely to the extent (i) any Obligor has incurred secured Debt pursuant to Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r), as applicable and (ii) such Real Estate is pledged as “collateral” and is subject to a mortgage to secure such Debt, the Collateral Agent shall have received (A) counterparts of a Mortgage with respect to any Real Estate and required to be delivered pursuant to Section 8.22 (the “Mortgaged Properties”) duly executed and delivered by such Obligor, (B) a title insurance policy for such property or the equivalent or other form (if applicable) available in each applicable jurisdiction insuring the Lien of each such Mortgage as a valid Lien on the property described therein, free of any other Liens except Permitted Liens, together with such endorsements available in the applicable jurisdiction, coinsurance and reinsurance as the Collateral Agents may reasonably request, (C) either an existing survey together with a survey affidavit sufficient for the title insurance company to remove the standard survey exception and issue the survey related endorsements available in the applicable jurisdiction or a new ALTA survey in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent, (D) existing appraisals, (E) opinions addressed to the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties from (1) local counsel in each jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located with respect to the enforceability and perfection of the Mortgages and other matters customarily included in such opinions in the applicable jurisdiction and (2) counsel for the Borrower regarding due authorization, execution and delivery of the Mortgages, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, (F) a “Life-of Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard

 

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Determination with respect to each Mortgaged Property (together with a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance duly executed by the Borrower and the applicable Obligor) and, if the area in which any improvements located on any Mortgaged Property is designated a “flood hazard area” in any Flood Insurance Rate Map published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency), copies of (1) the insurance policies required by Section 8.5, (2) declaration pages relating thereto, (3) flood insurance in an amount and form that would be considered sufficient under the Flood Insurance Laws and otherwise, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and (G) such other documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request with respect to execution and delivery of such Mortgages; provided that, notwithstanding anything set forth in this clause (f), (x) the actions and items required in the above clauses (f)(ii)(A) through (f)(ii)(D) and clause (f)(ii)(G) shall not be required unless such items and actions are also required pursuant to the loan and/or bond documents and/or other Debt documents evidencing the Debt incurred under Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r), as applicable, hereof and (y) the Collateral Agent, in its sole discretion, may waive any requirement set forth in this clause (f); and

(g) except (i) with respect to intercompany Debt, if any, Debt for Borrowed Money in a principal amount in excess of $2,500,000 (individually) is owing to any Obligor and such Debt is evidenced by a promissory note, the Collateral Agent shall have received such promissory note, together with undated instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank and (ii) with respect to intercompany Debt, all Debt of Holdings, the Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is owing to any Obligor (or Person required to become an Obligor) shall be evidenced by the Subordinated Intercompany Note, and the Collateral Agent shall have received such Subordinated Intercompany Note duly executed by Holdings, the Borrower, each such Restricted Subsidiary and each such other Obligor, together with undated instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank, subject, in each of clauses (i) and (ii), to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement;

(h) to the extent such corollary perfection step is required for the benefit of the holders of the Debt pursuant to the loan and/or bond documents and/or other Debt documents evidencing the Debt incurred under Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r), as applicable, hereof, the Borrower and each Guarantor shall also have (i) caused all Titled Goods with a fair market value in excess of $100,000 individually to be properly titled in the name of such Person with the Collateral Agent’s Lien noted thereon and shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent (or its custodian) originals of all Certificates of Title (as defined in the UCC) or certificates of ownership for such Titled Goods with the Collateral Agent’s Lien noted thereon and (ii) upon the acquisition or manufacture by any such Person of any Titled Goods (other than Equipment that is subject to a purchase money security interest that constitutes a Permitted Lien) with a fair market value in excess of $100,000 individually, promptly notified the Collateral Agent of such acquisition, setting forth a description of such Titled Goods acquired or manufactured and a good faith estimate of the current value of such Titled Goods and promptly delivered to the Collateral Agent (or its custodian) originals of the Certificates of Title (as defined in the UCC) or certificates of ownership for such Titled Goods, together with the manufacturer’s statement of origin, and an application duly executed by the appropriate Person to evidence the Collateral Agent’s Lien thereon. The Borrower and each Guarantor hereby appoints the Collateral Agent as its attorney-in-fact, effective the date hereof and terminating upon the termination of this Agreement, for the purpose of (A) executing on behalf of such Person title or ownership applications for filing with the appropriate Governmental Authority to enable Titled Goods now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person to be amended to reflect the Collateral Agent listed as lienholder thereof, (B) filing such applications with such Governmental Authority, and (C) executing such other documents and instruments on behalf of, and taking such other action in the name of, such Person as the Collateral Agent may reasonably deem necessary to accomplish the purposes of this clause (h) (including, without limitation, for the purpose of creating in favor of the Collateral Agent a perfected Lien on such Titled Goods and exercising the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent hereunder). This appointment as attorney-in-fact is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable until the Termination Date;

(i) in the case of any of the foregoing executed and delivered after the Closing Date, the Agent shall have received documents, Organization Documents, certificates, resolutions and opinions of the type referred to in Section 9.1(a)(iii) with respect to each such Person and its Guarantee and/or provision and perfection of Collateral;

(j) in connection with any of the foregoing, the Collateral Agent shall have been provided (i) searches of UCC filings in the jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, as applicable, of each Obligor and each jurisdiction where any Collateral is located or where a filing would need to be made in order to perfect the Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Collateral, copies of the financing statements on file in such jurisdictions and evidence that no

 

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Liens exist other than Permitted Liens, (ii) tax lien, judgment and bankruptcy searches or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that all taxes, filing fees, recording fees related to the perfection of the Liens on the Collateral have been paid and (iii) to the extent required pursuant to the loan and/or bond documents and/or other Debt documents evidencing the Debt incurred under Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r), as applicable hereof, searches of ownership of Intellectual Property in the appropriate governmental offices and such patent/trademark/copyright filings as requested by the Collateral Agent in order to perfect the Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Intellectual Property; and

(k) the Agent shall have received copies of insurance policies, declaration pages, certificates, and endorsements of insurance or insurance binders evidencing liability, casualty, property, terrorism and business interruption insurance meeting the requirements set forth herein or in the Security Documents.

The foregoing definition shall not require the creation or perfection of pledges of, or security interests in, or the obtaining of title insurance, opinions or surveys with respect to, particular assets if and for so long as the Agent and the Borrower agree in writing that the cost of creating or perfecting such pledges or security interests in such assets, or obtaining such legal opinions or other deliverables in respect of such assets, or providing such guarantees, or obtaining title insurance or surveys in respect of such assets (in each case, taking into account any material adverse tax consequences to Holdings and its Subsidiaries) shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Secured Parties therefrom.

The Agent may grant extensions of time for the provision or perfection of security interests in, or the obtaining of title insurance and surveys with respect to, particular assets (including extensions beyond the Closing Date for the perfection of security interests in the assets of the Obligors on such date) where it reasonably determines, in consultation with the Borrower, that provision or perfection cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required by this Agreement or the Security Documents.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, (a) with respect to leases of Real Estate entered into by any Obligor, such Obligor shall not be required to take any action with respect to creation or perfection of security interests with respect to such leases (including requirements to deliver landlord lien waivers, estoppel and collateral access letters), (b) Liens required to be granted from time to time pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall be subject to exceptions and limitations set forth in the Security Documents, (c) the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall not apply to any of the following assets (and the following assets shall not constitute Collateral for any purpose hereunder and the other Loan Documents): (i) any fee-owned Real Estate (unless, in each case, it has been pledged or mortgaged as Fixed Assets Collateral) and any leasehold interests in Real Estate; provided that no Equipment attached or affixed to or located on such Real Estate to the extent such Equipment constitutes a fixture shall be excluded from Collateral, unless such Equipment otherwise constitutes an Excluded Asset under any other subclause of this clause (c), (ii) any governmental licenses or state or local franchises, charters or authorizations, to the extent a security interest in any such licenses, franchise, charter or authorization would be prohibited or restricted thereby (including any legally effective prohibition or restriction) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment clauses of the UCC and applicable Laws, other than the proceeds and receivables thereof the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC or any similar applicable laws notwithstanding such prohibition, (iii) assets and personal property for which a pledge thereof or a security interest therein is prohibited by applicable Laws (including any legally effective requirement to obtain the consent of any Governmental Authority), rule, regulation or contractual obligation with an unaffiliated third party (in each case, (y) only so long as such contractual obligation was not entered into in contemplation of the acquisition thereof and (z) except to the extent such prohibition is unenforceable or ineffective after giving effect to the applicable provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law), (iv) Excluded Stock (other than Stock that is Excluded Stock solely as a result of having been issued by Immaterial Subsidiaries), (v) assets and personal property to the extent a security interest in such assets would be expected to result in material adverse tax consequences as reasonably determined, in writing, by the Borrower in consultation with the Agent[reserved], (vi) any intent-to-use trademark application prior to the filing and acceptance of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” with respect thereto, to the extent, if any, that, and solely during the period, if any, in which, the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of such intent-to-use trademark application under applicable federal Law, it being agreed that for purposes of this Agreement and the Loan Documents, no Lien granted to Agent on any “intent-to-

 

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use” United States trademark applications is intended to be a present assignment thereof, (vii) any lease, license, contract or other agreements or any property (including personal property) subject to a purchase money security interest, Capital Lease Obligation or similar arrangements, in each case to the extent permitted under the Loan Documents, to the extent that a pledge thereof or a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license, contract or agreement, purchase money, Capital Lease or similar arrangement, or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than the Borrower or a Guarantor) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment clauses of the UCC and applicable Laws, other than the proceeds and receivables thereof the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC or any similar applicable Laws notwithstanding such prohibition, (viii) any assets as to which the Agent and the Borrower reasonably agree in writing that the cost or other consequence of obtaining a security interest or perfection thereof is excessive in relation to the benefit to the Lenders of the security to be afforded thereby, (ix) the assets of an Excluded Subsidiary, and (x) unless either expressly constituting Current Asset Collateral or at any time that Debt under Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r), as applicable, is then outstanding, Commercial Tort Claims (the assets excluded pursuant to this clause (c), collectively, the “Excluded Assets”; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Excluded Assets shall not include any proceeds, replacements or substitutions of Collateral (unless such proceeds, replacements or substitutions otherwise constitute Excluded Assets)), (d) control agreements shall not be required with respect to any deposit accounts, securities accounts or commodities accounts except to the extent set forth in Section 8.23, (e) share certificates of Immaterial Subsidiaries and non-Unrestricted Subsidiaries shall not be required to be delivered, (f) no perfection actions shall be required (i) with respect to motor vehicles and other Titled Goods and letter of credit rights, except to the extent perfection is accomplished solely by the filing of a UCC financing statement (it being understood that no actions shall be required to perfect a security interest in letter of credit rights, other than the filing of a UCC financing statement) and (ii) in regards to any Commercial Tort Claim, unless (x) Debt is outstanding in regards to Debt permitted under Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r), as applicable, and such Commercial Tort Claim has an individual value of at least $2,500,000 or (y) such Commercial Tort Claim expressly constitutes Current Asset Collateral and such Commercial Tort Claim has an individual value of at least $2,500,000, and (g) other than with respect to Stock, no actions in any non-U.S. jurisdiction or required by the Laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction shall be required to be taken to create any security interests in assets located or titled outside of the U.S. or to perfect or make enforceable any security interests in any such assets (it being understood that there shall be no Security Document (or other security agreements or pledge agreements) governed under the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction).

Collateral Reporting Period” means (a) any period commencing from the date that Availability shall have been less than the greater of (i) 20.0% of the Maximum Credit and (ii) $15,000,000, for five (5) consecutive Business Days and ending on the date on which Availability shall have been equal to or greater than (y) 20.0% of the Maximum Credit and (z) $15,000,000 for twenty (20) consecutive calendar days or (b) upon the occurrence of a Specified Event of Default, the period that such Specified Event of Default shall be continuing.

Commercial Tort Claims” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

Commitment” means, (a) with respect to each Lender (to the extent applicable), such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, Extended Revolving Credit Commitment or a Revolving Credit Commitment Increase or any combination thereof (as the context requires), (b) with respect to the applicable Swingline Lender, or swingline lender under any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, its Swingline Commitment or swingline commitment, as applicable and (c) with respect to each Letter of Credit Issuer, such Letter of Credit Issuer’s L/C Commitment.

Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D or in such other form as may be reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and Borrower.

Concentration Account” has the meaning specified in Section 8.23(c).

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.

 

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Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense” means, with respect to Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, the total amount of depreciation and amortization expense, including the amortization of deferred financing fees or costs, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses, capitalized expenditures, customer acquisition costs and incentive payments, conversion costs and contract acquisition costs, of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated EBITDA” means, with respect to Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; plus

(a) the following in each case to the extent deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income (other than clause (a)(10) and (a)(13) below), but without duplication:

(1) Distributions made by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 8.10(g)(i) during such period and provision for taxes based on income or profits or capital gains, including, without limitation, foreign, federal, state, provincial, franchise, excise, value added and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries paid or accrued during such period, including any penalties and interest relating to such taxes or arising from any tax examinations and any payments to any Parent Entity in respect of such taxes; plus

(2) total interest expense and other financing expense (including breakage costs, premiums or consent fees and including the amortization of original issue discount); plus

(3) Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; plus

(4) any fees, expenses or charges incurred in connection with any issuance of debt or equity securities, any refinancing transaction or any amendment or other modification of any debt instrument to the extent consummated in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents including (i) such fees, expenses or charges related to the Transactions, and (ii) any amendment, modification or waiver in connection with this Agreement or any instrument governing any other Debt; plus

(5) any fees (including legal and investment banking fees), transfer or mortgage recording Taxes and other out-of-pocket costs and expenses of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including expenses of third parties paid or reimbursed Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries) incurred as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or any Disposition of Property permitted hereunder; plus

(6) any fees and expenses incurred by Holdings and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries solely in connection with any Permitted Acquisition (whether or not consummated); plus

(7) any impairment charge or asset write-off pursuant to GAAP and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP; plus

(8) payments made or accrued in such period pursuant to Section 8.14(i); plus

(9) any losses from the early extinguishment of Debt (including Hedge Agreements or other derivative instruments); plus

(10) the amount of “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and other synergies (x) projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized as a result of specified actions taken, actions with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or actions that are expected to be taken (which cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies had been realized on the first day of the applicable Test Period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that (A) such cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable, (B) such cost savings, operating expense reductions

 

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or synergies do not exceed, when combined with the amount of any Pro Forma Adjustment made pursuant to clause (d) below, 20% of Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period (prior to giving effect to any increase in Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (10) or clause (d) below) and (C) such actions have been taken, such actions with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or such actions are expected to be taken within twelve (12) months after the date of determination to take such action; provided, further, that the adjustments pursuant to this clause (10) may be incremental to (but not duplicative of) Pro Forma Adjustments made pursuant to clause (d) below; or (y) that would be permitted to be included in pro forma financial statements prepared in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; plus

(11) any non-cash compensation expense recorded from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights to officers, directors or employees; plus

(12) any non-cash losses or charges, including any write offs, write downs, expenses, losses or items for such period decreasing Consolidated Net Income for such period; plus

(13) proceeds from property or business interruption insurance received or reasonably expected to be received (to the extent not reflected as revenue or income in Consolidated Net Income and to the extent that the related loss was deducted in the determination of Consolidated Net Income); plus

(14) all Restructuring Costs and any other extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring expenses, losses or charges incurred; plus

(15) any non-cash loss attributable to the mark-to-market movement in the valuation of Hedge Agreements (to the extent the cash impact resulting from such loss has not been realized) or other derivative instruments pursuant to GAAP;

minus

(b) the sum of the amounts for such period, solely to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, without duplication,

(1) any non-cash gain increasing Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period, other than the accrual of revenues in the ordinary course of business;

(2) any non-cash gain attributable to the mark-to-market movement in the valuation of Hedge Agreements (to the extent the cash impact resulting from such gain has not been realized) or other derivate instruments pursuant to GAAP;

(3) any gains from the early extinguishment of Debt (including Hedge Agreements or other derivative instruments); and

(4) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring gains increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period;

provided that, to the extent non-cash gains are deducted pursuant to this clause (b) for any previous period and not otherwise added back to Consolidated EBITDA, Consolidated EBITDA shall be increased by the amount of any cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenses) in respect of such non-cash gains received in subsequent periods to the extent not already included therein;

plus or minus, as applicable, without duplication

(c) any net gain or loss resulting in such period from currency translation gains or losses related to currency remeasurements of Debt, intercompany balances and other balance sheet items, plus or minus, as the case may be; and

plus

 

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(d) in accordance with the definition of “Pro Forma Basis,” an adjustment equal to the amount, without duplication of any amount otherwise included in any other clause of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA,” of the Pro Forma Adjustment shall be added to (or subtracted from) Consolidated EBITDA (including the portion thereof occurring prior to the relevant Specified Transaction and/or Specified Restructuring) as specified in a certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Agent (for further delivery to the Lenders), in each case, as determined on a consolidated basis for Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP; provided that,

(i) there shall be included in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period, without duplication, the Acquired EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset acquired by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period (other than any Unrestricted Subsidiary) to the extent not subsequently sold, transferred or otherwise Disposed of during such period (but not including the Acquired EBITDA of any related Person, property, business or assets to the extent not so acquired) (each such Person, property, business or asset acquired, including pursuant to the Transactions or pursuant to a transaction consummated prior to the Closing Date, and not subsequently so Disposed of, an “Acquired Entity or Business”), and the Acquired EBITDA of any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is converted into a Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each, a “Converted Restricted Subsidiary”), in each case based on the Acquired EBITDA of such Acquired Entity or Business or any Converted Restricted Subsidiary for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition or conversion) determined on a historical Pro Forma Basis; and

(ii) there shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period the Disposed EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset sold, transferred or otherwise Disposed of, closed or classified as discontinued operations by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent not subsequently reacquired, reclassified or continued, in each case, during such period (each such Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary), property, business or asset so sold, transferred or otherwise Disposed of, closed or classified, a “Sold Entity or Business”), and the Disposed EBITDA of any Restricted Subsidiary that is converted into an Unrestricted Subsidiary during such period (each, a “Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary”), in each case based on the Disposed EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such sale, transfer, disposition, closure, classification or conversion) determined on a historical Pro Forma Basis.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein and subject to adjustments as provided in clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding proviso with respect to acquisitions and dispositions occurring prior to, on and following the Closing Date and other adjustments as contemplated in the definitions of “Pro Forma Basis” and “Pro Forma Effect”, including as provided under clause (a)(10) above or clause (d) above or in the definition of “Pro Forma Adjustment”, Consolidated EBITDA shall be deemed to be, $5,123,000, $5,141,000, $15,785,000 and $20,927,000, respectively, for the Fiscal Quarters ended March 31, 2017, June 30, 2017, September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2017.

Consolidated Interest Expense” means cash interest expense (including that attributable to Capital Leases), net of cash interest income of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to all outstanding Debt of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and net cash costs (less net cash payments) under Hedge Agreements, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt:

(a) capitalized interest whether paid or accrued and the amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Debt at less than par;

(b) amortization of deferred financing costs, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses;

(c) any expenses resulting from discounting of Debt in connection with the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting;

(d) penalties or interest related to taxes and any other amounts of non-cash interest resulting from the effects of acquisition method accounting or pushdown accounting;

 

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(e) the accretion or accrual of, or accrued interest on, discounted liabilities during such period;

(f) non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement of the mark-to-market valuation of obligations under Hedge Agreements or other derivative instruments pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification No. 815-Derivatives and Hedging;

(g) any one-time cash costs associated with breakage in respect of Hedge Agreements for interest rates;

(h) all non-recurring interest expense consisting of liquidated damages for failure to timely comply with registration rights obligations;

(i) expensing of bridge, arrangement, structuring, commitment or other financing fees; and

(j) any other non-cash interest expense, all calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any Person for any period, without duplication, the aggregate of (a) the Net Income, attributable to such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP (adjusted to exclude the equity interests in any Unrestricted Subsidiary owned by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries); plus (b) the amount of distributions received in Cash by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from any Subsidiary (including any Unrestricted Subsidiary) for such period, to the extent not already included in clause (a) above minus (c) (i) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles and changes as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting policies during such period, (ii) the income (or loss) of any Person (other than a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person) in which any other Person (other than such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) has a joint interest, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid to such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by such Person during such period, (iii) the income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person or is merged into or consolidated with such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or that Person’s assets are acquired by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (except as may be required in connection with the calculation of a covenant or test on a pro forma basis), (iv) the income of any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that income is not at the time permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary, (v) any after-Tax gains or losses attributable to Dispositions of Property permitted under this Agreement, in each case other than in the ordinary course of business (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) or returned surplus assets of any Pension Plan, (vi) any net after-Tax gains or losses from disposed, abandoned, transferred, closed or discontinued operations and any net after-Tax gains or losses on disposal of disposed, abandoned, transferred, closed or discontinued operations, (vii) any losses and expenses with respect to liability or casualty events to the extent covered by insurance or indemnification and actually reimbursed or so long as the Borrower has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer or indemnifying party and only to the extent that such amount is (a) not denied by the applicable carrier or indemnifying party in writing within 180 days and (b) in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such evidence (with a deduction for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within 365 days) and (viii) (to the extent not included in sub-clauses (i) through (vii) above) any net extraordinary gains or net extraordinary losses.

In addition, to the extent not already accounted for in the Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, Consolidated Net Income shall include (without duplication) (i) the amount of proceeds received during such period from business interruption insurance in respect of insured claims for such period, (ii) the amount of proceeds as to which the Borrower has determined there is reasonable evidence it will be reimbursed by the insurer in respect of such period from business interruption insurance (with a deduction for any amounts so added back to the extent denied by the applicable carrier in writing within 180 days or not so reimbursed within 365 days) and (iii) reimbursements received of any expenses and charges that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with any Permitted Investment or any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of assets permitted hereunder.

 

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Consolidated Parties” means Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries whose financial statements are consolidated with Holdings’ financial statements in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Total Assets” means, as of any date of determination, the total amount of all assets of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP as of such date.

Consolidated Total Debt” means, as of any date of determination, (a) the aggregate principal amount of indebtedness of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (but excluding the effects of any discounting of indebtedness resulting from the application of purchase accounting in connection with the Transactions, any Permitted Acquisition or Investments similar to those made for Permitted Acquisitions), consisting of Debt for Borrowed Money, Unpaid Drawings, Capital Lease Obligations and third party debt obligations evidenced by promissory notes or similar instruments, minus (b) the aggregate amount of domestic cash and Cash Equivalents on the consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries on such date, excluding cash and Cash Equivalents that are listed as “restricted” on the consolidated balance sheet of Holdings (but, in any event, not excluding Unrestricted Cash) and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date. It is understood that to the extent Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary incurs any Debt and receives the proceeds of such Debt, for purposes of determining any incurrence test under this Agreement and whether the Borrower is in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with any such test, the proceeds of such incurrence shall not be considered cash or Cash Equivalents for purposes of any “netting” pursuant to clause (b) of this definition.

Contaminant” means any waste, pollutant, hazardous substance, toxic substance, hazardous waste, special waste, petroleum or petroleum-derived substance or waste, friable asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCBs”), or any other substance, waste or material regulated or subject to rules of liability under Environmental Law.

“Continuation/Conversion Date” means the date on which a Loan is converted into or continued as a LIBOR Loan.

Continuing Director” means, at any date, an individual (a) who is a member of the Board of Directors of Holdings on the Closing Date, (b) who, as at such date, has been a member of such Board of Directors for at least the 12 preceding months, (c) who has been nominated or designated to be a member of such Board of Directors, directly or indirectly, by the Permitted Holders or Persons nominated or designated by the Permitted Holders or (d) who has been nominated or designated to be, or designated as, a member of such Board of Directors by a majority of the other Continuing Directors then in office.

Control” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” shall have meanings correlative thereto.

Control Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 8.23(a).

Converted Restricted Subsidiary” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA.”

Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA.”

Corrective Extension Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(e).

Covenant Trigger Period” means any period (a) commencing on the date upon which Availability is less than the greater of (i) 15.0% of the Maximum Credit and (ii) $6,000,000 and (b) ending on the date upon which Availability shall have been at least equal to the greater of (i) 15.0% of the Maximum Credit and (ii) $6,000,000 for a period of thirty (30) consecutive calendar days.

Credit Card Accounts Receivables” means each “payment intangible” (as defined in the UCC) together with all income, payments and proceeds thereof, owed by a Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor to an Obligor resulting from charges by a customer of an Obligor on credit or debit cards issued by such Credit Card

 

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Issuer in connection with the sale of Inventory by an Obligor, or services performed by an Obligor, in each case in the ordinary course of its business.

Credit Card Issuer” shall mean any person who issues or whose members issue credit or debit cards, including, without limitation, MasterCard or VISA bank credit or debit cards or other bank credit or debit cards issued through MasterCard International, Inc., Visa, U.S.A., Inc. or Visa International and American Express, Discover, Diners Club, Carte Blanche and other non-bank credit or debit cards, including, without limitation, credit or debit cards issued by or through American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., and Novus Services, Inc. and other issuers approved by the Collateral Agent.

Credit Card Processor” shall mean any servicing or processing agent or any factor or financial intermediary who facilitates, services, processes or manages the credit authorization, billing transfer and/or payment procedures with respect to any Obligor’s sales transactions involving credit card or debit card purchases by customers using credit cards or debit cards issued by any Credit Card Issuer.

Cure Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 10.4(a).

Cure Deadline” has the meaning specified in Section 10.4(a).

Cure Right” has the meaning specified in Section 10.4(a).

Current Asset Collateral means all right, title and interest in or to any or all of the following (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any such assets that, but for the application of Section 552 of the Bankruptcy Code, would constitute Current Asset Collateral) (i) all Accounts, Chattel Paper, Credit Card Accounts Receivables, Instruments, and Payment Intangibles (in each case, other than to the extent constituting identifiable proceeds of Fixed Asset Collateral (other than proceeds of the use, rental, lease or license of Fixed Asset Collateral (other than Real Estate and/or Intellectual Property))), and all amounts advanced as Revolving Loans; (ii) all Deposit Accounts (and all balances, cash, checks and other negotiable instruments, funds and other evidences of payment held therein), Commodity Accounts (and all balances, Commodity Contracts, cash, checks, Securities, Securities Entitlements, Financial Assets and Instruments (whether negotiable or otherwise), funds and other evidences of payment held therein), and Securities Accounts (and all balances, Commodity Contracts, cash, checks, Securities, Securities Entitlements, Financial Assets and Instruments (whether negotiable or otherwise), funds and other evidences of payment held therein), in each case, other than any Fixed Assets Priority Proceeds Account; (iii) all Inventory; (iv) to the extent evidencing, governing, securing, arising from, or otherwise related to any of the other Current Asset Collateral, all Documents, General Intangibles (other than Payment Intangibles already included pursuant to clause (i) above), Instruments, Investment Property (other than equity interests in Subsidiaries of any Obligor), Commercial Tort Claims, Letters of Credit, Letter of Credit Rights and Supporting Obligations; provided, further, that the foregoing shall not include any Intellectual Property; (v) to the extent evidencing, governing, securing, arising from, or otherwise related to any of the other Current Asset Collateral, all Commercial Tort Claims; (vi) all books, records and Documents related to the foregoing (including databases, customer lists and other Records, whether tangible or electronic, which contain any information relating to any of the foregoing); (vii) [Reserved]; and (viii) all Proceeds and products of any or all of the foregoing in whatever form received (including proceeds of insurance and claims against third parties and condemnation or requisition payments with respect to all or any of the foregoing), and all proceeds of business interruption insurance. For purposes of this definition, capitalized terms used in this definition but not defined elsewhere in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in Articles 8 or 9 of the UCC. means the “ABL Priority Collateral” (as defined in the Initial Intercreditor Agreement on the First Amendment Effective Date).

Debt” means, without duplication, all

(a) indebtedness for borrowed money (excluding any obligations arising from warranties as to inventory in the ordinary course of business) and all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;

(b) the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable, liabilities or accrued expenses in the ordinary course of business) to the extent the same would be required to be shown as a long-term liability on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP;

 

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(c) all obligations and liabilities of any Person secured by any Lien on an Obligor’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ property, even if such Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary shall not have assumed or become liable for the payment thereof; provided, however, that all such obligations and liabilities which are limited in recourse to such property shall be included in Debt only to the extent of the book value of such property as would be shown on a balance sheet of the Consolidated Parties prepared in accordance with GAAP or, if higher, the Fair Market Value of such property;

(d) all obligations or liabilities created or arising under any Capital Lease or conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property used or acquired by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, even if the rights and remedies of the lessor, seller or lender thereunder are limited to repossession of such property; provided, however, that all such obligations and liabilities which are limited in recourse to such property shall be included in Debt only to the extent of the book value of such property as would be shown on a balance sheet of the Consolidated Parties prepared in accordance with GAAP or, if higher, the Fair Market Value of such property;

(e) the present value (discounted at the Base Rate) of lease payments due under synthetic leases;

(f) the maximum amount (after giving effect to any prior drawings or reductions which may have been reimbursed) of all letters of credit (including standby and commercial), banker’s acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds, performance bonds and similar instruments issued or created by or for the account of such Person;

(g) all net obligations of any Person in respect of Hedge Agreements;

(h) all obligations of such Person in respect of Disqualified Stock; and

(i) all obligations and liabilities under Guaranties in respect of obligations of the type described in any of clauses (a) through (g) above;

provided that Debt shall not include (i) prepaid or deferred revenue arising in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry, (ii) purchase price holdbacks in respect of Permitted Acquisitions (or Investments similar to Permitted Acquisitions or any other acquisition permitted hereunder) arising in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry in respect of a portion of the purchase prices of an asset to satisfy unperformed obligations of the seller of such asset, (iii) earn out obligations in connection with a Permitted Acquisition (or an Investment similar to a Permitted Acquisition or any other acquisition permitted hereunder) unless such obligations become a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP and are not paid after becoming due and payable and (iv) Guaranties incurred (other than with respect to Debt) in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry.

For all purposes hereof, the Debt of any Person shall (A) include the Debt of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, except to the extent such Person’s liability for such Debt is otherwise limited and only to the extent such Debt would be included in the calculation of Consolidated Total Debt and (B) in the case of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, exclude all intercompany Debt having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-over or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice. The amount of any net obligation under any Hedge Agreement on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date.

Debt for Borrowed Money” of any Person at any time means, on a consolidated basis, the sum of all debt for borrowed money of such Person at such time.

Default” means any event or circumstance which, with the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, would (if not cured, waived, or otherwise remedied during such time) constitute an Event of Default.

 

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Default Rate” means a fluctuating per annum interest rate at all times equal to the sum of (a) the otherwise applicable Interest Rate plus (b) two percent (2.00%) per annum. Each Default Rate shall be adjusted simultaneously with any change in the applicable Interest Rate.

Defaulting Lender” means any Lender whose acts or failure to act, whether directly or indirectly, cause it to meet any part of the definition of “Lender Default.”

Deposit Accounts” means all “deposit accounts” as such term is defined in the UCC and all accounts with a deposit function maintained at a financial institution, now or hereafter held in the name of the Borrower or any Guarantor.

Designated Account” has the meaning specified in Section 2.4(b).

Designated Non-Cash Consideration” means the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration received by Holdings or its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with a Disposition pursuant to clause (t) of the definition of “Permitted Dispositions” that is designated as “Designated Non-Cash Consideration” pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Agent, setting forth the basis of such valuation (which amount will be reduced by (i) the Fair Market Value of the portion of the non-cash consideration converted to cash within 180 days following the consummation of the applicable Disposition and (ii) the amount of Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration).

Disposed EBITDA” means, with respect to any Sold Entity or Business or any Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business or such Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary (determined as if references to Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA” (and in the component financial definitions used therein) were references to such Sold Entity or Business and its Subsidiaries or to such Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries), all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Sold Entity or Business or such Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, lease, assignment, transfer or other disposition (including any transaction contemplated by Section 8.18 and any sale of Stock) of any property by any Person; provided that “Disposition” and “Dispose” shall not be deemed to include any Casualty Event or any issuance by Holdings (or any Parent Entity) of any of its Stock to another Person.

Disqualified Lenders” means (a) such Persons that have been specified in writing to the Agent and the Arrangers (i) on or prior to the Closing Date or (ii) after the Closing Date with the consent of the Agent as being “Disqualified Lenders”, (b) those Persons who are competitors of Holdings, the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries that are separately identified in writing by the Borrower from time to time to the Agent and (c) in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b), any of their Affiliates (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any bona fide debt investment funds that are affiliates of the Persons referenced in clause (b) above to the extent that such fund is not controlled by any Person referenced in clause (b) above) that are either (i) identified in writing to the Agent by the Borrower from time to time or (ii) readily identifiable solely on the basis of such Affiliate’s name; provided that no such updates to the list shall be deemed to retroactively disqualify any parties that have previously acquired an assignment or participation interest in respect of Loans from continuing to hold or vote such previously acquired assignments and participations on the terms set forth herein for Lenders that are not Disqualified Lenders.

Disqualified Stock” means that portion of any Stock which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event (other than an event which would constitute a Change of Control or as a result of a Disposition of assets or Casualty Event), matures (excluding any maturity as the result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the sole option of the holder thereof (except, in each case, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control or as a result of a Disposition of assets or Casualty Event) on or prior to the six-month anniversary of the Stated Termination Date; provided that, if such Stock is issued pursuant to any plan for the benefit of employees of Holdings (or any Parent Entity thereof) or any of its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by Holdings (or any Parent Entity thereof) or any of its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.

 

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Distressed Person” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Lender-Related Distress Event.”

Distribution” means (a) the payment or making of any dividend or other distribution of property in respect of Stock or other Stock (or any options or warrants for, or other rights with respect to, such stock or other Stock) of any Person, other than distributions in Stock or other Stock (or any options or warrants for such stock or other Stock) of any class other than Disqualified Stock, or (b) the direct or indirect redemption or other acquisition by any Person of any Stock or other Stock (or any options or warrants for such stock or other Stock) of such Person or any direct or indirect shareholder or other equity holder of such Person.

Documents” means all “documents” as such term is defined in the UCC, including bills of lading, warehouse receipts or other documents of title, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Obligor.

DOL” means the United States Department of Labor or any successor department or agency.

Dollar” and “$” mean dollars in the lawful currency of the United States. Unless otherwise specified, all payments under this Agreement shall be made in Dollars.

Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of Holdings that is organized under the laws of the United States, any State of the United States or the District of Columbia.

EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

EEA Member Country” means any member state 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 degree) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

Eligible Accounts” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount of all Accounts created by the Obligors in the ordinary course of the Obligors’ business, and in any event including rights to payment, that arise out of each Obligor’s sale of goods or rendition of services or the lease or rental of goods by such Obligor, that comply with each of the representations and warranties respecting Eligible Accounts made in the Loan Documents, and that are not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more of the excluding criteria set forth below. In determining the amount to be included, Eligible Accounts shall be calculated net of customer deposits, finance charges, and unapplied cash. Eligible Accounts shall not include the following:

(a) Accounts that are past due for more than 60 days or that the Account Debtor has failed to pay within 90 days of original invoice date; provided, however, that up to $7,500,000 in the aggregate of Accounts that are not past due for more than 60 days but that the Account Debtor has failed to pay for greater than 90 days but less than 120 days since invoice date shall be permitted as Eligible Accounts notwithstanding the limitations otherwise set forth in this clause (a),

(b) Accounts owed by an Account Debtor (or its Affiliates) where 50% or more of all Accounts owed by that Account Debtor (or its Affiliates) are deemed ineligible under clause (a) above,

(c) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is an Affiliate of an Obligor or an employee or agent of Borrower or any Affiliate of Borrower or any Obligor,

(d) Accounts arising in a transaction wherein goods are placed on consignment or are sold pursuant to a guaranteed sale, a sale or return, a sale on approval, a bill and hold, or any other terms by reason of which the payment by the Account Debtor may be conditional,

(e) Accounts that are not payable in Dollars,

 

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(f) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor either (i) does not maintain its chief executive office in the United States, or (ii) is not organized under the laws of the United States or any state or territory thereof, or (iii) is the government of any foreign country or sovereign state, or of any state, province, municipality, or other political subdivision thereof, or of any department, agency, public corporation, or other instrumentality thereof, unless (A) the Account is supported by an irrevocable letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the Agent (as to form, substance, and issuer or domestic confirming bank) that has been delivered to the Agent and is directly drawable by the Agent, or (B) the Account is covered by credit insurance in form, substance, and amount, and by an insurer, reasonably satisfactory to the Agent,

(g) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is (i) the United States or any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States (exclusive, however, of Accounts with respect to which the Obligors have complied, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Agent, with the Assignment of Claims Act, 31 USC §3727) or (ii) any State (or political subdivision) of the United States,

(h) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is a creditor of any Obligor, has or has asserted a right of setoff, or has disputed its obligation to pay all or any portion of the Account, to the extent of such claim, right of setoff, or dispute,

(i) Accounts with respect to (x) an Account Debtor (other than an Investment Grade Account Debtor) whose total outstanding Accounts owing to Obligors exceed 20% (such percentage, as applied to a particular Account Debtor, being subject to reduction by the Agent in its Reasonable Credit Judgment if the creditworthiness of such Account Debtor deteriorates) or (y) an Investment Grade Account Debtor whose total outstanding Accounts owing to Obligors exceed 35% (such percentage, as applied to a particular Account Debtor, being subject to reduction by the Agent in its Reasonable Credit Judgment if the creditworthiness of such Account Debtor deteriorates), in each case, of all Eligible Accounts, solely to the extent of the obligations owing by such Account Debtor in excess of such percentage,

(j) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is subject to an Insolvency Proceeding, is not Solvent, has gone out of business, or as to which any Obligor has received notice of an imminent Insolvency Proceeding or a material impairment of the financial condition of such Account Debtor; provided that the Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), in its sole discretion, include Accounts from Account Debtors subject to such proceedings (including under circumstances where such Accounts are determined by the Agent in its sole discretion not to pose a risk of non-collectability),

(k) Accounts, the collection of which, the Agent, in its Reasonable Credit Judgment, believes to be doubtful by reason of the Account Debtor’s financial condition,

(l) Accounts that are not subject to a first priority perfected Collateral Agent’s Lien,

(m) Accounts that are subject to a Lien other than the Lien of the Collateral Agent (except for Permitted Liens that do not have priority over the Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent),

(n) Accounts with respect to which (i) the goods giving rise to such Account have not been shipped and billed to the Account Debtor, or (ii) the services giving rise to such Account have not been performed and billed to the Account Debtor,

(o) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is a Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned Entity,

(p) Accounts that represent the right to receive progress payments or other advance billings that are due prior to the completion of performance by any Obligor of the subject contract for goods or services,

(q) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor’s obligation does not constitute its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally, or

 

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(r) Accounts owned or generated by any Person or business which is acquired by an Obligor in connection with a Permitted Acquisition (or similar Investment), until such time as the Agent has either (i) completed a customary due diligence investigation as to such Accounts and such Person, which investigation may, at the discretion of the Agent, include a Field Examination (and Agent hereby agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to commence such Field Examination no later than 15 days after a request by the Borrower is made to so undertake such investigation to the Agent and to use commercially reasonable efforts to complete such Field Examination within 30 days after such commencement), and the Agent is satisfied with the results thereof in its Reasonable Credit Judgment or (ii) determined that such a due diligence investigation is not necessary; provided, however, that Accounts that would otherwise be excluded pursuant to this clause (r) that are otherwise Eligible Accounts may be considered Eligible Accounts if the total amount included in the Borrowing Base in respect of such Accounts, together with the total amount included in the Borrowing Base in respect of Inventory considered to be Eligible Inventory in reliance on the proviso to clause (q) of the definition of “Eligible Inventory”, does not exceed 10.0% of the Borrowing Base (calculated after giving effect to the inclusion thereof (up to such aggregate 10% cap).

Eligible Assignee” means (a) a commercial bank, commercial finance company or other asset based lender, having total assets in excess of $2,000,000,000 and that extends credit or buys commercial loans in the ordinary course of business; (b) any Lender listed on the signature page of this Agreement; (c) any Affiliate of any Lender and (d) any Approved Fund; provided, that, in any event, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include (i) any natural Person, (ii) any Permitted Holder, Holdings, any Guarantor, or the Borrower or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, or (iii) so long as the list of Disqualified Lenders (including any updates thereto) has been made available to all Lenders, any Disqualified Lender (other than any Disqualified Lender otherwise agreed to by the Borrower in a writing delivered to the Agent).

Eligible Inventory” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount of Inventory owned by an Obligor valued at cost or market (whichever is lower), as determined in accordance with GAAP on a basis consistent with the Obligors’ historical accounting practices (and shall exclude any intercompany markup or profit reflected when Inventory is transferred from one Obligor to another Obligor); provided, that no Inventory shall be Eligible Inventory if:

(a) (i) it is not subject to a valid and perfected first priority Collateral Agent’s Lien or (ii) it is subject to a Lien other than (x) the Collateral Agent’s Lien, or (y) a Lien permitted under Section 8.16 so long as such Lien is junior in priority to the Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent;

(b) it is slow moving, obsolete, unmerchantable, defective, used or unfit for sale;

(c) it is held on consignment, subject to any deposit, down payment, guaranteed sale, sale-or-return, sale-on-approval, bill and hold, or repurchase arrangement;

(d) it does not meet all legal requirements imposed by any Governmental Authority which has regulatory authority over such goods or the use or sale thereof;

(e) it does not conform in all material respects to the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or the Security Agreement which are applicable to such Inventory;

(f) an Obligor does not have good, valid, and marketable title thereto;

(g) it is work-in-process, packaging and shipping material, samples, prototypes, displays or display items, goods that are returned or marked for return (but not held for resale) or repossessed, or goods which are not of a type held for sale or use by an Obligor in the ordinary course of business;

(h) it is not situated at a location owned by an Obligor unless:

(i) it is situated at a location leased by an Obligor and the landlord of such location has executed in favor of the Collateral Agent a Collateral Access Agreement;

 

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(ii) such location (other than a customer location) is subject to a Reserve with respect to rent, charges, and other amounts due or to become due for such location (it being understood that in no event shall such Reserve for leased locations exceed (i) the equivalent of two (2) months’ of future rent plus the amount of all other fixed, overdue, and/or non-contingent charges for the applicable location or (ii) the value of the Inventory located at such location);

(iii) it is situated in any third-party warehouse or is in the possession of a bailee (other than a third-party processor) and is not evidenced by a Document (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC), unless (x) the ware-houseman or bailee has delivered to the Collateral Agent a Collateral Access Agreement as to such location or (y) an appropriate Reserve (including for rent, charges and other amounts due or to become due with respect to such location) has been established by the Agent in its Reasonable Credit Judgment;

(i) it is not located at a Permitted Inventory Location;

(j) it is being processed or repaired offsite at a third party location or outside processor, or is in-transit to or from said third party location or outside processor;

(k) it is the subject of a consignment by any Obligor as consignor;

(l) it contains or bears any intellectual property rights licensed to any Obligor by any Person other than a Obligor unless the Collateral Agent is reasonably satisfied that while an Event of Default is continuing it may sell or otherwise dispose of such Inventory without (a) infringing the rights of such licensor, (b) violating any contract with such licensor, or (c) incurring any liability with respect to payment of royalties other than royalties incurred pursuant to sale of such Inventory under the current licensing agreement relating thereto;

(m) it is perishable;

(n) it is not reflected in a current perpetual inventory report of an Obligor;

(o) it is stored at locations holding less than $100,000 of the aggregate value of the Obligors’ Inventory;

(p) it is the subject of a bill of lading or other document of title;

(q) it is Inventory owned or generated by any Person or business which is acquired by an Obligor in connection with a Permitted Acquisition (or similar Investment), until such time as the Agent has either (i) completed a customary due diligence investigation as to such Inventory and such Person, which investigation may, at the discretion of the Agent, include a Field Examination and an Appraisal (and Agent hereby agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to commence such Field Examination and Appraisal no later than 15 days after a request by the Borrower is made to so undertake such investigation to the Agent and to use commercially reasonable efforts to complete such Field Examination and Appraisal within 30 days after such commencement), and the Agent is satisfied with the results thereof in its Reasonable Credit Judgment or (ii) determined that such a due diligence investigation is not necessary, provided, however, that Inventory that would otherwise be excluded pursuant to this clause (q) but is otherwise Eligible Inventory may be considered Eligible Inventory if the total amount included in the Borrowing Base in respect of such Inventory, together with the total amount included in the Borrowing Base in respect of Accounts considered to be Eligible Accounts in reliance on the proviso to clause (r) of the definition of “Eligible Accounts”, does not exceed 10.0% of the Borrowing Base (calculated after giving effect to the inclusion thereof (up to such aggregate 10% cap); or

(r) it is otherwise determined by the Agent in its Reasonable Credit Judgment to be ineligible; provided that the Agent shall have given the Borrowers not less than five (5) Business Days’ prior notice thereof in accordance with the last paragraph of the definition of “Borrowing Base” prior to such Inventory (or a category of eligibility applicable to such Inventory) becoming ineligible.

 

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Eligible Unbilled Accounts” means Accounts of the Obligors as to which each of the following is applicable (i) such Account does not qualify as an Eligible Account solely because (x) the goods giving rise to such Account have not been shipped and billed to the Account Debtor, or (y) the services giving rise to such Account have not been performed and billed to the Account Debtor and (ii) the time elapsed since the date on which the subject goods or services were delivered to the applicable Account Debtor or performed by the applicable Obligors is not more than 30 days; for the avoidance of doubt, at such time as an Account is billed to the Account Debtor it shall no longer be an “Eligible Unbilled Account”.

EMU” means economic and monetary union as contemplated in the Treaty on European Union.

Engagement Letter” means the Engagement Letter, dated as of January 17, 2018, among Barclays and the Borrower, with respect to the payment of certain fees and other matters in connection with this Agreement.

Environment” shall mean ambient air, indoor air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, land surface, sediments, and subsurface strata and natural resources such as wetlands, flora and fauna.

Environmental Laws” means all applicable Laws in connection with pollution, protection of the Environment, including Releases, threats of Releases, or to health and safety (to the extent such health and safety laws relate to exposure to Contaminants)

Equipment” means all of each Obligor’s now owned or hereafter acquired machinery, equipment, furniture, furnishings, fixtures, and other tangible personal property (except Inventory), including embedded software, service and delivery vehicles with respect to which a certificate of title has been issued, aircraft, dies, tools, jigs, molds and office equipment, as well as all of such types of property leased by any Obligor, and all of each Obligor’s rights and interests with respect thereto under such leases (including, without limitation, options to purchase); together with all present and future additions and accessions thereto, replacements therefor, component and auxiliary parts and supplies used or to be used in connection therewith, and all substitutes for any of the foregoing, and all manuals, drawings, instructions, warranties and rights with respect thereto; wherever any of the foregoing is located.

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as the same may be amended from time to time and any regulations promulgated and the rulings issued thereunder.

ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of a group of trades or businesses under common control with Holdings or the Borrower within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Code (or any member of an affiliated service group within the meaning of Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code of which the Borrower is a member).

ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) any failure by a Pension Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standard (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) applicable to such Pension Plan, in each case whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA, of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to a Pension Plan; (d) a determination that a Pension Plan is in “at-risk” status (as defined in Section 303(i)(4) of ERISA or Section 430(i)(4) of the Code); (e) a withdrawal by Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations which is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (f) a complete withdrawal, within the meaning of Section 4203 of ERISA, or a partial withdrawal, within the meaning of Section 4205 of ERISA, by Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multi-employer Plan or notification that a Multi-employer Plan is “insolvent” (within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA) or in “endangered” or “critical” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA); (g) the filing with the PGBC of a notice of intent to terminate under Section 4041(c) or ERISA, the receipt by Holdings, Borrower, or ERISA Affiliate, as applicable, of any notice from any Multi-Employer Plan that it intends to terminate or has terminated under Section 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multi-employer Plan but only if the PBGC has notified Holdings, Borrower, or ERISA Affiliate, as applicable, the same; (h) the receipt by Holdings, Borrower, or ERISA Affiliate, as applicable, from the PBGC or a plan administer of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Pension Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any Pension Plan under Section 4042 of

 

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ERISA; (i) Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries engages in a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” (i.e., a prohibited transaction for which a statutory, regulatory, or administrative exemption does not exist) with respect to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a “disqualified person” (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code), or with respect to which the Borrower or any such Subsidiary could otherwise be liable; or (j) the imposition of any Lien under Section 430(k) of the Code or pursuant to Section 303(k) or Section 4068 of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan, or any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.

EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the document described as such and published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person) as in effect from time to time.

Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 10.1.

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

Excluded Accounts” means (a) deposit accounts specifically and exclusively used for payroll, payroll taxes and other employee wage and benefit payments to or for the benefit of any Person’s employees and (b) deposit accounts with deposits at any time in an aggregate amount not in excess of $1,000,000 for all such accounts all Deposit Accounts into which solely Excluded Funds are deposited, other than any Designated Account.

Excluded Assets” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

“Excluded Funds” means all (i) amounts to be used solely and exclusively for the purpose of payroll, employee wages and benefits, payment of taxes and escrow arrangements and fiduciary arrangements for the benefit of third parties (other than the Obligors and their subsidiaries), (ii) other amounts, not to exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate for all Excluded Funds referenced in this clause (ii) deposited into all Excluded Accounts in the aggregate, and (iii) all identifiable proceeds of Fixed Assets Collateral (other than proceeds of the use, rental, lease or license of Fixed Asset Collateral (other than Real Estate and/or Intellectual Property)) but only to the extent that both of the following conditions are satisfied (x) no Debt under Section 8.12(q)(x) is outstanding and (y) such proceeds of Fixed Assets Collateral (other than proceeds of the use, rental, lease or license of Fixed Asset Collateral (other than Real Estate and/or Intellectual Property)) have been deposited into a Fixed Asset Priority Proceeds Account (and only so long as such Fixed Asset Priority Proceeds Account solely and exclusively contains Excluded Funds qualified as such under this clause (iii)).

Excluded Stock” means:

(a) any Stock with respect to which the Agent and the Borrower agree, in writing (each acting reasonably), that the cost of pledging such Stock shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Secured Parties therefrom,

(b) solely in the case of any pledge of Stock of any CFC or FSHCO to secure the Obligations of a U.S. Person, any Stock that is Voting Stock of such CFC or FSHCO in excess of 65% of the outstanding Stock that is Voting Stock of such CFC or FSHCO,

(c) any Stock to the extent, and for so long as, the pledge thereof would be prohibited by any applicable Law (including any legally effective requirement to obtain the consent of any Governmental Authority unless such consent has been obtained),

(d) any Margin Stock and Stock of any Person (other than any Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary) to the extent, and for so long as, the pledge of such Stock would be prohibited by, or create an enforceable right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than Holdings, the Borrower or any Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower) under, the terms of any Organization Document, joint venture agreement or shareholders’ agreement applicable to such Person after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment clauses of the UCC and applicable law,

(e) the Stock of any Immaterial Subsidiary or Unrestricted Subsidiary, ; and

 

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(f) any Stock of any Subsidiary to the extent that the pledge of such Stock would result in

material adverse tax consequences to Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary as reasonably determined by the Borrower in consultation with the Agent, and confirmed in writing by notice to the Agent; and(g) any Stock of a Foreign Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary.

Excluded Subsidiary” means:

(a) any Subsidiary that is not a Wholly Owned Subsidiary or is a joint venture on any date such Subsidiary would otherwise be required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the requirements of Section 8.22 (for so long as such Subsidiary remains a non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary),[reserved],

(b) any Subsidiary that is restricted or prohibited by (x) subject to clause (g) below, applicable Law or (y) contractual obligation from guaranteeing the Obligations (and for so long as such restriction or prohibition is in effect); provided that in the case of clause (y), such contractual obligation existed on the Closing Date or, with respect to any Subsidiary acquired by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date (and so long as such contractual obligation was not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition), on the date such Subsidiary is so acquired,

(c) (i) any Foreign Subsidiary, or (ii) any Domestic Subsidiary that is (A) a FSHCO or (B) a direct or indirect Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary that is a CFC, or (iii) any other Subsidiary for which the provision of a Guaranty would result in a material adverse tax consequence to Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary (as reasonably determined by the Borrower in writing in consultation with the Agent),

(d) any Immaterial Subsidiary (provided that the Borrower shall not be permitted to exclude Immaterial Subsidiaries from guaranteeing the Obligations to the extent that (i) the aggregate amount of gross revenue for all Immaterial Subsidiaries excluded by this clause (d) exceeds 7.55% of the consolidated gross revenues of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are not otherwise Excluded Subsidiaries by virtue of any other clauses of this definition except for this clause (d) as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date of determination or (ii) the aggregate amount of total assets for all Immaterial Subsidiaries excluded by this clause (d) exceeds 7.55% of the aggregate amount of Consolidated Total Assets of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are not otherwise Excluded Subsidiaries by virtue of any other clauses of this definition except for this clause (d) as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date of determination).

(e) any other Subsidiary with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Agent and the Borrower, the cost of providing a Guaranty shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom,

(f) each Unrestricted Subsidiary, and

(g) any Subsidiary that would require any consent, approval, license or authorization from any Governmental Authority to provide a Guaranty unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received, or is received after commercially reasonable efforts (including if requested by the Agent to do so) by the Borrower and/or such Subsidiary to obtain the same.

As of the Closing Date, there are no Excluded Subsidiaries.

Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Obligor or Holdings, any obligation (a “Swap Obligation”) to pay or perform under any agreement, contract, or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act, if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guarantee of such Obligor of, or the grant by such Obligor or Holdings of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation, or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) (i) by virtue of such Obligor’s or Holdings’ failure to constitute an “eligible contract participant,” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder (determined after giving effect to any applicable keep well, support, or other agreement for the benefit of such Obligor or Holdings and any and all applicable guarantees of such Obligor’s Swap Obligations by other Obligors), at the time the guarantee of (or grant

 

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of such security interest by, as applicable) such Obligor or Holdings becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (ii) in the case of a Swap Obligation that is subject to a clearing requirement pursuant to section 2(h) of the Commodity Exchange Act, because such Obligor or Holdings is a “financial entity,” as defined in section 2(h)(7)(C) of the Commodity Exchange Act, at the time the guarantee of (or grant of such security interest by, as applicable) such Obligor or Holdings becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (b) any other Swap Obligation designated as an “Excluded Swap Obligation” of such Obligor or Holdings as specified in any agreement between the relevant Obligors and Hedge Bank applicable to such Swap Obligations. If a Swap Obligation arises under a Master Agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to the swap for which such guarantee or security interest is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.

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 under any Loan Document, (a) Taxes imposed on (or measured by) the Recipient’s net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes imposed in lieu of net income 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 pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquired its interest in the applicable Commitment or, in the case of an applicable interest in a Loan not funded pursuant to a prior Commitment, such Lender acquires such interest in such Loan (provided that this clause (b)(i) shall not apply to an assignee pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 5.8 or the acquisition of a participation pursuant to Section 13.11) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 5.1, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender acquired its interest in the applicable Loan or Commitment or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 5.1(d), and (d) any Taxes imposed under FATCA.

Existing Debt Refinancing” means the repayment in full of all principal, accrued and unpaid interest, fees, premium, if any, and other amounts outstanding under the Bridge Loan Documents, other than contingent obligations not then due and payable and that by their terms survive the termination of the Bridge Loan Documents, the termination of all commitments to extend credit thereunder and the termination and/or release of any security interests and guarantees in connection therewith.

Existing Revolving Credit Class” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(a).

Existing Revolving Credit Commitments” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(a).

Existing Revolving Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(a).

Extended Revolving Credit Commitments” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(a).

Extended Revolving Credit Facility” means each Class of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments established pursuant to Section 2.7.

Extended Revolving Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(a).

Extending Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(b).

Extension Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(c).

Extension Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(d).

Extension Election” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(b).

Extension Request” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(a).

 

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Extension Series” means all Extended Revolving Credit Commitments that are established pursuant to the same Extension Agreement (or any subsequent Extension Agreement to the extent such Extension Agreement expressly provides that the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments provided for therein are intended to be a part of any previously established Extension Series) and that provide for the same interest margins, extension fees, if any, and amortization schedule.

Fair Market Value” means, with respect to any asset or group of assets on any date of determination, the value of the consideration obtainable in a sale of such asset at such date of determination assuming a sale by a willing seller to a willing purchaser dealing at arm’s length and arranged in an orderly manner over a reasonable period of time having regard to the nature and characteristics of such asset, as determined in good faith by the Borrower.

Family Member” means, with respect to any individual, any other individual that is recognized as a family member (to the second degree of consanguinity) by the laws of the residence of such individual.

Family Trust” mean, with respect to Dan Wilks, trusts, family limited partnerships or other estate planning vehicles established for the benefit of Dan Wilks or his Family Members and in respect of which Dan Wilks or his Family Members serves as trustee or in a similar capacity.

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), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to current Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code (or any amended or successor version described above) and any intergovernmental agreements (or related legislation or official administrative rules or practices) implementing the foregoing.

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the federal funds effective rate; provided, that if the Federal Funds Effective Rate for any day is less than zero, the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day will be deemed to be zero.

Federal Reserve Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any successor thereto.

Field Examination” has the meaning specified in Section 8.4(d).

FILO Tranche” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(c).

Financed Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to any Person and for any period, Capital Expenditures made by such Person during such period that are financed with the net proceeds of any incurrence of Debt (other than Loans) or received from any disposition of assets, from any Casualty Event or from any issuance of Stock (other than Disqualified Stock or any other issuance of Stock which increases any available basket hereunder).

Financial Covenant” means the covenant set forth in Section 8.20.

Financial Statements” means, according to the context in which it is used, the financial statements referred to in Sections 6.2 and Section 7.5.

“First Amendment” means that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of September 7, 2018 by and among ProFrac Services, LLC, ProFrac Holdings, LLC, ProFrac Manufacturing, LLC, the Lenders party thereto and Barclays Bank, PLC, as Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer and the Swingline Lender.

“First Amendment Effective Date” means the Effective Date (as defined in the First Amendment).

Fiscal Quarter” means the period commencing on January 1 in any Fiscal Year and ending on the next succeeding March 31, the period commencing on April 1 in any Fiscal Year and ending on the next succeeding June

 

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30, the period commencing on July 1 in any Fiscal Year and ending on the next succeeding September 30, or the period commencing on October 1 in any Fiscal Year and ending on the next succeeding December 31, as the context may require.

Fiscal Year” means Holdings’, the Borrower’s, the Guarantors’ and/or their Subsidiaries’ fiscal year for financial accounting purposes. As of the Agreement Date, the current Fiscal Year of the Consolidated Parties will end on December 31, 2018.

Fixed Asset Collateral” means the “Fixed Asset Priority Collateral” (as defined in the Initial Intercreditor Agreement on the First Amendment Effective Date) all right, title and interest in or to any or all of the following (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any such assets that, but for the application of Section 552 of the Bankruptcy Code, would constitute Fixed Asset Collateral): (i) Equipment and Fixtures; (ii) Real Estate; (iii) Intellectual Property; (iv) equity interests in all direct and indirect Subsidiaries of any Obligor; (v) all other assets of any Obligor, whether real, personal or mixed not constituting Current Asset Collateral; (vi) except to the extent constituting Current Asset Collateral, to the extent evidencing, governing, securing or otherwise reasonably related to any of the foregoing items listed in clauses (i) through (v) of this definition, all Documents, General Intangibles, Instruments, Commercial Tort Claims, Letters of Credit, Letter of Credit Rights and Supporting Obligations; (vii) except to the extent constituting Current Asset Collateral, all books, records and documents related to the foregoing (including databases, customer lists and other records, whether tangible or electronic, which contain any information relating to any of the foregoing items listed in clauses (i) through (vi) of this definition); (viii) any Fixed Assets Priority Proceeds Account (to the extent exclusively containing identifiable proceeds of Fixed Assets Collateral (other than proceeds of the use, rental, lease or license of Fixed Asset Collateral (other than Real Estate and/or Intellectual Property)), all balances, cash, Checks, Securities, Securities Entitlements, Financial Assets and Instruments (whether negotiable or otherwise), funds and other evidences of payment held therein; and (ix) except to the extent constituting Current Asset Collateral pursuant to clause (i) of the definition of “Current Asset Collateral”, all Proceeds and products of any or all of the foregoing in whatever form received (including proceeds of insurance and claims against third parties and condemnation or requisition payments with respect to all or any of the foregoing). For purposes of this definition, capitalized terms used in this definition but not defined elsewhere in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in Articles 8 or 9 of the UCC.

Fixed Assets Priority Proceeds Account” means the “Fixed Assets Priority Proceeds Account” (as defined in the Initial Intercreditor Agreement on the First Amendment Effective Date), as of any date of determination, any Deposit Account or Securities Account that satisfies the following conditions: (a) it solely and exclusively contains identifiable proceeds of Fixed Asset Collateral (other than proceeds of the use, rental, lease or license of Fixed Asset Collateral (other than Real Estate and/or Intellectual Property)) and (b) it is a segregated Deposit Account that has been identified in advance in writing to the Agent as a Deposit Account or Securities Account that will be used solely and exclusively for holding identifiable proceeds of Fixed Assets Collateral (other than proceeds of the use, rental, lease or license of Fixed Asset Collateral (other than Real Estate and/or Intellectual Property)). For purposes of this definition, capitalized terms used in this definition but not defined elsewhere in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in Articles 8 or 9 of the UCC.

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) (i) Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to such date of determination minus (ii) Unfinanced Capital Expenditures made by Holdings, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such Test Period, to (b) the Fixed Charges of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period; provided that, for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for any period ending prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, Consolidated Interest Expense shall be an amount equal to actual Consolidated Interest Expense from the Closing Date through the date of determination multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is 365 and the denominator of which is the number of days from the Closing Date through the date of determination.

In calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for purposes of determining whether the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test described in clause (b) of the definition of “Specified Conditions” has been satisfied, as of such date, the amount of Fixed Charges included in clause (b) above shall include, without duplication of any payments already constituting Fixed Charges, the amount of any Specified Payment actually made on such date of determination.

 

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Fixed Charges” means, as of any date of determination, the sum, determined on a consolidated basis, of (a) the Consolidated Interest Expense of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries paid in the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to such date of determination, plus (b) scheduled payments of principal (including any scheduled payment of principal resulting from the requirement to make a payment as a result of the accumulation of excess cash flow) on Debt for Borrowed Money of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than payments by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to Holdings or to any of such Restricted Subsidiaries) paid in cash during such Test Period and the principal component of Debt attributable to Capital Leases paid in cash during such Test Period, plus (c) cash Taxes actually paid in such Test Period, plus (d) solely for purposes of calculating Specified Conditions, any Distribution made in cash pursuant to Section 8.10(k)(i) during such Test Period.

Flood Insurance Laws” means, collectively, (i) the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (ii) the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statue thereto, (iii) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (iv) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and (v) Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto.

Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of Holdings (other than Borrower) that is formed under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States, a state of the United States or the District of Columbia.

“Fracturing Equipment Parts” has the meaning specified therefor in the Initial Intercreditor Agreement on the First Amendment Effective Date.

FSHCO” means any direct or indirect Subsidiary that has no material assets other than Stock of one or more direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiaries that are CFCs.

Full Payment” or “Full Payment of the Obligations” means, with respect to any Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations or other contingent obligation for which no claim has been made or asserted, Hedge Obligations not then due and payable and Cash Management Obligations not then due and payable), (a) the full and indefeasible cash payment thereof, including any interest, fees and other charges accruing during an Insolvency Proceeding (whether or not allowed in the proceeding), (b) if such Obligations arise from Letters of Credit or if such Obligations consist of indemnification or similar obligations for which a claim has been made or asserted, the cash collateralization thereof as provided herein or otherwise acceptable to the Agent (or delivery of a standby letter of credit reasonably acceptable to the Agent, in the amount of required cash collateral) and (c) the termination or expiration of all Commitments.

Funding Date” means the date on which a Borrowing occurs.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles and practices set forth from time to time in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (or agencies with similar functions of comparable stature and authority within the U.S. accounting profession), which are applicable to the circumstances from time to time.

General Intangibles” means all of each Obligor’s now owned or hereafter acquired “general intangibles” as defined in the UCC, choses in action and causes of action and all other intangible personal property of each Obligor of every kind and nature (other than Accounts), including, without limitation, all contract rights, payment intangibles, Intellectual Property, corporate or other business records, blueprints, plans, specifications, registrations, licenses, franchises, Tax refund claims, any funds which may become due to any Obligor in connection with the termination of any Plan or other employee benefit plan or any rights thereto and any other amounts payable to any Obligor from any Plan or other employee benefit plan, rights and claims against carriers and shippers, rights to indemnification, business interruption insurance and proceeds thereof, property, casualty or any similar type of insurance and any proceeds thereof, proceeds of insurance covering the lives of key employees on which any Obligor is beneficiary, rights to receive dividends, distributions, cash, Instruments and other property in respect of or in exchange for pledged Stock or Investment Property and any letter of credit, guarantee, claim, security interest or other security held by or granted to any Obligor.

 

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Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any state, territorial or other political subdivision thereof, any central bank (or similar monetary or regulatory authority) thereof and any governmental entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.

Guarantee Agreement” means the Guarantee Agreement, dated as of the Agreement Date, among the Guarantors for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Guarantors” means (a) the Borrower, other than with respect to its own Obligations, (b) each Restricted Subsidiary, whether now existing or hereafter created or acquired (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) that is a party to the Guarantee Agreement, (c) Holdings, and (d) each other Person, who, in a writing accepted by the Agent, guarantees payment or performance in whole or in part of the Obligations. As of the Agreement Date, the Guarantors, in addition to the Borrower to the extent set forth in clause (a), are Holdings and Manufacturing.

Guaranty” means, with respect to any Person, all obligations of such Person which in any manner directly or indirectly guarantee or assure, or in effect guarantee or assure, the payment or performance of any indebtedness, dividend or other monetary obligations of any other Person (the “guaranteed monetary obligations”), or assure or in effect assure the holder of the guaranteed monetary obligations against loss in respect thereof, including any such obligations incurred through an agreement, contingent or otherwise: (a) to purchase the guaranteed monetary obligations or any property constituting security therefor; (b) to advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of the guaranteed monetary obligations or to maintain a working capital or other balance sheet condition; or (c) to lease property or to purchase any debt or equity securities or other property or services; provided that the term “Guaranty” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit, in either case in the ordinary course of business, or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Closing Date or entered into in connection with any acquisition or Disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Debt). The amount of any Guaranty shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guaranty is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith.

Hedge Agreement” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

Hedge Bank” means any Person that that is a counterparty to a Secured Hedge Agreement with an Obligor or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in its capacity as such, and that either (i) is a Lender, the Agent, an Arranger or an Affiliate of the foregoing at the time it enters into such a Secured Hedge Agreement, or on the Closing Date is party to a Hedge Agreement with an Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary permitted under Section 8.12 on the Closing Date, in its capacity as a party thereto or (ii) becomes a Lender, the Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender or the Agent after it has entered into a Hedge Agreement permitted by Section 8.12 with any Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary.

Hedge Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under Hedge Agreements.

Historical Financial Statements” means (i) audited consolidated balance sheets of Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the end of, and related statements of income and cash flows of Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries for, the three most recently completed Fiscal Years ended December 31, 2016, and (ii)

 

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unaudited consolidated balance sheets of Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the end of, and related statements of income and cash flows of Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries for, (a) for the fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2017 and (b) thereafter for each fiscal month ended at least 30 days prior to the Closing Dates.

Holdings” means Holdings (as defined in the preamble to this Agreement) or any Successor Holdings, to the extent the requirements set forth in Section 8.27 are satisfied.

Holdings LLC Agreement” means that certain Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Holdings, dated as of March 14, 2018.

Immaterial Subsidiary” means, at any date of determination, any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower (a) that does not own any Intellectual Property related to the electrification of the Borrower’s fleets of hydraulic fracturing equipment and (b)(i) whose total assets (when combined with the assets of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries, after eliminating intercompany obligations) at the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to such determination date were an amount equal to or less than 5.02.5% of Consolidated Total Assets at such date and (bii) whose gross revenues (when combined with the revenues of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries, after eliminating intercompany obligations) for such Test Period were an amount equal to or less than 5.02.5 % of the consolidated gross revenues of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP. As of the Closing Date, there are no Immaterial Subsidiaries.

Incremental Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(e). “Incremental Facility Closing Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(e).

Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment Increase Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(f)(ii).

Indemnified Person” has the meaning specified in Section 14.10.

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

“Initial Intercreditor Agreement” means that certain Intercreditor Agreement dated as of September 7, 2018, by and among the Collateral Agent, Barclays Bank PLC, as the Initial Fixed Asset Collateral Agent (as defined therein), the other agents party thereto (if any) and the Obligors, as may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and the provisions of such Intercreditor Agreement.

Insolvency Proceeding” means any proceeding commenced by or against any Person under any provision of the Bankruptcy Code or under any other state, federal or foreign bankruptcy or insolvency law, assignments for the benefit of creditors, formal or informal moratoria, compositions, extensions generally with all or substantially all creditors, or proceedings seeking reorganization, arrangement, or other similar relief.

Instruments” means all instruments as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Obligor.

Intellectual Property” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

Intercreditor Agreement” means an, as applicable, (i) the Initial Intercreditor Agreement and (ii) any other intercreditor agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit L heretoform and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, and Borrower.

Interest Period” means, as to any LIBOR Loan, the period commencing on the Funding Date of such Loan or on the Continuation/Conversion Date on which the Loan is converted into or continued as a LIBOR Loan, and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter or (if available from all the Lenders making or holding such Loan as determined by such Lenders in good faith) 12 months or a period shorter than one month thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Continuation/Conversion, provided that:

(a) if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, that Interest Period shall be extended to the following Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another calendar month, in which event such Interest Period shall end on the preceding Business Day;

 

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(b) any Interest Period pertaining to a LIBOR Loan that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period;

(c) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Stated Termination Date. “Interest Rate” means each or any of the interest rates, including the Default Rate, set forth in Section 3.1.

Inventory” means all of each Obligor’s now owned or hereafter acquired “Inventory” as defined in the UCC, and shall also include, without limitation, all: (a) goods which (i) are leased by a Person as lessor, (ii) are held by a Person for sale or lease or to be furnished under a contract of service, (iii) are furnished by a Person under a contract of service, or (iv) consist of raw materials, work in process, or materials used or consumed in a business, or (v) constitute Fracturing Equipment Parts; (b) goods of said description in transit; (c) goods of said description which are returned, repossessed or rejected; and (d) packaging, advertising and shipping materials related to any of the foregoing.

Investment” in any Person means (a) the acquisition (whether for cash, property, services, assumption of Debt, securities or otherwise, but exclusive of the acquisition of inventory, supplies, equipment and other assets used or consumed in the ordinary course of business of Holdings or its applicable Subsidiary and Capital Expenditures) of assets, shares of Stock, bonds, notes, debentures, partnerships, joint ventures or other ownership interests or other securities of such Person, (b) any advance, loan or other extension of credit (other than in connection with leases of Equipment or leases or sales of Inventory on credit in the ordinary course of business and excluding, in the case of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, intercompany accounts receivable and loans, advances, or Debt having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-over or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business) to such Person, or (c) any other capital contribution to, or investment in, such Person, including, without limitation, any obligation incurred for the benefit of such Person, but excluding (i) commission, travel, and similar advances to officers and employees of such Person made in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) bona fide Accounts arising in the ordinary course of business. It is further understood and agreed that for purposes of determining the value of any Investment outstanding for purposes hereof, such amount shall be deemed to be the amount of such Investment when made, purchased or acquired less all dividends, returns, interests, profits, distributions, income and similar amounts received in respect of such Investment (not to exceed the original amount invested).

Investment Grade Account Debtor” means an Account Debtor with a long term issuer rating of no less than Baa3 from Moody’s or BBB- from S&P.

Investment Property” means all of each Obligor’s now owned or hereafter acquired “investment property” as defined in the UCC, and includes all right, title and interest of each Obligor in and to any and all: (a) securities whether certificated or uncertificated; (b) securities entitlements; (c) securities accounts; (d) commodity contracts; or (e) commodity accounts.

Interpolated Rate” means, in relation to the LIBOR Rate, the rate which results from interpolating on a linear basis between:

(a) the applicable LIBOR Rate for the longest period (for which that LIBO Rate is available) which is less than the Interest Period of that Loan; and

(b) the applicable LIBOR Rate for the shortest period (for which that LIBO Rate is available) which exceeds the Interest Period of that Loan,

each as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period of that Loan.

 

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IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service and any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions under the Code.

Junior Debt” means any Debt for Borrowed Money (i) secured by a junior Lien (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, (i) any secured indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r) which has (a) a Lien on Fixed Asset Collateral that is senior to Agent’s Lien securing the Obligations and (b) a Lien on Current Asset Collateral that is junior to Agent’s Lien on Current Asset Collateral securing the Obligations), (ii) any unsecured Debt for Borrowed Money incurred pursuant to Section  8.12(q)(xy ), and (iii) any subordinated Debt for Borrowed Money, in each case incurred by an Obligor and owing to a Person that is not Holdings, an Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof).

Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state, territorial and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of laws.

L/C Commitment” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit Issuer at any time, (i) the amount set forth opposite such Letter of Credit Issuer’s name on Schedule 1.1 hereto under the caption “L/C Commitment” or (ii) such other amount agreed from time to time between such Letter of Credit Issuer and the Borrower.

Lender” means (a) the Persons listed on Schedule 1.1, (b) any other Person that shall become a party hereto as a “lender” pursuant to Section 12.2 and (c) each Person that becomes a party hereto as a “lender” pursuant to the terms of Section 2.6, in each case other than a Person who ceases to hold any outstanding Loans, participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans or any Commitment and shall include the Agent to the extent of any Agent Advance outstanding and the Swingline Lender to the extent of any Swingline Loan outstanding.

Lender Default” means (a) the refusal (in writing) or failure of any Lender to make available its portion of any incurrence of Loans or participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans, which refusal or failure is not cured within one Business Day after the date of such refusal or failure, (b) the failure of any Lender to pay over to the Agent, any Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date when due, (c) a Lender has notified the Borrower or the Agent that it does not intend or expect to comply with one or more of its funding obligations or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations under this Agreement, (d) the failure by a Lender to confirm in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Agent that it will comply with its obligations under this Agreement, (e) any Lender or a direct or indirect parent company of each Lender becoming subject to a Bail-In Action or (f) a Distressed Person has admitted in writing that it is insolvent or such Distressed Person becomes subject to a Lender-Related Distress Event.

Lender-Related Distress Event” means, with respect to any Lender, that such Lender or any Person that directly or indirectly controls such Lender (each, a “Distressed Person”), as the case may be, is or becomes subject to a voluntary or involuntary case with respect to such Distressed Person under any debt relief law, or a custodian, conservator, receiver or similar official is appointed for such Distressed Person or any substantial part of such Distressed Person’s assets, or such Distressed Person or any person that directly or indirectly controls such Distressed Person is subject to a forced liquidation or winding up, or such Distressed Person makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or is otherwise adjudicated as, or determined by any governmental authority having regulatory authority over such Distressed Person or its assets to be, insolvent or bankrupt; provided that a Lender-Related Distress Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Stock in any Lender or any Person that directly or indirectly controls such Lender by a governmental authority or an instrumentality thereof; provided, further, that such ownership interest does not result in or provide such person 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 person (or such governmental authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contract or agreements made by such person or its parent entity. .

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Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 3.6.

Letter of Credit Issuer” means (a) Barclays or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates and (b) any other Lender (or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) that becomes an Letter of Credit Issuer in accordance with Section 2.3(h); in the case of each of clause (a) or (b) above, in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder. In the event that there is more than one Letter of Credit Issuer at any time, references herein and in the other Loan Documents to the Letter of Credit Issuer shall be deemed to refer to the Letter of Credit Issuer in respect of the applicable Letter of Credit or to all Letter of Credit Issuers, as the context requires.

Letter of Credit Subfacility” means $10,000,000.

LIBOR” has the meaning specified in the definition of “LIBOR Rate.”

LIBOR Interest Payment Date” means, with respect to a LIBOR Loan, the Termination Date and the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and, with respect to each Interest Period of more than three months, each three-month anniversary of the commencement of such Interest Period for such LIBOR Loan.

LIBOR Loan” means a Loan during any period in which it bears interest based on the LIBOR Rate.

LIBOR Rate” means:

(a) for any Interest Period with respect to a LIBOR Loan, the rate per annum equal to (i) the rate per annum determined by the Agent to be the offered rate which appears on the page of the Reuters Screen which displays the London interbank offered rate administered by ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (such page currently being the LIBOR01 page) (the “LIBOR”) for deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period in Dollars, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time), two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, or (ii) in the event the rate referenced in the preceding clause (i) does not appear on such page or service or if such page or service shall cease to be available, the rate determined by the Agent to be the offered rate on such other page or other service which displays the LIBOR for deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period in Dollars, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that if the LIBOR is quoted under either of the preceding clauses (i) or (ii), but there is no such quotation for the Interest Period elected, the LIBOR shall be equal to the Interpolated Rate; and provided, further, that if any such rate determined pursuant to the preceding clauses (i) or (ii) is below zero, the LIBOR Rate will be deemed to be zero; and

(b) for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to (i) LIBOR, at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time determined on such date for Dollar deposits being delivered in the London interbank market for a term of one month commencing that day or (ii) in the event the rate referenced in the preceding clause (i) does not appear on such page or service or if such page or service shall cease to be available, the rate determined by the Agent to be the offered rate on such other page or other service which displays LIBOR for deposits (for delivery on the date of determination) with a term equal to one month, determined at the date and time of determination.

Lien” means: (a) any interest in property securing an obligation owed to, or a claim by, a Person other than the owner of the property, whether such interest is based on the common law, statute, or contract, and including a security interest, charge, claim, priority or lien arising from a mortgage, deed of trust, encumbrance, pledge, hypothecation, deemed trust, assignment, deposit arrangement, security agreement, conditional sale or trust receipt or the interest of a vendor or lessor under a capital lease, consignment or title retention agreement; and (b) to the extent not included under clause (a), any reservation, exception, encroachment, easement, servitude right-of-way, restriction, lease or other title exception or encumbrance affecting property (and for clarity, including exclusive licenses (but not non-exclusive licenses) granted in Intellectual Property).

Liquidity” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of Unrestricted Cash of the Obligors at such time plus (ii) Availability at such time.

 

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Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement, the Security Documents, the Notes, the Engagement Letter, any Intercreditor Agreement and any other agreements, instruments, and documents heretofore, now or hereafter evidencing, securing or guaranteeing any of the Obligations or any of the Collateral, in each case to which one or more Obligors is a party.

Loans” means, collectively, all loans and advances provided for in Article II, including any Revolving Loans, or Extended Revolving Loans, as applicable.

Losses” has the meaning specified in Section 14.10.

Manufacturing” means ProFrac Manufacturing, LLC, a Texas limited liability company.

Margin Stock” means “margin stock” as such term is defined in Regulation T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board.

Master Agreement” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Hedge Agreement.”

Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the operations, business or financial condition of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (b) a material impairment of the ability of the Borrower and the other Obligors (taken as a whole) to perform their payment obligations under the Loan Documents; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Obligor of any Loan Document to which it is a party.

Material Indebtedness” means Debt (other than the Obligations) of any one or more of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $20,000,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations in respect of any Hedge Agreement at any time shall be the Swap Termination Value thereof.

Maximum Credit” means, at any time, the lesser of (i) the Maximum Revolver Amount in effect at such time and (ii) the Borrowing Base at such time.

Maximum Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.3.

Maximum Revolver Amount” means, at any time, the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments at such time, as the same may be increased from time to time in accordance with Section 2.6 or reduced from time to time in accordance with Section 4.4(b); provided that the Maximum Revolver Amount shall not at any time exceed $100,000,000. As of the Agreement Date, the Maximum Revolver Amount is $50,000,000. Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, upon termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments, the Maximum Revolver Amount shall automatically be reduced to zero.

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

Mortgage” means, collectively, the deeds of trust, trust deeds, debentures, deeds of hypothec and mortgages creating and evidencing a Lien on a Mortgaged Property made by any Obligor in favor or for the benefit of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties in the form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent and the Borrower that are executed and delivered pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement definition set forth herein or Section 9.1(a)(ii) (if applicable) and Section 8.22.

Mortgaged Properties” has the meaning specified in paragraph (f) of the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

Multi-employer Plan” means a “multi-employer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA which is or was at any time during the current year or the immediately preceding six (6) years contributed to by Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or with respect to which Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has any ongoing obligation with respect to withdrawal liability (within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA).

 

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Net Income” means the net income (loss) attributable to Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of Preferred Stock dividends.

Net Orderly Liquidation Value” means, with respect to Eligible Inventory, the orderly liquidation value thereof (expressed as a percentage), net of all costs, fees, and expenses of such liquidation, as determined from time to time pursuant to an Appraisal.

Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 12.1(b).

Non-Extension Notice Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.3(b).

Not Otherwise Applied” means, with reference to any amount otherwise eligible for inclusion in the Available Equity Amount, that such amount (a) was not previously applied to prepay the Obligations, (b) was not previously utilized (meaning such funds remain available for application as Available Equity Amount) for some other purpose, and (c) that such amount was not committed to be applied, provided that such commitment remains outstanding or has not otherwise terminated or expired, for some other purpose.

Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit K hereto, evidencing the aggregate Debt of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from the Loans made by such Lender.

Notice of Borrowing” has the meaning specified in Section 2.4(a).

Notice of Continuation/Conversion” has the meaning specified in Section 3.2(b).

Noticed Hedge” means Secured Hedge Obligations in respect of which the notice delivered to the Agent by the applicable Hedge Bank and the Borrower confirms that such Secured Hedge Agreement shall be deemed a “Noticed Hedge” hereunder for all purposes, including the application of Bank Product Reserves and Section 10.3, so long as the establishment of a Bank Product Reserve with respect to such Secured Hedge Obligation would not result in the Borrower exceeding the Maximum Credit; provided that such designation shall be made within ten (10) Business Days of (i) the Closing Date if such Secured Hedge Agreement is in place on the Closing Date or (ii) the date such Secured Hedge Agreement is entered into if such Secured Hedge Agreement is not in place on the Closing Date; provided, further, that, if the amount of Secured Hedge Obligations arising under such Secured Hedge Agreement is increased in accordance with the definition of “Secured Hedge Obligation,” then such Secured Hedge Obligations shall only constitute a Noticed Hedge to the extent that a Bank Product Reserve can be established with respect to such Secured Hedge Agreement without exceeding the then-current Availability.

Obligations” means all present and future loans, advances, liabilities, obligations, covenants, duties, and debts owing by the Obligors or Restricted Subsidiaries, or any of them, to the Agent, any Letter of Credit Issuer, any Lender, any Secured Party and/or any Indemnified Person, arising under or pursuant to this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements, whether or not evidenced by any note, or other instrument or document, whether arising from an extension of credit, opening of a letter of credit, acceptance, loan, guaranty, indemnification or otherwise, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, primary or secondary, as principal or guarantor, and including all principal, interest, charges, expenses, fees, attorneys’ fees, Attorney Costs, filing fees and any other sums chargeable to any of the Borrower or any other Obligor hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents. “Obligations” include, without limitation, (a) all debts, liabilities, and obligations now or hereafter arising from or in connection with the Letters of Credit, (b) all Secured Hedge Obligations (other than with respect to any Obligor’s Hedge Obligations that constitute Excluded Swap Obligations) and Cash Management Obligations and (c) all interest, fees and other amounts that accrue or would accrue after commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding against any Obligor, whether or not allowed in such proceeding.

Obligors” means, collectively, the Borrower, each Guarantor, and any other Person that now or hereafter is primarily or secondarily liable for any of the Obligations and/or grants the Collateral Agent a Lien in any Collateral as security for any of the Obligations.

 

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OFAC” has the meaning specified in Section 7.24(a).

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

Original Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 14.19.

Originating Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 12.2(e).

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 Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court, documentary, intangible, recording, filing, charges or similar levies which arise from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 5.8(c)).

Out-of-Formula Condition” has the meaning specified in Section 4.2.

Parent Entity” means any Person that is a direct or indirect parent company (which may be organized as, among other things, a partnership) of Holdings and/or the Borrower, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, any Person that is formed to effect a public offering of common Stock that directly or indirectly owns a majority of the voting Stock of Holdings will be deemed a Parent Entity of Holdings.

Participant” means any Person who shall have been granted the right by any Lender to participate in the financing provided by such Lender under this Agreement, and who shall have entered into a participation agreement in form and substance satisfactory to such Lender.

Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 13.20(b).

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to the functions thereof.

Pension Plan” means a pension plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, other than a Multi-employer Plan, which Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate sponsors, maintains, or to which it makes, is making, or is obligated to make contributions, or has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding six (6) plan years.

Perfection Certificate” means the Perfection Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F.

Permitted Acquisition” means any acquisition, by merger, consolidation, amalgamation or otherwise, by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of (a) all or substantially all of the property and assets or business of any Person or of assets constituting a business unit, a line of business or division of such Person, or (b) a majority of the Stock in a Person that, upon the consummation thereof, will be a Subsidiary that is owned directly by Holdings or one or more of Holdings’ wholly owned Restricted Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, as a result of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation), so long as (i) such acquisition and all transactions related thereto shall be consummated in all material respects in accordance with all applicable Laws, (ii) if such acquisition involves the acquisition of Stock of a Person that upon such acquisition would become a Subsidiary, such acquisition shall result

 

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in the issuer of such Stock becoming a Restricted Subsidiary (unless otherwise designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 8.26) and, to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, a Guarantor, (iii) to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, such acquisition shall result in the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, being granted a security interest in any Stock or any assets so acquired, (iv) reserved, (v) both immediately prior to and after giving effect to such acquisition, no Event of Default under Sections 10.1(a), (e), (f) or (g) shall have occurred and be continuing, and (vi) immediately after giving effect to such acquisition, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be in compliance with Section 8.15.

Permitted Acquisition Consideration” means, in connection with any Permitted Acquisition, the aggregate amount (as valued at the Fair Market Value of such Permitted Acquisition at the time such Permitted Acquisition is made) of, without duplication: (a) the purchase consideration for such Permitted Acquisition, whether payable at or prior to the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or deferred for payment at any future time, whether or not any such future payment is subject to the occurrence of any contingency, and including any and all payments representing the purchase price and any assumptions of Debt and/or Guaranties, “earn-outs” and other agreements to make any payment the amount of which is, or the terms of payment of which are, in any respect subject to or contingent upon the revenues, income, cash flow or profits (or the like) of any Person or business and (b) the aggregate amount of Debt incurred in connection with such Permitted Acquisition; provided in each case, that any such future payment that is subject to a contingency shall be considered Permitted Acquisition Consideration only to the extent of the reserve, if any, required under GAAP (as determined at the time of the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition) to be established in respect thereof by Holdings or its Restricted Subsidiaries.

Permitted Debt” has the meaning specified in Section 8.12.

Permitted Disposition” means:

(a) Dispositions, rentals or other disposals of Equipment and Inventory and other assets (including allowing any registrations or any applications for registration of any immaterial Intellectual Property to lapse or go abandoned (x) in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry or (y) so long as such abandonment or lapse would not adversely affect the right of the Agent or Lenders to exercise their rights of remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document, to the extent that the Borrower determines, in the good faith business judgment, that abandoning or letting such Intellectual Property lapse is beneficial to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole) in the ordinary course of business and sales of Equipment and Inventory to buyers in the ordinary course of business;

(b) Dispositions of obsolete, surplus, damaged or worn-out property or property that is no longer necessary, used or useful in the business of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(c) Dispositions of property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property that is promptly purchased or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property (which replacement property is actually promptly purchased);

(d) the use, transfer or Disposition of cash and Cash Equivalents pursuant to any transaction not prohibited by the terms of the Loan Documents;

(e) sales (other than sales of Eligible Accounts), discounting or forgiveness of Accounts in connection with the collection, settlement or compromise thereof;

(f) any Disposition, license, sublicense, abandonment or lapse of Intellectual Property which does not materially interfere with the business of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(g) Dispositions constituting Permitted Distributions, Permitted Investments (other than pursuant to clause (p) of the definition of “Permitted Investments”), transactions permitted by Section 8.9 or Permitted Liens;

 

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(h) any sale or issuance of Stock by (i) a direct Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings to Holdings, (ii) the Borrower to Holdings, or (iii) any Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower to Borrower, Holdings or another Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower or Holdings;

(i) Dispositions of property for aggregate consideration of less than $1,000,000 with respect to any individual transaction; provided that the aggregate amount of such Dispositions permitted by this clause (i) shall not exceed $5,000,000 during any Fiscal Year;

(j) the leasing or subleasing of assets of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries not materially interfering with the business of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(k) Dispositions pursuant to transactions permitted under Section 8.18;

(l) Dispositions of non-core assets acquired in connection with Permitted Acquisitions, any other acquisitions permitted hereunder or similar Investments that are not used in the business of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(m) leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses, in each case in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry and which do not materially interfere with the business of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(n) transfers of property subject to Casualty Events upon receipt of the net proceeds of such Casualty Event;

(o) Dispositions of Investments in joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to customary buy/sell arrangements between, the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;

(p) the unwinding of any Hedge Agreement pursuant to its terms;

(q) the Disposition of the Stock in, Debt of, or other securities issued by, an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(r) Dispositions of property or assets to Holdings, the Borrower or to any other Restricted Subsidiary; provided that, if the transferor of such property is an Obligor (i) the transferee thereof must either be an Obligor or (ii) such transaction must constitute a Permitted Investment;

(s) the settlement, release or surrender of litigation claims in the ordinary course of business or to the extent that the Borrower determines, in the good faith business judgment, that such settlement, release or surrender of litigation claims is beneficial to Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(t) any Disposition for Fair Market Value; provided that (i) with respect to any Disposition (or series of related Dispositions) pursuant to this clause (t) for a purchase price in excess of $5,000,000, Holdings, the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary shall receive not less than 75% of such consideration in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents; provided, further, that, with respect to Dispositions of Fixed Asset Collateral (but not Current Asset Collateral), for purposes of determining what constitutes cash and Cash Equivalents under this clause (t), any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received by Holdings, the Borrower or such other Restricted Subsidiary in respect of the applicable Disposition of property that is not Current Asset Collateral having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (t) that is outstanding at the time such Designated Non-Cash Consideration is received, not in excess of the greater of (x) $15,000,000, and (y) 3.0% of Consolidated Total Assets (measured as of the date such Disposition is made based upon the Section 6.2 Financials most recently delivered on or prior to such date) at the time of the receipt of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration, with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value, shall be deemed to be cash, and (ii) the Borrower shall deliver an updated Borrowing Base Certificate if the assets being disposed of pursuant to this clause (t) represent 5.0% or more of the value of the assets included in the most recent calculation of the Borrowing Base; provided further that any such Disposition shall not cause the aggregate amount of the Aggregate Revolver Outstandings to exceed the then-current Availability; and

 

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(u) Dispositions to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor; provided that the aggregate amount of Dispositions pursuant to this clause (u) shall not exceed $7,500,000;

Permitted Distributions” has the meaning specified in Section 8.10.

Permitted Holders” means each of Farris Wilks and THRC Holdings, LP (provided that THRC Holdings, LP shall only constitute a Permitted Holder so long as Dan Wilks, his Family Members, and/or his Family Trusts Control THRC Holdings, LP and own and control, directly or indirectly, at least 51% on a fully diluted basis of the economic and voting interest in the Stock of THRC Holdings, LP).

Permitted Inventory Locations” means each location listed on Schedule 1.1(b), and from time to time each other location within the United States which the Borrower has notified the Agent is a location at which Inventory of Obligors is maintained.

Permitted Investments” means:

(a) Investments by Holdings, the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary in assets constituting cash or Cash Equivalents at the time such Investment was made;

(b) (i) (A) Investments by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries in Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries existing on the Agreement Date and (B) Investments existing on the Agreement Date and identified in Schedule 8.11 to this Agreement; and (ii) Investments consisting of any modification, replacement, renewal, reinvestment or extension of any Investment permitted by clause (b)(i) existing on the Agreement Date; provided that the aggregate amount of the Investments permitted pursuant to this clause (b) is not increased from the aggregate amount of such Investments on the Agreement Date except pursuant to the terms of such Investment as of the Agreement Date or as otherwise permitted by Section 8.11;

(c) Investments by any Obligor in any other Obligor;

(d) Investments by any Restricted Subsidiary which is not an Obligor in the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary;

(e) Investments by any Obligor in any Restricted Subsidiary which is not an Obligor; provided that the aggregate amount of Investments made and then-outstanding pursuant to this clause (e), shall not exceed, at the time of the making of such Investment and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto, the greater of (x) $15,000,000 and (y) 3.0% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date such Investments was made;

(f) Investments in the nature of pledges or deposits with respect to leases or utilities provided to third parties in the ordinary course of business;

(g) Deposit Accounts maintained in the ordinary course of business;

(h) Investments constituting Hedge Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business and for non-speculative purposes;

(i) Investments (including debt obligations and Stock) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of Account Debtors, suppliers and customers or in settlement of delinquent obligations of, or other disputes with, Account Debtors, customers and suppliers or upon the foreclosure with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment;

(j) loans or advances to officers, directors, partners, members and employees of Holdings (or any Parent Entity) or its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) for reasonable and customary business-related travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes, (ii) in connection with such Person’s

 

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purchase of Stock of Holdings (or any Parent Entity or the Borrower) (provided that the amount of such loans and advances shall be contributed to the Borrower in cash as common equity (or any other form of equity reasonably satisfactory to the Agent or used to satisfy Tax obligations relating to proceeds received by such Person in connection with the Transactions, which proceeds are used for the purchase of such Stock), (iii) relating to indemnification of any officers, directors or employees in respect of liabilities relating to their serving in any such capacity, and any reimbursement of any such officer, director or employee of expenses relating to the claims giving rise to such indemnification and (iv) for purposes not described in the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed $10,000,000;

(k) Permitted Acquisitions; provided that unless the Specified Conditions are then met, the aggregate amount of Permitted Acquisition Consideration relating to all such Permitted Acquisitions made or provided and then-outstanding by the Borrower or any Guarantor to acquire any Restricted Subsidiary that does not become a Guarantor or merge, consolidate or amalgamate into the Borrower or a Guarantor or any assets that shall not, immediately after giving effect to such Permitted Acquisition, be owned by the Borrower or a Guarantor, shall not exceed, at the time of the making of such Investment and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto, the greater of (x) $15,000,000 and (y) 3.0% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date such Investment was made;

(l) any Investment to the extent that the consideration therefor is Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of Holdings (or any Parent Entity);

(m) Guaranties of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary in respect of leases (other than Capital Leases) or of other obligations that do not constitute Debt, in each case entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(n) Investments in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry consisting of endorsements for collection or deposit and customary trade arrangements with customers in the ordinary course of business;

(o) Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled Account Debtors and other credits to suppliers in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry;

(p) Investments consisting of Liens, Debt, fundamental changes, Dispositions (other than pursuant to clause (g) of the definition of “Permitted Dispositions”) and Distributions, in each case, permitted under this Agreement;

(q) Investments in cash, and in negotiable instruments deposited or to be deposited for collection in the ordinary course of business;

(r) promissory notes and other non-cash consideration received in connection with Permitted Dispositions;

(s) advances of payroll payments to employees, directors, consultants, independent contractors or other service providers or other advances of salaries or compensation to employees, directors, partners, members, consultants, independent contractors or other service providers, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

(t) Investments made to acquire, purchase, repurchase or retire Stock of Holdings (or any Parent Entity), or the Borrower owned by any employee stock ownership plan or similar plan of Holdings (or any Parent Entity), the Borrower, or any Subsidiary;

 

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(u) contributions to a “rabbi” trust for the benefit of employees, directors, partners, members, consultants, independent contractors or other service providers or other grantor trust subject to claims of creditors in the case of a bankruptcy of the Borrower (or any Parent Entity thereof);

(v) Investments held by any Person acquired by Holdings, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date or of any Person merged into the Borrower or merged, amalgamated or consolidated with a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section 8.9 after the Closing Date to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger, amalgamate or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, amalgamation, merger or consolidation;

(w) Restricted Subsidiaries of Holdings may be established or created if Holdings, the Borrower and such Restricted Subsidiary comply with the requirements of Section 8.22, if applicable; provided that in each case, to the extent such new Restricted Subsidiary is created solely for the purpose of consummating a transaction pursuant to an acquisition permitted by this Agreement, and such new Restricted Subsidiary at no time holds any assets or liabilities other than any merger consideration contributed to it contemporaneously with the closing of such transactions, such new Restricted Subsidiary shall not be required to take the actions set forth in Section 8.22 until the respective acquisition is consummated (at which time the surviving entity of the respective transaction shall be required to so comply in accordance with the provisions thereof);

(x) to the extent that they constitute Investments, purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, materials or equipment or purchases, acquisitions, licenses or leases of other assets, Intellectual Property, or other rights, in each case in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry;

(y) Investments by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Obligors in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Obligors;

(z) intercompany Investments, reorganizations and related activities in connection with tax planning and reorganization activities so long as after giving effect to any such activities, the Collateral Agent’s Liens, taken as a whole, would not be impaired;

(aa) asset purchases (including purchases of Inventory, supplies, materials and other assets), in each case in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry;

(bb) any Investment in a non-Obligor to the extent such Investment is substantially contemporaneously repaid in full with a dividend or other distribution in like kind as such Investment from such Person that is not an Obligor;

(cc) any Investments (including Investments in minority investments, Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries and Investments in joint ventures or similar entities that do not constitute Restricted Subsidiaries); provided that the aggregate amount of such Investments made and then-outstanding pursuant to this clause (cc) measured at the time of the making of such Investment and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto shall not exceed the greater of (x) $15,000,000 and (y) 3.0% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date such Investment was made;

(dd) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, any Investments in an amount not to exceed the Available Equity Amount at such time; and

(ee) any other Investments, so long as the Specified Conditions shall have been satisfied before and after giving effect thereto.

For purposes of determining compliance with this definition, in the event that any Investment meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Permitted Investments described in the above clauses, the Borrower, in its sole discretion, may classify and reclassify such Investment and only be required to include the amount and type of such Investment in one of such clauses provided that Investments may be allocated among more than one clause to the extent that such Investment meets the criteria of such clauses.

 

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Permitted Liens” means, with respect to Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, the Liens listed below:

(a) Liens for Taxes that (i) are not delinquent or the nonpayment of which in the aggregate would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) are being contested in good faith and by the appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP (or other applicable accounting principles);

(b) the Collateral Agent’s Liens;

(c) (i) Liens consisting of deposits or pledges (or letters of credit issued) made in the ordinary course of business in connection with, or to secure payment of, obligations under worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, social security and other similar laws, (ii) Liens consisting of pledges and deposits in the ordinary course of business securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to the Borrower, Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary, (iii) Liens incurred or deposits made to secure the performance of bids, tenders, trade contracts, governmental contracts, leases or purchase, supply or other contracts (other than for the repayment of Debt for Borrowed Money) or to secure indemnity, performance or other similar bonds for the performance of bids, tenders or contracts (other than for the repayment of Debt for Borrowed Money) or to secure statutory or regulatory obligations (other than Liens arising under ERISA or Code Section 430), surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature (including those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations) incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(d) statutory or common law Liens securing the claims or demands of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen, landlords and other like Persons arising in the ordinary course of business which secure amounts not overdue for a period of more than thirty (30) days or if more than thirty (30) days overdue, are unfiled and no other action has been taken to enforce such Lien or which are being Properly Contested, in each case, if adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP (or other applicable accounting principles) with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person, provided that if any such Lien arises from the nonpayment of any such claims or demands when due, such claims or demands are being Properly Contested or such nonpayment would not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect;

(e) Liens securing Capital Leases and purchase money Debt to the extent such Capital Leases or purchase money Debt are permitted in Section 8.12; provided that (i) such Liens attach concurrently with or within two hundred and seventy (270) days after the acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, lease or improvement (as applicable) of the property subject to such Liens, (ii) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Debt, replacements thereof and additions and accessions to such property and the proceeds and the products thereof and customary security deposits, and (iii) with respect to Capital Leases, such Liens do not at any time extend to or cover any assets (except for additions and accessions to such assets, replacements and products thereof and customary security deposits) other than the assets subject to such Capital Leases; provided that individual financings of equipment provided by one creditor may be cross-collateralized to other financings of equipment provided by such creditor;

(f) (i) Liens constituting encumbrances in the nature of reservations, exceptions, encroachments, easements, zoning, rights of way, covenants running with the land, and other similar title ordinary course exceptions or encumbrances affecting any Real Estate; provided that they do not, in the aggregate, materially interfere with its use in the ordinary conduct of the Borrower’s and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ business taken as a whole, (ii) mortgages, Liens, security interests, restrictions, encumbrances or any other matters of record that have been placed by any developer, landlord or other third party on Real Estate over which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has easement rights (but does not own) or on any leased Real Estate and subordination or similar agreements relating thereto, and (iii) any condemnation or eminent domain proceedings affecting any Real Estate;

 

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(g) Liens arising from any judgment, decree or order of any court or other Governmental Authority or any attachments in connection with court proceedings; provided that the attachment or enforcement of such Liens do not constitute an Event of Default hereunder;

(h) licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases on the property covered thereby (including Intellectual Property) granted to other Persons and not materially interfering with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

(i) any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensee or licensor under any lease, sublease, sublicense or license agreement not prohibited by this Agreement;

(j) Liens (i) that are contractual rights of set-off, (ii) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers or suppliers of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business, or (iii) in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure the payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business;

(k) Liens (i) of a collection bank (including those arising under Section 4-210 of the UCC) on the items in the course of collection, (ii) in favor of a banking or other financial institution arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits or other funds maintained with a financial institution (including the right of set-off) and which are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry and (iii) in favor of the commodities broker or intermediary attaching to commodity trading accounts, or other commodity brokerage accounts, incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;

(l) Liens attaching solely to cash earnest money deposits in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other Permitted Investment;

(m) Liens arising from precautionary UCC filings;

(n) Liens on insurance proceeds or unearned premiums incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the financing of insurance premiums;

(o) Liens identified on Schedule 8.16; provided that (i) such Lien does not extend to any other property or asset of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than (A) after acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien or financed by Permitted Debt and (B) the proceeds and products thereof and (ii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations that it secures on the Agreement Date and any Refinancing Debt incurred to Refinance such Permitted Debt;

(p) Liens securing Refinancing Debt to the extent such Liens are permitted in the definition of “Refinancing Debt”;

(q) Liens existing on property at the time of its acquisition or existing on the property of any Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (other than by designation as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 8.26), in each case after the Closing Date; provided that (i) such Lien was not created in contemplation of such acquisition or such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) such Lien does not extend to or cover any other assets or property (other than the proceeds or products thereof and other than after-acquired property subjected to a Lien securing Debt and other obligations incurred prior to such time and which Debt and other obligations are permitted hereunder that require, pursuant to their terms at such time, a pledge of after-acquired property, it being understood that such requirement shall not be permitted to apply to any property to which such requirement would not have applied but for such acquisition) and (iii) the Debt is Permitted Debt and is not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition or in connection with such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, further, that if such Liens are consensual and are on the Collateral (other than cash and Cash Equivalents), the holders of the Debt or other obligations secured thereby (or a representative or trustee on their behalf) shall have entered into the Intercreditor

 

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Agreement or another intercreditor agreement reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Collateral Agent providing that the Liens on the Current Asset Collateral securing such Debt or other obligations shall rank junior to the Liens on the assets of the Obligors in favor of the Secured Parties;

(r) Liens securing Debt permitted under Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r), as applicable, in each case, so long as the holder of any such debtDebt (or an agent or representative in respect thereof) shall have entered into the Intercreditor Agreement or another customary intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and the Borrower providing, among other things, that the Liens on the Current Asset Collateral securing such Debt or other obligations shall rank junior to the Collateral Agent’s Liens on the Current Asset Collateral, the liens on the Fixed Assets Collateral securing such Debt may rank senior to the Collateral Agent’s Liens on the Fixed Assets Collateral and shall otherwise be in compliance with the parameters of Section 8.12(q) or (r), as applicable;

(s) Liens on property of a Subsidiary of Holdings that is not an Obligor securing Debt of such Subsidiary that is not an Obligor pursuant to Section 8.12(p);

(t) deposits in the ordinary course of business to secure liabilities to insurance carriers, lessors, utilities and other service providers or any seller of goods;

(u) restrictions on transfers under applicable securities laws;

(v) any encumbrance or restriction (including pursuant to put and call agreements or buy/sell arrangements) with respect to the Stock of any joint venture or similar arrangements pursuant to the joint venture or similar agreement with respect to such joint venture or similar arrangement;

(w) Liens (i) on cash advances in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in a Permitted Investment to be applied against the purchase price for such Investment and (ii) consisting of an agreement to Dispose of any property in a Permitted Disposition, in each case, solely to the extent such Investment or Disposition, as the case may be, would have been permitted on the date of the creation of such Lien;

(x) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale of goods, entered into by the Borrower or any of the other Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

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

(z) any zoning or similar law or right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority to control or regulate the use of any real property that does not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary;

(aa) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and the proceeds thereof securing such Person’s obligations in respect of documentary letters of credit issued for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or goods;

(bb) ground leases in respect of real property on which facilities owned or leased by any of Holdings’ Subsidiaries are located;

(cc) (i) Liens securing Debt or other obligations of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in favor of the Borrower or any Guarantor provided that (x) such Liens are on the Collateral and junior to the Collateral Agent’s Lien and (y) such Debt is subject to a subordination agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and (ii) Liens securing Debt or other obligations of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor in favor of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor;

 

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(dd) Liens on securities that are the subject of repurchase agreements constituting Cash Equivalents permitted as Permitted Investments;

(ee) Liens on Stock in joint ventures (other than Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries); provided that any such Lien is in favor of a creditor or partner of such joint venture;

(ff) Liens on cash and Cash Equivalents used to satisfy or discharge Debt; provided such satisfaction or discharge is permitted hereunder;

(gg) Liens given to a public utility or any municipality or governmental or other public authority when required by such utility or other authority; provided that such Liens do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, taken as whole;

(hh) servicing agreements, development agreements, site plan agreements, subdivision agreements and other agreements with Governmental Authorities pertaining to the use or development of any of the real property of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided same do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, taken as whole, including, without limitation, any obligations to deliver letters of credit and other security as required;

(ii) the right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority by any statutory provision or by the terms of any lease, license, franchise, grant or permit of Holdings, Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, to terminate any such lease, license, franchise, grant or permit, or to require annual or other payments as a condition to the continuance thereof;

(jj) Liens securing Hedge Agreements entered into to hedge interest rate risk associated with Debt permitted by Section 8.12(q)(x); so long as such Liens are subject to the Intercreditor Agreement or another customary intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and the Borrower providing, among other things, that the Liens on the Current Asset Collateral securing such Debt or other obligations shall rank junior to the Collateral Agent’s Liens on the Current Asset Collateral and the liens on the Fixed Assets Collateral securing such Debt may rank senior to the Collateral Agent’s Liens on the Fixed Assets Collateral;

(kk) Liens to secure transactions permitted by Section 8.18 so long as (i) such Lien attaches only to the assets sold in connection with such transaction and the proceeds thereof (but not any proceeds arising from the rental, leasing or subleasing of such assets by Holdings or its Subsidiaries), and (ii) such Lien only secures the Debt that was incurred to acquire the assets leased in connection therewith or any Refinancing Debt in respect thereof;

(ll) other Liens; provided that at the time of the incurrence thereof and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and the use of proceeds thereof, the aggregate outstanding amount of Debt and other obligations secured by Liens incurred under this clause (ll) and then-outstanding shall not exceed the greater of (x) $30,000,000 and (y) 6.0% of Consolidated Total Assets (measured as of the date such Lien was incurred based upon the Section 6.2 Financials most recently delivered on or prior to such date); provided, further, that if such Liens are consensual and are on the Collateral (other than cash and Cash Equivalents), the holders of the Debt or other obligations secured thereby (or a representative or trustee on their behalf) shall have entered into the Intercreditor Agreement or another intercreditor agreement reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Collateral Agent providing that the Liens on the Current Asset Collateral securing such Debt or other obligations shall rank junior to the Liens on the Current Asset Collateral of the Obligors in favor of the Secured Parties and the liens on the Fixed Assets Collateral securing such Debt may rank senior to the Collateral Agent’s Liens on the Fixed Assets Collateral; and

(mm) Liens securing the Secured Equify Loans and the other obligations outstanding under the Secured Equify Loan Documents (as in effect on the Closing Date and/or as subsequently amended, restated, modified, or supplemented to the extent permitted hereunder, other than amendments expanding the scope of the assets subject to such Liens under this clause (mm)).

 

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For purposes of determining compliance with this definition, in the event that any Lien meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Permitted Liens described in the above clauses, the Borrower, in its sole discretion, may classify and reclassify such Lien and only be required to include the amount and type of such Lien in one of such clauses provided that the Permitted Lien(s) may be allocated among more than one clause to the extent that such Permitted Lien(s) meets the criteria of such clauses.

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

Plan” means any employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) which Holdings, the Borrower sponsors or maintains or to which Holdings, the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower makes, is making, or is obligated to make contributions.

Post-Transaction Period” means, with respect to any Specified Transaction, the period beginning on the date on which such Specified Transaction is consummated and ending on the last day of the twelfth month immediately following the date on which such Specified Transaction is consummated.

Preferred Equity Documents” means, collectively, (i) that certain Assignment, Assumption and Conversion Agreement dated as of March 14, 2018, by and among the Borrower, Manufacturing, Holdings, Farris Wilks and THRC Holdings and (ii) the Holdings LLC Agreement.

Preferred Stock” means, as applied to the Stock of any Person, the Stock of any class or classes (however designated) that is preferred with respect to the payment of dividends, or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such Person, over shares of Stock of any other class of such Person.

Pro Forma Adjustment” means, for any Test Period that includes all or any part of a Fiscal Quarter included in any Post-Transaction Period, with respect to the Acquired EBITDA of the applicable Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary or the Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, (a) the pro forma increase or decrease (for the avoidance of doubt net of any such increase or decrease actually realized) in such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, projected by the Borrower in good faith as a result of (a) actions taken, actions with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or actions that are expected to be taken prior to or during such Post-Transaction Period, for the purposes of realizing reasonably identifiable cost savings, operating expense reductions or costs or other synergies or (b) any additional costs, expenses or charges, accruals or reserves incurred prior to or during such Post-Transaction Period with the combination of the operations of such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary with the operations of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries or otherwise in connection with, as a result of or related to such Specified Transaction or Specified Restructuring; provided that (i) so long as such actions are taken or expected to be taken prior to or during such Post-Transaction Period or such costs are incurred prior to or during such Post-Transaction Period, as applicable, for purposes of projecting such pro forma increase or decrease to such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, it may be assumed that such cost savings, operating expense reductions or costs or other synergies will be realizable during the entirety of such Test Period, or such additional costs, as applicable, will be incurred during the entirety of such Test Period and (ii) such Pro Forma Adjustments, when aggregated with any addbacks made pursuant to clause (a)(10) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA,” shall not be in excess of 20% of Consolidated EBITDA (provided, such cap will not apply to any amounts relating to amounts that would be permitted to be included in pro forma financial statements prepared in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) (prior to giving effect to any increase in Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (ii) or clause (a)(10) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”) in any Test Period.

Pro Forma Basis” and “Pro Forma Effect” mean, with respect to compliance with any test, financial ratio or covenant hereunder for an applicable period of measurement, for any Specified Transactions or Specified Restructurings that have been made during any applicable Test Period or, if applicable, subsequent to such Test Period and prior to or simultaneously with the events for which any such calculation is made, shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that (A) to the extent applicable, the Pro Forma Adjustment shall have been made and (B) all Specified Transactions and the following transactions in connection therewith shall be deemed to have

 

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occurred as of the first day of the applicable period of measurement (as of the last date in the case of a balance sheet item) in such test or covenant: (a) income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property or Person subject to such Specified Transaction, (i) in the case of a Disposition of all or substantially all Stock in any Subsidiary of Holdings or any division, product line, or facility used for operations of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, shall be excluded, and (ii) in the case of a Permitted Acquisition or Investment described in the definition of “Specified Transaction,” shall be included, (b) Refinancing of Debt, and (c) any Debt incurred by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection therewith and if such Debt has a floating or formula rate, shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable period for purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Debt as at the relevant date of determination; provided that, without limiting the application of the Pro Forma Adjustment pursuant to (A) above, the foregoing pro forma adjustments may be applied to any such test, ratio or covenant solely to the extent that such adjustments are consistent with the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” and give effect to events (including operating expense reductions) that are (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) (i) (x) directly attributable to such transaction, (y) expected to have a continuing impact on Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (z) reasonably identifiable or (ii) otherwise consistent with the definition of “Pro Forma Adjustment”.

Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to a Lender, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), the numerator of which is the aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitments and the denominator of which is the sum of the amounts of all of the Lenders’ Revolving Credit Commitments, or if no Revolving Credit Commitments are outstanding, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), (x) the numerator of which is the sum (without duplication) of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Loans owed to such Lender plus such Lender’s participation in the aggregate undrawn face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit, plus such Lender’s participation in the aggregate amount of any Unpaid Drawings in respect of Letters of Credit and (y) the denominator of which is the sum (without duplication) of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Loans owed to the Lenders, plus the aggregate undrawn face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit, plus the aggregate amount of any Unpaid Drawings in respect of Letters of Credit, in each case giving effect to a Lender’s participation in Swingline Loans and Agent Advances.

Properly Contested” means, in the case of any Debt or other obligation of Holdings, the Borrower, or any Restricted Subsidiary that is not paid as and when due or payable by reason of such Person’s bona fide dispute concerning its liability to pay the same or concerning the amount thereof, (a) such Debt or other obligation is being properly contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted; (b) such Person has established appropriate reserves for the contested Debt or other obligation in conformity with GAAP; and (c) will not result in any impairment of the enforceability, validity or priority of the Collateral Agent’s Liens.

Proposed Change” has the meaning specified in Section 12.1(b).

PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.

Qualified IPO” means the issuance by Holdings of its common Stock in an underwritten primary public offering (other than a public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8) pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the SEC in accordance with the Securities Act resulting in net cash proceeds of at least $100,000,000.

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

Real Estate” means all of each Obligor’s and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ now or hereafter owned or leased estates in real property, including, without limitation, all fees, leaseholds and future interests, together with all of each Obligor’s and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ now or hereafter owned or leased interests in the improvements thereon, the fixtures attached thereto and the easements appurtenant thereto.

Reasonable Credit Judgment” means the Agent’s reasonable credit judgment (from the perspective of an asset-based lender), exercised in good faith in accordance with customary business practices for similar asset based lending facilities, (i) to reflect the impediments to the Collateral Agent’s ability to realize upon the Current Asset Collateral included in the Borrowing Base, (ii) to reflect claims and liabilities that will need to be satisfied in connection with the realization upon the Current Asset Collateral included in the Borrowing Base or (iii) to reflect

 

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criteria, events, conditions, contingencies or risks which adversely affect, or are reasonably likely to adversely affect, any component of the Borrowing Base, the Current Asset Collateral or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any material remedies of the Secured Parties hereunder or thereunder. Any Reserve established or modified by the Agent shall have a reasonable relationship to circumstances, conditions, events or contingencies which are the basis for such Reserve, as reasonably determined, without duplication, by the Agent in good faith; provided that circumstances, conditions, events or contingencies existing or arising prior to the Closing Date and, in each case, disclosed in writing in any Field Examination or any Appraisal delivered to the Agent in connection herewith or otherwise known to the Agent prior to the Closing Date, shall not be the basis for any establishment of any Reserves after the Closing Date, unless such circumstances, conditions, events or contingencies shall have changed in a material respect since the Closing Date.

Recipient” means (a) the Agent, (b) any Lender and (c) any other recipient of any payment made by or on behalf of the Obligors under this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents, as applicable.

Refinance,” “Refinanced” and “Refinancing” each has the meaning specified in the definition of the term “Refinancing Debt.”

Refinanced Debt” has the meaning specified in the definition of the term “Refinancing Debt.”

Refinancing Debt” means with respect to any Debt (the “Refinanced Debt”), any Debt incurred in exchange for or as a replacement of (including by entering into alternative financing arrangements in respect of such exchange or replacement (in whole or in part), by adding or replacing lenders, creditors, agents, the Borrower and/or guarantors, or, after the original instrument giving rise to such Debt has been terminated, by entering into any credit agreement, loan agreement, note purchase agreement, indenture or other agreement), or the net proceeds of which are to be used for the purpose of modifying, extending, refinancing, renewing, replacing, redeeming, repurchasing, defeasing, amending, supplementing, restructuring, repaying or refunding (collectively to “Refinance” or a “Refinancing” or “Refinanced”), such Refinanced Debt (or previous refinancing thereof constituting Refinancing Debt); provided that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Refinancing Debt does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Refinanced Debt except by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium (including applicable prepayment penalties) thereof plus fees and expenses reasonably incurred in connection therewith plus an amount equal to any existing commitment unutilized and letters of credit undrawn thereunder, (b) any Liens securing such Refinancing Debt shall have the same collateral priority as the Liens securing the Refinanced Debt, (c) no Obligor that was not previously liable for the repayment of such Refinanced Debt is or is required to become liable for the Refinancing Debt (except that any Obligor may be added as an additional direct or contingent obligor in respect of such Refinancing Debt), (d) such extension, refinancing, refunding, replacement or renewal does not result in the Refinancing Debt having a shorter Weighted Average Life to Maturity than the Refinanced Debt, and (e) if the Refinanced Debt was subordinated in right of payment to any of the Obligations, then the terms and conditions of the Refinancing Debt shall include subordination terms and conditions that are no less favorable to the Lenders in all material respects as those that were applicable to the Refinanced Debt.

Register” has the meaning specified in Section 13.20(a).

Release” means a release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, injection, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration of a Contaminant into or through the Environment or within, from or into any building, structure, facility or fixture.

Report” and “Reports” each has the meaning specified in Section 13.17(a).

Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations thereunder, other than any such event for which the 30-day notice requirement under ERISA has been waived in accordance with regulations issued by the PBGC or by the Lender.

Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Commitments representing at least 50.1% of the aggregate Commitments at such time; provided, however, that if any Lender shall remain a Defaulting Lender, the term “Required Lenders” means Lenders having Commitments representing at least 50.1% of the aggregate Commitments at such time (excluding the Commitment of any such Lender that is a Defaulting Lender); provided

 

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further, however, that if the Commitments have been terminated, the term “Required Lenders” means Lenders holding Loans (including Swingline Loans) representing at least 50.1% of the aggregate principal amount of Loans (including Swingline Loans) outstanding at such time (excluding Loans of any such Lender that is a Defaulting Lender).

Required Reimbursement Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.3(e).

Requirement of Law” means, as to any Person, any law (statutory or common), treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or of a Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon the Person or any of its property or to which the Person or any of its property is subject.

Reserves” means reserves that limit the availability of credit hereunder, consisting of reserves against Availability, the Borrowing Base, “Eligible Accounts, and Eligible Inventory and any other reserves permitted under this Agreement, in each case, established by the Agent, without duplication, from time to time in the Agent’s Reasonable Credit Judgment in accordance with Section 2.5 of this Agreement and any Bank Product Reserves.

Responsible Officer” means the President, any Vice President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, legal counsel, or, with respect to compliance with financial covenants and the preparation of the Borrowing Base Certificate, the president, chief financial officer or the treasurer or assistant treasurer of the Borrower.

Restricted Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary of Holdings other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Restructuring Costs” means any non-recurring, unusual and other one-time costs (including but not limited to legal and consulting fees) incurred by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with its business, operations and structure in respect of plant closures, facility shutdowns, plant “moth-balling” or consolidation of assets located at any leased or fee-owned facilities, relocation or elimination of facilities, offices or operations, information technology integration, headcount reductions, salary continuation, termination, relocation and training of employees, severance costs, retention payments, bonuses, benefits and payroll taxes and other costs incurred in connection with the foregoing.

Revolving Credit Borrowing” means a Borrowing comprised of Revolving Loans.

Revolving Credit Commitment” means, at any date for any Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make Revolving Loans and to purchase participations in Letters of Credit pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, which shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount set forth on Schedule 1.1 under the heading “Revolving Credit Commitment” or on the signature page of the Assignment and Acceptance, Incremental Agreement or Extension Agreement, as applicable, by which it became a Lender, as modified from time to time pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or to give effect to any applicable Assignment and Acceptance, Incremental Agreement or Extension Agreement; and “Revolving Credit Commitments” means the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments of all Lenders, the maximum amount of which shall be the Maximum Revolver Amount.

Revolving Credit Commitment Increase” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(a).

Revolving Credit Facility” has the meaning specified in the recitals to this Agreement.

Revolving Credit Lender” means a Lender with a Revolving Credit Commitment or an outstanding Revolving Loan.

Revolving Loans” means the revolving loans made pursuant to Section 2.2, each Agent Advance and Swingline Loan.

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, or any successor thereto.

Sanctioned Entity” means (a) a country or a government of a country, (b) an agency of the government of a country, (c) an organization directly or indirectly controlled by a country or its government or (d) a Person resident in or determined to be resident in a country, in each case, that is subject to a country sanctions program administered and enforced by OFAC.

 

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Sanctioned Person” means a person or entity named or a person or entity owned 50% or more by a person or entity on any of the lists of designated sanctioned persons maintained by OFAC or the United States Department of State, including the list of Specially Designated Nationals.

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

Second Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 14.19.

Section 6.2 Financials” means the Financial Statements delivered, or required to be delivered, pursuant to Section 6.2(a), 6.2(b) or 6.2(c).

Secured Cash Management Agreement” means any Cash Management Document that is entered into by and between Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and a Cash Management Bank and designated in writing by the Cash Management Bank and such Person to the Agent as a “Secured Cash Management Agreement.”

Secured Equify Loan” means the loan evidenced by the Secured Equify Loan Documents.

Secured Equify Loan Documents” means that certain Promissory Note dated as of November 29, 2017, by and between Equify Financial, LLC, as holder, and ProFrac Manufacturing, LLC, as maker, and the other loan documents evidencing the Secured Equify Loan.

Secured Hedge Agreement” means any Hedge Agreement permitted under Section 8.12 that is entered into by and between any Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Hedge Bank and designated in writing by the Hedge Bank and such Obligor to the Agent as a “Secured Hedge Agreement.” Such designation in writing by the Hedge Bank and the applicable Obligor (or any subsequent written notice by the Hedge Bank to the Agent) may further designate with the consent of the Borrower any Secured Hedge Agreement as being a “Noticed Hedge” as defined under this Agreement.

Secured Hedge Obligations” means (a) obligations under any Secured Hedge Agreement up to the maximum amount reasonably specified by such Hedge Bank and any Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary in writing to the Agent, which amount may be established or increased (by further written notice to the Agent from time to time) as long as Aggregate Revolver Outstandings would not exceed the Maximum Revolver Amount as a result of the establishment of a Bank Product Reserve for such amount and (b) obligations under any Secured Hedge Agreement where Barclays or any of its Affiliates is the Hedge Bank up to the maximum amount reasonably specified by such Hedge Bank in writing to the Agent, which amount may be established or increased (by further written notice to the Agent from time to time) as long as Aggregate Revolver Outstandings would not exceed the Maximum Revolver Amount as a result of the establishment of a Bank Product Reserve for such amount.

Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders, each Letter of Credit Issuer, the Indemnified Persons, the Cash Management Banks and the Hedge Banks.

Securities Accounts” means all “securities accounts” as such term is defined in the UCC.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Security Agreement” means the Security Agreement, dated as of the Agreement Date, among Holdings, the Borrower, each of the Guarantors from time to time party thereto, and the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as may be amended or modified from time to time

Security Documents” means the Security Agreement, any Mortgage and any other agreements, instruments, and documents heretofore, now or hereafter securing any of the Obligations.

 

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Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt that is secured by a Lien on any assets or property of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date of determination to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period.

Settlement” and “Settlement Date” have the meanings specified in Section 13.14(a)(i).

Significant Subsidiary” means, at any date of determination, (a) any Restricted Subsidiary whose total assets (when combined with the assets of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries after eliminating intercompany obligations) at the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to such date of determination were equal to or greater than ten percent (10%) of the Consolidated Total Assets at such date, (b) any Restricted Subsidiary whose gross revenues (when combined with the gross revenues of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries after eliminating intercompany obligations) for such Test Period were equal to or greater than ten percent (10%) of the consolidated gross revenues of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP or (c) each other Restricted Subsidiary that, when such Restricted Subsidiary’s total assets or gross revenues (when combined with the total assets or gross revenues of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries after eliminating intercompany obligations) are aggregated with each other Restricted Subsidiary (when combined with the total assets or gross revenues of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries after eliminating intercompany obligations) that would constitute a “Significant Subsidiary” under clause (a) or (b) above.

Sold Entity or Business” has the meaning specified in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA.” “Solvent” or “Solvency” means, at the time of determination:

(a) each of the Fair Value and the Present Fair Saleable Value of the assets of a Person and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole exceed their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities; and

(b) such Person and its Subsidiaries taken as whole do not have Unreasonably Small Capital; and

(c) such Person and its Subsidiaries taken as whole can pay their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities as they mature.

Defined terms used in the foregoing definition shall have the meanings set forth in the solvency certificate delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 9.1(a)(v).

Specified Conditions” means, at any time of determination, that (a) no Event of Default exists or would arise as a result of the making of the subject Specified Payment, (b) after giving Pro Forma Effect to such Specified Payment, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the end of the most recently ended Test Period (regardless of whether a Covenant Trigger Period is then in effect) shall be greater than or equal to 1.0 to 1.0 calculated as if such Specified Payment (if applicable to such calculation) had been made as of the first day of such Test Period; provided, however, that the condition set forth in clause (b) shall not be applicable if Availability after giving Pro Forma Effect to such Specified Payment is as of the date of such Specified Transaction and during 30 calendar days prior to such Specified Payment in excess of the greater of (x) 20.0% of the Maximum Credit and (y) $10,000,000, (c) Availability after giving Pro Forma Effect to such Specified Payment is as of the date of such Specified Transaction, and for each date during the thirty (30) calendar day period prior to such Specified Payment would have been, in excess of the greater of (x) 15.0% of the Maximum Credit and (y) $7,500,000 and (d) the Borrower shall have delivered a certificate of a Responsible Officer, to the Agent stating that the conditions contained in the foregoing clauses (a), (b) (if applicable) and (c) have been satisfied.

Specified Event of Default” means the occurrence of and continuance of any Event of Default under (a) Section 10.1(b), to the extent related to the inaccuracy of any Borrowing Base Certificate delivered under this Agreement, (b) any of Sections 10.1(a), (e), (f) or (g), (c) Section 10.1(c)(ii), (d) Section 10.1(c)(iii) or (e) Section 10.1(c)(i) (as a result of a breach of Section 8.23 or Section 8.21 only).

Specified Payment” means (a) any Permitted Acquisition, (b) Distributions made pursuant to Section 8.10(j)(i), (c) Investments made pursuant to clause (ee) of the definition of “Permitted Investments”, (d) sale and leaseback transactions consummated pursuant to Section 8.18, (e) designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 8.26, and (e) payments in respect of Junior Debt made pursuant to Section 8.13(vi).

 

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Specified Restructuring” means any restructuring or other strategic initiative (including cost saving initiative) of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date and not in the ordinary course and described in reasonable detail in a certificate of a Responsible Officer delivered by Holdings or the Borrower to the Agent.

Specified Transaction” means, with respect to any period, any Investment, Disposition, incurrence of Debt, Refinancing of Debt, Distribution, Subsidiary designation, Revolving Credit Commitment Increase, creation of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments or other event that by the terms of the Loan Documents requires compliance on a “Pro Forma Basis” with a test or covenant hereunder or requires such test or covenant to be calculated on a “Pro Forma Basis” or after giving “Pro Forma Effect” thereto.

Stated Termination Date” means, with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, March 14, 2023 and, with respect to any Extended Revolving Credit Facility, the maturity date set forth in the Extension Agreement related thereto.

Stock” means all shares, options, warrants, general or limited partnership interests, membership interests or other equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, unlimited liability company or equivalent entity whether voting or nonvoting, including common stock, preferred stock or any other “equity security” (as such term is defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act).

Subordinated Debt” means any Debt subordinated in right of payment to, or required under the Loan Documents to be subordinated in right of payment to, any Debt under the Loan Documents, except any Debt that is subject to Lien subordination but not payment subordination.

Subordinated Intercompany Note” means the Intercompany Subordinated Note, dated as of the Agreement Date, by and among Holdings, the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings from time to time party thereto.

Subsidiary” of a Person means any corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, unlimited liability company, joint venture or other business entity of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock or other Stock (in the case of Persons other than corporations), is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the Person, or one or more of the Subsidiaries of the Person, or a combination thereof. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, references herein to a “Subsidiary” refer to a Subsidiary of Holdings.

Supermajority Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Commitments representing at least 662/3% of the aggregate Commitments at such time; provided, however, that if any Lender shall remain a Defaulting Lender, the term “Supermajority Lenders” means Lenders having Commitments representing at least 662/3% of the aggregate Commitments at such time (excluding the Commitment of any such Lender that is a Defaulting Lender); provided further, however, that if the Commitments have been terminated, the term “Supermajority Lenders” means Lenders holding Loans (including Swingline Loans) representing at least 662/3% of the aggregate principal amount of Loans (including Swingline Loans) outstanding at such time (excluding Loans of any such Lender that is a Defaulting Lender).

Supporting Letter of Credit” has the meaning specified in Section 2.3(g).

Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Hedge Agreements, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Hedge Agreements, (a) for any date on or after the date such Hedge Agreements have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark to market value(s) for such Hedge Agreements, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Hedge Agreements (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).

Swingline Commitment” means the Commitment of the Swingline Lender to make loans pursuant to Section 2.4(f).

 

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Swingline Lender” means Barclays or any successor financial institution agreed to by the Agent, in its capacity as provider of Swingline Loans.

Swingline Loan” and “Swingline Loans” have the meanings specified in Section 2.4(f).

Swingline Sublimit” has the meaning specified in Section 2.4(f).

Tax Group” has the meaning specified in Section 8.10(g)(i).

Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, assessments, fees, charges or withholdings (including interest, penalties and additions to tax with respect thereto) imposed by any Governmental Authority.

Termination Date” means the earliest to occur of (a) the Stated Termination Date, (b) the date the Commitments are terminated either by the Borrower pursuant to Section 4.4 or by the Required Lenders pursuant to Section 10.2 hereof or automatically pursuant to Section 10.2, and (c) the date this Agreement is otherwise terminated for any reason whatsoever pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

“Term Loan Agent” means Barclays as “Agent” and “Collateral Agent” under the Term Loan Credit Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents.

“Term Loan Credit Agreement” means the Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2018, by and among the Borrower, Holdings, the Term Loan Agent, the lenders party thereto and the other parties party thereto.

“Term Loan Documents” has the same meaning as “Loan Documents” set forth in the Term Loan Credit Agreement.

Test Period” means, at any date of determination, the most recently completed four consecutive Fiscal Quarters of Holdings ending on or prior to such date for which financial statements have been (or were required to have been) delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(a) or 6.2(b); provided that subject to the immediately following clause (ii), prior to the first date financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(a) or 6.2(b), the Test Period in effect shall be the period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters of Holdings ended December 31, 2017.

Titled Goods” means vehicles and similar items that are (a) subject to certificate-of-title statutes or regulations under which a security interest in such items are perfected by an indication on the certificates of title of such items (in lieu of filing of financing statements under the UCC) or (b) evidenced by certificates of ownership or other registration certificates issued or required to be issued under the laws of any jurisdiction.

Total Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date of determination to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period.

Transactions” means, collectively, (a) the entering into of the Loan Documents and funding of the Loans on the Closing Date and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (b) the Existing Debt Refinancing and (c) the payment of fees and expenses in connection therewith.

Type” means any type of a Loan determined with respect to the interest option applicable thereto, which shall be a LIBOR Loan or a Base Rate Loan.

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 specified in Section 5.1(d)(ii)(C).

 

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UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect from time to time, of the State of New York or of any other state the laws of which are required as a result thereof to be applied in connection with the issue of perfection of security interests.

Unfinanced Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to any Person and for any period, Capital Expenditures made by such Person during such period that are not Financed Capital Expenditures.

United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.

Unpaid Drawings” has the meaning specified in Section 2.3(e).

Unrestricted Cash” shall mean, at any time, the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and the other Obligors that is both (a) is free and clear of all Liens other than (i) any nonconsensual Lien that is permitted under the Loan Documents, (ii) Liens of the Collateral Agent and (iii) the Liens permitted under clauses (k), (r), (y)(i) and (y)(ii) of the definition of Permitted Liens herein and (b) held in a Deposit Account in the United States that is not subject to the Control (as defined in the UCC) of any secured creditor (to secure borrowed money) other than the Collateral Agent (to the extent Collateral Agent is permitted to have Control over such Deposit Account pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents) unless, in the case of the secured creditors who have Control of certain Deposit Accounts of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to clause (r) of the definition of Permitted Liens, the Collateral Agent also has Control (as defined in the UCC) of such Deposit Account. For the avoidance of doubt, this definition of “Unrestricted Cash” shall not include any cash or Cash Equivalents used to cash collateralize undrawn face amounts of outstanding Letters of Credit and any Unpaid Drawings in respect of Letters of Credit.

Unrestricted Subsidiary” means (i) each Subsidiary of Holdings listed on Schedule 1.4, (ii) any Subsidiary of Holdings designated by the Board of Directors of Holdings as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 8.26 subsequent to the Closing Date and (iii) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Unused Letter of Credit Subfacility” means an amount equal to the Letter of Credit Subfacility minus the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit plus, without duplication, (b) the aggregate Unpaid Drawings obligations with respect to a Letters of Credit.

Unused Line Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 3.5.

USA PATRIOT Act” means The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. No. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), as amended or modified from time to time.

Voting Stock” means, with respect to any Person, shares of such Person’s Stock having the right to vote for the election of members of the Board of Directors of such Person under ordinary circumstances.

Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Debt at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (i) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment by (ii) the then-outstanding principal amount of such Debt.

Wholly Owned” means, with respect to a Subsidiary of a Person, a Subsidiary of such Person all of the outstanding Stock of which (other than (x) director’s qualifying shares and (y) shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by applicable Law) are owned by such Person and/or by one or more wholly owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

Withholding Agent” means any Obligor, any Agent and, in the case of any U.S. federal withholding tax, any other withholding 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.

 

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1.2 Accounting Terms.

(a) All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Historical Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein; provided, however, that if the Borrower notifies the Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Closing Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for purposes of determining compliance with any test or covenant contained in this Agreement with respect to any period during which any Specified Transaction or Specified Restructuring occurs, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, the Total Net Leverage Ratio and the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio shall be calculated with respect to such period and such Specified Transaction or Specified Restructuring on a Pro Forma Basis.

(c) Where reference is made to “Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis” or similar language, such consolidation shall not include any Subsidiaries of Holdings other than Restricted Subsidiaries.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, (i) all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification No. 825—Financial Instruments, or any successor thereto (including pursuant to the Accounting Standards Codification), to value any Debt of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary at “fair value” as defined therein and (ii) all leases and obligations under any leases of any Person that are or would be characterized as operating leases and/or operating lease obligations in accordance with GAAP as of December 31, 2017 (whether or not such operating leases and/or operating lease obligations were in effect on such date) shall continue to be accounted for as operating leases and/or operating lease obligations (and not as Capital Leases and/or Capital Lease Obligations) for purposes of this Agreement regardless of any change in GAAP following the date that would otherwise require such obligations to be characterized as Capital Leases and/or Capital Lease Obligations.

(e) For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding any classification under GAAP of any Person or business in respect of which a definitive agreement for the Disposition thereof has been entered into as discontinued operations, the Net Income of such Person or business shall not be excluded from the calculation of Net Income until such Disposition shall have been consummated.

1.3 Interpretive Provisions.

(a) The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms.

(b) The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and similar words refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; and Subsection, Section, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

(c) The term “documents” includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, indentures, notices and other writings, however evidenced.

(i) The term “including” is not limiting and means “including without limitation.”

 

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(ii) In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including,” the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding” and the word “through” means “to and including.”

(iii) The word “or” is not exclusive.

(iv) Any reference to any Person shall be constructed to include such Person’s successors or assigns (subject to any restrictions on assignment set forth herein) and, in the case of any Governmental Authority, any other Governmental Authority that shall have succeeded to any or all of the functions thereof.

(v) Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms.

(vi) The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning as the word “shall.”

(vii) The words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

(d) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) references to Organization Documents, Charter Documents, agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual obligations shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, amendment and restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, amendment and restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are permitted by this Agreement; and (b) references to any applicable Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such applicable Law.

(e) The captions and headings of this Agreement and other Loan Documents are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

(f) This Agreement and other Loan Documents may use several different limitations, tests or measurements to regulate the same or similar matters. All such limitations, tests and measurements are cumulative and shall each be performed in accordance with their terms.

1.4 Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Loan”) or by Type (e.g., a “LIBOR Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Revolving LIBOR Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g., a “LIBOR Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Revolving LIBOR Borrowing”).

1.5 [Reserved].

1.6 Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained or complied with by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement (or required to be satisfied in order for a specific action to be permitted under this Agreement) shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).

1.7 Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to New York City (daylight or standard, as applicable).

1.8 Timing of Payment or Performance. When the payment of any obligation or the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or performance required on a day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment (other than as described in the definition of “Interest Period”) or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business Day.

 

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1.9 Currency Equivalents Generally.

(a) For purposes of any determination under any provision of this Agreement requiring the use of a current exchange rate, all amounts incurred or proposed to be incurred in currencies other than Dollars shall be translated into Dollars at currency exchange rates then in effect on the date of such determination; provided, however, that (x) for purposes of determining compliance with respect to the amount of any Debt, Investment, Disposition, Distribution or payment of Junior Debt in a currency other than Dollars, no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of changes in rates of exchange occurring after the time such Debt or Investment is incurred or Disposition, Distribution of payment of Junior Debt is made, (y) for purposes of determining compliance with any Dollar-denominated restriction on the incurrence of Debt, if such Debt is incurred to Refinance other Debt denominated in a foreign currency, and such Refinancing would cause the applicable Dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such Refinancing, such Dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such Refinanced Debt does not exceed the principal amount of such Debt being Refinanced, except by an amount equal to the accrued interest and premium thereon plus other amounts paid and fees and expenses incurred in connection with such Refinancing plus an amount equal to any existing commitment unutilized and letters of credit undrawn thereunder and (z) for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.9 shall otherwise apply to such Sections, including with respect to determining whether any Debt or Investment may be incurred or Disposition, Distribution or payment of Junior Debt may be made at any time under such Sections. For purposes of the Financial Covenant, amounts in currencies other than Dollars shall be translated into Dollars at the applicable exchange rates used in preparing the most recently delivered Section 6.2 Financials.

(b) Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Agent may from time to time specify with the Borrower’s consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) to appropriately reflect a change in currency of any country and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to such change in currency.

(c) If at any time the Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that (i) the circumstances set forth in Section 5.5 have arisen and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary or (ii) the circumstances set forth in Section 5.5 have not arisen but the supervisor for the administrator of the LIBOR Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Agent has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which the LIBOR Rate shall no longer be used for determining interest rates for loans (or, after which, the LIBOR Rate is no longer required to be published), then the Agent and the Borrower shall endeavor to establish an alternate rate of interest to the LIBOR Rate that gives due consideration to the then prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest for syndicated loans in the United States at such time, and shall enter into an amendment to this Agreement to reflect such alternate rate of interest and such other related changes to this Agreement as may be applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 12.1, such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement so long as the Agent shall not have received, within five (5) Business Days of the date notice of such alternate rate of interest is provided to the Lenders, a written notice from the Required Lenders stating that such Required Lenders object to such amendment. Provided that, if such alternate rate of interest shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.

ARTICLE II

LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT

2.1 Credit Facilities. Subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (i) the Lenders agree to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower on the Closing Date and at any time and from time to time prior to the Termination Date, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding not in excess of the Availability, (ii) the Swingline Lender agrees to extend credit to the Borrower, at any time and from time to time prior to the Termination Date, in the form of Swingline Loans, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not in excess of the lesser of the Swingline Sublimit and the then applicable Availability, and (iii) the Letter of Credit Issuers agree to issue Letters of Credit on behalf of the Borrower, in an aggregate face amount at any time outstanding not in excess of the lesser of the Letter of Credit Subfacility and the then applicable Availability. The proceeds of the Revolving Loans and the Swingline Loans are to be used solely to finance ongoing working capital needs and for other general corporate purposes (including Permitted Acquisitions and other Permitted Investments, Permitted Distributions and the repayment or prepayment of Debt, in each case to the extent not prohibited pursuant to the terms hereof) of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries. Each Loan made pursuant to this Agreement shall be made in Dollars.

 

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2.2 Revolving Loans. Subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Lender severally, but not jointly or jointly and severally, agrees, upon the Borrower’s request from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date to the Termination Date, to make Revolving Loans in Dollars to the Borrower in an amount equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Borrowing requested by Borrower in accordance with the provisions hereof, but not to exceed the then-current Availability. The Lenders, however, in their unanimous discretion, may elect to make Revolving Loans or issue or arrange to have issued Letters of Credit in excess of the Borrowing Base on one or more occasions, but if they do so, neither the Agent nor the Lenders shall be deemed thereby to have changed the limits of the Borrowing Base or to be obligated to exceed such limits on any other occasion. If any such Borrowing would exceed Availability, the Lenders may refuse to make or may otherwise restrict the making of Revolving Loans as the Lenders determine until such excess has been eliminated, subject to the Agent’s authority, in its sole discretion, to make Agent Advances pursuant to the terms of Section 2.4(g).

2.3 Letters of Credit.

(a) Agreement to Issue. Subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Letter of Credit Issuers agree to issue for the account of the Borrower and Manufacturing one or more standby letters of credit denominated in Dollars (each, a “Letter of Credit” and, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) and to amend, renew or extend Letters of Credit previously issued by such Letter of Credit Issuer (unless otherwise provided below); provided that the Borrower shall be the applicant, and be jointly and severally liable, with respect to any Letter of Credit issued for the account of Manufacturing.

(b) Amounts; Outside Expiration Date. The Letter of Credit Issuers shall not have any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit at any time if (i) the maximum aggregate amount of the requested Letter of Credit for the term of such Letter of Credit (including any increases in amount referenced therein) is greater than the Unused Letter of Credit Subfacility at such time; (ii) the maximum undrawn amount of the requested Letter of Credit would exceed the then-current Availability; or (iii) such Letter of Credit has an expiration date later than 12 months after the date of issuance (subject to customary evergreen or automatic renewal provisions reasonably acceptable to such Letter of Credit Issuer, which may provide for renewal for additional period of up to 12 months); provided that in no event shall any Letter of Credit have an expiration date later than the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Stated Termination Date or such later date to the extent such Letter of Credit has been cash collateralized in an amount to be agreed with the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer or backstopped with another letter of credit for such period after the Termination Date in a manner mutually and reasonably agreed between the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer and the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Letter of Credit Issuer shall be required to issue any Letter of Credit if the aggregate maximum amount of all Letters of Credit issued by such Letter of Credit Issuer would exceed its L/C Commitment. With respect to any Letter of Credit which contains any “evergreen” or automatic renewal or extension provision, if such Letter of Credit permits the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer to prevent any extension by giving notice to the beneficiary thereof no later than a date (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”), once any such Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized such Letter of Credit Issuer to permit extensions of such Letter of Credit to an expiry date not later than the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Stated Termination Date, unless the Agent shall have received written notice from the Required Lenders declining to consent to any such extension at least thirty (30) days prior to the Non-Extension Notice Date; provided that no Lender may decline to consent to any such extension if all of the requirements of this Section 2.3 are met and no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

(c) Other Conditions. In addition to the conditions precedent contained in Article IX, the obligation of the Letter of Credit Issuers to issue any applicable Letter of Credit is subject to the following conditions precedent having been satisfied:

(i) the Borrower shall have delivered to the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer, at least three (3) Business Days (or such shorter period as the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer may agree) in advance of the proposed date of issuance of any Letter of Credit, an application in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Letter of Credit Issuer for the issuance of the Letter of Credit and such other documents as may be reasonably required pursuant to the terms thereof, and the form of the proposed Letter of Credit shall be reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer; and

 

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(ii) as of the date of issuance, no order of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority shall purport by its terms to enjoin or restrain the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer from issuing letters of credit of the type and in the amount of the proposed Letter of Credit, and no Law applicable to the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer and no request or directive (whether or not having the force of Law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such Letter of Credit Issuer shall prohibit, or request that the proposed Letter of Credit Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or the issuance of such Letters of Credit.

(d) Issuance of Letters of Credit.

(i) Request for Issuance. The Borrower shall deliver an application signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Letter of Credit Issuer to the Agent and the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer of a requested Letter of Credit at least three (3) Business Days (or such shorter period as the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer may agree) prior to the proposed issuance date. Such application shall specify the original face amount of the Letter of Credit requested, the Business Day of issuance of such requested Letter of Credit, whether such Letter of Credit may be drawn in a single or in partial draws, the Business Day on which the requested Letter of Credit is to expire, the purpose for which such Letter of Credit is to be issued, and the beneficiary of the requested Letter of Credit. The Borrower shall attach to such application the proposed draw conditions to be included in the form of the Letter of Credit.

(ii) Responsibilities of the Agent; Issuance. As of the Business Day immediately preceding the requested issuance date of each Letter of Credit, the Agent shall determine the amount of the Unused Letter of Credit Subfacility and the then-current Availability as of such date. If (A) the aggregate amount of the requested Letter of Credit for the term of such Letter of Credit (including any increases in amount referenced therein) is less than the Unused Letter of Credit Subfacility and (B) the amount of such requested Letter of Credit would not exceed the then-current Availability, the Agent shall inform the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer that it may issue the requested Letter of Credit on the requested issuance date so long as the other conditions to such issuance set forth in this Agreement are met.

(iii) No Extensions or Amendment. Except in the case of Letters of Credit subject to evergreen or automatic renewal provisions, no Letter of Credit Issuer shall be required to extend, renew or amend any Letter of Credit issued pursuant hereto unless the requirements of this Section 2.3 are met as though a new Letter of Credit were being requested and issued.

(e) Payments Pursuant to Letters of Credit. The Borrower hereby agrees to reimburse the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer in Dollars with respect to any drawing or disbursement by such Letter of Credit Issuer under any Letter of Credit, by making payment, whether with its own funds, with the proceeds of Revolving Loans or any other source, to the Agent for the account of the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer in immediately available funds, (with respect to each such amount so paid under a Letter of Credit until reimbursed, an “Unpaid Drawing”) (i) within one Business Day of the date of such drawing or disbursement if the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer provides notice to the Borrower of such drawing or disbursement prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on such prior Business Day after the date of such drawing or disbursement or (ii) if such notice is received after such time, on the next Business Day following the date of receipt of such notice (such required date for reimbursement under clause (i) or (ii), as applicable (the “Required Reimbursement Date”), with interest on the amount so paid or disbursed by such applicable Letter of Credit Issuer, from and including the date of such drawing or disbursement to but excluding the Required Reimbursement Date, at the per annum rate for each day equal to the applicable rate described in Section 3.1(a)(i); provided that, notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, with respect to any Letter of Credit, unless the Borrower shall have notified the Agent and the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Required Reimbursement Date that the Borrower intends to reimburse such Letter of Credit Issuer for the amount of such drawing or disbursement with funds other than the proceeds of Revolving Loans, each drawing under any Letter of Credit shall constitute a request by the Borrower to the Agent for a Borrowing of a Base Rate Loan in the amount of such drawing and, to the extent such Base Rate Loan is made, the Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting Base Rate Loan.

 

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(f) Indemnification; Exoneration; Power of Attorney.

(i) Indemnification. In addition to amounts payable as elsewhere provided in this Section 2.3, the Borrower agrees to protect, indemnify, pay and save the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, charges and reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable Attorney Costs) which such Letter of Credit Issuer may incur or be subject to as a consequence, direct or indirect, of the issuance of any Letter of Credit, except that the foregoing indemnity shall not apply to such Letter of Credit Issuer to the extent of acts or omissions arises out of gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Letter of Credit Issuer (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision). The Borrower’s obligations under this Section shall survive payment of all other Obligations and termination of this Agreement.

(ii) Assumption of Risk by the Borrower. As among the Borrower, the Revolving Credit Lenders, the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer and the Agent, the Borrower assumes all risks of the acts and omissions of, or misuse of any of the Letters of Credit by, the respective beneficiaries of such Letters of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Lenders, the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer and the Agent shall not be responsible for (except in the case of any such Person (but not with respect to any other Person), to the extent arising out of the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Person (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision) in connection with any of the following): (A) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any document submitted by any Person in connection with the application for and issuance of and presentation of drafts with respect to any of the Letters of Credit, even if it should prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged; (B) the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign any Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason; (C) the failure of the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit to comply duly with conditions set forth in any separate agreement with the Borrower that are required in order to draw upon such Letter of Credit; (D) errors, omissions, interruptions, or delays in transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail, cable, telegraph, telex or otherwise, whether or not they be in cipher; (E) errors in interpretation of technical terms; (F) any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under any Letter of Credit or of the proceeds thereof; (G) the misapplication by the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter of Credit; (H) any consequences arising from causes beyond the control of the Revolving Credit Lenders, the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer or the Agent, including any act or omission, whether rightful or wrongful, of any present or future de jure or de facto Governmental Authority; or (I) the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer’s honor of a draw for which the draw or any certificate fails to comply in any material respect with the terms of the Letter of Credit; provided that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at Law or under any other agreement. None of the foregoing shall affect, impair or prevent the vesting of any rights or powers of the Agent or any Revolving Credit Lender under this Section 2.3(f).

(iii) Exoneration. Without limiting the foregoing, no action or omission whatsoever by the Agent, a Letter of Credit Issuer or any Revolving Credit Lender shall result in any liability of the Agent, such Letter of Credit Issuer or any Revolving Credit Lender to the Borrower (except as provided in the immediately succeeding clause (iv)), or relieve the Borrower of any of its obligations hereunder to any such Person.

(iv) Rights Against Letter of Credit Issuer. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to limit the Borrower’s rights or claims, if any, under Law or otherwise, against any Letter of Credit Issuer which arise as a result of the letter of credit application and related documents executed by such Letter of Credit Issuer or which arise as a result of such Letter of Credit Issuer’s willful misconduct, gross negligence or bad faith (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision).

(v) Account Party. The Borrower hereby authorizes and directs any Letter of Credit Issuer to name the Borrower as the “Account Party” in the Letters of Credit and to deliver to the Agent all instruments, documents and other writings and property received by the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer pursuant to the Letters of Credit, and to accept and rely upon the Agent’s instructions and agreements with respect to all matters arising in connection with the Letters of Credit or the applications therefor.

 

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(g) Supporting Letter of Credit. If, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.3(b) and Section 11.1, any Letter of Credit is outstanding upon the termination of this Agreement, then upon such termination the Borrower shall (i) deposit with the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Agent, the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer and the Revolving Credit Lenders, with respect to each Letter of Credit then outstanding, a standby letter of credit (a “Supporting Letter of Credit”) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, issued by an issuer reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, in an amount equal to 103% (or such lesser amount as the Agent and such Letter of Credit Issuer shall agree but not less than 100%) of the sum of the greatest amount for which such Letter of Credit may be drawn plus any fees and expenses then due and owing with such Letter of Credit, under which Supporting Letter of Credit the Agent is entitled to draw amounts necessary to reimburse the Agent, such Letter of Credit Issuer and the Revolving Credit Lenders for payments to be made by the Agent, such Letter of Credit Issuer and such Revolving Credit Lenders under such Letter of Credit and any fees and expenses then due and owing or to become due and owing with such Letter of Credit, or (ii) cash collateralize each Letter of Credit then outstanding, in an amount equal to 103% (or such lesser amount as the Agent and such Letter of Credit Issuer shall agree) of the sum of the greatest amount for which such Letter of Credit may be drawn plus any fees and expenses then due and owing with such Letter of Credit, in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Agent. Such Supporting Letter of Credit or cash collateral shall be held by the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Agent, the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer and the Revolving Credit Lenders, as security for, and to provide for the payment of, the aggregate undrawn amount of such Letters of Credit remaining outstanding.

(h) Addition of a Letter of Credit Issuer. A Lender (or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates) may become an additional Letter of Credit Issuer hereunder pursuant to a written agreement among the Borrower, the Agent and such Lender. The Agent shall notify the Revolving Credit Lenders of any such additional Letter of Credit Issuer.

2.4 Loan Administration.

(a) Procedure for Borrowing.

(i) Each Borrowing by the Borrower shall be made upon the Borrower’s written notice delivered to the Agent in the form of a notice of borrowing substantially in the form of Exhibit B (“Notice of Borrowing”), which must be received by the Agent prior to (w) 12:00 noon (New York City time) three (3) Business Days prior to the requested Funding Date, in the case of LIBOR Loans, (x) 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) one (1) Business Day prior to the requested Funding Date, in the case of Base Rate Loans on any Funding Date and (y) 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Funding Date, in the case of Swingline Loans, specifying:

(A) whether such Borrowing is to be a LIBOR Borrowing or a Base Rate Borrowing (and if not specified, it shall be deemed a request for a Base Rate Borrowing);

(B) the amount of the Borrowing, which (x) in the case of a LIBOR Loan, must equal or exceed $1,000,000 (and increments of $1,000,000 in excess of such amount) and (y) in the case of a Base Rate Loan, must equal or exceed $1,000,000 (and increments of $1,000,000 in excess of such amount);

(C) the requested Funding Date, which must be a Business Day; and

(D) in the case of a request for LIBOR Loans, the duration of the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto (and if not specified, it shall be deemed a request for an Interest Period of one month).

(ii) At the election of the Agent or the Required Lenders, the Borrower shall have no right to request a LIBOR Loan while an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

(b) Reliance upon Authority. On or prior to the Closing Date, the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent a notice setting forth the account of the Borrower (such account, together with any replacement account, the “Designated Account”) to which the Agent is authorized to transfer the proceeds of the Loans requested hereunder unless otherwise directed in writing by the Borrower. The Borrower may designate a replacement account from time to time by written notice to the Agent. The Agent is entitled to rely conclusively on any Person’s request for Revolving Loans on behalf of the Borrower, so long as the proceeds thereof are to be transferred to the Designated Account or to another account designated by the Borrower in writing. The Agent has no duty to verify the identity of any individual representing himself or herself as a person authorized by the Borrower to make such requests on its behalf.

 

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(c) No Liability. The Agent shall not incur any liability to the Borrower as a result of acting upon any notice referred to in Section 2.4(a) or (b), which the Agent believes in good faith to have been given by an officer or other person duly authorized by the Borrower to request Loans on its behalf. The crediting of Loans to the Designated Account conclusively establishes the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loans as provided herein.

(d) Borrower’s Election. Promptly after receipt of a Notice of Borrowing for a Revolving Base Rate Loan, the Borrower shall elect to have the terms of Section 2.4(e) or the terms of Section 2.4(f) apply to such requested Borrowing. If the condition in Section 2.4(f)(i)(C) is not satisfied, the terms of Section 2.4(e) shall apply to the requested Borrowing.

(e) Making of Revolving Loans. If the Borrower elects to have the terms of this Section 2.4(e) apply to a requested Revolving Credit Borrowing of a Base Rate Loan or if the Agent receives a Notice of Borrowing for a LIBOR Loan, then, promptly after receipt of the Notice of Borrowing with respect to such Revolving Base Rate Loan or Revolving LIBOR Loan, the Agent shall notify the Revolving Credit Lenders by telecopy, telephone or e-mail of the requested Borrowing. Each Revolving Credit Lender shall transfer its Pro Rata Share of the requested Borrowing to the Agent in immediately available funds, to the account from time to time designated by the Agent, not later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the applicable Funding Date; provided that on the Closing Date, such funds may be made available at such earlier time as may be agreed among the relevant Lenders, the Borrower and the Agent for the purpose of consummating the Transactions. After the Agent’s receipt of all such amounts from the Lenders (or, in the event that a Defaulting Lender does not fund its portion of Loans, after the Agent receives such amounts from all other Lenders), the Agent shall make the aggregate of such amounts available to the Borrower on the applicable Funding Date by transferring same day funds to the account(s) designated by the Borrower; provided, however, that the amount of Revolving Loans so made on any date shall not exceed the then-current Availability on such date.

(f) Making of Swingline Loans.

(i) If the Borrower elects to have the terms of this Section 2.4(f) apply to a requested Revolving Credit Borrowing of a Base Rate Loan, the Swingline Lender shall make a Revolving Loan in the amount of that Borrowing available to the Borrower on the applicable Funding Date by transferring same day funds to the Designated Account or such other account(s) as may be designated by the Borrower in writing. Each Revolving Loan made solely by the Swingline Lender pursuant to this Section 2.4(f) is herein referred to as a “Swingline Loan,” and such Revolving Loans are collectively referred to as the “Swingline Loans.” Each Swingline Loan shall be subject to all the terms and conditions applicable to other Revolving Loans except that all payments thereon (including interest) shall be payable to the Swingline Lender solely for its own account. The Agent shall not request the Swingline Lender to make any Swingline Loan if (A) the Agent has received written notice from any Lender that one or more of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article IX will not be satisfied on the requested Funding Date for the applicable Borrowing, (B) the requested Borrowing would exceed then-current Availability on that Funding Date (as reasonably determined by the Agent), or (C) such Swingline Loan would cause the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all Swingline Loans to exceed $7,500,000 (the “Swingline Sublimit”).

(ii) The Swingline Loans shall be secured by the Collateral Agent’s Liens in and to the Collateral and shall constitute Base Rate Loans and Obligations hereunder.

(g) Agent Advances.

(i) Subject to the limitations set forth below, the Agent is authorized by the Borrower and the Revolving Credit Lenders, from time to time in the Agent’s sole discretion, upon notice to the Revolving Credit Lenders, (A) after the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, or (B) at any time that any of the other conditions precedent set forth in Article IX have not been satisfied, to make Base Rate Loans to the Borrower on behalf of the Lenders in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed 10% of the Borrowing Base (provided that the making of any such Loan does not cause the

 

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Aggregate Revolver Outstandings to exceed the Maximum Revolver Amount) which the Agent, in its good faith judgment, deems necessary or desirable (1) to preserve or protect the Collateral, or any portion thereof, (2) to enhance the likelihood of, or maximize the amount of, repayment of the Loans and other Obligations (including through Base Rate Loans for the purpose of enabling Manufacturing, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to meet their payroll and associated Tax obligations), and/or (3) to pay any other amount chargeable to the Borrower pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including costs, fees and expenses as described in Section 14.7 (any of such advances are herein referred to as “Agent Advances”); provided, that the Required Lenders may at any time revoke the Agent’s authorization to make Agent Advances. Any such revocation must be in writing and shall become effective prospectively upon the Agent’s receipt thereof.

(ii) The Agent Advances shall be secured by the Collateral Agent’s Liens in and to the Collateral and shall constitute Base Rate Loans and Obligations hereunder.

(h) Notice Irrevocable. Other than any Notice of Borrowing for a Base Rate Loan made on or prior to the Closing Date, any Notice of Borrowing made pursuant to Section 2.4(a) shall be irrevocable. The Borrower shall be bound to borrow the funds requested therein in accordance therewith.

2.5 Reserves. The Agent may establish Reserves or change (including by decreasing the amount of) any of the Reserves, in the exercise of its Reasonable Credit Judgment; provided that such Reserves shall not be established or changed except upon not less than five (5) Business Days’ notice to the Borrower (unless an Event of Default exists and is continuing in which event such notice (which may be oral) may be given at any time prior to the establishment or change and shall not be subject to the five (5) Business Day notice requirement); provided, further, that no such prior notice shall be required for any changes to any Reserves resulting solely by virtue of mathematical calculations of the amount of the Reserves in accordance with the methodology of calculation previously utilized. The Agent will be available during such period to discuss any such proposed Reserve or change with the Borrower and without limiting the right of the Agent to establish or change such Reserves in the Agent’s Reasonable Credit Judgment, the Borrower may take such action as may be required so that the event, condition or matter that is the basis for such Reserve no longer exists, in a manner and to the extent reasonably satisfactory to the Agent. The amount of any Reserve established by the Agent pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 2.5 shall have a reasonable relationship as determined by the Agent in its Reasonable Credit Judgment to the event, condition or other matter that is the basis for the Reserve. In the event that the Agent has determined to establish or change a Reserve pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 2.5 and the Reserve amount to be so established or as modified is inconsistent with the Reserve amount determined by the Agent, then the greater Reserve amount so determined shall apply. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, a Reserve shall not be established to the extent that such Reserve would be duplicative of any specific item excluded as ineligible in the definition of “Eligible Account”, “Eligible Inventory” or “Eligible Unbilled Account”, or of any then-existing Reserve. The establishment of any Reserve with respect to any obligation, charge, liability, debt or otherwise shall in no event grant any rights or be deemed to have granted any rights in such reserved amount to the holder of such obligation, charge, liability or debt or any other Person (except as explicitly set forth hereunder), but shall solely be viewed as amounts reserved to protect the interests of the Secured Parties hereunder and under the other Loan Documents.

2.6 Incremental Credit Extension.

(a) The Borrower may at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date, by written notice delivered to the Agent, request one or more increases in the amount under any Class of Revolving Credit Commitments (each such increase, a “Revolving Credit Commitment Increase”).

(b) Each Revolving Credit Commitment Increase shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $5,000,000 (provided that such amount may be less than $5,000,000 if such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth below) (and in minimum increments of $5,000,000 in excess thereof), and the aggregate amount of Revolving Credit Commitment Increases (after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and the use of the proceeds thereof) incurred pursuant to this Section 2.6(b) shall not exceed $50,000,000.

 

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(c) The Revolving Credit Commitment Increases shall be treated the same as the Revolving Credit Commitments (except that the maturity date thereof shall be no earlier than the initial Stated Termination Date for the Revolving Credit Facility) and shall be considered to be part of the Revolving Credit Commitments (it being understood that, if required to consummate a Revolving Credit Commitment Increase, the interest rate margins, rate floors and undrawn commitment fees on the Revolving Credit Commitments may be increased so long as such increase also apply equally to the existing Revolving Credit Commitments and additional upfront or similar fees may be payable to the lenders providing the Revolving Credit Commitment Increase without any requirement to pay such upfront or similar fees to any then-existing Lenders). The Revolving Credit Commitment Increases may be in the form of a separate “first-in, last-out” or “last-out” tranche (the “FILO Tranche”) with interest rate margins, rate floors, upfront fees, funding discounts, advance rates, premiums, unused fees, original issue discounts, amortization, and other terms to be agreed among the Borrower, the Agent and the applicable Lenders (without the consent of any Lenders not providing loans under the FILO Tranche) providing such Revolving Credit Commitment Increases (it being understood to the extent that any financial maintenance covenant is added for the benefit of any FILO Tranche, no consent shall be required from the Agent or any Lender to the extent that such financial maintenance covenant is also added for the benefit of the Revolving Credit Facility) and to be agreed upon (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not require any adjustment to the Applicable Margin of other Loans pursuant to clause (i) above) among the Borrower and the Lenders providing the FILO Tranche so long as (1) any loans and related obligations in respect of the FILO Tranche shall not be guaranteed by any Person other than the Guarantors and shall rank equal (or, at the option of the Borrower, junior) in right of priority to the Collateral Agent’s Liens; (2) as between (x) the Revolving Credit Facility (other than the FILO Tranche) and (y) the FILO Tranche, all proceeds from the liquidation or other realization of the Collateral shall be applied, first to obligations owing under, or with respect to, the Revolving Credit Facility (other than the FILO Tranche) and second to the FILO Tranche; (3) no Borrower may prepay Loans under the FILO Tranche or terminate or reduce the commitments in respect thereof at any time that other Revolving Loans (including Swingline Loans) and/or Unpaid Drawings (unless cash collateralized or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Agent) are outstanding; (4) the Required Lenders (calculated as including the FILO Tranche) shall, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, control exercise of remedies in respect of the Collateral; and (5) no changes affecting the priority status of the Revolving Credit Facility (other than the FILO Tranche) vis-à-vis the FILO Tranche may be made without the consent of each of the Lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility (other than the FILO Tranche).

(d) Each notice from the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.6 shall be given in writing and shall set forth the requested amount and proposed terms of the relevant Revolving Credit Commitment Increase. Revolving Credit Commitment Increases may be provided subject to the prior written consent of the Borrower, by any existing Lender (it being understood that no existing Lender will have an obligation to make a portion of any Revolving Credit Commitment Increase) or by any other bank, financial institution, other institutional lender or other investor (any such other bank, financial institution or other investor being called an “Additional Lender”); provided that (i) each existing Lender shall be offered the opportunity to participate in the relevant Revolving Credit Commitment Increase (other than in the case of a FILO Tranche) on a pro rata basis based on such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment prior to such Revolving Credit Commitment Increase and (ii) the Agent, the Swingline Lender and each Letter of Credit Issuer shall have consented (in each case, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to such Lender’s or Additional Lender’s providing such Revolving Credit Commitment Increase if such consent would be required under Section 12.2 for an assignment of Loans and/or Commitments to such Lender or Additional Lender.

(e) Commitments in respect of a Revolving Credit Commitment Increase, including under a FILO Tranche, shall become Commitments under this Agreement pursuant to an amendment (an “Incremental Agreement”) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed the Borrower, each Lender agreeing to provide such Commitment, if any, each Additional Lender, if any, and the Agent. The Incremental Agreement may, subject to Section 2.6(c), without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or advisable in the reasonable opinion of the Borrower and the Agent to effect the provisions of this Section 2.6. The effectiveness of any Incremental Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof (each, an “Incremental Facility Closing Date”) and the occurrence of any extension of credit thereunder shall be subject to (i) the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 9.2(a) (provided that, with respect to any FILO Tranche that is entered into in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other similar Investment permitted hereunder, compliance with clause (ii) thereof shall instead be limited to compliance with no Event of Default under Section 10.1(a), (c), (e), (f) and (g) having occurred and being in continuance), (ii) receipt by the Agent of (y) legal opinions, board resolutions and officers’ certificates reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and (z) reaffirmation agreements and/or such amendments to the Collateral Documents as may be reasonably requested by the Agent in order to ensure that the Revolving Credit Commitment Increase is provided with the benefit of the applicable Loan Documents, and (iii) such other conditions as the parties thereto shall agree. The Borrower will use the proceeds of the loans under any Revolving Credit Commitment Increase for any purpose not prohibited by this Agreement.

 

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(f) (i) Except as set forth under clause (d) above, the Borrower shall not be obligated to offer any existing Lender the opportunity to provide any Revolving Credit Commitment Increase.

(ii) Upon each increase in the Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.6, other than in connection with a FILO Tranche, each Revolving Credit Lender immediately prior to such increase will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assigned to each Lender providing a portion of the Revolving Credit Commitment Increase (each, an “Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment Increase Lender”) in respect of such increase, and each such Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment Increase Lender will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assumed, a portion of such Lender’s participations hereunder in outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans such that, after giving effect to each such deemed assignment and assumption of participations, the percentage of the aggregate outstanding (A) participations hereunder in Letters of Credit and (B) participations hereunder in Swingline Loans held by each Revolving Credit Lender (including each such Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment Increase Lender) will equal the percentage of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments represented by such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment. The Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing, and pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement shall not apply to the transactions effected pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence or pursuant to a FILO Tranche.

(g) This Section 2.6 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.4(e) or 12.1 to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, any provisions of this Section 2.6 may be amended with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided no such amendment shall require any Lender to provide any Revolving Credit Commitment Increase without such Lender’s consent.

(h) Upon each increase in the Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.6 the dollar thresholds set forth in the definitions of “Cash Dominion Period”, “Collateral Reporting Period”, “Covenant Trigger Period,” “Permitted Acquisition”, “Specified Conditions”, and in Section 8.21 shall be increased in proportion to the amount of Revolving Commitment Increase.

2.7 Extensions of Revolving Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments.

(a) The Borrower may at any time and from time to time request that all or a portion of the Revolving Credit Commitments of any Class and/or the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of any Class (and, in each case, including any previously extended Revolving Credit Commitments), existing at the time of such request (each, an “Existing Revolving Credit Commitment” and any related revolving credit loans under any such facility, “Existing Revolving Loans”; each Existing Revolving Credit Commitment and related Existing Revolving Loans together being referred to as an “Existing Revolving Credit Class”) be converted or exchanged to extend the termination date thereof and the scheduled maturity date(s) of any payment of principal with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of Existing Revolving Loans related to such Existing Revolving Credit Commitments (any such Existing Revolving Credit Commitments which have been so extended, “Extended Revolving Credit Commitments” and any related revolving credit loans, “Extended Revolving Loans”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.7. Prior to entering into any Extension Agreement with respect to any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, the Borrower shall provide written notice to the Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders of the applicable Class of Existing Revolving Credit Commitments, with such request offered equally to all Lenders of such Class) (an “Extension Request”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments to be established thereunder, which terms shall be similar to those applicable to the Existing Revolving Credit Commitments from which they are to be extended (the “Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class”) except that (w) all or any of the final maturity dates of such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments may be delayed to later dates than the final maturity dates of the Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class, (x)(A) the interest rates, interest margins, rate floors, upfront fees, funding discounts, original issue discounts and prepayment premiums with respect to the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments may be different than those for the Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class and/or (B) additional fees and/or premiums may be payable to the Lenders providing such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments in

 

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addition to or in lieu of any of the items contemplated by the preceding clause (A) and (y)(1) the undrawn revolving credit commitment fee rates with respect to the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments may be different than those for the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class and (2) the Extension Agreement may provide for other covenants and terms that apply to any period after the Termination Date; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.7, or otherwise, (I) the borrowing and repayment (other than in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of commitments) of the Extended Revolving Loans under any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall be made on a pro rata basis with any borrowings and repayments of the Existing Revolving Loans of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class (the mechanics for which may be implemented through the applicable Extension Agreement and may include technical changes related to the borrowing and repayment procedures of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class), (II) assignments and participations of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments and Extended Revolving Loans shall be governed by the assignment and participation provisions set forth in Section 12.2 and (III) subject to the applicable limitations set forth in Section 4.4(a) and (b), permanent repayments of Extended Revolving Loans (and corresponding permanent reduction in the related Extended Revolving Credit Commitments) shall be permitted as may be agreed between the Borrower and the Lenders thereof. No Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments of any Existing Revolving Credit Class converted or exchanged into Extended Revolving Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to any Extension Request. Any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of any Extension Series shall constitute a separate Class of revolving credit commitments from Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class and from any other Existing Revolving Credit Commitments (together with any other Extended Revolving Credit Commitments so established on such date).

(b) The Borrower shall provide the applicable Extension Request to the Agent at least ten (10) Business Days (or such shorter period as the Agent may determine in its sole discretion) prior to the date on which Lenders under the Existing Revolving Credit Class are requested to respond, and shall agree to such procedures, if any, as may be established by, or acceptable to, the Agent, in each case acting reasonably, to accomplish the purpose of this Section 2.7. Any Lender (an “Extending Lender”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Revolving Credit Commitments (or any earlier Extended Revolving Credit Commitments) of an Existing Revolving Credit Class subject to such Extension Request converted or exchanged into Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall notify the Agent (an “Extension Election”) on or prior to the date specified in such Extension Request of the amount of its Revolving Credit Commitments (and/or any earlier-extended Extended Revolving Credit Commitments) which it has elected to convert or exchange into Extended Revolving Credit Commitments (subject to any minimum denomination requirements imposed by the Agent). In the event that the aggregate amount of Revolving Credit Commitments (and any earlier-extended Extended Revolving Credit Commitments) subject to Extension Elections exceeds the amount of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments requested pursuant to the Extension Request, Revolving Credit Commitments, or earlier-extended Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, subject to Extension Elections shall be converted to or exchanged to Extended Revolving Credit Commitments on a pro rata basis (subject to such rounding requirements as may be established by the Agent) based on the amount of Revolving Credit Commitments and earlier-extended Extended Revolving Credit Commitments included in each such Extension Election or as may be otherwise agreed to in the applicable Extension Agreement. Notwithstanding the conversion of any Existing Revolving Credit Commitment into an Extended Revolving Credit Commitment, unless expressly agreed by the holders of each affected Existing Revolving Credit Commitment of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class, such Extended Revolving Credit Commitment shall not be treated more favorably than all Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class for purposes of the obligations of a Revolving Credit Lender in respect of Swingline Loans under Section 2.4 and Letters of Credit under Section 2.3, except that the applicable Extension Agreement may provide that the maturity date for the Swingline Loans and/or the last day for issuing Letters of Credit may be extended and the related obligations to make Swingline Loans and issue Letters of Credit may be continued (pursuant to mechanics to be specified in the applicable Extension Agreement) so long as the applicable Swingline Lender and/or the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer have consented to such extensions (it being understood that no consent of any other Lender shall be required in connection with any such extension).

(c) Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall be established pursuant to an amendment (an “Extension Agreement”) to this Agreement (which, except to the extent expressly contemplated by the second sentence of this Section 2.7(c) and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 12.1, shall not require the consent of any Lender other than the Extending Lenders with respect to the Extended Revolving Credit

 

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Commitments established thereby) executed by Holdings, the Obligors, the Agent and the Extending Lenders. In connection with any Extension Agreement, the Borrower shall deliver an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Agent (i) as to the enforceability of such Extension Agreement, this Agreement as amended thereby, and such of the other Loan Documents (if any) as may be amended thereby (in the case of such other Loan Documents as contemplated by the immediately preceding sentence) and covering customary matters and (ii) to the effect that such Extension Agreement, including the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments provided for therein, does not breach or result in a default under the provisions of Section 12.1 of this Agreement, as modified by this Section 2.7(c).

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, on any date on which any Class of Existing Revolving Credit Commitments is converted or exchanged to extend the related scheduled maturity date(s) in accordance with Section 2.7(a) above (an “Extension Date”), in the case of the Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of each Extending Lender under any Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class, the aggregate principal amount of such Existing Revolving Credit Commitments shall be deemed reduced by an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments so converted or exchanged by such Lender on such date, and such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall be established as a separate Class of revolving credit commitments from the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class and from any other Existing Revolving Credit Commitments (together with any other Extended Revolving Credit Commitments so established on such date) and if, on any Extension Date, any Existing Revolving Loans of any Extending Lender are outstanding under the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class, such Existing Revolving Loans (and any related participations) shall be deemed to be converted or exchanged to Extended Revolving Loans (and related participations) of the applicable Class in the same proportion as such Extending Lender’s Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitments Class to Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of such Class.

(e) In the event that the Agent determines in its sole discretion that the allocation of the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Extension Series, in each case to a given Lender was incorrectly determined as a result of manifest administrative error in the receipt and processing of an Extension Election timely submitted by such Lender in accordance with the procedures set forth in the applicable Extension Agreement, then the Agent, the Borrower and such affected Lender may (and hereby are authorized to), in their sole discretion and without the consent of any other Lender, enter into an amendment to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (each, a “Corrective Extension Agreement”) within 30 days following the effective date of such Extension Agreement, as the case may be, which Corrective Extension Agreement shall (i) provide for the conversion or exchange and extension of Existing Revolving Credit Commitments (and related exposure) in such amount as is required to cause such Lender to hold Extended Revolving Credit Commitments (and related exposure) of the applicable Extension Series into which such other Loans or commitments were initially converted or exchanged, as the case may be, in the amount such Lender would have held had such administrative error not occurred and had such Lender received the minimum allocation of the applicable Loans or Commitments to which it was entitled under the terms of such Extension Agreement, in the absence of such error, (ii) be subject to the satisfaction of such conditions as the Agent, the Borrower and such Lender may agree (including conditions of the type required to be satisfied for the effectiveness of an Extension Agreement described in Section 2.7(c)), and (iii) effect such other amendments of the type (with appropriate reference and nomenclature changes) described in the second sentence of Section 2.7(c).

(f) No conversion or exchange of Loans or Commitments pursuant to any Extension Agreement in accordance with this Section 2.7 shall constitute a voluntary or mandatory payment or prepayment for purposes of this Agreement.

(g) This Section 2.7 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.4(e) or Section 12.1 to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, any of the provisions of this Section 2.7 may be amended with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that no such amendment shall require any Lender to provide any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments without such Lender’s consent.

2.8 Defaulting Lenders. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:

(a) the Unused Line Fee shall cease to accrue on any of the Revolving Credit Commitments of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 3.5;

 

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(b) the Commitments and Loans of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether all Lenders or the Required Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment, waiver or other modification pursuant to Section 12.1); provided that any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender which affects such Defaulting Lender disproportionately when compared to the other affected Lenders, or increases or extends the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender, shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender;

(c) any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Section 10.2 or Section 10.3 or otherwise), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Agent hereunder; second, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Agent; third, 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 that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; fourth, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to any Obligor as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Obligor against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and fifth, to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that, if such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the relevant Loans of the relevant non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied in the manner set forth in this clause (c);

(d) if any Swingline Loans are outstanding or Letters of Credit issued at the time such Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender then:

(i) all or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participations in such Swingline Loans and/or Letters of Credit shall be reallocated among the non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares but only to the extent (x) the sum of all non-Defaulting Lenders’ Aggregate Revolver Outstandings does not exceed the lesser of the total of all non-Defaulting Lenders’ Revolving Credit Commitments and the Borrowing Base as of such date and (y) no such non-Defaulting Lender’s Aggregate Revolver Outstandings shall exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment at such time;

(ii) if the reallocation described in clause (i) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall within three (3) Business Days following notice by the Agent (x) first, prepay such Swingline Loans and (y) second, cash collateralize for the benefit of the Letter of Credit Issuer only the Borrower’s obligations corresponding to such Defaulting Lender’s participations in Letters of Credit (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (i) above) for so long as such participations in Letters of Credit are outstanding;

(iii) if the Borrower cash collateralizes any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s Obligations pursuant to clause (ii) above, the Borrower shall not be required to pay any fees to such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 3.6 with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participations in Letters of Credit during the period such participations in Letters of Credit are cash collateralized;

(iv) if the participations in Letters of Credit of the non-Defaulting Lenders are reallocated pursuant to clause (i) above, then the fees payable to the Lenders pursuant to Sections 3.5 and 3.6 shall be adjusted in accordance with such non-Defaulting Lenders’ Pro Rata Shares; and

(v) if all or any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s participations in Letters of Credit is neither reallocated nor cash collateralized pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above, then, without prejudice to any rights or remedies of the Letter of Credit Issuers or any other Lender hereunder, all letter of credit fees payable under Section 3.6 with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participations in Letters of Credit shall be payable to the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer until and to the extent that such participations in Letters of Credit are reallocated and/or cash collateralized;

 

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(e) so long as (i) such Lender is a Defaulting Lender and (ii) a reallocation pursuant to clauses (d)(i) or (d)(ii) above cannot be effectuated, the Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loan and the Letter of Credit Issuers shall not be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit, unless it has received assurances reasonably satisfactory to it that non-Defaulting Lenders will cover the related exposure and/or cash collateral will be provided by the Borrower in accordance with this Section 2.8, and participating interests in any newly made Swingline Loan or any newly issued or increased Letter of Credit shall be allocated among non-Defaulting Lenders in a manner consistent with this Section 2.8 (and such Defaulting Lender shall not participate therein); and

(f) in the event that the Agent, the Borrower, the Swingline Lender and the Letter of Credit Issuers each agrees that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then the obligations and participations of the Revolving Credit Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment and on such date such Lender shall purchase at par such of the Loans of the other Revolving Credit Lenders (other than Swingline Loans) as the Agent shall determine may be necessary in order for such Lender to hold such Loans in accordance with its Pro Rata Share; 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 14.21, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from such Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

ARTICLE III

INTEREST AND FEES

3.1 Interest.

(a) Interest Rates. All outstanding Loans to the Borrower shall bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof (including, to the extent permitted by law, on interest thereon not paid when due) from the date made until paid in full in cash at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate or the LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin, but not to exceed the Maximum Rate. If at any time Loans are outstanding with respect to which the Borrower has not delivered to the Agent a notice specifying the basis for determining the interest rate applicable thereto in accordance herewith, those Loans shall be treated as Base Rate Loans until notice to the contrary has been given to the Agent in accordance with this Agreement and such notice has become effective. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Loans shall bear interest as follows:

(i) For all Base Rate Loans, at a fluctuating per annum rate equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin; and

(ii) For all LIBOR Loans, at a fluctuating per annum rate equal to the LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin.

Each change in the Base Rate (or any component thereof) shall be reflected in the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans as of the effective date of such change. All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans when the Base Rate is determined by the “prime rate” shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-day year). On the first Business Day of each calendar quarter hereafter and on the Termination Date, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders (provided that all interest on applicable Swingline Loans shall be for the benefit of the Swingline Lender and all interest on Agent Advances shall be for the benefit of the Agent), interest accrued to the first day of such calendar quarter (or accrued to the Termination Date in the case of a payment on the Termination Date) on all Base Rate Loans in arrears. The Borrower shall pay to the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, interest on all LIBOR Loans in arrears on each LIBOR Interest Payment Date.

 

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(b) Default Rate. During the continuance of any Specified Event of Default, if the Borrower shall default in the payment of the principal of or interest on any Loan or any other amount becoming due hereunder, by acceleration or otherwise, or under any other Loan Document, the Borrower shall on demand from time to time pay interest, to the extent permitted by Law, on such defaulted amount to but excluding the date of actual payment (after as well as before judgment) (A) in the case of overdue principal, at the Default Rate, and (B) in all other cases, at a rate per annum equal to the rate that would be applicable to a Base Rate Loan plus 2.00%.

3.2 Continuation and Conversion Elections.

(a) The Borrower may (provided that the Borrowing of LIBOR Loans is then permitted under Section 2.4(a)(ii)):

(i) elect, as of any Business Day, to convert any Base Rate Loans other than Agent Advances and Swingline Loans (or any part thereof) into LIBOR Loans; and

(ii) elect, as of the last day of the applicable Interest Period, to continue any LIBOR Loans having Interest Periods expiring on such day (or any part thereof);

provided that if the Notice of Continuation/Conversion shall fail to specify the duration of the Interest Period, such Interest Period shall be one month.

(b) The Borrower shall deliver a notice of continuation/conversion substantially in the form of Exhibit C (a “Notice of Continuation/Conversion”) to the Agent not later than, (x) 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) at least three (3) Business Days in advance of the Continuation/Conversion Date if the Loans are to be converted into or continued as LIBOR Loans and specifying:

(i) the proposed Continuation/Conversion Date;

(ii) the aggregate principal amount of Loans to be converted or continued;

(iii) the Type of Loans resulting from the proposed conversion or continuation; and

(iv) the duration of the requested Interest Period, provided, however, the Borrower may not select an Interest Period that ends after the Stated Termination Date.

(c) If, upon the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to any LIBOR Loans, the Borrower fails to select timely a new Interest Period to be applicable to such LIBOR Loans, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert such LIBOR Loans into Base Rate Loans effective as of the expiration date of such Interest Period. If any Event of Default exists, at the election of the Agent or the Required Lenders, all LIBOR Loans shall be converted into Base Rate Loans as of the expiration date of each applicable Interest Period.

(d) The Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of a Notice of Continuation/Conversion. All conversions and continuations shall be made ratably according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Loans with respect to which the notice was given held by each Lender.

(e) There may not be more than ten different LIBOR Loans in effect hereunder at any time (which number may be increased or adjusted by agreement between the Borrower and the Agent in connection with any Revolving Credit Commitment Increase or the creation of any Extended Revolving Credit Facility).

3.3 Maximum Interest Rate. In no event shall any interest rate provided for hereunder exceed the maximum rate legally chargeable under applicable law with respect to loans of the Type provided for hereunder (the “Maximum Rate”). If, in any month, any interest rate, absent such limitation, would have exceeded the Maximum Rate, then the interest rate for that month shall be the Maximum Rate, and, if in future months, that interest rate would otherwise be less than the Maximum Rate, then that interest rate shall remain at the Maximum Rate until such time as the amount of interest paid hereunder equals the amount of interest which would have been paid if the same had not been limited by the Maximum Rate. In the event that, upon payment in full of the Obligations, the total amount of interest paid or accrued under the terms of this Agreement is less than the total amount of interest which would, but for this Section 3.3, have been paid or accrued if the interest rate otherwise set forth in this Agreement had at all times been in effect, then the Borrower shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, pay the Agent, for the account of the applicable Lenders, an amount equal to the excess of (a) the lesser of (i) the amount of interest

 

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which would have been charged if the Maximum Rate had, at all times, been in effect or (ii) the amount of interest which would have accrued had the interest rate otherwise set forth in this Agreement, at all times, been in effect over (b) the amount of interest actually paid or accrued under this Agreement. If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the Agent and/or any Lender has received interest and other charges hereunder in excess of the Maximum Rate, such excess shall be deemed received on account of, and shall automatically be applied to reduce, the Obligations other than interest, and if there are no Obligations outstanding, the Agent and/or such Lender shall refund to the Borrower such excess.

3.4 Closing Fees and Other Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay the Agent, the Collateral Agent and each of the Arrangers, as applicable, all fees due and payable on any date required for payment of a fee (including as provided under the Engagement Letter); provided that, solely with respect to the ABL Administration Fee (as defined in the Engagement Letter), the amount of the ABL Administration Fee to be paid on the Closing Date (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not on any future date), shall be reduced by $10,000.

3.5 Unused Line Fee. On the first Business Day of each calendar quarter (commencing with the first business day of the calendar quarter beginning April 1, 2018), and on the Termination Date, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent, for the account of the Revolving Credit Lenders, an unused line fee (the “Unused Line Fee”) equal to the Applicable Unused Line Fee Margin per annum times the amount by which the average daily Maximum Revolver Amount exceeded the sum of the average daily outstanding amount of Revolving Loans (other than Swingline Loans) and the average daily undrawn face amount of outstanding Letters of Credit, during the immediately preceding calendar quarter (or longer period if calculated for the first such payment after the Closing Date or shorter period if calculated on the Termination Date). All principal payments received by the Agent shall be deemed to be credited immediately upon receipt for purposes of calculating the Unused Line Fee pursuant to this Section 3.5. Upon receipt thereof, the Agent shall distribute the Unused Line Fee to the Revolving Credit Lenders ratably based on their Pro Rata Shares of the Revolving Credit Commitments.

3.6 Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Agent, for the account of the Revolving Credit Lenders, in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares, for each Letter of Credit, a fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) equal to, on a per annum basis, the Applicable Margin for LIBOR Loans multiplied by the undrawn face amount of each Letter of Credit, (ii) to each Letter of Credit Issuer, for its own account, a fronting fee of one-eighth of one percent (0.125%) per annum of the undrawn face amount of each Letter of Credit issued by such Letter of Credit Issuer, and (iii) to each Letter of Credit Issuer, any out-of-pocket costs, fees and expenses incurred by such Letter of Credit Issuer in connection with the application for, processing of, issuance of, or amendment to any Letter of Credit. The Letter of Credit Fee and fronting fee shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the first Business Day of each calendar quarter in which a Letter of Credit is outstanding and on the Termination Date; provided that the first such payment after the Closing Date shall be paid on April 1, 2018.

ARTICLE IV

PAYMENTS AND PREPAYMENTS

4.1 Payments and Prepayments.

(a) The Borrower shall repay the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loans, plus all accrued but unpaid interest thereon, on the Termination Date.

(b) The Borrower may, upon notice to the Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay the Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty (but subject to Section 5.4); provided that (i) such notice must be received by the Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) (A) three (3) Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of LIBOR Loans and (B) one (1) Business Day prior to any date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; provided, further, that, in respect of Swingline Loans, the Borrower may deliver such notice to the Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date of prepayment of such Swingline Loans and (ii) each prepayment shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof or, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid and, if LIBOR Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans. The Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s ratable portion of such prepayment (based on such Lender’s Pro Rata Share).

 

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4.2 Out-of-Formula Condition. The Borrower shall immediately pay to the Agent, for the account of the Lenders and/or to cash collateralize Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.3(g), upon demand, the amount, if any, by which the amount of the Aggregate Revolver Outstandings exceeds at any time the lesser of (i) the Maximum Revolver Amount and (ii) the then-current Borrowing Base (any such condition being an “Out-of-Formula Condition”), except that no such payment shall be required if the Out-of-Formula Condition is created solely as a result of an Agent Advance.

4.3 Mandatory Prepayments.

(a) (i) At all times after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Cash Dominion Period and notification thereof by the Agent to the Borrower, on each Business Day, the Agent shall apply all same day funds credited to the Concentration Account and all amounts received pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) to one or more accounts maintained by the Agent or such other account as directed by the Agent and subject to the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement then in effect, all amounts received in such account shall be applied by Agent in accordance with Section 4.3(a)(ii) below.

(ii) Except as otherwise provided in Section 10.3, all amounts required to be paid pursuant to Section 4.3(a)(i) shall be applied by the Agent as follows: (A) first, to the prepayment in full of Agent Advances, (B) second, to the prepayment in full of the Swingline Loans, (C) third, to cash collateralize Letters of Credit, (D) fourth, to the prepayment in full of the Revolving Base Rate Loans and (E) fifth, to the prepayment in full of the Revolving LIBOR Loans.

(b) No payment or prepayment made pursuant to this Section 4.3 shall, or shall be deemed to, effect or reduce any Commitment of any Lender or the aggregate Commitments of the Lenders.

4.4 Termination or Reductions of Facilities.

(a) The Borrower may terminate this Agreement, upon at least three (3) Business Days’ notice to the Agent (who will distribute such notice to the Lenders), upon Full Payment of the Obligations and payment of amounts (if any) due under Section 5.4. Such notice may provide that such termination is contingent upon consummation of a contemplated refinancing or another transaction.

(b) The Borrower may from time to time permanently reduce the Revolving Credit Commitments (and the Maximum Revolver Amount), as the case may be, on a pro rata basis based on the applicable Lenders’ respective Pro Rata Shares, upon at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Agent, which notice shall specify the amount of the reduction. Each reduction shall be in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 or an increment of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. If after giving effect to any reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments, the Letter of Credit Subfacility or the Swingline Sublimit shall exceed the Revolving Credit Commitments at such time, each such Subfacility or sublimit, as the case may be, shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess and such reduction shall be accompanied by such payment (if any) as may be required to be made such that after giving effect to such payment the relevant aggregate Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans do not exceed the applicable Subfacility or sublimit as so reduced. Each reduction in the Revolving Credit Commitments shall be accompanied by such payment (if any) as may be required to avoid an Out-of-Formula Condition. It being understood and agreed that the Borrower may allocate any termination or reduction of Commitments among Classes of Commitments at its direction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower may rescind or postpone any notice of termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments if such termination would have resulted from a refinancing of all of the applicable Commitments, which refinancing shall not be consummated or otherwise shall be delayed.

4.5 LIBOR Loan Prepayments. In connection with any prepayment, if any LIBOR Loans are prepaid prior to the expiration date of the Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall comply with Section 5.4.

4.6 Payments by the Borrower.

(a) All payments to be made by the Borrower under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall be made without set-off, recoupment or counterclaim. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower shall be made to the Agent for the account of the Lenders entitled thereto, at the account designated by the Agent and shall be made in Dollars and in immediately available funds, no later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date specified herein. Any payment received by the Agent after such time shall be deemed (for purposes of calculating interest only) to have been received on the following Business Day and any applicable interest shall continue to accrue.

 

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(b) Subject to the provisions set forth in the definition of “Interest Period,” whenever any payment is due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be due on the following Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of interest or fees, as the case may be.

4.7 Apportionment, Application and Reversal of Payments. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, principal and interest payments shall be apportioned ratably among the Lenders to which such payment is owed (according to the unpaid principal balance of the Loans to which such payments owed are held by each such Lender) and payments of the fees shall, as applicable, be apportioned ratably (or other applicable share as provided herein) among the Lenders to which such payment is owed, except for fees payable solely to the Agent, any Arranger or the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer. Whenever any payment received by the Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents is insufficient to pay in full all amounts due and payable to the Agent and the Lenders under or in respect of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on any date, such payment shall be distributed by the Agent and applied by the Agent and the Lenders in the order of priority set forth in Section 10.3. If the Agent receives funds for application to the Obligations of the Obligors under or in respect of the Loan Documents under circumstances for which the Loan Documents do not specify the manner in which such funds are to be applied, the Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, elect to distribute such funds to each of the Lenders in accordance with such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Aggregate Revolver Outstandings at such time, in repayment or prepayment of such of the outstanding Loans or other Obligations then owing to such Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, unless so directed by the Borrower, or unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, neither the Agent nor any Lender shall apply any payments which it receives to any LIBOR Loan, except (a) on the expiration date of the Interest Period applicable to any such LIBOR Loan or (b) in the event, and only to the extent, that there are no outstanding Base Rate Loans and, in such event, the Borrower shall pay LIBOR breakage losses in accordance with Section 5.4.

4.8 Indemnity for Returned Payments. If after receipt of any payment which is applied to the payment of all or any part of the Obligations under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, the Agent, any Lender, or any other Secured Party is for any reason compelled to surrender such payment or proceeds to any Person because such payment or application of proceeds is invalidated, declared fraudulent, set aside, determined to be void or voidable as a preference, impermissible setoff, or a diversion of trust funds, or for any other reason, then such Obligations or part thereof intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued and this Agreement shall continue in full force as if such payment or proceeds had not been received by the Agent, such Lender, or such other Secured Party, and the Borrower shall be liable to pay to the Agent, the Lenders, or such other Secured Party and hereby do indemnify the Agent, the Lenders, or such other Secured Party and hold the Agent, the Lenders, or such other Secured Party harmless for the amount of such payment or proceeds surrendered. The provisions of this Section 4.8 shall be and remain effective notwithstanding any release of Collateral or guarantors, cancellation or return of Loan Documents, or other contrary action which may have been taken by the Agent, any Lender, or such other Secured Party in reliance upon such payment or application of proceeds, and any such contrary action so taken shall be without prejudice to the Agent’s, the Lenders’, or such other Secured Party’s rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and shall be deemed to have been conditioned upon such payment or application of proceeds having become final and irrevocable. The provisions of this Section 4.8 shall survive the repayment of the Obligations and termination of this Agreement.

4.9 Agent’s and Lenders’ Books and Records. The Agent shall record the principal amount of the Loans owing to each Lender, the undrawn face amount of all applicable outstanding Letters of Credit and the aggregate amount of Unpaid Drawings obligations outstanding with respect to the Letters of Credit from time to time on its books. In addition, each Lender may note the date and amount of each payment or prepayment of principal of such Lender’s Loans in its books and records. Failure by the Agent or any Lender to make such notation shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower with respect to the Loans or the Letters of Credit. The Borrower agrees that the Agent’s and each Lender’s books and records showing the Obligations and the transactions pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be admissible in any action or proceeding arising therefrom, and shall constitute rebuttable presumptive proof thereof (absent manifest error), irrespective of whether any Obligation is also evidenced by a promissory note or other instrument. Such statement shall be deemed correct, accurate, and

 

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binding on the Borrower and an account stated (absent manifest error and except for reversals and reapplications of payments made as provided in Section 4.7 and corrections of errors discovered by the Agent), unless the Borrower notifies the Agent in writing to the contrary within 30 days after such statement is rendered. In the event a timely written notice of objections is given by the Borrower, only the items to which exception is expressly made will be considered to be disputed by the Borrower.

ARTICLE V

TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

5.1 Taxes.

(a) Payments Free of Taxes. Unless otherwise required by applicable Law, all payments by or on behalf of an Obligor to a Lender or the Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for, any Taxes. If any applicable Withholding Agent shall be required by any applicable Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of such Withholding Agent) to deduct or withhold any Tax from any payment to a Recipient under this Agreement or any Loan Document, then (i) such Withholding Agent shall 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 (ii) if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Obligor shall be increased as necessary so that after all such required deductions and withholdings are made (including deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 5.1) the applicable Lender (or, in the case of a payment made to the Agent for its own account, the Agent) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been made. In addition, the Borrower shall pay all Other Taxes when due.

(b) Indemnification by Obligors. The Obligors agree jointly and severally to indemnify and hold harmless each Lender and the Agent for the full amount of Indemnified Taxes (including any Indemnified Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 5.1) paid or payable by any Lender or the Agent and any reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally asserted. Payment under this indemnification shall be made within 30 days after the date such Lender or the Agent makes written demand therefor in accordance with Section 5.6.

(c) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after the date of any payment by an Obligor of Taxes to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 5.1, the relevant Obligor shall furnish the Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof, or other evidence of payment reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.

(d) Status of Lenders. Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to any payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in paragraphs (d)(i), (ii) and (iv) of this Section) 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. Each Lender agrees that if any documentation it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such documentation or promptly notify the Borrower and the Agent in writing of its legal ineligibility to do so. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,

(i) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Agent), two duly executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding Tax;

(ii) any Lender that is not a U.S. Person shall, to the extent it is legally eligible to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Agent on or prior to the date on which such non-U.S. Person becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

 

 

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

(B) two duly executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI;

(C) in the case of a Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) two duly executed copies of a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit J-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) two duly executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E; or

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

(iii) any Lender that is not a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Agent), executed copies 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 applicable Withholding Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

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

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.1(d), a Lender shall not be required to deliver any documentation pursuant to this Section 5.1(d) that it is not legally eligible to deliver. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Agent to deliver to the Obligors and to any successor Agent any documentation provided by such Lender to the Agent pursuant to this Section 5.1(d).

 

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(e) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any party determines, in its reasonable discretion, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 5.1 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 5.1), 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 5.1 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all reasonable and documented or invoiced 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). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this Section 5.1(e) (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 to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.1(e), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 5.1(e) 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 had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid. This Section 5.1(e) 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.

(f) The Agent shall provide the Borrower with two duly completed original copies of, if it is a U.S. Person, IRS Form W-9 certifying that it is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding, and, if it is not a U.S. Person, (1) IRS Form W-8ECI with respect to payments to be received by it as a beneficial owner and (2) IRS Form W-8IMY (together with required accompanying documentation) with respect to payments to be received by it on behalf of the Lenders, certifying that, for such purpose, it is a U.S. branch that has agreed to be treated as a U.S. person for U.S. federal tax purposes. Notwithstanding any other provision of this clause (f), the Agent shall not be required to deliver any documentation that such Agent is not legally eligible to deliver as a result of a Change in Law after the Agreement Date.

(g) Definitions. For purposes of this Section 5.1, the term “Lender” includes any Letter of Credit Issuer and the Swingline Lender.

5.2 Illegality.

(a) If as a result of any Change in Law occurring after the later of the Agreement Date or the date that a Lender became a party to this Agreement, has made it unlawful, or any central bank or other Governmental Authority has asserted after such date that it is unlawful, for such Lender or its applicable lending office to make LIBOR Loans, then, on notice thereof by that Lender to the Borrower through the Agent, any obligation of that Lender to make LIBOR Loans shall be suspended until that Lender notifies the Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist.

(b) If a Lender determines that, as a result of a Change in Law occurring after the later of the Agreement Date and the date such Lender became a party hereto, it is unlawful to maintain any LIBOR Loan, the Borrower shall, upon its receipt of notice of such fact and demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Agent), prepay in full such LIBOR Loans of that Lender then outstanding, together with interest accrued thereon and amounts required under Section 5.4, either on the last day of the Interest Period, if that Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such LIBOR Loans to such day, or immediately, if that Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such LIBOR Loans. If the Borrower is required to so prepay any LIBOR Loans, then concurrently with such prepayment, the Borrower shall borrow from the affected Lender, in the amount of such repayment, a Base Rate Loan.

5.3 Increased Costs and Reduction of Return.

(a) If any Lender determines that due to any Change in Law occurring after the later of the Agreement Date or the date such Lender became a party to this Agreement, there shall be any increase in the cost (including Taxes) to such Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding, continuing, converting to or maintaining any LIBOR Loans (other than any increase in cost resulting from (i) Indemnified Taxes, (ii) Taxes described in clauses (b)

 

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through (d) of the definition of “Excluded Taxes”, or (iii) Connection Income Taxes), then, subject to clause (c) of this Section 5.3, the Borrower shall be liable for, and shall from time to time, upon demand (with a copy of such demand to be sent to the Agent), pay to the Agent for the account of such Lender, additional amounts as are sufficient to compensate such Lender for such increased costs.

(b) If any Lender shall have determined that due to any Change in Law in respect of any Capital Adequacy Regulation occurring after the later of the Agreement Date or the date such Lender became a party to this Agreement that affects or would affect the amount of capital or liquidity required or expected to be maintained by such Lender or any corporation or other entity controlling such Lender and such Lender (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such corporation’s or other entity’s policies with respect to capital adequacy and such Lender’s desired return on capital) determines that the amount of such capital or liquidity is required to be increased as a consequence of its Commitments, loans, credits or obligations under this Agreement, then, upon demand of such Lender to the Borrower through the Agent, subject to clause (c) of this Section 5.3, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender, from time to time as specified by such Lender, additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender for such increase.

(c) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.3 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation, provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.3 for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than six months prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of the event giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the event giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the six-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof). Notwithstanding any other provision herein, no Lender shall demand compensation pursuant to this Section 5.3 if it shall not at the time be the general policy or practice of such Lender to demand such compensation in similar circumstances for similarly situated borrowers under comparable provisions of other credit agreements, if any.

5.4 Funding Losses. The Borrower shall reimburse each Lender and hold each Lender harmless from any loss or expense which such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of:

(a) the failure of the Borrower to borrow a LIBOR Loan after the Borrower has given (or is deemed to have given) a Notice of Borrowing;

(b) the failure of the Borrower to continue a LIBOR Loan or convert a Loan into a LIBOR Loan after the Borrower has given (or is deemed to have given) a Notice of Continuation/Conversion; or

(c) the prepayment or other payment (including after acceleration thereof) of any LIBOR Loans on a day that is not the last day of the relevant Interest Period (including, without limitation, any payment in respect thereof pursuant to Section 2.6(f)(ii) or 5.8),

including any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain its LIBOR Loans (but not in respect of lost profits) or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained.

5.5 Inability to Determine Rates. If the Agent determines that for any reason adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the LIBOR for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed LIBOR Loan or that the LIBOR Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed LIBOR Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to the Lenders of funding such LIBOR Loan, the Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender thereof. Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain LIBOR Loans hereunder shall be suspended until the Agent revokes such notice in writing. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Continuation/Conversion then submitted by any of them. If the Borrower does not revoke such notice, the Lenders shall make, convert or continue the Loans, as proposed by the Borrower, in the amount specified in the applicable notice submitted by the Borrower, but such Loans shall be made, converted or continued as Base Rate Loans instead of LIBOR Loans.

5.6 Certificates of Agent. If the Agent or any Lender claims reimbursement or compensation under this Article V, the Agent or the affected Lender shall determine the amount thereof and shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Agent) a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the amount payable to the Agent or the

 

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affected Lender, and such certificate shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower in the absence of manifest error; provided that, except for compensation under Section 5.1, the Borrower shall not be obligated to pay the Agent or such Lender any compensation attributable to any period prior to the date that is ninety (90) days prior to the date on which the Agent or such Lender first gave notice to the Borrower of the circumstances entitling such Lender to compensation. The Borrower shall pay the Agent or such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 Business Days after receipt thereof.

5.7 Survival. The agreements and obligations of the Borrower and each Recipient in this Article V shall survive the payment of all other Obligations and termination of this Agreement.

5.8 Assignment of Commitments Under Certain Circumstances. In the event (a) any Lender requests compensation pursuant to Section 5.3, (b) any Lender delivers a notice described in Section 5.2, (c) Holdings or any Obligor is required to pay additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority on account of any Lender pursuant to Section 5.1, (d) any Lender is, or becomes an Affiliate of a Person that is, engaged in the business in which the Borrower is engaged or (e) any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort (including with respect to the processing fee referred to in Section 12.2(a)), upon notice to such Lender and the Agent, require such Lender to transfer and assign, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 12.2), all of its interests, rights and obligations under the Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such assigned obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (i) such assignment shall not conflict with any Law or order of any court or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction, (ii) except in the case of clause (d) or (e) above, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (iii) the Borrower or such assignee shall have paid to such Lender in immediately available funds an amount equal to the sum of 100% of the principal of and interest accrued to the date of such payment on the outstanding Loans of such Lender, plus all fees and other amounts accrued for the account of such Lender hereunder (including any amounts under Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4), (iv) such assignment is consummated within 180 days after the date on which the Borrower’s right under this Section 5.8 arises, and (v) if the consent of the Agent, any Letter of Credit Issuer or the Swingline Lender is required pursuant to Section 12.2, such consents are obtained; provided, further, that if prior to any such assignment the circumstances or event that resulted in such Lender’s request or notice under Section 5.2 or 5.3 or demand for additional amounts under Section 5.1, as the case may be, shall cease to exist or become inapplicable for any reason, or if such Lender shall waive its rights in respect of such circumstances or event under Section 5.1, 5.2 or 5.3, as the case may be, then such Lender shall not thereafter be required to make such assignment hereunder. In the event that a replaced Lender does not execute an Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to Section 12.2 within two Business Days after receipt by such replaced Lender of notice of replacement pursuant to this Section 5.8 and presentation to such replaced Lender of an Assignment and Acceptance evidencing an assignment pursuant to this Section 5.8, the Borrower shall be entitled (but not obligated), upon receipt by the replaced Lender of all amounts required to be paid under this Section 5.8, to execute such an Assignment and Acceptance on behalf of such replaced Lender, and any such Assignment and Acceptance so executed by the Borrower, the replacement Lender and, to the extent required pursuant to Section 12.2, the Agent, shall be effective for purposes of this Section 5.8 and Section 12.2.

ARTICLE VI

BOOKS AND RECORDS; FINANCIAL INFORMATION; NOTICES

6.1 Books and Records. Holdings shall maintain, and shall cause the Borrower and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to maintain, at all times, proper books and records and accounts prepared in conformity with GAAP consistently applied in respect of all material financial transactions and matters involving all material assets, business and activities of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Holdings shall maintain, and shall cause each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to maintain, at all times books and records pertaining to the Collateral in such detail, form and scope as is consistent in all material respects with good business practice or consistent with past practice.

 

 

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6.2 Financial Information. Holdings shall promptly furnish to the Agent (for further distribution to each Lender):

(a) As soon as available, but in any event not later than one hundred and fifty (150) days after the close of the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2017, and for all subsequent Fiscal Years, as soon as available, but in any event not later than one hundred and twenty (120) days after the close of such Fiscal Year, consolidated audited balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements of the Consolidated Parties and, if different, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, for such Fiscal Year, and the accompanying notes thereto, setting forth in each case in comparative form figures for and as of the end of the previous Fiscal Year (or, in lieu of such audited financial statements of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, a detailed reconciliation, reflecting such financial information for Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the Consolidated Parties, on the other hand), all in reasonable detail, fairly presenting in all material respects the financial position and the results of operations of the Consolidated Parties (and, if applicable, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries) as at the date thereof and for the Fiscal Year then ended, and prepared in accordance with GAAP in all material respects. Such consolidated statements shall be certified, reported on without a “going concern” or like qualification (other than (x) with respect to, or resulting from, the upcoming maturity of the Loans hereunder or (y) a prospective default under the Financial Covenant), or qualification arising out of the scope of the audit, by a firm of independent registered public accountants of recognized national standing selected by the Borrower. During a Covenant Trigger Period, such certified statements shall be delivered together with a certificate of such accounting firm stating that in the course of its regular audit of the business of the Consolidated Parties, which audit was conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, such accounting firm has obtained no knowledge of any Event of Default under Section 10.1 (solely arising from a breach of the Financial Covenant) that has occurred and is continuing or, if in the opinion of such accounting firm such an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, a statement as to the nature thereof (which certificate may be limited to the extent required by accounting rules or guidelines or customary internal policy of such accounting firm). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations in this Section 6.2(a) may be satisfied with respect to financial information of the Consolidated Parties by furnishing (A) the applicable financial statements of Holdings (or any Parent Entity of Holdings) or (B) Borrower’s or Holdings’ (or any Parent Entity thereof), as applicable, Form 10-K filed with the SEC; provided that, with respect to each of clauses (A) and (B) above, (i) to the extent such information relates to Holdings (or such Parent Entity), such information is accompanied by consolidating information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to Holdings (or such Parent Entity), on the one hand, and the information relating to the Consolidated Parties on a standalone basis, on the other hand and (ii) to the extent such information is in lieu of information required to be provided under the first sentence of this Section 6.2(a), such statements shall be certified, reported on without a “going concern” or like qualification (other than (x) with respect to, or resulting from, the upcoming maturity of the Loans hereunder or (y) a prospective default under the Financial Covenant), or qualification arising out of the scope of the audit, by a firm of independent registered public accountants of recognized national standing selected by Holdings (or such Parent Entity). In addition, together with the Financial Statements required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 6.2(a), Holdings shall deliver a customary “management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations” with respect to the periods covered by such Financial Statements.

(b) As soon as available, but in any event not later than forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year, consolidated unaudited balance sheets of the Consolidated Parties and, if different, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter, and consolidated unaudited income statements and cash flow statements for the Consolidated Parties, and, if different from Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Quarter and for the period from the beginning of the Fiscal Year to the end of such Fiscal Quarter, setting forth, in each case, in reasonable detail, in comparative form, the figures for and as of the corresponding period in the prior Fiscal Year (or, in lieu of such Financial Statements of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, a detailed reconciliation, reflecting such financial information for Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the Consolidated Parties on the other hand), and prepared in all material respects in conformity with GAAP consistently applied, subject to changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments and to the absence of footnotes and certified by a Responsible Officer of Holdings as being complete and correct in all material respects in conformity with GAAP, prepared in reasonable detail in accordance with GAAP in all material respects consistently applied and fairly presenting in all material respects the Consolidated Parties’ (and, if applicable, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries’) financial position as at the dates thereof and their results of operations for the periods then ended, subject to changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments and to the absence of footnotes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations in this Section 6.2(b) may be satisfied with respect to financial information of the Consolidated Parties by furnishing (A) the applicable Financial Statements of Holdings (or any Parent Entity thereof) or (B) the Borrower’s or Holdings’ (or any Parent Entity thereof), as applicable, Form 10-Q filed with the SEC; provided that, with respect to each of clauses (A) and (B), to the extent such information relates to Holdings (or any such Parent Entity), such information is accompanied by consolidating information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the

 

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information relating to Holdings (or such Parent Entity), on the one hand, and the information relating to the Consolidated Parties on a standalone basis, on the other hand. In addition, together with the Financial Statements required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 6.2(b), Holdings shall deliver a customary “management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations” with respect to the periods covered by such Financial Statements.

(c) Solely during a Collateral Reporting Period, as soon as available, but in any event not later than thirty (30) days after the end of each month of each Fiscal Year, consolidated unaudited balance sheets of the Consolidated Parties and, if different, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as at the end of such month, and consolidated unaudited income statements and cash flow statements for the Consolidated Parties, and, if different from Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such month and for the period from the beginning of the Fiscal Year to the end of such month, setting forth, in each case, in reasonable detail, in comparative form, the figures for and as of the corresponding period in the prior Fiscal Year (or, in lieu of such Financial Statements of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, a detailed reconciliation, reflecting such financial information for Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the Consolidated Parties on the other hand), and prepared in all material respects in conformity with GAAP consistently applied, subject to changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments and to the absence of footnotes and certified by a Responsible Officer of Holdings as being complete and correct in all material respects in conformity with GAAP, prepared in reasonable detail in accordance with GAAP in all material respects consistently applied and fairly presenting in all material respects the Consolidated Parties’ (and, if applicable, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries’) financial position as at the dates thereof and their results of operations for the periods then ended, subject to changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments and to the absence of footnotes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations in this Section 6.2(c) may be satisfied with respect to financial information of the Consolidated Parties by furnishing the applicable Financial Statements of Holdings (or any Parent Entity thereof); provided that, to the extent such information relates to Holdings (or any such Parent Entity), such information is accompanied by consolidating information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to Holdings (or such Parent Entity), on the one hand, and the information relating to the Consolidated Parties on a standalone basis, on the other hand.

(d) Concurrently with the delivery of the annual audited Financial Statements pursuant to Section 6.2(a) (commencing with the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2017), the quarterly Financial Statements pursuant to Section 6.2(b) (commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2018) and, to the extent applicable, the monthly Financial Statements pursuant to Section 6.2(c) (commencing with the month ending April 30, 2018), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of Holdings and including setting forth a reasonably detailed calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, regardless of whether a Covent Trigger Period is then in effect, and Liquidity.

(e) As soon as available, but in any event not later than the date of delivery of the annual audited Financial Statements pursuant to Section 6.2(a) (commencing with the date of delivery of such Financial Statements for the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2018), annual forecasts (to include forecasted consolidated balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements, Borrowing Base and Availability) for Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at the end of and for each Fiscal Quarter of such Fiscal Year.

(f) Subject to applicable Laws and confidentiality restrictions, promptly upon the filing thereof, copies of all reports, if any, to or other documents filed by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with the SEC under the Exchange Act or any other similar regulatory or Governmental Authority of any jurisdiction, and all material reports, notices, or statements sent or received by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to or from the holders of any Material Indebtedness of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or any other similar Laws in any jurisdiction (other than, in each such case, amendments to any registration statement (to the extent such registration statement, in the form it becomes effective, is delivered to the Agent for further delivery to the Lenders), exhibits to any registration statement and, if applicable, any registration statements on Form S-8 and other than any filing filed confidentially with the SEC or any analogous Governmental Authority in any relevant jurisdiction).

(g) Subject to applicable Laws and confidentiality restrictions set forth in this Agreement, such additional information as the Agent may from time to time reasonably request regarding the business, legal, or financial condition of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

 

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In addition, the Borrower shall, annually, at a time mutually agreed with the Agent that is promptly after the delivery of the information required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(a), participate in a conference call with Lenders to discuss the financial condition and results of operations of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently-ended Fiscal Year.

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(a), (b), (c) and (f) (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC or any similar regulator or Governmental Authority of any jurisdiction) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s or Holdings’ behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Agent); provided that the Borrower or Holdings shall notify the Agent (by facsimile or electronic mail) of the posting of any such documents and shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Agent or any Lender that so requests.

6.3 Notices to the Agent. The Borrower shall notify the Agent (for further distribution to the Lenders) in writing of the following matters at the following times:

(a) Promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days, after a Responsible Officer becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default.

(b) Promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days, after a Responsible Officer becoming aware of any claim, action, suit, or proceeding, by any Person, or any investigation by a Governmental Authority, in each case affecting Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days, after a Responsible Officer becoming aware of any violation of any Law (including any Environmental Law), statute, regulation, or ordinance of a Governmental Authority affecting Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, which, in any case, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(d) Any change in Holdings’ or any Obligor’s state of incorporation or organization, name as it appears in the state of its incorporation or other organization, type of entity, organizational identification number, or form of organization, each as applicable, in each case at least no later than ten (10) Business Days (or such longer period to which the Agent may agree in its discretion) after the occurrence of any such change.

(e) Promptly, and in any event within fifteen (15) Business Days, after a Responsible Officer of Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate knows that an ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur, that, alone or with another ERISA Event that has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and any action taken (or threatened in writing) by the IRS, the DOL, the PBGC or the Multiemployer Plan sponsor with respect thereto; provided, however, in the event of a Reportable Event, the Borrower shall notify the Agent by the later of fifteen (15) Business Days and the date on which notification is required to be provided to the PBGC pursuant to Section 4043(a) of ERISA.

(f) Upon reasonable request, with respect to any Multi-employer Plan, (A) any documents described in Section 101(k) of ERISA that Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate may request and (B) any notices described in Section 101(l) of ERISA that Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate may request; provided that if Holdings, Borrower or ERISA Affiliate has not requested such documents or notices from the administrator or sponsor of the applicable Multi-employer Plan, Holdings, the Borrower or ERISA Affiliate shall promptly make a request for such documents or notices from such administrator or sponsor and shall provide copies of such documents and notices promptly after receipt thereof.

(g) Within fifteen (15) Business Days after the occurrence of the assumption or establishment of any new Pension Plan or Multi-employer Plan, or the commencement of contributions to any Pension Plan or Multi-employer Plan, to which Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate was not previously contributing, which in any event could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(h) Promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days, after a Responsible Officer becoming aware of any event or circumstance which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(i) Unless otherwise publicly disclosed in an annual or quarterly report filed by the Borrower or any Parent Entity with the SEC under the Exchange Act, promptly after any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices (including as a result of a change in GAAP or the application thereof) by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof.

(j) Promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days, after a Responsible Officer becoming aware of any action, suit or proceeding pursuant to which a holder of any Lien on any Accounts or Inventory of an Obligor makes a claim with respect to any such Accounts or Inventory but only if the Accounts or Inventory that are the subject of such claim have a Fair Market Value in excess of $1,000,000.

(i) Each notice given under this Section 6.3 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer describing the subject matter thereof in reasonable detail and setting forth the action that Holdings, its applicable Subsidiary, or ERISA Affiliate has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto.

Borrower agrees to deliver a Borrowing Base Certificate as and when applicable pursuant to the provisions of clause (t) from the definition of “Permitted Dispositions” (set forth herein) and Sections 6.4(a), 8.9, 8.26, and 9.1(i), as applicable.

6.4 Collateral Reporting.

(a) The Borrower will furnish to the Agent (for further distribution to each Lender) a Borrowing Base Certificate prepared as of the last Business Day of each calendar month (commencing with the calendar month ending March 31, 2018) and delivered to the Agent (for further distribution to the Lenders) by the close of business on the 20th Business Day of the following calendar month. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that while a Collateral Reporting Period is in effect, the Borrower will furnish to the Agent (for further distribution to each Lender) Borrowing Base Certificates prepared as of the last Business Day of each calendar week during such Collateral Reporting Period and delivered to the Agent (for further distribution to the Lenders) by the close of business on the Wednesday of the following week (with any such weekly Borrowing Base Certificate to be computed according to a method reasonably specified by the Agent after consultation with the Borrower). In the event that the Obligors dispose (whether through Disposition, merger, amalgamation, or otherwise (including any other transaction permitted pursuant to Section 8.9), designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or otherwise) of Current Asset Collateral that by a Borrower or Guarantor with a value individually or in the aggregate of greater than 5.0% of the Borrowing Base based on the most recently delivered Borrowing Base Certificate and such disposition is to a non-Obligor and conducted outside the ordinary course of business, then Borrower shall be required, prior to consummation of such disposition to deliver to Agent an updated Borrowing Base Certificate that reflects the removal of the applicable assets from the Borrowing Base.

(b) The Borrower will furnish to the Agent (and the Agent shall further distribute to each Lender that has made a request for such information through the Agent), in such detail as the Agent shall reasonably request, as soon as reasonably practical following the Agent’s request from time to time, such reports as to the Accounts, and the Inventory of the Obligors as the Agent shall reasonably request from time to time.

(c) If any of the Borrower’s or Guarantor’s records or reports of the Collateral, Accounts or Inventory are prepared by an accounting service or other agent, such Obligor hereby authorizes such service or agent to deliver such records, reports, and related documents to the Agent.

(d) The Borrower will furnish to the Agent (and the Agent shall further distribute to each Lender that has made a request for such information through the Agent) each of the reports set forth on Schedule 6.4 at the times specified therein.

 

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ARTICLE VII

GENERAL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS

Holdings and the Borrower each warrants and represents to the Agent and the Lenders on the Closing Date and on the date of each Borrowing that:

7.1 Authorization, Validity, and Enforceability of this Agreement and the Loan Documents. Holdings and each Obligor party to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, to incur the Obligations, and to grant the Collateral Agent’s Liens. Holdings and each Obligor party to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents has taken all necessary corporate, limited liability company or partnership, as applicable, action (including obtaining approval of its shareholders, if necessary) to authorize its execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party have been duly executed and delivered by Holdings and each Obligor party thereto, and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of Holdings and each such Obligor, enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, winding up, moratorium and other similar Laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Holdings’ and each Obligor’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, do not (x) conflict with, or constitute a violation or breach of, the terms of (a) any contract, mortgage, lease, agreement, indenture, or instrument to which Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party or which is binding upon it, (b) any Requirement of Law applicable to Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or (c) any Charter Documents of Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, in any respect that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (y) result in the imposition of any Lien (other than the Liens created by the Security Documents) upon the property of Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by reason of any of the foregoing.

7.2 Validity and Priority of Security Interest. Upon execution and delivery thereof by the parties thereto, the applicable Security Documents will be effective to create legal and valid Liens on all the applicable Collateral in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, winding up, moratorium and other similar Laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing and, upon the taking of such actions when and to the extent required under the Security Documents or this Agreement, but subject to any exceptions in regards to taking any actions and limitations in regards to the scope and priority of Collateral Agent’s Lien in the assets of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries as set forth therein or in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”, such Liens (a) constitute perfected Liens on all of the applicable Collateral, (b) have priority over all other Liens on the Collateral, subject to Permitted Liens and the provisions of any Intercreditor Agreement then in existence, and (c) are enforceable against each Obligor, as applicable, granting such Liens.

7.3 Organization and Qualification. Holdings and each Obligor (a) is duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation, partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the failure to be so qualified and in good standing would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (c) has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business and to own its property, except where the failure to have such power and authority would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

7.4 Subsidiaries. As of the Agreement Date, Schedule 7.4 contains a correct and complete list of each and all of Holdings’ Subsidiaries, the jurisdiction of their organization and the direct or indirect ownership interest of Holdings therein. Each Restricted Subsidiary (a) is duly organized and validly existing in good standing (to the extent such concept is applicable to any such Subsidiary) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation, partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the failure to be so qualified and in good standing would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (c) has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business and to own its property, except where the failure to have such power and authority would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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7.5 Financial Statements and Borrowing Base.

(a) Holdings has delivered to the Agent (for further distribution to the Lenders) the Historical Financial Statements. The Historical Financial Statements, including the schedules and notes thereto, if any, have been prepared in reasonable detail in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby (except as approved by a Responsible Officer of Holdings, and disclosed in any such schedules and notes or otherwise disclosed to the Agent prior to the Agreement Date) and present fairly, in all material respects, the Consolidated Parties’ financial position as at the dates thereof and their results of operations for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of such unaudited Financial Statements, to changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments and to the absence of footnotes.

(b) The latest Borrowing Base Certificate furnished to the Agent pursuant to Section 6.4(a) presents accurately and fairly in all material respects the Borrowing Base and the calculation thereof as at the date thereof.

Each Lender and the Agent hereby acknowledges and agrees that Holdings and its Subsidiaries may be required to restate the Historical Financial Statements as the result of the implementation of changes in GAAP or the interpretation thereof, and that such restatements will not result in a Default under the Loan Documents (including any effect on any conditions required to be satisfied on the Closing Date) to the extent that the restatements do not reveal any material omission, misstatement or other material inaccuracy in the reported information from actual results for any relevant prior period.

7.6 Solvency. On the Closing Date and after giving effect to the Transactions, Holdings and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.

7.7 Property. Except with respect to Intellectual Property, each Obligor and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries has good and defensible title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, or easements or other limited property interests in, all property necessary in the ordinary conduct of its business, free and clear of all Liens except for minor defects in title that do not materially interfere with its ability to conduct its business or to utilize such assets for their intended purposes and Permitted Liens and except where the failure to have such title or other interest could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

7.8 Intellectual Property. The conduct of the businesses of Holdings and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including their use of Intellectual Property) does not infringe upon, misappropriate or violate the Intellectual Property of any other Person, and, to the knowledge of Holdings and the Borrower, no other Person is infringing or violating their own Intellectual Property, in each case except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Holdings and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns or is licensed or otherwise has the right to use all Intellectual Property that is used or held for use in or is otherwise reasonably necessary for the operation of its businesses as presently conducted, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

7.9 Litigation. There is no pending, or to Holdings’ or the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened, action, suit, proceeding, or counterclaim by any Person, or to Holdings’ or the Borrower’s knowledge, investigation by any Governmental Authority, which, in any case, has a reasonable likelihood of being adversely determined and if so adversely determined, either (a) would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (b) relates directly to any of the Loan Documents.

7.10 Labor Disputes. There is no strike, work stoppage, unfair labor practice claim, or other labor dispute pending or, to Holdings’ or the Borrower’s knowledge, reasonably expected to be commenced against Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, which, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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7.11 Environmental Laws. Except for any matters that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:

(a) Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries and each of their respective facilities, locations and operations are and, to the Borrower’s knowledge, within the past three (3) years have been in compliance with all Environmental Laws.

(b) Each of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries have obtained all permits under Environmental Laws necessary for their current facilities and operations, all such permits are valid and in full force and effect, each of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries are in compliance with all terms and conditions of such permits and none of such permits are, as of the Closing Date, subject to any pending proceedings or other actions (or to Borrower’s knowledge, any threatened proceedings or other actions) for modification or revocation of such permits.

(c) (i) Neither Holdings nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, nor to Holdings’ or the Borrower’s knowledge any of its predecessors in interest with respect to the Real Estate, has stored, treated or released any Contaminant except in compliance with Environmental Laws at any location, (ii) neither Holdings nor any Restricted Subsidiary nor any of the presently owned or leased Real Estate or presently conducted operations, nor, to any of Holdings’ or the Borrower’s knowledge, its previously owned or leased Real Estate or prior operations, is subject to any pending proceeding or other action under any Environmental Law, and (iii) neither Borrower nor Holdings has any knowledge of any threatened proceeding or reasonable basis for, any alleged non-compliance, claim or liability arising out of or in connection with any Environmental Law (including from any Release or threatened Release of a Contaminant).

(d) None of the present or, to Holdings or the Borrower’s knowledge, former operations, and none of the real estate interests of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, is subject to any investigation by any Governmental Authority against or involving Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries evaluating whether any remedial action is needed to respond to a Release or threatened Release of a Contaminant.

7.12 No Violation of Law. Neither Holdings, nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is in violation of any Law, judgment, order or decree applicable to it, where such violation would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

7.13 No Default. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

7.14 ERISA Compliance. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect:

(a) Each Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other federal or state law. The Borrower, each Guarantor and each ERISA Affiliate, as applicable, has made all required contributions to any Pension Plan subject to Section 412 or 430 of the Code or Section 302 or 303 of ERISA or other applicable laws when due, and no application for a funding waiver or an extension of any amortization period (pursuant to Section 412 of the Code, or otherwise) has been made with respect to any Pension Plan.

(b) There are no pending or, to the best knowledge of Holdings and the other Obligors, threatened, claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan.

(c) (i) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur, (ii) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in liability) under Section 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multi-employer Plan and (iii) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.

7.15 Taxes. Holdings and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries have filed all Tax returns required to be filed by them, and have paid all Taxes and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable by them (including in their capacity as a withholding agent), other than Taxes (i) the failure of which to pay, in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) that are being contested in good faith and by the appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP. There are no current, pending or proposed Tax deficiencies, assessments or other claims against Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary that would reasonably be expected to, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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7.16 Investment Company Act. None of Holdings, or any Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings, is an “Investment Company,” or a company “controlled” by an “Investment Company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

7.17 Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans are to be used solely to finance ongoing working capital needs and for other general corporate purposes (including Permitted Acquisitions and other Permitted Investments, Permitted Distributions and the repayment or prepayment of Debt, in each case to the extent not prohibited pursuant to the terms hereof) of the Borrower and the other Restricted Subsidiaries.

7.18 Margin Regulations. As of the Closing Date, none of the Collateral is comprised of any Margin Stock. None of Holdings or any Obligor is engaged, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the Federal Reserve Board), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, and no proceeds of any Borrowings will be used for any purpose that violates Regulation U or Regulation X of Federal Reserve Board.

7.19 No Material Adverse Change. No Material Adverse Effect has occurred since December 31, 2016.

7.20 Full Disclosure. None of the information or data (taken as a whole) heretofore or contemporaneously furnished by Holdings, the Borrower, any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective authorized representatives in writing to the Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Arranger or any Lender on or before the Closing Date for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated herein contained any untrue statement of material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary to make such information and data (taken as a whole) not materially misleading at such time (after giving effect to all supplements so furnished prior to such time) in light of the circumstances under which such information or data was furnished; it being understood and agreed that for purposes of this Section 7.20, such information and data shall not include projections (including financial estimates, forecasts and other forward-looking information), pro forma financial information or information of a general economic or general industry nature. The projections contained in the information and data referred to in this Section 7.20 were prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by Holdings and the Borrower to be reasonable at the time made and at the time delivered; it being recognized by the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders that such projections are as to future events and are not to be viewed as facts, the projections are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, that no assurance can be given that any particular projections will be realized and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any such projections may differ from the projected results and such differences may be material.

7.21 Government Authorization. No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, other than (i) those that have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (ii) those required to perfect the Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents, and (iii) where failure to obtain, effect or make any such approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action, notice or filing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

7.22 Anti-Terrorism Laws.

(a) None of Holdings, nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, any of their respective officers, directors, or employees is in violation of any applicable Anti-Terrorism Law, or engages in any transaction that attempts to violate, or otherwise evades or avoids (or has the purpose of evading or avoiding) any prohibitions set forth in any applicable Anti-Terrorism Law.

(b) The use of proceeds of the Loans will not violate any applicable Anti-Terrorism Laws.

7.23 CAP. No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, directly, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or other applicable anti-corruption laws.

 

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7.24 Sanctioned Persons.

(a) None of Holdings, nor any Restricted Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of Holdings, or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, any officer, director or employee thereof is currently the target of any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) of the U.S. Treasury Department or the U.S. Department of State.

(b) The Borrower will not to its knowledge, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the Loans in any manner that will result in a violation by any Lender of any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State.

7.25 Designation of Senior Debt. The Obligations are “Designated Senior Debt” (or any similar term) under the terms of the documentation governing any Subordinated Debt.

ARTICLE VIII

AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Holdings, the Borrower and each Guarantor covenant to the Agent and each Lender that, from and after the Agreement Date, so long as any of the Commitments are outstanding and until Full Payment of the Obligations:

8.1 Taxes. Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each of Holdings’ Restricted Subsidiaries to, (a) file when due all Tax returns that it is required to file and (b) pay, or provide for the payment of, when due, all Taxes imposed upon it or upon its property, income and franchises (including in its capacity as a withholding agent); provided, however, neither Holdings nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries need pay any Tax described in this Section 8.1 as long as (i) such Tax is being contested in good faith and by the appropriate proceedings and adequate reserves have been established for such Tax in accordance with GAAP or (ii) the failure to pay, or provide for payment of such Tax would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

8.2 Legal Existence and Good Standing. Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each of Holdings’ Restricted Subsidiaries to, maintain (a) its legal existence and good standing in its jurisdiction of organization, and (b) its qualification and good standing in all other jurisdictions necessary or desirable in the ordinary course of business of Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary except, in the case of clause (a) (other than with respect to the Borrower) or (b) of this Section 8.2, in such cases where the failure to maintain its existence, qualification or good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may consummate any transaction permitted under any of Section 8.8, 8.9 or 8.11.

8.3 Compliance with Law; Maintenance of Licenses. Holdings and the Borrower shall comply, and shall take all reasonable action to cause each of Holding’s Restricted Subsidiaries to comply, with all Requirements of Law of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over it or its business (including the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, all Anti-Terrorism Laws, all Environmental Laws, Laws administered by OFAC and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder), except where noncompliance would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each of Holdings Restricted Subsidiaries to take all reasonable action to, obtain and maintain all licenses, permits, franchises, and governmental authorizations necessary to own its property and to conduct its business, except where the failure to so obtain and maintain such licenses, permits, franchises, and governmental authorizations would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

8.4 Maintenance of Property, Inspection; Field Examinations.

(a) Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause the Restricted Subsidiaries to, maintain all of its material property necessary and useful in the conduct of its business, taken as a whole, in good operating condition and repair (or, in the case of Inventory, in saleable, useable or rentable condition), ordinary wear and tear and Casualty Events excepted, except, in each case, to the extent the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b) Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause the Restricted Subsidiaries to, permit representatives and independent contractors of the Agent and/or the Collateral Agent (at the expense of the Borrower) to visit and inspect any of Holdings’, the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiaries’ properties (to the extent it is within such Person’s control to permit such inspection), to examine Holdings’ and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, to examine and audit the Collateral (to the extent it is within such Person’s control to permit such examination and audit and subject to the limitations otherwise set forth in this Section 8.4), and to discuss Holdings’ and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ affairs, finances and accounts with their respective directors, officers and independent public accountants, at such reasonable times during normal business hours, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower (and subject, in the case of any such meetings or advice from such independent public accountants, to such accountants’ customary policies and procedures); provided, however, excluding any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default and without in any way limiting the rights of the Agent and/or the Collateral Agent set forth herein, neither the Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall exercise such rights more often than once during any calendar year absent the existence of an Event of Default at the Borrower’s expense; and provided, further, that when an Event of Default exists, the Agent and the Collateral Agent (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice. The Agent and the Collateral Agent shall give the Borrower the opportunity to participate in any discussions with Holdings’ or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ independent public accountants. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Article VI, none of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary will be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making copies or abstracts of, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter (i) that constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by applicable Law or any binding agreement with a non-affiliate, or (iii) that is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product. The Agent and the Collateral Agent may carry out investigations, field examinations and reviews of each Obligor’s property (including field audits conducted by the Agent and the Collateral Agent or at their direction, each, a “Field Examination”) at the expense of the Borrower and appraisals of the Obligors’ Inventory performed by an appraiser selected by the Agent in its Reasonable Credit Judgment (each an “Appraisal”) at the expense of the Borrower and, absent the continuance of an Event of Default, during each period of twelve (12) consecutive calendar months commencing on or after the Agreement Date, the Agent and the Collateral Agent may, collectively, carry out, at the Borrower’s expense, one (1) Field Examination and one (1) Appraisal (it being agreed and acknowledged that the Field Examination and the Appraisal (if any) delivered to the Agent on or prior to the Agreement Date shall constitute the Field Examination and the Appraisal for the twelve (12) months ending on the first anniversary of the Agreement Date); provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing limitations in this clause (y), (i) a during any such year during which Availability has been less than the greater of $10,000,000 and 20.0% of the Maximum Credit for five (5) consecutive Business Days, the Agent and the Collateral Agent may, collectively, carry out, at the Borrower’ expense, an additional one (1) Field Examination and an additional one (1) Appraisal during such year at the expense of Borrower, and (ii) at any time during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Agent and/or the Collateral Agent may carry out, at the Borrower’s expense, additional Field Examinations and Appraisals as frequently as determined by the Agent and/or the Collateral Agent in their respective reasonable discretion.

8.5 Insurance.

(a) Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause the Restricted Subsidiaries to, shall maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance on (or self-insure in such amounts and against such risks) all property material to the business of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in at least such amounts and against at least such risks (but including, in any event, public liability, casualty, hazard, theft, product liability and business interruption) as are customarily insured against by companies of established reputation engaged in the same or similar business and in the same general area as Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, all as determined in good faith by Holdings, the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiaries.

(b) For any Mortgaged Property of the Obligors which is, at any time, located within an area that has been identified by a Governmental Authority (including, by the Federal Emergency Management Agency) as a special flood hazard area, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall also (i) maintain, or cause to be maintained, with a financially sound and reputable insurer, flood insurance in an amount reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and otherwise sufficient to comply with all applicable rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Flood Insurance

 

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Laws, and (ii) deliver to the Agent evidence of such compliance in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent, including, without limitation, evidence of annual renewals of such insurance. Each such insurance policy shall (i) indicate which Mortgaged Properties are located in a special flood hazard area and state the corresponding flood zone designation and, for each Mortgaged Property, the number of buildings located at such Mortgaged Property, (ii) indicate the flood insurance coverage and the deductible relating thereto, (iii) include a statement of values relating to all properties insured by the insurance policy, and (iv) be otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent. Each flood insurance policy shall provide that the insurer will give the Agent 45 day’s written notice of cancellation or non-renewal.

(c) Holdings and the Borrower shall cause the Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, to be named as secured parties or mortgagees and lender loss payees or additional insured’s, as applicable, in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent, under all insurance policies required to be maintained by the Obligors under clauses (a) and (b) above. Each such policy of insurance shall contain a clause or endorsement requiring the insurer to give not less than thirty days prior written notice to the Collateral Agent in the event of cancellation of the policy for any reason whatsoever (other than cancellation for non-payment in which case no notice shall be required if unobtainable after use of commercially reasonable efforts), and, if obtainable (using commercially reasonable efforts), a clause or endorsement stating that the interest of the Collateral Agent shall not be impaired or invalidated by any act or neglect of any Obligor or the owner of any Real Estate for purposes more hazardous than are permitted by such policy. If the Obligors fail to procure any such material insurance or to pay the premium therefor when due, during the continuance of an Event of Default and after providing written notice thereof to the Borrower, the Agent may, and at the direction of the Required Lenders shall, do so from the proceeds of Revolving Loans on a pro rata basis.

8.6 Environmental Laws. Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause the Restricted Subsidiaries to, conduct its business in compliance with all Environmental Laws, except where such noncompliance would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause the Restricted Subsidiaries to, (i) correct any material non-compliance with Environmental Laws and (ii) take any remedial action needed to respond to a Release of Contaminants on the Real Estate as required by Environmental Laws other than to the extent that the failure to take such corrective or remedial action would not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect.

8.7 Compliance with ERISA. Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its ERISA Affiliates and Subsidiaries to: (a) maintain each Plan in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code; and (b) not cause an ERISA Event to occur with respect to a Pension Plan or Multi-employer Plan which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate sponsors, maintains, or to which it makes, is making, or is obligated to make contributions, except in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b), to the extent such failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

8.8 Dispositions. Holdings and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, Dispose of any of its property, business or assets, except for Permitted Dispositions.

8.9 Mergers, Consolidations, etc. Other than to the extent permitted as a Permitted Investment or Permitted Disposition, Holdings and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, merge, amalgamate or consolidate, or Dispose of all or substantially all of its business units, assets and properties, or wind up, liquidate or dissolve, except:

(a) any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any other Person (other than Holdings) may be merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into the Borrower; provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person;

(b) any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any other Person (other than Holdings) may be merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into any one or more Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its business units, assets and other properties; provided that, (i) in the case of any merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition involving one or more Restricted Subsidiaries, (A) a Restricted Subsidiary shall be the continuing or surviving corporation or the transferee of such assets or (B) the Borrower shall take all steps necessary to cause the Person formed by or surviving any such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition (if other than a Restricted Subsidiary) to become a Restricted

 

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Subsidiary, (ii) in the case of any merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition involving one or more Guarantors, a Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving Person or the Person formed by or surviving any such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or the transferee of such assets (in each case, if other than such Guarantor) shall execute a “Guaranty Supplement” referred to in the Guarantee Agreement and a “Security Agreement Supplement” referred to in the Security Agreement, in order for the surviving or continuing Person or such transferee to become a Guarantor and (iii) if such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition involves a Restricted Subsidiary and a Person that, prior to the consummation of such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition, is not a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, (A) no Event of Default under any of Section 10.1(a), (e), (f) or (g) has occurred and is continuing on the date of such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition or would result from the consummation of such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition, (B) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition and any supplements to any Loan Document (or new Loan Documents delivered concurrently therewith) create and preserve, as applicable, the enforceability of the Guarantee Agreement and the perfection and priority of the Collateral Agent’s Liens, and (C) such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition shall comply with all the conditions set forth in the definition of the term “Permitted Acquisition” or otherwise constitutes a Permitted Investment;

(c) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor may (i) merge, amalgamate or consolidate with or into any other Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) Dispose of any or all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower, a Guarantor or any other Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings;

(d) any Guarantor may (i) merge, amalgamate or consolidate with or into any other Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor, (ii) merge, amalgamate or consolidate with or into any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor or transfer all or any of its assets to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor; provided that, if such Guarantor is not the surviving Person or the transferee is not a Guarantor, (x) Borrower would have Availability after giving effect thereto, (y) before and immediately after giving effect thereto, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (z) such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, or transfer shall be deemed to be an “Investment” and shall be only permitted if it constitutes a Permitted Investment, and (iii) Dispose of any or all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor; and

(e) any Restricted Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve if (x) the Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Borrower and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders and (y) to the extent such Restricted Subsidiary is a Guarantor, any assets or business not otherwise Disposed of or transferred in accordance with Section 8.8 or Section 8.11, or, in the case of any such business, discontinued, shall be transferred to, or otherwise owned or conducted by, the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor after giving effect to such liquidation or dissolution;

provided, that if, as of any date of determination, Dispositions (whether through Disposition, merger, consolidation, liquidation, dissolution, or otherwise, made in reliance on the provisions of this Section 8.9 by Obligors would result in the transfer of Current Asset Collateral by a Borrower or Guarantor to non-Obligors with a value individually or in the aggregate of greater than 5.0% of the Borrowing Base based on the most recently delivered Borrowing Base Certificate prior to such event, then Borrower shall be required, prior to consummation of such Disposition, merger, consolidation, liquidation, dissolution in reliance on this Section 8.9 to exceed such threshold, deliver to Agent an updated Borrowing Base Certificate that reflects the removal of the applicable assets from the Borrowing Base.

8.10 Distributions. Holdings and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any Distribution, other than the following (collectively, “Permitted Distributions”):

(a) each Restricted Subsidiary may make Distributions to Holdings, the Borrower and to other Restricted Subsidiaries (and, in the case of a Distribution by a non-Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary, to Holdings, the Borrower and any other Restricted Subsidiary and to each other owner of Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary on a pro rata basis based on their relative ownership interests of the relevant class of Stock);

(b) (i) Holdings and the Borrower may (or may make Distributions to permit any Parent Entity to) redeem in whole or in part any of its Stock for another class of its (or such Parent Entity’s) Stock or rights to acquire its Stock or with proceeds from substantially concurrent equity contributions or issuances of new Stock; provided that

 

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any terms and provisions material to the interests of the Lenders, when taken as a whole, contained in such other class of Stock are at least as advantageous to the Lenders as those contained in the Stock redeemed thereby and (ii) Holdings may declare and make any Distribution payable solely in the Stock (other than Disqualified Stock not otherwise permitted by Section 8.12) of Holdings;

(c) [reserved];

(d) to the extent constituting Distributions, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into and consummate transactions expressly permitted by any provision of Section 8.11 (other than pursuant to clause (p) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” or Sections 8.14(g));

(e) repurchases of Stock of the Borrower (or any Parent Entity) or any Restricted Subsidiary deemed to occur upon exercise, vesting and/or settlement of Stock if such Stock represents a portion of the exercise price thereof or any portion of required withholding or similar taxes due upon the exercise, vesting and/or settlement thereof;

(f) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall be continuing, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may pay (or make Distributions to allow any Parent Entity to pay) for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Stock of it or any Parent Entity (or any options or warrants or stock appreciation or similar rights issued with respect to any of such Stock) held by any future, present or former employee, director, officer or other individual service provider (or any Affiliates, spouses, former spouses, other immediate family members, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributes of any of the foregoing) of the Borrower (or any Parent Entity) or any of the other Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any employee, management or director equity plan, employee, management or director stock option plan or any other employee, management or director benefit plan or any agreement (including any stock option or stock appreciation or similar rights plan, any management, director and/or employee stock ownership or equity-based incentive plan, stock subscription plan, employment termination agreement or any other employment agreements or equity holders’ agreement) with any employee, director, officer or other individual service provider of the Borrower (or any Parent Entity) or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any such payments do not exceed (i) $10,000,000 in any Fiscal Year, plus (ii) all net cash proceeds obtained by any Parent Entity (and contributed to the Borrower) or the Borrower during such calendar year from the sale or issuance of such Stock to other present or former officers, employees, directors and other individual service provider in connection with any plans or agreements set forth above in this clause (f) plus (iii) all net cash proceeds obtained from any key-man life insurance policies received by the Borrower during such calendar year; provided that any unused portion of the preceding basket calculated pursuant to clauses (i) through (iii) above for any Fiscal Year may be carried forward to the next two (2) succeeding Fiscal Years up to a maximum of $15,000,000 in the aggregate in any Fiscal Year; provided, further, that cancellation of Debt owing to Holdings (or any Parent Entity of Borrower) or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from employees, directors, officers or other individual service providers of the Borrower, any of the Borrower’s Parent Entity or any of Holdings’ Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with a repurchase of Stock of any of the Borrower’s Parent Entity will not be deemed to constitute a Distribution for purposes of this covenant or any other provision of this Agreement;

(g) Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Distributions to any direct or indirect owner thereof (including but not limited to any Parent Entity of Borrower):

(i) the proceeds of which will be used to pay: (A) for any taxable period for which Manufacturing, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a member of a combined, consolidated or similar tax group for U.S. federal, state or local Tax purposes of which a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower is the common parent (a “Tax Group”), the portion of any consolidated, combined or similar Tax liability of such Tax Group for such taxable period attributable to the income or operations of Manufacturing, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; provided that (x) no such payments shall exceed the Tax liability that would have been imposed on Manufacturing, the Borrower and/or the applicable Subsidiaries had such entity(is) paid such Taxes on a stand-alone basis (or as a stand-alone group) and (y) any such payments attributable to an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be limited to the amount of any cash paid by such Unrestricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary for such purpose; or (B) with respect to any taxable period for which Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries is classified as a disregarded entity or partnership for U.S. federal, state or local Tax purposes, an aggregate amount necessary to provide its direct and indirect equity holders with funds sufficient to pay their Tax liabilities, including estimated tax liabilities, attributable to

 

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their direct or indirect allocable shares of income, gain, losses, deductions and credits of Holdings and its Subsidiaries classified as partnerships or disregarded entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes during their period of direct or indirect ownership through partnerships or disregarded entities in such entity with respect to such taxable year taking into account any applicable deductions pursuant to Section 199A (as determined by Holdings or its Subsidiaries after consultation with the applicable equity holder);

(ii) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay such Parent Entity’s operating costs and expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business, other overhead costs and expenses and fees (including administrative, legal, accounting and similar expenses provided by third parties as well as trustee, directors and general partner fees) which are reasonable and customary and incurred in the ordinary course of business and attributable to the ownership or operations of Manufacturing, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including any reasonable and customary indemnification claims made by directors or officers of Parent Entity attributable to the direct or indirect ownership or operations of Manufacturing, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries) and fees and expenses otherwise due and payable by the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings and permitted to be paid by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary under this Agreement not to exceed $5,000,000 in any Fiscal Year;

(iii) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay franchise and excise taxes, and other fees and expenses, required to maintain its (or any of its direct or indirect parents’) existence;

(iv) to finance any Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment; provided that (A) such Distribution shall be made substantially concurrently with the closing of such Investment and (B) the Borrower or such Parent Entity shall, immediately following the closing thereof, cause all property acquired (whether assets or Stock) to be held by or contributed to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings;

(v) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay customary costs, fees and expenses (other than to Affiliates) related to any unsuccessful Stock or Debt offering, Refinancing, issuance or incurrence transaction or any Disposition, acquisition or Investment permitted by this Agreement; and

(vi) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay customary salary, compensation, bonus and other benefits payable to officers, employees, consultants and other service providers of any Parent Entity or partner of the Borrower to the extent such salaries, compensation, bonuses and other benefits are attributable to the ownership or operation of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(h) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings may pay any dividend or distribution within sixty (60) consecutive calendar days after the date of declaration thereof, if at the date of declaration such payment would have complied with the provisions of this Agreement;

(i) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings may (a) pay cash in lieu of fractional Stock in connection with any dividend, split or combination thereof or any Permitted Acquisition (or other similar Investment) and (b) honor any conversion request by a holder of convertible Debt and make cash payments in lieu of fractional shares in connection with any such conversion and may make payments on convertible Debt in accordance with its terms;

(j) in addition to the foregoing Distributions (i) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings may make additional Distributions so long as the Specified Conditions shall have been satisfied with respect thereto at the time of (and after giving effect to) such Distributions, (ii) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings may make additional Distributions, measured at the time made, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000 and (iii) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower may make additional Distributions in an aggregate amount not to exceed an amount equal to the Available Equity Amount at the time such Distributions are paid; and

(k) the Borrower may pay (or may make Distributions to allow any Parent Entity to) Distributions in an amount equal to withholding or similar taxes payable or expected to be payable by any present or former employee, director, manager, consultant or other service provider (or its Affiliates, or any of their respective estates or immediate family members) and any repurchases of Stock in consideration of such payments including deemed repurchases in connection with the exercise of Stock options.

 

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8.11 Investments. Holdings and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any Investment, except Permitted Investments.

8.12 Debt. Holdings and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, incur or maintain any Debt, other than the following Debt (collectively, “Permitted Debt”):

(a) Debt of Borrower, Holdings and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under the Loan Documents (including pursuant to Sections 2.6 and 2.7);

(b) (i) Debt described on Schedule 8.12 and any Refinancing Debt in respect thereof and (ii) any intercompany Debt outstanding on the Closing Date;

(c) (i) Capital Leases and purchase money Debt incurred to finance the acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, lease or improvement of any Equipment held for sale or lease or any fixed or capital assets (whether pursuant to a loan, a Capital Lease or otherwise and (ii) any Refinancing Debt incurred to Refinance such Debt; provided that, at the time of incurrence and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and the use of the proceeds thereof, the aggregate principal amount of Debt incurred under this clause (c) and then-outstanding of Borrower, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at the last day of the Test Period ended on or prior to the date that such Debt was incurred shall not exceed the greater of (x) $50,000,000 and (y) 9.0% of Consolidated Total Assets;

(d) Debt of (A) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor owing to Holdings or another Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor, (B) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor owing to Holdings or any Obligor; provided that the aggregate amount of Debt incurred under this clause (d)(B) is permitted to be incurred as an Investment pursuant to Section 8.11 or (C) any Obligor that is owing to Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor; provided that the Debt incurred under this clause (d)(C) shall be subject to the Subordinated Intercompany Note;

(e) Debt incurred under Hedge Agreements entered into by a Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;

(f) Guaranties by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of Debt of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary otherwise permitted under this Agreement; provided that (i) if the Debt being guaranteed is Subordinated Debt, such Guaranties shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Guaranty of the Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the subordination of such Subordinated Debt and (ii) no Guaranty by any Restricted Subsidiary of any Debt of an Obligor shall be permitted unless such Restricted Subsidiary shall have also provided a Guaranty of the Obligations;

(g) (i) Debt arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds; provided that such Debt is extinguished within five Business Days of its incurrence and (ii) customer deposits and advance payments received in the ordinary course of business from customers for goods and services purchased or rented in the ordinary course of business;

(h) Debt of any Obligor owing to any other Obligor;

(i) Debt of any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary in respect of (i) performance bonds, completion guarantees, surety bonds, appeal bonds, bid bonds, other similar bonds, instruments or obligations, in each case provided in the ordinary course of business (including to secure workers’ compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance or other Debt with respect to reimbursement-type obligations), but excluding any of the foregoing issued in respect of or to secure Debt for Borrowed Money; (ii) Debt owed to any Person providing workers’ compensation, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty, liability, or other insurance to any Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, so long as the amount of such Debt is not in excess of the amount of the unpaid cost of, and shall be incurred only to defer the cost of, such insurance for the year in which such Debt is incurred and such Debt is outstanding only during such year, (iii) Cash Management Obligations and other Debt in respect of netting services,

 

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ACH arrangements, overdraft protection and other arrangements arising under standard business terms of any bank at which any Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary maintains an overdraft, cash pooling or other similar facility or in connection with Deposit Accounts incurred in the ordinary course or (iv) Debt consisting of accommodation Guaranties for the benefit of trade creditors of any Obligor or any Subsidiary issued by such Obligor or Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

(j) Debt incurred under this clause (j) and then outstanding in an aggregate principal amount, measured at the time of incurrence and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and the use of the proceeds thereof, not to exceed the greater of (x) $30,000,000 and (y) 4.5% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date such Debt was incurred and any Refinancing Debt in respect thereof;

(k) Debt (x) representing deferred compensation, severance and health and welfare retirement benefits to current and former employees, directors, consultants, partners, members, contract providers, independent contractors or other service providers of Holdings (or any Parent Entity thereof), the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business or (y) consisting of indemnities, obligations in respect of earn outs or other purchase price adjustments, or similar obligations created, incurred or assumed in connection with Permitted Acquisitions, other Investments and the Disposition of any business, assets or Stock permitted hereunder, other than Guaranties incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or Stock for the purpose of financing such acquisition;

(l) Debt consisting of (x) obligations of Holdings (or any Parent Entity thereof), the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries under deferred compensation arrangements to their employees, directors, partners, members, consultants, independent contractors or other service providers, (y) other similar arrangements incurred by such Persons in connection with Permitted Acquisitions or (z) any other Investment permitted under Section 8.11;

(m) Debt consisting of promissory notes issued by the Restricted Subsidiaries to their current or former officers, directors, partners, members, and employees and their respective spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributes to finance the retirement, acquisition, repurchase, purchase or redemption of Stock of Holdings (or any Parent Entity or the Borrower) in each case permitted by Section 8.10;

(n) Debt consisting of (i) the financing of insurance premiums or (ii) take or pay obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(o) (i) Debt incurred by an Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to transactions permitted under Section 8.18 and (ii) any Refinancing Debt incurred to Refinance such Debt; provided that the aggregate amount of Debt incurred under this clause (o) shall not exceed the greater of (x) $25,000,000 and (y) 4.5% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date such Debt was incurred;

(p) Debt of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor incurred under this clause (p); provided that (i) such Debt is not guaranteed by any Obligor, (ii) the holder of such Debt does not have, directly or indirectly, any recourse to any Obligor, whether by reason of representations or warranties, agreement of the parties, operation of law or otherwise, (iii) such Debt is not secured by any assets other than assets of such Restricted Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries and (iv) the aggregate amount of Debt incurred under this clause (p) shall not exceed the greater of (x) $10,000,000 and 2.0% of Consolidated Total Assets (measured as of the date such Debt was incurred based upon the Section 6.2 financials most recently delivered on or prior to such date of incurrence);

(q) if no Debt is outstanding in reliance on, and no commitments to advance Debt that would be Debt incurred in reliance on, Section 8.12(r) of this Agreement, Debt of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; so long as (x) in the case of secured Debt, (i) at the time of incurrence thereof and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and the use of proceeds thereof, the Borrower would be in compliance with a Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last date of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the incurrence of such secured Debt, that is no greater than 4.00:1.00 or (ii) if incurred within six months following the Closing Date, such secured Debt does not exceed $275,000,000 and (y) in the case of unsecured Debt, at the time of incurrence thereof and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and the use of proceeds thereof, the Borrower would be in compliance with a Total Net Leverage Ratio, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last date of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the incurrence of such unsecured Debt, that is no greater than 5.00:1.00; provided

 

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that (A) any secured Debt incurred pursuant to clause (x) hereof may only be secured by a first priority security interest in the Fixed Asset Collateral and/or a second priority security interest in the Current Asset Collateral, (B) if such Debt will be secured by assets that do not also secure the Obligations prior to the incurrence of such Debt, as a condition to the permissibility of the incurrence of such Debt under this clause (q), Collateral Agent shall be granted a Lien on such assets to secure the Obligations, (C) the holder of any such debt that is secured Debt (or an agent or representative in respect thereof) shall have entered into the Intercreditor Agreement or another customary intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and the Borrower (providing, among other things, that the Liens on the Current Asset Collateral securing such Debt or other obligations shall rank junior to the Collateral Agent’s Liens on the Current Asset Collateral and any Liens on Fixed Asset Collateral to secure such Debt may rank senior to the Collateral Agent’s Liens on the Fixed Assets Collateral), (D) no Default or Event of Default is then continuing or would result therefrom, (E) the borrower and guarantors with respect to such Debt shall only be the Obligors (or if any other Person is a borrower or guarantor in respect of such Debt, such other Person shall become a Guarantor hereunder and under the other Loan Documents pursuant to Section 8.22), (F) the maturity of such Debt shall be no earlier than 6 months following the latest Stated Termination Date in effect at the time such debt is entered into and (G) such Debt shall not provide for amortization payments (other than up to 5.0% per annum of the principal amount thereof) and in the case of the Debt permitted under this clause (q), any Refinancing Debt in respect thereof;

(r) [reserved]; if no Debt is outstanding in reliance on, and no commitments to advance Debt that would be Debt incurred in reliance on, Section 8.12(q) of this Agreement, Debt of Borrower and the Guarantors under the Term Loan Documents; provided, that (i) in no event shall the aggregate principal amount of Debt at any time outstanding in reliance on this clause (r) exceed the Fixed Asset Cap (as defined in the Initial Intercreditor Agreement on the First Amendment Effective Date), (ii) the holder of any such debt that is secured Debt (or an agent or representative in respect thereof) shall have entered into the Intercreditor Agreement or another customary intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and the Borrower (providing, among other things, that the Liens on the Current Asset Collateral securing such Debt or other obligations shall rank junior to the Collateral Agent’s Liens on the Current Asset Collateral and any Liens on Fixed Asset Collateral to secure such Debt may rank senior to the Collateral Agent’s Liens on the Fixed Assets Collateral), (iii) such Debt hereof may only be secured by a first priority security interest in the Fixed Asset Collateral and/or a second priority security interest in the Current Asset Collateral, (iv) if such Debt will be secured by assets that do not also secure the Obligations prior to the incurrence of such Debt, as a condition to the permissibility of the incurrence of such Debt under this clause (r), Collateral Agent shall be granted a Lien on such assets to secure the Obligations, (v) no Default or Event of Default is then continuing or would result therefrom, (vi) the borrower and guarantors with respect to such Debt shall only be the Obligors (or if any other Person is a borrower or guarantor in respect of such Debt, such other Person shall become a Guarantor hereunder and under the other Loan Documents pursuant to Section 8.22), (vii) the maturity of such Debt shall be no earlier than 6 months following the latest Stated Termination Date in effect at the time such debt is entered into and (viii) such Debt shall not provide for amortization payments (other than up to 5.0% per annum of the principal amount thereof);

(s) Guaranties incurred in the ordinary course of business (and not in respect of Debt for borrowed money) in respect of obligations to suppliers, customers, franchisees, lessors, licensees, sublicensees or distribution partners;

(t) (i) unsecured Debt in respect of obligations of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary to pay the deferred purchase price of goods or services or progress payments in connection with such goods and services; provided that such obligations are incurred in connection with open accounts extended by suppliers on customary trade terms in the ordinary course of business and not in connection with the borrowing of money and (ii) unsecured Debt in respect of intercompany obligations of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of accounts payable incurred in connection with goods sold or services rendered in the ordinary course of business and not in connection with the borrowing of money;

(u) Debt arising under the Secured Equify Loan Documents (as in effect on the Closing Date and/or as subsequently amended, restated, modified, or supplemented to the extent permitted hereunder (other than amendments or modifications that would increase the principal amount of such Debt (other than through interest that is paid in kind) beyond the principal balance outstanding on the Closing Date)) and, in each case, any Refinancing Debt in respect thereof; and

 

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(v) all premiums (if any), interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in clauses (a) through (u) above.

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 8.12, in the event that an item of Debt meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Debt described in the above clauses, the Borrower, in its sole discretion, may classify and reclassify or later divide, classify or reclassify such item of Debt (or any portion thereof) and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Debt in one or, if it satisfies the criteria for more than one clause above, can be allocated among one or more of the above clauses.

The accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value and the payment of interest in the form of additional Debt shall not be deemed to be an incurrence of Debt for purposes of this Section 8.12.

8.13 Prepayments of Debt. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, voluntarily prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner, or make any payment in violation of any subordination terms of, any principal outstanding in respect of any Junior Debt, except (i) regularly scheduled repayments, purchases or redemptions of Junior Debt and regularly scheduled payments of interest, fees, expenses and premiums on any such Junior Debt, (ii) any prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances or other satisfactions of any Junior Debt in connection with any Refinancing thereof with any Refinancing Debt, (iii) any prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances or other satisfactions of any Junior Debt required as a result of any Disposition of any property securing such Junior Debt to the extent that such security is permitted under this Agreement and such prepayment is permitted under the terms of any intercreditor or subordination provisions with respect thereto, (iv) the conversion of any Junior Debt to Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of Holdings, the Borrower or any Parent Entity, (v) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other satisfactions of any Junior Debt in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Available Equity Amount at such time, (vi) prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other satisfactions (including, without limitation, any payments in respect of make-whole premiums) of Junior Debt so long as the Specified Conditions have been satisfied at the time of (and after giving effect to) such prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasances or other satisfaction and (vii) prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other satisfactions of Junior Debt in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000.

8.14 Transactions with Affiliates. Except as set forth below, the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, sell, transfer, distribute, or pay any money or property, including, but not limited to, any fees or expenses of any nature (including, but not limited to, any fees or expenses for management services), to any Affiliate, or lend or advance money or property to any Affiliate, or invest in (by capital contribution or otherwise) or purchase or repurchase any Stock or Debt, or any property, of any Affiliate, or become liable on any Guaranty of the Debt, dividends, or other obligations of any Affiliate, in each case, involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $1,000,000 for any single transaction or series of related transactions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following shall be permitted:

(a) transactions between or among Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any entity that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such transaction;

(b) transactions on terms substantially as favorable to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary as would be obtainable by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate;

(c) [reserved];

(d) Permitted Distributions;

(e) loans and other transactions by and among Holdings and/or one or more Subsidiaries to the extent permitted under this Article VIII;

(f) employment, compensation, severance or termination arrangements between any Parent Entity, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective officers, employees and consultants (including management and employee benefit plans or agreements, subscription agreements or similar agreements pertaining to

 

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the issuance or repurchase of equity interests held by officers, employees and consultants pursuant to put/call rights or similar rights with current or former employees, officers, directors consultants and stock option or incentive plans (including equity-based incentive plans) and other compensation arrangements) in the ordinary course of business and transactions pursuant to management equity plans, stock option plans and other employee benefit plans, agreements and arrangements;

(g) the payment of (x) customary fees to directors, officers, managers, employees, consultants and other service providers of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Parent Entity in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (y) reasonable out of pocket costs to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, directors, officers, managers, employees, consultants, partners, members and other service providers of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Parent Entity in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, by reason of the fact that such Person is or was serving at the request of the Parent Entity, Holdings, or any Restricted Subsidiary as a director, officer, manager, employee, consultant or other service provider of another person;

(h) transactions pursuant to permitted agreements (and such permitted agreements) in existence on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 8.14 or any amendment thereto to the extent such an amendment, taken as a whole, is not adverse to the Lenders in any material respect;

(i) the consummation of the initial public offering of Holdings (including the issuance of Stock to any officer, director, employee, consultant or other service provider of Manufacturing, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Entity in connection therewith) and the payment of fees and expenses in connection therewith;

(j) transactions entered into by an Unrestricted Subsidiary with an Affiliate prior to the redesignation of any such Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary”;

(k) the issuance or transfer of Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of Holdings (or any Parent Entity) to any Permitted Holder or to any former, current or future director, manager, officer, partner, member, employee, consultant or other service provider (or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing) of Holdings (or any Parent Entity), the Borrower, any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or any direct or indirect parent thereof;

(l) any issuance of Stock, or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities, Stock or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment arrangements, compensation arrangements, stock options and stock ownership plans, and other employee benefit plans approved by the Board of Directors of any Parent Entity of the Borrower or the Borrower, as the case may be;

(m) transactions with Wholly Owned Subsidiaries for the purchase or sale of goods, products, parts and services entered into in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry and in a manner consistent with prudent business practice followed by companies in the industry of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;

(n) transactions with joint ventures for the purchase or sale of goods, equipment and services entered into in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry and in a manner consistent with prudent business practice followed by companies in the industry of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;

(o) to the extent permitted by Section 8.10(g)(i), payments by any Parent Entity of Holdings, Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Tax sharing agreements among any such Parent Entity, Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries on customary terms; provided that payments by Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries under any such Tax sharing agreements shall not exceed the excess (if any) of the amount they would pay on a standalone basis over the amount they actually pay to Governmental Authorities; and

(p) the Secured Equify Loan Documents ( as in effect on the Closing Date and/or as subsequently amended, restated, modified, or supplemented to the extent permitted hereunder) and the Debt evidenced thereby.

 

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For purposes of this Section 8.14, any transaction with any Affiliate shall be deemed to have satisfied the standard set forth in clause (b) if such transaction is approved by a majority of the Disinterested Directors of the board of directors of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable. “Disinterested Director” shall mean, with respect to any Person and transaction, a member of the board of directors of such Person who does not have any material direct or indirect financial interest in or with respect to such transaction.

8.15 Business Conducted. Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) shall not engage at any time in any line of business other than the lines of business of the same general type currently conducted by it and any businesses incidental to, reasonably related or ancillary thereto, and the lines of business of the general type described on Schedule 8.15 attached hereto and any businesses incidental to, reasonably related or ancillary thereto.

8.16 Liens. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume, or permit to exist any Lien on any property now owned or hereafter acquired by any of them, except Permitted Liens.

8.17 Restrictive Agreements. Holdings and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (i) the ability of Holdings, the Borrower or any Guarantor to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person for the benefit of the Secured Parties with respect to the Obligations or under the Loan Documents or (ii) the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Guarantor to pay dividends or other Distributions with respect to any of its Stock; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to:

(a) restrictions and conditions imposed by (A) Law, (B) any Loan Document, (C) with respect to clause (ii) above, any documentation related to any Permitted Debt, and (D) with respect to clause (ii) above, any documentation governing any Refinancing Debt incurred to Refinance any such Debt referenced in clauses (B) through (C) above;

(b) customary restrictions and conditions existing on the Closing Date or to any extension, renewal, amendment, modification or replacement thereof, except to the extent any such amendment, modification or replacement expands the scope of any such restriction or condition in a manner adverse to Lenders;

(c) restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary or any assets pending such Disposition; provided that such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary or assets that is or are to be Disposed and such Disposition is permitted hereunder;

(d) customary restrictions in leases, subleases, licenses, sublicenses and other contracts so long as such restrictions relate solely to the assets subject thereto;

(e) restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Debt permitted by this Agreement to the extent such restriction applies only to specific property securing such Debt and not all assets;

(f) any restrictions or conditions set forth in any agreement in effect at any time any Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (but not any modification or amendment expanding the scope of any such restriction or condition in a manner adverse to Lenders); provided that such agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary and the restriction or condition set forth in such agreement does not apply to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary;

(g) restrictions or conditions in any Permitted Debt that is incurred or assumed by a Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor to the extent such restrictions or conditions are no more restrictive than the restrictions and conditions in the Loan Documents or, in the case of Subordinated Debt, are market terms at the time of issuance or, in the case of any such Debt of any Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, are imposed solely on such non-Guarantor and its Subsidiaries;

(h) restrictions on cash, Cash Equivalents or other deposits imposed by agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry (or other restrictions on such cash, Cash Equivalents or deposits constituting Liens permitted hereunder);

 

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(i) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures constituting Permitted Investments and applicable solely to such joint venture and entered into (1) in the ordinary course of business or (2) to the extent that the Borrower determines, in its good faith business judgment, that entering into such joint venture is beneficial to Holdings and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and is otherwise permitted under this Agreement;

(j) negative pledges and restrictions on Liens in favor of any holder of Debt permitted under clauses (b), (c),(f), (p) and, (q), and (r) of Section 8.12, but solely to the extent any negative pledge relates to the property financed by, the subject of or securing such Debt;

(k) customary provisions restricting assignment, transfer or sub-letting of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry;

(l) customary net worth provisions contained in Real Estate leases entered into by Manufacturing, Borrower or Subsidiaries of the Borrower , so long as the Borrower has determined in good faith that such net worth provisions could not reasonably be expected to impair the ability of Manufacturing, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to meet their ongoing obligation;

(m) provisions restricting the granting of a security interest in Intellectual Property contained in licenses or sublicenses by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries of such Intellectual Property, which licenses and sublicenses were entered into in the ordinary course of business or to the extent that the Borrower determines, in its good faith business judgment, that entering into such licenses and sublicenses is beneficial to Holdings and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (in which case such restriction shall relate only to such Intellectual Property);

(n) restrictions or conditions contained in any trading, netting, operating, construction, service, supply, purchase, sale or other agreement to which Holdings, Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is a party entered into in the ordinary course of business; provided that such agreement prohibits the encumbrance of solely the property or assets of Holdings, the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary that are the subject of such agreement, the payment rights arising thereunder or the proceeds thereof and does not extend to any other asset or property of Holdings, Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary or the assets or property of another Restricted Subsidiary;

(o) restrictions or conditions contained in the Secured Equify Loan Documents (as in effect on the Closing Date and/or as subsequently amended, restated, modified, or supplemented to the extent permitted hereunder);

(p) restrictions and conditions imposed by any extension, renewal, amendment, restatement, modification, increase, supplement, refunding, refinancing or replacement of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (a) through (o) above; provided that such extension, renewal, amendment, restatement, modification, increase, supplement, refunding, refinancing or replacement is, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, not materially more restrictive with respect to such restriction or condition taken as a whole than those prior to such extension, renewal, amendment, restatement, modification, increase, supplement, refunding, refinancing or replacement; and

(q) other restrictions described on Schedule 8.17.

8.18 Sale and Leaseback Transactions. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into any arrangement with any Person providing for the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary to lease or rent property that the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary has sold or will sell or otherwise transfer to such Person, unless (i) such transfers are transfers of real property, equipment or other fixed or capital assets, (ii) such transfer occurs within ninety (90) days after the acquisition of such property by the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary, (iii) the Specified Conditions have been satisfied before and after giving effect thereto, and (iv) such transfer would be permitted under clause (t) of the definition of “Permitted Dispositions.”

8.19 Fiscal Year. Holdings shall not, and shall cause its Restricted Subsidiaries not to, change their Fiscal Year end date from December 31; provided, however, that Holdings may, and may cause any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, upon written notice to, and consent by, the Agent, change the Fiscal Year end date convention specified above to any other Fiscal Year end date reporting convention reasonably acceptable to the Agent, in which case the Borrower and the Agent will, and are hereby authorized by the Lenders to, make any adjustments to this Agreement that are necessary in order to reflect such change.

 

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8.20 Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. The Borrower will not permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for any Test Period to be less than 1.0 to 1.0; provided that such Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio will only be tested on the date any Covenant Trigger Period commences (as of the last day of the Test Period ending on or immediately prior to the date on which such Covenant Trigger Period shall have commenced) and shall continue to be tested as of the last day of each Test Period thereafter until such Covenant Trigger Period is no longer continuing.

8.21 Minimum Liquidity. The Borrower will not permit the Liquidity to be less than $5,000,000 at any time.

8.22 Additional Obligors; Covenant to Give Security. At the Borrower’s expense, Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, take all action necessary or reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to ensure that the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement (subject to the limitations set forth therein and in the Security Documents) continues to be satisfied, including:

(i) upon the formation or acquisition of any new direct or indirect Wholly Owned Domestic Subsidiary (in each case, other than an Excluded Subsidiary) by any Obligor, the designation in accordance with Section 8.26 of any existing direct or indirect Wholly Owned Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary (in each case, other than an Excluded Subsidiary), or any Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary, within thirty (30) days (or, in the case of Mortgages, ninety (90) days) after such formation, acquisition, designation or occurrence or such longer period as the Collateral Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion:

(A) causing each such Restricted Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor under the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to furnish to the Collateral Agent a description of any Real Estate owned by such Restricted Subsidiary (in detail reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent) solely to the extent such Real Estate is required to become subject to a Mortgage hereunder;

(B) causing each such Restricted Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to duly execute and deliver to the Agent and the Collateral Agent (x) a “Guaranty Agreement Supplement” referred to in the Guarantee Agreement guaranteeing the Obligations under the Loan Documents and (y) Mortgages on any Real Estate required to be mortgaged pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, a “Security Agreement Supplement” referred to in the Security Agreement and any required Intellectual Property security agreements and other security agreements and documents or joinders or supplements thereto (consistent with the Security Agreement and other Security Documents in effect on the Closing Date), as reasonably requested by and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, in each case of this clause (y), granting the Collateral Agent’s Liens solely to the extent required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement;

(C) delivering, and causing each such Restricted Subsidiary that is, or is required to become, a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to deliver instruments evidencing the intercompany Debt held by such Restricted Subsidiary and required to be pledged pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement (including the execution of the Subordinated Intercompany Note), indorsed in blank to the Collateral Agent (or such other Person specified pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement, if applicable);

(D) taking and causing such Restricted Subsidiary and each direct or indirect parent of such Restricted Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to take whatever action, to the extent required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement (including, if applicable, the recording of Mortgages and of any Intellectual Property security agreements, the filing of financing statements) as may be necessary in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent to vest in the Collateral Agent (or in any representative of the Collateral Agent designated by it) valid and perfected Liens required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, enforceable against all third parties in accordance with their terms; and

 

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(E) causing each such Restricted Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to duly execute and deliver to the Agent opinions, certificates and other documents, as reasonably requested by and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent (it being understood and agreed that any opinions, certificates and other documents that are consistent with those delivered by the Obligors on the Closing Date shall be deemed to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent);

(ii) not later than ninety (90) days after the acquisition by any Obligor of any Real Estate (or such longer period as the Collateral Agent may agree to in writing in its discretion) that is required to be provided as Collateral pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, causing such property to be subject to a Lien and Mortgage in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and taking, or causing the relevant Obligor to take, such actions as shall be necessary or reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to grant and perfect or record such Lien, in each case to the extent required by, and subject to the limitations and exceptions of, the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and otherwise complying with the requirements of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement; and

(iii) immediately prior to or simultaneously with the incurrence of Debt pursuant to Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r), entering into to Security Documents or amendments or supplements to existing Security Documents to (y) grant Collateral Agent a Lien (to secure the Obligations) on the Fixed Asset Collateral that will also be collateral for the Debt incurred under Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r), as applicable, and (z) to provide Collateral Agent with corollary rights (including representations, covenants and remedies) relative to such Fixed Asset Collateral as are provided for the benefit of the Debt incurred pursuant to Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r), as applicable.

8.23 Cash Management; Cash Dominion.

(a) Each Obligor shall enter into, as soon as possible after the Closing Date, an effective account control agreement with each account bank, securities intermediary, or commodities intermediary, as applicable, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent (a “Control Agreement”), with respect to (i) each Deposit Account in which funds of any of the Obligors from any Cash Receipts of the Obligors are deposited (including those existing as of the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 8.23), (ii) the Designated Account into which the proceeds of the Loans are deposited, and (iii) all other Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts, and commodities accounts of any Obligors (but in any event, excluding all Excluded Accounts ) (including those existing as of the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 8.23); provided, further, that, (i) if on or prior to ninety (90) days after the Closing Date (or such longer period following such date as the Agent may agree in its sole discretion), any Obligor shall not have entered into a Control Agreement with respect to any such Deposit Account, Securities Account, commodity account, or the Designated Account, such Deposit Account, Securities Account, commodity account, or the Designated Account shall be closed and all funds therein transferred to a Deposit Account at the Agent or the Collateral Agent, an Affiliate of the Agent or the Collateral Agent, or another financial institution that has executed a Control Agreement prior to the expiration of such 90-day period and (ii) the Obligors shall enter into a Control Agreement with respect to any such Deposit Account, Securities Account, commodity account, or Designated Account which is established or acquired after the Closing Date, substantially concurrently with such establishment (or within such longer period as the Collateral Agent may agree in its discretion) but in any event prior to a deposit of any funds in the account. Notwithstanding anything in this section to the contrary, the provisions of this Section 8.23(a) shall not apply to any (x) Deposit Account, Securities Account, or commodities account acquired by an Obligor in connection with a Permitted Acquisition (or similar Investment) prior to the date that is ninety (90) days (or such later date as the Agent may agree) following the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition (or similar Investment) or (y) any Excluded Account.

(b) Each Obligor shall deposit, or cause to be deposited and instruct all Account Debtors to deposit, in an Approved Deposit Account promptly upon receipt all Cash Receipts received by any Obligor from any other Person.

(c) Each Control Agreement shall require (without further consent of the Obligors), and the Obligors shall cause, after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Cash Dominion Period and subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, the ACH or wire transfer no less frequently than daily (and whether or not there are then any outstanding Obligations) to the concentration account in the United States maintained by and in the name of the Borrower at a bank reasonably acceptable to the Agent and the Collateral Agent, which concentration account is under the sole dominion and control of the Collateral Agent (the “Concentration Account”), of all cash receipts and collections set forth below (collectively, the “Cash Receipts”):

(i) all available cash proceeds otherwise received from the Disposition of Inventory of the Borrower and the Guarantors;

 

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(ii) all proceeds of Accounts and Inventory and other Current Asset Collateral; and

(iii) the contents of each Approved Deposit Account, Securities Account, or commodities account (other than any Fixed Assets Priority Proceeds Accounts) (in each case, net of any minimum balance as may be required to be kept therein by the institution at which such Deposit Account, Securities Account or commodities account is maintained).

(d) During the continuance of a Cash Dominion Period, the Concentration Account and all other Approved Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts and commodity accounts (other than any Fixed Assets Priority Proceeds Accounts) shall at all times be under the sole dominion and control of the Collateral Agent. The Obligors hereby acknowledge and agree that, during the continuance of a Cash Dominion Period, (i) the Obligors have no right of withdrawal from the Concentration Account or any other Approved Deposit Account, Securities Account or commodities account (other than any Fixed Assets Priority Proceeds Accounts), (ii) the funds on deposit in the Concentration Account and any other Approved Deposit Account, Securities Account and/or commodities account (other than any Excluded Account) shall at all times be collateral security for all of the Obligations and (iii) the funds on deposit in the Concentration Account, any other Approved Deposit Account, Securities Account, or commodities account (other than any Fixed Assets Priority Proceeds Accounts) shall be applied as provided in this Agreement, including pursuant to Section 4.3. In the event that, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8.23, during the continuation of any Cash Dominion Period, any Obligor receives or otherwise has dominion and control of any Cash Receipts, such Cash Receipts shall be held in trust by such Obligor for the Collateral Agent, shall not be commingled with any of such Obligor’s other funds or deposited in any account of such Obligor and shall, not later than two Business Days after receipt thereof by a Responsible Officer of Borrower or other Obligor (or not later than two Business Days after a Responsible Officer has actual knowledge that such Cash Receipts were received by Borrower or other Obligor), be deposited into the Concentration Account or dealt with in such other fashion as such Obligor may be instructed by the Collateral Agent.

(e) So long as no Cash Dominion Period is continuing, the Obligors may direct, and shall have sole control over, the manner of disposition of funds in the Approved Deposit Account, the Securities Account any the commodities accounts. The Agent and the other Secured Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that so long as no Cash Dominion Period is continuing the Obligors shall have the right to withdraw or direct the Agent to transfer to Obligors all funds remaining on deposit in any Concentration Account and the Collateral Agent shall no longer be permitted to direct any account bank under any Control Agreement to ACH or wire transfer any Cash Receipts into any Concentration Account.

(f) Any amounts received in the Concentration Account at any time after the Full Payment of the Obligations shall be remitted to the operating account of the Obligors maintained with the Agent or Collateral Agent or to an operating account otherwise designated by the Borrower.

(g) Upon the Borrower’s request, the Collateral Agent shall promptly furnish written notice to each Approved Account Bank of any termination of a Cash Dominion Period and termination of dominion over the Concentration Account.

(h) Each Obligor shall ensure that all proceeds of Current Asset Collateral are deposited in Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts that (1) do not contain any Fixed Asset Collateral, (2) are not Fixed Asset Priority Proceeds Accounts, and (3) are separate and distinct from those into which the proceeds of Fixed Asset Collateral are or are expected to be deposited. Each Obligor shall ensure that all proceeds of Fixed Asset Collateral that constitute Fixed Asset Collateral are deposited in Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts that (1) do not contain any Current Asset Collateral, and (2) are separate and distinct from those into which the proceeds of Current Asset Collateral are or are expected to be deposited. No Grantor shall commingle the proceeds of Current Asset Collateral with the proceeds of Fixed Asset Collateral that constitute Fixed Asset Collateral.

 

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8.24 Use of Proceeds. The Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loans in the manner set forth in Section 7.17.

8.25 Further Assurances. Subject to any limitations and exceptions set forth in the Security Documents and in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”, Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each of the other Obligors to, promptly execute and deliver, or cause to be promptly executed and delivered, to the Collateral Agent, such documents and agreements, and shall promptly take or cause to be taken such actions, as the Collateral Agent may, from time to time, reasonably request to grant, preserve, protect or perfect the Liens created or intended to be created by the Security Documents or the validity or priority of any such Lien.

8.26 Designation of Subsidiaries. The Board of Directors of Holdings may at any time designate any Restricted Subsidiary (other than the Borrower) as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary by notice to the Agent; provided that, in each case, (i) no Default or Event of Default is then continuing or would result therefrom, (ii) if after giving effect to such designation the Aggregate Revolver Outstandings would not exceed the lesser of the Maximum Revolver Amount and the then-current Borrowing Base, (iii) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, as such ratio is calculated as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date of such designation, as if such designation and any related transactions had occurred on the first day of such Test Period, of not less than 1.00:1.00 and (iv) if such designation would result in Current Asset Collateral owned by a Borrower or Guarantor immediately prior to such designation being owned by an Unrestricted Subsidiary immediately after such designation with a value individually or in the aggregate of greater than 5.0% of the Borrowing Base based on the most recently delivered Borrowing Base Certificate prior to such event, then Borrower shall be required, prior to such designation, deliver to Agent an updated Borrowing Base Certificate that reflects the removal of the applicable assets from the Borrowing Base. The designation of any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date shall constitute an Investment by the Borrower or Holdings, as applicable, therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Borrower’s or Holdings’, as applicable, investment therein. The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute the incurrence at the time of designation of any Debt or Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time.

8.27 Passive Holding Company; Etc.

(a) Holdings will not conduct, transact or otherwise engage in any business or operations other than (i) the ownership and/or acquisition of the Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower or Manufacturing and the direct or indirect ownership and/or acquisition of the Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of any other Subsidiaries that are permitted to exist and/or be acquired or formed hereunder, (ii) the maintenance of its legal existence, including the ability to incur fees, costs and expenses relating to such maintenance and to open and maintain bank accounts, (iii) to the extent applicable, participating in tax, accounting and other administrative matters as a member of the consolidated group that includes Holdings and the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries, (iv) the performance of its obligations under and in connection with the Loan Documents and any documents relating to other Permitted Debt, (v) any public offering of its common Stock or any other issuance or registration of its Stock for sale or resale not prohibited by this Agreement, including the costs, fees and expenses related thereto, (vi) any transaction that Holdings is permitted to enter into or consummate under this Agreement and any transaction between Holdings and the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary permitted under this Agreement, including (A) making any dividend or distribution or other transaction similar to a Distribution not prohibited by Section 8.10 (or the making of a loan to its Parent Entities in lieu of any such permitted Distribution or other distribution or other transaction similar to a Distribution) or holding any cash received in connection with Distributions made by the Borrower in accordance with Section 8.10 pending application thereof by Holdings in the manner contemplated by Section 8.10 (including the redemption in whole or in part of any of its Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) in exchange for another class of Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) or rights to acquire its Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) or with proceeds from substantially concurrent equity contributions or issuances of new shares of its Stock (other than Disqualified Stock)), (B) making any Investment to the extent (1) payment therefor is made solely with the Stock of Holdings (other than Disqualified Stock), the proceeds of Distributions received from the Borrower and/or proceeds of the issuance of, or contribution in respect of, the Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of Holdings and (2) any property (including Stock) acquired in connection therewith is maintained by Holdings or contributed to the Borrower or a Guarantor (or, if otherwise constituting Permitted Investments, a Restricted

 

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Subsidiary) or the Person formed or acquired in connection therewith is merged or consolidated with the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary and (C) the (w) provision of Guaranties in the ordinary course of business in respect of obligations of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to suppliers, customers, franchisees, lessors, licensees, sublicensees or distribution partners; provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that such Guaranty shall not be in respect of Debt for Borrowed Money, (x) incurrence of Debt of Holdings contemplated by Section 8.12, (y) incurrence of Guaranties and the performance of its other obligations in respect of Debt incurred pursuant to Section 8.12 and (z) granting of Liens to the extent permitted under Section 8.16 or Liens imposed by operation of law, (vii) incurring fees, costs and expenses relating to overhead and general operating including professional fees for legal, tax and accounting issues and paying taxes, (viii) providing indemnification to officers and directors and as otherwise permitted in this Agreement, (ix) activities incidental to the consummation of the Transactions, (x) organizational activities incidental to Permitted Acquisitions or similar Investments consummated by Holdings, the Borrower, Manufacturing or a Subsidiary of Holdings, including the formation of acquisition vehicle entities and intercompany loans and/or investments incidental to such Permitted Acquisitions or similar Investments in each case consummated substantially contemporaneously with the consummation of the applicable Permitted Acquisitions or similar Investments, (xi) the making of any loan to any officers or directors not prohibited by Section 8.11, the making of any Investment in the Borrower or any Guarantor or, to the extent otherwise allowed under Section 8.11, a Restricted Subsidiary, (xii) the entry into customary shareholder agreements, (xiii) as specified on Schedule 8.27 and (xiv) activities incidental to the businesses or activities described in clauses (i) to (xiii) of this Section 8.27.

(b) Holdings will not consummate any merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or Dispose all or substantially all of its assets and properties, except that Holdings may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with or into any other Person (other than the Borrower) or otherwise Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets and property; provided that (i) Holdings shall be the continuing or surviving Person of such merger, amalgamation or consolidation or, in the case of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation where Holdings is not the continuing or surviving Person or where Holdings has been liquidated or in connection with a Disposition of all or substantially all of its assets, in any such case, the Person formed by or surviving any such merger, amalgamation or consolidation or the Person into which Holdings has been liquidated or to which Holdings has transferred such assets shall be an entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia or any territory thereof (Holdings or such Person, as the case may be, being herein referred to as the “Successor Holdings”), (ii) the Successor Holdings (if other than Holdings) shall (y) expressly assume all the obligations of Holdings under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents pursuant to a supplement hereto or thereto in form reasonably satisfactory to the Agent (including a “Guaranty Supplement” referred to in the Guarantee Agreement and a “Security Agreement Supplement” referred to in the Security Agreement, in order for the surviving or continuing Person or such transferee to become a Guarantor) and (z) as a condition to becoming Successor Holdings shall take all action necessary or reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to ensure that the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement (subject to the limitations set forth therein and in the Security Documents) is satisfied with respect to Successor Holdings’ assets and properties and shall otherwise comply with Section 8.22 (as though Successor Holdings were a Restricted Subsidiary), (iii) each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation or Disposition or unless the Successor Holdings is Holdings, shall have by a supplement to the Guarantee Agreement confirmed that its Guaranty shall apply to the Successor Holdings’ obligations under this Agreement, (iv) each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation or Disposition or unless the Successor Holdings is Holdings, shall have by a supplement to the Security Agreement confirmed that its obligations thereunder shall apply to the Successor Holdings’ obligations under this Agreement, (v) Holdings shall have delivered to the Agent an officer’s certificate stating that such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation or Disposition and any supplements to the Loan Documents preserve the enforceability of the Guarantee Agreement and the perfection of the Collateral Agent’s Liens, (vi) the Successor Holdings shall, immediately following such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation or Disposition, directly or indirectly, own all Subsidiaries owned by Holdings immediately prior to such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation or Disposition, (vii) if reasonably requested by the Agent, an opinion of counsel shall be required to be provided to the effect that such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation, or Disposition does not breach or result in a default under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (viii) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of such event, (ix) Borrower would have Availability after giving effect thereto, and (x) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition or other event and any supplements to any Loan Document (or new Loan Documents delivered concurrently therewith) create and preserve, as applicable, the enforceability of

 

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the Guarantee Agreement in regards to Successor Holdings and the perfection and priority of the Collateral Agent’s Lien in Successor Holdings’ assets and property subject to the limitations of and exceptions set forth in the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, the other provisions set forth herein and the Security Documents; provided, further, that if the foregoing are satisfied, the Successor Holdings (if other than Holdings) will succeed to, and be substituted for, Holdings under this Agreement.

8.28 Amendments to Certain Documents. Holdings and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) to amend, modify or change in any manner that is materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders any term or condition of the documentation governing the Junior Debt or any Charter Document of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is a Guarantor or (ii) to amend, modify or change in any manner that is materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders or any Obligor any term or condition of the Preferred Equity Documents (it being understood and agreed that any (x) increase to the amount, rate or frequency of any payment, repurchase, dividend or distribution (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Distribution set forth therein), (y) change to any right of redemption, retirement or put option set forth therein and (z) any change to Section 3.6(iv) of the Holdings LLC Agreement, shall, in each case, be deemed to be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders unless, solely for purposes of clauses (x) and (y), such revisions provide that Holdings shall not take action, or otherwise be required to make any such payment, repurchase, dividend or distribution or exercise any redemption, retirement or put option, based on such increase(s) and/or change(s) to the extent prohibited under this Agreement).

8.29 Certain Post-Closing Obligations. As promptly as practicable, and in any event within the time periods after the Closing Date specified in Schedule 8.29 or such later date as the Agent reasonably agrees to in writing, including to reasonably accommodate circumstances unforeseen on the Closing Date, the Borrower and each other Obligor shall deliver the documents or take the actions specified in Schedule 8.29, in each case except to the extent otherwise agreed by the Agent pursuant to its authority as set forth in the definition of the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

ARTICLE IX

CONDITIONS OF LENDING

9.1 Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of Agreement and Making of Loans on the Closing Date. The effectiveness of this Agreement, the obligation of the Lenders to make any Loans on the Closing Date, and the obligation of the Letter of Credit Issuers to issue any Letter of Credit on the Closing Date, are subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in writing by the Agent and the Arrangers) of the following conditions precedent:

(a) The Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals, facsimiles or electronic copies (followed promptly by originals if requested by Agent) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Obligor:

(i) executed counterparts of this Agreement and the Guarantee Agreement;

(ii) each Security Document set forth on Schedule 1.5 (including the delivery of documents and instruments necessary to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement) required to be executed on the Closing Date as indicated on such schedule, duly executed by Holdings (to the extent a party thereto) and/or each Obligor thereto, together with (except as provided in such Security Documents):

(A) [reserved];

(B) evidence that all financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code have been filed or are otherwise in a form appropriate for filing; and

(C) [reserved]; and

(D) an executed Perfection Certificate and lien searches reasonably satisfactory to the Agent;

(iii) certificates substantially in the form of Exhibit H for Holdings and the Borrower which attach (A) resolutions or other equivalent action documentation, (B) incumbency certificates, (C) Organization Documents and (D) good standing certificates;

 

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(iv) an opinion from Brown Rudnick LLP and an opinion from The Whitten Law Firm, PC, counsel to the Obligors, addressed to the Agent and the Lenders as of the Closing Date;

(v) a certificate, in the form of Exhibit G, attesting to the Solvency of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis) on the Closing Date after giving effect to the Transactions, from the Chief Financial Officer of Holdings;

(vi) a Notice of Borrowing relating to the initial Borrowing (if any); and

(vii) a copy of, or a certificate as to coverage under, the insurance policies required by Section 8.5 and the applicable provisions of the Security Documents.

(b) All fees and expenses required to be paid hereunder or pursuant to the Engagement Letter, in the case of expenses, to the extent invoiced at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date (except as otherwise agreed by the Borrower) shall, substantially concurrently with the initial Borrowing, have been paid (which amounts may, at the Borrower’s option, be offset against the proceeds of the Loans borrowed on the Closing Date).

(c) [Reserved].

(d) The Agent and Arrangers shall have received the Historical Financial Statements.

(e) Prior to or concurrently with the initial Borrowing, subject to Section 8.29, the Existing Debt Refinancing shall have been consummated.

(f) Availability, after giving effect to the initial Borrowings on the date hereof, on the Closing Date shall not be less than $15,000,000.

(g) The Agent and the Arrangers shall have received at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information about the Borrower and the Guarantors as has been reasonably requested in writing at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date by the Agent and the Arrangers that they reasonably determine is required by United States regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the USA PATRIOT Act.

(h) Since December 31, 2016, there has not been any fact, change, event, circumstance, effect, development or occurrence which, individually or in the aggregate with any other facts, changes, events, circumstances, effects, developments or occurrences, has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

(i) The Borrower shall have delivered to the Agent a Borrowing Base Certificate for the month ending January 31, 2018.

(j) The Agent shall have completed a Field Examination of the Obligors at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

(k) Each of (i) that certain Master Loan Agreement and Line of Credit Note, dated as of October 10, 2016, between THRC Holdings, LLC, as the lender, and Manufacturing, as the borrower and (ii) that certain Master Loan Agreement and Line of Credit Note, dated as of October 10, 2016, between Farris Wilks, as the lender, and Manufacturing, as the borrower, have been terminated and the debt thereunder converted to Stock on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.

(l) All amounts outstanding under that certain Promissory Note dated as of February 1, 2017, by and between Wilks Brothers, LLC, as lender, and ProFrac Manufacturing, LLC, as borrower, have been paid in full, such Promissory Note has been cancelled and the liens securing the obligations on account of such Promissory Note have been released, in each case, on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.

 

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9.2 Conditions Precedent to Each Loan. The obligation of the Lenders to make each Loan (including on the Closing Date), and the obligation of the Letter of Credit Issuers to issue any Letter of Credit shall be subject to the conditions precedent that on and as of the date of any such extension of credit:

(a) The following statements shall be true, and the acceptance by the Borrower of any extension of credit shall be deemed to be a statement to the effect set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) with the same effect as the delivery to the Agent and the Lenders of a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer, dated the date of such extension of credit, stating that:

(i) the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (and any representation and warranty that is qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect is true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date of such extension of credit as though made on and as of such date, other than any such representation or warranty which relates to a specified prior date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects as of such prior date, and except to the extent the Agent and the Lenders have been notified in writing by the Borrower that any representation or warranty is not correct in all material respects (or that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect is not correct in all respects) and the Required Lenders have explicitly waived in writing compliance with such representation or warranty;

(ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such extension of credit; and

(iii) the Borrowing or issuance of the Letter of Credit is in compliance with the provisions of Article II.

(b) No such Borrowing or issuance of the Letter of Credit shall exceed the then-current Availability.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the foregoing conditions precedent in this Section 9.2 are not conditions to any Lender participating in or reimbursing the Swingline Lender or the Agent for such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any applicable Swingline Loan or Agent Advance made in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.4(f) or Section 2.4(g), as applicable.

ARTICLE X

DEFAULT; REMEDIES

10.1 Events of Default. It shall constitute an event of default (“Event of Default”) if any one or more of the following shall occur for any reason:

(a) any failure by the Borrower to pay: (i) the principal of any of the Loans when due, whether upon demand or otherwise, or the reimbursement of any Letter of Credit issued pursuant to this Agreement when the same is due and payable; or (ii) any interest, fee or other amount owing hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents within five (5) Business Days after the due date therefor, whether upon demand or otherwise;

(b) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by Holdings or the Borrower in this Agreement or by any Obligor in any of the other Loan Documents or any certificate furnished by any Obligor at any time to the Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender pursuant to the Loan Documents shall prove to be untrue in any material respect as of the date on which made, deemed made, or furnished;

(c) any default shall occur in the observance or performance of any of the covenants and agreements contained in:

(i) Section 6.3(a), Section 8.2(a) (with respect to the maintenance of the Borrower’s existence only), Section 8.8, Section 8.9, Section 8.10, Section 8.11, Section 8.12, Section 8.13, Section 8.14, Section 8.16, Section 8.17, Section 8.18, Section 8.21, Section 8.23 (and, other than during a Cash Dominion Period, such default continues for five (5) Business Days after receipt by the Borrower of written notice thereof by the Agent or the Required Lenders), Section 8.24, Section 8.27, or Section 8.28;

(ii) Section 8.20; provided that an Event of Default shall not occur under this clause (ii) until the expiration of the Cure Deadline for the applicable Test Period for which the Borrower was not in compliance with such Financial Covenant;

 

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(iii) Section 6.4(a) and such default continues for five (5) Business Days (or two (2) Business Days during any Cash Dominion Period) after receipt by the Borrower of written notice thereof by the Agent or the Required Lenders; or

(iv) any other provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document and such default shall continue for thirty (30) days after receipt by the Borrower of written notice thereof by the Agent or the Required Lenders;

(d) any default shall occur with respect to any Debt (other than the Obligations) of any Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in an outstanding principal amount which constitutes Material Indebtedness, or under any agreement or instrument under or pursuant to which any such Debt may have been issued, created, assumed, or guaranteed by any Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and such default shall continue for more than the period of grace, if any, therein specified, in each case. if the effect thereof (with or without the giving of notice) is to accelerate, or to permit the holders of any such Debt to accelerate, the maturity of any such Debt; or any such Debt shall be declared due and payable or be required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled or required prepayment) prior to the stated maturity thereof; or any such Debt shall not be paid in full upon the scheduled maturity thereof; provided that this clause (d) shall not apply to (x) termination events or equivalent events not constituting events of default pursuant to the terms of any Hedge Agreement and (y) Debt that becomes due or as to which an offer to prepay is required to be made as a result of the voluntary Disposition of the property or assets securing such Debt, if such Disposition is permitted hereunder and under the documents providing for such Debt and (z) any Debt permitted to exist or be incurred under the terms of this Agreement that is required to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased, redeemed or satisfied (or as to which an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease, redeem or satisfy is required to be made) in connection with any asset sale event, casualty or condemnation event, change of control (without limiting the rights of the Agent and the Lenders under Section 10.1(l) below), excess cash flow or other customary provision in such Debt giving rise to such requirement to offer, prepay, redeem, defease or satisfy in the absence of any default thereunder;

(e) Holdings, the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary shall (i) file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or file a voluntary petition, proposal, notice of intent to file a proposal or an answer or otherwise commence any action or proceeding seeking reorganization, arrangement or readjustment of its debts or for any other relief under the federal Bankruptcy Code, as amended, or under any other bankruptcy or insolvency act or Law, state, or federal, now or hereafter existing, or consent to, approve of, or acquiesce in, any such petition, action or proceeding; (ii) apply for or acquiesce in the appointment of a receiver, assignee, liquidator, sequestrator, custodian, monitor, trustee or similar officer for it or for all or any part of its property; or (iii) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors;

(f) an involuntary petition shall be filed or an action or proceeding otherwise commenced seeking reorganization, arrangement, consolidation or readjustment of the debts of Holdings, the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary for any other relief under the federal Bankruptcy Code, as amended, or under any other bankruptcy or insolvency act or Law, state or federal, now or hereafter existing, and such petition or proceeding shall not be dismissed within sixty (60) days after the filing or commencement thereof or an order of relief shall be entered with respect thereto;

(g) (i) a receiver, interim receiver, assignee, liquidator, sequestrator, custodian, monitor, trustee or similar officer for Holdings, the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary or for all or any material part of such Person’s property shall be appointed or (ii) a warrant of attachment, execution or similar process shall be issued against any material part of the property of Holdings, the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary and such warrant or similar process shall not be vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal within sixty (60) days after the entry thereof;

(h) this Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement, any Security Document or any Intercreditor Agreement shall be terminated (other than in accordance with its terms or the terms hereof or thereof), revoked or declared void or invalid or unenforceable or challenged by Holdings or any Obligor;

(i) one or more monetary judgments, orders, decrees or arbitration awards is entered against any Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary involving in the aggregate for all Obligors and Restricted Subsidiaries liability as to any single or related or unrelated series of transactions, incidents or conditions, in excess of $20,000,000 (except to the extent covered by insurance through an insurer who does not deny or dispute coverage), and the same shall remain unsatisfied, unbonded, unvacated and unstayed pending appeal for a period of sixty (60) days after the entry thereof;

 

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(j) for any reason, any Lien on any Collateral having a Fair Market Value in excess of $10,000,000 ceases to be, or is not, valid, perfected and prior to all other Liens in accordance with the provisions hereof (subject to (A) the terms of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and the Security Documents and (B) Permitted Liens) or is terminated, revoked or declared void other than (i) as a result of a release of Collateral permitted by Section 13.10 or in accordance with the terms of the relevant Security Document, (ii) in connection with the Full Payment of the Obligations or (iii) any loss of perfection (x) that results from the failure of the Collateral Agent to (A) maintain possession of certificates, promissory notes or other instruments delivered to it representing securities or other assets pledged under the Security Documents or (B) file and maintain proper UCC financing statements or similar filings (including continuation statements) or (y) as to Collateral consisting of real property subject to a Mortgage pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the extent such real property is covered by a title insurance policy and such insurer has not denied coverage;

(k) (i) an ERISA Event shall occur which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) an Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate shall fail to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multi-employer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or

(l) there occurs a Change of Control.

10.2 Remedies.

(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Agent may, in its discretion, and shall, at the direction of the Required Lenders, do one or more of the following at any time or times and in any order, without notice to or demand on the Borrower:

(i) reduce the Maximum Revolver Amount or the advance rates against Eligible Accounts used in computing the Borrowing Base, or reduce one or more of the other elements used in computing the Borrowing Base, in each case to the extent determined by the Agent or the Required Lenders, as the case may be;

(ii) restrict the amount of or refuse to make Loans;

(iii) instruct the Letter of Credit Issuers to restrict or refuse to provide Letters of Credit;

(iv) terminate the Commitments;

(v) declare the Loans to be immediately due and payable; provided, however, that upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Section 10.1(e), 10.1(f), or 10.1(g) with respect to any Obligor, the Commitments shall automatically and immediately expire and terminate and all Loans shall automatically become immediately due and payable without notice or demand of any kind;

(vi) require the Obligors to cash collateralize all outstanding Letters of Credit; and

(vii) pursue its other rights and remedies under the Loan Documents and applicable Law.

(b) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and subject to any Intercreditor then in effect: (i) the Agent shall have, for the benefit of the respective Secured Parties, in addition to all other rights of the Agent and the Lenders, the rights and remedies of a secured party under the Loan Documents or the UCC; (ii) the Agent may, at any time, take possession of the respective Collateral and keep it on the Obligors’ premises, at no cost to the Agent or any Lender, or remove any part of it to such other place or places as the Agent may desire, or the Borrower shall, and shall cause their Restricted Subsidiaries to, upon the Agent’s demand, at the Borrower’s cost, assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Agent at a place reasonably convenient to the Agent; and (iii) the Agent may sell and deliver any Collateral at public or private sales, for cash, upon credit or otherwise, at such prices and upon such terms as the Agent deems advisable, in its sole discretion, and may, if the Agent deems it reasonable, postpone

 

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or adjourn any sale of any Collateral by an announcement at the time and place of sale or of such postponed or adjourned sale without giving a new notice of sale. Without in any way requiring notice to be given in the following manner, each Obligor agrees that any notice by the Agent of sale, disposition or other intended action hereunder or in connection herewith, whether required by the UCC or otherwise, shall constitute reasonable notice to the Borrower if such notice is mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or is delivered personally against receipt, at least ten (10) days prior to such action to the Borrower at the address specified in or pursuant to Section 14.8. If any Collateral is sold on terms other than payment in full at the time of sale, no credit shall be given against the Obligations until the Agent or the Lenders receive payment, and if the buyer defaults in payment, the Agent may resell the Collateral without further notice to the Borrower or any other Obligor. In the event the Agent seeks to take possession of all or any portion of the Collateral by judicial process, the Borrower and each other Obligor irrevocably waives: (A) the posting of any bond, surety or security with respect thereto which might otherwise be required; (B) any demand for possession prior to the commencement of any suit or action to recover the Collateral; and (C) any requirement that the Agent retain possession and not dispose of any Collateral until after trial or final judgment. The Borrower and the other Obligors agree that the Agent has no obligation to preserve rights to the Collateral or marshal any Collateral for the benefit of any Person.

10.3 Application of Funds. Subject to any Intercreditor Agreement in effect, if the circumstances described in Section 4.7 have occurred, or after the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 10.2 or under any other Loan Document (or after the Commitments have automatically been terminated, the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable as set forth in Section 10.2 and the Letters of Credit have automatically been required to be cash collateralized, in each case as set forth in Section 10.2), including in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall be applied by the Agent in the following order:

First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (other than principal and interest, but including Attorney Costs payable under Section 14.7) payable to the Agent and/or the Collateral Agent in its capacity as such (other than in connection with Cash Management Obligations or Obligations in respect of Secured Hedge Agreements);

Second, to pay interest dueaccrued and unpaid interest (including amounts which, but for the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, would have accrued) in respect of all Agent Advances until paid in full;

Third, to pay the principal of all Agent Advances until paid in full;

Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest) payable to the Lenders (including Attorney Costs payable under Section 14.7), ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Fourth payable to them (other than in connection with Cash Management Obligations or Obligations in respect of Secured Hedge Agreements);

Fifth, to pay interest accruedaccrued and unpaid interest (including amounts which, but for the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, would have accrued) in respect of the Swingline Loans until paid in full;

Sixth, to pay the principal of all Swingline Loans until paid in full;

Seventh, to pay interest accruedaccrued and unpaid interest (including amounts which, but for the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, would have accrued) in respect of the Revolving Loans (other than Agent Advances or Swingline Loans) until paid in full;

Eighth, ratably (i) to pay the principal of all Revolving Loans (other than Agent Advances and Swingline Loans) until paid in full, (ii) to the Agent, to be held by the Agent, for the benefit of the Letter of Credit Issuers, as cash collateral in an amount up to 103% of the maximum drawable amount of any outstanding Letters of Credit and (iii) up to an amount (calculated in the aggregate after taking into account any amounts previously paid pursuant to this clause (iii) or pursuant to clause (ii) of item Ninth below) during the continuation of the applicable Application Event) not to exceed the lesser of (x) $5,000,000 and

 

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(y) the Bank Product Reserves) to pay any Obligations under Noticed Hedges (in an amount not to exceed the Bank Product Reserves);

Ninth, ratably to pay (i) any amounts, not to exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate with clause (iii) in item Eighth above and clause (ii) below, owing with respect to any Obligations in respect of Secured Hedge Agreements (other than Noticed Hedges), until paid in full, (ii) any amounts(ii) amounts (calculated after taking into account any amounts previously paid pursuant to this clause (ii) or pursuant to clause (iii) of item Eighth above) during the continuation of the applicable Application Event), not to exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate with amounts applied pursuant to clause (iii) in item Eighth above and clause (i) above owing with respect to any Obligations in respect of the unreserved portion of a Noticed Hedge, until paid in full, and (iii) any amounts, not to exceed $2,500,000, owing with respect to Cash Management Obligations, in each case, until paid in full;

Tenth, to the payment of all other Obligations (other than Obligations in respect of Secured Hedge Agreements, Noticed Hedges, and Bank Product Obligations) of the Obligors that are due and payable to the Agent and the other Secured Parties (other than any Defaulting Lenders) on such date, ratably based upon the respective aggregate amounts of all such Obligations owing to the Agent and the other Secured Parties (other than any Defaulting Lenders) on such date, until paid in full;

Eleventh, ratably to pay any amounts owing with respect to any Obligations in respect of any FILO Tranche, until paid in full;

Twelfth, ratably to pay any Obligations (other than Obligations in respect of Secured Hedge Agreements, Noticed Hedges, and Cash Management Obligations) owed to Defaulting Lenders, until paid in full; and

Thirteenth, to the payment of all other Obligations in respect of Secured Hedge Agreements, Noticed Hedges, and Cash Management Obligations of the Obligors that are due and payable to the Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date, ratably based upon the respective aggregate amounts of all such Obligations owing to the Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date, until paid in full;

Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.

Amounts used to cash collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Eighth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as cash collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above and, if no Obligations remain outstanding, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amounts received from any Guarantor shall be applied to any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor.

10.4 Permitted Holders’ Right to Cure.

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 10.1(c), in the event that the Borrower fails to comply with the requirement of the Financial Covenant, any of the Permitted Holders, Holdings or any other Person designated by the Borrower shall have the right, during the period beginning at the end of the last Fiscal Quarter of the applicable Test Period and until the later of (i) the tenth (10th) Business Day after the date on which Financial Statements with respect to the Test Period in which such covenant is being measured are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.2 and (ii) the tenth (10th) Business Day after the beginning of a Covenant Trigger Period (such later date, the “Cure Deadline”), to make a direct or indirect equity investment in the Borrower in cash in the form of common Stock (or other Stock reasonably acceptable to the Agent) (the “Cure Right”), and upon the receipt by the Borrower of net proceeds pursuant to the exercise of the Cure Right (the “Cure Amount”), the Financial Covenant shall be recalculated, giving effect to a pro forma increase to Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period in an amount equal to such Cure Amount; provided that such pro forma adjustment to Consolidated EBITDA shall be given solely for the purpose of determining the existence of a Default or an Event of Default under the Financial Covenant with respect to any Test Period that includes the Fiscal Quarter for which such Cure Right was exercised and not for any other purpose under any Loan Document.

 

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(b) If, after the receipt of the Cure Amount and the recalculations pursuant to clause (a) above, the Borrower shall then be in compliance with the requirements of the Financial Covenant during such Test Period, the Borrower shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of the Financial Covenant as of the relevant date of determination with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply therewith at such date, and the applicable Event of Default that had occurred shall be deemed cured; provided that (i) the Cure Right may be exercised on no more than five (5) occasions, (ii) in each four Fiscal Quarter period, there shall be at least two Fiscal Quarters in respect of which no Cure Right is exercised, (iii) with respect to any exercise of the Cure Right, the Cure Amount shall be no greater than the amount required to cause the Borrower to be in compliance with the Financial Covenant, (iv) all Cure Amount shall be disregarded for purposes of determining any baskets with respect to the covenants contained in the Loan Documents and (v) there shall be no pro forma reduction in Debt (by netting or otherwise) with the proceeds of any Cure Amount for determining compliance with the Financial Covenant for the Fiscal Quarter for which such Cure Amount is deemed applied.

(c) Prior to the Cure Deadline, neither the Agent, the Collateral Agent nor any Lender shall exercise any rights or remedies under Article X (or under any other Loan Document available during the continuance of any Default or Event of Default) solely on the basis of any actual or purported failure to comply with the Financial Covenant unless such failure is not cured by the Cure Deadline (it being understood that this sentence shall not have any effect on the rights and remedies of the Lenders with respect to any other Default or Event of Default pursuant to any other provision of any Loan Document other than breach of the Financial Covenant); provided, however, that the Lenders shall have no obligation to make any Loans, and the Letter of Credit Issuers shall have no obligation to issue any Letters of Credit, prior to receipt of the Cure Amount.

ARTICLE XI

TERM AND TERMINATION

11.1 Term and Termination. The term of this Agreement shall end on the Stated Termination Date unless sooner terminated in accordance with the terms hereof. The Agent upon direction from the Required Lenders may terminate this Agreement without notice upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default. Upon the effective date of termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever, all Obligations (other than contingent obligations not then due and payable, Obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements and Cash Management Obligations) (including all unpaid principal, accrued and unpaid interest and any amounts due under Section 5.4) shall become immediately due and payable and the Borrower shall immediately arrange, with respect to all Letters of Credit then outstanding, for (a) the cancellation and return thereof, or (b) the cash collateralization thereof or issuance of Supporting Letters of Credit with respect thereto in accordance with Section 2.3(g). Notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement, until Full Payment of all Obligations, the Borrower shall remain bound by the terms of this Agreement and shall not be relieved of any of its Obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, and the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders shall retain all their rights and remedies hereunder (including the Collateral Agent’s Liens in and all rights and remedies with respect to all then-existing and after-arising Collateral).

ARTICLE XII

AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS; PARTICIPATIONS; ASSIGNMENTS; SUCCESSORS

12.1 Amendments and Waivers.

(a) (i) Except as otherwise specifically set forth in this Agreement, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent with respect to any departure by the Borrower or other Obligor therefrom, shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Required Lenders (or by the Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) and the Obligors party thereto and then any such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given;

(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such waiver, amendment, or consent shall be effective to modify eligibility criteria, or sublimits contained in the definition of “Borrowing Base” or “Eligible Accounts” or “Eligible Unbilled Accounts” or “Eligible Inventory” or any successor or related definition, in each case that would have the effect of increasing the Borrowing Base unless it is consented to in writing by the Supermajority Lenders and the Borrower;

 

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(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such waiver, amendment, or consent shall be effective with respect to the following, unless consented to in writing by all Lenders (or the Agent with the consent of all Lenders) and the Borrower:

(A) increase any of the advance rates set forth in the definition of “Borrowing Base” or add any new classes of eligible assets to such definition;

(B) amend this Section 12.1 or any provision of this Agreement providing for consent or other action by all Lenders;

(C) release all or substantially all of the value of the Guarantors with respect to their Obligations owing under the Guarantee Agreement other than as permitted by Section 13.10;

(D) subject to any Intercreditor Agreement then in effect, release all or substantially all of the Collateral other than as permitted by Section 13.10;

(E) change the voting percentages included in the definitions of “Required Lenders” or “Supermajority Lenders”; or

(F) amend the definition of “Pro Rata Share” or Section 4.7.

(iv) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such waiver, amendment, or consent shall be effective with respect to the following, unless consented to in writing by all adversely affected Lenders (or the Agent with the consent of all adversely affected Lenders) and the Borrower:

(A) increase or extend any Commitment of any Lender (other than as contemplated in Section 2.6 or 2.7);

(B) postpone or delay any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any (i) scheduled payment of principal, interest or fees or (ii) payment of other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) hereunder or under any other Loan Document;

(C) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein (other than waivers of the Default Rate) on any Loan, or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document;

(D) amend the “default waterfall” set forth in Section 10.3; or

(E) extend the expiration date of any Letter of Credit beyond the Stated Termination Date.

It is understood that a waiver of any condition precedent or the waiver of any Default, Event of Default or mandatory prepayment or commitment reduction under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not give rise to an all affected Lender vote pursuant to this clause (iv).

(v) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such waiver, amendment, or consent shall be effective to increase the obligations or adversely affect the rights of the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Swingline Lender, any Letter of Credit Issuer or any Arranger without the consent of the party adversely affected thereby;

provided, however, that (A) the Agent may, in its sole discretion and notwithstanding the limitations contained in clause (ii) or (iii)(A) above and any other terms of this Agreement, make applicable Agent Advances in accordance with Section 2.4(g); (B) Schedule 1.1 hereto (Lenders’ Commitments) may be amended from time to time by the Agent alone to reflect assignments of Commitments in accordance herewith and changes in Commitments in accordance with Section 2.6 or 2.7; (C) no amendment or waiver shall be made to Section 13.19 or to any other provision of any Loan Document as such provisions relate to the rights and obligations of any Arranger without the

 

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written consent of such Arranger and (D) the Engagement Letter may be amended or waived in a writing signed by the Borrower and Barclays. Further, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 12.1, if the Agent and the Borrower shall have jointly identified an obvious error or any error or omission of a technical or immaterial nature, in each case, in any provision of the Loan Documents, then the Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend such provision and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document if the same is not objected to in writing by the Required Lenders within five (5) Business Days following receipt of notice thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the L/C Commitment of any Letter of Credit Issuer listed on Schedule 1.1 hereto may be modified with the consent of the Borrower, such Letter of Credit Issuer and the Agent (and without the consent of any Lender).

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 (i) the Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended and (ii) the accrued and unpaid amount of any principal, interest or fees payable to such Lender shall not be reduced, in either case, without the consent of such Lender.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no consent of any Lender or any other Person will be required to effectuate any transaction permitted under Section 2.6 or 2.7 except to the extent provided therein.

(b) If, in connection with any proposed amendment, waiver or consent (a “Proposed Change”) requiring the consent of the Supermajority Lenders, all Lenders or all affected Lenders, the consent of Required Lenders is obtained, but the consent of other Lenders is not obtained (any such Lender whose consent is not obtained being referred to as a “Non-Consenting Lender”), then, at the Borrower’s request (and if applicable, payment by the Borrower of the processing fee referred to in Section 12.2(a)), the Agent (so long as the Agent is not a Non-Consenting Lender) or an Eligible Assignee shall have the right (but not the obligation), to purchase from the Non-Consenting Lenders, and the Non-Consenting Lenders agree that they shall sell, all of the Non-Consenting Lenders’ interests, rights and obligations under the Loan Documents, in accordance with the procedures set forth in clauses (i) through (v) in the proviso to Section 5.8 and the last sentence in Section 5.8, as if each such Non-Consenting Lender is an assignor Lender thereunder.

12.2 Assignments; Participations.

(a) Any Lender may, with the written consent of (i) the Agent, (ii) the Swingline Lender and the Letter of Credit Issuers, and (iii) so long as no Event of Default under any of Section 10.1(a), (e), (f) or (g) has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower (in each case, which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), assign and delegate to one or more Eligible Assignees (provided that (x) no such consent shall be required in connection with any assignment to a then-existing Lender and (y) such consent shall be deemed to have been given if the Borrower has not responded within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of a written request for consent (each an “Assignee”) all, or any ratable part of all, of the Loans, the Commitments and the other rights and obligations of such Lender hereunder, in a minimum amount of $5,000,000, or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (provided that an amount less than the minimum amount of $5,000,000 may be assigned if agreed to by the Borrower and the Agent, or if such amount represents all of the Loans, the Commitments and the other rights and obligations of the Lender hereunder) (provided, further that no such minimum amount shall apply to any assignment to an Approved Fund or to a Lender or to an Affiliate of a Lender); provided, however, that (A) written notice of such assignment, together with payment instructions, addresses and related information with respect to the Assignee, shall be given to the Borrower and the Agent by such Lender and the Assignee; (B) such Lender and its Assignee shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent an Assignment and Acceptance; and (C) the assignor Lender or Assignee shall pay to the Agent a processing fee in the amount of $3,500; provided, further, that the Agent may elect to waive such processing fee in its sole discretion.

(b) From and after the date that the Agent has received an executed Assignment and Acceptance, the Agent has received payment of the above-referenced processing fee and the Agent has recorded such assignment in the Register as provided in Section 13.20 herein, (i) the Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent that rights and obligations, including, but not limited to, the obligation to participate in Letters of Credit, have been assigned to it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender under the Loan Documents, and (ii) the assignor Lender shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all or the remaining portion of an assignor Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such assignor Lender shall cease to be a party hereto).

 

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(c) By executing and delivering an Assignment and Acceptance, the assignor Lender thereunder and the Assignee thereunder confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties hereto as follows: (i) other than as provided in such Assignment and Acceptance, such assignor Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other Loan Document furnished pursuant hereto or the attachment, perfection, or priority of any Lien granted by any Obligor to the Agent or any Lender in the applicable Collateral; (ii) such assignor Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of any Obligor or the performance or observance by any Obligor of any of its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document furnished pursuant hereto; (iii) such Assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement, together with such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into such Assignment and Acceptance; (iv) such Assignee will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent, such assignor Lender or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement; (v) such Assignee appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement as are delegated to the Agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers, including the discretionary rights and incidental powers, as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (vi) such Assignee agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

(d) Immediately upon satisfaction of the requirements of Section 12.2(a), this Agreement shall be deemed to be amended to the extent, but only to the extent, necessary to reflect the addition of the Assignee and the resulting adjustment of the Commitments arising therefrom. Each Commitment allocated to each Assignee shall reduce the applicable Commitment of the assignor Lender pro tanto.

(e) Any Lender may at any time sell to one or more commercial banks, financial institutions, or other Persons not Affiliates of the Borrower (a “Participant”), in each case that is not a Disqualified Lender so long as the list of Disqualified Lenders shall have been made available to all Lenders, participating interests in any Loans, any Commitment of that Lender and the other interests of that Lender (the “Originating Lender”) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents; provided, however, that (i) the Originating Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) the Originating Lender shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the Borrower and the Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with the Originating Lender in connection with the Originating Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (iv) no Lender shall transfer or grant any participating interest under which the Participant has rights to approve any amendment to, or any consent or waiver with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document except the matters set forth in Sections 12.1(a)(iii)(C) and (D) and Section 12.1(a)(iv), and all amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder shall be determined as if such Lender had not sold such participation; except that, if amounts outstanding under this Agreement are due and unpaid, or shall have become due and payable upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, each Participant shall be deemed to have the right of set-off in respect of its participating interest in amounts owing under this Agreement to the same extent and subject to the same limitation as if the amount of its participating interest were owing directly to it as a Lender under this Agreement. Subject to paragraph (g) of this Section 12.2, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3, subject to the requirements and limitations of such Sections (including Sections 5.1(d)) and Sections 5.6 and 5.8, to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section 12.2 (provided that any documentation required to be provided pursuant to Section 5.1(d) shall be provided solely to the Originating Lender and provided further, for the avoidance of doubt, that if the Originating Lender is not a U.S. Person, such Lender shall include a copy of such documentation as an exhibit to its IRS Form W-8IMY in accordance with Section 5.1(d)(ii)(D)).

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, any Lender may at any time create a security interest in, or pledge, all or any portion of its rights under and interest in this Agreement (including its Note, if any) in favor of any Federal Reserve Bank or any other central bank having jurisdiction over such Lender in accordance with Regulation A of the FRB or U.S. Treasury Regulation 31 CFR §203.14, and such Federal Reserve Bank may enforce such pledge or security interest in any manner permitted under applicable law.

 

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(g) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 5.1 or 5.3 than the Originating Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participating interest sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participating interest to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent and such Participant agrees to be subject to the provisions of Section 5.8 as though it were a Lender, or to the extent that such entitlement to a greater payment results from a Change in Law after the Participant became a Participant.

ARTICLE XIII

THE APPOINTED AGENTS

13.1 Appointment and Authorization. Each Lender hereby designates and appoints the Agent and the Collateral Agent (collectively, the “Appointed Agents”) as its agents under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and each Lender hereby irrevocably authorizes each Appointed Agent, in its respective capacity, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and each other Loan Document and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to it by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Each Appointed Agent agrees to act as such on the express conditions contained in this Article XIII. The provisions of this Article XIII (other than Sections 13.9, 13.10(a) and 13.10(b)) are solely for the benefit of the Appointed Agents and the Lenders, and the Borrower shall have no rights as third party beneficiaries of any of the provisions contained herein. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, each Appointed Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, nor shall any Appointed 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 Loan Document or otherwise exist against any Appointed Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to any Appointed 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. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Appointed Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which such Appointed Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including (a) the determination of the applicability of ineligibility criteria with respect to the calculation of the Borrowing Base, (b) the making of Agent Advances pursuant to Section 2.4(g) and (c) the exercise of remedies pursuant to Section 10.2, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Lenders.

13.2 Delegation of Duties. Each Appointed Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement or any other Loan 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. Each Appointed Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney in fact that it selects as long as such selection was made without gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

13.3 Liability of Appointed Agents. None of the Agent-Related Persons shall (a) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision)), (b) be responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any recital, statement, representation or warranty made by any Obligor or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of any Obligor, or any officer thereof, contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by any Appointed Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the perfection or priority of any Lien or security interest created or purported to be created under the Collateral Documents, or for any failure of any Obligor or any other party to any Loan Document to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder or (c) be responsible or have any liability for, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into,

 

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monitor or enforce, compliance with the provisions hereof relating to Disqualified Lenders; further, without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (c), no Agent-Related Person shall (x) be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender or Participant or prospective Lender or Participant is a Disqualified Lender or (y) have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment or participation of Loans, or disclosure of confidential information (subject in all respects to Section 14.16), to any Disqualified Lender. No Agent-Related Person shall be under any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of any Obligor or any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates.

13.4 Reliance by Appointed Agent. Each Appointed Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, telex or telephone message, statement 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 any Obligor), independent accountants and other experts selected by such Appointed Agent. Each Appointed Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders 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. Each Appointed Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document in accordance with a request or consent of the Required Lenders (or the Supermajority Lenders, all Lenders or all affected Lenders if so required by Section 12.1) and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Lenders.

13.5 Notice of Default. The Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless the Agent shall have received written notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Agent will notify the Lenders of its receipt of any such notice. The Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Required Lenders in accordance with Article X; provided, however, that unless and until the Agent has received any such request, the Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable.

13.6 Credit Decision. Each Lender acknowledges that none of the Agent-Related Persons has made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by any Appointed Agent hereinafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Borrower and its Affiliates, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any Agent-Related Person to any Lender. Each Lender represents to each Appointed Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of, and investigation into, the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Obligors and their Affiliates, and all applicable bank regulatory laws relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to extend credit to the Borrower. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Obligors and their Affiliates. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly herein required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Agent, the 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 Obligors or any of their Affiliates which may come into the possession of any of the Agent-Related Persons.

13.7 Indemnification. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Lenders shall indemnify upon demand the Agent-Related Persons (to the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), ratably in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares, from and against any and all Losses as such term is defined in Section 14.10; provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable for the payment to such Agent-Related Persons of any portion of such Losses to the

 

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extent resulting from such Person’s gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision); provided, further, that any action taken by any Agent-Related Person at the request of the Required Lenders shall not constitute gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender shall ratably reimburse the Agent upon demand for its share of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses (including Attorney Costs) incurred by the Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, 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, any other Loan Document, or any document contemplated by or referred to herein, to the extent that the Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of the Borrower. The undertaking in this Section 13.7 shall survive the payment of all Obligations hereunder and the resignation or replacement of the Agent.

13.8 Appointed Agents in Individual Capacity. Each Appointed Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire Stock in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting or other business with the Obligors and their Subsidiaries and Affiliates as though such Appointed Agent was not an Appointed Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Lenders. Each Appointed Agent and its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Obligors, their Affiliates and Account Debtors (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Obligors or such Affiliates) and the Lenders hereby acknowledge that each Appointed Agent shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them. With respect to its Loans, each Appointed Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Appointed Agent, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” include each Appointed Agent in its individual capacity.

13.9 Successor Agents. Each Appointed Agent may resign as an Appointed Agent upon at least 30 days’ prior notice to the Lenders and the Borrower. In the event any Appointed Agent sells all of its Loans and/or Commitments as part of a sale, transfer or other disposition by such Appointed Agent of substantially all of its loan portfolio, such Appointed Agent shall resign as an Appointed Agent and such purchaser or transferee shall become the successor Appointed Agent hereunder. In the event that an Appointed Agent becomes a Defaulting Lender, such Appointed Agent may be removed at the reasonable request of the Borrower and the Required Lenders. Subject to the foregoing, if an Appointed Agent resigns or is removed under this Agreement, the Required Lenders (with the prior consent of the Borrower, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld and such consent not to be required if an Event of Default under any of Section 10.1(a), (e), (f) or (g) has occurred and is continuing) shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor agent, which successor agent shall be a Lender or a commercial bank, commercial finance company or other asset based lender having total assets in excess of $5,000,000,000. If no successor agent is appointed prior to the effective date of the resignation of any Appointed Agent, such Appointed Agent may appoint (but without the need for the consent of the Borrower) a successor agent from among the Lenders. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor agent hereunder, such successor agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Appointed Agent and the term “Appointed Agent” shall mean such successor agent and the retiring Appointed Agent’s appointment, powers and duties as an Appointed Agent shall be terminated. After any retiring Appointed Agent’s resignation hereunder as an Appointed Agent, the provisions of this Article XIII and Section 14.10 shall continue to inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was an Appointed Agent under this Agreement.

13.10 Collateral Matters.

(a) The Lenders (and each other Secured Party by their acceptance of the benefits of the Loan Documents shall be deemed to) hereby irrevocably authorize the Collateral Agent (and if applicable, any subagent appointed by the Collateral Agent under Section 13.2 or otherwise) to release its Liens on the Collateral, and the Collateral Agent’s Liens upon any Collateral shall be automatically released (i) upon Full Payment of the Obligations; (ii) upon a disposition of Collateral permitted by Section 8.8 to a Person that is not an Obligor; (iii) if any such Collateral constitutes property in which the Obligors owned no interest at the time the Lien was granted or at any time thereafter; (iv) if any such Collateral constitutes property leased to an Obligor under a lease which has expired or been terminated in a transaction permitted under this Agreement; (v) to the extent the property constituting such Collateral is owned by any Guarantor, upon the release of such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guarantee Agreement (in accordance with the second succeeding sentence and the Guarantee Agreement); (vi) as required by the Collateral Agent to effect any sale, transfer or other Disposition of Collateral in connection with any exercise of remedies of the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Documents, and (vii) to the extent such Collateral

 

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otherwise becomes an Excluded Stock or an Excluded Asset. Except as provided above, the Collateral Agent will not release any of the Collateral Agent’s Liens without the prior written authorization of the Required Lenders (or such other percentage of Lenders whose consent is required in accordance with Section 12.1); provided that, in addition to the foregoing, the Collateral Agent may, in its discretion, release such Collateral Agent’s Liens on Collateral valued in the aggregate not in excess of $1,000,000 during each Fiscal Year without the prior written authorization of any Lender, so long as all proceeds received in connection with such release are applied to the Obligations in accordance with Section 4.7 and, after giving effect to the application of such proceeds and the updating of the Borrowing Base, as the case may be, to reflect the deletion of any assets subject to such release, Availability shall be no less than the Availability immediately prior to such release. Upon request by the Collateral Agent or the Borrower at any time, subject to the Borrower having certified to the Collateral Agent that the disposition is made in compliance with Section 8.8 (which the Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on any such certificate, without further inquiry), the Lenders will confirm in writing the Collateral Agent’s authority to release any applicable Collateral Agent’s Liens upon particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 13.10. In addition, the Lenders (and each other Secured Party by their acceptance of the benefits of the Loan Documents shall be deemed to) hereby irrevocably authorize (w) the Collateral Agent to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 8.12(c) or (q) (as to Fixed Asset Collateral only), (x) the Agent to release automatically any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guarantee Agreement if such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted under this Agreement or such Person otherwise becomes an Excluded Subsidiary, in each case, solely to the extent such Subsidiary ceasing to constitute a Restricted Subsidiary or otherwise becoming an Excluded Subsidiary is not prohibited by this Agreement, (y) so long as both (1) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (2) no Out-of-Formula Condition has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, then, to the extent that the Collateral Agent obtains possession of any Collateral by operation of Section 13.12 of this Agreement that constitutes Collateral that Obligors are not required to deliver to Collateral Agent at such time pursuant to the terms hereof, the Security Documents or any other contractual arrangement with any Obligor, following the written request by Borrower, Collateral Agent shall (to the extent not prohibited by applicable law or legal process) deliver such Collateral in accordance with the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement or, if no Intercreditor Agreement is then in effect, to the applicable Obligor, and (z) if after the date hereof Collateral Agent’s Lien has been expanded to include Fixed Asset Collateral in connection with incurrence of Debt pursuant to Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r) so long as all of the following conditions are satisfied (1) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (2) no Out-of-Formula Condition has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, and (3) no Debt has been incurred in reliance on Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r) that remains outstanding (and no commitments for Debt that, if incurred would be incurred in reliance on Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r), remain outstanding) and no Liens are outstanding in reliance on clause (r), clause (jj), or, to the extent on account of Refinancing Debt, or outstanding commitments that, if incurred, would be Refinancing Debt, in each case incurred in reliance, directly or indirectly, on Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r)), clause (p) of the definition of Permitted Liens, promptly following the written request of the Borrower, the Collateral Agent shall release Collateral Agent’s Liens on Fixed Assets Collateral at the expense of the Obligors. Upon request by any Appointed Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing such Appointed Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations pursuant to this Section 13.10(a).

(b) Upon receipt by any Appointed Agent of any authorization required pursuant to Section 13.10(a) from the Lenders of such Appointed Agent’s authority to release or subordinate the applicable Collateral Agent’s Liens upon particular types or items of Collateral, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guarantee Agreement, and upon at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written request by the Borrower, such Appointed Agent shall (and is hereby irrevocably authorized by the Lenders and the other Secured Parties to) execute such documents as may be necessary to evidence the release of such Collateral Agent’s Liens upon such Collateral or to subordinate its interest therein, or to release such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guarantee Agreement; provided, however, that (i) such Appointed Agent shall not be required to execute any such document on terms which, in such Appointed Agent’s opinion, would expose such Appointed Agent to liability or create any obligation or entail any consequence other than the release of such Liens without recourse or warranty, and (ii) such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect or impair the Obligations or any Liens (other than those expressly being released) upon (or obligations of the Obligors in respect of) all interests retained by the Obligors, including the proceeds of any sale, all of which shall continue to constitute part of such Collateral.

 

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(c) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Obligors or is cared for, protected or insured or has been encumbered, or that the applicable Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion, given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral in its capacity as one of the Lenders and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to any Lender as to any of the foregoing.

13.11 Restrictions on Actions by Lenders; Sharing of Payments.

(a) Each of the Lenders agrees that it shall not, without the express consent of the Required Lenders, and that it shall, to the extent it is lawfully and contractually entitled to do so, upon the request of the Required Lenders, set off against the Obligations, any amounts owing by such Lender to any Obligor or any accounts of any Obligor now or hereafter maintained with such Lender. Each of the Lenders further agrees that it shall not, unless specifically requested to do so by any Appointed Agent, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against any Obligor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the applicable Collateral.

(b) Except as may be expressly permitted by this Agreement, if at any time or times any Lender shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, setoff or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations of any Obligor to such Lender arising under, or relating to, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, except for any such proceeds or payments received by such Lender from the Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or to which such Lender is otherwise entitled to receive directly pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Agent in excess of such Lender’s ratable portion of all such distributions by the Agent, such Lender shall promptly (A) turn the same over to the Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Agent, or in same day funds, as applicable, for the account of all of the Lenders and for application to the Obligations in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement, or (B) purchase, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation in the Obligations owed to the other Lenders so that such excess payment received shall be applied ratably as among the Lenders in accordance with their Commitments; provided, however, that (A) if all or part of such excess payment received by the purchasing party is thereafter recovered from it, those purchases of participations shall be rescinded in whole or in part, as applicable, and the applicable portion of the purchase price paid therefor shall be returned to such purchasing party, but without interest except to the extent that such purchasing party is required to pay interest in connection with the recovery of the excess payment and (B) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by the Borrower or any other Obligor pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans, Commitments or participations in a Letter of Credit or Swingline Loans to any Assignee or Participant or (z) any disproportionate payment obtained by a Lender of any Class as a result of the extension by Lenders of the maturity date or expiration date of some but not all Loans or Commitments of that Class or any increase in the Applicable Margin (or other pricing term, including any fee, discount or premium) in respect of Loans or Commitments of Lenders that have consented to any such extension to the extent such transaction is permitted hereunder.

13.12 Agency for Perfection. Each Lender hereby appoints each other Lender as agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with the UCC or under other applicable law, as applicable may be perfected by possession. Should any Lender (other than the Collateral Agent) obtain possession of any such Collateral, such Lender shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor, shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions.

13.13 Payments by Agent to Lenders. All payments to be made by the Agent to the applicable Lenders shall be made by bank wire transfer or internal transfer of immediately available funds to each such Lender pursuant to wire transfer instructions delivered in writing to the Agent on or prior to the Agreement Date (or if such Lender is an Assignee, on the applicable Assignment and Acceptance), or pursuant to such other wire transfer instructions as

 

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each party may designate for itself by written notice to the Agent. Concurrently with each such payment, the Agent shall identify whether such payment (or any portion thereof) represents principal, interest or fees on the Loans or otherwise. Unless the Agent receives notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Lenders that the Borrower will not make such payment in full as and when required, the Agent may assume that the Borrower have made such payment in full to the Agent on such date in immediately available funds and the Agent may (but shall not be so required), in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to each such Lender on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Lender. If and to the extent the Borrower has not made such payment in full to the Agent, each applicable Lender shall repay to the Agent on demand such amount distributed to such Lender, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Lender until the date repaid.

13.14 Settlement.

(a) Each Lender’s funded portion of the applicable Loans is intended by the applicable Lenders to be equal at all times to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding applicable Loans. Notwithstanding such agreement, the Agent, the Swingline Lender, and the other applicable Lenders agree (which agreement shall not be for the benefit of or enforceable by the Borrower) that in order to facilitate the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, settlement among them as to the applicable Loans (including the applicable Swingline Loans and the applicable Agent Advances) shall take place on a periodic basis in accordance with the following provisions:

(i) The Agent shall request settlement (“Settlement”) with the applicable Lenders at least once every week, or on a more frequent basis at the Agent’s election, (A) on behalf of the Swingline Lender, with respect to each applicable outstanding Swingline Loan, (B) for itself, with respect to each applicable Agent Advance, and (C) with respect to collections received, in each case, by notifying the Lenders of such requested Settlement by telecopy or other electronic transmission, no later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the date of such requested Settlement (the “Settlement Date”). Each Lender (other than the Swingline Lender, in the case of applicable Swingline Loans and the Agent in the case of applicable Agent Advances) shall transfer the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding principal amount of the applicable Swingline Loans and the applicable Agent Advances with respect to each Settlement to the Agent, to the Agent’s account, not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time), on the Settlement Date applicable thereto. Settlements shall occur during the continuation of a Default or an Event of Default and whether or not the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article IX have then been satisfied. Such amounts made available by the applicable Lenders to the Agent shall be applied against the amounts of the applicable Swingline Loan or Agent Advance and, together with the portion of such Swingline Loan or Agent Advance representing the Swingline Lenders’ Pro Rata Share thereof, shall cease to constitute Swingline Loans or Agent Advances, but shall constitute Revolving Loans of such Lenders. If any such amount is not transferred to the Agent by any Lender on the Settlement Date applicable thereto, the Agent shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate, the first three (3) days from and after the Settlement Date and thereafter at the Interest Rate then applicable to Base Rate Loans, (A) on behalf of the Swingline Lender, with respect to each outstanding Swingline Loan, and (B) for itself, with respect to each applicable Agent Advance.

(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, not more than one (1) Business Day after demand is made by the Agent (whether before or after the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default and regardless of whether the Agent has requested a Settlement with respect to an applicable Swingline Loan or applicable Agent Advance), each other applicable Lender (A) shall irrevocably and unconditionally purchase and receive from the Swingline Lender or the Agent, as applicable, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation in such Swingline Loan or Agent Advance equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such Swingline Loan or Agent Advance and (B) if Settlement has not previously occurred with respect to such Swingline Loans or Agent Advances, upon demand by the Agent, as applicable, shall pay to the Swingline Lender or the Agent, as applicable, as the purchase price of such participation an amount equal to one-hundred percent (100%) of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such Swingline Loans or Agent Advances. If such amount is not in fact made available to the Agent by any applicable Lender, the Agent shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate for the first three (3) days from and after such demand and thereafter at the Interest Rate then applicable to Base Rate Loans, (A) on behalf of the Swingline Lender, with respect to each outstanding Swingline Loan, and (B) for itself, with respect to each applicable Agent Advance.

 

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(iii) Notwithstanding any provisions of Section 2.4(f) to the contrary, from and after the date, if any, on which any Lender purchases an undivided interest and participation in any applicable Swingline Loan or applicable Agent Advance pursuant to clause (ii) above, the Agent shall promptly distribute to such Lender, such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of all payments of principal and interest and all proceeds of Collateral received by the Agent in respect of such Swingline Loan or Agent Advance.

(iv) Between Settlement Dates, the Agent, to the extent no applicable Agent Advances are outstanding, may pay over to the Swingline Lender any payments received by the Agent, which in accordance with the terms of this Agreement would be applied to the reduction of the applicable Loans, for application to the Swingline Lender’s Loans including applicable Swingline Loans. If, as of any Settlement Date, collections received since the then immediately preceding Settlement Date have been applied to the Swingline Lender’s Loans (other than to applicable Swingline Loans or applicable Agent Advances in which such Lender has not yet funded its purchase of a participation pursuant to clause (ii) above), as provided for in the previous sentence, the Swingline Lender shall pay to the Agent for the accounts of the applicable Lenders, to be applied to the applicable outstanding Loans of such Lenders, an amount such that each Lender shall, upon receipt of such amount, have, as of such Settlement Date, its Pro Rata Share of the applicable Loans. During the period between Settlement Dates, the Swingline Lender with respect to applicable Swingline Loans, the Agent with respect to applicable Agent Advances, and each Lender with respect to the applicable Loans other than applicable Swingline Loans and applicable Agent Advances, shall be entitled to interest at the applicable rate or rates payable under this Agreement on the actual average daily amount of funds employed by the Agent and the other Lenders, respectively.

(v) Unless the Agent has received written notice from the Required Lenders to the contrary, the Agent may assume that the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article IX have been satisfied.

(b) Lenders’ Failure to Perform. All Loans (other than Swingline Loans and Agent Advances) shall be made by the Lenders simultaneously and in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares thereof. It is understood that (i) no Lender shall be responsible for any failure by any other Lender to perform its obligation to make any applicable Loans hereunder, nor shall any applicable Commitment of any Lender be increased or decreased as a result of any failure by any other Lender to perform its obligation to make any Loans hereunder, (ii) no failure by any Lender to perform its obligation to make any Loans hereunder shall excuse any other Lender from its obligation to make any Loans hereunder, and (iii) the obligations of each Lender hereunder shall be several, not joint and several.

(c) Defaulting Lenders. Unless the Agent receives notice from a Lender on or prior to the Closing Date or, with respect to any Borrowing after the Closing Date, at least one Business Day prior to the date of such Borrowing, that such Lender will not make available as and when required hereunder to the Agent that Lender’s Pro Rata Share of a Borrowing, the Agent may assume that each such Lender has made such amount available to the Agent in immediately available funds on the Funding Date. Furthermore, the Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If any Lender has not transferred its full Pro Rata Share to the Agent in immediately available funds, and the Agent has transferred the corresponding amount to the Borrower, on the Business Day following such Funding Date such Lender shall make such amount available to the Agent, together with interest at the Federal Funds Rate for that day. A notice by the Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to amounts owing shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. If each Lender’s full Pro Rata Share is transferred to the Agent as required, the amount transferred to the Agent shall constitute that Lender’s applicable Loan for all purposes of this Agreement. If that amount is not transferred to the Agent on the Business Day following the Funding Date, the Agent will notify the Borrower of such failure to fund and, upon demand by the Agent, the Borrower shall pay such amount to the Agent for the Agent’s account, together with interest thereon for each day elapsed since the date of such Borrowing, at a rate per annum equal to the Interest Rate applicable at the time to the applicable Loans comprising that particular Borrowing. The failure of any Lender to make any applicable Loan on any Funding Date shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation hereunder to make an applicable Loan on that Funding Date. No Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to advance such other Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any Borrowing.

 

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13.15 Letters of Credit; Intra-Lender Issues.

(a) Notice of Letter of Credit Balance. On each Settlement Date, the Agent shall notify each Lender of the issuance of all Letters of Credit since the prior Settlement Date. In addition, upon the reasonable request of a Lender from time to time, the Agent shall provide such Lender with a list of the then-outstanding Letters of Credit.

(b) Participations in Letters of Credit.

(i) Purchase of Participations. Immediately upon issuance of any Letter of Credit in accordance with Section 2.3(d), each Lender shall be deemed to have irrevocably and unconditionally purchased and received without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the face amount of such Letter of Credit in connection with the issuance or acceptance of such Letter of Credit (including all obligations of the Borrower with respect thereto, and any security therefor or guaranty pertaining thereto).

(ii) Sharing of Reimbursement Obligation Payments. Whenever the Agent receives a payment from the Borrower on account of reimbursement obligations in respect of a Letter of Credit as to which the Agent has previously received for the account of the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer thereof payment from a Lender, the Agent shall promptly pay to such Lender such Lender’s applicable Pro Rata Share of such payment from the Borrower. Each such payment shall be made by the Agent on the next Settlement Date.

(iii) Documentation. Upon the request of any applicable Lender, the Agent shall furnish to such Lender copies of any Letter of Credit, reimbursement agreements executed in connection therewith, applications for any Letter of Credit, and such other documentation relating to such Letter of Credit as may reasonably be requested by such Lender.

(iv) Obligations Irrevocable. The obligations of each applicable Lender to make payments to the Agent with respect to any applicable Letter of Credit or with respect to their participation therein or with respect to the Revolving Loans made as a result of a drawing under a Letter of Credit and the obligations of the Borrower for whose account the Letter of Credit was issued to make payments to the Agent, for the account of the applicable Lenders, shall be irrevocable and shall not be subject to any qualification or exception whatsoever, including any of the following circumstances:

(A) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents;

(B) the existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other right which the Borrower may have at any time against a beneficiary named in a Letter of Credit or any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such transferee may be acting), any Lender, the Agent, the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer, or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, any applicable Letter of Credit, the transactions contemplated herein or any unrelated transactions (including any underlying transactions between the Borrower or any other Person and the beneficiary named in any Letter of Credit);

(C) any draft, certificate or any other document presented under the Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;

(D) the surrender or impairment of any security for the performance or observance of any of the terms of any of the Loan Documents;

(E) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default; or

(F) the failure of the Borrower to satisfy the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article IX.

 

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(c) Recovery or Avoidance of Payments; Refund of Payments In Error. In the event any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower received by the Agent with respect to any Letter of Credit and distributed by the Agent to the applicable Lenders on account of their respective participations therein is thereafter set aside, avoided or recovered from the Agent or the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer in connection with any receivership, liquidation or bankruptcy proceeding, the Lenders shall, upon demand by the Agent, pay to the Agent their respective applicable Pro Rata Shares of such amount set aside, avoided or recovered, together with interest at the rate required to be paid by the Agent or the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer upon the amount required to be repaid by it. Unless the Agent receives notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the applicable Lenders that the Borrower will not make such payment in full as and when required, the Agent may assume that the Borrower have made such payment in full to the Agent on such date in immediately available funds and the Agent may (but shall not be so required), in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to each applicable Lender on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such applicable Lender. If and to the extent the Borrower have not made such payment in full to the Agent, each Lender shall repay to the Agent on demand such amount distributed to such Lender, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Lender until the date repaid.

(d) Indemnification by Lenders. To the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligations of the Borrower hereunder, the Lenders agree to indemnify the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer ratably in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares, for any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses (including attorneys’ fees) or disbursements of any kind and nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Letter of Credit Issuer in any way relating to or arising out of any Letter of Credit or the transactions contemplated thereby or any action taken or omitted by such Letter of Credit Issuer under any Letter of Credit or any Loan Document in connection therewith; provided that no Lender shall be liable for any of the foregoing to the extent it arises from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Person to be indemnified (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision). Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer promptly upon demand for its Pro Rata Share of any costs or expenses payable by the Borrower to such Letter of Credit Issuer, to the extent that such Letter of Credit Issuer is not promptly reimbursed for such costs and expenses by the Borrower. The agreement contained in this Section 13.15(c) and (d) shall survive payment in full of all other Obligations.

13.16 Concerning the Collateral and the Related Loan Documents. Each Lender authorizes and directs each Appointed Agent to enter into the other Loan Documents, including any Intercreditor Agreement, for the ratable benefit and obligation of the Appointed Agents and the Lenders. Each Lender agrees that any action taken by any Appointed Agent or the Required Lenders, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and the exercise by any Appointed Agent or the Required Lenders, as applicable, of their respective powers set forth therein or herein, together with such other powers that are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be binding upon all of the Lenders. The Lenders acknowledge that the Loans, applicable Agent Advances, applicable Swingline Loans, Secured Hedge Agreements, Secured Cash Management Agreements, and all interest, fees and expenses hereunder constitute one Debt, secured equally by all of the applicable Collateral, subject to the order of distribution set forth in Section 10.3.

13.17 Field Examination; Disclaimer by Lenders. By signing this Agreement, each Lender:

(a) is deemed to have requested that an Appointed Agent furnish such Lender, promptly after it becomes available, a copy of each Field Examination (each, a “Report” and collectively, “Reports”) prepared by or on behalf of any Appointed Agent;

(b) expressly agrees and acknowledges that each Appointed Agent (i) makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of any Report and (ii) shall not be liable for any information contained in any Report;

(c) expressly agrees and acknowledges that the Reports are not comprehensive audits or examinations, that any Appointed Agent or other party performing any audit or examination will inspect only specific information regarding the Obligors and will rely significantly upon the Obligors’ books and records, as well as on representations of Obligors’ personnel;

(d) agrees to keep all Reports confidential and strictly for its internal use, and not to distribute except to its participants, or use any Report in any other manner; and

 

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(e) without limiting the generality of any other indemnification provision contained in this Agreement, agrees: (i) to hold each Appointed Agent and any such other Person preparing a Report harmless from any action the indemnifying Lender may take or conclusion the indemnifying Lender may reach or draw from any Report in connection with any loans or other credit accommodations that the indemnifying Lender has made or may make to the Borrower, or the indemnifying Lender’s participation in, or the indemnifying Lender’s purchase of, a loan or loans of the Borrower; and (ii) to pay and protect, and indemnify, defend and hold each Appointed Agent and any such other Person preparing a Report harmless from and against, the claims, actions, proceedings, damages, costs, expenses and other amounts (including Attorney Costs) incurred by such Appointed Agent and any such other Person preparing a Report as the direct or indirect result of any third parties who might obtain all or part of any Report through the indemnifying Lender.

13.18 Relation Among Lenders. The Lenders are not partners or co-venturers, and no Lender shall be liable for the acts or omissions of, or (except as otherwise set forth herein in the case of the Appointed Agents) authorized to act for, any other Lender.

13.19 Arrangers. Each of the parties to this Agreement acknowledges that, other than any rights and duties explicitly assigned to the Arrangers under this Agreement, the Arrangers do not have any obligations hereunder and shall not be responsible or accountable to any other party hereto for any action or failure to act hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing, no Arranger shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender. Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on the Arrangers in deciding to enter into this Agreement or in taking or not taking action hereunder.

13.20 The Register.

(a) The Agent shall maintain a register (each, a “Register”), which shall include a master account and a subsidiary account for each applicable Lender and in which accounts (taken together) shall be recorded (i) the date and amount of each Borrowing made hereunder, the Type of each Loan comprising such Borrowing and any Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the effective date and amount of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to and accepted by it and the parties thereto, (iii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder or under the notes payable by the Borrower to such Lender, and (iv) the amount of any sum received by the Agent from the Borrower or any other Obligor and each Lender’s ratable share thereof. Each Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower or any applicable Lender (with respect to its own Loans and Commitments only) at the office of the Agent referred to in Section 14.8 at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. Any failure of the Agent to record in the applicable Register, or any error in doing so, shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder (or under any Loan Document) to pay any amount owing with respect to the Loans or provide the basis for any claim against the Agent. The Loans and Letters of Credit are registered obligations and the right, title and interest of any Lender and their assignees in and to such Loans and Letters of Credit as the case may be, shall be transferable only upon notation of such transfer in the applicable Register. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Agent) a Note payable to such Lender, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto. Solely for purposes of this Section 13.20, the Agent shall be the Borrower’s agent for purposes of maintaining the applicable Register (but the Agent shall have no liability whatsoever to the Borrower or any other Person on account of any inaccuracies contained in the applicable Register). The Obligors and the Agent intend that the Loans and Letters of Credit will be treated as at all times maintained in “registered form” within the meaning of Sections 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code and any related regulations (and any other relevant or successor provisions of the Internal Revenue Code or such regulations).

(b) In the event that any Lender sells participations in any Loan, Commitment or other interest of such Lender hereunder or under any other Loan Document, such Lender, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain a register on which it enters the name of all Participants in the Loans held by it and the principal amount (and related interest thereon) of the portion of the Loans or Commitments which are the subject of the participation (the “Participant Register”). A Loan or Commitment may be participated in whole or in part only by registration of such participation on the Participant Register (and each note shall expressly so provide). Any participation of such Loans or Commitments may be effected only by the registration of such participation on the Participant Register. No Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant

 

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Register to any Person (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans, Letters of Credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 45.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(c) Each Register shall be maintained by the Agent as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower. Each Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

13.21 Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein or in the Guarantee Agreement or any Security Document, no Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank that obtains the benefits of any Guaranty or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or of the Guarantee Agreement or any Security Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article XIII to the contrary, the Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements unless the Agent has received written notice of such Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank, as the case may be.

13.22 Withholding Taxes. To the extent required by any applicable Law, the Agent may deduct or withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding Tax. If the Internal Revenue Service or any other Governmental Authority asserts a claim that the Agent did not properly withhold Tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender for any reason (including because the appropriate form was not delivered or was not properly executed or because such Lender failed to notify the Agent of a change in circumstance that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of, withholding Tax ineffective), such Lender shall indemnify and hold harmless the Agent fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Agent as Tax or otherwise, including any penalties, additions to Tax or interest and together with all expenses (including legal expenses, allocated internal costs and out-of-pocket expenses) incurred, whether or not such Tax was correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Agent to set-off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due the Agent under this Section 13.22. The agreements in this Section 13.22 shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of this Agreement and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, (1) the term “Lender” shall, for purposes of this Section 13.22, include any Letter of Credit Issuer and any Swingline Lender and (2) this Section 13.22 shall not limit or expand the obligations of the Borrower or any Guarantor under Section 5.1 or any other provision of this Agreement.

13.23 Certain ERISA Matters.

(a) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Agent and each Lead Arranger and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Obligor, that at least one of the following is and will be true:

(i) such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments,

(ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class

 

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exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement,

(iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, or

(iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.

(b) In addition, unless sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or such Lender has not provided another representation, warranty and covenant as provided in sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Agent, each Lead Arranger and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Obligor, that:

(i) none of the Agent, any Lead Arranger or any of their respective Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related to hereto or thereto),

(ii) the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement is independent (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-21) and is a bank, an insurance carrier, an investment adviser, a broker-dealer or other person that holds, or has under management or control, total assets of at least $50 million, in each case as described in 29 CFR § 2510.3-21(c)(1)(i)(A)-(E),

(iii) the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to particular transactions and investment strategies (including in respect of the Obligations),

(iv) the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement is a fiduciary under ERISA or the Code, or both, with respect to the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement and is responsible for exercising independent judgment in evaluating the transactions hereunder, and

(v) no fee or other compensation is being paid directly to the Agent or any Lead Arranger or any their respective Affiliates for investment advice (as opposed to other services) in connection with the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments or this Agreement.

(c) The Agent and each Lead Arranger hereby informs the Lenders that each such Person is not undertaking to provide impartial investment advice, or to give advice in a fiduciary capacity, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and that such Person has a financial interest in the transactions contemplated

 

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hereby in that such Person or an Affiliate thereof (i) may receive interest or other payments with respect to the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (ii) may recognize a gain if it extended the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments for an amount less than the amount being paid for an interest in the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments by such Lender or (iii) may receive fees or other payments in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, the Loan Documents or otherwise, including structuring fees, commitment fees, arrangement fees, facility fees, upfront fees, underwriting fees, ticking fees, agency fees, administrative agent or collateral agent fees, utilization fees, minimum usage fees, letter of credit fees, fronting fees, deal-away or alternate transaction fees, amendment fees, processing fees, term out premiums, banker’s acceptance fees, breakage or other early termination fees or fees similar to the foregoing.

ARTICLE XIV

MISCELLANEOUS

14.1 No Waivers; Cumulative Remedies. No failure by any Appointed Agent or any Lender to exercise any right, remedy, or option under this Agreement or any present or future supplement hereto, or in any other Loan Documents, or delay by any Appointed Agent or any Lender in exercising the same, will operate as a waiver thereof. No waiver by any Appointed Agent or any Lender will be effective unless it is in writing, and then only to the extent specifically stated. No waiver by any Appointed Agent or the Lenders on any occasion shall affect or diminish any Appointed Agent’s and each Lender’s rights thereafter to require strict performance by the Obligors of any provision of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Each Appointed Agent’s and each Lender’s rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents will be cumulative and not exclusive of any other right or remedy which the Appointed Agent or any Lender may have.

14.2 Severability. The illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement or any Loan Document or any instrument or agreement required hereunder shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement or any instrument or agreement required hereunder.

14.3 Governing Law; Choice of Forum; Service of Process.

(a) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE INTERPRETED AND THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

(b) ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LOCATED IN NEW YORK COUNTY, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY LOAN DOCUMENT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING: (i) THE AGENT SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST THE BORROWER, ANY GUARANTOR OR ANY COLLATERAL IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION THE AGENT DEEMS NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE IN ORDER TO REALIZE ON THE COLLATERAL OR OTHER SECURITY FOR THE OBLIGATIONS AND (ii) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ANY APPEALS FROM THE COURTS DESCRIBED IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SENTENCE MAY HAVE TO BE HEARD BY A COURT LOCATED OUTSIDE THOSE JURISDICTIONS.

(c) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS UPON IT AND CONSENTS THAT ALL SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED MAIL (RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED) DIRECTED TO THE APPLICABLE ADDRESS SET FORTH IN SECTION 14.8 AND SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE COMPLETED FIVE (5) DAYS AFTER THE SAME SHALL HAVE BEEN SO DEPOSITED IN THE MAILS POSTAGE PREPAID.

 

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14.4 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY OF THE PARTIES AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY AGENT-RELATED PERSON, PARTICIPANT OR ASSIGNEE, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, OR OTHERWISE. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF OR THEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.

14.5 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All of the Borrower’s and other Obligors’ representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall survive the execution, delivery, and acceptance thereof by the parties, notwithstanding any investigation by the Agent or the Lenders or their respective agents.

14.6 Other Security and Guarantees. The Agent may, without notice or demand and without affecting the Borrower’s or any Obligor’s obligations hereunder, from time to time: (a) take from any Person (to the extent permitted by such Person) and hold collateral (other than the Collateral) for the payment of all or any part of the Obligations and exchange, enforce or release such collateral or any part thereof; and (b) accept and hold any endorsement or guaranty of payment of all or any part of the Obligations and release or substitute any such endorser or guarantor, or any Person who has given any Lien in any other collateral as security for the payment of all or any part of the Obligations, or any other Person in any way obligated to pay all or any part of the Obligations.

14.7 Fees and Expenses. Except for the costs and expenses relating to Field Examinations and Appraisals, which shall be covered by Section 8.4, the Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Arrangers (without duplication) for all reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses associated with the syndication of the Revolving Credit Facility and the preparation, execution and delivery, administration, amendment, modification, waiver and/or enforcement of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and any amendment, waiver, consent or other modification of the provisions hereof and thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated thereby are consummated), such costs and expenses to be limited in the case of legal costs and expenses to the Attorney Costs) and (b) to pay or reimburse the Agent and the Collateral Agent for all reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement of any rights or remedies under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (such costs and expenses to be limited in the case of legal costs and expenses to the Attorney Costs). Subject to the limitations above, the foregoing costs and expenses shall include all reasonable and documented or invoiced search, filing, recording and title insurance charges and fees related thereto, all reasonable and documented or invoiced costs and expenses in connection with the opening and maintenance of the Concentration Account. The agreements in this Section 14.7 shall survive the Termination Date and repayment of all other Obligations. All amounts due under this Section 14.7 shall be paid within twenty (20) Business Days of receipt by the Borrower of an invoice relating thereto setting forth such expenses in reasonable detail.

14.8 Notices. Except as otherwise provided herein, all notices, demands and requests that any party is required or elects to give to any other shall be in writing, or by a telecommunications device capable of creating a written record, and any such notice shall become effective (a) upon personal delivery thereof, including, but not limited to, delivery by overnight mail and courier service, (b) four (4) days after it shall have been mailed by United States mail, first class, certified or registered, with postage prepaid, or (c) in the case of notice by such a telecommunications device, when properly transmitted, in each case addressed to the party to be notified as follows:

 

If to the Agent:    BARCLAYS BANK PLC
   745 Seventh Avenue
   New York, NY 10019
   Attention: Amy Ehlen
   Email: Amy.ehlen@barclays.com
   Secondary Contact:
   Attention: LTM NY / Bank Debt Management
   Email: ltmny@Barclays.com

 

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With a copy   
(which shall not constitute notice) to:    PAUL HASTINGS LLP
   695 Town Center Drive, Seventeenth Floor
   Costa Mesa, CA 92626
   Attention: Katherine Bell
   Email: katherinebell@paulhastings.com
   Telecopy No.: (714) 668-6338
If to the Borrower:    PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC
  

777 Main Street333 Shops Blvd., Suite 3900, Fort Worth301,

Willow Park, Texas 7610276087

   Attention: Matt Wilks
   Email: matt.wilks@profrac.com
   Facsimile No.: 254-442-8042
If to a Lender or   
Letter of Credit Issuer:    To the address of such Lender or Letter of Credit Issuer set forth on the signature page hereto or on the Assignment and Acceptance for such Lender, as applicable

or to such other address as each party may designate for itself by like notice. Failure or delay in delivering copies of any notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other communication to the persons designated above to receive copies shall not adversely affect the effectiveness of such notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other communication.

14.9 Binding Effect. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective representatives, successors, and assigns of the parties hereto. The rights and benefits of the Agent and the Lenders hereunder shall, if such Persons so agree, inure to any party acquiring any interest in the Obligations or any part thereof to the extent permitted hereunder.

14.10 Indemnity of the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders.

(a) Subject to the provisions of Sections 14.10(b) and (c), the Borrower agrees to defend, indemnify and hold all Agent-Related Persons, each Arranger, and each Lender (without duplication) and each of their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, advisors and other representatives, successors and permitted assigns of the foregoing (each, an “Indemnified Person”) harmless from and against any and all losses, claims, costs, damages and liabilities (collectively, “Losses”) of any kind or nature that arises out of or relates to (i) the Transactions, including the financing contemplated hereby and the use of proceeds hereof; (ii) breach or non-compliance with the covenants in Article VIII of this Agreement; (iii) any actual or alleged Release or threat of Release of any Contaminant at any facility or location currently or formerly owned or operated by Holdings or the Borrower; or (iv) any liability under Environmental Laws relating in any way to Holdings or the Borrower (including any inquiry or investigation of the foregoing) (regardless of whether such Indemnified Person is a party thereto or whether or not such action, claim, litigation or proceeding was brought by the Borrower, its equity holders, affiliates or creditors or any other third Person).

(b) Under this Section 14.10, Indemnified Persons shall be entitled to the reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred in connection with investigating, responding to or defending any of the Losses foregoing (such expenses, in the case of legal expenses, to be limited to the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of a single firm of counsel for all Indemnified Persons, taken as a whole, and, if necessary, of a single firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction (which may include a single firm of

 

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special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) for all Indemnified Persons taken as a whole (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, where the Indemnified Person(s) affected by such conflict notifies the Borrower of the existence of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel, by such other firm of counsel for such affected Indemnified Person)) of any such Indemnified Person.

(c) No Indemnified Person will be indemnified for any Loss or related expense under this Section 14.10 to the extent it has resulted from (i) the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person or any of its Affiliates or any of the officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, advisors or other representatives, successors or permitted assigns of any of the foregoing (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision), (ii) a material breach of the obligations under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents of such Indemnified Person or any of such Indemnified Person’s Affiliates or any of the officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, advisors or other representatives, successors or permitted assigns of any of the foregoing (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision) or (iii) any claim, litigation, investigation or other proceeding that does not arise from any act or omission by the Borrower or any of its Affiliates and that is brought by any Indemnified Person against any other Indemnified Person; provided that the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Arrangers to the extent fulfilling their respective roles as an agent or arranger under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and in their capacities as such, shall remain indemnified in respect of such proceedings to the extent that none of the exceptions set forth in any of clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding proviso applies to such person at such time.

(d) The agreements in this Section 14.10 shall survive payment of all other Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 14.10 shall not apply to Taxes other than Taxes that represent liabilities, obligations, losses or damages, with respect to a non-Tax claim.

14.11 Limitation of Liability. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, (i) no Indemnified Person shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of information or other materials obtained through internet, electronic, telecommunications or other information transmission systems, except to the extent that such damages have resulted from the willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence of such Indemnified Person or any of such Indemnified Person’s affiliates or any of its or their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, advisors or other representatives, successors or permitted assigns (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision) and (ii) none of the Borrower, the other Obligors or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates, or any Indemnified Person shall be liable for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages (including, without limitation, any loss of profits, business or anticipated savings) in connection with this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Transactions (including the use of proceeds hereof), or with respect to any activities related to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including the preparation of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided that nothing in this Section 14.11 shall limit the Borrower’s indemnity and reimbursement obligations set forth in Section 14.10 to the extent that such indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages are included in any claim by a third party unaffiliated with the applicable Indemnified Person with respect to which the applicable Indemnified Person is entitled to indemnification as set forth in Section 14.10.

14.12 Final Agreement. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents are intended by the parties hereto to be the final, complete, and exclusive expression of the agreement between them. This Agreement supersedes any and all prior oral or written agreements relating to the subject matter hereof, except for the fee provisions in Section 4 of the Engagement Letter (other than to the extent set forth in Section 3.4).

14.13 Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuers, each Lender and the Borrower in separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same agreement; signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to the same document. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be executed by facsimile or other electronic communication and the effectiveness of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and signatures thereon shall have the same force and effect as manually signed originals and shall be binding on all parties thereto. The Agent may require that any such documents and signatures be confirmed by a manually-signed original thereof, provided that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any facsimile signature.

 

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14.14 Captions. The captions contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, are without substantive meaning and should not be construed to modify, enlarge, or restrict any provision.

14.15 Right of Setoff. In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by Law, if an Event of Default is then continuing or the Loans have been accelerated prior to the Stated Termination Date, each Lender is authorized at any time and from time to time, without prior notice to the Borrower or any Guarantor, any such notice being waived by each Obligor 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 by, and other indebtedness at any time owing by, such Lender or any Affiliate of such Lender to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or any Guarantor against any and all Obligations then due and owing by an Obligor under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender, now or hereafter existing, irrespective of whether or not the Agent or such Lender shall have made demand under this Agreement or any Loan Document. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Agent after any such set-off and application made by such Lender; provided, however, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, NO LENDER SHALL EXERCISE ANY RIGHT OF SET-OFF, BANKER’S LIEN, OR THE LIKE AGAINST ANY DEPOSIT ACCOUNT OR PROPERTY OF THE BORROWER OR ANY GUARANTOR HELD OR MAINTAINED BY SUCH LENDER WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE REQUIRED LENDERS.

14.16 Confidentiality. Each Lender, each Letter of Credit Issuer and the Agent severally agrees to treat confidentially and not publish, disclose or otherwise divulge any non-public information provided to any of them or any of their Affiliates by or on behalf of Holdings, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries or in connection with this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Transactions; provided that nothing herein shall prevent such Person from disclosing any such information (a) pursuant to the order of any court or administrative agency or in any pending legal, judicial or administrative proceeding, or otherwise as required by applicable law, rule or regulation, or compulsory legal process based on the reasonable advice of counsel (in which case such Person agrees (except with respect to any audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any self-regulatory authority or Governmental Authority exercising examination or regulatory authority), to the extent practicable and not prohibited by applicable Law, rule or regulation, to inform you promptly thereof prior to disclosure), (b) upon the request or demand of any regulatory authority having jurisdiction or purporting to have jurisdiction over such Person or any of its Affiliates (in which case such Person agrees (except with respect to any audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any regulatory authority exercising examination or regulatory authority), to the extent practicable and not prohibited by applicable Law, rule or regulation, to inform you promptly thereof prior to disclosure), (c) to the extent that such information becomes publicly available other than by reason of improper disclosure by such Person or any of its Affiliates or any related parties thereto (including any of the persons referred to in clause (f) below) in violation of any confidentiality obligations owing to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, (d) to the extent that such information is or was received by such Person from a third party that is not, to such Person’s knowledge, subject to contractual or fiduciary confidentiality obligations owing to the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, (e) to the extent that such information is independently developed by such Person or its Affiliates without the use of any confidential information and without violating the terms of this Agreement, (f) to such Person’s Affiliates and to its and their respective directors, officers, employees, legal counsel, independent auditors, professionals and other experts or agents who need to know such information in connection with this Agreement and who are informed of the confidential nature of such information or who are subject to customary confidentiality obligations of professional practice (with such Person, to the extent within its control, responsible for such person’s compliance with this Section 14.16), (g) for purposes of establishing a “due diligence” defense and (h) to potential or prospective Lenders, Participants or Assignees and to any direct or indirect contractual counterparty to any swap or derivative transaction relating to Manufacturing, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries , in each case who agree to be bound by the terms of this paragraph (or language substantially similar to this paragraph); provided that, for purposes of this clause (h), (i) the disclosure of any such information to any Lenders, hedge providers, Participants or Assignees, or prospective Lenders, hedge providers, Participants or Assignees referred to above shall be made subject to the acknowledgment and acceptance by such Lender, hedge provider, Participant or Assignee, or prospective Lender, hedge provider, Participant or Assignee that such information is being disseminated on a confidential basis (on substantially the terms set forth in this paragraph or as is otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and such Person) in accordance with the standard syndication processes of the Agent or customary market standards for dissemination of such type of information, which shall in any event require “click through” or other affirmative actions on the part of recipient to access such information and (ii) no such disclosure shall be made by such Person to any person that is at such time a Disqualified Lender.

 

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14.17 Conflicts with Other Loan Documents. Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement (or in another Loan Document by specific reference to the applicable provision contained in this Agreement), if any provision contained in this Agreement conflicts with any provision of any other Loan Document (other than any Intercreditor Agreement), the provision contained in this Agreement shall govern and control.

14.18 No Fiduciary Relationship. Each Obligor acknowledges and agrees that, (i) in connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated by this Agreement, the Obligors, on the one hand, and the Appointed Agents, the Arrangers, the Lenders and each of their Affiliates through which they may be acting (collectively, the “Applicable Entities”), on the other hand, have an arms-length business relationship that creates no fiduciary duty on the part of any Applicable Entity, and each Obligor expressly disclaims any fiduciary relationship, (ii) the Applicable Entities may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of such Obligor, and no Applicable Entity has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to such Obligor and (iii) such Obligor has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate. Each Obligor further acknowledges and agrees that such Obligor is responsible for making its own independent judgment with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the process leading thereto, and agrees that it will not claim that the Applicable Entities have rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owe a fiduciary or similar duty to such Obligor or its affiliates, in connection with such transactions or the process leading thereto.

14.19 Judgment Currency. If for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert an amount due hereunder in the currency in which it is due (the “Original Currency”) into another currency (the “Second Currency”), the rate of exchange applied shall be that at which, in accordance with normal banking procedures, the Agent could purchase in the New York foreign exchange market, the Original Currency with the Second Currency on the date two (2) Business Days preceding that on which judgment is given. Each Obligor agrees that its obligation in respect of any Original Currency due from it hereunder shall, notwithstanding any judgment or payment in such other currency, be discharged only to the extent that, on the Business Day following the date the Agent receives payment of any sum so adjudged to be due hereunder in the Second Currency, the Agent may, in accordance with normal banking procedures, purchase, in the New York foreign exchange market, the Original Currency with the amount of the Second Currency so paid; and if the amount of the Original Currency so purchased or could have been so purchased is less than the amount originally due in the Original Currency, each Obligor agrees as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such payment or judgment to indemnify the Agent against such loss. The term “rate of exchange” in this Section 14.19 means the spot rate at which the Agent, in accordance with normal practices, is able on the relevant date to purchase the Original Currency with the Second Currency, and includes any premium and costs of exchange payable in connection with such purchase.

14.20 USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender that is subject to the Act (as hereinafter defined) and the Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies each Obligor that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Obligor, which information includes the name and address of each Obligor and other information that will allow such Lender or the Agent, as applicable, to identify each Obligor in accordance with the Act. Each Obligor shall, promptly following a request by the Agent or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” an anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Act.

14.21 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions.

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

 

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(i) 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

(ii) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

(A) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

(B) 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

(C) 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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[Signature Page to ABL Credit Agreement]

Exhibit 10.9

SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of May 13, 2019 (this “Agreement”), is made by and among ProFrac Services, LLC (the “Borrower”), ProFrac Holdings, LLC (“Holdings”), ProFrac Manufacturing, LLC (“Manufacturing”), the Incremental Lenders party hereto (as defined below), Barclays Bank, PLC, as the sole existing Lender (the “Existing Lender”) comprising at least the Required Lenders, and Barclays Bank, PLC, as Agent (in such capacity, the “Agent”), the Letter of Credit Issuer and the Swingline Lender.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Borrower, Holdings, Manufacturing, the Existing Lender, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender, the Collateral Agent and the Agent are party to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2018 (as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2018, and as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement, the “Existing Credit Agreement” and, as amended by this Agreement, and as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time after the effectiveness of this Agreement, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein having the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement);

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.6 of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Borrower has requested a Revolving Credit Commitment Increase in an aggregate amount equal to $55,000,000, such that after giving effect to the requested Revolving Credit Commitment Increase, the aggregate principal amount of Revolving Credit Commitment of all Lenders under the Credit Agreement shall be $105,000,000;

WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 2.6 of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Lenders set forth on Schedule I hereto (the “Incremental Lenders”) have elected to (x) increase their existing respective Revolving Credit Commitments and/or (y) provide new Revolving Credit Commitments (any such Lender providing a new Revolving Credit Commitment, an “Additional Lender”), in each case, in the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule I hereto;

WHEREAS, the Borrower wishes to make certain other amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement on the terms set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 12.1 of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Existing Credit Agreement may be amended, supplemented or modified in writing signed by the Required Lenders, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby covenant and agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Revolving Credit Commitment Increase; Reallocation.

(a) Pursuant to Section 2.6 of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Borrower confirms and agrees that it is has requested an increase in the aggregate amount of the existing Revolving Credit Commitments through the establishment of a Revolving Credit Commitment Increase in an aggregate principal amount of $55,000,000 (the “Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment”) on the Second Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), which Incremental Revolving Credit Commitments shall be treated the same as the existing Revolving Credit Commitments and shall be considered to be part of the existing Revolving Credit Commitments.


(b) Each Incremental Lender party hereto agrees (i) that effective on and at all times after the Second Amendment Effective Date, such Incremental Lender will be bound by all of the obligations of a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) (x) to increase its Revolving Credit Commitment in the amount set forth opposite its name on Schedule I hereto and/or (y) to provide a new Revolving Credit Commitment in the amount set forth opposite its name on Schedule I hereto, in each case which shall be added to and constitute a part of the Revolving Credit Commitments existing under the Existing Credit Agreement immediately prior to giving effect to this Agreement and (iii) to assume a portion of each Existing Lender’s participations in outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans such that, after giving effect to this Agreement, the percentage of the aggregate outstanding (A) participations under the Credit Agreement in Letters of Credit and (b) participations under the Credit Agreement in Swingline Loans held by each Lender (including each Incremental Lender) will equal the percentage of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments represented by such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment.

(c) As of the Second Amendment Effective Date, the settlement required pursuant to Section 2.6(f)(ii) of the Existing Credit Agreement shall automatically and without further act be deemed to have occurred.

(d) This Agreement shall constitute an Incremental Agreement for purposes of Section 2.6(e) of the Existing Credit Agreement.

(e) For the avoidance of doubt, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that after the Second Amendment Effective Date, capacity for future Revolving Credit Commitment Increases pursuant to Section 2.6 of the Credit Agreement will be $0.

SECTION 2. Amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement. The Existing Credit Agreement is, as of the Second Amendment Effective Date (as defined below) and subject to the satisfaction of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement, is hereby amended as follows:

(a) The Existing Credit Agreement shall be amended by deleting the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: stricken text) and by adding the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example: double-underlined text) as set forth in the pages of the Credit Agreement attached as Exhibit A hereto;

(b) Schedule 1.1 (Lenders’ Commitments) to the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety in form set out in Exhibit B hereto; and

(c) Schedule 1.1(b) (Permitted Inventory Locations) to the Existing Credit Agreement in is hereby amended and restated in its entirety in form set out in Exhibit C hereto.

SECTION 3. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective on the first date (the “Second Amendment Effective Date”) when, and only when, each of the applicable conditions set forth below have been satisfied in accordance with the terms herein:

(a) this Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by the Borrower, Holdings, Manufacturing, the Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender, the Incremental Lenders and the Required Lenders to the Existing Credit Agreement;

(b) the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects (and any representation and warranty that is qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects ) as of such earlier date;

 

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(c) No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall result, in each case, after giving effect to this Agreement;

(d) the Agent shall have received a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Section 3;

(e) the Agent shall have received a legal opinion of Brown Rudnick LLP and an opinion from The Whitten Law Firm, PC, counsel to the Borrower, each similar in scope and substance to the opinions delivered to the Agent on the Closing Date and addressed to the Agent, and the Lenders as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent;

(f) the Agent shall have received a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of Holdings and the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit H to the Existing Credit Agreement, which attaches (A) resolutions or other equivalent action documentation authorizing the Agreement, (B) incumbency certificates, (C) Organization Documents and (D) good standing certificates;

(g) the Agent shall have received a certificate executed by the Chief Financial Officer of Holdings as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit G to the Existing Credit Agreement, attesting to the Solvency of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis) immediately after giving effect to this Agreement;

(h) the Agent shall have received at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date all documentation and other information about the Borrower and the Guarantors as has been reasonably requested in writing at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date by any Incremental Lender that they reasonably determine is required by United States regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the USA PATRIOT Act and a certification regarding beneficial ownership required by 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230; and

(i) the Agent and the Lenders shall have received all other fees and amounts due and payable on or prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date, including reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower in connection with this Agreement.

SECTION 4. Representations and Warranties of the Obligors. To induce the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender and Lenders party hereto to enter into this Agreement, each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing hereby represent and warrant to the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender and each Lender that:

(a) Each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing has the corporate power and authority, and the legal right, to execute, delivery and perform this Agreement. Each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance, as applicable, of this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing. Upon its execution, this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing, enforceable against each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing in accordance with its terms. Holdings’ and each Obligor’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement does not (x) conflict with, or constitute a violation or breach of, the terms of (a) any contract, mortgage, lease,

 

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agreement, indenture, or instrument to which Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party or which is binding upon it, (b) any Requirement of Law applicable to Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (c) any Charter Documents of Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, in any respect that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (y) result in the imposition of any Lien (other than Liens created by the Security Documents) upon the property of Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by reason of any of the foregoing.

(b) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement does not violate any Organization Document of any Obligor.

(c) No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur, in each case, after giving effect to this Agreement.

(d) No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, the Borrower of this Agreement, other than (i) those that have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and (ii) where failure to obtain, effect or make any such approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action, notice or filing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(e) After giving effect to this Agreement, the representations and warranties of the Borrower and each of the other Obligors contained in the Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects, except to the extent such representation and warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date), except that any representations and warranties subject to “materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar materiality qualifiers shall be true and correct in all respects (except to the extent such representation and warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall have been true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date).

SECTION 5. Agreements of the Additional Lenders. Each Additional Lender hereby: (i) confirms that it has received a copy of the Existing Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with copies of the financial statements referred to therein and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement; (ii) agrees that after giving effect to this Agreement, it will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement; (iii) appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are delegated to the Agent, as the case may be, by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; (iv) agrees that after giving effect to this Agreement, it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender; and (v) confirms it is not a Disqualified Lender and is otherwise an Eligible Assignee .

SECTION 6. Expenses. The Borrower hereby reconfirms the obligations of the Borrower pursuant to Section 14.7 of the Credit Agreement to pay all reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Agent in connection with this Agreement.

 

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SECTION 7. No Other Amendments or Waivers; Reaffirmation of the Loan Parties.

(a) Except as expressly provided herein (i) the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be unmodified and shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with their terms, (ii) the consents and agreements of the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender and the Lenders set forth herein shall be limited strictly as written and shall not constitute a consent or agreement to any transaction not specifically described in connection with any such consent and/or agreement, and (iii) this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of any term or condition of any Loan Document and shall not be deemed to prejudice any right or rights which Agent, Letter of Credit Issuer, Swingline Lender or any Lender may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with any Loan Document or any of the instruments or agreements referred to therein, as the same may be amended from time to time. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent there is a conflict between (x) this Agreement and the amendments to the Credit Agreement set forth on Exhibit A hereto and (y) any provision of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Existing Lender, each Incremental Lender and each other Obligor hereby agree that this Agreement and such amendments to the Credit Agreement shall control.

(b) This Agreement shall constitute a Loan Document.

(c) Each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing hereby confirms and agrees that, notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Agreement, each Loan Document to which such Obligor is a party is, and the obligations of such Obligor contained in the Existing Credit Agreement, this Agreement or in any other Loan Document to which it is a party are, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, in each case as modified by this Agreement. For greater certainty and without limiting the foregoing, each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing hereby confirms that the existing security interests granted by such Obligor in favor of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Loan Documents in the Collateral described therein shall continue to secure the Obligations as and to the extent provided in the Loan Documents.

SECTION 8. No Reliance, Etc. For the avoidance of doubt, and without limitation of any other provisions of the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents, Barclays Bank, PLC, in its capacity as Agent, shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 13.3, 13.4 and 14.18 of the Credit Agreement as if such provisions were set forth in full herein mutatis mutandis.

SECTION 9. Amendment, Modification and Waiver. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except in accordance with Section 12.1 of the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 10. Integration; Effect of Modifications. This Agreement represents the entire agreement of the Borrower, the other Obligors, the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender and the Lenders party hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender or any Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of any party under, the Credit Agreement, nor alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. It is understood and agreed that each reference in each Loan Document to the Credit Agreement, whether direct or indirect, shall hereafter be deemed to be a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby and that this Agreement is a Loan Document.

 

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SECTION 11. GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; WAIVERS; PROCESS AGENTS. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE INTERPRETED AND THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. SECTION 14.3 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT IS HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS AGREEMENT AS IF SUCH PROVISION WERE SET FORTH IN FULL HEREIN MUTATIS MUTANDIS AND SHALL APPLY HERETO.

SECTION 12. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY OF THE PARTIES AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY AGENT-RELATED PERSON, PARTICIPANT OR ASSIGNEE, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, OR OTHERWISE. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT.

SECTION 13. Severability. The illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement or any instrument or agreement required hereunder shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement, the Credit Agreement, or any instrument or agreement required hereunder.

SECTION 14. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by each party hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same agreement; signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to the same document. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile or other electronic communication and the effectiveness of this Agreement and signatures thereon shall have the same force and effect as manually signed originals and shall be binding on all parties thereto. The Agent may require that any such documents and signatures be confirmed by a manually-signed original thereof, provided that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any facsimile or other electronic signature.

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Blank]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused its duly authorized officer to execute and deliver this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC
By:  

/s/ Matt Wilks

  Name: Matt Wilks
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC
By:  

/s/ Matt Wilks

  Name: Matt Wilks
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
PROFRAC MANUFACTURING, LLC
By:  

/s/ Matt Wilks

  Name: Matt Wilks
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Credit Agreement]


BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as the Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender and a Lender
By:  

/s/ Komal Ramkirath

  Name: Komal Ramkirath
  Title: Assistant Vice President

[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Credit Agreement]


CITIBANK, N.A., as a Lender
By:  

/s/ William H. Moul, Jr.

  Name: William H. Moul, Jr.
  Title: Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Credit Agreement]


SIEMENS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Maria Levy

  Name: Maria Levy
  Title: VP
By:  

/s/ Authorized Signatory

  Name:
  Title: Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Credit Agreement]


Exhibit A

CREDIT AGREEMENT


Execution Version

CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of March 14, 2018

among

PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC,

as Holdings,

PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC,

as the Borrower,

THE SEVERAL LENDERS

FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,

BARCLAYS BANK PLC,

as the Agent, the Collateral Agent, a Letter of Credit Issuer and the Swingline Lender,

and

BARCLAYS BANK PLC

as the Lead Arranger and Bookrunner

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I

 

DEFINITIONS

 

1.1  

Defined Terms

     1  
1.2  

Accounting Terms

     60  
1.3  

Interpretive Provisions

     6060  
1.4  

Classification of Loans and Borrowings

     6161  
1.5  

[Reserved]

     6161  
1.6  

Rounding

     6161  
1.7  

Times of Day

     6161  
1.8  

Timing of Payment or Performance

     61  
1.9  

Currency Equivalents Generally

     62  
ARTICLE II

 

LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT

 

2.1  

Credit Facilities

     6262  
2.2  

Revolving Loans

     63  
2.3  

Letters of Credit

     63  
2.4  

Loan Administration

     6666  
2.5  

Reserves

     68  
2.6  

Incremental Credit Extension

     6868  
2.7  

Extensions of Revolving Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments

     7070  
2.8  

Defaulting Lenders

     72  
ARTICLE III

 

INTEREST AND FEES

 

3.1  

Interest

     7474  
3.2  

Continuation and Conversion Elections

     75  
3.3  

Maximum Interest Rate

     76  
3.4  

Closing Fees and Other Fees

     76  
3.5  

Unused Line Fee

     7676  
3.6  

Letter of Credit Fees

     7676  
ARTICLE IV

 

PAYMENTS AND PREPAYMENTS

 

4.1  

Payments and Prepayments

     76  
4.2  

Out-of-Formula Condition

     77  
4.3  

Mandatory Prepayments

     7777  
4.4  

Termination or Reductions of Facilities

     7777  
4.5  

LIBOR Loan Prepayments

     78  
4.6  

Payments by the Borrower

     78  
4.7  

Apportionment, Application and Reversal of Payments

     7878  
4.8  

Indemnity for Returned Payments

     7878  
4.9  

Agent’s and Lenders’ Books and Records

     79  

 

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ARTICLE V

 

TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

 

5.1  

Taxes

     7979  
5.2  

Illegality

     81  
5.3  

Increased Costs and Reduction of Return

     82  
5.4  

Funding Losses

     8282  
5.5  

Inability to Determine Rates

     83  
5.6  

Certificates of Agent

     8383  
5.7  

Survival

     8383  
5.8  

Assignment of Commitments Under Certain Circumstances

     8383  
ARTICLE VI

 

BOOKS AND RECORDS; FINANCIAL INFORMATION; NOTICES

 

6.1  

Books and Records

     84  
6.2  

Financial Information

     8484  
6.3  

Notices to the Agent

     8686  
6.4  

Collateral Reporting

     88  
ARTICLE VII

 

GENERAL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS

 

7.1  

Authorization, Validity, and Enforceability of this Agreement and the Loan Documents

     8888  
7.2  

Validity and Priority of Security Interest

     89  
7.3  

Organization and Qualification

     8989  
7.4  

Subsidiaries

     8989  
7.5  

Financial Statements and Borrowing Base

     8989  
7.6  

Solvency

     89  
7.7  

Property

     90  
7.8  

Intellectual Property

     90  
7.9  

Litigation

     9090  
7.10  

Labor Disputes

     9090  
7.11  

Environmental Laws

     9090  
7.12  

No Violation of Law

     91  
7.13  

No Default

     91  
7.14  

ERISA Compliance

     91  
7.15  

Taxes

     9191  
7.16  

Investment Company Act

     9191  
7.17  

Use of Proceeds

     9191  
7.18  

Margin Regulations

     9191  
7.19  

No Material Adverse Change

     91  
7.20  

Full Disclosure

     91  
7.21  

Government Authorization

     9292  
7.22  

Anti-Terrorism Laws

     9292  
7.23  

CAP

     9292  
7.24  

Sanctioned Persons

     9292  
7.25  

Designation of Senior Debt

     92  

 

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ARTICLE VIII

 

AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE COVENANTS

 

8.1  

Taxes

     93  
8.2  

Legal Existence and Good Standing

     93  
8.3  

Compliance with Law; Maintenance of Licenses

     9393  
8.4  

Maintenance of Property, Inspection; Field Examinations

     9393  
8.5  

Insurance

     9494  
8.6  

Environmental Laws

     95  
8.7  

Compliance with ERISA

     9595  
8.8  

Dispositions

     9595  
8.9  

Mergers, Consolidations, etc.

     9595  
8.10  

Distributions

     9696  
8.11  

Investments

     99  
8.12  

Debt

     99  
8.13  

Prepayments of Debt

     102102  
8.14  

Transactions with Affiliates

     102102  
8.15  

Business Conducted

     104104  
8.16  

Liens

     104104  
8.17  

Restrictive Agreements

     104104  
8.18  

Sale and Leaseback Transactions

     106106  
8.19  

Fiscal Year

     106106  
8.20  

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

     106106  
8.21  

Minimum Liquidity

     106106  
8.22  

Additional Obligors; Covenant to Give Security

     106106  
8.23  

Cash Management; Cash Dominion

     108  
8.24  

Use of Proceeds

     109109  
8.25  

Further Assurances

     109109  
8.26  

Designation of Subsidiaries

     110  
8.27  

Passive Holding Company; Etc.

     110  
8.28  

Amendments to Certain Documents

     111111  
8.29  

Certain Post-Closing Obligations

     112  
ARTICLE IX

 

CONDITIONS OF LENDING

 

9.1  

Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of Agreement and Making of Loans on the Closing Date

     112  
9.2  

Conditions Precedent to Each Loan

     113  
ARTICLE X

 

DEFAULT; REMEDIES

 

10.1  

Events of Default

     114114  
10.2  

Remedies

     116116  
10.3  

Application of Funds

     117117  
10.4  

Permitted Holders’ Right to Cure

     119  

 

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ARTICLE XI

 

TERM AND TERMINATION

 

11.1  

Term and Termination

     119119  
ARTICLE XII

 

AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS; PARTICIPATIONS; ASSIGNMENTS; SUCCESSORS

 

12.1  

Amendments and Waivers

     120  
12.2  

Assignments; Participations

     121121  
ARTICLE XIII

 

THE APPOINTED AGENTS

 

13.1  

Appointment and Authorization

     123123  
13.2  

Delegation of Duties

     123  
13.3  

Liability of Appointed Agents

     124  
13.4  

Reliance by Appointed Agent

     124124  
13.5  

Notice of Default

     124124  
13.6  

Credit Decision

     124  
13.7  

Indemnification

     125  
13.8  

Appointed Agents in Individual Capacity

     125125  
13.9  

Successor Agents

     125125  
13.10  

Collateral Matters

     126  
13.11  

Restrictions on Actions by Lenders; Sharing of Payments

     127127  
13.12  

Agency for Perfection

     128  
13.13  

Payments by Agent to Lenders

     128  
13.14  

Settlement

     128128  
13.15  

Letters of Credit; Intra-Lender Issues

     130130  
13.16  

Concerning the Collateral and the Related Loan Documents

     131131  
13.17  

Field Examination; Disclaimer by Lenders

     132  
13.18  

Relation Among Lenders

     132132  
13.19  

Arrangers

     132132  
13.20  

The Register

     132132  
13.21  

Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements

     133133  
13.22  

Withholding Taxes

     133133  
13.23  

Certain ERISA Matters

     134  
ARTICLE XIV

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

14.1  

No Waivers; Cumulative Remedies

     135135  
14.2  

Severability

     135135  
14.3  

Governing Law; Choice of Forum; Service of Process

     135  
14.4  

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

     136136  
14.5  

Survival of Representations and Warranties

     136136  
14.6  

Other Security and Guarantees

     136136  
14.7  

Fees and Expenses

     136  
14.8  

Notices

     137  
14.9  

Binding Effect

     138  

 

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14.10  

Indemnity of the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders

     138  
14.11  

Limitation of Liability

     138  
14.12  

Final Agreement

     139  
14.13  

Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures

     139  
14.14  

Captions

     139139  
14.15  

Right of Setoff

     139139  
14.16  

Confidentiality

     139  
14.17  

Conflicts with Other Loan Documents

     140140  
14.18  

No Fiduciary Relationship

     140140  
14.19  

Judgment Currency

     140  
14.20  

USA PATRIOT Act

     141  
14.21  

Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions

     141141  

EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES

 

EXHIBIT A    FORM OF BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT B    FORM OF NOTICE OF BORROWING
EXHIBIT C    FORM OF NOTICE OF CONTINUATION/CONVERSION
EXHIBIT D    FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT E    FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT F    PERFECTION CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT G    FORM OF SOLVENCY CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT H    FORM OF CLOSING CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT I    [RESERVED]
EXHIBIT J-1    FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
EXHIBIT J-2    FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
EXHIBIT J-3    FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
EXHIBIT J-4    FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
EXHIBIT K    FORM OF REVOLVING NOTE
SCHEDULE 1.1    LENDERS’ COMMITMENTS
SCHEDULE 1.1(b)    PERMITTED INVENTORY LOCATIONS
SCHEDULE 1.2    GUARANTORS
SCHEDULE 1.4    UNRESTRICTED SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE 1.5    CLOSING DATE SECURITY DOCUMENTS
SCHEDULE 6.4    COLLATERAL REPORTING
SCHEDULE 7.4    SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE 8.11    PERMITTED INVESTMENTS
SCHEDULE 8.12    DEBT
SCHEDULE 8.14    AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS
SCHEDULE 8.15    BUSINESSES CONDUCTED
SCHEDULE 8.16    LIENS
SCHEDULE 8.17    RESTRICTIVE AGREEMENTS
SCHEDULE 8.23    DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS
SCHEDULE 8.27    HOLDINGS’ OPERATIONS
SCHEDULE 8.29    CERTAIN POST-CLOSING OBLIGATIONS

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of March 14, 2018, among PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“Holdings,” as hereinafter further defined), PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “Borrower,” as hereinafter further defined), the guarantors party hereto, and the Lenders (as hereinafter defined) and Letter of Credit Issuers (as hereinafter defined) from time to time party hereto and BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Swingline Lender.

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth for such terms in Section 1.1 hereof;

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that, immediately upon the satisfaction in full (or waiver) of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 9.1 below, the Lenders and Letter of Credit Issuers extend credit to the Borrower in the form of an asset-based revolving credit facility in an initial aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000 of Revolving Credit Commitments (the “Revolving Credit Facility”);

WHEREAS, the Lenders have indicated their willingness to extend such credit and the Letter of Credit Issuers have indicated their willingness to issue Letters of Credit, in each case on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth below;

WHEREAS, in connection with the foregoing and as an inducement for the Lenders and the Letter of Credit Issuers to extend the credit contemplated hereunder, the Borrower has agreed to secure all of its Obligations by granting to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a first priority lien (such priority subject to certain Liens permitted hereunder) on substantially all of its current assets (and, as and when required pursuant to the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” or in the Loan Documents, certain other assets provided that such liens may be junior to the liens of other creditors in such other assets to the extent set forth in such definition or the applicable Intercreditor Agreement); and

WHEREAS, in connection with the foregoing and as an inducement for the Lenders and the Letter of Credit Issuers to extend the credit contemplated hereunder, each Guarantor has agreed to guarantee all of its Obligations and to secure its guarantees by granting to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a first priority lien (such priority subject to certain Liens permitted hereunder) on substantially all of its current assets (and, as and when required pursuant to the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” or in the Loan Documents, certain other assets provided that such liens may be junior to the liens of other creditors in such other assets to the extent set forth in such definition or the applicable Intercreditor Agreement).

AGREEMENT:

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

1.1 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified below unless the context otherwise requires:

Account Debtor” means each Person obligated in any way on or in connection with an Account.

Accounts” means, with respect to each Obligor, all of such Obligor’s now owned or hereafter acquired or arising accounts, as defined in the UCC, including any rights to payment of a monetary obligation for the sale or lease of goods or rendition of services, whether or not they have been earned by performance.

 

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Acquired EBITDA” means, with respect to any Acquired Entity or Business or any Converted Restricted Subsidiary for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Acquired Entity or Business or any Converted Restricted Subsidiary (determined as if references to Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA” were references to such Acquired Entity or Business or any Converted Restricted Subsidiary and its subsidiaries that will become Restricted Subsidiaries), all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Acquired Entity or Business or any Converted Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with GAAP.

Acquired Entity or Business” has the meaning specified in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA.”

Additional Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(d).

Adjustment Date” means the first day of each April, July, October and January, as applicable.

Affiliate” means, as to any Person, any other Person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if the controlling Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise. The terms “controlling” and “controlled” shall have meanings correlative thereto.

Agent” means Barclays, in its capacity as the administrative agent for the Lenders under this Agreement, or any successor agent appointed in accordance with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Agent Advances” has the meaning specified in Section 2.4(g).

Agent-Related Persons” means the Agent and the Collateral Agent, together with their respective Affiliates, and the respective officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, advisors and other representatives, successors and permitted assigns of the Agent and the Collateral Agent and their respective Affiliates.

Aggregate Revolver Outstandings” means, at any date of determination and without duplication, the sum of (a) the unpaid principal balance of Revolving Loans, (b) one hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate undrawn face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit and (c) the aggregate amount of any Unpaid Drawings in respect of Letters of Credit.

Agreement” means this Credit Agreement.

Agreement Date” means the date of this Agreement.

Anti-Terrorism Laws” means the USA PATRIOT Act and any Executive Order administered by the U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and other laws and regulations relating to anti-money laundering, anti-corruption or economic sanctions, including without limitation all published economic sanctions imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by the U.S. Department of State and OFAC.

Applicable Entities” has the meaning specified in Section 14.18.

Applicable Margin” means a percentage per annum equal to (a) until the end of the first full Fiscal Quarter completed after the Closing Date, (i) for LIBOR Rate Loans, 1.75%, and (ii) for Base Rate Loans, 0.75% and (b) thereafter, the following percentages per annum, based upon Average Historical Availability as of the most recent Adjustment Date:

 

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Average Historical Availability

   Applicable Margin for
LIBOR Rate Loans
    Applicable Margin for
Base Rate Loans
 

> 66.66%

     1.50     0.50

< 66.66% but > 33.33%

     1.75     0.75

< 33.33%

     2.00     1.00

The Applicable Margin shall be adjusted quarterly in accordance with the table above on each Adjustment Date for the period beginning on such Adjustment Date based upon the Average Historical Availability as the Agent shall determine in good faith within ten (10) Business Days after such Adjustment Date (with any such change, for the avoidance of doubt, being given retroactive effect to the Adjustment Date) and the Agent shall notify the Borrower promptly after such determination. Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the Average Historical Availability shall become effective on the Adjustment Date.

Applicable Unused Line Fee Margin” means, for any day, a percentage per annum equal to (a) initially, 0.375% per annum and (b) following the end of the first Fiscal Quarter ending after the Closing Date, the following percentages per annum, based upon Average Revolving Loan Utilization as of the most recent Adjustment Date:

 

Average Revolving Loan Utilization

   Applicable Unused Line Fee
Margin
 

< 50%

     0.375

> 50%

     0.250

Appointed Agents” has the meaning specified in Section 13.1.

Appraisal” has the meaning specified in Section 8.4.

Approved Account Bank” means a financial institution at which any Obligor maintains an Approved Deposit Account.

Approved Deposit Account” means each Deposit Account in respect of which an Obligor shall have entered into a Control Agreement, other than with respect to any Designated Account.

Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, holding or investing in extensions of credit in its ordinary course of business and is administered or managed by a Lender, an entity that administers or manages a Lender, or an Affiliate of either.

Arrangers” means (x) Barclays in its capacity as lead arranger of the Revolving Credit Facility and (y) Barclays in its capacity as bookrunner of the Revolving Credit Facility.

Assignee” has the meaning specified in Section 12.2(a).

Assignment and Acceptance” means an assignment and acceptance agreement entered into by one or more Lenders and Eligible Assignees (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 12.2(a)), and accepted by the Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit E or any other form approved by the Agent.

“Attorney Costs” means and includes all reasonable and documented or invoiced fees, expenses and other charges of (a) Paul Hastings LLP and,, as counsel to the Agent and the Lenders, (b) one additional counsel selected by, and as counsel for, the Required Lenders, and (c) if necessary, a single firm of local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction, or any other counsel (in lieu of, or in addition to, Paul Hastings LLP and counsel for the Required Lenders) otherwise retained with the Borrower’s consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

 

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Availability” means, at any time (a) the lesser of (i) the Maximum Revolver Amount and (ii) the Borrowing Base, minus (b) the sum of the Aggregate Revolver Outstandings.

Available Equity Amount” means, at any time (the “Available Equity Amount Reference Time”), an amount equal to, without duplication, the sum of the following (but only to the extent Not Otherwise Applied) (a) the amount of any capital contributions or proceeds from equity issuances received as cash equity by the Borrower (from issuance of Stock of Holdings) and applied for usage as Available Equity Amount no later than 270 days after receipt of such amounts in cash, but excluding all proceeds from the issuance of Disqualified Stock and Cure Amounts, plus (b) the aggregate amount of all dividends, returns, interests, profits, distributions, income and similar amounts (in each case, to the extent paid in cash or Cash Equivalents) received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary on Investments made using the Available Equity Amount during the period from and including the Business Day immediately following the Closing Date through and including the Available Equity Amount Reference Time and applied for usage as Available Equity Amount no later than 270 days after receipt of such amounts in cash, minus (c) the sum, without duplication, and, without taking into account the proposed portion of the Available Equity Amount calculated above to be used at the applicable Available Equity Amount Reference Time, of:

(i) the aggregate amount of any Investments made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary using the Available Equity Amount after the Closing Date and prior to the Available Equity Amount Reference Time;

(ii) the aggregate amount of any Distributions made by the Borrower using the Available Equity Amount after the Closing Date and prior to the Available Equity Amount Reference Time; and

(iii) the aggregate amount expended on prepayments, purchases, redemptions, defeasements and satisfaction in respect of Junior Debt made by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary using the Available Equity Amount after the Closing Date and prior to the Available Equity Amount Reference Time;

provided that during a Cash Dominion Period (A) the Available Equity Amount shall not be available to be used and (B) the period of time for use set forth in clause (a) above shall be tolled until after such Cash Dominion Period.

Available Equity Amount Reference Time” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Available Equity Amount.”

Average Historical Availability” means, at any Adjustment Date, the average daily Availability for the three-month period immediately preceding such Adjustment Date, divided by the Maximum Credit at such time.

Average Revolving Loan Utilization” means, at any Adjustment Date, the average daily Aggregate Revolver Outstandings (excluding any Aggregate Revolver Outstandings resulting from any outstanding Swingline Loans) for the three-month period immediately preceding such Adjustment Date (or, if less, the period from the Closing Date to such Adjustment Date), divided by the Maximum Revolver Amount at such time.

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.

Bank Product Reserve” means a reserve equal to the aggregate amount of Obligations in respect of any Noticed Hedge, up to the Swap Termination Value thereunder, as specified by the applicable Hedge Bank in writing to the Agent and acknowledged by the Borrower, which amount may be increased with respect to any existing Secured Hedge Agreement at any time by further written notice from such Hedge Bank to the Agent and acknowledged by the Borrower (which shall at all times include a reserve for the aggregate Swap Termination Values for all Noticed Hedges outstanding at that time).

 

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Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United State Code, as amended, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

Barclays” means Barclays Bank PLC and its successors.

Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate (which, if negative, shall be deemed to be 0.00%) plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the rate of interest quoted in the print edition of The Wall Street Journal, Money Rates Section, as the prime rate in effect from time to time and (c) LIBOR Rate for a one month interest period as determined on such day, plus 1.0%. The “prime rate” means the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the U.S. or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as determined by the Agent in its reasonable discretion).

Base Rate Loan” means any Loan during any period for which it bears interest based on the Base Rate, and all Agent Advances and Swingline Loans.

Basel III” means, collectively, those certain agreements on capital requirements, leverage ratios and liquidity standards contained in “Basel III: A Global Regulatory Framework for More Resilient Banks and Banking Systems,” “Basel III: International Framework for Liquidity Risk Measurement, Standards and Monitoring,” and “Guidance for National Authorities Operating the Countercyclical Capital Buffer,” each as published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in December 2010 (as revised from time to time), and as implemented by a Lender’s primary U.S. federal banking regulatory authority or primary non-U.S. financial regulatory authority, as applicable.

Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.

Book Value” means book value as determined in accordance with GAAP.

Borrower” means ProFrac Services, LLC.

Borrowing” means a borrowing hereunder consisting of Loans of one Type and Class made on the same day by Lenders to the Borrower (or by the Swingline Lender, in the case of a Borrowing consisting of Swingline Loans, or by the Agent, in the case of a Borrowing consisting of an Agent Advance, by a Letter of Credit Issuer, in the case of the issuance of a Letter of Credit hereunder).

Borrowing Base” means, at any time, an amount in Dollars equal to:

(a) 85% of the Book Value of all Eligible Accounts (other than Eligible Unbilled Accounts) of the Obligors; plus

(b) the lesser of (i) 80% of the Book Value of all Eligible Unbilled Accounts of the Obligors and (ii) 20% of the Maximum Credit; plus

(c) the least of (i) 70% of Eligible Inventory of the Obligors, valued at the lower of cost or market value, determined on a “first-in, last-out” basis, (ii) 85% of the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible Inventory of the Obligors and (iii) 10% of the Maximum Credit; provided, that Inventory will not be included in the Borrowing Base unless an Appraisal of Inventory satisfactory to Agent in its reasonable discretion has been completed in the prior twelve months, except that Agent may, acting in its reasonable discretion, elect to include Inventory in the Borrowing Base prior to completion of such an Appraisal up to the lesser of (i) 50% of Eligible Inventory of the Obligors, valued at the lower of cost or market value, determined on a “first-in, last-out” basis and (ii) 10% of the Maximum Credit minus

 

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(d) the amount of all Reserves from time to time established by the Agent in accordance with Section 2.5 or as otherwise permitted under this Agreement.

The initial Borrowing Base shall be as set forth in the Borrowing Base Certificate delivered on the Closing Date.

The Borrowing Base at any time shall be determined by reference to the most recent Borrowing Base Certificate delivered to the Agent pursuant to Section 6.4, as adjusted to give effect to Reserves following such delivery established pursuant to Section 2.5.

Borrowing Base Certificate” means a certificate by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit A (or another form reasonably acceptable to the Agent) setting forth the calculation of the Borrowing Base, including a calculation of each component thereof, all in such detail as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, as adjusted pursuant to Section 2.5 of this Agreement. All calculations of the Borrowing Base in connection with the preparation of any Borrowing Base Certificate shall originally be made by the Borrower and certified to the Agent; provided, that the Agent shall have the right to review and adjust, in the exercise of its Reasonable Credit Judgment, any such calculation to the extent that such calculation is not in accordance with this Agreement and to adjust for Reserves in accordance with Section 2.5 herein; provided, further, that the Agent shall provide the Borrower prior written notice of any such adjustment.

Bridge Loan” means the $10,010,000 loan evidenced by the Bridge Loan Documents.

Bridge Loan Documents” means that certain Promissory Note dated as of January 29, 2018, by and between Equify Financial, LLC, as holder, and ProFrac Manufacturing, LLC, as maker, and the other loan documents evidencing the Bridge Loan.

Business Day” means (a) any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or a day on which banks in New York, New York are required or permitted to be closed, and (b) with respect to all notices, determinations, fundings and payments in connection with the LIBOR Rate or LIBOR Loans, any day that is a Business Day pursuant to clause (a) above and that is also a day on which trading in Dollars is carried on by and between banks in the London interbank market.

Capital Adequacy Regulation” means any guideline, request or directive of any central bank or other Governmental Authority, or any other Law, whether or not having the force of law, in each case, regarding capital adequacy of any bank or of any corporation controlling a bank.

Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, the sum of (a) the aggregate of all expenditures incurred by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period for purchases of property, plant and equipment or similar items which, in accordance with GAAP (other than repairs in the ordinary course), are or should be included in the statement of cash flows of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period, net of (b) proceeds received by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries from dispositions of property, plant and equipment or similar items reflected in the statement of cash flows of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period; provided that the term “Capital Expenditures” shall not include:

(i) expenditures made in connection with the replacement, substitution, restoration or repair of assets to the extent financed from insurance proceeds or awards of compensation arising from the taking by eminent domain or condemnation of the assets paid on account of a Casualty Event,

(ii) the purchase price of equipment that is purchased simultaneously with the trade-in of existing equipment to the extent that the gross amount of such purchase price is reduced by the credit granted by the seller of such equipment for the equipment being traded in at such time,

 

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(iii) the purchase of property, plant or equipment to the extent financed with the proceeds of Disposition of assets outside the ordinary course of business,

(iv) expenditures that constitute any part of consolidated lease expense to the extent relating to operating leases,

(v) any expenditures made as payments of the consideration for a Permitted Acquisition (or Investments similar to those made for a Permitted Acquisition) and expenditures made in connection with the Transactions,

(vi) expenditures to the extent Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has received reimbursement in cash from a Person that is not an Affiliate of any of the Obligors and for which neither Holdings nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has provided or is required to provide or incur, directly or indirectly, any consideration or obligation (other than rent) to such Person or any other Person (whether before, during or after such period);

(vii) the book value of any asset owned by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary prior to or during such period to the extent that such book value is included as a capital expenditure during such period as a result of such Person reusing or beginning to reuse such asset during such period without a corresponding expenditure actually having been made in such period, provided that (x) any expenditure necessary in order to permit such asset to be reused shall be included as a capital expenditure during the period in which such expenditure actually is made and (y) such book value shall have been included in capital expenditures when such asset was originally acquired; and

(viii) expenditures relating to the construction, acquisition, replacement, reconstruction, development, refurbishment, renovation or improvement of any property which has been transferred to a Person other than the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary during the same fiscal year in which such expenditures were made pursuant to a Sale-Leaseback Transaction permitted under this Agreement to the extent of the cash proceeds received by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to such Sale-Leaseback Transaction.

Capital Lease” means, as applied to any Person, all leases of property that have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capitalized leases on the balance sheet of such Person.

Capital Lease Obligation” means, with respect to any Capital Lease of any Person, the amount of the obligation of the lessee thereunder that, in accordance with GAAP, would appear on a balance sheet of such lessee in respect of such Capital Lease.

Cash Dominion Period” means (a) any period commencing upon the date that Availability shall have been less than the greater of (i) 15.0% of the Maximum Credit and (ii)  $6,000,000,12,600,000, for five (5) consecutive Business Days and continuing until the date on which Availability shall have been at least the greater of (y) 15.0% of the Maximum Credit and (z) $6,000,000,12,600,000, for twenty (20) consecutive calendar days or (b) any period commencing upon the occurrence of a Specified Event of Default, and continuing during the period that such Specified Event of Default shall be continuing.

Cash Equivalents” means:

(1) United States dollars or Canadian dollars;

(2) (a) euro, pounds sterling or any national currency of any participating member state of the EMU or (b) other currencies held by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries from time to time in the ordinary course of business;

(3) securities issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed or insured by the U.S. federal government or any country that is a member state of the EMU or any agency or instrumentality thereof the securities of which are unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation of such government with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition;

 

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(4) certificates of deposit, time deposits and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding one year and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any commercial bank having capital and surplus of not less than $100.0 million in the case of U.S. banks or other U.S. financial institutions and $100.0 million (or the U.S. dollar equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of non-U.S. banks or other non-U.S. financial institutions;

(5) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (3) and (4) entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (4) above;

(6) commercial paper rated at least P-2 by Moody’s or at least A-2 by S&P and in each case maturing within 12 months after the date of creation thereof;

(7) marketable short-term money market and similar securities having a rating of at least P-2 or A-2 from either Moody’s or S&P, respectively and in each case maturing within 12 months after the date of creation thereof;

(8) investment funds investing 90% of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (7) above and (9) through (12) below;

(9) securities issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or any public instrumentality thereof or any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or any public instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition;

(10) readily marketable direct obligations issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed by any foreign government or any political subdivision or public instrumentality thereof, in each case (other than in the case of such securities issued or guaranteed by any participating member state of the EMU) having a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition;

(11) Debt or Preferred Stock issued by Persons with a rating of “A” or higher from S&P or “A2” or higher from Moody’s with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition; and

(12) Investments with average maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition in money market funds rated AAA- (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aaa3 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cash Equivalents shall include amounts denominated in currencies other than those set forth in clauses (1) and (2) above, provided that such amounts are converted into any currency listed in clauses (1) and (2) as promptly as practicable and in any event within ten Business Days following the receipt of such amounts.

Cash Management Bank” means any Person that was a Lender, the Agent, any Arranger or any Affiliate of the foregoing at the time it provided or incurred any Cash Management Obligations or any Person that shall have become a Lender, the Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender, the Agent at any time after it has provided or incurred any Cash Management Obligations.

Cash Management Document” means any certificate, agreement or other document executed by any Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of the Cash Management Obligations of any such Person.

 

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Cash Management Obligation” means, as applied to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of cash management or related services (including treasury, depository, return item, overdraft, controlled disbursement, credit, merchant store value or debit card, purchase card, e-payables services, electronic funds transfer, interstate depository network, automatic clearing house transfer (including the ACH processing of electronic funds transfers through the Federal Reserve Fedline system) and other cash management arrangements) provided by any Cash Management Bank, including obligations for the payment of fees, interest, charges, expenses, attorneys’ fees and disbursements in connection therewith.

Cash Receipts” has the meaning specified in Section 8.23(c).

Casualty Event” means any event that gives rise to the receipt by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any insurance proceeds or condemnation awards in respect of any equipment, fixed assets or Real Estate (including any improvements thereon) to replace or repair such equipment, fixed assets or Real Estate.

CFC” means a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code.

Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the Closing Date, of any of the following: (a) the adoption of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration or interpretation thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith (but solely to the extent the relevant increased costs would have been included if they had been imposed under applicable increased cost provisions) and (y) Basel III and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith (but solely to the extent the relevant increased costs would have been included if they had been imposed under applicable increased cost provisions), shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law,” regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

Change of Control” means and will be deemed to have occurred if:

(a) any time prior to the consummation of a Qualified IPO, the Permitted Holders, taken as a whole, shall cease to beneficially own (or of record own) and Control, directly or indirectly, at least 51% on a fully diluted basis of the economic and voting interest in the Stock of Holdings;

(b) at any time after the consummation of a Qualified IPO, any Person, entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than the Permitted Holders, shall at any time have acquired beneficially or of record, direct or indirect ownership (as defined in SEC Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act) of Stock representing 35% or more of the economic and/or voting interest in the Stock of Holdings; and/or

(c) the failure of Holdings, directly or indirectly through wholly owned subsidiaries, to own beneficially and of record, all of the Stock of the Borrower and/or Manufacturing; and/or

(d) Continuing Directors shall not constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors of Holdings; and/or

(e) a “change of control” or any comparable term under any document governing any Material Indebtedness consisting of Debt for Borrowed Money.

Charter Documents” means, with respect to any Person, the certificate or articles of incorporation or organization, memoranda of association, by-laws or operating agreement, and other organizational or governing documents of such Person.

Chattel Paper” means all of the Obligors’ now owned or hereafter acquired chattel paper, as defined in the UCC, including electronic chattel paper.

 

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Class” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans, Extended Revolving Loans (of the same Extension Series and any related swing line loans thereunder) or Swingline Loans, and, when used in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Revolving Credit Commitment, an Extended Revolving Credit Commitment (of the same Extension Series and any related swing line commitment thereunder) or a Swingline Commitment and when used in reference to any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Loan or Commitment of such Class. A FILO Tranche may be treated as a separate Class of Loans or Commitments under this Agreement.

Closing Date” means the later of the Agreement Date and the first date on which all of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 9.1 have been fulfilled (or waived in writing by the Agent and the Arrangers).

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

Collateral” means all assets and interests in assets and proceeds thereof now owned or hereafter acquired by any Obligor or its Subsidiaries in or upon which a Lien is granted by such Person in favor of Collateral Agent under any of the Loan Documents; provided, however, that at no time shall the term “Collateral” include any Excluded Assets.

Collateral Access Agreement” means a landlord waiver or other agreement, in a form as shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, between the Collateral Agent and any third party (including any bailee, consignee, customs broker, or other similar Person) in possession of any Collateral or any landlord of any premises where any Collateral is located, as such landlord waiver or other agreement may be amended, restated, or otherwise modified from time to time.

Collateral Agent” means Barclays, in its capacity as the collateral agent for the Secured Parties, or any successor collateral agent appointed in accordance with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Collateral Agent’s Liens” means the Liens on the Collateral granted to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to the Security Documents and securing the Obligations.

Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” means, at any time, the requirement that:

(a) the Collateral Agent shall have received each Security Document required to be delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 9.1(a)(ii) or, after the Closing Date, pursuant to Sections 8.22, 8.23 and 8.29 at such time required by such Security Documents or such section to be delivered in each case, duly executed by each Obligor thereto;

(b) all Obligations shall have been unconditionally guaranteed by Holdings and each Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) including as of the Closing Date those that are listed on Schedule 1.2;

(c) upon and at all times after the incurrence of Debt (and to the extent that such Debt is outstanding) pursuant to Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r), the Obligations and the Guarantees shall have been secured pursuant to the Security Agreement by a security interest in (i) all the Stock of the Borrower and (ii) all Stock (other than Excluded Stock) held directly by the Borrower or any Guarantor in any Subsidiary (and, in each case, the agent or lender with respect to such Debt pursuant to Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r), as applicable) shall have received all such certificates or other instruments representing all such Stock (if any), together with undated stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank, if applicable);

(d) except to the extent otherwise provided hereunder or under any Security Document, the Obligations and the Guarantees shall have been secured by a perfected security interest (to the extent such security interest may be perfected by (x) filing personal property financing statements, and (y) control (to the extent required by Section 8.23)), in (i) all Current Asset Collateral of the Borrower and each Guarantor and (ii) in addition, upon and after the incurrence of Debt pursuant to Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r), as applicable (and solely to the extent that such Debt is still outstanding), substantially all other tangible and intangible personal

 

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property of the Borrower and each Guarantor not covered in clause (i) above (including, without limitation, accounts receivable, inventory, equipment, investment property, Intellectual Property, intercompany notes, contracts, instruments, chattel paper and documents, letter of credit rights, Commercial Tort Claims, cash, deposit accounts, securities and commodity accounts, other General Intangibles, books and records related to the foregoing and, in each case, proceeds of the foregoing), in each case with the priority, required by the Security Documents (and substantially similar additional perfection steps to such Debt) provided that, (A) any such security interests in the Collateral shall be subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, if any, (B) the Obligations and the Guarantees shall be secured by second-priority liens and/or mortgages on the Fixed Assets Collateral, junior to the liens and mortgages securing such Debt under Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r), as applicable (as set forth in more detail in the Intercreditor Agreement) and (C) the Collateral Agent’s Liens shall only attach to the Fixed Assets Collateral (to the same extent (but not priority) and subject to the same exceptions) that is subject to the liens securing the Debt incurred under Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r), as applicable;

(e) none of the Collateral shall be subject to any Liens other than Permitted Liens;

(f) solely to the extent (i) any Obligor has incurred secured Debt pursuant to Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r), as applicable and (ii) such Real Estate is pledged as “collateral” and is subject to a mortgage to secure such Debt, the Collateral Agent shall have received (A) counterparts of a Mortgage with respect to any Real Estate and required to be delivered pursuant to Section 8.22 (the “Mortgaged Properties”) duly executed and delivered by such Obligor, (B) a title insurance policy for such property or the equivalent or other form (if applicable) available in each applicable jurisdiction insuring the Lien of each such Mortgage as a valid Lien on the property described therein, free of any other Liens except Permitted Liens, together with such endorsements available in the applicable jurisdiction, coinsurance and reinsurance as the Collateral Agents may reasonably request, (C) either an existing survey together with a survey affidavit sufficient for the title insurance company to remove the standard survey exception and issue the survey related endorsements available in the applicable jurisdiction or a new ALTA survey in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent, (D) existing appraisals, (E) opinions addressed to the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties from (1) local counsel in each jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located with respect to the enforceability and perfection of the Mortgages and other matters customarily included in such opinions in the applicable jurisdiction and (2) counsel for the Borrower regarding due authorization, execution and delivery of the Mortgages, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, (F) a “Life-of Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination with respect to each Mortgaged Property (together with a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance duly executed by the Borrower and the applicable Obligor) and, if the area in which any improvements located on any Mortgaged Property is designated a “flood hazard area” in any Flood Insurance Rate Map published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency), copies of (1) the insurance policies required by Section 8.5, (2) declaration pages relating thereto, (3) flood insurance in an amount and form that would be considered sufficient under the Flood Insurance Laws and otherwise, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and (G) such other documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request with respect to execution and delivery of such Mortgages; provided that, notwithstanding anything set forth in this clause (f), (x) the actions and items required in the above clauses (f)(ii)(A) through (f)(ii)(D) and clause (f)(ii)(G) shall not be required unless such items and actions are also required pursuant to the loan and/or bond documents and/or other Debt documents evidencing the Debt incurred under Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r), as applicable, hereof and (y) the Collateral Agent, in its sole discretion, may waive any requirement set forth in this clause (f);

(g) except (i) with respect to intercompany Debt, if any, Debt for Borrowed Money in a principal amount in excess of $2,500,000 (individually) is owing to any Obligor and such Debt is evidenced by a promissory note, the Collateral Agent shall have received such promissory note, together with undated instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank and (ii) with respect to intercompany Debt, all Debt of Holdings, the Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is owing to any Obligor (or Person required to become an Obligor) shall be evidenced by the Subordinated Intercompany Note, and the Collateral Agent shall have received such Subordinated Intercompany Note duly executed by Holdings, the Borrower, each such Restricted Subsidiary and each such other Obligor, together with undated instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank, subject, in each of clauses (i) and (ii), to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement;

 

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(h) to the extent such corollary perfection step is required for the benefit of the holders of the Debt pursuant to the loan and/or bond documents and/or other Debt documents evidencing the Debt incurred under Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r), as applicable, hereof, the Borrower and each Guarantor shall also have (i) caused all Titled Goods with a fair market value in excess of $100,000 individually to be properly titled in the name of such Person with the Collateral Agent’s Lien noted thereon and shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent (or its custodian) originals of all Certificates of Title (as defined in the UCC) or certificates of ownership for such Titled Goods with the Collateral Agent’s Lien noted thereon and (ii) upon the acquisition or manufacture by any such Person of any Titled Goods (other than Equipment that is subject to a purchase money security interest that constitutes a Permitted Lien) with a fair market value in excess of $100,000 individually, promptly notified the Collateral Agent of such acquisition, setting forth a description of such Titled Goods acquired or manufactured and a good faith estimate of the current value of such Titled Goods and promptly delivered to the Collateral Agent (or its custodian) originals of the Certificates of Title (as defined in the UCC) or certificates of ownership for such Titled Goods, together with the manufacturer’s statement of origin, and an application duly executed by the appropriate Person to evidence the Collateral Agent’s Lien thereon. The Borrower and each Guarantor hereby appoints the Collateral Agent as its attorney-in-fact, effective the date hereof and terminating upon the termination of this Agreement, for the purpose of (A) executing on behalf of such Person title or ownership applications for filing with the appropriate Governmental Authority to enable Titled Goods now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person to be amended to reflect the Collateral Agent listed as lienholder thereof, (B) filing such applications with such Governmental Authority, and (C) executing such other documents and instruments on behalf of, and taking such other action in the name of, such Person as the Collateral Agent may reasonably deem necessary to accomplish the purposes of this clause (h) (including, without limitation, for the purpose of creating in favor of the Collateral Agent a perfected Lien on such Titled Goods and exercising the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent hereunder). This appointment as attorney-in-fact is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable until the Termination Date;

(i) in the case of any of the foregoing executed and delivered after the Closing Date, the Agent shall have received documents, Organization Documents, certificates, resolutions and opinions of the type referred to in Section 9.1(a)(iii) with respect to each such Person and its Guarantee and/or provision and perfection of Collateral;

(j) in connection with any of the foregoing, the Collateral Agent shall have been provided (i) searches of UCC filings in the jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, as applicable, of each Obligor and each jurisdiction where any Collateral is located or where a filing would need to be made in order to perfect the Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Collateral, copies of the financing statements on file in such jurisdictions and evidence that no Liens exist other than Permitted Liens, (ii) tax lien, judgment and bankruptcy searches or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that all taxes, filing fees, recording fees related to the perfection of the Liens on the Collateral have been paid and (iii) to the extent required pursuant to the loan and/or bond documents and/or other Debt documents evidencing the Debt incurred under Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r), as applicable hereof, searches of ownership of Intellectual Property in the appropriate governmental offices and such patent/trademark/copyright filings as requested by the Collateral Agent in order to perfect the Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Intellectual Property; and

(k) the Agent shall have received copies of insurance policies, declaration pages, certificates, and endorsements of insurance or insurance binders evidencing liability, casualty, property, terrorism and business interruption insurance meeting the requirements set forth herein or in the Security Documents.

The foregoing definition shall not require the creation or perfection of pledges of, or security interests in, or the obtaining of title insurance, opinions or surveys with respect to, particular assets if and for so long as the Agent and the Borrower agree in writing that the cost of creating or perfecting such pledges or security interests in such assets, or obtaining such legal opinions or other deliverables in respect of such assets, or providing such guarantees, or obtaining title insurance or surveys in respect of such assets (in each case, taking into account any material adverse tax consequences to Holdings and its Subsidiaries) shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Secured Parties therefrom.

 

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The Agent may grant extensions of time for the provision or perfection of security interests in, or the obtaining of title insurance and surveys with respect to, particular assets (including extensions beyond the Closing Date for the perfection of security interests in the assets of the Obligors on such date) where it reasonably determines, in consultation with the Borrower, that provision or perfection cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required by this Agreement or the Security Documents.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, (a) with respect to leases of Real Estate entered into by any Obligor, such Obligor shall not be required to take any action with respect to creation or perfection of security interests with respect to such leases (including requirements to deliver landlord lien waivers, estoppel and collateral access letters), (b) Liens required to be granted from time to time pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall be subject to exceptions and limitations set forth in the Security Documents, (c) the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall not apply to any of the following assets (and the following assets shall not constitute Collateral for any purpose hereunder and the other Loan Documents): (i) any fee-owned Real Estate (unless, in each case, it has been pledged or mortgaged as Fixed Assets Collateral) and any leasehold interests in Real Estate; provided that no Equipment attached or affixed to or located on such Real Estate to the extent such Equipment constitutes a fixture shall be excluded from Collateral, unless such Equipment otherwise constitutes an Excluded Asset under any other subclause of this clause (c), (ii) any governmental licenses or state or local franchises, charters or authorizations, to the extent a security interest in any such licenses, franchise, charter or authorization would be prohibited or restricted thereby (including any legally effective prohibition or restriction) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment clauses of the UCC and applicable Laws, other than the proceeds and receivables thereof the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC or any similar applicable laws notwithstanding such prohibition, (iii) assets and personal property for which a pledge thereof or a security interest therein is prohibited by applicable Laws (including any legally effective requirement to obtain the consent of any Governmental Authority), rule, regulation or contractual obligation with an unaffiliated third party (in each case, (y) only so long as such contractual obligation was not entered into in contemplation of the acquisition thereof and (z) except to the extent such prohibition is unenforceable or ineffective after giving effect to the applicable provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law), (iv) Excluded Stock (other than Stock that is Excluded Stock solely as a result of having been issued by Immaterial Subsidiaries), (v) [reserved], (vi) any intent-to-use trademark application prior to the filing and acceptance of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” with respect thereto, to the extent, if any, that, and solely during the period, if any, in which, the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of such intent-to-use trademark application under applicable federal Law, it being agreed that for purposes of this Agreement and the Loan Documents, no Lien granted to Agent on any “intent-to-use” United States trademark applications is intended to be a present assignment thereof, (vii) any lease, license, contract or other agreements or any property (including personal property) subject to a purchase money security interest, Capital Lease Obligation or similar arrangements, in each case to the extent permitted under the Loan Documents, to the extent that a pledge thereof or a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license, contract or agreement, purchase money, Capital Lease or similar arrangement, or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than the Borrower or a Guarantor) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment clauses of the UCC and applicable Laws, other than the proceeds and receivables thereof the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC or any similar applicable Laws notwithstanding such prohibition, (viii) any assets as to which the Agent and the Borrower reasonably agree in writing that the cost or other consequence of obtaining a security interest or perfection thereof is excessive in relation to the benefit to the Lenders of the security to be afforded thereby, (ix) the assets of an Excluded Subsidiary, and (x) unless either expressly constituting Current Asset Collateral or at any time that Debt under Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r), as applicable, is then outstanding, Commercial Tort Claims (the assets excluded pursuant to this clause (c), collectively, the “Excluded Assets”; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Excluded Assets shall not include any proceeds, replacements or substitutions of Collateral (unless such proceeds, replacements or substitutions otherwise constitute Excluded Assets)), (d) control agreements shall not be required with respect to any deposit accounts, securities accounts or commodities accounts except to the extent set forth in Section 8.23, (e) share certificates of Immaterial Subsidiaries and Unrestricted Subsidiaries shall not be required to be delivered, (f) no perfection actions shall be required (i) with respect to letter of credit rights, except to the extent perfection is accomplished solely by the filing of a UCC financing statement (it being understood that no actions shall be required to perfect a security interest in letter of credit rights, other than the filing of a UCC

 

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financing statement) and (ii) in regards to any Commercial Tort Claim, unless (x) Debt is outstanding in regards to Debt permitted under Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r), as applicable, and such Commercial Tort Claim has an individual value of at least $2,500,000 or (y) such Commercial Tort Claim expressly constitutes Current Asset Collateral and such Commercial Tort Claim has an individual value of at least $2,500,000, and (g) other than with respect to Stock, no actions in any non-U.S. jurisdiction or required by the Laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction shall be required to be taken to create any security interests in assets located or titled outside of the U.S. or to perfect or make enforceable any security interests in any such assets (it being understood that there shall be no Security Document (or other security agreements or pledge agreements) governed under the laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction).

Collateral Reporting Period” means (a) any period commencing from the date that Availability shall have been less than the greater of (i) 20.0% of the Maximum Credit and (ii) $15,000,000,25,000,000, for five (5) consecutive Business Days and ending on the date on which Availability shall have been equal to or greater than (y) 20.0% of the Maximum Credit and (z) $15,000,000,25,000,000, for twenty (20) consecutive calendar days or (b) upon the occurrence of a Specified Event of Default, the period that such Specified Event of Default shall be continuing.

Commercial Tort Claims” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

Commitment” means, (a) with respect to each Lender (to the extent applicable), such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, Extended Revolving Credit Commitment or a Revolving Credit Commitment Increase or any combination thereof (as the context requires), (b) with respect to the applicable Swingline Lender, or swingline lender under any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, its Swingline Commitment or swingline commitment, as applicable and (c) with respect to each Letter of Credit Issuer, such Letter of Credit Issuer’s L/C Commitment.

Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D or in such other form as may be reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and Borrower.

Concentration Account” has the meaning specified in Section 8.23(c).

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.

Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense” means, with respect to Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, the total amount of depreciation and amortization expense, including the amortization of deferred financing fees or costs, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses, capitalized expenditures, customer acquisition costs and incentive payments, conversion costs and contract acquisition costs, of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated EBITDA” means, with respect to Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; plus

(a) the following in each case to the extent deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income (other than clause (a)(10) and (a)(13) below), but without duplication:

(1) Distributions made by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 8.10(g)(i) during such period and provision for taxes based on income or profits or capital gains, including, without limitation, foreign, federal, state, provincial, franchise, excise, value added and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries paid or accrued during such period, including any penalties and interest relating to such taxes or arising from any tax examinations and any payments to any Parent Entity in respect of such taxes; plus

(2) total interest expense and other financing expense (including breakage costs, premiums or consent fees and including the amortization of original issue discount); plus

 

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(3) Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; plus

(4) any fees, expenses or charges incurred in connection with any issuance of debt or equity securities, any refinancing transaction or any amendment or other modification of any debt instrument to the extent consummated in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents including (i) such fees, expenses or charges related to the Transactions, and (ii) any amendment, modification or waiver in connection with this Agreement or any instrument governing any other Debt; plus

(5) any fees (including legal and investment banking fees), transfer or mortgage recording Taxes and other out-of-pocket costs and expenses of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including expenses of third parties paid or reimbursed Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries) incurred as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or any Disposition of Property permitted hereunder; plus

(6) any fees and expenses incurred by Holdings and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries solely in connection with any Permitted Acquisition (whether or not consummated); plus

(7) any impairment charge or asset write-off pursuant to GAAP and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP; plus

(8) payments made or accrued in such period pursuant to Section 8.14(i); plus

(9) any losses from the early extinguishment of Debt (including Hedge Agreements or other derivative instruments); plus

(10) the amount of “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and other synergies (x) projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized as a result of specified actions taken, actions with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or actions that are expected to be taken (which cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies had been realized on the first day of the applicable Test Period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that (A) such cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable, (B) such cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies do not exceed, when combined with the amount of any Pro Forma Adjustment made pursuant to clause (d) below, 20% of Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period (prior to giving effect to any increase in Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (10) or clause (d) below) and (C) such actions have been taken, such actions with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or such actions are expected to be taken within twelve (12) months after the date of determination to take such action; provided, further, that the adjustments pursuant to this clause (10) may be incremental to (but not duplicative of) Pro Forma Adjustments made pursuant to clause (d) below; or (y) that would be permitted to be included in pro forma financial statements prepared in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended; plus

(11) any non-cash compensation expense recorded from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights to officers, directors or employees; plus

(12) any non-cash losses or charges, including any write offs, write downs, expenses, losses or items for such period decreasing Consolidated Net Income for such period; plus

(13) proceeds from property or business interruption insurance received or reasonably expected to be received (to the extent not reflected as revenue or income in Consolidated Net Income and to the extent that the related loss was deducted in the determination of Consolidated Net Income); plus

(14) all Restructuring Costs and any other extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring expenses, losses or charges incurred; plus

 

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(15) any non-cash loss attributable to the mark-to-market movement in the valuation of Hedge Agreements (to the extent the cash impact resulting from such loss has not been realized) or other derivative instruments pursuant to GAAP;

minus

(b) the sum of the amounts for such period, solely to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, without duplication,

(1) any non-cash gain increasing Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period, other than the accrual of revenues in the ordinary course of business;

(2) any non-cash gain attributable to the mark-to-market movement in the valuation of Hedge Agreements (to the extent the cash impact resulting from such gain has not been realized) or other derivate instruments pursuant to GAAP;

(3) any gains from the early extinguishment of Debt (including Hedge Agreements or other derivative instruments); and

(4) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring gains increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period;

provided that, to the extent non-cash gains are deducted pursuant to this clause (b) for any previous period and not otherwise added back to Consolidated EBITDA, Consolidated EBITDA shall be increased by the amount of any cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenses) in respect of such non-cash gains received in subsequent periods to the extent not already included therein;

plus or minus, as applicable, without duplication

(c) any net gain or loss resulting in such period from currency translation gains or losses related to currency remeasurements of Debt, intercompany balances and other balance sheet items, plus or minus, as the case may be; and

plus

(d) in accordance with the definition of “Pro Forma Basis,” an adjustment equal to the amount, without duplication of any amount otherwise included in any other clause of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA,” of the Pro Forma Adjustment shall be added to (or subtracted from) Consolidated EBITDA (including the portion thereof occurring prior to the relevant Specified Transaction and/or Specified Restructuring) as specified in a certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Agent (for further delivery to the Lenders),

in each case, as determined on a consolidated basis for Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP; provided that,

(i) there shall be included in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period, without duplication, the Acquired EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset acquired by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period (other than any Unrestricted Subsidiary) to the extent not subsequently sold, transferred or otherwise Disposed of during such period (but not including the Acquired EBITDA of any related Person, property, business or assets to the extent not so acquired) (each such Person, property, business or asset acquired, including pursuant to the Transactions or pursuant to a transaction consummated prior to the Closing Date, and not subsequently so Disposed of, an “Acquired Entity or Business”), and the Acquired EBITDA of any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is converted into a Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each, a “Converted Restricted Subsidiary”), in each case based on the Acquired EBITDA of such Acquired Entity or Business or any Converted Restricted Subsidiary for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition or conversion) determined on a historical Pro Forma Basis; and

 

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(ii) there shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period the Disposed EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset sold, transferred or otherwise Disposed of, closed or classified as discontinued operations by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent not subsequently reacquired, reclassified or continued, in each case, during such period (each such Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary), property, business or asset so sold, transferred or otherwise Disposed of, closed or classified, a “Sold Entity or Business”), and the Disposed EBITDA of any Restricted Subsidiary that is converted into an Unrestricted Subsidiary during such period (each, a “Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary”), in each case based on the Disposed EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such sale, transfer, disposition, closure, classification or conversion) determined on a historical Pro Forma Basis.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein and subject to adjustments as provided in clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding proviso with respect to acquisitions and dispositions occurring prior to, on and following the Closing Date and other adjustments as contemplated in the definitions of “Pro Forma Basis” and “Pro Forma Effect”, including as provided under clause (a)(10) above or clause (d) above or in the definition of “Pro Forma Adjustment”, Consolidated EBITDA shall be deemed to be, $5,123,000, $5,141,000, $15,785,000 and $20,927,000, respectively, for the Fiscal Quarters ended March 31, 2017, June 30, 2017, September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2017.

Consolidated Interest Expense” means cash interest expense (including that attributable to Capital Leases), net of cash interest income of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries with respect to all outstanding Debt of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including all commissions, discounts and other fees and charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers’ acceptance financing and net cash costs (less net cash payments) under Hedge Agreements, but excluding, for the avoidance of doubt:

(a) capitalized interest whether paid or accrued and the amortization of original issue discount resulting from the issuance of Debt at less than par;

(b) amortization of deferred financing costs, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses;

(c) any expenses resulting from discounting of Debt in connection with the application of recapitalization accounting or purchase accounting;

(d) penalties or interest related to taxes and any other amounts of non-cash interest resulting from the effects of acquisition method accounting or pushdown accounting;

(e) the accretion or accrual of, or accrued interest on, discounted liabilities during such period;

(f) non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement of the mark-to-market valuation of obligations under Hedge Agreements or other derivative instruments pursuant to FASB Accounting Standards Codification No. 815-Derivatives and Hedging;

(g) any one-time cash costs associated with breakage in respect of Hedge Agreements for interest rates;

(h) all non-recurring interest expense consisting of liquidated damages for failure to timely comply with registration rights obligations;

(i) expensing of bridge, arrangement, structuring, commitment or other financing fees; and

(j) any other non-cash interest expense,

 

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all calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any Person for any period, without duplication, the aggregate of (a) the Net Income, attributable to such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP (adjusted to exclude the equity interests in any Unrestricted Subsidiary owned by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries); plus (b) the amount of distributions received in Cash by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from any Subsidiary (including any Unrestricted Subsidiary) for such period, to the extent not already included in clause (a) above minus (c) (i) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles and changes as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting policies during such period, (ii) the income (or loss) of any Person (other than a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person) in which any other Person (other than such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) has a joint interest, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid to such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by such Person during such period, (iii) the income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person or is merged into or consolidated with such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or that Person’s assets are acquired by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (except as may be required in connection with the calculation of a covenant or test on a pro forma basis), (iv) the income of any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that income is not at the time permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary, (v) any after-Tax gains or losses attributable to Dispositions of Property permitted under this Agreement, in each case other than in the ordinary course of business (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) or returned surplus assets of any Pension Plan, (vi) any net after-Tax gains or losses from disposed, abandoned, transferred, closed or discontinued operations and any net after-Tax gains or losses on disposal of disposed, abandoned, transferred, closed or discontinued operations, (vii) any losses and expenses with respect to liability or casualty events to the extent covered by insurance or indemnification and actually reimbursed or so long as the Borrower has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer or indemnifying party and only to the extent that such amount is (a) not denied by the applicable carrier or indemnifying party in writing within 180 days and (b) in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such evidence (with a deduction for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within 365 days) and (viii) (to the extent not included in sub-clauses (i) through (vii) above) any net extraordinary gains or net extraordinary losses.

In addition, to the extent not already accounted for in the Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, Consolidated Net Income shall include (without duplication) (i) the amount of proceeds received during such period from business interruption insurance in respect of insured claims for such period, (ii) the amount of proceeds as to which the Borrower has determined there is reasonable evidence it will be reimbursed by the insurer in respect of such period from business interruption insurance (with a deduction for any amounts so added back to the extent denied by the applicable carrier in writing within 180 days or not so reimbursed within 365 days) and (iii) reimbursements received of any expenses and charges that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with any Permitted Investment or any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of assets permitted hereunder.

Consolidated Parties” means Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries whose financial statements are consolidated with Holdings’ financial statements in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Total Assets” means, as of any date of determination, the total amount of all assets of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP as of such date.

Consolidated Total Debt” means, as of any date of determination, (a) the aggregate principal amount of indebtedness of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (but excluding the effects of any discounting of indebtedness resulting from the application of purchase accounting in connection with the Transactions, any Permitted Acquisition or Investments similar to those made for Permitted Acquisitions), consisting of Debt for Borrowed Money, Unpaid Drawings, Capital Lease Obligations and third party debt obligations evidenced by promissory notes or similar instruments, minus (b) the aggregate amount of domestic cash and Cash Equivalents on the consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and its

 

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Restricted Subsidiaries on such date, excluding cash and Cash Equivalents that are listed as “restricted” on the consolidated balance sheet of Holdings (but, in any event, not excluding Unrestricted Cash) and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date. It is understood that to the extent Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary incurs any Debt and receives the proceeds of such Debt, for purposes of determining any incurrence test under this Agreement and whether the Borrower is in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with any such test, the proceeds of such incurrence shall not be considered cash or Cash Equivalents for purposes of any “netting” pursuant to clause (b) of this definition.

Contaminant” means any waste, pollutant, hazardous substance, toxic substance, hazardous waste, special waste, petroleum or petroleum-derived substance or waste, friable asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls (“PCBs”), or any other substance, waste or material regulated or subject to rules of liability under Environmental Law.

Continuation/Conversion Date” means the date on which a Loan is converted into or continued as a LIBOR Loan.

Continuing Director” means, at any date, an individual (a) who is a member of the Board of Directors of Holdings on the Closing Date, (b) who, as at such date, has been a member of such Board of Directors for at least the 12 preceding months, (c) who has been nominated or designated to be a member of such Board of Directors, directly or indirectly, by the Permitted Holders or Persons nominated or designated by the Permitted Holders or (d) who has been nominated or designated to be, or designated as, a member of such Board of Directors by a majority of the other Continuing Directors then in office.

Control” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” shall have meanings correlative thereto.

Control Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 8.23(a).

Converted Restricted Subsidiary” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA.”

Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA.”

Corrective Extension Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(e).

Covenant Trigger Period” means any period (a) commencing on the date upon which Availability is less than the greater of (i) 15.0% of the Maximum Credit and (ii)  $6,000,000,12,600,000, and (b) ending on the date upon which Availability shall have been at least equal to the greater of (i) 15.0% of the Maximum Credit and (ii) $6,000,000,12,600,000, for a period of thirty (30) consecutive calendar days.

Credit Card Accounts Receivables” means each “payment intangible” (as defined in the UCC) together with all income, payments and proceeds thereof, owed by a Credit Card Issuer or Credit Card Processor to an Obligor resulting from charges by a customer of an Obligor on credit or debit cards issued by such Credit Card Issuer in connection with the sale of Inventory by an Obligor, or services performed by an Obligor, in each case in the ordinary course of its business.

Credit Card Issuer” shall mean any person who issues or whose members issue credit or debit cards, including, without limitation, MasterCard or VISA bank credit or debit cards or other bank credit or debit cards issued through MasterCard International, Inc., Visa, U.S.A., Inc. or Visa International and American Express, Discover, Diners Club, Carte Blanche and other non-bank credit or debit cards, including, without limitation, credit or debit cards issued by or through American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc., and Novus Services, Inc. and other issuers approved by the Collateral Agent.

Credit Card Processor” shall mean any servicing or processing agent or any factor or financial intermediary who facilitates, services, processes or manages the credit authorization, billing transfer and/or payment procedures with respect to any Obligor’s sales transactions involving credit card or debit card purchases by customers using credit cards or debit cards issued by any Credit Card Issuer.

 

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Cure Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 10.4(a).

Cure Deadline” has the meaning specified in Section 10.4(a).

Cure Right” has the meaning specified in Section 10.4(a).

Current Asset Collateral” means the “ABL Priority Collateral” (as defined in the Initial Intercreditor Agreement on the First Amendment Effective Date).

Debt” means, without duplication, all

(a) indebtedness for borrowed money (excluding any obligations arising from warranties as to inventory in the ordinary course of business) and all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;

(b) the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable, liabilities or accrued expenses in the ordinary course of business) to the extent the same would be required to be shown as a long-term liability on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP;

(c) all obligations and liabilities of any Person secured by any Lien on an Obligor’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ property, even if such Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary shall not have assumed or become liable for the payment thereof; provided, however, that all such obligations and liabilities which are limited in recourse to such property shall be included in Debt only to the extent of the book value of such property as would be shown on a balance sheet of the Consolidated Parties prepared in accordance with GAAP or, if higher, the Fair Market Value of such property;

(d) all obligations or liabilities created or arising under any Capital Lease or conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property used or acquired by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, even if the rights and remedies of the lessor, seller or lender thereunder are limited to repossession of such property; provided, however, that all such obligations and liabilities which are limited in recourse to such property shall be included in Debt only to the extent of the book value of such property as would be shown on a balance sheet of the Consolidated Parties prepared in accordance with GAAP or, if higher, the Fair Market Value of such property;

(e) the present value (discounted at the Base Rate) of lease payments due under synthetic leases;

(f) the maximum amount (after giving effect to any prior drawings or reductions which may have been reimbursed) of all letters of credit (including standby and commercial), banker’s acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds, performance bonds and similar instruments issued or created by or for the account of such Person;

(g) all net obligations of any Person in respect of Hedge Agreements;

(h) all obligations of such Person in respect of Disqualified Stock; and

(i) all obligations and liabilities under Guaranties in respect of obligations of the type described in any of clauses (a) through (g) above;

provided that Debt shall not include (i) prepaid or deferred revenue arising in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry, (ii) purchase price holdbacks in respect of Permitted Acquisitions (or Investments similar to Permitted Acquisitions or any other acquisition permitted hereunder) arising in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry in respect of a portion of the purchase prices of an asset to satisfy unperformed obligations of the seller of such asset, (iii) earn out obligations in connection with a Permitted Acquisition (or an Investment similar to a Permitted Acquisition or any other acquisition permitted hereunder) unless such obligations become a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP and are not paid after becoming due and payable and (iv) Guaranties incurred (other than with respect to Debt) in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry.

 

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For all purposes hereof, the Debt of any Person shall (A) include the Debt of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, except to the extent such Person’s liability for such Debt is otherwise limited and only to the extent such Debt would be included in the calculation of Consolidated Total Debt and (B) in the case of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, exclude all intercompany Debt having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-over or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice. The amount of any net obligation under any Hedge Agreement on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date.

Debt for Borrowed Money” of any Person at any time means, on a consolidated basis, the sum of all debt for borrowed money of such Person at such time.

Default” means any event or circumstance which, with the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, would (if not cured, waived, or otherwise remedied during such time) constitute an Event of Default.

Default Rate” means a fluctuating per annum interest rate at all times equal to the sum of (a) the otherwise applicable Interest Rate plus (b) two percent (2.00%) per annum. Each Default Rate shall be adjusted simultaneously with any change in the applicable Interest Rate.

Defaulting Lender” means any Lender whose acts or failure to act, whether directly or indirectly, cause it to meet any part of the definition of “Lender Default.”

Deposit Accounts” means all “deposit accounts” as such term is defined in the UCC and all accounts with a deposit function maintained at a financial institution, now or hereafter held in the name of the Borrower or any Guarantor.

Designated Account” has the meaning specified in Section 2.4(b).

Designated Non-Cash Consideration” means the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration received by Holdings or its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with a Disposition pursuant to clause (t) of the definition of “Permitted Dispositions” that is designated as “Designated Non-Cash Consideration” pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Agent, setting forth the basis of such valuation (which amount will be reduced by (i) the Fair Market Value of the portion of the non-cash consideration converted to cash within 180 days following the consummation of the applicable Disposition and (ii) the amount of Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration).

Disposed EBITDA” means, with respect to any Sold Entity or Business or any Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business or such Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary (determined as if references to Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA” (and in the component financial definitions used therein) were references to such Sold Entity or Business and its Subsidiaries or to such Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries), all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Sold Entity or Business or such Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, lease, assignment, transfer or other disposition (including any transaction contemplated by Section 8.18 and any sale of Stock) of any property by any Person; provided that “Disposition” and “Dispose” shall not be deemed to include any Casualty Event or any issuance by Holdings (or any Parent Entity) of any of its Stock to another Person.

 

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Disqualified Lenders” means (a) such Persons that have been specified in writing to the Agent and the Arrangers (i) on or prior to the Closing Date or (ii) after the Closing Date with the consent of the Agent as being “Disqualified Lenders”, (b) those Persons who are competitors of Holdings, the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries that are separately identified in writing by the Borrower from time to time to the Agent and (c) in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b), any of their Affiliates (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any bona fide debt investment funds that are affiliates of the Persons referenced in clause (b) above to the extent that such fund is not controlled by any Person referenced in clause (b) above) that are either (i) identified in writing to the Agent by the Borrower from time to time or (ii) readily identifiable solely on the basis of such Affiliate’s name; provided that no such updates to the list shall be deemed to retroactively disqualify any parties that have previously acquired an assignment or participation interest in respect of Loans from continuing to hold or vote such previously acquired assignments and participations on the terms set forth herein for Lenders that are not Disqualified Lenders.

Disqualified Stock” means that portion of any Stock which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event (other than an event which would constitute a Change of Control or as a result of a Disposition of assets or Casualty Event), matures (excluding any maturity as the result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the sole option of the holder thereof (except, in each case, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control or as a result of a Disposition of assets or Casualty Event) on or prior to the six-month anniversary of the Stated Termination Date; provided that, if such Stock is issued pursuant to any plan for the benefit of employees of Holdings (or any Parent Entity thereof) or any of its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by Holdings (or any Parent Entity thereof) or any of its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.

Distressed Person” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Lender-Related Distress Event.”

Distribution” means (a) the payment or making of any dividend or other distribution of property in respect of Stock or other Stock (or any options or warrants for, or other rights with respect to, such stock or other Stock) of any Person, other than distributions in Stock or other Stock (or any options or warrants for such stock or other Stock) of any class other than Disqualified Stock, or (b) the direct or indirect redemption or other acquisition by any Person of any Stock or other Stock (or any options or warrants for such stock or other Stock) of such Person or any direct or indirect shareholder or other equity holder of such Person.

Documents” means all “documents” as such term is defined in the UCC, including bills of lading, warehouse receipts or other documents of title, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Obligor.

“DOL” means the United States Department of Labor or any successor department or agency.

Dollar” and “$” mean dollars in the lawful currency of the United States. Unless otherwise specified, all payments under this Agreement shall be made in Dollars.

Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of Holdings that is organized under the laws of the United States, any State of the United States or the District of Columbia.

EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

EEA Member Country” means any member state 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 degree) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

 

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Eligible Accounts” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount of all Accounts created by the Obligors in the ordinary course of the Obligors’ business, and in any event including rights to payment, that arise out of each Obligor’s sale of goods or rendition of services or the lease or rental of goods by such Obligor, that comply with each of the representations and warranties respecting Eligible Accounts made in the Loan Documents, and that are not excluded as ineligible by virtue of one or more of the excluding criteria set forth below. In determining the amount to be included, Eligible Accounts shall be calculated net of customer deposits, finance charges, and unapplied cash. Eligible Accounts shall not include the following:

(a) Accounts that are past due for more than 60 days or that the Account Debtor has failed to pay within 90 days of original invoice date; provided, however, that up to $7,500,000 in the aggregate of Accounts that are not past due for more than 60 days but that the Account Debtor has failed to pay for greater than 90 days but less than 120 days since invoice date shall be permitted as Eligible Accounts notwithstanding the limitations otherwise set forth in this clause (a),

(b) Accounts owed by an Account Debtor (or its Affiliates) where 50% or more of all Accounts owed by that Account Debtor (or its Affiliates) are deemed ineligible under clause (a) above,

(c) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is an Affiliate of an Obligor or an employee or agent of Borrower or any Affiliate of Borrower or any Obligor,

(d) Accounts arising in a transaction wherein goods are placed on consignment or are sold pursuant to a guaranteed sale, a sale or return, a sale on approval, a bill and hold, or any other terms by reason of which the payment by the Account Debtor may be conditional,

(e) Accounts that are not payable in Dollars,

(f) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor either (i) does not maintain its chief executive office in the United States, or (ii) is not organized under the laws of the United States or any state or territory thereof, or (iii) is the government of any foreign country or sovereign state, or of any state, province, municipality, or other political subdivision thereof, or of any department, agency, public corporation, or other instrumentality thereof, unless (A) the Account is supported by an irrevocable letter of credit reasonably satisfactory to the Agent (as to form, substance, and issuer or domestic confirming bank) that has been delivered to the Agent and is directly drawable by the Agent, or (B) the Account is covered by credit insurance in form, substance, and amount, and by an insurer, reasonably satisfactory to the Agent,

(g) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is (i) the United States or any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States (exclusive, however, of Accounts with respect to which the Obligors have complied, to the reasonable satisfaction of the Agent, with the Assignment of Claims Act, 31 USC §3727) or (ii) any State (or political subdivision) of the United States,

(h) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is a creditor of any Obligor, has or has asserted a right of setoff, or has disputed its obligation to pay all or any portion of the Account, to the extent of such claim, right of setoff, or dispute,

(i) Accounts with respect to (x) an Account Debtor (other than an Investment Grade Account Debtor) whose total outstanding Accounts owing to Obligors exceed 20% (such percentage, as applied to a particular Account Debtor, being subject to reduction by the Agent in its Reasonable Credit Judgment if the creditworthiness of such Account Debtor deteriorates) or (y) an Investment Grade Account Debtor whose total outstanding Accounts owing to Obligors exceed 35% (such percentage, as applied to a particular Account Debtor, being subject to reduction by the Agent in its Reasonable Credit Judgment if the creditworthiness of such Account Debtor deteriorates), in each case, of all Eligible Accounts, solely to the extent of the obligations owing by such Account Debtor in excess of such percentage,

 

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(j) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is subject to an Insolvency Proceeding, is not Solvent, has gone out of business, or as to which any Obligor has received notice of an imminent Insolvency Proceeding or a material impairment of the financial condition of such Account Debtor; provided that the Agent may (but shall not be obligated to), in its sole discretion, include Accounts from Account Debtors subject to such proceedings (including under circumstances where such Accounts are determined by the Agent in its sole discretion not to pose a risk of non-collectability),

(k) Accounts, the collection of which, the Agent, in its Reasonable Credit Judgment, believes to be doubtful by reason of the Account Debtor’s financial condition,

(l) Accounts that are not subject to a first priority perfected Collateral Agent’s Lien,

(m) Accounts that are subject to a Lien other than the Lien of the Collateral Agent (except for Permitted Liens that do not have priority over the Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent),

(n) Accounts with respect to which (i) the goods giving rise to such Account have not been shipped and billed to the Account Debtor, or (ii) the services giving rise to such Account have not been performed and billed to the Account Debtor,

(o) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor is a Sanctioned Person or Sanctioned Entity,

(p) Accounts that represent the right to receive progress payments or other advance billings that are due prior to the completion of performance by any Obligor of the subject contract for goods or services,

(q) Accounts with respect to which the Account Debtor’s obligation does not constitute its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by equitable principles or by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws relating to or limiting creditors’ rights generally, or

(r) Accounts owned or generated by any Person or business which is acquired by an Obligor in connection with a Permitted Acquisition (or similar Investment), until such time as the Agent has either (i) completed a customary due diligence investigation as to such Accounts and such Person, which investigation may, at the discretion of the Agent, include a Field Examination (and Agent hereby agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to commence such Field Examination no later than 15 days after a request by the Borrower is made to so undertake such investigation to the Agent and to use commercially reasonable efforts to complete such Field Examination within 30 days after such commencement), and the Agent is satisfied with the results thereof in its Reasonable Credit Judgment or (ii) determined that such a due diligence investigation is not necessary; provided, however, that Accounts that would otherwise be excluded pursuant to this clause (r) that are otherwise Eligible Accounts may be considered Eligible Accounts if the total amount included in the Borrowing Base in respect of such Accounts, together with the total amount included in the Borrowing Base in respect of Inventory considered to be Eligible Inventory in reliance on the proviso to clause (q) of the definition of “Eligible Inventory”, does not exceed 10.0% of the Borrowing Base (calculated after giving effect to the inclusion thereof (up to such aggregate 10% cap).

Eligible Assignee” means (a) a commercial bank, commercial finance company or other asset based lender, having total assets in excess of $2,000,000,000 and that extends credit or buys commercial loans in the ordinary course of business; (b) any Lender listed on the signature page of this Agreement; (c) any Affiliate of any Lender and (d) any Approved Fund; provided, that, in any event, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include (i) any natural Person, (ii) any Permitted Holder, Holdings, any Guarantor, or the Borrower or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, or (iii) so long as the list of Disqualified Lenders (including any updates thereto) has been made available to all Lenders, any Disqualified Lender (other than any Disqualified Lender otherwise agreed to by the Borrower in a writing delivered to the Agent).

 

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Eligible Inventory” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount of Inventory owned by an Obligor valued at cost or market (whichever is lower), as determined in accordance with GAAP on a basis consistent with the Obligors’ historical accounting practices (and shall exclude any intercompany markup or profit reflected when Inventory is transferred from one Obligor to another Obligor); provided, that no Inventory shall be Eligible Inventory if:

(a) (i) it is not subject to a valid and perfected first priority Collateral Agent’s Lien or (ii) it is subject to a Lien other than (x) the Collateral Agent’s Lien, or (y) a Lien permitted under Section 8.16 so long as such Lien is junior in priority to the Lien in favor of the Collateral Agent;

(b) it is slow moving, obsolete, unmerchantable, defective, used or unfit for sale;

(c) it is held on consignment, subject to any deposit, down payment, guaranteed sale, sale-or-return, sale-on-approval, bill and hold, or repurchase arrangement;

(d) it does not meet all legal requirements imposed by any Governmental Authority which has regulatory authority over such goods or the use or sale thereof;

(e) it does not conform in all material respects to the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or the Security Agreement which are applicable to such Inventory;

(f) an Obligor does not have good, valid, and marketable title thereto;

(g) it is work-in-process, packaging and shipping material, samples, prototypes, displays or display items, goods that are returned or marked for return (but not held for resale) or repossessed, or goods which are not of a type held for sale or use by an Obligor in the ordinary course of business;

(h) it is not situated at a location owned by an Obligor unless:

(i) it is situated at a location leased by an Obligor and the landlord of such location has executed in favor of the Collateral Agent a Collateral Access Agreement;

(ii) such location (other than a customer location) is subject to a Reserve with respect to rent, charges, and other amounts due or to become due for such location (it being understood that in no event shall such Reserve for leased locations exceed (i) the equivalent of two (2) months’ of future rent plus the amount of all other fixed, overdue, and/or non-contingent charges for the applicable location or (ii) the value of the Inventory located at such location);

(iii) it is situated in any third-party warehouse or is in the possession of a bailee (other than a third-party processor) and is not evidenced by a Document (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC), unless (x) the ware-houseman or bailee has delivered to the Collateral Agent a Collateral Access Agreement as to such location or (y) an appropriate Reserve (including for rent, charges and other amounts due or to become due with respect to such location) has been established by the Agent in its Reasonable Credit Judgment;

(i) it is not located at a Permitted Inventory Location;

(j) it is being processed or repaired offsite at a third party location or outside processor, or is in-transit to or from said third party location or outside processor;

(k) it is the subject of a consignment by any Obligor as consignor;

(l) it contains or bears any intellectual property rights licensed to any Obligor by any Person other than a Obligor unless the Collateral Agent is reasonably satisfied that while an Event of Default is continuing it may sell or otherwise dispose of such Inventory without (a) infringing the rights of such licensor, (b) violating any contract with such licensor, or (c) incurring any liability with respect to payment of royalties other than royalties incurred pursuant to sale of such Inventory under the current licensing agreement relating thereto;

 

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(m) it is perishable;

(n) it is not reflected in a current perpetual inventory report of an Obligor;

(o) it is stored at locations holding less than $100,000 of the aggregate value of the Obligors’ Inventory;

(p) it is the subject of a bill of lading or other document of title;

(q) it is Inventory owned or generated by any Person or business which is acquired by an Obligor in connection with a Permitted Acquisition (or similar Investment), until such time as the Agent has either (i) completed a customary due diligence investigation as to such Inventory and such Person, which investigation may, at the discretion of the Agent, include a Field Examination and an Appraisal (and Agent hereby agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to commence such Field Examination and Appraisal no later than 15 days after a request by the Borrower is made to so undertake such investigation to the Agent and to use commercially reasonable efforts to complete such Field Examination and Appraisal within 30 days after such commencement), and the Agent is satisfied with the results thereof in its Reasonable Credit Judgment or (ii) determined that such a due diligence investigation is not necessary, provided, however, that Inventory that would otherwise be excluded pursuant to this clause (q) but is otherwise Eligible Inventory may be considered Eligible Inventory if the total amount included in the Borrowing Base in respect of such Inventory, together with the total amount included in the Borrowing Base in respect of Accounts considered to be Eligible Accounts in reliance on the proviso to clause (r) of the definition of “Eligible Accounts”, does not exceed 10.0% of the Borrowing Base (calculated after giving effect to the inclusion thereof (up to such aggregate 10% cap); or

(r) it is otherwise determined by the Agent in its Reasonable Credit Judgment to be ineligible; provided that the Agent shall have given the Borrowers not less than five (5) Business Days’ prior notice thereof in accordance with the last paragraph of the definition of “Borrowing Base” prior to such Inventory (or a category of eligibility applicable to such Inventory) becoming ineligible.

Eligible Unbilled Accounts” means Accounts of the Obligors as to which each of the following is applicable (i) such Account does not qualify as an Eligible Account solely because (x) the goods giving rise to such Account have not been shipped and billed to the Account Debtor, or (y) the services giving rise to such Account have not been performed and billed to the Account Debtor and (ii) the time elapsed since the date on which the subject goods or services were delivered to the applicable Account Debtor or performed by the applicable Obligors is not more than 30 days; for the avoidance of doubt, at such time as an Account is billed to the Account Debtor it shall no longer be an “Eligible Unbilled Account”.

EMU” means economic and monetary union as contemplated in the Treaty on European Union.

Engagement Letter” means the Engagement Letter, dated as of January 17, 2018, among Barclays and the Borrower, with respect to the payment of certain fees and other matters in connection with this Agreement.

Environment” shall mean ambient air, indoor air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, land surface, sediments, and subsurface strata and natural resources such as wetlands, flora and fauna.

Environmental Laws” means all applicable Laws in connection with pollution, protection of the Environment, including Releases, threats of Releases, or to health and safety (to the extent such health and safety laws relate to exposure to Contaminants)

Equipment” means all of each Obligor’s now owned or hereafter acquired machinery, equipment, furniture, furnishings, fixtures, and other tangible personal property (except Inventory), including embedded software, service and delivery vehicles with respect to which a certificate of title has been issued, aircraft, dies, tools, jigs, molds and office equipment, as well as all of such types of property leased by any Obligor, and all of each Obligor’s rights and interests with respect thereto under such leases (including, without limitation, options to purchase); together with all present and future additions and accessions thereto, replacements therefor, component and auxiliary parts and supplies used or to be used in connection therewith, and all substitutes for any of the foregoing, and all manuals, drawings, instructions, warranties and rights with respect thereto; wherever any of the foregoing is located.

 

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ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as the same may be amended from time to time and any regulations promulgated and the rulings issued thereunder.

ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of a group of trades or businesses under common control with Holdings or the Borrower within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Code (or any member of an affiliated service group within the meaning of Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code of which the Borrower is a member).

ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) any failure by a Pension Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standard (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) applicable to such Pension Plan, in each case whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA, of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to a Pension Plan; (d) a determination that a Pension Plan is in “at-risk” status (as defined in Section 303(i)(4) of ERISA or Section 430(i)(4) of the Code); (e) a withdrawal by Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations which is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (f) a complete withdrawal, within the meaning of Section 4203 of ERISA, or a partial withdrawal, within the meaning of Section 4205 of ERISA, by Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multi-employer Plan or notification that a Multi-employer Plan is “insolvent” (within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA) or in “endangered” or “critical” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA); (g) the filing with the PGBC of a notice of intent to terminate under Section 4041(c) or ERISA, the receipt by Holdings, Borrower, or ERISA Affiliate, as applicable, of any notice from any Multi-Employer Plan that it intends to terminate or has terminated under Section 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multi-employer Plan but only if the PBGC has notified Holdings, Borrower, or ERISA Affiliate, as applicable, the same; (h) the receipt by Holdings, Borrower, or ERISA Affiliate, as applicable, from the PBGC or a plan administer of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Pension Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any Pension Plan under Section 4042 of ERISA; (i) Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries engages in a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” (i.e., a prohibited transaction for which a statutory, regulatory, or administrative exemption does not exist) with respect to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a “disqualified person” (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code), or with respect to which the Borrower or any such Subsidiary could otherwise be liable; or (j) the imposition of any Lien under Section 430(k) of the Code or pursuant to Section 303(k) or Section 4068 of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan, or any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.

EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the document described as such and published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person) as in effect from time to time.

Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 10.1.

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

Excluded Accounts” means (a) deposit accounts specifically and exclusively used for payroll, payroll taxes and other employee wage and benefit payments to or for the benefit of any Person’s employees and (b) deposit accounts with deposits at any time in an aggregate amount not in excess of $1,000,000 for all such accounts.

Excluded Assets” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

“Excluded Stock” means:

 

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(a) any Stock with respect to which the Agent and the Borrower agree, in writing (each acting reasonably), that the cost of pledging such Stock shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Secured Parties therefrom,

(b) solely in the case of any pledge of Stock of any CFC or FSHCO to secure the Obligations of a U.S. Person, any Stock that is Voting Stock of such CFC or FSHCO in excess of 65% of the outstanding Stock that is Voting Stock of such CFC or FSHCO,

(c) any Stock to the extent, and for so long as, the pledge thereof would be prohibited by any applicable Law (including any legally effective requirement to obtain the consent of any Governmental Authority unless such consent has been obtained),

(d) any Margin Stock and Stock of any Person (other than any Restricted Subsidiary) to the extent, and for so long as, the pledge of such Stock would be prohibited by, or create an enforceable right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower) under, the terms of any Organization Document, joint venture agreement or shareholders’ agreement applicable to such Person after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment clauses of the UCC and applicable law,

(e) the Stock of any Immaterial Subsidiary or Unrestricted Subsidiary; and

(f) any Stock of a Foreign Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary.

Excluded Subsidiary” means:

(a) [reserved],

(b) any Subsidiary that is restricted or prohibited by (x) subject to clause (g) below, applicable Law or (y) contractual obligation from guaranteeing the Obligations (and for so long as such restriction or prohibition is in effect); provided that in the case of clause (y), such contractual obligation existed on the Closing Date or, with respect to any Subsidiary acquired by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date (and so long as such contractual obligation was not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition), on the date such Subsidiary is so acquired,

(c) (i) any Foreign Subsidiary or (ii) any Domestic Subsidiary that is (A) a FSHCO or (B) a direct or indirect Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary that is a CFC,

(d) any Immaterial Subsidiary (provided that the Borrower shall not be permitted to exclude Immaterial Subsidiaries from guaranteeing the Obligations to the extent that (i) the aggregate amount of gross revenue for all Immaterial Subsidiaries excluded by this clause (d) exceeds 5% of the consolidated gross revenues of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are not otherwise Excluded Subsidiaries by virtue of any other clauses of this definition except for this clause (d) as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date of determination or (ii) the aggregate amount of total assets for all Immaterial Subsidiaries excluded by this clause (d) exceeds 5% of the aggregate amount of Consolidated Total Assets of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are not otherwise Excluded Subsidiaries by virtue of any other clauses of this definition except for this clause (d) as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date of determination).

(e) any other Subsidiary with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Agent and the Borrower, the cost of providing a Guaranty shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom,

(f) each Unrestricted Subsidiary, and

 

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(g) any Subsidiary that would require any consent, approval, license or authorization from any Governmental Authority to provide a Guaranty unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received, or is received after commercially reasonable efforts (including if requested by the Agent to do so) by the Borrower and/or such Subsidiary to obtain the same.

As of the Closing Date, there are no Excluded Subsidiaries.

Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Obligor or Holdings, any obligation (a “Swap Obligation”) to pay or perform under any agreement, contract, or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act, if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guarantee of such Obligor of, or the grant by such Obligor or Holdings of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation, or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) (i) by virtue of such Obligor’s or Holdings’ failure to constitute an “eligible contract participant,” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder (determined after giving effect to any applicable keep well, support, or other agreement for the benefit of such Obligor or Holdings and any and all applicable guarantees of such Obligor’s Swap Obligations by other Obligors), at the time the guarantee of (or grant of such security interest by, as applicable) such Obligor or Holdings becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (ii) in the case of a Swap Obligation that is subject to a clearing requirement pursuant to section 2(h) of the Commodity Exchange Act, because such Obligor or Holdings is a “financial entity,” as defined in section 2(h)(7)(C) of the Commodity Exchange Act, at the time the guarantee of (or grant of such security interest by, as applicable) such Obligor or Holdings becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (b) any other Swap Obligation designated as an “Excluded Swap Obligation” of such Obligor or Holdings as specified in any agreement between the relevant Obligors and Hedge Bank applicable to such Swap Obligations. If a Swap Obligation arises under a Master Agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to the swap for which such guarantee or security interest is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.

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 under any Loan Document, (a) Taxes imposed on (or measured by) the Recipient’s net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes imposed in lieu of net income 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 pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquired its interest in the applicable Commitment or, in the case of an applicable interest in a Loan not funded pursuant to a prior Commitment, such Lender acquires such interest in such Loan (provided that this clause (b)(i) shall not apply to an assignee pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 5.8 or the acquisition of a participation pursuant to Section 13.11) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 5.1, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender acquired its interest in the applicable Loan or Commitment or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 5.1(d), and (d) any Taxes imposed under FATCA.

Existing Debt Refinancing” means the repayment in full of all principal, accrued and unpaid interest, fees, premium, if any, and other amounts outstanding under the Bridge Loan Documents, other than contingent obligations not then due and payable and that by their terms survive the termination of the Bridge Loan Documents, the termination of all commitments to extend credit thereunder and the termination and/or release of any security interests and guarantees in connection therewith.

Existing Revolving Credit Class” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(a).

Existing Revolving Credit Commitments” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(a).

Existing Revolving Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(a).

 

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Extended Revolving Credit Commitments” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(a).

Extended Revolving Credit Facility” means each Class of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments established pursuant to Section 2.7.

Extended Revolving Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(a).

Extending Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(b).

Extension Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(c).

Extension Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(d).

Extension Election” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(b).

Extension Request” has the meaning specified in Section 2.7(a).

Extension Series” means all Extended Revolving Credit Commitments that are established pursuant to the same Extension Agreement (or any subsequent Extension Agreement to the extent such Extension Agreement expressly provides that the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments provided for therein are intended to be a part of any previously established Extension Series) and that provide for the same interest margins, extension fees, if any, and amortization schedule.

Fair Market Value” means, with respect to any asset or group of assets on any date of determination, the value of the consideration obtainable in a sale of such asset at such date of determination assuming a sale by a willing seller to a willing purchaser dealing at arm’s length and arranged in an orderly manner over a reasonable period of time having regard to the nature and characteristics of such asset, as determined in good faith by the Borrower.

Family Member” means, with respect to any individual, any other individual that is recognized as a family member (to the second degree of consanguinity) by the laws of the residence of such individual.

Family Trust” mean, with respect to Dan Wilks, trusts, family limited partnerships or other estate planning vehicles established for the benefit of Dan Wilks or his Family Members and in respect of which Dan Wilks or his Family Members serves as trustee or in a similar capacity.

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), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to current Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code (or any amended or successor version described above) and any intergovernmental agreements (or related legislation or official administrative rules or practices) implementing the foregoing.

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the federal funds effective rate; provided, that if the Federal Funds Effective Rate for any day is less than zero, the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day will be deemed to be zero.

Federal Reserve Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any successor thereto.

Field Examination” has the meaning specified in Section 8.4(d).

FILO Tranche” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(c).

 

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Financed Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to any Person and for any period, Capital Expenditures made by such Person during such period that are financed with the net proceeds of any incurrence of Debt (other than Loans) or received from any disposition of assets, from any Casualty Event or from any issuance of Stock (other than Disqualified Stock or any other issuance of Stock which increases any available basket hereunder).

Financial Covenant” means the covenant set forth in Section 8.20.

Financial Statements” means, according to the context in which it is used, the financial statements referred to in Sections 6.2 and Section 7.5.

First Amendment” means that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of September 7, 2018 by and among ProFrac Services, LLC, ProFrac Holdings, LLC, ProFrac Manufacturing, LLC, the Lenders party thereto and Barclays Bank, PLC, as Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer and the Swingline Lender.

First Amendment Effective Date” means the Effective Date (as defined in the First Amendment).

Fiscal Quarter” means the period commencing on January 1 in any Fiscal Year and ending on the next succeeding March 31, the period commencing on April 1 in any Fiscal Year and ending on the next succeeding June 30, the period commencing on July 1 in any Fiscal Year and ending on the next succeeding September 30, or the period commencing on October 1 in any Fiscal Year and ending on the next succeeding December 31, as the context may require.

Fiscal Year” means Holdings’, the Borrower’s, the Guarantors’ and/or their Subsidiaries’ fiscal year for financial accounting purposes. As of the Agreement Date, the current Fiscal Year of the Consolidated Parties will end on December 31, 2018.

Fixed Asset Collateral” means the “Fixed Asset Priority Collateral” (as defined in the Initial Intercreditor Agreement on the First Amendment Effective Date).

Fixed Assets Priority Proceeds Account” means the “Fixed Assets Priority Proceeds Account” (as defined in the Initial Intercreditor Agreement on the First Amendment Effective Date).

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) (i) Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to such date of determination minus (ii) Unfinanced Capital Expenditures made by Holdings, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such Test Period, to (b) the Fixed Charges of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period; provided that, for purposes of calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for any period ending prior to the first anniversary of the Closing Date, Consolidated Interest Expense shall be an amount equal to actual Consolidated Interest Expense from the Closing Date through the date of determination multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is 365 and the denominator of which is the number of days from the Closing Date through the date of determination.

In calculating the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for purposes of determining whether the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio test described in clause (b) of the definition of “Specified Conditions” has been satisfied, as of such date, the amount of Fixed Charges included in clause (b) above shall include, without duplication of any payments already constituting Fixed Charges, the amount of any Specified Payment actually made on such date of determination.

Fixed Charges” means, as of any date of determination, the sum, determined on a consolidated basis, of (a) the Consolidated Interest Expense of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries paid in the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to such date of determination, plus (b) scheduled payments of principal (including any scheduled payment of principal resulting from the requirement to make a payment as a result of the accumulation of excess cash flow) on Debt for Borrowed Money of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than payments by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to Holdings or to any of such Restricted Subsidiaries) paid in cash during such Test Period and the principal component of Debt attributable to Capital Leases paid in cash during such Test Period, plus (c) cash Taxes actually paid in such Test Period, plus (d) solely for purposes of calculating Specified Conditions, any Distribution made in cash pursuant to Section 8.10(k)(i) during such Test Period.

 

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Flood Insurance Laws” means, collectively, (i) the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (ii) the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statue thereto, (iii) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (iv) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and (v) Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto.

Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of Holdings (other than Borrower) that is formed under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States, a state of the United States or the District of Columbia.

Fracturing Equipment Parts” has the meaning specified therefor in the Initial Intercreditor Agreement on the First Amendment Effective Date.

FSHCO” means any direct or indirect Subsidiary that has no material assets other than Stock of one or more direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiaries that are CFCs.

Full Payment” or “Full Payment of the Obligations” means, with respect to any Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations or other contingent obligation for which no claim has been made or asserted, Hedge Obligations not then due and payable and Cash Management Obligations not then due and payable), (a) the full and indefeasible cash payment thereof, including any interest, fees and other charges accruing during an Insolvency Proceeding (whether or not allowed in the proceeding), (b) if such Obligations arise from Letters of Credit or if such Obligations consist of indemnification or similar obligations for which a claim has been made or asserted, the cash collateralization thereof as provided herein or otherwise acceptable to the Agent (or delivery of a standby letter of credit reasonably acceptable to the Agent, in the amount of required cash collateral) and (c) the termination or expiration of all Commitments.

Funding Date” means the date on which a Borrowing occurs.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles and practices set forth from time to time in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (or agencies with similar functions of comparable stature and authority within the U.S. accounting profession), which are applicable to the circumstances from time to time.

General Intangibles” means all of each Obligor’s now owned or hereafter acquired “general intangibles” as defined in the UCC, choses in action and causes of action and all other intangible personal property of each Obligor of every kind and nature (other than Accounts), including, without limitation, all contract rights, payment intangibles, Intellectual Property, corporate or other business records, blueprints, plans, specifications, registrations, licenses, franchises, Tax refund claims, any funds which may become due to any Obligor in connection with the termination of any Plan or other employee benefit plan or any rights thereto and any other amounts payable to any Obligor from any Plan or other employee benefit plan, rights and claims against carriers and shippers, rights to indemnification, business interruption insurance and proceeds thereof, property, casualty or any similar type of insurance and any proceeds thereof, proceeds of insurance covering the lives of key employees on which any Obligor is beneficiary, rights to receive dividends, distributions, cash, Instruments and other property in respect of or in exchange for pledged Stock or Investment Property and any letter of credit, guarantee, claim, security interest or other security held by or granted to any Obligor.

Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any state, territorial or other political subdivision thereof, any central bank (or similar monetary or regulatory authority) thereof and any governmental entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.

 

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Guarantee Agreement” means the Guarantee Agreement, dated as of the Agreement Date, among the Guarantors for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Guarantors” means (a) the Borrower, other than with respect to its own Obligations, (b) each Restricted Subsidiary, whether now existing or hereafter created or acquired (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) that is a party to the Guarantee Agreement, (c) Holdings, and (d) each other Person, who, in a writing accepted by the Agent, guarantees payment or performance in whole or in part of the Obligations. As of the Agreement Date, the Guarantors, in addition to the Borrower to the extent set forth in clause (a), are Holdings and Manufacturing.

Guaranty” means, with respect to any Person, all obligations of such Person which in any manner directly or indirectly guarantee or assure, or in effect guarantee or assure, the payment or performance of any indebtedness, dividend or other monetary obligations of any other Person (the “guaranteed monetary obligations”), or assure or in effect assure the holder of the guaranteed monetary obligations against loss in respect thereof, including any such obligations incurred through an agreement, contingent or otherwise: (a) to purchase the guaranteed monetary obligations or any property constituting security therefor; (b) to advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of the guaranteed monetary obligations or to maintain a working capital or other balance sheet condition; or (c) to lease property or to purchase any debt or equity securities or other property or services; provided that the term “Guaranty” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit, in either case in the ordinary course of business, or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Closing Date or entered into in connection with any acquisition or Disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Debt). The amount of any Guaranty shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guaranty is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith.

Hedge Agreement” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

Hedge Bank” means any Person that that is a counterparty to a Secured Hedge Agreement with an Obligor or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in its capacity as such, and that either (i) is a Lender, the Agent, an Arranger or an Affiliate of the foregoing at the time it enters into such a Secured Hedge Agreement, or on the Closing Date is party to a Hedge Agreement with an Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary permitted under Section 8.12 on the Closing Date, in its capacity as a party thereto or (ii) becomes a Lender, the Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender or the Agent after it has entered into a Hedge Agreement permitted by Section 8.12 with any Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary.

Hedge Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under Hedge Agreements.

Historical Financial Statements” means (i) audited consolidated balance sheets of Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the end of, and related statements of income and cash flows of Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries for, the three most recently completed Fiscal Years ended December 31, 2016, and (ii) unaudited consolidated balance sheets of Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the end of, and related statements of income and cash flows of Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries for, (a) for the fiscal quarters ended December 31, 2017 and (b) thereafter for each fiscal month ended at least 30 days prior to the Closing Dates.

 

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Holdings” means Holdings (as defined in the preamble to this Agreement) or any Successor Holdings, to the extent the requirements set forth in Section 8.27 are satisfied.

Holdings LLC Agreement” means that certain Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Holdings, dated as of March 14, 2018.

Immaterial Subsidiary” means, at any date of determination, any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower (a) that does not own any Intellectual Property related to the electrification of the Borrower’s fleets of hydraulic fracturing equipment and (b)(i) whose total assets (when combined with the assets of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries, after eliminating intercompany obligations) at the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to such determination date were an amount equal to or less than 2.5% of Consolidated Total Assets at such date and (ii) whose gross revenues (when combined with the revenues of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries, after eliminating intercompany obligations) for such Test Period were an amount equal to or less than 2.5% of the consolidated gross revenues of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP. As of the Closing Date, there are no Immaterial Subsidiaries.

Incremental Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(e).

Incremental Facility Closing Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(e).

Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment Increase Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(f)(ii).

Indemnified Person” has the meaning specified in Section 14.10.

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

“Initial Intercreditor Agreement” means that certain Intercreditor Agreement dated as of September 7, 2018, by and among the Collateral Agent, Barclays Bank PLC, as the Initial Fixed Asset Collateral Agent (as defined therein), the other agents party thereto (if any) and the Obligors, as may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and the provisions of such Intercreditor Agreement.

Insolvency Proceeding” means any proceeding commenced by or against any Person under any provision of the Bankruptcy Code or under any other state, federal or foreign bankruptcy or insolvency law, assignments for the benefit of creditors, formal or informal moratoria, compositions, extensions generally with all or substantially all creditors, or proceedings seeking reorganization, arrangement, or other similar relief.

Instruments” means all instruments as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Obligor.

Intellectual Property” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

Intercreditor Agreement” means, as applicable, (i) the Initial Intercreditor Agreement and (ii) any other intercreditor agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, Collateral Agent, and Borrower.

Interest Period” means, as to any LIBOR Loan, the period commencing on the Funding Date of such Loan or on the Continuation/Conversion Date on which the Loan is converted into or continued as a LIBOR Loan, and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter or (if available from all the Lenders making or holding such Loan as determined by such Lenders in good faith) 12 months or a period shorter than one month thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Continuation/Conversion, provided that:

 

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(a) if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, that Interest Period shall be extended to the following Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another calendar month, in which event such Interest Period shall end on the preceding Business Day;

(b) any Interest Period pertaining to a LIBOR Loan that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period;

(c) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Stated Termination Date.

Interest Rate” means each or any of the interest rates, including the Default Rate, set forth in Section 3.1.

Inventory” means all of each Obligor’s now owned or hereafter acquired “Inventory” as defined in the UCC, and shall also include, without limitation, all: (a) goods which (i) are leased by a Person as lessor, (ii) are held by a Person for sale or lease or to be furnished under a contract of service, (iii) are furnished by a Person under a contract of service, (iv) consist of raw materials, work in process, or materials used or consumed in a business, or (v) constitute Fracturing Equipment Parts; (b) goods of said description in transit; (c) goods of said description which are returned, repossessed or rejected; and (d) packaging, advertising and shipping materials related to any of the foregoing.

Investment” in any Person means (a) the acquisition (whether for cash, property, services, assumption of Debt, securities or otherwise, but exclusive of the acquisition of inventory, supplies, equipment and other assets used or consumed in the ordinary course of business of Holdings or its applicable Subsidiary and Capital Expenditures) of assets, shares of Stock, bonds, notes, debentures, partnerships, joint ventures or other ownership interests or other securities of such Person, (b) any advance, loan or other extension of credit (other than in connection with leases of Equipment or leases or sales of Inventory on credit in the ordinary course of business and excluding, in the case of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, intercompany accounts receivable and loans, advances, or Debt having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-over or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business) to such Person, or (c) any other capital contribution to, or investment in, such Person, including, without limitation, any obligation incurred for the benefit of such Person, but excluding (i) commission, travel, and similar advances to officers and employees of such Person made in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) bona fide Accounts arising in the ordinary course of business. It is further understood and agreed that for purposes of determining the value of any Investment outstanding for purposes hereof, such amount shall be deemed to be the amount of such Investment when made, purchased or acquired less all dividends, returns, interests, profits, distributions, income and similar amounts received in respect of such Investment (not to exceed the original amount invested).

Investment Grade Account Debtor” means an Account Debtor with a long term issuer rating of no less than Baa3 from Moody’s or BBB- from S&P.

Investment Property” means all of each Obligor’s now owned or hereafter acquired “investment property” as defined in the UCC, and includes all right, title and interest of each Obligor in and to any and all: (a) securities whether certificated or uncertificated; (b) securities entitlements; (c) securities accounts; (d) commodity contracts; or (e) commodity accounts.

Interpolated Rate” means, in relation to the LIBOR Rate, the rate which results from interpolating on a linear basis between:

(a) the applicable LIBOR Rate for the longest period (for which that LIBO Rate is available) which is less than the Interest Period of that Loan; and

(b) the applicable LIBOR Rate for the shortest period (for which that LIBO Rate is available) which exceeds the Interest Period of that Loan,

 

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each as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period of that Loan.

IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service and any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions under the Code.

Junior Debt” means any Debt for Borrowed Money (i) secured by a junior Lien (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any secured indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r) which has (a) a Lien on Fixed Asset Collateral that is senior to Agent’s Lien securing the Obligations and (b) a Lien on Current Asset Collateral that is junior to Agent’s Lien on Current Asset Collateral securing the Obligations), (ii) any unsecured Debt for Borrowed Money incurred pursuant to Section 8.12(q)(y), and (iii) any subordinated Debt for Borrowed Money, in each case incurred by an Obligor and owing to a Person that is not Holdings, an Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof.

Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state, territorial and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of laws.

L/C Commitment” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit Issuer at any time, (i) the amount set forth opposite such Letter of Credit Issuer’s name on Schedule 1.1 hereto under the caption “L/C Commitment” or (ii) such other amount agreed from time to time between such Letter of Credit Issuer and the Borrower.

Lender” means (a) the Persons listed on Schedule 1.1, (b) any other Person that shall become a party hereto as a “lender” pursuant to Section 12.2 and (c) each Person that becomes a party hereto as a “lender” pursuant to the terms of Section 2.6, in each case other than a Person who ceases to hold any outstanding Loans, participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans or any Commitment and shall include the Agent to the extent of any Agent Advance outstanding and the Swingline Lender to the extent of any Swingline Loan outstanding.

Lender Default” means (a) the refusal (in writing) or failure of any Lender to make available its portion of any incurrence of Loans or participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans, which refusal or failure is not cured within one Business Day after the date of such refusal or failure, (b) the failure of any Lender to pay over to the Agent, any Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date when due, (c) a Lender has notified the Borrower or the Agent that it does not intend or expect to comply with one or more of its funding obligations or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations under this Agreement, (d) the failure by a Lender to confirm in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Agent that it will comply with its obligations under this Agreement, (e) any Lender or a direct or indirect parent company of each Lender becoming subject to a Bail-In Action or (f) a Distressed Person has admitted in writing that it is insolvent or such Distressed Person becomes subject to a Lender-Related Distress Event.

Lender-Related Distress Event” means, with respect to any Lender, that such Lender or any Person that directly or indirectly controls such Lender (each, a “Distressed Person”), as the case may be, is or becomes subject to a voluntary or involuntary case with respect to such Distressed Person under any debt relief law, or a custodian, conservator, receiver or similar official is appointed for such Distressed Person or any substantial part of such Distressed Person’s assets, or such Distressed Person or any person that directly or indirectly controls such Distressed Person is subject to a forced liquidation or winding up, or such Distressed Person makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or is otherwise adjudicated as, or determined by any governmental authority having regulatory authority over such Distressed Person or its assets to be, insolvent or bankrupt; provided that a Lender-Related Distress Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Stock in any Lender or any Person that directly or indirectly controls such Lender by a governmental authority or an instrumentality thereof; provided, further, that such ownership interest does not result in or provide such person 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 person (or such governmental authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contract or agreements made by such person or its parent entity. .

Letter of Credit” has the meaning specified in Section 2.3(a).

 

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Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 3.6.

Letter of Credit Issuer” means (a) Barclays or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates and (b) any other Lender (or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) that becomes an Letter of Credit Issuer in accordance with Section 2.3(h); in the case of each of clause (a) or (b) above, in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder. In the event that there is more than one Letter of Credit Issuer at any time, references herein and in the other Loan Documents to the Letter of Credit Issuer shall be deemed to refer to the Letter of Credit Issuer in respect of the applicable Letter of Credit or to all Letter of Credit Issuers, as the context requires.

Letter of Credit Subfacility” means $10,000,000.

LIBOR” has the meaning specified in the definition of “LIBOR Rate.”

LIBOR Interest Payment Date” means, with respect to a LIBOR Loan, the Termination Date and the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and, with respect to each Interest Period of more than three months, each three-month anniversary of the commencement of such Interest Period for such LIBOR Loan.

LIBOR Loan” means a Loan during any period in which it bears interest based on the LIBOR Rate.

LIBOR Rate” means:

(a) for any Interest Period with respect to a LIBOR Loan, the rate per annum equal to (i) the rate per annum determined by the Agent to be the offered rate which appears on the page of the Reuters Screen which displays the London interbank offered rate administered by ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (such page currently being the LIBOR01 page) (the “LIBOR”) for deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period in Dollars, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time), two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, or (ii) in the event the rate referenced in the preceding clause (i) does not appear on such page or service or if such page or service shall cease to be available, the rate determined by the Agent to be the offered rate on such other page or other service which displays the LIBOR for deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period in Dollars, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that if the LIBOR is quoted under either of the preceding clauses (i) or (ii), but there is no such quotation for the Interest Period elected, the LIBOR shall be equal to the Interpolated Rate; and provided, further, that if any such rate determined pursuant to the preceding clauses (i) or (ii) is below zero, the LIBOR Rate will be deemed to be zero; and

(b) for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to (i) LIBOR, at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time determined on such date for Dollar deposits being delivered in the London interbank market for a term of one month commencing that day or (ii) in the event the rate referenced in the preceding clause (i) does not appear on such page or service or if such page or service shall cease to be available, the rate determined by the Agent to be the offered rate on such other page or other service which displays LIBOR for deposits (for delivery on the date of determination) with a term equal to one month, determined at the date and time of determination.

Lien” means: (a) any interest in property securing an obligation owed to, or a claim by, a Person other than the owner of the property, whether such interest is based on the common law, statute, or contract, and including a security interest, charge, claim, priority or lien arising from a mortgage, deed of trust, encumbrance, pledge, hypothecation, deemed trust, assignment, deposit arrangement, security agreement, conditional sale or trust receipt or the interest of a vendor or lessor under a capital lease, consignment or title retention agreement; and (b) to the extent not included under clause (a), any reservation, exception, encroachment, easement, servitude right-of-way, restriction, lease or other title exception or encumbrance affecting property (and for clarity, including exclusive licenses (but not non-exclusive licenses) granted in Intellectual Property).

 

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Liquidity” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of Unrestricted Cash of the Obligors at such time plus (ii) Availability at such time.

Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement, the Security Documents, the Notes, the Engagement Letter, any Intercreditor Agreement and any other agreements, instruments, and documents heretofore, now or hereafter evidencing, securing or guaranteeing any of the Obligations or any of the Collateral, in each case to which one or more Obligors is a party.

Loans” means, collectively, all loans and advances provided for in Article II, including any Revolving Loans, or Extended Revolving Loans, as applicable.

Losses” has the meaning specified in Section 14.10.

Manufacturing” means ProFrac Manufacturing, LLC, a Texas limited liability company.

Margin Stock” means “margin stock” as such term is defined in Regulation T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board.

Master Agreement” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Hedge Agreement.”

Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the operations, business or financial condition of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (b) a material impairment of the ability of the Borrower and the other Obligors (taken as a whole) to perform their payment obligations under the Loan Documents; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Obligor of any Loan Document to which it is a party.

Material Indebtedness” means Debt (other than the Obligations) of any one or more of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $20,000,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations in respect of any Hedge Agreement at any time shall be the Swap Termination Value thereof.

Maximum Credit” means, at any time, the lesser of (i) the Maximum Revolver Amount in effect at such time and (ii) the Borrowing Base at such time.

Maximum Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.3.

Maximum Revolver Amount” means, at any time, the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments at such time, as the same may be increased from time to time in accordance with Section 2.6 or reduced from time to time in accordance with Section 4.4(b); provided that the Maximum Revolver Amount shall not at any time exceed $100,000,000.105,000,000. As of the AgreementSecond Amendment Effective Date, the Maximum Revolver Amount is $50,000,000.105,000,000. Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, upon termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments, the Maximum Revolver Amount shall automatically be reduced to zero.

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

Mortgage” means, collectively, the deeds of trust, trust deeds, debentures, deeds of hypothec and mortgages creating and evidencing a Lien on a Mortgaged Property made by any Obligor in favor or for the benefit of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties in the form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent and the Borrower that are executed and delivered pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement definition set forth herein or Section 9.1(a)(ii) (if applicable) and Section 8.22.

Mortgaged Properties” has the meaning specified in paragraph (f) of the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

 

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Multi-employer Plan” means a “multi-employer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA which is or was at any time during the current year or the immediately preceding six (6) years contributed to by Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or with respect to which Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has any ongoing obligation with respect to withdrawal liability (within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA).

Net Income” means the net income (loss) attributable to Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of Preferred Stock dividends.

Net Orderly Liquidation Value” means, with respect to Eligible Inventory, the orderly liquidation value thereof (expressed as a percentage), net of all costs, fees, and expenses of such liquidation, as determined from time to time pursuant to an Appraisal.

Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 12.1(b).

Non-Extension Notice Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.3(b).

Not Otherwise Applied” means, with reference to any amount otherwise eligible for inclusion in the Available Equity Amount, that such amount (a) was not previously applied to prepay the Obligations, (b) was not previously utilized (meaning such funds remain available for application as Available Equity Amount) for some other purpose, and (c) that such amount was not committed to be applied, provided that such commitment remains outstanding or has not otherwise terminated or expired, for some other purpose.

Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit K hereto, evidencing the aggregate Debt of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from the Loans made by such Lender.

Notice of Borrowing” has the meaning specified in Section 2.4(a).

Notice of Continuation/Conversion” has the meaning specified in Section 3.2(b).

Noticed Hedge” means Secured Hedge Obligations in respect of which the notice delivered to the Agent by the applicable Hedge Bank and the Borrower confirms that such Secured Hedge Agreement shall be deemed a “Noticed Hedge” hereunder for all purposes, including the application of Bank Product Reserves and Section 10.3, so long as the establishment of a Bank Product Reserve with respect to such Secured Hedge Obligation would not result in the Borrower exceeding the Maximum Credit; provided that such designation shall be made within ten (10) Business Days of (i) the Closing Date if such Secured Hedge Agreement is in place on the Closing Date or (ii) the date such Secured Hedge Agreement is entered into if such Secured Hedge Agreement is not in place on the Closing Date; provided, further, that, if the amount of Secured Hedge Obligations arising under such Secured Hedge Agreement is increased in accordance with the definition of “Secured Hedge Obligation,” then such Secured Hedge Obligations shall only constitute a Noticed Hedge to the extent that a Bank Product Reserve can be established with respect to such Secured Hedge Agreement without exceeding the then-current Availability.

Obligations” means all present and future loans, advances, liabilities, obligations, covenants, duties, and debts owing by the Obligors or Restricted Subsidiaries, or any of them, to the Agent, any Letter of Credit Issuer, any Lender, any Secured Party and/or any Indemnified Person, arising under or pursuant to this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements, whether or not evidenced by any note, or other instrument or document, whether arising from an extension of credit, opening of a letter of credit, acceptance, loan, guaranty, indemnification or otherwise, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, primary or secondary, as principal or guarantor, and including all principal, interest, charges, expenses, fees, attorneys’ fees, Attorney Costs, filing fees and any other sums chargeable to any of the Borrower or any other Obligor hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents. “Obligations” include, without limitation, (a) all debts, liabilities, and obligations now or hereafter arising from or in connection with the Letters of Credit, (b) all Secured Hedge Obligations (other than with respect to any Obligor’s Hedge Obligations that constitute Excluded Swap Obligations) and Cash Management Obligations and (c) all interest, fees and other amounts that accrue or would accrue after commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding against any Obligor, whether or not allowed in such proceeding.

 

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Obligors” means, collectively, the Borrower, each Guarantor, and any other Person that now or hereafter is primarily or secondarily liable for any of the Obligations and/or grants the Collateral Agent a Lien in any Collateral as security for any of the Obligations.

OFAC” has the meaning specified in Section 7.24(a).

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

Original Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 14.19.

Originating Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 12.2(e).

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 Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court, documentary, intangible, recording, filing, charges or similar levies which arise from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 5.8(c)).

Out-of-Formula Condition” has the meaning specified in Section 4.2.

Parent Entity” means any Person that is a direct or indirect parent company (which may be organized as, among other things, a partnership) of Holdings and/or the Borrower, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, any Person that is formed to effect a public offering of common Stock that directly or indirectly owns a majority of the voting Stock of Holdings will be deemed a Parent Entity of Holdings.

Participant” means any Person who shall have been granted the right by any Lender to participate in the financing provided by such Lender under this Agreement, and who shall have entered into a participation agreement in form and substance satisfactory to such Lender.

Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 13.20(b).

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to the functions thereof.

Pension Plan” means a pension plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, other than a Multi-employer Plan, which Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate sponsors, maintains, or to which it makes, is making, or is obligated to make contributions, or has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding six (6) plan years.

 

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Perfection Certificate” means the Perfection Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F.

Permitted Acquisition” means any acquisition, by merger, consolidation, amalgamation or otherwise, by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of (a) all or substantially all of the property and assets or business of any Person or of assets constituting a business unit, a line of business or division of such Person, or (b) a majority of the Stock in a Person that, upon the consummation thereof, will be a Subsidiary that is owned directly by Holdings or one or more of Holdings’ wholly owned Restricted Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, as a result of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation), so long as (i) such acquisition and all transactions related thereto shall be consummated in all material respects in accordance with all applicable Laws, (ii) if such acquisition involves the acquisition of Stock of a Person that upon such acquisition would become a Subsidiary, such acquisition shall result in the issuer of such Stock becoming a Restricted Subsidiary (unless otherwise designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 8.26) and, to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, a Guarantor, (iii) to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, such acquisition shall result in the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, being granted a security interest in any Stock or any assets so acquired, (iv) reserved, (v) both immediately prior to and after giving effect to such acquisition, no Event of Default under Sections 10.1(a), (e), (f) or (g) shall have occurred and be continuing, and (vi) immediately after giving effect to such acquisition, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be in compliance with Section 8.15.

Permitted Acquisition Consideration” means, in connection with any Permitted Acquisition, the aggregate amount (as valued at the Fair Market Value of such Permitted Acquisition at the time such Permitted Acquisition is made) of, without duplication: (a) the purchase consideration for such Permitted Acquisition, whether payable at or prior to the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or deferred for payment at any future time, whether or not any such future payment is subject to the occurrence of any contingency, and including any and all payments representing the purchase price and any assumptions of Debt and/or Guaranties, “earn-outs” and other agreements to make any payment the amount of which is, or the terms of payment of which are, in any respect subject to or contingent upon the revenues, income, cash flow or profits (or the like) of any Person or business and (b) the aggregate amount of Debt incurred in connection with such Permitted Acquisition; provided in each case, that any such future payment that is subject to a contingency shall be considered Permitted Acquisition Consideration only to the extent of the reserve, if any, required under GAAP (as determined at the time of the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition) to be established in respect thereof by Holdings or its Restricted Subsidiaries.

Permitted Debt” has the meaning specified in Section 8.12.

Permitted Disposition” means:

(a) Dispositions, rentals or other disposals of Equipment and Inventory and other assets (including allowing any registrations or any applications for registration of any immaterial Intellectual Property to lapse or go abandoned (x) in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry or (y) so long as such abandonment or lapse would not adversely affect the right of the Agent or Lenders to exercise their rights of remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document, to the extent that the Borrower determines, in the good faith business judgment, that abandoning or letting such Intellectual Property lapse is beneficial to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole) in the ordinary course of business and sales of Equipment and Inventory to buyers in the ordinary course of business;

(b) Dispositions of obsolete, surplus, damaged or worn-out property or property that is no longer necessary, used or useful in the business of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(c) Dispositions of property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property that is promptly purchased or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property (which replacement property is actually promptly purchased);

(d) the use, transfer or Disposition of cash and Cash Equivalents pursuant to any transaction not prohibited by the terms of the Loan Documents;

 

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(e) sales (other than sales of Eligible Accounts), discounting or forgiveness of Accounts in connection with the collection, settlement or compromise thereof;

(f) any Disposition, license, sublicense, abandonment or lapse of Intellectual Property which does not materially interfere with the business of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(g) Dispositions constituting Permitted Distributions, Permitted Investments (other than pursuant to clause (p) of the definition of “Permitted Investments”), transactions permitted by Section 8.9 or Permitted Liens;

(h) any sale or issuance of Stock by (i) a direct Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings to Holdings, (ii) the Borrower to Holdings, or (iii) any Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower to Borrower, Holdings or another Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower or Holdings;

(i) Dispositions of property for aggregate consideration of less than $1,000,000 with respect to any individual transaction; provided that the aggregate amount of such Dispositions permitted by this clause (i) shall not exceed $5,000,000 during any Fiscal Year;

(j) the leasing or subleasing of assets of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries not materially interfering with the business of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(k) Dispositions pursuant to transactions permitted under Section 8.18;

(l) Dispositions of non-core assets acquired in connection with Permitted Acquisitions, any other acquisitions permitted hereunder or similar Investments that are not used in the business of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(m) leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses, in each case in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry and which do not materially interfere with the business of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(n) transfers of property subject to Casualty Events upon receipt of the net proceeds of such Casualty Event;

(o) Dispositions of Investments in joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to customary buy/sell arrangements between, the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;

(p) the unwinding of any Hedge Agreement pursuant to its terms;

(q) the Disposition of the Stock in, Debt of, or other securities issued by, an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(r) Dispositions of property or assets to Holdings, the Borrower or to any other Restricted Subsidiary; provided that, if the transferor of such property is an Obligor (i) the transferee thereof must either be an Obligor or (ii) such transaction must constitute a Permitted Investment;

(s) the settlement, release or surrender of litigation claims in the ordinary course of business or to the extent that the Borrower determines, in the good faith business judgment, that such settlement, release or surrender of litigation claims is beneficial to Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(t) any Disposition for Fair Market Value; provided that (i) with respect to any Disposition (or series of related Dispositions) pursuant to this clause (t) for a purchase price in excess of $5,000,000, Holdings, the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary shall receive not less than 75% of such consideration in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents; provided, further, that, with respect to Dispositions of Fixed Asset Collateral (but not Current Asset Collateral), for purposes of determining what constitutes cash and Cash Equivalents

 

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under this clause (t), any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received by Holdings, the Borrower or such other Restricted Subsidiary in respect of the applicable Disposition of property that is not Current Asset Collateral having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (t) that is outstanding at the time such Designated Non-Cash Consideration is received, not in excess of the greater of (x) $15,000,000, and (y) 3.0% of Consolidated Total Assets (measured as of the date such Disposition is made based upon the Section 6.2 Financials most recently delivered on or prior to such date) at the time of the receipt of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration, with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value, shall be deemed to be cash, and (ii) the Borrower shall deliver an updated Borrowing Base Certificate if the assets being disposed of pursuant to this clause (t) represent 5.0% or more of the value of the assets included in the most recent calculation of the Borrowing Base; provided further that any such Disposition shall not cause the aggregate amount of the Aggregate Revolver Outstandings to exceed the then-current Availability; and

(u) Dispositions to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor; provided that the aggregate amount of Dispositions pursuant to this clause (u) shall not exceed $7,500,000;

Permitted Distributions” has the meaning specified in Section 8.10.

Permitted Holders” means each of Farris Wilks and THRC Holdings, LP (provided that THRC Holdings, LP shall only constitute a Permitted Holder so long as Dan Wilks, his Family Members, and/or his Family Trusts Control THRC Holdings, LP and own and control, directly or indirectly, at least 51% on a fully diluted basis of the economic and voting interest in the Stock of THRC Holdings, LP).

Permitted Inventory Locations” means each location listed on Schedule 1.1(b), and from time to time each other location within the United States which the Borrower has notified the Agent is a location at which Inventory of Obligors is maintained.

Permitted Investments” means:

(a) Investments by Holdings, the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary in assets constituting cash or Cash Equivalents at the time such Investment was made;

(b) (i) (A) Investments by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries in Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries existing on the Agreement Date and (B) Investments existing on the Agreement Date and identified in Schedule 8.11 to this Agreement; and (ii) Investments consisting of any modification, replacement, renewal, reinvestment or extension of any Investment permitted by clause (b)(i) existing on the Agreement Date; provided that the aggregate amount of the Investments permitted pursuant to this clause (b) is not increased from the aggregate amount of such Investments on the Agreement Date except pursuant to the terms of such Investment as of the Agreement Date or as otherwise permitted by Section 8.11;

(c) Investments by any Obligor in any other Obligor;

(d) Investments by any Restricted Subsidiary which is not an Obligor in the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary;

(e) Investments by any Obligor in any Restricted Subsidiary which is not an Obligor; provided that the aggregate amount of Investments made and then-outstanding pursuant to this clause (e), shall not exceed, at the time of the making of such Investment and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto, the greater of (x) $15,000,000 and (y) 3.0% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date such Investments was made;

(f) Investments in the nature of pledges or deposits with respect to leases or utilities provided to third parties in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(g) Deposit Accounts maintained in the ordinary course of business;

(h) Investments constituting Hedge Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business and for non-speculative purposes;

(i) Investments (including debt obligations and Stock) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of Account Debtors, suppliers and customers or in settlement of delinquent obligations of, or other disputes with, Account Debtors, customers and suppliers or upon the foreclosure with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment;

(j) loans or advances to officers, directors, partners, members and employees of Holdings (or any Parent Entity) or its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) for reasonable and customary business-related travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes, (ii) in connection with such Person’s purchase of Stock of Holdings (or any Parent Entity or the Borrower) (provided that the amount of such loans and advances shall be contributed to the Borrower in cash as common equity (or any other form of equity reasonably satisfactory to the Agent or used to satisfy Tax obligations relating to proceeds received by such Person in connection with the Transactions, which proceeds are used for the purchase of such Stock), (iii) relating to indemnification of any officers, directors or employees in respect of liabilities relating to their serving in any such capacity, and any reimbursement of any such officer, director or employee of expenses relating to the claims giving rise to such indemnification and (iv) for purposes not described in the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed $10,000,000;

(k) Permitted Acquisitions; provided that unless the Specified Conditions are then met, the aggregate amount of Permitted Acquisition Consideration relating to all such Permitted Acquisitions made or provided and then-outstanding by the Borrower or any Guarantor to acquire any Restricted Subsidiary that does not become a Guarantor or merge, consolidate or amalgamate into the Borrower or a Guarantor or any assets that shall not, immediately after giving effect to such Permitted Acquisition, be owned by the Borrower or a Guarantor, shall not exceed, at the time of the making of such Investment and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto, the greater of (x) $15,000,000 and (y) 3.0% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date such Investment was made;

(l) any Investment to the extent that the consideration therefor is Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of Holdings (or any Parent Entity);

(m) Guaranties of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary in respect of leases (other than Capital Leases) or of other obligations that do not constitute Debt, in each case entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(n) Investments in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry consisting of endorsements for collection or deposit and customary trade arrangements with customers in the ordinary course of business;

(o) Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled Account Debtors and other credits to suppliers in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry;

(p) Investments consisting of Liens, Debt, fundamental changes, Dispositions (other than pursuant to clause (g) of the definition of “Permitted Dispositions”) and Distributions, in each case, permitted under this Agreement;

(q) Investments in cash, and in negotiable instruments deposited or to be deposited for collection in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(r) promissory notes and other non-cash consideration received in connection with Permitted Dispositions;

(s) advances of payroll payments to employees, directors, consultants, independent contractors or other service providers or other advances of salaries or compensation to employees, directors, partners, members, consultants, independent contractors or other service providers, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

(t) Investments made to acquire, purchase, repurchase or retire Stock of Holdings (or any Parent Entity), or the Borrower owned by any employee stock ownership plan or similar plan of Holdings (or any Parent Entity), the Borrower, or any Subsidiary;

(u) contributions to a “rabbi” trust for the benefit of employees, directors, partners, members, consultants, independent contractors or other service providers or other grantor trust subject to claims of creditors in the case of a bankruptcy of the Borrower (or any Parent Entity thereof);

(v) Investments held by any Person acquired by Holdings, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date or of any Person merged into the Borrower or merged, amalgamated or consolidated with a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section 8.9 after the Closing Date to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger, amalgamate or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, amalgamation, merger or consolidation;

(w) Restricted Subsidiaries of Holdings may be established or created if Holdings, the Borrower and such Restricted Subsidiary comply with the requirements of Section 8.22, if applicable; provided that in each case, to the extent such new Restricted Subsidiary is created solely for the purpose of consummating a transaction pursuant to an acquisition permitted by this Agreement, and such new Restricted Subsidiary at no time holds any assets or liabilities other than any merger consideration contributed to it contemporaneously with the closing of such transactions, such new Restricted Subsidiary shall not be required to take the actions set forth in Section 8.22 until the respective acquisition is consummated (at which time the surviving entity of the respective transaction shall be required to so comply in accordance with the provisions thereof);

(x) to the extent that they constitute Investments, purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, materials or equipment or purchases, acquisitions, licenses or leases of other assets, Intellectual Property, or other rights, in each case in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry;

(y) Investments by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Obligors in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Obligors;

(z) intercompany Investments, reorganizations and related activities in connection with tax planning and reorganization activities so long as after giving effect to any such activities, the Collateral Agent’s Liens, taken as a whole, would not be impaired;

(aa) asset purchases (including purchases of Inventory, supplies, materials and other assets), in each case in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry;

(bb) any Investment in a non-Obligor to the extent such Investment is substantially contemporaneously repaid in full with a dividend or other distribution in like kind as such Investment from such Person that is not an Obligor;

 

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(cc) any Investments (including Investments in minority investments, Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries and Investments in joint ventures or similar entities that do not constitute Restricted Subsidiaries); provided that the aggregate amount of such Investments made and then-outstanding pursuant to this clause (cc) measured at the time of the making of such Investment and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto shall not exceed the greater of (x) $15,000,000 and (y) 3.0% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date such Investment was made;

(dd) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, any Investments in an amount not to exceed the Available Equity Amount at such time; and

(ee) any other Investments, so long as the Specified Conditions shall have been satisfied before and after giving effect thereto.

For purposes of determining compliance with this definition, in the event that any Investment meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Permitted Investments described in the above clauses, the Borrower, in its sole discretion, may classify and reclassify such Investment and only be required to include the amount and type of such Investment in one of such clauses provided that Investments may be allocated among more than one clause to the extent that such Investment meets the criteria of such clauses.

Permitted Liens” means, with respect to Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, the Liens listed below:

(a) Liens for Taxes that (i) are not delinquent or the nonpayment of which in the aggregate would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) are being contested in good faith and by the appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP (or other applicable accounting principles);

(b) the Collateral Agent’s Liens;

(c) (i) Liens consisting of deposits or pledges (or letters of credit issued) made in the ordinary course of business in connection with, or to secure payment of, obligations under worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, social security and other similar laws, (ii) Liens consisting of pledges and deposits in the ordinary course of business securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to the Borrower, Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary, (iii) Liens incurred or deposits made to secure the performance of bids, tenders, trade contracts, governmental contracts, leases or purchase, supply or other contracts (other than for the repayment of Debt for Borrowed Money) or to secure indemnity, performance or other similar bonds for the performance of bids, tenders or contracts (other than for the repayment of Debt for Borrowed Money) or to secure statutory or regulatory obligations (other than Liens arising under ERISA or Code Section 430), surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature (including those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations) incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(d) statutory or common law Liens securing the claims or demands of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen, landlords and other like Persons arising in the ordinary course of business which secure amounts not overdue for a period of more than thirty (30) days or if more than thirty (30) days overdue, are unfiled and no other action has been taken to enforce such Lien or which are being Properly Contested, in each case, if adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP (or other applicable accounting principles) with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person, provided that if any such Lien arises from the nonpayment of any such claims or demands when due, such claims or demands are being Properly Contested or such nonpayment would not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect;

(e) Liens securing Capital Leases and purchase money Debt to the extent such Capital Leases or purchase money Debt are permitted in Section 8.12; provided that (i) such Liens attach concurrently with or within two hundred and seventy (270) days after the acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, lease or improvement (as applicable) of the property subject to such Liens, (ii) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Debt, replacements thereof and additions and

 

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accessions to such property and the proceeds and the products thereof and customary security deposits, and (iii) with respect to Capital Leases, such Liens do not at any time extend to or cover any assets (except for additions and accessions to such assets, replacements and products thereof and customary security deposits) other than the assets subject to such Capital Leases; provided that individual financings of equipment provided by one creditor may be cross-collateralized to other financings of equipment provided by such creditor;

(f) (i) Liens constituting encumbrances in the nature of reservations, exceptions, encroachments, easements, zoning, rights of way, covenants running with the land, and other similar title ordinary course exceptions or encumbrances affecting any Real Estate; provided that they do not, in the aggregate, materially interfere with its use in the ordinary conduct of the Borrower’s and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ business taken as a whole, (ii) mortgages, Liens, security interests, restrictions, encumbrances or any other matters of record that have been placed by any developer, landlord or other third party on Real Estate over which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has easement rights (but does not own) or on any leased Real Estate and subordination or similar agreements relating thereto, and (iii) any condemnation or eminent domain proceedings affecting any Real Estate;

(g) Liens arising from any judgment, decree or order of any court or other Governmental Authority or any attachments in connection with court proceedings; provided that the attachment or enforcement of such Liens do not constitute an Event of Default hereunder;

(h) licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases on the property covered thereby (including Intellectual Property) granted to other Persons and not materially interfering with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

(i) any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensee or licensor under any lease, sublease, sublicense or license agreement not prohibited by this Agreement;

(j) Liens (i) that are contractual rights of set-off, (ii) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers or suppliers of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business, or (iii) in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure the payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business;

(k) Liens (i) of a collection bank (including those arising under Section 4-210 of the UCC) on the items in the course of collection, (ii) in favor of a banking or other financial institution arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits or other funds maintained with a financial institution (including the right of set-off) and which are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry and (iii) in favor of the commodities broker or intermediary attaching to commodity trading accounts, or other commodity brokerage accounts, incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;

(l) Liens attaching solely to cash earnest money deposits in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other Permitted Investment;

(m) Liens arising from precautionary UCC filings;

(n) Liens on insurance proceeds or unearned premiums incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the financing of insurance premiums;

(o) Liens identified on Schedule 8.16; provided that (i) such Lien does not extend to any other property or asset of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than (A) after acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien or financed by Permitted Debt and (B) the proceeds and products thereof and (ii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations that it secures on the Agreement Date and any Refinancing Debt incurred to Refinance such Permitted Debt;

 

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(p) Liens securing Refinancing Debt to the extent such Liens are permitted in the definition of “Refinancing Debt”;

(q) Liens existing on property at the time of its acquisition or existing on the property of any Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (other than by designation as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 8.26), in each case after the Closing Date; provided that (i) such Lien was not created in contemplation of such acquisition or such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) such Lien does not extend to or cover any other assets or property (other than the proceeds or products thereof and other than after-acquired property subjected to a Lien securing Debt and other obligations incurred prior to such time and which Debt and other obligations are permitted hereunder that require, pursuant to their terms at such time, a pledge of after-acquired property, it being understood that such requirement shall not be permitted to apply to any property to which such requirement would not have applied but for such acquisition) and (iii) the Debt is Permitted Debt and is not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition or in connection with such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, further, that if such Liens are consensual and are on the Collateral (other than cash and Cash Equivalents), the holders of the Debt or other obligations secured thereby (or a representative or trustee on their behalf) shall have entered into the Intercreditor Agreement or another intercreditor agreement reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Collateral Agent providing that the Liens on the Current Asset Collateral securing such Debt or other obligations shall rank junior to the Liens on the assets of the Obligors in favor of the Secured Parties;

(r) Liens securing Debt permitted under Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r), as applicable, in each case, so long as the holder of any such Debt (or an agent or representative in respect thereof) shall have entered into the Intercreditor Agreement or another customary intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and the Borrower providing, among other things, that the Liens on the Current Asset Collateral securing such Debt or other obligations shall rank junior to the Collateral Agent’s Liens on the Current Asset Collateral, the liens on the Fixed Assets Collateral securing such Debt may rank senior to the Collateral Agent’s Liens on the Fixed Assets Collateral and shall otherwise be in compliance with the parameters of Section 8.12(q) or (r), as applicable;

(s) Liens on property of a Subsidiary of Holdings that is not an Obligor securing Debt of such Subsidiary that is not an Obligor pursuant to Section 8.12(p);

(t) deposits in the ordinary course of business to secure liabilities to insurance carriers, lessors, utilities and other service providers or any seller of goods;

(u) restrictions on transfers under applicable securities laws;

(v) any encumbrance or restriction (including pursuant to put and call agreements or buy/sell arrangements) with respect to the Stock of any joint venture or similar arrangements pursuant to the joint venture or similar agreement with respect to such joint venture or similar arrangement;

(w) Liens (i) on cash advances in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in a Permitted Investment to be applied against the purchase price for such Investment and (ii) consisting of an agreement to Dispose of any property in a Permitted Disposition, in each case, solely to the extent such Investment or Disposition, as the case may be, would have been permitted on the date of the creation of such Lien;

(x) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale of goods, entered into by the Borrower or any of the other Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

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

 

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(z) any zoning or similar law or right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority to control or regulate the use of any real property that does not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary;

(aa) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and the proceeds thereof securing such Person’s obligations in respect of documentary letters of credit issued for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or goods;

(bb) ground leases in respect of real property on which facilities owned or leased by any of Holdings’ Subsidiaries are located;

(cc) (i) Liens securing Debt or other obligations of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in favor of the Borrower or any Guarantor provided that (x) such Liens are on the Collateral and junior to the Collateral Agent’s Lien and (y) such Debt is subject to a subordination agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and (ii) Liens securing Debt or other obligations of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor in favor of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor;

(dd) Liens on securities that are the subject of repurchase agreements constituting Cash Equivalents permitted as Permitted Investments;

(ee) Liens on Stock in joint ventures (other than Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries); provided that any such Lien is in favor of a creditor or partner of such joint venture;

(ff) Liens on cash and Cash Equivalents used to satisfy or discharge Debt; provided such satisfaction or discharge is permitted hereunder;

(gg) Liens given to a public utility or any municipality or governmental or other public authority when required by such utility or other authority; provided that such Liens do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, taken as whole;

(hh) servicing agreements, development agreements, site plan agreements, subdivision agreements and other agreements with Governmental Authorities pertaining to the use or development of any of the real property of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided same do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, taken as whole, including, without limitation, any obligations to deliver letters of credit and other security as required;

(ii) the right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority by any statutory provision or by the terms of any lease, license, franchise, grant or permit of Holdings, Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, to terminate any such lease, license, franchise, grant or permit, or to require annual or other payments as a condition to the continuance thereof;

(jj) Liens securing Hedge Agreements entered into to hedge interest rate risk associated with Debt permitted by Section 8.12(q)(x); so long as such Liens are subject to the Intercreditor Agreement or another customary intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and the Borrower providing, among other things, that the Liens on the Current Asset Collateral securing such Debt or other obligations shall rank junior to the Collateral Agent’s Liens on the Current Asset Collateral and the liens on the Fixed Assets Collateral securing such Debt may rank senior to the Collateral Agent’s Liens on the Fixed Assets Collateral;

(kk) Liens to secure transactions permitted by Section 8.18 so long as (i) such Lien attaches only to the assets sold in connection with such transaction and the proceeds thereof (but not any proceeds arising from the rental, leasing or subleasing of such assets by Holdings or its Subsidiaries), and (ii) such Lien only secures the Debt that was incurred to acquire the assets leased in connection therewith or any Refinancing Debt in respect thereof;

 

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(ll) other Liens; provided that at the time of the incurrence thereof and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and the use of proceeds thereof, the aggregate outstanding amount of Debt and other obligations secured by Liens incurred under this clause (ll) and then-outstanding shall not exceed the greater of (x) $30,000,000 and (y) 6.0% of Consolidated Total Assets (measured as of the date such Lien was incurred based upon the Section 6.2 Financials most recently delivered on or prior to such date); provided, further, that if such Liens are consensual and are on the Collateral (other than cash and Cash Equivalents), the holders of the Debt or other obligations secured thereby (or a representative or trustee on their behalf) shall have entered into the Intercreditor Agreement or another intercreditor agreement reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Collateral Agent providing that the Liens on the Current Asset Collateral securing such Debt or other obligations shall rank junior to the Liens on the Current Asset Collateral of the Obligors in favor of the Secured Parties and the liens on the Fixed Assets Collateral securing such Debt may rank senior to the Collateral Agent’s Liens on the Fixed Assets Collateral; and

(mm) Liens securing the Secured Equify Loans and the other obligations outstanding under the Secured Equify Loan Documents (as in effect on the Closing Date and/or as subsequently amended, restated, modified, or supplemented to the extent permitted hereunder, other than amendments expanding the scope of the assets subject to such Liens under this clause (mm)).

For purposes of determining compliance with this definition, in the event that any Lien meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Permitted Liens described in the above clauses, the Borrower, in its sole discretion, may classify and reclassify such Lien and only be required to include the amount and type of such Lien in one of such clauses provided that the Permitted Lien(s) may be allocated among more than one clause to the extent that such Permitted Lien(s) meets the criteria of such clauses.

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

Plan” means any employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) which Holdings, the Borrower sponsors or maintains or to which Holdings, the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower makes, is making, or is obligated to make contributions.

Post-Transaction Period” means, with respect to any Specified Transaction, the period beginning on the date on which such Specified Transaction is consummated and ending on the last day of the twelfth month immediately following the date on which such Specified Transaction is consummated.

Preferred Equity Documents” means, collectively, (i) that certain Assignment, Assumption and Conversion Agreement dated as of March 14, 2018, by and among the Borrower, Manufacturing, Holdings, Farris Wilks and THRC Holdings and (ii) the Holdings LLC Agreement.

Preferred Stock” means, as applied to the Stock of any Person, the Stock of any class or classes (however designated) that is preferred with respect to the payment of dividends, or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such Person, over shares of Stock of any other class of such Person.

Pro Forma Adjustment” means, for any Test Period that includes all or any part of a Fiscal Quarter included in any Post-Transaction Period, with respect to the Acquired EBITDA of the applicable Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary or the Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, (a) the pro forma increase or decrease (for the avoidance of doubt net of any such increase or decrease actually realized) in such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, projected by the Borrower in good faith as a result of (a) actions taken, actions with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or actions that are expected to be taken prior to or during such Post-Transaction Period, for the purposes of realizing reasonably identifiable cost

 

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savings, operating expense reductions or costs or other synergies or (b) any additional costs, expenses or charges, accruals or reserves incurred prior to or during such Post-Transaction Period with the combination of the operations of such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary with the operations of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries or otherwise in connection with, as a result of or related to such Specified Transaction or Specified Restructuring; provided that (i) so long as such actions are taken or

expected to be taken prior to or during such Post-Transaction Period or such costs are incurred prior to or during such Post-Transaction Period, as applicable, for purposes of projecting such pro forma increase or decrease to such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, it may be assumed that such cost savings, operating expense reductions or costs or other synergies will be realizable during the entirety of such Test Period, or such additional costs, as applicable, will be incurred during the entirety of such Test Period and (ii) such Pro Forma Adjustments, when aggregated with any addbacks made pursuant to clause (a)(10) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA,” shall not be in excess of 20% of Consolidated EBITDA (provided, such cap will not apply to any amounts relating to amounts that would be permitted to be included in pro forma financial statements prepared in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) (prior to giving effect to any increase in Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (ii) or clause (a)(10) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”) in any Test Period.

Pro Forma Basis” and “Pro Forma Effect” mean, with respect to compliance with any test, financial ratio or covenant hereunder for an applicable period of measurement, for any Specified Transactions or Specified Restructurings that have been made during any applicable Test Period or, if applicable, subsequent to such Test Period and prior to or simultaneously with the events for which any such calculation is made, shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that (A) to the extent applicable, the Pro Forma Adjustment shall have been made and (B) all Specified Transactions and the following transactions in connection therewith shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable period of measurement (as of the last date in the case of a balance sheet item) in such test or covenant: (a) income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property or Person subject to such Specified Transaction, (i) in the case of a Disposition of all or substantially all Stock in any Subsidiary of Holdings or any division, product line, or facility used for operations of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, shall be excluded, and (ii) in the case of a Permitted Acquisition or Investment described in the definition of “Specified Transaction,” shall be included, (b) Refinancing of Debt, and (c) any Debt incurred by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection therewith and if such Debt has a floating or formula rate, shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable period for purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Debt as at the relevant date of determination; provided that, without limiting the application of the Pro Forma Adjustment pursuant to (A) above, the foregoing pro forma adjustments may be applied to any such test, ratio or covenant solely to the extent that such adjustments are consistent with the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” and give effect to events (including operating expense reductions) that are (as determined by the Borrower in good faith) (i) (x) directly attributable to such transaction, (y) expected to have a continuing impact on Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (z) reasonably identifiable or (ii) otherwise consistent with the definition of “Pro Forma Adjustment”.

Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to a Lender, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), the numerator of which is the aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitments and the denominator of which is the sum of the amounts of all of the Lenders’ Revolving Credit Commitments, or if no Revolving Credit Commitments are outstanding, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), (x) the numerator of which is the sum (without duplication) of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Loans owed to such Lender plus such Lender’s participation in the aggregate undrawn face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit, plus such Lender’s participation in the aggregate amount of any Unpaid Drawings in respect of Letters of Credit and (y) the denominator of which is the sum (without duplication) of the aggregate amount of the Revolving Loans owed to the Lenders, plus the aggregate undrawn face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit, plus the aggregate amount of any Unpaid Drawings in respect of Letters of Credit, in each case giving effect to a Lender’s participation in Swingline Loans and Agent Advances.

Properly Contested” means, in the case of any Debt or other obligation of Holdings, the Borrower, or any Restricted Subsidiary that is not paid as and when due or payable by reason of such Person’s bona fide dispute concerning its liability to pay the same or concerning the amount thereof, (a) such Debt or other obligation is being properly contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted; (b) such Person has established appropriate reserves for the contested Debt or other obligation in conformity with GAAP; and (c) will not result in any impairment of the enforceability, validity or priority of the Collateral Agent’s Liens.

 

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Proposed Change” has the meaning specified in Section 12.1(b).

PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.

Qualified IPO” means the issuance by Holdings of its common Stock in an underwritten primary public offering (other than a public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8) pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the SEC in accordance with the Securities Act resulting in net cash proceeds of at least $100,000,000.

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

Real Estate” means all of each Obligor’s and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ now or hereafter owned or leased estates in real property, including, without limitation, all fees, leaseholds and future interests, together with all of each Obligor’s and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ now or hereafter owned or leased interests in the improvements thereon, the fixtures attached thereto and the easements appurtenant thereto.

Reasonable Credit Judgment” means the Agent’s reasonable credit judgment (from the perspective of an asset-based lender), exercised in good faith in accordance with customary business practices for similar asset based lending facilities, (i) to reflect the impediments to the Collateral Agent’s ability to realize upon the Current Asset Collateral included in the Borrowing Base, (ii) to reflect claims and liabilities that will need to be satisfied in connection with the realization upon the Current Asset Collateral included in the Borrowing Base or (iii) to reflect criteria, events, conditions, contingencies or risks which adversely affect, or are reasonably likely to adversely affect, any component of the Borrowing Base, the Current Asset Collateral or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or any material remedies of the Secured Parties hereunder or thereunder. Any Reserve established or modified by the Agent shall have a reasonable relationship to circumstances, conditions, events or contingencies which are the basis for such Reserve, as reasonably determined, without duplication, by the Agent in good faith; provided that circumstances, conditions, events or contingencies existing or arising prior to the Closing Date and, in each case, disclosed in writing in any Field Examination or any Appraisal delivered to the Agent in connection herewith or otherwise known to the Agent prior to the Closing Date, shall not be the basis for any establishment of any Reserves after the Closing Date, unless such circumstances, conditions, events or contingencies shall have changed in a material respect since the Closing Date.

Recipient” means (a) the Agent, (b) any Lender and (c) any other recipient of any payment made by or on behalf of the Obligors under this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents, as applicable.

Refinance,” “Refinanced” and “Refinancing” each has the meaning specified in the definition of the term “Refinancing Debt.”

Refinanced Debt” has the meaning specified in the definition of the term “Refinancing Debt.”

Refinancing Debt” means with respect to any Debt (the “Refinanced Debt”), any Debt incurred in exchange for or as a replacement of (including by entering into alternative financing arrangements in respect of such exchange or replacement (in whole or in part), by adding or replacing lenders, creditors, agents, the Borrower and/or guarantors, or, after the original instrument giving rise to such Debt has been terminated, by entering into any credit agreement, loan agreement, note purchase agreement, indenture or other agreement), or the net proceeds of which are to be used for the purpose of modifying, extending, refinancing, renewing, replacing, redeeming, repurchasing, defeasing, amending, supplementing, restructuring, repaying or refunding (collectively to “Refinance” or a “Refinancing” or “Refinanced”), such Refinanced Debt (or previous refinancing thereof constituting Refinancing Debt); provided that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Refinancing Debt does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Refinanced Debt except by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium (including applicable prepayment penalties) thereof plus fees and expenses reasonably incurred in

 

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connection therewith plus an amount equal to any existing commitment unutilized and letters of credit undrawn thereunder, (b) any Liens securing such Refinancing Debt shall have the same collateral priority as the Liens securing the Refinanced Debt, (c) no Obligor that was not previously liable for the repayment of such Refinanced Debt is or is required to become liable for the Refinancing Debt (except that any Obligor may be added as an additional direct or contingent obligor in respect of such Refinancing Debt), (d) such extension, refinancing, refunding, replacement or renewal does not result in the Refinancing Debt having a shorter Weighted Average Life to Maturity than the Refinanced Debt, and (e) if the Refinanced Debt was subordinated in right of payment to any of the Obligations, then the terms and conditions of the Refinancing Debt shall include subordination terms and conditions that are no less favorable to the Lenders in all material respects as those that were applicable to the Refinanced Debt.

Register” has the meaning specified in Section 13.20(a).

Release” means a release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, injection, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration of a Contaminant into or through the Environment or within, from or into any building, structure, facility or fixture.

Report” and “Reports” each has the meaning specified in Section 13.17(a).

Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations thereunder, other than any such event for which the 30-day notice requirement under ERISA has been waived in accordance with regulations issued by the PBGC or by the Lender.

Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Commitments representing at least 50.1% of the aggregate Commitments at such time; provided, however, that if any Lender shall remain a Defaulting Lender, the term “Required Lenders” means Lenders having Commitments representing at least 50.1% of the aggregate Commitments at such time (excluding the Commitment of any such Lender that is a Defaulting Lender); provided further, however, that if the Commitments have been terminated, the term “Required Lenders” means Lenders holding Loans (including Swingline Loans) representing at least 50.1% of the aggregate principal amount of Loans (including Swingline Loans) outstanding at such time (excluding Loans of any such Lender that is a Defaulting Lender).

Required Reimbursement Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.3(e).

Requirement of Law” means, as to any Person, any law (statutory or common), treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or of a Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon the Person or any of its property or to which the Person or any of its property is subject.

Reserves” means reserves that limit the availability of credit hereunder, consisting of reserves against Availability, the Borrowing Base, “Eligible Accounts, and Eligible Inventory and any other reserves permitted under this Agreement, in each case, established by the Agent, without duplication, from time to time in the Agent’s Reasonable Credit Judgment in accordance with Section 2.5 of this Agreement and any Bank Product Reserves.

Responsible Officer” means the President, any Vice President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, legal counsel, or, with respect to compliance with financial covenants and the preparation of the Borrowing Base Certificate, the president, chief financial officer or the treasurer or assistant treasurer of the Borrower.

Restricted Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary of Holdings other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Restructuring Costs” means any non-recurring, unusual and other one-time costs (including but not limited to legal and consulting fees) incurred by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with its business, operations and structure in respect of plant closures, facility shutdowns, plant “moth-balling” or consolidation of assets located at any leased or fee-owned facilities, relocation or elimination of facilities, offices or operations, information technology integration, headcount reductions, salary continuation, termination, relocation and training of employees, severance costs, retention payments, bonuses, benefits and payroll taxes and other costs incurred in connection with the foregoing.

 

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Revolving Credit Borrowing” means a Borrowing comprised of Revolving Loans.

Revolving Credit Commitment” means, at any date for any Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make Revolving Loans and to purchase participations in Letters of Credit pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, which shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount set forth on Schedule 1.1 under the heading “Revolving Credit Commitment” or on the signature page of the Assignment and Acceptance, Incremental Agreement or Extension Agreement, as applicable, by which it became a Lender, as modified from time to time pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or to give effect to any applicable Assignment and Acceptance, Incremental Agreement or Extension Agreement; and “Revolving Credit Commitments” means the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments of all Lenders, the maximum amount of which shall be the Maximum Revolver Amount.

Revolving Credit Commitment Increase” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(a).

Revolving Credit Facility” has the meaning specified in the recitals to this Agreement.

Revolving Credit Lender” means a Lender with a Revolving Credit Commitment or an outstanding Revolving Loan.

Revolving Loans” means the revolving loans made pursuant to Section 2.2, each Agent Advance and Swingline Loan.

“S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, or any successor thereto.

Sanctioned Entity” means (a) a country or territory or a government of a country or territory, (b) an agency of the government of a country or territory, (c) an organization directly or indirectly controlled by a country or territory or its government or (d) a Person resident in or determined to be resident in a country or territory, in each case of clause (a) through (d), that is subject to a country or territory sanctions program administered and enforced by OFAC.

Sanctioned Person” means (a) a person or entity named or a person or entity owned 50% or more by a person or entity on any of the lists of designated sanctioned persons maintained by OFAC or the United States Department of State, including the list of Specially Designated Nationals or any other Sanctions-related list maintained by any Governmental Authority, (b) a Person or legal entity that is a target of Sanctions, (c) any Person operating, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Entity, or (d) any Person directly or indirectly owned or controlled (individually or in the aggregate) by or acting on behalf of any such Person or Persons described in clauses (a) through (c) above.

Sanctions” means individually and collectively, respectively, any and all economic sanctions, trade sanctions, financial sanctions, sectoral sanctions, secondary sanctions, trade embargoes anti-terrorism laws and other sanctions laws, regulations or embargoes, including those imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by: (a) the United States of America, including those administered by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Department of Commerce, or through any existing or future executive order, (b) the United Nations Security Council, (c) the European Union or any European Union member state, (d) Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom, or (d) any other Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over any Lender or Holdings, Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates.

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

Second Amendment” means that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of May 13, 2019 by and among ProFrac Services, LLC, ProFrac Holdings, LLC, ProFrac Manufacturing, LLC, the Agent, certain Incremental Lenders (as defined therein) and the Lenders party thereto comprising at least the Required Lenders.

Second Amendment Effective Date” means the Effective Date (as defined in the Second Amendment).

Second Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 14.19.

 

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Section 6.2 Financials” means the Financial Statements delivered, or required to be delivered, pursuant to Section 6.2(a), 6.2(b) or 6.2(c).

Secured Cash Management Agreement” means any Cash Management Document that is entered into by and between Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and a Cash Management Bank and designated in writing by the Cash Management Bank and such Person to the Agent as a “Secured Cash Management Agreement.”

Secured Equify Loan” means the loan evidenced by the Secured Equify Loan Documents.

Secured Equify Loan Documents” means that certain Promissory Note dated as of November 29, 2017, by and between Equify Financial, LLC, as holder, and ProFrac Manufacturing, LLC, as maker, and the other loan documents evidencing the Secured Equify Loan.

Secured Hedge Agreement” means any Hedge Agreement permitted under Section 8.12 that is entered into by and between any Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Hedge Bank and designated in writing by the Hedge Bank and such Obligor to the Agent as a “Secured Hedge Agreement.” Such designation in writing by the Hedge Bank and the applicable Obligor (or any subsequent written notice by the Hedge Bank to the Agent) may further designate with the consent of the Borrower any Secured Hedge Agreement as being a “Noticed Hedge” as defined under this Agreement.

Secured Hedge Obligations” means (a) obligations under any Secured Hedge Agreement up to the maximum amount reasonably specified by such Hedge Bank and any Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary in writing to the Agent, which amount may be established or increased (by further written notice to the Agent from time to time) as long as Aggregate Revolver Outstandings would not exceed the Maximum Revolver Amount as a result of the establishment of a Bank Product Reserve for such amount and (b) obligations under any Secured Hedge Agreement where Barclays or any of its Affiliates is the Hedge Bank up to the maximum amount reasonably specified by such Hedge Bank in writing to the Agent, which amount may be established or increased (by further written notice to the Agent from time to time) as long as Aggregate Revolver Outstandings would not exceed the Maximum Revolver Amount as a result of the establishment of a Bank Product Reserve for such amount.

Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders, each Letter of Credit Issuer, the Indemnified Persons, the Cash Management Banks and the Hedge Banks.

Securities Accounts” means all “securities accounts” as such term is defined in the UCC.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Security Agreement” means the Security Agreement, dated as of the Agreement Date, among Holdings, the Borrower, each of the Guarantors from time to time party thereto, and the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as may be amended or modified from time to time

Security Documents” means the Security Agreement, any Mortgage and any other agreements, instruments, and documents heretofore, now or hereafter securing any of the Obligations.

Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt that is secured by a Lien on any assets or property of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date of determination to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period.

Settlement” and “Settlement Date” have the meanings specified in Section 13.14(a)(i).

 

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Significant Subsidiary” means, at any date of determination, (a) any Restricted Subsidiary whose total assets (when combined with the assets of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries after eliminating intercompany obligations) at the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to such date of determination were equal to or greater than ten percent (10%) of the Consolidated Total Assets at such date, (b) any Restricted Subsidiary whose gross revenues (when combined with the gross revenues of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries after eliminating intercompany obligations) for such Test Period were equal to or greater than ten percent (10%) of the consolidated gross revenues of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP or (c) each other Restricted Subsidiary that, when such Restricted Subsidiary’s total assets or gross revenues (when combined with the total assets or gross revenues of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries after eliminating intercompany obligations) are aggregated with each other Restricted Subsidiary (when combined with the total assets or gross revenues of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries after eliminating intercompany obligations) that would constitute a “Significant Subsidiary” under clause (a) or (b) above.

Sold Entity or Business” has the meaning specified in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA.”

Solvent” or “Solvency” means, at the time of determination:

(a) each of the Fair Value and the Present Fair Saleable Value of the assets of a Person and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole exceed their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities; and

(b) such Person and its Subsidiaries taken as whole do not have Unreasonably Small Capital; and

(c) such Person and its Subsidiaries taken as whole can pay their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities as they mature.

Defined terms used in the foregoing definition shall have the meanings set forth in the solvency certificate delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 9.1(a)(v).

Specified Conditions” means, at any time of determination, that (a) no Event of Default exists or would arise as a result of the making of the subject Specified Payment, (b) after giving Pro Forma Effect to such Specified Payment, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the end of the most recently ended Test Period (regardless of whether a Covenant Trigger Period is then in effect) shall be greater than or equal to 1.0 to 1.0 calculated as if such Specified Payment (if applicable to such calculation) had been made as of the first day of such Test Period; provided, however, that the condition set forth in clause (b) shall not be applicable if Availability after giving Pro Forma Effect to such Specified Payment is as of the date of such Specified Transaction and during 30 calendar days prior to such Specified Payment in excess of the greater of (x) 20.0% of the Maximum Credit and (y) $10,000,000,21,000,000, (c) Availability after giving Pro Forma Effect to such Specified Payment is as of the date of such Specified Transaction, and for each date during the thirty (30) calendar day period prior to such Specified Payment would have been, in excess of the greater of (x) 15.0% of the Maximum Credit and (y) $7,500,000,15,750,000, and (d) the Borrower shall have delivered a certificate of a Responsible Officer, to the Agent stating that the conditions contained in the foregoing clauses (a), (b) (if applicable) and (c) have been satisfied.

Specified Event of Default” means the occurrence of and continuance of any Event of Default under (a) Section 10.1(b), to the extent related to the inaccuracy of any Borrowing Base Certificate delivered under this Agreement, (b) any of Sections 10.1(a), (e), (f) or (g), (c) Section 10.1(c)(ii), (d) Section 10.1(c)(iii) or (e) Section 10.1(c)(i) (as a result of a breach of Section 8.23 or Section 8.21 only).

Specified Payment” means (a) any Permitted Acquisition, (b) Distributions made pursuant to Section 8.10(j)(i), (c) Investments made pursuant to clause (ee) of the definition of “Permitted Investments”, (d) sale and leaseback transactions consummated pursuant to Section 8.18, (e) designation of a Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 8.26, and (e) payments in respect of Junior Debt made pursuant to Section 8.13(vi).

Specified Restructuring” means any restructuring or other strategic initiative (including cost saving initiative) of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date and not in the ordinary course and described in reasonable detail in a certificate of a Responsible Officer delivered by Holdings or the Borrower to the Agent.

 

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Specified Transaction” means, with respect to any period, any Investment, Disposition, incurrence of Debt, Refinancing of Debt, Distribution, Subsidiary designation, Revolving Credit Commitment Increase, creation of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments or other event that by the terms of the Loan Documents requires compliance on a “Pro Forma Basis” with a test or covenant hereunder or requires such test or covenant to be calculated on a “Pro Forma Basis” or after giving “Pro Forma Effect” thereto.

Stated Termination Date” means, with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, March 14, 2023 and, with respect to any Extended Revolving Credit Facility, the maturity date set forth in the Extension Agreement related thereto.

Stock” means all shares, options, warrants, general or limited partnership interests, membership interests or other equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, unlimited liability company or equivalent entity whether voting or nonvoting, including common stock, preferred stock or any other “equity security” (as such term is defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act).

Subordinated Debt” means any Debt subordinated in right of payment to, or required under the Loan Documents to be subordinated in right of payment to, any Debt under the Loan Documents, except any Debt that is subject to Lien subordination but not payment subordination.

Subordinated Intercompany Note” means the Intercompany Subordinated Note, dated as of the Agreement Date, by and among Holdings, the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings from time to time party thereto.

Subsidiary” of a Person means any corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, unlimited liability company, joint venture or other business entity of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock or other Stock (in the case of Persons other than corporations), is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the Person, or one or more of the Subsidiaries of the Person, or a combination thereof. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, references herein to a “Subsidiary” refer to a Subsidiary of Holdings.

Supermajority Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Commitments representing at least 662,4% of the aggregate Commitments at such time; provided, however, that if any Lender shall remain a Defaulting Lender, the term “Supermajority Lenders” means Lenders having Commitments representing at least 662,4% of the aggregate Commitments at such time (excluding the Commitment of any such Lender that is a Defaulting Lender); provided further, however, that if the Commitments have been terminated, the term “Supermajority Lenders” means Lenders holding Loans (including Swingline Loans) representing at least 662,4% of the aggregate principal amount of Loans (including Swingline Loans) outstanding at such time (excluding Loans of any such Lender that is a Defaulting Lender).

Supporting Letter of Credit” has the meaning specified in Section 2.3(g).

Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Hedge Agreements, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Hedge Agreements, (a) for any date on or after the date such Hedge Agreements have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark to market value(s) for such Hedge Agreements, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Hedge Agreements (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).

Swingline Commitment” means the Commitment of the Swingline Lender to make loans pursuant to Section 2.4(f).

Swingline Lender” means Barclays or any successor financial institution agreed to by the Agent, in its capacity as provider of Swingline Loans.

 

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Swingline Loan” and “Swingline Loans” have the meanings specified in Section 2.4(f).

Swingline Sublimit” has the meaning specified in Section 2.4(f).

Tax Group” has the meaning specified in Section 8.10(g)(i).

Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, assessments, fees, charges or withholdings (including interest, penalties and additions to tax with respect thereto) imposed by any Governmental Authority.

Termination Date” means the earliest to occur of (a) the Stated Termination Date, (b) the date the Commitments are terminated either by the Borrower pursuant to Section 4.4 or by the Required Lenders pursuant to Section 10.2 hereof or automatically pursuant to Section 10.2, and (c) the date this Agreement is otherwise terminated for any reason whatsoever pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

Term Loan Agent” means Barclays as “Agent” and “Collateral Agent” under the Term Loan Credit Agreement and the other Term Loan Documents.

Term Loan Credit Agreement” means the Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2018, by and among the Borrower, Holdings, the Term Loan Agent, the lenders party thereto and the other parties party thereto.

Term Loan Documents” has the same meaning as “Loan Documents” set forth in the Term Loan Credit Agreement.

Test Period” means, at any date of determination, the most recently completed four consecutive Fiscal Quarters of Holdings ending on or prior to such date for which financial statements have been (or were required to have been) delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(a) or 6.2(b); provided that subject to the immediately following clause (ii), prior to the first date financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(a) or 6.2(b), the Test Period in effect shall be the period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters of Holdings ended December 31, 2017.

Titled Goods” means vehicles and similar items that are (a) subject to certificate-of-title statutes or regulations under which a security interest in such items are perfected by an indication on the certificates of title of such items (in lieu of filing of financing statements under the UCC) or (b) evidenced by certificates of ownership or other registration certificates issued or required to be issued under the laws of any jurisdiction.

Total Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date of determination to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period.

Transactions” means, collectively, (a) the entering into of the Loan Documents and funding of the Loans on the Closing Date and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (b) the Existing Debt Refinancing and (c) the payment of fees and expenses in connection therewith.

Type” means any type of a Loan determined with respect to the interest option applicable thereto, which shall be a LIBOR Loan or a Base Rate Loan.

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 specified in Section 5.1(d)(ii)(C).

UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect from time to time, of the State of New York or of any other state the laws of which are required as a result thereof to be applied in connection with the issue of perfection of security interests.

 

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Unfinanced Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to any Person and for any period, Capital Expenditures made by such Person during such period that are not Financed Capital Expenditures.

United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.

Unpaid Drawings” has the meaning specified in Section 2.3(e).

Unrestricted Cash” shall mean, at any time, the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and the other Obligors that is both (a) is free and clear of all Liens other than (i) any nonconsensual Lien that is permitted under the Loan Documents, (ii) Liens of the Collateral Agent and (iii) the Liens permitted under clauses (k), (r), (y)(i) and (y)(ii) of the definition of Permitted Liens herein and (b) held in a Deposit Account in the United States that is not subject to the Control (as defined in the UCC) of any secured creditor (to secure borrowed money) other than the Collateral Agent (to the extent Collateral Agent is permitted to have Control over such Deposit Account pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents) unless, in the case of the secured creditors who have Control of certain Deposit Accounts of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to clause (r) of the definition of Permitted Liens, the Collateral Agent also has Control (as defined in the UCC) of such Deposit Account. For the avoidance of doubt, this definition of “Unrestricted Cash” shall not include any cash or Cash Equivalents used to cash collateralize undrawn face amounts of outstanding Letters of Credit and any Unpaid Drawings in respect of Letters of Credit.

Unrestricted Subsidiary” means (i) each Subsidiary of Holdings listed on Schedule 1.4, (ii) any Subsidiary of Holdings designated by the Board of Directors of Holdings as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 8.26 subsequent to the Closing Date and (iii) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Unused Letter of Credit Subfacility” means an amount equal to the Letter of Credit Subfacility minus the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit plus, without duplication, (b) the aggregate Unpaid Drawings obligations with respect to a Letters of Credit.

Unused Line Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 3.5.

USA PATRIOT Act” means The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. No. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), as amended or modified from time to time.

Voting Stock” means, with respect to any Person, shares of such Person’s Stock having the right to vote for the election of members of the Board of Directors of such Person under ordinary circumstances.

Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Debt at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (i) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment by (ii) the then-outstanding principal amount of such Debt.

Wholly Owned” means, with respect to a Subsidiary of a Person, a Subsidiary of such Person all of the outstanding Stock of which (other than (x) director’s qualifying shares and (y) shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by applicable Law) are owned by such Person and/or by one or more wholly owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

Withholding Agent” means any Obligor, any Agent and, in the case of any U.S. federal withholding tax, any other withholding 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.

 

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1.2 Accounting Terms.

(a) All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Historical Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein; provided, however, that if the Borrower notifies the Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Closing Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for purposes of determining compliance with any test or covenant contained in this Agreement with respect to any period during which any Specified Transaction or Specified Restructuring occurs, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, the Total Net Leverage Ratio and the Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio shall be calculated with respect to such period and such Specified Transaction or Specified Restructuring on a Pro Forma Basis.

(c) Where reference is made to “Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis” or similar language, such consolidation shall not include any Subsidiaries of Holdings other than Restricted Subsidiaries.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, (i) all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification No. 825—Financial Instruments, or any successor thereto (including pursuant to the Accounting Standards Codification), to value any Debt of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary at “fair value” as defined therein and (ii) all leases and obligations under any leases of any Person that are or would be characterized as operating leases and/or operating lease obligations in accordance with GAAP as of December 31, 2017 (whether or not such operating leases and/or operating lease obligations were in effect on such date) shall continue to be accounted for as operating leases and/or operating lease obligations (and not as Capital Leases and/or Capital Lease Obligations) for purposes of this Agreement regardless of any change in GAAP following the date that would otherwise require such obligations to be characterized as Capital Leases and/or Capital Lease Obligations.

(e) For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding any classification under GAAP of any Person or business in respect of which a definitive agreement for the Disposition thereof has been entered into as discontinued operations, the Net Income of such Person or business shall not be excluded from the calculation of Net Income until such Disposition shall have been consummated.

1.3 Interpretive Provisions.

(a) The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms.

(b) The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and similar words refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; and Subsection, Section, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

(c) The term “documents” includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, indentures, notices and other writings, however evidenced.

(i) The term “including” is not limiting and means “including without limitation.”

 

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(ii) In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including,” the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding” and the word “through” means “to and including.”

(iii) The word “or” is not exclusive.

(iv) Any reference to any Person shall be constructed to include such Person’s successors or assigns (subject to any restrictions on assignment set forth herein) and, in the case of any Governmental Authority, any other Governmental Authority that shall have succeeded to any or all of the functions thereof.

(v) Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms.

(vi) The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning as the word “shall.”

(vii) The words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

(d) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) references to Organization Documents, Charter Documents, agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual obligations shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, amendment and restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, amendment and restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are permitted by this Agreement; and (b) references to any applicable Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such applicable Law.

(e) The captions and headings of this Agreement and other Loan Documents are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

(f) This Agreement and other Loan Documents may use several different limitations, tests or measurements to regulate the same or similar matters. All such limitations, tests and measurements are cumulative and shall each be performed in accordance with their terms.

1.4 Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Loan”) or by Type (e.g., a “LIBOR Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Revolving LIBOR Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g., a “LIBOR Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Revolving LIBOR Borrowing”).

1.5 [Reserved].

1.6 Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained or complied with by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement (or required to be satisfied in order for a specific action to be permitted under this Agreement) shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).

1.7 Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to New York City (daylight or standard, as applicable).

1.8 Timing of Payment or Performance. When the payment of any obligation or the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or performance required on a day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment (other than as described in the definition of “Interest Period”) or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business Day.

 

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1.9 Currency Equivalents Generally.

(a) For purposes of any determination under any provision of this Agreement requiring the use of a current exchange rate, all amounts incurred or proposed to be incurred in currencies other than Dollars shall be translated into Dollars at currency exchange rates then in effect on the date of such determination; provided, however, that (x) for purposes of determining compliance with respect to the amount of any Debt, Investment, Disposition, Distribution or payment of Junior Debt in a currency other than Dollars, no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of changes in rates of exchange occurring after the time such Debt or Investment is incurred or Disposition, Distribution of payment of Junior Debt is made, (y) for purposes of determining compliance with any Dollar-denominated restriction on the incurrence of Debt, if such Debt is incurred to Refinance other Debt denominated in a foreign currency, and such Refinancing would cause the applicable Dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such Refinancing, such Dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such Refinanced Debt does not exceed the principal amount of such Debt being Refinanced, except by an amount equal to the accrued interest and premium thereon plus other amounts paid and fees and expenses incurred in connection with such Refinancing plus an amount equal to any existing commitment unutilized and letters of credit undrawn thereunder and (z) for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.9 shall otherwise apply to such Sections, including with respect to determining whether any Debt or Investment may be incurred or Disposition, Distribution or payment of Junior Debt may be made at any time under such Sections. For purposes of the Financial Covenant, amounts in currencies other than Dollars shall be translated into Dollars at the applicable exchange rates used in preparing the most recently delivered Section 6.2 Financials.

(b) Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Agent may from time to time specify with the Borrower’s consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) to appropriately reflect a change in currency of any country and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to such change in currency.

(c) If at any time the Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that (i) the circumstances set forth in Section 5.5 have arisen and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary or (ii) the circumstances set forth in Section 5.5 have not arisen but the supervisor for the administrator of the LIBOR Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Agent has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which the LIBOR Rate shall no longer be used for determining interest rates for loans (or, after which, the LIBOR Rate is no longer required to be published), then the Agent and the Borrower shall endeavor to establish an alternate rate of interest to the LIBOR Rate that gives due consideration to the then prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest for syndicated loans in the United States at such time, and shall enter into an amendment to this Agreement to reflect such alternate rate of interest and such other related changes to this Agreement as may be applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 12.1, such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement so long as the Agent shall not have received, within five (5) Business Days of the date notice of such alternate rate of interest is provided to the Lenders, a written notice from the Required Lenders stating that such Required Lenders object to such amendment. Provided that, if such alternate rate of interest shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.

ARTICLE II

LOANS AND LETTERS OF CREDIT

2.1 Credit Facilities. Subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (i) the Lenders agree to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower on the Closing Date and at any time and from time to time prior to the Termination Date, in an aggregate principal amount outstanding not in excess of the Availability, (ii) the Swingline Lender agrees to extend credit to the Borrower, at any time and from time to time prior to the Termination Date, in the form of Swingline Loans, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not in excess of the lesser of the Swingline Sublimit and the then applicable Availability, and (iii) the Letter of Credit Issuers agree to issue Letters of Credit on behalf of the Borrower, in an aggregate face amount at any time outstanding not in excess of the lesser of the Letter of Credit Subfacility and the then applicable Availability. The proceeds of the Revolving Loans and the Swingline Loans are to be used solely to finance ongoing working capital needs and for other general corporate purposes (including Permitted Acquisitions and other Permitted Investments, Permitted Distributions and the repayment or prepayment of Debt, in each case to the extent not prohibited pursuant to the terms hereof) of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries. Each Loan made pursuant to this Agreement shall be made in Dollars.

 

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2.2 Revolving Loans. Subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Lender severally, but not jointly or jointly and severally, agrees, upon the Borrower’s request from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date to the Termination Date, to make Revolving Loans in Dollars to the Borrower in an amount equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Borrowing requested by Borrower in accordance with the provisions hereof, but not to exceed the then-current Availability. The Lenders, however, in their unanimous discretion, may elect to make Revolving Loans or issue or arrange to have issued Letters of Credit in excess of the Borrowing Base on one or more occasions, but if they do so, neither the Agent nor the Lenders shall be deemed thereby to have changed the limits of the Borrowing Base or to be obligated to exceed such limits on any other occasion. If any such Borrowing would exceed Availability, the Lenders may refuse to make or may otherwise restrict the making of Revolving Loans as the Lenders determine until such excess has been eliminated, subject to the Agent’s authority, in its sole discretion, to make Agent Advances pursuant to the terms of Section 2.4(g).

2.3 Letters of Credit.

(a) Agreement to Issue. Subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Letter of Credit Issuers agree to issue for the account of the Borrower and Manufacturing one or more standby letters of credit denominated in Dollars (each, a “Letter of Credit” and, collectively, the “Letters of Credit”) and to amend, renew or extend Letters of Credit previously issued by such Letter of Credit Issuer (unless otherwise provided below); provided that the Borrower shall be the applicant, and be jointly and severally liable, with respect to any Letter of Credit issued for the account of Manufacturing.

(b) Amounts; Outside Expiration Date. The Letter of Credit Issuers shall not have any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit at any time if (i) the maximum aggregate amount of the requested Letter of Credit for the term of such Letter of Credit (including any increases in amount referenced therein) is greater than the Unused Letter of Credit Subfacility at such time; (ii) the maximum undrawn amount of the requested Letter of Credit would exceed the then-current Availability; or (iii) such Letter of Credit has an expiration date later than 12 months after the date of issuance (subject to customary evergreen or automatic renewal provisions reasonably acceptable to such Letter of Credit Issuer, which may provide for renewal for additional period of up to 12 months); provided that in no event shall any Letter of Credit have an expiration date later than the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Stated Termination Date or such later date to the extent such Letter of Credit has been cash collateralized in an amount to be agreed with the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer or backstopped with another letter of credit for such period after the Termination Date in a manner mutually and reasonably agreed between the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer and the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Letter of Credit Issuer shall be required to issue any Letter of Credit if the aggregate maximum amount of all Letters of Credit issued by such Letter of Credit Issuer would exceed its L/C Commitment. With respect to any Letter of Credit which contains any “evergreen” or automatic renewal or extension provision, if such Letter of Credit permits the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer to prevent any extension by giving notice to the beneficiary thereof no later than a date (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”), once any such Letter of Credit has been issued, the Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized such Letter of Credit Issuer to permit extensions of such Letter of Credit to an expiry date not later than the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Stated Termination Date, unless the Agent shall have received written notice from the Required Lenders declining to consent to any such extension at least thirty (30) days prior to the Non-Extension Notice Date; provided that no Lender may decline to consent to any such extension if all of the requirements of this Section 2.3 are met and no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

(c) Other Conditions. In addition to the conditions precedent contained in Article IX, the obligation of the Letter of Credit Issuers to issue any applicable Letter of Credit is subject to the following conditions precedent having been satisfied:

(i) the Borrower shall have delivered to the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer, at least three (3) Business Days (or such shorter period as the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer may agree) in advance of the proposed date of issuance of any Letter of Credit, an application in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to such Letter of Credit Issuer for the issuance of the Letter of Credit and such other documents as may be reasonably required pursuant to the terms thereof, and the form of the proposed Letter of Credit shall be reasonably satisfactory to the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer; and

 

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(ii) as of the date of issuance, no order of any court, arbitrator or Governmental Authority shall purport by its terms to enjoin or restrain the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer from issuing letters of credit of the type and in the amount of the proposed Letter of Credit, and no Law applicable to the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer and no request or directive (whether or not having the force of Law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such Letter of Credit Issuer shall prohibit, or request that the proposed Letter of Credit Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or the issuance of such Letters of Credit.

(d) Issuance of Letters of Credit.

(i) Request for Issuance. The Borrower shall deliver an application signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Letter of Credit Issuer to the Agent and the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer of a requested Letter of Credit at least three (3) Business Days (or such shorter period as the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer may agree) prior to the proposed issuance date. Such application shall specify the original face amount of the Letter of Credit requested, the Business Day of issuance of such requested Letter of Credit, whether such Letter of Credit may be drawn in a single or in partial draws, the Business Day on which the requested Letter of Credit is to expire, the purpose for which such Letter of Credit is to be issued, and the beneficiary of the requested Letter of Credit. The Borrower shall attach to such application the proposed draw conditions to be included in the form of the Letter of Credit.

(ii) Responsibilities of the Agent; Issuance. As of the Business Day immediately preceding the requested issuance date of each Letter of Credit, the Agent shall determine the amount of the Unused Letter of Credit Subfacility and the then-current Availability as of such date. If (A) the aggregate amount of the requested Letter of Credit for the term of such Letter of Credit (including any increases in amount referenced therein) is less than the Unused Letter of Credit Subfacility and (B) the amount of such requested Letter of Credit would not exceed the then-current Availability, the Agent shall inform the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer that it may issue the requested Letter of Credit on the requested issuance date so long as the other conditions to such issuance set forth in this Agreement are met.

(iii) No Extensions or Amendment. Except in the case of Letters of Credit subject to evergreen or automatic renewal provisions, no Letter of Credit Issuer shall be required to extend, renew or amend any Letter of Credit issued pursuant hereto unless the requirements of this Section 2.3 are met as though a new Letter of Credit were being requested and issued.

(e) Payments Pursuant to Letters of Credit. The Borrower hereby agrees to reimburse the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer in Dollars with respect to any drawing or disbursement by such Letter of Credit Issuer under any Letter of Credit, by making payment, whether with its own funds, with the proceeds of Revolving Loans or any other source, to the Agent for the account of the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer in immediately available funds, (with respect to each such amount so paid under a Letter of Credit until reimbursed, an “Unpaid Drawing”) (i) within one Business Day of the date of such drawing or disbursement if the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer provides notice to the Borrower of such drawing or disbursement prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on such prior Business Day after the date of such drawing or disbursement or (ii) if such notice is received after such time, on the next Business Day following the date of receipt of such notice (such required date for reimbursement under clause (i) or (ii), as applicable (the “Required Reimbursement Date”), with interest on the amount so paid or disbursed by such applicable Letter of Credit Issuer, from and including the date of such drawing or disbursement to but excluding the Required Reimbursement Date, at the per annum rate for each day equal to the applicable rate described in Section 3.1(a)(i); provided that, notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, with respect to any Letter of Credit, unless the Borrower shall have notified the Agent and the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer prior to 11:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Required Reimbursement Date that the Borrower intends to reimburse such Letter of Credit Issuer for the amount of such drawing or disbursement with funds other than the proceeds of Revolving Loans, each drawing under any Letter of Credit shall constitute a request by the Borrower to the Agent for a Borrowing of a Base Rate Loan in the amount of such drawing and, to the extent such Base Rate Loan is made, the Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting Base Rate Loan.

 

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(f) Indemnification; Exoneration; Power of Attorney.

(i) Indemnification. In addition to amounts payable as elsewhere provided in this Section 2.3, the Borrower agrees to protect, indemnify, pay and save the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, charges and reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable Attorney Costs) which such Letter of Credit Issuer may incur or be subject to as a consequence, direct or indirect, of the issuance of any Letter of Credit, except that the foregoing indemnity shall not apply to such Letter of Credit Issuer to the extent of acts or omissions arises out of gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Letter of Credit Issuer (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision). The Borrower’s obligations under this Section shall survive payment of all other Obligations and termination of this Agreement.

(ii) Assumption of Risk by the Borrower. As among the Borrower, the Revolving Credit Lenders, the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer and the Agent, the Borrower assumes all risks of the acts and omissions of, or misuse of any of the Letters of Credit by, the respective beneficiaries of such Letters of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Lenders, the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer and the Agent shall not be responsible for (except in the case of any such Person (but not with respect to any other Person), to the extent arising out of the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Person (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision) in connection with any of the following): (A) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any document submitted by any Person in connection with the application for and issuance of and presentation of drafts with respect to any of the Letters of Credit, even if it should prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged; (B) the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign any Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason; (C) the failure of the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit to comply duly with conditions set forth in any separate agreement with the Borrower that are required in order to draw upon such Letter of Credit; (D) errors, omissions, interruptions, or delays in transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail, cable, telegraph, telex or otherwise, whether or not they be in cipher; (E) errors in interpretation of technical terms; (F) any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under any Letter of Credit or of the proceeds thereof; (G) the misapplication by the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter of Credit; (H) any consequences arising from causes beyond the control of the Revolving Credit Lenders, the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer or the Agent, including any act or omission, whether rightful or wrongful, of any present or future de jure or de facto Governmental Authority; or (I) the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer’s honor of a draw for which the draw or any certificate fails to comply in any material respect with the terms of the Letter of Credit; provided that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at Law or under any other agreement. None of the foregoing shall affect, impair or prevent the vesting of any rights or powers of the Agent or any Revolving Credit Lender under this Section 2.3(f).

(iii) Exoneration. Without limiting the foregoing, no action or omission whatsoever by the Agent, a Letter of Credit Issuer or any Revolving Credit Lender shall result in any liability of the Agent, such Letter of Credit Issuer or any Revolving Credit Lender to the Borrower (except as provided in the immediately succeeding clause (iv)), or relieve the Borrower of any of its obligations hereunder to any such Person.

(iv) Rights Against Letter of Credit Issuer. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to limit the Borrower’s rights or claims, if any, under Law or otherwise, against any Letter of Credit Issuer which arise as a result of the letter of credit application and related documents executed by such Letter of Credit Issuer or which arise as a result of such Letter of Credit Issuer’s willful misconduct, gross negligence or bad faith (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision).

 

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(v) Account Party. The Borrower hereby authorizes and directs any Letter of Credit Issuer to name the Borrower as the “Account Party” in the Letters of Credit and to deliver to the Agent all instruments, documents and other writings and property received by the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer pursuant to the Letters of Credit, and to accept and rely upon the Agent’s instructions and agreements with respect to all matters arising in connection with the Letters of Credit or the applications therefor.

(g) Supporting Letter of Credit. If, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.3(b) and Section 11.1, any Letter of Credit is outstanding upon the termination of this Agreement, then upon such termination the Borrower shall (i) deposit with the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Agent, the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer and the Revolving Credit Lenders, with respect to each Letter of Credit then outstanding, a standby letter of credit (a “Supporting Letter of Credit”) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, issued by an issuer reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, in an amount equal to 103% (or such lesser amount as the Agent and such Letter of Credit Issuer shall agree but not less than 100%) of the sum of the greatest amount for which such Letter of Credit may be drawn plus any fees and expenses then due and owing with such Letter of Credit, under which Supporting Letter of Credit the Agent is entitled to draw amounts necessary to reimburse the Agent, such Letter of Credit Issuer and the Revolving Credit Lenders for payments to be made by the Agent, such Letter of Credit Issuer and such Revolving Credit Lenders under such Letter of Credit and any fees and expenses then due and owing or to become due and owing with such Letter of Credit, or (ii) cash collateralize each Letter of Credit then outstanding, in an amount equal to 103% (or such lesser amount as the Agent and such Letter of Credit Issuer shall agree) of the sum of the greatest amount for which such Letter of Credit may be drawn plus any fees and expenses then due and owing with such Letter of Credit, in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Agent. Such Supporting Letter of Credit or cash collateral shall be held by the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Agent, the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer and the Revolving Credit Lenders, as security for, and to provide for the payment of, the aggregate undrawn amount of such Letters of Credit remaining outstanding.

(h) Addition of a Letter of Credit Issuer. A Lender (or any of its Subsidiaries or affiliates) may become an additional Letter of Credit Issuer hereunder pursuant to a written agreement among the Borrower, the Agent and such Lender. The Agent shall notify the Revolving Credit Lenders of any such additional Letter of Credit Issuer.

2.4 Loan Administration.

(a) Procedure for Borrowing.

(i) Each Borrowing by the Borrower shall be made upon the Borrower’s written notice delivered to the Agent in the form of a notice of borrowing substantially in the form of Exhibit B (“Notice of Borrowing”), which must be received by the Agent prior to (w) 12:00 noon (New York City time) three (3) Business Days prior to the requested Funding Date, in the case of LIBOR Loans, (x) 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) one (1) Business Day prior to the requested Funding Date, in the case of Base Rate Loans on any Funding Date and (y) 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the Funding Date, in the case of Swingline Loans, specifying:

(A) whether such Borrowing is to be a LIBOR Borrowing or a Base Rate Borrowing (and if not specified, it shall be deemed a request for a Base Rate Borrowing);

(B) the amount of the Borrowing, which (x) in the case of a LIBOR Loan, must equal or exceed $1,000,000 (and increments of $1,000,000 in excess of such amount) and (y) in the case of a Base Rate Loan, must equal or exceed $1,000,000 (and increments of $1,000,000 in excess of such amount);

(C) the requested Funding Date, which must be a Business Day; and

(D) in the case of a request for LIBOR Loans, the duration of the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto (and if not specified, it shall be deemed a request for an Interest Period of one month).

(ii) At the election of the Agent or the Required Lenders, the Borrower shall have no right to request a LIBOR Loan while an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

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(b) Reliance upon Authority. On or prior to the Closing Date, the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent a notice setting forth the account of the Borrower (such account, together with any replacement account, the “Designated Account”) to which the Agent is authorized to transfer the proceeds of the Loans requested hereunder unless otherwise directed in writing by the Borrower. The Borrower may designate a replacement account from time to time by written notice to the Agent. The Agent is entitled to rely conclusively on any Person’s request for Revolving Loans on behalf of the Borrower, so long as the proceeds thereof are to be transferred to the Designated Account or to another account designated by the Borrower in writing. The Agent has no duty to verify the identity of any individual representing himself or herself as a person authorized by the Borrower to make such requests on its behalf.

(c) No Liability. The Agent shall not incur any liability to the Borrower as a result of acting upon any notice referred to in Section 2.4(a) or (b), which the Agent believes in good faith to have been given by an officer or other person duly authorized by the Borrower to request Loans on its behalf. The crediting of Loans to the Designated Account conclusively establishes the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loans as provided herein.

(d) Borrower’s Election. Promptly after receipt of a Notice of Borrowing for a Revolving Base Rate Loan, the Borrower shall elect to have the terms of Section 2.4(e) or the terms of Section 2.4(f) apply to such requested Borrowing. If the condition in Section 2.4(f)(i)(C) is not satisfied, the terms of Section 2.4(e) shall apply to the requested Borrowing.

(e) Making of Revolving Loans. If the Borrower elects to have the terms of this Section 2.4(e) apply to a requested Revolving Credit Borrowing of a Base Rate Loan or if the Agent receives a Notice of Borrowing for a LIBOR Loan, then, promptly after receipt of the Notice of Borrowing with respect to such Revolving Base Rate Loan or Revolving LIBOR Loan, the Agent shall notify the Revolving Credit Lenders by telecopy, telephone or e-mail of the requested Borrowing. Each Revolving Credit Lender shall transfer its Pro Rata Share of the requested Borrowing to the Agent in immediately available funds, to the account from time to time designated by the Agent, not later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the applicable Funding Date; provided that on the Closing Date, such funds may be made available at such earlier time as may be agreed among the relevant Lenders, the Borrower and the Agent for the purpose of consummating the Transactions. After the Agent’s receipt of all such amounts from the Lenders (or, in the event that a Defaulting Lender does not fund its portion of Loans, after the Agent receives such amounts from all other Lenders), the Agent shall make the aggregate of such amounts available to the Borrower on the applicable Funding Date by transferring same day funds to the account(s) designated by the Borrower; provided, however, that the amount of Revolving Loans so made on any date shall not exceed the then-current Availability on such date.

(f) Making of Swingline Loans.

(i) If the Borrower elects to have the terms of this Section 2.4(f) apply to a requested Revolving Credit Borrowing of a Base Rate Loan, the Swingline Lender shall make a Revolving Loan in the amount of that Borrowing available to the Borrower on the applicable Funding Date by transferring same day funds to the Designated Account or such other account(s) as may be designated by the Borrower in writing. Each Revolving Loan made solely by the Swingline Lender pursuant to this Section 2.4(f) is herein referred to as a “Swingline Loan,” and such Revolving Loans are collectively referred to as the “Swingline Loans.” Each Swingline Loan shall be subject to all the terms and conditions applicable to other Revolving Loans except that all payments thereon (including interest) shall be payable to the Swingline Lender solely for its own account. The Agent shall not request the Swingline Lender to make any Swingline Loan if (A) the Agent has received written notice from any Lender that one or more of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article IX will not be satisfied on the requested Funding Date for the applicable Borrowing, (B) the requested Borrowing would exceed then-current Availability on that Funding Date (as reasonably determined by the Agent), or (C) such Swingline Loan would cause the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all Swingline Loans to exceed $7,500,000 (the “Swingline Sublimit”).

(ii) The Swingline Loans shall be secured by the Collateral Agent’s Liens in and to the Collateral and shall constitute Base Rate Loans and Obligations hereunder.

 

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(g) Agent Advances.

(i) Subject to the limitations set forth below, the Agent is authorized by the Borrower and the Revolving Credit Lenders, from time to time in the Agent’s sole discretion, upon notice to the Revolving Credit Lenders, (A) after the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, or (B) at any time that any of the other conditions precedent set forth in Article IX have not been satisfied, to make Base Rate Loans to the Borrower on behalf of the Lenders in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed 10% of the Borrowing Base (provided that the making of any such Loan does not cause the Aggregate Revolver Outstandings to exceed the Maximum Revolver Amount) which the Agent, in its good faith judgment, deems necessary or desirable (1) to preserve or protect the Collateral, or any portion thereof, (2) to enhance the likelihood of, or maximize the amount of, repayment of the Loans and other Obligations (including through Base Rate Loans for the purpose of enabling Manufacturing, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to meet their payroll and associated Tax obligations), and/or (3) to pay any other amount chargeable to the Borrower pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including costs, fees and expenses as described in Section 14.7 (any of such advances are herein referred to as “Agent Advances”); provided, that the Required Lenders may at any time revoke the Agent’s authorization to make Agent Advances. Any such revocation must be in writing and shall become effective prospectively upon the Agent’s receipt thereof.

(ii) The Agent Advances shall be secured by the Collateral Agent’s Liens in and to the Collateral and shall constitute Base Rate Loans and Obligations hereunder.

(h) Notice Irrevocable. Other than any Notice of Borrowing for a Base Rate Loan made on or prior to the Closing Date, any Notice of Borrowing made pursuant to Section 2.4(a) shall be irrevocable. The Borrower shall be bound to borrow the funds requested therein in accordance therewith.

2.5 Reserves. The Agent may establish Reserves or change (including by decreasing the amount of) any of the Reserves, in the exercise of its Reasonable Credit Judgment; provided that such Reserves shall not be established or changed except upon not less than five (5) Business Days’ notice to the Borrower (unless an Event of Default exists and is continuing in which event such notice (which may be oral) may be given at any time prior to the establishment or change and shall not be subject to the five (5) Business Day notice requirement); provided, further, that no such prior notice shall be required for any changes to any Reserves resulting solely by virtue of mathematical calculations of the amount of the Reserves in accordance with the methodology of calculation previously utilized. The Agent will be available during such period to discuss any such proposed Reserve or change with the Borrower and without limiting the right of the Agent to establish or change such Reserves in the Agent’s Reasonable Credit Judgment, the Borrower may take such action as may be required so that the event, condition or matter that is the basis for such Reserve no longer exists, in a manner and to the extent reasonably satisfactory to the Agent. The amount of any Reserve established by the Agent pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 2.5 shall have a reasonable relationship as determined by the Agent in its Reasonable Credit Judgment to the event, condition or other matter that is the basis for the Reserve. In the event that the Agent has determined to establish or change a Reserve pursuant to the first sentence of this Section 2.5 and the Reserve amount to be so established or as modified is inconsistent with the Reserve amount determined by the Agent, then the greater Reserve amount so determined shall apply. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, a Reserve shall not be established to the extent that such Reserve would be duplicative of any specific item excluded as ineligible in the definition of “Eligible Account”, “Eligible Inventory” or “Eligible Unbilled Account”, or of any then-existing Reserve. The establishment of any Reserve with respect to any obligation, charge, liability, debt or otherwise shall in no event grant any rights or be deemed to have granted any rights in such reserved amount to the holder of such obligation, charge, liability or debt or any other Person (except as explicitly set forth hereunder), but shall solely be viewed as amounts reserved to protect the interests of the Secured Parties hereunder and under the other Loan Documents.

2.6 Incremental Credit Extension.

(a) The Borrower may at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date, by written notice delivered to the Agent, request one or more increases in the amount under any Class of Revolving Credit Commitments (each such increase, a “Revolving Credit Commitment Increase”).

(b) Each Revolving Credit Commitment Increase shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is not less than $5,000,000 (provided that such amount may be less than $5,000,000 if such amount represents all remaining availability under the limit set forth below) (and in minimum increments of $5,000,000 in excess thereof), and the aggregate amount of Revolving Credit Commitment Increases (after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and the use of the proceeds thereof) incurred pursuant to this Section 2.6(b) shall not exceed $50,000,000.55,000,000. For the avoidance of doubt, the capacity for Revolving Credit Commitment Increases shall be reduced to $0 on the Second Amendment Effective Date.

 

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(c) The Revolving Credit Commitment Increases shall be treated the same as the Revolving Credit Commitments (except that the maturity date thereof shall be no earlier than the initial Stated Termination Date for the Revolving Credit Facility) and shall be considered to be part of the Revolving Credit Commitments (it being understood that, if required to consummate a Revolving Credit Commitment Increase, the interest rate margins, rate floors and undrawn commitment fees on the Revolving Credit Commitments may be increased so long as such increase also apply equally to the existing Revolving Credit Commitments and additional upfront or similar fees may be payable to the lenders providing the Revolving Credit Commitment Increase without any requirement to pay such upfront or similar fees to any then-existing Lenders). The Revolving Credit Commitment Increases may be in the form of a separate “first-in, last-out” or “last-out” tranche (the “FILO Tranche”) with interest rate margins, rate floors, upfront fees, funding discounts, advance rates, premiums, unused fees, original issue discounts, amortization, and other terms to be agreed among the Borrower, the Agent and the applicable Lenders (without the consent of any Lenders not providing loans under the FILO Tranche) providing such Revolving Credit Commitment Increases (it being understood to the extent that any financial maintenance covenant is added for the benefit of any FILO Tranche, no consent shall be required from the Agent or any Lender to the extent that such financial maintenance covenant is also added for the benefit of the Revolving Credit Facility) and to be agreed upon (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not require any adjustment to the Applicable Margin of other Loans pursuant to clause (i) above) among the Borrower and the Lenders providing the FILO Tranche so long as (1) any loans and related obligations in respect of the FILO Tranche shall not be guaranteed by any Person other than the Guarantors and shall rank equal (or, at the option of the Borrower, junior) in right of priority to the Collateral Agent’s Liens; (2) as between (x) the Revolving Credit Facility (other than the FILO Tranche) and (y) the FILO Tranche, all proceeds from the liquidation or other realization of the Collateral shall be applied, first to obligations owing under, or with respect to, the Revolving Credit Facility (other than the FILO Tranche) and second to the FILO Tranche; (3) no Borrower may prepay Loans under the FILO Tranche or terminate or reduce the commitments in respect thereof at any time that other Revolving Loans (including Swingline Loans) and/or Unpaid Drawings (unless cash collateralized or otherwise provided for in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Agent) are outstanding; (4) the Required Lenders (calculated as including the FILO Tranche) shall, subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, control exercise of remedies in respect of the Collateral; and (5) no changes affecting the priority status of the Revolving Credit Facility (other than the FILO Tranche) vis-à-vis the FILO Tranche may be made without the consent of each of the Lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility (other than the FILO Tranche).

(d) Each notice from the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.6 shall be given in writing and shall set forth the requested amount and proposed terms of the relevant Revolving Credit Commitment Increase. Revolving Credit Commitment Increases may be provided subject to the prior written consent of the Borrower, by any existing Lender (it being understood that no existing Lender will have an obligation to make a portion of any Revolving Credit Commitment Increase) or by any other bank, financial institution, other institutional lender or other investor (any such other bank, financial institution or other investor being called an “Additional Lender”); provided that (i) each existing Lender shall be offered the opportunity to participate in the relevant Revolving Credit Commitment Increase (other than in the case of a FILO Tranche) on a pro rata basis based on such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment prior to such Revolving Credit Commitment Increase and (ii) the Agent, the Swingline Lender and each Letter of Credit Issuer shall have consented (in each case, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to such Lender’s or Additional Lender’s providing such Revolving Credit Commitment Increase if such consent would be required under Section 12.2 for an assignment of Loans and/or Commitments to such Lender or Additional Lender.

(e) Commitments in respect of a Revolving Credit Commitment Increase, including under a FILO Tranche, shall become Commitments under this Agreement pursuant to an amendment (an “Incremental Agreement”) to this Agreement and, as appropriate, the other Loan Documents, executed the Borrower, each Lender agreeing to provide such Commitment, if any, each Additional Lender, if any, and the Agent. The Incremental Agreement may, subject to Section 2.6(c), without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or advisable in the reasonable opinion of the Borrower and the Agent to effect the provisions of this Section 2.6. The effectiveness of any Incremental Agreement shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof (each, an “Incremental Facility Closing Date”) and the occurrence of any extension of credit thereunder shall be subject to (i) the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 9.2(a) (provided that, with respect to any FILO Tranche that is entered into in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other similar Investment

 

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permitted hereunder, compliance with clause (ii) thereof shall instead be limited to compliance with no Event of Default under Section 10.1(a), (c), (e), (f) and (g) having occurred and being in continuance), (ii) receipt by the Agent of (y) legal opinions, board resolutions and officers’ certificates reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and (z) reaffirmation agreements and/or such amendments to the Collateral Documents as may be reasonably requested by the Agent in order to ensure that the Revolving Credit Commitment Increase is provided with the benefit of the applicable Loan Documents, and (iii) such other conditions as the parties thereto shall agree. The Borrower will use the proceeds of the loans under any Revolving Credit Commitment Increase for any purpose not prohibited by this Agreement.

(f) (i) Except as set forth under clause (d) above, the Borrower shall not be obligated to offer any existing Lender the opportunity to provide any Revolving Credit Commitment Increase.

(ii) Upon each increase in the Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.6, other than in connection with a FILO Tranche, each Revolving Credit Lender immediately prior to such increase will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assigned to each Lender providing a portion of the Revolving Credit Commitment Increase (each, an “Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment Increase Lender”) in respect of such increase, and each such Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment Increase Lender will automatically and without further act be deemed to have assumed, a portion of such Lender’s participations hereunder in outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans such that, after giving effect to each such deemed assignment and assumption of participations, the percentage of the aggregate outstanding (A) participations hereunder in Letters of Credit and (B) participations hereunder in Swingline Loans held by each Revolving Credit Lender (including each such Incremental Revolving Credit Commitment Increase Lender) will equal the percentage of the aggregate Revolving Credit Commitments represented by such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment. The Agent and the Lenders hereby agree that the minimum borrowing, pro rata borrowing, and pro rata payment requirements contained elsewhere in this Agreement shall not apply to the transactions effected pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence or pursuant to a FILO Tranche.

(g) This Section 2.6 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.4(e) or 12.1 to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, any provisions of this Section 2.6 may be amended with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided no such amendment shall require any Lender to provide any Revolving Credit Commitment Increase without such Lender’s consent.

(h) Upon each increase in the Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to this Section 2.6 the dollar thresholds set forth in the definitions of “Cash Dominion Period”, “Collateral Reporting Period”, “Covenant Trigger Period,” “Permitted Acquisition”, “Specified Conditions”, and in Section 8.21 shall be increased in proportion to the amount of Revolving Commitment Increase.

2.7 Extensions of Revolving Loans and Revolving Credit Commitments.

(a) The Borrower may at any time and from time to time request that all or a portion of the Revolving Credit Commitments of any Class and/or the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of any Class (and, in each case, including any previously extended Revolving Credit Commitments), existing at the time of such request (each, an “Existing Revolving Credit Commitment” and any related revolving credit loans under any such facility, “Existing Revolving Loans”; each Existing Revolving Credit Commitment and related Existing Revolving Loans together being referred to as an “Existing Revolving Credit Class”) be converted or exchanged to extend the termination date thereof and the scheduled maturity date(s) of any payment of principal with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of Existing Revolving Loans related to such Existing Revolving Credit Commitments (any such Existing Revolving Credit Commitments which have been so extended, “Extended Revolving Credit Commitments” and any related revolving credit loans, “Extended Revolving Loans”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.7. Prior to entering into any Extension Agreement with respect to any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, the Borrower shall provide written notice to the Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each of the Lenders of the applicable Class of Existing Revolving Credit Commitments, with such request offered equally to all Lenders of such Class) (an “Extension Request”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments to be established thereunder, which terms shall be similar to those applicable to the Existing Revolving Credit Commitments from which they are to be extended (the “Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class”) except that (w) all or any of the final maturity dates of such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments may be delayed

 

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to later dates than the final maturity dates of the Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class, (x)(A) the interest rates, interest margins, rate floors, upfront fees, funding discounts, original issue discounts and prepayment premiums with respect to the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments may be different than those for the Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class and/or (B) additional fees and/or premiums may be payable to the Lenders providing such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments in addition to or in lieu of any of the items contemplated by the preceding clause (A) and (y)(1) the undrawn revolving credit commitment fee rates with respect to the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments may be different than those for the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class and (2) the Extension Agreement may provide for other covenants and terms that apply to any period after the Termination Date; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.7, or otherwise, (I) the borrowing and repayment (other than in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of commitments) of the Extended Revolving Loans under any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall be made on a pro rata basis with any borrowings and repayments of the Existing Revolving Loans of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class (the mechanics for which may be implemented through the applicable Extension Agreement and may include technical changes related to the borrowing and repayment procedures of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class), (II) assignments and participations of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments and Extended Revolving Loans shall be governed by the assignment and participation provisions set forth in Section 12.2 and (III) subject to the applicable limitations set forth in Section 4.4(a) and (b), permanent repayments of Extended Revolving Loans (and corresponding permanent reduction in the related Extended Revolving Credit Commitments) shall be permitted as may be agreed between the Borrower and the Lenders thereof. No Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Loans or Revolving Credit Commitments of any Existing Revolving Credit Class converted or exchanged into Extended Revolving Loans or Extended Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to any Extension Request. Any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of any Extension Series shall constitute a separate Class of revolving credit commitments from Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class and from any other Existing Revolving Credit Commitments (together with any other Extended Revolving Credit Commitments so established on such date).

(b) The Borrower shall provide the applicable Extension Request to the Agent at least ten (10) Business Days (or such shorter period as the Agent may determine in its sole discretion) prior to the date on which Lenders under the Existing Revolving Credit Class are requested to respond, and shall agree to such procedures, if any, as may be established by, or acceptable to, the Agent, in each case acting reasonably, to accomplish the purpose of this Section 2.7. Any Lender (an “Extending Lender”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Revolving Credit Commitments (or any earlier Extended Revolving Credit Commitments) of an Existing Revolving Credit Class subject to such Extension Request converted or exchanged into Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall notify the Agent (an “Extension Election”) on or prior to the date specified in such Extension Request of the amount of its Revolving Credit Commitments (and/or any earlier-extended Extended Revolving Credit Commitments) which it has elected to convert or exchange into Extended Revolving Credit Commitments (subject to any minimum denomination requirements imposed by the Agent). In the event that the aggregate amount of Revolving Credit Commitments (and any earlier-extended Extended Revolving Credit Commitments) subject to Extension Elections exceeds the amount of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments requested pursuant to the Extension Request, Revolving Credit Commitments, or earlier-extended Extended Revolving Credit Commitments, as applicable, subject to Extension Elections shall be converted to or exchanged to Extended Revolving Credit Commitments on a pro rata basis (subject to such rounding requirements as may be established by the Agent) based on the amount of Revolving Credit Commitments and earlier-extended Extended Revolving Credit Commitments included in each such Extension Election or as may be otherwise agreed to in the applicable Extension Agreement. Notwithstanding the conversion of any Existing Revolving Credit Commitment into an Extended Revolving Credit Commitment, unless expressly agreed by the holders of each affected Existing Revolving Credit Commitment of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class, such Extended Revolving Credit Commitment shall not be treated more favorably than all Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class for purposes of the obligations of a Revolving Credit Lender in respect of Swingline Loans under Section 2.4 and Letters of Credit under Section 2.3, except that the applicable Extension Agreement may provide that the maturity date for the Swingline Loans and/or the last day for issuing Letters of Credit may be extended and the related obligations to make Swingline Loans and issue Letters of Credit may be continued (pursuant to mechanics to be specified in the applicable Extension Agreement) so long as the applicable Swingline Lender and/or the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer have consented to such extensions (it being understood that no consent of any other Lender shall be required in connection with any such extension).

 

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(c) Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall be established pursuant to an amendment (an “Extension Agreement”) to this Agreement (which, except to the extent expressly contemplated by the second sentence of this Section 2.7(c) and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 12.1, shall not require the consent of any Lender other than the Extending Lenders with respect to the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments established thereby) executed by Holdings, the Obligors, the Agent and the Extending Lenders. In connection with any Extension Agreement, the Borrower shall deliver an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Agent (i) as to the enforceability of such Extension Agreement, this Agreement as amended thereby, and such of the other Loan Documents (if any) as may be amended thereby (in the case of such other Loan Documents as contemplated by the immediately preceding sentence) and covering customary matters and (ii) to the effect that such Extension Agreement, including the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments provided for therein, does not breach or result in a default under the provisions of Section 12.1 of this Agreement, as modified by this Section 2.7(c).

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, on any date on which any Class of Existing Revolving Credit Commitments is converted or exchanged to extend the related scheduled maturity date(s) in accordance with Section 2.7(a) above (an “Extension Date”), in the case of the Existing Revolving Credit Commitments of each Extending Lender under any Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class, the aggregate principal amount of such Existing Revolving Credit Commitments shall be deemed reduced by an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of Extended Revolving Credit Commitments so converted or exchanged by such Lender on such date, and such Extended Revolving Credit Commitments shall be established as a separate Class of revolving credit commitments from the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class and from any other Existing Revolving Credit Commitments (together with any other Extended Revolving Credit Commitments so established on such date) and if, on any Extension Date, any Existing Revolving Loans of any Extending Lender are outstanding under the Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitment Class, such Existing Revolving Loans (and any related participations) shall be deemed to be converted or exchanged to Extended Revolving Loans (and related participations) of the applicable Class in the same proportion as such Extending Lender’s Specified Existing Revolving Credit Commitments Class to Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of such Class.

(e) In the event that the Agent determines in its sole discretion that the allocation of the Extended Revolving Credit Commitments of a given Extension Series, in each case to a given Lender was incorrectly determined as a result of manifest administrative error in the receipt and processing of an Extension Election timely submitted by such Lender in accordance with the procedures set forth in the applicable Extension Agreement, then the Agent, the Borrower and such affected Lender may (and hereby are authorized to), in their sole discretion and without the consent of any other Lender, enter into an amendment to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (each, a “Corrective Extension Agreement”) within 30 days following the effective date of such Extension Agreement, as the case may be, which Corrective Extension Agreement shall (i) provide for the conversion or exchange and extension of Existing Revolving Credit Commitments (and related exposure) in such amount as is required to cause such Lender to hold Extended Revolving Credit Commitments (and related exposure) of the applicable Extension Series into which such other Loans or commitments were initially converted or exchanged, as the case may be, in the amount such Lender would have held had such administrative error not occurred and had such Lender received the minimum allocation of the applicable Loans or Commitments to which it was entitled under the terms of such Extension Agreement, in the absence of such error, (ii) be subject to the satisfaction of such conditions as the Agent, the Borrower and such Lender may agree (including conditions of the type required to be satisfied for the effectiveness of an Extension Agreement described in Section 2.7(c)), and (iii) effect such other amendments of the type (with appropriate reference and nomenclature changes) described in the second sentence of Section 2.7(c).

(f) No conversion or exchange of Loans or Commitments pursuant to any Extension Agreement in accordance with this Section 2.7 shall constitute a voluntary or mandatory payment or prepayment for purposes of this Agreement.

(g) This Section 2.7 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.4(e) or Section 12.1 to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, any of the provisions of this Section 2.7 may be amended with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that no such amendment shall require any Lender to provide any Extended Revolving Credit Commitments without such Lender’s consent.

2.8 Defaulting Lenders. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:

 

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(a) the Unused Line Fee shall cease to accrue on any of the Revolving Credit Commitments of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 3.5;

(b) the Commitments and Loans of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether all Lenders or the Required Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment, waiver or other modification pursuant to Section 12.1); provided that any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender which affects such Defaulting Lender disproportionately when compared to the other affected Lenders, or increases or extends the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender, shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender;

(c) any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Section 10.2 or Section 10.3 or otherwise), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Agent hereunder; second, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Agent; third, 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 that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; fourth, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to any Obligor as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Obligor against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and fifth, to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that, if such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the relevant Loans of the relevant non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied in the manner set forth in this clause (c);

(d) if any Swingline Loans are outstanding or Letters of Credit issued at the time such Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender then:

(i) all or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participations in such Swingline Loans and/or Letters of Credit shall be reallocated among the non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares but only to the extent (x) the sum of all non-Defaulting Lenders’ Aggregate Revolver Outstandings does not exceed the lesser of the total of all non-Defaulting Lenders’ Revolving Credit Commitments and the Borrowing Base as of such date and (y) no such non-Defaulting Lender’s Aggregate Revolver Outstandings shall exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment at such time;

(ii) if the reallocation described in clause (i) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall within three (3) Business Days following notice by the Agent (x) first, prepay such Swingline Loans and (y) second, cash collateralize for the benefit of the Letter of Credit Issuer only the Borrower’s obligations corresponding to such Defaulting Lender’s participations in Letters of Credit (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (i) above) for so long as such participations in Letters of Credit are outstanding;

(iii) if the Borrower cash collateralizes any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s Obligations pursuant to clause (ii) above, the Borrower shall not be required to pay any fees to such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 3.6 with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participations in Letters of Credit during the period such participations in Letters of Credit are cash collateralized;

(iv) if the participations in Letters of Credit of the non-Defaulting Lenders are reallocated pursuant to clause (i) above, then the fees payable to the Lenders pursuant to Sections 3.5 and 3.6 shall be adjusted in accordance with such non-Defaulting Lenders’ Pro Rata Shares; and

 

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(v) if all or any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s participations in Letters of Credit is neither reallocated nor cash collateralized pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above, then, without prejudice to any rights or remedies of the Letter of Credit Issuers or any other Lender hereunder, all letter of credit fees payable under Section 3.6 with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participations in Letters of Credit shall be payable to the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer until and to the extent that such participations in Letters of Credit are reallocated and/or cash collateralized;

(e) so long as (i) such Lender is a Defaulting Lender and (ii) a reallocation pursuant to clauses (d)(i) or (d)(ii) above cannot be effectuated, the Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loan and the Letter of Credit Issuers shall not be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit, unless it has received assurances reasonably satisfactory to it that non-Defaulting Lenders will cover the related exposure and/or cash collateral will be provided by the Borrower in accordance with this Section 2.8, and participating interests in any newly made Swingline Loan or any newly issued or increased Letter of Credit shall be allocated among non-Defaulting Lenders in a manner consistent with this Section 2.8 (and such Defaulting Lender shall not participate therein); and

(f) in the event that the Agent, the Borrower, the Swingline Lender and the Letter of Credit Issuers each agrees that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then the obligations and participations of the Revolving Credit Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment and on such date such Lender shall purchase at par such of the Loans of the other Revolving Credit Lenders (other than Swingline Loans) as the Agent shall determine may be necessary in order for such Lender to hold such Loans in accordance with its Pro Rata Share; 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 14.21, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from such Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

ARTICLE III

INTEREST AND FEES

3.1 Interest.

(a) Interest Rates. All outstanding Loans to the Borrower shall bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof (including, to the extent permitted by law, on interest thereon not paid when due) from the date made until paid in full in cash at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate or the LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin, but not to exceed the Maximum Rate. If at any time Loans are outstanding with respect to which the Borrower has not delivered to the Agent a notice specifying the basis for determining the interest rate applicable thereto in accordance herewith, those Loans shall be treated as Base Rate Loans until notice to the contrary has been given to the Agent in accordance with this Agreement and such notice has become effective. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Loans shall bear interest as follows:

(i) For all Base Rate Loans, at a fluctuating per annum rate equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin; and

(ii) For all LIBOR Loans, at a fluctuating per annum rate equal to the LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin.

Each change in the Base Rate (or any component thereof) shall be reflected in the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans as of the effective date of such change. All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans when the Base Rate is determined by the “prime rate” shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-day year). On the first Business Day of each calendar quarter hereafter and on the Termination Date, the Borrower

 

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shall pay to the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders (provided that all interest on applicable Swingline Loans shall be for the benefit of the Swingline Lender and all interest on Agent Advances shall be for the benefit of the Agent), interest accrued to the first day of such calendar quarter (or accrued to the Termination Date in the case of a payment on the Termination Date) on all Base Rate Loans in arrears. The Borrower shall pay to the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, interest on all LIBOR Loans in arrears on each LIBOR Interest Payment Date.

(b) Default Rate. During the continuance of any Specified Event of Default, if the Borrower shall default in the payment of the principal of or interest on any Loan or any other amount becoming due hereunder, by acceleration or otherwise, or under any other Loan Document, the Borrower shall on demand from time to time pay interest, to the extent permitted by Law, on such defaulted amount to but excluding the date of actual payment (after as well as before judgment) (A) in the case of overdue principal, at the Default Rate, and (B) in all other cases, at a rate per annum equal to the rate that would be applicable to a Base Rate Loan plus 2.00%.

3.2 Continuation and Conversion Elections.

(a) The Borrower may (provided that the Borrowing of LIBOR Loans is then permitted under Section 2.4(a)(ii)):

(i) elect, as of any Business Day, to convert any Base Rate Loans other than Agent Advances and Swingline Loans (or any part thereof) into LIBOR Loans; and

(ii) elect, as of the last day of the applicable Interest Period, to continue any LIBOR Loans having Interest Periods expiring on such day (or any part thereof);

provided that if the Notice of Continuation/Conversion shall fail to specify the duration of the Interest Period, such Interest Period shall be one month.

(b) The Borrower shall deliver a notice of continuation/conversion substantially in the form of Exhibit C (a “Notice of Continuation/Conversion”) to the Agent not later than, (x) 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) at least three (3) Business Days in advance of the Continuation/Conversion Date if the Loans are to be converted into or continued as LIBOR Loans and specifying:

(i) the proposed Continuation/Conversion Date;

(ii) the aggregate principal amount of Loans to be converted or continued;

(iii) the Type of Loans resulting from the proposed conversion or continuation; and

(iv) the duration of the requested Interest Period, provided, however, the Borrower may not select an Interest Period that ends after the Stated Termination Date.

(c) If, upon the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to any LIBOR Loans, the Borrower fails to select timely a new Interest Period to be applicable to such LIBOR Loans, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert such LIBOR Loans into Base Rate Loans effective as of the expiration date of such Interest Period. If any Event of Default exists, at the election of the Agent or the Required Lenders, all LIBOR Loans shall be converted into Base Rate Loans as of the expiration date of each applicable Interest Period.

(d) The Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of a Notice of Continuation/Conversion. All conversions and continuations shall be made ratably according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Loans with respect to which the notice was given held by each Lender.

(e) There may not be more than ten different LIBOR Loans in effect hereunder at any time (which number may be increased or adjusted by agreement between the Borrower and the Agent in connection with any Revolving Credit Commitment Increase or the creation of any Extended Revolving Credit Facility).

 

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3.3 Maximum Interest Rate. In no event shall any interest rate provided for hereunder exceed the maximum rate legally chargeable under applicable law with respect to loans of the Type provided for hereunder (the “Maximum Rate”). If, in any month, any interest rate, absent such limitation, would have exceeded the Maximum Rate, then the interest rate for that month shall be the Maximum Rate, and, if in future months, that interest rate would otherwise be less than the Maximum Rate, then that interest rate shall remain at the Maximum Rate until such time as the amount of interest paid hereunder equals the amount of interest which would have been paid if the same had not been limited by the Maximum Rate. In the event that, upon payment in full of the Obligations, the total amount of interest paid or accrued under the terms of this Agreement is less than the total amount of interest which would, but for this Section 3.3, have been paid or accrued if the interest rate otherwise set forth in this Agreement had at all times been in effect, then the Borrower shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, pay the Agent, for the account of the applicable Lenders, an amount equal to the excess of (a) the lesser of (i) the amount of interest which would have been charged if the Maximum Rate had, at all times, been in effect or (ii) the amount of interest which would have accrued had the interest rate otherwise set forth in this Agreement, at all times, been in effect over (b) the amount of interest actually paid or accrued under this Agreement. If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the Agent and/or any Lender has received interest and other charges hereunder in excess of the Maximum Rate, such excess shall be deemed received on account of, and shall automatically be applied to reduce, the Obligations other than interest, and if there are no Obligations outstanding, the Agent and/or such Lender shall refund to the Borrower such excess.

3.4 Closing Fees and Other Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay the Agent, the Collateral Agent and each of the Arrangers, as applicable, all fees due and payable on any date required for payment of a fee (including as provided under the Engagement Letter); provided that, solely with respect to the ABL Administration Fee (as defined in the Engagement Letter), the amount of the ABL Administration Fee to be paid on the Closing Date (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not on any future date), shall be reduced by $10,000.

3.5 Unused Line Fee. On the first Business Day of each calendar quarter (commencing with the first business day of the calendar quarter beginning April 1, 2018), and on the Termination Date, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent, for the account of the Revolving Credit Lenders, an unused line fee (the “Unused Line Fee”) equal to the Applicable Unused Line Fee Margin per annum times the amount by which the average daily Maximum Revolver Amount exceeded the sum of the average daily outstanding amount of Revolving Loans (other than Swingline Loans) and the average daily undrawn face amount of outstanding Letters of Credit, during the immediately preceding calendar quarter (or longer period if calculated for the first such payment after the Closing Date or shorter period if calculated on the Termination Date). All principal payments received by the Agent shall be deemed to be credited immediately upon receipt for purposes of calculating the Unused Line Fee pursuant to this Section 3.5. Upon receipt thereof, the Agent shall distribute the Unused Line Fee to the Revolving Credit Lenders ratably based on their Pro Rata Shares of the Revolving Credit Commitments.

3.6 Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Agent, for the account of the Revolving Credit Lenders, in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares, for each Letter of Credit, a fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) equal to, on a per annum basis, the Applicable Margin for LIBOR Loans multiplied by the undrawn face amount of each Letter of Credit, (ii) to each Letter of Credit Issuer, for its own account, a fronting fee of one-eighth of one percent (0.125%) per annum of the undrawn face amount of each Letter of Credit issued by such Letter of Credit Issuer, and (iii) to each Letter of Credit Issuer, any out-of-pocket costs, fees and expenses incurred by such Letter of Credit Issuer in connection with the application for, processing of, issuance of, or amendment to any Letter of Credit. The Letter of Credit Fee and fronting fee shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the first Business Day of each calendar quarter in which a Letter of Credit is outstanding and on the Termination Date; provided that the first such payment after the Closing Date shall be paid on April 1, 2018.

ARTICLE IV

PAYMENTS AND PREPAYMENTS

4.1 Payments and Prepayments.

(a) The Borrower shall repay the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Loans, plus all accrued but unpaid interest thereon, on the Termination Date.

 

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(b) The Borrower may, upon notice to the Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay the Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty (but subject to Section 5.4); provided that (i) such notice must be received by the Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) (A) three (3) Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of LIBOR Loans and (B) one (1) Business Day prior to any date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; provided, further, that, in respect of Swingline Loans, the Borrower may deliver such notice to the Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date of prepayment of such Swingline Loans and (ii) each prepayment shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof or, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid and, if LIBOR Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans. The Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s ratable portion of such prepayment (based on such Lender’s Pro Rata Share).

4.2 Out-of-Formula Condition. The Borrower shall immediately pay to the Agent, for the account of the Lenders and/or to cash collateralize Letters of Credit pursuant to Section 2.3(g), upon demand, the amount, if any, by which the amount of the Aggregate Revolver Outstandings exceeds at any time the lesser of (i) the Maximum Revolver Amount and (ii) the then-current Borrowing Base (any such condition being an “Out-of-Formula Condition”), except that no such payment shall be required if the Out-of-Formula Condition is created solely as a result of an Agent Advance.

4.3 Mandatory Prepayments.

(a) (i) At all times after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Cash Dominion Period and notification thereof by the Agent to the Borrower, on each Business Day, the Agent shall apply all same day funds credited to the Concentration Account and all amounts received pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) to one or more accounts maintained by the Agent or such other account as directed by the Agent and subject to the terms of any Intercreditor Agreement then in effect, all amounts received in such account shall be applied by Agent in accordance with Section 4.3(a)(ii) below.

(ii) Except as otherwise provided in Section 10.3, all amounts required to be paid pursuant to Section 4.3(a)(i) shall be applied by the Agent as follows: (A) first, to the prepayment in full of Agent Advances, (B) second, to the prepayment in full of the Swingline Loans, (C) third, to cash collateralize Letters of Credit, (D) fourth, to the prepayment in full of the Revolving Base Rate Loans and (E) fifth, to the prepayment in full of the Revolving LIBOR Loans.

(b) No payment or prepayment made pursuant to this Section 4.3 shall, or shall be deemed to, effect or reduce any Commitment of any Lender or the aggregate Commitments of the Lenders.

4.4 Termination or Reductions of Facilities.

(a) The Borrower may terminate this Agreement, upon at least three (3) Business Days’ notice to the Agent (who will distribute such notice to the Lenders), upon Full Payment of the Obligations and payment of amounts (if any) due under Section 5.4. Such notice may provide that such termination is contingent upon consummation of a contemplated refinancing or another transaction.

(b) The Borrower may from time to time permanently reduce the Revolving Credit Commitments (and the Maximum Revolver Amount), as the case may be, on a pro rata basis based on the applicable Lenders’ respective Pro Rata Shares, upon at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice to the Agent, which notice shall specify the amount of the reduction. Each reduction shall be in a minimum amount of $5,000,000 or an increment of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. If after giving effect to any reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments, the Letter of Credit Subfacility or the Swingline Sublimit shall exceed the Revolving Credit Commitments at such time, each such Subfacility or sublimit, as the case may be, shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess and such reduction shall be accompanied by such payment (if any) as may be required to be made such that after giving effect to such payment the relevant aggregate Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans do not exceed the applicable Subfacility or sublimit as so reduced. Each reduction in the Revolving Credit Commitments shall be accompanied by such payment (if any) as may be required to avoid an Out-of-Formula Condition. It being understood and agreed that the Borrower may allocate any termination or reduction of Commitments among Classes of Commitments at its direction.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower may rescind or postpone any notice of termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments if such termination would have resulted from a refinancing of all of the applicable Commitments, which refinancing shall not be consummated or otherwise shall be delayed.

4.5 LIBOR Loan Prepayments. In connection with any prepayment, if any LIBOR Loans are prepaid prior to the expiration date of the Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall comply with Section 5.4.

4.6 Payments by the Borrower.

(a) All payments to be made by the Borrower under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall be made without set-off, recoupment or counterclaim. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower shall be made to the Agent for the account of the Lenders entitled thereto, at the account designated by the Agent and shall be made in Dollars and in immediately available funds, no later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date specified herein. Any payment received by the Agent after such time shall be deemed (for purposes of calculating interest only) to have been received on the following Business Day and any applicable interest shall continue to accrue.

(b) Subject to the provisions set forth in the definition of “Interest Period,” whenever any payment is due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be due on the following Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of interest or fees, as the case may be.

4.7 Apportionment, Application and Reversal of Payments. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, principal and interest payments shall be apportioned ratably among the Lenders to which such payment is owed (according to the unpaid principal balance of the Loans to which such payments owed are held by each such Lender) and payments of the fees shall, as applicable, be apportioned ratably (or other applicable share as provided herein) among the Lenders to which such payment is owed, except for fees payable solely to the Agent, any Arranger or the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer. Whenever any payment received by the Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents is insufficient to pay in full all amounts due and payable to the Agent and the Lenders under or in respect of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on any date, such payment shall be distributed by the Agent and applied by the Agent and the Lenders in the order of priority set forth in Section 10.3. If the Agent receives funds for application to the Obligations of the Obligors under or in respect of the Loan Documents under circumstances for which the Loan Documents do not specify the manner in which such funds are to be applied, the Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, elect to distribute such funds to each of the Lenders in accordance with such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Aggregate Revolver Outstandings at such time, in repayment or prepayment of such of the outstanding Loans or other Obligations then owing to such Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, unless so directed by the Borrower, or unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, neither the Agent nor any Lender shall apply any payments which it receives to any LIBOR Loan, except (a) on the expiration date of the Interest Period applicable to any such LIBOR Loan or (b) in the event, and only to the extent, that there are no outstanding Base Rate Loans and, in such event, the Borrower shall pay LIBOR breakage losses in accordance with Section 5.4.

4.8 Indemnity for Returned Payments. If after receipt of any payment which is applied to the payment of all or any part of the Obligations under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, the Agent, any Lender, or any other Secured Party is for any reason compelled to surrender such payment or proceeds to any Person because such payment or application of proceeds is invalidated, declared fraudulent, set aside, determined to be void or voidable as a preference, impermissible setoff, or a diversion of trust funds, or for any other reason, then such Obligations or part thereof intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued and this Agreement shall continue in full force as if such payment or proceeds had not been received by the Agent, such Lender, or such other Secured Party, and the Borrower shall be liable to pay to the Agent, the Lenders, or such other Secured Party and hereby do indemnify the Agent, the Lenders, or such other Secured Party and hold the Agent, the Lenders, or such other Secured Party harmless for the amount of such payment or proceeds surrendered. The provisions of this Section 4.8 shall be and remain effective notwithstanding any release of Collateral or guarantors, cancellation or return of Loan Documents, or other contrary action which may have been taken by the Agent, any Lender, or such other Secured Party in reliance upon such payment or application of proceeds, and any such contrary action so taken shall be without prejudice to the Agent’s, the Lenders’, or such other Secured Party’s rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and shall be deemed to have been conditioned upon such payment or application of proceeds having become final and irrevocable. The provisions of this Section 4.8 shall survive the repayment of the Obligations and termination of this Agreement.

 

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4.9 Agent’s and Lenders’ Books and Records. The Agent shall record the principal amount of the Loans owing to each Lender, the undrawn face amount of all applicable outstanding Letters of Credit and the aggregate amount of Unpaid Drawings obligations outstanding with respect to the Letters of Credit from time to time on its books. In addition, each Lender may note the date and amount of each payment or prepayment of principal of such Lender’s Loans in its books and records. Failure by the Agent or any Lender to make such notation shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower with respect to the Loans or the Letters of Credit. The Borrower agrees that the Agent’s and each Lender’s books and records showing the Obligations and the transactions pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be admissible in any action or proceeding arising therefrom, and shall constitute rebuttable presumptive proof thereof (absent manifest error), irrespective of whether any Obligation is also evidenced by a promissory note or other instrument. Such statement shall be deemed correct, accurate, and binding on the Borrower and an account stated (absent manifest error and except for reversals and reapplications of payments made as provided in Section 4.7 and corrections of errors discovered by the Agent), unless the Borrower notifies the Agent in writing to the contrary within 30 days after such statement is rendered. In the event a timely written notice of objections is given by the Borrower, only the items to which exception is expressly made will be considered to be disputed by the Borrower.

ARTICLE V

TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

5.1 Taxes.

(a) Payments Free of Taxes. Unless otherwise required by applicable Law, all payments by or on behalf of an Obligor to a Lender or the Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for, any Taxes. If any applicable Withholding Agent shall be required by any applicable Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of such Withholding Agent) to deduct or withhold any Tax from any payment to a Recipient under this Agreement or any Loan Document, then (i) such Withholding Agent shall 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 (ii) if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Obligor shall be increased as necessary so that after all such required deductions and withholdings are made (including deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 5.1) the applicable Lender (or, in the case of a payment made to the Agent for its own account, the Agent) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been made. In addition, the Borrower shall pay all Other Taxes when due.

(b) Indemnification by Obligors. The Obligors agree jointly and severally to indemnify and hold harmless each Lender and the Agent for the full amount of Indemnified Taxes (including any Indemnified Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 5.1) paid or payable by any Lender or the Agent and any reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally asserted. Payment under this indemnification shall be made within 30 days after the date such Lender or the Agent makes written demand therefor in accordance with Section 5.6.

(c) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after the date of any payment by an Obligor of Taxes to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 5.1, the relevant Obligor shall furnish the Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof, or other evidence of payment reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.

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

 

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deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in paragraphs (d)(i), (ii) and (iv) of this Section) 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. Each Lender agrees that if any documentation it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such documentation or promptly notify the Borrower and the Agent in writing of its legal ineligibility to do so. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,

(i) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Agent), two duly executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding Tax;

(ii) any Lender that is not a U.S. Person shall, to the extent it is legally eligible to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Agent on or prior to the date on which such non-U.S. Person becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

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

(B) two duly executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI;

(C) in the case of a Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) two duly executed copies of a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit J-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) two duly executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E; or

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

(iii) any Lender that is not a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Agent), executed copies 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 applicable Withholding Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

 

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

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.1(d), a Lender shall not be required to deliver any documentation pursuant to this Section 5.1(d) that it is not legally eligible to deliver. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Agent to deliver to the Obligors and to any successor Agent any documentation provided by such Lender to the Agent pursuant to this Section 5.1(d).

(e) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any party determines, in its reasonable discretion, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 5.1 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 5.1), 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 5.1 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all reasonable and documented or invoiced 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). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this Section 5.1(e) (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 to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.1(e), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 5.1(e) 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 had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid. This Section 5.1(e) 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.

(f) The Agent shall provide the Borrower with two duly completed original copies of, if it is a U.S. Person, IRS Form W-9 certifying that it is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding, and, if it is not a U.S. Person, (1) IRS Form W-8ECI with respect to payments to be received by it as a beneficial owner and (2) IRS Form W-8IMY (together with required accompanying documentation) with respect to payments to be received by it on behalf of the Lenders, certifying that, for such purpose, it is a U.S. branch that has agreed to be treated as a U.S. person for U.S. federal tax purposes. Notwithstanding any other provision of this clause (f), the Agent shall not be required to deliver any documentation that such Agent is not legally eligible to deliver as a result of a Change in Law after the Agreement Date.

(g) Definitions. For purposes of this Section 5.1, the term “Lender” includes any Letter of Credit Issuer and the Swingline Lender.

5.2 Illegality.

(a) If as a result of any Change in Law occurring after the later of the Agreement Date or the date that a Lender became a party to this Agreement, has made it unlawful, or any central bank or other Governmental Authority has asserted after such date that it is unlawful, for such Lender or its applicable lending office to make LIBOR Loans, then, on notice thereof by that Lender to the Borrower through the Agent, any obligation of that Lender to make LIBOR Loans shall be suspended until that Lender notifies the Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist.

 

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(b) If a Lender determines that, as a result of a Change in Law occurring after the later of the Agreement Date and the date such Lender became a party hereto, it is unlawful to maintain any LIBOR Loan, the Borrower shall, upon its receipt of notice of such fact and demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Agent), prepay in full such LIBOR Loans of that Lender then outstanding, together with interest accrued thereon and amounts required under Section 5.4, either on the last day of the Interest Period, if that Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such LIBOR Loans to such day, or immediately, if that Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such LIBOR Loans. If the Borrower is required to so prepay any LIBOR Loans, then concurrently with such prepayment, the Borrower shall borrow from the affected Lender, in the amount of such repayment, a Base Rate Loan.

5.3 Increased Costs and Reduction of Return.

(a) If any Lender determines that due to any Change in Law occurring after the later of the Agreement Date or the date such Lender became a party to this Agreement, there shall be any increase in the cost (including Taxes) to such Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding, continuing, converting to or maintaining any LIBOR Loans (other than any increase in cost resulting from (i) Indemnified Taxes, (ii) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of “Excluded Taxes”, or (iii) Connection Income Taxes), then, subject to clause (c) of this Section 5.3, the Borrower shall be liable for, and shall from time to time, upon demand (with a copy of such demand to be sent to the Agent), pay to the Agent for the account of such Lender, additional amounts as are sufficient to compensate such Lender for such increased costs.

(b) If any Lender shall have determined that due to any Change in Law in respect of any Capital Adequacy Regulation occurring after the later of the Agreement Date or the date such Lender became a party to this Agreement that affects or would affect the amount of capital or liquidity required or expected to be maintained by such Lender or any corporation or other entity controlling such Lender and such Lender (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such corporation’s or other entity’s policies with respect to capital adequacy and such Lender’s desired return on capital) determines that the amount of such capital or liquidity is required to be increased as a consequence of its Commitments, loans, credits or obligations under this Agreement, then, upon demand of such Lender to the Borrower through the Agent, subject to clause (c) of this Section 5.3, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender, from time to time as specified by such Lender, additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender for such increase.

(c) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.3 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation, provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.3 for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than six months prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of the event giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the event giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the six-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof). Notwithstanding any other provision herein, no Lender shall demand compensation pursuant to this Section 5.3 if it shall not at the time be the general policy or practice of such Lender to demand such compensation in similar circumstances for similarly situated borrowers under comparable provisions of other credit agreements, if any.

5.4 Funding Losses. The Borrower shall reimburse each Lender and hold each Lender harmless from any loss or expense which such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of:

(a) the failure of the Borrower to borrow a LIBOR Loan after the Borrower has given (or is deemed to have given) a Notice of Borrowing;

(b) the failure of the Borrower to continue a LIBOR Loan or convert a Loan into a LIBOR Loan after the Borrower has given (or is deemed to have given) a Notice of Continuation/Conversion; or

(c) the prepayment or other payment (including after acceleration thereof) of any LIBOR Loans on a day that is not the last day of the relevant Interest Period (including, without limitation, any payment in respect thereof pursuant to Section 2.6(f)(ii) or 5.8),

 

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including any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain its LIBOR Loans (but not in respect of lost profits) or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained.

5.5 Inability to Determine Rates. If the Agent determines that for any reason adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the LIBOR for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed LIBOR Loan or that the LIBOR Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed LIBOR Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to the Lenders of funding such LIBOR Loan, the Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender thereof. Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain LIBOR Loans hereunder shall be suspended until the Agent revokes such notice in writing. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Continuation/Conversion then submitted by any of them. If the Borrower does not revoke such notice, the Lenders shall make, convert or continue the Loans, as proposed by the Borrower, in the amount specified in the applicable notice submitted by the Borrower, but such Loans shall be made, converted or continued as Base Rate Loans instead of LIBOR Loans.

5.6 Certificates of Agent. If the Agent or any Lender claims reimbursement or compensation under this Article V, the Agent or the affected Lender shall determine the amount thereof and shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Agent) a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the amount payable to the Agent or the affected Lender, and such certificate shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower in the absence of manifest error; provided that, except for compensation under Section 5.1, the Borrower shall not be obligated to pay the Agent or such Lender any compensation attributable to any period prior to the date that is ninety (90) days prior to the date on which the Agent or such Lender first gave notice to the Borrower of the circumstances entitling such Lender to compensation. The Borrower shall pay the Agent or such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 Business Days after receipt thereof.

5.7 Survival. The agreements and obligations of the Borrower and each Recipient in this Article V shall survive the payment of all other Obligations and termination of this Agreement.

5.8 Assignment of Commitments Under Certain Circumstances. In the event (a) any Lender requests compensation pursuant to Section 5.3, (b) any Lender delivers a notice described in Section 5.2, (c) Holdings or any Obligor is required to pay additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority on account of any Lender pursuant to Section 5.1, (d) any Lender is, or becomes an Affiliate of a Person that is, engaged in the business in which the Borrower is engaged or (e) any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort (including with respect to the processing fee referred to in Section 12.2(a)), upon notice to such Lender and the Agent, require such Lender to transfer and assign, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 12.2), all of its interests, rights and obligations under the Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such assigned obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (i) such assignment shall not conflict with any Law or order of any court or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction, (ii) except in the case of clause (d) or (e) above, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (iii) the Borrower or such assignee shall have paid to such Lender in immediately available funds an amount equal to the sum of 100% of the principal of and interest accrued to the date of such payment on the outstanding Loans of such Lender, plus all fees and other amounts accrued for the account of such Lender hereunder (including any amounts under Sections 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4), (iv) such assignment is consummated within 180 days after the date on which the Borrower’s right under this Section 5.8 arises, and (v) if the consent of the Agent, any Letter of Credit Issuer or the Swingline Lender is required pursuant to Section 12.2, such consents are obtained; provided, further, that if prior to any such assignment the circumstances or event that resulted in such Lender’s request or notice under Section 5.2 or 5.3 or demand for additional amounts under Section 5.1, as the case may be, shall cease to exist or become inapplicable for any reason, or if such Lender shall waive its rights in respect of such circumstances or event under Section 5.1, 5.2 or 5.3, as the case may be, then such Lender shall not thereafter be required to make such assignment hereunder. In the event that a replaced Lender does not execute an Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to Section 12.2 within two Business Days after receipt by such replaced Lender of notice of replacement pursuant to this Section 5.8 and presentation to such replaced Lender of an Assignment and Acceptance evidencing an assignment pursuant to this Section 5.8, the Borrower shall be entitled (but not obligated), upon receipt by the replaced Lender of all amounts required to be paid under this Section 5.8, to execute such an Assignment and Acceptance on behalf of such replaced Lender, and any such Assignment and Acceptance so executed by the Borrower, the replacement Lender and, to the extent required pursuant to Section 12.2, the Agent, shall be effective for purposes of this Section 5.8 and Section 12.2.

 

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ARTICLE VI

BOOKS AND RECORDS; FINANCIAL INFORMATION; NOTICES

6.1 Books and Records. Holdings shall maintain, and shall cause the Borrower and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to maintain, at all times, proper books and records and accounts prepared in conformity with GAAP consistently applied in respect of all material financial transactions and matters involving all material assets, business and activities of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Holdings shall maintain, and shall cause each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to maintain, at all times books and records pertaining to the Collateral in such detail, form and scope as is consistent in all material respects with good business practice or consistent with past practice.

6.2 Financial Information. Holdings shall promptly furnish to the Agent (for further distribution to each Lender):

(a) As soon as available, but in any event not later than one hundred and fifty (150) days after the close of the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2017, and for all subsequent Fiscal Years, as soon as available, but in any event not later than one hundred and twenty (120) days after the close of such Fiscal Year, consolidated audited balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements of the Consolidated Parties and, if different, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, for such Fiscal Year, and the accompanying notes thereto, setting forth in each case in comparative form figures for and as of the end of the previous Fiscal Year (or, in lieu of such audited financial statements of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, a detailed reconciliation, reflecting such financial information for Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the Consolidated Parties, on the other hand), all in reasonable detail, fairly presenting in all material respects the financial position and the results of operations of the Consolidated Parties (and, if applicable, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries) as at the date thereof and for the Fiscal Year then ended, and prepared in accordance with GAAP in all material respects. Such consolidated statements shall be certified, reported on without a “going concern” or like qualification (other than (x) with respect to, or resulting from, the upcoming maturity of the Loans hereunder or (y) a prospective default under the Financial Covenant), or qualification arising out of the scope of the audit, by a firm of independent registered public accountants of recognized national standing selected by the Borrower. During a Covenant Trigger Period, such certified statements shall be delivered together with a certificate of such accounting firm stating that in the course of its regular audit of the business of the Consolidated Parties, which audit was conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, such accounting firm has obtained no knowledge of any Event of Default under Section 10.1 (solely arising from a breach of the Financial Covenant) that has occurred and is continuing or, if in the opinion of such accounting firm such an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, a statement as to the nature thereof (which certificate may be limited to the extent required by accounting rules or guidelines or customary internal policy of such accounting firm). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations in this Section 6.2(a) may be satisfied with respect to financial information of the Consolidated Parties by furnishing (A) the applicable financial statements of Holdings (or any Parent Entity of Holdings) or (B) Borrower’s or Holdings’ (or any Parent Entity thereof), as applicable, Form 10-K filed with the SEC; provided that, with respect to each of clauses (A) and (B) above, (i) to the extent such information relates to Holdings (or such Parent Entity), such information is accompanied by consolidating information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to Holdings (or such Parent Entity), on the one hand, and the information relating to the Consolidated Parties on a standalone basis, on the other hand and (ii) to the extent such information is in lieu of information required to be provided under the first sentence of this Section 6.2(a), such statements shall be certified, reported on without a “going concern” or like qualification (other than (x) with respect to, or resulting from, the upcoming maturity of the Loans hereunder or (y) a prospective default under the Financial Covenant), or qualification arising out of the scope of the audit, by a firm of independent registered public accountants of recognized national standing selected by Holdings (or such Parent Entity). In addition, together with the Financial Statements required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 6.2(a), Holdings shall deliver a customary “management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations” with respect to the periods covered by such Financial Statements.

 

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(b) As soon as available, but in any event not later than forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three Fiscal Quarters of each Fiscal Year, consolidated unaudited balance sheets of the Consolidated Parties and, if different, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter, and consolidated unaudited income statements and cash flow statements for the Consolidated Parties, and, if different from Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Quarter and for the period from the beginning of the Fiscal Year to the end of such Fiscal Quarter, setting forth, in each case, in reasonable detail, in comparative form, the figures for and as of the corresponding period in the prior Fiscal Year (or, in lieu of such Financial Statements of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, a detailed reconciliation, reflecting such financial information for Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the Consolidated Parties on the other hand), and prepared in all material respects in conformity with GAAP consistently applied, subject to changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments and to the absence of footnotes and certified by a Responsible Officer of Holdings as being complete and correct in all material respects in conformity with GAAP, prepared in reasonable detail in accordance with GAAP in all material respects consistently applied and fairly presenting in all material respects the Consolidated Parties’ (and, if applicable, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries’) financial position as at the dates thereof and their results of operations for the periods then ended, subject to changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments and to the absence of footnotes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations in this Section 6.2(b) may be satisfied with respect to financial information of the Consolidated Parties by furnishing (A) the applicable Financial Statements of Holdings (or any Parent Entity thereof) or (B) the Borrower’s or Holdings’ (or any Parent Entity thereof), as applicable, Form 10-Q filed with the SEC; provided that, with respect to each of clauses (A) and (B), to the extent such information relates to Holdings (or any such Parent Entity), such information is accompanied by consolidating information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to Holdings (or such Parent Entity), on the one hand, and the information relating to the Consolidated Parties on a standalone basis, on the other hand. In addition, together with the Financial Statements required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 6.2(b), Holdings shall deliver a customary “management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations” with respect to the periods covered by such Financial Statements.

(c) Solely during a Collateral Reporting Period, as soon as available, but in any event not later than thirty (30) days after the end of each month of each Fiscal Year, consolidated unaudited balance sheets of the Consolidated Parties and, if different, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as at the end of such month, and consolidated unaudited income statements and cash flow statements for the Consolidated Parties, and, if different from Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such month and for the period from the beginning of the Fiscal Year to the end of such month, setting forth, in each case, in reasonable detail, in comparative form, the figures for and as of the corresponding period in the prior Fiscal Year (or, in lieu of such Financial Statements of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, a detailed reconciliation, reflecting such financial information for Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the Consolidated Parties on the other hand), and prepared in all material respects in conformity with GAAP consistently applied, subject to changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments and to the absence of footnotes and certified by a Responsible Officer of Holdings as being complete and correct in all material respects in conformity with GAAP, prepared in reasonable detail in accordance with GAAP in all material respects consistently applied and fairly presenting in all material respects the Consolidated Parties’ (and, if applicable, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries’) financial position as at the dates thereof and their results of operations for the periods then ended, subject to changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments and to the absence of footnotes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations in this Section 6.2(c) may be satisfied with respect to financial information of the Consolidated Parties by furnishing the applicable Financial Statements of Holdings (or any Parent Entity thereof); provided that, to the extent such information relates to Holdings (or any such Parent Entity), such information is accompanied by consolidating information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to Holdings (or such Parent Entity), on the one hand, and the information relating to the Consolidated Parties on a standalone basis, on the other hand.

 

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(d) Concurrently with the delivery of the annual audited Financial Statements pursuant to Section 6.2(a) (commencing with the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2017), the quarterly Financial Statements pursuant to Section 6.2(b) (commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending March 31, 2018) and, to the extent applicable, the monthly Financial Statements pursuant to Section 6.2(c) (commencing with the month ending April 30, 2018), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of Holdings and including setting forth a reasonably detailed calculation of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, regardless of whether a Covent Trigger Period is then in effect, and Liquidity.

(e) As soon as available, but in any event not later than the date of delivery of the annual audited Financial Statements pursuant to Section 6.2(a) (commencing with the date of delivery of such Financial Statements for the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2018), annual forecasts (to include forecasted consolidated balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements, Borrowing Base and Availability) for Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at the end of and for each Fiscal Quarter of such Fiscal Year.

(f) Subject to applicable Laws and confidentiality restrictions, promptly upon the filing thereof, copies of all reports, if any, to or other documents filed by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with the SEC under the Exchange Act or any other similar regulatory or Governmental Authority of any jurisdiction, and all material reports, notices, or statements sent or received by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to or from the holders of any Material Indebtedness of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or any other similar Laws in any jurisdiction (other than, in each such case, amendments to any registration statement (to the extent such registration statement, in the form it becomes effective, is delivered to the Agent for further delivery to the Lenders), exhibits to any registration statement and, if applicable, any registration statements on Form S-8 and other than any filing filed confidentially with the SEC or any analogous Governmental Authority in any relevant jurisdiction).

(g) Subject to applicable Laws and confidentiality restrictions set forth in this Agreement, such additional information as the Agent may from time to time reasonably request regarding the business, legal, or financial condition of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

In addition, the Borrower shall, annually, at a time mutually agreed with the Agent that is promptly after the delivery of the information required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(a), participate in a conference call with Lenders to discuss the financial condition and results of operations of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the most recently-ended Fiscal Year.

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(a), (b), (c) and (f) (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC or any similar regulator or Governmental Authority of any jurisdiction) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s or Holdings’ behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Agent); provided that the Borrower or Holdings shall notify the Agent (by facsimile or electronic mail) of the posting of any such documents and shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Agent or any Lender that so requests.

6.3 Notices to the Agent. The Borrower shall notify the Agent (for further distribution to the Lenders) in writing of the following matters at the following times:

(a) Promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days, after a Responsible Officer becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default.

(b) Promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days, after a Responsible Officer becoming aware of any claim, action, suit, or proceeding, by any Person, or any investigation by a Governmental Authority, in each case affecting Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(c) Promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days, after a Responsible Officer becoming aware of any violation of any Law (including any Environmental Law), statute, regulation, or ordinance of a Governmental Authority affecting Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, which, in any case, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(d) Any change in Holdings’ or any Obligor’s state of incorporation or organization, name as it appears in the state of its incorporation or other organization, type of entity, organizational identification number, or form of organization, each as applicable, in each case at least no later than ten (10) Business Days (or such longer period to which the Agent may agree in its discretion) after the occurrence of any such change.

(e) Promptly, and in any event within fifteen (15) Business Days, after a Responsible Officer of Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate knows that an ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur, that, alone or with another ERISA Event that has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and any action taken (or threatened in writing) by the IRS, the DOL, the PBGC or the Multiemployer Plan sponsor with respect thereto; provided, however, in the event of a Reportable Event, the Borrower shall notify the Agent by the later of fifteen (15) Business Days and the date on which notification is required to be provided to the PBGC pursuant to Section 4043(a) of ERISA.

(f) Upon reasonable request, with respect to any Multi-employer Plan, (A) any documents described in Section 101(k) of ERISA that Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate may request and (B) any notices described in Section 101(l) of ERISA that Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate may request; provided that if Holdings, Borrower or ERISA Affiliate has not requested such documents or notices from the administrator or sponsor of the applicable Multi-employer Plan, Holdings, the Borrower or ERISA Affiliate shall promptly make a request for such documents or notices from such administrator or sponsor and shall provide copies of such documents and notices promptly after receipt thereof.

(g) Within fifteen (15) Business Days after the occurrence of the assumption or establishment of any new Pension Plan or Multi-employer Plan, or the commencement of contributions to any Pension Plan or Multi-employer Plan, to which Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate was not previously contributing, which in any event could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(h) Promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days, after a Responsible Officer becoming aware of any event or circumstance which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(i) Unless otherwise publicly disclosed in an annual or quarterly report filed by the Borrower or any Parent Entity with the SEC under the Exchange Act, promptly after any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices (including as a result of a change in GAAP or the application thereof) by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof.

(j) Promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days, after a Responsible Officer becoming aware of any action, suit or proceeding pursuant to which a holder of any Lien on any Accounts or Inventory of an Obligor makes a claim with respect to any such Accounts or Inventory but only if the Accounts or Inventory that are the subject of such claim have a Fair Market Value in excess of $1,000,000.

(i) Each notice given under this Section 6.3 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer describing the subject matter thereof in reasonable detail and setting forth the action that Holdings, its applicable Subsidiary, or ERISA Affiliate has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto.

Borrower agrees to deliver a Borrowing Base Certificate as and when applicable pursuant to the provisions of clause (t) from the definition of “Permitted Dispositions” (set forth herein) and Sections 6.4(a), 8.9, 8.26, and 9.1(i), as applicable.

 

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6.4 Collateral Reporting.

(a) The Borrower will furnish to the Agent (for further distribution to each Lender) a Borrowing Base Certificate prepared as of the last Business Day of each calendar month (commencing with the calendar month ending March 31, 2018) and delivered to the Agent (for further distribution to the Lenders) by the close of business on the 20th Business Day of the following calendar month. The Borrower acknowledges and agrees that while a Collateral Reporting Period is in effect, the Borrower will furnish to the Agent (for further distribution to each Lender) Borrowing Base Certificates prepared as of the last Business Day of each calendar week during such Collateral Reporting Period and delivered to the Agent (for further distribution to the Lenders) by the close of business on the Wednesday of the following week (with any such weekly Borrowing Base Certificate to be computed according to a method reasonably specified by the Agent after consultation with the Borrower). In the event that the Obligors dispose (whether through Disposition, merger, amalgamation, or otherwise (including any other transaction permitted pursuant to Section 8.9), designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary, or otherwise) of Current Asset Collateral that by a Borrower or Guarantor with a value individually or in the aggregate of greater than 5.0% of the Borrowing Base based on the most recently delivered Borrowing Base Certificate and such disposition is to a non-Obligor and conducted outside the ordinary course of business, then Borrower shall be required, prior to consummation of such disposition to deliver to Agent an updated Borrowing Base Certificate that reflects the removal of the applicable assets from the Borrowing Base.

(b) The Borrower will furnish to the Agent (and the Agent shall further distribute to each Lender that has made a request for such information through the Agent), in such detail as the Agent shall reasonably request, as soon as reasonably practical following the Agent’s request from time to time, such reports as to the Accounts, and the Inventory of the Obligors as the Agent shall reasonably request from time to time.

(c) If any of the Borrower’s or Guarantor’s records or reports of the Collateral, Accounts or Inventory are prepared by an accounting service or other agent, such Obligor hereby authorizes such service or agent to deliver such records, reports, and related documents to the Agent.

(d) The Borrower will furnish to the Agent (and the Agent shall further distribute to each Lender that has made a request for such information through the Agent) each of the reports set forth on Schedule 6.4 at the times specified therein.

ARTICLE VII

GENERAL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS

Holdings and the Borrower each warrants and represents to the Agent and the Lenders on the Closing Date and on the date of each Borrowing that:

7.1 Authorization, Validity, and Enforceability of this Agreement and the Loan Documents. Holdings and each Obligor party to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, to incur the Obligations, and to grant the Collateral Agent’s Liens. Holdings and each Obligor party to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents has taken all necessary corporate, limited liability company or partnership, as applicable, action (including obtaining approval of its shareholders, if necessary) to authorize its execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party have been duly executed and delivered by Holdings and each Obligor party thereto, and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of Holdings and each such Obligor, enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, winding up, moratorium and other similar Laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Holdings’ and each Obligor’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, do not (x) conflict with, or constitute a violation or breach of, the terms of (a) any contract, mortgage, lease, agreement, indenture, or instrument to which Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party or which is binding upon it, (b) any Requirement of Law applicable to Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or (c) any Charter Documents of Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, in any respect that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (y) result in the imposition of any Lien (other than the Liens created by the Security Documents) upon the property of Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by reason of any of the foregoing.

 

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7.2 Validity and Priority of Security Interest. Upon execution and delivery thereof by the parties thereto, the applicable Security Documents will be effective to create legal and valid Liens on all the applicable Collateral in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, winding up, moratorium and other similar Laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing and, upon the taking of such actions when and to the extent required under the Security Documents or this Agreement, but subject to any exceptions in regards to taking any actions and limitations in regards to the scope and priority of Collateral Agent’s Lien in the assets of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries as set forth therein or in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”, such Liens (a) constitute perfected Liens on all of the applicable Collateral, (b) have priority over all other Liens on the Collateral, subject to Permitted Liens and the provisions of any Intercreditor Agreement then in existence, and (c) are enforceable against each Obligor, as applicable, granting such Liens.

7.3 Organization and Qualification. Holdings and each Obligor (a) is duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation, partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the failure to be so qualified and in good standing would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (c) has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business and to own its property, except where the failure to have such power and authority would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

7.4 Subsidiaries. As of the Agreement Date, Schedule 7.4 contains a correct and complete list of each and all of Holdings’ Subsidiaries, the jurisdiction of their organization and the direct or indirect ownership interest of Holdings therein. Each Restricted Subsidiary (a) is duly organized and validly existing in good standing (to the extent such concept is applicable to any such Subsidiary) under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation, partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the failure to be so qualified and in good standing would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (c) has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business and to own its property, except where the failure to have such power and authority would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

7.5 Financial Statements and Borrowing Base.

(a) Holdings has delivered to the Agent (for further distribution to the Lenders) the Historical Financial Statements. The Historical Financial Statements, including the schedules and notes thereto, if any, have been prepared in reasonable detail in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby (except as approved by a Responsible Officer of Holdings, and disclosed in any such schedules and notes or otherwise disclosed to the Agent prior to the Agreement Date) and present fairly, in all material respects, the Consolidated Parties’ financial position as at the dates thereof and their results of operations for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of such unaudited Financial Statements, to changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments and to the absence of footnotes.

(b) The latest Borrowing Base Certificate furnished to the Agent pursuant to Section 6.4(a) presents accurately and fairly in all material respects the Borrowing Base and the calculation thereof as at the date thereof.

Each Lender and the Agent hereby acknowledges and agrees that Holdings and its Subsidiaries may be required to restate the Historical Financial Statements as the result of the implementation of changes in GAAP or the interpretation thereof, and that such restatements will not result in a Default under the Loan Documents (including any effect on any conditions required to be satisfied on the Closing Date) to the extent that the restatements do not reveal any material omission, misstatement or other material inaccuracy in the reported information from actual results for any relevant prior period.

7.6 Solvency. On the Closing Date and after giving effect to the Transactions, Holdings and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.

 

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7.7 Property. Except with respect to Intellectual Property, each Obligor and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries has good and defensible title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, or easements or other limited property interests in, all property necessary in the ordinary conduct of its business, free and clear of all Liens except for minor defects in title that do not materially interfere with its ability to conduct its business or to utilize such assets for their intended purposes and Permitted Liens and except where the failure to have such title or other interest could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

7.8 Intellectual Property. The conduct of the businesses of Holdings and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including their use of Intellectual Property) does not infringe upon, misappropriate or violate the Intellectual Property of any other Person, and, to the knowledge of Holdings and the Borrower, no other Person is infringing or violating their own Intellectual Property, in each case except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Holdings and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns or is licensed or otherwise has the right to use all Intellectual Property that is used or held for use in or is otherwise reasonably necessary for the operation of its businesses as presently conducted, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

7.9 Litigation. There is no pending, or to Holdings’ or the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened, action, suit, proceeding, or counterclaim by any Person, or to Holdings’ or the Borrower’s knowledge, investigation by any Governmental Authority, which, in any case, has a reasonable likelihood of being adversely determined and if so adversely determined, either (a) would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (b) relates directly to any of the Loan Documents.

7.10 Labor Disputes. There is no strike, work stoppage, unfair labor practice claim, or other labor dispute pending or, to Holdings’ or the Borrower’s knowledge, reasonably expected to be commenced against Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, which, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

7.11 Environmental Laws. Except for any matters that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:

(a) Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries and each of their respective facilities, locations and operations are and, to the Borrower’s knowledge, within the past three (3) years have been in compliance with all Environmental Laws.

(b) Each of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries have obtained all permits under Environmental Laws necessary for their current facilities and operations, all such permits are valid and in full force and effect, each of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries are in compliance with all terms and conditions of such permits and none of such permits are, as of the Closing Date, subject to any pending proceedings or other actions (or to Borrower’s knowledge, any threatened proceedings or other actions) for modification or revocation of such permits.

(c) (i) Neither Holdings nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, nor to Holdings’ or the Borrower’s knowledge any of its predecessors in interest with respect to the Real Estate, has stored, treated or released any Contaminant except in compliance with Environmental Laws at any location, (ii) neither Holdings nor any Restricted Subsidiary nor any of the presently owned or leased Real Estate or presently conducted operations, nor, to any of Holdings’ or the Borrower’s knowledge, its previously owned or leased Real Estate or prior operations, is subject to any pending proceeding or other action under any Environmental Law, and (iii) neither Borrower nor Holdings has any knowledge of any threatened proceeding or reasonable basis for, any alleged non-compliance, claim or liability arising out of or in connection with any Environmental Law (including from any Release or threatened Release of a Contaminant).

(d) None of the present or, to Holdings or the Borrower’s knowledge, former operations, and none of the real estate interests of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, is subject to any investigation by any Governmental Authority against or involving Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries evaluating whether any remedial action is needed to respond to a Release or threatened Release of a Contaminant.

 

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7.12 No Violation of Law. Neither Holdings, nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is in violation of any Law, judgment, order or decree applicable to it, where such violation would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

7.13 No Default. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

7.14 ERISA Compliance. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect:

(a) Each Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other federal or state law. The Borrower, each Guarantor and each ERISA Affiliate, as applicable, has made all required contributions to any Pension Plan subject to Section 412 or 430 of the Code or Section 302 or 303 of ERISA or other applicable laws when due, and no application for a funding waiver or an extension of any amortization period (pursuant to Section 412 of the Code, or otherwise) has been made with respect to any Pension Plan.

(b) There are no pending or, to the best knowledge of Holdings and the other Obligors, threatened, claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan.

(c) (i) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur, (ii) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in liability) under Section 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multi-employer Plan and (iii) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.

7.15 Taxes. Holdings and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries have filed all Tax returns required to be filed by them, and have paid all Taxes and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable by them (including in their capacity as a withholding agent), other than Taxes (i) the failure of which to pay, in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) that are being contested in good faith and by the appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP. There are no current, pending or proposed Tax deficiencies, assessments or other claims against Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary that would reasonably be expected to, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

7.16 Investment Company Act. None of Holdings, or any Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings, is an “Investment Company,” or a company “controlled” by an “Investment Company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

7.17 Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans are to be used solely to finance ongoing working capital needs and for other general corporate purposes (including Permitted Acquisitions and other Permitted Investments, Permitted Distributions and the repayment or prepayment of Debt, in each case to the extent not prohibited pursuant to the terms hereof) of the Borrower and the other Restricted Subsidiaries.

7.18 Margin Regulations. As of the Closing Date, none of the Collateral is comprised of any Margin Stock. None of Holdings or any Obligor is engaged, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the Federal Reserve Board), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, and no proceeds of any Borrowings will be used for any purpose that violates Regulation U or Regulation X of Federal Reserve Board.

7.19 No Material Adverse Change. No Material Adverse Effect has occurred since December 31, 2016.

7.20 Full Disclosure. None of the information or data (taken as a whole) heretofore or contemporaneously furnished by Holdings, the Borrower, any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective authorized representatives in writing to the Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Arranger or any Lender on or before the Closing Date for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated herein contained

 

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any untrue statement of material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary to make such information and data (taken as a whole) not materially misleading at such time (after giving effect to all supplements so furnished prior to such time) in light of the circumstances under which such information or data was furnished; it being understood and agreed that for purposes of this Section 7.20, such information and data shall not include projections (including financial estimates, forecasts and other forward-looking information), pro forma financial information or information of a general economic or general industry nature. The projections contained in the information and data referred to in this Section 7.20 were prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by Holdings and the Borrower to be reasonable at the time made and at the time delivered; it being recognized by the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders that such projections are as to future events and are not to be viewed as facts, the projections are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, that no assurance can be given that any particular projections will be realized and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any such projections may differ from the projected results and such differences may be material.

7.21 Government Authorization. No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, other than (i) those that have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (ii) those required to perfect the Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents, and (iii) where failure to obtain, effect or make any such approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action, notice or filing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

7.22 Anti-Terrorism Laws.

(a) None of Holdings, nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, any of their respective officers, directors, or employees is in violation of any applicable Anti-Terrorism Law, or engages in any transaction that attempts to violate, or otherwise evades or avoids (or has the purpose of evading or avoiding) any prohibitions set forth in any applicable Anti-Terrorism Law.

(b) The use of proceeds of the Loans will not violate any applicable Anti-Terrorism Laws.

7.23 CAP. No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, directly, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower after due care and inquiry, indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or other applicable anti-corruption laws or anti-money laundering laws.

7.24 Sanctioned Persons.

(a) None of Holdings, nor any Restricted Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of Holdings, or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, any officer, director or employee thereof is currently the target of any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) of the U.S. Treasury Department or the U.S. Department of State. None of Holdings, nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, any of their respective officers, directors or employees (a) is a Sanctioned Person or a Sanctioned Entity, (b) has any assets located in Sanctioned Entities, or (c) derives revenues from investments in, or transactions with Sanctioned Persons or Sanctioned Entities.

(b) The Borrower will not directly or, to its knowledge, directly or after due care and inquiry,indirectly, use the proceeds of the Loans in any manner that will result in a violation by any Lender of any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State of any Sanctions or to make payments to, or fund any operation or activities of, any Sanctioned Persons or Sanctioned Entities.

7.25 Designation of Senior Debt. The Obligations are “Designated Senior Debt” (or any similar term) under the terms of the documentation governing any Subordinated Debt.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Holdings, the Borrower and each Guarantor covenant to the Agent and each Lender that, from and after the Agreement Date, so long as any of the Commitments are outstanding and until Full Payment of the Obligations:

8.1 Taxes. Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each of Holdings’ Restricted Subsidiaries to, (a) file when due all Tax returns that it is required to file and (b) pay, or provide for the payment of, when due, all Taxes imposed upon it or upon its property, income and franchises (including in its capacity as a withholding agent); provided, however, neither Holdings nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries need pay any Tax described in this Section 8.1 as long as (i) such Tax is being contested in good faith and by the appropriate proceedings and adequate reserves have been established for such Tax in accordance with GAAP or (ii) the failure to pay, or provide for payment of such Tax would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

8.2 Legal Existence and Good Standing. Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each of Holdings’ Restricted Subsidiaries to, maintain (a) its legal existence and good standing in its jurisdiction of organization, and (b) its qualification and good standing in all other jurisdictions necessary or desirable in the ordinary course of business of Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary except, in the case of clause (a) (other than with respect to the Borrower) or (b) of this Section 8.2, in such cases where the failure to maintain its existence, qualification or good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may consummate any transaction permitted under any of Section 8.8, 8.9 or 8.11.

8.3 Compliance with Law; Maintenance of Licenses. Holdings and the Borrower shall comply, and shall take all reasonable action to cause each of Holding’s Restricted Subsidiaries to comply, with all Requirements of Law of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over it or its business (including the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, all Anti-Terrorism Laws, all Environmental Laws, Laws administered by OFAC and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder), except where noncompliance would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each of Holdings Restricted Subsidiaries to take all reasonable action to, obtain and maintain all licenses, permits, franchises, and governmental authorizations necessary to own its property and to conduct its business, except where the failure to so obtain and maintain such licenses, permits, franchises, and governmental authorizations would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

8.4 Maintenance of Property, Inspection; Field Examinations.

(a) Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause the Restricted Subsidiaries to, maintain all of its material property necessary and useful in the conduct of its business, taken as a whole, in good operating condition and repair (or, in the case of Inventory, in saleable, useable or rentable condition), ordinary wear and tear and Casualty Events excepted, except, in each case, to the extent the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b) Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause the Restricted Subsidiaries to, permit representatives and independent contractors of the Agent and/or the Collateral Agent (at the expense of the Borrower) to visit and inspect any of Holdings’, the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiaries’ properties (to the extent it is within such Person’s control to permit such inspection), to examine Holdings’ and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, to examine and audit the Collateral (to the extent it is within such Person’s control to permit such examination and audit and subject to the limitations otherwise set forth in this Section 8.4), and to discuss Holdings’ and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ affairs, finances and accounts with their respective directors, officers and independent public accountants, at such reasonable times during normal business hours, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower (and subject, in the case of any such meetings or advice from such independent public accountants, to such accountants’ customary policies and procedures); provided, however, excluding any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default and without in any way limiting the rights of the Agent and/or the Collateral Agent set forth herein, neither the Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall exercise such rights more often than once during any calendar year absent the

 

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existence of an Event of Default at the Borrower’s expense; and provided, further, that when an Event of Default exists, the Agent and the Collateral Agent (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice. The Agent and the Collateral Agent shall give the Borrower the opportunity to participate in any discussions with Holdings’ or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ independent public accountants. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Article VI, none of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary will be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making copies or abstracts of, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter (i) that constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by applicable Law or any binding agreement with a non-affiliate, or (iii) that is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product. The Agent and the Collateral Agent may carry out investigations, field examinations and reviews of each Obligor’s property (including field audits conducted by the Agent and the Collateral Agent or at their direction, each, a “Field Examination”) at the expense of the Borrower and appraisals of the Obligors’ Inventory performed by an appraiser selected by the Agent in its Reasonable Credit Judgment (each an “Appraisal”) at the expense of the Borrower and, absent the continuance of an Event of Default, during each period of twelve (12) consecutive calendar months commencing on or after the Agreement Date, the Agent and the Collateral Agent may, collectively, carry out, at the Borrower’s expense, one (1) Field Examination and one (1) Appraisal (it being agreed and acknowledged that the Field Examination and the Appraisal (if any) delivered to the Agent on or prior to the Agreement Date shall constitute the Field Examination and the Appraisal for the twelve (12) months ending on the first anniversary of the Agreement Date); provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing limitations in this clause (y), (i) a during any such year during which Availability has been less than the greater of $10,000,00021,000,000 and 20.0% of the Maximum Credit for five (5) consecutive Business Days, the Agent and the Collateral Agent may, collectively, carry out, at the Borrower’ expense, an additional one (1) Field Examination and an additional one (1) Appraisal during such year at the expense of Borrower, and (ii) at any time during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Agent and/or the Collateral Agent may carry out, at the Borrower’s expense, additional Field Examinations and Appraisals as frequently as determined by the Agent and/or the Collateral Agent in their respective reasonable discretion.

8.5 Insurance.

(a) Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause the Restricted Subsidiaries to, shall maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance on (or self-insure in such amounts and against such risks) all property material to the business of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in at least such amounts and against at least such risks (but including, in any event, public liability, casualty, hazard, theft, product liability and business interruption) as are customarily insured against by companies of established reputation engaged in the same or similar business and in the same general area as Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, all as determined in good faith by Holdings, the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiaries.

(b) For any Mortgaged Property of the Obligors which is, at any time, located within an area that has been identified by a Governmental Authority (including, by the Federal Emergency Management Agency) as a special flood hazard area, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall also (i) maintain, or cause to be maintained, with a financially sound and reputable insurer, flood insurance in an amount reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and otherwise sufficient to comply with all applicable rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Flood Insurance Laws, and (ii) deliver to the Agent evidence of such compliance in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent, including, without limitation, evidence of annual renewals of such insurance. Each such insurance policy shall (i) indicate which Mortgaged Properties are located in a special flood hazard area and state the corresponding flood zone designation and, for each Mortgaged Property, the number of buildings located at such Mortgaged Property, (ii) indicate the flood insurance coverage and the deductible relating thereto, (iii) include a statement of values relating to all properties insured by the insurance policy, and (iv) be otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent. Each flood insurance policy shall provide that the insurer will give the Agent 45 day’s written notice of cancellation or non-renewal.

(c) Holdings and the Borrower shall cause the Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, to be named as secured parties or mortgagees and lender loss payees or additional insured’s, as applicable, in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent, under all insurance policies required to be maintained by the Obligors under clauses (a) and (b) above. Each such policy of insurance shall contain

 

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a clause or endorsement requiring the insurer to give not less than thirty days prior written notice to the Collateral Agent in the event of cancellation of the policy for any reason whatsoever (other than cancellation for non-payment in which case no notice shall be required if unobtainable after use of commercially reasonable efforts), and, if obtainable (using commercially reasonable efforts), a clause or endorsement stating that the interest of the Collateral Agent shall not be impaired or invalidated by any act or neglect of any Obligor or the owner of any Real Estate for purposes more hazardous than are permitted by such policy. If the Obligors fail to procure any such material insurance or to pay the premium therefor when due, during the continuance of an Event of Default and after providing written notice thereof to the Borrower, the Agent may, and at the direction of the Required Lenders shall, do so from the proceeds of Revolving Loans on a pro rata basis.

8.6 Environmental Laws. Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause the Restricted Subsidiaries to, conduct its business in compliance with all Environmental Laws, except where such noncompliance would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause the Restricted Subsidiaries to, (i) correct any material non-compliance with Environmental Laws and (ii) take any remedial action needed to respond to a Release of Contaminants on the Real Estate as required by Environmental Laws other than to the extent that the failure to take such corrective or remedial action would not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect.

8.7 Compliance with ERISA. Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its ERISA Affiliates and Subsidiaries to: (a) maintain each Plan in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code; and (b) not cause an ERISA Event to occur with respect to a Pension Plan or Multi-employer Plan which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate sponsors, maintains, or to which it makes, is making, or is obligated to make contributions, except in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b), to the extent such failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

8.8 Dispositions. Holdings and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, Dispose of any of its property, business or assets, except for Permitted Dispositions.

8.9 Mergers, Consolidations, etc. Other than to the extent permitted as a Permitted Investment or Permitted Disposition, Holdings and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, merge, amalgamate or consolidate, or Dispose of all or substantially all of its business units, assets and properties, or wind up, liquidate or dissolve, except:

(a) any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any other Person (other than Holdings) may be merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into the Borrower; provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person;

(b) any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any other Person (other than Holdings) may be merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into any one or more Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its business units, assets and other properties; provided that, (i) in the case of any merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition involving one or more Restricted Subsidiaries, (A) a Restricted Subsidiary shall be the continuing or surviving corporation or the transferee of such assets or (B) the Borrower shall take all steps necessary to cause the Person formed by or surviving any such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition (if other than a Restricted Subsidiary) to become a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) in the case of any merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition involving one or more Guarantors, a Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving Person or the Person formed by or surviving any such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or the transferee of such assets (in each case, if other than such Guarantor) shall execute a “Guaranty Supplement” referred to in the Guarantee Agreement and a “Security Agreement Supplement” referred to in the Security Agreement, in order for the surviving or continuing Person or such transferee to become a Guarantor and (iii) if such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition involves a Restricted Subsidiary and a Person that, prior to the consummation of such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition, is not a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, (A) no Event of Default under any of Section 10.1(a), (e), (f) or (g) has occurred and is continuing on the date of such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition or would result from the consummation of such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition, (B) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that such merger, amalgamation,

 

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consolidation or Disposition and any supplements to any Loan Document (or new Loan Documents delivered concurrently therewith) create and preserve, as applicable, the enforceability of the Guarantee Agreement and the perfection and priority of the Collateral Agent’s Liens, and (C) such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition shall comply with all the conditions set forth in the definition of the term “Permitted Acquisition” or otherwise constitutes a Permitted Investment;

(c) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor may (i) merge, amalgamate or consolidate with or into any other Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) Dispose of any or all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower, a Guarantor or any other Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings;

(d) any Guarantor may (i) merge, amalgamate or consolidate with or into any other Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor, (ii) merge, amalgamate or consolidate with or into any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor or transfer all or any of its assets to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor; provided that, if such Guarantor is not the surviving Person or the transferee is not a Guarantor, (x) Borrower would have Availability after giving effect thereto, (y) before and immediately after giving effect thereto, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (z) such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, or transfer shall be deemed to be an “Investment” and shall be only permitted if it constitutes a Permitted Investment, and (iii) Dispose of any or all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor; and

(e) any Restricted Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve if (x) the Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Borrower and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders and (y) to the extent such Restricted Subsidiary is a Guarantor, any assets or business not otherwise Disposed of or transferred in accordance with Section 8.8 or Section 8.11, or, in the case of any such business, discontinued, shall be transferred to, or otherwise owned or conducted by, the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor after giving effect to such liquidation or dissolution;

provided, that if, as of any date of determination, Dispositions (whether through Disposition, merger, consolidation, liquidation, dissolution, or otherwise, made in reliance on the provisions of this Section 8.9 by Obligors would result in the transfer of Current Asset Collateral by a Borrower or Guarantor to non-Obligors with a value individually or in the aggregate of greater than 5.0% of the Borrowing Base based on the most recently delivered Borrowing Base Certificate prior to such event, then Borrower shall be required, prior to consummation of such Disposition, merger, consolidation, liquidation, dissolution in reliance on this Section 8.9 to exceed such threshold, deliver to Agent an updated Borrowing Base Certificate that reflects the removal of the applicable assets from the Borrowing Base.

8.10 Distributions. Holdings and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any Distribution, other than the following (collectively, “Permitted Distributions”):

(a) each Restricted Subsidiary may make Distributions to Holdings, the Borrower and to other Restricted Subsidiaries (and, in the case of a Distribution by a non-Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiary, to Holdings, the Borrower and any other Restricted Subsidiary and to each other owner of Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary on a pro rata basis based on their relative ownership interests of the relevant class of Stock);

(b) (i) Holdings and the Borrower may (or may make Distributions to permit any Parent Entity to) redeem in whole or in part any of its Stock for another class of its (or such Parent Entity’s) Stock or rights to acquire its Stock or with proceeds from substantially concurrent equity contributions or issuances of new Stock; provided that any terms and provisions material to the interests of the Lenders, when taken as a whole, contained in such other class of Stock are at least as advantageous to the Lenders as those contained in the Stock redeemed thereby and (ii) Holdings may declare and make any Distribution payable solely in the Stock (other than Disqualified Stock not otherwise permitted by Section 8.12) of Holdings;

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(d) to the extent constituting Distributions, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into and consummate transactions expressly permitted by any provision of Section 8.11 (other than pursuant to clause (p) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” or Sections 8.14(g));

(e) repurchases of Stock of the Borrower (or any Parent Entity) or any Restricted Subsidiary deemed to occur upon exercise, vesting and/or settlement of Stock if such Stock represents a portion of the exercise price thereof or any portion of required withholding or similar taxes due upon the exercise, vesting and/or settlement thereof;

(f) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall be continuing, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may pay (or make Distributions to allow any Parent Entity to pay) for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Stock of it or any Parent Entity (or any options or warrants or stock appreciation or similar rights issued with respect to any of such Stock) held by any future, present or former employee, director, officer or other individual service provider (or any Affiliates, spouses, former spouses, other immediate family members, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributes of any of the foregoing) of the Borrower (or any Parent Entity) or any of the other Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any employee, management or director equity plan, employee, management or director stock option plan or any other employee, management or director benefit plan or any agreement (including any stock option or stock appreciation or similar rights plan, any management, director and/or employee stock ownership or equity-based incentive plan, stock subscription plan, employment termination agreement or any other employment agreements or equity holders’ agreement) with any employee, director, officer or other individual service provider of the Borrower (or any Parent Entity) or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any such payments do not exceed (i) $10,000,000 in any Fiscal Year, plus (ii) all net cash proceeds obtained by any Parent Entity (and contributed to the Borrower) or the Borrower during such calendar year from the sale or issuance of such Stock to other present or former officers, employees, directors and other individual service provider in connection with any plans or agreements set forth above in this clause (f) plus (iii) all net cash proceeds obtained from any key-man life insurance policies received by the Borrower during such calendar year; provided that any unused portion of the preceding basket calculated pursuant to clauses (i) through (iii) above for any Fiscal Year may be carried forward to the next two (2) succeeding Fiscal Years up to a maximum of $15,000,000 in the aggregate in any Fiscal Year; provided, further, that cancellation of Debt owing to Holdings (or any Parent Entity of Borrower) or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from employees, directors, officers or other individual service providers of the Borrower, any of the Borrower’s Parent Entity or any of Holdings’ Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with a repurchase of Stock of any of the Borrower’s Parent Entity will not be deemed to constitute a Distribution for purposes of this covenant or any other provision of this Agreement;

(g) Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Distributions to any direct or indirect owner thereof (including but not limited to any Parent Entity of Borrower):

(i) the proceeds of which will be used to pay: (A) for any taxable period for which Manufacturing, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a member of a combined, consolidated or similar tax group for U.S. federal, state or local Tax purposes of which a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower is the common parent (a “Tax Group”), the portion of any consolidated, combined or similar Tax liability of such Tax Group for such taxable period attributable to the income or operations of Manufacturing, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; provided that (x) no such payments shall exceed the Tax liability that would have been imposed on Manufacturing, the Borrower and/or the applicable Subsidiaries had such entity(is) paid such Taxes on a stand-alone basis (or as a stand-alone group) and (y) any such payments attributable to an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be limited to the amount of any cash paid by such Unrestricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary for such purpose; or (B) with respect to any taxable period for which Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries is classified as a disregarded entity or partnership for U.S. federal, state or local Tax purposes, an aggregate amount necessary to provide its direct and indirect equity holders with funds sufficient to pay their Tax liabilities, including estimated tax liabilities, attributable to their direct or indirect allocable shares of income, gain, losses, deductions and credits of Holdings and its Subsidiaries classified as partnerships or disregarded entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes during their period of direct or indirect ownership through partnerships or disregarded entities in such entity with respect to such taxable year taking into account any applicable deductions pursuant to Section 199A (as determined by Holdings or its Subsidiaries after consultation with the applicable equity holder);

 

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(ii) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay such Parent Entity’s operating costs and expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business, other overhead costs and expenses and fees (including administrative, legal, accounting and similar expenses provided by third parties as well as trustee, directors and general partner fees) which are reasonable and customary and incurred in the ordinary course of business and attributable to the ownership or operations of Manufacturing, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including any reasonable and customary indemnification claims made by directors or officers of Parent Entity attributable to the direct or indirect ownership or operations of Manufacturing, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries) and fees and expenses otherwise due and payable by the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings and permitted to be paid by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary under this Agreement not to exceed $5,000,000 in any Fiscal Year;

(iii) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay franchise and excise taxes, and other fees and expenses, required to maintain its (or any of its direct or indirect parents’) existence;

(iv) to finance any Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment; provided that (A) such Distribution shall be made substantially concurrently with the closing of such Investment and (B) the Borrower or such Parent Entity shall, immediately following the closing thereof, cause all property acquired (whether assets or Stock) to be held by or contributed to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings;

(v) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay customary costs, fees and expenses (other than to Affiliates) related to any unsuccessful Stock or Debt offering, Refinancing, issuance or incurrence transaction or any Disposition, acquisition or Investment permitted by this Agreement; and

(vi) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay customary salary, compensation, bonus and other benefits payable to officers, employees, consultants and other service providers of any Parent Entity or partner of the Borrower to the extent such salaries, compensation, bonuses and other benefits are attributable to the ownership or operation of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(h) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings may pay any dividend or distribution within sixty (60) consecutive calendar days after the date of declaration thereof, if at the date of declaration such payment would have complied with the provisions of this Agreement;

(i) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings may (a) pay cash in lieu of fractional Stock in connection with any dividend, split or combination thereof or any Permitted Acquisition (or other similar Investment) and (b) honor any conversion request by a holder of convertible Debt and make cash payments in lieu of fractional shares in connection with any such conversion and may make payments on convertible Debt in accordance with its terms;

(j) in addition to the foregoing Distributions (i) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings may make additional Distributions so long as the Specified Conditions shall have been satisfied with respect thereto at the time of (and after giving effect to) such Distributions, (ii) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings may make additional Distributions, measured at the time made, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000 and (iii) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower may make additional Distributions in an aggregate amount not to exceed an amount equal to the Available Equity Amount at the time such Distributions are paid; and

 

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(k) the Borrower may pay (or may make Distributions to allow any Parent Entity to) Distributions in an amount equal to withholding or similar taxes payable or expected to be payable by any present or former employee, director, manager, consultant or other service provider (or its Affiliates, or any of their respective estates or immediate family members) and any repurchases of Stock in consideration of such payments including deemed repurchases in connection with the exercise of Stock options.

8.11 Investments. Holdings and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any Investment, except Permitted Investments.

8.12 Debt. Holdings and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, incur or maintain any Debt, other than the following Debt (collectively, “Permitted Debt”):

(a) Debt of Borrower, Holdings and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under the Loan Documents (including pursuant to Sections 2.6 and 2.7);

(b) (i) Debt described on Schedule 8.12 and any Refinancing Debt in respect thereof and (ii) any intercompany Debt outstanding on the Closing Date;

(c) (i) Capital Leases and purchase money Debt incurred to finance the acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, lease or improvement of any Equipment held for sale or lease or any fixed or capital assets (whether pursuant to a loan, a Capital Lease or otherwise and (ii) any Refinancing Debt incurred to Refinance such Debt; provided that, at the time of incurrence and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and the use of the proceeds thereof, the aggregate principal amount of Debt incurred under this clause (c) and then-outstanding of Borrower, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at the last day of the Test Period ended on or prior to the date that such Debt was incurred shall not exceed the greater of (x) $50,000,000 and (y) 9.0% of Consolidated Total Assets;

(d) Debt of (A) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor owing to Holdings or another Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor, (B) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor owing to Holdings or any Obligor; provided that the aggregate amount of Debt incurred under this clause (d)(B) is permitted to be incurred as an Investment pursuant to Section 8.11 or (C) any Obligor that is owing to Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor; provided that the Debt incurred under this clause (d)(C) shall be subject to the Subordinated Intercompany Note;

(e) Debt incurred under Hedge Agreements entered into by a Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;

(f) Guaranties by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of Debt of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary otherwise permitted under this Agreement; provided that (i) if the Debt being guaranteed is Subordinated Debt, such Guaranties shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Guaranty of the Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the subordination of such Subordinated Debt and (ii) no Guaranty by any Restricted Subsidiary of any Debt of an Obligor shall be permitted unless such Restricted Subsidiary shall have also provided a Guaranty of the Obligations;

(g) (i) Debt arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds; provided that such Debt is extinguished within five Business Days of its incurrence and (ii) customer deposits and advance payments received in the ordinary course of business from customers for goods and services purchased or rented in the ordinary course of business;

(h) Debt of any Obligor owing to any other Obligor;

 

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(i) Debt of any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary in respect of (i) performance bonds, completion guarantees, surety bonds, appeal bonds, bid bonds, other similar bonds, instruments or obligations, in each case provided in the ordinary course of business (including to secure workers’ compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance or other Debt with respect to reimbursement-type obligations), but excluding any of the foregoing issued in respect of or to secure Debt for Borrowed Money; (ii) Debt owed to any Person providing workers’ compensation, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty, liability, or other insurance to any Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, so long as the amount of such Debt is not in excess of the amount of the unpaid cost of, and shall be incurred only to defer the cost of, such insurance for the year in which such Debt is incurred and such Debt is outstanding only during such year, (iii) Cash Management Obligations and other Debt in respect of netting services, ACH arrangements, overdraft protection and other arrangements arising under standard business terms of any bank at which any Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary maintains an overdraft, cash pooling or other similar facility or in connection with Deposit Accounts incurred in the ordinary course or (iv) Debt consisting of accommodation Guaranties for the benefit of trade creditors of any Obligor or any Subsidiary issued by such Obligor or Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

(j) Debt incurred under this clause (j) and then outstanding in an aggregate principal amount, measured at the time of incurrence and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and the use of the proceeds thereof, not to exceed the greater of (x) $30,000,000 and (y) 4.5% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date such Debt was incurred and any Refinancing Debt in respect thereof;

(k) Debt (x) representing deferred compensation, severance and health and welfare retirement benefits to current and former employees, directors, consultants, partners, members, contract providers, independent contractors or other service providers of Holdings (or any Parent Entity thereof), the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business or (y) consisting of indemnities, obligations in respect of earn outs or other purchase price adjustments, or similar obligations created, incurred or assumed in connection with Permitted Acquisitions, other Investments and the Disposition of any business, assets or Stock permitted hereunder, other than Guaranties incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or Stock for the purpose of financing such acquisition;

(l) Debt consisting of (x) obligations of Holdings (or any Parent Entity thereof), the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries under deferred compensation arrangements to their employees, directors, partners, members, consultants, independent contractors or other service providers, (y) other similar arrangements incurred by such Persons in connection with Permitted Acquisitions or (z) any other Investment permitted under Section 8.11;

(m) Debt consisting of promissory notes issued by the Restricted Subsidiaries to their current or former officers, directors, partners, members, and employees and their respective spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributes to finance the retirement, acquisition, repurchase, purchase or redemption of Stock of Holdings (or any Parent Entity or the Borrower) in each case permitted by Section 8.10;

(n) Debt consisting of (i) the financing of insurance premiums or (ii) take or pay obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(o) (i) Debt incurred by an Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to transactions permitted under Section 8.18 and (ii) any Refinancing Debt incurred to Refinance such Debt; provided that the aggregate amount of Debt incurred under this clause (o) shall not exceed the greater of (x) $25,000,000 and (y) 4.5% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date such Debt was incurred;

(p) Debt of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor incurred under this clause (p); provided that (i) such Debt is not guaranteed by any Obligor, (ii) the holder of such Debt does not have, directly or indirectly, any recourse to any Obligor, whether by reason of representations or warranties, agreement of the parties, operation of law or otherwise, (iii) such Debt is not secured by any assets other than assets of such Restricted Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries and (iv) the aggregate amount of Debt incurred under this clause (p) shall not exceed the greater of (x) $10,000,000 and 2.0% of Consolidated Total Assets (measured as of the date such Debt was incurred based upon the Section 6.2 financials most recently delivered on or prior to such date of incurrence);

 

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(q) if no Debt is outstanding in reliance on, and no commitments to advance Debt that would be Debt incurred in reliance on, Section 8.12(r) of this Agreement, Debt of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; so long as (x) in the case of secured Debt, at the time of incurrence thereof and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and the use of proceeds thereof, the Borrower would be in compliance with a Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last date of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the incurrence of such secured Debt, that is no greater than 4.00:1.00 and (y) in the case of unsecured Debt, at the time of incurrence thereof and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and the use of proceeds thereof, the Borrower would be in compliance with a Total Net Leverage Ratio, calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last date of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the incurrence of such unsecured Debt, that is no greater than 5.00:1.00; provided that (A) any secured Debt incurred pursuant to clause (x) hereof may only be secured by a first priority security interest in the Fixed Asset Collateral and/or a second priority security interest in the Current Asset Collateral, (B) if such Debt will be secured by assets that do not also secure the Obligations prior to the incurrence of such Debt, as a condition to the permissibility of the incurrence of such Debt under this clause (q), Collateral Agent shall be granted a Lien on such assets to secure the Obligations, (C) the holder of any such debt that is secured Debt (or an agent or representative in respect thereof) shall have entered into the Intercreditor Agreement or another customary intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and the Borrower (providing, among other things, that the Liens on the Current Asset Collateral securing such Debt or other obligations shall rank junior to the Collateral Agent’s Liens on the Current Asset Collateral and any Liens on Fixed Asset Collateral to secure such Debt may rank senior to the Collateral Agent’s Liens on the Fixed Assets Collateral), (D) no Default or Event of Default is then continuing or would result therefrom, (E) the borrower and guarantors with respect to such Debt shall only be the Obligors (or if any other Person is a borrower or guarantor in respect of such Debt, such other Person shall become a Guarantor hereunder and under the other Loan Documents pursuant to Section 8.22), (F) the maturity of such Debt shall be no earlier than 6 months following the latest Stated Termination Date in effect at the time such debt is entered into and (G) such Debt shall not provide for amortization payments (other than up to 5.0% per annum of the principal amount thereof) and in the case of the Debt permitted under this clause (q), any Refinancing Debt in respect thereof;

(r) if no Debt is outstanding in reliance on, and no commitments to advance Debt that would be Debt incurred in reliance on, Section 8.12(q) of this Agreement, Debt of Borrower and the Guarantors under the Term Loan Documents; provided, that (i) in no event shall the aggregate principal amount of Debt at any time outstanding in reliance on this clause (r) exceed the Fixed Asset Cap (as defined in the Initial Intercreditor Agreement on the First Amendment Effective Date), (ii) the holder of any such debt that is secured Debt (or an agent or representative in respect thereof) shall have entered into the Intercreditor Agreement or another customary intercreditor agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and the Borrower (providing, among other things, that the Liens on the Current Asset Collateral securing such Debt or other obligations shall rank junior to the Collateral Agent’s Liens on the Current Asset Collateral and any Liens on Fixed Asset Collateral to secure such Debt may rank senior to the Collateral Agent’s Liens on the Fixed Assets Collateral), (iii) such Debt hereof may only be secured by a first priority security interest in the Fixed Asset Collateral and/or a second priority security interest in the Current Asset Collateral, (iv) if such Debt will be secured by assets that do not also secure the Obligations prior to the incurrence of such Debt, as a condition to the permissibility of the incurrence of such Debt under this clause (r), Collateral Agent shall be granted a Lien on such assets to secure the Obligations, (v) no Default or Event of Default is then continuing or would result therefrom, (vi) the borrower and guarantors with respect to such Debt shall only be the Obligors (or if any other Person is a borrower or guarantor in respect of such Debt, such other Person shall become a Guarantor hereunder and under the other Loan Documents pursuant to Section 8.22), (vii) the maturity of such Debt shall be no earlier than 6 months following the latest Stated Termination Date in effect at the time such debt is entered into and (viii) such Debt shall not provide for amortization payments (other than up to 5.0% per annum of the principal amount thereof);

 

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(s) Guaranties incurred in the ordinary course of business (and not in respect of Debt for borrowed money) in respect of obligations to suppliers, customers, franchisees, lessors, licensees, sublicensees or distribution partners;

(t) (i) unsecured Debt in respect of obligations of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary to pay the deferred purchase price of goods or services or progress payments in connection with such goods and services; provided that such obligations are incurred in connection with open accounts extended by suppliers on customary trade terms in the ordinary course of business and not in connection with the borrowing of money and (ii) unsecured Debt in respect of intercompany obligations of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of accounts payable incurred in connection with goods sold or services rendered in the ordinary course of business and not in connection with the borrowing of money;

(u) Debt arising under the Secured Equify Loan Documents (as in effect on the Closing Date and/or as subsequently amended, restated, modified, or supplemented to the extent permitted hereunder (other than amendments or modifications that would increase the principal amount of such Debt (other than through interest that is paid in kind) beyond the principal balance outstanding on the Closing Date)) and, in each case, any Refinancing Debt in respect thereof; and

(v) all premiums (if any), interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in clauses (a) through (u) above.

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 8.12, in the event that an item of Debt meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Debt described in the above clauses, the Borrower, in its sole discretion, may classify and reclassify or later divide, classify or reclassify such item of Debt (or any portion thereof) and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Debt in one or, if it satisfies the criteria for more than one clause above, can be allocated among one or more of the above clauses.

The accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value and the payment of interest in the form of additional Debt shall not be deemed to be an incurrence of Debt for purposes of this Section 8.12.

8.13 Prepayments of Debt. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, voluntarily prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner, or make any payment in violation of any subordination terms of, any principal outstanding in respect of any Junior Debt, except (i) regularly scheduled repayments, purchases or redemptions of Junior Debt and regularly scheduled payments of interest, fees, expenses and premiums on any such Junior Debt, (ii) any prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances or other satisfactions of any Junior Debt in connection with any Refinancing thereof with any Refinancing Debt, (iii) any prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances or other satisfactions of any Junior Debt required as a result of any Disposition of any property securing such Junior Debt to the extent that such security is permitted under this Agreement and such prepayment is permitted under the terms of any intercreditor or subordination provisions with respect thereto, (iv) the conversion of any Junior Debt to Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of Holdings, the Borrower or any Parent Entity, (v) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other satisfactions of any Junior Debt in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Available Equity Amount at such time, (vi) prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other satisfactions (including, without limitation, any payments in respect of make-whole premiums) of Junior Debt so long as the Specified Conditions have been satisfied at the time of (and after giving effect to) such prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasances or other satisfaction and (vii) prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other satisfactions of Junior Debt in an aggregate amount not to exceed $5,000,000.

8.14 Transactions with Affiliates. Except as set forth below, the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, sell, transfer, distribute, or pay any money or property, including, but not limited to, any fees or expenses of any nature (including, but not limited to, any fees or expenses for management services), to any Affiliate, or lend or advance money or property to any Affiliate, or invest in (by capital contribution or otherwise) or purchase or repurchase any Stock or Debt, or any property, of any Affiliate, or become liable on any Guaranty of the Debt, dividends, or other obligations of any Affiliate, in each case, involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $1,000,000 for any single transaction or series of related transactions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following shall be permitted:

 

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(a) transactions between or among Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any entity that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such transaction;

(b) transactions on terms substantially as favorable to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary as would be obtainable by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate;

(c) [reserved];

(d) Permitted Distributions;

(e) loans and other transactions by and among Holdings and/or one or more Subsidiaries to the extent permitted under this Article VIII;

(f) employment, compensation, severance or termination arrangements between any Parent Entity, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective officers, employees and consultants (including management and employee benefit plans or agreements, subscription agreements or similar agreements pertaining to the issuance or repurchase of equity interests held by officers, employees and consultants pursuant to put/call rights or similar rights with current or former employees, officers, directors consultants and stock option or incentive plans (including equity-based incentive plans) and other compensation arrangements) in the ordinary course of business and transactions pursuant to management equity plans, stock option plans and other employee benefit plans, agreements and arrangements;

(g) the payment of (x) customary fees to directors, officers, managers, employees, consultants and other service providers of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Parent Entity in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (y) reasonable out of pocket costs to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, directors, officers, managers, employees, consultants, partners, members and other service providers of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Parent Entity in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, by reason of the fact that such Person is or was serving at the request of the Parent Entity, Holdings, or any Restricted Subsidiary as a director, officer, manager, employee, consultant or other service provider of another person;

(h) transactions pursuant to permitted agreements (and such permitted agreements) in existence on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 8.14 or any amendment thereto to the extent such an amendment, taken as a whole, is not adverse to the Lenders in any material respect;

(i) the consummation of the initial public offering of Holdings (including the issuance of Stock to any officer, director, employee, consultant or other service provider of Manufacturing, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Entity in connection therewith) and the payment of fees and expenses in connection therewith;

(j) transactions entered into by an Unrestricted Subsidiary with an Affiliate prior to the redesignation of any such Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the definition of “Unrestricted Subsidiary”;

(k) the issuance or transfer of Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of Holdings (or any Parent Entity) to any Permitted Holder or to any former, current or future director, manager, officer, partner, member, employee, consultant or other service provider (or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing) of Holdings (or any Parent Entity), the Borrower, any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or any direct or indirect parent thereof;

 

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(l) any issuance of Stock, or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities, Stock or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment arrangements, compensation arrangements, stock options and stock ownership plans, and other employee benefit plans approved by the Board of Directors of any Parent Entity of the Borrower or the Borrower, as the case may be;

(m) transactions with Wholly Owned Subsidiaries for the purchase or sale of goods, products, parts and services entered into in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry and in a manner consistent with prudent business practice followed by companies in the industry of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;

(n) transactions with joint ventures for the purchase or sale of goods, equipment and services entered into in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry and in a manner consistent with prudent business practice followed by companies in the industry of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries;

(o) to the extent permitted by Section 8.10(g)(i), payments by any Parent Entity of Holdings, Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Tax sharing agreements among any such Parent Entity, Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries on customary terms; provided that payments by Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries under any such Tax sharing agreements shall not exceed the excess (if any) of the amount they would pay on a standalone basis over the amount they actually pay to Governmental Authorities; and

(p) the Secured Equify Loan Documents (as in effect on the Closing Date and/or as subsequently amended, restated, modified, or supplemented to the extent permitted hereunder) and the Debt evidenced thereby.

For purposes of this Section 8.14, any transaction with any Affiliate shall be deemed to have satisfied the standard set forth in clause (b) if such transaction is approved by a majority of the Disinterested Directors of the board of directors of the Borrower or such Subsidiary, as applicable. “Disinterested Director” shall mean, with respect to any Person and transaction, a member of the board of directors of such Person who does not have any material direct or indirect financial interest in or with respect to such transaction.

8.15 Business Conducted. Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) shall not engage at any time in any line of business other than the lines of business of the same general type currently conducted by it and any businesses incidental to, reasonably related or ancillary thereto, and the lines of business of the general type described on Schedule 8.15 attached hereto and any businesses incidental to, reasonably related or ancillary thereto.

8.16 Liens. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume, or permit to exist any Lien on any property now owned or hereafter acquired by any of them, except Permitted Liens.

8.17 Restrictive Agreements. Holdings and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (i) the ability of Holdings, the Borrower or any Guarantor to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person for the benefit of the Secured Parties with respect to the Obligations or under the Loan Documents or (ii) the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Guarantor to pay dividends or other Distributions with respect to any of its Stock; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to:

(a) restrictions and conditions imposed by (A) Law, (B) any Loan Document, (C) with respect to clause (ii) above, any documentation related to any Permitted Debt, and (D) with respect to clause (ii) above, any documentation governing any Refinancing Debt incurred to Refinance any such Debt referenced in clauses (B) through (C) above;

 

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(b) customary restrictions and conditions existing on the Closing Date or to any extension, renewal, amendment, modification or replacement thereof, except to the extent any such amendment, modification or replacement expands the scope of any such restriction or condition in a manner adverse to Lenders;

(c) restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary or any assets pending such Disposition; provided that such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary or assets that is or are to be Disposed and such Disposition is permitted hereunder;

(d) customary restrictions in leases, subleases, licenses, sublicenses and other contracts so long as such restrictions relate solely to the assets subject thereto;

(e) restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Debt permitted by this Agreement to the extent such restriction applies only to specific property securing such Debt and not all assets;

(f) any restrictions or conditions set forth in any agreement in effect at any time any Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (but not any modification or amendment expanding the scope of any such restriction or condition in a manner adverse to Lenders); provided that such agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary and the restriction or condition set forth in such agreement does not apply to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary;

(g) restrictions or conditions in any Permitted Debt that is incurred or assumed by a Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor to the extent such restrictions or conditions are no more restrictive than the restrictions and conditions in the Loan Documents or, in the case of Subordinated Debt, are market terms at the time of issuance or, in the case of any such Debt of any Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, are imposed solely on such non-Guarantor and its Subsidiaries;

(h) restrictions on cash, Cash Equivalents or other deposits imposed by agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry (or other restrictions on such cash, Cash Equivalents or deposits constituting Liens permitted hereunder);

(i) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures constituting Permitted Investments and applicable solely to such joint venture and entered into (1) in the ordinary course of business or (2) to the extent that the Borrower determines, in its good faith business judgment, that entering into such joint venture is beneficial to Holdings and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and is otherwise permitted under this Agreement;

(j) negative pledges and restrictions on Liens in favor of any holder of Debt permitted under clauses (b), (c),(f), (p), (q), and (r) of Section 8.12, but solely to the extent any negative pledge relates to the property financed by, the subject of or securing such Debt;

(k) customary provisions restricting assignment, transfer or sub-letting of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry;

(l) customary net worth provisions contained in Real Estate leases entered into by Manufacturing, Borrower or Subsidiaries of the Borrower , so long as the Borrower has determined in good faith that such net worth provisions could not reasonably be expected to impair the ability of Manufacturing, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to meet their ongoing obligation;

(m) provisions restricting the granting of a security interest in Intellectual Property contained in licenses or sublicenses by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries of such Intellectual Property, which licenses and sublicenses were entered into in the ordinary course of business or to the extent that the Borrower determines, in its good faith business judgment, that entering into such licenses and sublicenses is beneficial to Holdings and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (in which case such restriction shall relate only to such Intellectual Property);

 

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(n) restrictions or conditions contained in any trading, netting, operating, construction, service, supply, purchase, sale or other agreement to which Holdings, Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is a party entered into in the ordinary course of business; provided that such agreement prohibits the encumbrance of solely the property or assets of Holdings, the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary that are the subject of such agreement, the payment rights arising thereunder or the proceeds thereof and does not extend to any other asset or property of Holdings, Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary or the assets or property of another Restricted Subsidiary;

(o) restrictions or conditions contained in the Secured Equify Loan Documents (as in effect on the Closing Date and/or as subsequently amended, restated, modified, or supplemented to the extent permitted hereunder);

(p) restrictions and conditions imposed by any extension, renewal, amendment, restatement, modification, increase, supplement, refunding, refinancing or replacement of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (a) through (o) above; provided that such extension, renewal, amendment, restatement, modification, increase, supplement, refunding, refinancing or replacement is, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, not materially more restrictive with respect to such restriction or condition taken as a whole than those prior to such extension, renewal, amendment, restatement, modification, increase, supplement, refunding, refinancing or replacement; and

(q) other restrictions described on Schedule 8.17.

8.18 Sale and Leaseback Transactions. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into any arrangement with any Person providing for the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary to lease or rent property that the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary has sold or will sell or otherwise transfer to such Person, unless (i) such transfers are transfers of real property, equipment or other fixed or capital assets, (ii) such transfer occurs within ninety (90) days after the acquisition of such property by the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary, (iii) the Specified Conditions have been satisfied before and after giving effect thereto, and (iv) such transfer would be permitted under clause (t) of the definition of “Permitted Dispositions.”

8.19 Fiscal Year. Holdings shall not, and shall cause its Restricted Subsidiaries not to, change their Fiscal Year end date from December 31; provided, however, that Holdings may, and may cause any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, upon written notice to, and consent by, the Agent, change the Fiscal Year end date convention specified above to any other Fiscal Year end date reporting convention reasonably acceptable to the Agent, in which case the Borrower and the Agent will, and are hereby authorized by the Lenders to, make any adjustments to this Agreement that are necessary in order to reflect such change.

8.20 Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. The Borrower will not permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for any Test Period to be less than 1.0 to 1.0; provided that such Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio will only be tested on the date any Covenant Trigger Period commences (as of the last day of the Test Period ending on or immediately prior to the date on which such Covenant Trigger Period shall have commenced) and shall continue to be tested as of the last day of each Test Period thereafter until such Covenant Trigger Period is no longer continuing.

8.21 Minimum Liquidity. The Borrower will not permit the Liquidity to be less than $5,000,000 at any time.

8.22 Additional Obligors; Covenant to Give Security. At the Borrower’s expense, Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, take all action necessary or reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to ensure that the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement (subject to the limitations set forth therein and in the Security Documents) continues to be satisfied, including:

 

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(i) upon the formation or acquisition of any new direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary (in each case, other than an Excluded Subsidiary) by any Obligor, the designation in accordance with Section 8.26 of any existing direct or indirect Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary (in each case, other than an Excluded Subsidiary), or any Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary, within thirty (30) days (or, in the case of Mortgages, ninety (90) days) after such formation, acquisition, designation or occurrence or such longer period as the Collateral Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion:

(A) causing each such Restricted Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor under the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to furnish to the Collateral Agent a description of any Real Estate owned by such Restricted Subsidiary (in detail reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent) solely to the extent such Real Estate is required to become subject to a Mortgage hereunder;

(B) causing each such Restricted Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to duly execute and deliver to the Agent and the Collateral Agent (x) a “Guaranty Agreement Supplement” referred to in the Guarantee Agreement guaranteeing the Obligations under the Loan Documents and (y) Mortgages on any Real Estate required to be mortgaged pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, a “Security Agreement Supplement” referred to in the Security Agreement and any required Intellectual Property security agreements and other security agreements and documents or joinders or supplements thereto (consistent with the Security Agreement and other Security Documents in effect on the Closing Date), as reasonably requested by and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, in each case of this clause (y), granting the Collateral Agent’s Liens solely to the extent required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement;

(C) delivering, and causing each such Restricted Subsidiary that is, or is required to become, a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to deliver instruments evidencing the intercompany Debt held by such Restricted Subsidiary and required to be pledged pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement (including the execution of the Subordinated Intercompany Note), indorsed in blank to the Collateral Agent (or such other Person specified pursuant to the Intercreditor Agreement, if applicable);

(D) taking and causing such Restricted Subsidiary and each direct or indirect parent of such Restricted Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to take whatever action, to the extent required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement (including, if applicable, the recording of Mortgages and of any Intellectual Property security agreements, the filing of financing statements) as may be necessary in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent to vest in the Collateral Agent (or in any representative of the Collateral Agent designated by it) valid and perfected Liens required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, enforceable against all third parties in accordance with their terms; and

(E) causing each such Restricted Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to duly execute and deliver to the Agent opinions, certificates and other documents, as reasonably requested by and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent (it being understood and agreed that any opinions, certificates and other documents that are consistent with those delivered by the Obligors on the Closing Date shall be deemed to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent);

(ii) not later than ninety (90) days after the acquisition by any Obligor of any Real Estate (or such longer period as the Collateral Agent may agree to in writing in its discretion) that is required to be provided as Collateral pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, causing such property to be subject to a Lien and Mortgage in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and taking, or causing the relevant Obligor to take, such actions as shall be necessary or reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to grant and perfect or record such Lien, in each case to the extent required by, and subject to the limitations and exceptions of, the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and otherwise complying with the requirements of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement; and

 

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(iii) immediately prior to or simultaneously with the incurrence of Debt pursuant to Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r), entering into to Security Documents or amendments or supplements to existing Security Documents to (y) grant Collateral Agent a Lien (to secure the Obligations) on the Fixed Asset Collateral that will also be collateral for the Debt incurred under Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r), as applicable, and (z) to provide Collateral Agent with corollary rights (including representations, covenants and remedies) relative to such Fixed Asset Collateral as are provided for the benefit of the Debt incurred pursuant to Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r), as applicable.

8.23 Cash Management; Cash Dominion.

(a) Each Obligor shall enter into, as soon as possible after the Closing Date, an effective account control agreement with each account bank, securities intermediary, or commodities intermediary, as applicable, in each case in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent (a “Control Agreement”), with respect to (i) each Deposit Account in which funds of any of the Obligors from any Cash Receipts of the Obligors are deposited (including those existing as of the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 8.23), (ii) the Designated Account into which the proceeds of the Loans are deposited, and (iii) all other Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts, and commodities accounts of any Obligors (but in any event, excluding all Excluded Accounts) (including those existing as of the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 8.23); provided, further, that, (i) if on or prior to ninety (90) days after the Closing Date (or such longer period following such date as the Agent may agree in its sole discretion), any Obligor shall not have entered into a Control Agreement with respect to any such Deposit Account, Securities Account, commodity account, or the Designated Account, such Deposit Account, Securities Account, commodity account, or the Designated Account shall be closed and all funds therein transferred to a Deposit Account at the Agent or the Collateral Agent, an Affiliate of the Agent or the Collateral Agent, or another financial institution that has executed a Control Agreement prior to the expiration of such 90-day period and (ii) the Obligors shall enter into a Control Agreement with respect to any such Deposit Account, Securities Account, commodity account, or Designated Account which is established or acquired after the Closing Date, substantially concurrently with such establishment (or within such longer period as the Collateral Agent may agree in its discretion) but in any event prior to a deposit of any funds in the account. Notwithstanding anything in this section to the contrary, the provisions of this Section 8.23(a) shall not apply to any (x) Deposit Account, Securities Account, or commodities account acquired by an Obligor in connection with a Permitted Acquisition (or similar Investment) prior to the date that is ninety (90) days (or such later date as the Agent may agree) following the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition (or similar Investment) or (y) any Excluded Account.

(b) Each Obligor shall deposit, or cause to be deposited and instruct all Account Debtors to deposit, in an Approved Deposit Account promptly upon receipt all Cash Receipts received by any Obligor from any other Person.

(c) Each Control Agreement shall require (without further consent of the Obligors), and the Obligors shall cause, after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Cash Dominion Period and subject to the Intercreditor Agreement, the ACH or wire transfer no less frequently than daily (and whether or not there are then any outstanding Obligations) to the concentration account in the United States maintained by and in the name of the Borrower at a bank reasonably acceptable to the Agent and the Collateral Agent, which concentration account is under the sole dominion and control of the Collateral Agent (the “Concentration Account”), of all cash receipts and collections set forth below (collectively, the “Cash Receipts”):

(i) all available cash proceeds otherwise received from the Disposition of Inventory of the Borrower and the Guarantors;

(ii) all proceeds of Accounts and Inventory and other Current Asset Collateral; and

(iii) the contents of each Approved Deposit Account, Securities Account, or commodities account (other than any Fixed Assets Priority Proceeds Accounts) (in each case, net of any minimum balance as may be required to be kept therein by the institution at which such Deposit Account, Securities Account or commodities account is maintained).

 

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(d) During the continuance of a Cash Dominion Period, the Concentration Account and all other Approved Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts and commodity accounts (other than any Fixed Assets Priority Proceeds Accounts) shall at all times be under the sole dominion and control of the Collateral Agent. The Obligors hereby acknowledge and agree that, during the continuance of a Cash Dominion Period, (i) the Obligors have no right of withdrawal from the Concentration Account or any other Approved Deposit Account, Securities Account or commodities account (other than any Fixed Assets Priority Proceeds Accounts), (ii) the funds on deposit in the Concentration Account and any other Approved Deposit Account, Securities Account and/or commodities account (other than any Excluded Account) shall at all times be collateral security for all of the Obligations and (iii) the funds on deposit in the Concentration Account, any other Approved Deposit Account, Securities Account, or commodities account (other than any Fixed Assets Priority Proceeds Accounts) shall be applied as provided in this Agreement, including pursuant to Section 4.3. In the event that, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8.23, during the continuation of any Cash Dominion Period, any Obligor receives or otherwise has dominion and control of any Cash Receipts, such Cash Receipts shall be held in trust by such Obligor for the Collateral Agent, shall not be commingled with any of such Obligor’s other funds or deposited in any account of such Obligor and shall, not later than two Business Days after receipt thereof by a Responsible Officer of Borrower or other Obligor (or not later than two Business Days after a Responsible Officer has actual knowledge that such Cash Receipts were received by Borrower or other Obligor), be deposited into the Concentration Account or dealt with in such other fashion as such Obligor may be instructed by the Collateral Agent.

(e) So long as no Cash Dominion Period is continuing, the Obligors may direct, and shall have sole control over, the manner of disposition of funds in the Approved Deposit Account, the Securities Account any the commodities accounts. The Agent and the other Secured Parties hereby acknowledge and agree that so long as no Cash Dominion Period is continuing the Obligors shall have the right to withdraw or direct the Agent to transfer to Obligors all funds remaining on deposit in any Concentration Account and the Collateral Agent shall no longer be permitted to direct any account bank under any Control Agreement to ACH or wire transfer any Cash Receipts into any Concentration Account.

(f) Any amounts received in the Concentration Account at any time after the Full Payment of the Obligations shall be remitted to the operating account of the Obligors maintained with the Agent or Collateral Agent or to an operating account otherwise designated by the Borrower.

(g) Upon the Borrower’s request, the Collateral Agent shall promptly furnish written notice to each Approved Account Bank of any termination of a Cash Dominion Period and termination of dominion over the Concentration Account.

(h) Each Obligor shall ensure that all proceeds of Current Asset Collateral are deposited in Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts that (1) do not contain any Fixed Asset Collateral, (2) are not Fixed Asset Priority Proceeds Accounts, and (3) are separate and distinct from those into which the proceeds of Fixed Asset Collateral are or are expected to be deposited. Each Obligor shall ensure that all proceeds of Fixed Asset Collateral that constitute Fixed Asset Collateral are deposited in Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts that (1) do not contain any Current Asset Collateral, and (2) are separate and distinct from those into which the proceeds of Current Asset Collateral are or are expected to be deposited. No Grantor shall commingle the proceeds of Current Asset Collateral with the proceeds of Fixed Asset Collateral that constitute Fixed Asset Collateral.

8.24 Use of Proceeds. The Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loans in the manner set forth in Section 7.17.7.17 and not in violation of Sections 7.22(b), 7.23 or 7.24(b).

8.25 Further Assurances. Subject to any limitations and exceptions set forth in the Security Documents and in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”, Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each of the other Obligors to, promptly execute and deliver, or cause to be promptly executed and delivered, to the Collateral Agent, such documents and agreements, and shall promptly take or cause to be taken such actions, as the Collateral Agent may, from time to time, reasonably request to grant, preserve, protect or perfect the Liens created or intended to be created by the Security Documents or the validity or priority of any such Lien.

 

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8.26 Designation of Subsidiaries. The Board of Directors of Holdings may at any time designate any Restricted Subsidiary (other than the Borrower) as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary by notice to the Agent; provided that, in each case, (i) no Default or Event of Default is then continuing or would result therefrom, (ii) if after giving effect to such designation the Aggregate Revolver Outstandings would not exceed the lesser of the Maximum Revolver Amount and the then-current Borrowing Base, (iii) the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries shall be in compliance on a Pro Forma Basis with a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, as such ratio is calculated as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date of such designation, as if such designation and any related transactions had occurred on the first day of such Test Period, of not less than 1.00:1.00 and (iv) if such designation would result in Current Asset Collateral owned by a Borrower or Guarantor immediately prior to such designation being owned by an Unrestricted Subsidiary immediately after such designation with a value individually or in the aggregate of greater than 5.0% of the Borrowing Base based on the most recently delivered Borrowing Base Certificate prior to such event, then Borrower shall be required, prior to such designation, deliver to Agent an updated Borrowing Base Certificate that reflects the removal of the applicable assets from the Borrowing Base. The designation of any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date shall constitute an Investment by the Borrower or Holdings, as applicable, therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Borrower’s or Holdings’, as applicable, investment therein. The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute the incurrence at the time of designation of any Debt or Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time.

8.27 Passive Holding Company; Etc.

(a) Holdings will not conduct, transact or otherwise engage in any business or operations other than (i) the ownership and/or acquisition of the Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower or Manufacturing and the direct or indirect ownership and/or acquisition of the Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of any other Subsidiaries that are permitted to exist and/or be acquired or formed hereunder, (ii) the maintenance of its legal existence, including the ability to incur fees, costs and expenses relating to such maintenance and to open and maintain bank accounts, (iii) to the extent applicable, participating in tax, accounting and other administrative matters as a member of the consolidated group that includes Holdings and the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries, (iv) the performance of its obligations under and in connection with the Loan Documents and any documents relating to other Permitted Debt, (v) any public offering of its common Stock or any other issuance or registration of its Stock for sale or resale not prohibited by this Agreement, including the costs, fees and expenses related thereto, (vi) any transaction that Holdings is permitted to enter into or consummate under this Agreement and any transaction between Holdings and the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary permitted under this Agreement, including (A) making any dividend or distribution or other transaction similar to a Distribution not prohibited by Section 8.10 (or the making of a loan to its Parent Entities in lieu of any such permitted Distribution or other distribution or other transaction similar to a Distribution) or holding any cash received in connection with Distributions made by the Borrower in accordance with Section 8.10 pending application thereof by Holdings in the manner contemplated by Section 8.10 (including the redemption in whole or in part of any of its Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) in exchange for another class of Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) or rights to acquire its Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) or with proceeds from substantially concurrent equity contributions or issuances of new shares of its Stock (other than Disqualified Stock)), (B) making any Investment to the extent (1) payment therefor is made solely with the Stock of Holdings (other than Disqualified Stock), the proceeds of Distributions received from the Borrower and/or proceeds of the issuance of, or contribution in respect of, the Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of Holdings and (2) any property (including Stock) acquired in connection therewith is maintained by Holdings or contributed to the Borrower or a Guarantor (or, if otherwise constituting Permitted Investments, a Restricted Subsidiary) or the Person formed or acquired in connection therewith is merged or consolidated with the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary and (C) the (w) provision of Guaranties in the ordinary course of business in respect of obligations of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to suppliers, customers, franchisees, lessors, licensees, sublicensees or distribution partners; provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that such Guaranty shall not be in respect of Debt for Borrowed Money, (x) incurrence of Debt of Holdings contemplated by Section 8.12, (y) incurrence of Guaranties and the performance of its other obligations in respect of Debt incurred pursuant to Section 8.12 and (z) granting of Liens to the extent permitted under Section 8.16 or Liens imposed by operation of law, (vii) incurring fees, costs and expenses relating to overhead and general operating including professional fees for legal, tax and accounting issues and paying taxes, (viii) providing indemnification to officers and directors and as otherwise permitted in this Agreement, (ix) activities incidental to the consummation of the Transactions, (x) organizational activities incidental to Permitted Acquisitions or similar Investments consummated by Holdings, the Borrower, Manufacturing or a Subsidiary of Holdings, including the formation of acquisition vehicle entities and intercompany loans and/or investments incidental to such Permitted Acquisitions or similar Investments in each case consummated substantially contemporaneously with the

 

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consummation of the applicable Permitted Acquisitions or similar Investments, (xi) the making of any loan to any officers or directors not prohibited by Section 8.11, the making of any Investment in the Borrower or any Guarantor or, to the extent otherwise allowed under Section 8.11, a Restricted Subsidiary, (xii) the entry into customary shareholder agreements, (xiii) as specified on Schedule 8.27 and (xiv) activities incidental to the businesses or activities described in clauses (i) to (xiii) of this Section 8.27.

(b) Holdings will not consummate any merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or Dispose all or substantially all of its assets and properties, except that Holdings may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with or into any other Person (other than the Borrower) or otherwise Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets and property; provided that (i) Holdings shall be the continuing or surviving Person of such merger, amalgamation or consolidation or, in the case of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation where Holdings is not the continuing or surviving Person or where Holdings has been liquidated or in connection with a Disposition of all or substantially all of its assets, in any such case, the Person formed by or surviving any such merger, amalgamation or consolidation or the Person into which Holdings has been liquidated or to which Holdings has transferred such assets shall be an entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia or any territory thereof (Holdings or such Person, as the case may be, being herein referred to as the “Successor Holdings”), (ii) the Successor Holdings (if other than Holdings) shall (y) expressly assume all the obligations of Holdings under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents pursuant to a supplement hereto or thereto in form reasonably satisfactory to the Agent (including a “Guaranty Supplement” referred to in the Guarantee Agreement and a “Security Agreement Supplement” referred to in the Security Agreement, in order for the surviving or continuing Person or such transferee to become a Guarantor) and (z) as a condition to becoming Successor Holdings shall take all action necessary or reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to ensure that the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement (subject to the limitations set forth therein and in the Security Documents) is satisfied with respect to Successor Holdings’ assets and properties and shall otherwise comply with Section 8.22 (as though Successor Holdings were a Restricted Subsidiary), (iii) each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation or Disposition or unless the Successor Holdings is Holdings, shall have by a supplement to the Guarantee Agreement confirmed that its Guaranty shall apply to the Successor Holdings’ obligations under this Agreement, (iv) each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation or Disposition or unless the Successor Holdings is Holdings, shall have by a supplement to the Security Agreement confirmed that its obligations thereunder shall apply to the Successor Holdings’ obligations under this Agreement, (v) Holdings shall have delivered to the Agent an officer’s certificate stating that such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation or Disposition and any supplements to the Loan Documents preserve the enforceability of the Guarantee Agreement and the perfection of the Collateral Agent’s Liens, (vi) the Successor Holdings shall, immediately following such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation or Disposition, directly or indirectly, own all Subsidiaries owned by Holdings immediately prior to such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation or Disposition, (vii) if reasonably requested by the Agent, an opinion of counsel shall be required to be provided to the effect that such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation, or Disposition does not breach or result in a default under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (viii) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of such event, (ix) Borrower would have Availability after giving effect thereto, and (x) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition or other event and any supplements to any Loan Document (or new Loan Documents delivered concurrently therewith) create and preserve, as applicable, the enforceability of the Guarantee Agreement in regards to Successor Holdings and the perfection and priority of the Collateral Agent’s Lien in Successor Holdings’ assets and property subject to the limitations of and exceptions set forth in the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, the other provisions set forth herein and the Security Documents; provided, further, that if the foregoing are satisfied, the Successor Holdings (if other than Holdings) will succeed to, and be substituted for, Holdings under this Agreement.

8.28 Amendments to Certain Documents. Holdings and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) to amend, modify or change in any manner that is materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders any term or condition of the documentation governing the Junior Debt or any Charter Document of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is a Guarantor or (ii) to amend, modify or change in any manner that is materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders or any Obligor any term or condition of the Preferred Equity Documents (it being understood and agreed that any (x) increase to the amount, rate or frequency of any payment, repurchase, dividend or distribution (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Distribution set forth therein), (y) change to any right of redemption, retirement or put option set forth therein and (z) any change to Section 3.6(iv) of the Holdings LLC Agreement, shall, in each case, be deemed to be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders unless, solely for purposes of clauses (x) and (y), such revisions provide that Holdings shall not take action, or otherwise be required to make any such payment, repurchase, dividend or distribution or exercise any redemption, retirement or put option, based on such increase(s) and/or change(s) to the extent prohibited under this Agreement).

 

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8.29 Certain Post-Closing Obligations. As promptly as practicable, and in any event within the time periods after the Closing Date specified in Schedule 8.29 or such later date as the Agent reasonably agrees to in writing, including to reasonably accommodate circumstances unforeseen on the Closing Date, the Borrower and each other Obligor shall deliver the documents or take the actions specified in Schedule 8.29, in each case except to the extent otherwise agreed by the Agent pursuant to its authority as set forth in the definition of the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

ARTICLE IX

CONDITIONS OF LENDING

9.1 Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of Agreement and Making of Loans on the Closing Date. The effectiveness of this Agreement, the obligation of the Lenders to make any Loans on the Closing Date, and the obligation of the Letter of Credit Issuers to issue any Letter of Credit on the Closing Date, are subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in writing by the Agent and the Arrangers) of the following conditions precedent:

(a) The Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals, facsimiles or electronic copies (followed promptly by originals if requested by Agent) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Obligor:

(i) executed counterparts of this Agreement and the Guarantee Agreement;

(ii) each Security Document set forth on Schedule 1.5 (including the delivery of documents and instruments necessary to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement) required to be executed on the Closing Date as indicated on such schedule, duly executed by Holdings (to the extent a party thereto) and/or each Obligor thereto, together with (except as provided in such Security Documents):

(A) [reserved];

(B) evidence that all financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code have been filed or are otherwise in a form appropriate for filing; and

(C) [reserved]; and

(D) an executed Perfection Certificate and lien searches reasonably satisfactory to the Agent;

(iii) certificates substantially in the form of Exhibit H for Holdings and the Borrower which attach (A) resolutions or other equivalent action documentation, (B) incumbency certificates, (C) Organization Documents and (D) good standing certificates;

(iv) an opinion from Brown Rudnick LLP and an opinion from The Whitten Law Firm, PC, counsel to the Obligors, addressed to the Agent and the Lenders as of the Closing Date;

(v) a certificate, in the form of Exhibit G, attesting to the Solvency of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis) on the Closing Date after giving effect to the Transactions, from the Chief Financial Officer of Holdings;

(vi) a Notice of Borrowing relating to the initial Borrowing (if any); and

 

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(vii) a copy of, or a certificate as to coverage under, the insurance policies required by Section 8.5 and the applicable provisions of the Security Documents.

(b) All fees and expenses required to be paid hereunder or pursuant to the Engagement Letter, in the case of expenses, to the extent invoiced at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date (except as otherwise agreed by the Borrower) shall, substantially concurrently with the initial Borrowing, have been paid (which amounts may, at the Borrower’s option, be offset against the proceeds of the Loans borrowed on the Closing Date).

(c) [Reserved].

(d) The Agent and Arrangers shall have received the Historical Financial Statements.

(e) Prior to or concurrently with the initial Borrowing, subject to Section 8.29, the Existing Debt Refinancing shall have been consummated.

(f) Availability, after giving effect to the initial Borrowings on the date hereof, on the Closing Date shall not be less than $15,000,000.

(g) The Agent and the Arrangers shall have received at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information about the Borrower and the Guarantors as has been reasonably requested in writing at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date by the Agent and the Arrangers that they reasonably determine is required by United States regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the USA PATRIOT Act.

(h) Since December 31, 2016, there has not been any fact, change, event, circumstance, effect, development or occurrence which, individually or in the aggregate with any other facts, changes, events, circumstances, effects, developments or occurrences, has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

(i) The Borrower shall have delivered to the Agent a Borrowing Base Certificate for the month ending January 31, 2018.

(j) The Agent shall have completed a Field Examination of the Obligors at least three Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

(k) Each of (i) that certain Master Loan Agreement and Line of Credit Note, dated as of October 10, 2016, between THRC Holdings, LLC, as the lender, and Manufacturing, as the borrower and (ii) that certain Master Loan Agreement and Line of Credit Note, dated as of October 10, 2016, between Farris Wilks, as the lender, and Manufacturing, as the borrower, have been terminated and the debt thereunder converted to Stock on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.

(l) All amounts outstanding under that certain Promissory Note dated as of February 1, 2017, by and between Wilks Brothers, LLC, as lender, and ProFrac Manufacturing, LLC, as borrower, have been paid in full, such Promissory Note has been cancelled and the liens securing the obligations on account of such Promissory Note have been released, in each case, on terms reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.

9.2 Conditions Precedent to Each Loan. The obligation of the Lenders to make each Loan (including on the Closing Date), and the obligation of the Letter of Credit Issuers to issue any Letter of Credit shall be subject to the conditions precedent that on and as of the date of any such extension of credit:

(a) The following statements shall be true, and the acceptance by the Borrower of any extension of credit shall be deemed to be a statement to the effect set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) with the same effect as the delivery to the Agent and the Lenders of a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer, dated the date of such extension of credit, stating that:

 

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(i) the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (and any representation and warranty that is qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect is true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date of such extension of credit as though made on and as of such date, other than any such representation or warranty which relates to a specified prior date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects as of such prior date, and except to the extent the Agent and the Lenders have been notified in writing by the Borrower that any representation or warranty is not correct in all material respects (or that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect is not correct in all respects) and the Required Lenders have explicitly waived in writing compliance with such representation or warranty;

(ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such extension of credit; and

(iii) the Borrowing or issuance of the Letter of Credit is in compliance with the provisions of Article II.

(b) No such Borrowing or issuance of the Letter of Credit shall exceed the then-current Availability.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the foregoing conditions precedent in this Section 9.2 are not conditions to any Lender participating in or reimbursing the Swingline Lender or the Agent for such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any applicable Swingline Loan or Agent Advance made in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.4(f) or Section 2.4(g), as applicable.

ARTICLE X

DEFAULT; REMEDIES

10.1 Events of Default. It shall constitute an event of default (“Event of Default”) if any one or more of the following shall occur for any reason:

(a) any failure by the Borrower to pay: (i) the principal of any of the Loans when due, whether upon demand or otherwise, or the reimbursement of any Letter of Credit issued pursuant to this Agreement when the same is due and payable; or (ii) any interest, fee or other amount owing hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents within five (5) Business Days after the due date therefor, whether upon demand or otherwise;

(b) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by Holdings or the Borrower in this Agreement or by any Obligor in any of the other Loan Documents or any certificate furnished by any Obligor at any time to the Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender pursuant to the Loan Documents shall prove to be untrue in any material respect as of the date on which made, deemed made, or furnished;

(c) any default shall occur in the observance or performance of any of the covenants and agreements contained in:

(i) Section 6.3(a), Section 8.2(a) (with respect to the maintenance of the Borrower’s existence only), Section 8.8, Section 8.9, Section 8.10, Section 8.11, Section 8.12, Section 8.13, Section 8.14, Section 8.16, Section 8.17, Section 8.18, Section 8.21, Section 8.23 (and, other than during a Cash Dominion Period, such default continues for five (5) Business Days after receipt by the Borrower of written notice thereof by the Agent or the Required Lenders), Section 8.24, Section 8.27, or Section 8.28;

 

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(ii) Section 8.20; provided that an Event of Default shall not occur under this clause (ii) until the expiration of the Cure Deadline for the applicable Test Period for which the Borrower was not in compliance with such Financial Covenant;

(iii) Section 6.4(a) and such default continues for five (5) Business Days (or two (2) Business Days during any Cash Dominion Period) after receipt by the Borrower of written notice thereof by the Agent or the Required Lenders; or

(iv) any other provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document and such default shall continue for thirty (30) days after receipt by the Borrower of written notice thereof by the Agent or the Required Lenders;

(d) any default shall occur with respect to any Debt (other than the Obligations) of any Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in an outstanding principal amount which constitutes Material Indebtedness, or under any agreement or instrument under or pursuant to which any such Debt may have been issued, created, assumed, or guaranteed by any Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and such default shall continue for more than the period of grace, if any, therein specified, in each case. if the effect thereof (with or without the giving of notice) is to accelerate, or to permit the holders of any such Debt to accelerate, the maturity of any such Debt; or any such Debt shall be declared due and payable or be required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled or required prepayment) prior to the stated maturity thereof; or any such Debt shall not be paid in full upon the scheduled maturity thereof; provided that this clause (d) shall not apply to (x) termination events or equivalent events not constituting events of default pursuant to the terms of any Hedge Agreement and (y) Debt that becomes due or as to which an offer to prepay is required to be made as a result of the voluntary Disposition of the property or assets securing such Debt, if such Disposition is permitted hereunder and under the documents providing for such Debt and (z) any Debt permitted to exist or be incurred under the terms of this Agreement that is required to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased, redeemed or satisfied (or as to which an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease, redeem or satisfy is required to be made) in connection with any asset sale event, casualty or condemnation event, change of control (without limiting the rights of the Agent and the Lenders under Section 10.1(l) below), excess cash flow or other customary provision in such Debt giving rise to such requirement to offer, prepay, redeem, defease or satisfy in the absence of any default thereunder;

(e) Holdings, the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary shall (i) file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or file a voluntary petition, proposal, notice of intent to file a proposal or an answer or otherwise commence any action or proceeding seeking reorganization, arrangement or readjustment of its debts or for any other relief under the federal Bankruptcy Code, as amended, or under any other bankruptcy or insolvency act or Law, state, or federal, now or hereafter existing, or consent to, approve of, or acquiesce in, any such petition, action or proceeding; (ii) apply for or acquiesce in the appointment of a receiver, assignee, liquidator, sequestrator, custodian, monitor, trustee or similar officer for it or for all or any part of its property; or (iii) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors;

(f) an involuntary petition shall be filed or an action or proceeding otherwise commenced seeking reorganization, arrangement, consolidation or readjustment of the debts of Holdings, the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary for any other relief under the federal Bankruptcy Code, as amended, or under any other bankruptcy or insolvency act or Law, state or federal, now or hereafter existing, and such petition or proceeding shall not be dismissed within sixty (60) days after the filing or commencement thereof or an order of relief shall be entered with respect thereto;

(g) (i) a receiver, interim receiver, assignee, liquidator, sequestrator, custodian, monitor, trustee or similar officer for Holdings, the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary or for all or any material part of such Person’s property shall be appointed or (ii) a warrant of attachment, execution or similar process shall be issued against any material part of the property of Holdings, the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary and such warrant or similar process shall not be vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal within sixty (60) days after the entry thereof;

 

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(h) this Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement, any Security Document or any Intercreditor Agreement shall be terminated (other than in accordance with its terms or the terms hereof or thereof), revoked or declared void or invalid or unenforceable or challenged by Holdings or any Obligor;

(i) one or more monetary judgments, orders, decrees or arbitration awards is entered against any Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary involving in the aggregate for all Obligors and Restricted Subsidiaries liability as to any single or related or unrelated series of transactions, incidents or conditions, in excess of $20,000,000 (except to the extent covered by insurance through an insurer who does not deny or dispute coverage), and the same shall remain unsatisfied, unbonded, unvacated and unstayed pending appeal for a period of sixty (60) days after the entry thereof;

(j) for any reason, any Lien on any Collateral having a Fair Market Value in excess of $10,000,000 ceases to be, or is not, valid, perfected and prior to all other Liens in accordance with the provisions hereof (subject to (A) the terms of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and the Security Documents and (B) Permitted Liens) or is terminated, revoked or declared void other than (i) as a result of a release of Collateral permitted by Section 13.10 or in accordance with the terms of the relevant Security Document, (ii) in connection with the Full Payment of the Obligations or (iii) any loss of perfection (x) that results from the failure of the Collateral Agent to (A) maintain possession of certificates, promissory notes or other instruments delivered to it representing securities or other assets pledged under the Security Documents or (B) file and maintain proper UCC financing statements or similar filings (including continuation statements) or (y) as to Collateral consisting of real property subject to a Mortgage pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the extent such real property is covered by a title insurance policy and such insurer has not denied coverage;

(k) (i) an ERISA Event shall occur which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) an Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate shall fail to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multi-employer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or

(l) there occurs a Change of Control.

10.2 Remedies.

(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Agent may, in its discretion, and shall, at the direction of the Required Lenders, do one or more of the following at any time or times and in any order, without notice to or demand on the Borrower:

(i) reduce the Maximum Revolver Amount or the advance rates against Eligible Accounts used in computing the Borrowing Base, or reduce one or more of the other elements used in computing the Borrowing Base, in each case to the extent determined by the Agent or the Required Lenders, as the case may be;

(ii) restrict the amount of or refuse to make Loans;

(iii) instruct the Letter of Credit Issuers to restrict or refuse to provide Letters of Credit;

(iv) terminate the Commitments;

(v) declare the Loans to be immediately due and payable; provided, however, that upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Section 10.1(e), 10.1(f), or 10.1(g) with respect to any Obligor, the Commitments shall automatically and immediately expire and terminate and all Loans shall automatically become immediately due and payable without notice or demand of any kind;

 

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(vi) require the Obligors to cash collateralize all outstanding Letters of Credit; and

(vii) pursue its other rights and remedies under the Loan Documents and applicable Law.

(b) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and subject to any Intercreditor then in effect: (i) the Agent shall have, for the benefit of the respective Secured Parties, in addition to all other rights of the Agent and the Lenders, the rights and remedies of a secured party under the Loan Documents or the UCC; (ii) the Agent may, at any time, take possession of the respective Collateral and keep it on the Obligors’ premises, at no cost to the Agent or any Lender, or remove any part of it to such other place or places as the Agent may desire, or the Borrower shall, and shall cause their Restricted Subsidiaries to, upon the Agent’s demand, at the Borrower’s cost, assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Agent at a place reasonably convenient to the Agent; and (iii) the Agent may sell and deliver any Collateral at public or private sales, for cash, upon credit or otherwise, at such prices and upon such terms as the Agent deems advisable, in its sole discretion, and may, if the Agent deems it reasonable, postpone or adjourn any sale of any Collateral by an announcement at the time and place of sale or of such postponed or adjourned sale without giving a new notice of sale. Without in any way requiring notice to be given in the following manner, each Obligor agrees that any notice by the Agent of sale, disposition or other intended action hereunder or in connection herewith, whether required by the UCC or otherwise, shall constitute reasonable notice to the Borrower if such notice is mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or is delivered personally against receipt, at least ten (10) days prior to such action to the Borrower at the address specified in or pursuant to Section 14.8. If any Collateral is sold on terms other than payment in full at the time of sale, no credit shall be given against the Obligations until the Agent or the Lenders receive payment, and if the buyer defaults in payment, the Agent may resell the Collateral without further notice to the Borrower or any other Obligor. In the event the Agent seeks to take possession of all or any portion of the Collateral by judicial process, the Borrower and each other Obligor irrevocably waives: (A) the posting of any bond, surety or security with respect thereto which might otherwise be required; (B) any demand for possession prior to the commencement of any suit or action to recover the Collateral; and (C) any requirement that the Agent retain possession and not dispose of any Collateral until after trial or final judgment. The Borrower and the other Obligors agree that the Agent has no obligation to preserve rights to the Collateral or marshal any Collateral for the benefit of any Person.

10.3 Application of Funds. Subject to any Intercreditor Agreement in effect, if the circumstances described in Section 4.7 have occurred, or after the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 10.2 or under any other Loan Document (or after the Commitments have automatically been terminated, the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable as set forth in Section 10.2 and the Letters of Credit have automatically been required to be cash collateralized, in each case as set forth in Section 10.2), including in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall be applied by the Agent in the following order:

First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (other than principal and interest, but including Attorney Costs payable under Section 14.7) payable to the Agent and/or the Collateral Agent in its capacity as such (other than in connection with Cash Management Obligations or Obligations in respect of Secured Hedge Agreements);

Second, to pay accrued and unpaid interest (including amounts which, but for the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, would have accrued) in respect of all Agent Advances until paid in full;

Third, to pay the principal of all Agent Advances until paid in full;

Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest) payable to the Lenders (including Attorney Costs payable under Section 14.7), ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Fourth payable to them (other than in connection with Cash Management Obligations or Obligations in respect of Secured Hedge Agreements);

 

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Fifth, to pay accrued and unpaid interest (including amounts which, but for the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, would have accrued) in respect of the Swingline Loans until paid in full;

Sixth, to pay the principal of all Swingline Loans until paid in full;

Seventh, to pay accrued and unpaid interest (including amounts which, but for the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, would have accrued) in respect of the Revolving Loans (other than Agent Advances or Swingline Loans) until paid in full;

Eighth, ratably (i) to pay the principal of all Revolving Loans (other than Agent Advances and Swingline Loans) until paid in full, (ii) to the Agent, to be held by the Agent, for the benefit of the Letter of Credit Issuers, as cash collateral in an amount up to 103% of the maximum drawable amount of any outstanding Letters of Credit and (iii) up to an amount (calculated in the aggregate after taking into account any amounts previously paid pursuant to this clause (iii) or pursuant to clause (ii) of item Ninth below) during the continuation of the applicable Application Event) not to exceed the lesser of (x) $5,000,000 and (y) the Bank Product Reserves) to pay any Obligations under Noticed Hedges;

Ninth, ratably to pay (i) amounts, not to exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate with clause (iii) in item Eighth above and clause (ii) below, owing with respect to any Obligations in respect of Secured Hedge Agreements (other than Noticed Hedges), (ii) amounts (calculated after taking into account any amounts previously paid pursuant to this clause (ii) or pursuant to clause (iii) of item Eighth above) during the continuation of the applicable Application Event), not to exceed $5,000,000 in the aggregate with amounts applied pursuant to clause (iii) in item Eighth above and clause (i) above owing with respect to any Obligations in respect of the unreserved portion of a Noticed Hedge, and (iii) amounts, not to exceed $2,500,000, owing with respect to Cash Management Obligations;

Tenth, to the payment of all other Obligations (other than Obligations in respect of Secured Hedge Agreements, Noticed Hedges, and Bank Product Obligations) of the Obligors that are due and payable to the Agent and the other Secured Parties (other than any Defaulting Lenders) on such date, ratably based upon the respective aggregate amounts of all such Obligations owing to the Agent and the other Secured Parties (other than any Defaulting Lenders) on such date, until paid in full;

Eleventh, ratably to pay any amounts owing with respect to any Obligations in respect of any FILO Tranche, until paid in full;

Twelfth, ratably to pay any Obligations (other than Obligations in respect of Secured Hedge Agreements, Noticed Hedges, and Cash Management Obligations) owed to Defaulting Lenders, until paid in full; and

Thirteenth, to the payment of all other Obligations in respect of Secured Hedge Agreements, Noticed Hedges, and Cash Management Obligations of the Obligors that are due and payable to the Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date, ratably based upon the respective aggregate amounts of all such Obligations owing to the Agent and the other Secured Parties on such date, until paid in full;

Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.

Amounts used to cash collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to clause Eighth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as cash collateral after all Letters of Credit have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above and, if no Obligations remain outstanding, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amounts received from any Guarantor shall be applied to any Excluded Swap Obligations of such Guarantor.

 

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10.4 Permitted Holders’ Right to Cure.

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 10.1(c), in the event that the Borrower fails to comply with the requirement of the Financial Covenant, any of the Permitted Holders, Holdings or any other Person designated by the Borrower shall have the right, during the period beginning at the end of the last Fiscal Quarter of the applicable Test Period and until the later of (i) the tenth (10th) Business Day after the date on which Financial Statements with respect to the Test Period in which such covenant is being measured are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.2 and (ii) the tenth (10th) Business Day after the beginning of a Covenant Trigger Period (such later date, the “Cure Deadline”), to make a direct or indirect equity investment in the Borrower in cash in the form of common Stock (or other Stock reasonably acceptable to the Agent) (the “Cure Right”), and upon the receipt by the Borrower of net proceeds pursuant to the exercise of the Cure Right (the “Cure Amount”), the Financial Covenant shall be recalculated, giving effect to a pro forma increase to Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period in an amount equal to such Cure Amount; provided that such pro forma adjustment to Consolidated EBITDA shall be given solely for the purpose of determining the existence of a Default or an Event of Default under the Financial Covenant with respect to any Test Period that includes the Fiscal Quarter for which such Cure Right was exercised and not for any other purpose under any Loan Document.

(b) If, after the receipt of the Cure Amount and the recalculations pursuant to clause (a) above, the Borrower shall then be in compliance with the requirements of the Financial Covenant during such Test Period, the Borrower shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of the Financial Covenant as of the relevant date of determination with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply therewith at such date, and the applicable Event of Default that had occurred shall be deemed cured; provided that (i) the Cure Right may be exercised on no more than five (5) occasions, (ii) in each four Fiscal Quarter period, there shall be at least two Fiscal Quarters in respect of which no Cure Right is exercised, (iii) with respect to any exercise of the Cure Right, the Cure Amount shall be no greater than the amount required to cause the Borrower to be in compliance with the Financial Covenant, (iv) all Cure Amount shall be disregarded for purposes of determining any baskets with respect to the covenants contained in the Loan Documents and (v) there shall be no pro forma reduction in Debt (by netting or otherwise) with the proceeds of any Cure Amount for determining compliance with the Financial Covenant for the Fiscal Quarter for which such Cure Amount is deemed applied.

(c) Prior to the Cure Deadline, neither the Agent, the Collateral Agent nor any Lender shall exercise any rights or remedies under Article X (or under any other Loan Document available during the continuance of any Default or Event of Default) solely on the basis of any actual or purported failure to comply with the Financial Covenant unless such failure is not cured by the Cure Deadline (it being understood that this sentence shall not have any effect on the rights and remedies of the Lenders with respect to any other Default or Event of Default pursuant to any other provision of any Loan Document other than breach of the Financial Covenant); provided, however, that the Lenders shall have no obligation to make any Loans, and the Letter of Credit Issuers shall have no obligation to issue any Letters of Credit, prior to receipt of the Cure Amount.

ARTICLE XI

TERM AND TERMINATION

11.1 Term and Termination. The term of this Agreement shall end on the Stated Termination Date unless sooner terminated in accordance with the terms hereof. The Agent upon direction from the Required Lenders may terminate this Agreement without notice upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default. Upon the effective date of termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever, all Obligations (other than contingent obligations not then due and payable, Obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements and Cash Management Obligations) (including all unpaid principal, accrued and unpaid interest and any amounts due under Section 5.4) shall become immediately due and payable and the Borrower shall immediately arrange, with respect to all Letters of Credit then outstanding, for (a) the cancellation and return thereof, or (b) the cash collateralization thereof or issuance of Supporting Letters of Credit with respect thereto in accordance with Section 2.3(g). Notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement, until Full Payment of all Obligations, the Borrower shall remain bound by the terms of this Agreement and shall not be relieved of any of its Obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, and the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders shall retain all their rights and remedies hereunder (including the Collateral Agent’s Liens in and all rights and remedies with respect to all then-existing and after-arising Collateral).

 

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ARTICLE XII

AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS; PARTICIPATIONS; ASSIGNMENTS; SUCCESSORS

12.1 Amendments and Waivers.

(a) (i) Except as otherwise specifically set forth in this Agreement, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent with respect to any departure by the Borrower or other Obligor therefrom, shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Required Lenders (or by the Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) and the Obligors party thereto and then any such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given;

(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such waiver, amendment, or consent shall be effective to modify eligibility criteria, or sublimits contained in the definition of “Borrowing Base” or “Eligible Accounts” or “Eligible Unbilled Accounts” or “Eligible Inventory” or any successor or related definition, in each case that would have the effect of increasing the Borrowing Base unless it is consented to in writing by the Supermajority Lenders and the Borrower;

(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such waiver, amendment, or consent shall be effective with respect to the following, unless consented to in writing by all Lenders (or the Agent with the consent of all Lenders) and the Borrower:

(A) increase any of the advance rates set forth in the definition of “Borrowing Base” or add any new classes of eligible assets to such definition;

(B) amend this Section 12.1 or any provision of this Agreement providing for consent or other action by all Lenders;

(C) release all or substantially all of the value of the Guarantors with respect to their Obligations owing under the Guarantee Agreement other than as permitted by Section 13.10;

(D) subject to any Intercreditor Agreement then in effect, release all or substantially all of the Collateral other than as permitted by Section 13.10;

(E) change the voting percentages included in the definitions of “Required Lenders” or “Supermajority Lenders”; or

(F) amend the definition of “Pro Rata Share” or Section 4.7.

(iv) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such waiver, amendment, or consent shall be effective with respect to the following, unless consented to in writing by all adversely affected Lenders (or the Agent with the consent of all adversely affected Lenders) and the Borrower:

(A) increase or extend any Commitment of any Lender (other than as contemplated in Section 2.6 or 2.7);

(B) postpone or delay any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any (i) scheduled payment of principal, interest or fees or (ii) payment of other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) hereunder or under any other Loan Document;

(C) reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein (other than waivers of the Default Rate) on any Loan, or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document;

(D) amend the “default waterfall” set forth in Section 10.3; or

 

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(E) extend the expiration date of any Letter of Credit beyond the Stated Termination Date.

It is understood that a waiver of any condition precedent or the waiver of any Default, Event of Default or mandatory prepayment or commitment reduction under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not give rise to an all affected Lender vote pursuant to this clause (iv).

(v) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such waiver, amendment, or consent shall be effective to increase the obligations or adversely affect the rights of the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Swingline Lender, any Letter of Credit Issuer or any Arranger without the consent of the party adversely affected thereby;

provided, however, that (A) the Agent may, in its sole discretion and notwithstanding the limitations contained in clause (ii) or (iii)(A) above and any other terms of this Agreement, make applicable Agent Advances in accordance with Section 2.4(g); (B) Schedule 1.1 hereto (Lenders’ Commitments) may be amended from time to time by the Agent alone to reflect assignments of Commitments in accordance herewith and changes in Commitments in accordance with Section 2.6 or 2.7; (C) no amendment or waiver shall be made to Section 13.19 or to any other provision of any Loan Document as such provisions relate to the rights and obligations of any Arranger without the written consent of such Arranger and (D) the Engagement Letter may be amended or waived in a writing signed by the Borrower and Barclays. Further, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 12.1, if the Agent and the Borrower shall have jointly identified an obvious error or any error or omission of a technical or immaterial nature, in each case, in any provision of the Loan Documents, then the Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend such provision and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document if the same is not objected to in writing by the Required Lenders within five (5) Business Days following receipt of notice thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the L/C Commitment of any Letter of Credit Issuer listed on Schedule 1.1 hereto may be modified with the consent of the Borrower, such Letter of Credit Issuer and the Agent (and without the consent of any Lender).

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 (i) the Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended and (ii) the accrued and unpaid amount of any principal, interest or fees payable to such Lender shall not be reduced, in either case, without the consent of such Lender.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no consent of any Lender or any other Person will be required to effectuate any transaction permitted under Section 2.6 or 2.7 except to the extent provided therein.

(b) If, in connection with any proposed amendment, waiver or consent (a “Proposed Change”) requiring the consent of the Supermajority Lenders, all Lenders or all affected Lenders, the consent of Required Lenders is obtained, but the consent of other Lenders is not obtained (any such Lender whose consent is not obtained being referred to as a “Non-Consenting Lender”), then, at the Borrower’s request (and if applicable, payment by the Borrower of the processing fee referred to in Section 12.2(a)), the Agent (so long as the Agent is not a Non-Consenting Lender) or an Eligible Assignee shall have the right (but not the obligation), to purchase from the Non-Consenting Lenders, and the Non-Consenting Lenders agree that they shall sell, all of the Non-Consenting Lenders’ interests, rights and obligations under the Loan Documents, in accordance with the procedures set forth in clauses (i) through (v) in the proviso to Section 5.8 and the last sentence in Section 5.8, as if each such Non-Consenting Lender is an assignor Lender thereunder.

12.2 Assignments; Participations.

(a) Any Lender may, with the written consent of (i) the Agent, (ii) the Swingline Lender and the Letter of Credit Issuers, and (iii) so long as no Event of Default under any of Section 10.1(a), (e), (f) or (g) has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower (in each case, which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), assign and delegate to one or more Eligible Assignees (provided that (x) no such consent shall be required in connection with any assignment to a then-existing Lender and (y) such consent shall be deemed to have been given if the Borrower has not responded within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of a written request for consent (each an “Assignee”) all, or any ratable part of all, of the Loans, the Commitments and the other rights and obligations of such Lender hereunder, in a minimum amount of $5,000,000, or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof (provided that an amount less than the minimum amount of $5,000,000 may be assigned if agreed to by the Borrower and the Agent, or if such

 

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amount represents all of the Loans, the Commitments and the other rights and obligations of the Lender hereunder) (provided, further that no such minimum amount shall apply to any assignment to an Approved Fund or to a Lender or to an Affiliate of a Lender); provided, however, that (A) written notice of such assignment, together with payment instructions, addresses and related information with respect to the Assignee, shall be given to the Borrower and the Agent by such Lender and the Assignee; (B) such Lender and its Assignee shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent an Assignment and Acceptance; and (C) the assignor Lender or Assignee shall pay to the Agent a processing fee in the amount of $3,500; provided, further, that the Agent may elect to waive such processing fee in its sole discretion.

(b) From and after the date that the Agent has received an executed Assignment and Acceptance, the Agent has received payment of the above-referenced processing fee and the Agent has recorded such assignment in the Register as provided in Section 13.20 herein, (i) the Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent that rights and obligations, including, but not limited to, the obligation to participate in Letters of Credit, have been assigned to it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender under the Loan Documents, and (ii) the assignor Lender shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all or the remaining portion of an assignor Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such assignor Lender shall cease to be a party hereto).

(c) By executing and delivering an Assignment and Acceptance, the assignor Lender thereunder and the Assignee thereunder confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties hereto as follows: (i) other than as provided in such Assignment and Acceptance, such assignor Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other Loan Document furnished pursuant hereto or the attachment, perfection, or priority of any Lien granted by any Obligor to the Agent or any Lender in the applicable Collateral; (ii) such assignor Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of any Obligor or the performance or observance by any Obligor of any of its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document furnished pursuant hereto; (iii) such Assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement, together with such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into such Assignment and Acceptance; (iv) such Assignee will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent, such assignor Lender or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement; (v) such Assignee appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement as are delegated to the Agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers, including the discretionary rights and incidental powers, as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (vi) such Assignee agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

(d) Immediately upon satisfaction of the requirements of Section 12.2(a), this Agreement shall be deemed to be amended to the extent, but only to the extent, necessary to reflect the addition of the Assignee and the resulting adjustment of the Commitments arising therefrom. Each Commitment allocated to each Assignee shall reduce the applicable Commitment of the assignor Lender pro tanto.

(e) Any Lender may at any time sell to one or more commercial banks, financial institutions, or other Persons not Affiliates of the Borrower (a “Participant”), in each case that is not a Disqualified Lender so long as the list of Disqualified Lenders shall have been made available to all Lenders, participating interests in any Loans, any Commitment of that Lender and the other interests of that Lender (the “Originating Lender”) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents; provided, however, that (i) the Originating Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) the Originating Lender shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the Borrower and the Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with the Originating Lender in connection with the Originating Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (iv) no Lender shall transfer or grant any participating interest under which the Participant has rights to approve any amendment to, or any consent or waiver with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document except the matters set forth in Sections 12.1(a)(iii)(C) and (D) and Section 12.1(a)(iv), and all amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder shall be determined as if such Lender had not sold such participation; except that, if amounts outstanding

 

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under this Agreement are due and unpaid, or shall have become due and payable upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, each Participant shall be deemed to have the right of set-off in respect of its participating interest in amounts owing under this Agreement to the same extent and subject to the same limitation as if the amount of its participating interest were owing directly to it as a Lender under this Agreement. Subject to paragraph (g) of this Section 12.2, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3, subject to the requirements and limitations of such Sections (including Sections 5.1(d)) and Sections 5.6 and 5.8, to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section 12.2 (provided that any documentation required to be provided pursuant to Section 5.1(d) shall be provided solely to the Originating Lender and provided further, for the avoidance of doubt, that if the Originating Lender is not a U.S. Person, such Lender shall include a copy of such documentation as an exhibit to its IRS Form W-8IMY in accordance with Section 5.1(d)(ii)(D)).

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, any Lender may at any time create a security interest in, or pledge, all or any portion of its rights under and interest in this Agreement (including its Note, if any) in favor of any Federal Reserve Bank or any other central bank having jurisdiction over such Lender in accordance with Regulation A of the FRB or U.S. Treasury Regulation 31 CFR §203.14, and such Federal Reserve Bank may enforce such pledge or security interest in any manner permitted under applicable law.

(g) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 5.1 or 5.3 than the Originating Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participating interest sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participating interest to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent and such Participant agrees to be subject to the provisions of Section 5.8 as though it were a Lender, or to the extent that such entitlement to a greater payment results from a Change in Law after the Participant became a Participant.

ARTICLE XIII

THE APPOINTED AGENTS

13.1 Appointment and Authorization. Each Lender hereby designates and appoints the Agent and the Collateral Agent (collectively, the “Appointed Agents”) as its agents under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and each Lender hereby irrevocably authorizes each Appointed Agent, in its respective capacity, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and each other Loan Document and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to it by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Each Appointed Agent agrees to act as such on the express conditions contained in this Article XIII. The provisions of this Article XIII (other than Sections 13.9, 13.10(a) and 13.10(b)) are solely for the benefit of the Appointed Agents and the Lenders, and the Borrower shall have no rights as third party beneficiaries of any of the provisions contained herein. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, each Appointed Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, nor shall any Appointed 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 Loan Document or otherwise exist against any Appointed Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to any Appointed 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. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Appointed Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which such Appointed Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including (a) the determination of the applicability of ineligibility criteria with respect to the calculation of the Borrowing Base, (b) the making of Agent Advances pursuant to Section 2.4(g) and (c) the exercise of remedies pursuant to Section 10.2, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Lenders.

13.2 Delegation of Duties. Each Appointed Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement or any other Loan 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. Each Appointed Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney in fact that it selects as long as such selection was made without gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

 

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13.3 Liability of Appointed Agents. None of the Agent-Related Persons shall (a) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision)), (b) be responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any recital, statement, representation or warranty made by any Obligor or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of any Obligor, or any officer thereof, contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by any Appointed Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the perfection or priority of any Lien or security interest created or purported to be created under the Collateral Documents, or for any failure of any Obligor or any other party to any Loan Document to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder or (c) be responsible or have any liability for, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, monitor or enforce, compliance with the provisions hereof relating to Disqualified Lenders; further, without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (c), no Agent-Related Person shall (x) be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender or Participant or prospective Lender or Participant is a Disqualified Lender or (y) have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment or participation of Loans, or disclosure of confidential information (subject in all respects to Section 14.16), to any Disqualified Lender. No Agent-Related Person shall be under any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of any Obligor or any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates.

13.4 Reliance by Appointed Agent. Each Appointed Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, telex or telephone message, statement 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 any Obligor), independent accountants and other experts selected by such Appointed Agent. Each Appointed Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders 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. Each Appointed Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document in accordance with a request or consent of the Required Lenders (or the Supermajority Lenders, all Lenders or all affected Lenders if so required by Section 12.1) and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Lenders.

13.5 Notice of Default. The Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless the Agent shall have received written notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Agent will notify the Lenders of its receipt of any such notice. The Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Required Lenders in accordance with Article X; provided, however, that unless and until the Agent has received any such request, the Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem advisable.

13.6 Credit Decision. Each Lender acknowledges that none of the Agent-Related Persons has made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by any Appointed Agent hereinafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Borrower and its Affiliates, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any Agent-Related Person to any Lender. Each Lender represents to each Appointed Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of, and investigation into, the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Obligors and their Affiliates, and all applicable bank regulatory laws relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to extend

 

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credit to the Borrower. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Obligors and their Affiliates. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly herein required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Agent, the 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 Obligors or any of their Affiliates which may come into the possession of any of the Agent-Related Persons.

13.7 Indemnification. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Lenders shall indemnify upon demand the Agent-Related Persons (to the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), ratably in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares, from and against any and all Losses as such term is defined in Section 14.10; provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable for the payment to such Agent-Related Persons of any portion of such Losses to the extent resulting from such Person’s gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision); provided, further, that any action taken by any Agent-Related Person at the request of the Required Lenders shall not constitute gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender shall ratably reimburse the Agent upon demand for its share of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses (including Attorney Costs) incurred by the Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, 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, any other Loan Document, or any document contemplated by or referred to herein, to the extent that the Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of the Borrower. The undertaking in this Section 13.7 shall survive the payment of all Obligations hereunder and the resignation or replacement of the Agent.

13.8 Appointed Agents in Individual Capacity. Each Appointed Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire Stock in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting or other business with the Obligors and their Subsidiaries and Affiliates as though such Appointed Agent was not an Appointed Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Lenders. Each Appointed Agent and its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Obligors, their Affiliates and Account Debtors (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Obligors or such Affiliates) and the Lenders hereby acknowledge that each Appointed Agent shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them. With respect to its Loans, each Appointed Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Appointed Agent, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” include each Appointed Agent in its individual capacity.

13.9 Successor Agents. Each Appointed Agent may resign as an Appointed Agent upon at least 30 days’ prior notice to the Lenders and the Borrower. In the event any Appointed Agent sells all of its Loans and/or Commitments as part of a sale, transfer or other disposition by such Appointed Agent of substantially all of its loan portfolio, such Appointed Agent shall resign as an Appointed Agent and such purchaser or transferee shall become the successor Appointed Agent hereunder. In the event that an Appointed Agent becomes a Defaulting Lender, such Appointed Agent may be removed at the reasonable request of the Borrower and the Required Lenders. Subject to the foregoing, if an Appointed Agent resigns or is removed under this Agreement, the Required Lenders (with the prior consent of the Borrower, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld and such consent not to be required if an Event of Default under any of Section 10.1(a), (e), (f) or (g) has occurred and is continuing) shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor agent, which successor agent shall be a Lender or a commercial bank, commercial finance company or other asset based lender having total assets in excess of $5,000,000,000. If no successor agent is appointed prior to the effective date of the resignation of any Appointed Agent, such Appointed Agent may appoint (but without the need for the consent of the Borrower) a successor agent from among the Lenders. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor agent hereunder, such successor agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Appointed Agent and the term “Appointed Agent” shall mean such successor agent and the retiring Appointed Agent’s appointment, powers and duties as an Appointed Agent shall be terminated. After any retiring Appointed Agent’s resignation hereunder as an Appointed Agent, the provisions of this Article XIII and Section 14.10 shall continue to inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was an Appointed Agent under this Agreement.

 

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13.10 Collateral Matters.

(a) The Lenders (and each other Secured Party by their acceptance of the benefits of the Loan Documents shall be deemed to) hereby irrevocably authorize the Collateral Agent (and if applicable, any subagent appointed by the Collateral Agent under Section 13.2 or otherwise) to release its Liens on the Collateral, and the Collateral Agent’s Liens upon any Collateral shall be automatically released (i) upon Full Payment of the Obligations; (ii) upon a disposition of Collateral permitted by Section 8.8 to a Person that is not an Obligor; (iii) if any such Collateral constitutes property in which the Obligors owned no interest at the time the Lien was granted or at any time thereafter; (iv) if any such Collateral constitutes property leased to an Obligor under a lease which has expired or been terminated in a transaction permitted under this Agreement; (v) to the extent the property constituting such Collateral is owned by any Guarantor, upon the release of such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guarantee Agreement (in accordance with the second succeeding sentence and the Guarantee Agreement); (vi) as required by the Collateral Agent to effect any sale, transfer or other Disposition of Collateral in connection with any exercise of remedies of the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Documents, and (vii) to the extent such Collateral otherwise becomes an Excluded Stock or an Excluded Asset. Except as provided above, the Collateral Agent will not release any of the Collateral Agent’s Liens without the prior written authorization of the Required Lenders (or such other percentage of Lenders whose consent is required in accordance with Section 12.1); provided that, in addition to the foregoing, the Collateral Agent may, in its discretion, release such Collateral Agent’s Liens on Collateral valued in the aggregate not in excess of $1,000,000 during each Fiscal Year without the prior written authorization of any Lender, so long as all proceeds received in connection with such release are applied to the Obligations in accordance with Section 4.7 and, after giving effect to the application of such proceeds and the updating of the Borrowing Base, as the case may be, to reflect the deletion of any assets subject to such release, Availability shall be no less than the Availability immediately prior to such release. Upon request by the Collateral Agent or the Borrower at any time, subject to the Borrower having certified to the Collateral Agent that the disposition is made in compliance with Section 8.8 (which the Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on any such certificate, without further inquiry), the Lenders will confirm in writing the Collateral Agent’s authority to release any applicable Collateral Agent’s Liens upon particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 13.10. In addition, the Lenders (and each other Secured Party by their acceptance of the benefits of the Loan Documents shall be deemed to) hereby irrevocably authorize (w) the Collateral Agent to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 8.12(c) or (q) (as to Fixed Asset Collateral only), (x) the Agent to release automatically any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guarantee Agreement if such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted under this Agreement or such Person otherwise becomes an Excluded Subsidiary, in each case, solely to the extent such Subsidiary ceasing to constitute a Restricted Subsidiary or otherwise becoming an Excluded Subsidiary is not prohibited by this Agreement, (y) so long as both (1) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom and (2) no Out-of-Formula Condition has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, then, to the extent that the Collateral Agent obtains possession of any Collateral by operation of Section 13.12 of this Agreement that constitutes Collateral that Obligors are not required to deliver to Collateral Agent at such time pursuant to the terms hereof, the Security Documents or any other contractual arrangement with any Obligor, following the written request by Borrower, Collateral Agent shall (to the extent not prohibited by applicable law or legal process) deliver such Collateral in accordance with the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement or, if no Intercreditor Agreement is then in effect, to the applicable Obligor, and (z) if after the date hereof Collateral Agent’s Lien has been expanded to include Fixed Asset Collateral in connection with incurrence of Debt pursuant to Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r) so long as all of the following conditions are satisfied (1) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (2) no Out-of-Formula Condition has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, and (3) no Debt has been incurred in reliance on Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r) that remains outstanding (and no commitments for Debt that, if incurred would be incurred in reliance on Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r), remain outstanding) and no Liens are outstanding in reliance on clause (r), clause (jj), or, to the extent on account of Refinancing Debt, or outstanding commitments that, if incurred, would be Refinancing Debt, in each case incurred in reliance, directly or indirectly, on Section 8.12(q)(x) or (r)), clause (p) of the definition of Permitted Liens, promptly following the written request of the Borrower, the Collateral Agent shall release Collateral Agent’s Liens on Fixed Assets Collateral at the expense of the Obligors. Upon request by any Appointed Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing such Appointed Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations pursuant to this Section 13.10(a).

 

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(b) Upon receipt by any Appointed Agent of any authorization required pursuant to Section 13.10(a) from the Lenders of such Appointed Agent’s authority to release or subordinate the applicable Collateral Agent’s Liens upon particular types or items of Collateral, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guarantee Agreement, and upon at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written request by the Borrower, such Appointed Agent shall (and is hereby irrevocably authorized by the Lenders and the other Secured Parties to) execute such documents as may be necessary to evidence the release of such Collateral Agent’s Liens upon such Collateral or to subordinate its interest therein, or to release such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guarantee Agreement; provided, however, that (i) such Appointed Agent shall not be required to execute any such document on terms which, in such Appointed Agent’s opinion, would expose such Appointed Agent to liability or create any obligation or entail any consequence other than the release of such Liens without recourse or warranty, and (ii) such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect or impair the Obligations or any Liens (other than those expressly being released) upon (or obligations of the Obligors in respect of) all interests retained by the Obligors, including the proceeds of any sale, all of which shall continue to constitute part of such Collateral.

(c) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Obligors or is cared for, protected or insured or has been encumbered, or that the applicable Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion, given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral in its capacity as one of the Lenders and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to any Lender as to any of the foregoing.

13.11 Restrictions on Actions by Lenders; Sharing of Payments.

(a) Each of the Lenders agrees that it shall not, without the express consent of the Required Lenders, and that it shall, to the extent it is lawfully and contractually entitled to do so, upon the request of the Required Lenders, set off against the Obligations, any amounts owing by such Lender to any Obligor or any accounts of any Obligor now or hereafter maintained with such Lender. Each of the Lenders further agrees that it shall not, unless specifically requested to do so by any Appointed Agent, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against any Obligor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the applicable Collateral.

(b) Except as may be expressly permitted by this Agreement, if at any time or times any Lender shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, setoff or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations of any Obligor to such Lender arising under, or relating to, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, except for any such proceeds or payments received by such Lender from the Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or to which such Lender is otherwise entitled to receive directly pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Agent in excess of such Lender’s ratable portion of all such distributions by the Agent, such Lender shall promptly (A) turn the same over to the Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Agent, or in same day funds, as applicable, for the account of all of the Lenders and for application to the Obligations in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement, or (B) purchase, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation in the Obligations owed to the other Lenders so that such excess payment received shall be applied ratably as among the Lenders in accordance with their Commitments; provided, however, that (A) if all or part of such excess payment received by the purchasing party is thereafter recovered from it, those purchases of participations shall be rescinded in whole or in part, as applicable, and the applicable portion of the purchase price paid therefor shall be returned to such purchasing party, but without interest except to the extent that such purchasing party is required to pay interest in connection with the recovery of the excess payment and (B) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by the Borrower or any other Obligor pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans, Commitments or participations in a Letter of Credit or Swingline Loans to any Assignee or Participant or (z) any disproportionate payment obtained by a Lender of any Class as a result of the extension by Lenders of the maturity date or expiration date of some but not all Loans or Commitments of that Class or any increase in the Applicable Margin (or other pricing term, including any fee, discount or premium) in respect of Loans or Commitments of Lenders that have consented to any such extension to the extent such transaction is permitted hereunder.

 

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13.12 Agency for Perfection. Each Lender hereby appoints each other Lender as agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with the UCC or under other applicable law, as applicable may be perfected by possession. Should any Lender (other than the Collateral Agent) obtain possession of any such Collateral, such Lender shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor, shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions.

13.13 Payments by Agent to Lenders. All payments to be made by the Agent to the applicable Lenders shall be made by bank wire transfer or internal transfer of immediately available funds to each such Lender pursuant to wire transfer instructions delivered in writing to the Agent on or prior to the Agreement Date (or if such Lender is an Assignee, on the applicable Assignment and Acceptance), or pursuant to such other wire transfer instructions as each party may designate for itself by written notice to the Agent. Concurrently with each such payment, the Agent shall identify whether such payment (or any portion thereof) represents principal, interest or fees on the Loans or otherwise. Unless the Agent receives notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Lenders that the Borrower will not make such payment in full as and when required, the Agent may assume that the Borrower have made such payment in full to the Agent on such date in immediately available funds and the Agent may (but shall not be so required), in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to each such Lender on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Lender. If and to the extent the Borrower has not made such payment in full to the Agent, each applicable Lender shall repay to the Agent on demand such amount distributed to such Lender, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Lender until the date repaid.

13.14 Settlement.

(a) Each Lender’s funded portion of the applicable Loans is intended by the applicable Lenders to be equal at all times to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding applicable Loans. Notwithstanding such agreement, the Agent, the Swingline Lender, and the other applicable Lenders agree (which agreement shall not be for the benefit of or enforceable by the Borrower) that in order to facilitate the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, settlement among them as to the applicable Loans (including the applicable Swingline Loans and the applicable Agent Advances) shall take place on a periodic basis in accordance with the following provisions:

(i) The Agent shall request settlement (“Settlement”) with the applicable Lenders at least once every week, or on a more frequent basis at the Agent’s election, (A) on behalf of the Swingline Lender, with respect to each applicable outstanding Swingline Loan, (B) for itself, with respect to each applicable Agent Advance, and (C) with respect to collections received, in each case, by notifying the Lenders of such requested Settlement by telecopy or other electronic transmission, no later than 12:00 noon (New York City time) on the date of such requested Settlement (the “Settlement Date”). Each Lender (other than the Swingline Lender, in the case of applicable Swingline Loans and the Agent in the case of applicable Agent Advances) shall transfer the amount of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding principal amount of the applicable Swingline Loans and the applicable Agent Advances with respect to each Settlement to the Agent, to the Agent’s account, not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time), on the Settlement Date applicable thereto. Settlements shall occur during the continuation of a Default or an Event of Default and whether or not the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article IX have then been satisfied. Such amounts made available by the applicable Lenders to the Agent shall be applied against the amounts of the applicable Swingline Loan or Agent Advance and, together with the portion of such Swingline Loan or Agent Advance representing the Swingline Lenders’ Pro Rata Share thereof, shall cease to constitute Swingline Loans or Agent Advances, but shall constitute Revolving Loans of such Lenders. If any such amount is not transferred to the Agent by any Lender on the Settlement Date applicable thereto, the Agent shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate, the first three (3) days from and after the Settlement Date and thereafter at the Interest Rate then applicable to Base Rate Loans, (A) on behalf of the Swingline Lender, with respect to each outstanding Swingline Loan, and (B) for itself, with respect to each applicable Agent Advance.

 

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(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, not more than one (1) Business Day after demand is made by the Agent (whether before or after the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default and regardless of whether the Agent has requested a Settlement with respect to an applicable Swingline Loan or applicable Agent Advance), each other applicable Lender (A) shall irrevocably and unconditionally purchase and receive from the Swingline Lender or the Agent, as applicable, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation in such Swingline Loan or Agent Advance equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such Swingline Loan or Agent Advance and (B) if Settlement has not previously occurred with respect to such Swingline Loans or Agent Advances, upon demand by the Agent, as applicable, shall pay to the Swingline Lender or the Agent, as applicable, as the purchase price of such participation an amount equal to one-hundred percent (100%) of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of such Swingline Loans or Agent Advances. If such amount is not in fact made available to the Agent by any applicable Lender, the Agent shall be entitled to recover such amount on demand from such Lender together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate for the first three (3) days from and after such demand and thereafter at the Interest Rate then applicable to Base Rate Loans, (A) on behalf of the Swingline Lender, with respect to each outstanding Swingline Loan, and (B) for itself, with respect to each applicable Agent Advance.

(iii) Notwithstanding any provisions of Section 2.4(f) to the contrary, from and after the date, if any, on which any Lender purchases an undivided interest and participation in any applicable Swingline Loan or applicable Agent Advance pursuant to clause (ii) above, the Agent shall promptly distribute to such Lender, such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of all payments of principal and interest and all proceeds of Collateral received by the Agent in respect of such Swingline Loan or Agent Advance.

(iv) Between Settlement Dates, the Agent, to the extent no applicable Agent Advances are outstanding, may pay over to the Swingline Lender any payments received by the Agent, which in accordance with the terms of this Agreement would be applied to the reduction of the applicable Loans, for application to the Swingline Lender’s Loans including applicable Swingline Loans. If, as of any Settlement Date, collections received since the then immediately preceding Settlement Date have been applied to the Swingline Lender’s Loans (other than to applicable Swingline Loans or applicable Agent Advances in which such Lender has not yet funded its purchase of a participation pursuant to clause (ii) above), as provided for in the previous sentence, the Swingline Lender shall pay to the Agent for the accounts of the applicable Lenders, to be applied to the applicable outstanding Loans of such Lenders, an amount such that each Lender shall, upon receipt of such amount, have, as of such Settlement Date, its Pro Rata Share of the applicable Loans. During the period between Settlement Dates, the Swingline Lender with respect to applicable Swingline Loans, the Agent with respect to applicable Agent Advances, and each Lender with respect to the applicable Loans other than applicable Swingline Loans and applicable Agent Advances, shall be entitled to interest at the applicable rate or rates payable under this Agreement on the actual average daily amount of funds employed by the Agent and the other Lenders, respectively.

(v) Unless the Agent has received written notice from the Required Lenders to the contrary, the Agent may assume that the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article IX have been satisfied.

(b) Lenders’ Failure to Perform. All Loans (other than Swingline Loans and Agent Advances) shall be made by the Lenders simultaneously and in accordance with their Pro Rata Shares thereof. It is understood that (i) no Lender shall be responsible for any failure by any other Lender to perform its obligation to make any applicable Loans hereunder, nor shall any applicable Commitment of any Lender be increased or decreased as a result of any failure by any other Lender to perform its obligation to make any Loans hereunder, (ii) no failure by any Lender to perform its obligation to make any Loans hereunder shall excuse any other Lender from its obligation to make any Loans hereunder, and (iii) the obligations of each Lender hereunder shall be several, not joint and several.

 

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(c) Defaulting Lenders. Unless the Agent receives notice from a Lender on or prior to the Closing Date or, with respect to any Borrowing after the Closing Date, at least one Business Day prior to the date of such Borrowing, that such Lender will not make available as and when required hereunder to the Agent that Lender’s Pro Rata Share of a Borrowing, the Agent may assume that each such Lender has made such amount available to the Agent in immediately available funds on the Funding Date. Furthermore, the Agent may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower on such date a corresponding amount. If any Lender has not transferred its full Pro Rata Share to the Agent in immediately available funds, and the Agent has transferred the corresponding amount to the Borrower, on the Business Day following such Funding Date such Lender shall make such amount available to the Agent, together with interest at the Federal Funds Rate for that day. A notice by the Agent submitted to any Lender with respect to amounts owing shall be conclusive, absent manifest error. If each Lender’s full Pro Rata Share is transferred to the Agent as required, the amount transferred to the Agent shall constitute that Lender’s applicable Loan for all purposes of this Agreement. If that amount is not transferred to the Agent on the Business Day following the Funding Date, the Agent will notify the Borrower of such failure to fund and, upon demand by the Agent, the Borrower shall pay such amount to the Agent for the Agent’s account, together with interest thereon for each day elapsed since the date of such Borrowing, at a rate per annum equal to the Interest Rate applicable at the time to the applicable Loans comprising that particular Borrowing. The failure of any Lender to make any applicable Loan on any Funding Date shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation hereunder to make an applicable Loan on that Funding Date. No Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to advance such other Lender’s Pro Rata Share of any Borrowing.

13.15 Letters of Credit; Intra-Lender Issues.

(a) Notice of Letter of Credit Balance. On each Settlement Date, the Agent shall notify each Lender of the issuance of all Letters of Credit since the prior Settlement Date. In addition, upon the reasonable request of a Lender from time to time, the Agent shall provide such Lender with a list of the then-outstanding Letters of Credit.

(b) Participations in Letters of Credit.

(i) Purchase of Participations. Immediately upon issuance of any Letter of Credit in accordance with Section 2.3(d), each Lender shall be deemed to have irrevocably and unconditionally purchased and received without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation equal to such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the face amount of such Letter of Credit in connection with the issuance or acceptance of such Letter of Credit (including all obligations of the Borrower with respect thereto, and any security therefor or guaranty pertaining thereto).

(ii) Sharing of Reimbursement Obligation Payments. Whenever the Agent receives a payment from the Borrower on account of reimbursement obligations in respect of a Letter of Credit as to which the Agent has previously received for the account of the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer thereof payment from a Lender, the Agent shall promptly pay to such Lender such Lender’s applicable Pro Rata Share of such payment from the Borrower. Each such payment shall be made by the Agent on the next Settlement Date.

(iii) Documentation. Upon the request of any applicable Lender, the Agent shall furnish to such Lender copies of any Letter of Credit, reimbursement agreements executed in connection therewith, applications for any Letter of Credit, and such other documentation relating to such Letter of Credit as may reasonably be requested by such Lender.

(iv) Obligations Irrevocable. The obligations of each applicable Lender to make payments to the Agent with respect to any applicable Letter of Credit or with respect to their participation therein or with respect to the Revolving Loans made as a result of a drawing under a Letter of Credit and the obligations of the Borrower for whose account the Letter of Credit was issued to make payments to the Agent, for the account of the applicable Lenders, shall be irrevocable and shall not be subject to any qualification or exception whatsoever, including any of the following circumstances:

(A) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents;

(B) the existence of any claim, setoff, defense or other right which the Borrower may have at any time against a beneficiary named in a Letter of Credit or any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such transferee may be acting), any Lender, the Agent, the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer, or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, any applicable Letter of Credit, the transactions contemplated herein or any unrelated transactions (including any underlying transactions between the Borrower or any other Person and the beneficiary named in any Letter of Credit);

 

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(C) any draft, certificate or any other document presented under the Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;

(D) the surrender or impairment of any security for the performance or observance of any of the terms of any of the Loan Documents;

(E) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default; or

(F) the failure of the Borrower to satisfy the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Article IX.

(c) Recovery or Avoidance of Payments; Refund of Payments In Error. In the event any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower received by the Agent with respect to any Letter of Credit and distributed by the Agent to the applicable Lenders on account of their respective participations therein is thereafter set aside, avoided or recovered from the Agent or the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer in connection with any receivership, liquidation or bankruptcy proceeding, the Lenders shall, upon demand by the Agent, pay to the Agent their respective applicable Pro Rata Shares of such amount set aside, avoided or recovered, together with interest at the rate required to be paid by the Agent or the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer upon the amount required to be repaid by it. Unless the Agent receives notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the applicable Lenders that the Borrower will not make such payment in full as and when required, the Agent may assume that the Borrower have made such payment in full to the Agent on such date in immediately available funds and the Agent may (but shall not be so required), in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to each applicable Lender on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such applicable Lender. If and to the extent the Borrower have not made such payment in full to the Agent, each Lender shall repay to the Agent on demand such amount distributed to such Lender, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Lender until the date repaid.

(d) Indemnification by Lenders. To the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower and without limiting the obligations of the Borrower hereunder, the Lenders agree to indemnify the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer ratably in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares, for any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses (including attorneys’ fees) or disbursements of any kind and nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Letter of Credit Issuer in any way relating to or arising out of any Letter of Credit or the transactions contemplated thereby or any action taken or omitted by such Letter of Credit Issuer under any Letter of Credit or any Loan Document in connection therewith; provided that no Lender shall be liable for any of the foregoing to the extent it arises from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Person to be indemnified (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision). Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse the applicable Letter of Credit Issuer promptly upon demand for its Pro Rata Share of any costs or expenses payable by the Borrower to such Letter of Credit Issuer, to the extent that such Letter of Credit Issuer is not promptly reimbursed for such costs and expenses by the Borrower. The agreement contained in this Section 13.15(c) and (d) shall survive payment in full of all other Obligations.

13.16 Concerning the Collateral and the Related Loan Documents. Each Lender authorizes and directs each Appointed Agent to enter into the other Loan Documents, including any Intercreditor Agreement, for the ratable benefit and obligation of the Appointed Agents and the Lenders. Each Lender agrees that any action taken by any Appointed Agent or the Required Lenders, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and the exercise by any Appointed Agent or the Required Lenders, as applicable, of their respective powers set forth therein or herein, together with such other powers that are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be binding upon all of the Lenders. The Lenders acknowledge that the Loans, applicable Agent Advances, applicable Swingline Loans, Secured Hedge Agreements, Secured Cash Management Agreements, and all interest, fees and expenses hereunder constitute one Debt, secured equally by all of the applicable Collateral, subject to the order of distribution set forth in Section 10.3.

 

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13.17 Field Examination; Disclaimer by Lenders. By signing this Agreement, each Lender:

(a) is deemed to have requested that an Appointed Agent furnish such Lender, promptly after it becomes available, a copy of each Field Examination (each, a “Report” and collectively, “Reports”) prepared by or on behalf of any Appointed Agent;

(b) expressly agrees and acknowledges that each Appointed Agent (i) makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of any Report and (ii) shall not be liable for any information contained in any Report;

(c) expressly agrees and acknowledges that the Reports are not comprehensive audits or examinations, that any Appointed Agent or other party performing any audit or examination will inspect only specific information regarding the Obligors and will rely significantly upon the Obligors’ books and records, as well as on representations of Obligors’ personnel;

(d) agrees to keep all Reports confidential and strictly for its internal use, and not to distribute except to its participants, or use any Report in any other manner; and

(e) without limiting the generality of any other indemnification provision contained in this Agreement, agrees: (i) to hold each Appointed Agent and any such other Person preparing a Report harmless from any action the indemnifying Lender may take or conclusion the indemnifying Lender may reach or draw from any Report in connection with any loans or other credit accommodations that the indemnifying Lender has made or may make to the Borrower, or the indemnifying Lender’s participation in, or the indemnifying Lender’s purchase of, a loan or loans of the Borrower; and (ii) to pay and protect, and indemnify, defend and hold each Appointed Agent and any such other Person preparing a Report harmless from and against, the claims, actions, proceedings, damages, costs, expenses and other amounts (including Attorney Costs) incurred by such Appointed Agent and any such other Person preparing a Report as the direct or indirect result of any third parties who might obtain all or part of any Report through the indemnifying Lender.

13.18 Relation Among Lenders. The Lenders are not partners or co-venturers, and no Lender shall be liable for the acts or omissions of, or (except as otherwise set forth herein in the case of the Appointed Agents) authorized to act for, any other Lender.

13.19 Arrangers. Each of the parties to this Agreement acknowledges that, other than any rights and duties explicitly assigned to the Arrangers under this Agreement, the Arrangers do not have any obligations hereunder and shall not be responsible or accountable to any other party hereto for any action or failure to act hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing, no Arranger shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender. Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on the Arrangers in deciding to enter into this Agreement or in taking or not taking action hereunder.

13.20 The Register.

(a) The Agent shall maintain a register (each, a “Register”), which shall include a master account and a subsidiary account for each applicable Lender and in which accounts (taken together) shall be recorded (i) the date and amount of each Borrowing made hereunder, the Type of each Loan comprising such Borrowing and any Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the effective date and amount of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to and accepted by it and the parties thereto, (iii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder or under the notes payable by the Borrower to such Lender, and (iv) the amount of any sum received by the Agent from the Borrower or any other Obligor and each Lender’s ratable share thereof. Each Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower or any applicable Lender (with respect to its own Loans and Commitments only) at the office of the Agent referred to in Section 14.8 at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. Any failure of the Agent to record in the applicable Register, or any error in doing so, shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder (or under any Loan Document) to pay any amount owing with respect to the Loans or provide the basis for any claim against the

 

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Agent. The Loans and Letters of Credit are registered obligations and the right, title and interest of any Lender and their assignees in and to such Loans and Letters of Credit as the case may be, shall be transferable only upon notation of such transfer in the applicable Register. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Agent) a Note payable to such Lender, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto. Solely for purposes of this Section 13.20, the Agent shall be the Borrower’s agent for purposes of maintaining the applicable Register (but the Agent shall have no liability whatsoever to the Borrower or any other Person on account of any inaccuracies contained in the applicable Register). The Obligors and the Agent intend that the Loans and Letters of Credit will be treated as at all times maintained in “registered form” within the meaning of Sections 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code and any related regulations (and any other relevant or successor provisions of the Internal Revenue Code or such regulations).

(b) In the event that any Lender sells participations in any Loan, Commitment or other interest of such Lender hereunder or under any other Loan Document, such Lender, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain a register on which it enters the name of all Participants in the Loans held by it and the principal amount (and related interest thereon) of the portion of the Loans or Commitments which are the subject of the participation (the “Participant Register”). A Loan or Commitment may be participated in whole or in part only by registration of such participation on the Participant Register (and each note shall expressly so provide). Any participation of such Loans or Commitments may be effected only by the registration of such participation on the Participant Register. 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 Commitments, Loans, Letters of Credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 45.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(c) Each Register shall be maintained by the Agent as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower. Each Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

13.21 Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein or in the Guarantee Agreement or any Security Document, no Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank that obtains the benefits of any Guaranty or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or of the Guarantee Agreement or any Security Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article XIII to the contrary, the Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements unless the Agent has received written notice of such Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank, as the case may be.

13.22 Withholding Taxes. To the extent required by any applicable Law, the Agent may deduct or withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding Tax. If the Internal Revenue Service or any other Governmental Authority asserts a claim that the Agent did not properly withhold Tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender for any reason (including because the appropriate form was not delivered or was not properly executed or because such Lender failed to notify the Agent of a change in circumstance that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of, withholding Tax ineffective), such Lender shall indemnify and hold harmless the Agent fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Agent as Tax or otherwise, including any penalties, additions to Tax or interest and together with all expenses (including legal expenses, allocated internal costs and out-of-pocket expenses) incurred, whether or not such Tax was correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Agent to set-off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due the Agent under this Section 13.22. The agreements in this Section 13.22 shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of this Agreement and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, (1) the term “Lender” shall, for purposes of this Section 13.22, include any Letter of Credit Issuer and any Swingline Lender and (2) this Section 13.22 shall not limit or expand the obligations of the Borrower or any Guarantor under Section 5.1 or any other provision of this Agreement.

 

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13.23 Certain ERISA Matters.

(a) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Agent and each Lead Arranger and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Obligor, that at least one of the following is and will be true:

(i) such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments,

(ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement,

(iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, or

(iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.

(b) In addition, unless sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or such Lender has not provided another representation, warranty and covenant as provided in sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Agent, each Lead Arranger and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Obligor, that:

(i) none of the Agent, any Lead Arranger or any of their respective Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related to hereto or thereto),

(ii) the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement is independent (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-21) and is a bank, an insurance carrier, an investment adviser, a broker-dealer or other person that holds, or has under management or control, total assets of at least $50 million, in each case as described in 29 CFR § 2510.3-21(c)(1)(i)(A)-(E),

 

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(iii) the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to particular transactions and investment strategies (including in respect of the Obligations),

(iv) the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement is a fiduciary under ERISA or the Code, or both, with respect to the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement and is responsible for exercising independent judgment in evaluating the transactions hereunder, and

(v) no fee or other compensation is being paid directly to the Agent or any Lead Arranger or any their respective Affiliates for investment advice (as opposed to other services) in connection with the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments or this Agreement.

(c) The Agent and each Lead Arranger hereby informs the Lenders that each such Person is not undertaking to provide impartial investment advice, or to give advice in a fiduciary capacity, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and that such Person has a financial interest in the transactions contemplated hereby in that such Person or an Affiliate thereof (i) may receive interest or other payments with respect to the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (ii) may recognize a gain if it extended the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments for an amount less than the amount being paid for an interest in the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments by such Lender or (iii) may receive fees or other payments in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, the Loan Documents or otherwise, including structuring fees, commitment fees, arrangement fees, facility fees, upfront fees, underwriting fees, ticking fees, agency fees, administrative agent or collateral agent fees, utilization fees, minimum usage fees, letter of credit fees, fronting fees, deal-away or alternate transaction fees, amendment fees, processing fees, term out premiums, banker’s acceptance fees, breakage or other early termination fees or fees similar to the foregoing.

ARTICLE XIV

MISCELLANEOUS

14.1 No Waivers; Cumulative Remedies. No failure by any Appointed Agent or any Lender to exercise any right, remedy, or option under this Agreement or any present or future supplement hereto, or in any other Loan Documents, or delay by any Appointed Agent or any Lender in exercising the same, will operate as a waiver thereof. No waiver by any Appointed Agent or any Lender will be effective unless it is in writing, and then only to the extent specifically stated. No waiver by any Appointed Agent or the Lenders on any occasion shall affect or diminish any Appointed Agent’s and each Lender’s rights thereafter to require strict performance by the Obligors of any provision of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Each Appointed Agent’s and each Lender’s rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents will be cumulative and not exclusive of any other right or remedy which the Appointed Agent or any Lender may have.

14.2 Severability. The illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement or any Loan Document or any instrument or agreement required hereunder shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement or any instrument or agreement required hereunder.

14.3 Governing Law; Choice of Forum; Service of Process.

(a) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE INTERPRETED AND THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

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(b) ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LOCATED IN NEW YORK COUNTY, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY LOAN DOCUMENT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING: (i) THE AGENT SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST THE BORROWER, ANY GUARANTOR OR ANY COLLATERAL IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION THE AGENT DEEMS NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE IN ORDER TO REALIZE ON THE COLLATERAL OR OTHER SECURITY FOR THE OBLIGATIONS AND (ii) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ANY APPEALS FROM THE COURTS DESCRIBED IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SENTENCE MAY HAVE TO BE HEARD BY A COURT LOCATED OUTSIDE THOSE JURISDICTIONS.

(c) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS UPON IT AND CONSENTS THAT ALL SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED MAIL (RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED) DIRECTED TO THE APPLICABLE ADDRESS SET FORTH IN SECTION 14.8 AND SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE COMPLETED FIVE (5) DAYS AFTER THE SAME SHALL HAVE BEEN SO DEPOSITED IN THE MAILS POSTAGE PREPAID.

14.4 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY OF THE PARTIES AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY AGENT-RELATED PERSON, PARTICIPANT OR ASSIGNEE, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, OR OTHERWISE. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF OR THEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.

14.5 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All of the Borrower’s and other Obligors’ representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall survive the execution, delivery, and acceptance thereof by the parties, notwithstanding any investigation by the Agent or the Lenders or their respective agents.

14.6 Other Security and Guarantees. The Agent may, without notice or demand and without affecting the Borrower’s or any Obligor’s obligations hereunder, from time to time: (a) take from any Person (to the extent permitted by such Person) and hold collateral (other than the Collateral) for the payment of all or any part of the Obligations and exchange, enforce or release such collateral or any part thereof; and (b) accept and hold any endorsement or guaranty of payment of all or any part of the Obligations and release or substitute any such endorser or guarantor, or any Person who has given any Lien in any other collateral as security for the payment of all or any part of the Obligations, or any other Person in any way obligated to pay all or any part of the Obligations.

14.7 Fees and Expenses. Except for the costs and expenses relating to Field Examinations and Appraisals, which shall be covered by Section 8.4, the Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Arrangers (without duplication) for all reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses associated with the syndication of the Revolving Credit Facility and the preparation, execution and delivery, administration, amendment, modification, waiver and/or enforcement of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and any amendment, waiver, consent or other modification of the provisions hereof and thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated thereby are consummated), such costs and expenses to be limited in the case of

 

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legal costs and expenses to the Attorney Costs) and (b) to pay or reimburse the Agent and, the Collateral Agent and the Required Lenders for all reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement of any rights or remedies under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (such costs and expenses to be limited in the case of legal costs and expenses to the Attorney Costs). Subject to the limitations above, the foregoing costs and expenses shall include all reasonable and documented or invoiced search, filing, recording and title insurance charges and fees related thereto, all reasonable and documented or invoiced costs and expenses in connection with the opening and maintenance of the Concentration Account. The agreements in this Section 14.7 shall survive the Termination Date and repayment of all other Obligations. All amounts due under this Section 14.7 shall be paid within twenty (20) Business Days of receipt by the Borrower of an invoice relating thereto setting forth such expenses in reasonable detail.

14.8 Notices. Except as otherwise provided herein, all notices, demands and requests that any party is required or elects to give to any other shall be in writing, or by a telecommunications device capable of creating a written record, and any such notice shall become effective (a) upon personal delivery thereof, including, but not limited to, delivery by overnight mail and courier service, (b) four (4) days after it shall have been mailed by United States mail, first class, certified or registered, with postage prepaid, or (c) in the case of notice by such a telecommunications device, when properly transmitted, in each case addressed to the party to be notified as follows:

 

If to the Agent:    BARCLAYS BANK PLC
   745 Seventh Avenue
   New York, NY 10019
   Attention: Amy Ehlen
   Email: Amy.ehlen@barclays.com
   Secondary Contact:
   Attention: LTM NY / Bank Debt Management
   Email: ltmny@Barclays.com
With a copy   
(which shall not constitute notice) to:    PAUL HASTINGS LLP
   695 Town Center Drive, Seventeenth Floor
   Costa Mesa, CA 92626
   Attention: Katherine Bell
   Email: katherinebell@paulhastings.com
   Telecopy No.: (714) 668-6338
If to the Borrower:    PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC
   333 Shops Blvd., Suite 301, Willow Park, Texas 76087
   Attention: Matt Wilks
   Email: matt.wilks@profrac.com
   Facsimile No.: 254-442-8042
If to a Lender or   
Letter of Credit Issuer:    To the address of such Lender or Letter of Credit Issuer set forth on the signature page hereto or on the Assignment and Acceptance for such Lender, as applicable

or to such other address as each party may designate for itself by like notice. Failure or delay in delivering copies of any notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other communication to the persons designated above to receive copies shall not adversely affect the effectiveness of such notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other communication.

 

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14.9 Binding Effect. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective representatives, successors, and assigns of the parties hereto. The rights and benefits of the Agent and the Lenders hereunder shall, if such Persons so agree, inure to any party acquiring any interest in the Obligations or any part thereof to the extent permitted hereunder.

14.10 Indemnity of the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders.

(a) Subject to the provisions of Sections 14.10(b) and (c), the Borrower agrees to defend, indemnify and hold all Agent-Related Persons, each Arranger, and each Lender (without duplication) and each of their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, advisors and other representatives, successors and permitted assigns of the foregoing (each, an “Indemnified Person”) harmless from and against any and all losses, claims, costs, damages and liabilities (collectively, “Losses”) of any kind or nature that arises out of or relates to (i) the Transactions, including the financing contemplated hereby and the use of proceeds hereof; (ii) breach or non-compliance with the covenants in Article VIII of this Agreement; (iii) any actual or alleged Release or threat of Release of any Contaminant at any facility or location currently or formerly owned or operated by Holdings or the Borrower; or (iv) any liability under Environmental Laws relating in any way to Holdings or the Borrower (including any inquiry or investigation of the foregoing) (regardless of whether such Indemnified Person is a party thereto or whether or not such action, claim, litigation or proceeding was brought by the Borrower, its equity holders, affiliates or creditors or any other third Person).

(b) Under this Section 14.10, Indemnified Persons shall be entitled to the reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred in connection with investigating, responding to or defending any of the Losses foregoing (such expenses, in the case of legal expenses, to be limited to the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of a single firm of counsel for all Indemnified Persons, taken as a whole, and, if necessary, of a single firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction (which may include a single firm of special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) for all Indemnified Persons taken as a whole (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, where the Indemnified Person(s) affected by such conflict notifies the Borrower of the existence of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel, by such other firm of counsel for such affected Indemnified Person)) of any such Indemnified Person.

(c) No Indemnified Person will be indemnified for any Loss or related expense under this Section 14.10 to the extent it has resulted from (i) the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person or any of its Affiliates or any of the officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, advisors or other representatives, successors or permitted assigns of any of the foregoing (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision), (ii) a material breach of the obligations under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents of such Indemnified Person or any of such Indemnified Person’s Affiliates or any of the officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, advisors or other representatives, successors or permitted assigns of any of the foregoing (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision) or (iii) any claim, litigation, investigation or other proceeding that does not arise from any act or omission by the Borrower or any of its Affiliates and that is brought by any Indemnified Person against any other Indemnified Person; provided that the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Arrangers to the extent fulfilling their respective roles as an agent or arranger under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and in their capacities as such, shall remain indemnified in respect of such proceedings to the extent that none of the exceptions set forth in any of clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding proviso applies to such person at such time.

(d) The agreements in this Section 14.10 shall survive payment of all other Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 14.10 shall not apply to Taxes other than Taxes that represent liabilities, obligations, losses or damages, with respect to a non-Tax claim.

14.11 Limitation of Liability. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, (i) no Indemnified Person shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of information or other materials obtained through internet, electronic, telecommunications or other information transmission systems, except to the extent that such damages have resulted from the willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence of such Indemnified Person or any of such Indemnified Person’s affiliates or any of its or their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, advisors or other representatives, successors or permitted assigns (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision) and (ii) none of the Borrower, the other Obligors or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates, or any Indemnified Person shall be liable for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages (including, without limitation, any loss of profits, business or anticipated savings)

 

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in connection with this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Transactions (including the use of proceeds hereof), or with respect to any activities related to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including the preparation of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided that nothing in this Section 14.11 shall limit the Borrower’s indemnity and reimbursement obligations set forth in Section 14.10 to the extent that such indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages are included in any claim by a third party unaffiliated with the applicable Indemnified Person with respect to which the applicable Indemnified Person is entitled to indemnification as set forth in Section 14.10.

14.12 Final Agreement. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents are intended by the parties hereto to be the final, complete, and exclusive expression of the agreement between them. This Agreement supersedes any and all prior oral or written agreements relating to the subject matter hereof, except for the fee provisions in Section 4 of the Engagement Letter (other than to the extent set forth in Section 3.4).

14.13 Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuers, each Lender and the Borrower in separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same agreement; signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to the same document. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be executed by facsimile or other electronic communication and the effectiveness of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and signatures thereon shall have the same force and effect as manually signed originals and shall be binding on all parties thereto. The Agent may require that any such documents and signatures be confirmed by a manually-signed original thereof, provided that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any facsimile signature.

14.14 Captions. The captions contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, are without substantive meaning and should not be construed to modify, enlarge, or restrict any provision.

14.15 Right of Setoff. In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by Law, if an Event of Default is then continuing or the Loans have been accelerated prior to the Stated Termination Date, each Lender is authorized at any time and from time to time, without prior notice to the Borrower or any Guarantor, any such notice being waived by each Obligor 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 by, and other indebtedness at any time owing by, such Lender or any Affiliate of such Lender to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or any Guarantor against any and all Obligations then due and owing by an Obligor under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender, now or hereafter existing, irrespective of whether or not the Agent or such Lender shall have made demand under this Agreement or any Loan Document. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Agent after any such set-off and application made by such Lender; provided, however, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, NO LENDER SHALL EXERCISE ANY RIGHT OF SET-OFF, BANKER’S LIEN, OR THE LIKE AGAINST ANY DEPOSIT ACCOUNT OR PROPERTY OF THE BORROWER OR ANY GUARANTOR HELD OR MAINTAINED BY SUCH LENDER WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE REQUIRED LENDERS.

14.16 Confidentiality. Each Lender, each Letter of Credit Issuer and the Agent severally agrees to treat confidentially and not publish, disclose or otherwise divulge any non-public information provided to any of them or any of their Affiliates by or on behalf of Holdings, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries or in connection with this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Transactions; provided that nothing herein shall prevent such Person from disclosing any such information (a) pursuant to the order of any court or administrative agency or in any pending legal, judicial or administrative proceeding, or otherwise as required by applicable law, rule or regulation, or compulsory legal process based on the reasonable advice of counsel (in which case such Person agrees (except with respect to any audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any self-regulatory authority or Governmental Authority exercising examination or regulatory authority), to the extent practicable and not prohibited by applicable Law, rule or regulation, to inform you promptly thereof prior to disclosure), (b) upon the request or demand of any regulatory authority having jurisdiction or purporting to have jurisdiction over such Person or any of its Affiliates (in which case such Person agrees (except with respect to any audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any regulatory authority exercising examination or regulatory authority), to the extent practicable and not prohibited by

 

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applicable Law, rule or regulation, to inform you promptly thereof prior to disclosure), (c) to the extent that such information becomes publicly available other than by reason of improper disclosure by such Person or any of its Affiliates or any related parties thereto (including any of the persons referred to in clause (f) below) in violation of any confidentiality obligations owing to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, (d) to the extent that such information is or was received by such Person from a third party that is not, to such Person’s knowledge, subject to contractual or fiduciary confidentiality obligations owing to the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, (e) to the extent that such information is independently developed by such Person or its Affiliates without the use of any confidential information and without violating the terms of this Agreement, (f) to such Person’s Affiliates and to its and their respective directors, officers, employees, legal counsel, independent auditors, professionals and other experts or agents who need to know such information in connection with this Agreement and who are informed of the confidential nature of such information or who are subject to customary confidentiality obligations of professional practice (with such Person, to the extent within its control, responsible for such person’s compliance with this Section 14.16), (g) for purposes of establishing a “due diligence” defense and (h) to potential or prospective Lenders, Participants or Assignees and to any direct or indirect contractual counterparty to any swap or derivative transaction relating to Manufacturing, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries , in each case who agree to be bound by the terms of this paragraph (or language substantially similar to this paragraph); provided that, for purposes of this clause (h), (i) the disclosure of any such information to any Lenders, hedge providers, Participants or Assignees, or prospective Lenders, hedge providers, Participants or Assignees referred to above shall be made subject to the acknowledgment and acceptance by such Lender, hedge provider, Participant or Assignee, or prospective Lender, hedge provider, Participant or Assignee that such information is being disseminated on a confidential basis (on substantially the terms set forth in this paragraph or as is otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and such Person) in accordance with the standard syndication processes of the Agent or customary market standards for dissemination of such type of information, which shall in any event require “click through” or other affirmative actions on the part of recipient to access such information and (ii) no such disclosure shall be made by such Person to any person that is at such time a Disqualified Lender.

14.17 Conflicts with Other Loan Documents. Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement (or in another Loan Document by specific reference to the applicable provision contained in this Agreement), if any provision contained in this Agreement conflicts with any provision of any other Loan Document (other than any Intercreditor Agreement), the provision contained in this Agreement shall govern and control.

14.18 No Fiduciary Relationship. Each Obligor acknowledges and agrees that, (i) in connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated by this Agreement, the Obligors, on the one hand, and the Appointed Agents, the Arrangers, the Lenders and each of their Affiliates through which they may be acting (collectively, the “Applicable Entities”), on the other hand, have an arms-length business relationship that creates no fiduciary duty on the part of any Applicable Entity, and each Obligor expressly disclaims any fiduciary relationship, (ii) the Applicable Entities may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of such Obligor, and no Applicable Entity has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to such Obligor and (iii) such Obligor has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate. Each Obligor further acknowledges and agrees that such Obligor is responsible for making its own independent judgment with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the process leading thereto, and agrees that it will not claim that the Applicable Entities have rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owe a fiduciary or similar duty to such Obligor or its affiliates, in connection with such transactions or the process leading thereto.

14.19 Judgment Currency. If for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert an amount due hereunder in the currency in which it is due (the “Original Currency”) into another currency (the “Second Currency”), the rate of exchange applied shall be that at which, in accordance with normal banking procedures, the Agent could purchase in the New York foreign exchange market, the Original Currency with the Second Currency on the date two (2) Business Days preceding that on which judgment is given. Each Obligor agrees that its obligation in respect of any Original Currency due from it hereunder shall, notwithstanding any judgment or payment in such other currency, be discharged only to the extent that, on the Business Day following the date the Agent receives payment of any sum so adjudged to be due hereunder in the Second Currency, the Agent may, in accordance with normal banking procedures, purchase, in the New York foreign exchange market, the Original Currency with the amount of the Second Currency so paid; and if the amount of the Original Currency so purchased or could have been so purchased is less than the amount originally due in the Original Currency, each Obligor agrees as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such payment or judgment to indemnify the Agent against such loss.

 

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The term “rate of exchange” in this Section 14.19 means the spot rate at which the Agent, in accordance with normal practices, is able on the relevant date to purchase the Original Currency with the Second Currency, and includes any premium and costs of exchange payable in connection with such purchase.

14.20 USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender that is subject to the Act (as hereinafter defined) and the Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies each Obligor that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Obligor, which information includes the name and address of each Obligor and other information that will allow such Lender or the Agent, as applicable, to identify each Obligor in accordance with the Act. Each Obligor shall, promptly following a request by the Agent or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” an anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Act.

14.21 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions.

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

(i) 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

(ii) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

(A) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

(B) 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

(C) 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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Exhibit B

Schedule 1.1 (Lenders’ Commitments)

Exhibit 10.10

THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of October 17, 2019 (this “Agreement”), is made by and among ProFrac Services, LLC (the “Borrower”), ProFrac Holdings, LLC (“Holdings”), ProFrac Manufacturing, LLC (“Manufacturing”), the Lenders comprising at least the Required Lenders, and Barclays Bank, PLC, as Agent (in such capacity, the “Agent”), the Letter of Credit Issuer and the Swingline Lender.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Borrower, Holdings, Manufacturing, the Lenders, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender, the Collateral Agent and the Agent are party to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2018 (as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2018, and the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of May 13, 2019, and as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement, the “Existing Credit Agreement” and, as amended by this Agreement, and as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time after the effectiveness of this Agreement, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein having the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement);

WHEREAS, the Borrower wishes to make certain amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement on the terms set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 12.1 of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Existing Credit Agreement may be amended, supplemented or modified in writing signed by the Required Lenders, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby covenant and agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement. The Existing Credit Agreement is, as of the Third Amendment Effective Date (as defined below) and subject to the satisfaction of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement, hereby amended as follows:

(a) The definition of “Cash Dominion Period” of Section 1.1 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

““Cash Dominion Period” means (a) any period commencing upon the date that Availability shall have been less than the greater of (i) 15.0% of the Maximum Credit and (ii) $10,000,000, for five (5) consecutive Business Days and continuing until the date on which Availability shall have been at least the greater of (y) 15.0% of the Maximum Credit and (z) $10,000,000 for twenty (20) consecutive calendar days or (b) any period commencing upon the occurrence of a Specified Event of Default, and continuing during the period that such Specified Event of Default shall be continuing.”

SECTION 2. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective on the first date (the “Third Amendment Effective Date”) when, and only when, each of the applicable conditions set forth below have been satisfied in accordance with the terms herein:

(a) this Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by the Borrower, Holdings, Manufacturing, the Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender and the Required Lenders to the Existing Credit Agreement;

(b) the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects (and any representation and warranty that is qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date;


(c) No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall result, in each case, after giving effect to this Agreement;

(d) the Agent shall have received a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Section 3; and

(e) the Agent and the Lenders shall have received all other fees and amounts due and payable on or prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date, including reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower in connection with this Agreement.

SECTION 3. Representations and Warranties of the Obligors. To induce the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender and Lenders party hereto to enter into this Agreement, each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing hereby represent and warrant to the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender and each Lender that:

(a) Each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing has the corporate power and authority, and the legal right, to execute, delivery and perform this Agreement. Each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance, as applicable, of this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing. Upon its execution, this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing, enforceable against each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing in accordance with its terms. Holdings’ and each Obligor’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement does not (x) conflict with, or constitute a violation or breach of, the terms of (a) any contract, mortgage, lease, agreement, indenture, or instrument to which Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party or which is binding upon it, (b) any Requirement of Law applicable to Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (c) any Charter Documents of Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, in any respect that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (y) result in the imposition of any Lien (other than Liens created by the Security Documents) upon the property of Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by reason of any of the foregoing.

(b) No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur, in each case, after giving effect to this Agreement.

(c) No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, the Borrower of this Agreement, other than (i) those that have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and (ii) where failure to obtain, effect or make any such approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action, notice or filing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(d) After giving effect to this Agreement, the representations and warranties of the Borrower and each of the other Obligors contained in the Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects, except to the extent such representation and warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, except that any representations and warranties subject to “materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar materiality qualifiers shall be true and correct in all respects (except to the extent such representation and warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall have been true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date).

SECTION 4. Expenses. The Borrower hereby reconfirms the obligations of the Borrower pursuant to Section 14.7 of the Credit Agreement to pay all reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Agent in connection with this Agreement.

SECTION 5. [Reserved].

 

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SECTION 6. No Other Amendments or Waivers; Reaffirmation of the Loan Parties.

(a) Except as expressly provided herein (i) the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be unmodified and shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with their terms, (ii) the consents and agreements of the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender and the Lenders set forth herein shall be limited strictly as written and shall not constitute a consent or agreement to any transaction not specifically described in connection with any such consent and/or agreement, and (iii) this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of any term or condition of any Loan Document and shall not be deemed to prejudice any right or rights which Agent, Letter of Credit Issuer, Swingline Lender or any Lender may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with any Loan Document or any of the instruments or agreements referred to therein, as the same may be amended from time to time. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent there is a conflict between (x) this Agreement and (y) any provision of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Lenders and each other Obligor hereby agree that this Agreement and such amendments to the Credit Agreement shall control.

(b) This Agreement shall constitute a Loan Document.

(c) Each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing hereby confirms and agrees that, notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Agreement, each Loan Document to which such Obligor is a party is, and the obligations of such Obligor contained in the Existing Credit Agreement, this Agreement or in any other Loan Document to which it is a party are, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, in each case as modified by this Agreement. For greater certainty and without limiting the foregoing, each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing hereby confirms that the existing security interests granted by such Obligor in favor of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Loan Documents in the Collateral described therein shall continue to secure the Obligations as and to the extent provided in the Loan Documents.

SECTION 7. No Reliance, Etc. For the avoidance of doubt, and without limitation of any other provisions of the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents, Barclays Bank, PLC, in its capacity as Agent, shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 13.3, 13.4 and 14.18 of the Credit Agreement as if such provisions were set forth in full herein mutatis mutandis.

SECTION 8. Amendment, Modification and Waiver. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except in accordance with Section 12.1 of the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 9. Integration; Effect of Modifications. This Agreement represents the entire agreement of the Borrower, the other Obligors, the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender and the Lenders party hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender or any Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of any party under, the Credit Agreement, nor alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. It is understood and agreed that each reference in each Loan Document to the Credit Agreement, whether direct or indirect, shall hereafter be deemed to be a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby and that this Agreement is a Loan Document.

SECTION 10. GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; WAIVERS; PROCESS AGENTS. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE INTERPRETED AND THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. SECTION 14.3 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT IS HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS AGREEMENT AS IF SUCH PROVISION WERE SET FORTH IN FULL HEREIN MUTATIS MUTANDIS AND SHALL APPLY HERETO.

SECTION 11. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER

 

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LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY OF THE PARTIES AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY AGENT-RELATED PERSON, PARTICIPANT OR ASSIGNEE, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, OR OTHERWISE. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT.

SECTION 12. Severability. The illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement or any instrument or agreement required hereunder shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement, the Credit Agreement, or any instrument or agreement required hereunder.

SECTION 13. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by each party hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same agreement; signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to the same document. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile or other electronic communication and the effectiveness of this Agreement and signatures thereon shall have the same force and effect as manually signed originals and shall be binding on all parties thereto. The Agent may require that any such documents and signatures be confirmed by a manually-signed original thereof, provided that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any facsimile or other electronic signature.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused its duly authorized officer to execute and deliver this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC
By:   /s/ Matt Wilks
  Name: Matt Wilks
  Title:   CFO
PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC
By:   /s/ Matt Wilks
  Name: Matt Wilks
  Title:   CFO
PROFRAC MANUFACTURING, LLC
By:   /s/ Matt Wilks
  Name: Matt Wilks
  Title:   CFO

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BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as the Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender and a Lender
By:   /s/ Komal Ramkirath
  Name: Komal Ramkirath
  Title:   Assistant Vice President

[Signature Page to Third Amendment to Credit Agreement]


CITIBANK, N.A., as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Jeff Royston

  Name: Jeff Royston
  Title:   SVP

 

[Signature Page to Third Amendment to Credit Agreement]


SIEMENS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., as a Lender
By:  

/s/ John Finore

  Name: John Finore
  Title:   Vice President
By:  

/s/ Maria Levy

  Name: Maria Levy
  Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Third Amendment to Credit Agreement]

Exhibit 10.11

Execution Version

CONSENT TO INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT AND

FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS CONSENT TO INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT AND FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of May 13, 2020 (this “Agreement”), relating to the Intercreditor Agreement and Credit Agreement referred to below, is made by and among PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC (the “Borrower”), ProFrac Holdings, LLC (“Holdings”), PROFRAC MANUFACTURING, LLC (“Manufacturing”), the ABL Claimholders party hereto, the Lenders party hereto, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender and Barclays Bank PLC, as collateral agent for the holders of the ABL Obligations (the “ABL Collateral Agent”) and administrative agent and collateral agent for the Lenders (in such capacities, the “Agent”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Borrower, Holdings, Manufacturing, the other Obligors from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”) and the Agent have entered into the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2018 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement, the “Existing Credit Agreement” and, as amended by this Agreement, and as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time after the effectiveness of this Agreement, the “Credit Agreement”);

WHEREAS, the Borrower, Holdings, Manufacturing, the other Grantors from time to time party thereto, the ABL Collateral Agent and Barclays Bank PLC, as collateral agent for the holders of the Fixed Asset Obligations (the “Fixed Asset Collateral Agent”) have entered into the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2018 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Intercreditor Agreement”; capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein having the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement or the Intercreditor Agreement, as applicable);

WHEREAS, the Borrower has notified the ABL Collateral Agent, the Agent, the ABL Claimholders and the Lenders that it is seeking, on or substantially concurrently with the Effective Date, to amend the Term Loan Credit Agreement to, among other things, increase the applicable margin of the interest rate such that the margin applicable to all Fixed Asset Obligations may be increased by more than 2.00 percentage points per annum (the “Term Loan Interest Rate Increase”);

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the ABL Collateral Agent (pursuant to an authorization from a majority of the ABL Claimholders) consent to such Term Loan Interest Rate Increase on the terms set forth herein;

WHEREAS, the Borrower wishes to make certain amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement on the terms set forth herein; and

 

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WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 12.1 of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Existing Credit Agreement may be amended, supplemented or modified in writing signed by the Required Lenders, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender, the Agent and the Borrower;

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby covenant and agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Limited Consent and Amendment

(a) Limited Consent. The ABL Claimholders hereby authorize the ABL Collateral Agent to consent to the Term Loan Interest Rate Increase, and the ABL Collateral Agent hereby consents to the Term Loan Interest Rate Increase, in each case, effective on, and subject to the occurrence of, the Effective Date (as defined below) and notwithstanding any provision of the Credit Agreement or the Intercreditor Agreement to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that any future increases after the Effective Date to the applicable margin of the interest rate of any Fixed Asset Obligations (i) are not consented to hereunder and (ii) will, subject to and to the extent required by Section 5.3(b)(i) of the Intercreditor Agreement, require the consent of the ABL Collateral Agent (pursuant to an authorization from a majority of the ABL Claimholders) at such time.

(b) Amendment to Existing Credit Agreement. The Existing Credit Agreement is, as of the Effective Date (as defined below) and subject to the satisfaction of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement, hereby amended as follows:

The second proviso to clause (a) of the definition of “LIBOR Rate” of Section 1.1 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

provided, further, that if any such rate determined pursuant to the preceding clauses (i) or (ii) is below 0.75%, the LIBOR Rate will be deemed to be 0.75%; and”

SECTION 2. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective on the first date (such date, the “Effective Date”) when, and only when, each of the conditions set forth below shall have been satisfied in accordance with the terms herein:

(a) the ABL Collateral Agent and the Agent shall have received duly executed counterparts of this Agreement by the Borrower, Holdings, Manufacturing, the ABL Collateral Agent, the ABL Claimholders holding a majority of the ABL Obligations, the Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender and the Required Lenders to the Existing Credit Agreement;

(b) the ABL Collateral Agent, the ABL Claimholders party hereto, the Agent and the Lenders party hereto shall have received all other fees and amounts due and payable on or prior to the Effective Date, including reimbursement or payment of all reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses associated with this Agreement, such costs and expenses to be limited in the case of legal costs and expenses to the Attorney Costs;

 

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(c) the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects (and any representation and warranty that is qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date; and

(d) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall result, in each case, after giving effect to this Agreement.

SECTION 3. Representations and Warranties of the Obligors. To induce the ABL Collateral Agent, the ABL Claimholders party hereto, the Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender and the Lenders party hereto to enter into this Agreement, each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing hereby represent and warrant to the ABL Collateral Agent, the ABL Claimholders, the Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender and the Lenders that:

(a) each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement. Each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing has taken all necessary corporate or limited liability action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance, as applicable, of this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing. Upon its execution, this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing, enforceable against each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, winding up, moratorium and other similar Laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Holdings’ and each Obligor’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement does not (x) conflict with, or constitute a violation or breach of, the terms of (a) any contract, mortgage, lease, agreement, indenture, or instrument to which Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party or which is binding upon it, (b) any Requirement of Law applicable to Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (c) any Charter Documents of Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, in any respect that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (y) result in the imposition of any Lien (other than Liens created by the Security Documents) upon the property of Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by reason of any of the foregoing;

(b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur, in each case, after giving effect to this Agreement;

(c) no approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, the Borrower of this Agreement, other than (i) those that have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and (ii) where failure to obtain, effect or make any such approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action, notice or filing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and

 

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(d) after giving effect to this Agreement, the representations and warranties of the Borrower and each of the other Obligors contained in the Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent such representation and warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date), except that any representations and warranties subject to “materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar materiality qualifiers shall be true and correct in all respects (except to the extent such representation and warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall have been true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date).

By executing this Agreement and making the representations and warranties set forth herein, each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing is certifying that the conditions set forth in clauses (c) and (d) of Section 2 of this Agreement have been satisfied.

SECTION 4. Expenses. The Borrower hereby reconfirms the obligations of the Borrower pursuant to Section 14.7 of the Credit Agreement to pay all reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the ABL Collateral Agent and the Agent in connection with this Agreement.

SECTION 5. No Other Consents, Amendments or Waivers; Reaffirmation of the Loan Parties.

(a) Except as expressly provided herein (i) the Credit Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be unmodified and shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with their terms, (ii) the consents and agreements of the ABL Collateral Agent, the ABL Claimholders, the Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender and the Lenders set forth herein shall be limited strictly as written and shall not constitute a consent or agreement to any transaction not specifically described in connection with any such consent and/or agreement, and (iii) this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of any term or condition of any Loan Document and shall not be deemed to prejudice any right or rights which the ABL Collateral Agent, any ABL Claimholder, the Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender or any Lender may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with any Loan Document or any of the instruments or agreements referred to therein, as the same may be amended from time to time. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent there is a conflict between (x) this Agreement and (y) any provision of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Lenders and each other Obligor hereby agree that this Agreement and such amendments to the Credit Agreement shall control.

(b) This Agreement shall constitute a Loan Document.

(c) Each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing hereby confirms and agrees that, notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Agreement, each Loan Document to which such Obligor is a party is, and the obligations of such Obligor contained in the Existing Credit Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement or in any other Loan Document to which it is a party are, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, in each case as modified by this Agreement. For greater certainty and without limiting the foregoing, each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing hereby confirms that the existing security interests granted by such Obligor in favor of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Loan Documents in the Collateral described therein shall continue to secure the Obligations as and to the extent provided in the Loan Documents.

 

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SECTION 6. No Reliance, Etc. For the avoidance of doubt, and without limitation of any other provisions of the Credit Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement or the other Loan Documents, Barclays Bank PLC, in its capacities as ABL Collateral Agent and Agent, shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 13.3, 13.4 and 14.18 of the Credit Agreement as if such provisions were set forth in full herein mutatis mutandis.

SECTION 7. Amendment, Modification and Waiver. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except in accordance with Section 8.3 of the Intercreditor Agreement and Section 12.1 of the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 8. Integration; Effect of Modifications. This Agreement represents the entire agreement of the Borrower, the other Obligors, the ABL Collateral Agent, the ABL Claimholders party hereto, the Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender and the Lenders party hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the ABL Collateral Agent, any ABL Claimholder, the Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender or any Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of any party under, the Credit Agreement or the Intercreditor Agreement, nor alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or the Intercreditor Agreement, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. It is understood and agreed that each reference in each Loan Document to the Intercreditor Agreement, whether direct or indirect, shall hereafter be deemed to be a reference to the Intercreditor Agreement as modified hereby. It is further understood and agreed that each reference in each Loan Document to the Credit Agreement, whether direct or indirect, shall hereafter be deemed to be a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby and that this Agreement is a Loan Document.

SECTION 9. GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; WAIVERS; PROCESS AGENTS. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE INTERPRETED AND THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. SECTION 14.3 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT IS HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS AGREEMENT AS IF SUCH PROVISION WERE SET FORTH IN FULL HEREIN MUTATIS MUTANDIS AND SHALL APPLY HERETO.

SECTION 10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY OF THE PARTIES AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY AGENT-RELATED PERSON, PARTICIPANT OR ASSIGNEE, WHETHER WITH

 

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RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, OR OTHERWISE. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT.

SECTION 11. Severability. The illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement or any instrument or agreement required hereunder shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement, the Credit Agreement, the Intercreditor Agreement or any instrument or agreement required hereunder.

SECTION 12. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by each party hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same agreement; signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to the same document. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile or other electronic communication and the effectiveness of this Agreement and signatures thereon shall have the same force and effect as manually signed originals and shall be binding on all parties thereto. The ABL Collateral Agent and/or the Agent may require that any such documents and signatures be confirmed by a manually-signed original thereof, provided that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any facsimile or other electronic signature.

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Blank; Signature Pages Follow]

 

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PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC
By:  

/s/ Matt Wilks

  Name:   Matt Wilks
  Title:   President/CFO
PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC
By:  

/s/ Matt Wilks

  Name:   Matt Wilks
  Title:   President/CFO
PROFRAC MANUFACTURING, LLC
By:  

/s/ Matt Wilks

  Name:   Matt Wilks
  Title:   President/CFO

[Signature Page to Consent to Intercreditor Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement]


 

BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as the ABL Collateral Agent, an ABL Claimholder, the Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender and a Lender
By:  

/s/ Komal Ramkirath

  Name:   Komal Ramkirath
  Title:   Assistant Vice President

[Signature Page to Consent to Intercreditor Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement]


Citibank, N.A., as an ABL Claimholder and a Lender
By:  

/s/ Jeff Royston

  Name:   Jeff Royston
  Title:   SVP
If a second signatory is necessary:
By:  

         

  Name:  
  Title:  

[Signature Page to Consent to Intercreditor Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement]


Siemens Financial Services, Inc., as an ABL Claimholder and a Lender
By:  

/s/ Mark Schafer

  Name:   Mark Schafer
  Title:   Vice President
By:  

/s/ Maria Levy

  Name:   Maria Levy
  Title:   Vice President

[Signature Page to Consent to Intercreditor Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement]

Exhibit 10.12

FIFTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of July 14, 2021 (this “Agreement”), is made by and among ProFrac Services, LLC (the “Borrower”), ProFrac Holdings, LLC (“Holdings”), ProFrac Manufacturing, LLC (“Manufacturing”), each Lender under the Existing Credit Agreement (as defined below), and Barclays Bank PLC, as Agent (in such capacity, the “Agent”), the Letter of Credit Issuer and the Swingline Lender.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Borrower, Holdings, Manufacturing, the Lenders, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender, the Collateral Agent and the Agent are party to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2018 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Agreement, the “Existing Credit Agreement” and, as amended by this Agreement, and as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time after the effectiveness of this Agreement, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein having the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement);

WHEREAS, the Borrower wishes to make certain amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement on the terms set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 12.1 of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Existing Credit Agreement may be amended, supplemented or modified in writing signed by each Lender, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower;

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby covenant and agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement. The Existing Credit Agreement is, as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date (as defined below) and subject to the satisfaction of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement, hereby amended as follows:

(a) Section 1.1 of the Existing Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended by adding the following definitions, to be placed in the appropriate alphabetical order, to read as follows:

Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.

FCA” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.5(c).

IBA” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.5(c).

Payment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13.24(a).

Payment Notice” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13.24(b).

Recipient” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13.24(a).

Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.


UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.

UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.

(b) Section 1.1 of the Existing Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended by amending and restating the following definitions in their entirety as follows:

Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.

Bail-In Legislation” means (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).

Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.

(c) Section 5.5 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

(a) If the Agent determines that (i) for any reason adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the LIBOR for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed LIBOR Loan or (ii) the LIBOR Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed LIBOR Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to the Lenders of funding such LIBOR Loan, then, in each case of the foregoing, the Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender thereof. Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain LIBOR Loans hereunder shall be suspended until the Agent revokes such notice in writing. Upon receipt of such notice,

 

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the Borrower may revoke any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Continuation/Conversion then submitted by any of them. If the Borrower does not revoke such notice, the Lenders shall make, convert or continue the Loans, as proposed by the Borrower, in the amount specified in the applicable notice submitted by the Borrower, but such Loans shall be made, converted or continued as Base Rate Loans instead of LIBOR Loans and the utilization of the LIBOR Rate component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended.

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Agent has made the determination described in clause (a)(i) of this Section 5.5 and/or is advised by the Required Lenders of their determination in accordance with clause (a)(ii) of this Section 5.5 and the Borrower shall so request, the Agent, the Required Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend the definition of “Eurocurrency Rate” and other applicable provisions to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change; provided that, until so amended, such Loans impacted by clauses (a)(i) and (a)(ii) of this Section 5.5 will be handled as otherwise provided pursuant to the terms of this Section 5.5.

(c) Benchmark Replacement Provisions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document:

(i) Replacing USD LIBOR. On March 5, 2021 the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), the regulatory supervisor of USD LIBOR’s administrator (“IBA”), announced in a public statement the future cessation or loss of representativeness of overnight/Spot Next, 1-month, 3-month, 6-month and 12- month USD LIBOR tenor settings. On the earlier of (i) the date that all Available Tenors of USD LIBOR have either permanently or indefinitely ceased to be provided by IBA or have been announced by the FCA pursuant to public statement or publication of information to be no longer representative and (ii) the Early Opt-in Effective Date, if the then-current Benchmark is USD LIBOR, the Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of any setting of such Benchmark on such day and all subsequent settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document. If the Benchmark Replacement is Daily Simple SOFR, all interest payments will be payable on a quarterly basis.

(ii) Replacing Future Benchmarks. Upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, the Benchmark Replacement will replace the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document so long as the Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders of each Class. At any time that the administrator of the then-current Benchmark has permanently or indefinitely ceased to provide such Benchmark or such Benchmark has been announced by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark pursuant to public statement or publication of information to be no longer representative of the underlying market and economic reality that such Benchmark is intended to measure and that representativeness will not be restored,

 

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the Borrower may revoke any request for a borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Loans to be made, converted or continued that would bear interest by reference to such Benchmark until the Borrower’s receipt of notice from the Agent that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced such Benchmark, and, failing that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans. During the period referenced in the foregoing sentence, the component of Base Rate based upon the Benchmark will not be used in a determination of Base Rate.

(iii) Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the implementation and administration of a Benchmark Replacement, the Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement.

(iv) Notices: Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (i) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (ii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Agent, or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 5.5(c), including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 5.5(c).

(v) Unavailability of Tenor of Benchmark. At any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including Term SOFR or USD LIBOR), then the Agent may remove any tenor of such Benchmark that is unavailable or non-representative for Benchmark (including Benchmark Replacement) settings and (ii) the Agent may reinstate any such previously removed tenor for Benchmark (including Benchmark Replacement) settings.

(d) Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Section 5.5, the following terms have the following meanings:

Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, (x) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period or (y) otherwise, any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, as applicable, pursuant to this Agreement as of such date.

Benchmark” means, initially, USD LIBOR; provided that if a replacement of the Benchmark has occurred pursuant to Section 5.5(c), then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate. Any reference to “Benchmark” shall include, as applicable, the published component used in the calculation thereof.

 

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Benchmark Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor:

1) For purposes of Section 5.5(c)(i), the first alternative set forth below that can be determined by the Agent:

a) the sum of: (i) Term SOFR and (ii) 0.11448% (11.448 basis points) for an Available Tenor of one-month’s duration, 0.26161% (26.161 basis points) for an Available Tenor of three-months’ duration, and 0.42826% (42.826 basis points) for an Available Tenor of six-months’ duration, or

b) the sum of: (i) Daily Simple SOFR and (ii) the spread adjustment selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for the replacement of the tenor of USD LIBOR with a SOFR-based rate having approximately the same length as the interest payment period specified in Section 5.5(c)(i); and

2) For purposes of Section 5.5(c)(ii), the sum of (a) the alternate benchmark rate and (b) an adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero), in each case, that has been selected by the Agent and the Borrower as the replacement for such Available Tenor of such Benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then-prevailing market convention, including any applicable recommendations made by the Relevant Governmental Body, for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time;

provided that, if the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (1) or (2) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).

Benchmark Transition Event” means, with respect to any then-current Benchmark other than USD LIBOR, the occurrence of a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of the then-current Benchmark, the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark, a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark or a court or an

 

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entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark, announcing or stating that (a) such administrator has ceased or will cease on a specified date to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark, permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark or (b) all Available Tenors of such Benchmark are or will no longer be representative of the underlying market and economic reality that such Benchmark is intended to measure and that representativeness will not be restored.

Daily Simple SOFR means, for any day, SOFR, with the conventions for this rate (which will include a lookback) being established by the Agent in accordance with the conventions for this rate recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Simple SOFR” for syndicated business loans; provided, that if the Agent decides that any such convention is not administratively feasible for the Agent, then the Agent may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion.

Early Opt-in Effective Date” means, with respect to any Early Opt-in Election, the sixth (6th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election is provided to the Lenders, so long as the Agent has not received, by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election is provided to the Lenders, written notice of objection to such Early Opt-in Election from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders.

Early Opt-in Election” means the occurrence of:

1) a notification by the Agent to (or the request by the Borrower to the Agent to notify) each of the other parties hereto that at least five currently outstanding U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time contain (as a result of amendment or as originally executed) a SOFR-based rate (including SOFR, a term SOFR or any other rate based upon SOFR) as a benchmark rate (and such syndicated credit facilities are identified in such notice and are publicly available for review), and

2) the joint election by the Agent and the Borrower to trigger a fallback from USD LIBOR and the provision by the Agent of written notice of such election to the Lenders.

Floor” means the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement initially (as of the execution of this Agreement, the modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to USD LIBOR.

Relevant Governmental Body means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto.

SOFR” means a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate for such Business Day published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate) on the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org (or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the administrator of the secured overnight financing rate from time to time).

 

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Term SOFR” means, for the applicable corresponding tenor, the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.

USD LIBOR means the London interbank offered rate for U.S. dollars.

(d) Article XIII of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated by adding the following new Section 13.24 immediately following the end of Section 13.23 of the Existing Credit Agreement:

(a) Each Lender (and each Participant of any of the foregoing, by its acceptance of a participation) hereby acknowledges and agrees that if the Agent notifies such Lender that the Agent has determined in its sole discretion that any funds (or any portion thereof) received by such Lender (any of the foregoing, a “Recipient”) from the Agent (or any of its Affiliates) were erroneously transmitted to, or otherwise erroneously or mistakenly received by, such Recipient (whether or not known to such Recipient) (whether as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees or otherwise; individually and collectively, a “Payment”) and demands the return of such Payment, such Recipient shall promptly, but in no event later than one Business Day thereafter, return to the Agent the amount of any such Payment as to which such a demand was made. A notice of the Agent to any Recipient under this Section shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

(b) Without limitation of clause (a) above, each Recipient further acknowledges and agrees that if such Recipient receives a Payment from the Agent (or any of its Affiliates) (x) that is in an amount, or on a date different from the amount and/or date specified in a notice of payment sent by the Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such Payment (a “Payment Notice”), (y) that was not preceded or accompanied by a Payment Notice, or (z) that such Recipient otherwise becomes aware was transmitted, or received, in error or by mistake (in whole or in part), in each case, it understands and agrees at the time of receipt of such Payment that an error has been made (and that it is deemed to have knowledge of such error) with respect to such Payment. Each Recipient agrees that, in each such case, it shall promptly notify the Agent of such occurrence and, upon demand from the Agent, it shall promptly, but in no event later than one Business Day thereafter, return to the Agent the amount of any such Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made.

(c) Any Payment required to be returned by a Recipient under this Section shall be made in same day funds in the currency so received, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Recipient to the date such amount is repaid to the Agent at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect. Each Recipient hereby agrees that it shall not assert and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, hereby waives, any right to retain such Payment, and any claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off or recoupment or similar right to any demand by the Agent for the return of any Payment received, including without limitation any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine.

 

 

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(d) The Borrower and each other Obligor hereby agrees that (x) in the event an erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered from any Lender that has received such Payment (or portion thereof) for any reason, the Agent shall be subrogated to all the rights of such Lender with respect to such amount and (y) an erroneous Payment shall not pay, prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any Obligations owed by the Borrower or any other Obligor except, in each case, to the extent such erroneous Payment is, and with respect to the amount of such erroneous Payment that is, comprised of funds of the Borrower or any other Obligor.

(e) Each party’s obligations, agreements and waivers under this Section 13.24 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Agent, any transfer of rights or obligations by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and/or the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations (or any portion thereof) under any Loan Document.

(e) Section 14.21 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

Section 14.21. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions.

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

(i) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and

(ii) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

(A) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

(B) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or

(C) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.

SECTION 2. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective on the first date (the “Fifth Amendment Effective Date”) when, and only when, each of the applicable conditions set forth below have been satisfied in accordance with the terms herein:

(a) this Agreement shall have been executed and delivered by the Borrower, Holdings, Manufacturing, the Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender and each Lender to the Existing Credit Agreement;

 

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(b) the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects (and any representation and warranty that is qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date;

(c) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall result, in each case, after giving effect to this Agreement; and

(d) the Agent and the Lenders shall have received all other fees and amounts due and payable on or prior to the Fifth Amendment Effective Date, including reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower in connection with this Agreement.

SECTION 3. Representations and Warranties of the Obligors. To induce the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender and Lenders party hereto to enter into this Agreement, each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing hereby represent and warrant to the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender and each Lender that:

(a) each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing has the corporate power and authority, and the legal right, to execute, delivery and perform this Agreement. Each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance, as applicable, of this Agreement. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing. Upon its execution, this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing, enforceable against each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing in accordance with its terms. Holdings’ and each Obligor’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement does not (x) conflict with, or constitute a violation or breach of, the terms of (a) any contract, mortgage, lease, agreement, indenture, or instrument to which Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party or which is binding upon it, (b) any Requirement of Law applicable to Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (c) any Charter Documents of Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, in any respect that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (y) result in the imposition of any Lien (other than Liens created by the Security Documents) upon the property of Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by reason of any of the foregoing;

(b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur, in each case, after giving effect to this Agreement;

(c) no approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, the Borrower of this Agreement, other than (i) those that have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and (ii) where failure to obtain, effect or make any such approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action, notice or filing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and

 

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(d) after giving effect to this Agreement, the representations and warranties of the Borrower and each of the other Obligors contained in the Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects, except to the extent such representation and warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, except that any representations and warranties subject to “materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar materiality qualifiers shall be true and correct in all respects (except to the extent such representation and warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall have been true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date).

By executing this Agreement and making the representations and warranties set forth herein, each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing is certifying that the conditions set forth in clauses (c) and (d) of Section 2 of this Agreement have been satisfied.

SECTION 4. Expenses. The Borrower hereby reconfirms the obligations of the Borrower pursuant to Section 14.7 of the Credit Agreement to pay all reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Agent in connection with this Agreement.

SECTION 5. No Other Consents, Amendments or Waivers; Reaffirmation of the Loan Parties.

(f) Except as expressly provided herein (i) the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be unmodified and shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with their terms, (ii) the consents and agreements of the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender and the Lenders set forth herein shall be limited strictly as written and shall not constitute a consent or agreement to any transaction not specifically described in connection with any such consent and/or agreement, and (iii) this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of any term or condition of any Loan Document and shall not be deemed to prejudice any right or rights which Agent, Letter of Credit Issuer, Swingline Lender or any Lender may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with any Loan Document or any of the instruments or agreements referred to therein, as the same may be amended from time to time. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent there is a conflict between (x) this Agreement and (y) any provision of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Lenders and each other Obligor hereby agree that this Agreement and such amendments to the Credit Agreement shall control.

(g) This Agreement shall constitute a Loan Document.

(h) Each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing hereby confirms and agrees that, notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Agreement, each Loan Document to which such Obligor is a party is, and the obligations of such Obligor contained in the Existing Credit Agreement, this Agreement or in any other Loan Document to which it is a party are, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, in each case as modified by this Agreement. For greater certainty and without limiting the foregoing, each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing hereby confirms that the existing security interests granted by such Obligor in favor of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Loan Documents in the Collateral described therein shall continue to secure the Obligations as and to the extent provided in the Loan Documents.

SECTION 6. No Reliance, Etc. For the avoidance of doubt, and without limitation of any other provisions of the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents, Barclays Bank PLC, in its capacity as Agent, shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 13.3, 13.4 and 14.18 of the Credit Agreement as if such provisions were set forth in full herein mutatis mutandis.

SECTION 7. Amendment, Modification and Waiver. This Agreement may not be amended, modified or waived except in accordance with Section 12.1 of the Credit Agreement.

 

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SECTION 8. Integration; Effect of Modifications. This Agreement represents the entire agreement of the Borrower, the other Obligors, the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender and the Lenders party hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender or any Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Agreement shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of any party under, the Credit Agreement, nor alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. It is understood and agreed that each reference in each Loan Document to the Credit Agreement, whether direct or indirect, shall hereafter be deemed to be a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby and that this Agreement is a Loan Document.

SECTION 9. GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; WAIVERS; PROCESS AGENTS. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE INTERPRETED AND THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. SECTION 14.3 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT IS HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS AGREEMENT AS IF SUCH PROVISION WERE SET FORTH IN FULL HEREIN MUTATIS MUTANDIS AND SHALL APPLY HERETO.

SECTION 10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY OF THE PARTIES AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY AGENT-RELATED PERSON, PARTICIPANT OR ASSIGNEE, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, OR OTHERWISE. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT.

SECTION 11. Severability. The illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement or any instrument or agreement required hereunder shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement, the Credit Agreement, or any instrument or agreement required hereunder.

SECTION 12. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by each party hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same agreement; signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to the same document. This Agreement may be executed by facsimile or other electronic communication and the effectiveness of this Agreement and signatures thereon shall have the same force and effect as manually signed originals and shall be binding on all parties thereto. The Agent may require that any

 

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such documents and signatures be confirmed by a manually-signed original thereof, provided that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any facsimile or other electronic signature.

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Blank; Signature Pages Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused its duly authorized officer to execute and deliver this Agreement as of the date first written above.

 

PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC
By:  

/s/ Matt Wilks

  Name: Matt Wilks
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC
By:  

/s/ Matt Wilks

  Name: Matt Wilks
  Title: Chief Financial Officer
PROFRAC MANUFACTURING, LLC
By:  

/s/ Matt Wilks

  Name: Matt Wilks
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

[Signature Page to Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement]


BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as the Agent, the
Letter of Credit Issuer, the Swingline Lender and a Lender
By:  

/s/ Anh Tran

  Name: Anh Tran
  Title: Assistant Vice President

[Signature Page to Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement]


CITIBANK, N.A., as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Jeff Royston

  Name: Jeff Royston
  Title: SVP
If a second signatory is necessary:
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

[Signature Page to Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement]


SIEMENS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Richard Holston

  Name: Richard Holston
  Title: Vice President
By:  

/s/ Mark Schafer

  Name: Mark Schafer
  Title: Vice President

[Signature Page to Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement]

Exhibit 10.13

Execution Version

TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of September 7, 2018

among

PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC,

as Holdings,

PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC,

as the Borrower,

THE SEVERAL LENDERS

FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,

and

BARCLAYS BANK PLC,

as the Agent and the Collateral Agent

BARCLAYS BANK PLC

as the Lead Arranger and Bookrunner

PIPER JAFFRAY & CO.

and

SEAPORT GLOBAL SECURITIES LLC,

as the Co-Managers

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page  
ARTICLE I   
DEFINITIONS   

1.1

  Defined Terms      1  

1.2

  Accounting Terms      54  

1.3

  Interpretive Provisions      55  

1.4

  Classification of Loans and Borrowings      56  

1.5

  Limited Condition Acquisition      56  

1.6

  Rounding      57  

1.7

  Times of Day      57  

1.8

  Timing of Payment or Performance      57  

1.9

  Currency Equivalents Generally      57  
ARTICLE II   
LOANS   

2.1

  Commitment to Lend      58  

2.2

  Term Loans      58  

2.3

  Loan Administration      58  

2.4

  Refinancing Amendments      59  

2.5

  Incremental Credit Extension      60  

2.6

  Extensions of Term Loans and Term Loan Commitments      61  

2.7

  Defaulting Lenders      63  
ARTICLE III   
INTEREST AND FEES   

3.1

  Interest      64  

3.2

  Continuation and Conversion Elections      65  

3.3

  Maximum Interest Rate      66  

3.4

  Closing Fees and Other Fees      66  
ARTICLE IV   
PAYMENTS AND PREPAYMENTS   

4.1

  Payments and Prepayments      66  

4.2

  Prepayment Premium      67  

4.3

  Mandatory Prepayments      67  

4.4

  LIBOR Loan Prepayments      69  

4.5

  Payments by the Borrower      69  

4.6

  Apportionment, Application and Reversal of Payments      69  

4.7

  Indemnity for Returned Payments      69  

4.8

  Agent’s and Lenders’ Books and Records      70  
ARTICLE V   
TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY   

5.1

  Taxes      70  

5.2

  Illegality      72  

5.3

  Increased Costs and Reduction of Return      73  

5.4

  Funding Losses      73  

 

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     Page  

5.5

  Inability to Determine Rates      73  

5.6

  Certificates of Agent      74  

5.7

  Survival      74  

5.8

  Assignment of Commitments Under Certain Circumstances      74  
ARTICLE VI   
BOOKS AND RECORDS; FINANCIAL INFORMATION; NOTICES   

6.1

  Books and Records      75  

6.2

  Financial Information      75  

6.3

  Notices to the Agent      77  
ARTICLE VII   
GENERAL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS   

7.1

  Authorization, Validity, and Enforceability of this Agreement and the Loan Documents      78  

7.2

  Validity and Priority of Security Interest      78  

7.3

  Organization and Qualification      79  

7.4

  Subsidiaries; Stock      79  

7.5

  Financial Statements      79  

7.6

  Solvency      80  

7.7

  Property      80  

7.8

  Intellectual Property      80  

7.9

  Litigation      80  

7.10

  Labor Disputes      80  

7.11

  Environmental Laws      80  

7.12

  No Violation of Law      81  

7.13

  No Default      81  

7.14

  ERISA Compliance      81  

7.15

  Taxes      81  

7.16

  Investment Company Act      81  

7.17

  Use of Proceeds      81  

7.18

  Margin Regulations      81  

7.19

  No Material Adverse Change      81  

7.20

  Full Disclosure      82  

7.21

  Government Authorization      82  

7.22

  Anti-Terrorism Laws      82  

7.23

  FCPA      82  

7.24

  Sanctioned Persons      82  

7.25

  Designation of Senior Debt      83  

7.26

  Insurance      83  

7.27

  Fleets      83  
ARTICLE VIII   
AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE COVENANTS   

8.1

  Taxes      83  

8.2

  Legal Existence and Good Standing      83  

8.3

  Compliance with Law; Maintenance of Licenses      83  

8.4

  Maintenance of Property, Inspection      83  

8.5

  Insurance      84  

8.6

  Environmental Laws      85  

8.7

  Compliance with ERISA      85  

8.8

  Dispositions      85  

8.9

  Mergers, Consolidations, Etc.      85  

8.10

  Distributions      86  

 

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     Page  

8.11

  Investments      88  

8.12

  Debt      88  

8.13

  Prepayments of Debt      91  

8.14

  Transactions with Affiliates      91  

8.15

  Business Conducted      92  

8.16

  Liens      93  

8.17

  Restrictive Agreements      93  

8.18

  [Reserved]      94  

8.19

  Fiscal Year; Accounting      94  

8.20

  Financial Covenant      94  

8.21

  Information Regarding Collateral      95  

8.22

  Ratings      95  

8.23

  Additional Obligors; Covenant to Give Security      95  

8.24

  Use of Proceeds      96  

8.25

  Further Assurances      96  

8.26

  Designation of Subsidiaries      97  

8.27

  Passive Holding Company; Etc.      97  

8.28

  Amendments to Certain Documents      98  

8.29

  Certain Post-Closing Obligations      99  

8.30

  Excluded Real Property Purchase Right      99  
ARTICLE IX   
CONDITIONS OF LENDING   

9.1

  Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of Agreement and Making of Loans on the Closing Date      99  

9.2

  Conditions Precedent to Each Loan      101  
ARTICLE X   
DEFAULT; REMEDIES   

10.1

  Events of Default      102  

10.2

  Remedies      103  

10.3

  Application of Funds      104  

10.4

  Permitted Holders’ Right to Cure      105  
ARTICLE XI   
TERM AND TERMINATION   

11.1

  Term and Termination      106  
ARTICLE XII   
AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS; PARTICIPATIONS; ASSIGNMENTS; SUCCESSORS   

12.1

  Amendments and Waivers      106  

12.2

  Assignments; Participations      108  
ARTICLE XIII   
THE APPOINTED AGENTS   

13.1

  Appointment and Authorization      110  

13.2

  Delegation of Duties      111  

13.3

  Liability of Appointed Agents      111  

13.4

  Reliance by Appointed Agent      111  

13.5

  Notice of Default      111  

13.6

  Credit Decision      111  

13.7

  Indemnification      112  

 

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     Page  
    

13.8

  Appointed Agents in Individual Capacity      112  

13.9

  Successor Agents      112  

13.10

  Collateral Matters      113  

13.11

  Restrictions on Actions by Lenders; Sharing of Payments      114  

13.12

  Agency for Perfection      114  

13.13

  Payments by Agent to Lenders      115  

13.14

  Intercreditor Agreements      115  

13.15

  Concerning the Collateral and the Related Loan Documents      115  

13.16

  Relation Among Lenders      115  

13.17

  Co-Managers; Arrangers      115  

13.18

  The Register      115  

13.19

  Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements      116  

13.20

  Withholding Taxes      116  

13.21

  Certain ERISA Matters      117  
ARTICLE XIV   
MISCELLANEOUS   

14.1

  No Waivers; Cumulative Remedies      118  

14.2

  Severability      118  

14.3

  Governing Law; Choice of Forum; Service of Process      119  

14.4

  WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL      119  

14.5

  Survival of Representations and Warranties      119  

14.6

  Other Security and Guarantees      119  

14.7

  Fees and Expenses      120  

14.8

  Notices      120  

14.9

  Binding Effect      121  

14.10

  Indemnity of the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Arrangers, the Co-Managers and the Lenders      121  

14.11

  Limitation of Liability      121  

14.12

  Final Agreement      122  

14.13

  Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures      122  

14.14

  Captions      122  

14.15

  Right of Setoff      122  

14.16

  Confidentiality      122  

14.17

  Conflicts with Other Loan Documents      123  

14.18

  No Fiduciary Relationship      123  

14.19

  Judgment Currency      124  

14.20

  USA PATRIOT Act      124  

14.21

  Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions      124  

 

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EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES

EXHIBIT A    FORM OF NOTICE OF BORROWING
EXHIBIT B    FORM OF NOTICE OF CONTINUATION/CONVERSION
EXHIBIT C    FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT D    FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT E    PERFECTION CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT F    FORM OF SOLVENCY CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT G    FORM OF CLOSING CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT H    FORM OF INTERCOMPANY SUBORDINATED NOTE
EXHIBIT I-1    FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
EXHIBIT I-2    FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
EXHIBIT I-3    FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
EXHIBIT 1-4    FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE (For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
EXHIBIT J    FORM OF TERM LOAN NOTE
EXHIBIT K    FORM OF ABL INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT L    FORM OF MONTHLY REPORT
SCHEDULE 1.1    LENDERS’ COMMITMENTS
SCHEDULE 1.2    GUARANTORS
SCHEDULE 1.4    UNRESTRICTED SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE 1.5    CLOSING DATE SECURITY DOCUMENTS
SCHEDULE 7.2    REAL PROPERTY
SCHEDULE 7.4    SUBSIDIARIES; STOCK
SCHEDULE 8.11    PERMITTED INVESTMENTS
SCHEDULE 8.12    DEBT
SCHEDULE 8.14    AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS
SCHEDULE 8.15    BUSINESSES CONDUCTED
SCHEDULE 8.16    LIENS
SCHEDULE 8.17    RESTRICTIVE AGREEMENTS
SCHEDULE 8.23    DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS
SCHEDULE 8.26    HOLDINGS’ OPERATIONS
SCHEDULE 8.29    CERTAIN POST-CLOSING OBLIGATIONS

 

 

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TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT

TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of September 7, 2018, among PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“Holdings,” as hereinafter further defined), PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “Borrower,” as hereinafter further defined), the guarantors party hereto, and the Lenders (as hereinafter defined), BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as the Agent and the Collateral Agent (each as hereinafter defined) for the Lenders.

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth for such terms in Section 1.1 hereof;

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that, immediately upon the satisfaction in full (or waiver) of the applicable conditions precedent set forth in Section 9.1 below, the Lenders extend credit to the Borrower in the form of a term loan facility in an initial aggregate principal amount of $180,000,000 (the “Term Loan Facility”);

WHEREAS, the Lenders have indicated their willingness to extend the Term Loan Facility on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth below;

WHEREAS, in connection with the foregoing and as an inducement for the Lenders to extend the credit contemplated hereunder, the Borrower has agreed to secure all of its Obligations by granting to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a first priority lien (such priority subject to certain Liens permitted hereunder and the ABL Intercreditor Agreement) on substantially all of its assets; and

WHEREAS, in connection with the foregoing and as an inducement for the Lenders to extend the credit contemplated hereunder, each Guarantor has agreed to guarantee all of its Obligations and to secure its guarantees by granting to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a first priority lien (such priority subject to certain Liens permitted hereunder and the ABL Intercreditor Agreement) on substantially all of its assets.

AGREEMENT:

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

1.1 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings specified below unless the context otherwise requires:

ABL Administrative Agent” means Barclays, in its capacity as administrative agent under the ABL Facility Documentation or any successor administrative agent thereunder.

ABL Collateral Agent” means Barclays, in its capacity as collateral agent under the ABL Facility Documentation or any successor collateral agent appointed in accordance with the provision of the ABL Credit Agreement.

ABL Credit Agreement” means the Credit Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2018, among, inter alios, Holdings, the Borrower, the ABL Administrative Agent, the ABL Collateral Agent and the lenders from time to time party thereto (except as otherwise stated herein, as in effect on the Closing Date and as the same may be subsequently amended, restated, amended and restated, refinanced, replaced, extended, renewed or restructured in accordance with the provisions of the ABL Credit Agreement and the terms of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement).

ABL Facility” means the asset-based credit facility made available to the Borrower and certain of its Subsidiaries pursuant to the ABL Credit Agreement.

 


ABL Facility Documentation” means the ABL Credit Agreement and all security agreements, guarantees, pledge agreements and other agreements or instruments executed in connection therewith, as the same may be amended, amended and restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time or refunded, refinanced, restructured, replaced, renewed, repaid, increased or extended from time to time in each case in accordance with the provisions of such ABL Facility Documentation and the terms of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.

ABL Facility Indebtedness” means the “Obligations” (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement).

ABL Financial Covenant” means the financial covenant specified in Section 8.20 of the ABL Credit Agreement.

ABL Intercreditor Agreement” means the Intercreditor Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit K hereto, dated as of the date hereof, by and among the Collateral Agent, the ABL Collateral Agent, the other agents party thereto (if any) and the Obligors, as may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof, the ABL Credit Agreement, and the provisions of such ABL Intercreditor Agreement.

Account Debtor” means each Person obligated in any way on or in connection with an Account.

Accounts” means, with respect to each Obligor, all of such Obligor’s now owned or hereafter acquired or arising accounts, as defined in the UCC, including any rights to payment of a monetary obligation for the sale or lease of goods or rendition of services, whether or not they have been earned by performance.

Acquired EBITDA” means, with respect to any Acquired Entity or Business or any Converted Restricted Subsidiary for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Acquired Entity or Business or any Converted Restricted Subsidiary (determined as if references to Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA” were references to such Acquired Entity or Business or any Converted Restricted Subsidiary and its subsidiaries that will become Restricted Subsidiaries), all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Acquired Entity or Business or any Converted Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with GAAP.

Acquired Entity or Business” has the meaning specified in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA.”

Additional Loans” means any loan added to this Agreement pursuant to Sections 2.5 or 2.6.

Additional Refinancing Lender” means, at any time, any bank, financial institution or other institutional lender or investor (other than any such bank, financial institution or other institutional lender or investor that is a Lender at such time) that agrees to provide any portion of Refinancing Term Loans pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment in accordance with Section 2.4, provided that each Additional Refinancing Lender shall be subject to the approval of (i) the Agent, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed, to the extent that such Additional Refinancing Lender is not then an Affiliate of a then existing Lender or an Approved Fund and (ii) the Borrower.

Adjustment Date” means the first day of each April, July, October and January, as applicable.

Affiliate” means, as to any Person, any other Person which, directly or indirectly, is in control of, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if the controlling Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of the other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise. The terms “controlling” and “controlled” shall have meanings correlative thereto.

Affiliated Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 12.2(a).

Agency Fee Letter” means the Agency Fee Letter, dated as of August 16, 2018, between Barclays and the Borrower.

 

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Agent” means Barclays, in its capacity as the administrative agent for the Lenders under this Agreement, or any successor agent appointed in accordance with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Agent-Related Persons” means the Agent and the Collateral Agent, together with their respective Affiliates, and the respective officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, advisors and other representatives, successors and permitted assigns of the Agent and the Collateral Agent and their respective Affiliates.

Agreement” means this Credit Agreement.

Agreement Date” means the date of this Agreement.

Anti-Terrorism Laws” means the USA PATRIOT Act and any Executive Order administered by the U.S. Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), and other laws and regulations relating to anti-money laundering or economic sanctions, including without limitation all published economic sanctions imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by the U.S. Department of State and OFAC.

Applicable ECF Percentage” means, with respect to each Excess Cash Flow Period, (a) 75% of Excess Cash Flow if the Total Net Leverage Ratio (as certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower) as of the last day of the applicable Excess Cash Flow Period is greater than or equal to 1.50:1.00, (b) 50% of Excess Cash Flow if the Total Net Leverage Ratio (as certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower) as of the last day of the applicable Excess Cash Flow Period is less than 1.50:1.00 but greater than or equal to 0.50:1.00, and (c) 25% of Excess Cash Flow if the Total Net Leverage Ratio (as certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower) as of the last day of the applicable Excess Cash Flow Period is less than 0.50:1.00.

Applicable Entities” has the meaning specified in Section 14.18.

Applicable Margin” means a percentage per annum equal to (a) until the end of the first full Fiscal Quarter completed after the Closing Date, (i) for LIBOR Loans, 5.75%, and (ii) for Base Rate Loans, 4.75% and (b) thereafter, the following percentages per annum, based upon Total Net Leverage Ratio as of the most recent Adjustment Date:

 

Level

   Total Net Leverage Ratio      Applicable Margin for
LIBOR Loans
    Applicable Margin for
Base Rate Loans
 

I

     > 1.25:1.00        6.25     5.25

II

     < 1.25:1.00 or> 0.75:1.00        5.75     4.75

III

     < 0.75:1.00        5.50     4.50

The Applicable Margin shall be adjusted quarterly in accordance with the table above on each Adjustment Date for the period beginning on such Adjustment Date based upon the Total Net Leverage Ratio as the Agent shall determine in good faith within ten (10) Business Days after such Adjustment Date (with any such change, for the avoidance of doubt, being given retroactive effect to the Adjustment Date) and the Agent shall notify the Borrower promptly after such determination. Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the Total Net Leverage Ratio shall become effective on the Adjustment Date.

Notwithstanding the foregoing:

(a) The Applicable Margin shall be set at Level I in the table above (i) upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, or (ii) if for any period, the Agent does not receive the Financial Statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(b) for such period, for the period commencing on the Adjustment Date for such period through the date on which such Financial Statements are delivered; and

 

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(b) In the event that any Financial Statement or certificate delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(b) is inaccurate (at a time when this Agreement is in effect and unpaid Obligations under this Agreement are outstanding (other than indemnities and other contingent obligations not yet due and payable)), and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a different Applicable Margin for any fiscal period, then the Applicable Margin for such fiscal period shall be determined by reference to the applicable Level in the above table for such fiscal period which would have applied if a correct financial statement or certificate had been delivered, and the Borrower shall promptly pay to the Agent any additional accrued interest owing as a result of such increased Applicable Margin for such fiscal period or the Agent shall promptly issue the Borrower a credit against the next succeeding interest payment due in the amount of the additional interest paid in excess of the interest which would have been due if the lower Applicable Margin had been in effect for such Test Period.

Appointed Agents” has the meaning specified in Section 13.1.

Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, holding or investing in extensions of credit in its ordinary course of business and is administered or managed by a Lender, an entity that administers or manages a Lender, or an Affiliate of either.

Arrangers” means (x) Barclays in its capacity as lead arranger of the Term Loan Facility and (y) Barclays in its capacity as bookrunner of the Term Loan Facility.

Assignee” has the meaning specified in Section 12.2(a).

Assignment and Acceptance” means an assignment and acceptance agreement entered into by one or more Lenders and Eligible Assignees (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 12.2(a)), and accepted by the Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit D or any other form approved by the Agent.

Attorney Costs” means and includes all reasonable and documented or invoiced fees, expenses and other charges of (a) Paul Hastings LLP, as counsel to the Agent and the Lenders, (b) one additional counsel selected by, and as counsel for, the Required Lenders, and (c) if necessary, a single firm of local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction, or any other counsel (in lieu of, or in addition to, Paul Hastings LLP and counsel for the Required Lenders) otherwise retained with the Borrower’s consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

Available Amount” means, at and as of any time (the “Available Amount Reference Time”), an amount equal to (but not less than zero in the aggregate) the sum of the following (but only to the extent Not Otherwise Applied), without duplication of any amounts otherwise included in the calculation of Consolidated Net Income or Cumulative Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount:

(a) the Cumulative Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount (for the avoidance of doubt, taking into effect any applicable ECF True-up Amount); plus

(b) the proceeds from the issuance of any Qualified Stock after the Closing Date (including upon conversion of Debt of the Borrower incurred after the Closing Date) (other than (i) the proceeds from equity investments received as cash applied as a Cure Amount hereunder or a Cure Amount (as defined under the ABL Credit Agreement) or (ii) proceeds representing the Available Equity Amount (under and as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement)); plus

(c) the aggregate amount of cash and Cash Equivalents contributed to the Borrower (other than from a Restricted Subsidiary and other than in the form of Disqualified Stock); plus

(d) Investments of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries in any Unrestricted Subsidiary to the extent made using the Available Amount (up to the amount of the original cash investment in such Unrestricted Subsidiary) that has been re-designated as a Restricted Subsidiary (which cannot thereafter be re-designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if used to build the Available Amount, unless such re-designation also reduces the Available Amount) or that has been merged or consolidated into the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries; plus

 

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(e) Declined Proceeds from any Disposition following an offer pursuant to Section 4.3 hereof; plus

(f) [reserved]; plus

(g) (i) the aggregate amount received by Borrower after the Closing Date from cash dividends and distributions made by any Unrestricted Subsidiary (up to the original amount of the cash Investments to such Unrestricted Subsidiary made out of the Available Amount) and (ii) the Net Cash Proceeds in connection with the sale, transfer or other dispositions of assets or the Stock of any Unrestricted Subsidiary that was previously a Restricted Subsidiary and designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary at any time prior to such sale, transfer or other dispositions of assets or the Stock (up to the original cash amount of such Investment to such Unrestricted Subsidiary made out of the Available Amount); plus

(h) returns, profits, distributions and similar amounts received in cash or Permitted Investments made using the Available Amount and not in excess of the original amount invested using the Available Amount.

Available Amount Reference Time” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Available Amount.”

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 Title 11 of the United State Code, as amended, or any similar federal or state law for the relief of debtors.

Barclays” means Barclays Bank PLC and its successors.

Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate (which, if negative, shall be deemed to be 0.00%) plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the rate of interest quoted in the print edition of The Wall Street Journal, Money Rates Section, as the prime rate in effect from time to time, (c) LIBOR Rate for a one month interest period as determined on such day, plus 1.0% and (d) 2.25%. The “prime rate” means the rate of interest last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the U.S. or, if The Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (Selected Interest Rates) as the “bank prime loan” rate or, if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as reasonably determined by the Agent) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as determined by the Agent in its reasonable discretion).

Base Rate Loan” means any Loan during any period for which it bears interest based on the Base Rate.

Basel III” means, collectively, those certain agreements on capital requirements, leverage ratios and liquidity standards contained in “Basel III: A Global Regulatory Framework for More Resilient Banks and Banking Systems,” “Basel III: International Framework for Liquidity Risk Measurement, Standards and Monitoring,” and “Guidance for National Authorities Operating the Countercyclical Capital Buffer,” each as published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in December 2010 (as revised from time to time), and as implemented by a Lender’s primary U.S. federal banking regulatory authority or primary non-U.S. financial regulatory authority, as applicable.

 

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Beneficial Ownership Certification” means a certification regarding beneficial ownership as required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.

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

Benefit Plan” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.

Board of Directors” means, with respect to any Person, (i) in the case of any corporation, the board of directors of such Person, (ii) in the case of any limited liability company, the sole manager or the board of managers or managing member, of such Person, (iii) in the case of any partnership, the board of directors of the general partner of such Person and (iv) in any other case, the functional equivalent of the foregoing.

Borrower” means ProFrac Services, LLC.

Borrowing” means a borrowing hereunder consisting of Loans of one Type and Class made on the same day by Lenders to the Borrower.

Business Day” means (a) any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or a day on which banks in New York, New York are required or permitted to be closed, and (b) with respect to all notices, determinations, fundings and payments in connection with the LIBOR Rate or LIBOR Loans, any day that is a Business Day pursuant to clause (AI above and that is also a day on which trading in Dollars is carried on by and between banks in the London interbank market.

Capital Adequacy Regulation” means any guideline, request or directive of any central bank or other Governmental Authority, or any other Law, whether or not having the force of law, in each case, regarding capital adequacy of any bank or of any corporation controlling a bank.

Capital Expenditures” means, with respect to Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures incurred by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period for purchases of property, plant and equipment or similar items which, in accordance with GAAP (other than repairs in the ordinary course), are or should be included in the statement of cash flows of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period; provided that the term “Capital Expenditures” shall not include:

(i) expenditures made in connection with the replacement, substitution, restoration or repair of assets to the extent financed from insurance proceeds or awards of compensation arising from the taking by eminent domain or condemnation of the assets paid on account of a Casualty Event,

(ii) the purchase price of equipment that is purchased simultaneously with the trade-in of existing equipment to the extent that the gross amount of such purchase price is reduced by the credit granted by the seller of such equipment for the equipment being traded in at such time,

(iii) the purchase of property, plant or equipment to the extent financed with the proceeds of Disposition of assets outside the ordinary course of business,

(iv) expenditures that constitute any part of consolidated lease expense to the extent relating to operating leases,

(v) any expenditures made as payments of the consideration for a Permitted Acquisition (or Investments similar to those made for a Permitted Acquisition) and expenditures made in connection with the Transactions,

 

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(vi) expenditures to the extent Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has received reimbursement in cash from a Person that is not an Affiliate of any of the Obligors and for which neither Holdings nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has provided or is required to provide or incur, directly or indirectly, any consideration or obligation (other than rent) to such Person or any other Person (whether before, during or after such period); and

(vii) the book value of any asset owned by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary prior to or during such period to the extent that such book value is included as a capital expenditure during such period as a result of such Person reusing or beginning to reuse such asset during such period without a corresponding expenditure actually having been made in such period, provided that (x) any expenditure necessary in order to permit such asset to be reused shall be included as a capital expenditure during the period in which such expenditure actually is made and (y) such book value shall have been included in capital expenditures when such asset was originally acquired.

Capital Lease” means, as applied to any Person, all leases of property that have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capitalized leases on the balance sheet of such Person.

Capital Lease Obligation” means, with respect to any Capital Lease of any Person, the amount of the obligation of the lessee thereunder that, in accordance with GAAP, would appear on a balance sheet of such lessee in respect of such Capital Lease.

Cash Equivalents” means:

(1) United States dollars or Canadian dollars;

(2) (a) euro, pounds sterling or any national currency of any participating member state of the EMU or (b) other currencies held by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries from time to time in the ordinary course of business;

(3) securities issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed or insured by the U.S. federal government or any country that is a member state of the EMU or any agency or instrumentality thereof the securities of which are unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit obligation of such government with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition;

(4) certificates of deposit, time deposits and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition, bankers’ acceptances with maturities not exceeding one year and overnight bank deposits, in each case with any commercial bank having capital and surplus of not less than $100.0 million in the case of U.S. banks or other U.S. financial institutions and $100.0 million (or the U.S. dollar equivalent as of the date of determination) in the case of non-U.S. banks or other non-U.S. financial institutions;

(5) repurchase obligations for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (3) and (4) entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (4) above;

(6) commercial paper rated at least P-2 by Moody’s or at least A-2 by S&P and in each case maturing within 12 months after the date of creation thereof;

(7) marketable short-term money market and similar securities having a rating of at least P-2 or A-2 from either Moody’s or S&P, respectively and in each case maturing within 12 months after the date of creation thereof;

(8) investment funds investing 90% of their assets in securities of the types described in clauses (1) through (7) above and (9) through (12) below;

 

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(9) securities issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or any public instrumentality thereof or any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or any public instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof and, at the time of acquisition;

(10) readily marketable direct obligations issued or directly and fully and unconditionally guaranteed by any foreign government or any political subdivision or public instrumentality thereof, in each case (other than in the case of such securities issued or guaranteed by any participating member state of the EMU) having a rating equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) by Moody’s and BBB- (or the equivalent) by S&P with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition;

(11) Debt or Preferred Stock issued by Persons with a rating of “A” or higher from S&P or “A2” or higher from Moody’s with maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition; and

(12) Investments with average maturities of 12 months or less from the date of acquisition in money market funds rated AAA- (or the equivalent thereof) or better by S&P or Aaa3 (or the equivalent thereof) or better by Moody’s.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Cash Equivalents shall include amounts denominated in currencies other than those set forth in clauses (1) and (2) above, provided that such amounts are converted into any currency listed in clauses (1) and (2) as promptly as practicable and in any event within ten Business Days following the receipt of such amounts.

Cash Management Bank” means any Person that was a Lender, the Agent, any Co-Manager, any Arranger or any Affiliate of the foregoing at the time it provided or incurred any Cash Management Obligations or any Person that shall have become a Lender, the Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender, the Agent at any time after it has provided or incurred any Cash Management Obligations.

Cash Management Document” means any certificate, agreement or other document executed by any Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of the Cash Management Obligations of any such Person.

Cash Management Obligation” means, as applied to any Person, any direct or indirect liability, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of cash management or related services (including treasury, depository, return item, overdraft, controlled disbursement, credit, merchant store value or debit card, purchase card, e-payables services, electronic funds transfer, interstate depository network, automatic clearing house transfer (including the ACH processing of electronic funds transfers through the Federal Reserve Fedline system) and other cash management arrangements) provided by any Cash Management Bank, including obligations for the payment of fees, interest, charges, expenses, attorneys’ fees and disbursements in connection therewith.

Casualty Event” means any event that gives rise to the receipt by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of any insurance proceeds or any condemnation awards in respect of any Property (other than Stock).

CFC” means a “controlled foreign corporation” within the meaning of Section 957 of the Code.

Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the Closing Date, of any of the following: (a) the adoption of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration or interpretation thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith (but solely to the extent the relevant increased costs would have been included if they had been imposed under applicable increased cost provisions) and (y) Basel III and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith (but solely to the extent the relevant increased costs would have been included if they had been imposed under applicable increased cost provisions), shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law,” regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

 

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Change of Control” means and will be deemed to have occurred if:

(a) any time prior to the consummation of a Qualified IPO, the Permitted Holders, taken as a whole, shall cease to beneficially own (or of record own) and Control, directly or indirectly, at least 51% on a fully diluted basis of the Stock of Holdings;

(b) at any time after the consummation of a Qualified IPO, any Person, entity or “group” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than the Permitted Holders, shall at any time have acquired beneficially or of record, direct or indirect ownership (as defined in SEC Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act) of Stock representing 35% or more of the Stock of Holdings; and/or

(c) the failure of Holdings, directly or indirectly through wholly owned subsidiaries, to own beneficially and of record, all of the Stock of the Borrower and/or Manufacturing; and/or

(d) Continuing Directors shall not constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors of Holdings; and/or

(e) a “change of control” or any comparable term under the ABL Credit Agreement or any other document governing any Material Indebtedness consisting of Debt for Borrowed Money.

Charter Documents” means, with respect to any Person, the certificate or articles of incorporation or organization, memoranda of association, by-laws or operating agreement, and other organizational or governing documents of such Person.

Chattel Paper” means all of the Obligors’ now owned or hereafter acquired chattel paper, as defined in the UCC, including electronic chattel paper.

Class” when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Term Loans, Extended Term Loans (of the same Extension Series), and, when used in reference to any Commitment, refers to whether such Commitment is a Term Loan Commitment, an Extended Term Loan Commitment (of the same Extension Series), a Refinancing Term Commitment (of the same Refinancing Series) and when used in reference to any Lender, refers to whether such Lender has a Loan or Commitment of such Class.

Closing Date” means the later of the Agreement Date and the first date on which all of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 9.1 have been fulfilled (or waived in writing by the Agent).

Co-Managers” means Piper Jaffray & Co. and Seaport Global Securities LLC, each in its capacity as a co-manager of the Term Loan Facility.

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

Collateral” means all assets and interests in assets and proceeds thereof now owned or hereafter acquired by any Obligor or its Subsidiaries in or upon which a Lien is granted by such Person in favor of Collateral Agent under any of the Loan Documents; provided, however, that at no time shall the term “Collateral” include any Excluded Assets.

Collateral Agent” means Barclays, in its capacity as the collateral agent for the Secured Parties, or any successor collateral agent appointed in accordance with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Collateral Agent’s Liens” means the Liens on the Collateral granted to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to the Security Documents and securing the Obligations.

 

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Collateral and Guarantee Requirement” means, at any time, the requirement that:

(a) the Collateral Agent shall have received each Security Document required to be delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 9.1(a)(ii) or, after the Closing Date, pursuant to Sections 8.23 and 8.29 at such time required by such Security Documents or such section to be delivered in each case, duly executed by each Obligor thereto;

(b) all Obligations shall have been unconditionally guaranteed by Holdings and each Restricted Subsidiary (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) including as of the Closing Date those that are listed on Schedule 1.2;

(c) the Obligations and the Guarantees shall have been secured pursuant to the Security Agreement by a security interest in (i) all the Stock of the Borrower and (ii) all Stock (other than Excluded Stock) held directly by the Borrower or any Guarantor in any Subsidiary (and, in each case, the Collateral Agent shall have received all such certificates or other instruments representing all such Stock (if any), together with undated stock powers or other instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank, if applicable);

(d) except to the extent otherwise provided hereunder or under any Security Document, the Obligations and the Guarantees shall have been secured by a perfected security interest (to the extent such security interest may be perfected by (1) delivering certificated securities or instruments, (2) filing personal property financing statements (including, without limitation, UCC financing statements), (3) making any necessary filings with the United States Patent and Trademark Office or United States Copyright Office and (4) control or other perfection) in substantially all tangible and intangible personal property of the Borrower and each Guarantor (including, without limitation, all Current Asset Collateral, accounts receivable, inventory, equipment, investment property, Intellectual Property, intercompany notes, contracts, instruments, chattel paper and documents, letter of credit rights, Commercial Tort Claims, cash, deposit accounts, securities and commodity accounts, other General Intangibles, books and records related to the foregoing and, in each case, proceeds of the foregoing), in each case with the priority, required by the Security Documents, provided that, any such security interests in the Collateral shall be subject to the terms of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement;

(e) none of the Collateral shall be subject to any Liens other than Permitted Liens;

(f) the Collateral Agent shall have received (A) counterparts of a Mortgage with respect to any Real Estate (other than the Excluded Real Property) and required to be delivered pursuant to Section 8.23 (the “Mortgaged Properties”) duly executed and delivered by such Obligor, (B) a title insurance policy for such property or the equivalent or other form (if applicable) available in each applicable jurisdiction insuring the Lien of each such Mortgage as a valid first priority Lien on the property described therein, free of any other Liens except Permitted Liens, together with such endorsements available in the applicable jurisdiction, coinsurance and reinsurance as the Collateral Agents may reasonably request, (C) either an existing survey together with a survey affidavit sufficient for the title insurance company to remove the standard survey exception and issue the survey related endorsements available in the applicable jurisdiction or a new ALTA survey in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent, (D) existing appraisals, (E) opinions addressed to the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties from (1) local counsel in each jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located with respect to the enforceability and perfection of the Mortgages and other matters customarily included in such opinions in the applicable jurisdiction and (2) counsel for the Borrower regarding due authorization, execution and delivery of the Mortgages, in each case, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, (F) a “Life-of Loan” Federal Emergency Management Agency Standard Flood Hazard Determination with respect to each Mortgaged Property (together with a notice about special flood hazard area status and flood disaster assistance duly executed by the Borrower and the applicable Obligor) and, if the area in which any improvements located on any Mortgaged Property is designated a “flood hazard area” in any Flood Insurance Rate Map published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (or any successor agency), copies of (1) the insurance policies required by Section 8.5, (2) declaration pages relating thereto, (3) flood insurance in an amount and form that would be considered sufficient under the Flood Insurance Laws and otherwise, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent and (G) such other documents as the Collateral Agent may reasonably request with respect to execution and delivery of such Mortgages;

 

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(g) the Borrower and each Guarantor shall have (i) caused all Titled Goods with a fair market value in excess of $100,000 individually to be properly titled in the name of such Person with the Collateral Agent’s Lien noted thereon and shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent (or its custodian) originals of all Certificates of Title (as defined in the UCC) or certificates of ownership for such Titled Goods with the Collateral Agent’s Lien noted thereon and (ii) upon the acquisition or manufacture by any such Person of any Titled Goods (other than Equipment that is subject to a purchase money security interest that constitutes a Permitted Lien) with a fair market value in excess of $100,000 individually, promptly notified the Collateral Agent of such acquisition, setting forth a description of such Titled Goods acquired or manufactured and a good faith estimate of the current value of such Titled Goods and promptly delivered to the Collateral Agent (or its custodian) originals of the Certificates of Title (as defined in the UCC) or certificates of ownership for such Titled Goods, together with the manufacturer’s statement of origin, and an application duly executed by the appropriate Person to evidence the Collateral Agent’s Lien thereon. The Borrower and each Guarantor hereby appoints the Collateral Agent as its attorney-in-fact, effective the date hereof and terminating upon the termination of this Agreement, for the purpose of (A) executing on behalf of such Person title or ownership applications for filing with the appropriate Governmental Authority to enable Titled Goods now owned or hereafter acquired by such Person to be amended to reflect the Collateral Agent listed as lienholder thereof, (B) filing such applications with such Governmental Authority, and (C) executing such other documents and instruments on behalf of, and taking such other action in the name of, such Person as the Collateral Agent may reasonably deem necessary to accomplish the purposes of this clause (g) (including, without limitation, for the purpose of creating in favor of the Collateral Agent a perfected Lien on such Titled Goods and exercising the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent hereunder). This appointment as attorney-in-fact is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable until the Termination Date;

(h) the Borrower and each Guarantor shall have (i) delivered to the Collateral Agent with respect to each deposit account, securities account, and commodity account (other than any Excluded Account), a Control Agreement with respect to such deposit account, securities account, and commodity account and (ii) not maintained, and not permitted any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to have maintained, cash, Cash Equivalents or other amounts in any deposit account, securities account, or commodity account, unless the Collateral Agent shall have received a Control Agreement in respect of such deposit account, securities account, and commodity account (other than any Excluded Account);

(i) (i) with respect to intercompany Debt, if any, and Debt for Borrowed Money in a principal amount in excess of $2,500,000 (individually) that is owing to any Obligor and that is evidenced by a promissory note, the Collateral Agent shall have received such promissory note, together with undated instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank and (ii) with respect to intercompany Debt, all Debt of Holdings, the Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is owing to any Obligor (or Person required to become an Obligor) shall be evidenced by the Subordinated Intercompany Note, and the Collateral Agent shall have received such Subordinated Intercompany Note duly executed by Holdings, the Borrower, each such Restricted Subsidiary and each such other Obligor, together with undated instruments of transfer with respect thereto endorsed in blank, subject, in each of clauses (i) and (ii), to the terms of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement;

(j) in the case of any of the foregoing executed and delivered after the Closing Date, the Agent shall have received documents, Organization Documents, certificates, resolutions and opinions of the type referred to in Section 9.1(a)(iii) with respect to each such Person and its Guarantee and/or provision and perfection of Collateral;

(k) in connection with any of the foregoing, the Collateral Agent shall have been provided (i) searches of UCC filings in the jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, as applicable, of each Obligor and each jurisdiction where any Collateral is located or where a filing would need to be made in order to perfect the Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Collateral, copies of the financing statements on file in such jurisdictions and evidence that no Liens exist other than Permitted Liens, (ii) tax lien, judgment and bankruptcy searches or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that all taxes, filing fees, recording fees related to the perfection of the Liens on the Collateral have been paid and (iii) searches of ownership of Intellectual Property in the appropriate governmental offices and such patent/trademark/copyright filings as requested by the Collateral Agent in order to perfect the Collateral Agent’s security interest in the Intellectual Property; and

 

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(l) the Agent shall have received copies of insurance policies, declaration pages, certificates, and endorsements of insurance or insurance binders evidencing liability, casualty, property, terrorism and business interruption insurance meeting the requirements set forth herein or in the Security Documents.

The foregoing definition shall not require the creation or perfection of pledges of, or security interests in, or the obtaining of title insurance, opinions or surveys with respect to, particular assets if and for so long as the Required Lenders and the Borrower agree in writing that the cost of creating or perfecting such pledges or security interests in such assets, or obtaining such legal opinions or other deliverables in respect of such assets, or providing such guarantees, or obtaining title insurance or surveys in respect of such assets (in each case, taking into account any material adverse tax consequences to Holdings and its Subsidiaries) shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Secured Parties therefrom.

The Required Lenders may grant extensions of time for the provision or perfection of security interests in, or the obtaining of title insurance and surveys with respect to, particular assets (including extensions beyond the Closing Date for the perfection of security interests in the assets of the Obligors on such date) where they reasonably determine, in consultation with the Borrower, that provision or perfection cannot be accomplished without undue effort or expense by the time or times at which it would otherwise be required by this Agreement or the Security Documents.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this definition or anything in this Agreement or any other Loan Document to the contrary, (a) with respect to leases of Real Estate entered into by any Obligor, such Obligor shall not be required to take any action with respect to creation or perfection of security interests with respect to such leases (including requirements to deliver landlord lien waivers, estoppel and collateral access letters), (b) Liens required to be granted from time to time pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall be subject to exceptions and limitations set forth in the Security Documents, (c) the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement shall not apply to any of the following assets: (and the following assets shall not constitute Collateral for any purpose hereunder and the other Loan Documents) (i) any fee-owned Real Estate with a fair market value less than $2,500,000 individually, the Excluded Real Property, and any leasehold interests in Real Estate; provided that no Equipment attached or affixed to or located on such Real Estate or the Excluded Real Property to the extent such Equipment constitutes a fixture shall be excluded from Collateral, unless such Equipment otherwise constitutes an Excluded Asset under any other subclause of this clause (c), (ii) any governmental licenses or state or local franchises, charters or authorizations, to the extent a security interest in any such licenses, franchise, charter or authorization would be prohibited or restricted thereby (including any legally effective prohibition or restriction) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment clauses of the UCC and applicable Laws, other than the proceeds and receivables thereof the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC or any similar applicable laws notwithstanding such prohibition, (iii) assets and personal property for which a pledge thereof or a security interest therein is prohibited by applicable Laws (including any legally effective requirement to obtain the consent of any Governmental Authority), rule, regulation or contractual obligation with an unaffiliated third party (in each case, (y) only so long as such contractual obligation was not entered into in contemplation of the acquisition thereof and (z) except to the extent such prohibition is unenforceable or ineffective after giving effect to the applicable provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law), (iv) Excluded Stock (other than Stock that is Excluded Stock solely as a result of having been issued by Immaterial Subsidiaries), (v) [reserved], (vi) any intent-to-use trademark application prior to the filing and acceptance of a “Statement of Use” or “Amendment to Allege Use” with respect thereto, to the extent, if any, that, and solely during the period, if any, in which, the grant of a security interest therein would impair the validity or enforceability of such intent-to-use trademark application under applicable federal Law, it being agreed that for purposes of this Agreement and the Loan Documents, no Lien granted to Collateral Agent on any “intent-to-use” United States trademark applications is intended to be a present assignment thereof, (vii) any lease, license, contract or other agreements or any property (including personal property) subject to a purchase money security interest, Capital Lease Obligation or similar arrangements, in each case to the extent permitted under the Loan Documents, to the extent that a pledge thereof or a security interest therein would violate or invalidate such lease, license, contract or agreement, purchase money, Capital Lease or similar arrangement, or create a right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than the Borrower or a Guarantor) after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment

 

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clauses of the UCC and applicable Laws, other than the proceeds and receivables thereof the assignment of which is expressly deemed effective under the UCC or any similar applicable Laws notwithstanding such prohibition, (viii) any assets as to which the Required Lenders and the Borrower reasonably agree in writing that the cost or other consequence of obtaining a security interest or perfection thereof is excessive in relation to the benefit to the Lenders of the security to be afforded thereby and (ix) the assets of an Excluded Subsidiary (the assets excluded pursuant to this clause (c), collectively, the “Excluded Assets”; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Excluded Assets shall not include any proceeds, replacements or substitutions of Collateral (unless such proceeds, replacements or substitutions otherwise constitute Excluded Assets)), (d) [reserved], (e) share certificates of Immaterial Subsidiaries and Unrestricted Subsidiaries shall not be required to be delivered, (f) no perfection actions shall be required (i) with respect to letter of credit rights, except to the extent perfection is accomplished solely by the filing of a UCC financing statement (it being understood that no actions shall be required to perfect a security interest in letter of credit rights, other than the filing of a UCC financing statement) and (ii) in regards to any Commercial Tort Claim, unless such Commercial Tort Claim has an individual value of at least $2,500,000, and (g) other than with respect to Stock, no actions in any non-U.S. jurisdiction or required by the Laws of any non-U.S. jurisdiction shall be required to be taken to create any security interests in assets located or titled outside of the U.S. or to perfect or make enforceable any security interests in any such assets (it being understood that there shall be no Security Document (or other security agreements or pledge agreements) governed under the laws of any non U.S. jurisdiction).

Commercial Tort Claims” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender (to the extent applicable), such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment, Extended Term Loan Commitments or Incremental Term Loan Commitment or any combination thereof (as the context requires).

Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C or in such other form as may be reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and Borrower.

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.

Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense” means, with respect to Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, the total amount of depreciation and amortization expense, including the amortization of deferred financing fees or costs, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses, capitalized expenditures, customer acquisition costs and incentive payments, conversion costs and contract acquisition costs, of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated EBITDA” means, with respect to Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period, the Consolidated Net Income of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; plus

(a) the following in each case to the extent deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income (other than clause (a)(10) and (a)(13) below), but without duplication:

(1) Distributions made by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 8.10(f)(i) during such period and provision for taxes based on income or profits or capital gains, including, without limitation, foreign, federal, state, provincial, franchise, excise, value added and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries paid or accrued during such period, including any penalties and interest relating to such taxes or arising from any tax examinations and any payments to any Parent Entity in respect of such taxes; plus

(2) total interest expense and other financing expense (including breakage costs, premiums or consent fees and including the amortization of original issue discount); plus

 

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(3) Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period; plus

(4) any fees, expenses or charges incurred in connection with any issuance of debt or equity securities, any refinancing transaction or any amendment or other modification of any debt instrument to the extent consummated in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents including (i) such fees, expenses or charges related to the Transactions, and (ii) any amendment, modification or waiver in connection with this Agreement or any instrument governing any other Debt; plus

(5) any fees (including legal and investment banking fees), transfer or mortgage recording Taxes and other out-of-pocket costs and expenses of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including expenses of third parties paid or reimbursed Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries) incurred as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or any Disposition of Property permitted hereunder; plus

(6) any fees and expenses incurred by Holdings and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries solely in connection with any Permitted Acquisition (whether or not consummated), but, with respect to Permitted Acquisitions not consummated, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,000,000 for any Test Period; plus

(7) any impairment charge or asset write-off pursuant to GAAP and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP; plus

(8) payments made or accrued in such period pursuant to Section 8.14(h); plus

(9) any losses from the early extinguishment of Debt (including Hedge Agreements or other derivative instruments); plus

(10) the amount of “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and other synergies achieved in connection with a Permitted Acquisition projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized as a result of specified actions taken, actions with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or actions that are expected to be taken (which cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies had been realized on the first day of the applicable Test Period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that (A) such cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable, (B) such cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies do not exceed, when combined with the amount of any adjustments made pursuant to clause (14) below and any Pro Forma Adjustment made pursuant to clause (d) below, 7.5% of Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period (prior to giving effect to any increase in Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (10), clause (14) below or clause (d) below) and (C) such actions have been taken, such actions with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or such actions are expected to be taken within twelve (12) months after the date of determination to take such action; provided, further, that the adjustments pursuant to this clause (10) and clause (14) below may be incremental to (but not duplicative of) Pro Forma Adjustments made pursuant to clause (d) below; plus

(11) any non-cash compensation expense recorded from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights to officers, directors or employees; plus

(12) any non-cash losses or charges, including any write offs, write downs, expenses, losses or items for such period decreasing Consolidated Net Income for such period; plus

 

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(13) proceeds from property or business interruption insurance received or reasonably expected to be received (to the extent not reflected as revenue or income in Consolidated Net Income and to the extent that the related loss was deducted in the determination of Consolidated Net Income); plus

(14) all Restructuring Costs and any other extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring expenses, losses or charges incurred; provided that such adjustments do not exceed, when combined with the amount of any adjustments made pursuant to clause (10) above and any Pro Forma Adjustments made pursuant to clause (d) below, 7.5% of Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period (prior to giving effect to any increase in Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (14), clause (10) above or clause (d) below); provided, further, that the adjustments pursuant to this clause (14) and clause (10) above may be incremental to (but not duplicative of) Pro Forma Adjustments made pursuant to clause (d) below; plus

(15) any non-cash loss attributable to the mark-to-market movement in the valuation of Hedge Agreements (to the extent the cash impact resulting from such loss has not been realized) or other derivative instruments pursuant to GAAP;

minus

(b) the sum of the amounts for such period, solely to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, without duplication,

(1) any non-cash gain increasing Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period, other than the accrual of revenues in the ordinary course of business;

(2) any non-cash gain attributable to the mark-to-market movement in the valuation of Hedge Agreements (to the extent the cash impact resulting from such gain has not been realized) or other derivate instruments pursuant to GAAP;

(3) any gains from the early extinguishment of Debt (including Hedge Agreements or other derivative instruments); and

(4) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring gains increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period;

provided that, to the extent non-cash gains are deducted pursuant to this clause (b) for any previous period and not otherwise added back to Consolidated EBITDA, Consolidated EBITDA shall be increased by the amount of any cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenses) in respect of such non-cash gains received in subsequent periods to the extent not already included therein;

plus or minus, as applicable, without duplication

(c) any net gain or loss resulting in such period from currency translation gains or losses related to currency remeasurements of Debt, intercompany balances and other balance sheet items, plus or minus, as the case may be; and

plus

(d) in accordance with the definition of “Pro Forma Basis,” an adjustment equal to the amount, without duplication of any amount otherwise included in any other clause of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA,” of the Pro Forma Adjustment shall be added to (or subtracted from) Consolidated EBITDA (including the portion thereof occurring prior to the relevant Specified Transaction and/or Specified Restructuring) as specified in a certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Agent (for further delivery to the Lenders), in each case, as determined on a consolidated basis for Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP; provided that,

 

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(i) there shall be included in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period, without duplication, the Acquired EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset acquired by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary during such period (other than any Unrestricted Subsidiary) to the extent not subsequently sold, transferred or otherwise Disposed of during such period (but not including the Acquired EBITDA of any related Person, property, business or assets to the extent not so acquired) (each such Person, property, business or asset acquired, including pursuant to the Transactions or pursuant to a transaction consummated prior to the Closing Date, and not subsequently so Disposed of, an “Acquired Entity or Business”), and the Acquired EBITDA of any Unrestricted Subsidiary that is converted into a Restricted Subsidiary during such period (each, a “Converted Restricted Subsidiary”), in each case based on the Acquired EBITDA of such Acquired Entity or Business or any Converted Restricted Subsidiary for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such acquisition or conversion) determined on a historical Pro Forma Basis; and

(ii) there shall be excluded in determining Consolidated EBITDA for any period the Disposed EBITDA of any Person, property, business or asset sold, transferred or otherwise Disposed of, closed or classified as discontinued operations by Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the extent not subsequently reacquired, reclassified or continued, in each case, during such period (each such Person (other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary), property, business or asset so sold, transferred or otherwise Disposed of, closed or classified, a “Sold Entity or Business”), and the Disposed EBITDA of any Restricted Subsidiary that is converted into an Unrestricted Subsidiary during such period (each, a “Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary”), in each case based on the Disposed EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business or Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary for such period (including the portion thereof occurring prior to such sale, transfer, disposition, closure, classification or conversion) determined on a historical Pro Forma Basis.

Consolidated Net Income” means, with respect to any Person for any period, without duplication, the aggregate of (a) the Net Income, attributable to such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP (adjusted to exclude the equity interests in any Unrestricted Subsidiary owned by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries); plus (b) the amount of distributions received in cash by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from any Subsidiary (including any Unrestricted Subsidiary) for such period, to the extent not already included in clause (a) above minus (c) (i) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles and changes as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting policies during such period, (ii) the income (or loss) of any Person (other than a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person) in which any other Person (other than such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) has a joint interest, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid to such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by such Person during such period, (iii) the income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person or is merged into or consolidated with such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or that Person’s assets are acquired by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (except as may be required in connection with the calculation of a covenant or test on a pro forma basis), (iv) the income of any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that income is not at the time permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary, (v) any after-Tax gains or losses attributable to Dispositions of Property permitted under this Agreement, in each case other than in the ordinary course of business (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) or returned surplus assets of any Pension Plan, (vi) any net after-Tax gains or losses from disposed, abandoned, transferred, closed or discontinued operations and any net after-Tax gains or losses on disposal of disposed, abandoned, transferred, closed or discontinued operations, (vii) any losses and expenses with respect to liability or casualty events to the extent covered by insurance or indemnification and actually reimbursed or so long as the Borrower has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer or indemnifying party and only to the extent that such amount is (a) not denied by the applicable carrier or indemnifying party in writing within 180 days and (b) in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such evidence (with a deduction for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within 365 days) and (viii) (to the extent not included in sub-clauses (i) through (vii) above) any net extraordinary gains or net extraordinary losses.

 

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In addition, to the extent not already accounted for in the Consolidated Net Income of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, Consolidated Net Income shall include (without duplication) (i) the amount of proceeds received during such period from business interruption insurance in respect of insured claims for such period, (ii) the amount of proceeds as to which the Borrower has determined there is reasonable evidence it will be reimbursed by the insurer in respect of such period from business interruption insurance (with a deduction for any amounts so added back to the extent denied by the applicable carrier in writing within 180 days or not so reimbursed within 365 days) and (iii) reimbursements received of any expenses and charges that are covered by indemnification or other reimbursement provisions in connection with any Permitted Investment or any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of assets permitted hereunder.

Consolidated Parties” means Holdings and each of its Subsidiaries whose financial statements are consolidated with Holdings’ financial statements in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Total Assets” means, as of any date of determination, the total amount of all assets of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP as of such date.

Consolidated Total Debt” means, as of any date of determination, (a) the aggregate principal amount of indebtedness of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (but excluding the effects of any discounting of indebtedness resulting from the application of purchase accounting in connection with the Transactions, any Permitted Acquisition or Investments similar to those made for Permitted Acquisitions), consisting of Debt for Borrowed Money, Unpaid Drawings (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement), Capital Lease Obligations and third party debt obligations evidenced by promissory notes or similar instruments, minus (b) the lesser of (x) the amount of Unrestricted Cash on the consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and (y) the Cumulative Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount not previously or otherwise utilized or expended (provided that, with respect to the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2018, only retained Excess Cash Flow for the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on December 31, 2018 shall be included in the calculation of the amount described in this clause (y)).

Consolidated Working Capital” means, as of any date of determination, the excess of (a) the sum of all amounts (other than cash and Cash Equivalents and Long-Term Accounts Receivable) that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total current assets” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries at such date, other than amounts related to current or deferred income taxes, over (b) the sum of all amounts that would, in conformity with GAAP, be set forth opposite the caption “total current liabilities” (or any like caption) on a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on such date, including deferred revenue but excluding, without duplication, (i) the current portion of any Consolidated Total Debt that matures more than one year from the date of its creation or matures within one year from such date that is renewable or extendable, at the option of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, as applicable, to a date more than one year from such date or arises under a revolving credit or similar agreement that obligates the lender or lenders to extend credit during a period of more than one year from such date, including Debt in respect of the Loans, (ii) all Debt consisting of Term Loans, in each case to the extent otherwise included therein, (iii) the current portion of accrued interest and (iv) the current portion of current and deferred income taxes.

Contaminant” means any waste, pollutant, hazardous substance, toxic substance, hazardous waste, special waste, petroleum or petroleum-derived substance or waste, friable asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, or any other substance, waste or material regulated or subject to rules of liability under Environmental Law.

Continuation/Conversion Date” means the date on which a Loan is converted into or continued as a LIBOR Loan.

Continuing Director” means, at any date, an individual (a) who is a member of the Board of Directors of Holdings on the Closing Date, (b) who, as at such date, has been a member of such Board of Directors for at least the 12 preceding months, (c) who has been nominated or designated to be a member of such Board of Directors, directly or indirectly, by the Permitted Holders or Persons nominated or designated by the Permitted Holders or (d) who has been nominated or designated to be, or designated as, a member of such Board of Directors by a majority of the other Continuing Directors then in office.

 

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Control” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” shall have meanings correlative thereto.

Control Agreement” means, with respect to any deposit account, any securities account, commodities account, securities entitlement or commodity contract, an agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, among the Collateral Agent, the financial institution or other Person at which such account is maintained or with which such entitlement or contract is carried and the Borrower or Guarantor maintaining such account, effective to grant “control” (as defined under the applicable UCC) over such account to the Collateral Agent.

Converted Restricted Subsidiary” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”.

Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA.”

Corrective Extension Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(e).

Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt” or “Credit Agreement Refinancing Debt” has the meaning specified in the definition of the term “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness”.

Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness” means (a) Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, (b) Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt or (c) Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt, in each case, issued, incurred or otherwise obtained (including by means of the extension or renewal of existing Debt) in exchange for, or to extend, renew, replace, repurchase, retire or refinance, in whole or part, existing Term Loans, or any then-existing Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness (“Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt” or “Credit Agreement Refinancing Debt”); provided that (i) such Debt has a maturity no earlier than 91 days after the Stated Termination Date at the time such Debt is incurred and such Debt shall not have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity shorter than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of the Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt at the time such Debt is incurred; (ii) such Debt shall not have a greater principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) than the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt plus accrued interest, fees, premiums (if any) and penalties thereon and reasonable fees and expenses associated with the refinancing; (iii) the terms and conditions of such Debt (except as otherwise provided in clauses (i) and (ii) above and with respect to pricing, rate floors, discounts, premiums and optional prepayment or redemption terms) are substantially identical to, or (taken as a whole) are no more favorable to the lenders or holders providing such Debt than, those applicable to the Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt (except for covenants or other provisions applicable only to periods after the Stated Termination Date at the time of incurrence of such Debt) (provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer delivered to the Agent and the Lenders at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Debt, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Debt and drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the requirement of this clause (iii) shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy such requirement unless the Agent or any Lender notifies the Borrower within such ten (10) Business Day period that it disagrees with such determination (including a description of the basis upon which it disagrees)); and (iv) such Credit Agreement Refinanced Debt shall be repaid, repurchased, retired, defeased or satisfied and discharged, and all accrued interest, fees, premiums (if any) and penalties in connection therewith shall be paid, on the date such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is issued, incurred or obtained.

Cumulative Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount” means, as of any date, an amount, not less than zero in the aggregate, determined on a cumulative basis, equal to the Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount for all Excess Cash Flow Periods beginning with the Excess Cash Flow Period that is the Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2018, and prior to such date.

Cure Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 10.4(a).

Cure Deadline” has the meaning specified in Section 10.4(a).

Cure Right” has the meaning specified in Section 10.4(a).

 

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Current Asset Collateral” means the “ABL Priority Collateral” (as defined in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement).

Debt” means, without duplication, all

(a) indebtedness for borrowed money (excluding any obligations arising from warranties as to inventory in the ordinary course of business) and all obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;

(b) the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable, liabilities or accrued expenses in the ordinary course of business) to the extent the same would be required to be shown as a long-term liability on a balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP;

(c) all obligations and liabilities of any Person secured by any Lien on an Obligor’s or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ property, even if such Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary shall not have assumed or become liable for the payment thereof; provided, however, that all such obligations and liabilities which are limited in recourse to such property shall be included in Debt only to the extent of the book value of such property as would be shown on a balance sheet of the Consolidated Parties prepared in accordance with GAAP or, if higher, the Fair Market Value of such property;

(d) all obligations or liabilities created or arising under any Capital Lease or conditional sale or other title retention agreement with respect to property used or acquired by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, even if the rights and remedies of the lessor, seller or lender thereunder are limited to repossession of such property; provided, however, that all such obligations and liabilities which are limited in recourse to such property shall be included in Debt only to the extent of the book value of such property as would be shown on a balance sheet of the Consolidated Parties prepared in accordance with GAAP or, if higher, the Fair Market Value of such property;

(e) the present value (discounted at the Base Rate) of lease payments due under synthetic leases;

(f) the maximum amount (after giving effect to any prior drawings or reductions which may have been reimbursed) of all letters of credit (including standby and commercial), banker’s acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds, performance bonds and similar instruments issued or created by or for the account of such Person;

(g) all net obligations of any Person in respect of Hedge Agreements;

(h) all obligations of such Person in respect of Disqualified Stock;

(i) earn out obligations in connection with a Permitted Acquisition (or an Investment similar to a Permitted Acquisition or any other acquisition permitted hereunder); and

(j) all obligations and liabilities under Guaranties in respect of obligations of the type described in any of clauses (a) through (i) above;

provided that Debt shall not include (i) prepaid or deferred revenue arising in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry, (ii) purchase price holdbacks in respect of Permitted Acquisitions (or Investments similar to Permitted Acquisitions or any other acquisition permitted hereunder) arising in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry in respect of a portion of the purchase prices of an asset to satisfy unperformed obligations of the seller of such asset, (iii) earn out obligations in connection with a Permitted Acquisition (or an Investment similar to a Permitted Acquisition or any other acquisition permitted hereunder) unless such obligations become a liability on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP and are not paid after becoming due and payable and (iv) Guaranties incurred (other than with respect to Debt) in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry.

 

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For all purposes hereof, the Debt of any Person shall include the Debt of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, except to the extent such Person’s liability for such Debt is otherwise limited and only to the extent such Debt would be included in the calculation of Consolidated Total Debt. The amount of any net obligation under any Hedge Agreement on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date.

Debt for Borrowed Money” of any Person at any time means, on a consolidated basis, the sum of all debt for borrowed money of such Person at such time.

Declined Proceeds” has the meaning specified in Section 4.3(e).

Default” means any event or circumstance which, with the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, would (if not cured, waived, or otherwise remedied during such time) constitute an Event of Default.

Default Rate” means two percent (2.00%) per annum.

Defaulting Lender” means any Lender whose acts or failure to act, whether directly or indirectly, cause it to meet any part of the definition of “Lender Default.”

Deposit Accounts” means all “deposit accounts” as such term is defined in the UCC and all accounts with a deposit function maintained at a financial institution, now or hereafter held in the name of the Borrower or any Guarantor.

Designated Account” has the meaning specified in Section 2.3(b).

Designated Non-Cash Consideration” means the Fair Market Value of non-cash consideration received by Holdings or its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with a Disposition pursuant to clause (t) of the definition of “Permitted Dispositions” that is designated as “Designated Non-Cash Consideration” pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Agent, setting forth the basis of such valuation (which amount will be reduced by (i) the Fair Market Value of the portion of the non-cash consideration converted to cash within 180 days following the consummation of the applicable Disposition and (ii) the amount of Cash Equivalents received in connection with a subsequent sale of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration).

Disposed EBITDA” means, with respect to any Sold Entity or Business or any Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary for any period, the amount for such period of Consolidated EBITDA of such Sold Entity or Business or such Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary (determined as if references to Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA” (and in the component financial definitions used therein) were references to such Sold Entity or Business and its Subsidiaries or to such Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries), all as determined on a consolidated basis for such Sold Entity or Business or such Converted Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, lease, assignment, transfer or other disposition (including any sale of Stock) of any property by any Person; provided that “Disposition” and “Dispose” shall not be deemed to include any Casualty Event or any issuance by Holdings (or any Parent Entity) of any of its Stock to another Person.

Disqualified Lenders” means (a) such Persons that have been specified in writing to the Agent prior to the Closing Date, (b) those Persons who are competitors of Holdings, the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries that are separately identified in writing by the Borrower from time to time to the Agent and (c) in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b), any of their Affiliates (which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall not include any bona fide debt investment funds that are affiliates of the Persons referenced in clause (b) above to the extent that such fund is not controlled by any Person referenced in clause (b) above) that are either (i) identified in writing to the Agent by the Borrower from time to time or (ii) readily identifiable solely on the basis of such Affiliate’s name; provided that no such updates to the list shall be deemed to retroactively disqualify any parties that have previously acquired an assignment or participation interest in respect of Loans from continuing to hold or vote such previously acquired assignments and participations on the terms set forth herein for Lenders that are not Disqualified Lenders.

 

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Disqualified Stock” means that portion of any Stock which, by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any event (other than an event which would constitute a Change of Control or as a result of a Disposition of assets or Casualty Event), matures (excluding any maturity as the result of an optional redemption by the issuer thereof) or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise, or is redeemable at the sole option of the holder thereof (except, in each case, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control or as a result of a Disposition of assets or Casualty Event) on or prior to the six-month anniversary of the Stated Termination Date; provided that, if such Stock is issued pursuant to any plan for the benefit of employees of Holdings (or any Parent Entity thereof) or any of its Subsidiaries or by any such plan to such employees, such Stock shall not constitute Disqualified Stock solely because it may be required to be repurchased by Holdings (or any Parent Entity thereof) or any of its Subsidiaries in order to satisfy applicable statutory or regulatory obligations.

Distressed Person” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Lender-Related Distress Event.”

Distribution” means (a) the payment or making of any dividend or other distribution of property in respect of Stock or other Stock (or any options or warrants for, or other rights with respect to, such stock or other Stock) of any Person, other than distributions in Stock or other Stock (or any options or warrants for such stock or other Stock) of any class other than Disqualified Stock, or (b) the direct or indirect redemption or other acquisition by any Person of any Stock or other Stock (or any options or warrants for such stock or other Stock) of such Person or any direct or indirect shareholder or other equity holder of such Person.

Documents” means all “documents” as such term is defined in the UCC, including bills of lading, warehouse receipts or other documents of title, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Obligor.

DOL” means the United States Department of Labor or any successor department or agency.

Dollar” and “$” mean dollars in the lawful currency of the United States. Unless otherwise specified, all payments under this Agreement shall be made in Dollars.

Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of Holdings that is organized under the laws of the United States, any State of the United States or the District of Columbia.

ECF True-up Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 4.3(a).

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 member state 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 degree) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

Effective Yield” means, as to any Debt, the effective yield on Debt, as reasonably determined by the Agent, taking into account the applicable interest rate margins, any interest rate floors or similar devices and all fees, including upfront or similar fees or original issue discount (amortized over the original stated life of such Debt) payable generally to Lenders making or extending such Debt, but excluding any arrangement, structuring or other fees payable in connection therewith that are not generally shared ratably with all relevant Lenders and consent fees paid generally to consenting Lenders.

 

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Eligible Assignee” means (a) a commercial bank, commercial finance company or other lender having total assets in excess of $2,000,000,000 and that extends credit or buys commercial loans in the ordinary course of business; (b) any Lender; (c) any Affiliate of any Lender and (d) any Approved Fund; provided, that, in any event, “Eligible Assignee” shall not include (i) any natural Person, (ii) any Permitted Holder, Holdings, any Guarantor, or the Borrower or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, or (iii) any Disqualified Lender (other than any Disqualified Lender otherwise agreed to by the Borrower in a writing delivered to the Agent) so long as (A) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under any of Sections 10.1(a), (c), (f) or (g) and (B) the list of Disqualified Lenders (including any updates thereto) has been made available to all Lenders.

EMU” means economic and monetary union as contemplated in the Treaty on European Union.

Engagement Letter” means the Amended and Restated Engagement Letter, dated as of August 16, 2018, among Barclays, the Co-Manager and the Borrower, with respect to the payment of certain fees and other matters in connection with this Agreement.

Environment” shall mean ambient air, indoor air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, land surface, sediments, and subsurface strata and natural resources such as wetlands, flora and fauna.

Environmental Laws” means all applicable Laws in connection with pollution, protection of the Environment, including Releases, threats of Releases, or to health and safety (to the extent such health and safety laws relate to exposure to Contaminants)

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as the same may be amended from time to time and any regulations promulgated and the rulings issued thereunder.

ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of a group of trades or businesses under common control with Holdings or the Borrower within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Code (or any member of an affiliated service group within the meaning of Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code of which the Borrower is a member).

ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) any failure by a Pension Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standard (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA) applicable to such Pension Plan, in each case whether or not waived; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA, of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to a Pension Plan; (d) a determination that a Pension Plan is in “at-risk” status (as defined in Section 303(i)(4) of ERISA or Section 430(i)(4) of the Code); (e) a withdrawal by Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations which is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (f) a complete withdrawal, within the meaning of Section 4203 of ERISA, or a partial withdrawal, within the meaning of Section 4205 of ERISA, by Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multi-employer Plan or notification that a Multi-employer Plan is “insolvent” (within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA) or in “endangered” or “critical” status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA); (g) the filing with the PGBC of a notice of intent to terminate under Section 4041(c) or ERISA, the receipt by Holdings, Borrower, or ERISA Affiliate, as applicable, of any notice from any Multi-Employer Plan that it intends to terminate or has terminated under Section 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Pension Plan or Multi-employer Plan but only if the PBGC has notified Holdings, Borrower, or ERISA Affiliate, as applicable, the same; (h) the receipt by Holdings, Borrower, or ERISA Affiliate, as applicable, from the PBGC or a plan administer of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Pension Plan or to appoint a trustee to administer any Pension Plan under Section 4042 of ERISA; (i) Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries engages in a non-exempt “prohibited transaction” (i.e., a prohibited transaction for which a statutory, regulatory, or administrative exemption does not exist) with respect to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a “disqualified person” (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code), or with respect to which the Borrower or any such Subsidiary could otherwise be liable; or (j) the imposition of any Lien under Section 430(k) of the Code or pursuant to Section 303(k) or Section 4068 of ERISA with respect to any Pension Plan, or any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate.

 

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EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule” means the document described as such and published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor Person) as in effect from time to time.

Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 10.1.

Excess Cash Flow” means, with respect to any Excess Cash Flow Period, an amount equal to the excess of:

(a) the sum, without duplication, of:

(i) Consolidated Net Income for such Excess Cash Flow Period; plus

(ii) all non-cash charges (including depreciation and amortization expenses) for such period to the extent such non-cash charges were deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income for such period; plus

(iii) decreases in Consolidated Working Capital and Long-Term Accounts Receivable for such period (other than any such decreases arising from acquisitions by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries completed during such period), plus

(iv) an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash loss on Dispositions by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than Dispositions in the ordinary course of business) to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income; minus

(b) the sum, without duplication, of:

(i) an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash credits and cash charges in each case included in arriving at Consolidated Net Income for such Excess Cash Flow Period; plus

(ii) without duplication of amounts deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, the amount of (x) growth Capital Expenditures (provided that (i) such growth Capital Expenditures are made solely in connection with the increase of the number of fleets of hydraulic fracturing equipment owned by the Borrower from 13 to 20, (ii) such growth Capital Expenditures shall be paid or otherwise expended prior to June 30, 2019 and (iii) the aggregate amount of all such growth Capital Expenditures deducted pursuant to this clause (x) shall not exceed $150,000,000) and (y) maintenance Capital Expenditures, in each case of foregoing clauses (x) and (y), made in cash during such period solely to the extent that any such Capital Expenditures were financed with Internally Generated Funds; plus

(iii) the aggregate amount of all principal payments of Debt of the Borrower and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including (A) the principal component of scheduled payments in respect of Capital Lease Obligations and (B) the amount of any repayment of Loans pursuant to Section 4.1(a) but excluding (x) all voluntary prepayments of the Loans made pursuant to Section 4.1(c) and (y) all mandatory prepayments of the Loans (other than those made pursuant to Section 4.3(b), to the extent such mandatory prepayments were made with the proceeds of a Disposition that resulted in an increase to Consolidated Net Income (with no amount in excess of the amount of such increase being included))) made during such period, except to the extent financed with the proceeds of other long-term Debt of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than under any revolving credit facility); plus

 

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(iv) increases in Consolidated Working Capital and Long-Term Accounts Receivable for such period (other than any such increases arising from acquisitions of a Person or business unit by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period); plus

(v) [reserved]; plus

(vi) the amount of cash taxes paid in such period to the extent not deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period; plus

(vii) [reserved]; plus

(viii) to the extent any non-cash charges were added back to Consolidated Net Income pursuant to the foregoing clause (a)(ii) for purposes of the Excess Cash Flow calculation for such period or a prior period and such non-cash charges were later paid in cash in such period (including expenditures for the payment of financing fees), the amount of such cash payments; plus

(ix) [reserved]; plus

(x) an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash gain on Dispositions by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than Dispositions in the ordinary course of business) to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income.

Excess Cash Flow Application Date” has the meaning specified in Section 4.3(a).

Excess Cash Flow Period” means each Fiscal Quarter of the Borrower, commencing with the Fiscal Quarter ending December 31, 2018.

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

Excluded Account” means (a) deposit accounts specifically and exclusively used for payroll, payroll taxes and other employee wage and benefit payments to or for the benefit of any Person’s employees and (b) deposit accounts with deposits at any time in an aggregate amount not in excess of $1,000,000 for all such accounts.

Excluded Assets” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

Excluded Real Property” means the real property located in Cisco, TX, commonly known as 602 E 16th Street, Cisco, Texas 76437 and 401 E 18th Street, Cisco, Texas, 76437, together with (i) all rights, privileges, interests, tenements, hereditaments, easements and appurtenances in any way now or hereafter pertaining to such Excluded Real Property; (ii) all buildings and other improvements of every kind and description now or hereafter placed on such Excluded Real Property, together with all fixtures, machinery and other articles of personal property now or hereafter attached to or regularly used in connection with the Excluded Real Property, and all replacements thereof, and (iii) all extensions, improvements, betterments, substitutes, replacements, renewals, additions and appurtenances of or to the easements or improvements; provided that the foregoing real property and related fixtures and personal property shall constitute Excluded Real Property only to the extent subject to the Liens securing the Excluded Real Property Financing (as in effect on the Closing Date).

Excluded Real Property Financing” means, all indebtedness and obligations evidenced by that certain Promissory Note dated as of February 1, 2017 in the original principal amount of $1,350,000 made by ProFrac Manufacturing, LLC, as borrower, in favor of Wilks Brothers LLC, as lender, together with all mortgages, security agreements, guarantees, and other agreements, certificates or instruments executed in connection therewith.

 

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Excluded Stock” means:

(a) any Stock with respect to which the Required Lenders and the Borrower agree, in writing (each acting reasonably), that the cost of pledging such Stock shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Secured Parties therefrom,

(b) solely in the case of any pledge of Stock of any CFC or FSHCO to secure the Obligations of a U.S. Person, any Stock that is Voting Stock of such CFC or FSHCO in excess of 65% of the outstanding Stock that is Voting Stock of such CFC or FSHCO,

(c) any Stock to the extent, and for so long as, the pledge thereof would be prohibited by any applicable Law (including any legally effective requirement to obtain the consent of any Governmental Authority unless such consent has been obtained),

(d) any Margin Stock and Stock of any Person (other than any Restricted Subsidiary) to the extent, and for so long as, the pledge of such Stock would be prohibited by, or create an enforceable right of termination in favor of any other party thereto (other than Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower) under, the terms of any Organization Document, joint venture agreement or shareholders’ agreement applicable to such Person after giving effect to the applicable anti-assignment clauses of the UCC and applicable law,

(e) the Stock of any Immaterial Subsidiary or Unrestricted Subsidiary, and

(f) any Stock of a Foreign Subsidiary that is a Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary.

Excluded Subsidiary” means:

(a) [reserved],

(b) any Subsidiary that is restricted or prohibited by (x) subject to clause (g) below, applicable Law or (y) contractual obligation from guaranteeing the Obligations (and for so long as such restriction or prohibition is in effect); provided that in the case of clause (y), such contractual obligation existed on the Closing Date or, with respect to any Subsidiary acquired by the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date (and so long as such contractual obligation was not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition), on the date such Subsidiary is so acquired,

(c) (i) any Foreign Subsidiary or (ii) any Domestic Subsidiary that is (A) a FSHCO or (B) a direct or indirect Subsidiary of a Foreign Subsidiary that is a CFC,

(d) any Immaterial Subsidiary (provided that the Borrower shall not be permitted to exclude Immaterial Subsidiaries from guaranteeing the Obligations to the extent that (i) the aggregate amount of gross revenue for all Immaterial Subsidiaries excluded by this clause (d) exceeds 5% of the consolidated gross revenues of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are not otherwise Excluded Subsidiaries by virtue of any other clauses of this definition except for this clause (d) as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date of determination or (ii) the aggregate amount of total assets for all Immaterial Subsidiaries excluded by this clause (d) exceeds 5% of the aggregate amount of Consolidated Total Assets of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries that are not otherwise Excluded Subsidiaries by virtue of any other clauses of this definition except for this clause (d) as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date of determination),

(e) any other Subsidiary with respect to which, in the reasonable judgment of the Required Lenders and the Borrower, the cost of providing a Guaranty shall be excessive in view of the benefits to be obtained by the Lenders therefrom,

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(g) any Subsidiary that would require any consent, approval, license or authorization from any Governmental Authority to provide a Guaranty unless such consent, approval, license or authorization has been received, or is received after commercially reasonable efforts (including if requested by the Agent to do so) by the Borrower and/or such Subsidiary to obtain the same.

As of the Closing Date, there are no Excluded Subsidiaries.

Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Obligor or Holdings, (a) any obligation (a “Swap Obligation”) to pay or perform under any agreement, contract, or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of section la(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act, if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guarantee of such Obligor of, or the grant by such Obligor or Holdings of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation, or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) (i) by virtue of such Obligor’s or Holdings’ failure to constitute an “eligible contract participant,” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder (determined after giving effect to any applicable keep well, support, or other agreement for the benefit of such Obligor or Holdings and any and all applicable guarantees of such Obligor’s Swap Obligations by other Obligors), at the time the guarantee of (or grant of such security interest by, as applicable) such Obligor or Holdings becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (ii) in the case of a Swap Obligation that is subject to a clearing requirement pursuant to section 2(h) of the Commodity Exchange Act, because such Obligor or Holdings is a “financial entity,” as defined in section 2(h)(7)(C) of the Commodity Exchange Act, at the time the guarantee of (or grant of such security interest by, as applicable) such Obligor or Holdings becomes or would become effective with respect to such Swap Obligation or (b) any other Swap Obligation designated as an “Excluded Swap Obligation” of such Obligor or Holdings as specified in any agreement between the relevant Obligors and Hedge Bank applicable to such Swap Obligations. If a Swap Obligation arises under a Master Agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to the swap for which such guarantee or security interest is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.

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 under any Loan Document, (a) Taxes imposed on (or measured by) the Recipient’s net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes imposed in lieu of net income 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 pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquired its interest in the applicable Commitment or, in the case of an applicable interest in a Loan not funded pursuant to a prior Commitment, such Lender acquires such interest in such Loan (provided that this clause (b)(i) shall not apply to an assignee pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 5.8 or the acquisition of a participation pursuant to Section 13.11) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 5.1, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender acquired its interest in the applicable Loan or Commitment or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 5.1(d), and (d) any Taxes imposed under FATCA.

Existing Term Loan Class” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(a).

Existing Term Loan Commitments” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(a).

Existing Term Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(a).

Extended Term Loan Commitments” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(a).

Extended Term Loan Facility” means each Class of Extended Term Loan Commitments established pursuant to Section 2.6.

Extended Term Loans” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(a).

 

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Extending Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(b).

Extension Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(c).

Extension Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(d).

Extension Election” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(b).

Extension Request” has the meaning specified in Section 2.6(a).

Extension Series” means all Extended Term Loan Commitments that are established pursuant to the same Extension Agreement (or any subsequent Extension Agreement to the extent such Extension Agreement expressly provides that the Extended Term Loan Commitments provided for therein are intended to be a part of any previously established Extension Series) and that provide for the same interest margins, extension fees, if any, and amortization schedule.

Fair Market Value” means, with respect to any asset or group of assets on any date of determination, the value of the consideration obtainable in a sale of such asset at such date of determination assuming a sale by a willing seller to a willing purchaser dealing at arm’s length and arranged in an orderly manner over a reasonable period of time having regard to the nature and characteristics of such asset, as determined in good faith by the Borrower.

Family Member” means, with respect to any individual, any other individual that is recognized as a family member (to the second degree of consanguinity) by the laws of the residence of such individual.

Family Trust” mean, with respect to Dan Wilks, trusts, family limited partnerships or other estate planning vehicles established for the benefit of Dan Wilks or his Family Members and in respect of which Dan Wilks or his Family Members serves as trustee or in a similar capacity.

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), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to current Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code (or any amended or successor version described above) and any intergovernmental agreements (or related legislation or official administrative rules or practices) implementing the foregoing.

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the federal funds effective rate; provided, that if the Federal Funds Effective Rate for any day is less than zero, the Federal Funds Effective Rate for such day will be deemed to be zero.

Federal Reserve Board” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or any successor thereto.

Financial Covenant” means the covenant set forth in Section 8.20.

Financial Statements” means, according to the context in which it is used, the financial statements referred to in Sections 6.2 and Section 7.5.

First Financial Loan Documents” means, collectively, the Loan Agreement dated as of May 9, 2018 by and among First Financial Bank, N.A., as lender, ProFrac Manufacturing, LLC and ProFrac Services, LLC, as borrowers and ProFrac Holdings, LLC, as a guarantor, in connection with the cash-out financing in the original principal amount of $17,500,000.00 and the Loan Agreement dated as of May 9, 2018 by and among First Financial Bank, N.A., as Lender, ProFrac Manufacturing, LLC and ProFrac Services, LLC, as borrowers and ProFrac Holdings, LLC, as a guarantor, in connection with the purchase money financing in the original principal amount of $12,500,000.00, together with all security agreements, guarantees, pledge agreements and other agreements, certificates or instruments executed in connection therewith.

 

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Fiscal Quarter” means the period commencing on January 1 in any Fiscal Year and ending on the next succeeding March 31, the period commencing on April 1 in any Fiscal Year and ending on the next succeeding June 30, the period commencing on July 1 in any Fiscal Year and ending on the next succeeding September 30, or the period commencing on October 1 in any Fiscal Year and ending on the next succeeding December 31, as the context may require.

Fiscal Year” means Holdings’, the Borrower’s, the Guarantors’ and/or their Subsidiaries’ fiscal year for financial accounting purposes. As of the Agreement Date, the current Fiscal Year of the Consolidated Parties will end on December 31, 2018.

Fixed Asset Collateral” means the “Fixed Asset Priority Collateral” (as defined in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement).

Fixed Assets Priority Proceeds Account” means the “Fixed Assets Priority Proceeds Account” (as defined in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement).

Flood Insurance Laws” means, collectively, (i) the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (ii) the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statue thereto, (iii) the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto, (iv) the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto and (v) Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 as now or hereafter in effect or any successor statute thereto.

Foreign Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of Holdings (other than Borrower) that is formed under the laws of a jurisdiction other than the United States, a state of the United States or the District of Columbia.

Fracturing Equipment Parts” has the meaning specified therefor in the ABL Intercreditor Agreement on the Closing Date.

FSHCO” means any direct or indirect Subsidiary that has no material assets other than Stock of one or more direct or indirect Foreign Subsidiaries that are CFCs.

Full Payment” or “Full Payment of the Obligations” means, with respect to any Obligations (other than contingent indemnification obligations or other contingent obligation for which no claim has been made or asserted, Hedge Obligations not then due and payable, if any, and Cash Management Obligations not then due and payable, if any), (a) the full and indefeasible cash payment thereof, including any interest, fees and other charges accruing during an Insolvency Proceeding (whether or not allowed in the proceeding) and (b) the termination or expiration of all Commitments.

Funding Date” means the date on which a Borrowing occurs.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles and practices set forth from time to time in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (or agencies with similar functions of comparable stature and authority within the U.S. accounting profession), which are applicable to the circumstances from time to time.

General Intangibles” means all of each Obligor’s now owned or hereafter acquired “general intangibles” as defined in the UCC, choses in action and causes of action and all other intangible personal property of each Obligor of every kind and nature (other than Accounts), including, without limitation, all contract rights, payment intangibles, Intellectual Property, corporate or other business records, blueprints, plans, specifications, registrations, licenses, franchises, Tax refund claims, any funds which may become due to any Obligor in connection with the termination of

 

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any Plan or other employee benefit plan or any rights thereto and any other amounts payable to any Obligor from any Plan or other employee benefit plan, rights and claims against carriers and shippers, rights to indemnification, business interruption insurance and proceeds thereof, property, casualty or any similar type of insurance and any proceeds thereof, proceeds of insurance covering the lives of key employees on which any Obligor is beneficiary, rights to receive dividends, distributions, cash, Instruments and other property in respect of or in exchange for pledged Stock or Investment Property and any letter of credit, guarantee, claim, security interest or other security held by or granted to any Obligor.

Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any state, territorial or other political subdivision thereof, any central bank (or similar monetary or regulatory authority) thereof and any governmental entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.

Guarantee Agreement” means the Guarantee Agreement, dated as of the Agreement Date, among the Guarantors for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Guarantors” means (a) the Borrower, other than with respect to its own Obligations, (b) each Restricted Subsidiary, whether now existing or hereafter created or acquired (other than any Excluded Subsidiary) that is a party to the Guarantee Agreement, (c) Holdings, and (d) each other Person, who, in a writing accepted by the Agent, guarantees payment or performance in whole or in part of the Obligations. As of the Agreement Date, the Guarantors, in addition to the Borrower to the extent set forth in clause (a), are Holdings and Manufacturing.

Guaranty” or “Guarantees” means, with respect to any Person, all obligations of such Person which in any manner directly or indirectly guarantee or assure, or in effect guarantee or assure, the payment or performance of any indebtedness, dividend or other monetary obligations of any other Person (the “guaranteed monetary obligations”), or assure or in effect assure the holder of the guaranteed monetary obligations against loss in respect thereof, including any such obligations incurred through an agreement, contingent or otherwise: (a) to purchase the guaranteed monetary obligations or any property constituting security therefor; (b) to advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of the guaranteed monetary obligations or to maintain a working capital or other balance sheet condition; or (c) to lease property or to purchase any debt or equity securities or other property or services; provided that the term “Guaranty” shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit, in either case in the ordinary course of business, or customary and reasonable indemnity obligations in effect on the Closing Date or entered into in connection with any acquisition or Disposition of assets permitted under this Agreement (other than such obligations with respect to Debt). The amount of any Guaranty shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guaranty is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person acting reasonably and in good faith.

Hedge Agreement” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

Hedge Bank” means any Person that that is a counterparty to a Secured Hedge Agreement with an Obligor or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in its capacity as such, and that either (i) is a Lender, the Agent, a Co-Manager, an Arranger or an Affiliate of the foregoing at the time it enters into such a Secured Hedge Agreement, or on the Closing Date is party to a Hedge Agreement with an Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary permitted under Section 8.12 on the Closing Date, in its capacity as a party thereto or (ii) becomes a Lender, the Agent or an Affiliate of a Lender or the Agent after it has entered into a Hedge Agreement permitted by Section 8.12 with any Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary.

 

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Hedge Obligations” means, with respect to any Person, the obligations of such Person under Hedge Agreements.

Historical Financial Statements” means (i) audited consolidated balance sheets of Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the end of, and related statements of income and cash flows of Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries for, the three most recently completed Fiscal Years ended December 31, 2017, and (ii) unaudited consolidated balance sheets of Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the end of, and related statements of income and cash flows of Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries, (a) for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2018 and (b) thereafter for each fiscal month ended at least 30 days prior to the Closing Date.

Holdings” means Holdings (as defined in the preamble to this Agreement) or any Successor Holdings, to the extent the requirements set forth in Section 8.27 are satisfied.

Holdings LLC Agreement” means that certain Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Holdings, dated as of March 14, 2018.

Immaterial Subsidiary” means, at any date of determination, any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower (a) that does not own any Intellectual Property related to the electrification of the Borrower’s fleets of hydraulic fracturing equipment and (b)(i) whose total assets (when combined with the assets of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries, after eliminating intercompany obligations) at the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to such determination date were an amount equal to or less than 2.5% of Consolidated Total Assets at such date and (ii) whose gross revenues (when combined with the revenues of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries, after eliminating intercompany obligations) for such Test Period were an amount equal to or less than 2.5% of the consolidated gross revenues of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP. As of the Closing Date, there are no Immaterial Subsidiaries.

Incremental Amendment” means an Incremental Amendment among the Borrower, the Agent and one or more Incremental Term Lenders entered into pursuant to Section 2.5.

Incremental Term Lender” means a Lender with an Incremental Term Loan Commitment or an outstanding Incremental Term Loan.

Incremental Term Loan Commitment” has the meaning specified in Section 2.5.

Incremental Term Loans” means Terms Loans made by one or more Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.5. Incremental Term Loans may be made in the form of an increase to the Initial Term Loans or any existing Class of Incremental Term Loans hereunder.

Indemnified Person” has the meaning specified in Section 14.10(a).

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

Initial Loan Commitment” means, in the case of each Lender that is a Lender on the Closing Date, the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 1 as such Lender’s Initial Loan Commitment. The aggregate amount of the Initial Loan Commitments as of the Closing Date is $180,000,000.

Initial Term Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.1.

 

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Insolvency Proceeding” means any proceeding commenced by or against any Person under any provision of the Bankruptcy Code or under any other state, federal or foreign bankruptcy or insolvency law, assignments for the benefit of creditors, formal or informal moratoria, compositions, extensions generally with all or substantially all creditors, or proceedings seeking reorganization, arrangement, or other similar relief.

Instruments” means all instruments as such term is defined in Article 9 of the UCC, now owned or hereafter acquired by any Obligor.

Intellectual Property” has the meaning specified in the Security Agreement.

Interest Period” means, as to any LIBOR Loan, the period commencing on the Funding Date of such Loan or on the Continuation/Conversion Date on which the Loan is converted into or continued as a LIBOR Loan, and ending on the date one, two, three or six months thereafter or, with the consent of all applicable Lenders, twelve months, or a period shorter than one month thereafter with the consent of all applicable Lenders, as selected by the Borrower in its Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Continuation/Conversion, provided that:

(a) if any Interest Period would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day, that Interest Period shall be extended to the following Business Day unless the result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into another calendar month, in which event such Interest Period shall end on the preceding Business Day;

(b) any Interest Period pertaining to a LIBOR Loan that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period; and

(c) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Stated Termination Date.

Interest Rate” means each or any of the interest rates, including the Default Rate, set forth in Section 3.1.

Internally Generated Funds” means any amount generated by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and not representing (a) the issuance by such Persons of Stock or capital contributions made in respect of the Stock of such Persons, (b) a reinvestment by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any proceeds of a Permitted Disposition or Casualty Event, (c) the proceeds of any issuance of Debt of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than Debt under any revolving credit facility) and (d) any credit received by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary with respect to any trade in of property for substantially similar property or any “like kind exchange” of assets.

Interpolated Rate” means, in relation to the LIBOR Rate, the rate which results from interpolating on a linear basis between:

(a) the applicable LIBOR Rate for the longest period (for which that LIBO Rate is available) which is less than the Interest Period of that Loan; and

(b) the applicable LIBOR Rate for the shortest period (for which that LIBO Rate is available) which exceeds the Interest Period of that Loan,

each as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period of that Loan.

Inventory” means all of each Obligor’s now owned or hereafter acquired “Inventory” as defined in the UCC, and shall also include, without limitation, all: (a) goods which (i) are leased by a Person as lessor, (ii) are held by a Person for sale or lease or to be furnished under a contract of service, (iii) are furnished by a Person under a contract of service, (iv) consist of raw materials, work in process, or materials used or consumed in a business, or (v) constitute Fracturing Equipment Parts; (b) goods of said description in transit; (c) goods of said description which are returned, repossessed or rejected; and (d) packaging, advertising and shipping materials related to any of the foregoing.

 

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Investment” in any Person means (a) the acquisition (whether for cash, property, services, assumption of Debt, securities or otherwise, but exclusive of the acquisition of inventory, supplies, equipment and other assets used or consumed in the ordinary course of business of Holdings or its applicable Subsidiary and Capital Expenditures) of assets, shares of Stock, bonds, notes, debentures, partnerships, joint ventures or other ownership interests or other securities of such Person, (b) any advance, loan or other extension of credit (other than in connection with leases of Equipment or leases or sales of Inventory on credit in the ordinary course of business and excluding, in the case of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, intercompany accounts receivable and loans, advances, or Debt having a term not exceeding 364 days (inclusive of any roll-over or extensions of terms) and made in the ordinary course of business) to such Person, or (c) any other capital contribution to, or investment in, such Person, including, without limitation, any obligation incurred for the benefit of such Person, but excluding (i) commission, travel, and similar advances to officers and employees of such Person made in the ordinary course of business, and (ii) bona fide Accounts arising in the ordinary course of business. It is further understood and agreed that for purposes of determining the value of any Investment outstanding for purposes hereof, such amount shall be deemed to be the amount of such Investment when made, purchased or acquired less all dividends, returns, interests, profits, distributions, income and similar amounts received in respect of such Investment (not to exceed the original amount invested). For purposes of this definition, capitalized terms used in this definition but not defined elsewhere in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in Articles 8 or 9 of the UCC.

Investment Property” means all of each Obligor’s now owned or hereafter acquired “investment property” as defined in the UCC, and includes all right, title and interest of each Obligor in and to any and all: (a) securities whether certificated or uncertificated; (b) securities entitlements; (c) securities accounts; (d) commodity contracts; or (e) commodity accounts.

IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service and any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions under the Code.

Junior Debt” means any Debt for Borrowed Money secured by a junior Lien (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, (a) the ABL Facility Indebtedness and (b) any Subordinated Debt), which Junior Debt (i) is not owed to any Affiliate of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) does not provide for any amortization of the principal thereof unless the Total Net Leverage Ratio at the time of payment thereof is less than 0.75 to 1.00 and (iii) does not provide for cash interest payments in excess of $1,000,000 in any calendar year.

Junior Debt Payment” has the meaning specified in Section 8.13.

Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, federal, state, territorial and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of laws.

LCA Election” has the meaning specified in Section 1.5.

LCA Test Date” has the meaning specified in Section 1.5.

Lender” means (a) the Persons listed on Schedule 1.1, (b) any other Person that shall become a party hereto as a “lender” pursuant to Section 12.2 and (c) each Person that becomes a party hereto as a “lender” pursuant to the terms of Section 2.5, in each case other than a Person who ceases to hold any outstanding Loans or any Commitment.

Lender Default” means (a) the refusal (in writing) or failure of any Lender to make available its portion of any incurrence of Loans, which refusal or failure is not cured within one Business Day after the date of such refusal or failure, (b) the failure of any Lender to pay over to the Agent or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder within one Business Day of the date when due, (c) a Lender has notified the Borrower or the Agent that it does not intend or expect to comply with one or more of its funding obligations or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to its funding obligations under this Agreement, (d) the failure by a Lender to confirm in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Agent that it will comply with its obligations under this Agreement, (e) any Lender or a direct or indirect parent company of each Lender becoming subject to a Bail-In Action or (f) a Distressed Person has admitted in writing that it is insolvent or such Distressed Person becomes subject to a Lender-Related Distress Event.

 

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Lender-Related Distress Event” means, with respect to any Lender, that such Lender or any Person that directly or indirectly controls such Lender (each, a “Distressed Person”), as the case may be, is or becomes subject to a voluntary or involuntary case with respect to such Distressed Person under any debt relief law, or a custodian, conservator, receiver or similar official is appointed for such Distressed Person or any substantial part of such Distressed Person’s assets, or such Distressed Person or any person that directly or indirectly controls such Distressed Person is subject to a forced liquidation or winding up, or such Distressed Person makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or is otherwise adjudicated as, or determined by any governmental authority having regulatory authority over such Distressed Person or its assets to be, insolvent or bankrupt; provided that a Lender-Related Distress Event shall not be deemed to have occurred solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any Stock in any Lender or any Person that directly or indirectly controls such Lender by a governmental authority or an instrumentality thereof; provided, further, that such ownership interest does not result in or provide such person 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 person (or such governmental authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contract or agreements made by such person or its parent entity.

LIBOR” has the meaning specified in the definition of “LIBOR Rate.”

LIBOR Interest Payment Date” means, with respect to a LIBOR Loan, the Termination Date and the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and, with respect to each Interest Period of more than three months, each three-month anniversary of the commencement of such Interest Period for such LIBOR Loan.

LIBOR Loan” means a Loan during any period in which it bears interest based on the LIBOR Rate.

LIBOR Rate” means:

(a) for any Interest Period with respect to a LIBOR Loan, the rate per annum equal to (i) the rate per annum determined by the Agent to be the offered rate which appears on the page of the Reuters Screen which displays the London interbank offered rate administered by ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (such page currently being the LIBOR01 page) (the “LIBOR”) for deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period in Dollars, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time), two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period, or (ii) in the event the rate referenced in the preceding clause (i) does not appear on such page or service or if such page or service shall cease to be available, the rate determined by the Agent to be the offered rate on such other page or other service which displays the LIBOR for deposits (for delivery on the first day of such Interest Period) with a term equivalent to such Interest Period in Dollars, determined as of approximately 11:00 a.m. (London, England time) two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period; provided that if the LIBOR is quoted under either of the preceding clauses (i) or (ii), but there is no such quotation for the Interest Period elected, the LIBOR shall be equal to the Interpolated Rate; and provided, further, that if any such rate determined pursuant to the preceding clauses (i) or (ii) is below 1.25%, the LIBOR Rate will be deemed to be 1.25%; and

(b) for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to (i) LIBOR, at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time determined on such date for Dollar deposits being delivered in the London interbank market for a term of one month commencing that day or (ii) in the event the rate referenced in the preceding clause (i) does not appear on such page or service or if such page or service shall cease to be available, the rate determined by the Agent to be the offered rate on such other page or other service which displays LIBOR for deposits (for delivery on the date of determination) with a term equal to one month, determined at the date and time of determination.

 

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Lien” means: (a) any interest in property securing an obligation owed to, or a claim by, a Person other than the owner of the property, whether such interest is based on the common law, statute, or contract, and including a security interest, charge, claim, priority or lien arising from a mortgage, deed of trust, encumbrance, pledge, hypothecation, deemed trust, assignment, deposit arrangement, security agreement, conditional sale or trust receipt or the interest of a vendor or lessor under a capital lease, consignment or title retention agreement; and (b) to the extent not included under clause (a), any reservation, exception, encroachment, easement, servitude right-of-way, restriction, lease or other title exception or encumbrance affecting property (and for clarity, including exclusive licenses (but not non-exclusive licenses) granted in Intellectual Property).

Limited Condition Acquisition” means any Permitted Acquisition whose consummation is not conditioned on the availability of, or on obtaining, third party financing.

Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement, the Security Documents, the Notes, the Engagement Letter, the Agency Fee Letter, the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and any other agreements, instruments, and documents heretofore, now or hereafter evidencing, securing or guaranteeing any of the Obligations or any of the Collateral, in each case to which one or more Obligors is a party.

Loans” means, collectively, all loans and advances provided for in Article II, including any Additional Loans.

Long-Term Accounts Receivable” means any Accounts that have been outstanding for more than 90 days.

Losses” has the meaning specified in Section 14.10(a).

Manufacturing” means ProFrac Manufacturing, LLC, a Texas limited liability company.

Margin Stock” means “margin stock” as such term is defined in Regulation T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board.

Master Agreement” has the meaning specified in the definition of “Hedge Agreement.”

Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the operations, business or financial condition of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (b) a material impairment of the ability of the Borrower and the other Obligors (taken as a whole) to perform their payment obligations under the Loan Documents; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Obligor of any Loan Document to which it is a party.

Material Indebtedness” means Debt (other than the Obligations) of any one or more of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $15,000,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations in respect of any Hedge Agreement at any time shall be the Swap Termination Value thereof.

Maximum Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.3.

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

Mortgage” means, collectively, the deeds of trust, trust deeds, debentures, deeds of hypothec and mortgages creating and evidencing a Lien on a Mortgaged Property made by any Obligor in favor or for the benefit of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties in the form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent and the Borrower that are executed and delivered pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement definition set forth herein or Section 9.1(a)(ii) (if applicable) or Sections 8.23, 8.25 or 8.29.

Mortgaged Properties” has the meaning specified in paragraph (f) of the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

 

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Multi-employer Plan” means a “multi-employer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA which is or was at any time during the current year or the immediately preceding six (6) years contributed to by Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or with respect to which Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate has any ongoing obligation with respect to withdrawal liability (within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA).

Net Cash Proceeds” means:

(a) with respect to any Permitted Disposition or Casualty Event, (A) the gross amount of all proceeds thereof in the form of cash and Cash Equivalents (including, without limitation, any cash proceeds received as proceeds of any disposition of non-cash proceeds as and when received and any proceeds received by way of deferred payment of principal pursuant to a note or installment receivable or purchase price adjustment receivable or otherwise, but only as and when received) actually paid to or received by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, less (B) the sum of (1) the amount, if any, of all customary fees, legal fees, accounting fees, brokerage fees, commissions, costs and other expenses that are required to be paid by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with such Permitted Disposition or Casualty Event and are actually paid by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, but only to the extent not already deducted in arriving at the amount referred to in clause (A) above; (2) Taxes paid or reasonably estimated to be payable in connection therewith (including Taxes imposed on the distribution or repatriation of any such Net Cash Proceeds) (after taking into effect any available tax credits or deductions and tax sharing arrangements); (3) in the case of any Permitted Disposition by or Casualty Event affecting, a non-Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary, the pro rata portion of the Net Cash Proceeds thereof (calculated without regard to this clause (3)) attributable to minority interests and not available for distribution to or for the account of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary as a result thereof; (4) appropriate amounts that must be set aside as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any indemnities, liabilities (contingent or otherwise) associated with such Permitted Disposition or Casualty Event (other than any Taxes deduced pursuant to clause (2) above) (I) associated with the assets that are the subject of such event and (II) retained by any Obligor, provided that the amount of any subsequent reduction of such reserve (other than in connection with a payment in respect of any such liability) shall be deemed to be Net Cash Proceeds of such event occurring on the date of such reduction; (5) if applicable, the principal amount of any Debt secured by a Permitted Lien that has been repaid or refinanced in accordance with its terms with the proceeds of such Permitted Disposition or Casualty Event; (6) any payments to be made by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as agreed between the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary and the purchaser of any assets subject to a Permitted Disposition or Casualty Event in connection therewith; and (7) any portion of such proceeds deposited in an escrow account or other appropriate amounts that must be set aside as a reserve in accordance with GAAP against any indemnities, liabilities (contingent or otherwise) associated with such Permitted Disposition or Casualty Event; and

(b) with respect to any incurrence, issuance or assumption by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any Debt or any issuance of Stock, the gross amount of cash proceeds paid to or received by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect thereto, less the sum of underwriting discounts and commissions or placement fees, investment banking fees, legal fees, consulting fees, accounting fees and other customary fees and expenses incurred, and actually paid by, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection therewith.

Net Income” means the net income (loss) attributable to Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of Preferred Stock dividends.

Non-Consenting Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 12.1(b).

Not Otherwise Applied” means, with reference to any amount otherwise eligible for inclusion in the Available Amount, that such amount (a) was not previously applied to prepay the Obligations, (b) was not previously utilized (meaning such funds remain available for application as Available Amount) for some other purpose, and (c) that such amount was not committed to be applied, provided that such commitment remains outstanding or has not otherwise terminated or expired, for some other purpose.

Note” means a promissory note of the Borrower payable to any Lender or its registered assigns, in substantially the form of Exhibit J hereto, evidencing the aggregate Debt of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from the Loans made by such Lender.

 

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Notice of Borrowing” has the meaning specified in Section 2.3(a).

Notice of Continuation/Conversion” has the meaning specified in Section 3.2(b).

Obligations” means all present and future loans, advances, liabilities, obligations, covenants, duties, and debts owing by the Obligors or Restricted Subsidiaries, or any of them, to the Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Lender, any Secured Party and/or any Indemnified Person, arising under or pursuant to this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements, whether or not evidenced by any note, or other instrument or document, whether arising from an extension of credit, opening of a letter of credit, acceptance, loan, guaranty, indemnification or otherwise, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, primary or secondary, as principal or guarantor, and including all principal, interest, charges, expenses, fees, attorneys’ fees, Attorney Costs, filing fees and any other sums chargeable to any of the Borrower or any other Obligor hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents. “Obligations” include, without limitation, (a) all Secured Hedge Obligations (other than with respect to any Obligor’s Hedge Obligations that constitute Excluded Swap Obligations) and Cash Management Obligations and (b) all interest, fees and other amounts that accrue or would accrue after commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding against any Obligor, whether or not allowed in such proceeding.

Obligors” means, collectively, the Borrower, each Guarantor, and any other Person that now or hereafter is primarily or secondarily liable for any of the Obligations and/or grants the Collateral Agent a Lien in any Collateral as security for any of the Obligations.

OFAC” has the meaning specified in Section 7.24(a).

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

Original Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 14.19.

Originating Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 12.2(g).

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 Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court, documentary, intangible, recording, filing, charges or similar levies which arise from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 5.8(c)).

Parent Entity” means any Person that is a direct or indirect parent company (which may be organized as, among other things, a partnership) of Holdings and/or the Borrower, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, any Person that is formed to effect a public offering of common Stock that directly or indirectly owns a majority of the voting Stock of Holdings will be deemed a Parent Entity of Holdings.

Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 12.2(g).

 

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Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 13.18(b).

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to the functions thereof.

Pension Plan” means a pension plan (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA) subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, other than a Multi-employer Plan, which Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate sponsors, maintains, or to which it makes, is making, or is obligated to make contributions, or has made contributions at any time during the immediately preceding six (6) plan years.

Perfection Certificate” means the Perfection Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit E.

Permitted Acquisition” means any acquisition, by merger, consolidation, amalgamation or otherwise, by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of (a) all or substantially all of the property and assets or business of any Person or of assets constituting a business unit, a line of business or division of such Person, or (b) a majority of the Stock in a Person that, upon the consummation thereof, will be a Subsidiary that is owned directly by Holdings or one or more of Holdings’ Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiaries (including, without limitation, as a result of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation), so long as (i) such acquisition and all transactions related thereto shall be consummated in all material respects in accordance with all applicable Laws, (ii) if such acquisition involves the acquisition of Stock of a Person that upon such acquisition would become a Subsidiary, such acquisition shall result in the issuer of such Stock becoming a Restricted Subsidiary (unless otherwise designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 8.26) and, to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, a Guarantor, (iii) to the extent required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, such acquisition shall result in the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, being granted a security interest in any Stock or any assets so acquired, (iv) both immediately prior to and after giving effect to such acquisition, no Event of Default under Sections 10.1(a), (e), (f) or (g) shall have occurred and be continuing, unless such acquisition is a Limited Condition Acquisition with respect to which a LCA Election has been made and is financed in whole or in part with Incremental Term Loans, in which case such Event of Default condition shall be tested as specified in Section 1.5), and (v) immediately after giving effect to such acquisition, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall be in compliance with Section 8.15.

Permitted Acquisition Consideration” means, in connection with any Permitted Acquisition, the aggregate amount (as valued at the Fair Market Value of such Permitted Acquisition at the time such Permitted Acquisition is made) of, without duplication: (a) the purchase consideration for such Permitted Acquisition, whether payable at or prior to the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition or deferred for payment at any future time, whether or not any such future payment is subject to the occurrence of any contingency, and including any and all payments representing the purchase price and any assumptions of Debt and/or Guaranties, “earn-outs” and other agreements to make any payment the amount of which is, or the terms of payment of which are, in any respect subject to or contingent upon the revenues, income, cash flow or profits (or the like) of any Person or business and (b) the aggregate amount of Debt incurred in connection with such Permitted Acquisition; provided in each case, that any such future payment that is subject to a contingency shall be considered Permitted Acquisition Consideration only to the extent of the reserve, if any, required under GAAP (as determined at the time of the consummation of such Permitted Acquisition) to be established in respect thereof by Holdings or its Restricted Subsidiaries.

Permitted Debt” has the meaning specified in Section 8.12.

Permitted Disposition” means:

(a) [reserved];

(b) Dispositions of obsolete, surplus, damaged or worn-out property or property that is no longer necessary, used or useful in the business of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(c) Dispositions of property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property that is promptly purchased or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property (which replacement property is actually promptly purchased);

 

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(d) the use, transfer or Disposition of cash and Cash Equivalents pursuant to any transaction not prohibited by the terms of the Loan Documents;

(e) sales (other than sales of Eligible Accounts (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement)), discounting or forgiveness of Accounts in connection with the collection, settlement or compromise thereof;

(f) any Disposition, license, sublicense, abandonment or lapse of Intellectual Property which does not materially interfere with the business of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(g) Dispositions constituting Permitted Distributions, Permitted Investments (other than pursuant to clause (p) of the definition of “Permitted Investments”), transactions permitted by Section 8.9 or Permitted Liens;

(h) any sale or issuance of Stock by (i) a direct Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings to Holdings, (ii) the Borrower to Holdings, or (iii) any Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower to Borrower, Holdings or another Restricted Subsidiary of Borrower or Holdings;

(i) Dispositions of property for aggregate consideration of less than $500,000 with respect to any individual transaction; provided that the aggregate amount of such Dispositions permitted by this clause (i) shall not exceed $2,500,000 during any Fiscal Year;

(j) the leasing or subleasing of assets of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries not materially interfering with the business of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(k) [reserved];

(l) Dispositions of non-core assets acquired in connection with Permitted Acquisitions, any other acquisitions permitted hereunder or similar Investments that are not used in the business of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(m) leases, subleases, licenses or sublicenses, in each case in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry and which do not materially interfere with the business of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(n) transfers of property subject to Casualty Events upon receipt of the net proceeds of such Casualty Event;

(o) Dispositions of Investments in joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to customary buy/sell arrangements between, the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;

(p) the unwinding of any Hedge Agreement pursuant to its terms;

(q) the Disposition of the Stock in, Debt of, or other securities issued by, an Unrestricted Subsidiary;

(r) Dispositions of property or assets to Holdings, the Borrower or to any other Restricted Subsidiary; provided that, if the transferor of such property is an Obligor (i) the transferee thereof must either be an Obligor or (ii) such transaction must constitute a Permitted Investment;

 

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(s) the settlement, release or surrender of litigation claims in the ordinary course of business or to the extent that the Borrower determines, in the good faith business judgment, that such settlement, release or surrender of litigation claims is beneficial to Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;

(t) any Disposition for Fair Market Value; provided that with respect to any Disposition (or series of related Dispositions) pursuant to this clause (t) for a purchase price in excess of $2,500,000, Holdings, the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary shall receive not less than 75% of such consideration in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents; provided, further, that, with respect to Dispositions of Fixed Asset Collateral, for purposes of determining what constitutes cash and Cash Equivalents under this clause (t), any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received by Holdings, the Borrower or such other Restricted Subsidiary in respect of the applicable Disposition of such Fixed Asset Collateral having an aggregate Fair Market Value, taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (t) that is outstanding at the time such Designated Non-Cash Consideration is received, not in excess of the greater of (x) $7,500,000, and (y) 1.5% of Consolidated Total Assets (measured as of the date such Disposition is made based upon the Section 6.2 Financials most recently delivered on or prior to such date) at the time of the receipt of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration, with the Fair Market Value of each item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration being measured at the time received and without giving effect to subsequent changes in value, shall be deemed to be cash; and

(u) Dispositions to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor; provided that the aggregate amount of Dispositions pursuant to this clause (u) shall not exceed $3,750,000;

For purposes of this definition, capitalized terms used in this definition but not defined elsewhere in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in Articles 8 or 9 of the UCC, as the case may be.

Permitted Distributions” has the meaning specified in Section 8.10.

Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt” means any secured Debt incurred by Holdings or any other Obligor in the form of one or more series of senior secured notes or loans; provided that (i) such Debt is secured by the Collateral on a pari passu basis (but without regard to the control of remedies) with the Obligations and is not secured by any property or assets other than the Collateral; (ii) such Debt is not at any time incurred or guaranteed by any Persons other than the Obligors; (iii) such Debt does not mature or have scheduled amortization or payments of principal (other than customary offers to repurchase upon a change of control, asset sale or event of loss and a customary acceleration right after an event of default) prior to the date that is ninety-one (91) days after the Stated Termination Date of any Term Loan outstanding at the time such Debt is incurred or issued; (iv) the security agreements relating to such Debt are substantially the same as or more favorable to the Obligors than the Loan Documents (with such differences as are reasonably satisfactory to the Agent); (v) a Senior Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Debt shall have become party to or otherwise subject to the provisions of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement; and (vi) such Debt otherwise constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.

Permitted Holders” means each of Farris Wilks and THRC Holdings, LP (provided that THRC Holdings, LP shall only constitute a Permitted Holder so long as Dan Wilks, his Family Members, and/or Family Trusts Control THRC Holdings, LP and own and control, directly or indirectly, at least 51% on a fully diluted basis of the economic and voting interest in the Stock of THRC Holdings, LP).

Permitted Investments” means:

(a) Investments by Holdings, the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary in assets constituting cash or Cash Equivalents at the time such Investment was made;

(b) (i) (A) Investments by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries in Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries existing on the Agreement Date and (B) Investments existing on the Agreement Date and identified in Schedule 8.11 to this Agreement; and (ii) Investments consisting of any modification, replacement, renewal, reinvestment or extension of any Investment permitted by clause (b)(i) existing on the Agreement Date; provided that the aggregate amount of the Investments permitted pursuant to this clause (b) is not increased from the aggregate amount of such Investments on the Agreement Date except pursuant to the terms of such Investment as of the Agreement Date or as otherwise permitted by Section 8.11;

 

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(c) Investments by any Obligor in any other Obligor;

(d) Investments by any Restricted Subsidiary which is not an Obligor in the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary;

(e) Investments by any Obligor in any Restricted Subsidiary which is not an Obligor; provided that the aggregate amount of Investments made and then-outstanding pursuant to this clause (e), shall not exceed, at the time of the making of such Investment and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto, the greater of (x) $5,000,000 and (y) 1.0% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date such Investments was made;

(f) Investments in the nature of pledges or deposits with respect to leases or utilities provided to third parties in the ordinary course of business;

(g) Deposit Accounts maintained in the ordinary course of business;

(h) Investments constituting Hedge Agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business and for non-speculative purposes;

(i) Investments (including debt obligations and Stock) received in connection with the bankruptcy or reorganization of Account Debtors, suppliers and customers or in settlement of delinquent obligations of, or other disputes with, Account Debtors, customers and suppliers or upon the foreclosure with respect to any secured Investment or other transfer of title with respect to any secured Investment;

(j) loans or advances to officers, directors, partners, members and employees of Holdings (or any Parent Entity) or its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) for reasonable and customary business-related travel, entertainment, relocation and analogous ordinary business purposes, (ii) in connection with such Person’s purchase of Stock of Holdings (or any Parent Entity or the Borrower) (provided that the amount of such loans and advances shall be contributed to the Borrower in cash as common equity (or any other form of equity reasonably satisfactory to the Agent or used to satisfy Tax obligations relating to proceeds received by such Person in connection with the Transactions, which proceeds are used for the purchase of such Stock)), (iii) relating to indemnification of any officers, directors or employees in respect of liabilities relating to their serving in any such capacity, and any reimbursement of any such officer, director or employee of expenses relating to the claims giving rise to such indemnification and (iv) for purposes not described in the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), in an aggregate principal amount, when taken together with the aggregate amount of (A) Investments made under clause (t) below and (B) Distributions made under Section 8.10(e) below, not to exceed (x) $10,000,000 in any Fiscal Year and (y) $25,000,000 during the term of the Agreement;

(k) Permitted Acquisitions made using the Available Amount at such time, so long as (x) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred prior to and be continuing or would result therefrom and (y) the Total Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently completed Test Period, after giving Pro Forma Effect to such Investment, does not exceed 1.00:1.00; provided that, the aggregate amount of Permitted Acquisition Consideration relating to all such Permitted Acquisitions made by the Borrower or any Guarantor to acquire any Restricted Subsidiary that does not become a Guarantor or merge, consolidate or amalgamate into the Borrower or a Guarantor or any assets that shall not, immediately after giving effect to such Permitted Acquisition, be owned by the Borrower or a Guarantor, shall not exceed, after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto, the greater of (x) $5,000,000 and (y) 1.0% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date such Investment was made;

(l) any Investment to the extent that the consideration therefor is Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of Holdings (or any Parent Entity);

 

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(m) Guaranties of Holdings, the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary in respect of leases (other than Capital Leases) or of other obligations that do not constitute Debt, in each case entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(n) Investments in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry consisting of endorsements for collection or deposit;

(o) Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled Account Debtors and other credits to suppliers in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry;

(p) Investments consisting of Liens, Debt, fundamental changes, Dispositions (other than pursuant to clause (g) of the definition of “Permitted Dispositions”) and Distributions, in each case, permitted under this Agreement;

(q) Investments in cash, and in negotiable instruments deposited or to be deposited for collection in the ordinary course of business;

(r) promissory notes and other non-cash consideration received in connection with Permitted Dispositions;

(s) advances of payroll payments to employees, directors, consultants, independent contractors or other service providers or other advances of salaries or compensation to employees, directors, partners, members, consultants, independent contractors or other service providers, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

(t) Investments made to acquire, purchase, repurchase or retire Stock of Holdings (or any Parent Entity) or the Borrower owned by any employee stock ownership plan or similar plan of Holdings (or any Parent Entity), the Borrower, or any Subsidiary, in an aggregate amount, when taken together with the aggregate amount of (i) loans and advances made under clause (j) above and (ii) Distributions made under Section 8.10(e) below, not to exceed (A) $10,000,000 in any Fiscal Year and (B) $25,000,000 during the term of the Agreement;

(u) contributions to a “rabbi” trust for the benefit of employees, directors, partners, members, consultants, independent contractors or other service providers or other grantor trust subject to claims of creditors in the case of a bankruptcy of the Borrower (or any Parent Entity thereof);

(v) Investments held by any Person acquired by Holdings, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date or of any Person merged into the Borrower or merged, amalgamated or consolidated with a Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with Section 8.9 after the Closing Date to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger, amalgamate or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, amalgamation, merger or consolidation;

(w) Restricted Subsidiaries of Holdings may be established or created if Holdings, the Borrower and such Restricted Subsidiary comply with the requirements of Section 8.23, if applicable; provided that in each case, to the extent such new Restricted Subsidiary is created solely for the purpose of consummating a transaction pursuant to an acquisition permitted by this Agreement, and such new Restricted Subsidiary at no time holds any assets or liabilities other than any merger consideration contributed to it contemporaneously with the closing of such transactions, such new Restricted Subsidiary shall not be required to take the actions set forth in Section 8.23 until the respective acquisition is consummated (at which time the surviving entity of the respective transaction shall be required to so comply in accordance with the provisions thereof);

 

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(x) to the extent that they constitute Investments, purchases and acquisitions of inventory, supplies, materials or equipment or purchases, acquisitions, licenses or leases of other assets, Intellectual Property, or other rights, in each case in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry;

(y) Investments by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Obligors in Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Obligors;

(z) intercompany Investments, reorganizations and related activities in connection with tax planning and reorganization activities so long as after giving effect to any such activities, the Collateral Agent’s Liens, taken as a whole, would not be impaired;

(aa) asset purchases (including purchases of Inventory, supplies, materials and other assets), in each case in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry;

(bb) any Investment in a non-Obligor to the extent such Investment is substantially contemporaneously repaid in full with a dividend or other distribution in like kind as such Investment from such Person that is not an Obligor;

(cc) any Investments (including Investments in minority investments, Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries and Investments in joint ventures or similar entities that do not constitute Restricted Subsidiaries); provided that the aggregate amount of such Investments made and then-outstanding pursuant to this clause (cc) measured at the time of the making of such Investment and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto shall not exceed the greater of (x) $5,000,000 and (y) 1.0% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date such Investment was made;

(dd) [reserved]; and

(ee) Investments made with the Available Amount so long as (x) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred prior to and be continuing or would result therefrom and (y) the Total Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently completed Test Period, after giving Pro Forma Effect to such Investment, does not exceed 1.00:1.00.

For purposes of determining compliance with this definition, in the event that any Investment meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Permitted Investments described in the above clauses, the Borrower, in its sole discretion, may classify (but not reclassify) such Investment and only be required to include the amount and type of such Investment in one of such clauses provided that Investments may be allocated among more than one clause to the extent that such Investment meets the criteria of such clauses.

Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt” means secured Debt incurred by the Borrower or any other Obligor in the form of one or more series of junior priority secured notes or junior priority secured loans; provided that (a) such Debt is secured by the Collateral on a second priority (or other junior priority) basis to the Liens securing the Obligations and the obligations in respect of any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt and is not secured by any property or assets other than the Collateral; (b) such Debt may be secured by a Lien on the Collateral that is junior to the Liens securing the Obligations and the obligations in respect of any Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in the definition of “Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness”; (c) a Senior Representative acting on behalf of the holders of such Debt shall have become party to or otherwise subject to the provisions of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement or another customary intercreditor agreement or arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, the Required Lenders and the Borrower; (d) such Debt does not mature or have scheduled amortization payments of principal or payments of principal and is not subject to mandatory redemption, repurchase, prepayment or sinking fund obligations (except customary asset sale or change of control provisions that provide for the prior repayment in full of the Term Loans and all other Obligations), in each case prior to ninety-one (91) days after the Stated Termination Date at the time such Debt is incurred; (e) such Debt is not at any time incurred or guaranteed by any Persons other than the Obligors; (f) the security agreements relating to such Debt are substantially the same as or more favorable to the Obligors than the Loan Documents (with such differences as are reasonably satisfactory to the Agent); and (g) such Debt otherwise constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness.

 

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Permitted Liens” means, with respect to Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, the Liens listed below:

(a) Liens for Taxes that (i) are not delinquent or the nonpayment of which in the aggregate would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) are being contested in good faith and by the appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP (or other applicable accounting principles);

(b) the Collateral Agent’s Liens;

(c) (i) Liens consisting of deposits or pledges of cash (or letters of credit issued) made in the ordinary course of business in connection with, or to secure payment of, obligations under worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance, social security and other similar laws, (ii) Liens consisting of pledges and deposits of cash in the ordinary course of business securing liability for reimbursement or indemnification obligations of (including obligations in respect of letters of credit or bank guarantees for the benefit of) insurance carriers providing property, casualty or liability insurance to the Borrower, Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary, (iii) Liens consisting of deposits of cash made to secure the performance of bids, tenders, trade contracts, governmental contracts, leases or purchase, supply or other contracts (other than for the repayment of Debt for Borrowed Money) or to secure indemnity, performance or other similar bonds for the performance of bids, tenders or contracts (other than for the repayment of Debt for Borrowed Money) or to secure statutory or regulatory obligations (other than Liens arising under ERISA or Code Section 430), surety, stay, customs and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature (including those to secure health, safety and environmental obligations) incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(d) statutory or common law Liens securing the claims or demands of materialmen, mechanics, carriers, warehousemen, landlords and other like Persons arising in the ordinary course of business which secure amounts not overdue for a period of more than thirty (30) days or if more than thirty (30) days overdue, are unfiled and no other action has been taken to enforce such Lien or which are being Properly Contested, in each case, if adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP (or other applicable accounting principles) with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person, provided that if any such Lien arises from the nonpayment of any such claims or demands when due, such claims or demands are being Properly Contested or such nonpayment would not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect;

(e) Liens securing Capital Leases and purchase money Debt to the extent such Capital Leases or purchase money Debt are permitted in Section 8.12; provided that (i) such Liens attach concurrently with or within two hundred and seventy (270) days after the acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, lease or improvement (as applicable) of the property subject to such Liens, (ii) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Debt, replacements thereof and additions and accessions to such property and the proceeds and the products thereof and customary security deposits, and (iii) with respect to Capital Leases, such Liens do not at any time extend to or cover any assets (except for additions and accessions to such assets, replacements and products thereof and customary security deposits) other than the assets subject to such Capital Leases; provided that individual financings of equipment provided by one creditor may be cross-collateralized to other financings of equipment provided by such creditor;

(f) (i) Liens constituting encumbrances in the nature of reservations, exceptions, encroachments, easements, zoning, rights of way, covenants running with the land, and other similar title ordinary course exceptions or encumbrances affecting any Real Estate; provided that they do not, in the aggregate, materially interfere with its use in the ordinary conduct of the Borrower’s and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ business taken as a whole, (ii) mortgages, Liens, security interests, restrictions, encumbrances or any other matters of record that have been placed by any developer, landlord or other third party on Real Estate over which the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has easement rights (but does not own) or on any leased Real Estate and subordination or similar agreements relating thereto, and (iii) any condemnation or eminent domain proceedings affecting any Real Estate;

 

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(g) Liens arising from any judgment, decree or order of any court or other Governmental Authority or any attachments in connection with court proceedings; provided that the attachment or enforcement of such Liens do not constitute an Event of Default hereunder;

(h) licenses, sublicenses, leases or subleases on the property covered thereby (including Intellectual Property) granted to other Persons and not materially interfering with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole;

(i) any interest or title of a lessor, sublessor, licensee or licensor under any lease, sublease, sublicense or license agreement not prohibited by this Agreement;

(j) Liens (i) that are contractual rights of set-off, (ii) relating to purchase orders and other agreements entered into with customers or suppliers of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business, or (iii) in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure the payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business;

(k) Liens (i) of a collection bank (including those arising under Section 4-210 of the UCC) on the items in the course of collection, (ii) in favor of a banking or other financial institution arising as a matter of law encumbering deposits or other funds maintained with a financial institution (including the right of set-off) and which are within the general parameters customary in the banking industry and (iii) in favor of the commodities broker or intermediary attaching to commodity trading accounts, or other commodity brokerage accounts, incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;

(l) Liens attaching solely to cash earnest money deposits in connection with any letter of intent or purchase agreement in connection with a Permitted Acquisition or other Permitted Investment;

(m) Liens arising from precautionary UCC filings;

(n) Liens on insurance proceeds or unearned premiums incurred in the ordinary course of business in connection with the financing of insurance premiums;

(o) Liens identified on Schedule 8.16; provided that (i) such Lien does not extend to any other property or asset of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than (A) after acquired property that is affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien or financed by Permitted Debt and (B) the proceeds and products thereof and (ii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations or Permitted Debt that it secures on the Agreement Date and any Refinancing Debt incurred to Refinance such Permitted Debt;

(p) Liens securing Refinancing Debt to the extent such Liens are permitted in the definition of “Refinancing Debt”;

(q) Liens existing on property at the time of its acquisition or existing on the property of any Person at the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (other than by designation as a Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 8.26), in each case after the Closing Date; provided that (i) such Lien was not created in contemplation of such acquisition or such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) such Lien does not extend to or cover any other assets or property (other than the proceeds or products thereof and other than after-acquired property subjected to a Lien securing Debt and other obligations incurred prior to such time and which Debt and other obligations are permitted hereunder that require, pursuant to their terms at such time, a pledge of after-acquired property, it being understood that such requirement shall not be permitted to apply to any property to which such requirement would not have applied but for such acquisition) and (iii) the Debt is Permitted Debt and is not incurred in contemplation of such acquisition or in connection with such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary; provided, further, that if such Liens are consensual and

 

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are on the Collateral, the holders of the Debt or other obligations secured thereby (or a representative or trustee on their behalf) shall have entered into the ABL Intercreditor Agreement or another customary intercreditor agreement or arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, the Required Lenders and the Borrower providing, among other things, that the Liens on the Collateral securing such Debt or other obligations shall rank junior to the Liens on the assets of the Obligors in favor of the Secured Parties;

(r) Liens securing ABL Facility Indebtedness permitted under Section 8.12(q) so long as the holder of any such ABL Facility Indebtedness (or an agent or representative in respect thereof) shall have entered into the ABL Intercreditor Agreement providing, among other things, that the Liens on the Fixed Asset Collateral securing such Debt or other obligations shall rank junior to the Collateral Agent’s Liens on the Fixed Asset Collateral, the liens on the Current Assets Collateral securing such Debt may rank senior to the Collateral Agent’s Liens on the Current Assets Collateral and shall otherwise be in compliance with the parameters of Section 8.12(q);

(s) Liens on property of a Subsidiary of Holdings that is not an Obligor securing Debt of such Subsidiary that is not an Obligor pursuant to Section 8.12(p);

(t) deposits in the ordinary course of business to secure liabilities to insurance carriers, lessors, utilities and other service providers or any seller of goods;

(u) restrictions on transfers under applicable securities laws;

(v) any encumbrance or restriction (including pursuant to put and call agreements or buy/sell arrangements) with respect to the Stock of any joint venture or similar arrangements pursuant to the joint venture or similar agreement with respect to such joint venture or similar arrangement;

(w) Liens (i) on cash advances in favor of the seller of any property to be acquired in a Permitted Investment to be applied against the purchase price for such Investment and (ii) consisting of an agreement to Dispose of any property in a Permitted Disposition, in each case, solely to the extent such Investment or Disposition, as the case may be, would have been permitted on the date of the creation of such Lien;

(x) Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale of goods, entered into by the Borrower or any of the other Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

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

(z) any zoning or similar law or right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority to control or regulate the use of any real property that does not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary;

(aa) Liens on specific items of inventory or other goods and the proceeds thereof securing such Person’s obligations in respect of documentary letters of credit issued for the account of such Person to facilitate the purchase, shipment or storage of such inventory or goods;

(bb) ground leases in respect of real property on which facilities owned or leased by any of Holdings’ Subsidiaries are located;

 

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(cc) (i) Liens securing Debt or other obligations of the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in favor of the Borrower or any Guarantor provided that (x) such Liens are on the Collateral and junior to the Collateral Agent’s Lien and (y) such Debt is subject to a subordination agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and (ii) Liens securing Debt or other obligations of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor in favor of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor;

(dd) Liens on securities that are the subject of repurchase agreements constituting Cash Equivalents that are permitted as Permitted Investments;

(ee) Liens on Stock in joint ventures (other than Restricted Subsidiaries); provided that any such Lien is in favor of a creditor or partner of such joint venture;

(ff) Liens on cash and Cash Equivalents used to satisfy or discharge Debt; provided such satisfaction or discharge is permitted hereunder;

(gg) Liens given to a public utility or any municipality or governmental or other public authority when required by such utility or other authority; provided that such Liens do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, taken as whole;

(hh) servicing agreements, development agreements, site plan agreements, subdivision agreements and other agreements with Governmental Authorities pertaining to the use or development of any of the real property of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided same do not materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, taken as whole, including, without limitation, any obligations to deliver letters of credit and other security as required;

(ii) the right reserved to or vested in any Governmental Authority by any statutory provision or by the terms of any lease, license, franchise, grant or permit of Holdings, Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, to terminate any such lease, license, franchise, grant or permit, or to require annual or other payments as a condition to the continuance thereof;

(jj) Liens securing Hedge Agreements entered into to hedge interest rate risk associated with Debt permitted by Section 8.12(q); so long as such Liens are subject to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement providing, among other things, that the Liens on the Fixed Asset Collateral securing such Debt or other obligations shall rank junior to the Collateral Agent’s Liens on the Fixed Asset Collateral and the liens on the Current Assets Collateral securing such Debt may rank senior to the Collateral Agent’s Liens on the Current Assets Collateral;

(kk) [reserved];

(ll) other Liens; provided that at the time of the incurrence thereof and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and the use of proceeds thereof, the aggregate outstanding amount of Debt and other obligations secured by Liens incurred under this clause (ll) and then-outstanding shall not exceed the greater of (x) $15,000,000 and (y) 3.0% of Consolidated Total Assets (measured as of the date such Lien was incurred based upon the Section 6.2 Financials most recently delivered on or prior to such date); provided, further, that if such Liens are consensual and are on the Collateral, the holders of the Debt or other obligations secured thereby (or a representative or trustee on their behalf) shall have entered into the ABL Intercreditor Agreement or another customary intercreditor agreement or arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, the Required Lenders and the Borrower, providing, among other things, the Liens on the Collateral securing such Debt or other obligations shall rank junior to the Liens on the Collateral of the Obligors in favor of the Secured Parties;

(mm) on the Closing Date only, Liens securing the Secured Equify Loans and the other obligations outstanding under the Secured Equify Loan Documents (as in effect on the Closing Date); and

(nn) Liens on the Excluded Real Property securing the Excluded Real Property Financing.

 

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For purposes of determining compliance with this definition, in the event that any Lien meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Permitted Liens described in the above clauses, the Borrower, in its sole discretion, may classify (but not reclassify) such Lien and only be required to include the amount and type of such Lien in one of such clauses provided that the Permitted Lien(s) may be allocated among more than one clause to the extent that such Permitted Lien(s) meets the criteria of such clauses.

Permitted Unsecured Refinancing Debt” means unsecured Debt incurred by the Borrower or any other Obligor in the form of one or more series of senior unsecured notes or loans; provided that (a) such Debt constitutes Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness; (b) such Debt does not mature or have scheduled amortization payments of principal or payments of principal and is not subject to mandatory redemption, repurchase, prepayment or sinking fund obligations (except customary asset sale or change of control provisions that provide for the prior repayment in full of the Term Loans and all other Obligations), in each case prior to ninety-one (91) days after the Stated Termination Date at the time such Debt is incurred; and (c) such Debt is not at any time incurred or guaranteed by any Person other than the Obligors.

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

Plan” means any employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) which Holdings, the Borrower sponsors or maintains or to which Holdings, the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower makes, is making, or is obligated to make contributions.

Post-Transaction Period” means, with respect to any Specified Transaction, the period beginning on the date on which such Specified Transaction is consummated and ending on the last day of the twelfth month immediately following the date on which such Specified Transaction is consummated.

Preferred Equity Documents” means, collectively, (i) that certain Assignment, Assumption and Conversion Agreement dated as of March 14, 2018, by and among the Borrower, Manufacturing, Holdings, Farris Wilks and THRC Holdings and (ii) the Holdings LLC Agreement.

Preferred Stock” means, as applied to the Stock of any Person, the Stock of any class or classes (however designated) that is preferred with respect to the payment of dividends, or as to the distribution of assets upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of such Person, over shares of Stock of any other class of such Person.

Pro Forma Adjustment” means, for any Test Period that includes all or any part of a Fiscal Quarter included in any Post-Transaction Period, with respect to the Acquired EBITDA of the applicable Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary or the Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, (a) the pro forma increase or decrease (for the avoidance of doubt net of any such increase or decrease actually realized) in such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, projected by the Borrower in good faith as a result of (a) actions taken, actions with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or actions that are expected to be taken prior to or during such Post-Transaction Period, for the purposes of realizing reasonably identifiable cost savings, operating expense reductions or costs or other synergies or (b) any additional costs, expenses or charges, accruals or reserves incurred prior to or during such Post-Transaction Period with the combination of the operations of such Acquired Entity or Business or Converted Restricted Subsidiary with the operations of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries or otherwise in connection with, as a result of or related to such Specified Transaction or Specified Restructuring; provided that (i) so long as such actions are taken or expected to be taken prior to or during such Post-Transaction Period or such costs are incurred prior to or during such Post-Transaction Period, as applicable, for purposes of projecting such pro forma increase or decrease to such Acquired EBITDA or such Consolidated EBITDA, as the case may be, it may be assumed that such cost savings, operating expense reductions or costs or other synergies will be realizable during the entirety of such Test Period, or such additional costs, as applicable, will be incurred during the entirety of such Test Period and (ii) such Pro Forma Adjustments, when aggregated with any addbacks made pursuant to clause (a)(10) and clause (a)(14) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA,” shall not be in excess of 7.5% of Consolidated EBITDA (prior to giving effect to any increase in Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this definition or clause (a)(10) or clause (a)(14) of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA”) in any Test Period.

 

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Pro Forma Basis” and “Pro Forma Effect” mean, with respect to compliance with any test, financial ratio or covenant hereunder for an applicable period of measurement, for any Specified Transactions or Specified Restructurings that have been made during any applicable Test Period or, if applicable, subsequent to such Test Period and prior to or simultaneously with the events for which any such calculation is made, shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming that (A) to the extent applicable, the Pro Forma Adjustment shall have been made and (B) all Specified Transactions and the following transactions in connection therewith shall be deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the applicable period of measurement (as of the last date in the case of a balance sheet item) in such test or covenant: (a) income statement items (whether positive or negative) attributable to the property or Person subject to such Specified Transaction, (i) in the case of a Disposition of all or substantially all Stock in any Subsidiary of Holdings or any division, product line, or facility used for operations of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries, shall be excluded, and (ii) in the case of a Permitted Acquisition or Investment described in the definition of “Specified Transaction,” shall be included, (b) Refinancing of Debt, and (c) any Debt incurred by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection therewith and if such Debt has a floating or formula rate, shall have an implied rate of interest for the applicable period for purposes of this definition determined by utilizing the rate which is or would be in effect with respect to such Debt as at the relevant date of determination; provided that, without limiting the application of the Pro Forma Adjustment pursuant to (A) above, the foregoing pro forma adjustments may be applied to any such test, ratio or covenant solely to the extent that such adjustments are consistent with the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” and give effect to events (including operating expense reductions) that are (as reasonably determined by the Borrower in good faith) (i) (x) directly attributable to such transaction, (y) expected to have a continuing impact on Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (z) reasonably identifiable or (ii) otherwise consistent with the definition of “Pro Forma Adjustment”.

Pro Rata Share” means, with respect to a Lender, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), the numerator of which is the aggregate amount of such Lender’s Term Loan Commitments and the denominator of which is the sum of the amounts of all of the Lenders’ Term Loan Commitments, or if no Term Loan Commitments are outstanding, a fraction (expressed as a percentage), (x) the numerator of which is the sum (without duplication) of the aggregate amount of the Term Loans owed to such Lender and (y) the denominator of which is the sum (without duplication) of the aggregate amount of the Term Loans owed to the Lenders.

Properly Contested” means, in the case of any Debt or other obligation of Holdings, the Borrower, or any Restricted Subsidiary that is not paid as and when due or payable by reason of such Person’s bona fide dispute concerning its liability to pay the same or concerning the amount thereof, (a) such Debt or other obligation is being properly contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently conducted; (b) such Person has established appropriate reserves for the contested Debt or other obligation in conformity with GAAP; and (c) will not result in any impairment of the enforceability, validity or priority of the Collateral Agent’s Liens.

Property” shall mean 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, Stock and Real Estate.

Proposed Change” has the meaning specified in Section 12.1(b).

PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time.

Qualified IPO” means the issuance by Holdings of its common Stock in an underwritten primary public offering (other than a public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-8) pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the SEC in accordance with the Securities Act resulting in net cash proceeds of at least $100,000,000.

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Real Estate” means all of each Obligor’s and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ now or hereafter owned or leased estates in real property, including, without limitation, all fees, leaseholds and future interests, together with all of each Obligor’s and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ now or hereafter owned or leased interests in the improvements thereon, the fixtures attached thereto and the easements appurtenant thereto.

Recipient” means (a) the Agent, (b) the Collateral Agent, (c) any Lender and (d) any other recipient of any payment made by or on behalf of the Obligors under this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents, as applicable.

Refinance,” “Refinanced” and “Refinancing” each has the meaning specified in the definition of the term “Refinancing Debt.”

Refinanced Debt” has the meaning specified in the definition of the term “Refinancing Debt.”

Refinancing Amendment” means an amendment to this Agreement that is reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and the Borrower, and executed by each of (a) the Obligors; (b) the Agent; (c) each Additional Refinancing Lender; and (d) each Lender that agrees to provide all or any portion of the Refinancing Term Loans, in all cases, in accordance with Section 2.4.

Refinancing Debt” means with respect to any Debt (the “Refinanced Debt”), any Debt incurred in exchange for or as a replacement of (including by entering into alternative financing arrangements in respect of such exchange or replacement (in whole or in part), by adding or replacing lenders, creditors, agents, the Borrower and/or guarantors, or, after the original instrument giving rise to such Debt has been terminated, by entering into any credit agreement, loan agreement, note purchase agreement, indenture or other agreement), or the net proceeds of which are to be used for the purpose of modifying, extending, refinancing, renewing, replacing, redeeming, repurchasing, defeasing, amending, supplementing, restructuring, repaying or refunding (collectively to “Refinance” or a “Refinancing” or “Refinanced”), such Refinanced Debt (or previous refinancing thereof constituting Refinancing Debt); provided that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of such Refinancing Debt does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Refinanced Debt except by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium (including applicable prepayment penalties) thereof plus fees and expenses reasonably incurred in connection therewith plus an amount equal to any existing commitment unutilized and letters of credit undrawn thereunder, (b) any Liens securing such Refinancing Debt shall have the same collateral priority as the Liens securing the Refinanced Debt, (c) no Obligor that was not previously liable for the repayment of such Refinanced Debt is or is required to become liable for the Refinancing Debt (except that any Obligor may be added as an additional direct or contingent obligor in respect of such Refinancing Debt), (d) such extension, refinancing, refunding, replacement or renewal does not result in the Refinancing Debt having a shorter Weighted Average Life to Maturity than the Refinanced Debt, and (e) if the Refinanced Debt was subordinated in right of payment to any of the Obligations, then the terms and conditions of the Refinancing Debt shall include subordination terms and conditions that are no less favorable to the Lenders in all material respects as those that were applicable to the Refinanced Debt.

Refinancing Series” means all Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Term Commitments that are established pursuant to the same Refinancing Amendment (or any subsequent Refinancing Amendment to the extent such Refinancing Amendment expressly provides that the Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Term Commitments provided for therein are intended to be a part of any previously established Refinancing Series) and that provide for the same Effective Yield and amortization schedule.

Refinancing Term Commitments” means one or more term loan commitments hereunder that fund Refinancing Term Loans of the applicable Refinancing Series hereunder pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment.

Refinancing Term Loans” means one or more term loans hereunder that are effected pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment.

Register” has the meaning specified in Section 13.18(a).

 

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Release” means a release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, injection, deposit, disposal, discharge, dispersal, leaching or migration of a Contaminant into or through the Environment or within, from or into any building, structure, facility or fixture.

Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations thereunder, other than any such event for which the 30-day notice requirement under ERISA has been waived in accordance with regulations issued by the PBGC or by the Lender.

Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders having Commitments representing at least 50.1% of the aggregate Commitments at such time; provided, however, that if any Lender shall remain a Defaulting Lender, the term “Required Lenders” means Lenders having Commitments representing at least 50.1% of the aggregate Commitments at such time (excluding the Commitment of any such Lender that is a Defaulting Lender); provided further, however, that if the Commitments have been terminated, the term “Required Lenders” means Lenders holding Loans representing at least 50.1% of the aggregate principal amount of Loans outstanding at such time (excluding Loans of any such Lender that is a Defaulting Lender).

Requirement of Law” means, as to any Person, any law (statutory or common), treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or of a Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon the Person or any of its property or to which the Person or any of its property is subject.

Responsible Officer” means the President, any Vice President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, legal counsel, or, with respect to compliance with financial covenants and the preparation of the Compliance Certificate, the president, chief financial officer or the treasurer or assistant treasurer of the Borrower.

Restricted Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary of Holdings other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Restructuring Costs” means any non-recurring, unusual and other one-time costs (including but not limited to legal and consulting fees) incurred by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with its business, operations and structure in respect of plant closures, facility shutdowns, plant “moth-balling” or consolidation of assets located at any leased or fee-owned facilities, relocation or elimination of facilities, offices or operations, information technology integration, headcount reductions, salary continuation, termination, relocation and training of employees, severance costs, retention payments, bonuses, benefits and payroll taxes and other costs incurred in connection with the foregoing.

Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount” means, with respect to any Excess Cash Flow Period, an amount equal to (a) 100% of Excess Cash Flow minus (b) the Applicable ECF Percentage with respect to such Excess Cash Flow Period.

S&P” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service, a Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC business, or any successor thereto.

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

Second Currency” has the meaning specified in Section 14.19.

Section 6.2 Financials” means the Financial Statements delivered, or required to be delivered, pursuant to Section 6.2(a), 6.2(b) or 6.2(c).

Secured Cash Management Agreement” means any Cash Management Document that is entered into by and between Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and a Cash Management Bank and designated in writing by the Cash Management Bank and such Person to the Agent as a “Secured Cash Management Agreement”; provided that Obligations under such Secured Cash Management Agreement shall not exceed the amount permitted under the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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Secured Equify Loan” means the loan evidenced by the Secured Equify Loan Documents.

Secured Equify Loan Documents” means that certain Promissory Note dated as of November 29, 2017, by and between Equify Financial, LLC, as holder, and ProFrac Manufacturing, LLC, as maker, and the other loan documents evidencing the Secured Equify Loan.

Secured Hedge Agreement” means any Hedge Agreement permitted under Section 8.12 that is entered into by and between any Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Hedge Bank and designated in writing by the Hedge Bank and such Obligor to the Agent as a “Secured Hedge Agreement.”

Secured Hedge Obligations” means as to any Person, all obligations, whether absolute or contingent and however and whenever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor), of an Obligor arising under any Secured Hedge Agreement; provided, that to the extent the Hedge Bank is not a Lender, such Hedge Bank (a) shall be deemed to have appointed the Agent and the Collateral Agent as its Agent and Collateral Agent, respectively, under the Loan Documents, (b) shall agree to be bound to Article XIII, Section 14.7 and Section 14.10 hereof and (c) shall be subject to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement; provided, further that Secured Hedge Obligations shall not exceed the amount permitted under the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.

Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders, the Indemnified Persons, the Cash Management Banks and the Hedge Banks.

Securities Accounts” means all “securities accounts” as such term is defined in the UCC.

Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Security Agreement” means the Security Agreement, dated as of the Agreement Date, among Holdings, the Borrower, each of the Guarantors from time to time party thereto, and the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as may be amended or modified from time to time.

Security Documents” means the Security Agreement, any Mortgage and any other agreements, instruments, and documents heretofore, now or hereafter securing any of the Obligations.

Senior Representative” means, with respect to any series of Permitted First Priority Refinancing Debt or Permitted Junior Priority Refinancing Debt, the trustee, agent, collateral agent, security agent, any successor of the foregoing or similar agent or its successor under the indenture or agreement pursuant to which such Debt is issued, incurred or otherwise obtained, as the case may be, and each of their successors in such capacities.

Significant Subsidiary” means, at any date of determination, (a) any Restricted Subsidiary whose total assets (when combined with the assets of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries after eliminating intercompany obligations) at the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to such date of determination were equal to or greater than ten percent (10%) of the Consolidated Total Assets at such date, (b) any Restricted Subsidiary whose gross revenues (when combined with the gross revenues of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries after eliminating intercompany obligations) for such Test Period were equal to or greater than ten percent (10%) of the consolidated gross revenues of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period, in each case determined in accordance with GAAP or (c) each other Restricted Subsidiary that, when such Restricted Subsidiary’s total assets or gross revenues (when combined with the total assets or gross revenues of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries after eliminating intercompany obligations) are aggregated with each other Restricted Subsidiary (when combined with the total assets or gross revenues of such Restricted Subsidiary’s Subsidiaries after eliminating intercompany obligations) that would constitute a “Significant Subsidiary” under clause (a) or (b) above.

Sold Entity or Business” has the meaning specified in the definition of the term “Consolidated EBITDA”.

 

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Solvent” or “Solvency” means, at the time of determination:

(a) each of the Fair Value and the Present Fair Saleable Value of the assets of a Person and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole exceed their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities; and

(b) such Person and its Subsidiaries taken as whole do not have Unreasonably Small Capital; and

(c) such Person and its Subsidiaries taken as whole can pay their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities as they mature.

Defined terms used in the foregoing definition shall have the meanings set forth in the solvency certificate delivered on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 9.1(a)(v).

Specified Representations” means the representations and warranties relating to the Obligors set forth in Sections 7.1, 7.2, 7.3(a), 7.6, 7.16, 7.18, 7.22, 7.23 and 7.24.

Specified Restructuring” means any restructuring or other strategic initiative (including cost saving initiative) of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date and not in the ordinary course and described in reasonable detail in a certificate of a Responsible Officer delivered by Holdings or the Borrower to the Agent.

Specified Transaction” means, with respect to any period, any Investment, Disposition, incurrence of Debt, Refinancing of Debt, Distribution, Subsidiary designation, Incremental Term Loan Commitment, creation of Extended Term Loan Commitments or other event that by the terms of the Loan Documents requires compliance on a “Pro Forma Basis” with a test or covenant hereunder or requires such test or covenant to be calculated on a “Pro Forma Basis” or after giving “Pro Forma Effect” thereto.

Stated Termination Date” means September 15, 2023 and, with respect to any Extended Term Loan Facility, the maturity date set forth in the Extension Agreement related thereto.

Stock” means all shares, options, warrants, general or limited partnership interests, membership interests or other equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, unlimited liability company or equivalent entity whether voting or nonvoting, including common stock, preferred stock or any other “equity security” (as such term is defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the SEC under the Exchange Act).

Subordinated Debt” means any Debt subordinated in right of payment to, or required under the Loan Documents to be subordinated in right of payment to, any Debt under the Loan Documents, except any Debt that is subject to Lien subordination but not payment subordination.

Subordinated Intercompany Note” means the Intercompany Subordinated Note, dated as of the Agreement Date, by and among Holdings, the Borrower and each Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings from time to time party thereto.

Subsidiary” of a Person means any corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, unlimited liability company, joint venture or other business entity of which more than fifty percent (50%) of the voting stock or other Stock (in the case of Persons other than corporations), is owned or controlled directly or indirectly by the Person, or one or more of the Subsidiaries of the Person, or a combination thereof. Unless the context otherwise clearly requires, references herein to a “Subsidiary” refer to a Subsidiary of Holdings.

Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Hedge Agreements, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Hedge Agreements, (a) for any date on or after the date such Hedge Agreements have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark to market value(s) for such Hedge Agreements, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Hedge Agreements (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).

 

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Tax Group” has the meaning specified in Section 8.10(f)(i).

Taxes” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, assessments, fees, charges or withholdings (including interest, penalties and additions to tax with respect thereto) imposed by any Governmental Authority.

Term Loan Commitment” means, at any date for any Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make Term Loans pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, which shall not exceed the aggregate principal amount set forth on Schedule 1.1 under the heading “Term Loan Commitment” or on the signature page of the Assignment and Acceptance, Incremental Amendment, Extension Agreement or Refinancing Amendment, as applicable, by which it became a Lender, as modified from time to time pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or to give effect to any applicable Assignment and Acceptance, Incremental Amendment or Extension Agreement; and “Term Loan Commitments” means the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan Commitments of all Lenders.

Term Loan Facility” has the meaning specified in the recitals to this Agreement.

Term Loan Lender” means a Lender with a Term Loan Commitment.

Term Loans” means the Term Loans made pursuant to Section 2.2.

Termination Date” means the earliest to occur of (a) the Stated Termination Date, (b) Full Payment of the Obligations, and (c) the date this Agreement is otherwise terminated for any reason whatsoever pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

Test Period” means, at any date of determination, the most recently completed four consecutive Fiscal Quarters of Holdings ending on or prior to such date for which financial statements have been (or were required to have been) delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(a) or 6.2(b); provided that, prior to the first date financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(a) or 6.2(b), the Test Period in effect shall be the period of four consecutive Fiscal Quarters of Holdings ended December 31, 2017.

Titled Goods” means vehicles and similar items that are (a) subject to certificate-of-title statutes or regulations under which a security interest in such items are perfected by an indication on the certificates of title of such items (in lieu of filing of financing statements under the UCC) or (b) evidenced by certificates of ownership or other registration certificates issued or required to be issued under the laws of any jurisdiction.

Total Net Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Total Debt as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date of determination to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Test Period.

Transactions” means, collectively, (a) the entering into of the Loan Documents and funding of the Loans on the Closing Date and the consummation of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (b) the entering into an amendment with respect to, or an amendment and restatement of, the security agreement governing the ABL Facility and (c) the payment of fees and expenses in connection therewith.

Type” means any type of a Loan determined with respect to the interest option applicable thereto, which shall be a LIBOR Loan or a Base Rate Loan.

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 specified in Section 5.1(d)(ii)(C).

 

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UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code, as in effect from time to time, of the State of New York or of any other state the laws of which are required as a result thereof to be applied in connection with the issue of perfection of security interests.

United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.

Unrestricted Cash” shall mean, at any time, the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower and the other Obligors that is both (a) is free and clear of all Liens other than (i) any nonconsensual Lien that is permitted under the Loan Documents, (ii) Liens of the Collateral Agent and (iii) the Liens permitted under clauses (k), (r), (y)(i) and (y)(ii) of the definition of Permitted Liens herein and (b) held in a Deposit Account in the United States that is not subject to the Control (as defined in the UCC) of any secured creditor (to secure borrowed money) other than the Collateral Agent (to the extent Collateral Agent is permitted to have Control over such Deposit Account pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement and the Security Documents) unless, in the case of the secured creditors who have Control of certain Deposit Accounts of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to clause (r) of the definition of Permitted Liens, the Collateral Agent also has Control (as defined in the UCC) of such Deposit Account. For the avoidance of doubt, this definition of “Unrestricted Cash” shall not include any cash or Cash Equivalents used to cash collateralize undrawn face amounts of outstanding Letters of Credit (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) and any Unpaid Drawings (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) in respect of Letters of Credit (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement).

Unrestricted Subsidiary” means (i) each Subsidiary of Holdings listed on Schedule 1.4, (ii) any Subsidiary of Holdings designated by the Board of Directors of Holdings as an Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to Section 8.26 subsequent to the Closing Date and (iii) any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

USA PATRIOT Act” means The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. No. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), as amended or modified from time to time.

Voting Stock” means, with respect to any Person, shares of such Person’s Stock having the right to vote for the election of members of the Board of Directors of such Person under ordinary circumstances.

Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Debt at any date, the number of years obtained by dividing: (i) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment by (ii) the then-outstanding principal amount of such Debt.

Wholly-Owned” means, with respect to a Subsidiary of a Person, a Subsidiary of such Person all of the outstanding Stock of which (other than (x) director’s qualifying shares and (y) shares issued to foreign nationals to the extent required by applicable Law) are owned by such Person and/or by one or more wholly owned Subsidiaries of such Person.

Withholding Agent” means any Obligor, the Agent, the Collateral Agent and, in the case of any U.S. federal withholding tax, any other withholding 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.

 

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1.2 Accounting Terms.

(a) All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Historical Financial Statements, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein; provided, however, that if the Borrower notifies the Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the Closing Date in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for purposes of determining compliance with any test or covenant contained in this Agreement with respect to any period during which any Specified Transaction or Specified Restructuring occurs, the Total Net Leverage Ratio shall be calculated with respect to such period and such Specified Transaction or Specified Restructuring on a Pro Forma Basis.

(c) Where reference is made to “Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis” or similar language, such consolidation shall not include any Subsidiaries of Holdings other than Restricted Subsidiaries.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, (i) all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Accounting Standards Codification No. 825—Financial Instruments, or any successor thereto (including pursuant to the Accounting Standards Codification), to value any Debt of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary at “fair value” as defined therein and (ii) all leases and obligations under any leases of any Person that are or would be characterized as operating leases and/or operating lease obligations in accordance with GAAP as of December 31, 2017 (whether or not such operating leases and/or operating lease obligations were in effect on such date) shall continue to be accounted for as operating leases and/or operating lease obligations (and not as Capital Leases and/or Capital Lease Obligations) for purposes of this Agreement regardless of any change in GAAP following the date that would otherwise require such obligations to be characterized as Capital Leases and/or Capital Lease Obligations.

(e) For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding any classification under GAAP of any Person or business in respect of which a definitive agreement for the Disposition thereof has been entered into as discontinued operations, the Net Income of such Person or business shall not be excluded from the calculation of Consolidated Net Income until such Disposition shall have been consummated.

1.3 Interpretive Provisions.

(a) The meanings of defined terms are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the defined terms.

(b) The words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereunder” and similar words refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; and Subsection, Section, Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

(c) The term “documents” includes any and all instruments, documents, agreements, certificates, indentures, notices and other writings, however evidenced.

(i) The term “including” is not limiting and means “including without limitation.”

(ii) In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including,” the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding” and the word “through” means “to and including.”

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(iv) Any reference to any Person shall be constructed to include such Person’s successors or assigns (subject to any restrictions on assignment set forth herein) and, in the case of any Governmental Authority, any other Governmental Authority that shall have succeeded to any or all of the functions thereof.

(v) Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms.

(vi) The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning as the word “shall.”

(vii) The words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

(d) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, (a) references to Organization Documents, Charter Documents, agreements (including the Loan Documents) and other contractual obligations shall be deemed to include all subsequent amendments, restatements, amendment and restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications thereto, but only to the extent that such amendments, restatements, amendment and restatements, extensions, supplements and other modifications are permitted by this Agreement; and (b) references to any applicable Law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing, supplementing or interpreting such applicable Law.

(e) The captions and headings of this Agreement and other Loan Documents are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

(f) This Agreement and other Loan Documents may use several different limitations, tests or measurements to regulate the same or similar matters. All such limitations, tests and measurements are cumulative and shall each be performed in accordance with their terms.

1.4 Classification of Loans and Borrowings. For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Loan”) or by Type (e.g., a “LIBOR Loan”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Revolving LIBOR Loan”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class (e.g., a “Revolving Borrowing”) or by Type (e.g., a “LIBOR Borrowing”) or by Class and Type (e.g., a “Revolving LIBOR Borrowing”).

1.5 Limited Condition Acquisition. For purposes of (i) determining compliance with any ratio or test (including, without limitation, the Total Net Leverage Ratio and the amount available under the Available Amount), (ii) determining compliance with representations, warranties, defaults or events of default or (iii) testing availability under the baskets (including, without limitation, baskets measured as a percentage of total assets), in each case, in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition permitted under this Agreement, at the option of the Borrower (the Borrower’s election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Acquisition, a “LCA Election”), the date of determination of whether any such action is permitted hereunder shall be deemed to be the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Acquisition are entered into (the “LCA Test Date”), and, compliance with such ratio, test or basket shall be determined after giving Pro Forma Effect to such Limited Condition Acquisition and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Debt and the use of proceeds thereof) as if they occurred at the beginning of the most recent Test Period ending prior to the LCA Test Date. If the Borrower has made a LCA Election, then in connection with any subsequent calculation of any ratio, test or basket on or following the relevant LCA Test Date and prior to the earlier of (i) the date on which such Limited Condition Acquisition is consummated or (ii) the date that the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Acquisition expires or is terminated without the consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition, any such ratio, test or basket shall be required to be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis both (1) assuming such Limited Condition Acquisition and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Debt and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated until such time as the applicable Limited Condition Acquisition has actually closed or the definitive agreement with respect thereto has expired or been terminated and (2) assuming such Limited Condition Acquisition and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Debt and the use of proceeds thereof) have not been consummated.

 

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1.6 Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained or complied with by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement (or required to be satisfied in order for a specific action to be permitted under this Agreement) shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).

1.7 Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to New York City (daylight or standard, as applicable).

1.8 Timing of Payment or Performance. When the payment of any obligation or the performance of any covenant, duty or obligation is stated to be due or performance required on a day which is not a Business Day, the date of such payment (other than as described in the definition of “Interest Period”) or performance shall extend to the immediately succeeding Business Day.

1.9 Currency Equivalents Generally.

(a) For purposes of any determination under any provision of this Agreement requiring the use of a current exchange rate, all amounts incurred or proposed to be incurred in currencies other than Dollars shall be translated into Dollars at currency exchange rates then in effect on the date of such determination; provided, however, that (x) for purposes of determining compliance with respect to the amount of any Debt, Investment, Disposition, Distribution or payment of Junior Debt in a currency other than Dollars, no Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred solely as a result of changes in rates of exchange occurring after the time such Debt or Investment is incurred or Disposition, Distribution of payment of Junior Debt is made, (y) for purposes of determining compliance with any Dollar-denominated restriction on the incurrence of Debt, if such Debt is incurred to Refinance other Debt denominated in a foreign currency, and such Refinancing would cause the applicable Dollar-denominated restriction to be exceeded if calculated at the relevant currency exchange rate in effect on the date of such Refinancing, such Dollar-denominated restriction shall be deemed not to have been exceeded so long as the principal amount of such Refinanced Debt does not exceed the principal amount of such Debt being Refinanced, except by an amount equal to the accrued interest and premium thereon plus other amounts paid and fees and expenses incurred in connection with such Refinancing plus an amount equal to any existing commitment unutilized and letters of credit undrawn thereunder and (z) for the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.9 shall otherwise apply to such Sections, including with respect to determining whether any Debt or Investment may be incurred or Disposition, Distribution or payment of Junior Debt may be made at any time under such Sections. For purposes of the Financial Covenant and testing the Total Net Leverage Ratio, amounts in currencies other than Dollars shall be translated into Dollars at the applicable exchange rates used in preparing the most recently delivered Section 6.2 Financials.

(b) Each provision of this Agreement shall be subject to such reasonable changes of construction as the Agent may from time to time specify with the Borrower’s consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld) to appropriately reflect a change in currency of any country and any relevant market conventions or practices relating to such change in currency.

(c) If at any time the Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that (i) the circumstances set forth in Section 5.5 have arisen and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary or (ii) the circumstances set forth in Section 5.5 have not arisen but the supervisor for the administrator of the LIBOR Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Agent has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which the LIBOR Rate shall no longer be used for determining interest rates for loans (or, after which, the LIBOR Rate is no longer required to be published), then the Agent and the Borrower shall endeavor to establish an alternate rate of interest to the LIBOR Rate that gives due consideration to the then prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest for syndicated loans in the United States at such time, and shall enter into an amendment to this Agreement to reflect such alternate rate of interest and such other related changes to this Agreement as may be applicable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 12.1, such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement so long as the Agent shall not have received, within five (5) Business Days of the date notice of such alternate rate of interest is provided to the Lenders, a written notice from the Required Lenders stating that such Required Lenders object to such amendment;

 

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provided that, if such alternate rate of interest shall be less than 1.25%, such rate shall be deemed to be 1.25% for the purposes of this Agreement.

ARTICLE II

LOANS

2.1 Commitment to Lend. Subject solely to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Term Loan Lender severally, but not jointly or jointly and severally, agrees to advance Term Loans to the Borrower in Dollars on the Closing Date in a principal amount equal to its Term Loan Commitment (the “Initial Term Loans”). The Borrowing of Initial Term Loans on the Closing Date shall be made from the several Term Loan Lenders ratably in proportion to their respective Term Loan Commitments. The Term Loan Commitments are not revolving in nature, and amounts repaid or prepaid prior to the Termination Date may not be reborrowed. The Term Loan Commitments shall terminate automatically immediately after the making of the Initial Term Loans on the Closing Date (and for the avoidance of doubt, any Term Loan Commitments not funded on the Closing Date will be terminated).

2.2 Term Loans. The Term Loans (i) may at the option of the Borrower be incurred and maintained as, and/or converted into, Base Rate Loans or LIBOR Loans; provided, that all Term Loans made by each of the Lenders pursuant to the same Borrowing shall, unless otherwise specifically provided herein, consist entirely of Term Loans of the same Type, (ii) may be repaid or prepaid (without premium or penalty, other than as set forth in Sections 4.2 and 5.4), but once repaid or prepaid, may not be re-borrowed, (iii) shall not exceed for any Lender the Commitment of such Lender, and (iv) shall not exceed in the aggregate the sum of the Commitments of all Lenders. On the Termination Date, all then outstanding Term Loans shall be repaid in full in Dollars. Each Loan made pursuant to this Agreement shall be made in Dollars.

2.3 Loan Administration.

(a) Procedure for Borrowing.

(i) The Closing Date Borrowing shall be made upon the Borrower’s written notice delivered to the Agent in the form of a notice of borrowing substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto (“Notice of Borrowing”) delivered to the Agent. Such Notice of Borrowing must be received by the Agent no later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City Time) one (1) Business Day prior to the Closing Date, specifying: (A) the amount of such Borrowing; (B) whether such Borrowing is to be a LIBOR Borrowing or a Base Rate Borrowing (and if not specified, it shall be deemed a request for a Base Rate Borrowing); and (C) in the case of a request for LIBOR Loans, the duration of the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto (and if not specified, it shall be deemed a request for an Interest Period of one month).

(ii) Each subsequent Borrowing by the Borrower shall be made upon the Borrower’s delivery of the Notice of Borrowing, which must be received by the Agent prior to (x) 12:00 noon (New York City time) three (3) Business Days prior to the requested Funding Date, in the case of LIBOR Loans and (y) 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) one (1) Business Day prior to the requested Funding Date, in the case of Base Rate Loans on any Funding Date, specifying:

(A) whether such Borrowing is to be a LIBOR Borrowing or a Base Rate Borrowing (and if not specified, it shall be deemed a request for a Base Rate Borrowing);

(B) the amount of the Borrowing, which (x) in the case of a LIBOR Loan, must equal or exceed $1,000,000 (and increments of $1,000,000 in excess of such amount) and (y) in the case of a Base Rate Loan, must equal or exceed $1,000,000 (and increments of $1,000,000 in excess of such amount);

(C) the requested Funding Date, which must be a Business Day; and

 

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(D) in the case of a request for LIBOR Loans, the duration of the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto (and if not specified, it shall be deemed a request for an Interest Period of one month).

(b) Reliance upon Authority. On or prior to the Closing Date, the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent a notice setting forth the account of the Borrower (such account, together with any replacement account, the “Designated Account”) to which the Agent is authorized to transfer the proceeds of the Loans requested hereunder unless otherwise directed in writing by the Borrower. The Agent is entitled to rely conclusively on any Person’s request for Term Loans on behalf of the Borrower, so long as the proceeds thereof are to be transferred to the Designated Account or to another account designated by the Borrower in writing. The Agent has no duty to verify the identity of any individual representing himself or herself as a person authorized by the Borrower to make such requests on its behalf.

(c) No Liability. The Agent shall not incur any liability to the Borrower as a result of acting upon any notice referred to in Section 2.3(a) or (b), which the Agent believes in good faith to have been given by an officer or other person duly authorized by the Borrower to request Loans on its behalf. The crediting of Loans to the Designated Account conclusively establishes the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loans as provided herein.

(d) Notice Irrevocable. Any Notice of Borrowing made pursuant to Section 2.3(a) shall be irrevocable; provided that a Notice of Borrowing made in connection with any Permitted Acquisition or other acquisition, Investment or permitted Junior Debt Payment, or a Borrowing under any Incremental Amendment, Refinancing Amendment or Extension Agreement may be rescinded or revised, to change the requested date for the making of the Loans contemplated thereby, by the Borrower giving written notice to the Agent prior to 12:00 noon (New York City Time) (or, such later time as the Agent may approve in its sole discretion) on the date of the proposed Borrowing. The Borrower shall be bound to borrow the funds requested therein in accordance therewith.

2.4 Refinancing Amendments.

(a) On one or more occasions after the Closing Date, the Borrower may obtain, from any Lender or any Additional Refinancing Lender, Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness in respect of all or any portion of any Class of Term Loans then outstanding under this Agreement (which for purposes of this clause (a) will be deemed to include any then outstanding Refinancing Term Loans or Incremental Term Loans) in the form of Refinancing Term Loans or Refinancing Term Commitments pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.4(a) or otherwise, Refinancing Term Commitments (and the Refinancing Term Loans made pursuant thereto) effected pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment shall be Obligations hereunder and shall rank paid passu in right of payment and security with the existing Term Loans being Refinanced.

(b) The effectiveness of any Refinancing Amendment shall be subject to the satisfaction on the date thereof of each of the conditions set forth in Section 9.2 and, to the extent reasonably requested by the Agent, receipt by the Agent of (i) customary legal opinions, board resolutions and officers’ certificates consistent with those delivered on the Closing Date other than changes to such legal opinion resulting from a change in law, change in fact or change to counsel’s form of opinion reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and (ii) reaffirmation agreements and/or such amendments to the Loan Documents as may be reasonably requested by the Agent in order to ensure that such Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness is provided with the benefit of the applicable Loan Documents.

(c) Each issuance of Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness under Section 2.4(a) shall be in an aggregate principal amount that is (x) not less than $5,000,000 and (y) an integral multiple of $5,000,000 in excess thereof.

(d) Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be amended pursuant to a Refinancing Amendment, without the consent of any other Lenders, to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to (i) reflect the existence and terms of the Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred pursuant thereto and (ii) make such other changes to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents consistent with the provisions and intent of Section 12.1 (without the consent of the Required Lenders called for therein) and (iii) effect such other amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.4, and the Required Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Agent to enter into any such Refinancing Amendment.

 

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(e) If the Effective Yield in respect of any such Refinancing Term Loans exceeds the Effective Yield of any then outstanding Initial Term Loans (measured as of the date of incurrence of such Refinancing Term Loans), then the Applicable Margin for such then outstanding Initial Term Loans (measured as of the date of incurrence of such Refinancing Term Loans) shall be increased so that the Effective Yield in respect of such Refinancing Term Loans is no more than the Effective Yield for such then outstanding Initial Term Loans (measured as of the date of incurrence of such Refinancing Term Loans) and if the interest rate floor for loans under the applicable Refinancing Term Commitments is greater than the interest rate floor applicable to existing loans under the Term Loan Facility, such differential shall be taken into account in comparing “yields” only if an increase in the interest rate floor applicable to the existing loans would result in an increase in the interest rate then in effect thereunder.

2.5 Incremental Credit Extension.

(a) The Borrower may at any time or from time to time after the Closing Date, by written notice (each, an “Incremental Facility Request”) delivered to the Agent (whereupon the Agent shall promptly deliver a copy to each of the Lenders) from time to time, request one or more increases in the amount under any Class of Term Loans (the commitments in respect of each such increase, “Incremental Term Loan Commitments”), in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed (such amount, the “Incremental Amount”):

(i) $37,500,000, provided that the ratio of (x) Consolidated Total Debt (without giving effect to clause (b) of the definition thereof) to (y) Consolidated EBITDA (as of the last day of the most recently completed Test Period, after giving Pro Forma Effect to the incurrence of such additional amount) shall not exceed 1.50:1.00; plus

(ii) an additional $37,500,000, provided that the ratio of (x) Consolidated Total Debt (without giving effect to clause (b) of the definition thereof) to (y) Consolidated EBITDA (as of the last day of the most recently completed Test Period, after giving Pro Forma Effect to the incurrence of such additional amount) shall not exceed 1.25:1.00.

provided, that; this clause (a) shall be subject to the provisions of Section 1.5 to the extent such Incremental Term Loans are incurred to finance a Limited Condition Acquisition.

(b) Each Incremental Term Loan may be advanced from one or more Incremental Term Lenders (which, in each case, may include any existing Lender) willing to provide such Incremental Term Loans, as the case may be, in their own discretion. Each Incremental Facility Request shall set forth (i) the date on which such Incremental Term Loan Commitments are requested to become effective (which shall be no less than ten (10) Business Days from the date of such notice) and (ii) the amount of the Incremental Term Loan Commitments being requested (which shall be in minimum increments of $5,000,000 and a minimum amount of $5,000,000 or equal to the remaining Incremental Amount) and (iii) the proposed terms, including whether such Incremental Term Loan Commitments are to be commitments to make term loans on the same terms as the Initial Term Loans or with interest rates and/or amortization and/or maturity and/or other terms different from the Initial Term Loans. Each existing Lender shall be offered the opportunity to participate in the relevant Incremental Term Loans on a pro rata basis based on such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment; provided, further, that any Lender approached to provide all or any portion of the Incremental Term Loans may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide all or any portion of such Incremental Term Loan Commitment and the Agent shall have consented (in each case, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) to such Lender’s or Incremental Term Lender’s providing such Incremental Term Loan Commitment if such consent would be required under Section 12.2 for an assignment of Loans and/or Commitments to such Lender or Incremental Term Lender.

(c) The Borrower and each Incremental Term Lender shall execute and deliver to the Agent an Incremental Amendment and such other documentation as the Agent shall reasonably specify to evidence the Incremental Term Loan Commitment of such Incremental Term Lender. Each Incremental Amendment shall specify the terms of the applicable Incremental Term Loans; provided that:

(i) the Incremental Term Loans shall have the same terms as the Initial Term Loans, including, without limitation, maturity and/or Weighted Average Life to Maturity, security and guarantees, and pricing; and

 

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(ii) if the Effective Yield in respect of any such Incremental Term Loans exceeds the Effective Yield of any then outstanding Initial Term Loans (measured as of the date of incurrence of such Incremental Term Loans) by more than 50 basis points, then the Applicable Margin for such then outstanding Initial Term Loans (measured as of the date of incurrence of such Incremental Term Loans) shall be increased so that the Effective Yield in respect of such Incremental Term Loans is no more than 50 basis points higher than the Effective Yield for such then outstanding Initial Term Loans (measured as of the date of incurrence of such Incremental Term Loans) and if the interest rate floor for loans under the applicable Incremental Term Loan Commitments is greater than the interest rate floor applicable to existing loans under the Term Loan Facility, such differential shall be taken into account in comparing “yields” only if an increase in the interest rate floor applicable to the existing loans would result in an increase in the interest rate then in effect thereunder.

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Incremental Term Loan Commitment shall become effective under this Section 2.5 unless (i) both at the time of any such request and upon the effectiveness of any Incremental Amendment, no Event of Default shall exist and at the time that any such Incremental Term Loan is made (and after giving effect thereto) no Event of Default shall exist (except, if the proceeds of the Incremental Term Loans are to be used to finance a Limited Condition Acquisition and an LCA Election has been made, in lieu of such condition, such condition will be tested in accordance with Section 1.5); (ii) after giving effect to such Incremental Term Loan Commitments, the conditions of Sections 9.2(a) and (b)(i) shall be satisfied (it being understood that all references to “the date of the making of each such Term Loan” or similar language in such Section 9.2(a) or (b)(i) shall be deemed to refer to the effective date of such Incremental Amendment (except, to the extent the proceeds of the Incremental Term Loans are to be used to finance a Limited Condition Acquisition, the representations in Section 9.2(b)(i) shall be limited to the Specified Representations)) and (iii) the Agent shall have received (x) customary legal opinions, board resolutions and officer’s certificates consistent with those delivered on the Closing Date (conformed as appropriate) and in any event reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and (y) reaffirmation agreements and/or such amendments to the Loan Documents as may be reasonably requested by the Agent in order to ensure that such Incremental Term Loans are provided with the benefit of the applicable Loan Documents. The Agent shall promptly notify each Lender as to the effectiveness of each Incremental Amendment. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that, upon the effectiveness of any Incremental Amendment, this Agreement shall be amended to the extent (but only to the extent) necessary to reflect the existence and terms of the Incremental Term Loan Commitments evidenced thereby. Any such deemed amendment may be memorialized in writing by the Agent with the Borrower’s consent (not to be unreasonably withheld) and furnished to the other parties hereto.

(e) The Incremental Amendment may, without the consent of any Obligor or the Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Agent and the Borrower, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.5 (including, but not limited to, any changes necessary or advisable to achieve tax or trading fungibility with the Initial Term Loans or any existing Class of Term Loans). The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Incremental Term Loans for any purpose not prohibited by this Agreement. Incremental Term Loans may be made by any existing Lender (but no existing Lender will have any obligation to make a portion of any Incremental Term Loan) or by any other bank or other financial institution; provided that any such bank or financial institution shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and the Borrower.

This Section 2.5 shall supersede any provisions in Sections 13.11 or 12.1 to the contrary.

2.6 Extensions of Term Loans and Term Loan Commitments.

(a) The Borrower may at any time and from time to time request that all or a portion of the Term Loan Commitments of any Class and/or the Extended Term Loan Commitments of any Class (and, in each case, including any previously extended Term Loan Commitments), existing at the time of such request (each, an “Existing Term Loan Commitment” and any related term loans under any such facility, “Existing Term Loans”; each Existing Term Loan Commitment and related Existing Term Loans together being referred to as an “Existing Term Loan Class”) be converted or exchanged to extend the termination date thereof and the scheduled maturity date(s) of any payment of principal with respect to all or a portion of any principal amount of Existing Term Loans related to such Existing Term Loan Commitments (any such Existing Term Loan Commitments which have been so extended, “Extended Term Loan Commitments” and any related term loans, “Extended Term Loans”) and to provide for other terms consistent with this Section 2.6. Prior to entering into any Extension Agreement with respect to any Extended Term Loan Commitments, the Borrower shall provide written notice to the Agent (who shall provide a copy of such notice to each

 

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of the Lenders of the applicable Class of Existing Term Loan Commitments, with such request offered equally to all Lenders of such Class) (an “Extension Request”) setting forth the proposed terms of the Extended Term Loan Commitments to be established thereunder, which terms shall be similar to those applicable to the Existing Term Loan Commitments from which they are to be extended (the “Specified Existing Term Loan Commitment Class”) except that (1) all or any of the final maturity dates of such Extended Term Loan Commitments may be delayed to later dates than the final maturity dates of the Existing Term Loan Commitments of the Specified Existing Term Loan Commitment Class, (2) (A) subject to the proviso below, the interest rates, interest margins, rate floors, upfront fees, funding discounts, original issue discounts and prepayment premiums with respect to the Extended Term Loan Commitments may be different than those for the Existing Term Loan Commitments of the Specified Existing Term Loan Commitment Class and/or (B) additional fees and/or premiums may be payable to the Lenders providing such Extended Term Loan Commitments in addition to or in lieu of any of the items contemplated by the preceding clause (2)(A) and (3) the Extension Agreement may provide for other covenants and terms that apply to any period after the Termination Date; provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.6, or otherwise, (I) the borrowing and repayment (other than in connection with a permanent repayment and termination of commitments) of the Extended Term Loans under any Extended Term Loan Commitments shall be made on a pro rata basis with any borrowings and repayments of the Existing Term Loans of the Specified Existing Term Loan Commitment Class (the mechanics for which may be implemented through the applicable Extension Agreement and may include technical changes related to the borrowing and repayment procedures of the Specified Existing Term Loan Commitment Class), (II) assignments and participations of Extended Term Loan Commitments and Extended Term Loans shall be governed by the assignment and participation provisions set forth in Section 12.2 and (III) if the Effective Yield in respect of any such Extended Term Loans exceeds the Effective Yield of any then outstanding Existing Term Loans (measured as of the date of incurrence of such Extended Term Loans), then the Applicable Margin for such then outstanding Existing Term Loans (measured as of the date of incurrence of such Extended Term Loans) shall be increased so that the Effective Yield in respect of such Extended Term Loans is no more than the Effective Yield for such then outstanding Existing Term Loans (measured as of the date of incurrence of such Extended Term Loans) and if the interest rate floor for loans under the applicable Extended Term Loan Commitments is greater than the interest rate floor applicable to existing loans under the Existing Term Loan Class, such differential shall be taken into account in comparing “yields” only if an increase in the interest rate floor applicable to the existing loans would result in an increase in the interest rate then in effect thereunder. No Lender shall have any obligation to agree to have any of its Loans or Term Loan Commitments of any Existing Term Loan Class converted or exchanged into Extended Term Loans or Extended Term Loan Commitments pursuant to any Extension Request. Any Extended Term Loan Commitments of any Extension Series shall constitute a separate Class of Term Loan Commitments from Existing Term Loan Commitments of the Specified Existing Term Loan Commitment Class and from any other Existing Term Loan Commitments (together with any other Extended Term Loan Commitments so established on such date).

(b) The Borrower shall provide the applicable Extension Request to the Agent at least ten (10) Business Days (or such shorter period as the Agent may determine in its sole discretion) prior to the date on which Lenders under the Existing Term Loan Class are requested to respond, and shall agree to such procedures, if any, as may be established by, or acceptable to, the Agent, in each case acting reasonably, to accomplish the purpose of this Section 2.6. Any Lender (an “Extending Lender”) wishing to have all or a portion of its Term Loan Commitments (or any earlier Extended Term Loan Commitments) of an Existing Term Loan Class subject to such Extension Request converted or exchanged into Extended Term Loan Commitments shall notify the Agent (an “Extension Election”) on or prior to the date specified in such Extension Request of the amount of its Term Loan Commitments (and/or any earlier-extended Extended Term Loan Commitments) which it has elected to convert or exchange into Extended Term Loan Commitments (subject to any minimum denomination requirements imposed by the Agent). In the event that the aggregate amount of Term Loan Commitments (and any earlier-extended Extended Term Loan Commitments) subject to Extension Elections exceeds the amount of Extended Term Loan Commitments requested pursuant to the Extension Request, Term Loan Commitments, or earlier-extended Extended Term Loan Commitments, as applicable, subject to Extension Elections shall be converted to or exchanged to Extended Term Loan Commitments on a pro rata basis (subject to such rounding requirements as may be established by the Agent) based on the amount of Term Loan Commitments and earlier-extended Extended Term Loan Commitments included in each such Extension Election or as may be otherwise agreed to in the applicable Extension Agreement.

 

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(c) Extended Term Loan Commitments shall be established pursuant to an amendment (an “Extension Agreement”) to this Agreement (which, except to the extent expressly contemplated by the second sentence of this Section 2.6(c) and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in Section 12.1, shall not require the consent of any Lender other than the Extending Lenders with respect to the Extended Term Loan Commitments established thereby) executed by Holdings, the Obligors, the Agent and the Extending Lenders. In connection with any Extension Agreement, the Borrower shall deliver an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Agent (i) as to the enforceability of such Extension Agreement, this Agreement as amended thereby, and such of the other Loan Documents (if any) as may be amended thereby (in the case of such other Loan Documents as contemplated by the immediately preceding sentence) and covering customary matters and (ii) to the effect that such Extension Agreement, including the Extended Term Loan Commitments provided for therein, does not breach or result in a default under the provisions of Section 12.1 of this Agreement, as modified by this Section 2.6(c).

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, on any date on which any Class of Existing Term Loan Commitments is converted or exchanged to extend the related scheduled maturity date(s) in accordance with Section 2.6(a) above (an “Extension Date”), in the case of the Existing Term Loan Commitments of each Extending Lender under any Specified Existing Term Loan Commitment Class, the aggregate principal amount of such Existing Term Loan Commitments shall be deemed reduced by an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of Extended Term Loan Commitments so converted or exchanged by such Lender on such date, and such Extended Term Loan Commitments shall be established as a separate Class of Term Loan Commitments from the Specified Existing Term Loan Commitment Class and from any other Existing Term Loan Commitments (together with any other Extended Term Loan Commitments so established on such date) and if, on any Extension Date, any Existing Term Loans of any Extending Lender are outstanding under the Specified Existing Term Loan Commitment Class, such Existing Term Loans (and any related participations) shall be deemed to be converted or exchanged to Extended Term Loans (and related participations) of the applicable Class in the same proportion as such Extending Lender’s Specified Existing Term Loan Commitments Class to Extended Term Loan Commitments of such Class.

(e) In the event that the Agent determines in its sole discretion that the allocation of the Extended Term Loan Commitments of a given Extension Series, in each case to a given Lender was incorrectly determined as a result of manifest administrative error in the receipt and processing of an Extension Election timely submitted by such Lender in accordance with the procedures set forth in the applicable Extension Agreement, then the Agent, the Borrower and such affected Lender may (and hereby are authorized to), in their sole discretion and without the consent of any other Lender, enter into an amendment to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (each, a “Corrective Extension Agreement”) within 30 days following the effective date of such Extension Agreement, as the case may be, which Corrective Extension Agreement shall (i) provide for the conversion or exchange and extension of Existing Term Loan Commitments (and related exposure) in such amount as is required to cause such Lender to hold Extended Term Loan Commitments (and related exposure) of the applicable Extension Series into which such other Loans or commitments were initially converted or exchanged, as the case may be, in the amount such Lender would have held had such administrative error not occurred and had such Lender received the minimum allocation of the applicable Loans or Commitments to which it was entitled under the terms of such Extension Agreement, in the absence of such error, (ii) be subject to the satisfaction of such conditions as the Agent, the Borrower and such Lender may agree (including conditions of the type required to be satisfied for the effectiveness of an Extension Agreement described in Section 2.6(c)), and (iii) effect such other amendments of the type (with appropriate reference and nomenclature changes) described in the second sentence of Section 2.6(c).

(f) No conversion or exchange of Loans or Commitments pursuant to any Extension Agreement in accordance with this Section 2.6 shall constitute a voluntary or mandatory payment or prepayment for purposes of this Agreement.

(g) This Section 2.6 shall supersede any provisions in Section 12.1 to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, any of the provisions of this Section 2.6 may be amended with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that no such amendment shall require any Lender to provide any Extended Term Loan Commitments without such Lender’s consent.

2.7 Defaulting Lenders. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:

(a) the Commitments and Loans of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether all Lenders or the Required Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment, waiver or other modification pursuant to Section 12.1); provided that any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender which affects such Defaulting Lender disproportionately when compared to the other affected Lenders, or increases or extends the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender, shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender;

 

 

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(b) any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Agent for the account of that Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Section 10.2 or Section 10.3 or otherwise), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by that Defaulting Lender to the Agent hereunder; second, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which that Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Agent; third, 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 that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; fourth, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to any Obligor as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Obligor against that Defaulting Lender as a result of that Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and fifth, to that Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that, if such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the relevant Loans of the relevant non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied in the manner set forth in this clause (b); and

(c) in the event that the Agent and the Borrower each agrees that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then the obligations and participations of the Term Loan Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Term Loan Commitment and on such date such Lender shall purchase at par such of the Loans of the other Term Loan Lenders as the Agent shall determine may be necessary in order for such Lender to hold such Loans in accordance with its Pro Rata Share; 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 14.21, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from such Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

ARTICLE III

INTEREST AND FEES

3.1 Interest.

(a) Interest Rates. All outstanding Loans to the Borrower shall bear interest on the unpaid principal amount thereof (including, to the extent permitted by law, on interest thereon not paid when due) from the date made until paid in full in cash at a rate determined by reference to the Base Rate or the LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin, but not to exceed the Maximum Rate. If at any time Loans are outstanding with respect to which the Borrower has not delivered to the Agent a notice specifying the basis for determining the interest rate applicable thereto in accordance herewith, those Loans shall be treated as Base Rate Loans until notice to the contrary has been given to the Agent in accordance with this Agreement and such notice has become effective. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Loans shall bear interest as follows:

(i) For all Base Rate Loans, at a fluctuating per annum rate equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin; and

(ii) For all LIBOR Loans, at a fluctuating per annum rate equal to the LIBOR Rate plus the Applicable Margin.

Each change in the Base Rate (or any component thereof) shall be reflected in the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans as of the effective date of such change. All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans when the Base Rate is determined by the “prime rate” shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-

 

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day year). On the first Business Day of each calendar quarter hereafter and on the Termination Date, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, interest accrued to the first day of such calendar quarter (or accrued to the Termination Date in the case of a payment on the Termination Date) on all Base Rate Loans in arrears. The Borrower shall pay to the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Lenders, interest on all LIBOR Loans in arrears on each LIBOR Interest Payment Date.

(b) Default Rate. To the extent permitted by law and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, at the election of the Required Lenders, the principal of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all Loans, fees, indemnities or any other Obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, shall bear interest, from the date such Event of Default occurred until the date such Event of Default is cured or waived in writing in accordance herewith, at a rate per annum equal at all times to the Default Rate.

3.2 Continuation and Conversion Elections.

(a) The Borrower may (provided that the Borrowing of LIBOR Loans is then permitted under Section 2.3(a)):

(i) elect, as of any Business Day, to convert any Base Rate Loans (or any part thereof) into LIBOR Loans; and

(ii) elect, as of the last day of the applicable Interest Period, to continue any LIBOR Loans (or any part thereof) having Interest Periods expiring on such day;

provided that if the Notice of Continuation/Conversion shall fail to specify the duration of the Interest Period, such Interest Period shall be one month.

(b) The Borrower shall deliver a notice of continuation/conversion substantially in the form of Exhibit B (a “Notice of Continuation/Conversion”) to the Agent not later than, (x) 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) at least three (3) Business Days in advance of the Continuation/Conversion Date if the Loans are to be converted into or continued as LIBOR Loans and specifying:

(i) the proposed Continuation/Conversion Date;

(ii) the aggregate principal amount of Loans to be converted or continued;

(iii) the Type of Loans resulting from the proposed conversion or continuation; and

(iv) the duration of the requested Interest Period, provided, however, the Borrower may not select an Interest Period that ends after the Stated Termination Date.

(c) If, upon the expiration of any Interest Period applicable to any LIBOR Loans, the Borrower fails to select timely a new Interest Period to be applicable to such LIBOR Loans, the Borrower shall be deemed to have elected to convert such LIBOR Loans into Base Rate Loans effective as of the expiration date of such Interest Period. If any Event of Default exists, at the election of the Agent or the Required Lenders, all LIBOR Loans shall be converted into Base Rate Loans as of the expiration date of each applicable Interest Period.

(d) The Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of a Notice of Continuation/Conversion. All conversions and continuations shall be made ratably according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Loans with respect to which the notice was given held by each Lender.

(e) There may not be more than ten different LIBOR Loans in effect hereunder at any time (which number may be increased or adjusted by agreement between the Borrower and the Agent in connection with any Incremental Term Loan Commitment or the creation of any Extended Term Loan Facility).

 

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3.3 Maximum Interest Rate. In no event shall any interest rate provided for hereunder exceed the maximum rate legally chargeable under applicable law with respect to loans of the Type provided for hereunder (the “Maximum Rate”). If, in any month, any interest rate, absent such limitation, would have exceeded the Maximum Rate, then the interest rate for that month shall be the Maximum Rate, and, if in future months, that interest rate would otherwise be less than the Maximum Rate, then that interest rate shall remain at the Maximum Rate until such time as the amount of interest paid hereunder equals the amount of interest which would have been paid if the same had not been limited by the Maximum Rate. In the event that, upon payment in full of the Obligations, the total amount of interest paid or accrued under the terms of this Agreement is less than the total amount of interest which would, but for this Section 3.3, have been paid or accrued if the interest rate otherwise set forth in this Agreement had at all times been in effect, then the Borrower shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, pay the Agent, for the account of the applicable Lenders, an amount equal to the excess of (a) the lesser of (i) the amount of interest which would have been charged if the Maximum Rate had, at all times, been in effect or (ii) the amount of interest which would have accrued had the interest rate otherwise set forth in this Agreement, at all times, been in effect over (b) the amount of interest actually paid or accrued under this Agreement. If a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the Agent and/or any Lender has received interest and other charges hereunder in excess of the Maximum Rate, such excess shall be deemed received on account of, and shall automatically be applied to reduce, the Obligations other than interest, and if there are no Obligations outstanding, the Agent and/or such Lender shall refund to the Borrower such excess.

3.4 Closing Fees and Other Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay the Agent, the Collateral Agent, each of the Co-Managers and each of the Arrangers, as applicable, all fees due and payable on any date required for payment of a fee (including, without limitation, as provided under the Engagement Letter, the Agency Fee Letter and Sections 3.1, 4.2, 4.3 and 5.4).

ARTICLE IV

PAYMENTS AND PREPAYMENTS

4.1 Payments and Prepayments.

(a) The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to repay the outstanding principal amount of the Initial Term Loans to the Agent for the account of each Lender (i) commencing at the end of the first full calendar quarter ending after the calendar quarter that includes the Closing Date, and payable on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December thereafter (prior to the Stated Termination Date) in an amount equal to (A) 0.25% per calendar quarter during the period ending on the second anniversary of the Closing Date and (B) 0.625% per calendar quarter, during the period commencing after the second anniversary of the Closing Date and ending on the last Business Day of the calendar quarter ending immediately prior to the Stated Termination Date, in each case of foregoing sub-clauses (A) and (B), of the original principal amount of the Initial Term Loans, as such payments may be reduced from time to time as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with Section 4.1(c), and (ii) on the Stated Termination Date, in an amount equal to the remainder of the principal amount of the Term Loans outstanding on such date, together in each case with accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount to be paid to but excluding the date of such payment.

(b) The Borrower shall repay the Lenders of Incremental Term Loans and the Extending Lenders of any Class in such scheduled amortization installments and on such date or dates as shall be specified therefor in the applicable Incremental Amendment or Extension Agreement (as such payments may be reduced from time to time as a result of the application of prepayments in accordance with Section 2.5).

(c) The Borrower may, upon notice to the Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay the Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty (other than as set forth in Sections 4.2 and 5.4); provided that (i) such notice must be received by the Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) (A) three (3) Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of LIBOR Loans and (B) one (1) Business Day prior to any date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; provided, further, that, each prepayment shall be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof or, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid and, if LIBOR Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans. The Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s ratable portion of such prepayment (based on such Lender’s Pro Rata Share). All amounts required to be paid pursuant to this Section 4.1 shall be accompanied by any accrued interest and other amounts as required by Sections 3.1, 4.2 and 5.4.

 

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(d) Application of Voluntary Prepayments. Any prepayment of any Class of Loan pursuant to this Section 4.1 shall be applied as specified by the Borrower in the applicable notice of prepayment, ratably among the Lenders; provided, in the event the Borrower fails to specify the Class of Loans to which any such prepayment shall be applied ratably to succeeding scheduled principal installments under the Term Loan Facility.

4.2 Prepayment Premium.

(a) In the event that (i) the Borrower makes any prepayment or repayment of the Term Loans (excluding any prepayments or repayments (A) made pursuant to Section 4.3(a) or Section 4.3(c)(ii) and (B) required amortization payments under Section 4.1) or (ii) the Term Loans are accelerated for any reason (including in connection with the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding), the Borrower shall pay to the Agent, for the ratable account of each of the applicable Lenders, a prepayment premium of (1) 3.00% of the principal amount of Term Loans (x) being prepaid or repaid or (y) outstanding on the date of such acceleration, as the case may be, in the case of such prepayments or repayments, or such acceleration, occurring on or prior to September 7, 2019, (2) 1.00% of the principal amount of Term Loans (x) being prepaid or repaid or (y) outstanding on the date of such acceleration, as the case may be, in the case of such prepayments or repayments, or such acceleration, occurring after September 7, 2019 but on or prior to September 7, 2020, and (3) 0.50% of the principal amount of Term Loans (x) being prepaid or repaid or (y) outstanding on the date of such acceleration, as the case may be, in the case of such prepayments or repayments, or such acceleration, occurring after September 7, 2020 but on or prior to September 7, 2021.

(b) Any prepayment premium payable in accordance with this Section 4.2 shall be presumed to be equal to the liquidated damages sustained by the Lenders as the result of the occurrence of the applicable prepayment event and the Borrower agrees that it is reasonable under the circumstances currently existing. THE BORROWER EXPRESSLY WAIVES THE PROVISIONS OF ANY PRESENT OR FUTURE STATUTE OR LAW THAT PROHIBITS OR MAY PROHIBIT THE COLLECTION OF THE FOREGOING PREPAYMENT PREMIUM IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACCELERATION.

(c) The Borrower expressly agrees that: (i) such prepayment premium is reasonable and is the product of an arm’s length transaction between sophisticated business people, ably represented by counsel; (ii) such prepayment premium shall be payable notwithstanding the then prevailing market rates at the time payment is made; (iii) there has been a course of conduct between the Lenders and the Borrower giving specific consideration in this transaction for such agreement to pay such prepayment premium; (iv) the Borrower shall be estopped hereafter from claiming differently than as agreed to in this paragraph; (v) the Borrower’s agreement to such prepayment premium is a material inducement to the Lenders to provide the Commitments and make the Loans, and (vi) such prepayment premium represents a good faith, reasonable estimate and calculation of the lost profits or damages of the Lenders and that it would be impractical and extremely difficult to ascertain the actual amount of damages to the Lenders or profits lost by the Lenders as a result of such prepayment or event.

4.3 Mandatory Prepayments.

(a) Excess Cash Flow. Commencing with the calendar quarter ending December 31, 2018, not later than ten (10) Business Days after the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(a) or (b), as the case may be (the “Excess Cash Flow Application Date”), for each Excess Cash Flow Period, the Borrower shall prepay (or cause to be prepaid), in accordance with Section 4.3(e), Term Loans with a principal amount equal to the Applicable ECF Percentage; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, for each of the Excess Cash Flow Periods ending December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019, (i) the Excess Cash Flow Application Date shall be not later than February 15, 2019 and May 15, 2019, respectively, and (ii) the amount prepaid or caused to be prepaid by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) shall not be less than $5,000,000. If following delivery of the audited financial statements of Holdings for any Fiscal Year pursuant to Section 6.2(a), such audited financial statements show that the Applicable ECF Percentage for such Fiscal Year was greater than the Applicable ECF Percentage calculated for such Fiscal Year based upon the unaudited quarterly financial statements delivered to the Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.2(b) (the amount of such discrepancy, the “ECF True-up Amount”), then the Borrower shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans in accordance with Section 4.3(e) in an amount equal to the ECF True-up Amount within 3 Business Days after delivery of such audited financial statements to the Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.2(a).

 

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(b) Permitted Dispositions and Casualty Events. No later than ten (10) days after receipt by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Net Cash Proceeds from any Permitted Disposition (other than Disposition permitted under clauses (b), (c), (d) (to the extent constituting a Disposition in the ordinary course of business), (f), (h) (to the extent constituting a Disposition to an Obligor), (m), (o), (p) or (u) of the definition of “Permitted Disposition”) or Casualty Event (to the extent that (x) the Net Cash Proceeds of such Permitted Disposition or Casualty Event, individually, exceeds $2,500,000 and (y) the Net Cash Proceeds of all Permitted Dispositions and Casualty Events in any Fiscal Year exceeds $5,000,000), the Borrower shall pay or cause to be paid the Term Loans in an aggregate amount equal to such Net Cash Proceeds in excess of the applicable amount set forth in the immediately preceding clauses (x) and (y) in accordance with Section 4.3(e); provided, that the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall have the option (other than with respect to any Disposition permitted under clause (1) of the definition of “Permitted Disposition”) to (i) invest such Net Cash Proceeds within 360 days of receipt thereof in assets used or useful in the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries or (ii) enter into a legally binding commitment to invest such Net Cash Proceeds within 360 days of receipt thereof in assets used or useful in the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, provided that such Net Cash Proceeds are so reinvested within the later to occur of (A) 360 days of receipt of such Net Cash proceeds or (B) 180 days following the expiration of such initial 360 day period; provided, further, that in the event that such Net Cash Proceeds are not reinvested by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries prior to the earlier of the last day of such 360 day period or 540 day period, as the case may be, the Borrower shall prepay the Term Loans in an amount equal Net Cash Proceeds in excess of the applicable amount set forth in the immediately preceding clauses (x) and (y) and in accordance with Section 4.3(e).

(c) Debt Issuances; Cure Amount. In the event that (i) the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries receives Net Cash Proceeds from the issuance or incurrence of Debt by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than Permitted Debt (except to the extent the relevant Debt constitutes Refinancing Debt incurred to refinance all or a portion of the Loans pursuant to clauses (b), (c), (j), (o) or (q) of Section 8.12, Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness pursuant to Section 2.4 or Additional Loans pursuant to Sections 2.5 and 2.6)) or (ii) the Borrower receives any Cure Amount in connection with the exercise of its Cure Right, the Borrower shall, substantially simultaneously with (and in any event not later than the next succeeding Business Day) the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds by the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiary or Cure Amount by the Borrower, apply an amount equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds or such Cure Amount to pay the outstanding principal amount of the Loans in accordance with Section 4.3(e).

(d) Payment Certificate. Concurrently with any payment of the Term Loans pursuant to Sections 4.3(a) through (c), the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer demonstrating the calculation of the amount of the applicable Net Cash Proceeds or Excess Cash Flow, as the case may be. In the event that the Borrower subsequently determines that the actual amount received exceeded the amount set forth in such certificate, the Borrower shall promptly make an additional payment of the Term Loans in an amount equal to such excess, and the Borrower shall concurrently therewith deliver to the Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer demonstrating the derivation of such excess.

(e) Application of Mandatory Prepayments. Except as set forth in Section 10.3, all amounts required to be paid pursuant to this Section 4.3 shall be applied by the Agent to the succeeding scheduled principal installments under the Term Loan Facility in order of maturity. All amounts required to be paid pursuant to this Section 4.3 shall be accompanied by any accrued interest and other amounts as required by Sections 3.1, 4.2 and 5.4. Any Lender may elect, by notice to the Agent at or prior to the time and in the manner specified by the Agent, prior to any prepayment of Loans required to be made by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 4.3, to decline all (or any portion) of its Pro Rata Share of such prepayment (such declined amounts, the “Declined Proceeds”), in which case such Declined Proceeds shall be offered to other Lenders in the manner specified by the Agent, with any further Declined Proceeds to then be retained by the Borrower; provided that for the avoidance of doubt, no Lender may reject any prepayment made under Section 4.3 above to the extent that such prepayment is made with the Net Cash Proceeds of Refinancing Debt or Credit Agreement Refinancing Indebtedness incurred to refinance all or a portion of the Loans pursuant to Section 4.3(c). If any Lender fails to deliver a notice to the Agent of its election to decline receipt of its Pro Rata Share of any mandatory prepayment within the time frame specified by the Agent, such failure will be deemed to constitute an acceptance of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the total amount of such mandatory prepayment of Loans.

 

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4.4 LIBOR Loan Prepayments. In connection with any prepayment, if any LIBOR Loans are prepaid prior to the expiration date of the Interest Period applicable thereto, the Borrower shall comply with Section 5.4.

4.5 Payments by the Borrower.

(a) All payments to be made by the Borrower under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall be made without set-off, recoupment or counterclaim. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower shall be made to the Agent for the account of the Lenders entitled thereto, at the account designated by the Agent and shall be made in Dollars and in immediately available funds, no later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date specified herein. Any payment received by the Agent after such time shall be deemed (for purposes of calculating interest only) to have been received on the following Business Day and any applicable interest shall continue to accrue.

(b) Subject to the provisions set forth in the definition of “Interest Period,” whenever any payment is due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be due on the following Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of interest or fees, as the case may be.

4.6 Apportionment, Application and Reversal of Payments. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, principal and interest payments shall be apportioned ratably among the Lenders to which such payment is owed (according to the unpaid principal balance of the Loans to which such payments owed are held by each such Lender) and payments of the fees shall, as applicable, be apportioned ratably (or other applicable share as provided herein) among the Lenders to which such payment is owed, except for fees payable solely to the Agent, any Co-Manager or any Arranger. Whenever any payment received by the Agent under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents is insufficient to pay in full all amounts due and payable to the Agent and the Lenders under or in respect of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on any date, such payment shall be distributed by the Agent and applied by the Agent and the Lenders in the order of priority set forth in Section 10.3. If the Agent receives funds for application to the Obligations of the Obligors under or in respect of the Loan Documents under circumstances for which the Loan Documents do not specify the manner in which such funds are to be applied, the Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, elect to distribute such funds to each of the Lenders in accordance with such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the outstanding Term Loans at such time, in repayment or prepayment of such of the outstanding Loans or other Obligations then owing to such Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, unless so directed by the Borrower, or unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, neither the Agent nor any Lender shall apply any payments which it receives to any LIBOR Loan, except (a) on the expiration date of the Interest Period applicable to any such LIBOR Loan or (b) in the event, and only to the extent, that there are no outstanding Base Rate Loans and, in such event, the Borrower shall pay LIBOR breakage losses in accordance with Section 5.4.

4.7 Indemnity for Returned Payments. If after receipt of any payment which is applied to the payment of all or any part of the Obligations under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, the Agent, any Lender, or any other Secured Party is for any reason compelled to surrender such payment or proceeds to any Person because such payment or application of proceeds is invalidated, declared fraudulent, set aside, determined to be void or voidable as a preference, impermissible setoff, or a diversion of trust funds, or for any other reason, then such Obligations or part thereof intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued and this Agreement shall continue in full force as if such payment or proceeds had not been received by the Agent, such Lender, or such other Secured Party, and the Borrower shall be liable to pay to the Agent, the Lenders, or such other Secured Party and hereby do indemnify the Agent, the Lenders, or such other Secured Party and hold the Agent, the Lenders, or such other Secured Party harmless for the amount of such payment or proceeds surrendered. The provisions of this Section 4.7 shall be and remain effective notwithstanding any release of Collateral or guarantors, cancellation or return of Loan Documents, or other contrary action which may have been taken by the Agent, any Lender, or such other Secured Party in reliance upon such payment or application of proceeds, and any such contrary action so taken shall be without prejudice to the Agent’s, the Lenders’, or such other Secured Party’s rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and shall be deemed to have been conditioned upon such payment or application of proceeds having become final and irrevocable. The provisions of this Section 4.7 shall survive the repayment of the Obligations and termination of this Agreement.

 

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4.8 Agents and Lenders Books and Records. The Agent shall record the principal amount of the Loans owing to each Lender on its books. In addition, each Lender may note the date and amount of each payment or prepayment of principal of such Lender’s Loans in its books and records. Failure by the Agent or any Lender to make such notation shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower with respect to the Loans. The Borrower agrees that the Agent’s and each Lender’s books and records showing the Obligations and the transactions pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be admissible in any action or proceeding arising therefrom, and shall constitute rebuttable presumptive proof thereof (absent manifest error), irrespective of whether any Obligation is also evidenced by a promissory note or other instrument. Such statement shall be deemed correct, accurate, and binding on the Borrower and an account stated (absent manifest error and except for reversals and reapplications of payments made as provided in Section 4.6 and corrections of errors discovered by the Agent), unless the Borrower notifies the Agent in writing to the contrary within 30 days after such statement is rendered. In the event a timely written notice of objections is given by the Borrower, only the items to which exception is expressly made will be considered to be disputed by the Borrower.

ARTICLE V

TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

5.1 Taxes.

(a) Payments Free of Taxes. Unless otherwise required by applicable Law, all payments by or on behalf of an Obligor to a Lender or the Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for, any Taxes. If any applicable Withholding Agent shall be required by any applicable Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of such Withholding Agent) to deduct or withhold any Tax from any payment to a Recipient under this Agreement or any Loan Document, then (i) such Withholding Agent shall 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 (ii) if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Obligor shall be increased as necessary so that after all such required deductions and withholdings are made (including deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 5.1) the applicable Lender (or, in the case of a payment made to the Agent for its own account, the Agent) receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been made. In addition, the Borrower shall pay all Other Taxes when due.

(b) Indemnification by Obligors. The Obligors agree jointly and severally to indemnify and hold harmless each Lender and the Agent for the full amount of Indemnified Taxes (including any Indemnified Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 5.1) paid or payable by any Lender or the Agent and any reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally asserted. Payment under this indemnification shall be made within 30 days after the date such Lender or the Agent makes written demand therefor in accordance with Section 5.6.

(c) Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after the date of any payment by an Obligor of Taxes to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 5.1, the relevant Obligor shall furnish the Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt evidencing payment thereof, or other evidence of payment reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.

(d) Status of Lenders. Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to any payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or

 

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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 paragraphs (d)(i), (ii) and (iv) of this Section) 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. Each Lender agrees that if any documentation it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such documentation or promptly notify the Borrower and the Agent in writing of its legal ineligibility to do so. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,

(i) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Agent), two duly executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding Tax;

(ii) any Lender that is not a U.S. Person shall, to the extent it is legally eligible to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Agent on or prior to the date on which such non-U.S. Person becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

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

(B) two duly executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI;

(C) in the case of a Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) two duly executed copies of a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-1 to the effect that such non-U.S. 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) two duly executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E; or

(D) to the extent a Lender is not the beneficial owner, two duly executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN or 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; provided, that if the Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

(iii) any Lender that is not a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Agent), executed copies 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 applicable Withholding Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

 

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

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.1(d), a Lender shall not be required to deliver any documentation pursuant to this Section 5.1(d) that it is not legally eligible to deliver. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Agent to deliver to the Obligors and to any successor Agent any documentation provided by such Lender to the Agent pursuant to this Section 5.1(d).

(e) Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any party determines, in its reasonable discretion, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 5.1 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 5.1), 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 5.1 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all reasonable and documented or invoiced 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). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this Section 5.1(e) (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 to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 5.1(e), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 5.1(e) 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 had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid. This Section 5.1(e) 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.

(f) The Agent shall provide the Borrower with two duly completed original copies of, if it is a U.S. Person, IRS Form W-9 certifying that it is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding, and, if it is not a U.S. Person, (1) IRS Form W-8ECI with respect to payments to be received by it as a beneficial owner and (2) IRS Form W-8IMY (together with required accompanying documentation) with respect to payments to be received by it on behalf of the Lenders, certifying that, for such purpose, it is a U.S. branch that has agreed to be treated as a U.S. person for U.S. federal tax purposes. Notwithstanding any other provision of this clause (f), the Agent shall not be required to deliver any documentation that the Agent is not legally eligible to deliver as a result of a Change in Law after the Agreement Date.

5.2 Illegality.

(a) If as a result of any Change in Law occurring after the later of the Agreement Date or the date that a Lender became a party to this Agreement, has made it unlawful, or any central bank or other Governmental Authority has asserted after such date that it is unlawful, for such Lender or its applicable lending office to make LIBOR Loans, then, on notice thereof by that Lender to the Borrower through the Agent, any obligation of that Lender to make LIBOR Loans shall be suspended until that Lender notifies the Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist.

(b) If a Lender determines that, as a result of a Change in Law occurring after the later of the Agreement Date and the date such Lender became a party hereto, it is unlawful to maintain any LIBOR Loan, the Borrower shall, upon its receipt of notice of such fact and demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Agent), prepay in full such LIBOR Loans of that Lender then outstanding, together with interest accrued thereon and amounts required under Section 5.4, either on the last day of the Interest Period, if that Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such LIBOR Loans to such day, or immediately, if that Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such LIBOR Loans. If the Borrower is required to so prepay any LIBOR Loans, then concurrently with such prepayment, the Borrower shall borrow from the affected Lender, in the amount of such repayment, a Base Rate Loan.

 

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5.3 Increased Costs and Reduction of Return.

(a) If any Lender determines that due to any Change in Law occurring after the later of the Agreement Date or the date such Lender became a party to this Agreement, there shall be any increase in the cost (including Taxes) to such Lender of agreeing to make or making, funding, continuing, converting to or maintaining any LIBOR Loans (other than any increase in cost resulting from (i) Indemnified Taxes, (ii) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of “Excluded Taxes”, or (iii) Connection Income Taxes), then, subject to clause (c) of this Section 5.3, the Borrower shall be liable for, and shall from time to time, upon demand (with a copy of such demand to be sent to the Agent), pay to the Agent for the account of such Lender, additional amounts as are sufficient to compensate such Lender for such increased costs.

(b) If any Lender shall have determined that due to any Change in Law in respect of any Capital Adequacy Regulation occurring after the later of the Agreement Date or the date such Lender became a party to this Agreement that affects or would affect the amount of capital or liquidity required or expected to be maintained by such Lender or any corporation or other entity controlling such Lender and such Lender (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such corporation’s or other entity’s policies with respect to capital adequacy and such Lender’s desired return on capital) determines that the amount of such capital or liquidity is required to be increased as a consequence of its Commitments, loans, credits or obligations under this Agreement, then, upon demand of such Lender to the Borrower through the Agent, subject to clause (c) of this Section 5.3, the Borrower shall pay to such Lender, from time to time as specified by such Lender, additional amounts sufficient to compensate such Lender for such increase.

(c) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.3 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s right to demand such compensation, provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 5.3 for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than six months prior to the date that such Lender notifies the Borrower of the event giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the event giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the six-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof). Notwithstanding any other provision herein, no Lender shall demand compensation pursuant to this Section 5.3 if it shall not at the time be the general policy or practice of such Lender to demand such compensation in similar circumstances for similarly situated borrowers under comparable provisions of other credit agreements, if any.

5.4 Funding Losses. The Borrower shall reimburse each Lender and hold each Lender harmless from any loss or expense which such Lender may sustain or incur as a consequence of:

(a) the failure of the Borrower to borrow a LIBOR Loan after the Borrower has given (or is deemed to have given) a Notice of Borrowing;

(b) the failure of the Borrower to continue a LIBOR Loan or convert a Loan into a LIBOR Loan after the Borrower has given (or is deemed to have given) a Notice of Continuation/Conversion; or

(c) the prepayment or other payment (including after acceleration thereof) of any LIBOR Loans on a day that is not the last day of the relevant Interest Period (including, without limitation, any payment in respect thereof pursuant to Section 5.8),

including any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain its LIBOR Loans (but not in respect of lost profits) or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained.

 

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5.5 Inability to Determine Rates. If the Agent determines that for any reason adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the LIBOR for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed LIBOR Loan or that the LIBOR Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed LIBOR Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to the Lenders of funding such LIBOR Loan, the Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender thereof. Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain LIBOR Loans hereunder shall be suspended until the Agent revokes such notice in writing. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of Continuation/Conversion then submitted by any of them. If the Borrower does not revoke such notice, the Lenders shall make, convert or continue the Loans, as proposed by the Borrower, in the amount specified in the applicable notice submitted by the Borrower, but such Loans shall be made, converted or continued as Base Rate Loans instead of LIBOR Loans.

5.6 Certificates of Agent. If the Agent or any Lender claims reimbursement or compensation under this Article V the Agent or the affected Lender shall determine the amount thereof and shall deliver to the Borrower (with a copy to the Agent) a certificate setting forth in reasonable detail the amount payable to the Agent or the affected Lender, and such certificate shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower in the absence of manifest error; provided that, except for compensation under Section 5.1, the Borrower shall not be obligated to pay the Agent or such Lender any compensation attributable to any period prior to the date that is ninety (90) days prior to the date on which the Agent or such Lender first gave notice to the Borrower of the circumstances entitling such Lender to compensation. The Borrower shall pay the Agent or such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 Business Days after receipt thereof.

5.7 Survival. The agreements and obligations of the Borrower and each Recipient in this Article V shall survive the payment of all other Obligations and termination of this Agreement.

5.8 Assignment of Commitments Under Certain Circumstances. In the event (a) any Lender requests compensation pursuant to Section 5.3, (b) any Lender delivers a notice described in Section 5.2, (c) Holdings or any Obligor is required to pay additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority on account of any Lender pursuant to Section 5.1, (d) any Lender is, or becomes an Affiliate of a Person that is, engaged in the business in which the Borrower is engaged or (e) any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort (including with respect to the processing fee referred to in Section 12.2(a)), upon notice to such Lender and the Agent, require such Lender to transfer and assign, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 12.2), all of its interests, rights and obligations under the Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such assigned obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (i) such assignment shall not conflict with any Law or order of any court or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction, (ii) except in the case of clause (d) or (e) above, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (iii) the Borrower or such assignee shall have paid to such Lender in immediately available funds an amount equal to the sum of 100% of the principal of and interest accrued to the date of such payment on the outstanding Loans of such Lender, plus all fees and other amounts accrued for the account of such Lender hereunder (including any amounts under Sections 3.4, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4), (iv) such assignment is consummated within 180 days after the date on which the Borrower’s right under this Section 5.8 arises, and (v) if the consent of the Agent is required pursuant to Section 12.2, such consents are obtained; provided, further, that if prior to any such assignment the circumstances or event that resulted in such Lender’s request or notice under Section 5.2 or 5.3 or demand for additional amounts under Section 5.1, as the case may be, shall cease to exist or become inapplicable for any reason, or if such Lender shall waive its rights in respect of such circumstances or event under Section 5.1, 5.2 or 5.3, as the case may be, then such Lender shall not thereafter be required to make such assignment hereunder. In the event that a replaced Lender does not execute an Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to Section 12.2 within two Business Days after receipt by such replaced Lender of notice of replacement pursuant to this Section 5.8 and presentation to such replaced Lender of an Assignment and Acceptance evidencing an assignment pursuant to this Section 5.8, the Borrower shall be entitled (but not obligated), upon receipt by the replaced Lender of all amounts required to be paid under this Section 5.8, to execute such an Assignment and Acceptance on behalf of such replaced Lender, and any such Assignment and Acceptance so executed by the Borrower, the replacement Lender and, to the extent required pursuant to Section 12.2, the Agent, shall be effective for purposes of this Section 5.8 and Section 12.2.

 

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ARTICLE VI

BOOKS AND RECORDS; FINANCIAL INFORMATION; NOTICES

6.1 Books and Records. Holdings shall maintain, and shall cause the Borrower and each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to maintain, at all times, proper books and records and accounts prepared in conformity with GAAP consistently applied in respect of all material financial transactions and matters involving all material assets, business and activities of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Holdings shall maintain, and shall cause each of the Restricted Subsidiaries to maintain, at all times books and records pertaining to the Collateral in such detail, form and scope as is consistent in all material respects with good business practice or consistent with past practice.

6.2 Financial Information. Holdings shall promptly furnish to the Agent (for further distribution to each Lender):

(a) As soon as available, but in any event not later than one hundred and twenty (120) days after the close of such Fiscal Year (for the avoidance of doubt, commencing with the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2018), consolidated audited balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements of the Consolidated Parties and, if different, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, for such Fiscal Year, and the accompanying notes thereto, setting forth in each case in comparative form figures for and as of the end of the previous Fiscal Year (or, in lieu of such audited financial statements of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, a detailed reconciliation, reflecting such financial information for Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the Consolidated Parties, on the other hand), all in reasonable detail, fairly presenting in all material respects the financial position and the results of operations of the Consolidated Parties (and, if applicable, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries) as at the date thereof and for the Fiscal Year then ended, and prepared in accordance with GAAP in all material respects. Such consolidated statements shall be certified, reported on without a “going concern” or like qualification (other than (x) with respect to, or resulting from, the upcoming maturity of the Loans hereunder or (y) a prospective default under the Financial Covenant or ABL Financial Covenant), or qualification arising out of the scope of the audit, by a firm of independent registered public accountants of recognized national standing selected by the Borrower. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations in this Section 6.2(a) may be satisfied with respect to financial information of the Consolidated Parties by furnishing (A) the applicable financial statements of Holdings (or any Parent Entity of Holdings) or (B) Borrower’s or Holdings’ (or any Parent Entity thereof), as applicable, Form 10-K filed with the SEC; provided that, with respect to each of clauses (A) and (B) above, (i) to the extent such information relates to Holdings (or such Parent Entity), such information is accompanied by consolidating information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to Holdings (or such Parent Entity), on the one hand, and the information relating to the Consolidated Parties on a standalone basis, on the other hand and (ii) to the extent such information is in lieu of information required to be provided under the first sentence of this Section 6.2(a), such statements shall be certified, reported on without a “going concern” or like qualification (other than (x) with respect to, or resulting from, the upcoming maturity of the Loans hereunder or (y) a prospective default under the Financial Covenant or ABL Financial Covenant), or qualification arising out of the scope of the audit, by a firm of independent registered public accountants of recognized national standing selected by Holdings (or such Parent Entity). In addition, together with the Financial Statements required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 6.2(a), Holdings shall deliver a customary “management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations” with respect to the periods covered by such Financial Statements.

(b) As soon as available, but in any event not later than forty-five (45) days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter of each Fiscal Year, consolidated unaudited balance sheets of the Consolidated Parties and, if different, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, as at the end of such Fiscal Quarter, and consolidated unaudited income statements and cash flow statements for the Consolidated Parties, and, if different from Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such Fiscal Quarter and for the period from the beginning of the Fiscal Year to the end of such Fiscal Quarter, setting forth, in each case, in reasonable detail, in comparative form, the figures for and as of the corresponding period in (i) the prior Fiscal Year and (ii) the annual forecast for such Fiscal Year delivered pursuant to clause (d) below (or, in lieu of such Financial Statements of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, a detailed reconciliation, reflecting such financial information for Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and the Consolidated Parties on the other hand), and prepared in all material respects in conformity with GAAP consistently applied, subject to changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments and to the absence of footnotes and certified by a Responsible Officer of Holdings as being complete and correct in all material respects in conformity with GAAP, prepared in reasonable detail in accordance with GAAP in all material respects consistently applied and fairly presenting in all material respects the Consolidated Parties’ (and, if applicable, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries’) financial position as at the dates thereof and their results of operations for the periods then ended, subject to changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments and to the absence of footnotes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations in this Section 6.2(b) may be satisfied with respect to financial information of the Consolidated Parties by furnishing (A) the applicable Financial Statements of Holdings (or any Parent Entity thereof) or (B) the Borrower’s or Holdings’ (or any Parent Entity thereof), as applicable, Form 10-Q filed with the SEC; provided that, with respect to each of clauses (A) and (B), to the extent such information relates to Holdings (or any such Parent Entity), such information is accompanied by consolidating information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to Holdings (or such Parent Entity), on the one hand, and the information relating to the Consolidated Parties on a standalone basis, on the other hand. In addition, together with the Financial Statements required to be delivered pursuant to this Section 6.2(b), Holdings shall deliver a customary “management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations” with respect to the periods covered by such Financial Statements.

 

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(c) Concurrently with the delivery of the annual audited Financial Statements pursuant to Section 6.2(a) and the quarterly Financial Statements pursuant to Section 6.2(b), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of Holdings and including setting forth a reasonably detailed calculation of Excess Cash Flow.

(d) As soon as available, but in any event not later than forty-five (45) days after the end of each Fiscal Year (commencing with the date of delivery of such Financial Statements for the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2018), annual forecasts (to include forecasted consolidated balance sheets, income statements and cash flow statements) for Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at the end of and for each Fiscal Quarter of such Fiscal Year.

(e) Subject to applicable Laws and confidentiality restrictions, promptly upon the filing thereof, copies of all reports, if any, to or other documents filed by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries with the SEC under the Exchange Act or any other similar regulatory or Governmental Authority of any jurisdiction, and all material reports, notices, or statements sent or received by Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to or from the holders of any Material Indebtedness of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or any other similar Laws in any jurisdiction (other than, in each such case, amendments to any registration statement (to the extent such registration statement, in the form it becomes effective, is delivered to the Agent for further delivery to the Lenders), exhibits to any registration statement and, if applicable, any registration statements on Form S-8 and other than any filing filed confidentially with the SEC or any analogous Governmental Authority in any relevant jurisdiction).

(f) Within thirty (30) days after the end of each month, a monthly report in the form attached hereto as Exhibit L.

(g) Concurrently with the execution, receipt or delivery thereof (but without duplication of any notices provided to Agent and Lenders under this Agreement), (i) copies of all material notice (including, without limitation, default notices), reports (including, without limitation, borrowing base reports), statements or other material information that Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries executes, receives or delivers in connection with any ABL Facility Indebtedness, Subordinated Debt, Junior Debt or Material Indebtedness and (ii) copies of any amendments, restatements, supplements or other modifications, waivers, consents or forbearances that Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries executes, receives or delivers with respect to the definitive legal documentation for any ABL Facility Indebtedness, Subordinated Debt, Junior Debt or Material Indebtedness; provided that the First Financial Loan Documents shall not be subject to the notice requirements of this clause (g).

(h) Subject to applicable Laws and confidentiality restrictions set forth in this Agreement, (i) such additional information as the Agent may from time to time reasonably request regarding the business, legal, or financial condition of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole and (ii) such additional information and documentation reasonable requested by the Agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance with applicable “know your customer” requirements under the PATRIOT Act or other applicable anti-money laundering laws.

 

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Upon the request of the Agent or the Required Lenders, the Borrower shall make its Chief Financial Officer available for a management call with the Agent and the Lenders at such time (but, so long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, not more frequently than once during each Fiscal Quarter) as may be agreed to by the Borrower and the Agent or the Required Lenders.

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(a), (b) and (e) (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC or any similar regulator or Governmental Authority of any jurisdiction) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s or Holdings’ behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Agent); provided that the Borrower or Holdings shall notify the Agent (by facsimile or electronic mail) of the posting of any such documents and shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Agent or any Lender that so requests.

6.3 Notices to the Agent. The Borrower shall notify the Agent (for further distribution to the Lenders) in writing of the following matters at the following times:

(a) Promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days, after a Responsible Officer becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default.

(b) Promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days, after a Responsible Officer becoming aware of any claim, action, suit, or proceeding, by any Person, or any investigation by a Governmental Authority, in each case affecting Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(c) Promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days, after a Responsible Officer becoming aware of any violation of any Law (including any Environmental Law), statute, regulation, or ordinance of a Governmental Authority affecting Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, which, in any case, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(d) Any change in Holdings’ or any Obligor’s state of incorporation or organization, name as it appears in the state of its incorporation or other organization, type of entity, organizational identification number, or form of organization, each as applicable, in each case no later than ten (10) Business Days (or such longer period to which the Required Lenders may agree in their discretion) after the occurrence of any such change.

(e) Promptly, and in any event within fifteen (15) Business Days, after a Responsible Officer of Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate knows that an ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur, that, alone or with another ERISA Event that has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and any action taken (or threatened in writing) by the IRS, the DOL, the PBGC or the Multi-employer Plan sponsor with respect thereto; provided, however, in the event of a Reportable Event, the Borrower shall notify the Agent by the later of fifteen (15) Business Days and the date on which notification is required to be provided to the PBGC pursuant to Section 4043(a) of ERISA.

(f) Upon reasonable request, with respect to any Multi-employer Plan, (A) any documents described in Section 101(k) of ERISA that Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate may request and (B) any notices described in Section 101(1) of ERISA that Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate may request; provided that if Holdings, Borrower or ERISA Affiliate has not requested such documents or notices from the administrator or sponsor of the applicable Multi-employer Plan, Holdings, the Borrower or ERISA Affiliate shall promptly make a request for such documents or notices from such administrator or sponsor and shall provide copies of such documents and notices promptly after receipt thereof.

(g) Within fifteen (15) Business Days after the occurrence of the assumption or establishment of any new Pension Plan or Multi-employer Plan, or the commencement of contributions to any Pension Plan or Multi-employer Plan, to which Holdings, the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate was not previously contributing, which in any event could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(h) Promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days, after a Responsible Officer becoming aware of any event or circumstance which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(i) Unless otherwise publicly disclosed in an annual or quarterly report filed by the Borrower or any Parent Entity with the SEC under the Exchange Act, promptly after any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices (including as a result of a change in GAAP or the application thereof) by Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof.

(j) Promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days, after a Responsible Officer becoming aware of any action, suit or proceeding pursuant to which a holder of any Lien on any Collateral makes a claim with respect to any such Collateral but only if the Collateral subject to such claim has a Fair Market Value in excess of $1,000,000.

(k) Within five (5) Business Days after any change in the information provided in the Beneficial Ownership Certification that would result in a change to the list of beneficial owners identified in parts (c) and (d) of such certification.

(l) Promptly after the completion thereof, notice of the completion of any fleet of hydraulic fracturing equipment, including, without limitation, the identity of such fleet and the initial location to which such fleet will be deployed.

(m) Each notice given under this Section 6.3 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer describing the subject matter thereof in reasonable detail and setting forth the action that Holdings, its applicable Subsidiary, or ERISA Affiliate has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto.

ARTICLE VII

GENERAL WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS

Holdings and the Borrower each warrants and represents to the Agent and the Lenders on the Closing Date and on the date of each Borrowing that:

7.1 Authorization, Validity, and Enforceability of this Agreement and the Loan Documents. Holdings and each Obligor party to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, to incur the Obligations, and to grant the Collateral Agent’s Liens. Holdings and each Obligor party to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents has taken all necessary corporate, limited liability company or partnership, as applicable, action (including obtaining approval of its shareholders, if necessary) to authorize its execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party have been duly executed and delivered by Holdings and each Obligor party thereto, and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of Holdings and each such Obligor, enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, winding up, moratorium and other similar Laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Holdings’ and each Obligor’s execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party, do not (x) conflict with, or constitute a violation or breach of, the terms of (a) any contract, mortgage, lease, agreement, indenture, or instrument to which Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party or which is binding upon it, (b) any Requirement of Law applicable to Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or (c) any Charter Documents of Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, in any respect that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (y) result in the imposition of any Lien (other than the Liens created by the Security Documents) upon the property of Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by reason of any of the foregoing.

 

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7.2 Validity and Priority of Security Interest. Upon execution and delivery thereof by the parties thereto, the applicable Security Documents will be effective to create legal and valid first priority Liens on all the Collateral (other than with respect to the Current Asset Collateral, in which the applicable Security Documents will be effective to create legal and valid second priority Liens in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties) in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, subject to the terms of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and other Permitted Liens permitted to be senior to the Liens securing the Obligations and to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, winding up, moratorium and other similar Laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing and, upon the taking of such actions when and to the extent required under the Security Documents or this Agreement, but subject to any exceptions in regards to taking any actions and limitations in regards to the scope and priority of Collateral Agent’s Lien in the assets of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries as set forth therein or in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”, such Liens (a) constitute perfected Liens on all of the applicable Collateral, (b) have priority over all other Liens on the Collateral, subject to Permitted Liens and the provisions of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement or another customary intercreditor agreement or arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, the Required Lenders and the Borrower, in each case, then in existence, and (c) are enforceable against each Obligor, as applicable, granting such Liens. Schedule 7.2 attached hereto contains a complete and accurate list in all material respects as of the Closing Date of all Real Estate (other than the Excluded Real Property), if any, as of such date.

7.3 Organization and Qualification. Holdings and each Restricted Subsidiary (a) is duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) is duly qualified as a foreign corporation, partnership or limited liability company, as applicable, and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the failure to be so qualified and in good standing would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (c) has all requisite power and authority to conduct its business and to own its property, except where the failure to have such power and authority would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

7.4 Subsidiaries; Stock. As of the Agreement Date, Schedule 7.4 contains a correct and complete list of Holdings and its Subsidiaries, including (a) jurisdiction of organization, (b) the form of organization, (c) identification number of such Person in its jurisdiction of organization, if any, (d) the address of each Person’s chief executive office and (e) each jurisdiction where such Person is qualified to do business. The Stock of Holdings and its Subsidiaries is free and clear of all Liens and has been duly authorized and validly issued in compliance with all applicable federal, state and other Laws and is fully paid and non-assessable (except to the extent such concepts are not applicable under the applicable Law of such Subsidiary’s jurisdiction of formation). Except as set forth on Schedule 7.4, in each case as of the Closing Date, there is no existing option, warrant, call, right, commitment or other agreement (including, without limitation, preemptive rights) to which Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries is a party requiring, and there is no membership interest or other Stock of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries outstanding which upon conversion or exchange would require, the issuance by Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries of any additional membership interests or other Stock of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries or other securities convertible into, exchangeable for or evidencing the right to subscribe for or purchase, a membership interest or other Stock of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries. Schedule 7.4 correctly sets forth the ownership interest of Holdings, the Borrower and each of their respective Subsidiaries as of the Agreement Date. As of the Closing Date, the Obligors have no equity investments in any other Person other than those specifically disclosed in Schedule 8.11. The copies of the Organization Documents of each Obligor and each amendment thereto provided pursuant to Section 9.1 are true and correct copies of each such document as of the Closing Date, each of which is valid and in full force and effect as of the Closing Date.

7.5 Financial Statements.

(a) Holdings has delivered to the Agent (for further distribution to the Lenders) the Historical Financial Statements. The Historical Financial Statements, including the schedules and notes thereto, if any, have been prepared in reasonable detail in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered thereby (except as approved by a Responsible Officer of Holdings, and disclosed in any such schedules and notes or otherwise disclosed to the Agent prior to the Agreement Date) and present fairly, in all material respects, the Consolidated Parties’ financial position as at the dates thereof and their results of operations for the periods then ended, subject, in the case of such unaudited Financial Statements, to changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments and to the absence of footnotes.

Each Lender and the Agent hereby acknowledges and agrees that Holdings and its Subsidiaries may be required to restate the Historical Financial Statements as the result of the implementation of changes in GAAP or the interpretation thereof, and that such restatements will not result in a Default under the Loan Documents (including any effect on any conditions required to be satisfied on the Closing Date) to the extent that the restatements do not reveal any material omission, misstatement or other material inaccuracy in the reported information from actual results for any relevant prior period.

 

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7.6 Solvency. On the Closing Date and after giving effect to the Transactions, Holdings and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.

7.7 Property. Each Obligor and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries has good and defensible title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, or easements or other limited property interests in, all property necessary in the ordinary conduct of its business, free and clear of all Liens except for minor defects in title that do not materially interfere with its ability to conduct its business or to utilize such assets for their intended purposes and Permitted Liens and except where the failure to have such title or other interest could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

7.8 Intellectual Property. The conduct of the businesses of Holdings and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including their use of Intellectual Property) does not infringe upon, misappropriate or violate the Intellectual Property of any other Person, and, to the knowledge of Holdings and the Borrower, no other Person is infringing or violating their own Intellectual Property, in each case except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Holdings and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries owns or is licensed or otherwise has the right to use all Intellectual Property that is used or held for use in or is otherwise reasonably necessary for the operation of its businesses as presently conducted, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

7.9 Litigation. There is no pending, or to Holdings’ or the Borrower’s knowledge, threatened, action, suit, proceeding, or counterclaim by any Person, or to Holdings’ or the Borrower’s knowledge, investigation by any Governmental Authority, which, in any case, has a reasonable likelihood of being adversely determined and if so adversely determined, either (a) would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (b) relates directly to any of the Loan Documents.

7.10 Labor Disputes. There is no strike, work stoppage, unfair labor practice claim, or other labor dispute pending or, to Holdings’ or the Borrower’s knowledge, reasonably expected to be commenced against Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, which, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

7.11 Environmental Laws. Except for any matters that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:

(a) Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries and each of their respective facilities, locations and operations are and, to the Borrower’s knowledge, within the past three (3) years have been in compliance with all Environmental Laws.

(b) Each of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries have obtained all permits under Environmental Laws necessary for their current facilities and operations, all such permits are valid and in full force and effect, each of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries are in compliance with all terms and conditions of such permits and none of such permits are, as of the Closing Date, subject to any pending proceedings or other actions (or to Borrower’s knowledge, any threatened proceedings or other actions) for modification or revocation of such permits.

(c) (i) Neither Holdings nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, nor to Holdings’ or the Borrower’s knowledge any of its predecessors in interest with respect to the Real Estate, has stored, treated or released any Contaminant except in compliance with Environmental Laws at any location, (ii) neither Holdings nor any Restricted Subsidiary nor any of the presently owned or leased Real Estate or presently conducted operations, nor, to any of Holdings’ or the Borrower’s knowledge, its previously owned or leased Real Estate or prior operations, is subject to any pending proceeding or other action under any Environmental Law, and (iii) neither Borrower nor Holdings has any knowledge of any threatened proceeding or reasonable basis for, any alleged non-compliance, claim or liability arising out of or in connection with any Environmental Law (including from any Release or threatened Release of a Contaminant).

 

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(d) None of the present or, to Holdings or the Borrower’s knowledge, former operations, and none of the real estate interests of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, is subject to any investigation by any Governmental Authority against or involving Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries evaluating whether any remedial action is needed to respond to a Release or threatened Release of a Contaminant.

7.12 No Violation of Law. Neither Holdings, nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is in violation of any Law, judgment, order or decree applicable to it, where such violation would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

7.13 No Default. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

7.14 ERISA Compliance. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect:

(a) Each Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other federal or state law. The Borrower, each Guarantor and each ERISA Affiliate, as applicable, has made all required contributions to any Pension Plan subject to Section 412 or 430 of the Code or Section 302 or 303 of ERISA or other applicable laws when due, and no application for a funding waiver or an extension of any amortization period (pursuant to Section 412 of the Code, or otherwise) has been made with respect to any Pension Plan.

(b) There are no pending or, to the best knowledge of Holdings and the other Obligors, threatened, claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan.

(c) (i) No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur, (ii) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in liability) under Section 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multi-employer Plan and (iii) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.

7.15 Taxes. Holdings and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries have filed all Tax returns required to be filed by them, and have paid all Taxes and other governmental charges levied or imposed upon them or their properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable by them (including in their capacity as a withholding agent), other than Taxes (i) the failure of which to pay, in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) that are being contested in good faith and by the appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP. There are no current, pending or proposed Tax deficiencies, assessments or other claims against Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary that would reasonably be expected to, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.

7.16 Investment Company Act. None of Holdings, or any Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings, is an “Investment Company,” or a company “controlled” by an “Investment Company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

7.17 Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Initial Term Loans are to be used on the Closing Date solely (i) to pay fees, costs and expenses in connection with the Term Loan Facility, (ii) to fund general corporate purposes and (iii) to repay the outstanding Revolving Loans (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement), including any interest and other amounts then due and payable with respect thereto.

7.18 Margin Regulations. As of the Closing Date, none of the Collateral is comprised of any Margin Stock. None of Holdings or any Obligor is engaged, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the Federal Reserve Board), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, and no proceeds of any Borrowings will be used for any purpose that violates Regulation U or Regulation X of Federal Reserve Board.

7.19 No Material Adverse Change. No Material Adverse Effect has occurred since December 31, 2016.

 

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7.20 Full Disclosure. (a) None of the information or data (taken as a whole) heretofore or contemporaneously furnished by Holdings, the Borrower, any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries or any of their respective authorized representatives in writing to the Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Co-Manager, any Arranger or any Lender on or before the Closing Date for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated herein contained any untrue statement of material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary to make such information and data (taken as a whole) not materially misleading at such time (after giving effect to all supplements so furnished prior to such time) in light of the circumstances under which such information or data was furnished; it being understood and agreed that for purposes of this Section 7.20, such information and data shall not include projections (including financial estimates, forecasts and other forward-looking information), pro forma financial information or information of a general economic or general industry nature. The projections contained in the information and data referred to in this Section 7.20 were prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed by Holdings and the Borrower to be reasonable at the time made and at the time delivered; it being recognized by the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders that such projections are as to future events and are not to be viewed as facts, the projections are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, that no assurance can be given that any particular projections will be realized and that actual results during the period or periods covered by any such projections may differ from the projected results and such differences may be material.

(b) As of the Closing Date, the information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certification is true and correct in all material respects.

7.21 Government Authorization. No approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, other than (i) those that have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (ii) those required to perfect the Liens created pursuant to the Security Documents, and (iii) where failure to obtain, effect or make any such approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action, notice or filing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

7.22 Anti-Terrorism Laws.

(a) None of Holdings, nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries nor, to the knowledge of Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, any of their respective officers, directors, or employees is in violation of any applicable Anti-Terrorism Law, or engages in any transaction that attempts to violate, or otherwise evades or avoids (or has the purpose of evading or avoiding) any prohibitions set forth in any applicable Anti-Terrorism Law.

(b) The use of proceeds of the Loans will not violate any applicable Anti-Terrorism Laws.

7.23 FCPA. No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used, directly, or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, indirectly, for any payments to any governmental official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or other applicable anti-corruption laws.

7.24 Sanctioned Persons.

(a) None of Holdings, nor any Restricted Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of Holdings, or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, any officer, director or employee thereof is currently the target of any U.S. sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) of the U.S. Treasury Department or the U.S. Department of State.

(b) The Borrower will not to its knowledge, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the Loans in any manner that will result in a violation by any Lender of any U.S. sanctions administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State.

 

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7.25 Designation of Senior Debt. The Obligations are “Designated Senior Debt” (or any similar term) under the terms of the documentation governing any Subordinated Debt.

7.26 Insurance. The properties of Holdings and its Subsidiaries are insured with financially sound and reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of the Borrower, in such amounts, with such deductibles and covering such risks as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities where Holdings or the applicable Subsidiary operates.

7.27 Fleets. (a) As of the Closing Date, (i) the Borrower has not less than 13 fleets of hydraulic fracturing equipment in service, (ii) the Permitted Holders have invested not less than $199,000,000 in Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (iii) the Borrower’s manufacturing costs with respect to each fleet of hydraulic fracturing equipment has not exceeded $600 per HHP.

ARTICLE VIII

AFFIRMATIVE AND NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Holdings, the Borrower and each Guarantor covenant to the Agent and each Lender that, from and after the Agreement Date, so long as any of the Commitments are outstanding and until Full Payment of the Obligations:

8.1 Taxes. Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each of Holdings’ Restricted Subsidiaries to, (a) file when due all Tax returns that it is required to file and (b) pay, or provide for the payment of, when due, all Taxes imposed upon it or upon its property, income and franchises (including in its capacity as a withholding agent); provided, however, neither Holdings nor any of its Restricted Subsidiaries need pay any Tax described in this Section 8.1 as long as (i) such Tax is being contested in good faith and by the appropriate proceedings and adequate reserves have been established for such Tax in accordance with GAAP or (ii) the failure to pay, or provide for payment of such Tax would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

8.2 Legal Existence and Good Standing. Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each of Holdings’ Restricted Subsidiaries to, maintain (a) its legal existence and good standing in its jurisdiction of organization, and (b) its qualification and good standing in all other jurisdictions necessary or desirable in the ordinary course of business of Holdings or such Restricted Subsidiary except, in the case of clause (a) (other than with respect to the Borrower) or clause (b) of this Section 8.2, in such cases where the failure to maintain its existence, qualification or good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; provided, however, that the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries may consummate any transaction permitted under any of Section 8.8, 8.9 or 8.11.

8.3 Compliance with Law; Maintenance of Licenses. Holdings and the Borrower shall comply, and shall take all reasonable action to cause each of Holding’s Restricted Subsidiaries to comply, with all Requirements of Law of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over it or its business (including the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, all Anti-Terrorism Laws, all Environmental Laws, Laws administered by OFAC and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder), except where noncompliance would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each of Holdings’ Restricted Subsidiaries to take all reasonable action to, obtain and maintain all licenses, permits, franchises, and governmental authorizations necessary to own its property and to conduct its business, except where the failure to so obtain and maintain such licenses, permits, franchises, and governmental authorizations would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

8.4 Maintenance of Property, Inspection.

(a) Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause the Restricted Subsidiaries to, maintain all of its material property necessary and useful in the conduct of its business, taken as a whole, in good operating condition and repair (or, in the case of Inventory, in saleable, useable or rentable condition), ordinary wear and tear and Casualty Events excepted, except, in each case, to the extent the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(b) (b) Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause the Restricted Subsidiaries to, permit representatives and independent contractors of the Agent (with the consent or at the direction of the Required Lenders) and/or the Collateral Agent (with the consent or at the direction of the Required Lenders) (and, in each case, at the expense of the Borrower) to visit and inspect any of Holdings’, the Borrower’s or any Restricted Subsidiaries’ properties (to the extent it is within such Person’s control to permit such inspection), to examine Holdings’ and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ corporate, financial and operating records, and make copies thereof or abstracts therefrom, to examine and audit the Collateral (to the extent it is within such Person’s control to permit such examination and audit and subject to the limitations otherwise set forth in this Section 8.4), and to discuss Holdings’ and its Restricted Subsidiaries’ affairs, finances and accounts with their respective directors, officers and independent public accountants, at such reasonable times during normal business hours, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower (and subject, in the case of any such meetings or advice from such independent public accountants, to such accountants’ customary policies and procedures); provided, however, excluding any such visits and inspections during the continuation of an Event of Default and without in any way limiting the rights of the Agent and/or the Collateral Agent set forth herein, neither the Agent nor the Collateral Agent shall exercise such rights more often than once during any calendar year absent the existence of an Event of Default at the Borrower’s expense; and provided, further, that when an Event of Default exists, the Agent and the Collateral Agent (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and upon reasonable advance notice. The Agent and the Collateral Agent shall give the Borrower the opportunity to participate in any discussions with Holdings’ or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries’ independent public accountants. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Article VI, none of Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary will be required to disclose, permit the inspection, examination or making copies or abstracts of, or discussion of, any document, information or other matter (i) that constitutes non-financial trade secrets or non-financial proprietary information, (ii) in respect of which disclosure to the Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender (or their respective representatives or contractors) is prohibited by applicable Law or any binding agreement with a non-affiliate, or (iii) that is subject to attorney-client or similar privilege or constitutes attorney work product.

8.5 Insurance.

(a) Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause the Restricted Subsidiaries to, shall maintain with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance on (or self-insure in such amounts and against such risks) all property material to the business of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, in at least such amounts and against at least such risks (but including, in any event, public liability, casualty, hazard, theft, product liability and business interruption) as are customarily insured against by companies of established reputation engaged in the same or similar business and in the same general area as Holdings, the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries, all as determined in good faith by Holdings, the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiaries.

(b) For any Mortgaged Property of the Obligors which is, at any time, located within an area that has been identified by a Governmental Authority (including, by the Federal Emergency Management Agency) as a special flood hazard area, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall also (i) maintain, or cause to be maintained, with a financially sound and reputable insurer, flood insurance in an amount reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and otherwise sufficient to comply with all applicable rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to the Flood Insurance Laws, and (ii) deliver to the Agent evidence of such compliance in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent, including, without limitation, evidence of annual renewals of such insurance. Each such insurance policy shall (i) indicate which Mortgaged Properties are located in a special flood hazard area and state the corresponding flood zone designation and, for each Mortgaged Property, the number of buildings located at such Mortgaged Property, (ii) indicate the flood insurance coverage and the deductible relating thereto, (iii) include a statement of values relating to all properties insured by the insurance policy, and (iv) be otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent. Each flood insurance policy shall provide that the insurer will give the Agent 45 day’s written notice of cancellation or non-renewal.

(c) Holdings and the Borrower shall cause the Collateral Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, to be named as secured parties or mortgagees and lender loss payees or additional insureds, as applicable, in a manner reasonably acceptable to the Collateral Agent, under all insurance policies required to be maintained by the Obligors under clauses (a) and (b) above. Each such policy of insurance shall contain a clause or endorsement requiring the insurer to give not less than thirty days prior written notice to the Collateral Agent in the event of cancellation of the policy for any reason whatsoever (other than cancellation for non-payment in which case no notice shall be required if unobtainable after use of commercially reasonable efforts), and, if obtainable (using commercially reasonable efforts), a clause or endorsement stating that the interest of the Collateral Agent shall not be impaired or invalidated by any act or neglect of any Obligor or the owner of any Real Estate for purposes more hazardous than are permitted by such policy.

 

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8.6 Environmental Laws. Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause the Restricted Subsidiaries to, conduct its business in compliance with all Environmental Laws, except where such noncompliance would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause the Restricted Subsidiaries to, (i) correct any material non-compliance with Environmental Laws and (ii) take any remedial action needed to respond to a Release of Contaminants on the Real Estate as required by Environmental Laws other than to the extent that the failure to take such corrective or remedial action would not reasonably be expected to cause a Material Adverse Effect.

8.7 Compliance with ERISA. Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its ERISA Affiliates and Subsidiaries to: (a) maintain each Plan in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code; and (b) not cause an ERISA Event to occur with respect to a Pension Plan or Multi-employer Plan which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate sponsors, maintains, or to which it makes, is making, or is obligated to make contributions, except in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b), to the extent such failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

8.8 Dispositions. Holdings and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, Dispose of any of its property, business or assets, except for Permitted Dispositions.

8.9 Mergers, Consolidations, Etc. Other than to the extent permitted as a Permitted Investment or Permitted Disposition, Holdings and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, merge, amalgamate or consolidate, or Dispose of all or substantially all of its business units, assets and properties, or wind up, liquidate or dissolve, except:

(a) any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any other Person (other than Holdings) may be merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into the Borrower; provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person;

(b) any Subsidiary of the Borrower or any other Person (other than Holdings) may be merged, amalgamated or consolidated with or into any one or more Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its business units, assets and other properties; provided that, (i) in the case of any merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition involving one or more Restricted Subsidiaries, (A) a Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary shall be the continuing or surviving corporation or the transferee of such assets or (B) the Borrower shall take all steps necessary to cause the Person formed by or surviving any such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition (if other than a Restricted Subsidiary) to become a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) in the case of any merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition involving one or more Guarantors, a Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving Person or the Person formed by or surviving any such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or the transferee of such assets (in each case, if other than such Guarantor) shall execute a “Guaranty Supplement” referred to in the Guarantee Agreement and a “Security Agreement Supplement” referred to in the Security Agreement, in order for the surviving or continuing Person or such transferee to become a Guarantor and (iii) if such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition involves a Restricted Subsidiary and a Person that, prior to the consummation of such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition, is not a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower, (A) no Event of Default under any of Section 10.1(a), (e), (f) or (g) has occurred and is continuing on the date of such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition or would result from the consummation of such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition, (B) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition and any supplements to any Loan Document (or new Loan Documents delivered concurrently therewith) create and preserve, as applicable, the enforceability of the Guarantee Agreement and the perfection and priority of the Collateral Agent’s Liens, and (C) such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition shall comply with all the conditions set forth in the definition of the term “Permitted Acquisition” or otherwise constitutes a Permitted Investment;

 

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(c) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor may (i) merge, amalgamate or consolidate with or into any Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary and (ii) Dispose of any or all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower, a Guarantor or any Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings;

(d) any Guarantor may (i) merge, amalgamate or consolidate with or into any other Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor, (ii) merge, amalgamate or consolidate with or into any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor or transfer all or any of its assets to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor; provided that, if such Guarantor is not the surviving Person or the transferee is not a Guarantor, (x) before and immediately after giving effect thereto, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and (y) such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, or transfer shall be deemed to be an “Investment” and shall be only permitted if it constitutes a Permitted Investment, and (iii) Dispose of any or all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor; and

(e) any Restricted Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve if (x) the Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution is in the best interests of the Borrower and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders and (y) to the extent such Restricted Subsidiary is a Guarantor, any assets or business not otherwise Disposed of or transferred in accordance with Section 8.8 or Section 8.11, or, in the case of any such business, discontinued, shall be transferred to, or otherwise owned or conducted by, the Borrower or another Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor after giving effect to such liquidation or dissolution;

8.10 Distributions. Holdings and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any Distribution, other than the following (collectively, “Permitted Distributions”):

(a) each Restricted Subsidiary may make Distributions to Holdings, the Borrower and to other Restricted Subsidiaries (and, in the case of a Distribution by a non-Wholly-Owned Restricted Subsidiary, to Holdings, the Borrower and any other Restricted Subsidiary and to each other owner of Stock of such Restricted Subsidiary on a pro rata basis based on their relative ownership interests of the relevant class of Stock);

(b) (i) Holdings and the Borrower may (or may make Distributions to permit any Parent Entity to) redeem in whole or in part any of its Stock for another class of its (or such Parent Entity’s) Stock or rights to acquire its Stock or with proceeds from substantially concurrent equity contributions or issuances of new Stock; provided that any terms and provisions material to the interests of the Lenders, when taken as a whole, contained in such other class of Stock are at least as advantageous to the Lenders as those contained in the Stock redeemed thereby and (ii) Holdings may declare and make any Distribution payable solely in the Stock (other than Disqualified Stock not otherwise permitted by Section 8.12) of Holdings;

(c) to the extent constituting Distributions, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into and consummate transactions expressly permitted by any provision of Section 8.11 (other than pursuant to clause (p) of the definition of “Permitted Investments”) or Section 8.14(f);

(d) repurchases of Stock of the Borrower (or any Parent Entity) or any Restricted Subsidiary deemed to occur upon exercise, vesting and/or settlement of Stock if such Stock represents a portion of the exercise price thereof or any portion of required withholding or similar taxes due upon the exercise, vesting and/or settlement thereof;

(e) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall be continuing, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may pay (or make Distributions to allow any Parent Entity to pay) for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Stock of it or any Parent Entity (or any options or warrants or stock appreciation or similar rights issued with respect to any of such Stock) held by any future, present or former employee, director, officer or other individual service provider (or any Affiliates, spouses, former spouses, other immediate family members, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributes of any of the foregoing) of the Borrower (or any Parent Entity) or any of the other Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any employee, management or director equity plan, employee, management or director stock option plan or any other employee, management or director benefit plan or any agreement (including any stock option or stock appreciation or similar rights plan, any management, director and/or employee stock ownership or equity-based incentive plan, stock subscription plan, employment termination agreement or any other employment agreements or equity holders’ agreement) with any employee, director, officer or other individual service provider of the Borrower (or any Parent Entity) or any Restricted

 

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Subsidiary; provided that any such payments, when taken together with (i) the aggregate principal amount of loans and advances made under clause (j) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” and (ii) the aggregate amount of Investments made under clause (t) of the definition of “Permitted Investments”, do not exceed (A) $10,000,000 in any Fiscal Year and (B) $25,000,000 during the term of the Agreement; provided that any unused portion of the preceding basket calculated pursuant to clause (i) above for any Fiscal Year may be carried forward to the next succeeding Fiscal Year up to a maximum of $2,500,000 in the aggregate in any Fiscal Year; provided, further, that cancellation of Debt owing to Holdings (or any Parent Entity of Borrower) or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from employees, directors, officers or other individual service providers of the Borrower, any of the Borrower’s Parent Entity or any of Holdings’ Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with a repurchase of Stock of any of the Borrower’s Parent Entity will not be deemed to constitute a Distribution for purposes of this covenant or any other provision of this Agreement;

(f) Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries may make Distributions to any direct or indirect owner thereof (including but not limited to any Parent Entity of Borrower):

(i) the proceeds of which will be used to pay: (A) for any taxable period for which Manufacturing, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a member of a combined, consolidated or similar tax group for U.S. federal, state or local Tax purposes of which a direct or indirect parent of the Borrower is the common parent (a “Tax Group”), the portion of any consolidated, combined or similar Tax liability of such Tax Group for such taxable period attributable to the income or operations of Manufacturing, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; provided that (x) no such payments shall exceed the Tax liability that would have been imposed on Manufacturing, the Borrower and/or the applicable Subsidiaries had such entity(ies) paid such Taxes on a stand-alone basis (or as a stand-alone group) and (y) any such payments attributable to an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall be limited to the amount of any cash paid by such Unrestricted Subsidiary to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary for such purpose; or (B) with respect to any taxable period for which Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries is classified as a disregarded entity or partnership for U.S. federal, state or local Tax purposes, an aggregate amount necessary to provide its direct and indirect equity holders (including the holders of the Stock of Holdings) with funds sufficient to pay their Tax liabilities, including estimated tax liabilities, attributable to their direct or indirect allocable shares of income, gain, losses, deductions and credits of Holdings and its Subsidiaries classified as partnerships or disregarded entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes during their period of direct or indirect ownership through partnerships or disregarded entities in such entity with respect to such taxable year taking into account any applicable deductions pursuant to Section 199A (as reasonably determined by Holdings or its Subsidiaries after consultation with the applicable equity holder);

(ii) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay such Parent Entity’s operating costs and expenses incurred in the ordinary course of business, other overhead costs and expenses and fees (including administrative, legal, accounting and similar expenses provided by third parties as well as trustee, directors and general partner fees) which are reasonable and customary and incurred in the ordinary course of business and attributable to the ownership or operations of Manufacturing, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including any reasonable and customary indemnification claims made by directors or officers of Parent Entity attributable to the direct or indirect ownership or operations of Manufacturing, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries) and fees and expenses otherwise due and payable by the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings and permitted to be paid by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary under this Agreement not to exceed, for all such amounts under this clause (ii), when taken together with any Distributions made pursuant to clause (vi) below, $2,500,000 in any Fiscal Year;

(iii) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay franchise and excise taxes, and other fees and expenses, required to maintain its (or any of its direct or indirect parents’) existence;

(iv) to finance any Permitted Acquisition or similar Investment; provided that (A) such Distribution shall be made substantially concurrently with the closing of such Investment and (B) the Borrower or such Parent Entity shall, immediately following the closing thereof, cause all property acquired (whether assets or Stock) to be held by or contributed to the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings;

 

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(v) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay customary costs, fees and expenses (other than to Affiliates) related to any unsuccessful Stock or Debt offering, Refinancing, issuance or incurrence transaction or any Disposition, acquisition or Investment permitted by this Agreement in an aggregate amount for all such Distributions made pursuant to this clause (v) not to exceed $2,500,000 in any Fiscal Year and $5,000,000 during the term of this Agreement; and

(vi) the proceeds of which shall be used to pay customary salary, compensation, bonus and other benefits payable to officers, employees, consultants and other service providers of any Parent Entity or partner of the Borrower to the extent (A) such salaries, compensation, bonuses and other benefits are attributable to the ownership or operation of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (B) the aggregate amount of all such Distributions made pursuant to this clause (vi), when taken together with the aggregate amount of all Distributions made pursuant to clause (ii) above, does not exceed $2,500,000 in any Fiscal Year;

(g) the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings may (a) pay cash in lieu of fractional Stock in connection with any dividend, split or combination thereof or any Permitted Acquisition (or other similar Investment) and (b) honor any conversion request by a holder of convertible Debt and make cash payments in lieu of fractional shares in connection with any such conversion and may make payments on convertible Debt in accordance with its terms;

(h) in addition to the foregoing Distributions, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings may make additional Distributions, measured at the time made, (i) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,500,000 and (ii) Distributions using the Available Amount so long as (x) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom and (y) the Total Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently completed Test Period, after giving Pro Forma Effect to such Distribution, does not exceed 0.75:1.00; and

(i) the Borrower may pay (or may make Distributions to allow any Parent Entity to) Distributions in an amount equal to withholding or similar taxes payable or expected to be payable by any present or former employee, director, manager, consultant or other service provider (or its Affiliates, or any of their respective estates or immediate family members) and any repurchases of Stock in consideration of such payments including deemed repurchases in connection with the exercise of Stock options.

8.11 Investments. Holdings and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any Investment, except Permitted Investments.

8.12 Debt. Holdings and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, incur or maintain any Debt, other than the following Debt (collectively, “Permitted Debt”):

(a) Debt of Borrower, Holdings and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries under the Loan Documents (including pursuant to Sections 2.5 and 2.6);

(b) (i) Debt described on Schedule 8.12 and any Refinancing Debt thereof and (ii) any intercompany Debt outstanding on the Closing Date;

(c) (i) Capital Leases and purchase money Debt incurred to finance the acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, lease or improvement of any Equipment (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC) held for sale or lease or any fixed or capital assets (whether pursuant to a loan, a Capital Lease or otherwise) and (ii) any Refinancing Debt incurred to Refinance such Debt; provided that, at the time of incurrence and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and the use of the proceeds thereof, the aggregate principal amount of Debt incurred under this clause (c) and then-outstanding of Borrower, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at the last day of the Test Period ended on or prior to the date that such Debt was incurred shall not exceed the greater of (x) $20,000,000 and (y) 3.2% of Consolidated Total Assets;

(d) Debt of (A) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor owing to Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor, (B) any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor owing to another Obligor; provided that the aggregate amount of Debt incurred under this clause (d)(B) is permitted to be incurred as an Investment pursuant to Section 8.11 or (C) any Obligor that is owing to Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor; provided that the Debt incurred under this clause (d)(C) shall be subject to the Subordinated Intercompany Note;

 

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(e) Debt incurred under Hedge Agreements, provided that such Hedge Agreements are entered into by a Borrower or Restricted Subsidiary of Holdings in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;

(f) Guaranties by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries in respect of Debt of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary otherwise permitted under this Agreement; provided that (i) if the Debt being guaranteed is Subordinated Debt, such Guaranties shall be subordinated in right of payment to the Guaranty of the Obligations on terms at least as favorable to the Lenders as those contained in the subordination of such Subordinated Debt, (ii) if the Debt being guaranteed by any Obligor is Debt of a Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor, such Guaranty must be permitted to be incurred as an Investment pursuant to Section 8.11 and (iii) no Guaranty by any Restricted Subsidiary of any Debt of an Obligor shall be permitted unless such Restricted Subsidiary shall have also provided a Guaranty of the Obligations;

(g) (i) Debt arising from the honoring by a bank or other financial institution of a check, draft or similar instrument drawn against insufficient funds; provided that such Debt is extinguished within five Business Days of its incurrence and (ii) customer deposits and advance payments received in the ordinary course of business from customers for goods and services purchased or rented in the ordinary course of business;

(h) Debt of any Obligor owing to any other Obligor;

(i) Debt of any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary in respect of (i) performance bonds, completion guarantees, surety bonds, appeal bonds, bid bonds, other similar bonds, instruments or obligations, in each case provided in the ordinary course of business (including to secure workers’ compensation claims, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty or liability insurance or self-insurance or other Debt with respect to reimbursement-type obligations), but excluding any of the foregoing issued in respect of or to secure Debt for Borrowed Money; (ii) Debt owed to any Person providing workers’ compensation, health, disability or other employee benefits or property, casualty, liability, or other insurance to any Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, so long as the amount of such Debt is not in excess of the amount of the unpaid cost of, and shall be incurred only to defer the cost of, such insurance for the year in which such Debt is incurred and such Debt is outstanding only during such year, (iii) Cash Management Obligations and other Debt in respect of netting services, ACH arrangements, overdraft protection and other arrangements arising under standard business terms of any bank at which any Obligor or any Restricted Subsidiary maintains an overdraft, cash pooling or other similar facility or in connection with Deposit Accounts incurred in the ordinary course or (iv) Debt consisting of accommodation Guaranties for the benefit of trade creditors of any Obligor or any Subsidiary issued by such Obligor or Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

(j) Debt incurred under this clause (j) and then outstanding in an aggregate principal amount, measured at the time of incurrence and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and the use of the proceeds thereof, not to exceed the greater of (x) $15,000,000 and (y) 1.5% of Consolidated Total Assets as of the last day of the Test Period most recently ended on or prior to the date such Debt was incurred and any Refinancing Debt in respect thereof;

(k) Debt (x) representing deferred compensation, severance and health and welfare retirement benefits to current and former employees, directors, consultants, partners, members, contract providers, independent contractors or other service providers of Holdings (or any Parent Entity thereof), the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business, (y) consisting of indemnities or similar obligations created, incurred or assumed in connection with Permitted Acquisitions, other Investments and the Disposition of any business, assets or Stock permitted hereunder, other than Guaranties incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or Stock for the purpose of financing such acquisition and (z) consisting of earnout obligations incurred in connection with any Permitted Acquisition permitted hereunder not exceeding $10,000,000 in the aggregate outstanding at any time; provided that the holder of such earnout obligations shall have agreed to restrictions to be determined by the Agent and the Required Lenders and such earnout obligations are subordinated to the Obligations on terms and pursuant to documentation reasonably acceptable to the Agent and the Required Lenders;

 

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(l) Debt consisting of (x) obligations of Holdings (or any Parent Entity thereof), the Borrower or the Restricted Subsidiaries under deferred compensation arrangements to their employees, directors, partners, members, consultants, independent contractors or other service providers, (y) other similar arrangements incurred by such Persons in connection with Permitted Acquisitions or (z) any other Investment permitted under Section 8.11;

(m) Debt consisting of promissory notes issued by the Restricted Subsidiaries to their current or former officers, directors, partners, members, and employees and their respective spouses, former spouses, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributes to finance the retirement, acquisition, repurchase, purchase or redemption of Stock of Holdings (or any Parent Entity or the Borrower) in each case permitted by Section 8.10;

(n) Debt consisting of (i) the financing of insurance premiums or (ii) take or pay obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business;

(o) [reserved];

(p) Debt of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not an Obligor incurred under this clause (p); provided that (i) such Debt is not guaranteed by any Obligor, (ii) the holder of such Debt does not have, directly or indirectly, any recourse to any Obligor, whether by reason of representations or warranties, agreement of the parties, operation of law or otherwise, (iii) such Debt is not secured by any assets other than assets of such Restricted Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries and (iv) the aggregate amount of Debt incurred under this clause (p) shall not exceed the greater of (x) $5,000,000 and (y) 2.0% of Consolidated Total Assets (measured as of the date such Debt was incurred based upon the Section 6.2 Financials most recently delivered on or prior to such date of incurrence);

(q) ABL Facility Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the amount permitted under the ABL Intercreditor Agreement;

(r) Guaranties incurred in the ordinary course of business (and not in respect of Debt for borrowed money) in respect of obligations to suppliers, customers, franchisees, lessors, licensees, sublicensees or distribution partners;

(s) (i) unsecured Debt in respect of obligations of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary to pay the deferred purchase price of goods or services or progress payments in connection with such goods and services; provided that such obligations are incurred in connection with open accounts extended by suppliers on customary trade terms in the ordinary course of business and not in connection with the borrowing of money and (ii) unsecured Debt in respect of intercompany obligations of Holdings or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of accounts payable incurred in connection with goods sold or services rendered in the ordinary course of business and not in connection with the borrowing of money;

(t) on the Closing Date only, Debt arising under the Secured Equify Loan Documents (as in effect on the Closing Date);

(u) Debt incurred pursuant to the Excluded Real Property Financing in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $1,350,000; and

(v) all premiums (if any), interest (including post-petition interest), fees, expenses, charges and additional or contingent interest on obligations described in clauses (a) through (u) above.

For purposes of determining compliance with this Section 8.12, in the event that an item of Debt meets the criteria of more than one of the types of Debt described in the above clauses, the Borrower, in its sole discretion, may classify (but not reclassify) such item of Debt (or any portion thereof) and will only be required to include the amount and type of such Debt in one or, if it satisfies the criteria for more than one clause above, can be allocated among one or more of the above clauses.

The accrual of interest, the accretion of accreted value and the payment of interest in the form of additional Debt shall not be deemed to be an incurrence of Debt for purposes of this Section 8.12.

 

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8.13 Prepayments of Debt. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, voluntarily prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner, or make any payment in violation of any subordination terms of, any principal outstanding in respect of (a) any Subordinated Debt or (b) any Junior Debt (any such payment in respect of Junior Debt, a “Junior Debt Payment”), except, in the case of this clause (b), (i) regularly scheduled repayments, purchases or redemptions of Junior Debt and regularly scheduled payments of interest, fees, expenses and premiums on any such Junior Debt, provided that such prepayment is expressly permitted under the terms of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, or another customary intercreditor agreement or arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, the Required Lenders and the Borrower, or other applicable subordination agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, the Required Lenders and the Borrower; (ii) any prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances or other satisfactions of any Junior Debt in connection with any Refinancing thereof with any Refinancing Debt expressly permitted under this Agreement to be incurred for purposes of refinancing such Junior Debt; (iii) any prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances or other satisfactions of any Junior Debt required as a result of any Permitted Disposition of any property securing such Junior Debt to the extent that such security is expressly permitted under this Agreement and such prepayment is permitted under the terms of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, or another customary intercreditor agreement or arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, the Required Lenders and the Borrower, or other applicable subordination agreement reasonably acceptable to the Agent, the Required Lenders and the Borrower, as the case may be; (iv) the conversion of any Junior Debt to Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of Holdings, the Borrower or any Parent Entity; (v) so long as (x) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom and (y) the Total Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently completed Test Period, after giving Pro Forma Effect to such Junior Debt Payment, does not exceed 0.75:1.00, then prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other satisfactions of any Junior Debt in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Available Amount at such time; and (vi) prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other satisfactions of Junior Debt in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000.

8.14 Transactions with Affiliates. Except as set forth below, the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, sell, transfer, distribute, or pay any money or property, including, but not limited to, any fees or expenses of any nature (including, but not limited to, any fees or expenses for management services), to any Affiliate, or lend or advance money or property to any Affiliate, or invest in (by capital contribution or otherwise) or purchase or repurchase any Stock or Debt, or any property, of any Affiliate, or become liable on any Guaranty of the Debt, dividends, or other obligations of any Affiliate, in each case, involving aggregate payments or consideration in excess of $1,000,000 for any single transaction or series of related transactions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following shall be permitted:

(a) transactions between or among Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or any entity that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of such transaction, in each case, that is otherwise permitted under this Agreement;

(b) transactions on terms substantially as favorable to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary as would be obtainable by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate;

(c) Permitted Distributions;

(d) loans and other transactions by and among Holdings and/or one or more Subsidiaries to the extent permitted under this Article VIII;

(e) employment, compensation, severance or termination arrangements between any Parent Entity, the Borrower or any of the Restricted Subsidiaries and their respective officers, employees and consultants (including management and employee benefit plans or agreements, subscription agreements or similar agreements pertaining to the issuance or repurchase of equity interests held by officers, employees and consultants pursuant to put/call rights or similar rights with current or former employees, officers, directors consultants and stock option or incentive plans (including equity-based incentive plans) and other compensation arrangements) in the ordinary course of business and transactions pursuant to management equity plans, stock option plans and other employee benefit plans, agreements and arrangements;

 

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(f) the payment of (x) customary fees to directors, officers, managers, employees, consultants and other service providers of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Parent Entity in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (y) reasonable out of pocket costs to, and indemnities provided on behalf of, directors, officers, managers, employees, consultants, partners, members and other service providers of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries or any Parent Entity in the ordinary course of business to the extent attributable to the ownership or operation of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, by reason of the fact that such Person is or was serving at the request of the Parent Entity, Holdings, or any Restricted Subsidiary as a director, officer, manager, employee, consultant or other service provider of another person;

(g) transactions pursuant to permitted agreements (and such permitted agreements) in existence on the Closing Date and set forth on Schedule 8.14 or any amendment thereto to the extent such an amendment, taken as a whole, is not adverse to the Lenders in any material respect;

(h) the consummation of the Qualified IPO of Holdings (including the issuance of Stock to any officer, director, employee, consultant or other service provider of Manufacturing, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Entity in connection therewith) and the payment of fees and expenses in connection therewith;

(i) [reserved];

(j) the issuance or transfer of Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of Holdings (or any Parent Entity) to any Permitted Holder or to any former, current or future director, manager, officer, partner, member, employee, consultant or other service provider (or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing) of Holdings (or any Parent Entity), the Borrower, any of the Restricted Subsidiaries or any direct or indirect parent thereof, to the extent not prohibited under this Agreement;

(k) any issuance of Stock, or other payments, awards or grants in cash, securities, Stock or otherwise pursuant to, or the funding of, employment arrangements, compensation arrangements, stock options and stock ownership plans, and other employee benefit plans approved by the Board of Directors of any Parent Entity of the Borrower or the Borrower, as the case may be;

(l) [reserved];

(m) [reserved];

(n) to the extent permitted by Section 8.10(f)(i), payments by any Parent Entity of Holdings, Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Tax sharing agreements among any such Parent Entity, Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries on customary terms; provided that payments by Holdings and the Restricted Subsidiaries under any such Tax sharing agreements shall not exceed the excess (if any) of the amount they would pay on a standalone basis over the amount they actually pay to Governmental Authorities; and

(o) on the Closing Date only, the Secured Equify Loan Documents (as in effect on the Closing Date) and the Debt evidenced thereby.

For purposes of this Section 8.14, (x) any transaction with any Affiliate shall be deemed to have satisfied the standard set forth in clause (b) if such transaction is approved by the Board of Directors of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, and (y) with respect to any transaction with an Affiliate (i) in excess of $500,000 for any single transaction or series of related transactions, or (ii) in excess of $5,000,000 for transactions with all Affiliates during any twelve (12) month period, the Borrower will (a) memorialize in writing such affiliate transaction, and (b) obtain a written opinion of an appraiser or auditor, stating that the transaction or series of transactions is (A) fair to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary from a financial point of view taking into account all relevant circumstances or (B) on terms, taken as a whole, not materially less favorable than might have been obtained in a comparable transaction at such time on an arm’s length basis from a Person who is not an Affiliate.

 

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8.15 Business Conducted. Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries (taken as a whole) shall not engage at any time in any line of business other than the lines of business of the same general type currently conducted by it and any businesses incidental to, reasonably related or ancillary thereto, and the lines of business of the general type described on Schedule 8.15 attached hereto and any businesses incidental to, reasonably related or ancillary thereto.

8.16 Liens. The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume, or permit to exist any Lien on any property now owned or hereafter acquired by any of them, except Permitted Liens.

8.17 Restrictive Agreements. Holdings and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into, incur or permit to exist any agreement or other arrangement that prohibits, restricts or imposes any condition upon (i) the ability of Holdings, the Borrower or any Guarantor to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person for the benefit of the Secured Parties with respect to the Obligations or under the Loan Documents or (ii) the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Guarantor to pay dividends or other Distributions with respect to any of its Stock; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to:

(a) restrictions and conditions imposed by (A) Law, (B) any Loan Document, (C) with respect to clause (ii) above, any documentation related to any Permitted Debt, and (D) with respect to clause (ii) above, any documentation governing any Refinancing Debt incurred to Refinance any such Debt referenced in clauses (B) through (C) above;

(b) customary restrictions and conditions existing on the Closing Date or to any extension, renewal, amendment, modification or replacement thereof, except to the extent any such amendment, modification or replacement expands the scope of any such restriction or condition in a manner adverse to Lenders;

(c) restrictions and conditions contained in agreements relating to the sale of a Subsidiary or any assets pending such Disposition; provided that such restrictions and conditions apply only to the Subsidiary or assets that is or are to be Disposed and such Disposition is permitted hereunder;

(d) customary restrictions in leases, subleases, licenses, sublicenses and other contracts so long as such restrictions relate solely to the assets subject thereto;

(e) restrictions imposed by any agreement relating to secured Debt permitted by this Agreement to the extent such restriction applies only to specific property securing such Debt and not all assets;

(f) any restrictions or conditions set forth in any agreement in effect at any time any Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (but not any modification or amendment expanding the scope of any such restriction or condition in a manner adverse to Lenders); provided that such agreement was not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary and the restriction or condition set forth in such agreement does not apply to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary;

(g) restrictions or conditions in any Permitted Debt that is incurred or assumed by a Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor to the extent such restrictions or conditions are no more restrictive than the restrictions and conditions in the Loan Documents or, in the case of Subordinated Debt, are market terms at the time of issuance or, in the case of any such Debt of any Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, are imposed solely on such non-Guarantor and its Subsidiaries;

(h) restrictions on cash, Cash Equivalents or other deposits imposed by agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry (or other restrictions on such cash, Cash Equivalents or deposits constituting Liens permitted hereunder);

(i) customary provisions in joint venture agreements and other similar agreements applicable to joint ventures constituting Permitted Investments and applicable solely to such joint venture and entered into (1) in the ordinary course of business or (2) to the extent that the Borrower determines, in its good faith business judgment, that entering into such joint venture is beneficial to Holdings and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and is otherwise permitted under this Agreement;

 

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(j) negative pledges and restrictions on Liens in favor of any holder of Debt permitted under clauses (b), (c), (f), (p) and (q) of Section 8.12, but solely to the extent any negative pledge relates to the property financed by, the subject of or securing such Debt;

(k) customary provisions restricting assignment, transfer or sub-letting of any agreement entered into in the ordinary course of business or in the ordinary course of business for similarly situated businesses in the Borrower’s industry;

(l) customary net worth provisions contained in Real Estate leases entered into by Manufacturing, Borrower or Subsidiaries of the Borrower, so long as the Borrower has determined in good faith that such net worth provisions could not reasonably be expected to impair the ability of Manufacturing, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to meet their ongoing obligation;

(m) provisions restricting the granting of a security interest in Intellectual Property contained in licenses or sublicenses by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries of such Intellectual Property, which licenses and sublicenses were entered into in the ordinary course of business or to the extent that the Borrower determines, in its good faith business judgment, that entering into such licenses and sublicenses is beneficial to Holdings and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole (in which case such restriction shall relate only to such Intellectual Property);

(n) restrictions or conditions contained in any trading, netting, operating, construction, service, supply, purchase, sale or other agreement to which Holdings, Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is a party entered into in the ordinary course of business; provided that such agreement prohibits the encumbrance of solely the property or assets of Holdings, the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary that are the subject of such agreement, the payment rights arising thereunder or the proceeds thereof and does not extend to any other asset or property of Holdings, Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary or the assets or property of another Restricted Subsidiary;

(o) on the Closing Date only, restrictions or conditions contained in the Secured Equify Loan Documents (as in effect on the Closing Date);

(p) restrictions and conditions imposed by any extension, renewal, amendment, restatement, modification, increase, supplement, refunding, refinancing or replacement of the contracts, instruments or obligations referred to in clauses (a) through (o) above; provided that such extension, renewal, amendment, restatement, modification, increase, supplement, refunding, refinancing or replacement is, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, not materially more restrictive with respect to such restriction or condition taken as a whole than those prior to such extension, renewal, amendment, restatement, modification, increase, supplement, refunding, refinancing or replacement; and

(q) other restrictions described on Schedule 8.17.

8.18 [Reserved].

8.19 Fiscal Year; Accounting. Holdings shall not, and shall cause its Restricted Subsidiaries not to, (i) change their Fiscal Year end date from December 31 or method for determining Fiscal Quarters of any Obligor or of any Subsidiary of any Obligor or (ii) make any significant change in accounting treatment or reporting practices, except as required by GAAP; provided, however, that Holdings may, and may cause any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, upon written notice to, and consent by, the Agent, change the Fiscal Year end date convention specified above to any other Fiscal Year end date reporting convention reasonably acceptable to the Agent, in which case the Borrower and the Agent will, and are hereby authorized by the Lenders to, make any adjustments to this Agreement that are necessary in order to reflect such change. Holdings shall not, and shall cause its Restricted Subsidiaries not to, make any significant change in accounting treatment or reporting practices, except as required by GAAP.

8.20 Financial Covenant. Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, shall not permit the Total Net Leverage Ratio on the last day of any Test Period to exceed the ratio set forth below opposite the last day of such Test Period:

 

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Test Period End Date

  

Maximum Total Net Leverage Ratio

Fiscal Quarters ended September 30, 2018 through and including December 31, 2018    2.00:1.00
Fiscal Quarters ended March 31, 2019 through and including June 30, 2019    1.75:1.00
Fiscal Quarters September 30, 2019 and thereafter    1.50:1.00

8.21 Information Regarding Collateral. Holdings shall not, and shall cause its Restricted Subsidiaries not to, without at least ten (10) days (or such shorter period as the Agent may agree in its sole discretion) prior written notice to Agent, make any change in: (i) any Obligor’s legal name; (ii) the location of any Obligor’s chief executive office, its principal place of business, any office in which it maintains books or records relating to Collateral owned by it or any office or facility at which Collateral owned by it is located (including the establishment of any such new office or facility, but excluding in-transit Collateral, Collateral out for repair, and Collateral temporarily stored at a customer’s location in connection with the providing of services to such customer); (iii) any Obligor’s organizational structure or jurisdiction of incorporation or formation; or (iv) any Obligor’s Federal Taxpayer Identification Number or organizational identification number assigned to it by its state of organization.

8.22 Ratings. Until the Term Loans are paid in full and terminated in accordance with this Agreement, the Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause (x) S&P and Moody’s to continue to issue ratings for the Term Loans, (y) Moody’s to continue to issue a corporate family rating (or the equivalent thereof) of the Borrower and (z) S&P to continue to issue a corporate credit rating (or the equivalent thereof) of the Borrower (it being understood, in each case, that such obligation shall not require the Borrower to maintain a specific rating).

8.23 Additional Obligors; Covenant to Give Security. At the Borrower’s expense, Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to, take all action necessary or reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to ensure that the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement (subject to the limitations set forth therein and in the Security Documents) continues to be satisfied, including:

(i) upon the formation or acquisition of any new direct or indirect Domestic Subsidiary (in each case, other than an Excluded Subsidiary) by any Obligor, the designation in accordance with Section 8.26 of any existing direct or indirect Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary (in each case, other than an Excluded Subsidiary), or any Restricted Subsidiary ceasing to be an Excluded Subsidiary, within thirty (30) days (or, in the case of Mortgages, ninety (90) days) after such formation, acquisition, designation or occurrence (or such longer period as the Required Lenders may agree in their reasonable discretion):

(A) causing each such Restricted Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor under the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to furnish to the Collateral Agent a description of any Real Estate owned by such Restricted Subsidiary (in detail reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent) solely to the extent such Real Estate is required to become subject to a Mortgage hereunder;

(B) causing each such Restricted Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to duly execute and deliver to the Agent and the Collateral Agent (x) a “Guaranty Agreement Supplement” referred to in the Guarantee Agreement guaranteeing the Obligations under the Loan Documents and (y) Mortgages on any Real Estate required to be mortgaged pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, a “Security Agreement Supplement” referred to in the Security Agreement and any required Intellectual Property security agreements and other security agreements and documents or joinders or supplements thereto (consistent with the Security Agreement and other Security Documents in effect on the Closing Date), as reasonably requested by and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Collateral Agent, in each case of this clause (y), granting the Collateral Agent’s Liens solely to the extent required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement;

 

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(C) delivering, and causing each such Restricted Subsidiary that is, or is required to become, a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to deliver instruments evidencing the intercompany Debt held by such Restricted Subsidiary and required to be pledged pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement (including the execution of the Subordinated Intercompany Note), indorsed in blank to the Collateral Agent (or such other Person specified pursuant to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, if applicable);

(D) taking and causing such Restricted Subsidiary and each direct or indirect parent of such Restricted Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to take whatever action, to the extent required pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement (including, if applicable, the recording of Mortgages and of any Intellectual Property security agreements, the filing of financing statements) as may be necessary in the reasonable opinion of the Collateral Agent to vest in the Collateral Agent (or in any representative of the Collateral Agent designated by it) valid and perfected Liens required by the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, enforceable against all third parties in accordance with their terms; and

(E) causing each such Restricted Subsidiary that is required to become a Guarantor pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement to duly execute and deliver to the Agent and the Collateral Agent opinions, certificates and other documents, as reasonably requested by and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent (it being understood and agreed that any opinions, certificates and other documents that are consistent with those delivered by the Obligors on the Closing Date shall be deemed to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent);

(ii) not later than ninety (90) days after the acquisition by any Obligor of any Real Estate (other than the Excluded Real Property) (or such longer period as the Required Lenders may agree to in writing in their reasonable discretion) that is required to be provided as Collateral pursuant to the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, causing such property to be subject to a Lien and Mortgage in favor of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties and taking, or causing the relevant Obligor to take, such actions as shall be necessary or reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to grant and perfect or record such Lien, in each case to the extent required by, and subject to the limitations and exceptions of, the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and otherwise complying with the requirements of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement; and, upon recordation in the proper recording offices of the Mortgages, if and when applicable, the Mortgages shall each constitute a perfected first priority Lien (subject to the terms of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and other Permitted Liens permitted to be senior to the Liens securing the Obligations) on, and security interest in, all right, title and interest of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Collateral described therein, subject only to Permitted Liens; and

(iii) immediately prior to or simultaneously with the incurrence of Debt pursuant to Sections 2.5, 2.6 or 8.12(q), or any amendments to the documents related thereto, entering into to Security Documents or amendments or supplements to existing Security Documents to (x) if any other Person is a borrower or guarantor in respect of such Debt, to enter into or join such Persons to the applicable Security Documents and to cause such other Person to become a Guarantor hereunder and under the other Loan Documents pursuant to Section 8.23, (y) to grant Collateral Agent a Lien (to secure the Obligations) on the Collateral that will also be collateral for such Debt and (z) to provide Collateral Agent with corollary rights (including representations, covenants and remedies) relative to such Collateral as are provided for the benefit of such Debt.

8.24 Use of Proceeds. The Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loans in the manner set forth in Section 7.17.

 

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8.25 Further Assurances. Subject to any limitations and exceptions set forth in the Security Documents and in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”, Holdings and the Borrower shall, and shall cause each of the other Obligors to, promptly execute and deliver, or cause to be promptly executed and delivered, to the Collateral Agent, such documents and agreements, and shall promptly take or cause to be taken such actions, as the Collateral Agent may, from time to time, reasonably request to grant, preserve, protect or perfect the Liens created or intended to be created by the Security Documents or the validity or priority of any such Lien.

8.26 Designation of Subsidiaries. The Board of Directors of Holdings may at any time designate any Restricted Subsidiary (other than the Borrower) as an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary by notice to the Agent; provided that, in each case, (i) no Default or Event of Default is then continuing or would result therefrom; (ii) if after giving effect to such designation, the Total Net Leverage Ratio on a Pro Forma Basis as of the last day of the most recently completed Test Period shall be less than or equal to 1.00:1:00; (iii) no Restricted Subsidiary may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if it was previously designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary and then re-designated as a Restricted Subsidiary; and (iv) no Restricted Subsidiary may be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary if after such designation it would be a “restricted subsidiary” for the purpose of the ABL Credit Agreement or any other Material Indebtedness. The designation of any Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the Closing Date shall constitute an Investment by the Borrower or Holdings, as applicable, therein at the date of designation in an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the Borrower’s or Holdings’, as applicable, investment therein and the Investment resulting from such designation must otherwise be in compliance with Section 8.11 (as determined at the time of such designation). The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute the incurrence at the time of designation of any Debt or Liens of such Subsidiary existing at such time and the Debt or Liens of such Subsidiary must otherwise be in compliance with Section 8.12 and 8.16 (as determined at the time of such designation).

8.27 Passive Holding Company; Etc.

(a) Holdings will not conduct, transact or otherwise engage in any business or operations other than (i) the ownership and/or acquisition of the Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of the Borrower or Manufacturing and the direct or indirect ownership and/or acquisition of the Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of any other Subsidiaries that are permitted to exist and/or be acquired or formed hereunder, (ii) the maintenance of its legal existence, including the ability to incur fees, costs and expenses relating to such maintenance and to open and maintain bank accounts, (iii) to the extent applicable, participating in tax, accounting and other administrative matters as a member of the consolidated group that includes Holdings and the Borrower and their respective Subsidiaries, (iv) the performance of its obligations under and in connection with the Loan Documents and any documents relating to other Permitted Debt, (v) any public offering of its common Stock or any other issuance or registration of its Stock for sale or resale not prohibited by this Agreement, including the costs, fees and expenses related thereto, (vi) any transaction that Holdings is permitted to enter into or consummate under this Agreement and any transaction between Holdings and the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary permitted under this Agreement, including (A) making any dividend or distribution or other transaction similar to a Distribution not prohibited by Section 8.10 (or the making of a loan to its Parent Entities in lieu of any such permitted Distribution or other distribution or other transaction similar to a Distribution) or holding any cash received in connection with Distributions made by the Borrower in accordance with Section 8.10 pending application thereof by Holdings in the manner contemplated by Section 8.10 (including the redemption in whole or in part of any of its Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) in exchange for another class of Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) or rights to acquire its Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) or with proceeds from substantially concurrent equity contributions or issuances of new shares of its Stock (other than Disqualified Stock)), (B) making any Investment to the extent (1) payment therefor is made solely with the Stock of Holdings (other than Disqualified Stock), the proceeds of Distributions received from the Borrower and/or proceeds of the issuance of, or contribution in respect of, the Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of Holdings and (2) any property (including Stock) acquired in connection therewith is maintained by Holdings or contributed to the Borrower or a Guarantor (or, if otherwise constituting Permitted Investments, a Restricted Subsidiary) or the Person formed or acquired in connection therewith is merged or consolidated with the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary and (C) the (w) provision of Guaranties in the ordinary course of business in respect of obligations of Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to suppliers, customers, franchisees, lessors, licensees, sublicensees or distribution partners; provided, for the avoidance of doubt, that such Guaranty shall not be in respect of Debt for Borrowed Money, (x) incurrence of Debt of Holdings contemplated by Section 8.12, (y) incurrence of Guaranties and the performance of its other obligations in respect of Debt incurred pursuant to Section 8.12 and (z) granting of Liens to the extent permitted under Section 8.16 or Liens imposed by operation of law, (vii) incurring fees, costs and expenses relating to overhead and general operating including professional fees for legal, tax and accounting issues and paying taxes, (viii) providing

 

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indemnification to officers and directors and as otherwise permitted in this Agreement, (ix) activities incidental to the consummation of the Transactions, (x) organizational activities incidental to Permitted Acquisitions or similar Investments consummated by Holdings, the Borrower, Manufacturing or a Subsidiary of Holdings, including the formation of acquisition vehicle entities and intercompany loans and/or investments incidental to such Permitted Acquisitions or similar Investments in each case consummated substantially contemporaneously with the consummation of the applicable Permitted Acquisitions or similar Investments, (xi) the making of any loan to any officers or directors not prohibited by Section 8.11, the making of any Investment in the Borrower or any Guarantor or, to the extent otherwise allowed under Section 8.11, a Restricted Subsidiary, (xii) the entry into customary shareholder agreements, (xiii) as specified on Schedule 8.27 and (xiv) activities incidental to the businesses or activities described in clauses (i) to (xiii) of this Section 8.27.

(b) (b) Holdings will not consummate any merger, consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or Dispose all or substantially all of its assets and properties, except that Holdings may merge, amalgamate or consolidate with or into any other Person (other than the Borrower) or otherwise Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets and property; provided that (i) Holdings shall be the continuing or surviving Person of such merger, amalgamation or consolidation or, in the case of a merger, amalgamation or consolidation where Holdings is not the continuing or surviving Person or where Holdings has been liquidated or in connection with a Disposition of all or substantially all of its assets, in any such case, the Person formed by or surviving any such merger, amalgamation or consolidation or the Person into which Holdings has been liquidated or to which Holdings has transferred such assets shall be an entity organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof, the District of Columbia or any territory thereof (Holdings or such Person, as the case may be, being herein referred to as the “Successor Holdings”), (ii) the Successor Holdings (if other than Holdings) shall (y) expressly assume all the obligations of Holdings under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents pursuant to a supplement hereto or thereto in form reasonably satisfactory to the Agent (including a “Guaranty Supplement” referred to in the Guarantee Agreement and a “Security Agreement Supplement” referred to in the Security Agreement, in order for the surviving or continuing Person or such transferee to become a Guarantor) and (z) as a condition to becoming Successor Holdings shall take all action necessary or reasonably requested by the Collateral Agent to ensure that the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement (subject to the limitations set forth therein and in the Security Documents) is satisfied with respect to Successor Holdings’ assets and properties and shall otherwise comply with Section 8.23 (as though Successor Holdings were a Restricted Subsidiary), (iii) each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation or Disposition or unless the Successor Holdings is Holdings, shall have by a supplement to the Guarantee Agreement confirmed that its Guaranty shall apply to the Successor Holdings’ obligations under this Agreement, (iv) each Guarantor, unless it is the other party to such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation or Disposition or unless the Successor Holdings is Holdings, shall have by a supplement to the Security Agreement confirmed that its obligations thereunder shall apply to the Successor Holdings’ obligations under this Agreement, (v) Holdings shall have delivered to the Agent an officer’s certificate stating that such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation or Disposition and any supplements to the Loan Documents preserve the enforceability of the Guarantee Agreement and the perfection of the Collateral Agent’s Liens, (vi) the Successor Holdings shall, immediately following such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation or Disposition, directly or indirectly, own all Subsidiaries owned by Holdings immediately prior to such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation or Disposition, (vii) if reasonably requested by the Agent, an opinion of counsel shall be required to be provided to the effect that such merger, amalgamation, consolidation, liquidation, or Disposition does not breach or result in a default under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (viii) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from the consummation of such event, and (ix) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer stating that such merger, amalgamation, consolidation or Disposition or other event and any supplements to any Loan Document (or new Loan Documents delivered concurrently therewith) create and preserve, as applicable, the enforceability of the Guarantee Agreement in regards to Successor Holdings and the perfection and priority of the Collateral Agent’s Lien in Successor Holdings’ assets and property subject to the limitations of and exceptions set forth in the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement, the other provisions set forth herein and the Security Documents; provided, further, that if the foregoing are satisfied, the Successor Holdings (if other than Holdings) will succeed to, and be substituted for, Holdings under this Agreement.

 

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8.28 Amendments to Certain Documents. Holdings and the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) to amend, modify or change in any manner that is materially adverse to the interests of the Obligors or the Lenders any term or condition of the documentation governing Junior Debt or any Charter Document of Holdings, the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is a Guarantor or (ii) to amend, modify or change in any manner that is materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders or any Obligor any term or condition of the Preferred Equity Documents (it being understood and agreed that any (x) increase to the amount, rate or frequency of any payment, repurchase, dividend or distribution (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Distribution set forth therein), (y) change to any right of redemption, retirement or put option set forth therein and (z) any change to Section 3.6(iv) of the Holdings LLC Agreement, shall, in each case, be deemed to be materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders unless, solely for purposes of clauses (x) and (y), such revisions provide that Holdings shall not take action, or otherwise be required to make any such payment, repurchase, dividend or distribution or exercise any redemption, retirement or put option, based on such increase(s) and/or change(s) to the extent prohibited under this Agreement).

8.29 Certain Post-Closing Obligations. As promptly as practicable, and in any event within the time periods after the Closing Date specified in Schedule 8.29 or such later date as the Required Lenders reasonably agree to in writing, including to reasonably accommodate circumstances unforeseen on the Closing Date, the Borrower and each other Obligor shall deliver the documents or take the actions specified in Schedule 8.29, in each case except to the extent otherwise agreed by the Required Lenders pursuant to their authority as set forth in the definition of the term “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement.”

8.30 Excluded Real Property Purchase Right. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under any of Sections 10.1(a), (e), (f) or (g), the Borrower shall cause the lender under the Excluded Real Property Financing to offer to the Lenders the right to purchase the outstanding obligations under the Excluded Real Property Financing at a purchase price equal to the aggregate amount of such outstanding obligations plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. Each Lender’s purchase right described in the preceding sentence shall be allocated on a pro rata basis based on such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Term Loans then outstanding.

ARTICLE IX

CONDITIONS OF LENDING

9.1 Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness of Agreement and Making of Loans on the Closing Date. The effectiveness of this Agreement, the obligation of the Lenders to make any Loans on the Closing Date is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver in writing by the Agent) of the following conditions precedent:

(a) The Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals, facsimiles or electronic copies (followed promptly by originals if requested by Agent) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Obligor:

(i) executed counterparts of this Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement, the Security Agreement, the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, the Agency Fee Letter and Notes (to the extent requested by any Lender);

(ii) each Security Document set forth on Schedule 1.5 (including the delivery of documents and instruments necessary to satisfy the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement) required to be executed on the Closing Date as indicated on such schedule, duly executed by Holdings (to the extent a party thereto) and/or each Obligor thereto, together with (except as provided in such Security Documents):

(A) executed Intellectual Property Security Agreement(s) in substantially the form of Exhibit B to the Security Agreement;

(B) evidence that all financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code have been filed or are otherwise in a form appropriate for filing;

(C) an executed Perfection Certificate; and

(D) lien searches reasonably satisfactory to the Agent;

 

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(iii) certificates substantially in the form of Exhibit G for Holdings and the Borrower which attach (A) resolutions or other equivalent action documentation, (B) incumbency certificates, (C) Organization Documents and (D) good standing certificates;

(iv) an opinion from Brown Rudnick LLP and an opinion from The Whitten Law Firm, PC, each counsel to the Obligors, addressed to the Agent and the Lenders as of the Closing Date;

(v) a certificate, in the form of Exhibit F, attesting to the Solvency of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis) on the Closing Date after giving effect to the Transactions, from the Chief Financial Officer of Holdings;

(vi) a Notice of Borrowing relating to the initial Borrowing of the Term Loans; and

(vii) a copy of, or a certificate as to coverage under, the insurance policies required by Section 8.5 and the applicable provisions of the Security Documents.

(b) All fees and expenses required to be paid hereunder or pursuant to the Engagement Letter or the Agency Fee Letter, in the case of expenses, to the extent invoiced at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date (except as otherwise agreed by the Borrower) shall, substantially concurrently with the initial Borrowing, have been paid (which amounts may, at the Borrower’s option, be offset against the proceeds of the Loans borrowed on the Closing Date).

(c) The Agent and Arrangers shall have received a true, correct and complete copy of the ABL Credit Agreement and each other material Loan Document (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement), in each case, including all exhibits and schedules related thereto (including, for the avoidance of doubt, a true, correct and complete copy of that certain Amended and Restated Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, among Holdings, Borrower, certain of their respective Subsidiaries, as Grantors and ABL Collateral Agent).

(d) The Agent and Arrangers shall have received the Historical Financial Statements.

(e) (1) The Agent shall have received an executed payoff letter with respect to the Secured Equify Loan and the Secured Equify Loan Documents, along with all associated UCC termination statements or other termination statements with respect to any related filings, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent, and, (2) simultaneously or substantially concurrently with the funding of the Initial Term Loans under this Agreement (i) all principal, accrued and unpaid interest, fees, premium, if any, and other amounts outstanding under the Secured Equify Loan Documents (other than contingent indemnification obligations not then due and payable and that by their terms expressly survive the termination of the Secured Equify Loan Documents) shall be paid or repaid in full, (ii) all commitments to extend credit thereunder will be terminated, (iii) any security interest and guarantees in connection therewith shall be terminated and released and (iv) all of the Secured Equify Loan Documents shall be terminated and of no further force or effect.

(f) Simultaneously or substantially concurrently with the funding of the Initial Term Loans under this Agreement, the outstanding Revolving Loans (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement), including any interest and other amounts then due and payable with respect thereto, shall be paid in full.

(g) The Agent and Arrangers shall have received at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information about the Borrower and the Guarantors as has been reasonably requested in writing at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date by the Agent and the Arrangers that they reasonably determine is required by United States regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the USA PATRIOT Act.

(h) Since December 31, 2016, there has not been any fact, change, event, circumstance, effect, development or occurrence which, individually or in the aggregate with any other facts, changes, events, circumstances, effects, developments or occurrences, has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(i) No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing before or immediately after giving effect to this Agreement and the borrowing of the Term Loans hereunder.

(j) No Default or Event of Default (in each case, as defined under the ABL Credit Agreement) shall have occurred and be continuing before or immediately after giving effect to this Agreement and the borrowing of the Term Loans hereunder.

(k) The Collateral Agent shall have received the original stock certificates representing the pledged Stock (to the extent such Stock is certificated) of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, together with customary blank stock or unit transfer powers and irrevocable powers duly executed in blank.

(l) The Agent and the Arrangers shall have received at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Closing Date a Beneficial Ownership Certification from any Borrower that qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.

9.2 Conditions Precedent to Each Loan. The obligation of the Lenders to make each Loan (including on the Closing Date) shall be subject to the conditions precedent that on and as of the date of any such extension of credit:

(a) The Borrower shall have delivered to the Agent a Notice of Borrowing, duly executed and completed, by the time specified in, and otherwise permitted by Section 2.3(a). The delivery of each Notice of Borrowing shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Obligors of the correctness of the matters specified in clause (b) below.

(b) The following statements shall be true, and the acceptance by the Borrower of any extension of credit shall be deemed to be a statement to the effect set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) with the same effect as the delivery to the Agent and the Lenders of a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer, dated the date of such extension of credit, stating that:

(i) the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (and any representation and warranty that is qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect is true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date of such extension of credit as though made on and as of such date, other than any such representation or warranty which relates to a specified prior date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects as of such prior date, and except to the extent the Agent and the Lenders have been notified in writing by the Borrower that any representation or warranty is not correct in all material respects (or that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect is not correct in all respects) and the Required Lenders have explicitly waived in writing compliance with such representation or warranty; provided that, if such Borrowing is being incurred to fund a Limited Condition Acquisition for which a LCA Election has been made, the Specified Representations shall be true and correct in all material respects (and any representation and warranty that is qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect is true and correct in all respects) on and as of the date of such extension of credit as though made on and as of such LCA Test Date, other than any such representation or warranty which relates to a specified prior date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects as of such prior date, and except to the extent the Agent and the Lenders have been notified in writing by the Borrower that any representation or warranty is not correct in all material respects (or that any representation and warranty that is qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect is not correct in all respects) and the Required Lenders have explicitly waived in writing compliance with such representation or warranty; and

(ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such extension of credit; provided that, if such Borrowing is being incurred to fund a Limited Condition Acquisition for which a LCA Election has been made, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred as of the LCA Test Date.

 

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ARTICLE X

DEFAULT; REMEDIES

10.1 Events of Default. It shall constitute an event of default (“Event of Default”) if any one or more of the following shall occur for any reason:

(a) any failure by the Borrower to pay: (i) the principal of any of the Loans when due, whether upon demand or otherwise; or (ii) any interest, fee or other amount owing hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents within five (5) Business Days after the due date therefor, whether upon demand or otherwise;

(b) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by Holdings or the Borrower in this Agreement or by any Obligor in any of the other Loan Documents or any certificate furnished by any Obligor at any time to the Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender pursuant to the Loan Documents shall prove to be untrue in any material respect as of the date on which made, deemed made, or furnished;

(c) any default shall occur in the observance or performance of any of the covenants and agreements contained in:

(i) Section 6.3(a), Section 8.2(a) (with respect to the maintenance of the Borrower’s existence only), Section 8.8, Section 8.9, Section 8.10, Section 8.11, Section 8.12, Section 8.13, Section 8.14, Section 8.16, Section 8.17, Section 8.22, Section 8.24, Section 8.27, or Section 8.28;

(ii) Section 8.20; provided that an Event of Default shall not occur under this clause (ii) until the expiration of the Cure Deadline for the applicable Test Period for which the Borrower was not in compliance with such Financial Covenant;

(iii) Section 8.20 of the ABL Credit Agreement; provided that an Event of Default shall not occur under this clause (iii) until the expiration of the Cure Deadline (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) for the applicable Test Period for which the Borrower was not in compliance with the ABL Financial Covenant; or

(iv) any other provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document and such default shall continue for thirty (30) days after receipt by the Borrower of written notice thereof by the Agent or the Required Lenders;

(d) any default shall occur with respect to any Debt (other than the Obligations) of any Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in an outstanding principal amount which constitutes Material Indebtedness, or under any agreement or instrument under or pursuant to which any such Debt may have been issued, created, assumed, or guaranteed by any Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and such default shall continue for more than the period of grace, if any, therein specified, in each case if the effect thereof (with or without the giving of notice) is to accelerate, or to permit the holders of any such Debt to accelerate, the maturity of any such Debt; or any such Debt shall be declared due and payable or be required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled or required prepayment) prior to the stated maturity thereof; or any such Debt shall not be paid in full upon the scheduled maturity thereof; provided that this clause (d) shall not apply to (x) termination events or equivalent events not constituting events of default pursuant to the terms of any Hedge Agreement and (y) Debt that becomes due or as to which an offer to prepay is required to be made as a result of the voluntary Disposition of the property or assets securing such Debt, if such Disposition is permitted hereunder and under the documents providing for such Debt;

(e) Holdings, the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary shall (i) file a voluntary petition in bankruptcy or file a voluntary petition, proposal, notice of intent to file a proposal or an answer or otherwise commence any action or proceeding seeking reorganization, arrangement or readjustment of its debts or for any other relief under the federal Bankruptcy Code, as amended, or under any other bankruptcy or insolvency act or Law, state, or federal, now or hereafter existing, or consent to, approve of, or acquiesce in, any such petition, action or proceeding; (ii) apply for or acquiesce in the appointment of a receiver, assignee, liquidator, sequestrator, custodian, monitor, trustee or similar officer for it or for all or any part of its property; or (iii) make an assignment for the benefit of creditors;

 

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(f) an involuntary petition shall be filed or an action or proceeding otherwise commenced seeking reorganization, arrangement, consolidation or readjustment of the debts of Holdings, the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary for any other relief under the federal Bankruptcy Code, as amended, or under any other bankruptcy or insolvency act or Law, state or federal, now or hereafter existing, and such petition or proceeding shall not be dismissed within sixty (60) days after the filing or commencement thereof or an order of relief shall be entered with respect thereto;

(g) (i) a receiver, interim receiver, assignee, liquidator, sequestrator, custodian, monitor, trustee or similar officer for Holdings, the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary or for all or any material part of such Person’s property shall be appointed or (ii) a warrant of attachment, execution or similar process shall be issued against any material part of the property of Holdings, the Borrower or any Significant Subsidiary and such warrant or similar process shall not be vacated, discharged, stayed or bonded pending appeal within sixty (60) days after the entry thereof;

(h) this Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement, any Security Document or the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, or any other intercreditor agreement entered into in connection with the Obligations hereunder shall be terminated (other than in accordance with its terms or the terms hereof or thereof), revoked or declared void or invalid or unenforceable or challenged by Holdings or any Obligor;

(i) one or more monetary judgments, orders, decrees or arbitration awards is entered against any Holdings, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary involving in the aggregate for all Obligors and Restricted Subsidiaries liability as to any single or related or unrelated series of transactions, incidents or conditions, in excess of $20,000,000 (except to the extent covered by insurance through an insurer who does not deny or dispute coverage), and the same shall remain unsatisfied, unbonded, unvacated and unstayed pending appeal for a period of sixty (60) days after the entry thereof;

(j) for any reason, any Lien on any Collateral having a Fair Market Value in excess of $10,000,000 ceases to be, or is not, valid, perfected and prior to all other Liens in accordance with the provisions hereof (subject to (A) the terms of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement and the Security Documents and (B) Permitted Liens) or is terminated, revoked or declared void other than (i) as a result of a release of Collateral permitted by Section 13.10 or in accordance with the terms of the relevant Security Document, (ii) in connection with the Full Payment of the Obligations or (iii) any loss of perfection (x) that results from the failure of the Collateral Agent to (A) maintain possession of certificates, promissory notes or other instruments delivered to it representing securities or other assets pledged under the Security Documents or (B) file and maintain proper UCC financing statements or similar filings (including continuation statements) or (y) as to Collateral consisting of real property subject to a Mortgage pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the extent such real property is covered by a title insurance policy and such insurer has not denied coverage;

(k) (i) an ERISA Event shall occur which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) an Obligor or any ERISA Affiliate shall fail to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multi-employer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect; or

(l) there occurs a Change of Control.

10.2 Remedies.

(a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Agent may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, and shall, at the direction of the Required Lenders, do one or more of the following at any time or times and in any order, without notice to or demand on the Borrower:

 

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(i) declare the Loans to be immediately due and payable; provided, however, that upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in Section 10.1(e), 10.1(f), or 10.1(g) with respect to any Obligor, all Loans shall automatically become immediately due and payable without notice or demand of any kind; and

(ii) pursue its other rights and remedies under the Loan Documents and applicable Law.

(b) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and subject to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement or any intercreditor or subordination agreement or arrangements then in effect: (i) the Agent shall have, for the benefit of the respective Secured Parties, in addition to all other rights of the Agent and the Lenders, the rights and remedies of a secured party under the Loan Documents or the UCC; (ii) the Agent may (with the consent or at the direction of the Required Lenders), at any time, take possession of the respective Collateral and keep it on the Obligors’ premises, at no cost to the Agent or any Lender, or remove any part of it to such other place or places as the Agent may desire, or the Borrower shall, and shall cause their Restricted Subsidiaries to, upon the Agent’s demand (with the consent or at the direction of the Required Lenders), at the Borrower’s cost, assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Agent at a place reasonably convenient to the Agent; and (iii) the Agent may (with the consent or at the direction of the Required Lenders) sell and deliver any Collateral at public or private sales, for cash, upon credit or otherwise, at such prices and upon such terms as the Agent and the Required Lenders deem advisable, in their sole discretion, and may, if the Agent and the Required Lenders deem it reasonable, postpone or adjourn any sale of any Collateral by an announcement at the time and place of sale or of such postponed or adjourned sale without giving a new notice of sale. Without in any way requiring notice to be given in the following manner, each Obligor agrees that any notice by the Agent of sale, disposition or other intended action hereunder or in connection herewith, whether required by the UCC or otherwise, shall constitute reasonable notice to the Borrower if such notice is mailed by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or is delivered personally against receipt, at least ten (10) days prior to such action to the Borrower at the address specified in or pursuant to Section 14.8. If any Collateral is sold on terms other than payment in full at the time of sale, no credit shall be given against the Obligations until the Agent or the Lenders receive payment, and if the buyer defaults in payment, the Agent may (with the consent or at the direction of the Required Lenders) resell the Collateral without further notice to the Borrower or any other Obligor. In the event the Agent seeks to take possession of all or any portion of the Collateral by judicial process, the Borrower and each other Obligor irrevocably waives: (A) the posting of any bond, surety or security with respect thereto which might otherwise be required; (B) any demand for possession prior to the commencement of any suit or action to recover the Collateral; and (C) any requirement that the Agent retain possession and not dispose of any Collateral until after trial or final judgment. The Borrower and the other Obligors agree that the Agent has no obligation to preserve rights to the Collateral or marshal any Collateral for the benefit of any Person.

10.3 Application of Funds. Subject to Section 2.8 and any Intercreditor Agreement in effect, if the circumstances described in Section 4.6 have occurred, or after the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 10.2 or under any other Loan Document (or after the Commitments have automatically been terminated, the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable as set forth in Section 10.2), including in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall be applied (notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 4.1(c) and 4.3(e)) by the Agent in the following order:

First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (other than principal and interest, but including Attorney Costs payable under Section 14.7) payable to the Agent and/or the Collateral Agent in its capacity as such (other than in connection with Cash Management Obligations or Obligations in respect of Secured Hedge Agreements);

Second, to all fees, costs, indemnities, liabilities, obligations and expenses owing to any Lender with respect to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Collateral (but excluding the principal amount of and interest on the Obligations);

Third, to the payment of accrued and unpaid interest on the Obligations (including any interest which, but for the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, would have accrued on such amounts);

Fourth, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal and interest) payable to the Lenders (including Attorney Costs payable under Section 14.7), ratably among them in proportion to the amounts described in this clause Fourth payable to them (other than in connection with Cash Management Obligations or Obligations in respect of Secured Hedge Agreements);

 

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Fifth, to any other Debt or obligations of any Obligor owing to the Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Lender or any other Secured Party under the Loan Documents for which the Agent has received written notice of such Obligations as being outstanding;

Sixth, ratably to pay (i) any amounts owing with respect to any Obligations in respect of Secured Hedge Agreements, until paid in full and (ii) any amounts owing with respect to any Cash Management Obligations, until paid in full;

Seventh, to the payment of all other Obligations of the Obligors that are due and payable to the Agent and the other Secured Parties (other than any Defaulting Lenders) on such date, ratably based upon the respective aggregate amounts of all such Obligations owing to the Agent and the other Secured Parties (other than any Defaulting Lenders) on such date, until paid in full;

Eighth, ratably to pay any Obligations owed to Defaulting Lenders, until paid in full; and

Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.

In carrying out the foregoing, (x) amounts received shall be applied in the numerical order provided until exhausted prior to the application to the next succeeding category and (y) each of the Persons entitled to receive a payment in any particular category shall receive an amount equal to its pro rata share of amounts available to be applied pursuant thereto for such category.

10.4 Permitted Holders Right to Cure.

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 10.1(c), in the event that the Borrower fails to comply with the requirements of the Financial Covenant, any of the Permitted Holders shall have the right, during the period beginning at the end of the last Fiscal Quarter of the applicable Test Period and until the tenth (10th) Business Day after the date on which Financial Statements with respect to the Test Period in which such covenant is being measured are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.2 (such date, the “Cure Deadline”), to make a direct or indirect equity investment in the Borrower in cash in the form of common Stock (or other Stock reasonably acceptable to the Agent) (the “Cure Right”), and upon the receipt by the Borrower of net proceeds pursuant to the exercise of the Cure Right (the “Cure Amount”) and the application by the Borrower of the Cure Amount to the outstanding principal amount of the Loans in accordance with Section 4.3(c) and Section 4.3(e), the Financial Covenant shall be recalculated, giving effect to a pro forma increase to Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period in an amount equal to such Cure Amount; provided that such pro forma adjustment to Consolidated EBITDA shall be given solely for the purpose of determining the existence of a Default or an Event of Default under the Financial Covenant with respect to any Test Period that includes the Fiscal Quarter for which such Cure Right was exercised and not for any other purpose under any Loan Document.

(b) If, after the receipt of the Cure Amount and the recalculations pursuant to clause (a) above, the Borrower shall then be in compliance with the requirements of the Financial Covenant during such Test Period, the Borrower shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of the Financial Covenant as of the relevant date of determination with the same effect as though there had been no failure to comply therewith at such date, and the applicable Event of Default that had occurred shall be deemed cured; provided that (i) the Cure Right may be exercised on no more than five (5) occasions, (ii) in each four Fiscal Quarter period, there shall be at least two Fiscal Quarters in respect of which no Cure Right is exercised, (iii) with respect to any exercise of the Cure Right, the Cure Amount shall be no greater than the amount required to cause the Borrower to be in compliance with the Financial Covenant, (iv) all Cure Amounts shall be disregarded for purposes of determining any baskets or ratios with respect to the covenants contained in the Loan Documents and (v) there shall be no pro forma reduction in Debt (by netting or otherwise) with the proceeds of any Cure Amount for determining compliance with the Financial Covenant for any Test Period for which such Cure Amount is deemed applied.

 

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(c) Prior to the Cure Deadline, neither the Agent, the Collateral Agent nor any Lender shall exercise any rights or remedies under Article X (or under any other Loan Document available during the continuance of any Default or Event of Default) solely on the basis of any actual or purported failure to comply with the Financial Covenant unless such failure is not cured by the Cure Deadline (it being understood that this sentence shall not have any effect on the rights and remedies of the Lenders with respect to any other Default or Event of Default pursuant to any other provision of any Loan Document other than breach of the Financial Covenant); provided, however, that the Lenders shall have no obligation to make any Loans prior to receipt of the Cure Amount.

ARTICLE XI

TERM AND TERMINATION

11.1 Term and Termination. The term of this Agreement shall end on the Stated Termination Date unless sooner terminated in accordance with the terms hereof. The Agent upon direction from the Required Lenders may terminate this Agreement without notice upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default. Upon the effective date of termination of this Agreement for any reason whatsoever, all Obligations (other than contingent obligations not then due and payable, Obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements and Cash Management Obligations) (including all unpaid principal, accrued and unpaid interest and any amounts due under Sections 3.1, 4.2 and 5.4) shall become immediately due and payable. Notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement, until Full Payment of all Obligations, the Borrower shall remain bound by the terms of this Agreement and shall not be relieved of any of its Obligations hereunder or under any other Loan Document, and the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders shall retain all their rights and remedies hereunder (including the Collateral Agent’s Liens in and all rights and remedies with respect to all then-existing and after-arising Collateral).

ARTICLE XII

AMENDMENTS; WAIVERS; PARTICIPATIONS; ASSIGNMENTS; SUCCESSORS

12.1 Amendments and Waivers.

(a) (i) Except as otherwise specifically set forth in this Agreement, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent with respect to any departure by the Borrower or other Obligor therefrom, shall be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Required Lenders (or by the Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders) and the Obligors party thereto and then any such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given;

(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such waiver, amendment, or consent shall be effective with respect to the following, unless consented to in writing by all Lenders (or the Agent with the consent of all Lenders) and the Borrower:

(A) amend this Section 12.1 (or any provision of this Agreement providing for consent or other action by all Lenders) or Section 12.2 (or the definition of Eligible Assignee);

(B) release all or substantially all of the value of the Guarantors with respect to their Obligations owing under the Guarantee Agreement other than as permitted by Section 13.10;

(C) subject to any Intercreditor Agreement then in effect, release or subordinate the Collateral Agent’s Liens on all or substantially all of the Collateral other than as permitted by Section 13.10; or

(D) change the definition of “Required Lenders”.

(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such waiver, amendment, or consent shall be effective with respect to the following, unless consented to in writing by all affected Lenders (or the Agent with the consent of all affected Lenders) and the Borrower:

 

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(A) increase or extend any Commitment or any Loan of any Lender (other than as contemplated in Section 2.5 or 2.6);

(B) postpone or delay any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any (i) scheduled payment of principal, interest or fees or (ii) payment of other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) hereunder or under any other Loan Document;

(C) reduce or forgive the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein (other than waivers of the Default Rate) on any Loan, or any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document;

(D) amend the “default waterfall” set forth in Section 10.3;

(E) impose any greater restrictions on the ability of the Lenders of any Class to assign any of their respective rights or obligations hereunder; or

(F) other than to the extent required to make the Lenders under Incremental Term Loans, share, or, at their option, not share, in pro rata payments, amend the definition of “Pro Rata Share” or Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.6 or 10.3 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments or the order of payment required thereby.

It is understood that a waiver of any condition precedent or the waiver of any Default, Event of Default or mandatory prepayment or commitment reduction under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not give rise to an all affected Lender vote pursuant to this clause (iv).

(iv) Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such waiver, amendment, or consent shall be effective to increase the obligations or adversely affect the rights of the Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Co-Manager or any Arranger without the consent of the party adversely affected thereby;

provided, however, that (A) Schedule 1.1 hereto (Lenders’ Commitments) may be amended from time to time by the Agent alone to reflect assignments of Commitments in accordance herewith and changes in Commitments in accordance with Section 2.5 or 2.6; (B) no amendment or waiver shall be made to Section 13.17 or to any other provision of any Loan Document as such provisions relate to the rights and obligations of any Co-Manager or any Arranger without the written consent of such Co-Manager or such Arranger, as applicable, (C) the Engagement Letter may be amended or waived in a writing signed by the Borrower, the Co-Managers and Barclays and (D) the Agency Fee Letter may be amended or waived in a writing signed by the Borrower and Barclays. Further, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 12.1, if the Agent and the Borrower shall have jointly identified an obvious error or any error or omission of a technical or immaterial nature, in each case, in any provision of the Loan Documents, then the Agent and the Borrower shall be permitted to amend such provision and such amendment shall become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to any Loan Document if the same is not objected to in writing by the Required Lenders within five (5) Business Days following receipt of notice thereof.

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 (i) the Commitment of such Lender may not be increased or extended and (ii) the accrued and unpaid amount of any principal, interest or fees payable to such Lender shall not be reduced, in either case, without the consent of such Lender.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no consent of any Lender or any other Person will be required to effectuate any transaction permitted under Section 2.5 or 2.6 except to the extent provided therein.

(b) If, in connection with any proposed amendment, waiver or consent (a “Proposed Change”) requiring the consent of all Lenders or all affected Lenders, the consent of Required Lenders is obtained, but the consent of other Lenders is not obtained (any such Lender whose consent is not obtained being referred to as a “Non-Consenting Lender”), then, at the Borrower’s request (and if applicable, payment by the Borrower of the processing fee referred to in Section 12.2(a)), the Agent (so long as the Agent is not a Non-Consenting Lender) or an Eligible Assignee shall have the right (but not the obligation), to purchase from the Non-Consenting Lenders, and the Non-Consenting Lenders agree that they shall sell, all of the Non-Consenting Lenders’ interests, rights and obligations under the Loan Documents, in accordance with the procedures set forth in clauses (i) through (v) in the proviso to Section 5.8 and the last sentence in Section 5.8, as if each such Non-Consenting Lender is an assignor Lender thereunder.

 

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12.2 Assignments; Participations.

(a) Any Lender may, with the written consent (in each case, which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of (x) the Agent and (y) so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower, assign and delegate to one or more Eligible Assignees (each an “Assignee”) all, or any ratable part of all, of the Loans, the Commitments and the other rights and obligations of such Lender hereunder, in a minimum amount of $5,000,000, or an integral multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; provided, that (i) an amount less than the minimum amount of $5,000,000 may be assigned if agreed to by the Borrower and the Agent, or if such amount represents all of the Loans, the Commitments and the other rights and obligations of the Lender hereunder, (ii) no such minimum amount shall apply to any assignment to an Approved Fund or to a Lender or to an Affiliate of a Lender, and (iii) in the case of a prospective assignment to a Disqualified Lender following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under any of Sections 10.1(a), (c), (f) or (g), any Affiliate of the Borrower (other than Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries) (such Affiliate, in such capacity, an “Affiliated Lender”) shall have the right, but not an obligation (the “Right of First Refusal”) to purchase the Loans, the Commitments and the other rights and obligations of such Lender hereunder, that such Lender intends to sell to such Disqualified Lender, at the same price and on the same terms and conditions as those offered to such Disqualified Lender, all in accordance with this Section 12.2(a) and Section 12.2(b); provided, further, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) no consent shall be required for the assignment of Loans to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund and (ii) to the extent required pursuant to the foregoing subclause (y), consent of the Borrower and/or a waiver of the Borrower’s Right of First Refusal shall be deemed to have been given if the Borrower has not responded within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of a written request for consent; provided, further, that (A) written notice of such assignment, together with payment instructions, addresses and related information with respect to the Assignee, shall be given to the Borrower and the Agent by such Lender and the Assignee; (B) such Lender and its Assignee shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent an Assignment and Acceptance; and (C) the assignor Lender or Assignee shall pay to the Agent a processing fee in the amount of $3,500 unless the Agent elects to waive such processing fee in its sole discretion. Upon the request of any Lender, the Agent shall, and the Borrower hereby expressly authorizes the Agent, to make available the list of Disqualified Lenders to any Lender, any potential assignee or participant for the purpose of verifying whether such Person is a Disqualified Lender.

(b) By its acquisition of Loans pursuant to the Right of First Refusal in clause (a) above, an Affiliated Lender shall be deemed to have acknowledged and agreed that:

(i) the Loans held by such Affiliated Lender shall be deemed to have voted in the same pro-portion as the allocation of voting with respect to such matter by Lenders who are not Affiliated Lenders in the calculation of any Lender vote;

(ii) the Agent shall vote on behalf of such Affiliated Lender in the event that any proceeding under Sections 1126 or 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code shall be instituted by or against the Borrower or any Guarantor (and each Affiliated Lender hereby grants to the Agent a power of attorney, irrevocable and coupled with an interest, to so vote such Affiliated Lender’s claims associated with the Loans and Commitments in accordance with this 12.2(b)), or, alternatively, to the extent that the foregoing is deemed unenforceable for any reason, such Affiliated Lender shall vote in such proceedings in the same proportion as the allocation of voting with respect to such matter by Lenders of the same class who are not Affiliated Lenders;

(iii) such Affiliated Lender, solely in its capacity as an Affiliated Lender (and not in any other capacity), will not be entitled to (A) attend (including by telephone) any meeting or discussions (or portion thereof) among the Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender or among Lenders to which the Borrower or its representatives are not invited, or (B) receive any information or material prepared by the Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender or any communication by or among the Agent, the Collateral Agent and one or more Lenders, except to the extent such information or materials have been made available to the Borrower or its representatives (and in any case, other than the right to receive Notices of Borrowing, pre-payments and other administrative notices in respect of its Loans and Commitments required to be delivered to Lenders pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents) or (C) make or bring (or participate in) any claim, in its capacity as a Lender, against the Agent or the Collateral Agent hereunder with respect to any duties or obligations or alleged duties or obligations of the Agent or the Collateral Agent under the Loan Documents;

 

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(iv) it shall not have any right to receive advice of counsel to the Agent, the Collateral Agent or to the Lenders (other than Affiliated Lenders) or to challenge the Lenders’ attorney-client privilege; and

(c) Each Affiliated Lender hereby irrevocably appoints the Agent (such appointment being coupled with an interest) as such Affiliated Lender’s attorney-in-fact, with full authority in the place and stead of such Affiliated Lender and in the name of such Affiliated Lender, from time to time in the discretion of the Agent and the Required Lenders, to take any action and to execute any instrument that the Agent or the Required Lenders may deem reason-ably necessary to carry out the provisions of this Section 12.2(b). In furtherance of the foregoing, each Affiliated Lender agrees to execute and deliver to the Agent any instrument reasonably requested by the Agent or the Required Lenders to evidence the voting of its interest as a Lender in accordance with the provisions of this Section 12.2(b) (it being understood and agreed that if such Affiliated Lender fails to promptly execute such instrument such failure shall in no way prejudice any of the rights of the Agent and the Required Lenders under this Section 12.2(b)).

(d) From and after the date that the Agent has received an executed Assignment and Acceptance, the Agent has received payment of the above-referenced processing fee and the Agent has recorded such assignment in the Register as provided in Section 13.18 herein, (i) the Assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent that rights and obligations have been assigned to it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, shall have the rights and obligations of a Lender under the Loan Documents, and (ii) the assignor Lender shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents have been assigned by it pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and in the case of an Assignment and Acceptance covering all or the remaining portion of an assignor Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such assignor Lender shall cease to be a party hereto).

(e) By executing and delivering an Assignment and Acceptance, the assignor Lender thereunder and the Assignee thereunder confirm to and agree with each other and the other parties hereto as follows: (i) other than as provided in such Assignment and Acceptance, such assignor Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement or any other Loan Document furnished pursuant hereto or the attachment, perfection, or priority of any Lien granted by any Obligor to the Agent or any Lender in the applicable Collateral; (ii) such assignor Lender makes no representation or warranty and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of any Obligor or the performance or observance by any Obligor of any of its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document furnished pursuant hereto; (iii) such Assignee confirms that it has received a copy of this Agreement, together with such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into such Assignment and Acceptance; (iv) such Assignee will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent, such assignor Lender or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement; (v) such Assignee appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement as are delegated to the Agent by the terms hereof, together with such powers, including the discretionary rights and incidental powers, as are reasonably incidental thereto; and (vi) such Assignee agrees that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of this Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

(f) Immediately upon satisfaction of the requirements of Section 12.2(a), this Agreement shall be deemed to be amended to the extent, but only to the extent, necessary to reflect the addition of the Assignee and the resulting adjustment of the Commitments arising therefrom. Each Commitment allocated to each Assignee shall reduce the applicable Commitment of the assignor Lender pro tanto.

 

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(g) Any Lender may at any time sell to one or more commercial banks, financial institutions, or other Persons not Affiliates of the Borrower (a “Participant”), in each case that is not a Disqualified Lender so long as the list of Disqualified Lenders shall have been made available to all Lenders, participating interests in any Loans, any Commitment of that Lender and the other interests of that Lender (the “Originating Lender”) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents; provided, however, that (i) the Originating Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) the Originating Lender shall remain solely responsible for the performance of such obligations, (iii) the Borrower and the Agent shall continue to deal solely and directly with the Originating Lender in connection with the Originating Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (iv) no Lender shall transfer or grant any participating interest under which the Participant has rights to approve any amendment to, or any consent or waiver with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document except the matters set forth in Sections 12.1(a)(ii)(B) and (C) and Section 12.1(a)(iii)(B) and (C), and all amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder shall be determined as if such Lender had not sold such participation; except that, if amounts outstanding under this Agreement are due and unpaid, or shall have become due and payable upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, each Participant shall be deemed to have the right of set-off in respect of its participating interest in amounts owing under this Agreement to the same extent and subject to the same limitation as if the amount of its participating interest were owing directly to it as a Lender under this Agreement. Subject to paragraph (g) of this Section 12.2, the Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3, subject to the requirements and limitations of such Sections (including Sections 5.1(d)) and Sections 5.6 and 5.8, to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (a) of this Section 12.2 (provided that any documentation required to be provided pursuant to Section 5.1(d) shall be provided solely to the Originating Lender and provided further, for the avoidance of doubt, that if the Originating Lender is not a U.S. Person, such Lender shall include a copy of such documentation as an exhibit to its IRS Form W-8IMY in accordance with Section 5.1(d)(ii)(D)).

(h) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, any Lender may at any time create a security interest in, or pledge, all or any portion of its rights under and interest in this Agreement (including its Note, if any) in favor of any Federal Reserve Bank or any other central bank having jurisdiction over such Lender in accordance with Regulation A of the FRB or U.S. Treasury Regulation 31 CFR §203.14, and such Federal Reserve Bank may enforce such pledge or security interest in any manner permitted under applicable law.

(i) A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 5.1 or 5.3 than the Originating Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participating interest sold to such Participant, unless the sale of the participating interest to such Participant is made with the Borrower’s prior written consent and such Participant agrees to be subject to the provisions of Section 5.8 as though it were a Lender, or to the extent that such entitlement to a greater payment results from a Change in Law after the Participant became a Participant.

ARTICLE XIII

THE APPOINTED AGENTS

13.1 Appointment and Authorization. Each Lender hereby designates and appoints the Agent and the Collateral Agent (collectively, the “Appointed Agents”) as its agents under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and each Lender hereby irrevocably authorizes each Appointed Agent, in its respective capacity, to take such action on its behalf under the provisions of this Agreement and each other Loan Document and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly delegated to it by the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Each Appointed Agent agrees to act as such on the express conditions contained in this Article XIII. The provisions of this Article XIII (other than Sections 13.9, 13.10(a) and 13.10(b)) are solely for the benefit of the Appointed Agents and the Lenders, and the Borrower shall have no rights as third party beneficiaries of any of the provisions contained herein. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, each Appointed Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein, nor shall any Appointed 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 Loan Document or otherwise exist against any Appointed Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term “agent” in this Agreement with reference to any Appointed 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. Except as expressly otherwise provided in this Agreement, each Appointed Agent shall have and may use its sole discretion with respect to exercising or refraining from exercising any discretionary rights or taking or refraining from taking any actions which such Appointed Agent is expressly entitled to take or assert under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including the exercise of remedies pursuant to Section 10.2, and any action so taken or not taken shall be deemed consented to by the Lenders.

 

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13.2 Delegation of Duties. Each Appointed Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement or any other Loan 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. Each Appointed Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney in fact that it selects as long as such selection was made without gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

13.3 Liability of Appointed Agents. None of the Agent-Related Persons shall (a) be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by any of them under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the transactions contemplated hereby (except for its own gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision)), (b) be responsible in any manner to any of the Lenders for any recital, statement, representation or warranty made by any Obligor or any Subsidiary or Affiliate of any Obligor, or any officer thereof, contained in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, or in any certificate, report, statement or other document referred to or provided for in, or received by any Appointed Agent under or in connection with, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the validity, effectiveness, genuineness, enforceability or sufficiency of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or the perfection or priority of any Lien or security interest created or purported to be created under the Collateral Documents, or for any failure of any Obligor or any other party to any Loan Document to perform its obligations hereunder or thereunder or (c) be responsible or have any liability for, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, monitor or enforce, compliance with the provisions hereof relating to Disqualified Lenders; further, without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (c), no Agent-Related Person shall (x) be obligated to ascertain, monitor or inquire as to whether any Lender or Participant or prospective Lender or Participant is a Disqualified Lender or (y) have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment or participation of Loans, or disclosure of confidential information (subject in all respects to Section 14.16), to any Disqualified Lender. No Agent-Related Person shall be under any obligation to any Lender to ascertain or to inquire as to the observance or performance of any of the agreements contained in, or conditions of, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or to inspect the properties, books or records of any Obligor or any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates.

13.4 Reliance by Appointed Agent. Each Appointed Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully protected in relying, upon any writing, resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, telegram, facsimile, telex or telephone message, statement 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 any Obligor), independent accountants and other experts selected by such Appointed Agent. Each Appointed Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Loan Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of the Required Lenders 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. Each Appointed Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document in accordance with a request or consent of the Required Lenders and such request and any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding upon all of the Lenders.

13.5 Notice of Default. The Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless the Agent shall have received written notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to this Agreement, describing such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a “notice of default.” The Agent will notify the Lenders of its receipt of any such notice. The Agent shall take such action with respect to such Default or Event of Default as may be requested by the Required Lenders in accordance with Article X.

 

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13.6 Credit Decision. Each Lender acknowledges that none of the Agent-Related Persons has made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by any Appointed Agent hereinafter taken, including any review of the affairs of the Borrower and its Affiliates, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any Agent-Related Person to any Lender. Each Lender represents to each Appointed Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own appraisal of, and investigation into, the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Obligors and their Affiliates, and all applicable bank regulatory laws relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to extend credit to the Borrower. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon any Agent-Related Person and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and to make such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Obligors and their Affiliates. Except for notices, reports and other documents expressly herein required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Agent, the 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 Obligors or any of their Affiliates which may come into the possession of any of the Agent-Related Persons.

13.7 Indemnification. Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Lenders shall indemnify upon demand the Agent-Related Persons (to the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), ratably in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares, from and against any and all Losses as such term is defined in Section 14.10; provided, however, that no Lender shall be liable for the payment to such Agent-Related Persons of any portion of such Losses to the extent resulting from such Person’s gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision); provided, further, that any action taken by any Agent-Related Person at the request of the Required Lenders shall not constitute gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender shall ratably reimburse the Agent upon demand for its share of any costs or out-of-pocket expenses (including Attorney Costs) incurred by the Agent in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, 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, any other Loan Document, or any document contemplated by or referred to herein, to the extent that the Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by or on behalf of the Borrower. The undertaking in this Section 13.7 shall survive the payment of all Obligations hereunder and the resignation or replacement of the Agent.

13.8 Appointed Agents in Individual Capacity. Each Appointed Agent and its Affiliates may make loans to, issue letters of credit for the account of, accept deposits from, acquire Stock in and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust, financial advisory, underwriting or other business with the Obligors and their Subsidiaries and Affiliates as though such Appointed Agent was not an Appointed Agent hereunder and without notice to or consent of the Lenders. Each Appointed Agent and its Affiliates may receive information regarding the Obligors, their Affiliates and Account Debtors (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of the Obligors or such Affiliates) and the Lenders hereby acknowledge that each Appointed Agent shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them. With respect to its Loans, each Appointed Agent shall have the same rights and powers under this Agreement as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not an Appointed Agent, and the terms “Lender” and “Lenders” include each Appointed Agent in its individual capacity.

13.9 Successor Agents. Each Appointed Agent may resign as an Appointed Agent upon at least 30 days’ prior notice to the Lenders and the Borrower. In the event any Appointed Agent sells all of its Loans and/or Commitments as part of a sale, transfer or other disposition by such Appointed Agent of substantially all of its loan portfolio, such Appointed Agent shall resign as an Appointed Agent and such purchaser or transferee shall become the successor Appointed Agent hereunder. In the event that an Appointed Agent becomes a Defaulting Lender, such Appointed Agent may be removed at the reasonable request of the Borrower and the Required Lenders. Subject to the foregoing, if an Appointed Agent resigns or is removed under this Agreement, the Required Lenders (with the prior consent of the Borrower, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld and such consent not to be required if an Event of Default under any of Section 10.1(a), (e), (f) or (g) has occurred and is continuing) shall appoint from among the Lenders a successor agent, which successor agent shall be a Lender or a commercial bank, commercial finance company or other similar lender having total assets in excess of $5,000,000,000. If no successor agent is appointed prior to the effective date of the resignation of any Appointed Agent, such Appointed Agent may appoint (but without the need for the consent of the Borrower) a successor agent from among the Lenders. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as successor agent hereunder, such successor agent shall succeed to all the rights, powers and duties of the retiring Appointed Agent and the term “Appointed Agent” shall mean such successor agent and the retiring Appointed Agent’s appointment, powers and duties as an Appointed Agent shall be terminated. After any retiring Appointed Agent’s resignation hereunder as an Appointed Agent, the provisions of this Article XIII and Section 14.10 shall continue to inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was an Appointed Agent under this Agreement.

 

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13.10 Collateral Matters.

(a) The Lenders (and each other Secured Party by their acceptance of the benefits of the Loan Documents shall be deemed to) hereby irrevocably authorize the Collateral Agent (and if applicable, any subagent appointed by the Collateral Agent under Section 13.2 or otherwise) to release its Liens on the Collateral, and the Collateral Agent’s Liens upon any Collateral shall be automatically released (i) upon Full Payment of the Obligations; (ii) upon a disposition of Collateral permitted by Section 8.8 to a Person that is not an Obligor; (iii) if any such Collateral constitutes property in which the Obligors owned no interest at the time the Lien was granted or at any time thereafter; (iv) if any such Collateral constitutes property leased to an Obligor under a lease which has expired or been terminated in a transaction permitted under this Agreement; (v) to the extent the property constituting such Collateral is owned by any Guarantor, upon the release of such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guarantee Agreement (in accordance with the second succeeding sentence and the Guarantee Agreement); (vi) as required by the Collateral Agent to effect any sale, transfer or other Disposition of Collateral in connection with any exercise of remedies of the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Documents, and (vii) to the extent such Collateral otherwise becomes an Excluded Stock or an Excluded Asset. Except as provided above, the Collateral Agent will not release any of the Collateral Agent’s Liens without the prior written authorization of the Required Lenders (or such other percentage of Lenders whose consent is required in accordance with Section 12.1); provided that, in addition to the foregoing, the Collateral Agent may, in its discretion, release such Collateral Agent’s Liens on Collateral valued in the aggregate not in excess of $500,000 during each Fiscal Year without the prior written authorization of any Lender, so long as all proceeds received in connection with such release are applied to the Obligations in accordance with Section 4.6. Upon request by the Collateral Agent or the Borrower at any time, subject to the Borrower having certified to the Collateral Agent that the disposition is made in compliance with Section 8.8 (which the Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on any such certificate, without further inquiry), the Lenders will confirm in writing the Collateral Agent’s authority to release any applicable Collateral Agent’s Liens upon particular types or items of Collateral pursuant to this Section 13.10. In addition, the Lenders (and each other Secured Party by their acceptance of the benefits of the Loan Documents shall be deemed to) hereby irrevocably authorize (w) the Collateral Agent to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Collateral Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 8.12(c) or (q) (as to Current Asset Collateral only), (x) the Agent to release automatically any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guarantee Agreement if such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary as a result of a transaction permitted under this Agreement or such Person otherwise becomes an Excluded Subsidiary, in each case, solely to the extent such Subsidiary ceasing to constitute a Restricted Subsidiary or otherwise becoming an Excluded Subsidiary is not prohibited by this Agreement and (y) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, then, to the extent that the Collateral Agent obtains possession of any Collateral by operation of Section 13.12 of this Agreement that constitutes Collateral that Obligors are not required to deliver to Collateral Agent at such time pursuant to the terms hereof, the Security Documents or any other contractual arrangement with any Obligor, following the written request by Borrower, Collateral Agent shall (to the extent not prohibited by applicable law or legal process) deliver such Collateral in accordance with the terms of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement or, if the ABL Intercreditor Agreement is not then in effect, to the applicable Obligor. Upon request by any Appointed Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing such Appointed Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations pursuant to this Section 13.10(a).

(b) Upon receipt by any Appointed Agent of any authorization required pursuant to Section 13.10(a) from the Lenders of such Appointed Agent’s authority to release or subordinate the applicable Collateral Agent’s Liens upon particular types or items of Collateral, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guarantee Agreement, and upon at least three (3) Business Days’ prior written request by the Borrower, such Appointed Agent shall (and is hereby irrevocably authorized by the Lenders and the other Secured Parties to) execute such documents as may be necessary to evidence the release of such Collateral Agent’s Liens upon such Collateral or to subordinate its interest therein, or to release such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guarantee Agreement; provided, however, that (i) such Appointed Agent shall not be required to execute any such document on terms which, in such Appointed Agent’s opinion, would expose such Appointed Agent to liability or create any obligation or entail any consequence other than the release of such Liens without recourse or warranty, and (ii) such release shall not in any manner discharge, affect or impair the Obligations or any Liens (other than those expressly being released) upon (or obligations of the Obligors in respect of) all interests retained by the Obligors, including the proceeds of any sale, all of which shall continue to constitute part of such Collateral.

 

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(c) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any of the Lenders to assure that the Collateral exists or is owned by the Obligors or is cared for, protected or insured or has been encumbered, or that the applicable Collateral Agent’s Liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise at all or in any particular manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity, or to continue exercising, any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available to the Collateral Agent pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, it being understood and agreed that in respect of the Collateral, or any act, omission or event related thereto, the Collateral Agent may act in any manner it may deem appropriate, in its sole discretion, given the Collateral Agent’s own interest in the Collateral in its capacity as one of the Lenders and that the Collateral Agent shall have no other duty or liability whatsoever to any Lender as to any of the foregoing.

13.11 Restrictions on Actions by Lenders; Sharing of Payments.

(a) Each of the Lenders agrees that it shall not, without the express consent of the Required Lenders, and that it shall, to the extent it is lawfully and contractually entitled to do so, upon the request of the Required Lenders, set off against the Obligations, any amounts owing by such Lender to any Obligor or any accounts of any Obligor now or hereafter maintained with such Lender. Each of the Lenders further agrees that it shall not, unless specifically requested to do so by any Appointed Agent, take or cause to be taken any action to enforce its rights under this Agreement or against any Obligor, including the commencement of any legal or equitable proceedings, to foreclose any Lien on, or otherwise enforce any security interest in, any of the applicable Collateral.

(b) Except as may be expressly permitted by this Agreement, if at any time or times any Lender shall receive (i) by payment, foreclosure, setoff or otherwise, any proceeds of Collateral or any payments with respect to the Obligations of any Obligor to such Lender arising under, or relating to, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, except for any such proceeds or payments received by such Lender from the Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or to which such Lender is otherwise entitled to receive directly pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, or (ii) payments from the Agent in excess of such Lender’s ratable portion of all such distributions by the Agent, such Lender shall promptly (A) turn the same over to the Agent, in kind, and with such endorsements as may be required to negotiate the same to the Agent, or in same day funds, as applicable, for the account of all of the Lenders and for application to the Obligations in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Agreement, or (B) purchase, without recourse or warranty, an undivided interest and participation in the Obligations owed to the other Lenders so that such excess payment received shall be applied ratably as among the Lenders in accordance with their Commitments; provided, however, that (A) if all or part of such excess payment received by the purchasing party is thereafter recovered from it, those purchases of participations shall be rescinded in whole or in part, as applicable, and the applicable portion of the purchase price paid therefor shall be returned to such purchasing party, but without interest except to the extent that such purchasing party is required to pay interest in connection with the recovery of the excess payment and (B) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to (x) any payment made by the Borrower or any other Obligor pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (y) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or Commitments to any Assignee or Participant or (z) any disproportionate payment obtained by a Lender of any Class as a result of the extension by Lenders of the maturity date or expiration date of some but not all Loans or Commitments of that Class or any increase in the Applicable Margin (or other pricing term, including any fee, discount or premium) in respect of Loans or Commitments of Lenders that have consented to any such extension to the extent such transaction is permitted hereunder.

13.12 Agency for Perfection. Each Lender hereby appoints each other Lender as agent for the purpose of perfecting the Lenders’ security interest in assets which, in accordance with the UCC or under other applicable law, as applicable may be perfected by possession. Should any Lender (other than the Collateral Agent) obtain possession of any such Collateral, such Lender shall notify the Collateral Agent thereof and, promptly upon the Collateral Agent’s request therefor, shall deliver such Collateral to the Collateral Agent or in accordance with the Collateral Agent’s instructions.

 

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13.13 Payments by Agent to Lenders. All payments to be made by the Agent to the applicable Lenders shall be made by bank wire transfer or internal transfer of immediately available funds to each such Lender pursuant to wire transfer instructions delivered in writing to the Agent on or prior to the Agreement Date (or if such Lender is an Assignee, on the applicable Assignment and Acceptance), or pursuant to such other wire transfer instructions as each party may designate for itself by written notice to the Agent. Concurrently with each such payment, the Agent shall identify whether such payment (or any portion thereof) represents principal, interest or fees on the Loans or otherwise. Unless the Agent receives notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Lenders that the Borrower will not make such payment in full as and when required, the Agent may assume that the Borrower have made such payment in full to the Agent on such date in immediately available funds and the Agent may (but shall not be so required), in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to each such Lender on such due date an amount equal to the amount then due such Lender. If and to the extent the Borrower has not made such payment in full to the Agent, each applicable Lender shall repay to the Agent on demand such amount distributed to such Lender, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Rate for each day from the date such amount is distributed to such Lender until the date repaid.

13.14 Intercreditor Agreements. The Agents are hereby authorized to enter into the ABL Intercreditor Agreement and any other usual and customary intercreditor or subordination agreements or arrangements approved in writing by the Required Lenders (for purposes of this paragraph, the “Intercreditor Agreements”) to the extent contemplated by the terms hereof, and the parties hereto acknowledge that each such Intercreditor Agreement is binding upon them. Each Lender (a) hereby agrees that it will be bound by and will take no actions contrary to the provisions of each Intercreditor Agreement at any time existing and (b) hereby authorizes and instructs the Agents to enter into the Intercreditor Agreements and to subject the Liens on the Collateral securing the Obligations to the provisions thereof, as the case may be. In addition, but in conformance with the terms hereof, each Lender hereby authorizes the Agents to enter into (i) any amendments to the Intercreditor Agreements and (ii) any other intercreditor arrangements, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii) to the extent approved in writing by the Required Lenders and required to give effect to the establishment of intercreditor rights and privileges as contemplated and required by Section 8.16 of this Agreement. Each Lender waives any conflict of interest, now contemplated or arising hereafter, in connection therewith and agrees not to assert against the Agent or any of its Affiliates any claims, causes of action, damages or liabilities of whatever kind or nature relating thereto.

13.15 Concerning the Collateral and the Related Loan Documents. Each Lender authorizes and directs each Appointed Agent to enter into the other Loan Documents, including any Intercreditor Agreement, for the ratable benefit and obligation of the Appointed Agents and the Lenders. Each Lender agrees that any action taken by any Appointed Agent or the Required Lenders, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and the exercise by any Appointed Agent or the Required Lenders, as applicable, of their respective powers set forth therein or herein, together with such other powers that are reasonably incidental thereto, shall be binding upon all of the Lenders. The Lenders acknowledge that the Loans, applicable Secured Hedge Agreements, Secured Cash Management Agreements, and all interest, fees and expenses hereunder constitute one Debt, secured equally by all of the applicable Collateral, subject to the order of distribution set forth in Section 10.3.

13.16 Relation Among Lenders. The Lenders are not partners or co-venturers, and no Lender shall be liable for the acts or omissions of, or (except as otherwise set forth herein in the case of the Appointed Agents) authorized to act for, any other Lender.

13.17 Co-Managers; Arrangers. Each of the parties to this Agreement acknowledges that, other than any rights and duties explicitly assigned to the Co-Managers or the Arrangers under this Agreement, no Co-Manager or Arranger has any obligations hereunder and shall not be responsible or accountable to any other party hereto for any action or failure to act hereunder. Without limiting the foregoing, no Co-Manager or Arranger shall have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender. Each Lender acknowledges that it has not relied, and will not rely, on the Co-Managers or Arrangers in deciding to enter into this Agreement or in taking or not taking action hereunder.

 

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13.18 The Register.

(a) The Agent shall maintain a register (each, a “Register”), which shall include a master account and a subsidiary account for each applicable Lender and in which accounts (taken together) shall be recorded (i) the date and amount of each Borrowing made hereunder, the Type of each Loan comprising such Borrowing and any Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the effective date and amount of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to and accepted by it and the parties thereto, (iii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrower to each Lender hereunder or under the notes payable by the Borrower to such Lender, and (iv) the amount of any sum received by the Agent from the Borrower or any other Obligor and each Lender’s ratable share thereof. Each Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower or any applicable Lender (with respect to its own Loans and Commitments only) at the office of the Agent referred to in Section 14.8 at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. Any failure of the Agent to record in the applicable Register, or any error in doing so, shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder (or under any Loan Document) to pay any amount owing with respect to the Loans or provide the basis for any claim against the Agent. The Loans are registered obligations and the right, title and interest of any Lender and their assignees in and to such Loans as the case may be, shall be transferable only upon notation of such transfer in the applicable Register. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Agent) a Note payable to such Lender, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto. Solely for purposes of this Section 13.18, the Agent shall be the Borrower’s agent for purposes of maintaining the applicable Register (but the Agent shall have no liability whatsoever to the Borrower or any other Person on account of any inaccuracies contained in the applicable Register). The Obligors and the Agent intend that the Loans will be treated as at all times maintained in “registered form” within the meaning of Sections 163(f), 871(h)(2) and 881(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code and any related regulations (and any other relevant or successor provisions of the Internal Revenue Code or such regulations).

(b) In the event that any Lender sells participations in any Loan, Commitment or other interest of such Lender hereunder or under any other Loan Document, such Lender, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain a register on which it enters the name of all Participants in the Loans held by it and the principal amount (and related interest thereon) of the portion of the Loans or Commitments which are the subject of the participation (the “Participant Register”). A Loan or Commitment may be participated in whole or in part only by registration of such participation on the Participant Register (and each note shall expressly so provide). Any participation of such Loans or Commitments may be effected only by the registration of such participation on the Participant Register. 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 Commitments, Loans or its other obligations under any Loan Document) except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan or other obligation is in registered form under Section 45.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(c) Each Register shall be maintained by the Agent as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower. Each Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

13.19 Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein or in the Guarantee Agreement or any Security Document, no Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank that obtains the benefits of any Guaranty or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or of the Guarantee Agreement or any Security Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article XIII to the contrary, the Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Obligations arising under Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements unless the Agent has received written notice of such Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Agent may request, from the applicable Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank, as the case maybe.

13.20 Withholding Taxes. To the extent required by any applicable Law, the Agent may deduct or withhold from any payment to any Lender an amount equivalent to any applicable withholding Tax. If the Internal Revenue Service or any other Governmental Authority asserts a claim that the Agent did not properly withhold Tax from amounts paid to or for the account of any Lender for any reason (including because the appropriate form was not delivered or was not properly executed or because such Lender failed to notify the Agent of a change in circumstance that rendered the exemption from, or reduction of, withholding Tax ineffective), such Lender shall indemnify and hold

 

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harmless the Agent fully for all amounts paid, directly or indirectly, by the Agent as Tax or otherwise, including any penalties, additions to Tax or interest and together with all expenses (including legal expenses, allocated internal costs and out-of-pocket expenses) incurred, whether or not such Tax was correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Agent to set-off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due the Agent under this Section 13.20. The agreements in this Section 13.20 shall survive the resignation and/or replacement of the Agent, any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of this Agreement and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 13.20 shall not limit or expand the obligations of the Borrower or any Guarantor under Section 5.1 or any other provision of this Agreement.

13.21 Certain ERISA Matters.

(a) Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Agent, each Co-Manager and each Arranger and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Obligor, that at least one of the following is and will be true:

(i) such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the Loans or the Commitments,

(ii) the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement,

(iii) (A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, or

(iv) such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.

(b) In addition, unless sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or such Lender has not provided another representation, warranty and covenant as provided in sub-clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Agent, each Co-Manager, each Arranger and their respective Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Obligor, that:

(i) none of the Agent, any Co-Manager, any Arranger or any of their respective Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related to hereto or thereto),

 

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(ii) the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement is independent (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-21) and is a bank, an insurance carrier, an investment adviser, a broker-dealer or other person that holds, or has under management or control, total assets of at least $50 million, in each case as described in 29 CFR § 2510.3-21(c)(1)(i)(A)-(E),

(iii) the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement is capable of evaluating investment risks independently, both in general and with regard to particular transactions and investment strategies (including in respect of the Obligations),

(iv) the Person making the investment decision on behalf of such Lender with respect to the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement is a fiduciary under ERISA or the Code, or both, with respect to the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement and is responsible for exercising independent judgment in evaluating the transactions hereunder, and

(v) no fee or other compensation is being paid directly to the Agent or any Co-Manager or any Arranger or any their respective Affiliates for investment advice (as opposed to other services) in connection with the Loans, the Commitments or this Agreement.

(c) The Agent, each Co-Manager and each Arranger hereby informs the Lenders that each such Person is not undertaking to provide impartial investment advice, or to give advice in a fiduciary capacity, in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and that such Person has a financial interest in the transactions contemplated hereby in that such Person or an Affiliate thereof (i) may receive interest or other payments with respect to the Loans, the Commitments and this Agreement, (ii) may recognize a gain if it extended the Loans or the Commitments for an amount less than the amount being paid for an interest in the Loans or the Commitments by such Lender or (iii) may receive fees or other payments in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, the Loan Documents or otherwise, including structuring fees, commitment fees, arrangement fees, facility fees, upfront fees, underwriting fees, ticking fees, agency fees, administrative agent or collateral agent fees, utilization fees, minimum usage fees, letter of credit fees, fronting fees, deal-away or alternate transaction fees, amendment fees, processing fees, term out premiums, banker’s acceptance fees, breakage or other early termination fees or fees similar to the foregoing.

ARTICLE XIV

MISCELLANEOUS

14.1 No Waivers; Cumulative Remedies. No failure by any Appointed Agent or any Lender to exercise any right, remedy, or option under this Agreement or any present or future supplement hereto, or in any other Loan Documents, or delay by any Appointed Agent or any Lender in exercising the same, will operate as a waiver thereof. No waiver by any Appointed Agent or any Lender will be effective unless it is in writing, and then only to the extent specifically stated. No waiver by any Appointed Agent or the Lenders on any occasion shall affect or diminish any Appointed Agent’s and each Lender’s rights thereafter to require strict performance by the Obligors of any provision of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Each Appointed Agent’s and each Lender’s rights under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents will be cumulative and not exclusive of any other right or remedy which the Appointed Agent or any Lender may have.

14.2 Severability. The illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement or any Loan Document or any instrument or agreement required hereunder shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement or any instrument or agreement required hereunder.

 

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14.3 Governing Law; Choice of Forum; Service of Process.

(a) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE INTERPRETED AND THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

(b) ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LOCATED IN NEW YORK COUNTY, AND BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO CONSENTS, FOR ITSELF AND IN RESPECT OF ITS PROPERTY, TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THOSE COURTS. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION, INCLUDING ANY OBJECTION TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OR BASED ON THE GROUNDS OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS, WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE BRINGING OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN SUCH JURISDICTION IN RESPECT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY LOAN DOCUMENT. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING: (i) THE AGENT SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST THE BORROWER, ANY GUARANTOR OR ANY COLLATERAL IN THE COURTS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION THE AGENT DEEMS NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE IN ORDER TO REALIZE ON THE COLLATERAL OR OTHER SECURITY FOR THE OBLIGATIONS AND (ii) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES THAT ANY APPEALS FROM THE COURTS DESCRIBED IN THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING SENTENCE MAY HAVE TO BE HEARD BY A COURT LOCATED OUTSIDE THOSE JURISDICTIONS.

(c) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS UPON IT AND CONSENTS THAT ALL SUCH SERVICE OF PROCESS MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED MAIL (RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED) DIRECTED TO THE APPLICABLE ADDRESS SET FORTH IN SECTION 14.8 AND SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE COMPLETED FIVE (5) DAYS AFTER THE SAME SHALL HAVE BEEN SO DEPOSITED IN THE MAILS POSTAGE PREPAID.

14.4 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY, IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY OF THE PARTIES AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY AGENT-RELATED PERSON, PARTICIPANT OR ASSIGNEE, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, OR OTHERWISE. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF OR THEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.

14.5 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All of the Borrower’s and other Obligors’ representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall survive the execution, delivery, and acceptance thereof by the parties, notwithstanding any investigation by the Agent or the Lenders or their respective agents.

14.6 Other Security and Guarantees. The Agent may, without notice or demand and without affecting the Borrower’s or any Obligor’s obligations hereunder, from time to time: (a) take from any Person (to the extent permitted by such Person) and hold collateral (other than the Collateral) for the payment of all or any part of the Obligations and exchange, enforce or release such collateral or any part thereof; and (b) accept and hold any endorsement or guaranty of payment of all or any part of the Obligations and release or substitute any such endorser or guarantor, or any Person who has given any Lien in any other collateral as security for the payment of all or any part of the Obligations, or any other Person in any way obligated to pay all or any part of the Obligations.

 

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14.7 Fees and Expenses. The Borrower agrees (a) to pay or reimburse the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Co-Managers, the Arrangers (without duplication) and, in the case of clause (ii) following the Closing Date, the Required Lenders for all reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses associated with (i) the syndication of the Term Loan Facility and (ii) the preparation, execution and delivery, administration, amendment, modification, waiver and/or enforcement of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and any amendment, waiver, consent or other modification of the provisions hereof and thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated thereby are consummated), such costs and expenses to be limited in the case of legal costs and expenses to the Attorney Costs and (b) to pay or reimburse the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Required Lenders for all reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement of any rights or remedies under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (such costs and expenses to be limited in the case of legal costs and expenses to the Attorney Costs). Subject to the limitations above, the foregoing costs and expenses shall include all reasonable and documented or invoiced search, filing, recording and title insurance charges and fees related thereto. The agreements in this Section 14.7 shall survive the Termination Date and repayment of all other Obligations. All amounts due under this Section 14.7 shall be paid within twenty (20) Business Days of receipt by the Borrower of an invoice relating thereto setting forth such expenses in reasonable detail.

14.8 Notices. Except as otherwise provided herein, all notices, demands and requests that any party is required or elects to give to any other shall be in writing, or by a telecommunications device capable of creating a written record, and any such notice shall become effective (a) upon personal delivery thereof, including, but not limited to, delivery by overnight mail and courier service, (b) four (4) days after it shall have been mailed by United States mail, first class, certified or registered, with postage prepaid, or (c) in the case of notice by such a telecommunications device, when properly transmitted, in each case addressed to the party to be notified as follows:

 

If to the Agent:

   BARCLAYS BANK PLC
   745 Seventh Avenue
   New York, NY 10019|
   Attention: Peter Oberrender
   Email: peter.oberrender@barclays.com
   Telephone: (212) 526-6687
   Telecopy No.: (212) 526-5115
   Secondary Contact:
   Attention: LTM NY / Bank Debt Management
   Email: ltmny@Barclays.com

With a copy

  

(which shall not constitute notice) to:

   PAUL HASTINGS LLP
   200 Park Avenue
   New York, NY 10166
   Attention: Marisa A. Sotomayor
   Email: marisasotomayor@paulhastings.com
   Telecopy No.: (212) 319-4090

If to the Borrower:

   PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC
   333 Shops Boulevard, Suite 301
   Willow Park, Texas 76087
   Attention: Matt Wilks
   Email: matt.wilks@profrac.com
   Facsimile No.: 254-442-8042

If to a Lender:

   To the address of such Lender set forth on the signature page hereto or on the Assignment and Acceptance for such Lender, as applicable

 

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or to such other address as each party may designate for itself by like notice. Failure or delay in delivering copies of any notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other communication to the persons designated above to receive copies shall not adversely affect the effectiveness of such notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or other communication.

14.9 Binding Effect. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the respective representatives, successors, and assigns of the parties hereto. The rights and benefits of the Agent and the Lenders hereunder shall, if such Persons so agree, inure to any party acquiring any interest in the Obligations or any part thereof to the extent permitted hereunder.

14.10 Indemnity of the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Arrangers, the Co-Managers and the Lenders.

(a) Subject to the provisions of Sections 14.10(b) and (c), the Borrower agrees to defend, indemnify and hold all Agent-Related Persons, each Arranger, each Co-Manager, and each Lender (without duplication) and each of their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, advisors and other representatives, successors and permitted assigns of the foregoing (each, an “Indemnified Person”) harmless from and against any and all losses, claims, costs, damages and liabilities (collectively, “Losses”) of any kind or nature that arises out of or relates to (i) the Transactions, including the financing contemplated hereby and the use of proceeds hereof; (ii) breach or non-compliance with the covenants in Article VIII of this Agreement; (iii) any actual or alleged Release or threat of Release of any Contaminant at any facility or location currently or formerly owned or operated by Holdings or the Borrower; or (iv) any liability under Environmental Laws relating in any way to Holdings or the Borrower (including any inquiry or investigation of the foregoing) (regardless of whether such Indemnified Person is a party thereto or whether or not such action, claim, litigation or proceeding was brought by the Borrower, its equity holders, affiliates or creditors or any other third Person).

(b) Under this Section 14.10, Indemnified Persons shall be entitled to the reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket fees and expenses incurred in connection with investigating, responding to or defending any of the Losses foregoing (such expenses, in the case of legal expenses, to be limited to the reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of a single firm of counsel for all Indemnified Persons, taken as a whole, and, if necessary, of a single firm of local counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction (which may include a single firm of special counsel acting in multiple jurisdictions) for all Indemnified Persons taken as a whole (and, in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, where the Indemnified Person(s) affected by such conflict notifies the Borrower of the existence of such conflict and thereafter retains its own counsel, by such other firm of counsel for such affected Indemnified Person)) of any such Indemnified Person.

(c) No Indemnified Person will be indemnified for any Loss or related expense under this Section 14.10 to the extent it has resulted from (i) the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Person or any of its Affiliates or any of the officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, advisors or other representatives, successors or permitted assigns of any of the foregoing (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision), (ii) a material breach of the obligations under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents of such Indemnified Person or any of such Indemnified Person’s Affiliates or any of the officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, advisors or other representatives, successors or permitted assigns of any of the foregoing (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision) or (iii) any claim, litigation, investigation or other proceeding that does not arise from any act or omission by the Borrower or any of its Affiliates and that is brought by any Indemnified Person against any other Indemnified Person; provided that the Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Co-Managers and the Arrangers to the extent fulfilling their respective roles as an agent, co-manager or arranger under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and in their capacities as such, shall remain indemnified in respect of such proceedings to the extent that none of the exceptions set forth in any of clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding proviso applies to such person at such time.

(d) The agreements in this Section 14.10 shall survive payment of all other Obligations. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 14.10 shall not apply to Taxes other than Taxes that represent liabilities, obligations, losses or damages, with respect to a non-Tax claim.

 

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14.11 Limitation of Liability. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, (i) no Indemnified Person shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by others of information or other materials obtained through internet, electronic, telecommunications or other information transmission systems, except to the extent that such damages have resulted from the willful misconduct, bad faith or gross negligence of such Indemnified Person or any of such Indemnified Person’s affiliates or any of its or their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, controlling persons, advisors or other representatives, successors or permitted assigns (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision) and (ii) none of the Borrower, the other Obligors or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates, or any Indemnified Person shall be liable for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages (including, without limitation, any loss of profits, business or anticipated savings) in connection with this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Transactions (including the use of proceeds hereof), or with respect to any activities related to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including the preparation of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided that nothing in this Section 14.11 shall limit the Borrower’s indemnity and reimbursement obligations set forth in Section 14.10 to the extent that such indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages are included in any claim by a third party unaffiliated with the applicable Indemnified Person with respect to which the applicable Indemnified Person is entitled to indemnification as set forth in Section 14.10.

14.12 Final Agreement. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents are intended by the parties hereto to be the final, complete, and exclusive expression of the agreement between them. This Agreement supersedes any and all prior oral or written agreements relating to the subject matter hereof, except for the fee provisions in Section 4 of the Engagement Letter.

14.13 Counterparts; Facsimile Signatures. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by the Agent, the Collateral Agent, each Lender and the Borrower in separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same agreement; signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to the same document. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents may be executed by facsimile or other electronic communication and the effectiveness of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and signatures thereon shall have the same force and effect as manually signed originals and shall be binding on all parties thereto. The Agent may require that any such documents and signatures be confirmed by a manually-signed original thereof, provided that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any facsimile signature.

14.14 Captions. The captions contained in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only, are without substantive meaning and should not be construed to modify, enlarge, or restrict any provision.

14.15 Right of Setoff. In addition to any rights and remedies of the Lenders provided by Law, if an Event of Default is then continuing or the Loans have been accelerated prior to the Stated Termination Date, each Lender is authorized at any time and from time to time, without prior notice to the Borrower or any Guarantor, any such notice being waived by each Obligor 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 by, and other indebtedness at any time owing by, such Lender or any Affiliate of such Lender to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or any Guarantor against any and all Obligations then due and owing by an Obligor under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender, now or hereafter existing, irrespective of whether or not the Agent or such Lender shall have made demand under this Agreement or any Loan Document. Each Lender agrees promptly to notify the Borrower and the Agent after any such set-off and application made by such Lender; provided, however, that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, NO LENDER SHALL EXERCISE ANY RIGHT OF SET-OFF, BANKER’S LIEN, OR THE LIKE AGAINST ANY DEPOSIT ACCOUNT OR PROPERTY OF THE BORROWER OR ANY GUARANTOR HELD OR MAINTAINED BY SUCH LENDER WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE REQUIRED LENDERS.

14.16 Confidentiality. Each Lender and the Agent severally agrees to treat confidentially and not publish, disclose or otherwise divulge any non-public information provided to any of them or any of their Affiliates by or on behalf of Holdings, the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries or in connection with this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Transactions; provided that nothing herein shall prevent such Person from disclosing any such information (a) pursuant to the order of any court or administrative agency or in any pending legal, judicial or administrative proceeding, or otherwise as required by applicable law, rule or regulation, or compulsory legal

 

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process based on the reasonable advice of counsel (in which case such Person agrees (except with respect to any audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any self-regulatory authority or Governmental Authority exercising examination or regulatory authority), to the extent practicable and not prohibited by applicable Law, rule or regulation, to inform you promptly thereof prior to disclosure), (b) upon the request or demand of any regulatory authority having jurisdiction or purporting to have jurisdiction over such Person or any of its Affiliates (in which case such Person agrees (except with respect to any audit or examination conducted by bank accountants or any regulatory authority exercising examination or regulatory authority), to the extent practicable and not prohibited by applicable Law, rule or regulation, to inform you promptly thereof prior to disclosure), (c) to the extent that such information becomes publicly available other than by reason of improper disclosure by such Person or any of its Affiliates or any related parties thereto (including any of the persons referred to in clause (f) below) in violation of any confidentiality obligations owing to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, (d) to the extent that such information is or was received by such Person from a third party that is not, to such Person’s knowledge, subject to contractual or fiduciary confidentiality obligations owing to the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, (e) to the extent that such information is independently developed by such Person or its Affiliates without the use of any confidential information and without violating the terms of this Agreement, (f) to such Person’s Affiliates and to its and their respective directors, officers, employees, legal counsel, independent auditors, professionals and other experts or agents who need to know such information in connection with this Agreement and who are informed of the confidential nature of such information or who are subject to customary confidentiality obligations of professional practice (with such Person, to the extent within its control, responsible for such person’s compliance with this Section 14.16), (g) for purposes of establishing a “due diligence” defense and (h) to potential or prospective Lenders, Participants or Assignees and to any direct or indirect contractual counterparty to any swap or derivative transaction relating to Manufacturing, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, in each case who agree to be bound by the terms of this paragraph (or language substantially similar to this paragraph); provided that, for purposes of this clause (h), (i) the disclosure of any such information to any Lenders, hedge providers, Participants or Assignees, or prospective Lenders, hedge providers, Participants or Assignees referred to above shall be made subject to the acknowledgment and acceptance by such Lender, hedge provider, Participant or Assignee, or prospective Lender, hedge provider, Participant or Assignee that such information is being disseminated on a confidential basis (on substantially the terms set forth in this paragraph or as is otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and such Person) in accordance with the standard syndication processes of the Agent or customary market standards for dissemination of such type of information, which shall in any event require “click through” or other affirmative actions on the part of recipient to access such information and (ii) no such disclosure shall be made by such Person to any person that is at such time a Disqualified Lender. Notwithstanding anything herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary, the Agent shall not (i) be responsible for, have any liability with respect to, or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into, monitor or enforce, compliance with the provisions of this Agreement relating to Disqualified Lenders or have any liability with respect to or arising out of any assignment or participation of Loans or Commitments to any Disqualified Lender and (ii) have any liability with respect to any disclosure of confidential information to any Disqualified Lenders, except in each case of foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), to the extent any such liability results directly from the Agent’s gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision).

14.17 Conflicts with Other Loan Documents. Unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement (or in another Loan Document by specific reference to the applicable provision contained in this Agreement), if any provision contained in this Agreement conflicts with any provision of any other Loan Document (other than any Intercreditor Agreement), the provision contained in this Agreement shall govern and control.

14.18 No Fiduciary Relationship. Each Obligor acknowledges and agrees that, (i) in connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated by this Agreement, the Obligors, on the one hand, and the Appointed Agents, the Arrangers, the Co-Managers, the Lenders and each of their Affiliates through which they may be acting (collectively, the “Applicable Entities”), on the other hand, have an arm’s-length business relationship that creates no fiduciary duty on the part of any Applicable Entity, and each Obligor expressly disclaims any fiduciary relationship, (ii) the Applicable Entities may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of such Obligor, and no Applicable Entity has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to such Obligor and (iii) such Obligor has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate. Each Obligor further acknowledges and agrees that such Obligor is responsible for making its own independent judgment with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the process leading thereto, and agrees that it will not claim that the Applicable Entities have rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owe a fiduciary or similar duty to such Obligor or its affiliates, in connection with such transactions or the process leading thereto.

 

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14.19 Judgment Currency. If for the purpose of obtaining judgment in any court it is necessary to convert an amount due hereunder in the currency in which it is due (the “Original Currency”) into another currency (the “Second Currency”), the rate of exchange applied shall be that at which, in accordance with normal banking procedures, the Agent could purchase in the New York foreign exchange market, the Original Currency with the Second Currency on the date two (2) Business Days preceding that on which judgment is given. Each Obligor agrees that its obligation in respect of any Original Currency due from it hereunder shall, notwithstanding any judgment or payment in such other currency, be discharged only to the extent that, on the Business Day following the date the Agent receives payment of any sum so adjudged to be due hereunder in the Second Currency, the Agent may, in accordance with normal banking procedures, purchase, in the New York foreign exchange market, the Original Currency with the amount of the Second Currency so paid; and if the amount of the Original Currency so purchased or could have been so purchased is less than the amount originally due in the Original Currency, each Obligor agrees as a separate obligation and notwithstanding any such payment or judgment to indemnify the Agent against such loss. The term “rate of exchange” in this Section 14.19 means the spot rate at which the Agent, in accordance with normal practices, is able on the relevant date to purchase the Original Currency with the Second Currency, and includes any premium and costs of exchange payable in connection with such purchase.

14.20 USA PATRIOT Act. Each Lender that is subject to the Act (as hereinafter defined) and the Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies each Obligor that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”), it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Obligor, which information includes the name and address of each Obligor and other information that will allow such Lender or the Agent, as applicable, to identify each Obligor in accordance with the Act. Each Obligor shall, promptly following a request by the Agent or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” an anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Act.

14.21 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions.

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

(i) 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

(ii) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

(A) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

(B) 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

(C) 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 entered into this Agreement on the date first above written

 

PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC, as Holdings
By:  

/s/ Matt Wilks

  Name: Matt Wilks
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

 

[Signature Page to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC, as the Borrower
By:  

/s/ Matt Wilks

  Name: Matt Wilks
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

[Signature Page to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


PROFRAC MANUFACTURING, LLC
By:  

/s/ Matt Wilks

  Name: Matt Wilks
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

[Signature Page to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as the Agent, the Collateral Agent and a Lender
By:  

/s/ Authorized Signatory

  Name:
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

 

[Signature Page to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF NOTICE OF BORROWING

Date: ____________, _____

To: Barclays Bank PLC, as Agent

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to that certain Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2018 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among ProFrac Holdings, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, ProFrac Services, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the guarantors from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Barclays Bank PLC, as the Agent and the Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.

The undersigned hereby requests (select one) a Borrowing:

 

  1.

On __________ (a Business Day).1

 

  2.

In the amount of $__________.2

 

  3.

Comprised of [Base Rate Loans] [LIBOR Loans].

 

  [4.

For LIBOR Loans, with an Interest Period of [    ] months.]3

 

  5.

The proceeds of the Borrowing shall be sent to:

[Name and Address of Bank/Beneficiary]

Account No.:

ABA No.:

Attn:

The undersigned, on behalf of the Borrower, hereby represents and warrants that the conditions specified in Section [9.1]4 [9.2] shall be satisfied on and as of the date of, before and after giving effect to, the credit extension requested hereby.

[Signature Page Follows]

 

 

 

 

1 

Solely with respect to the initial Borrowing on the Closing Date, the Borrower must deliver written notice, which must be received by the Agent by 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) at least one (1) Business Day prior to the Closing Date. With respect to each subsequent Borrowing, the Borrower must deliver written notice, which must be received by the Agent prior to (w) 12:00 noon (New York City time) three (3) Business Days prior to the requested Funding Date in the case of LIBOR Loans, (x) 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) one (1) Business Day prior to the requested Funding Date in the case of Base Rate Loans.

2 

Shall be in a minimum amount of at least $1,000,000 (and increments of $1,000,000 in excess of such amount) for both LIBOR Loans and Base Rate Loans.

3 

One, two, three or six months or, with the consent of all applicable Lenders, 12 months, or with the consent of all applicable Lenders a period shorter than one month.

4 

Only for Borrowings on the Closing Date.

 

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PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC,
as Borrower
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF NOTICE OF CONTINUATION/CONVERSION

Date: ___________, _____

To: Barclays Bank PLC, as Agent

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to that certain Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2018 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among ProFrac Holdings, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“Holdings”), ProFrac Services, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the guarantors from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Barclays Bank PLC, as the Agent and the Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.

The undersigned hereby gives irrevocable notice pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Credit Agreement that

 

  1.

The proposed Continuation/Conversion Date is _____.1

 

  2.

The aggregate principal amount of Loans to be continued or converted is $ _____.

 

  3.

The type of Loans resulting from the proposed conversion or continuation is _____.

 

  4.

The duration of the requested Interest Period is _____.2

 

PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC,
as Borrower
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

 

 

 

1 

The Borrower shall deliver a written Notice to the Agent not later than 1:00 p.m. (New York City time) at least (3) Business Days in advance of the Continuation/Conversion Date if the Loans are to be converted into or continued as LIBOR Loans.

2 

One, two, three or six months or, with the consent of all applicable Lenders, 12 months or, with the consent of all applicable Lenders, a period shorter than one month.

 

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EXHIBIT C

FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

Financial Statement Date: __________, _____

To: Barclays Bank PLC, as Agent and Collateral Agent

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to that certain Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2018 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Term Loan Credit Agreement”), among ProFrac Holdings, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“Holdings”), ProFrac Services, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the guarantors from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Barclays Bank PLC, as the Agent and the Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Term Loan Credit Agreement.

The undersigned Responsible Officer of Holdings hereby certifies as of the date hereof that he/she is a Responsible Officer of Holdings, and that, as such, he/she is authorized to execute and deliver this Compliance Certificate, in his or her capacity as a Responsible Officer and not in his or her individual capacity, to the Agent on the behalf of Holdings, and that:

[Use following paragraph 1 for fiscal year-end financial statements to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(a)]

1. Holdings has delivered the year-end audited financial statements required by Section 6.2(a) of the Term Loan Credit Agreement for the Fiscal Year ended as of the above date, together with all certificates, opinions and documents required by such section. All such audited financial statements have been prepared in reasonable detail, fairly present in all material respects the financial position and the results of operations of the Consolidated Parties (and, if applicable, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries) as at the date thereof and for the Fiscal Year then ended, and have been prepared in accordance with GAAP in all material respects.

[Use following paragraph 1 for fiscal quarter-end financial statements to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(b)]

1. Holdings has delivered the unaudited financial statements required by Section 6.2(b) of the Term Loan Credit Agreement for the Fiscal Quarter ended as of the above date. Such consolidated financial statements are complete and correct in all material respects in conformity with GAAP, have been prepared in reasonable detail in accordance with GAAP in all material respects consistently applied, and fairly present, in all material respects, the Consolidated Parties’ (and, if applicable, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries) financial position as at such date and their results of operation for such period then ended, subject only to changes resulting from normal year-end audit adjustments and to the absence of footnotes.

2. The undersigned has reviewed and is familiar with the terms of the Term Loan Credit Agreement and has made, or has caused to be made under his/her supervision, a detailed review of the transactions and condition (financial or otherwise) of the Consolidated Parties and, if different, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, during the accounting period covered by such financial statements.

[select one:]

[to the knowledge of the undersigned, during such fiscal period, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.]

—or—

[to the knowledge of the undersigned, the following covenants or conditions have not been performed or observed and the following is a list of each such Default and its nature and status:]

 

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3. The analyses and information set forth on Schedule 1 attached hereto are true and accurate on and as of the date of this Compliance Certificate and set forth reasonably detailed calculations of the Total Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the applicable Test Period.

4. Except as set forth on Schedule 2 hereto, subsequent to the date of the most recent Compliance Certificate submitted by the Borrower pursuant to Section 6.2(a) or (b) of the Term Loan Credit Agreement, no Obligor has (i) changed its name as it appears in official filings in the jurisdiction of its organization, (ii) changed its chief executive office, principal place of business, or any office which maintains books and records concerning Collateral, (iii) changed the type of entity that it is, (iv) changed (or has had changed) its organization identification number, if any, issued by its jurisdiction of organization or its federal taxpayer identification number, (v) changed its organizational structure or jurisdiction of organization, (vi) changed the end of its Fiscal Year, (vii) formed or acquired any new Subsidiary without giving the Agent any notice required by the Loan Documents or (viii) acquired any Vehicles.

5. The analyses and information set forth on Schedule 3 attached hereto are true and accurate on and as of the date of this Compliance Certificate and set forth reasonably detailed calculations of the Excess Cash Flow for the applicable Excess Cash Flow Period.

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Compliance Certificate as of __________, _____.

 

PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC
By:  

         

  Name:
  Title:

 

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For the Quarter/Year ended __________, _____ (“Statement Date”)

SCHEDULE 1

to the Compliance Certificate

 

Total Net Leverage Ratio   

A. Consolidated Total Debt

 

1.  aggregate principal amount of indebtedness of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries outstanding on such date, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (but excluding the effects of any discounting of indebtedness resulting from the application of purchase accounting in connection with the Transactions, any Permitted Acquisition or Investments similar to those made for Permitted Acquisitions), consisting of Debt for Borrowed Money, Unpaid Drawings (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement), Capital Lease Obligations and third party debt obligations evidenced by promissory notes or similar instruments, minus

   $_________

2.  the lesser of (x) the amount of Unrestricted Cash on the consolidated balance sheet of Holdings and (y) the Cumulative Retained Excess Cash Flow Amount not previously or otherwise utilized or expended (provided that, with respect to the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2018, only retained Excess Cash Flow for the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on December 31, 2018 shall be included in the calculation of the amount described in this clause (y))

   $_________
Consolidated Total Debt (Lines A.1 minus A.2)    $_________

B. Consolidated EBITDA1

 

1.  Consolidated Net Income

  

(a)   the Net Income,2 attributable to such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, on a consolidated basis, and otherwise determined in accordance with GAAP (adjusted to exclude the equity interests in any Unrestricted Subsidiary owned by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries)

   $_________
Plus   

(b)   the amount of distributions received in cash by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from any Subsidiary (including any Unrestricted Subsidiary) for such period, to the extent not already included in paragraph B.1(a) above

   $_________
minus   

(c) (i) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles and changes as a result of the adoption or modification of accounting policies during such period

   $_________

(ii)  the income (or loss) of any Person (other than a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person) in which any other Person (other than such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries) has a joint interest, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid to such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by such Person during such period

   $_________

 

 

 

1 

Consolidated EBITDA shall be determined on a consolidated basis for Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP and the terms and conditions of the Term Loan Credit Agreement.

2 

As used herein, “Net Income” means the net income (loss) attributable to Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP and before any reduction in respect of Preferred Stock dividends.

 

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(iii)   the income (or loss) of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person or is merged into or consolidated with such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or that Person’s assets are acquired by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (except as may be required in connection with the calculation of a covenant or test on a pro forma basis)

   $_________

(iv)  the income of any Restricted Subsidiary of such Person to the extent that the declaration or payment of dividends or similar distributions by that Restricted Subsidiary of that income is not at the time permitted by operation of the terms of its charter or any agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or governmental regulation applicable to that Restricted Subsidiary

   $_________

(v)    any after-Tax gains or losses attributable to Dispositions of Property permitted under the Term Loan Credit Agreement, in each case other than in the ordinary course of business (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) or returned surplus assets of any Pension Plan

   $_________

(vi)  any net after-Tax gains or losses from disposed, abandoned, transferred, closed or discontinued operations and any net after-Tax gains or losses on disposal of disposed, abandoned, transferred, closed or discontinued operations

   $_________

(vii)  any losses and expenses with respect to liability or casualty events to the extent covered by insurance or indemnification and actually reimbursed or so long as the Borrower has made a determination that there exists reasonable evidence that such amount will in fact be reimbursed by the insurer or indemnifying party and only to the extent that such amount is (a) not denied by the applicable carrier or indemnifying party in writing within 180 days and (b) in fact reimbursed within 365 days of the date of such evidence (with a deduction for any amount so added back to the extent not so reimbursed within 365 days)

   $_________

(viii)   (to the extent not included in sub-clauses (i) through (vii) above) any net extraordinary gains or net extraordinary losses

   $_________

(ix)  Sum of Lines B.1(c)(i) through B.1(c)(viii)

   $_________

Consolidated Net Income (Lines B.1(a) plus B.1(b) minus B.1(c)(ix))

   $_________
plus   

2.  the following amount, in each case to the extent deducted (and not added back) in computing Consolidated Net Income (other than clause (a)(x) and (a)(xiii) below), but without duplication:

  

(a) (i)  Distributions made by Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 8.10(f)(i) of the Term Loan Credit Agreement during such period and provision for taxes based on income or profits or capital gains, including, without limitation, foreign, federal, state, provincial, franchise, excise, value added and similar taxes and foreign withholding taxes of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries paid or accrued during such period, including any penalties and interest relating to such taxes or arising from any tax examinations and any payments to any Parent Entity in respect of such taxes

   $_________

(ii)   total interest expense and other financing expense (including breakage costs, premiums or consent fees and including the amortization of original issue discount)

   $_________

(iii)   Consolidated Depreciation and Amortization Expense of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period

   $_________

 

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(iv) any fees, expenses or charges incurred in connection with any issuance of debt or equity securities, any refinancing transaction or any amendment or other modification of any debt instrument to the extent consummated in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents including (i) such fees, expenses or charges related to the Transactions, and (ii) any amendment, modification or waiver in connection with the Term Loan Credit Agreement or any instrument governing any other Debt

   $_________

(v)   any fees (including legal and investment banking fees), transfer or mortgage recording Taxes and other out-of-pocket costs and expenses of Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries (including expenses of third parties paid or reimbursed Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries) incurred as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents or any Disposition of Property permitted under the Term Loan Credit Agreement

   $_________

(vi) any fees and expenses incurred by Holdings and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries solely in connection with any Permitted Acquisition (whether or not consummated), but, with respect to Permitted Acquisitions not consummated, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $2,000,000 for any Test Period

   $_________

(vii) any impairment charge or asset write-off pursuant to GAAP and the amortization of intangibles arising pursuant to GAAP

   $_________

(viii) payments made or accrued in such period pursuant to Section 8.14(h) of the Term Loan Credit Agreement

   $_________

(ix) any losses from the early extinguishment of Debt (including Hedge Agreements or other derivative instruments)

   $_________

(x)   the amount of “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and other synergies achieved in connection with a Permitted Acquisition projected by the Borrower in good faith to be realized as a result of specified actions taken, actions with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or actions that are expected to be taken (which cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies shall be calculated on a Pro Forma Basis as though such cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies had been realized on the first day of the applicable Test Period), net of the amount of actual benefits realized during such period from such actions; provided that (A) such cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies are reasonably identifiable and factually supportable, (B) such cost savings, operating expense reductions or synergies do not exceed, when combined with the amount of any adjustments made pursuant to clause (xiv) below and any Pro Forma Adjustment made pursuant to clause (d) below, 7.5% of Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period (prior to giving effect to any increase in Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (x), clause (xiv) below or clause (d) below) and (C) such actions have been taken, such actions with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or such actions are expected to be taken within twelve (12) months after the date of determination to take such action; provided, further, that the adjustments pursuant to this clause (x) and clause (xiv) below may be incremental to (but not duplicative of) Pro Forma Adjustments made pursuant to clause (d) below

   $_________

(xi) any non-cash compensation expense recorded from grants of stock appreciation or similar rights, stock options, restricted stock or other rights to officers, directors or employees

   $_________

(xii) any non-cash losses or charges, including any write offs, write downs, expenses, losses or items for such period decreasing Consolidated Net Income for such period

   $_________

 

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(xiii)proceeds from property or business interruption insurance received or reasonably expected to be received (to the extent not reflected as revenue or income in Consolidated Net Income and to the extent that the related loss was deducted in the determination of Consolidated Net Income)

     $_________  

(xiv)all Restructuring Costs and any other extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring expenses, losses or charges incurred; provided that such adjustments do not exceed, when combined with the amount of any adjustments made pursuant to clause (x) above and any Pro Forma Adjustments made pursuant to clause (d) below, 7.5% of Consolidated EBITDA for such Test Period (prior to giving effect to any increase in Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to this clause (xiv), clause (x) above or clause (d) below); provided further, that the adjustments pursuant to this clause (xiv) and clause (x) above may be incremental to (but not duplicative of) Pro Forma Adjustments made pursuant to clause (d) below

     $_________  

(xv)  any non-cash loss attributable to the mark-to-market movement in the valuation of Hedge Agreements (to the extent the cash impact resulting from such loss has not been realized) or other derivative instruments pursuant to GAAP

     $_________  

(xvi)Sum of Lines B.2(a)(i) through B.2(a)(xv)

     $_________  
minus   

(b)   the sum of the amounts for such period, solely to the extent included in Consolidated Net Income, without duplication:3

     $_________  

(i) any non-cash gain increasing Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period, other than the accrual of revenues in the ordinary course of business

     $_________  

(ii)  any non-cash gain attributable to the mark-to-market movement in the valuation of Hedge Agreements (to the extent the cash impact resulting from such gain has not been realized) or other derivate instruments pursuant to GAAP

     $_________  

(iii)  any gains from the early extinguishment of Debt (including Hedge Agreements or other derivative instruments)

     $_________  

(iv) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring gains increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period

     $_________  

(v)   Sum of Lines B.2(b)(i) through B.2(b)(iv)

     $_________  

plus  or minus, as applicable, without duplication

  

(c)   any net gain or loss resulting in such period from currency translation gains or losses related to currency remeasurements of Debt, intercompany balances and other balance sheet items, plus or minus, as the case may be

     $_________  
plus   

 

 

3 

Provided that, to the extent non-cash gains are deducted pursuant to this clause (b) for any previous period and not otherwise added back to Consolidated EBITDA, Consolidated EBITDA shall be increased by the amount of any cash receipts (or any netting arrangements resulting in reduced cash expenses) in respect of such non-cash gains received in subsequent periods to the extent not already included therein.

 

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(d)   in accordance with the definition of “Pro Forma Basis,” an adjustment equal to the amount, without duplication of any amount otherwise included in any other clause of the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA,” of the Pro Forma Adjustment shall be added to (or subtracted from) Consolidated EBITDA (including the portion thereof occurring prior to the relevant Specified Transaction and/or Specified Restructuring) as specified in a certificate from a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Agent (for further delivery to the Lenders)

   $_________

Consolidated EBITDA (Lines B.2(a)(xvi) minus B.2(b)(v) plus/minus B.2(c) plus B.2(d))

   $_________

C. Total Net Leverage Ratio

  

Consolidated Total Debt

   $_________

divided by

  

Consolidated EBITDA

   $_________

Equals

   _______: 1
Maximum Total Net Leverage Ratio    [2.00][1.75][1.50]4: 1

 

 

4 

For the first Fiscal Quarter ended after the Closing Date through and including December 31, 2018, the Total Net Leverage Ratio shall not exceed 2.00:1.00. For the Fiscal Quarters ended March 31, 2019 through and including June 30, 2019, the Total Net Leverage Ratio shall not exceed 1.75:1.00. For the Fiscal Quarters ended September 30, 2019 and thereafter, the Total Net Leverage Ratio shall not exceed 1.50:1.00.

 

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SCHEDULE 2

to the Compliance Certificate

[Obligor Changes]

 

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SCHEDULE 3

to the Compliance Certificate

 

Excess Cash Flow   

1.  The sum, without duplication, of:

  

(a)   Consolidated Net Income for such Excess Cash Flow Period;

   $______

(b)   all non-cash charges (including depreciation and amortization expenses) for such period to the extent such non-cash charges were deducted in computing Consolidated Net Income for such period

   $______

(c)   decreases in Consolidated Working Capital and Long-Term Accounts Receivable for such period (other than any such decreases arising from acquisitions by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries completed during such period)

   $______

(d)   an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash loss on Dispositions by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than Dispositions in the ordinary course of business) to the extent deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income

   $______

(e)   sum of 1(a) through 1(d) above

   $______
minus   

2.  The sum, without duplication, of:

  

(a)   an amount equal to the amount of all non-cash credits and cash charges in each case included in arriving at Consolidated Net Income for such Excess Cash Flow Period

   $______

(b)   without duplication of amounts deducted in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income, the amount of (x) growth Capital Expenditures (provided that (i) such growth Capital Expenditures are made solely in connection with the increase of the number of fleets of hydraulic fracturing equipment owned by the Borrower from 13 to 20, (ii) such growth Capital Expenditures shall be paid or otherwise expended prior to June 30, 2019 and (iii) the aggregate amount of all such growth Capital Expenditures deducted pursuant to this clause (x) shall not exceed $150,000,000) and (y) maintenance Capital Expenditures, in each case of foregoing clauses (x) and (y), made in cash during such period solely to the extent that any such Capital Expenditures were financed with Internally Generated Funds

   $______

(c)   the aggregate amount of all principal payments of Debt of the Borrower and any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including (A) the principal component of scheduled payments in respect of Capital Lease Obligations and (B) the amount of any repayment of Loans pursuant to Section 4.1(a) of the Term Loan Credit Agreement but excluding (x) all voluntary prepayments of the Loans made pursuant to Section 4.1(c) of the Term Loan Credit Agreement and (y) all mandatory prepayments of the Loans (other than those made pursuant to Section 4.3(b) of the Term Loan Credit Agreement, to the extent such mandatory prepayments were made with the proceeds of a Disposition that resulted in an increase to Consolidated Net Income (with no amount in excess of the amount of such increase being included))) made during such period, except to the extent financed with the proceeds of other long-term Debt of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than under any revolving credit facility)

   $______

(d)   increases in Consolidated Working Capital and Long-Term Accounts Receivable for such period (other than any such increases arising from acquisitions of a Person or business unit by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries during such period)

   $______

(e)   the amount of cash taxes paid in such period to the extent not deducted in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period

   $______

(f)   to the extent any non-cash charges were added back to Consolidated Net Income pursuant to the foregoing clause 1(b) for purposes of the Excess Cash Flow calculation for such period or a prior period and such non-cash charges were later paid in cash in such period (including expenditures for the payment of financing fees), the amount of such cash payments

   $______

(g)   an amount equal to the aggregate net non-cash gain on Dispositions by the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries during such period (other than Dispositions in the ordinary course of business) to the extent included in arriving at such Consolidated Net Income

   $______

(h)   the sum of 2(a) through 2(g) above

   $______
Excess Cash Flow (Line 1(e) minus Line 2(h)):    $______

 

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EXHIBIT D

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

This Assignment and Acceptance (this “Assignment and Acceptance”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and among the Assignor identified in item 1 below (the “Assignor”), and the Assignee identified in item 2 below (the “Assignee”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below, receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Acceptance as if set forth herein in full.

For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Agent as contemplated below (i) all of the Assignors’ rights and obligations in its capacity as a Lender under the Credit Agreement and any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto to the extent related to the amount and percentage interest identified below of all of such outstanding rights and obligations of the Assignor under the respective Credit Facility or Credit Facilities set forth below, and (ii) to the extent permitted to be assigned under applicable law, all claims, suits, causes of action and any other right of the Assignor (in its capacity as Lender with respect to such Credit Facilities) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, any other documents or instruments delivered pursuant thereto or the loan transactions governed thereby or in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned by the Assignor to the Assignee pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as an “Assigned Interest”). Each such sale and assignment is without recourse to any Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Acceptance, without representation or warranty by any Assignor.

 

1.

Assignor:

 

2.

Assignee:

[for each Assignee, if applicable, indicate [Affiliate][Approved Fund] of [identify Lender]]

 

3.

Borrower: ProFrac Services, LLC, a Texas limited liability company

 

4.

Agent: Barclays Bank PLC, as the Agent under the Credit Agreement

 

5.

Credit Agreement: Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2018 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”; the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among ProFrac Holdings, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“Holdings”), ProFrac Services, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the guarantors from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Barclays Bank PLC, as the Agent and the Collateral Agent.

 

6.

Assigned Interest:

 

Aggregate

Amount of

Commitments / Loans

   Class of Loans
Assigned
     Aggregate Amount
of Commitments /
Loans held1
    Aggregate Amount
of Commitments /
Loans assigned2
     Percentage of
Commitments /
Loans
assigned
 
      $   $ _____        _____

 

1 

Amounts in this column and in the column immediately to the right to be adjusted by the counterparties to take into account any payments or prepayments made between the Trade Date and the Effective Date.

2 

Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Loans of all Lenders thereunder.

 

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Effective Date: __________, 20___ [TO BE INSERTED BY AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]

The terms set forth in this Assignment and Acceptance are hereby agreed to:

 

ASSIGNOR
[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]
By:  

 

  Title:
ASSIGNEE
[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]
By:  

 

  Title:

 

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Consented to and Accepted:
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
as the Agent
By:  

 

  Title:
[Consented to:]3
PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC,
as Borrower
By:  

 

  Title:

 

 

3 

To be added only if the consent of the Borrower is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.

 

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ANNEX 1 TO ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR

ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE

1. Representations and Warranties.

1.1. Assignor. Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Acceptance and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of Holdings, the Borrower, any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Loan Document or (iv) the performance or observance by Holdings, the Borrower, any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Loan Document.

1.2. Assignee. Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Acceptance and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it meets all the requirements to be an assignee under the Credit Agreement, including that it is not a Disqualified Lender or an Affiliate thereof and is an Eligible Assignee (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 12.2(a) of the Credit Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to acquire assets of the type represented by the Assigned Interest and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to acquire the Assigned Interest, is experienced in acquiring assets of such type, (v) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, and has received or has been accorded the opportunity to receive copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(a) or Section 6.2(b) thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it deems appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Acceptance and to purchase the Assigned Interest, (vi) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Acceptance and to purchase the Assigned Interest, and (vii) attached hereto is any documentation required to be delivered by it pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, duly completed and executed by the Assignee; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent, the Assignor or any other Lender, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents, (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender and (iii) it will continue to comply with any ongoing requirements under Section 5.1(d) of the Credit Agreement.

2. Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Agent shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.

3. General Provisions. This Assignment and Acceptance shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment and Acceptance may be executed in any number of counterparts, which together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Acceptance by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Assignment and Acceptance. This Assignment and Acceptance shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.

 

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EXHIBIT E

FORM OF PERFECTION CERTIFICATE

September 7, 2018

Reference is hereby made to (i) that certain Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Security Agreement”), by and among ProFrac Services, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “Borrower”), ProFrac Holdings, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“Holdings”), the subsidiary grantors from time to time party thereto (the “Grantors”) and Barclays Bank PLC, as collateral agent (in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”) and (ii) that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, Holdings, the other guarantors from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto, Barclays Bank PLC, as the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned in the Security Agreement.

As used herein, the term “Company” means, individually, each of Holdings, the Borrower, and each Grantor party to the Security Agreement as of the date hereof.

The undersigned hereby certify to the Collateral Agent as follows:

1. Names.

(a) The exact legal name of each Company, as such name appears in its respective certificate of incorporation or any other organizational document, is set forth in Schedule 1(a). Each Company is (i) the type of entity disclosed next to its name in Schedule 1(a) and (ii) a registered organization except to the extent disclosed in Schedule 1(a). Also set forth in Schedule 1(a) is the organizational identification number, if any, of each Company that is a registered organization, the Federal Taxpayer Identification Number of each Company and the jurisdiction of formation of each Company.

(b) Set forth in Schedule 1(b) hereto is a list of any other corporate or organizational names each Company has had in the past five years, together with the date of the relevant change.

(c) Set forth in Schedule 1(c) is a list of all other names used by each Company, or any other business or organization to which each Company became the successor by merger, consolidation, acquisition, change in form, nature or jurisdiction of organization or otherwise, on any filings with the Internal Revenue Service at any time within the five years preceding the date hereof. Except as set forth in Schedule 1(c), no Company has changed its jurisdiction of organization at any time during the past four months.

2. Current Locations. Set forth in Schedule 2 for each Company is (a) the location of its chief executive office and (b) each location, other than the location of its chief executive office, where its books and records are maintained.

3. Real Property. Attached hereto as Schedule 3 is a list of all owned real property and the locations of fixtures owned by each Company.

4. Extraordinary Transactions. Except for those purchases, acquisitions and other transactions described in Schedule 4 attached hereto, all of the Collateral obtained by each Company in the past five years has been originated by each Company in the ordinary course of business or consists of goods which have been acquired by such Company in the ordinary course of business from a person in the business of selling goods of that kind.

5. UCC Filings. The financing statements (duly authorized by the applicable Company constituting the debtor therein), including the indications of the collateral, attached as Schedule 5 hereto relating to the Security Agreement, are in the appropriate forms for filing in the applicable filing offices in the jurisdictions identified in Schedule 6 hereof.

 

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6. Schedule of Filings. Attached hereto as Schedule 6 is a schedule of (i) the appropriate filing offices for the financing statements attached hereto as Schedule 5 and (ii) any other actions required as of the date hereof to perfect the security interests in the Collateral granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Documents, other than actions not required to be undertaken pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents (as defined in the Credit Agreement). No other filings or actions are required as of the date hereof to perfect the security interests in the Collateral granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Security Documents, other than actions not required to be undertaken pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents (as defined in the Credit Agreement).

7. Stock Ownership and Other Equity Interests. Attached hereto as Schedule 7(a) is a true and correct list of each of all of the authorized, and the issued and outstanding, stock, partnership interests, limited liability company membership interests or other equity interest of each Company and its Subsidiaries and the record and beneficial owners of such stock, partnership interests, membership interests or other equity interests setting forth the percentage of such equity interests pledged under the Security Agreement. Also set forth in Schedule 7(b) is each equity investment of each Company that represents 50% or less of the equity of the entity in which such investment was made setting forth the percentage of such equity interests pledged under the Security Agreement.

8. Instruments and Chattel Paper. Attached hereto as Schedule 8 is a true and correct list of all promissory notes, instruments (other than checks to be deposited in the ordinary course of business), tangible chattel paper, electronic chattel paper and other evidence of indebtedness having a value individually or in the aggregate of at least $1,000,000 held by each Company as of the date hereof, including all intercompany notes between or among any two or more Companies or any of their Subsidiaries.

9. Encumbrances. Attached hereto as Schedule 9 is a true and complete list of all Liens to which the Collateral is subject.

10. Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts and Commodity Accounts. Attached hereto as Schedule 10 is a true and complete list of all Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts and Commodity Accounts (each as defined in the UCC) maintained by each Company, including the name of each institution where each such account is held, the name of each such account, the name of each entity that holds each account, they purpose of each account, and whether such account is required to be subject to a control agreement, and if not, the reason for exclusion.

11. Commercial Tort Claims. Attached hereto as Schedule 11 is a true and correct list of all Commercial Tort Claims evidencing, governing, securing or arising from any of the Current Assets Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement) individually or in the aggregate having a value, or involving an asserted claim, of at least $2,500,000 held by each Company, including a brief description thereof.

12. Insurance. Attached hereto as Schedule 12 are copies of the insurance certificates which collectively provide a true and correct list of all insurance policies of the Companies in effect as of the date hereof.

13. Government Contracts. Attached hereto as Schedule 13 is a true and correct list of all contracts with the United States of America or any department, agency, state, or instrumentality thereof having a value individually or in the aggregate of greater than $1,000,000.

14. Intellectual Property. (a) Attached hereto as Schedule 14(a) is a true and correct list, with respect to each Company, of all patents and patent applications owned by such Company, including the name of the owner, title, registration or application number of such registrations or applications.

(b) Attached hereto as Schedule 14(b) is a true and correct list, with respect to each Company, of all trademark registrations and applications owned by such Company, including the name of the registered owner and the registration or application number of such registrations and applications.

(c) Attached hereto as Schedule 14(c) is a true and correct list, with respect to each Company, of all copyright registrations and applications owned by such Company, including the name of the registered owner, title and the registration or serial number of such copyright registrations and applications.

(d) Attached hereto as Schedule 14(d) is a true and complete list, with respect to each Company, of all material licenses of Intellectual Property (other than licenses of computer software programs as to which such Company is the licensee), including the name and address of the counterparty thereto and the name of the registered owner, title and the registration or serial number of any Intellectual Property to which such exclusive license of Intellectual Property relates.

 

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15. Other Assets. A Company owns the following kinds of assets:

 

Aircraft:    Yes    No
Vessels, boats or ships:    Yes    No
Railroad rolling stock:    Yes    No
Motor Vehicles or other collateral covered by a certificate of title:    Yes    No

If the answer is `yes’ to any of the foregoing types of assets, please describe in Schedule 15 attached hereto.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have hereunto signed this Perfection Certificate as of as of the date first written above.

 

PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
PROFRAC MANUFACTURING, LLC
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC
By:  

                        

  Name:
  Title:

 

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Schedule 1(a)

Legal Names, Etc.

 

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Schedule 1(b)

Prior Organizational Names

 

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Schedule 1(c)

Changes in Corporate Identity; Other Names

 

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Schedule 2

Current Locations

 

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Schedule 3

Owned Real Property

Fixtures

 

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Schedule 4

Transactions Other Than in the Ordinary Course of Business

 

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Schedule 5

Copy of Financing Statements To Be Filed

 

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Schedule 6

Filings/Filing Offices

Other Actions

 

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Schedule 7(a) Equity Ownership Owner

 

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Schedule 7(b)

Other Equity Investments

 

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Schedule 8

Instruments and Tangible Chattel Paper

 

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Schedule 9

Encumbrances

 

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Schedule 10

Deposit Accounts, Securities Accounts and Commodities Accounts

 

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Schedule 11

Commercial Tort Claims

 

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Schedule 12

Insurance Certificates

 

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Schedule 13

Government Contracts

 

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Schedule 14(a)

Intellectual Property

Patent Registrations and Patent Applications

 

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Schedule 14(b)

Intellectual Property

Trademark Registrations and Trademark Applications

 

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Schedule 14(c)

Intellectual Property

Copyright Registrations and Copyright Applications

 

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Schedule 14(d)

Intellectual Property

Material Intellectual Property Licenses

 

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Schedule 15

Other Assets

 

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EXHIBIT F

FORM OF SOLVENCY CERTIFICATE

Date: September 7, 2018

I, the undersigned, the Chief Financial Officer of ProFrac Holdings, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, in that capacity only and not in my individual capacity (and without personal liability), do hereby certify as of the date hereof, and based upon facts and circumstances as they exist as of the date hereof (and disclaiming any responsibility for changes in such fact and circumstances after the date hereof), that:

1. This certificate is furnished to the Agent pursuant to Section 9.1(a)(v) of the Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2018 (as the same may be amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among ProFrac Holdings, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“Holdings”), ProFrac Services, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the guarantors from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Barclays Bank PLC, as the Agent and the Collateral Agent. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used in this certificate shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.

2. For purposes of this certificate, the terms below shall have the following definitions:

(a) “Fair Value

The amount at which the assets (both tangible and intangible), in their entirety, of Holdings and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole would change hands between a willing buyer and a willing seller, within a commercially reasonable period of time, each having reasonable knowledge of the relevant facts, with neither being under any compulsion to act.

(b) “Present Fair Salable Value

The amount that could be obtained by an independent willing seller from an independent willing buyer if the assets (both tangible and intangible) of Holdings and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole are sold on a going concern basis with reasonable promptness in an arm’s-length transaction under present conditions for the sale of comparable business enterprises insofar as such conditions can be reasonably evaluated.

(c) “Stated Liabilities

The recorded liabilities (including contingent liabilities that would be recorded in accordance with GAAP) of Holdings and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, as of the date hereof after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions (including the execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement, the making of the Loans and the use of proceeds of such Loans on the date hereof), determined in accordance with GAAP consistently applied.

(d) “Identified Contingent Liabilities

The maximum estimated amount of liabilities reasonably likely to result from pending litigation, asserted claims and assessments, guaranties, uninsured risks and other contingent liabilities of Holdings and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole after giving effect to the Transactions (including the execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement, the making of the Loans and the use of proceeds of such Loans on the date hereof) (including all fees and expenses related thereto but exclusive of such contingent liabilities to the extent reflected in Stated Liabilities), as identified and explained in terms of their nature and estimated magnitude by responsible officers of Holdings.

(e) “Can pay their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities as they mature”

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Holdings and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole after giving effect to the Transactions (including the execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement, the making of the loans thereunder and the use of proceeds of such loans on the date hereof) have sufficient assets and cash flow to pay their respective Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities as those liabilities mature or (in the case of contingent liabilities) otherwise become payable.

(f) “Do not have Unreasonably Small Capital”

Holdings and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole after giving effect to the Transactions (including the execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement, the making of the loans thereunder and the use of proceeds of such loans on the date hereof) have sufficient capital to ensure that it is a going concern.

3. For purposes of this certificate, I, or officers of Holdings under my direction and supervision, have performed the following procedures on behalf of Holdings as of and for the periods set forth below.

(a) I have reviewed the financial statements referred to in Section 7.5 of the Credit Agreement.

(b) I have knowledge of and have reviewed to my satisfaction the Credit Agreement.

(c) As Chief Financial Officer of Holdings, I am familiar with the financial condition of Holdings and its Subsidiaries.

4. Based on and subject to the foregoing, I hereby certify on behalf of Holdings, in my capacity as the Chief Financial Officer of Holdings and not in my individual capacity, that after giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions (including the execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement, the making of the loans thereunder and the use of proceeds of such loans on the date hereof), it is my opinion that (i) each of the Fair Value and the Present Fair Salable Value of the assets of Holdings and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole exceed their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities; (ii) Holdings and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole do not have Unreasonably Small Capital; and (iii) Holdings and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole can pay their Stated Liabilities and Identified Contingent Liabilities as they mature.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Holdings has caused this certificate to be executed on its behalf by its Chief Financial Officer as of the date first written above.

 

PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC
By:                                                                                  
        Name:
        Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT G

FORM OF CLOSING CERTIFICATE

September 7, 2018

PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC

PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC

PROFRAC MANUFACTURING, LLC

Reference is made to that certain Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Credit Agreement”), by and among ProFrac Holdings, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“Holdings”), ProFrac Services, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the guarantors from time to time party thereto, certain financial institutions that are signatories thereto as lenders (the “Lenders”), Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent and as collateral agent, and the other parties party thereto. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement. This certificate is being delivered pursuant to Section 9.1(a)(iii) of the Credit Agreement. Each undersigned Secretary of Holdings, the Borrower and ProFrac Manufacturing, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“Manufacturing”; Manufacturing, together with Borrower and Holdings, collectively, the “Obligors” and each, individually, an “Obligor”), as set forth on the signature pages hereto hereby certifies, with respect to each such Obligor for which he or she is Secretary and not in an individual capacity (and without personal liability), as follows:

 

  1.

Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a true, correct and complete copy of the certified certificate of formation, as amended, if applicable, including all amendments thereto, of each Obligor, as in effect on the date hereof, and no proceedings for the amendment of such certificate, as amended, if applicable, are pending or contemplated by each such Obligor as of the date hereof.

 

  2.

Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a true, correct and complete copy of the operating agreement of each Obligor, as in effect on the date hereof. No proceedings for the modification, rescission or amendment of the operating agreement are pending or contemplated by each such Obligor as of the date hereof.

 

  3.

The unanimous written consent of the members of each Obligor in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit C authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which each Obligor is a party and authorizing the officers of each Obligor to execute the Loan Documents, have been duly adopted and have not been amended, modified or rescinded, since the date of their adoption and remain in full force and effect on the date hereof.

 

  4.

Attached hereto as Exhibit D is a true, correct and complete copy of the certificates of good standing for each Obligor as of a recent date from the Secretary of State (or similar official), as applicable, of each Obligor’s state of formation.

 

  5.

Attached hereto as Exhibit E are the names of each duly appointed and qualified officer and/or duly authorized signatory, as applicable, of each such Obligor who is authorized to execute and deliver the Loan Documents as of the date hereof, on behalf of each such Obligor party thereto, together with, in the case of officers, the offices held by such persons, and the signatures appearing opposite their respective names are original or electronic copies of their true and genuine signatures.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunder subscribe my name effective as of the date first set forth above.

 

By:  

         

Name:  
Title:  

I, [        ], [Chief Executive/Financial/Operating Officer] of ProFrac Services, LLC, do hereby certify that [        ] is on the date hereof the duly elected or appointed, qualified and acting [        ] of each of ProFrac Services, LLC, ProFrac Holdings, LLC and ProFrac Manufacturing, LLC and that [his][her] true signature is set forth for each Obligor specified above.

 

By:  

         

Name:  
Title:  

 

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Exhibit A

Certificate of Formation

 

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Exhibit B

Operating Agreements

 

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Exhibit C

Resolutions

 

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Exhibit D

Good Standing Certificates

 

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Exhibit E

Incumbency

 

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EXHIBIT H

FORM OF INTERCOMPANY SUBORDINATED NOTE

New York

 

$_______________    September 7, 2018

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, each of the undersigned, to the extent a borrower from time to time from any other entity listed on the signature page hereto (each, in such capacity, a “Payor”), hereby promises to pay on demand (or at such other time agreed to by the Payor and Payee) to the order of such other entity listed below (each, in such capacity, a “Payee”), in lawful money of the United States of America, or in such other currency as agreed to by such Payor and such Payee, in immediately available funds, at such location as a Payee shall from time to time designate, the unpaid principal amount of all loans and advances (including trade payables) made by such Payee to such Payor. Each Payor promises also to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of all such loans and advances in like money at said location from the date of such loans and advances until paid at such rate per annum as shall be agreed upon from time to time by such Payor and such Payee.

Reference is made to (i) that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of March 14, 2018 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ABL Credit Agreement”), among ProFrac Holdings, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“Holdings”), ProFrac Services, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the other guarantors party thereto, the Lenders and the Letter of Credit Issuers from time to time party thereto, and Barclays Bank PLC, as the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Swingline Lender and (ii) that certain Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2018 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Term Loan Credit Agreement”, and together with the ABL Credit Agreement, collectively, the “Credit Agreements”), among Holdings, the Borrower, the other guarantors party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Barclays Bank PLC, as the Agent and the Collateral Agent. Capitalized terms used in this intercompany promissory note (this “Note”) but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Term Loan Credit Agreement. This Note shall be subject at all times and in all respects to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement.

To the extent constituting Collateral, this Note shall be pledged by each Payee that is an Obligor (an “Obligor Payee”) to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to the Security Documents as collateral security for the full and prompt payment when due of, and the performance of, such Payee’s Obligations. Subject to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, each Payee hereby acknowledges and agrees that after the occurrence of and during the continuance of an Event of Default under and as defined in the Credit Agreements, the Collateral Agent may, in addition to the other rights and remedies provided pursuant to the Security Documents and otherwise available to it, exercise all rights of the Obligor Payees with respect to this Note.

Upon the commencement of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceeding, or any receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceeding in connection therewith, relating to any Payor owing any amounts evidenced by this Note to any Obligor, or to any property of any such Payor, or upon the commencement of any proceeding for voluntary liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of any such Payor (except as expressly permitted by the Loan Documents), all amounts evidenced by this Note owing by such Payor to any and all Obligors shall become immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind.

Anything in this Note to the contrary notwithstanding, the indebtedness evidenced by this Note owed by any Payor that is an Obligor to any Payee shall be subordinate and junior in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth, to all Obligations of such Payor to the Secured Parties until the payment in full in cash of all Obligations and termination of all commitments under the Credit Agreements; provided that each Payor may make payments to the applicable Payee so long as no Event of Default under and as defined in the Credit Agreements shall have occurred and be continuing (such Obligations and other indebtedness and obligations in connection with any renewal, refunding, restructuring or refinancing thereof, including interest, fees and expenses thereon accruing after the commencement of any proceedings referred to in clause (i) below, whether or not such interest, fees or expenses is an allowed claim in such proceeding, being hereinafter collectively referred to as “Senior Indebtedness”).

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(i) Subject to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, in the event of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings, and any receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceedings in connection therewith, relative to any Payor or to its property, and in the event of any proceedings for voluntary liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of such Payor (except as expressly permitted by the Loan Documents), whether or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy, then (x) the holders of Senior Indebtedness shall be irrevocably paid in full in cash in respect of all amounts constituting Senior Indebtedness (other than (i) Hedge Obligations not then due in respect of any Secured Hedge Agreements, (ii) Cash Management Obligations not then due in respect of any Secured Cash Management Agreements and (iii) contingent indemnification obligations and other contingent obligations) before any Payee is entitled to receive (whether directly or indirectly), or make any demands for, any payment or distribution on account of this Note and (y) until the holders of Senior Indebtedness are irrevocably paid in full in cash in respect of all amounts constituting Senior Indebtedness (other than (i) Hedge Obligations not then due in respect of any Secured Hedge Agreements, (ii) Cash Management Obligations not then due in respect of any Secured Cash Management Agreements and (iii) contingent indemnification obligations and other contingent obligations), any payment or distribution to which such Payee would otherwise be entitled shall be made to the holders of Senior Indebtedness;

(ii) Subject to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, if any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then no payment or distribution of any kind or character shall be made by or on behalf of any Payor that is an Obligor or any other Person on its behalf with respect to this Note until (x) the holders of Senior Indebtedness have been irrevocably paid in full in cash in respect of all amounts constituting Senior Indebtedness (other than (i) Hedge Obligations not then due in respect of any Secured Hedge Agreements, (ii) Cash Management Obligations not then due in respect of any Secured Cash Management Agreements and (iii) contingent indemnification obligations and other contingent obligations) or (y) all Events of Default shall have been cured or waived;

(iii) Subject to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, if any payment or distribution of any character, whether in cash, securities or other property, in respect of this Note shall (despite these subordination provisions) be received by any Payee in violation of clause (i) or (ii) above before all Senior Indebtedness shall have been irrevocably paid in full in cash (other than (i) Hedge Obligations not then due in respect of any Secured Hedge Agreements, (ii) Cash Management Obligations not then due in respect of any Secured Cash Management Agreements and (iii) contingent indemnification obligations and other contingent obligations) or all Events of Default have been cured or waived, such payment or distribution shall be held in trust (segregated from other property of such Payee) for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, and shall be paid over or delivered in accordance with the applicable Loan Documents;

(iv) Subject to the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, each Payee agrees to file all claims against each relevant Payor in any bankruptcy or other proceeding in which the filing of claims is required by law in respect of any Senior Indebtedness, and the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to all of such Payee’s rights thereunder. If for any reason a Payee fails to file such claim at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the last date on which such claim should be filed, such Payee hereby irrevocably appoints the Collateral Agent as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact and the Collateral Agent is hereby authorized to act as attorney-in-fact in such Payee’s name to file such claim or, in the Collateral Agent’s discretion, to assign such claim to and cause proof of claim to be filed in the name of the Collateral Agent or its nominee. In all such cases, whether in administration, bankruptcy or otherwise, the person or persons authorized to pay such claim is hereby authorized by each payee to pay directly to the Collateral Agent the full amount payable on the claim in the proceeding. In addition, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default under Section 10.1(e), 10.1(f), or 10.1(g) of the Credit Agreements, each Payee hereby irrevocably appoints the Collateral Agent as its attorney in fact to exercise all of such Payee’s voting rights in connection with any bankruptcy proceeding or any plan for the reorganization or similar dispositive restructuring plan of each relevant Payor; and

(v) Each Payee hereby agrees that it may not take any actions in any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings, or any receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar proceedings relating to any Payor that are prohibited by, or inconsistent with, the subordination provisions of this Note. Specifically, in addition to the voting provisions set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph, no Payee may propose, vote to accept, or otherwise directly or indirectly support any proposed plan of reorganization or similar dispositive restructuring plan that is inconsistent with the subordination provisions of this Note. In addition, no Payee may object in any such proceeding to the allowability of any Senior Indebtedness or the liens granted under the Security Documents.

 

Form of Intercompany Subordinated Note

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To the fullest extent permitted by law, no present or future holder of Senior Indebtedness shall be prejudiced in its right to enforce the subordination of this Note by any act or failure to act on the part of any Payor or by any act or failure to act on the part of such holder or any trustee or agent for such holder. Each Payee and each Payor hereby agree that the subordination of this Note is for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, and that as between each Payee and the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, the subordination provisions of this Note constitute a subordination agreement within the meaning of Section 510(a) of the Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provision of any other applicable bankruptcy law. The Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties are obligees under this Note to the same extent as if their names were written herein as such and the Collateral Agent may, on behalf of itself, and the Secured Parties, proceed to enforce the subordination provisions herein.

The indebtedness evidenced by this Note owed by any Payor that is not an Obligor shall not be subordinated to, and shall rank pari passu in right of payment with, any other obligation of such Payor.

Nothing contained in the subordination provisions set forth above is intended to or will impair, as between each Payor and each Payee, the obligations of such Payor, which are absolute and unconditional, to pay to such Payee the principal of and interest on this Note as and when due and payable in accordance with its terms, or is intended to or will affect the relative rights of such Payee and other creditors of such Payor other than the holders of Senior Indebtedness.

Each Payee is hereby authorized to record all loans and advances made by it to any Payor (all of which shall be evidenced by this Note), and all repayments or prepayments thereof, in its books and records, such books and records constituting prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the information contained therein; provided that the failure of any Payee to record such information shall not affect any Payor’s obligations in respect of intercompany indebtedness extended by such Payee to such Payor.

Each Payor hereby waives presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind in connection with this Note. All payments under this Note shall be made without offset, counterclaim or deduction of any kind.

It is understood that this Note shall only evidence Debt.

This Note shall be binding upon each Payor and its successors and assigns, and the terms and provisions of this Note shall inure to the benefit of each Payee and their respective successors and assigns, including subsequent holders hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in any other Loan Document or in any other promissory note or other instrument, this Note replaces and supersedes any and all promissory notes or other instruments which create or evidence any loans or advances made on or before the date hereof by any Payee to any other Subsidiary provided that any Payor may issue additional promissory notes to Payee after the date hereof to set forth additional terms not set forth herein solely to the extent that (x) such terms (and such promissory notes) are not inconsistent with the terms set forth in this Note (for the avoidance of doubt, the mere existence of a term in such additional promissory note(s) which is not found in this Note, by itself, will not render the terms of such promissory note(s) inconsistent with the terms in this Note) and (y) if there are any conflicts between such promissory note(s) and this Note, this Note shall govern.

From time to time after the date hereof, additional Subsidiaries of the Borrower may become parties hereto (as Payor and/or Payee, as the case may be) by executing a counterpart signature page hereto, which shall automatically be incorporated into this Note (each additional Subsidiary, an “Additional Party”). Upon delivery of such counterpart signature page to the Payees, notice of which is hereby waived by the other Payors, each Additional Party shall be a Payor and/or a Payee, as the case may be, and shall be as fully a party hereto as if such Additional Party were an original signatory hereof. Each Payor expressly agrees that its obligations arising hereunder shall not be affected or diminished by the addition or release of any other Payor or Payee hereunder. This Note shall be fully effective as to any Payor or Payee that is or becomes a party hereto regardless of whether any other person becomes or fails to become or ceases to be a Payor or Payee hereunder.

The parties acknowledge that this Note is a “subordination agreement” under section 510(a) of Title 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, which will be effective before, during and after the commencement of any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally. All

 

Form of Intercompany Subordinated Note

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references in this Note to any Payor will include such Payor as a debtor-in-possession and any receiver or trustee for such Payor in any proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect and affecting the rights of creditors generally.

None of the terms or provisions hereof may be waived, altered, modified or amended except as each Payee and Payor may consent in a writing duly signed for and on its behalf in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and ABL Intercreditor Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, until all of the Senior Indebtedness has been paid in full, no provisions of this instrument may be waived, altered, modified or amended without the prior written consent of the Agent if such waiver, alteration, modification or amendment would be adverse to the holders of Senior Indebtedness in any material respect; provided that this paragraph shall not be waived, altered, modified or amended without the prior written consent of the Agent.

THIS NOTE SHALL BE INTERPRETED AND THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

[Signature Pages Follow]

 

Form of Intercompany Subordinated Note

H-4


PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC
By:  

         

Name:  
Title:  
PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC
By:  

         

Name:  
Title:  
PROFRAC MANUFACTURING, LLC
By:  

         

Name:  
Title:  

 

Form of Intercompany Subordinated Note

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ENDORSEMENT

For value received, the undersigned hereby endorse to the order of ____________________ this Intercompany Subordinated Note dated as of September 7, 2018, payable by the Payors to the order of the Payee.

Date:______________________________

 

PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC
By:  

         

Name:  
Title:  
PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC
By:  

         

Name:  
Title:  
PROFRAC MANUFACTURING, LLC
By:  

         

Name:  
Title:  

 

Form of Intercompany Subordinated Note

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EXHIBIT I-I

FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is made to that the Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2018 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among ProFrac Holdings, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“Holdings”), ProFrac Services, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the guarantors party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Barclays Bank PLC, as the Agent and the Collateral Agent.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.1 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a “10-percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a “controlled foreign corporation” related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished the Borrower and the Agent with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Agent in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[NAME OF LENDER]
By:  

         

  Name:
  Title:

Date: _______________ [•], 20[  ]

Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

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EXHIBIT I-2

FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is made to the Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2018 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among ProFrac Holdings, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“Holdings”), ProFrac Services, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the guarantors party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Barclays Bank PLC, as the Agent and the Collateral Agent.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.1 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a “10-percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a “controlled foreign corporation” related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
By:  

         

  Name:
  Title:

Date: _____________ [•], 20[  ]

Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

I-2-1


EXHIBIT I-3

FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is made to the Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2018 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among ProFrac Holdings, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“Holdings”), ProFrac Services, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the guarantors party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Barclays Bank PLC, as the Agent and the Collateral Agent.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.1 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption (“Applicable Partners/Members”) is a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its Applicable Partners/Members is a “10-percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its Applicable Partners/Members is a “controlled foreign corporation” related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]
By:  

         

  Name:
  Title:

Date: _____________ [•], 20[  ]

Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

I-3-1


EXHIBIT I-4

FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is made to the Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2018 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among ProFrac Holdings, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“Holdings”), ProFrac Services, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the guarantors party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Barclays Bank PLC, as the Agent and the Collateral Agent.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.1 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption (“Applicable Partners/Members”) is a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its Applicable Partners/Members is a “10-percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a “controlled foreign corporation” related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished the Borrower and the Agent with an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E from each of such partner’ s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Agent in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[NAME OF LENDER]
By:  

         

  Name:
  Title:

Date: _____________ [•], 20[  ]

Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

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EXHIBIT J

FORM OF NOTE

 

$___________________    New York, New York
[____________], 20[__]

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, each of the undersigned hereby promises to pay to [LENDER] or its registered assigns (the “Lender”) in accordance with Section 12.2 of the Credit Agreement (as defined below), in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds at the office of the Agent (such term, and each other capitalized term used but not defined herein, having the meaning assigned to it in the Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2018 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among ProFrac Holdings, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“Holdings”), ProFrac Services, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the other guarantors from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, and Barclays Bank PLC, as the Agent and the Collateral Agent, together with its successors and permitted assigns), at 745 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10019 (or such other office notified by the Agent to the Borrower in accordance with Section 14.8 of the Credit Agreement) (i) on the dates for payment set forth in the Credit Agreement, the outstanding principal amounts required to be paid on such dates pursuant to the Credit Agreement with respect to Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement and (ii) in accordance with Section 3.1 of the Credit Agreement, interest at the rate or rates per annum as provided in the Credit Agreement on the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

The Borrower promises to pay interest, on demand, on any overdue principal and, to the extent permitted by law, overdue interest from their due dates at the rate or rates provided in the Credit Agreement.

The Borrower hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand, protest and notice of any kind whatsoever. The non-exercise by the holder hereof of any of its rights hereunder in any particular instance shall not constitute a waiver thereof in that or any subsequent instance.

All Borrowings evidenced by this note and all payments and prepayments of the principal hereof and interest hereon and the respective dates thereof shall be endorsed by the holder hereof on the schedule attached hereto and made a part hereof or on a continuation thereof which shall be attached hereto and made a part hereof, or otherwise recorded by such holder in its internal records; provided, however, that the failure of the holder hereof to make such a notation or any error in such notation shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower under this note.

This note is one of the promissory notes referred to in the Credit Agreement that, among other things, contains provisions for the acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain events, for optional and mandatory prepayment of the principal hereof prior to the maturity hereof and for the amendment or waiver of certain provisions of the Credit Agreement, all upon the terms and conditions therein specified. This note is also entitled to the benefits of the Guarantee Agreement and is secured by the Collateral.

THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT.

THIS NOTE SHALL BE INTERPRETED AND THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

[REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]

Form of Note

J-1


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this promissory note to be duly executed by its respective authorized officer as of the day and year first above written.

 

PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC,
as the Borrower
By:  

         

  Name:
  Title:

 

Form of Note

J-2


EXHIBIT K

FORM OF ABL INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

[see attached]

Form of ABL Intercreditor Agreement

K-1


Execution Version

INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

Dated as of September 7, 2018

Among

BARCLAYS BANK PLC,

as Initial ABL Collateral Agent

and

BARCLAYS BANK PLC,

as Initial Fixed Asset Collateral Agent

and acknowledged and agreed to by

PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC,

as Holdings,

PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC,

as Borrower and the other Grantors referred to herein


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

SECTION 1 DEFINITIONS      5  

1.1

   Defined Terms      5  

1.2

   Terms Generally      23  
SECTION 2 LIEN PRIORITIES      24  

2.1

   Relative Priorities      24  

2.2

   Prohibition on Contesting Liens & Claims; No Marshaling      25  

2.3

   No New Liens      25  

2.4

   Similar Liens      26  

2.5

   Perfection of Liens      26  

2.6

   Appointment of Designated Agents, etc.      26  

2.7

   Designation of Bank Product/Hedging Obligations      27  
SECTION 3 ENFORCEMENT      27  

3.1

   Restrictions on Exercise of Remedies By Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and Fixed Asset Claimholders      27  

3.2

   Restrictions on Exercise of Remedies by ABL Collateral Agent and ABL Claimholders      31  

3.3

   Collateral Access Rights      34  

3.4

   Fixed Asset General Intangibles Rights/Access to Information      36  

3.5

   Set-Off and Tracing of and Priorities in Proceeds      37  
SECTION 4 PAYMENTS      38  

4.1

   Application of Proceeds      38  

4.2

   Payments Over      39  
SECTION 5 OTHER AGREEMENTS      40  

5.1

   Releases      40  

5.2

   Insurance      41  

5.3

   Amendments to ABL Loan Documents and Fixed Asset Loan Documents      42  

5.4

   Confirmation of Subordination in Subordinated Lien Collateral Documents      44  

5.5

   Gratuitous Bailee/Agent for Perfection      45  

5.6

   When Discharge of Obligations Deemed to Not Have Occurred      46  
SECTION 6 INSOLVENCY OR LIQUIDATION PROCEEDINGS      47  

6.1

   Finance and Sale Issues      47  

6.2

   Relief from the Automatic Stay      49  

6.3

   Adequate Protection      49  

6.4

   Avoidance Issues      50  

6.5

   Reorganization Securities; Plan Voting      50  

6.6

   Post-Petition Interest      51  

6.7

   Waiver      51  

6.8

   Separate Grants of Security and Separate Classification      51  

6.9

   Effectiveness in Insolvency or Liquidation Proceedings      52  

6.10

   Asset Dispositions      52  
SECTION 7 RELIANCE; WAIVERS; ETC.      53  

7.1

   Reliance      53  

7.2

   No Warranties or Liability      54  

7.3

   No Waiver of Lien Priorities      54  

7.4

   Obligations Unconditional      56  
SECTION 8 MISCELLANEOUS      57  

8.1

   Integration/Conflicts      57  

8.2

   Effectiveness; Continuing Nature of this Agreement; Severability      57  

8.3

   Amendments; Waivers      58  

8.4

   Information Concerning Financial Condition of Holdings, Borrower and their Subsidiaries      58  

8.5

   Subrogation      59  

8.6

   Submission to Jurisdiction; Certain Waivers      59  

8.7

   WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL      60  

8.8

   Notices      60  

 

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8.9

   Further Assurances      61  

8.10

   APPLICABLE LAW      61  

8.11

   Binding on Successors and Assigns      61  

8.12

   Headings      61  

8.13

   Counterparts      61  

8.14

   Authorization      61  

8.15

   No Third Party Beneficiaries/ Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights      61  

8.16

   No Indirect Actions      62  

8.17

   Additional Grantors      62  

8.18

   Additional Credit Agreements      62  

 

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INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT

This INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”), is dated as of September 7, 2018, and entered into by and among BARCLAYS BANK PLC (“Barclays”), as collateral agent for the holders of the ABL Obligations (as defined below) (in such capacity and together with its successors and assigns from time to time, the “Initial ABL Collateral Agent”) and Barclays, as collateral agent for the holders of the Fixed Asset Obligations (as defined below) (in such capacity and together with its successors and assigns from time to time, the “Initial Fixed Asset Collateral Agent”) and acknowledged and agreed to by PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“Holdings”), PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “Borrower”) and the other Grantors (as defined below). Capitalized terms used in this Agreement have the meanings set forth in Section 1 below.

RECITALS

Holdings, Borrower, Barclays, as administrative agent, collateral agent, and swingline lender, the lenders party thereto, and the guarantors party thereto have entered into that certain Credit Agreement dated as of March 14, 2018 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Initial ABL Credit Agreement”);

Holdings, Borrower, Barclays, as administrative agent, the lenders party thereto, and the guarantors party thereto have entered into that certain Term Loan Credit Agreement dated as of September 7, 2018 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Initial Fixed Asset Credit Agreement”);

The ABL Obligations (i) are secured by Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral that are senior to the Liens of the Fixed Asset Claimholders on the ABL Priority Collateral and (ii) will be secured by Liens on the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral that are junior in priority to the Liens of the Fixed Asset Claimholders on the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral;

The Fixed Asset Obligations are to be secured (i) by Liens on the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral that are senior to the Liens of the ABL Claimholders on the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral and (ii) by Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral that are junior in priority to the Liens of the ABL Claimholders on the ABL Priority Collateral;

The ABL Loan Documents and the Fixed Asset Loan Documents provide, among other things, that the parties thereto shall set forth in this Agreement their respective rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral; and

In consideration of the foregoing, the mutual covenants and obligations herein set forth and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, each of the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents on behalf of the Fixed Asset Claimholders and the ABL Collateral Agent on behalf of the ABL Claimholders, intending to be legally bound, hereby agrees as follows:

AGREEMENT

SECTION 1

DEFINITIONS

1.1 Defined Terms. Each of Account Debtor, Chattel Paper, Deposit Accounts, Commercial Tort Claims, Documents, Equipment, Fixtures, General Intangibles, Goods, Instruments, Inventory, Investment Property, Letter of Credit, Letter of Credit Rights, Payment Intangibles, Proceeds, Securities, Securities Accounts and Supporting Obligations shall have the meanings set forth in Articles 8 or 9 of the UCC. In addition, as used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below.

ABL Bank Product Obligations” means, (a) all Cash Management Obligations (as defined in the Initial ABL Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof) under Secured Cash Management Agreements (as defined in the Initial ABL Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof) and (b) to the extent secured, or purported to be secured, under the ABL Collateral Documents, all obligations and liabilities (whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due or now existing or hereafter incurred) of the Borrower or any other Grantor or their

 

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Restricted Subsidiaries, whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with: (i) any one or more of the following types of services or facilities: (x) ACH transactions, (y) treasury and/or cash management services, including, without limitation, controlled disbursement services, depository, direct debit arrangements, overdraft, electronic funds transfer services, interstate depository network services and e-payable services, and (z) deposit accounts, other accounts and related services; (ii) any products, services or facilities (other than services or facilities set forth in clause (a) of this definition) on account of (v) commercial credit cards, debit cards or purchasing cards (including so-called “procurement cards” or “p-cards”), (w) stored value cards, (x) merchant services, (y) lease financing or related services or (z) supply chain financing, open account services and similar trade finance services; and (iii) any other banking products or services as may be requested by any Grantor or any of their Subsidiaries, including all “Cash Management Obligations” under “Secured Cash Management Agreements” (as each such term is defined in the Initial ABL Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof).

ABL Borrowing Base” means “Borrowing Base” as defined (and as each term used therein is defined) in the Initial ABL Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof (and without giving effect to any changes to the applicable percentages of, or the eligibility criteria with respect to, “Eligible Accounts”, “Eligible Unbilled Accounts” and “Eligible Inventory” (as such terms are defined (and as each term used therein is defined) in the Initial ABL Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof)), in each case, whether or not then in effect.

ABL Borrowing Base Certificate” means “Borrowing Base Certificate” as defined (and as each term used therein is defined) in the Initial ABL Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof, whether or not then in effect.

ABL Cap” means, as of any date of determination, the sum of (which amount shall be increased by the amount of all interest, fees, costs, expenses, indemnities, and other amounts accrued or charged with respect to the principal amount of any of the ABL Obligations (other than Excess ABL Obligations) as and when the same accrues or becomes due and payable, irrespective of whether the same is added to the principal amount of the ABL Obligations and including the same as would accrue and become due but for the commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, whether or not such amounts are allowed or allowable, in whole or in part, in any such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding):

(a) (i) prior to the commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, an amount up to, but not in excess of, 110% of the greater of (A) $50,000,000, and (B) the ABL Borrowing Base as determined by the applicable ABL Collateral Agent based upon the most recent ABL Borrowing Base Certificate received by the applicable ABL Collateral Agent (such greater amount in clause (A) or clause (B) as of any date of determination (without giving effect to the cushion added thereto pursuant to this clause (i)), the “ABL Loan Obligations Amount”) or (ii) on and after the commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, 115% of the ABL Loan Obligations Amount, plus

(b) the Inadvertent Overadvance Amount, plus

(c) ABL Hedging Obligations of up to $5,000,000, plus

(d) ABL Bank Product Obligations of up to $2,500,000.

ABL Claimholders” means, at any relevant time, the holders of ABL Obligations at that time, including the ABL Lenders, any ABL Hedge Provider, any provider of ABL Bank Product Obligations, issuing bank(s) of letters of credit issued pursuant to the ABL Credit Agreement and the agents under the ABL Loan Documents.

ABL Collateral Agent” means each of (a) the Initial ABL Collateral Agent and (b) any New ABL Collateral Agent who becomes a party to this Agreement under a Replacement ABL Credit Agreement in accordance with Section 8.18 hereof, in each case, together with any successor thereto and “ABL Collateral Agents” shall mean, collectively, each ABL Collateral Agent.

ABL Collateral Documents” means the “Security Documents” (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) and any other agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien is granted securing any ABL Obligations or under which rights or remedies with respect to such Liens are governed (other than this Agreement).

 

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ABL Credit Agreement” means collectively, (a) the Initial ABL Credit Agreement and (b) each Replacement ABL Credit Agreement. Any reference to the ABL Credit Agreement hereunder shall be deemed a reference to the ABL Credit Agreement then in existence.

ABL Credit Party” means “Obligor” as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement.

ABL Default” means an “Event of Default” as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement or any similar event or condition set forth in any other ABL Loan Document which causes, or permits holders of the applicable ABL Obligations outstanding thereunder or the Agent thereunder to cause, the ABL Obligations outstanding thereunder to become immediately due and payable.

ABL Hedge Agreement” means (a) all Secured Hedge Agreements (as defined in the Initial ABL Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof) and (b) to the extent secured, or purported to be secured, under the ABL Collateral Documents: (i) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (ii) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (including any such obligations or liabilities under any such master agreement) entered into with an ABL Hedge Provider.

ABL Hedge Provider” means a “Hedge Bank” as defined in any ABL Credit Agreement.

ABL Hedging Obligation” means, (a) all Secured Hedge Obligations (as defined in the Initial ABL Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof) and (b) to the extent secured, or purported to be secured, under the ABL Collateral Documents, any and all obligations, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor), under (i) any and all ABL Hedge Agreements, and (ii) any and all cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any ABL Hedge Agreement transaction of any ABL Credit Party (or its Restricted Subsidiary) under any ABL Hedge Agreement, including any “Secured Hedge Obligations” (as defined in the Initial ABL Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof).

ABL Lenders” means the “Lenders” under and as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement.

ABL Loan Documents” means the ABL Credit Agreement and the “Loan Documents” (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement) and each of the other agreements, documents and instruments providing for or evidencing any other ABL Obligation, and any other document or instrument executed or delivered at any time in connection with any ABL Obligations, including any intercreditor or joinder agreement among holders of ABL Obligations, to the extent such are effective at the relevant time, as each may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

ABL Mortgages” means all mortgages, deeds of trust and other documents under which a Lien on real property is granted to secure the ABL Obligations.

ABL Obligations” means (a) all unpaid principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on all loans made (or deemed made) pursuant to the ABL Credit Agreement, all accrued and unpaid fees and all expenses, reimbursements (including reimbursement obligations (if any) and interest thereon with respect to any letter of credit or similar instruments issued pursuant to the ABL Credit Agreement), indemnities and other obligations of the ABL Credit Parties to any ABL Lender, any arranger, agent, issuing bank or any indemnified party arising under the ABL Loan Documents, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, or now existing or hereafter incurred, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with the ABL Loan Documents, whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise; (b) all ABL Hedging Obligations; (c) all ABL Bank Product Obligations; and (d) all guarantee obligations, fees, expenses, and all other Obligations under the ABL Credit Agreement and the other ABL Loan Documents, including any Post-Petition Interest with respect to the Obligations in clauses (a) — (d), in each case, whether or not allowed or allowable in an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding. For greater certainty, the term “ABL Obligations” includes, without limitation, all of the “Obligations” (as defined in the ABL Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof).

 

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ABL Out-of-Formula Condition” means “Out-of-Formula Condition” as defined (and as each term used therein is defined) in the Initial ABL Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof (for the avoidance of doubt, in the case of the ABL Borrowing Base, without giving effect to any changes to the applicable percentages of, or the eligibility criteria with respect to, “Eligible Accounts”, “Eligible Unbilled Accounts” and “Eligible Inventory” (as such terms are defined (and as each term used therein is defined) in the Initial ABL Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof)), in each case, whether or not then in effect.

ABL Period” means, with respect to any Fixed Asset Priority Collateral, a period which commences on the date that the applicable ABL Collateral Agent is first given access to such Fixed Asset Priority Collateral and ends (a) with respect to Real Estate Assets or other Fixed Asset Priority Collateral (other than Fracturing Equipment), 135 days thereafter, and (b) with respect to Fracturing Equipment, 90 days thereafter.

ABL Priority Collateral” means all of each and every Grantor’s right, title, and interest in and to the following types of property of such Grantor, wherever located and whether now owned by such Grantor or hereafter acquired (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any such assets that, but for the application of Section 552 of the Bankruptcy Code, would constitute ABL Priority Collateral): (a) all Accounts, Chattel Paper, and Credit Card Accounts Receivables (in each case, other than to the extent constituting identifiable proceeds of Fixed Asset Priority Collateral (other than proceeds of the use, rental, lease, or license of Fixed Asset Priority Collateral (other than Intellectual Property and/or Real Estate Assets))), and all amounts advanced as Revolving Loans; (b) all Deposit Accounts (and all balances, cash, checks and other negotiable instruments, funds and other evidences of payment held therein), Commodity Accounts (and all balances, Commodity Contracts, cash, checks, Securities, Securities Entitlements, Financial Assets and Instruments (whether negotiable or otherwise), funds and other evidences of payment held therein), and Securities Accounts (and all balances, Commodity Contracts, cash, checks, Securities, Securities Entitlements, Financial Assets and Instruments (whether negotiable or otherwise), funds and other evidences of payment held therein), in each case, other than (i) any Fixed Asset Priority Proceeds Account and (ii) to the extent constituting identifiable proceeds of Fixed Asset Priority Collateral held in any such Deposit Account, Commodity Account or Securities Account (other than proceeds of the use, rental, lease, or license of Fixed Asset Priority Collateral (other than Intellectual Property and/or Real Estate Assets))); (c) all Inventory (other than any Fracturing Equipment); (d) all Fracturing Equipment Parts; (e) to the extent evidencing, governing, arising from, or otherwise related to any of the other ABL Priority Collateral, all Documents, General Intangibles (including Payment Intangibles), Instruments, Investment Property (other than (i) equity interests in Subsidiaries of Holdings and (ii) intercompany loans of Grantors and/or their Subsidiaries), Commercial Tort Claims, Letters of Credit, Letter-of-Credit Rights and Supporting Obligations; provided, that the foregoing shall not include any Intellectual Property; (f) all books, records and Documents related to the foregoing (including databases, customer lists and other Records, whether tangible or electronic, which contain any information relating to any of the foregoing); and (g) all Proceeds and products of any or all of the foregoing in whatever form received (including proceeds of insurance (other than business interruption insurance) and claims against third parties and condemnation or requisition payments with respect to all or any of the foregoing). For purposes of this definition, capitalized terms used in this definition but not defined elsewhere in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in Articles 8 or 9 of the UCC.

ABL Priority Obligations” means all ABL Obligations other than Excess ABL Obligations. “ABL Standstill Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.

Access Period” means for each Real Estate Asset and all other Fixed Asset Priority Collateral, the period, which begins on the day on which the applicable ABL Collateral Agent provides the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent with notice of its exercise of its access rights in accordance with Section 3.3(a) following either (a) delivery by the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent to such ABL Collateral Agent of the notice required by Section 3.3(a) that any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent (or its agent) has either obtained possession or control of such Fixed Asset Priority Collateral or either has determined to sell or has sold or otherwise disposed of such Fixed Asset Priority Collateral or (b) delivery of an Enforcement Notice by such ABL Collateral Agent in accordance with Section 3.3(a), and ends on the earliest of (i) the last day of the applicable ABL Period for such Fixed Asset Priority Collateral; provided, however, that such ABL Period shall be tolled during any period during which such ABL Collateral Agent is stayed or otherwise prohibited by law or court order from exercising remedies with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral; (ii) the date on which all or substantially all of the ABL Priority Collateral is sold, collected or liquidated; and (iii) the Discharge of ABL Obligations.

 

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Account Agreements” means any lockbox account agreement, pledged account agreement, blocked account agreement, deposit account control agreement, securities account control agreement, or any similar deposit or securities account agreements among any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent and/or an ABL Collateral Agent, one or more Grantors and the relevant financial institution depository or securities intermediary.

Accounts” means, individually and collectively, (a) “accounts” as defined in the UCC and (b) all Payment Intangibles consisting of amounts owing from credit card and debit card issuers and processors and all rights under contracts relating to the creation or collection of such Payment Intangibles.

Additional Fixed Asset Credit Agreement” means any credit agreement, debt facility, indenture and/or commercial paper facility, in each case, with banks or other institutional or commercial lenders providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from (or sell such receivables to) such lenders against such receivables), letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, or other borrowings, that either (a) is secured by a Lien on the Collateral on an equal priority basis with the Initial Fixed Asset Credit Agreement (if outstanding) and each other outstanding Fixed Asset Credit Agreement or (b) if there are no other outstanding Fixed Asset Credit Agreements, is secured by a Lien on Collateral and has been designated as a Fixed Asset Credit Agreement in accordance with Section 8.18 hereof; provided, however, that (i) the Indebtedness under such Additional Fixed Asset Credit Agreement is permitted to be incurred, secured and guaranteed on such basis by each then extant ABL Loan Document and each Fixed Asset Loan Document, (ii) each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent under such Additional Fixed Asset Credit Agreement shall have become party to this Agreement pursuant to, and by satisfying the conditions set forth in, Section 8.18 hereof and (iii) each of the other requirements of Section 8.18 shall have been complied with. The requirements of clause (i) of the immediately preceding sentence shall be tested only as of (x) the date of execution of a joinder agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto by the applicable Fixed Asset Collateral Agent if pursuant to a commitment entered into at the time of such joinder agreement and (y) with respect to any later commitment or amendment to those terms to permit such Indebtedness, as of the date of such commitment and/or amendment.

Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified or is a director or officer of the Person specified.

Agent” means each of the ABL Collateral Agents and/or the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents, as the context may require.

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.

Bankruptcy Case” means a case under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Bankruptcy Law.

Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy,” as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.

Bankruptcy Law” means the Bankruptcy Code and any similar federal, state or foreign law for the relief of debtors.

Borrower” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.

Business Day” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to close.

Claimholders” means the ABL Claimholders and/or the Fixed Asset Claimholders, as the context may require.

 

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Collateral” means, at any time, all of the assets and property of any Grantor, whether real, personal or mixed, in which the holders of any ABL Obligations and the holders of any Fixed Asset Obligations (or their respective Agents) hold, purport to hold or are required to hold, a security interest at such time (or are required pursuant to Section 2 to be granted a security interest), including any property subject to Liens granted pursuant to Section 6 to secure both any ABL Obligations and any Fixed Asset Obligations. If, at any time, any portion of the ABL Priority Collateral does not constitute Fixed Asset Priority Collateral for each Series of Fixed Asset Obligations, then such portion of such ABL Priority Collateral shall constitute Collateral only with respect to the Fixed Asset Obligations for which it constitutes Fixed Asset Priority Collateral and shall not constitute Collateral for any Fixed Asset Obligations which do not have a security interest in such Collateral at such time.

Collateral Documents” means the ABL Collateral Documents and the Fixed Asset Collateral Documents.

Comparable Subordinated Lien Collateral Document” means, in relation to any Collateral subject to any Lien created under any Prior Lien Collateral Document, the Subordinated Lien Collateral Document that creates a Lien on the same Collateral, granted by the same Grantor.

Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.

Copyright Licenses” means any written agreement naming any Grantor as licensor or licensee, granting any right under any Copyright or copyrights owned by a third party, including the grant of rights to reproduce, distribute, display, perform, create derivative works of and otherwise exploit material works protected by any Copyright.

Copyrights” means each of the following that is owned by any Grantor: (a) all copyrights arising under the laws of the United States, any other country or group of countries or any political subdivision thereof, whether registered or unregistered and whether published or unpublished, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, including all registrations, recordings and applications in the United States Copyright Office; and (b) the right to obtain all renewals thereof.

Credit Card Receivables” means “Credit Card Accounts Receivables” as defined in the Initial ABL Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof, whether or not then in effect.

Declined Liens” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.

Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent” means (a) if at any time there is only one Fixed Asset Collateral Agent party hereto, such Fixed Asset Collateral Agent and (b) at any time when clause (a) does not apply, subject to Section 2.6 hereof, the Fixed Asset Collateral Agent designated as such pursuant to the Fixed Asset Intercreditor Agreement.

Designated Prior Lien Collateral Agent” means (a) as it relates to the ABL Collateral Agents and the other ABL Claimholders with respect to all matters relating to the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral (but not the ABL Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations, the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent; and (b) as it relates to the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the other Fixed Asset Claimholders with respect to all matters relating to the ABL Priority Collateral (but not the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the Initial ABL Collateral Agent.

DIP Financing” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.

Discharge of ABL Obligations” means, except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in Section 5.6, each of the following has occurred:

(a) payment in full in cash of the principal of and interest (including Post-Petition Interest, whether or not such Post-Petition Interest would be allowed in such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding), on all Indebtedness outstanding under the ABL Loan Documents and constituting ABL Priority Obligations;

(b) payment in full in cash of all ABL Hedging Obligations and all ABL Bank Product Obligations that constitute ABL Priority Obligations or the cash collateralization of all such ABL Hedging Obligations and ABL Bank Product Obligations that constitute ABL Priority Obligations on terms satisfactory to each applicable counterparty (or other arrangements satisfactory to each such counterparty shall have been made) or the expiration or termination of all outstanding transactions under ABL Hedge Agreements governing such ABL Hedging Obligations or agreements governing such ABL Bank Products Obligations, in each case, that constitute ABL Priority Obligations;

 

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(c) payment in full in cash of all other ABL Priority Obligations (including all fees, expenses and other charges that pursuant to the ABL Credit Agreement continue to accrue after the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, whether or not such interest, fees, expenses and other charges are allowed or allowable under applicable Bankruptcy Law or in any such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding) that are due and payable or otherwise accrued and owing at or prior to the time such principal and interest are paid (other than any indemnification obligations for which no claim or demand for payment, whether oral or written, has been made at such time);

(d) termination or expiration of all commitments, if any, to extend credit that would constitute ABL Priority Obligations; and

(e) termination or cash collateralization (in an amount and manner reasonably satisfactory to the ABL Collateral Agents, but in no event greater than 105% of the aggregate undrawn face amount) of all letters of credit issued under the ABL Loan Documents and constituting ABL Priority Obligations.

Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations” means, except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in Section 5.6, each of the following has occurred:

(a) payment in full in cash of the principal of and interest (including Post-Petition Interest, whether or not such Post-Petition Interest would be allowed in such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding), on all Indebtedness outstanding under the Fixed Asset Loan Documents and constituting Fixed Asset Priority Obligations;

(b) payment in full in cash of all other Fixed Asset Priority Obligations (including all fees, expenses and other charges that pursuant to the Fixed Asset Credit Agreement continue to accrue after the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, whether or not such interest, fees, expenses and other charges are allowed or allowable under applicable Bankruptcy Law or in any such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding) that are due and payable or otherwise accrued and owing at or prior to the time such principal and interest are paid (other than any indemnification obligations for which no claim or demand for payment, whether oral or written, has been made at such time); and

(c) termination or expiration of all commitments, if any, to extend credit that would constitute Fixed Asset Priority Obligations.

Discharge of Prior Lien Obligations” means (a) with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral as it relates to the Fixed Asset Claimholders, the Discharge of ABL Obligations; and (b) with respect to the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral as it relates to the ABL Claimholders, the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations.

Disposition” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.1(b).

Enforcement Action” means any action to:

(a) foreclose, execute, levy, or collect on, take possession or control of (other than for purposes of perfecting a Lien thereon), sell or otherwise realize upon (judicially or non-judicially), or lease, license, or otherwise dispose of (whether publicly or privately), Collateral or otherwise exercise or enforce remedial rights with respect to Collateral under the ABL Loan Documents or the Fixed Asset Loan Documents (including by way of setoff, recoupment, notification of a public or private sale or other disposition pursuant to the UCC or other applicable law, notification to Account Debtors, notification to depositary banks under deposit account control agreements, or exercise of rights under landlord consents, if applicable);

(b) solicit bids from third Persons, approve bid procedures for any proposed disposition of Collateral, to conduct the liquidation or disposition of Collateral or engage or retain sales brokers, marketing agents, investment bankers, accountants, auctioneers, or other third Persons for the purposes of marketing, promoting, and selling Collateral;

 

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(c) receive a transfer of Collateral in satisfaction of Indebtedness or any other Obligation secured thereby;

(d) otherwise enforce a security interest or exercise another right or remedy, as a secured creditor or otherwise, pertaining to the Collateral at law, in equity, or pursuant to the ABL Loan Documents or Fixed Asset Loan Documents (including the commencement of applicable legal proceedings or other actions with respect to all or any portion of the Collateral to facilitate the actions described in the preceding clauses, and exercising voting rights in respect of equity interests comprising Collateral);

(e) the Disposition of Collateral by any Grantor after the occurrence and during the continuation of an event of default under the ABL Loan Documents or the Fixed Asset Loan Documents with the consent of the ABL Collateral Agents or Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, as applicable; or the commencement or filing or joining with other Persons in the commencement or filing of a petition in an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.

provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the following shall constitute an Enforcement Action: (i) the establishment or modification of (x) borrowing base and/or availability reserves or other reserves against collateral, (y) eligibility criteria for Accounts, Inventory or other assets included in a borrowing base, or (z) other conditions for loans or advances; (ii) the changing of advance rates or advance sub-limits; (iii) the imposition of a default rate or late fee; (iv) the collection and application (including pursuant to “cash dominion” provisions) of Accounts or other monies deposited from time to time in Deposit Accounts or Securities Accounts (other than any Fixed Asset Priority Proceeds Account), in each case, against any ABL Obligations pursuant to the provisions of the ABL Loan Documents (including the notification of Account Debtors, depositary institutions or any other Person to deliver proceeds of Collateral to any ABL Collateral Agent); (v) the collection and application (including pursuant to “cash dominion” provisions) of monies deposited from time to time in any Fixed Asset Priority Proceeds Account against any Fixed Asset Obligations pursuant to the provisions of the Fixed Asset Loan Documents; (vi) the cessation of lending pursuant to the provisions of any loan documents, including upon the occurrence of a default or the existence of an over-advance; (vii) the taking of any action permitted by Section 3.1(c) or Section 3.2(c), as applicable, including, without limitation, the filing of a proof of claim in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding; (viii) unless an event of default under and as defined in the ABL Loan Documents or the Fixed Asset Loan Documents has occurred and is continuing, the consent by the ABL Collateral Agents to disposition by any Grantor of any of the ABL Priority Collateral or the consent by the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent to disposition by any Grantor of any of the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral; (ix) the acceleration of the Fixed Asset Obligations or the ABL Obligations; and (x) the commencement or filing or joining with other Persons in the commencement or filing of a petition in an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding with the consent of the Designated Prior Lien Collateral Agent in the exercise of any remedies as an unsecured creditor.

Enforcement Notice” means a written notice delivered by (a) an ABL Collateral Agent, at a time when an ABL Default has occurred and is continuing, to the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent announcing that such ABL Collateral Agent intends to commence an Enforcement Action against the ABL Priority Collateral and specifying the relevant event of default; or (b) any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, at a time when a Fixed Asset Default has occurred and is continuing, to the ABL Collateral Agents announcing that such Fixed Asset Collateral Agent intends to commence an Enforcement Action against the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral and specifying the relevant event of default.

Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares, interests, rights, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests or units in) such Person and all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase, acquisition or exchange from such Person of any of the foregoing (including through convertible securities).

Excess ABL Obligations” means the sum of (a) the portion of the ABL Obligations that are in excess of the ABL Cap, plus (b) the portion of interest and fees that accrues or is charged with respect to that portion of the ABL Obligations described in clause (a) of this definition.

Excess Fixed Asset Obligations” means the sum of (a) the portion of the Fixed Asset Obligations that are in excess of the Fixed Asset Cap, plus (b) the portion of interest and fees that accrues or is charged with respect to that portion of the Fixed Asset Obligations described in clause (a) of this definition.

 

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Fixed Asset Bank Product Obligations” means, in each case to the extent secured, or purported to be secured, under the Fixed Asset Collateral Documents, all obligations and liabilities (whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due or now existing or hereafter incurred) of the Borrower or any other Grantor or their Restricted Subsidiaries, whether on account of principal, interest, reimbursement obligations, fees, indemnities, costs, expenses or otherwise, which may arise under, out of, or in connection with: (a) any one or more of the following types of services or facilities (i) ACH transactions, (ii) treasury and/or cash management services, including, without limitation, controlled disbursement services, depository, direct debit arrangements, overdraft, electronic funds transfer services, interstate depository network services and e-payable services, and (iii) deposit accounts, other accounts and related services; (b) any products, services or facilities (other than services or facilities set forth in clause (a) of this definition) on account of (i) commercial credit cards, debit cards or purchasing cards (including so-called “procurement cards” or “p-cards”), (ii) stored value cards, (iii) merchant services, (iv) lease financing or related services or (v) supply chain financing, open account services and similar trade finance services; and (c) any other banking products or services as may be requested by any Grantor or any of their Subsidiaries, including all “Banking Services Obligations” (as defined in the Initial Fixed Asset Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof) or similar term.

Fixed Asset Cap” means, as of any date of determination, the result of (which amount shall be increased by the amount of all interest, fees, costs, expenses, indemnities, and other amounts accrued or charged with respect to the principal amount of any of the Fixed Asset Obligations (other than Excess Fixed Asset Obligations) as and when the same accrues or becomes due and payable, irrespective of whether the same is added to the principal amount of the Fixed Asset Obligations and including the same as would accrue and become due but for the commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, whether or not such amounts are allowed or allowable, in whole or in part, in any such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding): (a) (i) prior to the commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, an amount up to, but not in excess of, 110% of the sum of (A) $180,000,000 plus (B) the original principal amount of Incremental Term Loans (as defined in the Initial Fixed Asset Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof) made prior to the commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Initial Fixed Asset Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof (the sum of the amounts set forth in clauses (A) and (B) as of any date of determination (without giving effect to the cushion added thereto pursuant to this clause (i)), the “Fixed Asset Loan Obligations Amount”) or (ii) on and after the commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, 115% of the Fixed Asset Loan Obligations Amount, less (b) the aggregate amount of all payments of the principal of the term loan obligations under the Fixed Asset Credit Agreement (other than payments of such term loan obligations in connection with a Refinancing thereof).

Fixed Asset Claimholders” means, at any relevant time, the holders of Fixed Asset Obligations at that time, including the Fixed Asset Lenders, any Fixed Asset Hedge Provider, any provider of Fixed Asset Bank Product Obligations and the agents under the Fixed Asset Loan Documents.

Fixed Asset Collateral Agent” means each of (i) the Initial Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, (ii) any New Fixed Asset Collateral Agent identified by the Borrower pursuant to Section 5.6(b) and (iii) any agent or trustee under any other Fixed Asset Credit Agreement, in each case, together with any successors thereto, and Fixed Asset Collateral Agents shall mean, collectively, each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent.

Fixed Asset Collateral Documents” means the “Collateral Documents” or “Security Documents” (as defined in the respective Fixed Asset Credit Agreements) and any other agreement, document or instrument pursuant to which a Lien is granted securing any Fixed Asset Obligations or under which rights or remedies with respect to such Liens are governed (other than this Agreement).

Fixed Asset Credit Agreement” means collectively, (a) the Initial Fixed Asset Credit Agreement and (b) any Additional Fixed Asset Credit Agreement. Any reference to the Fixed Asset Credit Agreement hereunder shall be deemed a reference to each Fixed Asset Credit Agreement then in existence.

Fixed Asset Credit Party” means “Obligor” as defined in the Fixed Asset Credit Agreement.

Fixed Asset Default” means an “Event of Default” as defined in the Fixed Asset Credit Agreement or any similar event or condition set forth in any other Fixed Asset Loan Document which causes, or permits holders of the applicable Fixed Asset Obligations outstanding thereunder to cause, the Fixed Asset Obligations outstanding thereunder to become immediately due and payable.

 

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Fixed Asset General Intangibles” means all general intangibles which are not ABL Priority Collateral and all Intellectual Property.

Fixed Asset Hedge Agreement” means in each case to the extent secured, or purported to be secured, under the Fixed Asset Collateral Documents (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (including any such obligations or liabilities under any such master agreement) entered into with a Fixed Asset Hedge Provider.

Fixed Asset Hedge Provider” means any Fixed Asset Lender or any of its Affiliates who has entered into a Fixed Asset Hedge Agreement with a Fixed Asset Credit Party or any of its Subsidiaries.

Fixed Asset Hedging Obligation” means, in each case to the extent secured, or purported to be secured, under the Fixed Asset Collateral Documents, any and all obligations, whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created, arising, evidenced or acquired (including all renewals, extensions and modifications thereof and substitutions therefor), under (a) any and all Fixed Asset Hedge Agreements, and (b) any and all cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any Fixed Asset Hedge Agreement transaction of any Fixed Asset Credit Party (or its Subsidiary) under any Fixed Asset Hedge Agreement, including any “Swap Obligations” (as defined in the Initial Fixed Asset Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof, whether or not then in effect).

Fixed Asset Intercreditor Agreement” means any agreement or agreements (other than this Agreement) among Fixed Asset Collateral Agents that defines the relative rights and priorities as among Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and Fixed Asset Claimholders with respect to the Collateral.

Fixed Asset Lenders” means the “Lenders” under and as defined in the Fixed Asset Credit Agreement.

Fixed Asset Loan Documents” means each Fixed Asset Credit Agreement and the “Loan Documents” or “Credit Documents” (as defined in the respective Fixed Asset Credit Agreements) and each of the other agreements, documents and instruments providing for or evidencing any other Fixed Asset Obligation, and any other document or instrument executed or delivered at any time in connection with any Fixed Asset Obligations, including any intercreditor or joinder agreement among holders of Fixed Asset Obligations to the extent such are effective at the relevant time, as each may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Fixed Asset Mortgages” means a collective reference to each mortgage, deed of trust and any other document or instrument under which any Lien on real property owned or leased by any Grantor is granted to secure any Fixed Asset Obligations or under which rights or remedies with respect to any such Liens are governed.

Fixed Asset Obligations” means all Obligations outstanding under any Fixed Asset Credit Agreement and the other Fixed Asset Loan Documents, including, without limitation, all Fixed Asset Hedging Obligations and Fixed Asset Bank Product Obligations. “Fixed Asset Obligations” shall include all interest accrued or accruing, including Post-Petition Interest, in accordance with the rate specified in the relevant Fixed Asset Loan Document whether or not the claim for such Post-Petition Interest is allowed as a claim in such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.

Fixed Asset Priority Collateral” all of each and every Grantor’s right, title, and interest in and to the following types of property of such Grantor, wherever located and whether now owned by such Grantor or hereafter acquired (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any such assets that, but for the application of Section 552 of the Bankruptcy Code, would constitute Fixed Asset Priority Collateral): (a) Equipment, Fixtures and Fracturing Equipment (in each case of the foregoing, specifically excluding Fracturing Equipment Parts); (b) Real Estate; (c) Intellectual Property; (d) (i) equity interests in all direct and indirect Subsidiaries of any Grantor and (ii) intercompany

 

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loans of Grantors and/or their Subsidiaries; (e) all other assets of any Grantor, whether real, personal or mixed, to the extent not constituting ABL Priority Collateral; (f) except to the extent constituting ABL Priority Collateral, to the extent evidencing, governing, or otherwise reasonably related to any of the foregoing, all Documents, General Intangibles (including Payment Intangibles (other than Credit Card Receivables)), Instruments, Investment Property, Commercial Tort Claims, Letters of Credit, Letter of Credit Rights and Supporting Obligations; (g) except to the extent constituting ABL Priority Collateral, all books, records and Documents related to the foregoing (including databases, customer lists and other Records, whether tangible or electronic, which contain any information relating to any of the foregoing); (h) any Fixed Asset Priority Proceeds Account and all identifiable proceeds of Fixed Asset Priority Collateral, balances, cash, Checks, Securities, Securities Entitlements, Financial Assets and Instruments (whether negotiable or otherwise), funds and other evidences of payment held therein (in each case, other than proceeds of the use, rental, lease, or license of Fixed Asset Priority Collateral (other than Intellectual Property and/or Real Estate Assets)); (i) business interruption insurance proceeds; and (j) all Proceeds and products of any or all of the foregoing (other than proceeds of the use, rental, lease, or license of Fixed Asset Priority Collateral (other than Intellectual Property and/or Real Estate Assets)) in whatever form received (including proceeds of insurance and claims against third parties and condemnation or requisition payments with respect to all or any of the foregoing). For purposes of this definition, capitalized terms used in this definition but not defined elsewhere in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in Articles 8 or 9 of the UCC.

Fixed Asset Priority Obligations” means all Fixed Asset Obligations other than Excess Fixed Asset Obligations.

Fixed Asset Priority Proceeds Account” means, as of any date of determination, any Deposit Account or Securities Account that is established solely and exclusively to contain identifiable proceeds of Fixed Asset Priority Collateral (other than proceeds of the use, rental, lease or license of Fixed Asset Priority Collateral (other than Intellectual Property and/or Real Estate Assets)). For purposes of this definition, capitalized terms used in this definition but not defined elsewhere in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in Articles 8 or 9 of the UCC.

Fixed Asset Standstill Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2.

Fracturing Equipment” means (a) goods consisting of finished fracking rigs that have been manufactured or otherwise assembled by a Grantor or its designee to perform hydraulic fracturing services (excluding any Fracturing Equipment Parts prior to the manufacture or assembly thereof into finished fracking rigs), and all accessions thereto, (b) vehicles or other goods subject to any certificate of title (or comparable) statute (excluding any Fracturing Equipment Parts prior to the manufacture or assembly thereof into vehicles or other goods subject to any certificate of title (or comparable) statute), and all accessions thereto, and (c) all Fracturing Equipment Parts resulting from the disassembly of any of the goods or vehicles described in the foregoing clauses (a) and (b).

Fracturing Equipment Parts” means parts, components, units, machinery, materials, tools or other work-in-process that are held by a Grantor for use or consumption in such Grantor’s business (including in its manufacturing business), including, without limitation, any of the following items: pumps, blenders, data systems, valves, racks, engines, motors, cooling systems, radiators, transmissions, tanks, reservoirs, filters, pipes, driveshafts, drivelines, hoses, batteries, fuel tanks, clamps, couplings, converters, lube systems, fire suppression systems, hydraulic kits, hydration units, gearboxes, gaskets, fans, sensors, cables, packing materials, coils, lamps, augers, sleeves, pulleys, seals, ratchets, fluid ends, seats, fasteners, anchors, lights, alternators, clutches, trailers, covers, but excluding, in the case of each of the foregoing, any such items that, as a result of the manufacture or assembly thereof, constitute Fracturing Equipment (regardless of any later disassembly thereof), or that are physically joined, attached to, or united with any Fracturing Equipment.

Governmental Authority” means any federal, state, municipal, national or other government, governmental department, commission, board, bureau, court, agency or instrumentality or political subdivision thereof or any entity or officer exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to any government or any court, in each case whether associated with a state of the United States, the United States, or a foreign entity or government.

Grantors” means Holdings, Borrower, each of the Guarantor Subsidiaries and each other Person that has or may from time to time hereafter execute and deliver any ABL Collateral Document and/or Fixed Asset Collateral Document as a “grantor” or “pledgor” (or the equivalent thereof) to secure any ABL Obligations and/or Fixed Asset Obligations, as the context may require.

 

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Guarantor Subsidiaries” means each Subsidiary of the Borrower that has or may from time to time hereafter execute and deliver any ABL Loan Document and/or Fixed Asset Loan Document as a “guarantor” (or the equivalent thereof).

Holdings” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.

Inadvertent Overadvance” means, as of any date of determination, all or any portion of any loan or advance funded under the ABL Credit Agreement or all or any portion of any letter of credit issued, renewed or amended under the ABL Credit Agreement, in each case, which did not result in an ABL Out-of-Formula Condition when funded, issued, renewed or amended based upon the most recent ABL Borrowing Base Certificate received by the ABL Collateral Agent prior to such funding, issuance, renewal or amendment but which thereafter has, on the relevant date of determination, caused an ABL Out-of-Formula Condition as a result of circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the ABL Collateral Agent or the ABL Claimholders, including (a) the use of cash collateral pursuant to the entry of an order by the Bankruptcy Court as to which order or motion therefor the ABL Collateral Agent and the ABL Claimholders have not provided their consent, (b) a decline in the value of the ABL Priority Collateral, (c) errors or fraud on an ABL Borrowing Base Certificate, (d) components of the ABL Borrowing Base on any date thereafter being deemed ineligible, (e) the return of uncollected checks or other items of payment applied to the reduction of the ABL Obligations or other similar involuntary or unintentional actions, (f) the imposition of any reserve or a reduction in advance rates after the funding of any loan or advance or the issuance, renewal or amendment of a letter of credit under the ABL Loan Documents, or (g) any other circumstance beyond the reasonable control of the ABL Collateral Agent or the ABL Claimholders which reduces Availability (as such term is defined in the ABL Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof) (it being understood and agreed that any ABL Out-of-Formula Condition resulting from any event described in clauses (b) — (g) of this definition during the use of cash collateral pursuant to an entry of an order by the Bankruptcy Court shall constitute an Inadvertent Overadvance hereunder).

Inadvertent Overadvance Amount” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount of all Inadvertent Overadvances.

Indebtedness” means and includes all indebtedness for borrowed money; for the avoidance of doubt, “Indebtedness” shall not include reimbursement or other obligations in respect of letters of credit, ABL Hedging Obligations, ABL Bank Product Obligations, Fixed Asset Hedging Obligations or Fixed Asset Bank Product Obligations.

Initial ABL Collateral Agent” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.

Initial ABL Credit Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.

Initial Fixed Asset Collateral Agent” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to this Agreement.

Initial Fixed Asset Credit Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.

Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding” means:

(a) any voluntary or involuntary case or proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or other applicable Bankruptcy Law with respect to any Grantor;

(b) any other voluntary or involuntary insolvency, reorganization or Bankruptcy Case or proceeding, or any receivership, liquidation, reorganization or other similar case or proceeding with respect to any Grantor or with respect to a material portion of their respective assets;

(c) any liquidation, dissolution, reorganization or winding up of any Grantor whether voluntary or involuntary and whether or not involving insolvency or bankruptcy; or

(d) any assignment for the benefit of creditors or any other marshaling of assets and liabilities of any Grantor.

 

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Intellectual Property” means the collective reference to all rights, priorities and privileges relating to intellectual property, whether arising under United States, multinational or foreign laws or otherwise, including the Copyrights, the Copyright Licenses, the Patents, the Patent Licenses, the Trademarks, the Trademark Licenses, the Trade Secrets, the Computer Software and any registered internet domain names, and all rights to sue at law or in equity for any infringement or other impairment thereof, including the right to receive all proceeds and damages therefrom.

Lien” means: (a) any interest in property securing an obligation owed to, or a claim by, a Person other than the owner of the property, whether such interest is based on the common law, statute, or contract, and including a security interest, charge, claim, priority or lien arising from a mortgage, deed of trust, encumbrance, pledge, hypothecation, deemed trust, assignment, deposit arrangement, security agreement, conditional sale or trust receipt or the interest of a vendor or lessor under a capital lease, consignment or title retention agreement; and (b) to the extent not included under clause (a), any reservation, exception, encroachment, easement, servitude right-of-way, restriction, lease or other title exception or encumbrance affecting property (and for clarity, including exclusive licenses (but not non-exclusive licenses) granted in Intellectual Property).

Mortgaged Premises” means any real property which shall now or hereafter be subject to a Fixed Asset Mortgage and/or an ABL Mortgage.

New ABL Collateral Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.6(a).

New Fixed Asset Collateral Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.6(b).

Obligations” means all obligations of every nature of each Grantor and its Restricted Subsidiaries from time to time owed to any agent or trustee, the ABL Claimholders, the Fixed Asset Claimholders or any of them or their respective Affiliates under the ABL Loan Documents, the Fixed Asset Loan Documents, the ABL Hedge Agreements, the Fixed Asset Hedge Agreements, the agreements evidencing ABL Bank Product Obligations or Fixed Asset Bank Product Obligations, in each case, whether for principal, interest or payments for early termination of ABL Hedge Agreements or Fixed Asset Hedge Agreements, fees, expenses, indemnification or otherwise and all guarantees of any of the foregoing and including any Post-Petition Interest and fees that accrue or are incurred after the commencement by or against any Grantor of any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law naming such Grantor as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding.

Patent Licenses” means all agreements, whether written or oral, providing for the grant by or to any Grantor of any right to manufacture, use or sell any invention covered in whole or in part by a Patent or patents owned by a third party.

Patents” means each of the following that is owned by any Grantor: (a) all letters patent of the United States, any other country or group of countries or any political subdivision thereof, all reissues and extensions thereof and all goodwill associated therewith; (b) all applications for letters patent of the United States or any other country and all divisions, continuations and continuations-in-part thereof; and (c) all rights to obtain any reissues or extensions of the foregoing.

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

Pledged Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5.

Post-Petition Interest” means interest, fees, expenses and other charges that pursuant to the ABL Credit Agreement or the Fixed Asset Credit Agreement, as applicable, accrue or continue to accrue after the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, whether or not such interest, fees, expenses and other charges are allowed or allowable under applicable Bankruptcy Law or in any such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.

Prior Lien Claimholders” means (a) as it relates to the ABL Claimholders with respect to all matters relating to the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral (but not the ABL Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations, the Fixed Asset Claimholders; and (b) as it relates to the Fixed Asset Claimholders with respect to all matters relating to the ABL Priority Collateral (but not the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the ABL Claimholders.

 

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Prior Lien Collateral” means with respect to any Person, all Collateral with respect to which (and only for so long as) such Person is a “Prior Lien Claimholder” as provided in the definition thereof.

Prior Lien Collateral Agent” means (a) as it relates to the ABL Collateral Agents and the other ABL Claimholders with respect to all matters relating to the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral (but not the ABL Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations, each of the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents; and (b) as it relates to the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the other Fixed Asset Claimholders with respect to all matters relating to the ABL Priority Collateral (but not the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, each of the ABL Collateral Agents.

Prior Lien Collateral Documents” means (a) as it relates to the ABL Claimholders with respect to all matters relating to the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral (but not the ABL Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations, the Fixed Asset Collateral Documents; and (b) as it relates to the Fixed Asset Claimholders with respect to all matters relating to the ABL Priority Collateral (but not the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the ABL Collateral Documents.

Prior Lien Loan Documents” means (a) as it relates to the ABL Claimholders with respect to all matters relating to the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral (but not the ABL Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations, the Fixed Asset Loan Documents; and (b) as it relates to the Fixed Asset Claimholders with respect to all matters relating to the ABL Priority Collateral (but not the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the ABL Loan Documents.

Prior Lien Obligations” means (a) as it relates to the ABL Priority Obligations with respect to all matters relating to the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral (but not the ABL Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations, the Fixed Asset Obligations; and (b) as it relates to the Fixed Asset Obligations with respect to all matters relating to the ABL Priority Collateral (but not the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the ABL Priority Obligations.

Real Estate Asset” means, at any time of determination, any interest (fee, leasehold or otherwise) of any Grantor in any real property, including Mortgaged Premises, distribution centers and warehouses and corporate headquarters and administrative offices.

Recovery” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4.

Refinance” means, in respect of any Indebtedness, to refinance, extend, renew, defease, amend, modify, supplement, restructure, replace, refund or repay, or to issue other Indebtedness in exchange or replacement for, such Indebtedness in whole or in part regardless of whether the principal amount of such Refinancing Indebtedness is the same, greater than or less than the principal amount of the Refinanced Indebtedness. “Refinanced” and “Refinancing” shall have correlative meanings.

Replacement ABL Credit Agreement” means any credit agreement, debt facility, indenture and/or commercial paper facility, in each case, with banks or other institutional or commercial lenders providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from (or sell such receivables to) such lenders against such receivables), letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, or other borrowings, entered into after or contemporaneously with the Discharge of ABL Obligations, that is secured by a Lien on the Collateral and has been designated as an ABL Credit Agreement in accordance with Section 8.18 hereof; provided, however, that (a) the Indebtedness under such Replacement ABL Credit Agreement is permitted to be incurred, secured and guaranteed on such basis by each Fixed Asset Loan Document, (b) each ABL Collateral Agent under such Replacement ABL Credit Agreement shall have become party to this Agreement pursuant to, and by satisfying the conditions set forth in, Section 8.18 hereof and (c) each of the other requirements of Section 8.18 shall have been complied with. The requirements of clause (a) of the immediately preceding sentence shall be tested only as of (x) the date of execution of a joinder agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto by the applicable ABL Collateral Agent if pursuant to a commitment entered into at the time of such joinder agreement and (y) with respect to any later commitment or amendment to those terms to permit such Indebtedness, as of the date of such commitment and/or amendment.

 

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Restricted Subsidiary” means each Subsidiary of Holdings other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary (as defined in the Fixed Asset Credit Agreement).

Subordinated Lien Claimholders” means (a) with respect to all matters relating to the ABL Priority Collateral (but not the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the Fixed Asset Claimholders; and (b) with respect to all matters relating to the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral (but not the ABL Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations, the ABL Claimholders.

Subordinated Lien Collateral” means with respect to any Person, all Collateral with respect to which (and only for so long as) such Person is a “Subordinated Lien Claimholder” as provided in the definition thereof.

Subordinated Lien Collateral Agent” means (a) with respect to all matters relating to the ABL Priority Collateral (but not the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents; and (b) with respect to all matters relating to the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral (but not the ABL Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations, the ABL Collateral Agents.

Subordinated Lien Collateral Documents” means (a) with respect to all matters relating to the ABL Priority Collateral (but not the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the Fixed Asset Collateral Documents; and (b) with respect to all matters relating to the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral (but not the ABL Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations, the ABL Collateral Documents.

Subordinated Lien Loan Documents” means (a) with respect to all matters relating to the ABL Priority Collateral (but not the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the Fixed Asset Loan Documents; and (b) with respect to all matters relating to the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral (but not the ABL Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations, the ABL Loan Documents.

Subordinated Lien Obligations” means (a) with respect to all matters relating to the ABL Priority Collateral (but not the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the Fixed Asset Obligations; and (b) with respect to all matters relating to the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral (but not the ABL Priority Collateral) prior to the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations, the ABL Obligations.

Subsidiary” means, 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.

Third Party Purchaser” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.

Trade Secrets” means all confidential and proprietary information, including know-how, trade secrets, manufacturing and production processes and techniques, inventions, research and development information, technical data, financial, marketing and business data, pricing and cost information, business and marketing plans, and customer and supplier lists and information.

Trademark License” means any agreement, whether written or oral, providing for the grant by or to any Grantor of any right to use any Trademark or trademarks owned by a third party.

Trademarks” means each of the following that is owned by any Grantor: (a) all trademarks, trade names, trade dress, corporate names, company names, business names, fictitious business names, trade styles, service marks, logos and other source or business identifiers, and all goodwill associated therewith, now existing or hereafter adopted or acquired, all registrations and recordings thereof, and all applications in connection therewith, whether in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or in any similar office or agency of the United States, any State thereof or any other country or group of countries or any political subdivision thereof, or otherwise, and all common-law rights related thereto; and (b) the right to obtain all renewals thereof.

 

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Triggering Event” means the occurrence of any of the following:

(a) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the ABL Loan Documents and (i) the revolving loan commitment under the ABL Credit Agreement has been terminated or permanently reduced or (ii) the revolving loan commitment under the ABL Credit Agreement has been suspended for a period of more than 5 consecutive Business Days during which an ABL Collateral Agent has exercised cash dominion over any deposit account of any Grantor;

(b) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the ABL Loan Documents and has continued for 30 consecutive days;

(c) the maturity of the ABL Obligations has been accelerated pursuant to a written notice delivered by an ABL Collateral Agent to any Grantor;

(d) an ABL Collateral Agent has commenced, or has notified any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent that it intends to commence, Enforcement Action;

(e) a payment Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Fixed Asset Loan Documents and has continued for a period of 3 Business Days; or the commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.

UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code (or any similar or equivalent legislation) as in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.

Use Period” means the period, with respect to any Fixed Asset Priority Collateral, which begins on the day on which the applicable ABL Collateral Agent provides the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent with an Enforcement Notice and ends on the earliest of (a) the applicable ABL Period for such Fixed Asset Priority Collateral; provided, however, that such ABL Period shall be tolled during any period during which such ABL Collateral Agent is stayed or otherwise prohibited by law or court order from exercising remedies with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral; (b) the date on which all or substantially all of the ABL Priority Collateral is sold, collected or liquidated; and (c) the Discharge of ABL Obligations.

1.2 Terms Generally. The definitions of terms in this Agreement shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise:

(a) any definition of or reference herein to any agreement, instrument or other document shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time and any reference herein to any statute or regulations shall include any amendment, renewal, extension or replacement thereof;

(b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s permitted successors and assigns from time to time;

(c) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof;

(d) all references herein to Sections shall be construed to refer to Sections of this Agreement;

(e) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights; and

 

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(f) any reference herein to an ABL Collateral Agent on behalf of the ABL Claimholders shall be understood to mean only on behalf of itself and the ABL Claimholders for which such ABL Collateral Agent is acting as agent under the related ABL Loan Documents or any ABL Collateral Documents; and

(g) any reference herein to a Fixed Asset Collateral Agent on behalf of the Fixed Asset Claimholders shall be understood to mean only on behalf of itself and the Fixed Asset Claimholders for which such Fixed Asset Collateral Agent is acting as agent under the related Fixed Asset Loan Documents or any Fixed Asset Collateral Documents.

SECTION 2

LIEN PRIORITIES

2.1 Relative Priorities. Notwithstanding the date, time, method, manner or order of grant, attachment or perfection of any Liens securing the ABL Obligations and/or the Fixed Asset Obligations on the Collateral and notwithstanding any provision of the UCC, or any other applicable law or the ABL Loan Documents or the Fixed Asset Loan Documents or any defect or deficiencies in, or failure to perfect or lapse in perfection of, or avoidance as a fraudulent conveyance, preference, or otherwise of, the Liens securing the ABL Obligations or the Fixed Asset Obligations, the subordination of such Liens to any Liens securing other obligations or any other circumstance whatsoever, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against Holdings, Borrower or any other Grantor, each ABL Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Claimholders, and each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Fixed Asset Claimholders represented by it, each hereby agree that:

(a) any Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral securing or purporting to secure any ABL Priority Obligations now or hereafter held by or on behalf of an ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Claimholders or any agent or trustee therefor, regardless of how acquired, whether by grant, possession, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, shall be senior in all respects and prior to any Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral securing or purporting to secure any Fixed Asset Obligations or any Excess ABL Obligations;

(b) any Lien on the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral securing or purporting to secure any Fixed Asset Priority Obligations now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, any Fixed Asset Claimholders or any agent or trustee therefor regardless of how acquired, whether by grant, possession, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, shall be senior in all respects to all Liens on the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral securing or purporting to secure any ABL Obligations or Excess Fixed Asset Obligations;

(c) any Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral securing or purporting to secure any Fixed Asset Priority Obligations now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, any Fixed Asset Claimholders or any agent or trustee therefor regardless of how acquired, whether by grant, possession, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, shall be senior in all respects to all Liens on the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral securing or purporting to secure any Excess ABL Obligations or Excess Fixed Asset Obligations;

(d) any Lien on the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral securing or purporting to secure any ABL Priority Obligations now or hereafter held by or on behalf of an ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Claimholders or any agent or trustee therefor, regardless of how acquired, whether by grant, possession, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, shall be senior in all respects and prior to any Lien on the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral securing or purporting to secure any Excess Fixed Asset Obligations or Excess ABL Obligations;

(e) any Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral securing or purporting to secure any Excess ABL Obligations now or hereafter held by or on behalf of an ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Claimholders or any agent or trustee therefor, regardless of how acquired, whether by grant, possession, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, shall be senior in all respects to all Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral securing or purporting to secure any Excess Fixed Asset Obligations; and

(f) any Lien on the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral securing or purporting to secure any Excess Fixed Asset Obligations now or hereafter held by or on behalf of any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, any Fixed Asset Claimholders or any agent or trustee therefor regardless of how acquired, whether by grant, possession, statute, operation of law, subrogation or otherwise, shall be senior in all respects to all Liens on the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral securing or purporting to secure any Excess ABL Obligations;

 

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2.2 Prohibition on Contesting Liens & Claims; No Marshaling. Each ABL Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other ABL Claimholder represented by it and each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Fixed Asset Claimholder represented by it agrees that it will not (and hereby waives any right to) directly or indirectly contest or support any other Person in contesting, in any proceeding (including any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding), the priority, validity, perfection, extent or enforceability of a Lien held, or purported to be held, by or on behalf of any of the ABL Claimholders in the Collateral or by or on behalf of any of the Fixed Asset Claimholders in the Collateral, as the case may be, or the amount, nature, allowability, or extent of the ABL Obligations or Fixed Asset Obligations or any claim asserted with respect thereto (including in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding), or the provisions of this Agreement; provided that nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to prevent or impair the rights of (i) any ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Claimholder or (ii) any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any Fixed Asset Claimholder to enforce this Agreement, including the provisions of this Agreement relating to the priority of the Liens securing (a) the ABL Obligations as provided in Sections 2.1(a) and 3.1 and (b) the Fixed Asset Obligations as provided in Sections 2.1(b) and 3.2. Until the Discharge of Prior Lien Obligations, neither (x) the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents nor any Fixed Asset Claimholder with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral or (y) the ABL Collateral Agents nor any ABL Claimholder with respect to the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral will assert any marshaling, appraisal, valuation or other similar right that may otherwise be available to a junior secured creditor.

2.3 No New Liens. So long as the Discharge of Prior Lien Obligations has not occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against the Borrower or any other Grantor (except that any Liens securing DIP Financing shall be governed by Section 6.1 hereof not this Section 2.3), the parties hereto agree that the Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any other Grantor to:

(a) grant or permit any additional Liens on any asset or property of a Grantor to secure any Fixed Asset Obligation unless it has granted or concurrently grants a Lien on such asset or property to secure all of the ABL Obligations, the parties hereto agreeing that any such Lien shall be subject to Section 2.1 hereof; provided that this provision will not be violated with respect to any Lien securing any Fixed Asset Obligations if each ABL Collateral Agent is given a reasonable opportunity to accept a Lien on any asset or property and either the Borrower or the ABL Collateral Agent not receiving the Lien states in writing that the applicable ABL Loan Documents prohibit such ABL Collateral Agent from accepting a Lien on such asset or property, or such ABL Collateral Agent otherwise expressly declines to accept a Lien on such asset or property (any such prohibited or declined Liens, an “ABL Declined Lien”); or

(b) grant or permit any additional Liens on any asset or property of a Grantor to secure any ABL Obligation unless it has granted or concurrently grants a Lien on such asset or property to secure all of the Fixed Asset Obligations, the parties hereto agreeing that any such Lien shall be subject to Section 2.1 hereof; provided that this provision will not be violated with respect to any Lien securing any ABL Obligations if each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent is given a reasonable opportunity to accept a Lien on any asset or property and either the Borrower or each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent not receiving the Lien states in writing that the applicable Fixed Asset Loan Documents prohibit such Fixed Asset Collateral Agent from accepting a Lien on such asset or property, or such Fixed Asset Collateral Agent otherwise expressly declines to accept a Lien on such asset or property (any such prohibited or declined Lien, a “Fixed Asset Declined Lien” and, together with the ABL Declined Liens, the “Declined Liens”).

(c) To the extent that the foregoing provisions are not complied with for any reason, without limiting any other rights and remedies available to (i) the ABL Collateral Agents and/or the ABL Claimholders or (ii) the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and/or the Fixed Asset Claimholders, each agree that any amounts received by or distributed to any of them pursuant to or as a result of Liens granted in contravention of this Section 2.3 shall be subject to Section 4.2.

(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, cash and cash equivalents may be pledged to secure letter of credit exposure, ABL Bank Product Obligations or ABL fledging Obligations, in each case, that constitute ABL Priority Obligations in accordance with the ABL Credit Agreement (as in effect on the date hereof) without granting a Lien thereon to secure any other ABL Obligations or any other Fixed Asset Obligations.

 

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2.4 Similar Liens. The parties hereto agree that, subject to Section 2.3, it is their intention that the Collateral that is subject to Liens supporting the ABL Obligations and the Fixed Asset Obligations be identical. In furtherance of the foregoing and of Section 8.9, the parties hereto agree, subject to the other provisions of this Agreement, upon request by any ABL Collateral Agent or any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, to cooperate in good faith (and to direct their counsel to cooperate in good faith) from time to time in order to determine the specific items included in the ABL Priority Collateral and the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral and the steps taken to perfect their respective Liens thereon and the identity of the respective parties obligated under the ABL Loan Documents and the Fixed Asset Loan Documents.

2.5 Perfection of Liens. Except for the arrangements contemplated by Section 5.5, none of the ABL Collateral Agents or the ABL Claimholders shall be responsible for perfecting and maintaining the perfection of Liens with respect to the Collateral for the benefit of the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents or the Fixed Asset Claimholders, and none of the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents or the Fixed Asset Claimholders shall be responsible for perfecting and maintaining the perfection of Liens with respect to the Collateral for the benefit of the ABL Collateral Agents or the ABL Claimholders. The provisions of this Agreement are intended solely to govern the respective Lien priorities as between the ABL Claimholders on the one hand and the Fixed Asset Claimholders on the other hand and such provisions shall not impose on the ABL Collateral Agent, the ABL Claimholders, the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents, the Fixed Asset Claimholders or any agent or trustee therefor any obligations in respect of the disposition of proceeds of any Collateral which would conflict with prior-perfected claims therein in favor of any other Person or any order or decree of any court or Governmental Authority or any applicable law.

2.6 Appointment of Designated Agents, etc.

(a) Each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent hereby appoints and designates the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent to act as Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent hereunder and the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent hereby accepts such appointment.

(b) The ABL Collateral Agents may treat the Initial Fixed Asset Collateral Agent as the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent hereunder until the Initial Fixed Asset Collateral Agent notifies the ABL Collateral Agents in writing that another Fixed Asset Collateral Agent has become the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent hereunder. The Initial Fixed Asset Collateral Agent hereby agrees to give prompt written notice of any such event.

(c) Each of the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent and the ABL Collateral Agents shall exercise all rights and powers under this Agreement as are delegated to them by the terms hereof, together with such other rights and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.

2.7 Designation of Bank Product/Hedging Obligations. With respect to any ABL Bank Product Obligations, ABL Hedging Obligations, Fixed Asset Bank Product Obligations and Fixed Asset Hedging Obligations that would otherwise constitute both ABL Obligations and Fixed Asset Obligations hereunder, such ABL Bank Product Obligations, ABL Hedging Obligations, Fixed Asset Bank Product Obligations and Fixed Asset Hedging Obligations shall solely constitute ABL Obligations for all purposes of this Agreement unless at the time that the Borrower or any other Grantor enters into the related ABL Hedge Agreement, Fixed Asset Hedge Agreement or agreement giving rise to ABL Bank Product Obligations or Fixed Asset Bank Product Obligations, Holdings or any other Grantor shall designate the related ABL Hedging Obligations, Fixed Asset Hedging Obligations, ABL Bank Product Obligations and/or Fixed Asset Bank Product Obligations under such ABL Hedge Agreement, Fixed Asset Hedge Agreement or agreement giving rise to ABL Bank Product Obligations or Fixed Asset Bank Product Obligations as Fixed Asset Obligations in a written designation to the related swap counterparty or provider of ABL Bank Product Obligation or Fixed Asset Bank Product Obligation with a copy to each Agent in which case such ABL Hedging Obligations, Fixed Asset Hedging Obligations, ABL Bank Product Obligations or Fixed Asset Bank Product Obligations shall solely constitute Fixed Asset Obligations for all purposes of this Agreement.

 

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SECTION 3

ENFORCEMENT

3.1 Restrictions on Exercise of Remedies By Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and Fixed Asset Claimholders.

(a) Until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against the Borrower or any other Grantor, each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent and the Fixed Asset Claimholders represented by it:

(i) will not commence or maintain, or seek to commence or maintain, any Enforcement Action or otherwise exercise any rights or remedies with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral; provided that any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent may commence an Enforcement Action or otherwise exercise any or all such rights or remedies, in each case, with respect to ABL Priority Collateral, after a period of at least 180 days has elapsed since the later of: (x) the date on which such Fixed Asset Collateral Agent declared the existence of any Event of Default under any Fixed Asset Loan Documents for which it is the Fixed Asset Collateral Agent and demanded the repayment of all of the principal amount of the Fixed Asset Obligations thereunder; and (y) the date on which each ABL Collateral Agent received notice from such Fixed Asset Collateral Agent of such declaration of an Event of Default and that the Fixed Asset Obligations are currently due and payable in full (whether as a result of acceleration thereof or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of the applicable Fixed Asset Loan Documents (the “ABL Standstill Period”); provided, further, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any Fixed Asset Claimholder take any Enforcement Action with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral if, notwithstanding the expiration of the ABL Standstill Period, any ABL Collateral Agent or ABL Claimholders shall have commenced and be diligently pursuing an Enforcement Action or other exercise of their rights or remedies in each case with respect to all or any material portion of the ABL Priority Collateral (except where a stay has arisen or been imposed by a court of competent jurisdiction (including, without limitation, in an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding)) (prompt notice of such exercise to be given to the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent);

(ii) will not contest, protest or object to any foreclosure proceeding or action brought by any ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Claimholder with respect to ABL Priority Collateral or any other exercise by any ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Claimholder of any rights and remedies relating to the ABL Priority Collateral under the ABL Loan Documents or otherwise (including any Enforcement Action initiated by or supported by such ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Claimholder), in each case so long as any proceeds received by the ABL Collateral Agents are distributed in accordance with Section 4.1 hereof and applicable law, subject to the relative priorities described herein, and

(iii) subject to their rights under clause (a)(i) above, will not object to the forbearance by any ABL Collateral Agent or the ABL Claimholders from bringing or pursuing any foreclosure proceeding or action or any other exercise of any rights or remedies, in each case, relating to the ABL Priority Collateral.

(b) Until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against the Borrower or any other Grantor, subject to Section 3.1(a)(i), the ABL Collateral Agents and the ABL Claimholders shall have the exclusive right: (i) to commence and maintain an Enforcement Action or otherwise enforce rights or exercise remedies (including set-off, recoupment and the right to credit bid their debt), in each case, with respect to ABL Priority Collateral; provided that the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent shall have the credit bid rights set forth in Section 3.1(c)(vi); and (ii) subject to Section 5.1, to make determinations regarding the release, disposition, or restrictions with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral without any consultation with or the consent of any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any Fixed Asset Claimholder; provided, further, that any proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral received by any ABL Collateral Agent are distributed in accordance with Section 4.1 hereof and applicable law, subject to the relative priorities described herein. In commencing or maintaining any Enforcement Action or otherwise exercising rights and remedies with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral, the ABL Collateral Agents and the ABL Claimholders may enforce the provisions of the ABL Loan Documents and exercise remedies thereunder, all in such order and in such manner as they may

 

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determine in the exercise of their sole discretion in compliance with any applicable law and without consultation with any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any Fixed Asset Claimholder and regardless of whether any such exercise is adverse to the interest of any Fixed Asset Claimholder. Such exercise and enforcement shall include the rights of an agent appointed by them to sell or otherwise dispose of ABL Priority Collateral upon foreclosure, to incur expenses in connection with such sale or disposition, and to exercise all the rights and remedies of a secured creditor under the UCC and of a secured creditor under Bankruptcy Laws of any applicable jurisdiction.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent and any Fixed Asset Claimholder may:

(i) file a claim or statement of interest with respect to the Fixed Asset Obligations; provided that an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against the Borrower or any other Grantor;

(ii) take any action (not adverse to the priority status of the Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral securing the ABL Obligations, or the rights of the ABL Collateral Agents or the ABL Claimholders to exercise remedies in respect thereof) in order to create, perfect, preserve or protect (but not enforce) its Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral;

(iii) file any necessary or appropriate responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims or Liens of the Fixed Asset Claimholders, including any claims secured by the ABL Priority Collateral, if any, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

(iv) vote on any plan of reorganization, arrangement, compromise or liquidation, file any proof of claim, make other filings and make any arguments and motions that are, in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided that no filing of any claim or vote, or pleading related to such claim or vote, to accept or reject a disclosure statement, plan of reorganization, arrangement, compromise or liquidation, or any other document, agreement or proposal similar to the foregoing by any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any Fixed Asset Claimholder may be inconsistent with (or lead to any result that is inconsistent with) the provisions of this Agreement;

(v) exercise any of its rights or remedies with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral after the termination of the ABL Standstill Period to the extent permitted by Section 3.1(a)(i); and

(vi) bid for or purchase ABL Priority Collateral at any public, private or judicial foreclosure upon such Collateral initiated by any ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Claimholder, or any sale of ABL Priority Collateral during an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding; provided that such bid may not include a “credit bid” in respect of any Fixed Asset Obligations unless the cash proceeds of such bid are otherwise sufficient to cause the Discharge of ABL Obligations.

Each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Fixed Asset Claimholders represented by it, agrees that it will not take or receive any ABL Priority Collateral or any proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy (including set-off and recoupment) with respect to any ABL Priority Collateral in its capacity as a creditor, unless and until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, except in connection with any foreclosure. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, unless and until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, except as expressly provided in Sections 3.1(a), 6.3(b) and this Section 3.1(c), the sole right of the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the Fixed Asset Claimholders with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral is to hold a Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral pursuant to the applicable Fixed Asset Collateral Documents for the period and to the extent granted therein and to receive a share of the proceeds thereof, if any, after the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred.

(d) Subject to Sections 3.1(a) and 3.1(c) and Section 6.3(b):

(i) each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Fixed Asset Claimholder represented by it, agrees that such Fixed Asset Collateral Agent and the Fixed Asset Claimholders represented by it will not take any action with respect to ABL Priority Collateral that would hinder, interfere with, or delay any exercise of remedies under the ABL Loan Documents with respect to ABL Priority Collateral or is otherwise prohibited hereunder, including any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of the ABL Priority Collateral, whether by foreclosure or otherwise;

 

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(ii) each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Fixed Asset Claimholder represented by it, hereby waives any and all rights it or the Fixed Asset Claimholders may have as a junior lien creditor or otherwise to object to the manner in which the ABL Collateral Agents or the ABL Claimholders seek to enforce the Liens on the ABL Priority Collateral securing the ABL Obligations undertaken in accordance with this Agreement, regardless of whether any action or failure to act by or on behalf of the ABL Collateral Agents or ABL Claimholders is adverse to the interest of the Fixed Asset Claimholders; and

(iii) each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Fixed Asset Claimholder represented by it, hereby acknowledges and agrees that no covenant, agreement or restriction contained in the Fixed Asset Collateral Documents or any other Fixed Asset Loan Document (other than this Agreement) shall be deemed to restrict in any way the rights and remedies of the ABL Collateral Agents or the ABL Claimholders with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral as set forth in this Agreement and the ABL Loan Documents.

(e) Except as otherwise set forth in, or inconsistent with or in contravention of the other provisions of, this Agreement, the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the Fixed Asset Claimholders may exercise rights and remedies as unsecured creditors against the Borrower or any other Grantor that has guaranteed or granted Liens to secure the Fixed Asset Obligations in accordance with the terms of the Fixed Asset Loan Documents and applicable law (other than initiating or joining in an involuntary case or proceeding under any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding with respect to any Grantor without the express written consent of each ABL Collateral Agent); provided, that the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the Fixed Asset Claimholders may not take any action as an unsecured creditor which could not be taken as a secured creditor under this Agreement; provided that the foregoing shall not restrict the ability of the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the Fixed Asset Claimholders to initiate or join in an involuntary case or proceeding under any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding with respect to any Grantor after a period of at least 180 days has elapsed since the date on which the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the Fixed Asset Claimholders declared the existence of any Event of Default under any Fixed Asset Loan Documents and demanded the repayment of all of the principal amount of the Fixed Asset Obligations thereunder; provided, further, that in the event that any Fixed Asset Claimholder becomes a judgment Lien creditor as a result of its enforcement of its rights as an unsecured creditor with respect to the Fixed Asset Obligations, such judgment Lien shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement for all purposes (including in relation to the ABL Obligations) as the other Liens securing the Fixed Asset Obligations are subject to this Agreement.

(f) Except as specifically set forth in Sections 3.1(a) and 3.1(d), nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit the receipt by any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any Fixed Asset Claimholders of the required payments of interest, principal and other amounts owed in respect of any Fixed Asset Obligations so long as such receipt is not the direct or indirect result of the exercise by any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any other Fixed Asset Claimholders of rights or remedies (including set-off and recoupment) with respect to ABL Priority Collateral or enforcement in contravention of this Agreement of any Lien on ABL Priority Collateral held by any of them.

(g) Each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Fixed Asset Claimholders represented by it, agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to provide an Enforcement Notice to each ABL Collateral Agent prior to taking any Enforcement Action (though the Fixed Asset Collateral Agent shall have no liability for failing to do so in good faith).

3.2 Restrictions on Exercise of Remedies by ABL Collateral Agents and ABL Claimholders.

(a) Until the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations has occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against the Borrower or any other Grantor, each ABL Collateral Agent and the ABL Claimholders represented by it:

 

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(i) will not commence or maintain, or seek to commence or maintain, any Enforcement Action or otherwise exercise any rights or remedies with respect to the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral; provided that an ABL Collateral Agent may commence an Enforcement Action or otherwise exercise any or all such rights or remedies, in each case, with respect to Fixed Asset Priority Collateral, after a period of at least 180 days has elapsed since the later of: (x) the date on which an ABL Collateral Agent declared the existence of any Event of Default under any ABL Loan Documents for which it is the ABL Collateral Agent and demanded the repayment of all the principal amount of the ABL Obligations thereunder; and (y) the date on which the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent received notice from such ABL Collateral Agent of such declaration of an Event of Default and that the ABL Obligations are currently due and payable in full (whether as a result of acceleration thereof or otherwise) in accordance with the terms of the applicable ABL Loan Documents (the “Fixed Asset Standstill Period”); provided, further, that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in no event shall any ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Claimholder take any Enforcement Action with respect to the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral if, notwithstanding the expiration of the Fixed Asset Standstill Period, any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or Fixed Asset Claimholders shall have commenced and be diligently pursuing an Enforcement Action or other exercise of their rights or remedies in each case with respect to all or any material portion of the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral (except where a stay has arisen or been imposed by a court of competent jurisdiction (including, without limitation, in an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding)) (prompt notice of such exercise to be given to the ABL Collateral Agents);

(ii) will not contest, protest or object to any foreclosure proceeding or action brought by any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any Fixed Asset Claimholder with respect to Fixed Asset Priority Collateral or any other exercise by any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any Fixed Asset Claimholder of any rights and remedies relating to the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral under the Fixed Asset Loan Documents or otherwise (including any Enforcement Action initiated by or supported by any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any Fixed Asset Claimholder), in each case so long as any proceeds received by such Fixed Asset Collateral Agent in excess of those necessary to achieve a Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations are distributed in accordance with Section 4.1 and applicable law, subject to the relative priorities described herein; and

(iii) subject to their rights under clause (a)(i) of this Section 3.2, will not object to the forbearance by any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or the Fixed Asset Claimholders from bringing or pursuing any foreclosure proceeding or action or any other exercise of any rights or remedies, in each case, relating to the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral.

(b) Until the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations has occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against the Borrower or any other Grantor, subject to Sections 3.2(a)(i), 3.3 and 3.4, the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the Fixed Asset Claimholders shall have the exclusive right: (i) to commence and maintain an Enforcement Action or otherwise enforce rights or exercise remedies (including set-off, recoupment and the right to credit bid their debt), in each case, with respect to Fixed Asset Priority Collateral; provided that the ABL Collateral Agents shall have the credit bid rights set forth in Section 3.2(c)(vi); and (ii) subject to Section 5.1, to make determinations regarding the release, disposition, or restrictions with respect to the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral without any consultation with or the consent of any ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Claimholder; provided, further, that any proceeds of Fixed Asset Priority Collateral received by any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent are distributed in accordance with Section 4.1 and applicable law, subject to the relative priorities described herein. In commencing or maintaining any Enforcement Action or otherwise exercising rights and remedies with respect to the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral, the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the Fixed Asset Claimholders may, subject to Sections 3.3 and 3.4 enforce the provisions of the Fixed Asset Loan Documents and exercise remedies thereunder, all in such order and in such manner as they may determine in the exercise of their sole discretion in compliance with any applicable law and without consultation with any ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Claimholder and regardless of whether any such exercise is adverse to the interest of any ABL Claimholder. Such exercise and enforcement shall include the rights of an agent appointed by them to sell or otherwise dispose of Fixed Asset Priority Collateral upon foreclosure, to incur expenses in connection with such sale or disposition, and to exercise all the rights and remedies of a secured creditor under the UCC and of a secured creditor under Bankruptcy Laws of any applicable jurisdiction.

 

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(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, each ABL Collateral Agent and any ABL Claimholder may:

(i) file a claim or statement of interest with respect to the ABL Obligations; provided that an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against the Borrower or any other Grantor;

(ii) take any action (not adverse to the priority status of the Liens on the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral securing the Fixed Asset Obligations, or the rights of any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or the Fixed Asset Claimholders to exercise remedies in respect thereof) in order to create, perfect, preserve or protect (but not enforce) its Lien on the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral;

(iii) file any necessary or appropriate responsive or defensive pleadings in opposition to any motion, claim, adversary proceeding or other pleading made by any person objecting to or otherwise seeking the disallowance of the claims or Liens of the ABL Claimholders, including any claims secured by the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral, if any, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

(iv) vote on any plan of reorganization, arrangement, compromise or liquidation, file any proof of claim, make other filings and make any arguments and motions that are, in each case, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided that no filing of any claim or vote, or pleading related to such claim or vote, to accept or reject a disclosure statement, plan of reorganization, arrangement, compromise or liquidation, or any other document, agreement or proposal similar to the foregoing by any ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Claimholder may be inconsistent with (or lead to any result that is inconsistent with) the provisions of this Agreement;

(v) exercise any of its rights or remedies with respect to the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral after the termination of the Fixed Asset Standstill Period to the extent permitted by Sections 3.2(a)(i), 3.3 and 3.4;

(vi) bid for or purchase Fixed Asset Priority Collateral at any public, private or judicial foreclosure upon such Collateral initiated by any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any Fixed Asset Claimholder, or any sale of Fixed Asset Priority Collateral during an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding; provided that such bid may not include a “credit bid” in respect of any ABL Obligations unless the cash proceeds of such bid are otherwise sufficient to cause the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations; and

(vii) exercise any of its rights with respect to any to the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral set forth in Section 3.3 and/or 3.4.

Except as otherwise provided in Section 3.5, each ABL Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Claimholders represented by it, agrees that it will not take or receive any Fixed Asset Priority Collateral or any proceeds of Fixed Asset Priority Collateral in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy (including set-off and recoupment) with respect to any Fixed Asset Priority Collateral in its capacity as a creditor, unless and until the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations has occurred. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, unless and until the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations has occurred, except as expressly provided in Sections 3.2(a), 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 6.3(b) and this Section 3.2(c), the sole right of the ABL Collateral Agents and the ABL Claimholders with respect to the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral is to hold a Lien on the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral pursuant to the ABL Collateral Documents for the period and to the extent granted therein and to receive a share of the proceeds thereof, if any, after the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations has occurred.

(d) Subject to Sections 3.2(a), 3.2(c), 3.3, 3.4 and 6.3(b):

(i) each ABL Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other ABL Claimholder represented by it, agrees that such ABL Collateral Agent and ABL Claimholders will not take any action with respect to Fixed Asset Priority Collateral that would hinder, interfere with, or delay any exercise of remedies under the Fixed Asset Loan Documents with respect to Fixed Asset Priority Collateral or is otherwise prohibited hereunder, including any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition of the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral, whether by foreclosure or otherwise;

 

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(ii) each ABL Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other ABL Claimholder represented by it, hereby waives any and all rights it or the ABL Claimholders may have as a junior lien creditor or otherwise to object to the manner in which any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or the Fixed Asset Claimholders seek to enforce the Liens on the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral securing the Fixed Asset Obligations undertaken in accordance with this Agreement, regardless of whether any action or failure to act by or on behalf of such Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or Fixed Asset Claimholders is adverse to the interest of the ABL Claimholders; and

(iii) each ABL Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Claimholder represented by it, hereby acknowledges and agrees that no covenant, agreement or restriction contained in the ABL Collateral Documents or any other ABL Loan Document (other than this Agreement) shall be deemed to restrict in any way the rights and remedies of any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or the Fixed Asset Claimholders with respect to the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral as set forth in this Agreement and the Fixed Asset Loan Documents.

(e) Except as otherwise set forth in, or inconsistent with or in contravention of the other provisions of, this Agreement, the ABL Collateral Agents and the ABL Claimholders may exercise rights and remedies as unsecured creditors against the Borrower or any other Grantor that has guaranteed or granted Liens to secure the ABL Obligations in accordance with the terms of the ABL Loan Documents and applicable law (other than initiating or joining in an involuntary case or proceeding under any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding with respect to any Grantor without the express written consent of the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent); provided, that the ABL Collateral Agents and the ABL Claimholders may not take any action as an unsecured creditor which could not be taken as a secured creditor under this Agreement; provided that the foregoing shall not restrict the ability of the ABL Collateral Agents and the ABL Claimholders to initiate or join in an involuntary case or proceeding under any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding with respect to any Grantor after a period of at least 180 days has elapsed since the date on which the ABL Collateral Agents and the ABL Claimholders declared the existence of any Event of Default under any ABL Loan Documents and demanded the repayment of all of the principal amount of the ABL Obligations thereunder; provided, further, that in the event that any ABL Claimholder becomes a judgment Lien creditor as a result of its enforcement of its rights as an unsecured creditor with respect to the ABL Obligations, such judgment Lien shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement for all purposes (including in relation to the Fixed Asset Obligations) as the other Liens securing the ABL Obligations are subject to this Agreement.

(f) Except as specifically set forth in Sections 3.2(a) and 3.2(d), nothing in this Agreement shall prohibit the receipt by any ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Claimholders of the required payments of interest, principal and other amounts owed in respect of the ABL Obligations so long as such receipt is not the direct or indirect result of the exercise by such ABL Collateral Agent or any other ABL Claimholders of rights or remedies (including set-off and recoupment) with respect to the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral or enforcement in contravention of this Agreement of any Lien on Fixed Asset Priority Collateral held by any of them.

(g) Each ABL Collateral Agent, on behalf of the ABL Claimholders represented by it, agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to provide an Enforcement Notice to the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent prior to taking any Enforcement Action (though no ABL Collateral Agent shall have any liability for failing to do so in good faith).

3.3 Collateral Access Rights.

(a) If any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, or any agent or representative of any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, shall, after any Fixed Asset Default, obtain possession or physical control of any of the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral consisting of Real Estate Asset or any other Fixed Asset Priority Collateral located thereon, any Fixed Asset Priority Collateral consisting of Equipment (including fixtures) or any Fracturing Equipment or any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent shall determine to sell or otherwise dispose of or shall have sold or otherwise disposed of any Fixed Asset Priority Collateral consisting of Real Estate Asset or any other Fixed Asset Priority Collateral located thereon, any Fixed Asset Priority Collateral consisting of Equipment (including fixtures) or any Fracturing Equipment to any third party (each a “Third Party

 

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Purchaser”), such Fixed Asset Collateral Agent shall promptly notify each ABL Collateral Agent in writing of that fact, and such ABL Collateral Agent shall within ten (10) Business Days (or such longer period as may be agreed by such Fixed Asset Collateral Agent in its sole discretion) thereafter, notify such Fixed Asset Collateral Agent in writing as to whether such ABL Collateral Agent desires to exercise access rights under this Section 3.3. In addition, if such ABL Collateral Agent, or any agent or representative of such ABL Collateral Agent, shall obtain possession or physical control of any of the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral, following the delivery to the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent of an Enforcement Notice with respect to the Disposition of any ABL Priority Collateral, then such ABL Collateral Agent shall within ten (10) Business Days (or such longer period as may be agreed by such Fixed Asset Collateral Agent in its sole discretion) notify the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent in writing that such ABL Collateral Agent is exercising its access rights under this Agreement and its rights under Section 3.4 in respect of such Fixed Asset Priority Collateral. Upon delivery of such notice of exercise of access rights by the applicable ABL Collateral Agent to the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, the parties shall confer in good faith to coordinate with respect to the applicable ABL Collateral Agent’s exercise of such access rights. Consistent with the definition of “Access Period”, access rights may apply to differing portions of the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral at differing times, in which case, a differing Access Period will apply to each such portion.

(b) Subject to Section 3.3(e), during any pertinent Access Period, each ABL Collateral Agent and its agents, representatives and designees shall have an irrevocable, non-exclusive right to have access to, and a royalty-free, rent-free right to use, the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral consisting of any Real Estate Asset, any other Fixed Asset Priority Collateral located thereon, any Fixed Asset Priority Collateral consisting of Equipment (including fixtures), any Fracturing Equipment, or any other Fixed Asset Priority Collateral (including, without limitation, equipment, fixtures, Intellectual Property, general intangibles and real property and equipment, processors, computers and other machinery related to the storage or processing of records, documents or files), for the purpose of (i) arranging for and effecting the sale or disposition of any ABL Priority Collateral, including the inspection, appraisal, production, completion, packaging and other preparation of such ABL Priority Collateral for sale or disposition; (ii) selling the ABL Priority Collateral (by public auction, private sale, a “store closing”, “going out of business” sale or other sale, whether in bulk, in lots or to customers in the ordinary course of business or otherwise and which sale may include augmented Inventory of the same type sold in any Grantor’s business); (iii) storing or otherwise dealing with the ABL Priority Collateral; (iv) accessing the ABL Priority Collateral (or records relating thereto) that (A) is/are stored or located in or on, or (B) has been commingled with (within the meaning of Section 9-336 of the UCC), Fixed Asset Priority Collateral; or (v) taking any action necessary to protect, secure and otherwise enforce rights with respect, to collect, to complete the assembly, manufacture, processing, packaging, perfection, storage, sale or disposal (whether in bulk, in lots or to customers in the ordinary course of business or otherwise), transportation or shipping and/or removal of, in any lawful manner (A) work-in-process; (B) raw materials; (C) Inventory; (D) Fracturing Equipment Parts; or (E) any other item of ABL Priority Collateral. During any such Access Period, each ABL Collateral Agent and its representatives (and persons employed on their behalf), may continue to operate, service, maintain, collect, process and sell the ABL Priority Collateral, as well as to engage in bulk sales of ABL Priority Collateral; provided, however, that the ABL Collateral Agent that exercises such rights and the other ABL Claimholders shall be obligated to pay any utility, rental, lease, tax, insurance or similar charges and payments owed to third parties that accrue during, or that arise as a result of, such use to the extent not paid for by the Grantors. Each ABL Collateral Agent shall take proper and reasonable care under the circumstances of any Fixed Asset Priority Collateral that is used by it during the Access Period and repair any physical damage (ordinary wear-and-tear excepted) caused by such ABL Collateral Agent or its agents, representatives or designees, and the ABL Collateral Agent shall comply with all applicable laws in all material respects in connection with its use or occupancy of the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral. Each ABL Collateral Agent and the other ABL Claimholders shall reimburse the Designated Prior Lien Collateral Agent for any damage to property (ordinary wear-and-tear excepted) directly caused by the acts or omissions of Persons under such ABL Collateral Agent’s control and shall indemnify and hold harmless each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent and the other Fixed Asset Claimholders represented by it for any injury or damage to Persons directly caused by the acts or omissions of Persons under such ABL Collateral Agent’s control; provided, however, that the ABL Collateral Agents and the other ABL Claimholders will not be liable for any diminution in the value of the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral caused by the absence of the ABL Priority Collateral therefrom and none of the ABL Claimholders have any duty or liability to maintain the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral in a condition or manner better than that in

 

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which it was maintained prior to the access or use thereof by any or all of the ABL Claimholders. In no event shall the ABL Collateral Agents or the other ABL Claimholders have any liability to any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent and/or the Fixed Asset Claimholders hereunder as a result of any condition (including any environmental condition, claim or liability) on or with respect to the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral existing prior to the date of the exercise by the ABL Collateral Agent of its rights under this Agreement. The ABL Collateral Agent and the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents shall cooperate and use reasonable efforts to ensure that their activities during the Access Period as described above do not unduly interfere with the activities of the other as described above, including the right of the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents to show the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral to prospective purchasers and to ready the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral for sale.

(c) The Fixed Asset Collateral Agents shall not sell or dispose of any of the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral of a type subject to Section 3.3 or 3.4 hereof prior to the expiration of the Access Period or Use Period with respect to such Fixed Asset Priority Collateral, as applicable, unless the buyer agrees in writing with the ABL Collateral Agents to acquire such Fixed Asset Priority Collateral subject to the terms of Section 3.3 and Section 3.4 of this Agreement and agrees therein to comply with the terms thereof. Subject to Section 3.3(e), the rights of the ABL Collateral Agents and the other ABL Claimholders under this Section 3.3 and Section 3.4 during the Access Period or Use Period with respect to such Fixed Asset Priority Collateral shall continue notwithstanding the foreclosure, sale or other disposition thereof by any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent.

(d) [Reserved].

(e) The rights set forth in this Section 3.3 are solely among the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the ABL Collateral Agents, and this Section 3.3 shall not be construed as an agreement by the Borrower or any other Grantor to provide access to the Collateral in addition to those rights otherwise set forth in the ABL Loan Documents or Fixed Asset Loan Documents, as applicable.

3.4 Fixed Asset General Intangibles Rights/Access to Information. Each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent hereby grants (to the full extent of its rights and interests, if any) to each ABL Collateral Agent and its agents, representatives and designees (a) an irrevocable royalty-free, rent-free nonexclusive license and lease (which will be binding on any successor or assignee of any Fixed Asset Priority Collateral) to use, all of the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral consisting of Fixed Asset General Intangibles (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Intellectual Property), and any computer or other data processing Equipment included in the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral necessary in connection therewith, to (i) collect all Accounts and Credit Card Accounts Receivables included in ABL Priority Collateral; (ii) copy, use, or preserve any and all information relating to any of the ABL Priority Collateral; and (iii) finish and sell any Goods, Inventory or Fracturing Equipment Parts constituting ABL Priority Collateral and (b) an irrevocable royalty-free license (which will be binding on any successor or assignee of the Fixed Asset General Intangibles) to use any and all Fixed Asset General Intangibles (including, for the avoidance of doubt, Intellectual Property), in each case, at any time in connection with any Enforcement Action by an ABL Collateral Agent or such agents, representatives and designees; provided, however, that the ABL Collateral Agent exercising such rights and the other ABL Claimholders shall be obligated to pay any utility, rental, lease, tax, insurance or similar charges and payments owed to third parties that accrue during, or that arise as a result of, such use to the extent not paid for by the Grantors; provided, further, however, (A) the royalty-free, rent-free license and lease granted in clause (a) with respect to the applicable Fixed Asset Priority Collateral (exclusive of any Fixed Asset General Intangibles (including Intellectual Property)), shall only apply during, and immediately expire upon the end of, (1) the Access Period applicable to such Fixed Asset Priority Collateral located on any Real Estate Asset and (2) the Use Period with respect to such Fixed Asset Priority Collateral not located on any Real Estate Asset and (B) the royalty-free license granted in clause (b) with respect to any Fixed Asset General Intangibles shall only apply during, and immediately expire upon the end of, the Use Period with respect to such Fixed Asset General Intangibles (provided that such expiration shall be without prejudice to the sale or other disposition of the ABL Priority Collateral in accordance with applicable law).

In the event that any ABL Collateral Agent shall, in the exercise of its rights under the ABL Loan Documents or otherwise, receive possession or control of any books and records of any Grantor which contain information identifying or pertaining to the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral, such ABL Collateral Agent shall promptly either make available to the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent such books and records for inspection and duplication or provide to the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent copies thereof. In the event that Fixed Asset Collateral Agent shall, in the exercise of its rights under the Fixed Asset Loan Documents or otherwise, receive possession or control of any books and records of any Grantor which contain information identifying or pertaining to any of the ABL Priority Collateral, such Fixed Asset Collateral Agent shall promptly either make available to such ABL Collateral Agent such books and records for inspection and duplication or provide such ABL Collateral Agent copies thereof.

 

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The rights set forth in this Section 3.4 are solely among the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the ABL Collateral Agents, and this Section 3.4 shall not be construed as an agreement by the Borrower or any other Grantor to provide access to or rights with respect to, the Collateral in addition to those rights otherwise set forth in the ABL Loan Documents or Fixed Asset Loan Documents, as applicable.

3.5 Set-Off and Tracing of and Priorities in Proceeds.

(a) Each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Fixed Asset Claimholders represented by it, acknowledges and agrees that, to the extent such Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any other Fixed Asset Claimholder exercises its rights of set-off against any ABL Priority Collateral, the amount of such set-off shall be held and distributed pursuant to Section 4.1(a). Each ABL Collateral Agent, on behalf of the ABL Claimholders, acknowledges and agrees that, to the extent any ABL Collateral Agent or any other ABL Claimholder exercises its rights to set-off against any Fixed Asset Priority Collateral, the amount of such set-off shall be held and distributed pursuant to Section 4.1(b).

(b) Each ABL Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other ABL Claimholder represented by it, and each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Fixed Asset Claimholder represented by it, agree that prior to an issuance of an Enforcement Notice or the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, (i) any proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral used by any Grantor to acquire any Fixed Asset Priority Collateral shall be treated as Fixed Asset Priority Collateral, so long as such use of ABL Priority Collateral is otherwise not in contravention of the terms of this Agreement or the ABL Loan Documents and (ii) any proceeds of Fixed Asset Priority Collateral used by any Grantor to acquire any ABL Priority Collateral shall be treated as ABL Priority Collateral, so long as such use of Fixed Asset Priority Collateral is otherwise not in contravention of the terms of this Agreement or the Fixed Asset Loan Documents.

(c) Each ABL Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Claimholders represented by it, and each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Fixed Asset Claimholders represented by it, agrees that each such Person shall cooperate in good faith to identify the proceeds of the ABL Priority Collateral and the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral, as the case may be (it being agreed that all funds deposited under Account Agreements (other than a Fixed Asset Priority Proceeds Account) and then applied to the ABL Obligations shall be ABL Priority Collateral unless such ABL Collateral Agent (i) has actual knowledge to the contrary prior to the application thereof to the ABL Obligations or (ii) has been notified by the Fixed Asset Collateral Agent to the contrary at any time before or within sixty (60) days of the application thereof to the ABL Obligations, in which case, such ABL Collateral Agent shall, to the extent not prohibited by law, turn over to the Fixed Asset Collateral Agent an amount equal to that portion of such funds constituting Fixed Asset Priority Collateral or proceeds thereof (other than proceeds of the use, rental, lease, or license of Fixed Asset Priority Collateral (other than Intellectual Property and/or Real Estate Assets)) from the next proceeds of ABL Priority Collateral deposited under Account Agreements (and the Grantors hereby authorize and direct the ABL Collateral Agents to pay over to the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent all such amounts as required hereunder)); provided, however, that neither any ABL Claimholder nor any Fixed Asset Claimholder shall be liable or in any way responsible for any claims or damages from conversion of the ABL Priority Collateral or Fixed Asset Priority Collateral, as the case may be (it being understood and agreed that (A) the only obligation of any ABL Claimholder is to pay over to the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsements, all proceeds that such ABL Claimholder received and that have been identified as proceeds of the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral and (B) the only obligation of any Fixed Asset Claimholder is to pay over to the ABL Collateral Agents, in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsements, all proceeds that such Fixed Asset Claimholder received and that have been identified as proceeds of the ABL Priority Collateral). Each of the ABL Collateral Agents and the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents may request from the other agents an accounting of the identification of the proceeds of Collateral (and the ABL Collateral Agents and the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents, as the case may be, upon which such request is made shall deliver such accounting reasonably promptly after such request is made).

 

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SECTION 4

PAYMENTS

4.1 Application of Proceeds.

(a) So long as the Discharge of ABL Obligations has not occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against the Borrower or any other Grantor, any ABL Priority Collateral or any proceeds thereof received by the ABL Collateral Agents or ABL Claimholders shall be applied by each ABL Collateral Agent to the ABL Obligations in such order as specified in the relevant ABL Loan Documents (and, subsequent to commencement of any secured creditor remedies or other Enforcement Action by such ABL Collateral Agent or subsequent to the commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, the commitments in respect thereof shall automatically and permanently be reduced on a dollar for dollar basis); provided that any non-cash ABL Priority Collateral or non-cash proceeds may be held by each ABL Collateral Agent as ABL Priority Collateral unless the failure to apply such amounts would be commercially unreasonable. Upon the Discharge of ABL Obligations and prior to the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations, each ABL Collateral Agent shall deliver any remaining ABL Priority Collateral and proceeds thereof held by it in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsements (such endorsements shall be without recourse and without any representation or warranty) to the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, to such other Person as may be lawfully entitled thereto or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct, to be applied by such Fixed Asset Collateral Agent to the Fixed Asset Obligations in such order as specified in the applicable Fixed Asset Loan Documents and, if then in effect, the Fixed Asset Intercreditor Agreement. Upon the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations and until the ABL Obligations are paid in full in accordance with the ABL Loan Documents, each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent shall deliver any remaining ABL Priority Collateral and proceeds thereof held by it in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsements (such endorsements shall be without recourse and without any representation or warranty) to the ABL Collateral Agents, to such other Person as may be lawfully entitled thereto or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct, to be applied by the ABL Collateral Agents to the ABL Obligations in such order as specified in the ABL Loan Documents.

(b) So long as the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations has not occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against the Borrower or any other Grantor, any Fixed Asset Priority Collateral or any proceeds thereof received by any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or Fixed Asset Claimholders shall be applied by such Fixed Asset Collateral Agent to the Fixed Asset Obligations in such order as specified in the relevant Fixed Asset Loan Documents and, if then in effect, the Fixed Asset Intercreditor Agreement (and, subsequent to commencement of any secured creditor remedies or other Enforcement Action by such Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or subsequent to the commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, the commitments in respect thereof shall automatically and permanently be reduced on a dollar for dollar basis); provided that any non-cash Fixed Asset Priority Collateral or non-cash proceeds may be held by such Fixed Asset Collateral Agent as Fixed Asset Priority Collateral unless the failure to apply such amounts would be commercially unreasonable. Upon the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations and prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent shall deliver any remaining Fixed Asset Priority Collateral and proceeds thereof held by it in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsements (such endorsements shall be without recourse and without any representation or warranty) to the ABL Collateral Agents, to such other Person as may be lawfully entitled thereto or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct, to be applied by the ABL Collateral Agents to the ABL Obligations in such order as specified in the ABL Loan Documents. Upon the Discharge of ABL Obligations and until the Fixed Asset Obligations are paid in full in accordance with the Fixed Asset Loan Documents, the ABL Collateral Agents shall deliver any remaining Fixed Asset Priority Collateral and proceeds thereof held by it in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsements (such endorsements shall be without recourse and without any representation or warranty) to the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, to such other Person as may be lawfully entitled thereto or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct, to be applied by the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent to the Fixed Asset Obligations in such order as specified in the relevant Fixed Asset Loan Documents and, if then in effect, the Fixed Asset Intercreditor Agreement.

 

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4.2 Payments Over. (a) Subject to Section 3.5, so long as the Discharge of Prior Lien Obligations has not occurred, whether or not any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against the Borrower or any other Grantor, any Subordinated Lien Collateral or any proceeds thereof (including any Subordinated Lien Collateral or proceeds subject to Liens that have been avoided or otherwise invalidated) received by any Subordinated Lien Collateral Agent or any Subordinated Lien Claimholders in connection with any Enforcement Action or other exercise of any right or remedy relating to the Subordinated Lien Collateral (less any reasonable out of pockets costs and expenses incurred in connection with any such Enforcement Action) or otherwise in contravention of this Agreement in all cases shall be segregated and held in trust and forthwith paid over to the Prior Lien Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Prior Lien Claimholders (and, if there is more than one Prior Lien Collateral Agent, the Prior Lien Collateral Agent that is an ABL Collateral Agent or Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, as applicable) in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsements (which endorsements shall be without recourse and without any representations or warranties) or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct. Each Prior Lien Collateral Agent is hereby authorized to make any such endorsements as agent for the Subordinated Lien Collateral Agent or Subordinated Lien Claimholders. This authorization is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable until the Discharge of Prior Lien Obligations.

(b) So long as the Discharge of Prior Lien Obligations has not occurred, if in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding the Subordinated Lien Collateral Agent or any Subordinated Lien Claimholders shall receive any distribution of money or other property solely in respect of the Prior Lien Collateral (including any assets or proceeds subject to Liens that have been avoided or otherwise invalidated) such money or other property shall be segregated and held in trust and forthwith paid over to the Prior Lien Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Prior Lien Claimholders in the same form as received, with any necessary endorsements. Any Lien received by the Subordinated Lien Collateral Agent or any Subordinated Lien Claimholders in respect of any of the Subordinated Lien Obligations in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement.

SECTION 5

OTHER AGREEMENTS

5.1 Releases.

(a) (i) If in connection with any Enforcement Action by any ABL Collateral Agent or any other exercise of such ABL Collateral Agent’s secured creditor remedies in respect of the ABL Priority Collateral, in each case prior to the Discharge of ABL Obligations, such ABL Collateral Agent, for itself or on behalf of any of the ABL Claimholders, releases any of its Liens on any part of the ABL Priority Collateral, then the Liens, if any, of each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself or for the benefit of the Fixed Asset Claimholders represented by it, on such ABL Priority Collateral shall be automatically, unconditionally and simultaneously released. Each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself or on behalf of the Fixed Asset Claimholders represented by it, promptly shall execute and deliver to such enforcing ABL Collateral Agent or Grantor such termination statements, releases and other documents as such ABL Collateral Agent or Grantor may request to effectively confirm the foregoing releases.

(ii) If in connection with any Enforcement Action by any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any other exercise of any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent’s secured creditor remedies in respect of the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral, in each case prior to the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations, each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself or on behalf of the Fixed Asset Claimholders represented by it, releases any of its Liens on any part of the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral, then the Liens, if any, of each ABL Collateral Agent, for itself or for the benefit of the ABL Claimholders, on such Fixed Asset Priority Collateral, shall be automatically, unconditionally and simultaneously released. Each ABL Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the ABL Claimholders, promptly shall execute and deliver to the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or Grantor such termination statements, releases and other documents as the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or Grantor may request to effectively confirm the foregoing releases.

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Lien Collateral which shall be governed by Sections 5.1(a) and 5.1(b) above), each of the Prior Lien Collateral Agents, for itself and on behalf of any of the Prior Lien Claimholders represented by it, releases its Liens on any part of the Prior Lien Collateral, in each case other than (A) in connection with, or following, the Discharge of Prior Lien Obligations or (B) after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default under the Subordinated Lien Loan Documents, then the Liens, if any, of the Subordinated Lien Collateral Agent, for itself or for the benefit of the Subordinated Lien Claimholders, on such Collateral shall be automatically, unconditionally and simultaneously released. The Subordinated Lien Collateral Agent, for itself or on behalf of any such Subordinated Lien Claimholders, promptly shall execute and deliver to the Prior Lien Collateral Agent or such Grantor such termination statements, releases and other documents as the Prior Lien Collateral Agent or such Grantor may request to effectively confirm such release.

(c) Until the Discharge of Prior Lien Obligations occurs, the Subordinated Lien Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Subordinated Lien Claimholder, hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints each Prior Lien Collateral Agent and any officer or agent of the Prior Lien Collateral Agent, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of the Subordinated Lien Collateral Agent or such holder or in such Prior Lien Collateral Agent’s own name, from time to time in the Prior Lien Collateral Agent’s discretion, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this Section 5.1, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments which may be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Section 5.1, including any endorsements or other instruments of transfer or release. This power is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable until the Discharge of Prior Lien Obligations.

(d) Until the Discharge of Prior Lien Obligations occurs, to the extent that any Prior Lien Collateral Agent and the Prior Lien Claimholders represented by it (i) have released any Lien on Collateral subject to this Agreement and any such Liens or guaranty are later reinstated or (ii) obtain any new liens from any Grantor, then the Subordinated Lien Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Subordinated Lien Claimholder, shall be granted a Lien on any such Collateral (except to the extent such lien represents a Declined Lien with respect to the Indebtedness represented by the Subordinated Lien Collateral Agent), subject to the lien subordination provisions of this Agreement.

5.2 Insurance. (a) Unless and until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, each ABL Collateral Agent and the ABL Claimholders shall have the sole and exclusive right, subject to the rights of the Grantors under the ABL Loan Documents, to adjust settlement for any insurance policy covering the ABL Priority Collateral in the event of any loss thereunder and to approve any award granted in any condemnation or similar proceeding (or any deed in lieu of condemnation) affecting the ABL Priority Collateral. Subject in all cases to the rights of the Grantors under the ABL Loan Documents (including the rights of the Grantors to adjust for settlement and receive proceeds), all proceeds of any such policy and any such award (or any payments with respect to a deed in lieu of condemnation) if in respect to the ABL Priority Collateral shall be paid first, until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, to the ABL Collateral Agents for the benefit of the ABL Claimholders pursuant to the terms of the ABL Loan Documents (including for purposes of cash collateralization of letters of credit), second, upon a Discharge of ABL Obligations and until the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations has occurred, and subject in all cases to the rights of the Grantors under the Fixed Asset Loan Documents (including the rights of the Grantors to adjust for settlement and receive proceeds), to the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Fixed Asset Claimholders to the extent required under the Fixed Asset Loan Documents and, if then in effect, the Fixed Asset Intercreditor Agreement, third, upon a Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations and until the ABL Obligations are paid in full in accordance with the ABL Loan Documents, to the ABL Collateral Agents for the benefit of the ABL Claimholders pursuant to the terms of the ABL Loan Documents (including for purposes of cash collateralization of letters of credit), and fourth, to the owner of the subject property, such other Person as may be lawfully entitled thereto or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct. Until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, if any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any Fixed Asset Claimholders shall, at any time, receive any proceeds of any such insurance policy or any such award or payment in contravention of this Agreement, it shall segregate and hold in trust and forthwith pay such proceeds over to the ABL Collateral Agents in accordance with the terms of Section 4.2.

 

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(b) Unless and until the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations has occurred, the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent and the Fixed Asset Claimholders represented by it shall have the sole and exclusive right, subject to the rights of the Grantors under the Fixed Asset Loan Documents, to adjust settlement for any insurance policy covering the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral in the event of any loss thereunder and to approve any award granted in any condemnation or similar proceeding (or any deed in lieu of condemnation) affecting the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral. Subject in all cases to the rights of the Grantors under the Fixed Asset Loan Documents (including the rights of the Grantors to adjust for settlement and receive proceeds), all proceeds of any such policy and any such award (or any payments with respect to a deed in lieu of condemnation) if in respect to the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral shall be paid first, until the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations has occurred, to the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Fixed Asset Claimholders pursuant to the terms of the Fixed Asset Loan Documents and, if then in effect, the Fixed Asset Intercreditor Agreement, second, upon a Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations and until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, and subject in all cases to the rights of the Grantors under the ABL Loan Documents (including the rights of the Grantors to adjust for settlement and receive proceeds), to the ABL Collateral Agents for the benefit of the ABL Claimholders to the extent required under the ABL Collateral Documents (including for purposes of cash collateralization of letters of credit), third, upon a Discharge of ABL Obligations and until the Fixed Asset Obligations are paid in full in accordance with the Fixed Asset Loan Documents, to the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Fixed Asset Claimholders pursuant to the terms of the Fixed Asset Loan Documents and, if then in effect, the Fixed Asset Intercreditor Agreement, and fourth, to the owner of the subject property, such other Person as may be lawfully entitled thereto or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct. Until the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations has occurred, if any ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Claimholders shall, at any time, receive any proceeds of any such insurance policy or any such award or payment in contravention of this Agreement, it shall segregate and hold in trust and forthwith pay such proceeds over to the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent in accordance with the terms of Section 4.2.

(c) To effectuate the foregoing, and to the extent that the pertinent insurance company agrees to issue such endorsements, each ABL Collateral Agent and each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent shall each receive separate lender’s loss payable endorsements naming themselves as loss payee, as their interests may appear, with respect to policies which insure the ABL Priority Collateral and the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral.

(d) To the extent that an insured loss covers or constitutes both ABL Priority Collateral and Fixed Asset Priority Collateral, then the ABL Collateral Agents and the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent will work jointly and in good faith to collect, adjust or settle (subject to the rights of the relevant grantors under the ABL Loan Documents and the Fixed Asset Loan Documents) under the relevant insurance policy, with the proceeds thereof being applied in accordance with the provisions of Section 4.1 of this Agreement.

5.3 Amendments to ABL Loan Documents and Fixed Asset Loan Documents.

(a) The ABL Loan Documents may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time in accordance with their terms and the ABL Credit Agreement may be Refinanced, in each case, without notice to, or the consent of the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents or the Fixed Asset Claimholders, all without affecting the lien subordination or other provisions of this Agreement; provided that (x) any such amendment, supplement, modification or Refinancing shall not, without the express written consent of the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent violate or be inconsistent with the express terms of this Agreement and (y) the holders of such Refinancing debt bind themselves in a writing addressed to the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent and the Fixed Asset Claimholders to the terms of this Agreement; provided further, that any such amendment, supplement, modification, or Refinancing shall not, without the prior written consent of the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent (with the prior written consent of the Fixed Asset Claimholders holding a majority of the Fixed Asset Obligations):

(i) except in connection with a DIP Financing, (A) increase the applicable margin or similar component of the interest rate such that the blended/weighted average margin applicable to all ABL Obligations is increased by more than 2.00 percentage points per annum (including the accrual of interest at the default rate, but excluding increases resulting from (1) increases in the underlying reference rate not caused by an amendment, supplement, modification or Refinancing of the ABL Loan Documents or (2) the application of any pricing grid set forth in any ABL Loan Document), (B) add any new recurring fees or recurring charges, or (C) charge any amendment, waiver, forbearance or other similar fees in excess of (1) 2.00 percentage points in any 12 month period or (2) 5.00 percentage points during the term of the ABL Loan Documents;

 

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(ii) except in connection with a DIP Financing, extend the scheduled final maturity of the ABL Obligations or any Refinancing thereof beyond the latest scheduled maturity of the Fixed Asset Obligations; or

(iii) except in connection with a DIP Financing, change any covenants, defaults, or events of default under any ABL Loan Document (including the addition of covenants, defaults, or events of default not contained in any ABL Loan Document as in effect on the date hereof) to restrict any Grantor from making payments of the Fixed Asset Obligations that would otherwise be permitted under the ABL Loan Documents as in effect on the date hereof.

(b) The Fixed Asset Loan Documents may be amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or Refinanced or otherwise modified from time in accordance with their terms and the Fixed Asset Credit Agreement may be Refinanced, in each case, without notice to, or the consent of the ABL Collateral Agents or the ABL Claimholders, all without affecting the lien subordination or other provisions of this Agreement; provided that (x) any such amendment, restatement, supplement, modification or Refinancing shall not, without the express written consent of the ABL Collateral Agent violate or be inconsistent with the express terms of this Agreement and (y) the holders of such Refinancing debt bind themselves in a writing addressed to the ABL Collateral Agent and the ABL Claimholders to the terms of this Agreement; provided further, that any such amendment, supplement, modification, or Refinancing shall not, without the prior written consent of each ABL Collateral Agent (which it shall be authorized to consent to based upon an affirmative vote of the ABL Claimholders holding no more than a majority of the ABL Obligations):

(i) except in connection with a DIP Financing, (A) increase the applicable margin or similar component of the interest rate such that the blended/weighted average margin applicable to all Fixed Asset Obligations is increased by more than 2.00 percentage points per annum (including the accrual of interest at the default rate, but excluding increases resulting from (1) increases in the underlying reference rate not caused by an amendment, supplement, modification or Refinancing of the Fixed Asset Loan Documents or (2) the application of any pricing grid set forth in any Fixed Asset Loan Document), (B) add any new recurring fees or recurring charges, or (C) charge any amendment, waiver, forbearance or other similar fees in excess of (1) 2.00 percentage points in any 12 month period or (2) 5.00 percentage points during the term of the Fixed Asset Loan Documents;

(ii) change to earlier dates any dates upon which payments of principal or interest are due thereon; or

(iii) except in connection with a DIP Financing, change any covenants, defaults, or events of default under any Fixed Asset Loan Document (including the addition of covenants, defaults, or events of default not contained in any Fixed Asset Loan Documents as in effect on the date hereof) to restrict any Grantor from making payments of the ABL Obligations that would otherwise be permitted under the Fixed Asset Loan Documents as in effect on the date hereof.

(c) In the event any Prior Lien Collateral Agent or the Prior Lien Claimholders and the relevant Grantor enter into any amendment, waiver or consent in respect of any of the Prior Lien Collateral Documents for the purpose of adding to, or deleting from, or waiving or consenting to any departures from any provisions of, any Prior Lien Collateral Document as it relates to Prior Lien Collateral or changing in any manner the rights of the Prior Lien Collateral Agent as it relates to Prior Lien Collateral, such Prior Lien Claimholders, the Borrower or any other Grantor thereunder, then such amendment, waiver or consent solely with respect to the Prior Lien Collateral shall apply automatically to any comparable provision of the Comparable Subordinated Lien Collateral Document as it relates to such Collateral without the consent of the Subordinated Lien Collateral Agent or the Subordinated Lien Claimholders and without any action by the Subordinated Lien Collateral Agent, the Borrower or any other Grantor, provided that:

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(A) removing assets subject to the Lien of the Subordinated Lien Collateral Documents, except to the extent that a release of such Lien is permitted or required by Section 5.1 and provided that there is a corresponding release of the Liens securing the Prior Lien Obligations;

(B) imposing duties on the Subordinated Lien Collateral Agent without its consent;

(C) permitting other Liens on the Prior Lien Collateral not permitted under the terms of the Subordinated Lien Loan Documents or Section 6; or

(D) being prejudicial to the interests of the Subordinated Lien Claimholders to a greater extent than the Prior Lien Claimholders (other than by virtue of their relative priority and the rights and obligations hereunder); and

(ii) notice of such amendment, waiver or consent shall have been given to the Subordinated Lien Collateral Agent within ten (10) Business Days after the effective date of such amendment, waiver or consent.

(d) Each ABL Collateral Agent and each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent shall each use good faith efforts to notify the other Agents of any written amendment or modification to the ABL Loan Documents and the Fixed Asset Loan Documents, respectively, but the failure to provide such notice shall not create a cause of action against the party failing to give such notice or create any claim or right on behalf of any other Person.

5.4 Confirmation of Subordination in Subordinated Lien Collateral Documents. Prior to the Discharge of the Prior Lien Obligations, the Borrower and each Grantor agrees that each Subordinated Lien Collateral Document shall include the following language (or language to similar effect approved by the Designated Prior Lien Collateral Agent):

“Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Agreement, including, without limitation, the lien and security interest granted to the [ABL/Fixed Asset Collateral Agent] pursuant to this Agreement and the exercise of any right or remedy by the [ABL/Fixed Asset Collateral Agent] hereunder are subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2018 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Intercreditor Agreement”), among ProFrac Holdings, LLC, ProFrac Services, LLC, ProFrac Manufacturing, LLC, Barclays Bank PLC, as ABL Collateral Agent and Barclays Bank PLC, as Fixed Asset Collateral Agent and certain other persons party or that may become party thereto from time to time. In the event of any conflict between the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement and this Agreement, the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.”

5.5 Gratuitous Bailee/Agent for Perfection.

(a) Each ABL Collateral Agent and each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent agrees to hold that part of the Collateral that is in its possession or control (or in the possession or control of its agents or bailees) to the extent that possession or control thereof is taken to perfect a Lien thereon under the UCC (such Collateral being the “Pledged Collateral”) as (i) in the case of such ABL Collateral Agent, the collateral agent for the ABL Claimholders under the ABL Loan Documents for which such ABL Collateral Agent is acting as agent or, in the case of each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, the collateral agent for the Fixed Asset Claimholders under the Fixed Asset Loan Documents for which such Fixed Asset Collateral Agent is acting as agent and (ii) non-fiduciary, gratuitous bailee for the benefit of each other Agent (such bailment being intended, among other things, to satisfy the requirements of Sections 8-106(d)(3), 8-301(a)(2) and 9-313(c) of the UCC) and any assignee solely for the purpose of perfecting the security interest granted under the ABL Loan Documents and the Fixed Asset Loan Documents, respectively, subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 5.5. Each Agent hereby appoints each other Agent as their non-fiduciary gratuitous bailee for the purposes of perfecting their security interest in all Pledged Collateral in which such other Agent has a perfected security

 

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interest under the UCC. Solely with respect to any Deposit Accounts under the control of any ABL Collateral Agent, such ABL Collateral Agent agrees to also hold such control as gratuitous agent for the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 5.5. Solely with respect to any Deposit Accounts under the control of the Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, the Fixed Asset Collateral Agent agrees to also hold such control as gratuitous agent for the ABL Collateral Agents subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 5.5. Each ABL Collateral Agent and each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent hereby accepts such appointments pursuant to this Section 5.5(a) and acknowledges and agrees that it shall hold the Pledged Collateral for the benefit of the other Claimholders with respect to any Pledged Collateral and that any proceeds received by such Agent under any Pledged Collateral shall be applied in accordance with Article IV.

(b) Each Agent shall have no obligation whatsoever to any Claimholders or other Agents to ensure that the Pledged Collateral is genuine or owned by any of the Grantors, to perfect the security interest of any other Agent or any other Claimholder or to preserve rights or benefits of any Person except as expressly set forth in this Section 5.5. The duties or responsibilities of each ABL Collateral Agent under this Section 5.5 shall be limited solely to holding the Pledged Collateral as bailee (and with respect to Deposit Accounts, agent) in accordance with this Section 5.5 and delivering the Pledged Collateral upon a Discharge of ABL Obligations as provided in Section 5.5(d) below or upon a Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations as provided in Section 5.5 (e) below. The duties or responsibilities of each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent under this Section 5.5 shall be limited solely to holding the Pledged Collateral as bailee (and with respect to Deposit Accounts, agent) in accordance with this Section 5.5 and delivering the Pledged Collateral upon a Discharge of ABL Obligations as provided in Section 5.5(d) below or upon a Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations as provided in Section 5.5(e) below.

(c) None of the Agents shall have by reason of the Collateral Documents, this Agreement or any other document a fiduciary relationship in respect of the any other Agent or Claimholder represented by such other Agent. Each Agent and the respective Claimholders represented by it hereby waives and releases each other Agent and the respective Claimholders represented by it from all claims and liabilities arising pursuant to such Agent’s role under this Section 5.5 as gratuitous bailee and gratuitous agent with respect to the Pledged Collateral. It is understood and agreed that the interests of the ABL Collateral Agents and the ABL Claimholders, on the one hand, and the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the Fixed Asset Claimholders on the other hand, may differ and each of the ABL Collateral Agents and Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and each of the ABL Claimholders and Fixed Asset Claimholders shall be fully entitled to act in their own interest without taking into account the interests of any other Agents or Claimholders represented by such other Agent.

(e) Upon the Discharge of ABL Obligations, the ABL Collateral Agents shall deliver the remaining Pledged Collateral in its possession (if any) together with any necessary endorsements (such endorsement shall be without recourse and without any representations or warranties) in the following order: first, to the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent until a Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations has occurred, and second, to the extent both the ABL Obligations have been paid in full in accordance with the ABL Loan Documents and the Fixed Asset Obligations have been paid in full in accordance with the Fixed Asset Loan Documents, to Holdings or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct. Each ABL Collateral Agent further agrees to take all other action reasonably requested by the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent at the expense of the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or Holdings in connection with the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent obtaining a first-priority interest in the ABL Priority Collateral.

(f) Upon the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations, each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent shall deliver the remaining Pledged Collateral in its possession (if any) together with any necessary endorsements (such endorsement shall be without recourse and without any representation or warranty) in the following order: first, to the ABL Collateral Agents until a Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, and second, to the extent both the Fixed Asset Obligations have been paid in full in accordance with the Fixed Asset Loan Documents and the ABL Obligations have been paid in full in accordance with the ABL Loan Documents, to Holdings or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct. Each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent further agrees to take all other action reasonably requested by any ABL Collateral Agent at the expense of such ABL Collateral Agent or Holdings in connection with such ABL Collateral Agent obtaining a first-priority interest in the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral.

 

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(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any obligation of either Agent, to make any delivery to the other Agent under Section 5.5(d), Section 5.5(e) or Section 5.6 is subject to (i) the order of any court of competent jurisdiction or (ii) any automatic stay imposed in connection with any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.

5.6 When Discharge of Obligations Deemed to Not Have Occurred.

(a) If, at any time after the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred or contemporaneously therewith, the Borrower enters into any Replacement ABL Credit Agreement which Replacement ABL Credit Agreement is permitted by the Fixed Asset Loan Documents, then such Discharge of ABL Obligations shall automatically be deemed not to have occurred for all purposes of this Agreement (other than with respect to any actions taken as a result of the occurrence of such first Discharge of ABL Obligations), and, from and after the date on which the ABL Collateral Agent under such Replacement ABL Credit Agreement becomes a party to this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.18 hereof, the obligations under such Replacement ABL Credit Agreement automatically shall be treated as ABL Obligations for all purposes of this Agreement, including for purposes of the Lien priorities and rights in respect of Collateral set forth herein, and the ABL Collateral Agent under such Replacement ABL Credit Agreement (the “New ABL Collateral Agent”) shall be the ABL Collateral Agent for all purposes of this Agreement and this Agreement shall be reinstated in full force and effect, and such prior termination shall not diminish, release, discharge, impair or otherwise affect the obligations of the parties hereto from such date of reinstatement. Upon receipt of a designation from the Borrower in accordance with Section 8.18 hereof, each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent shall promptly (a) enter into such documents and agreements (including amendments or supplements to this Agreement) as the Borrower or such New ABL Collateral Agent shall reasonably request in order to provide to the New ABL Collateral Agent the rights contemplated hereby, in each case consistent in all material respects with the terms of this Agreement and (b) deliver to the New ABL Collateral Agent any Pledged Collateral constituting ABL Priority Collateral held by it together with any necessary endorsements (or otherwise allow the New ABL Collateral Agent to obtain control of such Pledged Collateral). As provided in Section 8.18 hereof, the New ABL Collateral Agent shall agree in a writing addressed to the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent and the Fixed Asset Claimholders to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. Subject to Section 2.3, if the new ABL Obligations under the new ABL Loan Documents are secured by assets of the Grantors constituting Collateral that do not also secure the Fixed Asset Obligations, then the Fixed Asset Obligations shall be secured at such time by a Lien on such assets subject to the priorities set forth herein to the same extent provided in the Fixed Asset Collateral Documents and this Agreement except to the extent such Lien on such assets constitutes a Declined Lien.

(b) If, at any time after the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations has occurred or substantially contemporaneously therewith, the Borrower enters into any Additional Fixed Asset Credit Agreement which Additional Fixed Asset Credit Agreement is permitted by the ABL Loan Documents, then such Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations shall automatically be deemed not to have occurred for all purposes of this Agreement (other than with respect to any actions taken as a result of the occurrence of such first Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations), and, from and after the date on which the Fixed Asset Collateral Agent under such Additional Fixed Asset Credit Agreement becomes a party to this Agreement in accordance with Section 8.18 hereof, the obligations under such Additional Fixed Asset Credit Agreement automatically shall be treated as Fixed Asset Obligations for all purposes of this Agreement, including for purposes of the Lien priorities and rights in respect of Collateral set forth herein, and the Fixed Asset Collateral Agent under such Additional Fixed Asset Credit Agreement (the “New Fixed Asset Collateral Agent”) shall be the Fixed Asset Collateral Agent for all purposes of this Agreement and this Agreement shall be reinstated in full force and effect, and such prior termination shall not diminish, release, discharge, impair or otherwise affect the obligations of the parties hereto from such date of reinstatement. Upon receipt of a designation from the Borrower in accordance with Section 8.18 hereof; the ABL Collateral Agents shall promptly (a) enter into such documents and agreements (including amendments or supplements to this Agreement) as the Borrower or such New Fixed Asset Collateral Agent shall reasonably request in order to provide to the New Fixed Asset Collateral Agent the rights contemplated hereby, in each case consistent in all material respects with

 

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the terms of this Agreement and (b) deliver to the New Fixed Asset Collateral Agent any Pledged Collateral constituting Fixed Asset Priority Collateral held by it together with any necessary endorsements (or otherwise allow the New Fixed Asset Collateral Agent to obtain control of such Pledged Collateral). As provided in Section 8.18 hereof; the New Fixed Asset Collateral Agent shall agree in a writing addressed to the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent and the Fixed Asset Claimholders to be bound by the terms of this Agreement. If the New Fixed Asset Obligations under the New Fixed Asset Loan Documents are secured by assets of the Grantors constituting Collateral that do not also secure the ABL Obligations, then the ABL Obligations shall be secured at such time by a Lien on such assets subject to the priorities set forth herein to the same extent provided in the ABL Collateral Documents and this Agreement except to the extent such Lien on such assets constitutes a Declined Lien.

SECTION 6

INSOLVENCY OR LIQUIDATION PROCEEDINGS

6.1 Finance and Sale Issues.

(a) Until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, if the Borrower or any other Grantor shall be subject to any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding and any ABL Collateral Agent shall desire to permit the use of “Cash Collateral” (as such term is defined in Section 363(a) of the Bankruptcy Code) constituting ABL Priority Collateral or proceeds thereof or to permit any Grantor to obtain financing, whether from the ABL Claimholders or any other Person under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code or any similar Bankruptcy Law (“DIP Financing”) then each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Fixed Asset Claimholders represented by it, agrees that it will raise no objection to such Cash Collateral use or DIP Financing so long as:

(i) the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents retain a Lien on the Collateral (including proceeds thereof acquired after the commencement of such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding) with the same priority as existed prior to the commencement of such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, subordinated to the Liens securing such DIP Financing,

(ii) the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents receive a replacement Lien on post-petition assets to the same extent granted to the Persons providing such DIP Financing, which Lien will be subordinated to the Liens securing the ABL Obligations and such DIP Financing on the same basis as the other Liens on ABL Priority Collateral securing the Fixed Asset Obligations are so subordinated to the Liens on ABL Priority Collateral securing the ABL Obligations under this Agreement,

(iii) any Lien on the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral to secure such DIP Financing is subordinate to the Lien of the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents with respect thereto,

(iv) the aggregate principal amount of the loans and other obligations outstanding under such DIP Financing, together with the aggregate principal amount of the loans and other obligations outstanding under the ABL Loan Documents (or otherwise refinanced with or “rolled up” by such DIP Financing), does not exceed the ABL Cap, and

(v) such DIP Financing does not compel any Grantor to seek confirmation of any specific plan of reorganization for which all or substantially all of the material terms are set forth in the court order authorizing such DIP Financing or the accompanying financing documentation.

To the extent the Liens securing the ABL Obligations are subordinated to or equal in right of priority with such DIP Financing meeting the requirements set forth in the prior sentence, each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent will subordinate its Liens in the ABL Priority Collateral to the Liens securing such DIP Financing (and all obligations relating thereto) and will not request adequate protection or any other relief in connection therewith (except, as expressly agreed by the ABL Collateral Agents or to the extent not prohibited by Section 6.3). Until the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations, each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Fixed Asset Claimholders it represents, agrees that it shall not, and nor shall any of the Fixed Asset Claimholders, directly or indirectly, provide, offer to provide, or support any DIP Financing secured by a Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral senior to or pari passu with the Liens securing the ABL Obligations.

 

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(b) Until the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations has occurred, if the Borrower or any other Grantor shall be subject to any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding and any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent shall desire to permit the use of “Cash Collateral” (as such term is defined in Section 363(a) of the Bankruptcy Code) constituting Fixed Asset Priority Collateral or proceeds thereof or to permit any Grantor to obtain DIP Financing, then each ABL Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Claimholders, agrees that it will raise no objection to such Cash Collateral use or DIP Financing so long as:

(i) the ABL Collateral Agents retain a Lien on the Collateral (including proceeds thereof acquired after the commencement of such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding) with the same priority as existed prior to the commencement of such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, subordinated to the Liens securing such DIP Financing,

(ii) the ABL Collateral Agents receive a replacement Lien on post-petition assets to the same extent granted to the Persons providing such DIP Financing, which Lien will be subordinated to the Liens securing the Fixed Asset Obligations and such DIP Financing on the same basis as the other Liens on Fixed Asset Priority Collateral securing the ABL Obligations are so subordinated to the Liens on Fixed Asset Priority Collateral securing Fixed Asset Obligations under this Agreement,

(iii) any Lien on the ABL Priority Collateral to secure such DIP Financing is subordinate to the Lien of the ABL Collateral Agents with respect thereto,

(iv) the aggregate principal amount of the loans and other obligations outstanding under such DIP Financing, together with the aggregate principal amount of the loans and other obligations outstanding under the Fixed Asset Loan Documents (or otherwise refinanced with or “rolled up” by such DIP Financing), does not exceed the Fixed Asset Cap, and

(v) such DIP Financing does not compel any Grantor to seek confirmation of any specific plan of reorganization for which all or substantially all of the material terms are set forth in the court order authorizing such DIP Financing or the accompanying financing documentation.

To the extent the Liens securing the Fixed Asset Obligations are subordinated to or equal in right of priority with such DIP Financing meeting the requirements set forth in the prior sentence, the ABL Collateral Agents will subordinate their Liens in the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral to the Liens securing such DIP Financing (and all obligations relating thereto) and will not request adequate protection or any other relief in connection therewith (except as expressly agreed by the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or to the extent not prohibited by Section 6.3). Until the Discharge of ABL Obligations, each ABL Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Claimholders it represents, agrees that it shall not, and nor shall any of the ABL Claimholders, directly or indirectly, provide, offer to provide, or support any DIP Financing secured by a Lien on the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral senior to or pari passu with the Liens securing the Fixed Asset Obligations.

6.2 Relief from the Automatic Stay. Until the Discharge of Prior Lien Obligations has occurred, each Subordinated Lien Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Subordinated Lien Claimholders represented by it, agrees that none of them shall (i) seek (or support any other Person seeking) relief from the automatic stay or any other stay in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding in respect of the Subordinated Lien Collateral, without the prior written consent of the Prior Lien Collateral Agent or (ii) oppose (or support any other Person in opposing) any request by any Prior Lien Collateral Agent for relief from such stay with respect to Prior Lien Collateral.

6.3 Adequate Protection.

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(i) any request by any Prior Lien Collateral Agent or any Prior Lien Claimholders for adequate protection under any Bankruptcy Law with respect to Prior Lien Collateral (other than in the form of any cash payments from the proceeds of the Subordinated Lien Collateral); or

(ii) any objection by any Prior Lien Collateral Agent or any Prior Lien Claimholders to any motion, relief, action or proceeding based on such Prior Lien Collateral Agent or such Prior Lien Claimholders claiming a lack of adequate protection with respect to Prior Lien Collateral.

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions in this Section 6.3, in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, if the Prior Lien Claimholders (or any subset thereof) are granted adequate protection with respect to Prior Lien Collateral in the form of additional or replacement collateral, then each Subordinated Lien Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself or any of the Subordinated Lien Claimholders, may seek or request adequate protection in the form of a Lien on such additional or replacement collateral, which Lien (to the extent such additional replacement does not consist of assets that otherwise would have constituted Subordinated Lien Collateral) will be subordinated to the Liens securing and providing adequate protection for the Prior Lien Obligations and such Cash Collateral use or DIP Financing (and all Obligations relating thereto) on the same basis as the other Liens securing the Subordinated Lien Obligations are so subordinated to the Prior Lien Obligations under this Agreement; and

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions in this Section 6.3, in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, if the Prior Lien Claimholders (or any subset thereof) are granted adequate protection of their interest in Prior Lien Collateral in the form of periodic cash payments of interest, fees and expenses, then the Subordinated Lien Claimholders (or any subset thereof) may seek or request adequate protection of their interest in the Subordinated Lien Collateral in the form of periodic cash payments in an amount not exceeding interest at the non-default contract rate, together with payment of reasonable fees and reasonable out-of-pocket expenses; provided, that if, upon the effective date of any plan or the conclusion or dismissal of the applicable Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, the Discharge of Prior Lien Obligations has not occurred, then the Subordinated Lien Claimholders will be required to remit to the Prior Lien Collateral Agent (for application pursuant to Section 4.1) an amount equal to the lesser of (i) such adequate protection payments received by the Subordinated Lien Claimholders from the Subordinated Lien Collateral and (ii) the amount necessary to cause the Discharge of Prior Lien Obligations.

(d) Each Subordinated Lien Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Subordinated Lien Claimholder represented by it, agrees that notice of a hearing to approve DIP Financing or use of Cash Collateral on a final basis shall be adequate if delivered to such Subordinated Lien Collateral Agent at least fifteen (15) days in advance of such hearing.

6.4 Avoidance Issues. If any Prior Lien Claimholder is required in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding or otherwise to turn over or otherwise pay to the estate of Holdings, Borrower or any other Grantor any amount paid in respect of Prior Lien Obligations (a “Recovery”), then such Prior Lien Claimholders shall be entitled to a reinstatement of Prior Lien Obligations with respect to all such recovered amounts on the date of such Recovery, and from and after the date of such reinstatement the Discharge of Prior Lien Obligations shall be deemed not to have occurred for all purposes hereunder. If this Agreement shall have been terminated prior to such Recovery, this Agreement shall be reinstated in full force and effect, and such prior termination shall not diminish, release, discharge, impair or otherwise affect the obligations of the parties hereto from such date of reinstatement. This Section 6.4 shall survive termination of this Agreement.

6.5 Reorganization Securities; Plan Voting.

(a) If, in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, debt obligations of the reorganized debtor secured by Liens upon any property of the reorganized debtor are distributed pursuant to a plan of reorganization, arrangement, compromise or liquidation or similar dispositive restructuring plan, both on account of Prior Lien Obligations and on account of Subordinated Lien Obligations, then, to the extent the debt obligations distributed on account of the Prior Lien Obligations and on account of the Subordinated Lien Obligations are secured by Liens upon the same property, the provisions of this Agreement will survive the distribution of such debt obligations pursuant to such plan and will apply with like effect to the Liens securing such debt obligations.

 

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(b) Each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the applicable Fixed Asset Claimholders, and each ABL Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of the applicable ABL Claimholders, acknowledges and agrees that no ABL Claimholder nor any Fixed Asset Claimholder (whether in the capacity of a secured creditor or an unsecured creditor) shall propose, vote for, or otherwise support directly or indirectly any plan of reorganization, arrangement, compromise or liquidation or similar dispositive restructuring plan that contravenes any of the other provisions of this Agreement.

6.6 Post-Petition Interest. Neither the Subordinated Lien Collateral Agents nor any Subordinated Lien Claimholder shall oppose or seek to challenge any claim by the Prior Lien Collateral Agent or any Prior Lien Claimholder for allowance in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding of Prior Lien Obligations consisting of Post-Petition Interest to the extent of the value of any Prior Lien Claimholder’s Lien on Prior Lien Collateral, without regard to the existence of the Lien of the Subordinated Lien Collateral Agent on behalf of the Subordinated Lien Claimholders on such Collateral.

6.7 Waiver. Each Subordinated Lien Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Subordinated Lien Claimholder represented by it, waives any claim it may hereafter have against any Prior Lien Claimholder arising out of the election of any Prior Lien Claimholder of the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provision of any Bankruptcy Law, and/or out of any Cash Collateral or financing arrangement or out of any grant of a security interest in connection with the Prior Lien Collateral in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding so long as such actions are not in express contravention of the terms of this Agreement.

6.8 Separate Grants of Security and Separate Classification. Each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Fixed Asset Claimholder represented by it, and each ABL Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other ABL Claimholder represented by it, acknowledges and agrees that:

(a) the grants of Liens pursuant to the ABL Collateral Documents, on the one hand, and the Fixed Asset Collateral Documents, on the other, constitute separate and distinct grants of Liens; and

(b) because of, among other things, their differing rights in the Collateral, the Fixed Asset Obligations are fundamentally different from the ABL Obligations and must be separately classified in any plan of reorganization, arrangement, compromise or liquidation or similar dispositive restructuring plan proposed, confirmed, or adopted in an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.

To further effectuate the intent of the parties as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, if it is held that the claims of the ABL Claimholders, on the one hand, and the Fixed Asset Claimholders, on the other, in respect of the Collateral constitute only one secured claim (rather than separate classes of secured claims subject to the relative Lien priorities set forth in this Agreement), then each of the parties hereto hereby acknowledges and agrees that, subject to Sections 2.1 and 4A, all distributions shall be made as if there were separate classes of secured claims against the Grantors in respect of the Collateral (with the effect being that, to the extent that the aggregate value of the Prior Lien Collateral is sufficient (for this purpose ignoring all claims held by the Subordinated Lien Claimholders), the Prior Lien Claimholders shall be entitled to receive, in addition to amounts distributed to them in respect of principal, pre-petition interest and other claims, all amounts owing (or that would be owing if there were such separate classes of senior and junior secured claims) in respect of Post-Petition Interest, including any additional interest payable pursuant to the Prior Lien Loan Documents, arising from or related to a default, whether or not a claim therefor is allowed as a claim in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding) before any distribution is made in respect of the claims held by the Subordinated Lien Claimholders with respect to the Prior Lien Collateral, with each Subordinated Lien Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Subordinated Lien Claimholder, hereby acknowledging and agreeing to turn over to the Designated Prior Lien Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Prior Lien Claimholder, Prior Lien Collateral or proceeds of Prior Lien Collateral otherwise received or receivable by them to the extent necessary to effectuate the intent of this sentence, even if such turnover has the effect of reducing the claim or recovery of the Subordinated Lien Claimholders.

6.9 Effectiveness in Insolvency or Liquidation Proceedings. The parties acknowledge that this Agreement is a “subordination agreement” under Section 510(a) of the Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provision of any Bankruptcy Law, which will be effective before, during and after the commencement of an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding. All references in this Agreement to any Grantor will include such Person as a debtor-in-possession and any receiver or trustee for such Person in an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.

 

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6.10 Asset Dispositions.

(a) Until the Discharge of ABL Obligations has occurred, each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Fixed Asset Claimholder represented by it, agrees that, in the event of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, the Fixed Asset Claimholders will not seek consultation rights in connection with, and will not object or oppose (or support any Person in objecting or opposing) a motion for any Disposition of any ABL Priority Collateral free and clear of the Liens of Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the Fixed Asset Claimholders or other claims under Sections 363, 365, 1129 or 1141 of the Bankruptcy Code, or any comparable provision of any Bankruptcy Law, and shall be deemed to have consented to any such Disposition of any ABL Priority Collateral under Section 363(f) of the Bankruptcy Code that has been consented to by each ABL Collateral Agent; provided that the proceeds of such Disposition of any Collateral to be applied to the ABL Obligations or the Fixed Asset Obligations are applied in accordance with Sections 4.1 and 4.2. The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, the Fixed Asset Claimholders may oppose or raise any objections to such Disposition of such ABL Priority Collateral that could be raised by a creditor of Grantors whose claims are not secured by Liens on such ABL Priority Collateral (including an opposition or objection to the proposed bidding procedures), are not based on their status as secured creditors and are not otherwise in contravention of this Agreement (without limiting the foregoing, the Fixed Asset Claimholders may not oppose or raise any objections to the extent based on rights afforded by Sections 363(e), (f), (m) or (n) of the Bankruptcy Code to secured creditors (or any comparable provision of any other Bankruptcy Law) with respect to the Liens granted to the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents in respect of such assets).

(b) Until the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations has occurred, each ABL Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other ABL Claimholder represented by it, agrees that, in the event of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding, the ABL Claimholders will not seek consultation rights in connection with, and will not object or oppose (or support any Person in objecting or opposing), a motion for any Disposition of any Fixed Asset Priority Collateral free and clear of the Liens of each ABL Collateral Agent and the ABL Claimholders or other claims under Sections 363, 365, 1129 or 1141 of the Bankruptcy Code, or any comparable provision of any Bankruptcy Law, and shall be deemed to have consented to any such Disposition of any Fixed Asset Priority Collateral under Section 363(f) of the Bankruptcy Code that has been consented to by any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent; provided that the proceeds of such Disposition of any Collateral to be applied to the ABL Obligations or the Fixed Asset Obligations are applied in accordance with Sections 4.1 and 4.2 and further provided that the acquirer of any Fixed Asset Priority Collateral pursuant to such Disposition agrees to provide the ABL Collateral Agents and the ABL Claimholders the rights with respect to such Collateral provided in Sections 3.3 and 3.4. The foregoing to the contrary notwithstanding, the ABL Claimholders may oppose or raise any objections to such Disposition of such Fixed Asset Priority Collateral that could be raised by a creditor of Grantors whose claims are not secured by Liens on such Fixed Asset Priority Collateral (including an opposition or objection to the proposed bidding procedures), are not based on their status as secured creditors and are not otherwise in contravention of this Agreement (without limiting the foregoing, the ABL Claimholders may not oppose or raise any objections to the extent based on rights afforded by Sections 363(e), (f), (m) or (n) of the Bankruptcy Code to secured creditors (or any comparable provision of any other Bankruptcy Law) with respect to the Liens granted to the ABL Collateral Agents in respect of such assets).

(c) The Fixed Asset Claimholders agree that the ABL Claimholders shall have the right to credit bid under Section 363(k) of the Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provision of any Bankruptcy Law with respect to any Disposition of the ABL Priority Collateral and the ABL Claimholders agree that the Fixed Asset Claimholders shall have the right to credit bid under Section 363(k) of the Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provision of any Bankruptcy Law with respect to any Disposition of the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral; provided that, except as set forth in the proviso of Section 3.1(c)(vi) or 3.2(c)(vi), the Claimholders shall not be deemed to have agreed to any credit bid by other Claimholders in connection with the Disposition of Collateral consisting of both Fixed Asset Priority Collateral and ABL Priority Collateral unless the cash proceeds of such bid are sufficient to cause the Discharge of ABL Obligations or the Discharge of Fixed

 

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Asset Obligations, as applicable. Each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Fixed Asset Claimholder represented by it, agrees that, so long as the Discharge of ABL Obligations has not occurred, no Fixed Asset Claimholder shall, without the prior written consent of the ABL Collateral Agents, credit bid under Section 363(k) of the Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provision of any Bankruptcy Law with respect to the ABL Priority Collateral unless such bid includes a sufficient amount of cash proceeds to cause the Discharge of ABL Obligations. Each ABL Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other ABL Claimholder represented by it, agrees that, so long as the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations has not occurred, no ABL Claimholder shall, without the prior written consent of the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, credit bid under Section 363(k) of the Bankruptcy Code or any comparable provision of any Bankruptcy Law with respect to the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral unless such bid includes a sufficient amount of cash proceeds to cause the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations.

SECTION 7

RELIANCE; WAIVERS; ETC.

7.1 Reliance. Other than any reliance on the terms of this Agreement, each ABL Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Claimholders, acknowledges that it and such ABL Claimholders have, independently and without reliance on any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any Fixed Asset Claimholder, and based on documents and information deemed by them appropriate, made their own credit analysis and decision to enter into each of the applicable ABL Loan Documents and be bound by the terms of this Agreement and they will continue to make their own credit decision in taking or not taking any action under the applicable ABL Loan Documents or this Agreement. Other than any reliance on the terms of this Agreement, each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Fixed Asset Claimholders represented by it, acknowledges that it and such Fixed Asset Claimholders have, independently and without reliance on any ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Claimholder, and based on documents and information deemed by them appropriate, made their own credit analysis and decision to enter into each of the applicable Fixed Asset Loan Documents and be bound by the terms of this Agreement and they will continue to make their own credit decision in taking or not taking any action under the applicable Fixed Asset Loan Documents or this Agreement.

7.2 No Warranties or Liability. Each ABL Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Claimholders, acknowledges and agrees that each of the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the Fixed Asset Claimholders have made no express or implied representation or warranty, including with respect to the execution, validity, legality, completeness, collectability or enforceability of any of the Fixed Asset Loan Documents, the ownership of any Collateral or the perfection or priority of any Liens thereon. Except as otherwise provided herein, the Fixed Asset Claimholders will be entitled to manage and supervise their respective loans and extensions of credit under the applicable Fixed Asset Loan Documents in accordance with law and as they may otherwise, in their sole discretion, deem appropriate. Each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Fixed Asset Claimholders represented by it, acknowledges and agrees that each of the ABL Collateral Agents and the ABL Claimholders have made no express or implied representation or warranty, including with respect to the execution, validity, legality, completeness, collectability or enforceability of any of the ABL Loan Documents, the ownership of any Collateral or the perfection or priority of any Liens thereon. Except as otherwise provided herein, the ABL Claimholders will be entitled to manage and supervise their respective loans and extensions of credit under the applicable ABL Loan Documents in accordance with law and as they may otherwise, in their sole discretion, deem appropriate. Each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent and the Fixed Asset Claimholders represented by it shall have no duty to the ABL Collateral Agents or any of the ABL Claimholders, and the ABL Collateral Agents and the ABL Claimholders shall have no duty to any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any of the Fixed Asset Claimholders, to act or refrain from acting in a manner which allows, or results in, the occurrence or continuance of an event of default or default under any agreements with Holdings, Borrower or any other Grantor (including the ABL Loan Documents and the Fixed Asset Loan Documents), regardless of any knowledge thereof with which they may have or be otherwise charged with.

7.3 No Waiver of Lien Priorities.

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with the terms, provisions and covenants of this Agreement, any of the ABL Loan Documents or any of the Fixed Asset Loan Documents, regardless of any knowledge thereof which any ABL Collateral Agent or the ABL Claimholders, or any of them, may have or be otherwise charged with. No right of the Fixed Asset Claimholders, any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any of them to enforce any provision of this Agreement or any Fixed Asset Loan Document shall at any time in any way be prejudiced or impaired by any act or failure to act on the part of Holdings, Borrower or any other Grantor or by any act or failure to act by any Fixed Asset Claimholder or any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, or by any noncompliance by any Person with the terms, provisions and covenants of this Agreement, any of the ABL Loan Documents or any of the Fixed Asset Loan Documents, regardless of any knowledge thereof which any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or the Fixed Asset Claimholders, or any of them, may have or be otherwise charged with.

(b) Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing paragraph (but subject to the rights of Holdings, Borrower and the other Grantors under the ABL Loan Documents and subject to Section 5.3 hereof), the ABL Claimholders, the ABL Collateral Agents and any of them may, at any time and from time to time in accordance with the ABL Loan Documents and/or applicable law, without the consent of, or notice to, the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any Fixed Asset Claimholders, without incurring any liabilities to any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any Fixed Asset Claimholders and without impairing or releasing the Lien priorities and other benefits provided in this Agreement (even if any right of subrogation or other right or remedy of any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any Fixed Asset Claimholders is affected, impaired or extinguished thereby) do any one or more of the following:

(i) change the manner, place or terms of payment or change or extend the time of payment of, or amend, renew, exchange, increase or alter, the terms of any of the ABL Obligations or any Lien on any ABL Priority Collateral or guaranty thereof or any liability of Holdings, Borrower or any other Grantor, or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof (including any increase in or extension of the ABL Obligations, without any restriction as to the tenor or terms of any such increase or extension) or otherwise amend, renew, exchange, extend, modify or supplement in any manner any Liens held by the ABL Collateral Agents or any of the ABL Claimholders, the ABL Obligations or any of the ABL Loan Documents;

(ii) sell, exchange, release, surrender, realize upon, enforce or otherwise deal with in any manner and in any order any part of the ABL Priority Collateral or any liability of Holdings, Borrower or any other Grantor to the ABL Claimholders or the ABL Collateral Agents, or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof;

(iii) settle or compromise any ABL Obligation or any other liability of Holdings, Borrower or any other Grantor or any security therefor or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof and apply any sums by whomsoever paid and however realized to any liability (including the ABL Obligations) in any manner or order; and

(iv) exercise or delay in or refrain from exercising any right or remedy against Holdings, Borrower or any other Grantor or any other Person, elect any remedy and otherwise deal freely with Holdings, Borrower, any other Grantor or any ABL Priority Collateral and any guarantor or any liability of Holdings, Borrower or any other Grantor to the ABL Claimholders or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof.

(c) Without in any way limiting the generality of the foregoing paragraph (but subject to the rights of Holdings, Borrower and the other Grantors under the Fixed Asset Loan Documents and subject to Section 5.3 hereof), the Fixed Asset Claimholders, each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent and any of them may, at any time and from time to time in accordance with the Fixed Asset Loan Documents and/or applicable law, without the consent of, or notice to, any ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Claimholders, without incurring any liabilities to any ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Claimholders and without impairing or releasing the Lien priorities and other benefits provided in this Agreement (even if any right of subrogation or other right or remedy of any ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Claimholders is affected, impaired or extinguished thereby) do any one or more of the following:

(i) change the manner, place or terms of payment or change or extend the time of payment of, or amend, renew, exchange, increase or alter, the terms of any of the Fixed Asset Obligations or any Lien on any Fixed Asset Priority Collateral or guaranty thereof or any liability of Holdings, Borrower or any other Grantor, or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof (including any increase in or extension of the Fixed Asset Obligations, without any restriction as to the tenor or terms of any such increase or extension) or otherwise amend, renew, exchange, extend, modify or supplement in any manner any Liens held by any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any of the Fixed Asset Claimholders, the Fixed Asset Obligations or any of the Fixed Asset Loan Documents;

 

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(ii) sell, exchange, release, surrender, realize upon, enforce or otherwise deal with in any manner and in any order any part of the Fixed Asset Priority Collateral or any liability of Holdings, Borrower or any other Grantor to the Fixed Asset Claimholders or any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof;

(iii) settle or compromise any Fixed Asset Obligation or any other liability of Holdings, Borrower or any other Grantor or any security therefor or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof and apply any sums by whomsoever paid and however realized to any liability (including the Fixed Asset Obligations) in any manner or order; and

(iv) exercise or delay in or refrain from exercising any right or remedy against Holdings, Borrower or any security or any other Grantor or any other Person, elect any remedy and otherwise deal freely with Holdings, Borrower, any other Grantor or any Fixed Asset Priority Collateral and any security and any guarantor or any liability of Holdings, Borrower or any other Grantor to the Fixed Asset Claimholders or any liability incurred directly or indirectly in respect thereof.

(d) The rights set forth in this Section 7.3 are solely among the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the ABL Collateral Agents on behalf of themselves and the applicable ABL Claimholders and Fixed Asset Claimholders, and this Section 7.3 shall not be construed as an agreement by Holdings, Borrower or any Grantor in addition to the agreements of Holdings, Borrower or such Grantor set forth in the ABL Loan Documents or Fixed Asset Loan Documents, as applicable.

7.4 Obligations Unconditional. All rights, interests, agreements and obligations of each ABL Collateral Agent and the ABL Claimholders and each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent and the Fixed Asset Claimholders represented by it, respectively, hereunder shall remain in full force and effect irrespective of:

(a) any lack of validity or enforceability of any ABL Loan Documents or any Fixed Asset Loan Documents;

(b) except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other terms of, all or any of the ABL Obligations or Fixed Asset Obligations, or any amendment or waiver or other modification, including any increase in the amount thereof, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, of the terms of any ABL Loan Document or any Fixed Asset Loan Document;

(c) except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, any exchange of any security interest in any Collateral or any other collateral, or any amendment, waiver or other modification, whether in writing or by course of conduct or otherwise, of all or any of the ABL Obligations or Fixed Asset Obligations or any guaranty thereof;

(d) the commencement of any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding in respect of Holdings, Borrower or any other Grantor; or

(e) except as otherwise expressly set forth in this Agreement, any other circumstances which otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, Holdings, Borrower or any other Grantor in respect of any ABL Collateral Agent, the ABL Obligations, any ABL Claimholder, any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, the Fixed Asset Obligations or any Fixed Asset Claimholder in respect of this Agreement.

(f) This Section 7.4 is solely among the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the ABL Collateral Agents, on behalf of themselves and the applicable ABL Claimholders and Fixed Asset Claimholders, and this Section 7.4 shall not be construed as an agreement by Holdings, Borrower or any other Grantor in addition to the agreements of Holdings, Borrower or such Grantor set forth in the ABL Loan Documents or Fixed Asset Loan Documents, as applicable.

 

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SECTION 8

MISCELLANEOUS

8.1 Integration/Conflicts. This Agreement, the ABL Loan Documents and the Fixed Asset Loan Documents represent the entire agreement of the Grantors, the ABL Claimholders and the Fixed Asset Claimholders with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the ABL Claimholders or the Fixed Asset Claimholders relative to the subject matter hereof and thereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein or therein. As between the ABL Claimholders on the one hand and the Fixed Asset Claimholders on the other, in the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of the ABL Loan Documents or the Fixed Asset Loan Documents, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern and control. Solely as among the Fixed Asset Claimholders, in the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the Fixed Asset Intercreditor Agreement, the Fixed Asset Intercreditor Agreement shall govern and control.

8.2 Effectiveness; Continuing Nature of this Agreement; Severability. This Agreement shall become effective when executed and delivered by the parties hereto. This is a continuing agreement of lien subordination and the ABL Claimholders and the Fixed Asset Claimholders may continue, at any time and without notice to any other Agent or any other Claimholder, to extend credit and other financial accommodations and lend monies to or for the benefit of Holdings, Borrower or any other Grantor in reliance hereof. Each ABL Collateral Agent and Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the ABL Claimholders and the Fixed Asset Claimholders represented by it, respectively, hereby waives any right it may have under applicable law to revoke this Agreement or any of the provisions of this Agreement. The terms of this Agreement shall survive, and shall continue in full force and effect, in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding. Any provision of this Agreement that 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 hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. The parties hereto shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace any invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions. All references to Holdings, Borrower or any other Grantor shall include Holdings, Borrower or such Grantor as debtor and debtor-in-possession and any receiver, trustee or similar person for Holdings, Borrower or any other Grantor (as the case may be) in any Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding. This Agreement shall terminate and be of no further force and effect:

(a) with respect to each ABL Collateral Agent, the ABL Claimholders and the ABL Obligations, on the date on which the ABL Obligations are no longer secured by, and no longer required to be secured by, any of the Collateral, subject to the rights of such ABL Claimholders under Sections 5.6 and 6.4; and

(b) with respect to each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, the Fixed Asset Claimholders and the Fixed Asset Obligations, on the date on which the Fixed Asset Obligations are no longer secured by, and no longer required to be secured by, any of the Collateral, subject to the rights of such Fixed Asset Claimholders under Sections 5.6 and 6.4. provided, however, that in each case, such termination shall not relieve any such party of its obligations incurred hereunder prior to the date of such termination.

8.3 Amendments; Waivers. No amendment, modification or waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement by any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any ABL Collateral Agent shall be deemed to be made unless the same shall be in writing signed on behalf of each party hereto or its authorized agent and each waiver, if any, shall be a waiver only with respect to the specific instance involved and shall in no way impair the rights of the parties making such waiver or the obligations of the other parties to such party in any other respect or at any other time, and no amendment, modification or waiver that adversely affects Holdings, Borrower or the other Grantors will be effective without the written consent of Holdings, Borrower and the other Grantors.

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(a) The ABL Collateral Agents and the ABL Claimholders, on the one hand, and the Fixed Asset Claimholders and the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents, on the other hand, shall each be responsible for keeping themselves informed of (i) the financial condition of Holdings, Borrower and their Subsidiaries and all endorsers and/or guarantors of the ABL Obligations or the Fixed Asset Obligations and (ii) all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the ABL Obligations or the Fixed Asset Obligations. The ABL Collateral Agents and the ABL Claimholders shall have no duty to advise the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents or any Fixed Asset Claimholder of information known to it or them regarding such condition or any such circumstances or otherwise. The Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the Fixed Asset Claimholders shall have no duty to advise any ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Claimholder of information known to it or them regarding such condition or any such circumstances or otherwise.

(b) In the event any ABL Collateral Agent or any of the ABL Claimholders, in its or their sole discretion, undertakes at any time or from time to time to provide any such information to any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any Fixed Asset Claimholder, it or they shall be under no obligation:

(i) to make, and the ABL Collateral Agents and the ABL Claimholders shall not make, any express or implied representation or warranty, including with respect to the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness or validity of any such information so provided;

(ii) to provide any additional information or to provide any such information on any subsequent occasion;

(iii) to undertake any investigation; or

(iv) to disclose any information, which pursuant to accepted or reasonable commercial finance practices, such party wishes to maintain confidential or is otherwise required to maintain confidential.

(c) In the event any Fixed Asset Collateral Agent or any of the Fixed Asset Claimholders, in its or their sole discretion, undertakes at any time or from time to time to provide any such information to any ABL Collateral Agent or any ABL Claimholder, it or they shall be under no obligation:

(i) to make, and the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the Fixed Asset Claimholders shall not make, any express or implied representation or warranty, including with respect to the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness or validity of any such information so provided;

(ii) to provide any additional information or to provide any such information on any subsequent occasion;

(iii) to undertake any investigation; or

(iv) to disclose any information, which pursuant to accepted or reasonable commercial finance practices, such party wishes to maintain confidential or is otherwise required to maintain confidential.

8.5 Subrogation. With respect to the value of any payments or distributions in cash, property or other assets that any of the Subordinated Lien Claimholders or the Subordinated Lien Collateral Agent pays over to the Prior Lien Collateral Agent or the Prior Lien Claimholders under the terms of this Agreement, the Subordinated Lien Claimholders and the Subordinated Lien Collateral Agents shall be subrogated to the rights of the Prior Lien Collateral Agents and the Prior Lien Claimholders; provided that each Subordinated Lien Collateral Agent, on behalf of itself and the Subordinated Lien Claimholders represented by it, hereby agrees not to assert or enforce all such rights of subrogation it may acquire as a result of any payment hereunder until the Discharge of Prior Lien Obligations has occurred. Holdings, Borrower and the other Grantors acknowledge and agree that the value of any payments or distributions in cash, property or other assets received by any Subordinated Lien Collateral Agent or the Subordinated Lien Claimholders that are paid over to the Designated Prior Lien Collateral Agent or the Prior Lien Claimholders pursuant to this Agreement shall not reduce any of the Subordinated Lien Obligations.

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(a) submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement and the Collateral Documents (whether arising in contract, tort or otherwise), or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, the courts of the United States for the Southern District of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, and appellate courts from any thereof;

(b) agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding shall be heard and determined in such New York state court or, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, in such federal court except that, if an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding has been commenced by or against a Grantor, each party hereto hereby may seek to have any claims or causes of action arising from or related to this Agreement or the Collateral Documents adjudicated in the court having jurisdiction over such Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding;

(c) 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 and that nothing in this Agreement or any other ABL Loan Document or Fixed Asset Loan Document shall affect any right that any ABL Claimholder or Fixed Asset Claimholder may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other ABL Loan Document or Fixed Asset Loan Document against any Grantor or any of its assets in the courts of any jurisdiction;

(d) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in paragraph (a) of this Section (and irrevocably waives to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court);

(e) consents to service of process in any such proceeding in any such court may be made by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the applicable party at its address provide in accordance with Section 8.8 (and agrees that nothing in this Agreement or any other ABL Loan Document or Fixed Asset Loan Document will affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by applicable law);

(f) agrees that service as provided in clause (e) above is sufficient to confer personal jurisdiction over the applicable party in any such proceeding in any such court, and otherwise constitutes effective and binding service in every respect; and

(g) waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.

8.7 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO, HOLDINGS, BORROWER AND EACH OTHER GRANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, BREACH OF DUTY, COMMON LAW, STATUTE OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO AND HOLDINGS, BORROWER AND THE OTHER GRANTORS (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION. EACH PARTY HERETO AND HOLDINGS, BORROWER AND THE OTHER GRANTORS FURTHER REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL AND THAT IT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.

 

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8.8 Notices. All notices to the Fixed Asset Claimholders and the ABL Claimholders permitted or required under this Agreement shall also be sent to the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent and each ABL Collateral Agent, respectively. Unless otherwise specifically provided herein, any notice hereunder shall be in writing and may be personally served, telexed or sent by telefacsimile or United States mail or courier service and shall be deemed to have been given when delivered in person or by courier service and signed for against receipt thereof, upon receipt of telefacsimile or telex, or three Business Days after depositing it in the United States mail with postage prepaid and properly addressed. For the purposes hereof, the addresses of the parties hereto shall be as set forth below each party’s name on the signature pages hereto or in the Joinder Agreement pursuant to which it becomes a party hereto, or, as to each party, at such other address as may be designated by such party in a written notice to all of the other parties.

8.9 Further Assurances. Each ABL Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other ABL Claimholder represented by it under the applicable ABL Loan Documents, and each Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, for itself and on behalf of each other Fixed Asset Claimholder represented by it under the applicable Fixed Asset Loan Documents, and Holdings, Borrower and the other Grantors, agree that each of them shall take such further action and shall execute and deliver such additional documents and instruments (in recordable form, if requested) as such ABL Collateral Agent or the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent may reasonably request to effectuate the terms of and the Lien priorities contemplated by this Agreement.

8.10 APPLICABLE LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY DISPUTE, CLAIM OR CONTROVERSY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT (WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW RULES THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF A DIFFERENT GOVERNING LAW (OTHER THAN ANY MANDATORY PROVISIONS OF THE UCC RELATING TO THE LAW GOVERNING PERFECTION AND THE EFFECT OF PERFECTION OR PRIORITY OF THE SECURITY INTERESTS IN THE COLLATERAL).

8.11 Binding on Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon the ABL Collateral Agents, the ABL Claimholders, the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents, the Fixed Asset Claimholders, Holdings, Borrower and the other Grantors and their respective successors and assigns from time to time. If any of the ABL Collateral Agents or the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents resigns or is replaced pursuant to the ABL Credit Agreement or the Fixed Asset Credit Agreement, as applicable, its successor shall be deemed to be a party to this Agreement and shall have all the rights of, and be subject to all the obligations of, this Agreement. No provision of this Agreement will inure to the benefit of a trustee, debtor-in-possession, creditor trust or other representative of an estate or creditor of any Grantor, including where any such trustee, debtor-in-possession, creditor trust or other representative of an estate is the beneficiary of a Lien securing Collateral by virtue of the avoidance of such Lien in an Insolvency or Liquidation Proceeding.

8.12 Headings. The section headings and table of contents used in this Agreement are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose, be given any substantive effect, affect the construction hereof or be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof.

8.13 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties to this Agreement on any number of separate counterparts (including by facsimile or other electronic imaging means), and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic transmission (e.g. “pdf’ or “tif’ format) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

8.14 Authorization. By its signature, each Person executing this Agreement, on behalf of such Person but not in his or her personal capacity as a signatory, represents and warrants to the other parties hereto that it is duly authorized to execute this Agreement.

 

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8.15 No Third Party Beneficiaries/Provisions Solely to Define Relative Rights. This Agreement and the rights and benefits hereof shall inure to the benefit of each of the ABL Claimholders and the Fixed Asset Claimholders and their respective successors and assigns from time to time. The provisions of this Agreement are and are intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of the ABL Collateral Agents and the ABL Claimholders on the one hand and the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the Fixed Asset Claimholders on the other hand. Nothing herein shall be construed to limit the relative rights and obligations as among the ABL Claimholders or as among the Fixed Asset Claimholders. Other than as set forth in Section 8.3 and 8.18, none of Holdings, Borrower any other Grantor or any other creditor thereof shall have any rights hereunder and neither Holdings, Borrower nor any Grantor may rely on the terms hereof. Other than as set forth in Sections 2.3, 2.4, 5.2(c), 5.4 and this Section 8, none of Holdings, Borrower or any other Grantor shall have any obligations hereunder except to the extent such obligations are otherwise set forth in the ABL Loan Documents or Fixed Asset Loan Documents, as applicable and, for the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this Agreement is intended to require Holdings, Borrower or any other Grantor to provide a lien on any Collateral which is otherwise expressly excluded from the grant of Liens pursuant to the terms of the ABL Loan Documents or the Fixed Asset Loan Documents, as applicable. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to or shall impair the obligations of Holdings, Borrower or any other Grantor, which are absolute and unconditional, to pay the ABL Obligations and the Fixed Asset Obligations as and when the same shall become due and payable in accordance with their terms.

8.16 No Indirect Actions. Unless otherwise expressly stated, if a party may not take an action under this Agreement, then it may not take that action indirectly, or support any other Person in taking that action directly or indirectly. “Taking an action indirectly” means taking an action that is not expressly prohibited for the party but is intended to have substantially the same effects as the prohibited action.

8.17 Additional Grantors. Each Grantor agrees that it shall ensure that each of its Subsidiaries that is or is to become a party to any ABL Loan Document or Fixed Asset Loan Document shall either execute this Agreement on the date hereof or shall confirm that it is a Grantor hereunder pursuant to a joinder agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A that is executed and delivered by such Subsidiary prior to or concurrently with its execution and delivery of such ABL Loan Document or such Fixed Asset Loan Document (or joinder as applicable).

8.18 Additional Credit Agreements. To the extent, but only to the extent, permitted by the provisions of the then extant ABL Loan Documents and the Fixed Asset Loan Documents, Holdings and Borrower may incur or issue and sell one or more series or classes of Indebtedness under credit agreements, debt facilities, indentures and/or commercial paper facilities that Holdings or Borrower designates as a Replacement ABL Credit Agreement or Additional Fixed Asset Credit Agreement as applicable; provided, however that the Replacement ABL Credit Agreement must be entered into after or contemporaneously with the Discharge of ABL Obligations. In order to so designate any credit agreements, debt facilities, indentures and/or commercial paper facilities as a Replacement ABL Credit Agreement or Additional Fixed Asset Credit Agreement, as applicable, such credit agreements, debt facilities, indentures and/or commercial paper facilities must satisfy the requirements of the definition of Replacement ABL Credit Agreement or Additional Fixed Asset Credit Agreement as applicable and Holdings or Borrower must deliver to each Agent a designation in substantially the form of Exhibit B hereto. Additionally the Agent under such Replacement ABL Credit Agreement or Additional Fixed Asset Credit Agreement shall have executed and delivered to each other Agent a joinder agreement in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto whereby such new Agent agrees to be bound by the terms of this Agreement and represents and warrants that the Replacement ABL Credit Agreement or Additional Fixed Asset Credit Agreement, as applicable provides that the Claimholders thereunder will be subject to and bound by the provisions of this Agreement.

8.19 Purchase Option.

(a) Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of a Triggering Event, any one or more of the Fixed Asset Claimholders (acting in their individual capacity or through one or more affiliates) shall have the right, but not the obligation (each Fixed Asset Claimholder having a ratable right to make the purchase, with each Fixed Asset Claimholder’s right to purchase being automatically proportionately increased by the amount not purchased by another Fixed Asset Claimholder), upon 5 Business Days prior written notice from (or on behalf of) such Fixed Asset Claimholders (a “Purchase Notice”) to the ABL Collateral Agents to acquire from the ABL Claimholders all (but not less than all) of the right, title, and interest of the ABL Claimholders in and to the ABL Priority Obligations and the ABL Loan Documents. The Purchase Notice, if given, shall be irrevocable.

(b) On the date specified by the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent in the Purchase Notice (which shall not be less than 5 Business Days, nor more than 10 Business Days, after the receipt by the ABL Collateral Agents of the Purchase Notice), the ABL Claimholders shall sell to the purchasing Fixed Asset Claimholders and the purchasing Fixed Asset Claimholders shall purchase from the ABL Claimholders, the ABL Priority Obligations.

 

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(c) On the date of such purchase and sale, the purchasing Fixed Asset Claimholders shall:

(i) pay in cash to the ABL Collateral Agents, for the benefit of the ABL Claimholders, as the purchase price therefor, the full amount of all the ABL Priority Obligations (other than (A) any prepayment fees or premiums, (B) indemnification obligations for which no claim or demand for payment has been made at such time and (C) ABL Priority Obligations cash collateralized in accordance with clause (c)(ii) below) then outstanding and unpaid,

(ii) furnish cash collateral to the ABL Collateral Agents in such amounts as the ABL Collateral Agents determine is reasonably necessary to secure the ABL Collateral Agents and the ABL Claimholders in respect of the following: (A) any issued and outstanding letters of credit constituting ABL Priority Obligations (but not in any event in an amount greater than 105% of the aggregate undrawn amount of such letters of credit) (such cash collateral shall be applied to the reimbursement of any drawing under a letter of credit as and when such drawing is paid and, if a letter of credit expires undrawn, the cash collateral held by the ABL Collateral Agents in respect of such letter of credit shall be remitted to the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent for the benefit of the purchasing Fixed Asset Claimholders) and (B) ABL Bank Product Obligations and ABL Hedging Obligations, in each case, constituting ABL Priority Obligations (but not in any event in an amount greater than 100% of the aggregate outstanding amount thereof) (such cash collateral shall be applied to the reimbursement of such ABL Bank Product Obligations and ABL Hedging Obligations as and when such obligations become due and payable and, at such time as all of such ABL Bank Product Obligations and ABL Hedging Obligations are paid or satisfied in full, the remaining cash collateral held by the ABL Collateral Agents in respect of such ABL Bank Product Obligations and ABL Hedging Obligations shall be remitted to the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent for the benefit of the purchasing Fixed Asset Claimholders), and

(iii) pay to the ABL Collateral Agents and the other ABL Claimholders the amount of all fees (other than any prepayment fees or premiums) and expenses in respect of the ABL Priority Obligations to the extent earned or due and payable in accordance with the ABL Loan Documents (including the reimbursement of attorneys fees, financial examination expenses, and appraisal fees).

(d) Such purchase price and cash collateral shall be remitted by wire transfer of federal funds to such bank account of the applicable ABL Collateral Agent as such ABL Collateral Agent may designate in writing to the Designated Fixed Asset Collateral Agent for such purpose. Interest shall be calculated to but excluding the Business Day on which such purchase and sale shall occur if the amounts so paid by the purchasing Fixed Asset Claimholders to the bank account designated by such ABL Collateral Agent are received in such bank account prior to 2:00 p.m., New York City time, and interest shall be calculated to and including such Business Day if the amounts so paid by the purchasing Fixed Asset Claimholders to the bank account designated by such ABL Collateral Agent are received in such bank account later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time.

(e) Such purchase shall be effected by the execution and delivery of the form of assignment and acceptance agreement attached as an exhibit to the applicable ABL Credit Agreement and shall be expressly made without representation or warranty of any kind by any ABL Collateral Agent and the other ABL Claimholders as to the ABL Priority Obligations so purchased, or otherwise, and without recourse to any ABL Collateral Agent or any other ABL Claimholder, except that each ABL Claimholder shall represent and warrant: (i) that the amount quoted by such ABL Claimholder as its portion of the purchase price represents the amount shown as owing with respect to the claims transferred as reflected on its books and records, (ii) it owns, or has the right to transfer to the purchasing Fixed Asset Claimholders, the rights being transferred, and (iii) such transfer will be free and clear of Liens.

(f) In the event that (i) the purchasing Fixed Asset Claimholders receive all or a portion of any prepayment fee or premium payable pursuant to the ABL Loan Documents in cash, (ii) all ABL Priority Obligations purchased by such purchasing Fixed Asset Claimholders and all of the Fixed Asset Priority Obligations, including principal, interest and fees thereon and costs and expenses of collection thereof (including reasonable attorneys fees and legal expenses), are repaid in full in cash, and (iii) the ABL Credit Agreements are terminated, in each case, within 90 days following the date on which the purchasing Fixed

 

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Asset Claimholders pay the purchase price described in clause (c) above, then, within 3 Business Days after receipt by such Fixed Asset Claimholders of such amounts, the purchasing Fixed Asset Claimholders shall pay a supplemental purchase price to the ABL Collateral Agents, for the benefit of the ABL Claimholders, in respect of their purchase under this Section 8.19 in an amount equal to the portion of the prepayment fee or premium received by the purchasing Fixed Asset Claimholders to which the ABL Claimholders would have been entitled to receive had the purchase under this Section 8.19 not occurred.

(g) In the event that any one or more of the Fixed Asset Claimholders exercises and consummates the purchase option set forth in this Section 8.19, (i) each ABL Collateral Agent shall have the right, but not the obligation, to immediately resign under the applicable ABL Credit Agreement, and (ii) the purchasing Fixed Asset Claimholders shall have the right, but not the obligation, to require each ABL Collateral Agent to immediately resign under the applicable ABL Credit Agreement.

(h) In the event that any one or more of the Fixed Asset Claimholders exercises and consummates the purchase option set forth in this Section 8.19, the ABL Claimholders shall retain their indemnification rights under the ABL Credit Agreement for actions or other matters arising on or prior to the date of such purchase.

(i) Interest with respect to the Excess ABL Obligations shall continue to accrue and be payable in accordance with the terms of the ABL Loan Documents, the Excess ABL Obligations shall continue to be secured by the Collateral, and the Excess ABL Obligations shall be paid (or cash collateralized, as applicable) in accordance with the terms of the ABL Loan Documents and this Agreement. Each ABL Claimholder shall continue to have all rights and remedies of a lender under the ABL Loan Documents; provided, that no ABL Claimholder shall have any right to vote on or otherwise consent to any amendment, waiver, departure from, or other modification of any provision of any ABL Loan Document except that the consent of each ABL Collateral Agent shall be required for (i) those matters that require the agreement of all lenders or all affected lenders under Section 12.1(a)(iii) and 12.1(a)(iv) of the ABL Credit Agreement as in effect on the date hereof and (ii) matters in contravention of the provisions and priorities set forth in this Agreement.

8.20 Reciprocal Rights. The parties agree that the provisions of Sections 2.3, 3, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 6, and 7, including, as applicable, the defined terms referenced therein (but only to the extent used therein), which govern the relationship, and certain rights, restrictions, and agreements, between the ABL Collateral Agents and the other ABL Claimholders with respect to the ABL Obligations, on the one hand, and the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the other Fixed Asset Claimholders with respect to the Fixed Asset Obligations, on the other hand, (a) shall, from and after the Discharge of ABL Obligations and until the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations apply to and govern, mutatis mutandis, the relationship between the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the other Fixed Asset Claimholders with respect to the Fixed Asset Priority Obligations, on the one hand, and the ABL Collateral Agents and the other ABL Claimholders with respect to the Excess ABL Obligations, on the other hand, (b) shall, from and after the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations and until the Discharge of ABL Obligations apply to and govern, mutatis mutandis, the relationship between the ABL Collateral Agents and the other ABL Claimholders with respect to the ABL Priority Obligations, on the one hand, and the Fixed Collateral Agents and the other Fixed Asset Claimholders with respect to the Excess Fixed Asset Obligations, on the other hand, and (c) shall, from and after both the Discharge of ABL Obligations and the Discharge of Fixed Asset Obligations, and until the payment in full in cash of the Excess ABL Obligations and the termination or expiration of all commitments, if any, to extend credit that would constitute Excess ABL Obligations or the payment in full in cash of the Excess Fixed Asset Obligations, apply to and govern, mutatis mutandis, the relationship between the ABL Collateral Agents and the other ABL Claimholders with respect to the Excess ABL Obligations, on the one hand, and the Fixed Asset Collateral Agents and the other Fixed Asset Claimholders with respect to the Excess Fixed Asset Obligations, on the other hand.

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

 

Initial ABL Collateral Agent:
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
as Initial ABL Collateral Agent,
By:  

         

Name:  
Title:  
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
Attention: Amy Ehlen
Email: Amy.ehlen@barclays.com
Initial Fixed Asset Collateral Agent:
BARCLAYS BANK PLC,
as Initial Fixed Asset Collateral Agent
By:  

         

  Name:
  Title:
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
Attention: Peter Oberrender
Facsimile: Peter.oberrender@barclays.com

 

[Signature Page to Intercreditor Agreement]


Acknowledged and agreed to in accordance with Section 8.15 by:
PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC
By:  

         

  Name:
  Title:
7333 Shops Blvd., Suite 301
Willow Park, Texas 76087
Attention: Matt Wilks
Email: matt.wilks@profrac.com
Facsimile No.: 254-442-8042
PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
333 Shops Blvd., Suite 301
Willow Park, Texas 76087
Attention: Matt Wilks
Email: matt.wilks@profrac.com
Facsimile No.: 254-442-8042
PROFRAC MANUFACTURING, LLC
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:
333 Shops Blvd., Suite 301
Willow Park, Texas 76087
Attention: Matt Wilks
Email: matt.wilks@profrac.com
Facsimile No.: 254-442-8042

 

[Signature Page to Intercreditor Agreement]


Exhibit A

[Form of] Grantor Joinder Agreement

[FORM OF] GRANTOR JOINDER AGREEMENT NO. 1 dated as of [ ], 20[ ] to the INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT dated as of September 7, 2018 (the “Intercreditor Agreement”), among Barclays Bank PLC, as Initial ABL Collateral Agent, Barclays Bank PLC, as Initial Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, and the additional Agents from time to time party thereto, and acknowledged and agreed to by ProFrac Holdings, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“Holdings”), ProFrac Services, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “Borrower”) and certain subsidiaries of Holdings and Borrower (each a “Grantor”).

Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement.

The undersigned, [         ], a [         ], (the “New Grantor”) wishes to acknowledge and agree to the Intercreditor Agreement in accordance with Section 8.15 thereof and become a party thereto to the limited extent contemplated by Section 8.15 thereof and to acquire and undertake the rights and obligations of a Grantor thereunder.

Accordingly, the New Grantor agrees as follows for the benefit of the Agents and the Claimholders:

Section 1. Accession to the Intercreditor Agreement. The New Grantor (a) acknowledges and agrees to in accordance with, and becomes a party to the Intercreditor Agreement as a Grantor to the limited extent contemplated by, Section 8.15 thereof, (b) agrees to all the terms and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and (c) shall have all the rights and obligations of a Grantor under the Intercreditor Agreement. This Grantor Joinder Agreement supplements the Intercreditor Agreement and is being executed and delivered by the New Grantor pursuant to Section 8.17 of the Intercreditor Agreement.

Section 2. Representations, Warranties and Acknowledgement of the New Grantor. The New Grantor represents and warrants to each Agent and to the Claimholders that (a) it has full power and authority to enter into this Grantor Joinder Agreement, in its capacity as Grantor and (b) this Grantor Joinder Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms of this Grantor Joinder Agreement.

Section 3. Counterparts. This Grantor Joinder Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Grantor Joinder Agreement or any document or instrument delivered in connection herewith by telecopy or other electronic means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Grantor Joinder Agreement or such other document or instrument, as applicable.

Section 4. Section Headings. Section heading used in this Grantor Joinder Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction hereof or to be taken in consideration in the interpretation hereof.

Section 5. Benefit of Agreement. The agreements set forth herein or undertaken pursuant hereto are for the benefit of, and may be enforced by, any party to the Intercreditor Agreement subject to any limitations set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement with respect to the Grantors.

Section 6. Governing Law. THIS GRANTOR JOINDER AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

Section 7. Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Grantor Joinder Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, none of the parties hereto shall be required to comply with such provision for so long as such provision is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, but the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and in the Intercreditor Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired. The parties hereto shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.


Section 8. Notices. All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 8.8 of the Intercreditor Agreement. All communications and notices hereunder to the New Grantor shall be given to it at the address set forth under its signature hereto, which information supplements Section 8.8 of the Intercreditor Agreement.

Section 9. Miscellaneous. The provisions of Article 8 of the Intercreditor Agreement will apply, mutatis mutandis, to this Grantor Joinder Agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Grantor has duly executed this designation as of the day and year first above written.

 

[___________________________________]
By  

         

Name:  
Title:  


Exhibit B

[Form of] Credit Agreement Designation

[FORM OF] CREDIT AGREEMENT DESIGNATION NO. [] (this “Designation”) dated as of [ ], 20[_] with respect to the INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT dated as of September 7, 2018 (the “Intercreditor Agreement”), among Barclays Bank PLC, as Initial ABL Collateral Agent, Barclays Bank PLC, as Initial Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, and the additional Agents from time to time a party thereto, and acknowledged and agreed to by ProFrac Holdings, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“Holdings”), ProFrac Services, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “Borrower”) and certain subsidiaries of Holdings and Borrower (each a “Grantor”).

Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Intercreditor Agreement.

This Designation is being executed and delivered in order to designate the below described credit agreement, debt facility, indenture and/or commercial paper facility as an Additional Fixed Asset Credit Agreement entitled to the benefit of and subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement.

The undersigned, the duly appointed [specify title of responsible officer] of [Holdings]/[Borrower], hereby certifies on behalf of [Holdings]/[Borrower] that:

Section 1. [Insert name of Holdings, Borrower or other Grantor] intends to enter into [describe new debt facility] (the “New Debt Facility”) which New Debt Facility satisfies all requirements of the Intercreditor Agreement to be an Additional Fixed Asset Credit Agreement and it hereby designated as such.

Section 2. The incurrence of the Indebtedness under the New Debt Facility is permitted by each applicable ABL Loan Document and Fixed Asset Loan Document.

Section 3. The name and address of the Agent for such New Debt Facility is:

[Insert name and all capacities; Address]

Telephone:________________________

Fax: ________________________

Email________________________

Email: ________________________

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, [Holdings]/[Borrower] has duly executed this designation as of the day and year first above written.

 

[________________________________]
By  

         

Name:  
Title:  


Exhibit C

[Form of] Joinder Agreement

[FORM OF] JOINDER AGREEMENT NO. [ ] with respect to the INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT dated as of September 7, 2018 (the “Intercreditor Agreement”), among Barclays Bank PLC, as Initial ABL Collateral Agent, Barclays Bank PLC, as Initial Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, and the additional Agents from time to time a party thereto, and acknowledged and agreed to by ProFrac Holdings, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“Holdings”), ProFrac Services, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (the “Borrower”) and certain subsidiaries of Holdings and Borrower (each a “Grantor”).

A. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Intercreditor Agreement.

B. The undersigned (the “New Agent”) is the [administrative agent/collateral agent] under the [described facility] which has been designated by [Holdings]/[Borrower] as an Additional Fixed Asset Credit Agreement entitled to the benefit of and subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement.

C. The New Agent wishes to become a party to the Intercreditor Agreement as a Fixed Asset Collateral Agent in accordance with the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement.

Accordingly, the New Agent, and the Grantors agrees as follows, for the benefit of each other party to the Intercreditor Agreement:

Section 1. Accession to the Intercreditor Agreement. The New Agent (a) hereby accedes and becomes a party to the Intercreditor Agreement as a Fixed Asset Collateral Agent, (b) agrees, for itself and on behalf of the holders of the Fixed Asset Obligations represented by it, to all the terms and provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement and (c) shall have all the rights and obligations of an Agent under the Intercreditor Agreement.

Section 2. Representations, Warranties and Acknowledgement of the New Agent. The New Agent represents and warrants to each other Agent and to the Claimholders that (a) it has full power and authority to enter into this Joinder Agreement, in its capacity as a Fixed Asset Collateral Agent with respect to the Fixed Asset Obligations represented by it, (b) this Joinder Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with the terms of this Joinder Agreement and (c) the Fixed Asset Collateral Documents relating to such Fixed Asset Obligations provide that, upon the New Agent’s entry into this Joinder Agreement, the Claimholders in respect of such Fixed Asset Obligations will be subject to and bound by the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement.

Section 3. Counterparts. This Joinder Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Joinder Agreement or any document or instrument delivered in connection herewith by telecopy or other electronic means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Joinder Agreement or such other document or instrument, as applicable.

Section 4. Section Headings. Section heading used in this Joinder Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction hereof or to be taken in consideration in the interpretation hereof.

Section 5. Benefit of Agreement. The agreements set forth herein or undertaken pursuant hereto are for the benefit of, and may be enforced by, any party to the Intercreditor Agreement subject to any limitations set forth in the Intercreditor Agreement with respect to the Grantors.

Section 6. Governing Law. THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.


Section 7. Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Joinder Agreement should be held invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, none of the parties hereto shall be required to comply with such provision for so long as such provision is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, but the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions contained herein and in the Intercreditor Agreement shall not in any way be affected or impaired. The parties hereto shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.

Section 8. Notices. All communications and notices hereunder shall be in writing and given as provided in Section 8.8 of the Intercreditor Agreement. All communications and notices hereunder to the New Agent shall be given to it at the address set forth under its signature hereto, which information supplements Section 8.8 of the Intercreditor Agreement.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the New Agent has duly executed this Joinder Agreement to the Intercreditor Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

[

 

NAME OF NEW AGENT], as Fixed Asset Collateral Agent
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

Address for notices:

 

                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 
attention of: ______________________________


EXHIBIT L

FORM OF MONTHLY REPORT

 

Form of Monthly Report

L-1


Schedule 1.1

LENDERS’ COMMITMENTS


Schedule 1.2

GUARANTORS


Schedule 1.4

UNRESTRICTED SUBSIDIARIES


Schedule 1.5

CLOSING DATE SECURITY DOCUMENTS


Schedule 7.2

REAL PROPERTY


Schedule 7.4

SUBSIDIARIES


Schedule 8.11

PERMITTED INVESTMENTS


Schedule 8.12

DEBT


Schedule 8.14

AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS


Schedule 8.15

BUSINESSES CONDUCTED


Schedule 8.16

LIENS


Schedule 8.17

RESTRICTIVE AGREEMENTS


Schedule 8.27

HOLDINGS’ OPERATIONS


Schedule 8.29

POST-CLOSING OBLIGATIONS

Exhibit 10.14

EXECUTION VERSION

FIRST AMENDMENT

TO TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of September 11, 2019 (this “Amendment”), relating to the Credit Agreement referred to below, is made by and among PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC (the “Borrower”), ProFrac Holdings, LLC (“Holdings”), PROFRAC MANUFACTURING, LLC (“Manufacturing”) and the Lenders party hereto (as defined below) constituting at least the Required Lenders.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Borrower, Holdings, Manufacturing, the other Obligors from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”) and Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns, the “Agent”) and as collateral agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns, the “Collateral Agent”) have entered into the Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2018 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment, the “Existing Credit Agreement”; and the Existing Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment and as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time after the effectiveness of this Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein having the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement); and

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested certain amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement on the terms set forth herein, and, in accordance with Section 12.1 of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Existing Credit Agreement may be amended, supplemented, waived or modified in writing signed by the Required Lenders and the Obligors.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby covenant and agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement. Effective as of the First Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

(a) Section 4.3(a) of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

Excess Cash Flow. Commencing with the calendar quarter ending December 31, 2018, not later than ten (10) Business Days after the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(a) or (b), as the case may be (the “Excess Cash Flow Application Date”), for each Excess Cash Flow Period, the Borrower shall prepay (or cause to be prepaid), in accordance with Section 4.3(e), Term Loans with a principal amount equal to the Applicable ECF Percentage; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, for each of the Excess Cash Flow Periods ending December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019, (i) the Excess Cash Flow Application Date shall be not later than February 15, 2019 and May 15, 2019, respectively, and (ii) the amount prepaid or caused to be prepaid by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) shall not be less than $5,000,000; provided further that, notwithstanding the foregoing, for the Excess Cash Flow Period ending September 30, 2019, the amount prepaid or caused to be prepaid by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) shall not be less than $10,000,000. If following delivery of the audited financial statements of Holdings for any Fiscal Year pursuant to Section 6.2(a), such audited financial statements show that the Applicable ECF Percentage for such Fiscal Year was greater than the Applicable ECF Percentage calculated for such Fiscal Year based upon the unaudited quarterly financial statements delivered to the Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.2(b) (the amount of such discrepancy, the “ECF True-up Amount”), then the Borrower shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans in accordance with Section 4.3(e) in an amount equal to the ECF True-up Amount within 3 Business Days after delivery of such audited financial statements to the Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.2(a).


(b) Section 8.20 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

Financial Covenant. Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, shall not permit the Total Net Leverage Ratio on the last day of any Test Period to exceed the ratio set forth below opposite the last day of such Test Period:

 

Test Period End Date

  

Maximum Total Net

Leverage Ratio

Fiscal Quarters ended September 30,

2018 through and including December 31, 2018

   2.00:1.00

Fiscal Quarters ended March 31, 2019

through and including June 30, 2019

   1.75:1.00
Fiscal Quarter ended September 30, 2019    2.25:1.00
Fiscal Quarters ended December 31, 2019 and thereafter    1.50:1.00

(c) the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following Section 14.22 immediately following the end of Section 14.21 of the Existing Credit Agreement:

Section 14.22 Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs.

To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for hedge 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 the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States):

(a) In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.

(b) As used in this Section 14.22, the following terms have the following meanings:

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.


Covered Entity” means any of the following:

(i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);

(ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or

(iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).

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.

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).

SECTION 2. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective on the first date (such date, the “First Amendment Effective Date”) when, and only when, each of the conditions set forth below shall have been satisfied in accordance with the terms herein:

(a) the Agent shall have received duly executed counterparts of this Amendment by the Borrower, Holdings, Manufacturing and the Required Lenders;

(b) the Agent shall have received, for the benefit of each Lender that has executed and delivered a counterpart of this Amendment as provided in Section 2(a) above, a consent fee in an amount equal to 0.10% of the sum of the aggregate principal amount of Loans of such Lender outstanding on the First Amendment Effective Date immediately prior to giving effect to this Amendment;

(c) the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders party hereto shall have received all other fees and amounts due and payable on or prior to the First Amendment Effective Date, including reimbursement or payment of all reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses associated with this Amendment, such costs and expenses to be limited in the case of legal costs and expenses to the Attorney Costs;

(d) the representations and warranties set forth in this Amendment or any other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects (and any representation and warranty that is qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the First Amendment Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date;

(e) No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall result, in each case, after giving effect to this Amendment; and

(f) the Agent shall have received a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in paragraphs (d) and (e) of this Section 2;

SECTION 3. Representations and Warranties of the Obligors. To induce the Agent and Lenders party hereto to enter into this Amendment, each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing hereby represent and warrant to the Agent and each Lender that:

(a) each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Amendment. Each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing has taken all necessary corporate or limited liability action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance, as applicable, of this Amendment. This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing. Upon its execution, this Amendment constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing, enforceable against each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, winding up, moratorium and other similar Laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles (whether


considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Holdings’ and each Obligor’s execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment does not (x) conflict with, or constitute a violation or breach of, the terms of (a) any contract, mortgage, lease, agreement, indenture, or instrument to which Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party or which is binding upon it, (b) any Requirement of Law applicable to Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (c) any Charter Documents of Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, in any respect that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (y) result in the imposition of any Lien (other than Liens created by the Security Documents) upon the property of Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by reason of any of the foregoing;

(b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur, in each case, after giving effect to this Amendment;

(c) no approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, the Borrower of this Amendment, other than (i) those that have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and (ii) where failure to obtain, effect or make any such approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action, notice or filing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and

(d) after giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties of the Borrower and each of the other Obligors contained in the Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent such representation and warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, in which case such representation or warranty shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date), except that any representations and warranties subject to “materiality”, “Material Adverse Effect” or similar materiality qualifiers shall be true and correct in all respects (except to the extent such representation and warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall have been true and correct in all respects as of such earlier date).

SECTION 4. Expenses. The Borrower hereby reconfirms the obligations of the Borrower pursuant to Section 14.7 of the Credit Agreement to pay all reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Agent in connection with this Amendment.

SECTION 5. No Other Amendments or Waivers; Reaffirmation of the Loan Parties.

(a) Except as expressly provided herein (i) the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be unmodified and shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with their terms, (ii) the consents and agreements of the Agent and the Lenders set forth herein shall be limited strictly as written and shall not constitute a consent or agreement to any transaction not specifically described in connection with any such consent and/or agreement, and (iii) this Amendment shall not be deemed a waiver of any term or condition of any Loan Document and shall not be deemed to prejudice any right or rights which Agent or any Lender may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with any Loan Document or any of the instruments or agreements referred to therein, as the same may be amended from time to time.

(b) This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document.

(c) Each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing hereby confirms and agrees that, notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Amendment, each Loan Document to which such Obligor is a party is, and the obligations of such Obligor contained in the Credit Agreement (as amended by this Amendment) or in any other Loan Document to which it is a party are, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, in each case as modified by this Amendment. For greater certainty and without limiting the foregoing, each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing hereby confirms that the existing security interests granted by such Obligor in favor of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Loan Documents in the Collateral described therein shall continue to secure the Obligations as and to the extent provided in the Loan Documents.

SECTION 6. No Reliance, Etc. For the avoidance of doubt, and without limitation of any other provisions of the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents, Barclays Bank PLC, in its capacity as Agent, shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 13.3, 13.4 and 14.18 of the Credit Agreement as if such provisions were set forth in full herein mutatis mutandis.


SECTION 7. Amendment, Modification and Waiver. This Amendment may not be amended, modified or waived except in accordance with Section 12.1 of the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 8. Integration; Effect of Modifications. This Amendment represents the entire agreement of the Borrower, the other Obligors, the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders party hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of any party under, the Credit Agreement, nor alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. It is understood and agreed that each reference in each Loan Document to the Credit Agreement, whether direct or indirect, shall hereafter be deemed to be a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby.

SECTION 9. GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; WAIVERS; PROCESS AGENTS. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE INTERPRETED AND THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. SECTION 14.3 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT IS HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS AMENDMENT AS IF SUCH PROVISION WERE SET FORTH IN FULL HEREIN MUTATIS MUTANDIS AND SHALL APPLY HERETO.

SECTION 10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AMENDMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY OF THE PARTIES AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY AGENT-RELATED PERSON, PARTICIPANT OR ASSIGNEE, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, OR OTHERWISE. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS AMENDMENT OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AMENDMENT.

SECTION 11. Severability. The illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Amendment or any instrument or agreement required hereunder shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Amendment, the Credit Agreement, or any instrument or agreement required hereunder.

SECTION 12. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by each party hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same agreement; signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to the same document. This Amendment may be executed by facsimile or other electronic communication and the effectiveness of this Amendment and signatures thereon shall have the same force and effect as manually signed originals and shall be binding on all parties thereto. The Agent may require that any such documents and signatures be confirmed by a manually-signed original thereof, provided that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any facsimile or other electronic signature.

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Blank; Signature Pages Follow]


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused its duly authorized officer to execute and deliver this Amendment as of the date first written above.

 

PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC
By:   /s/ Matt Wilks
Name: Matt Wilks
Title: CFO
PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC
By:   /s/ Matt Wilks
Name: Matt Wilks
Title: CFO
PROFRAC MANUFACTURING, LLC
By:   /s/ Matt Wilks
Name: Matt Wilks
Title: CFO

 

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as the Agent
By:   /s/ Kevin Crealese
Name: Kevin Crealese
Title: Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as the Lender
By:   /s/ Kevin Crealese
Name: Kevin Crealese
Title: Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation, as a Lender
By. Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
Its Investment Adviser
By:   /s/ Nick Basso
  Name:Nick Basso
  Title:Senior Vice President

/s/ Armen Panossian

Armen Panossian
Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, as a Lender
By Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
Its Investment Adviser
By:   /s/ Nick Basso
  Name: Nick Basso
  Title: Senior Vice President

/s/ Armen Panossian

Armen Panossian
Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


Oaktree Strategic Income SPV, LLC, as a Lender
By: Oaktree Strategic Income SPV Parent, LLC
Its: Managing Member
By: Oaktree Strategic Income, LLC
Its: Managing Member
By: Oaktree Fund GP IIA, LLC
Plea Manager
By: Oaktree Fund GP II, L.P.
Its: Managing Member
By:   /s/ Nick Basso
  Name: Nick Basso
  Title: Senior Vice President

/s/ Armen Panossian

Armen Panossian
Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


OCSI SENIOR FUNDING II LLC, as a Lender
By: Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation
Its: Designated Manager
By: Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
Its: Investment Advisor
By:   /s/ Nick Basso
  Name: Nick Basso
  Title: Senior Vice President

/s/ Armen Panossian

Armen Panossian
Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


OSI 2 Senior Lending SPV, LLC, as a Lender
By: Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
Its: Investment Manager
By:   /s/ Nick Basso
  Name: Nick Basso
  Title: Senior Vice President

/s/ Armen Panossian

Armen Panossian
Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


TCW DL VII Financing LLC
By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC, its
Collateral Manager, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Suzanne Grosso
  Name: Suzanne Grosso
  Title: Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


TCW Skyline Lending, L.P.
By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC, its
Investment Advisor, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Suzanne Grosso
  Name: Suzanne Grosso
  Title: Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


West Virginia Direct Lending LLC
By: TCW Asset Management Company
LLC, Its Investment Advisor, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Suzanne Grosso
  Name: Suzanne Grosso
  Title: Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


TCW Brazos Fund LLC
By: TCW Asset Management Company
LLC, its Investment Advisor, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Suzanne Grosso
  Name: Suzanne Grosso
  Title: Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


Apollo Credit Strategies Master Fund Ltd., as a Lender
BY: Apollo Fund Management LLC,
As its investment Manager
By:   /s/ Lacary Sharpe
  Name: Lacary Sharpe
  Title: Vice President

 

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


Ellington CLO I Ltd., as a Lender
By:   /s/ Mark Heron
  Name: Mark Heron
  Title: Portfolio Manager

 

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


Ellington CLO IV Ltd, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Mark Heron
  Name: Mark Heron
  Title: Portfolio Manager

 

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


White Oak Global Advisors, LLC
As Attorney In-Fact on behalf of all White Oak Lenders
By:   /s/ Barbara McKee
  Name: Barbara J.S. McKee
  Title: Managing Partner

 

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


Redwood Opportunity Master Fund, LTD

as a Lender

By: Redwood Capital Management, LLC,
its Investment Manager
By:   /s/ Ruben Kliksberg
  Name: Ruben Kliksberg
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


Pontus Holdings, Ltd
as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Russell Bryant

  Name:   Russell Bryant
  Title:  

Chief Financial Officer

Quadrant Capital Advisors, Inc.

Investment Advisor to Pontus Holdings, Ltd.

 

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


Corbin Opportunity Fund, L.P.
By: Corbin Capital Partners

its investment manager

as a Lender

By:   /s/ Daniel Friedman
  Name: Daniel Friedman
  Title: General Counsel

 

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


CM Finance SPV LTD
as a Lender
By:   /s/ Rocco DelGuercio
  Name: Rocco DelGuercio
  Title: CFO

 

[Signature Page to First Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]

Exhibit 10.15

Execution Version

SECOND AMENDMENT

TO TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of May 13, 2020 (this “Amendment”), relating to the Credit Agreement referred to below, is made by and among PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC (the “Borrower”), ProFrac Holdings, LLC (“Holdings”), PROFRAC MANUFACTURING, LLC (“Manufacturing”) and the Lenders party hereto (as defined below), constituting at least the Required Lenders.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Borrower, Holdings, Manufacturing, the other Obligors from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”) and Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns, the “Agent”) and as collateral agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns, the “Collateral Agent”) have entered into the Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2018 (as amended by the First Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of September 11, 2019, and as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment, the “Existing Credit Agreement”; and the Existing Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment and as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time after the effectiveness of this Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein having the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement); and

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested certain amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement on the terms set forth herein, and, in accordance with Section 12.1 of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Existing Credit Agreement may be amended, supplemented, waived or modified in writing signed by the Required Lenders and the Obligors.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby covenant and agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement. Effective as of the Second Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

(a) Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended by adding the following definitions, to be placed in the appropriate alphabetical order, to read as follows:

Average Liquidity” means, for any period, the sum of the aggregate amount of Liquidity for each day in such period divided by the number of days in such period.

CARES Act” means the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, as in effect as of the date of this Amendment and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof.

CARES Act Debt” means any loan or other financial accommodation under Title IV, Section 4003(b)(4) of the CARES Act; provided that (a) such Debt is unsecured, (b) such Debt does not mature less than four years after the date on which it is incurred, (c) such Debt does not have scheduled amortization or other payments of principal within one year of the date on which it is incurred, (d) the proceeds therefrom are used solely in a manner that is permitted by the CARES Act, (e) the Obligors have made all attestations required by the CARES Act to incur such Debt, and all such attestations are true and correct in all material respects, and (f) the Obligors have fully complied in all material respects with all restrictions under Section 4003(c)(3)(A)(ii) of the CARES Act that are applicable to such Debt.

Cash Flow Reporting Period” means the period commencing on the first day of the first month following any month for which the Average Liquidity for such month shall have been less than $10,000,000 and ending on the last day of any month for which the Average Liquidity for each month during the immediately preceding three-month period shall have been equal to or greater than $10,000,000.


Liquidity” has the meaning specified therefor in the ABL Credit Agreement on the Second Amendment Effective Date.

Second Amendment” means the Second Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of May 13, 2020.

Second Amendment Effective Date” has the meaning specified therefor in Section 4 of the Second Amendment.

Sponsor Purchased Loans” means Term Loans purchased by the Sponsor Purchasers (in one or more series of purchases) in accordance with the second proviso to Section 12.2(a) of the Credit Agreement on or before August 2, 2020; provided that, immediately upon such purchase, the Sponsor Purchasers will contribute, directly or indirectly, the principal amount of such Sponsor Purchased Loans, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, to the Borrower and upon such contribution, such Sponsor Purchased Loans shall be cancelled, extinguished and of no further force or effect. Upon the date of such contribution, (x) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans shall reflect such cancellation and extinguishment of the Sponsor Purchased Loans and (y) the Borrower shall promptly provide notice to the Agent of such contribution of the Sponsor Purchased Loans, and the Agent, upon receipt of such notice, shall reflect the cancellation and extinguishment of the Sponsor Purchased Loans in the Register.

Sponsor Purchasers” means Affiliates of the Borrower (other than Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries).

(b) The definition of “Applicable Margin” is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

Applicable Margin” means a percentage per annum equal to (a) until the end of the first full Fiscal Quarter completed after the Closing Date, (i) for LIBOR Loans, 5.75%, and (ii) for Base Rate Loans, 4.75% and (b) thereafter, the following percentages per annum, based upon Total Net Leverage Ratio as of the most recent Adjustment Date:

 

Level

  

Total Net Leverage Ratio

   Applicable Margin
for LIBOR Loans
    Applicable Margin
for Base Rate Loans
 

I

   ³2.00:1.00      8.50     7.50

II

   < 1.25:1.00 or ³ 0.75:1.00      7.50     6.50

III

   <1.25:1.00 or ³ 0.75:1.00      6.50     5.5

IV

   <0.75:1.00      6.25     5.25

The Applicable Margin shall be adjusted quarterly in accordance with the table above on each Adjustment Date for the period beginning on such Adjustment Date based upon the Total Net Leverage Ratio as the Agent shall determine in good faith within ten (10) Business Days after such Adjustment Date (with any such change, for the avoidance of doubt, being given retroactive effect to the Adjustment Date) and the Agent shall notify the Borrower promptly after such determination. Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Margin resulting from a change in the Total Net Leverage Ratio shall become effective on the Adjustment Date.

Notwithstanding the foregoing:

(a) The Applicable Margin shall be set at Level I in the table above (i) upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, or (ii) if for any period, the Agent does not receive the Financial Statements required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(b) for such period, for the period commencing on the Adjustment Date for such period through the date on which such Financial Statements are delivered.

 

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(b) In the event that any Financial Statement or certificate delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(b) is inaccurate (at a time when this Agreement is in effect and unpaid Obligations under this Agreement are outstanding (other than indemnities and other contingent obligations not yet due and payable)), and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a different Applicable Margin for any fiscal period, then the Applicable Margin for such fiscal period shall be determined by reference to the applicable Level in the above table for such fiscal period which would have applied if a correct financial statement or certificate had been delivered, and the Borrower shall promptly pay to the Agent any additional accrued interest owing as a result of such increased Applicable Margin for such fiscal period or the Agent shall promptly issue the Borrower a credit against the next succeeding interest payment due in the amount of the additional interest paid in excess of the interest which would have been due if the lower Applicable Margin had been in effect for such Test Period.

(c) In the event that the aggregate amount of Sponsor Purchased Loans purchased, cancelled and extinguished by the Sponsor Purchasers on or before August 2, 2020 is less than $10,000,000, then each Applicable Margin set forth in the table above shall automatically and without any further action by any party be increased by 1.00% per annum from and after such date.

(c) Clause (ll) of the definition of “Permitted Liens” is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

(ll) other Liens; provided that at the time of the incurrence thereof and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and the use of proceeds thereof, the aggregate outstanding amount of Debt and other obligations secured by Liens incurred under this clause (ll) and then-outstanding shall not exceed $7,500,000; provided, further, that if such Liens are consensual and are on the Collateral, the holders of the Debt or other obligations secured thereby (or a representative or trustee on their behalf) shall have entered into the ABL Intercreditor Agreement or another customary intercreditor agreement or arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, the Required Lenders and the Borrower, providing, among other things, the Liens on the Collateral securing such Debt or other obligations shall rank junior to the Liens on the Collateral of the Obligors in favor of the Secured Parties;

(d) Section 4.3(a) of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

(a) Excess Cash Flow. Commencing with the calendar quarter ending December 31, 2018, not later than ten (10) Business Days after the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(a) or (b), as the case may be (the “Excess Cash Flow Application Date”), for each Excess Cash Flow Period, the Borrower shall prepay (or cause to be prepaid), in accordance with Section 4.3(e), Term Loans with a principal amount equal to the Applicable ECF Percentage; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) for each of the Excess Cash Flow Periods ending December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019, (A) the Excess Cash Flow Application Date shall be not later than February 15, 2019 and May 15, 2019, respectively, and (B) the amount prepaid or caused to be prepaid by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) shall not be less than $5,000,000, (ii) for the Excess Cash Flow Period ending September 30, 2019, the amount prepaid or caused to be prepaid by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) shall not be less than $10,000,000, (iii) for the Excess Cash Flow Period ending June 30, 2020, the amount prepaid or caused to be prepaid by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) shall not be greater than $2,500,000 (it being understood and agreed that amounts shall only be required to be so prepaid or caused to be prepaid for such Excess Cash Flow Period under this clause (iii) if Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has incurred CARES Act Debt of at least $12,500,000 on or prior to the date on which such prepayment is due hereunder), (iv) for the Excess Cash Flow Period ending September 30, 2020, the amount prepaid or caused to be prepaid by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) shall not be less than $1,500,000, (v) for the Excess Cash Flow Period

 

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ending December 31, 2020, the amount prepaid or caused to be prepaid by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) shall not be less than $3,500,000, and (vi) for the Excess Cash Flow Periods ending March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021, September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021, the amount prepaid or caused to be prepaid by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) shall not in each case be less than $2,500,000. If following delivery of the audited financial statements of Holdings for any Fiscal Year pursuant to Section 6.2(a), such audited financial statements show that the Applicable ECF Percentage for such Fiscal Year was greater than the Applicable ECF Percentage calculated for such Fiscal Year based upon the unaudited quarterly financial statements delivered to the Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.2(b) (the amount of such discrepancy, the “ECF True-up Amount”), then the Borrower shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans in accordance with Section 4.3(e) in an amount equal to the ECF True-up Amount within 3 Business Days after delivery of such audited financial statements to the Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.2(a).

(e) Section 6.2(f) of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

(f) Within thirty (30) days after the end of each month, (i) a monthly report in the form attached hereto as Exhibit L and (ii) a report calculating the Average Liquidity for such month.

(f) Section 6.2 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new Section 6.2(i) immediately following the end of Section 6.2(h) of the Existing Credit Agreement:

(i) From and after June 1, 2020, solely during any Cash Flow Reporting Period, as soon as available, but in any event not later than thirty (30) days after the end of each month, a sixty (60) day cash flow forecast of the Consolidated Parties and, if different, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Required Lenders, together with a reconciliation of actual cash flows to projected cash flows set forth in the sixty (60) day cash flow forecast delivered pursuant to this clause (i) for the prior month.

(g) Clause (e) of Section 8.10 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

(e) so long as no Default or Event of Default shall be continuing, the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may pay (or make Distributions to allow any Parent Entity to pay) for the repurchase, retirement or other acquisition or retirement for value of Stock of it or any Parent Entity (or any options or warrants or stock appreciation or similar rights issued with respect to any of such Stock) held by any future, present or former employee, director, officer or other individual service provider (or any Affiliates, spouses, former spouses, other immediate family members, successors, executors, administrators, heirs, legatees or distributes of any of the foregoing) of the Borrower (or any Parent Entity) or any of the other Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to any employee, management or director equity plan, employee, management or director stock option plan or any other employee, management or director benefit plan or any agreement (including any stock option or stock appreciation or similar rights plan, any management, director and/or employee stock ownership or equity-based incentive plan, stock subscription plan, employment termination agreement or any other employment agreements or equity holders’ agreement) with any employee, director, officer or other individual service provider of the Borrower (or any Parent Entity) or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any such payments, when taken together with (i) the aggregate principal amount of loans and advances made under clause (j) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” and (ii) the aggregate amount of Investments made under clause (t) of the definition of “Permitted Investments”, do not exceed (A) $2,500,000 in any Fiscal Year and (B) $20,000,000 during the term of the Agreement; provided that any unused portion of the preceding basket calculated pursuant to clause (i) above for any Fiscal Year may be carried forward to the next succeeding Fiscal Year up to a maximum of $1,000,000 in the aggregate in any Fiscal Year; provided, further, that cancellation of Debt owing to Holdings (or any Parent Entity of Borrower) or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries from employees, directors, officers or other individual service providers of the Borrower, any of the Borrower’s Parent Entity or any of Holdings’ Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with a repurchase of Stock of any of the Borrower’s Parent Entity will not be deemed to constitute a Distribution for purposes of this covenant or any other provision of this Agreement;

 

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(h) Clause (b) of Section 8.12 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

(b)(i) Debt described on Schedule 8.12 (it being understood and agreed that any such Debt that is repaid shall not be reborrowed) and any Refinancing Debt thereof and (ii) any intercompany Debt outstanding on the Closing Date;

(i) Clause (c) of Section 8.12 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

(c)(i) Capital Leases and purchase money Debt incurred to finance the acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, lease or improvement of any Equipment (as defined in Article 9 of the UCC) held for sale or lease or any fixed or capital assets (whether pursuant to a loan, a Capital Lease or otherwise) and (ii) any Refinancing Debt incurred to Refinance such Debt; provided that, at the time of incurrence and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and the use of the proceeds thereof, the aggregate principal amount of Debt incurred under this clause (c) and then-outstanding of Borrower, Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall not exceed $7,500,000;

(j) Clause (j) of Section 8.12 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

(j) Debt incurred under this clause (j) and then outstanding in an aggregate principal amount, measured at the time of incurrence and after giving Pro Forma Effect thereto and the use of the proceeds thereof, not to exceed $5,000,000 and any Refinancing Debt in respect thereof;

(k) Clause (k) of Section 8.12 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

(k) Debt (x) representing deferred compensation, severance and health and welfare retirement benefits to current and former employees, directors, consultants, partners, members, contract providers, independent contractors or other service providers of Holdings (or any Parent Entity thereof), the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business, (y) consisting of indemnities or similar obligations created, incurred or assumed in connection with Permitted Acquisitions, other Investments and the Disposition of any business, assets or Stock permitted hereunder, other than Guaranties incurred by any Person acquiring all or any portion of such business, assets or Stock for the purpose of financing such acquisition and (z) consisting of earnout obligations incurred in connection with any Permitted Acquisition permitted hereunder not exceeding $5,000,000 in the aggregate outstanding at any time; provided that the holder of such earnout obligations shall have agreed to restrictions to be determined by the Agent and the Required Lenders and such earnout obligations are subordinated to the Obligations on terms and pursuant to documentation reasonably acceptable to the Agent and the Required Lenders;

(l) Section 8.12 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the “and” at the end of Section 8.12(u) of the Existing Credit Agreement, replacing the “.” at the end of Section 8.12(v) of the Existing Credit Agreement with “;” and adding the following new Sections 8.12(w) and 8.12(x) immediately following the end of Section 8.12(v) of the Existing Credit Agreement:

(w) CARES Act Debt in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $25,000,000; and

(x) Debt incurred in connection with the EKU Acquisition in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $2,500,000.

 

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(m) Section 8.13 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

8.13 Prepayments of Debt. (a) The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, voluntarily prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner, or make any payment in violation of any subordination terms of, any principal outstanding in respect of (i) any Subordinated Debt or (ii) any Junior Debt (any such payment in respect of Junior Debt, a “Junior Debt Payment”), except, in the case of this clause (ii), (A) regularly scheduled repayments, purchases or redemptions of Junior Debt and regularly scheduled payments of interest, fees, expenses and premiums on any such Junior Debt, provided that such prepayment is expressly permitted under the terms of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, or another customary intercreditor agreement or arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, the Required Lenders and the Borrower, or other applicable subordination agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, the Required Lenders and the Borrower; (B) any prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances or other satisfactions of any Junior Debt in connection with any Refinancing thereof with any Refinancing Debt expressly permitted under this Agreement to be incurred for purposes of refinancing such Junior Debt; (C) any prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances or other satisfactions of any Junior Debt required as a result of any Permitted Disposition of any property securing such Junior Debt to the extent that such security is expressly permitted under this Agreement and such prepayment is permitted under the terms of the ABL Intercreditor Agreement, or another customary intercreditor agreement or arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, the Required Lenders and the Borrower, or other applicable subordination agreement reasonably acceptable to the Agent, the Required Lenders and the Borrower, as the case may be; (D) the conversion of any Junior Debt to Stock (other than Disqualified Stock) of Holdings, the Borrower or any Parent Entity; (E) so long as (1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom and (2) the Total Net Leverage Ratio as of the last day of the most recently completed Test Period, after giving Pro Forma Effect to such Junior Debt Payment, does not exceed 0.75:1.00, then prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other satisfactions of any Junior Debt in an aggregate amount not to exceed the Available Amount at such time; and (F) prepayments, redemptions, purchases, defeasances and other satisfactions of Junior Debt in an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000.

(b) The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of the Restricted Subsidiaries to, prepay, redeem, purchase, defease or otherwise satisfy prior to the scheduled maturity thereof in any manner, any principal outstanding in respect of CARES Act Debt, other than scheduled payments after the first anniversary of the incurrence of such CARES Act Debt to the extent expressly required pursuant to the CARES Act and the terms of the CARES Act Debt.

(n) Section 8.20 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

8.20 Financial Covenant. Holdings and its Restricted Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, shall not permit the Total Net Leverage Ratio on the last day of any Test Period to exceed the ratio set forth below opposite the last day of such Test Period:

 

Test Period End Date    Maximum Total Net
Leverage Ratio
 

Fiscal Quarters ended September 30, 2018 through and including December 31, 2018

     2.00:1.00  

Fiscal Quarters ended March 31, 2019 through and including June 30, 2019

     1.75:1.00  

Fiscal Quarters ended September 30, 2019 through and including March 31, 2020

     2.25:1.00  

 

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Test Period End Date    Maximum Total Net
Leverage Ratio
 

Fiscal Quarters ended June 30, 2020 through and including March 31, 2021

     3.50:1.00  

Fiscal Quarter ended June 30, 2021

     3.00:1.00  

Fiscal Quarter ended September 30, 2021

     2.75:1.00  

Fiscal Quarter ended December 31, 2021

     2.50:1.00  

Fiscal Quarters ended March 31, 2022 and thereafter

     2.00:1.00  

(o) Article VIII of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new Section 8.31 immediately following the end of Section 8.30 of the Existing Credit Agreement:

8.31 CARES Act Debt. Holdings and the Borrower:

(a) shall, and shall cause each of Holdings’ Restricted Subsidiaries to, comply, in all material respects, with the terms and conditions applicable to any CARES Act Debt, including all restrictions under Section 4003(c)(3)(A)(ii) of the CARES Act;

(b) shall, and shall cause each of Holdings’ Restricted Subsidiaries to, use the proceeds of any CARES Act Debt solely in a manner that is permitted by the CARES Act;

(c) shall, and shall cause each of Holdings’ Restricted Subsidiaries to, promptly (and in any event within 5 Business Days) upon receipt or delivery thereof, provide copies to the Agent (for further distribution to each Lender) of (i) all material documents, applications and correspondence with any applicable lender or any applicable Governmental Authority received or delivered relating to any CARES Act Debt and (ii) any notices of default received with respect to any CARES Act Debt; and

(d) shall not, and shall not permit any of Holdings’ Restricted Subsidiaries to, amend, modify or waive any material terms or conditions with respect to any CARES Act Debt.

(p) Section 10.1(c)(i) of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

Section 6.3(a), Section 8.2(a) (with respect to the maintenance of the Borrower’s existence only), Section 8.8, Section 8.9, Section 8.10, Section 8.11, Section 8.12, Section 8.13, Section 8.14, Section 8.16, Section 8.17, Section 8.22, Section 8.24, Section 8.27, Section 8.28 or Section 8.31;

(q) Exhibit L of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety in the form attached hereto as Schedule A.

SECTION 2. Permitted Disposition of Assets and Waiver of Section 4.3(b). Subject to the satisfaction of each of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 hereof, the Required Lenders hereby:

(a) acknowledge and agree that the Disposition of certain Class 8 tractors (the “Disposed Tractor Assets”) more fully described on Schedule B attached hereto shall be deemed to be a Permitted Disposition (the “Permitted Tractor Disposition”) pursuant to clause (b) of the definition of “Permitted Dispositions” in the Existing Credit Agreement; provided that, on each Tractor Disposition True-Up Date (as defined below), 100% of the Net Cash Proceeds from the Permitted Tractor Disposition shall be (i) first, applied to pay any amounts owing with respect to any Capital Leases and purchase money Debt incurred to finance the acquisition, construction, repair, replacement, lease or improvement of the Disposed Tractor Assets pursuant to Section 8.12(c) of the Existing Credit Agreement, until paid in full, and (ii) second, applied either, at the sole election of the Borrower (A) ratably to prepay the Term Loans or

 

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(B) to prepay the Debt permitted under Section 8.12(x) of the Credit Agreement (the “EKU Acquisition Debt”). On the last Business Day of each June and December beginning with December 31, 2020 (each such date, a “Tractor Disposition True-Up Date”), Holdings shall furnish to the Agent (for further distribution to each Lender) a reconciliation and other supporting information that sets forth in reasonable detail the Disposed Tractor Assets sold or otherwise disposed of during the six-month period prior to such Tractor Disposition True-Up Date and the amount of Net Cash Proceeds that must be applied to the Term Loans or the EKU Acquisition Debt pursuant to this Section 2(a) on such Tractor Disposition True-Up Date;

(b) waive the compliance of Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing with Section 4.3(b) of the Existing Credit Agreement solely insofar as such provision would prohibit Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing from entering into the Permitted Tractor Disposition; and

(c) consent to the release of, and hereby release, any security interest granted in or relating to the Disposed Tractor Assets.

SECTION 3. Permitted Acquisition and Waiver of Section 8.11. Subject to the satisfaction of each of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4 hereof, the Required Lenders hereby:

(a) acknowledge and agree that the acquisition of EKU Power Drives GmbH (the “EKU Acquisition”) shall be deemed to be a Permitted Acquisition in the Existing Credit Agreement so long as (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred prior to and be continuing or would result therefrom, (ii) the EKU Acquisition complies with the provisions of clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (v) of the definition of “Permitted Acquisition” in the Existing Credit Agreement, and (iii) Liquidity after giving Pro Forma Effect to the EKU Acquisition shall be not less than $10,000,000; and

(b) waive the compliance of Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing with Section 8.11 of the Existing Credit Agreement and clause (k) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” in the Existing Credit Agreement solely insofar as such provisions would prohibit Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing from entering into the EKU Acquisition.

SECTION 4. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective on the first date (such date, the “Second Amendment Effective Date”) when, and only when, each of the conditions set forth below shall have been satisfied in accordance with the terms herein:

(a) the Agent and the Lenders party hereto shall have received duly executed counterparts of this Amendment by the Borrower, Holdings, Manufacturing and each such Lender constituting the Required Lenders;

(b) each Lender party hereto shall have received a nonrefundable amendment fee payable in cash equal to 0.25% of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Term Loans;

(c) the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders party hereto shall have received all other fees and amounts due and payable on or prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date, including reimbursement or payment of all reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses associated with this Amendment, such costs and expenses to be limited in the case of legal costs and expenses to the Attorney Costs;

(d) the representations and warranties set forth in this Amendment or any other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects (and any representation and warranty that is qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the Second Amendment Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects (and any representation and warranty that is qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date;

(e) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall result, in each case, after giving effect to this Amendment; and

(f) the Agent and the Lenders party hereto shall have received a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this Section 4.

 

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SECTION 5. Representations and Warranties of the Obligors. To induce the Lenders party hereto to enter into this Amendment, each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing hereby represents and warrants to the Agent and each Lender that:

(a) Holdings and each Obligor party to this Amendment has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Amendment. Holdings and each Obligor party to this Amendment has taken all necessary corporate, limited liability company or partnership, as applicable, action (including obtaining approval of its shareholders, if necessary) to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment. This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by Holdings and each Obligor party hereto and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of Holdings and each such Obligor, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, winding up, moratorium and other similar Laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Holdings’ and each Obligor’s execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment does not (i) conflict with, or constitute a violation or breach of, the terms of (A) any contract, mortgage, lease, agreement, indenture, or instrument to which Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party or which is binding upon it, (B) any Requirement of Law applicable to Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (C) any Charter Documents of Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, in any respect that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) result in the imposition of any Lien (other than the Liens created by the Security Documents) upon the property of Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by reason of any of the foregoing;

(b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur, in each case, after giving effect to this Amendment;

(c) no approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of this Amendment other than where failure to obtain, effect or make any such approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action, notice or filing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and

(d) after giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties of the Borrower and each of the other Obligors contained in the Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects (and any representation and warranty that is qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect is true and correct in all respects) on and as of the Second Amendment Effective Date as though made on and as of such date, other than any such representation or warranty which relates to a specified prior date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects as of such prior date.

SECTION 6. Expenses. The Borrower hereby reconfirms the obligations of the Borrower pursuant to Section 14.7 of the Credit Agreement to pay all reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Agent in connection with this Amendment.

SECTION 7. No Other Amendments or Waivers; Reaffirmation of the Obligors.

(a) Except as expressly provided herein (i) the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be unmodified and shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with their terms, (ii) the consents and agreements of the Lenders set forth herein shall be limited strictly as written and shall not constitute a consent or agreement to any transaction not specifically described in connection with any such consent and/or agreement, and (iii) this Amendment shall not be deemed a waiver of any term or condition of any Loan Document and shall not be deemed to prejudice any right or rights which the Agent or any Lender may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with any Loan Document or any of the instruments or agreements referred to therein, as the same may be amended from time to time.

(b) This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document.

(c) Each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing hereby confirms and agrees that, notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Amendment, each Loan Document to which such Obligor is a party is, and the obligations of such Obligor contained in the Credit Agreement (as amended by this Amendment) or in any other Loan Document to which

 

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it is a party are, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, in each case as modified by this Amendment. For greater certainty and without limiting the foregoing, each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing hereby confirms that the existing security interests granted by such Obligor in favor of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Loan Documents in the Collateral described therein shall continue to secure the Obligations as and to the extent provided in the Loan Documents.

SECTION 8. Release. Each Obligor hereby acknowledges and agrees that: (a) neither it nor any of its Subsidiaries has any claim or cause of action against the Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender (or any of the directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys or consultants of any of the foregoing) and (b) the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders have heretofore properly performed and satisfied in a timely manner all of their obligations to the Obligors, and all of their Subsidiaries and Affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders wish (and the Obligors agree) to eliminate any possibility that any past conditions, acts, omissions, events or circumstances would impair or otherwise adversely affect any of their rights, interests, security and/or remedies. Accordingly, for and in consideration of the agreements contained in this Amendment and other good and valuable consideration, each Obligor (for itself and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and the successors, assigns, heirs and representatives of each of the foregoing) (collectively, the “Releasors”) does hereby fully, finally, unconditionally and irrevocably release, waive and forever discharge the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders, together with their respective Affiliates and Related Funds, and each of the directors, officers, employees, agents, attorneys and consultants of each of the foregoing (collectively, the “Released Parties”), from any and all debts, claims, allegations, obligations, damages, costs, attorneys’ fees, suits, demands, liabilities, actions, proceedings and causes of action, in each case, whether known or unknown, contingent or fixed, direct or indirect, and of whatever nature or description, and whether in law or in equity, under contract, tort, statute or otherwise, which any Releasor has heretofore had or now or hereafter can, shall or may have against any Released Party by reason of any act, omission or thing whatsoever done or omitted to be done, in each case, on or prior to the Second Amendment Effective Date directly arising out of, connected with or related to this Amendment, the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any act, event or transaction related or attendant thereto, or the agreements of the Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender contained therein, or the possession, use, operation or control of any of the assets of any Obligor, or the making of any Loans or other advances, or the management of such Loans or other advances or the Collateral. Each Obligor represents and warrants that it has no knowledge of any claim by any Releasor against any Released Party or of any facts or acts or omissions of any Released Party which on the date hereof would be the basis of a claim by any Releasor against any Released Party which would not be released hereby.

SECTION 9. No Reliance, Etc. For the avoidance of doubt, and without limitation of any other provisions of the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents, Barclays Bank PLC, in its capacity as Agent and Collateral Agent, shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 13.3, 13.4 and 14.18 of the Credit Agreement as if such provisions were set forth in full herein mutatis mutandis.

SECTION 10. Amendment, Modification and Waiver. This Amendment may not be amended, modified or waived except in accordance with Section 12.1 of the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 11. Integration; Effect of Modifications. This Amendment represents the entire agreement of the Borrower, the other Obligors, the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders party hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of any party under, the Credit Agreement, nor alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. It is understood and agreed that each reference in each Loan Document to the Credit Agreement, whether direct or indirect, shall hereafter be deemed to be a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby.

SECTION 12. GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; WAIVERS; PROCESS AGENTS. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE INTERPRETED AND THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. SECTION 14.3 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT IS HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS AMENDMENT AS IF SUCH PROVISION WERE SET FORTH IN FULL HEREIN MUTATIS MUTANDIS AND SHALL APPLY HERETO.

 

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SECTION 13. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AMENDMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY OF THE PARTIES AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY AGENT-RELATED PERSON, PARTICIPANT OR ASSIGNEE, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, OR OTHERWISE. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS AMENDMENT OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AMENDMENT.

SECTION 14. Severability. The illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Amendment or any instrument or agreement required hereunder shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Amendment, the Credit Agreement, or any instrument or agreement required hereunder.

SECTION 15. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by each party hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same agreement; signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to the same document. This Amendment may be executed by facsimile or other electronic communication and the effectiveness of this Amendment and signatures thereon shall have the same force and effect as manually signed originals and shall be binding on all parties thereto. The Agent may require that any such documents and signatures be confirmed by a manually-signed original thereof, provided that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any facsimile or other electronic signature.

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Exhibit 10.15

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused its duly authorized officer to execute and deliver this Amendment as of the date first written above.

 

PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC
By:  

/s/ Matt Wilks

  Name: Matt Wilks
  Title: President/CFO
PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC
By:  

/s/ Matt Wilks

  Name: Matt Wilks
  Title: President/CFO
PROFRAC MANUFACTURING, LLC
By:  

/s/ Matt Wilks

  Name: Matt Wilks
  Title: President/CFO

 

[Signature Page to Second Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


Exhibit 10.15

Lender signature pages on file with the Agent.


Exhibit 10.15

SCHEDULE A

EXHIBIT L

FORM OF MONTHLY REPORT


SCHEDULE B

DISPOSED TRACTOR ASSETS

Exhibit 10.16

EXECUTION VERSION

THIRD AMENDMENT

TO TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of July 7, 2020, relating to the Credit Agreement referred to below, is made by and among PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC (the “Borrower”), PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC (“Holdings”), PROFRAC MANUFACTURING, LLC (“Manufacturing”) and the Lenders party hereto (as defined below), constituting at least the Required Lenders.

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Borrower, Holdings, Manufacturing, the other Obligors from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”) and Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns, the “Agent”) and as collateral agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns, the “Collateral Agent”) have entered into the Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2018, as amended by (i) the First Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of September 11, 2019 and (ii) the Second Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of May 13, 2020, and as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment (the “Existing Credit Agreement”, and the Existing Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment and as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time after the effectiveness of this Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein having the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement); and

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested an amendment to the Existing Credit Agreement on the terms set forth herein, and, in accordance with Section 12.1 of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Existing Credit Agreement may be amended, supplemented, waived or modified in writing signed by the Required Lenders and the Obligors.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby covenant and agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Amendment to the Existing Credit Agreement. Effective as of the Third Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

(a) Clause (w) of Section 8.12 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“(w) CARES Act Debt in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $35,000,000; and”

SECTION 2. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective on the first date (such date, the “Third Amendment Effective Date”) when, and only when, each of the conditions set forth below shall have been satisfied in accordance with the terms herein:

(a) the Agent and the Lenders party hereto shall have received duly executed counterparts of this Amendment by the Borrower, Holdings, Manufacturing and each such Lender constituting the Required Lenders;

(b) the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders party hereto shall have received all other fees and amounts due and payable on or prior to the Third Amendment Effective Date, including reimbursement or payment of all reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses associated with this Amendment, such costs and expenses to be limited in the case of legal costs and expenses to the Attorney Costs;

(c) the representations and warranties set forth in this Amendment or any other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects (and any representation and warranty that is qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the Third Amendment Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects (and any representation and warranty that is qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date;

(d) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall result, in each case, after giving effect to this Amendment; and


(e) the Agent and the Lenders party hereto shall have received a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this Section 2.

SECTION 3. Representations and Warranties of the Obligors. To induce the Lenders party hereto to enter into this Amendment, each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing hereby represents and warrants to the Agent and each Lender that:

(a) Holdings and each Obligor party to this Amendment has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Amendment. Holdings and each Obligor party to this Amendment has taken all necessary corporate, limited liability company or partnership, as applicable, action (including obtaining approval of its shareholders, if necessary) to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment. This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by Holdings and each Obligor party hereto and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of Holdings and each such Obligor, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, winding up, moratorium and other similar Laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Holdings’ and each Obligor’s execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment does not (i) conflict with, or constitute a violation or breach of, the terms of (A) any contract, mortgage, lease, agreement, indenture, or instrument to which Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party or which is binding upon it, (B) any Requirement of Law applicable to Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (C) any Charter Documents of Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, in any respect that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) result in the imposition of any Lien (other than the Liens created by the Security Documents) upon the property of Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by reason of any of the foregoing;

(b) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur, in each case, after giving effect to this Amendment;

(c) no approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of this Amendment other than where failure to obtain, effect or make any such approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action, notice or filing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and

(d) after giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties of the Borrower and each of the other Obligors contained in the Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects (and any representation and warranty that is qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect is true and correct in all respects) on and as of the Third Amendment Effective Date as though made on and as of such date, other than any such representation or warranty which relates to a specified prior date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects as of such prior date.

SECTION 4. Expenses. The Borrower hereby reconfirms the obligations of the Borrower pursuant to Section 14.7 of the Credit Agreement to pay all reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Agent in connection with this Amendment.

SECTION 5. No Other Amendments or Waivers; Reaffirmation of the Obligors.

(a) Except as expressly provided herein (i) the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be unmodified and shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with their terms, (ii) the consents and agreements of the Lenders set forth herein shall be limited strictly as written and shall not constitute a consent or agreement to any transaction not specifically described in connection with any such consent and/or agreement, and (iii) this Amendment shall not be deemed a waiver of any term or condition of any Loan Document and shall not be deemed to prejudice any right or rights which the Agent or any Lender may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with any Loan Document or any of the instruments or agreements referred to therein, as the same may be amended from time to time.

(b) This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document.

 

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(c) Each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing hereby confirms and agrees that, notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Amendment, each Loan Document to which such Obligor is a party is, and the obligations of such Obligor contained in the Credit Agreement (as amended by this Amendment) or in any other Loan Document to which it is a party are, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, in each case as modified by this Amendment. For greater certainty and without limiting the foregoing, each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing hereby confirms that the existing security interests granted by such Obligor in favor of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Loan Documents in the Collateral described therein shall continue to secure the Obligations as and to the extent provided in the Loan Documents.

SECTION 6. No Reliance, Etc. For the avoidance of doubt, and without limitation of any other provisions of the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents, Barclays Bank PLC, in its capacity as Agent and Collateral Agent, shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 13.3, 13.4 and 14.18 of the Credit Agreement as if such provisions were set forth in full herein mutatis mutandis.

SECTION 7. Amendment, Modification and Waiver. This Amendment may not be amended, modified or waived except in accordance with Section 12.1 of the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 8. Integration; Effect of Modifications. This Amendment represents the entire agreement of the Borrower, the other Obligors, the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders party hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of any party under, the Credit Agreement, nor alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. It is understood and agreed that each reference in each Loan Document to the Credit Agreement, whether direct or indirect, shall hereafter be deemed to be a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby.

SECTION 9. GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; WAIVERS; PROCESS AGENTS. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE INTERPRETED AND THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. SECTION 14.3 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT IS HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS AMENDMENT AS IF SUCH PROVISION WERE SET FORTH IN FULL HEREIN MUTATIS MUTANDIS AND SHALL APPLY HERETO.

SECTION 10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AMENDMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY OF THE PARTIES AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY AGENT-RELATED PERSON, PARTICIPANT OR ASSIGNEE, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, OR OTHERWISE. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS AMENDMENT OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AMENDMENT.

SECTION 11. Severability. The illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Amendment or any instrument or agreement required hereunder shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Amendment, the Credit Agreement, or any instrument or agreement required hereunder.

SECTION 12. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by each party hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same agreement; signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single

 

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counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to the same document. This Amendment may be executed by facsimile or other electronic communication and the effectiveness of this Amendment and signatures thereon shall have the same force and effect as manually signed originals and shall be binding on all parties thereto. The Agent may require that any such documents and signatures be confirmed by a manually-signed original thereof, provided that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any facsimile or other electronic signature.

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Blank; Signature Pages Follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused its duly authorized officer to execute and deliver this Amendment as of the date first written above.

 

PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC
By:  

/s/ Authorized Signatory

  Name:  
  Title:   Authorized Signatory
PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC
By:  

/s/ Authorized Signatory

  Name:  
  Title:   Authorized Signatory
PROFRAC MANUFACTURING, LLC
By:  

/s/ Authorized Signatory

  Name:
  Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Third Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


Apollo Credit Strategies Master Fund Ltd.
By: Apollo ST Fund Management LLC, its investment manager
By:  

/s/ Joseph D. Glatt

  Name:   Joseph D. Glatt
  Title:   Vice President
Apollo PPF Credit Strategies, LLC
By: Apollo Credit Strategies Master Fund Ltd., its member
By: Apollo ST Fund Management LLC, its investment manager
By:  

/s/ Joseph D. Glatt

  Name:   Joseph D. Glatt
  Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Third Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


Barclays Bank PLC, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Jacqueline Custodio

  Name:   Jacqueline Custodio
  Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Third Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


CM Finance SPV LTD, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Rocco DelGuercio

  Name:   Rocco DelGuercio
  Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Third Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation, as a Lender
By:   Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
Its:   Investment Adviser
By:  

/s/ Michael Shannon

  Name:   Michael Shannon
  Title:   Vice President

/s/ Armen Panossian

Armen Panossian
Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Third Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, as a Lender
By:   Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
Its:   Investment Adviser
By:  

/s/ Michael Shannon

  Name:   Michael Shannon
  Title:   Vice President

/s/ Armen Panossian

Armen Panossian
Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Third Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


Oaktree Strategic Income SPV, LLC, as a Lender
By:   Oaktree Strategic Income SPV Parent, LLC
Its:   Managing Member
By:   Oaktree Strategic Income, LLC
Its:   Managing Member
By:   Oaktree Fund GP IIA, LLC
Its:   Manager
By:   Oaktree Fund GP II, L.P.
Its:   Managing Member
By:  

/s/ Michael Shannon

  Name:   Michael Shannon
  Title:   Authorized Signatory

/s/ Armen Panossian

Armen Panossian
Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page to Third Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


OCSI SENIOR FUNDING II LLC, as a Lender
By:   Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation
Its:   Designated Manager
By:   Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
Its:   Investment Advisor
By:  

/s/ Michael Shannon

  Name:   Michael Shannon
  Title:   Vice President

/s/ Armen Panossian

Armen Panossian
Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Third Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


OSI 2 Senior Lending SPV, LLC, as a Lender
By:   Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.
Its:   Investment Manager
By:  

/s/ Michael Shannon

  Name:   Michael Shannon
  Title:   Vice President

/s/ Armen Panossian

Armen Panossian
Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Third Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


[•], as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Darius Mozaffarian

  Name:   Darius Mozaffarian
  Title:   President

Lenders

 

WHITE OAK GLOBAL ADVISORS LLC    SMA31TEAM
WHITE OAK GLOBAL ADVISORS LLC    SMA45D
WHITE OAK GLOBAL ADVISORS LLC    YSTF
WHITE OAK GLOBAL ADVISORS LLC    YSPF
WHITE OAK GLOBAL ADVISORS LLC    YSFP1
WHITE OAK GLOBAL ADVISORS LLC    AWARE1
WHITE OAK GLOBAL ADVISORS LLC    AWARE2
WHITE OAK GLOBAL ADVISORS LLC    AWARE3
WHITE OAK GLOBAL ADVISORS LLC    BRPD2

 

[Signature Page to Third Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


TCW DL VII Financing LLC
By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC, its Collateral Manager, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Suzanne Grosso

  Name:   Suzanne Grosso
  Title:   Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Third Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


TCW Brazos Fund LLC
By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC, its Collateral Manager, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Suzanne Grosso

  Name:   Suzanne Grosso
  Title:   Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Third Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


TCW Skyline Lending, L.P.
By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC, its Collateral Manager, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Suzanne Grosso

  Name:   Suzanne Grosso
  Title:   Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Third Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


West Virginia Direct Lending LLC
By: TCW Asset Management Company LLC, its Collateral Manager, as a Lender
By:  

/s/ Suzanne Grosso

  Name:   Suzanne Grosso
  Title:   Managing Director

 

[Signature Page to Third Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]

Exhibit 10.17

EXECUTION VERSION

FOURTH AMENDMENT

TO TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT TO TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of June 24, 2021, relating to the Credit Agreement referred to below, is made by and among PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC (the “Borrower”), PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC (“Holdings”), PROFRAC MANUFACTURING, LLC (“Manufacturing”), the FOURTH AMENDMENT INCREMENTAL TERM LENDERS (as defined below), the LENDERS (as defined below) party hereto, as required, as the case may be, by the terms of this Amendment and the Existing Credit Agreement, and BARCLAYS BANK, PLC, as Agent (as defined below).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Borrower, Holdings, Manufacturing, the other Obligors from time to time party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”) and Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns, the “Agent”) and as collateral agent for the Lenders (in such capacity, together with its successors and permitted assigns, the “Collateral Agent”) have entered into the Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of September 7, 2018, as amended by (i) the First Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of September 11, 2019, (ii) the Second Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of May 13, 2020 and (iii) the Third Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2020, and as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Amendment (the “Existing Credit Agreement”, and the Existing Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”; capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein having the meanings ascribed to them in the Credit Agreement); and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2.5 of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Borrower has requested Incremental Term Loan Commitments in an aggregate principal amount equal to $40,000,000 (the “Fourth Amendment Incremental Term Loan Commitments”), such that after giving effect to the requested Fourth Amendment Incremental Term Loan Commitments, the aggregate principal amount of all Incremental Term Loan Commitments of all Lenders under the Credit Agreement shall equal an aggregate principal amount of $40,000,000, and all Term Loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement shall equal an aggregate principal amount of $171,354,939;

WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 2.5 of the Existing Credit Agreement, an Incremental Amendment shall be executed and delivered by the Borrower, the Agent, and one or more Fourth Amendment Incremental Term Lenders;

WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 2.5 of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Lenders (the “Fourth Amendment Incremental Term Lenders”) set forth on Schedule I attached as Exhibit A hereto have elected to (x) increase their existing respective Term Loan Commitments and/or (y) provide new Term Loan Commitments (any such Lender providing a new Term Loan Commitment, an “Additional Lender”), in each case and as the case may be, in the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule I hereto; and

WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested certain other amendments and waivers to the Existing Credit Agreement on the terms set forth herein.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and agreements, provisions and covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby covenant and agree as follows:

SECTION 1. Incremental Facility Request; Fourth Amendment Incremental Term Loan Commitment.

(a) Pursuant to Section 2.5 of the Existing Credit Agreement, the Borrower confirms and agrees that it has requested an increase in the aggregate amount of the existing Term Loan Commitments through the establishment of an Incremental Term Loan Commitment in an aggregate principal amount of $40,000,000 on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), which Incremental Term Loan Commitments shall be treated the same as the existing Term Loan Commitments (including, but not limited to, with respect to amortization) and shall be considered to be part of the existing Term Loan Commitments and existing outstanding Term Loans.

 


(b) Each Fourth Amendment Incremental Term Lender party hereto agrees (i) that effective on and at all times after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, such Fourth Amendment Incremental Term Lender will be bound by all of the obligations of a Lender under the Credit Agreement and (ii) (x) to increase its Term Loan Commitment in the amount set forth opposite its name on Schedule I hereto and/or (y) to provide a new Term Loan Commitment in the amount set forth opposite its name on Schedule I hereto, in each case which shall be added to and constitute a part of the Term Loan Commitments existing under the Existing Credit Agreement immediately prior to giving effect to this Amendment.

SECTION 2. Amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement (Required Lenders). Effective as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, subject to Section 5 hereof and the consent of the Required Lenders, the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

(a) Schedule 1.1 (Lenders’ Commitments) to the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended to add the Fourth Amendment Incremental Term Loan Commitments set out in Exhibit A hereto;

(b) Section 1.1 of the Existing Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended by adding the following definitions, to be placed in the appropriate alphabetical order, to read as follows:

Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.

FCA” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.5(c).

IBA” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.5(c).

Payment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13.22(a).

Payment Notice” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13.22(b).

Recipient” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13.22(a).

Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.

UK Financial Institution” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.

UK Resolution Authority” means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.

(c) Section 1.1 of the Existing Credit Agreement shall be and it hereby is amended by amending and restating the following definitions in their entirety as follows:

Bail-In Action” means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an Affected Financial Institution.

Bail-In Legislation” means (a) with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law, regulation rule or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).

 

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Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.

(d) Section 4.3(a) of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

(a) Excess Cash Flow. Commencing with the calendar quarter ending December 31, 2018, not later than ten (10) Business Days after the date on which financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.2(a) or (b), as the case may be (the “Excess Cash Flow Application Date”), for each Excess Cash Flow Period, the Borrower shall prepay (or cause to be prepaid), in accordance with Section 4.3(e), Term Loans with a principal amount equal to the Applicable ECF Percentage; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) for each of the Excess Cash Flow Periods ending December 31, 2018 and March 31, 2019, (A) the Excess Cash Flow Application Date shall be not later than February 15, 2019 and May 15, 2019, respectively, and (B) the amount prepaid or caused to be prepaid by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) shall not be less than $5,000,000, (ii) for the Excess Cash Flow Period ending September 30, 2019, the amount prepaid or caused to be prepaid by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) shall not be less than $10,000,000, (iii) for the Excess Cash Flow Period ending June 30, 2020, the amount prepaid or caused to be prepaid by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) shall not be greater than $2,500,000 (it being understood and agreed that amounts shall only be required to be so prepaid or caused to be prepaid for such Excess Cash Flow Period under this clause (iii) if Holdings, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries has incurred CARES Act Debt of at least $12,500,000 on or prior to the date on which such prepayment is due hereunder), (iv) for the Excess Cash Flow Period ending September 30, 2020, the amount prepaid or caused to be prepaid by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) shall not be less than $1,500,000, (v) for the Excess Cash Flow Period ending December 31, 2020, the amount prepaid or caused to be prepaid by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) shall not be less than $3,500,000, (vi) for the Excess Cash Flow Periods ending March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021, September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2021, the amount prepaid or caused to be prepaid by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) shall be waived and $0 will be due, and (vii) for each of the Excess Cash Flow Periods ending March 31, 2022, June 30, 2022, September 30, 2022, December 31, 2022, March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2023 the amount prepaid or caused to be prepaid by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 4.3(a) shall be not less than $5,000,000. If following delivery of the audited financial statements of Holdings for any Fiscal Year pursuant to Section 6.2(a), such audited financial statements show that the Applicable ECF Percentage for such Fiscal Year was greater than the Applicable ECF Percentage calculated for such Fiscal Year based upon the unaudited quarterly financial statements delivered to the Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.2(b) (the amount of such discrepancy, the “ECF True-up Amount”), then the Borrower shall prepay the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loans in accordance with Section 4.3(e) in an amount equal to the ECF True-up Amount within 3 Business Days after delivery of such audited financial statements to the Agent and the Lenders pursuant to Section 6.2(a),

(e) Section 5.5 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

(a) If the Agent determines that (i) for any reason adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the LIBOR for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed LIBOR Loan or (ii) the LIBOR Rate for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed LIBOR Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to the Lenders of funding such LIBOR Loan, then, in each case of the foregoing, the Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender thereof. Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain LIBOR Loans hereunder shall be suspended until the Agent revokes such notice in writing. Upon receipt of such notice, the Borrower may revoke any Notice of Borrowing or Notice of

 

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Continuation/Conversion then submitted by any of them. If the Borrower does not revoke such notice, the Lenders shall make, convert or continue the Loans, as proposed by the Borrower, in the amount specified in the applicable notice submitted by the Borrower, but such Loans shall be made, converted or continued as Base Rate Loans instead of LIBOR Loans and the utilization of the LIBOR Rate component in determining the Base Rate shall be suspended.

(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Agent has made the determination described in clause (a)(i) of this Section 5.5 and/or is advised by the Required Lenders of their determination in accordance with clause (a)(ii) of this Section 5.5 and the Borrower shall so request, the Agent, the Required Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend the definition of “Eurocurrency Rate” and other applicable provisions to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change; provided that, until so amended, such Loans impacted by clauses (a)(i) and (a)(ii) of this Section 5.5 will be handled as otherwise provided pursuant to the terms of this Section 5.5.

(c) Benchmark Replacement Provisions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document:

(i) Replacing USD LIBOR. On March 5, 2021 the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), the regulatory supervisor of USD LIBOR’s administrator (“IBA”), announced in a public statement the future cessation or loss of representativeness of overnight/Spot Next, 1-month, 3-month, 6-month and 12- month USD LIBOR tenor settings. On the earlier of (i) the date that all Available Tenors of USD LIBOR have either permanently or indefinitely ceased to be provided by IBA or have been announced by the FCA pursuant to public statement or publication of information to be no longer representative and (ii) the Early Opt-in Effective Date, if the then-current Benchmark is USD LIBOR, the Benchmark Replacement will replace such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of any setting of such Benchmark on such day and all subsequent settings without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Loan Document. If the Benchmark Replacement is Daily Simple SOFR, all interest payments will be payable on a quarterly basis.

(ii) Replacing Future Benchmarks. Upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, the Benchmark Replacement will replace the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Loan Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided to the Lenders without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document so long as the Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders of each Class. At any time that the administrator of the then-current Benchmark has permanently or indefinitely ceased to provide such Benchmark or such Benchmark has been announced by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark pursuant to public statement or publication of information to be no longer representative of the underlying market and economic reality that such Benchmark is intended to measure and that representativeness will not be restored, the Borrower may revoke any request for a borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Loans to be made, converted or continued that would bear interest by reference to such Benchmark until the Borrower’s receipt of notice from the Agent that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced such Benchmark, and, failing that, the Borrower will be deemed to have converted any such request into a request for a borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans. During the period referenced in the foregoing sentence, the component of Base Rate based upon the Benchmark will not be used in a determination of Base Rate.

(iii) Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the implementation and administration of a Benchmark Replacement, the Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement.

 

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(iv) Notices: Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (i) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (ii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Agent, or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 5.5(c), including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 5.5(c).

(v) Unavailability of Tenor of Benchmark. At any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including Term SOFR or USD LIBOR), then the Agent may remove any tenor of such Benchmark that is unavailable or nonrepresentative for Benchmark (including Benchmark Replacement) settings and (ii) the Agent may reinstate any such previously removed tenor for Benchmark (including Benchmark Replacement) settings.

(d) Certain Defined Terms. As used in this Section 5.5, the following terms have the following meanings:

Available Tenor” means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, as applicable, (x) if the then-current Benchmark is a term rate, any tenor for such Benchmark that is or may be used for determining the length of an Interest Period or (y) otherwise, any payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, as applicable, pursuant to this Agreement as of such date.

Benchmark” means, initially, USD LIBOR; provided that if a replacement of the Benchmark has occurred pursuant to Section 5.5(c), then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate. Any reference to “Benchmark” shall include, as applicable, the published component used in the calculation thereof.

Benchmark Replacement” means, for any Available Tenor:

1) For purposes of Section 5.5(c)(i), the first alternative set forth below that can be determined by the Agent:

a) the sum of: (i) Term SOFR and (ii) 0.11448% (11.448 basis points) for an Available Tenor of one-month’s duration, 0.26161% (26.161 basis points) for an Available Tenor of three-months’ duration, and 0.42826% (42.826 basis points) for an Available Tenor of six-months’ duration, or

b) the sum of: (i) Daily Simple SOFR and (ii) the spread adjustment selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for the replacement of the tenor of USD LIBOR with a SOFR-based rate having approximately the same length as the interest payment period specified in Section 5.5(c)(i); and

2) For purposes of Section 5.5(c)(ii), the sum of (a) the alternate benchmark rate and (b) an adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero), in each case, that has been selected by the Agent and the Borrower as the replacement for such Available Tenor of such Benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then-prevailing market convention, including any applicable recommendations made by the Relevant Governmental Body, for U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time;

provided that, if the Benchmark Replacement as determined pursuant to clause (1) or (2) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

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Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Base Rate,” the definition of “Business Day,” the definition of “Interest Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, the applicability and length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).

Benchmark Transition Event” means, with respect to any then-current Benchmark other than USD LIBOR, the occurrence of a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of the then-current Benchmark, the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark, a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark, announcing or stating that (a) such administrator has ceased or will cease on a specified date to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark, permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any Available Tenor of such Benchmark or (b) all Available Tenors of such Benchmark are or will no longer be representative of the underlying market and economic reality that such Benchmark is intended to measure and that representativeness will not be restored.

Daily Simple SOFR” means, for any day, SOFR, with the conventions for this rate (which will include a lookback) being established by the Agent in accordance with the conventions for this rate recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining “Daily Simple SOFR” for syndicated business loans; provided, that if the Agent decides that any such convention is not administratively feasible for the Agent, then the Agent may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion.

Early Opt-in Effective Date” means, with respect to any Early Opt-in Election, the sixth (6th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election is provided to the Lenders, so long as the Agent has not received, by 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Early Opt-in Election is provided to the Lenders, written notice of objection to such Early Opt-in Election from Lenders comprising the Required Lenders.

Early Opt-in Election” means the occurrence of:

1) a notification by the Agent to (or the request by the Borrower to the Agent to notify) each of the other parties hereto that at least five currently outstanding U.S. dollar-denominated syndicated credit facilities at such time contain (as a result of amendment or as originally executed) a SOFR-based rate (including SOFR, a term SOFR or any other rate based upon SOFR) as a benchmark rate (and such syndicated credit facilities are identified in such notice and are publicly available for review), and

2) the joint election by the Agent and the Borrower to trigger a fallback from USD LIBOR and the provision by the Agent of written notice of such election to the Lenders.

Floor” means the benchmark rate floor, if any, provided in this Agreement initially (as of the execution of this Agreement, the modification, amendment or renewal of this Agreement or otherwise) with respect to USD LIBOR.

Relevant Governmental Body” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or any successor thereto.

 

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SOFR” means a rate per annum equal to the secured overnight financing rate for such Business Day published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate) on the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org (or any successor source for the secured overnight financing rate identified as such by the administrator of the secured overnight financing rate from time to time).

Term SOFR” means, for the applicable corresponding tenor, the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body.

USD LIBOR” means the London interbank offered rate for U.S. dollars.

(f) Article XIII of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated by adding the following new Section 13.22 immediately following the end of Section 13.21 of the Existing Credit Agreement:

(a) Each Lender (and each Participant of any of the foregoing, by its acceptance of a Participation) hereby acknowledges and agrees that if the Agent notifies such Lender that the Agent has determined in its sole discretion that any funds (or any portion thereof) received by such Lender (any of the foregoing, a “Recipient”) from the Agent (or any of its Affiliates) were erroneously transmitted to, or otherwise erroneously or mistakenly received by, such Recipient (whether or not known to such Recipient) (whether as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees or otherwise; individually and collectively, a “Payment”) and demands the return of such Payment, such Recipient shall promptly, but in no event later than one Business Day thereafter, return to the Agent the amount of any such Payment as to which such a demand was made. A notice of the Agent to any Recipient under this Section shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

(b) Without limitation of clause (a) above, each Recipient further acknowledges and agrees that if such Recipient receives a Payment from the Agent (or any of its Affiliates) (x) that is in an amount, or on a date different from the amount and/or date specified in a notice of payment sent by the Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such Payment (a “Payment Notice”), (y) that was not preceded or accompanied by a Payment Notice, or (z) that such Recipient otherwise becomes aware was transmitted, or received, in error or by mistake (in whole or in part), in each case, it understands and agrees at the time of receipt of such Payment that an error has been made (and that it is deemed to have knowledge of such error) with respect to such Payment. Each Recipient agrees that, in each such case, it shall promptly notify the Agent of such occurrence and, upon demand from the Agent, it shall promptly, but in no event later than one Business Day thereafter, return to the Agent the amount of any such Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made.

(c) Any Payment required to be returned by a Recipient under this Section shall be made in same day funds in the currency so received, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Recipient to the date such amount is repaid to the Agent at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect. Each Recipient hereby agrees that it shall not assert and, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, hereby waives, any right to retain such Payment, and any claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off or recoupment or similar right to any demand by the Agent for the return of any Payment received, including without limitation any defense based on “discharge for value” or any similar doctrine.

(d) The Borrower and each other Obligor hereby agrees that (x) in the event an erroneous Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered from any Lender that has received such Payment (or portion thereof) for any reason, the Agent shall be subrogated to all the rights of such Lender with respect to such amount and (y) an erroneous Payment shall not pay, prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any Obligations owed by the Borrower or any other Obligor except, in each case, to the extent such erroneous Payment is, and with respect to the amount of such erroneous Payment that is, comprised of funds of the Borrower or any other Obligor.

 

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(e) Each party’s obligations, agreements and waivers under this Section 13.22 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Agent, any transfer of rights or obligations by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and/or the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all Obligations (or any portion thereof) under any Loan Document.

(g) Section 14.21 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

Section 14.21. Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions.

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

(i) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an Affected Financial Institution; and

(ii) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:

1) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;

2) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such Affected Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or

3) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.

SECTION 3. Amendments to the Existing Credit Agreement (All Lenders). Effective as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, subject to Section 5 hereof and the consent of all Lenders under the Credit Agreement, the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing each instance of the text “50.1%” with “60.1%” in the definition of “Required Lenders”.

SECTION 4. Waiver. Pursuant to Section 12.1 of the Agreement, the Lenders constituting “Required Lenders” hereby waive the following conditions precedent to the incurrence of Fourth Amendment Incremental Term Loan Commitments set forth in Section 2.5 of the Agreement:

(a) after giving Pro Forma Effect to the incurrence of the Fourth Amendment Incremental Term Loan Commitments, compliance with the Consolidated Total Debt to Consolidated EBITDA leverage tests set forth in Sections 2.5(a)(i) and 2.5(a)(ii); and

(b) legal opinions from counsel of the Borrower to the Agent and Fourth Amendment Incremental Term Lenders required pursuant to Section 2.5(d).

SECTION 5. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective on the first date (such date, the “Fourth Amendment Effective Date”) when, and only when, each of the conditions set forth below shall have been satisfied in accordance with the terms herein:

(a) the Agent and the Lenders party hereto shall have received duly executed counterparts of this Amendment by the Borrower, Holdings, Manufacturing, the Fourth Amendment Incremental Term Lenders and the Lenders under the Credit Agreement as required hereby and pursuant to the Credit Agreement;

(b) each Lender party hereto shall have received a non-refundable amendment fee payable in cash equal to 0.20% of such Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Term Loans;

 

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(c) each Fourth Amendment Incremental Term Lender party hereto shall have received a non-refundable upfront fee payable in cash equal to 0.48% of such Fourth Amendment Incremental Term Lender’s Pro Rata Share of the Fourth Amendment Incremental Term Loan Commitment, which, at the election of each Fourth Amendment Incremental Term Lender, may be structured as original issue discount upon funding of the Fourth Amendment Incremental Term Loan Commitments by such Fourth Amendment Incremental Term Lender.

(d) the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders party hereto shall have received all other fees and amounts due and payable on or prior to the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, including reimbursement or payment of all reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses associated with this Amendment, such costs and expenses to be limited in the case of legal costs and expenses to the Attorney Costs;

(e) the representations and warranties set forth in this Amendment or any other Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects (and any representation and warranty that is qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respects (and any representation and warranty that is qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect shall be true and correct in all respects) as of such earlier date;

(f) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall result, in each case, after giving effect to this Amendment;

(g) the ratio of (x) Consolidated Debt (without giving effect to clause (b) of the definition thereof) to (y) Consolidated EBITDA (as of the last day of the most recently completed Test Period, after giving Pro Forma Effect to the incurrence of such additional amount) shall not exceed 3.00:1.00;

(h) the Agent and the Lenders party hereto shall have received a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying as to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in paragraphs (e), (f) and (g) of this Section 5, and, with respect to clause (g), together with reasonably detailed calculations with respect thereto;

(i) Omitted;

(j) the Agent shall have received a certificate executed by a Responsible Officer of Holdings and the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit G to the Existing Credit Agreement, which attaches (A) resolutions or other equivalent action documentation authorizing the Agreement, (B) incumbency certificates, (C) Organization Documents and (D) good standing certificates;

(k) the Agent shall have received a certificate executed by the Chief Financial Officer of Holdings as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit F to the Existing Credit Agreement, attesting to the Solvency of Holdings and its Subsidiaries (on a consolidated basis) immediately after giving effect to this Amendment; and

(l) the Agent shall have received at least three (3) Business Days prior to the Fourth Amendment Effective Date all documentation and other information about the Borrower and the Guarantors as has been reasonably requested in writing at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Fourth Amendment Effective Date by any Fourth Amendment Incremental Term Lender that they reasonably determine is required by United States regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the USA PATRIOT Act and a certification regarding beneficial ownership required by 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.

SECTION 6. Representations and Warranties of the Obligors. To induce the Agent and the Lenders party hereto to enter into this Amendment, each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing hereby represents and warrants to the Agent and each Lender that:

(a) Holdings and each Obligor party to this Amendment has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Amendment. Holdings and each Obligor party to this Amendment has taken all necessary corporate, limited liability company or partnership, as applicable, action (including obtaining approval of its shareholders, if necessary) to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment. This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by Holdings and each Obligor party hereto and constitute the legal, valid and binding

 

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obligations of Holdings and each such Obligor, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, winding up, moratorium and other similar Laws relating to or affecting creditors’ rights generally and general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law) and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Holdings’ and each Obligor’s execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment does not (i) conflict with, or constitute a violation or breach of, the terms of (A) any contract, mortgage, lease, agreement, indenture, or instrument to which Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party or which is binding upon it, (B) any Requirement of Law applicable to Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or (C) any Charter Documents of Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in each case, in any respect that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) result in the imposition of any Lien (other than the Liens created by the Security Documents) upon the property of Holdings, such Obligor or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries by reason of any of the foregoing;

(b) The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment does not violate any Organization Document of any Obligor;

(c) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would occur, in each case, after giving effect to this Amendment;

(d) no approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, Holdings or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of this Amendment other than where failure to obtain, effect or make any such approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action, notice or filing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and

(e) after giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties of the Borrower and each of the other Obligors contained in the Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects (and any representation and warranty that is qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect is true and correct in all respects) on and as of the Fourth Amendment Effective Date as though made on and as of such date, other than any such representation or warranty which relates to a specified prior date, in which case such representations and warranties were true and correct in all material respects as of such prior date.

SECTION 7. Agreements of the Additional Lenders. Each Additional Lender hereby: (i) confirms that it has received a copy of the Existing Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, together with copies of the financial statements referred to therein and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Amendment; (ii) agrees that after giving effect to this Amendment, it will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Credit Agreement; (iii) appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are delegated to the Agent, as the case may be, by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; (iv) agrees that after giving effect to this Amendment, it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Credit Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender; and (v) confirms it is not a Disqualified Lender and is otherwise an Eligible Assignee.

SECTION 8. Expenses. The Borrower hereby reconfirms the obligations of the Borrower pursuant to Section 14.7 of the Credit Agreement to pay all reasonable and documented or invoiced out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Agent in connection with this Amendment.

SECTION 9. No Other Amendments or Waivers; Reaffirmation of the Obligors.

(a) Except as expressly provided herein (i) the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be unmodified and shall continue to be in full force and effect in accordance with their terms, (ii) the consents and agreements of the Agent and the Lenders set forth herein shall be limited strictly as written and shall not constitute a consent or agreement to any transaction not specifically described in connection with any such consent and/or agreement, and (iii) this Amendment shall not be deemed a waiver of any term or condition of any Loan Document and shall not be deemed to prejudice any right or rights which the Agent or any Lender may now have or may have in the future under or in connection with any Loan Document or any of the instruments or agreements referred to therein, as the same may be amended from time to time.

 

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(b) This Amendment shall constitute a Loan Document and an Incremental Amendment.

(c) Each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing hereby confirms and agrees that, notwithstanding the effectiveness of this Amendment, each Loan Document to which such Obligor is a party is, and the obligations of such Obligor contained in the Credit Agreement (as amended by this Amendment) or in any other Loan Document to which it is a party are, and shall continue to be, in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects, in each case as modified by this Amendment. For greater certainty and without limiting the foregoing, each of the Borrower, Holdings and Manufacturing hereby confirms that the existing security interests granted by such Obligor in favor of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Loan Documents in the Collateral described therein shall continue to secure the Obligations as and to the extent provided in the Loan Documents.

SECTION 10. No Reliance, Etc. For the avoidance of doubt, and without limitation of any other provisions of the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents, Barclays Bank PLC, in its capacity as Agent and Collateral Agent, shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 13.3, 13.4 and 14.18 of the Credit Agreement as if such provisions were set forth in full herein mutatis mutandis.

SECTION 11. Amendment, Modification and Waiver. This Amendment may not be amended, modified or waived except in accordance with Section 12.1 of the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 12. Integration; Effect of Modifications. This Amendment represents the entire agreement of the Borrower, the other Obligors, the Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders party hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, and there are no promises, undertakings, representations or warranties by the Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not expressly set forth or referred to herein. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of any party under, the Credit Agreement, nor alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. It is understood and agreed that each reference in each Loan Document to the Credit Agreement, whether direct or indirect, shall hereafter be deemed to be a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby.

SECTION 13. GOVERNING LAW; SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; WAIVERS; PROCESS AGENTS. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE INTERPRETED AND THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. SECTION 14.3 OF THE CREDIT AGREEMENT IS HEREBY INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THIS AMENDMENT AS IF SUCH PROVISION WERE SET FORTH IN FULL HEREIN MUTATIS MUTANDIS AND SHALL APPLY HERETO.

SECTION 14. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AMENDMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY, IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR OTHER LITIGATION OF ANY TYPE BROUGHT BY ANY OF THE PARTIES AGAINST ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY AGENT-RELATED PERSON, PARTICIPANT OR ASSIGNEE, WHETHER WITH RESPECT TO CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS, OR OTHERWISE. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE TRIED BY A COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE PARTIES FURTHER AGREE THAT THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS WAIVED BY OPERATION OF THIS SECTION AS TO ANY ACTION, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER PROCEEDING WHICH SEEKS, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, TO CHALLENGE THE VALIDITY OR ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS AMENDMENT OR ANY PROVISION HEREOF. THIS WAIVER SHALL APPLY TO ANY SUBSEQUENT AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AMENDMENT.

 

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SECTION 15. Severability. The illegality or unenforceability of any provision of this Amendment or any instrument or agreement required hereunder shall not in any way affect or impair the legality or enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Amendment, the Credit Agreement, or any instrument or agreement required hereunder.

SECTION 16. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by each party hereto in separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same agreement; signature pages may be detached from multiple separate counterparts and attached to a single counterpart so that all signature pages are physically attached to the same document. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by facsimile transmission or other electronic transmission (e.g., a “pdf”, “tif” or similar format by electronic mail) or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000 or the New York Electronic Signature and Records Act or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. The Agent may require that any such documents and signatures be confirmed by a manually-signed original thereof, provided that the failure to request or deliver the same shall not limit the effectiveness of any facsimile or other electronic signature.

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Blank; Signature Pages Follow]

 

 

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Exhibit 10.17

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has caused its duly authorized officer to execute and deliver this Amendment as of the date first written above.

 

PROFRAC SERVICES, LLC
By:   /s/ Matt Wilks
  Name: Matt Wilks
  Title: President/CFO
PROFRAC HOLDINGS, LLC
By:   /s/ Matt Wilks
  Name: Matt Wilks
  Title: President/CFO
PROFRAC MANUFACTURING, LLC
By:   /s/ Matt Wilks
  Name: Matt Wilks
  Title: President/CFO

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


BARCLAYS BANK, PLC, as Agent
By:   /s/ May Huang
  Name: May Huang
  Title: Assistant Vice President

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


[Lender and Fourth Amendment Incremental Term Lender signature pages on file with Agent]

[Signature Page to Fourth Amendment to Term Loan Credit Agreement]


Exhibit 10.17

EXHIBIT A

TO

FOURTH AMENDMENT TO TERM LOAN CREDIT AGREEMENT

FOURTH AMENDMENT INCREMENTAL TERM LENDERS’ COMMITMENTS

Exhibit 10.18

Execution Version

 

 

 

CREDIT AGREEMENT

between

BEST FLOW LINE EQUIPMENT, L.P.,

as Borrower

and

EQUIFY FINANCIAL, LLC,

as Lender

 

 

 

DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 4, 2019

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

               Page  

1.

   DEFINITIONS      1  
   1.1    Definitions      1  
   1.2    Accounting Matters      10  
   1.3    ERISA Matters      10  
   1.4    Other Definitional Provisions      10  

2.

   ADVANCES AND LETTERS OF CREDIT      10  
   2.1    Advances      10  
   2.2    General Provisions Regarding Interest; Etc.      11  
   2.3    Unused Facility Fee      12  
   2.4    Use of Proceeds      12  
   2.5    Early Termination      12  

3.

   PAYMENTS.      12  
   3.1    Method of Payment      12  
   3.2    Prepayments      12  
   3.3    Cash Management      13  

4.

   SECURITY.      13  
   4.1    Collateral      13  
   4.2    Setoff      13  

5.

   CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.      13  
   5.1    Initial Extension of Credit      13  
   5.2    All Extensions of Credit      14  

6.

   REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES      15  
   6.1    Entity Existence      15  
   6.2    Financial Statements; Etc.      15  
   6.3    Action; No Breach      15  
   6.4    Operation of Business      15  
   6.5    Litigation and Judgments      15  
   6.6    Rights in Properties; Liens      15  
   6.7    Enforceability      15  
   6.8    Approvals      16  
   6.9    Taxes      16  
   6.10    Use of Proceeds; Margin Securities      16  
   6.11    ERISA      16  

    

   6.12    Disclosure      16  
   6.13    Subsidiaries      16  
   6.14    Agreements      16  
   6.15    Compliance with Laws      16  
   6.16    Inventory      16  
   6.17    Regulated Entities      17  
   6.18    Environmental Matters.      17  
   6.19    Intellectual Property      17  
   6.20    Foreign Assets Control Regulations and Anti-Money Laundering      17  
   6.21    Patriot Act      18  
   6.22    Solvency      18  
   6.23    Anti-Corruption Laws      18  

 

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7.    AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS    18
   7.1    Reporting Requirements    18
   7.2    Maintenance of Existence; Conduct of Business    20
   7.3    Maintenance of Properties    20
   7.4    Taxes and Claims    20
   7.5    Insurance.    20
        7.6    Inspection Rights    20
   7.7    Keeping Books and Records    21
   7.8    Compliance with Laws    21
   7.9    Compliance with Agreements    21
   7.10    Further Assurances    21
   7.11    ERISA    21
   7.12    Depository Relationship    21
   7.13    Additional Guarantors    21
   7.14    Anti-Corruption Laws    21
   7.15    Post-Closing Matters    21
8.    NEGATIVE COVENANTS    22
   8.1    Debt    22
   8.2    Limitation on Liens    22
   8.3    Mergers, Etc.    22
   8.4    Restricted Payments    22
   8.5    Loans and Investments    23
   8.6    Limitation on Issuance of Equity    23
   8.7    Transactions with Affiliates    23
   8.8    Disposition of Assets    23
   8.9    Sale and Leaseback    23
   8.10    Prepayment of Debt    23
   8.11    Nature of Business    23
   8.12    Environmental Protection    24
   8.13    Accounting    24
   8.14    No Negative Pledge    24
   8.15    Subsidiaries    24
   8.16    Hedge Agreements    24
   8.17    OFAC    24
   8.18    Amendment of Constituent Documents    24
   8.19    Anti-Corruption Laws    24
9.    DEFAULT    24
   9.1    Events of Default    24
   9.2    Remedies Upon Default    26
   9.3    Application of Funds    26
   9.4    Performance by Lender    27
10.    MISCELLANEOUS    27
   10.1    Expenses    27
   10.2    INDEMNIFICATION    27
   10.3    Limitation of Liability    28
   10.4    No Duty    28
   10.5    Lender Not Fiduciary    28
   10.6    Equitable Relief    28

 

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        10.7    No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies    28
   10.8    Successors and Assigns    29
   10.9    Survival    29
   10.10    Amendment    29
   10.11    Notices    29
   10.12    Governing Law; Venue; Service of Process    29
   10.13    Counterparts    30
   10.14    Severability    30
   10.15    Headings    30
   10.16    Participations; Etc.    30
   10.17    Construction    30
   10.18    Independence of Covenants    30
   10.19    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL    30
   10.20    Additional Interest Provision    30
   10.21    Ceiling Election    31
   10.22    USA Patriot Act Notice    31
   10.23    NOTICE OF FINAL AGREEMENT    31

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

A    Borrowing Base Report    1.1
B    Compliance Certificate    1.1
C    Note    1.1
INDEX TO SCHEDULES   
6.4    Business Operations    6.4
6.5    Litigation and Judgments    6.5
8.1    Existing Debt    8.1
8.2    Existing Liens    8.2

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

This CREDIT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), is made as of February 4, 2019, by and between BEST FLOW LINE EQUIPMENT, LP, a Texas limited liability partnership (“Borrower”), and EQUIFY FINANCIAL, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“Lender”).

R E C I T A L S:

Borrower has requested that Lender extend credit to Borrower as described in this Agreement. Lender is willing to make such credit available to Borrower upon and subject to the provisions, terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

 

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DEFINITIONS.

1.1 Definitions. As used in this Agreement, all exhibits, appendices and schedules hereto and, unless otherwise specified therein, in any note, certificate, report or other Loan Documents made or delivered pursuant to this Agreement, the following terms will have the meanings given such terms in this Section 1 or in the provision, section or recital referred to below:

Advance” means an advance by Lender to Borrower pursuant to Section 2.

Advance Request Form” means a certificate, in a form approved by Lender, properly completed and signed by Borrower requesting an Advance.

Affiliate” means, as to any Person, any other Person (a) that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person; (b) that directly or indirectly beneficially owns or holds five percent (5%) or more of any class of voting stock of such Person; or (c) five percent (5%) or more of the voting stock of which is directly or indirectly beneficially owned or held by such Person. The term “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise; provided, however, in no event will Lender be deemed an Affiliate of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates.

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto, and includes all schedules, exhibits and appendices attached or otherwise identified therewith.

Applicable Margin” means three hundred fifty basis points (3.50%).

Blocked Account” means the deposit account denominated as Account No. 046699979 maintained at Hancock Whitney Bank or such other account as may be approved by Lender, in each case to the extent such account is subject to a first priority, perfected Lien in favor of Lender pursuant to a deposit account control agreement that directs that all funds held in such account be remitted daily to Lender and otherwise in form and substance acceptable to Lender, together with any lockbox associated with such deposit account subject to a lockbox agreement in form and substance acceptable to Lender.

Borrower” means the Person identified as such in the introductory paragraph hereto, and its successors and assigns to the extent permitted by Section 10.8.

Borrowing Base” means, as of any date, an amount equal to the sum of (a) eighty-five percent (85%) of the value of Eligible Accounts, plus (b) fifty-five percent (55%) of the value of Eligible Inventory, plus (c) an amount equal to the Eligible Equipment Amount, minus (d) reserves established by Lender in its sole discretion.

Borrowing Base Report” means, as of any date of preparation, a certificate, substantially the form of Exhibit A, prepared by and certified by a Responsible Officer.


Business Day” means a weekday, Monday through Friday, except a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions in Fort Worth, Texas are authorized or required by law to be closed. Unless otherwise provided, the term “days” when used herein means calendar days.

Capitalized Lease Obligation” means, with respect to any Person, the amount of Debt under a lease of Property by such Person that would be shown as a liability on a balance sheet of such Person prepared for financial reporting purposes in accordance with GAAP.

Change” means (a) any change after the date of this Agreement in the risk based capital guidelines applicable to Lender, or (b) any adoption of or change in any other law, governmental or quasi-governmental rule, regulation, policy, guideline, interpretation, or directive (whether or not having the force of law) after the date of this Agreement that affects capital adequacy or the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by Lender or any entity controlling Lender; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change,” regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Collateral” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.

Commitment” means the obligation of Lender to make Advances pursuant to Section 2.1(a) in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding up to but not exceeding $28,000,000.00, subject, however, to termination pursuant to Section 9.2.

Commitment Fee” means $280,000.00.

Compliance Certificate” means a certificate, substantially in the form of Exhibit B, prepared by and certified by a Responsible Officer.

Constituent Documents” means (a) in the case of a corporation, its articles or certificate of incorporation and bylaws; (b) in the case of a general partnership, its partnership agreement; (c) in the case of a limited partnership, its certificate of limited partnership and partnership agreement; (d) in the case of a trust, its trust agreement; (e) in the case of a joint venture, its joint venture agreement; (f) in the case of a limited liability company, its articles of organization, operating agreement, regulations and/or other organizational and governance documents and agreements; and (g) in the case of any other entity, its organizational and governance documents and agreements.

Debt” means, of any Person as of any date of determination (without duplication): (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money; (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, notes, debentures, or other similar instruments; (c) all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of Property or services, except trade accounts payable of such Person arising in the ordinary course of business that are not past due by more than ninety (90) days; (d) all Capitalized Lease Obligations of such Person; (e) all Debt or other obligations of others Guaranteed by such Person; (f) all obligations secured by a Lien existing on Property owned by such Person, whether or not the obligations secured thereby have been assumed by such Person or are non-recourse to the credit of such Person; (g) any other obligation for borrowed money or other financial accommodations which in accordance with GAAP would be shown as a liability on the balance sheet of such Person; (h) any repurchase obligation or liability of a Person with respect to accounts, chattel paper or notes receivable sold by such Person; (i) any liability under a sale and leaseback transaction that is not a Capitalized Lease Obligation; (j) any obligation under any so called “synthetic leases;” (k) any obligation arising with respect to any other transaction that is the functional equivalent of borrowing but which does not constitute a liability on the balance sheets of a Person; (l) all payment and reimbursement obligations of such Person (whether contingent or otherwise) in respect of letters of credit, bankers’ acceptances, surety or other bonds and similar instruments; (m) all liabilities of such Person in respect of unfunded vested benefits under any Plan; and (n) all Hedge Obligations of such Person; and (o) all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in respect of any equity interests in such Person or any other Person, valued, in the case of redeemable preferred stock interests, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus all accrued and unpaid dividends.

 

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Debtor Relief Laws” means Title 11 of the United States Code, as now or hereafter in effect, or any other applicable law, domestic or foreign, as now or hereafter in effect, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, receivership, reorganization, arrangement or composition, extension or adjustment of debts, or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors.

Default” means an Event of Default or the occurrence of an event or condition which with notice or lapse of time or both would become an Event of Default.

Default Rate” means, with respect to any Obligations, the lesser of (a) a rate per annum equal to the interest rate, fee, commission or other rate applicable thereto, plus five hundred basis points (5.00%), and (b) the Maximum Rate.

Dollars” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States of America.

Designated Jurisdiction” means any country or territory to the extent that such country or territory itself is the subject of any Sanction.

Eligible Accounts” means, as of any applicable period of determination thereof, all accounts receivable of Borrower (net of service charges, interest and finance fees) created in the ordinary course of business that are acceptable to Lender and satisfy the following conditions:

(a) The account complies with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations, including, without limitation, usury laws, the Federal Truth in Lending Act, and Regulation Z of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;

(b) The account has not been outstanding for more than one hundred twenty (120) days past the original date of creation or ninety (90) days past the original date of invoice;

(c) The account does not represent a commission and the account was created in connection with (i) the sale of goods by Borrower in the ordinary course of business and such sale has been consummated and such goods have been shipped and delivered and received by the account debtor, or (ii) the performance of services by Borrower in the ordinary course of business and such services have been completed and accepted by the account debtor;

(d) The account arises from an enforceable contract, the performance of which has been completed by Borrower;

(e) The account does not arise from the sale of any good that is from a bonded contract or is on a bill-and-hold, bartered, advance, pre-bill, progress, guaranteed sale, sale-or-return, sale on approval, consignment, or any other repurchase or return basis;

(f) Borrower has good and indefeasible title to the account, the account is subject to a perfected Lien in favor of Lender, and the account is not subject to any other Lien;

(g) The account does not arise out of a contract with or order from, an account debtor that, by its terms, prohibits or makes void or unenforceable the grant of a security interest by Borrower to Lender in and to such account;

(h) The account is not subject to any retainage, setoff, counterclaim, defense, dispute, recoupment, or adjustment other than normal discounts for prompt payment;

(i) The account debtor is not insolvent or the subject of any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding and has not made an assignment for the benefit of creditors, suspended normal business operations, dissolved, liquidated, terminated its existence, ceased to pay its debts as they become due, or suffered a receiver or trustee to be appointed for any of its assets or affairs;

 

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(j) The account is not evidenced by chattel paper or an instrument;

(k) No default exists under the account by any party thereto;

(l) The account debtor has not returned or refused to retain, or otherwise notified Borrower of any dispute concerning, or claimed nonconformity of, any of the goods from the sale of which the account arose;

(m) The account is not cash on delivery, a credit card account, or a consumer account;

(n) The account is payable in Dollars by the account debtor;

(o) The account is not owed by an account debtor whose accounts Lender in its sole discretion has chosen to exclude from Eligible Accounts;

(p) The account debtor is domiciled in the United States of America or, if not domiciled in the United States of America, the applicable account is supported by credit insurance or another form of credit support, in each case in form and substance acceptable to Lender;

(q) If an account debtor is not an Affiliate of Borrower, no more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the aggregate balances then outstanding on all accounts owed by such account debtor and its Affiliates to Borrower and its Subsidiaries are more than ninety (90) days past the dates of their original invoices;

(r) If the account debtor is the United States of America or any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof, the Federal Assignment of Claims Act of 1940, has been complied with; and

(t) The Account is otherwise acceptable in the sole discretion of Lender; provided that Lender has the right to create and adjust eligibility standards and related reserves from time to time in its Permitted Discretion.

The amount of the Eligible Accounts owed by an account debtor to Borrower shall be reduced by the amount of all “contra accounts” and other obligations owed by Borrower and its Subsidiaries to such account debtor.

Eligible Equipment Amount” means, as of any applicable period of determination thereof, an amount determined by Lender in its sole discretion may be included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base and of which Borrower has been notified with respect to the value of equipment in excess of amounts secured by such equipment and for which Borrower has delivered to Lender such reports and other information as Lender may, in its sole discretion, require.

Eligible Inventory” means, as of any applicable date of determination, all inventory of finished goods of Borrower that is acceptable to Lender valued at the lower of actual cost or fair market value (net of reserves against inventory, including for obsolescence and in respect of damaged goods) and satisfies the following conditions:

(a) Borrower has good and indefeasible title to the inventory;

(b) The inventory is subject to a perfected Lien in favor of Lender, and the inventory is not subject to any other Lien;

(c) The inventory is in the possession or under the control of Borrower; and

(d) The inventory is held for sale or disposition in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business;

provided, however, that Eligible Inventory shall not include (1) inventory that has been shipped or delivered to a customer on consignment, a sale-or-return basis, or on the basis of any similar understanding, (2) inventory with respect to which a claim exists disputing Borrower’s title to or right to possession of such inventory, (3) inventory that is not in good condition or does not comply with any applicable law, rule, or regulation or any standard imposed by any Governmental Authority with respect to its manufacture, use, or sale, (4) inventory that is damaged, obsolete or otherwise not readily saleable, (5) inventory covered by negotiable warehouse or other document of title (unless the same is in the possession of Lender) (6) inventory held for rental or lease, (7) inventory that Lender, in its Permitted Discretion, has determined to be unmarketable, (8) inventory subject to third-party Intellectual Property agreements, (9) inventory that requires consent of a third-party for manufacture or sale and (10) fixed assets.

 

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Environmental Laws” means any and all federal, state, and local laws, regulations, judicial decisions, orders, decrees, plans, rules, permits, licenses, and other governmental restrictions and requirements pertaining to health, safety, or the environment, including, without limitation, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. § 9601 et seq., the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq., the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29 U.S.C. § 651 et seq., the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7401 et seq., the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. § 1251 et seq., and the Toxic Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.

Environmental Liabilities” means, as to any Person, all liabilities, obligations, responsibilities, Remedial Actions, losses, damages, punitive damages, consequential damages, treble damages, costs, and expenses (including, without limitation, all reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of counsel, expert and consulting fees and costs of investigation and feasibility studies), fines, penalties, sanctions, and interest incurred as a result of any claim or demand, by any Person, whether based in contract, tort, implied or express warranty, strict liability, criminal or civil statute, including any Environmental Law, permit, order or agreement with any Governmental Authority or other Person, arising from environmental, health or safety conditions or the Release or threatened Release of a Hazardous Material into the environment, resulting from the past, present, or future operations of such Person or its Affiliates.

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

ERISA Affiliate” means any corporation or trade or business which is a member of the same controlled group of corporations (within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Code) as an Obligated Party or is under common control (within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Code and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of the provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code) with an Obligated Party.

ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Plan, (b) a withdrawal by any Obligated Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations which is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA, (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by any Obligated Party or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is in reorganization, (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA, or the commencement of proceedings by the PBGC to terminate a Plan or Multiemployer Plan, (e) the occurrence of an event or condition which might reasonably be expected to constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, (f) the imposition of any liability to the PBGC under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon any Obligated Party or any ERISA Affiliate, (g) the failure of any Obligated Party or ERISA Affiliate to meet any funding obligations with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan, or (h) a Plan becomes subject to the at-risk requirements in Section 303 of ERISA and Section 430 of the Code.

Event of Default” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles, applied on a consistent basis, as set forth in opinions of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and/or in statements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board and/or their respective successors and which are applicable in the circumstances as of the date in question. Accounting principles are applied on a “consistent basis” when the accounting principles applied in a current period are comparable in all material respects to those accounting principles applied in a preceding period.

Governmental Authority” means any nation or government, any state or political subdivision thereof and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory, or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.

 

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Guarantee” by any Person means any obligation or liability, contingent or otherwise, of such Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Debt or other obligation of any other Person as well as any obligation or liability, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Debt or other obligation or liability (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, by agreement to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to operate Property, to take-or-pay, or to maintain net worth or working capital or other financial statement conditions or otherwise) or (b) entered into for the purpose of indemnifying or assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Debt or other obligation or liability of the payment thereof or to protect the obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), provided that the term Guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business. The term “Guarantee” used as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

Guarantors” means each Person who from time to time Guarantees all or any part of the Obligations, and “Guarantor” means any one of the Guarantors.

Guaranty” means a written guaranty of each Guarantor in favor of Lender, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender.

Hazardous Material” means any substance, product, waste, pollutant, material, chemical, contaminant, constituent, or other material which is or becomes listed, regulated, or addressed under any Environmental Law, including, without limitation, asbestos, petroleum, and polychlorinated biphenyls.

Hedge Agreement” means (a) any and all interest rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules and annexes, a “Master Agreement”) and (c) any and all Master Agreements and any and all related confirmations.

Hedge Obligations” means, for any Person, any and all obligations (whether absolute or contingent and howsoever and whensoever created) of such Person to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act arising, evidenced or acquired under (a) any and all Hedging Agreements, (b) any and all cancellations, buy backs, reversals, terminations or assignments of any Hedging Agreements, and (c) any and all renewals, extensions and modifications of any Hedging Agreements and any and all substitutions of any Hedging Agreements.

Intellectual Property” means all copyrights, copyright licenses, patents, patent licenses, trademarks, trademark licenses and other types of intellectual property, in whatever form, now owned or hereafter acquired.

IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service or any entity succeeding to all or any of its functions.

Lender” means the Person identified as such in the introductory paragraph hereto, and includes its successors and assigns.

Lien” means any lien, mortgage, security interest, tax lien, pledge, charge, hypothecation, assignment, preference, priority, or other encumbrance of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or title retention agreement), whether arising by contract, operation of law, or otherwise.

Loan” means any Advance.

Loan Documents” means this Agreement, the Security Documents, the Note, and all other promissory notes, security agreements, deeds of trust, assignments, letters of credit, guaranties, and other instruments, documents, or agreements executed and delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or the Security Documents.

 

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Master Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Hedge Agreement.

Material Adverse Event” means any act, event, condition, or circumstance which could materially and adversely affect: (a) the operations, business, properties, liabilities (actual or contingent), or financial condition of Borrower or Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (b) the ability of any Obligated Party to perform its obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party; or (c) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Obligated Party of any Loan Document to which it is a party.

Maximum Rate” means, at all times, the maximum rate of interest which may be charged, contracted for, taken, received or reserved by Lender in accordance with applicable Texas law (or applicable United States federal law to the extent that such law permits Lender to charge, contract for, receive or reserve a greater amount of interest than under Texas law). The Maximum Rate shall be calculated in a manner that takes into account any and all fees, payments, and other charges in respect of the Loan Documents that constitute interest under applicable law. Each change in any interest rate provided for herein based upon the Maximum Rate resulting from a change in the Maximum Rate shall take effect without notice to Borrower at the time of such change in the Maximum Rate.

Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan defined as such in Section 3(37) of ERISA to which contributions are being made or have been made by, or for which there is an obligation to make by or there is any liability, contingent or otherwise, with respect to an Obligated Party or any ERISA Affiliate and which is covered by Title IV of ERISA.

Note” means the promissory note of Borrower payable to the order of Lender, in substantially the form of Exhibit C.

Obligated Party” means Borrower, each Guarantor or any other Person who is or becomes party to any agreement that obligates such Person to pay or perform, or that Guarantees or secures payment or performance of, the Obligations or any part thereof.

Obligations” means all obligations, indebtedness, and liabilities of Borrower, each Guarantor and any other Obligated Party to Lender or any Affiliate of Lender, or both, now existing or hereafter arising, whether direct, indirect, related, unrelated, fixed, contingent, liquidated, unliquidated, joint, several, or joint and several, including, without limitation, the obligations, indebtedness, and liabilities under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, any cash management or treasury services agreements and all interest accruing thereon (whether a claim for post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar proceeding) and all attorneys’ fees and other expenses incurred in the enforcement or collection thereof.

OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control.

Operating Lease” means any lease (other than a lease constituting a Capitalized Lease Obligation) of real or personal Property.

Patriot Act” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56, signed into law October 26, 2001).

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or any entity succeeding to all or any of its functions under ERISA.

Permitted Acquisition” means any acquisition of the capital stock or other equity interests of or all or substantially all of the assets of any Person, for which the total consideration in respect of such acquisition does not exceed $1,000,000 or, if in excess of $1,000,000, such excess is funded solely with proceeds of Subordinated Debt or new equity contributions to Borrower made for the sole purpose of consummating such acquisition.

Permitted Discretion” means a determination made in good faith and in the exercise (from the perspective of a secured asset-based lender) of commercially reasonable business judgment.

 

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Permitted Tax Distributions” means, with respect to any Person, any dividend or distribution to any holder of such Person’s stock or other equity interests to permit such holders to pay federal income taxes and all relevant state and local income taxes at a rate equal to the highest marginal applicable tax rate for the applicable tax year, however denominated (together with any interest, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts with respect thereto) imposed as a result of taxable income attributed to such holder as a partner of such Person under federal, state, and local income tax laws, determined on a basis that combines those liabilities arising out of the net effect of the income, gains, deductions, losses, and credits of such Person and attributable to it in proportion and to the extent in which such holders hold stock or other equity interests of such Person.

Person” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, association, company, partnership, joint venture, Governmental Authority, or other entity, and shall include such Person’s heirs, administrators, personal representatives, executors, successors and assigns.

Plan” means any employee benefit or other plan, other than a Multiemployer Plan, established or maintained by, or for which there is an obligation to make contributions by or there is any liability, contingent or otherwise with respect to Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate and which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to Section 412 of the Code.

Prime Rate” means, for any day, the rate of interest per annum quoted in the “Money Rates” section of The Wall Street Journal from time to time and designated as the “Prime Rate”. Without notice to Borrower, such base prime rate shall change automatically from time to time, as and in the amount, by which such rate shall fluctuate, with each such change to be effective as of the date of each change in such rate. The base prime rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually charged to any customer of Lender. If such prime rate, as so quoted is split between two or more different interest rates, then the Prime Rate shall be the highest of such interest rates. If such prime rate shall cease to be published or is published infrequently or sporadically, then the Prime Rate will be the rate of interest per annum established from time to time by Lender and designated as its base or prime rate, which may not necessarily be the lowest interest rate charged by Lender and is set by Lender in its sole discretion.

Principal Office” means the principal office of Lender, presently located at 777 Main Street, Suite 3900, Fort Worth, TX 76102.

Prohibited Transaction” means any transaction set forth in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

Property” of a Person means any and all property, whether real, personal, tangible, intangible or mixed, of such Person, or any other assets owned, operated or leased by such Person.

Related Indebtedness” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.20.

Release” means, as to any Person, any release, spill, emission, leaking, pumping, injection, deposit, disposal, disbursement, leaching, or migration of Hazardous Materials into the indoor or outdoor environment or into or out of property owned by such Person, including, without limitation, the movement of Hazardous Materials through or in the air, soil, surface water, ground water, or Property.

Remedial Action” means all actions required to (a) clean up, remove, treat, or otherwise address Hazardous Materials in the indoor or outdoor environment, (b) prevent the Release or threat of Release or minimize the further Release of Hazardous Materials so that they do not migrate or endanger or threaten to endanger public health or welfare or the indoor or outdoor environment, or (c) perform pre-remedial studies and investigations and post-remedial monitoring and care.

Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043 of ERISA.

Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, or treasurer of Borrower or its general partner or any Person designated by a Responsible Officer to act on behalf of a Responsible Officer; provided that such designated Person may not designate any other Person to be a Responsible Officer. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of Borrower and its general partner and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of Borrower or its general partner, as applicable.

 

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RICO” means the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act of 1970.

Sanction(s)” means any sanction administered or enforced by the United States Government (including without limitation, OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury (“HMT”) or other relevant sanctions authority.

Secured Parties” means the collective reference to Lender and any other Person the Obligations owing to which are, or are purported to be, secured by the Collateral under the terms of the Security Documents.

Security Documents” means each and every security agreement, pledge agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other collateral security agreement required by or delivered to Lender from time to time that purport to create a Lien in favor of any of the Secured Parties to secure payment or performance of the Obligations or any portion thereof.

Solvent” means, with respect to any Person, as of any date of determination, that the fair value of the assets of such Person (at fair valuation) is, on the date of determination, greater than the total amount of liabilities (including contingent and unliquidated liabilities) of such Person as of such date, that the present fair saleable value of the assets of such Person will, as of such date, be greater than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as such debts become absolute and matured, and that, as of such date, such Person will be able to pay all liabilities of such Person as such liabilities mature and such Person does not have unreasonably small capital with which to carry on its business. In computing the amount of contingent or unliquidated liabilities at any time, such liabilities will be computed at the amount which, in light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability discounted to present value at rates believed to be reasonable by such Person acting in good faith.

Subordinated Debt” means any unsecured Debt of Borrower (other than the Obligations) that has been subordinated to the Obligations by written agreement, in form and content satisfactory to Lender and which has been approved in writing by Lender as constituting Subordinated Debt for purposes of this Agreement.

Subsidiary” means (a) any corporation of which at least a majority of the outstanding shares of stock having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether or not at the time stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by Borrower or one or more of other Subsidiaries or by Borrower and one or more of such Subsidiaries, and (b) any other entity (i) of which at least a majority of the ownership, equity or voting interest is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by one or more of Borrower and other Subsidiaries and (ii) which is treated as a subsidiary in accordance with GAAP.

Termination Date” means 2:00 P.M. (Fort Worth, Texas time) on February 4, 2021, or such earlier date on which the Commitment terminates as provided in this Agreement, including without limitation pursuant to Section 2.5.

UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as the same may, from time to time, be in effect in the State of Texas; provided, however, that in any event, by reason of mandatory provisions of law, any or all of the attachment, perfection or priority (or terms of similar import in any applicable jurisdiction) of Lender’s security interest in any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code (or other similar law) as in effect in a jurisdiction (whether within or outside the United States) other than the State of Texas, the term “UCC” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code (or other similar law) as in effect in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such attachment, perfection or priority (or terms of similar import in such jurisdiction) and for purposes of definitions related to such provisions.

Unfunded Pension Liability” means the excess, if any, of (a) the funding target as defined under Section 430(d) of the Code without regard to the special at-risk rules of Section 430(i) of the Code, over (b) the value of plan assets as defined under Section 430(g)(3)(A) of the Code determined as of the last day of each calendar year, without regard to the averaging which may be allowed under Section 310(g)(3)(B) of the Code and reduced for any prefunding balance or funding standard carryover balance as defined and provided for in Section 430(f) of the Code.

 

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1.2 Accounting Matters. Any accounting term used in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall have, unless otherwise specifically provided therein, the meaning customarily given such term in accordance with GAAP, and all financial computations thereunder shall be computed, unless otherwise specifically provided therein, with respect to Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied; provided, however, that all financial covenants and calculations in the Loan Documents shall be made in accordance with GAAP as in effect on the date of this Agreement unless Borrower and Lender shall otherwise specifically agree in writing. That certain items or computations are explicitly modified by the phrase “in accordance with GAAP” shall in no way be construed to limit the foregoing

1.3 ERISA Matters. If, after the date hereof, there shall occur, with respect to ERISA, the adoption of any applicable law, rule, or regulation, or any change therein, or any change in the interpretation or administration thereof by the PBGC or any other Governmental Authority, then either Borrower or Lender may request a modification to this Agreement solely to preserve the original intent of this Agreement with respect to the provisions hereof applicable to ERISA, and the parties to this Agreement shall negotiate in good faith to complete such modification.

1.4 Other Definitional Provisions. All definitions contained in this Agreement are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. The words “hereof”, “herein”, and “hereunder” and words of similar import referring to this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. Unless otherwise specified, all references in a Loan Document to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear. Terms used herein that are defined in the UCC, unless otherwise defined herein, shall have the meanings specified in the UCC. Any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document). Any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time. The word “shall” as used herein and in any other Loan Document will have the same meaning as the word “will” unless context clearly indicates otherwise.

1.5 Reserves. Anything to the contrary notwithstanding, Lender has the right to establish reserves against the Borrowing Base in such amounts, and with respect to such matters, as Lender in its sole discretion shall deem necessary or appropriate, including without limitation reserves with respect to (i) sums that Borrower or any other Obligated Party are required to pay (such as taxes, fees, assessments, insurance premiums, or, in the case of leased assets, rents or other amounts payable under such leases) and has failed to pay, and (ii) risks to repayment of the Obligations resulting from financial performance of Borrower.

 

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ADVANCES AND LETTERS OF CREDIT.

2.1 Advances. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Lender agrees to make one or more revolving credit loans to Borrower from time to time from the date hereof up to but excluding the Termination Date in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding up to but not exceeding the amount of the Commitment, provided that the aggregate amount of all Advances at any time outstanding shall not exceed the lesser of (i) the amount of the Commitment and (ii) the Borrowing Base. Subject to the foregoing limitations, and the other terms and provisions of this Agreement, Borrower may borrow, repay, and reborrow hereunder.

(a) Note. The obligation of Borrower to repay the Loans and interest thereon shall be evidenced by the Note executed by Borrower, and payable to the order of Lender, in the principal amount of the Commitment as originally in effect.

(b) Repayment of Advances. Borrower shall repay the unpaid principal amount of all Advances, together with interest thereon, and all other Obligations on the Termination Date, or sooner by reason of acceleration of the Obligations by Lender as provided in this Agreement.

(c) Interest. The unpaid principal amount of the Advances will, subject to the following sentence, bear interest at a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (i) the Prime Rate plus the Applicable Margin and (ii) the

 

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Maximum Rate. All accrued but unpaid interest on the outstanding principal balance of the Obligations is due and payable in monthly installments beginning on the first day of the first calendar month commencing after the date of this Agreement, and continuing on each first day of each calendar month thereafter. If at any time the rate of interest specified herein would exceed the Maximum Rate but for the provisions thereof limiting interest to the Maximum Rate, then any subsequent reduction shall not reduce the rate of interest on the Advances below the Maximum Rate until the aggregate amount of interest otherwise accrued on the Advances equals the aggregate amount of interest which would have accrued on the Advances if the interest rate had not been limited by the Maximum Rate. For so long as any Event of Default exists under this Agreement or under any of the other Loan Documents, regardless of whether or not there has been an acceleration of any Obligations, and at all times after the Termination Date or the acceleration of the Obligations in accordance with this Agreement or otherwise, and in addition to all other rights and remedies of Lender hereunder or under any other Loan Document, interest shall accrue on the outstanding Obligations at the Default Rate from and after the date Lender notifies Borrower of its election to charge the Default Rate (in writing or by electronic mail) and, once accrued, will be immediately due and payable on demand. Borrower acknowledges that it would be extremely difficult or impracticable to determine Lender’s actual damages resulting from any late payment or Event of Default, and such accrued interest at the Default Rate is a reasonable estimate of those damages and does not constitute a penalty.

(d) Borrowing Procedure. Borrower shall give Lender notice of each Advance by means of an Advance Request Form containing the information required therein and delivered (by hand or by mechanically confirmed facsimile) to Lender no later than 5:00 p.m. (Fort Worth, Texas time) on the Business Day immediately preceding the Business Day that Borrower has requested as the date of any Advance (or such later time as Lender may agree in its sole discretion). Advances shall be in a minimum amount of $100,000 and in increments of $5,000 in excess thereof. Lender at its option may accept telephonic requests for such Advances, provided that such acceptance shall not constitute a waiver of Lender’s right to require delivery of an Advance Request Form in connection with subsequent Advances. Any telephonic request for an Advance by Borrower shall be promptly confirmed by submission of a properly completed Advance Request Form to Lender, but failure to deliver an Advance Request Form shall not be a defense to payment of the Advance. Lender shall have no liability to Borrower for any loss or damage suffered by Borrower as a result of Lender’s honoring of any requests, execution of any instructions, authorizations or agreements or reliance on any reports communicated to it telephonically, by facsimile or electronically and purporting to have been sent to Lender by Borrower and Lender shall have no duty to verify the origin of any such communication or the identity or authority of the Person sending it. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Advance shall be made available to Borrower by depositing the same, in immediately available funds, in an account of Borrower subject to a first-priority, perfected Lien in favor of Lender or as otherwise requested by Borrower and as agreed by Lender.

 

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General Provisions Regarding Interest; Etc.

(a) Default Rate. Any outstanding principal of any Advance and (to the fullest extent permitted by law) any other amount payable by Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan Document that is not paid in full when due (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, or otherwise) shall bear at the election of Lender interest at the Default Rate for the period from and including the due date thereof to but excluding the date the same is paid in full. Additionally, at any time that an Event of Default exists, all outstanding and unpaid principal amounts of all of the Obligations shall, to the extent permitted by law, bear interest at the Default Rate. Interest payable at the Default Rate shall be payable from time to time on demand. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lender shall provide Borrower notice of its intention to charge such Default Rate (in writing or by electronic mail) and shall not charge the Default Rate retroactively for periods prior to such notice.

(b) Computation of Interest. Interest on the Advances and all other amounts payable by Borrower hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as applicable.

(c) Changes. If Lender determines that the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by Lender or any entity controlling Lender, is increased as a result of a Change, then, within 15 days of demand by Lender, Borrower shall pay to Lender the amount necessary to compensate Lender for any shortfall in the rate of return on the portion of such increased capital that Lender determines is attributable to this Note or the principal amount outstanding hereunder (after taking into account Lender’s policies as to capital adequacy).

 

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2.3 Administration Fee. In consideration of the financial accommodation contained herein and in the other Loan Documents, Borrower agrees to pay to Lender a non-refundable $1,000 monthly administration fee, commencing on the first Business Day of the first calendar month following the date of this Agreement, and on the first Business Day of each subsequent calendar month thereafter. Such administration fee is non-refundable and will be fully earned, due and payable on each such first Business Day of each calendar month.

2.4 Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Advances shall be used by Borrower for working capital in the ordinary course of business and to repay the indebtedness of Borrower to existing prior to the date of this Agreement owed to Bibby Financial Services, Inc. and, on a subordinated basis, to certain affiliated Persons.

2.5 Early Termination. Borrower may elect to terminate the Commitment at any time upon at least five Business Days prior written notice to Lender; provided, however, that Borrower will, on the effective date of such termination, pay to Lender an early termination fee in an amount equal to (a) two percent (2%) of the Commitment then in effect if the effective date of such termination is on or before the first anniversary of the date of this Agreement and (b) one percent (1%) of the Commitment then in effect if the effective date of such termination is thereafter.

 

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PAYMENTS.

3.1 Method of Payment. All payments of principal, interest, and other amounts to be made by Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be made to Lender at the Principal Office (or at such other place as Lender, in Lender’s sole discretion, may have established by delivery of written notice thereof to Borrower from time to time) in Dollars and immediately available funds, without setoff, deduction, or counterclaim, and free and clear of all taxes at the time. Payments by check or draft will not constitute payment in immediately available funds until the required amount is actually received by Lender in full. Payments in immediately available funds received by Lender in the place designated for payment on a Business Day prior to 2:00 p.m. (Fort Worth, Texas time) at such place of payment shall be credited prior to the close of business on the Business Day received, while payments received by Lender on a day other than a Business Day or after 2:00 p.m. (Fort Worth, Texas time) on a Business Day shall not be credited until the next succeeding Business Day. If any payment of any Obligations becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, then such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day. Any such extension of time for payment shall be included in computing interest which has accrued and shall be payable in connection with such payment. Borrower is and will be obligated to pay all principal, interest and any and all other Obligations that become payable absolutely and unconditionally and without any abatement, postponement, diminution or deduction whatsoever and without any reduction for counterclaim or setoff whatsoever. If at any time any payment received by Lender hereunder is deemed by a court of competent jurisdiction to have been a voidable preference or fraudulent conveyance under any Debtor Relief Law, then the obligation to make such payment shall survive any termination of the Commitment or cancellation or satisfaction of the Obligations or return thereof to Borrower and will not be deemed discharged or satisfied with any prior payment thereof or termination of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, but shall remain a valid and binding obligation enforceable in accordance with the terms and provisions hereof, and such payment shall be immediately due and payable upon demand. Remittances in payment of any part of any Obligations other than in the required amount in immediately available funds in accordance with this Agreement will not, regardless of any receipt or credit issued therefor, constitute payment until the required amount is actually received by Lender in full in accordance herewith and will be made and accepted subject to the condition that any check or draft may be handled for collection in accordance with the practice of the collecting bank or banks. Acceptance by Lender of any payment in an amount less than the full amount then due shall be deemed an acceptance on account only, and the failure to pay the entire amount then due shall be and continue to be an Event of Default in the payment thereof.

3.2 Prepayments.

(a) Voluntary Prepayments. Borrower may prepay all or any portion of the Obligations.

(b) Mandatory Prepayment. If at any time the unpaid principal balance of Advances exceeds the Borrowing Base then in effect, then Borrower shall immediately prepay the entire amount of such excess to Lender.

 

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3.3 Cash Management. Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries will at all times maintain the Blocked Account and direct all account debtors to make payment with respect to all accounts to the Blocked Account. In addition, Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries will, promptly upon receipt, deposit in the Blocked Account any payments and monies received directly from account debtors in respect of accounts, in the form received, to be held in trust for the benefit of Lender until so remitted to the Blocked Account. Borrower (for itself and to the extent allowed by law on behalf of each of its Subsidiaries) hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs Lender to apply any and all amounts received by Lender from the Blocked Account at any time to the Obligations. Lender hereby agrees to promptly remit to Borrower any amounts received at any time in excess of the outstanding balance of the Obligations. Regardless of any provision hereof or in any other Loan Document, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct by Lender, Lender will not be liable for failure to collect or for failure to exercise diligence in the collection, possession, or any transaction concerning, all or part of any account.

3.4 Late Charge. At the option of Lender, Borrower will pay Lender, on demand, (i) a late charge equal to 5% of the amount of any portion of the Obligations when such portion of the Obligations is not paid within 10 days following the date such portion of the Obligations is due.

 

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SECURITY.

4.1 Collateral. To secure full and complete payment and performance of the Obligations, Borrower shall, and shall cause the other Obligated Parties to, execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered all of the Security Documents required by Lender covering substantially all of the Property of Borrower and the other Obligated Parties, to the extent applicable, as described in such Security Documents (which, together with any other Property and collateral described in the Security Documents, and any other Property which may now or hereafter secure the Obligations or any part thereof, is sometimes herein called the “Collateral”). Borrower shall execute and cause to be executed such further documents and instruments, including without limitation, UCC financing statements, as Lender, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or desirable to create, evidence, preserve, and perfect its liens and security interests in the Collateral.

4.2 Setoff. If an Event of Default exists, Lender shall have the right to set off and apply against the Obligations in such manner as Lender may determine, at any time and without notice to Borrower, any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) or other sums at any time credited by or owing from Lender to Borrower whether or not the Obligations are then due. As further security for the Obligations, Borrower hereby grants to Lender a security interest in all money, instruments, and other Property of Borrower now or hereafter held by Lender, including, without limitation, Property held in safekeeping. In addition to Lender’s right of setoff and as further security for the Obligations, Borrower hereby grants to Lender a security interest in all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) and other accounts of Borrower now or hereafter on deposit with or held by Lender and all other sums at any time credited by or owing from Lender to Borrower. The rights and remedies of Lender hereunder are in addition to other rights and remedies (including, without limitation, other rights of setoff) which Lender may have.

 

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CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.

5.1 Initial Extension of Credit. The obligation of Lender to make the initial Advance is subject to the condition precedent that Lender shall have received on or before the day of such Advance all of the following, each dated (unless otherwise indicated) the date hereof, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender:

(a) Resolutions. Resolutions of the board of managers of the general partner of Borrower certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary (or other custodian of records) of such general partner of Borrower which authorize the execution, delivery, and performance by such Person of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Person is or is to be a party;

(b) Incumbency Certificate. A certificate of incumbency certified by a Responsible Officer certifying the names of the individuals or other Persons authorized to sign this Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents to which Borrower and its general partner is or is to be a party (including the certificates contemplated herein) on behalf of such Person together with specimen signatures of such individual Persons;

 

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(c) Constituent Documents. The Constituent Documents for Borrower and its general partner certified as of a date acceptable to Lender by the appropriate government officials of the state of incorporation or organization of Borrower and its general partner;

(d) Governmental Certificates. Certificates of the appropriate government officials of the state of organization of Borrower and its general partner as to the existence and good standing of Borrower and its general partner, each dated within ten (10) days prior to the date of the initial Advance;

(e) Note. The Note executed by Borrower;

(f) Security Documents. The Security Documents executed by Borrower and the other parties thereto, including without limitation a security agreement executed by Borrower and a blocked account/lockbox deposit account control agreement and shifting control deposit account agreement executed by Borrower and Hancock Whitney Bank;

(g) Financing Statements. UCC financing statements reflecting Borrower as debtor, and Lender, as secured party, which are required to perfect a Lien which secures the Obligations and covering such Collateral as Lender may request;

(h) Landlord Waivers. Landlord waivers executed by the landlords with respect to Borrower’s places of business located in Fort Worth, Texas, and Odessa, Texas;

(i) Lien Searches. The results of UCC, tax lien and judgment lien searches showing all financing statements and other documents or instruments on file against Borrower in the appropriate filing offices, such search to be as of a date no more than ten (10) days prior to the date of the initial Advance;

(j) Attorneys’ Fees and Expenses. Evidence that the costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) referred to in Section 10.1, to the extent incurred, shall have been paid in full by Borrower; and

(k) Closing Fees. Evidence that the Commitment Fee and any other fees due at closing have been paid.

5.2 All Extensions of Credit. The obligation of Lender to make any Advance (including the initial Advance) is subject to the following additional conditions precedent:

(a) Request for Advance and Borrowing Base Report. Lender shall have received in accordance with this Agreement, as the case may be, an Advance Request Form and Borrowing Base Report (together with any other documentation required pursuant to Section 7.1(c)), in each case pursuant to Lender’s requirements and executed by a Responsible Officer of Borrower;

(b) No Default. No Default shall have occurred and be continuing, or would result from or after giving effect to such Advance;

(c) No Material Adverse Event. No Material Adverse Event has occurred and no circumstance exists that could be a Material Adverse Event;

(d) Representations and Warranties. All of the representations and warranties contained in Section 6 and in the other Loan Documents shall be true and correct on and as of the date of such Advance with the same force and effect as if such representations and warranties had been made on and as of such date; and

(e) Additional Documentation. Lender shall have received such additional approvals, opinions, or documents as Lender or its legal counsel may reasonably request.

Each Advance hereunder shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by Borrower that the conditions specified in this Section 5.2 have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Advance.

 

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6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. To induce Lender to enter into this Agreement, and to make Advances hereunder, and except as set forth on the Schedules hereto, Borrower represents and warrants to Lender that:

6.1 Entity Existence. Borrower (a) is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization; (b) has all requisite power and authority to own its assets and carry on its business as now being or as proposed to be conducted; and (c) is qualified to do business in all jurisdictions in which the nature of its business makes such qualification necessary and where failure to so qualify could result in a Material Adverse Event. Borrower has the power and authority to execute, deliver, and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

6.2 Financial Statements; Etc. Borrower has delivered to Lender reviewed financial statements of Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, and unaudited financial statements of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the one (1)-month period ended December 31, 2018. Such financial statements are true and correct, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, and fairly and accurately present, on a consolidated basis, the financial condition of Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the respective dates indicated therein and the results of operations for the respective periods indicated therein. Borrower does not have any material contingent liabilities, liabilities for taxes, unusual forward or long-term commitments, or unrealized or anticipated losses from any unfavorable commitments except as referred to or reflected in such financial statements. No Material Adverse Event has occurred since the effective date of the financial statements referred to in this Section 6.2. All projections delivered by Borrower to Lender have been prepared in good faith, with care and diligence and use assumptions that are reasonable under the circumstances at the time such projections were prepared and delivered to Lender and all such assumptions are disclosed in the projections. Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries, if applicable, has any material Guarantees, contingent liabilities, liabilities for taxes, or any long-term leases or unusual forward or long-term commitments, or any Hedge Agreement or other transaction or obligation in respect of derivatives, that are not reflected in the most-recent financial statements referred to in this Section 6.2. Other than the Debt listed on Schedule 8.1 and Debt otherwise permitted by Section 8.1, Borrower and each Subsidiary have no Debt.

6.3 Action; No Breach. The execution, delivery, and performance by each of Borrower and each other Obligated Party of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Person is or may become a party and compliance with the terms and provisions hereof and thereof have been duly authorized by all requisite action on the part of such Person and do not and will not (a) violate or conflict with, or result in a breach of, or require any consent under (i) the Constituent Documents of such Person, (ii) any applicable material law, material rule, or material regulation or any order, writ, injunction, or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator, or (iii) any material agreement or material instrument to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its Properties is bound or subject, or (b) constitute a default under any such material agreement or material instrument, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the revenues or assets of such Person.

6.4 Operation of Business. Each of Borrower and its Subsidiaries possess all licenses, permits, franchises, patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade names, or rights thereto, necessary to conduct its respective businesses substantially as now conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted, and neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of any valid rights of others with respect to any of the foregoing, except as noted on Schedule 6.4.

6.5 Litigation and Judgments. Except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 6.5 as of the date hereof, there is no action, suit, investigation, or proceeding before or by any Governmental Authority or arbitrator pending, or to the knowledge of Borrower, threatened against or affecting Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, or any other Obligated Party that could, if adversely determined, result in a Material Adverse Event. There are no outstanding judgments against Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, or any other Obligated Party.

6.6 Rights in Properties; Liens. Each of Borrower and its Subsidiaries has good and indefeasible title to or valid leasehold interests in its respective Properties, including the Properties reflected in the financial statements described in Section 6.2, and none of the Properties of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any Lien, except as permitted by Section 8.2.

6.7 Enforceability. This Agreement constitutes, and the other Loan Documents to which Borrower or any other Obligated Party is a party, when delivered, shall constitute legal, valid, and binding obligations of such Person, enforceable against such Person in accordance with their respective terms, except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, or other laws of general application relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights.

 

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6.8 Approvals. No authorization, approval, or consent of, and no filing or registration with, any Governmental Authority or third party is or will be necessary for the execution, delivery, or performance by Borrower or any other Obligated Party of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Person is or may become a party or the validity or enforceability thereof.

6.9 Taxes. Each of Borrower and its Subsidiaries has filed all tax returns (federal, state, and local) required to be filed, including all income, franchise, employment, Property, and sales tax returns, and has paid all of their respective liabilities for taxes, assessments, governmental charges, and other levies that are due and payable. Borrower knows of no pending investigation of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries by any taxing authority or of any pending but unassessed tax liability of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

6.10 Use of Proceeds; Margin Securities. Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulations T, U, or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), and no part of the proceeds of any Advance will be used to purchase or carry any margin stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock.

6.11 ERISA. Each Plan that is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the IRS or an application for such a letter is currently being processed by the IRS with respect thereto and, to the knowledge of Borrower, nothing has occurred which would prevent, or cause the loss of, such qualification. No application for a funding waiver or an extension of any amortization period pursuant to Section 412 of the Code has been made with respect to any Plan. There are no pending or, to the knowledge of Borrower, threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan. There has been no Prohibited Transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan. No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur. No Plan has any Unfunded Pension Liability. No Obligated Party or ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to any Plan (other than premiums due and not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA). No Obligated Party or ERISA Affiliate has incurred, or reasonably expects to incur, any liability (and no event has occurred which, with the giving of notice under Section 4219 of ERISA, would result in such liability) under Section 4201 or 4243 of ERISA with respect to a Multiemployer Plan. No Obligated Party or ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA.

6.12 Disclosure. No statement, information, report, representation, or warranty made by Borrower or any other Obligated Party in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document or furnished to Lender in connection with this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements herein or therein not misleading. There is no fact known to Borrower which is a Material Adverse Event, or which might in the future be a Material Adverse Event that has not been disclosed in writing to Lender.

6.13 Subsidiaries. Borrower has no Subsidiaries other than any subsidiaries formed or acquired after the date of this Agreement and that comply with Section 7.13.

6.14 Agreements. Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any indenture, loan, or credit agreement, or to any lease or other agreement or instrument, or subject to any charter or corporate or other organizational restriction, in each case which could result in a Material Adverse Event. Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default in any respect in the performance, observance, or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants, or conditions contained in any agreement or instrument material to its business to which it is a party.

6.15 Compliance with Laws. Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation in any material respect of any law, rule, regulation, order, or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator.

6.16 Inventory. All inventory of Borrower and its Subsidiaries has been and will hereafter be produced in compliance with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and governmental standards, including, without limitation, the minimum wage and overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. §§ 201-219).

 

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6.17 Regulated Entities. Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is (a) an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940 or (b) subject to regulation under the Federal Power Act, the Interstate Commerce Act, any state public utilities code, or any other federal or state statute, rule or regulation limiting its ability to incur Debt, pledge its assets or perform its obligations under the Loan Documents.

6.18 Environmental Matters.

(a) Each of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, and all of its respective Properties, assets, and operations are in full compliance with all Environmental Laws. Borrower is not aware of, nor has Borrower received notice of, any past, present, or future conditions, events, activities, practices, or incidents which may interfere with or prevent the compliance or continued compliance of Borrower and its Subsidiaries with all Environmental Laws;

(b) Each of Borrower and its Subsidiaries has obtained all permits, licenses, and authorizations that are required under applicable Environmental Laws, and all such permits are in good standing and Borrower and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all of the terms and conditions of such permits;

(c) No Hazardous Materials exist on, about, or within or have been used, generated, stored, transported, disposed of on, or Released from any of the Properties or assets of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. The use which Borrower and its Subsidiaries make and intend to make of their respective Properties and assets will not result in the use, generation, storage, transportation, accumulation, disposal, or Release of any Hazardous Material on, in, or from any of their Properties or assets;

(d) Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective currently or previously owned or leased Properties or operations is subject to any outstanding or threatened order from or agreement with any Governmental Authority or other Person or subject to any judicial or docketed administrative proceeding with respect to (i) failure to comply with Environmental Laws, (ii) Remedial Action, or (iii) any Environmental Liabilities arising from a Release or threatened Release;

(e) There are no conditions or circumstances associated with the currently or previously owned or leased Properties or operations of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to give rise to any Environmental Liabilities;

(f) Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is a treatment, storage, or disposal facility requiring a permit under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. § 6901 et seq., regulations thereunder or any comparable provision of state law. Borrower and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with all applicable financial responsibility requirements of all Environmental Laws;

(g) Neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has filed or failed to file any notice required under applicable Environmental Law reporting a Release; and

(h) No Lien arising under any Environmental Law has attached to any property or revenues of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.

6.19 Intellectual Property. Borrower owns, or is licensed to use, all Intellectual Property necessary to conduct its business as currently conducted except for such Intellectual Property the failure of which to own or license could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Event. Borrower will or will cause the appropriate party to maintain the patenting and registration of all Intellectual Property with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, the United States Copyright Office, or other appropriate Governmental Authority, and will or will cause the appropriate party to promptly patent or register, as the case may be, all new Intellectual Property.

6.20 Foreign Assets Control Regulations and Anti-Money Laundering. Each Obligated Party and each Subsidiary of each Obligated Party is and will remain in compliance in all material respects with all United States economic sanctions laws, Executive Orders and implementing regulations as promulgated by the United States Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), and all applicable anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act and all regulations issued pursuant to it. No Obligated Party and no Subsidiary, Affiliate, or any director, officer, employee, agent, affiliate or representative of any Obligated Party is an individual or entity that is, or is owned or controlled by any individual or entity that is (a) currently the subject or target of any Sanctions, (b) a Person designated by the United States government on the list

 

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of the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (the “SDN List”) with which a United States Person cannot deal with or otherwise engage in business transactions, or included on HMT’s Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets and the Investment Ban List or any similar list enforced by any other relevant sanctions authority, (c) a Person who is otherwise the target of United States economic sanction laws such that a United States Person cannot deal or otherwise engage in business transactions with such Person, or (d) located, organized or resident in a Designated Jurisdiction.

6.21 Patriot Act. The Obligated Parties, each of their Subsidiaries, and each of their Affiliates are in compliance with (a) the Trading with the Enemy Act, and each of the foreign assets control regulations of the United States Treasury Department (31 CFR, Subtitle B Chapter V, as amended), and all other enabling legislation or executive order relating thereto, (b) the Patriot Act, and (c) all other federal or state laws relating to “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used directly or indirectly for any payments to any government official or employee, political party, official of a political party, candidate for political office, or anyone else acting in an official capacity, in order to obtain, retain or direct business or obtain any improper advantage, in violation of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977.

6.22 Solvency. Each of Borrower and each Obligated Party is Solvent and have not entered into any transaction with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud a creditor.

6.23 Anti-Corruption Laws. Each Obligated Party and each Subsidiary of each Obligated Party has conducted their businesses in compliance with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010, and other similar anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions, and has instituted and maintained policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws.

7. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS. Borrower covenants and agrees that, as long as the Obligations or any part thereof are outstanding or Lender has any Commitment hereunder:

7.1 Reporting Requirements. Borrower will furnish to Lender:

(a) Annual Financial Statements. As soon as available, and in any event within one hundred twenty (120) days after the last day of each fiscal year of Borrower, beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2018, a copy of the annual audit report of Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such fiscal year containing, on a consolidated basis, balance sheets and statements of income, retained earnings, and cash flow as of the end of such fiscal year and for the twelve (12)-month period then ended, in each case setting forth in comparative form the figures for the preceding fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and audited and certified by independent certified public accountants of recognized standing reasonably acceptable to Lender, to the effect that such report has been prepared in accordance with GAAP and containing no material qualifications or limitations on scope;

(b) Monthly Financial Statements. As soon as available, and in any event within twenty-five (25) days after the last day of each calendar month, a copy of an unaudited financial report of Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such month and for the portion of the fiscal year then ended, containing, on a consolidated and consolidating basis, balance sheets and statements of income, retained earnings, and cash flow, all in reasonable detail certified by a Responsible Officer to have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and to fairly and accurately present (subject to year-end audit adjustments) the financial condition and results of operations of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated and consolidating basis, as of the dates and for the periods indicated therein;

(c) Borrowing Base Report. A Borrowing Base Report, together with copies of all invoices supporting Eligible Accounts, aging reports required by Section 7.1(k), sales and other reports supporting accounts or inventory, and such other information and reports as Lender may request, (i) dated as of Friday of each week and delivered as soon as available and in any event within (5) Business Days after each such Friday, and (ii) dated as of three (3) Business Days prior to the date of any Advance Request Form delivered to Lender and delivered on the date such Advance Request Form is delivered;

 

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(d) Compliance Certificate. Concurrently with the delivery of each of the financial statements referred to in Sections 7.1.(a) and 7.1.(b), a certificate of the chief financial officer of Borrower (i) stating that to the best of such officer’s knowledge, no Default has occurred and is continuing, or if a Default has occurred and is continuing, a statement as to the nature thereof and the action which is proposed to be taken with respect thereto;

(e) Management Letters. Promptly upon receipt thereof, a copy of any management letter or written report submitted to Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries by independent certified public accountants with respect to the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, prospects, or Properties of Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;

(f) Notice of Litigation. Promptly after the commencement thereof, notice of all actions, suits, and proceedings before any Governmental Authority or arbitrator affecting Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which, if determined adversely to Borrower or such Subsidiary, could be a Material Adverse Event;

(g) Notice of Default. As soon as possible and in any event within five (5) days after Borrower has knowledge of the occurrence of any Default, a written notice setting forth the details of such Default and the action that Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto;

(h) ERISA Reports. Promptly after the filing or receipt thereof, copies of all reports, including annual reports, and notices which any Borrower or ERISA Affiliate files with or receives from the PBGC, the IRS, or the U.S. Department of Labor under ERISA; as soon as possible and in any event within five (5) days after Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate knows or has reason to know that any ERISA Event or Prohibited Transaction has occurred with respect to any Plan, a certificate of the chief financial officer of Borrower setting forth the details as to such ERISA Event or Prohibited Transaction and the action that Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto; annually, copies of the notice described in Section 101(f) of ERISA that Borrower or ERISA Affiliate receives with respect to a Plan or Multiemployer Plan; within thirty (30) days following the execution of this Agreement, Borrower and each ERISA Affiliate shall request in writing from each Multiemployer Plan the information described in Sections 101(k) and 101(l) of ERISA and shall provide a copy of such requests to Lender; promptly upon receiving such information from the Multiemployer Plans, provide such information to Lender, and thereafter, such requests and such information shall only be required to be provided upon Lender’s request, which shall be made no more frequently than annually;

(i) Reports to Other Creditors. Promptly after the furnishing thereof, copies of any statement or report furnished to any other party pursuant to the terms of any indenture, loan, or credit or similar agreement and not otherwise required to be furnished to Lender pursuant to any other clause of this Section 7.1;

(j) Notice of Material Adverse Event. As soon as possible and in any event within five (5) days after Borrower has knowledge of the occurrence thereof, written notice of any event or circumstance that could result in a Material Adverse Event; and

(k) Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable Aging. An account receivable aging, classifying Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ domestic and export accounts receivable in categories of 0-30, 31-60, 61-90 and over ninety (90) days from date of invoice, and in such form and detail as Lender shall require, simultaneously with each Borrowing Base Report delivered pursuant to Section 7.1(c)(ii), and, after the last day of each calendar month, as soon as available, and in any event within fifteen (15) days after the end of each such calendar month, and an account payable aging classifying Borrower’s and its Subsidiaries’ accounts payable by categories of 0-30, 31-60 and over sixty (60), from date of invoice, also in such detail as Lender shall reasonably require, and in each case certified by the chief financial officer of Borrower, as soon as available, and in any event within fifteen (15) days after the end of each such calendar month;

(l) Inventory Report. As soon as available, and in any event within fifteen (15) days after the end of each calendar month, an inventory report, in such form and detail as Lender shall reasonably require, certified by the chief financial officer of Borrower; and

(m) General Information. Promptly, certification or such other information concerning Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, or any other Obligated Party as Lender may from time to time request including, but not limited to, certification regarding or information about the ownership and management of such entities.

 

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All representations and warranties set forth in the Loan Documents with respect to any financial information concerning Borrower or any Guarantor shall apply to all financial information delivered to Lender by Borrower, such Guarantor, or any Person purporting to be an Responsible Officer or other representative of Borrower or such Guarantor regardless of the method of transmission to Lender or whether or not signed by Borrower, such Guarantor, or such Responsible Officer or other representative, as applicable.

7.2 Maintenance of Existence; Conduct of Business. Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, preserve and maintain its existence and all of its leases, privileges, licenses, permits, franchises, qualifications, and rights that are necessary or desirable in the ordinary conduct of its business. Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, conduct its business in an orderly and efficient manner in accordance with good business practices.

7.3 Maintenance of Properties. Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain, keep, and preserve all of its Properties (tangible and intangible) necessary or useful in the proper conduct of its business in good working order and condition.

7.4 Taxes and Claims. Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay or discharge at or before maturity or before becoming delinquent (a) all taxes, levies, assessments, and governmental charges imposed on it or its income or profits or any of its Property, and (b) all lawful claims for labor, material, and supplies, which, if unpaid, might become a Lien upon any of its Property; provided, however, that neither Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries shall be required to pay or discharge any tax, levy, assessment, or governmental charge which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently pursued, and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been established.

7.5 Insurance.

(a) Subject to Section 7.16, Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain insurance with financially sound and reputable insurance companies in such amounts and covering such risks as is usually carried by corporations engaged in similar businesses and owning similar Properties in the same general areas in which Borrower and its Subsidiaries operate, provided that in any event Borrower will maintain and cause each of its Subsidiaries to maintain workmen’s compensation insurance, property insurance, comprehensive general liability insurance, reasonably satisfactory to Lender. Each insurance policy covering Collateral shall name Lender as lender loss payee and each insurance policy covering liabilities shall name Lender as additional insured, and each such insurance policy shall, unless otherwise agreed by Lender, provide that such policy will not be cancelled or reduced without thirty (30) days prior written notice to Lender. All proceeds of insurance in excess of $10,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year shall be paid over to Lender for application to the Obligations, unless Lender otherwise agrees in writing in its sole discretion or such proceeds have been contractually agreed to be paid to the lender with respect to a lender or lessor solely with respect to assets subject to a Lien permitted under Section 8.2(h).

(b) With respect to insurance proceeds in excess of $10,000 in the aggregate in any fiscal year, all proceeds of insurance in excess of $10,000, if Lender agrees in writing in its sole discretion, then Borrower may apply the net proceeds of a casualty or condemnation (each a “Loss”) to the repair, restoration, or replacement of the assets suffering such Loss, so long as (i) such repair, restoration, or replacement is completed within one hundred eighty (180) days after the date of such Loss (or such longer period of time agreed to in writing by Lender), (ii) while such repair, restoration, or replacement is underway, all of such net proceeds are on deposit with Lender in a separate deposit account over which Lender has exclusive control, and (iii) such Loss did not cause an Event of Default. If an Event of Default occurs pursuant to which Lender exercises its rights to accelerate the Obligations as provided in Section 9.2 or such repair, restoration, or replacement is not completed within one hundred eighty (180) days of the date of such Loss (or such longer period of time agreed to in writing by Lender), then Lender may immediately and without notice to any Person apply all of such net proceeds to the Obligations, regardless of any other prior agreement regarding the disposition of such net proceeds.

7.6 Inspection Rights. At any reasonable time and from time to time but in any event no less than four (4) times per calendar year, Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (a) permit representatives of Lender to examine, inspect, review, evaluate and make physical verifications and appraisals of the inventory and other Collateral in any manner and through any medium that Lender considers advisable, (b) to examine, copy, and make extracts from its books and records, (c) to visit and inspect its Properties, and (d) to discuss its business, operations, and financial condition with its officers, employees, and independent certified public accountants, in each instance, at Borrower’s expense.

 

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7.7 Keeping Books and Records. Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain proper books of record and account in which full, true, and correct entries in conformity with GAAP shall be made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities.

7.8 Compliance with Laws. Subject to Section 7.15, Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply in all material respects with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, orders, and decrees of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator.

7.9 Compliance with Agreements. Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply in all material respects with all agreements, contracts, and instruments binding on it or affecting its Properties or business.

7.10 Further Assurances. Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries and each other Obligated Party to, execute and deliver such further agreements and instruments and take such further action as may be requested by Lender to carry out the provisions and purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and to create, preserve, and perfect the Liens of Lender in the Collateral.

7.11 ERISA. Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all minimum funding requirements, and all other material requirements, of ERISA, if applicable, so as not to give rise to any liability thereunder.

7.12 Depository Relationship. Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, maintain all deposit accounts, investment accounts, and commodities accounts with Hancock Whitney Bank or another financial institution acceptable to Lender, in each case subject to control agreements in favor of Lender in form and substance acceptable to Lender.

7.13 Additional Guarantors. Borrower shall notify Lender at the time that any Person becomes a Subsidiary, and promptly thereafter (and any event within ten (10) days) cause such Person to (a) become a Guarantor by executing and delivering to Lender a Guaranty, (b) execute and deliver all Security Documents requested by Lender pledging to the Secured Parties all or substantially all of its Property (subject to such exceptions as Lender may permit) and take all actions required by Lender to grant to the Secured Parties a perfected first priority security interest in such property, including the filing of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements in such jurisdictions as may be requested by Lender, and (c) deliver to Lender such other documents and instruments as Lender may require, including appropriate favorable opinions of counsel to such Person in form, content and scope reasonably satisfactory to Lender.

7.14 Subordination of Affiliated Debt. Borrower will cause all Debt and any other amounts subject to Section 8.4 owed or otherwise payable to any owners, managers, or other Affiliates of Borrower to be subordinated to the Obligations, in each case subject to terms and conditions in form and substance satisfactory to Lender.

7.15 Anti-Corruption Laws. Borrower shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, conduct its businesses in compliance with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010, and other similar anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions, and maintain policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws.

7.16 Post-Closing Matters. Borrower will:

(a) Within 30 days of the date hereof, deliver to Lender corrected copies of insurance certificates in form and substance acceptable to Lender describing all insurance policies and other matters required by Section 7.5;

(b) Within 30 days of the date hereof, deliver to Lender lender loss payee and additional insured endorsements or other evidence of the same required pursuant to Section 7.5;

(c) Within 30 days of the date hereof, deliver to Lender landlord waivers executed by the landlords with respect to Borrower’s places of business located in Fort Worth, Texas, and Odessa, Texas; and

 

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(d) Use commercially reasonable best efforts to, within 45 days of the date hereof, deliver to Lender bailee or similar agreements in form and substance acceptable to Lender with respect to each location where any inventory of Borrower is held with a bailee, consignee, or other third-party.

8. NEGATIVE COVENANTS. Borrower covenants and agrees that, as long as the Obligations or any part thereof are outstanding or Lender has any Commitment hereunder:

8.1 Debt. Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, incur, create, assume, or permit to exist any Debt, except:

(a) Debt to Lender;

(b) Existing Debt described on the Schedule 8.1;

(c) Subordinated Debt; and

(d) Purchase money Debt and Capitalized Lease Obligations.

8.2 Limitation on Liens. Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, incur, create, assume, or permit to exist any Lien upon any of its Property, assets, or revenues, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, except:

(a) Existing Liens disclosed on Schedule 8.2;

(b) Liens in favor of the Secured Parties;

(c) Encumbrances consisting of minor easements, zoning restrictions, or other restrictions on the use of real property that do not (individually or in the aggregate) materially affect the value of the assets encumbered thereby or materially impair the ability of Borrower or its Subsidiaries to use such assets in their respective businesses, and none of which is violated in any material respect by existing or proposed structures or land use;

(d) Liens for taxes, assessments, or other governmental charges which are not delinquent or which are being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been established;

(e) Liens of mechanics, materialmen, warehousemen, carriers, or other similar statutory Liens securing obligations that are not yet due and are incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(f) Liens resulting from good faith deposits to secure payments of workmen’s compensation or other social security programs or to secure the performance of tenders, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, bids, contracts (other than for payment of Debt), or leases made in the ordinary course of business;

(g) Liens in favor of deposit banks on deposit accounts, to the extent permitted by and in accordance with a deposit account control agreement in favor of Lender;

(h) Purchase money Liens on specific property to secure Debt used to acquire such Property and Liens securing Capitalized Lease Obligations with respect to specific leased property, in each case to the extent permitted in Section 8.1(d); and

(i) Liens securing Subordinated Debt.

8.3 Mergers, Etc. Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, become a party to a merger or consolidation, or purchase or otherwise acquire all or any part of the assets of any Person or any shares or other evidence of beneficial ownership of any Person, or wind-up, dissolve, or liquidate.

8.4 Restricted Payments. Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly, declare or pay any dividends or make any other payment or distribution (in cash, Property, or obligations) on account of its equity interests, or redeem, purchase, retire, call, or otherwise acquire any of its equity interests, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to purchase or otherwise acquire any equity interest of Borrower or another Subsidiary of Borrower, or set apart any money for a

 

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sinking or other analogous fund for any dividend or other distribution on its equity interests or for any redemption, purchase, retirement, or other acquisition of any of its equity interests, or make any management fee or similar payments or loans to Affiliates, or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do any of the foregoing, in each case without the consent of Lender, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, annually, but only so long as Borrower is treated as a partnership, disregarded entity or other pass-through entity for federal income tax purposes, Borrower may make Permitted Tax Distributions, provided that no Default exists or will exist after giving effect to the payment thereof.

8.5 Loans and Investments. Borrower shall not make, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make, hold or maintain, any advance, loan, extension of credit, or capital contribution to or investment in, or purchase any stock, bonds, notes, debentures, or other securities of, any Person, except:

(a) readily marketable direct obligations of the United States of America or any agency thereof with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition;

(b) fully insured certificates of deposit with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition issued by either (i) any commercial bank operating in the United States of America having capital and surplus in excess of $50,000,000.00 or (ii) Lender;

(c) commercial paper of a domestic issuer if at the time of purchase such paper is rated in one of the two highest rating categories of Standard and Poor’s Corporation or Moody’s Investors Service; and

(d) so long as no Event of Default exists or would result therefrom, Permitted Acquisitions.

8.6 Limitation on Issuance of Equity. Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, issue, sell, assign, or otherwise dispose of (a) any of its stock or other equity interests, (b) any securities exchangeable for or convertible into or carrying any rights to acquire any of its stock or other equity interests, or (c) any option, warrant, or other right to acquire any of its stock or other equity interests.

8.7 Transactions with Affiliates. Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into any transaction, including, without limitation, the purchase, sale, or exchange of property, the rendering of any service or the payment of any management, advisory or similar fees, with any Affiliate of Borrower or such Subsidiary, except in the ordinary course of and pursuant to the reasonable requirements of Borrower’s or such Subsidiary’s business, pursuant to a transaction which is otherwise expressly permitted under this Agreement, and upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to Borrower or such Subsidiary than would be obtained in a comparable arm’s-length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate of Borrower or such Subsidiary.

8.8 Disposition of Assets. Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, sell, lease, assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any of its assets, except (a) dispositions of inventory in the ordinary course of business or (b) dispositions, for fair value, of worn-out and obsolete equipment not necessary or useful to the conduct of business.

8.9 Sale and Leaseback. Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, enter into any arrangement with any Person pursuant to which it leases from such Person real or personal property that has been or is to be sold or transferred, directly or indirectly, by it to such Person.

8.10 Prepayment of Debt. Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, make any optional or voluntary payment, prepayment, repurchase or redemption of any Debt, except the Obligations.

8.11 Nature of Business. Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage in any business other than the businesses in which they are engaged as of the date hereof or businesses that are substantially similar. Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, make any material change in its credit collection policies if such change would materially impair the collectability of any Account, nor will it rescind, cancel or modify any Account except in the ordinary course of business.

 

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8.12 Environmental Protection. Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly (a) use (or permit any tenant to use) any of their respective Properties or assets for the handling, processing, storage, transportation, or disposal of any Hazardous Material, (b) generate any Hazardous Material in violation of Environmental Laws, (c) conduct any activity that is likely to cause a Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Material in violation of Environmental Laws, or (d) otherwise conduct any activity or use any of their respective Properties or assets in any manner that is likely to violate any Environmental Law or create any Environmental Liabilities for which Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries would be responsible.

8.13 Accounting. Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, change its fiscal year or make any change (a) in accounting treatment or reporting practices, except as required by GAAP and disclosed to Lender, or (b) in tax reporting treatment, except as required by law and disclosed to Lender.

8.14 No Negative Pledge. Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries or any Obligated Party to, enter into or permit to exist any arrangement or agreement, other than pursuant to this Agreement or any Loan Document, which directly or indirectly prohibits Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, or any Obligated Party from creating or incurring a Lien on any of its Property, revenues, or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or the ability of any of its Subsidiaries, or any Obligated Party to make any payments, directly or indirectly, to Borrower by way of dividends, distributions, advances, repayments of loans, repayments of expenses, accruals, or otherwise.

8.15 Subsidiaries. Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly, form or acquire any Subsidiary unless such Subsidiary complies with the requirements of Section 7.13.

8.16 Hedge Agreements. Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any Hedge Agreement.

8.17 OFAC. Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, fail to comply with the laws, regulations and executive orders referred to in Section 6.20 and Section 6.21. Borrower shall not directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of any Loan, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other individual or entity, to fund any activities of or business with any individual or entity, or in any Designated Jurisdiction, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions, or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any individual or entity of Sanctions.

8.18 Amendment of Constituent Documents. Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, (a) violate the provisions of its Constituent Documents, or (b) modify, repeal, replace or amend any provision of its Constituent Documents.

8.19 Anti-Corruption Laws. Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly use the proceeds of any Loan for any purpose which would breach the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010, and other similar anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions.

 

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DEFAULT.

9.1 Events of Default. Each of the following shall be deemed an “Event of Default”:

(a) Borrower shall fail to pay the Obligations or any part thereof shall not be paid when due or declared due;

(b) Borrower shall fail to provide to Lender any notice of Default as required by Section 7.1(g) of this Agreement or Borrower shall breach any provision of Section 8 of this Agreement;

(c) Any representation or warranty made or deemed made by Borrower or any other Obligated Party (or any of their respective officers) in any Loan Document or in any certificate, report, notice, or financial statement furnished at any time in connection with this Agreement shall be false, misleading, or erroneous in any material respect (without duplication of any materiality qualifier contained therein) when made or deemed to have been made;

 

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(d) Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, or any other Obligated Party shall fail to perform, observe, or comply with any covenant, agreement, or term contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (other than as covered by another section of this Section 9), and, if such Default is subject to cure, such failure continues for more than ten (10) days following the date such failure first began;

(e) Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, or any other Obligated Party shall commence a voluntary proceeding seeking liquidation, reorganization, or other relief with respect to itself or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency, or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian, or other similar official of it or a substantial part of its Property or shall consent to any such relief or to the appointment of or taking possession by any such official in an involuntary case or other proceeding commenced against it or shall make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or shall generally fail to pay its debts as they become due or shall take any corporate action to authorize any of the foregoing;

(f) An involuntary proceeding shall be commenced against Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, or any other Obligated Party seeking liquidation, reorganization, or other relief with respect to it or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency, or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or seeking the appointment of a trustee, receiver, liquidator, custodian, or other similar official for it or a substantial part of its Property, and such involuntary proceeding shall remain undismissed and unstayed for a period of thirty (30) days;

(g) Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, or any other Obligated Party shall fail to pay when due any principal of or interest on any Debt (other than the Obligations), or the maturity of any such Debt shall have been accelerated, or any such Debt shall have been required to be prepaid prior to the stated maturity thereof, or any event shall have occurred that permits (or, with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would permit) any holder or holders of such Debt or any Person acting on behalf of such holder or holders to accelerate the maturity thereof or require any such prepayment;

(h) This Agreement or any other Loan Document shall cease to be in full force and effect or shall be declared null and void or the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested or challenged by Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, any other Obligated Party or any of their respective equity holders, or Borrower or any other Obligated Party shall deny that it has any further liability or obligation under any of the Loan Documents, or any Lien created by the Loan Documents shall for any reason cease to be a valid, first priority perfected Lien upon any of the Collateral purported to be covered thereby;

(i) Any of the following events shall occur or exist with respect to Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate: (i) any ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Plan or Multiemployer Plan, or (ii) any Prohibited Transaction involving any Plan; and in each case above, such event or condition, together with all other events or conditions, if any, have subjected or could in the reasonable opinion of Lender subject Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to any tax, penalty, or other liability to a Plan, a Multiemployer Plan, the PBGC, the IRS, the U.S. Department of Labor, or otherwise (or any combination thereof) which in the aggregate exceed or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Event;

(j) Borrower, any Guarantor or any other Obligated Party that is an individual shall have died or have been declared incompetent by a court of proper jurisdiction;

(k) Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, or any other Obligated Party, or any of their Properties, revenues, or assets, shall become subject to an order of forfeiture, seizure, or divestiture (whether under RICO or otherwise) and the same shall not have been discharged within thirty (30) days from the date of entry thereof;

(l) Wilks Best Flow, LLC, shall cease to own at least seventy-five percent (75%) of all voting equity interests in and otherwise control the management of Borrower and its general partner;

(m) Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, or any other Obligated Party shall fail to discharge within a period of thirty (30) days after the commencement thereof any attachment, sequestration, or similar proceeding or proceedings involving an aggregate amount in excess of $100,000 against any of its assets or Properties;

(n) A final judgment or judgments for the payment of money in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate shall be rendered by a court or courts against Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, or any other Obligated Party and the same shall not be discharged (or provision shall not be made for such discharge), or a stay of execution thereof shall not be procured, within thirty (30) days from the date of entry thereof and Borrower, such Subsidiary, or such Obligated Party shall not, within such period of thirty (30) days, or such longer period during which execution of the same shall have been stayed, appeal therefrom and cause the execution thereof to be stayed during such appeal;

 

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(o) The subordination provisions related to any Subordinated Debt or any other agreement, document or instrument governing any Subordinated Debt shall for any reason be revoked or invalidated, or otherwise cease to be in full force and effect, or any Person shall contest in any manner the validity or enforceability thereof or deny that it has any further liability or obligation thereunder, or the Obligations, for any reason shall not have the priority contemplated by this Agreement or any such subordination provisions; or

(p) Lender determines that a Material Adverse Event has occurred or a circumstance exists that could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Event.

9.2 Remedies Upon Default. If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, then Lender may without notice terminate the Commitment or declare the Obligations or any part thereof to be immediately due and payable, or both, and the same shall thereupon become immediately due and payable, without notice, demand, presentment, notice of dishonor, notice of acceleration, notice of intent to accelerate, notice of intent to demand, protest, or other formalities of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower; provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under Section 9.1(e) or (f), the Commitment will automatically terminate, and the Obligations shall become immediately due and payable, in each case without notice, demand, presentment, notice of dishonor, notice of acceleration, notice of intent to accelerate, notice of intent to demand, protest, or other formalities of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower. In addition to the foregoing, if any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, Lender may foreclose any Liens and security interests securing the Obligations and/or exercise all rights and remedies available to it in law or in equity, under the Loan Documents, or otherwise, and the same (i) may be cumulative and concurrent, (ii) may be pursued separately, singly, successively, or concurrently against Borrower, any Obligated Party, or others obligated for the repayment of the Obligations or any part hereof, in each case at the sole discretion of Lender, (iii) may be exercised as often as occasion therefor shall arise, it being agreed by Borrower that the exercise, discontinuance of the exercise of or failure to exercise any of the same will in no event be construed as a waiver or release thereof or of any other right, remedy, or recourse, and (iv) are intended to be, and shall be, nonexclusive. All rights and remedies of Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall extend to any period after the initiation of foreclosure proceedings, judicial or otherwise. No failure to accelerate any Obligations by reason of any Event of Default, acceptance of a partial or past due payment, or indulgences granted from time to time is to be or may be construed (a) as a reinstatement of any Obligations or as a waiver of such right of acceleration or of the right of Lender thereafter to insist upon strict compliance with the terms of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or (b) to prevent the exercise of such right of acceleration or any other right granted under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or by any applicable laws. Borrower hereby expressly waives and relinquishes the benefit of any statute or rule of law or equity now provided, or which may hereafter be provided, which would produce a result contrary to or in conflict with the foregoing. The failure to exercise any remedy available to Lender is not to be and will not be deemed to be a waiver of any rights or remedies of Lender under this Agreement or under any of the other Loan Documents, or at law or in equity. No extension of the time for the payment of any Obligations or portion thereof, made by agreement with any person now or hereafter liable for the payment of any such Obligations, will operate to release, discharge, modify, change or affect the original liability of Borrower and/or any other Obligated Party with respect to the Obligations, either in whole or in part, unless Lender specifically, unequivocally and expressly agrees otherwise in writing.

9.3 Application of Funds. Except as expressly provided herein to the contrary, all payments with respect to the Obligations will be applied in the following order of priority: (a) the payment or reimbursement of any expenses, costs or obligations (other than the outstanding principal balance hereof and interest hereon) for which either Borrower or any other Obligated Party is obligated or Lender shall be entitled pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document; (b) the payment of accrued but unpaid interest hereon; and (c) the payment of all or any portion of the principal balance hereof then outstanding hereunder, in the direct order of maturity. If an Event of Default exists or after the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 9.2 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable, any amounts received on account of the Obligations may be applied by Lender in such order as it elects in its sole discretion and any application to the outstanding principal balance hereof may be made in either direct or inverse order of maturity.

 

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9.4 Performance by Lender. If Borrower shall fail to perform any covenant or agreement contained in any of the Loan Documents, then Lender may perform or attempt to perform such covenant or agreement on behalf of Borrower. In such event, Borrower shall, at the request of Lender, promptly pay to Lender any amount expended by Lender in connection with such performance or attempted performance, together with interest thereon at the Default Rate from and including the date of such expenditure to but excluding the date such expenditure is paid in full. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is expressly agreed that Lender shall not have any liability or responsibility for the performance of any covenant, agreement, or other obligation of Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

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MISCELLANEOUS

10.1 Expenses. Borrower hereby agrees to pay on demand: (a) all costs and expenses of Lender in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution, and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any and all amendments, modifications, renewals, extensions, and supplements thereof and thereto, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel, advisors, consultants, and auditors for Lender; (b) all costs and expenses of Lender in connection with any Default and the enforcement of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of legal counsel, advisors, consultants, and auditors for Lender; (c) all transfer, stamp, documentary, or other similar taxes, assessments, or charges levied by any Governmental Authority in respect of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents; (d) all costs, expenses, assessments, and other charges incurred in connection with any filing, registration, recording, or perfection of any Lien contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document; and (e) all other costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with (i) this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the servicing and administration of the Obligations, (iii) any litigation, dispute, suit, proceeding or action arising from or related to the Obligations or any Loan Document, or (iv) the enforcement of its rights and remedies, and the protection of its interests in bankruptcy, insolvency or other legal proceedings, including, without limitation, all costs, expenses, and other charges (including Lender’s internal charges) incurred in connection with evaluating, observing, collecting, examining, auditing, appraising, selling, liquidating, or otherwise disposing of the Collateral or other assets of Borrower.

10.2 INDEMNIFICATION. BORROWER HEREBY AGREES TO INDEMNIFY LENDER AND EACH AFFILIATE THEREOF AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, ATTORNEYS, AND AGENTS (COLLECTIVELY, THE “INDEMNIFIED PARTIES” AND INDIVIDUALLY AN “INDEMNIFIED PARTY”) FROM, AND HOLD EACH OF THEM HARMLESS AGAINST, ANY AND ALL LOSSES, LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, PENALTIES, JUDGMENTS, DISBURSEMENTS, COSTS, AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) TO WHICH ANY OF THEM MAY BECOME SUBJECT WHICH DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISE FROM OR RELATE TO (a) ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS INCLUDING THE NEGOTIATION, EXECUTION, DELIVERY, PERFORMANCE, ADMINISTRATION, OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, (b) ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, (c) ANY BREACH BY BORROWER OF ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, COVENANT, OR OTHER AGREEMENT CONTAINED IN ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, (d) ANY ACTION TAKEN OR NOT TAKEN BY LENDER (OR ANY TRUSTEE UNDER ANY SECURITY INSTRUMENT) THAT IS ALLOWED OR PERMITTED UNDER ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING THE PROTECTION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY LIEN, SECURITY INTEREST, OR OTHER RIGHT, REMEDY, OR RECOURSE CREATED OR AFFORDED BY THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, (e) ANY DISPUTE AMONG OR BETWEEN ANY OF THE OBLIGATED PARTIES OR BETWEEN OR AMONG ANY PARTNERS, VENTURERS, EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, MEMBERS, MANAGERS, TRUSTEES, OR OTHER RESPONSIBLE PARTIES OF BORROWER IF BORROWER IS A GENERAL PARTNERSHIP, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, ASSOCIATION, TRUST, OR OTHER BUSINESS ENTITY, (f) THE PRESENCE, RELEASE, THREATENED RELEASE, DISPOSAL, REMOVAL, OR CLEANUP OF ANY HAZARDOUS MATERIAL LOCATED ON, ABOUT, WITHIN, OR AFFECTING ANY OF THE PROPERTIES OR ASSETS OF BORROWER OR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES OR ANY OTHER OBLIGATED PARTY, OR (g) ANY INVESTIGATION, LITIGATION, OR OTHER PROCEEDING, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY THREATENED INVESTIGATION, LITIGATION, OR OTHER PROCEEDING, RELATING TO ANY OF THE FOREGOING INCLUDING THOSE BROUGHT OR INITIATED BY BORROWER. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT OR OF ANY

 

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OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, IT IS THE EXPRESS INTENTION OF THE PARTIES HERETO THAT THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES BE INDEMNIFIED FROM AND HELD HARMLESS AGAINST ANY AND ALL LOSSES, LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, PENALTIES, JUDGMENTS, DISBURSEMENTS, COSTS, AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) ARISING OUT OF OR RESULTING FROM THE STRICT LIABILITY, SOLE CONTRIBUTORY OR ORDINARY NEGLIGENCE OF ANY OF THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES.

LENDER MAY EMPLOY AN ATTORNEY OR ATTORNEYS OF ITS OWN CHOOSING TO PROTECT OR ENFORCE ITS RIGHTS, REMEDIES, AND RECOURSES, AND TO ADVISE AND DEFEND THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES WITH RESPECT TO THOSE ACTIONS AND OTHER MATTERS. BORROWER SHALL REIMBURSE LENDER FOR THE ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING EXPENSES AND COSTS FOR EXPERTS AND/OR CONSULTANTS) OF THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES IMMEDIATELY ON RECEIPT OF WRITTEN DEMAND FROM LENDER, WHETHER ON A MONTHLY OR OTHER TIME INTERVAL, AND WHETHER OR NOT AN ACTION IS ACTUALLY COMMENCED OR CONCLUDED. ALL OTHER REIMBURSEMENT AND INDEMNITY OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BECOME DUE AND PAYABLE WHEN ACTUALLY INCURRED BY LENDER OR ANY OF THE OTHER THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES. ANY PAYMENTS NOT MADE WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS AFTER WRITTEN DEMAND FROM LENDER SHALL BEAR INTEREST AT THE DEFAULT RATE FROM THE DATE OF THAT DEMAND UNTIL FULLY PAID. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 10.2 SHALL SURVIVE REPAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF THE OBLIGATIONS, THE RELEASE OF ANY LIENS SECURING THE OBLIGATIONS, ANY FORECLOSURE (OR ACTION IN LIEU OF FORECLOSURE), THE TRANSFER BY BORROWER OF ANY OF ITS RIGHTS, TITLE, AND INTERESTS IN OR TO ANY COLLATERAL SECURING THE OBLIGATIONS, AND THE EXERCISE BY LENDER OF ANY OR ALL REMEDIES SET FORTH IN ANY LOAN DOCUMENT.

10.3 Limitation of Liability. Neither Lender nor any Affiliate, officer, director, employee, attorney, or agent of Lender shall have any liability with respect to, and Borrower hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue any of them upon, any claim for any special, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages (including any claim for loss of profits, revenue or business) suffered or incurred by Borrower or any other Obligated Party, however caused and based on any theory of liability in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to, this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or the conduct, acts, or omissions of Lender or any of its agents in the negotiation, administration, or enforcement thereof. Borrower hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue Lender or any of Lender’s Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys, or agents for punitive damages in respect of any claim in connection with, arising out of, or in any way related to, this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or the conduct, acts, or omissions of Lender or any of its agents in the negotiation, admiration, or enforcement of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.

10.4 No Duty. All attorneys, accountants, appraisers, and other professional Persons and consultants retained by Lender shall have the right to act exclusively in the interest of Lender and shall have no duty of disclosure, duty of loyalty, duty of care, or other duty or obligation of any type or nature whatsoever to Borrower or any of Borrower’s equity holders, Affiliates, officers, employees, attorneys, agents, or any other Person.

10.5 Lender Not Fiduciary. The relationship between Borrower and Lender is solely that of debtor and creditor, and Lender has no fiduciary or other special relationship with Borrower, and no term or condition of any of the Loan Documents shall be construed so as to deem the relationship between Borrower and Lender to be other than that of debtor and creditor.

10.6 Equitable Relief. Borrower recognizes that in the event Borrower fails to pay, perform, observe, or discharge any or all of the Obligations, any remedy at law may prove to be inadequate relief to Lender. Borrower therefore agrees that Lender, if Lender so requests, shall be entitled to temporary and permanent injunctive relief in any such case without the necessity of proving actual damages.

10.7 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure on the part of Lender to exercise and no delay in exercising, and no course of dealing with respect to, any right, remedy, power, or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power, or privilege under this Agreement preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power, or privilege. The rights and remedies provided for in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights and remedies provided by law.

 

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10.8 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement is binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of Lender and Borrower and their respective successors and assigns, except that Borrower may not assign or transfer any of its rights, duties, or obligations under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents without the prior written consent of Lender.

10.9 Survival. All representations and warranties made in this Agreement or any other Loan Document or in any document, statement, or certificate furnished in connection with this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and no investigation by Lender or any closing shall affect the representations and warranties or the right of Lender to rely upon them. Without prejudice to the survival of any other obligation of Borrower hereunder, the obligations of Borrower under Sections 10.1, and 10.2 shall survive repayment of the Obligations and termination of the Commitment.

10.10 Amendment. The provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which Borrower is a party may be amended or waived only by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto.

10.11 Notices. Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including by facsimile transmission) and mailed, faxed or delivered, to the address, facsimile number or subject to the last sentence hereof electronic mail address specified for notices below the signatures hereon or to such other address as shall be designated by such party in a notice to the other parties. All such other notices and other communications shall be deemed to have been given or made upon the earliest to occur of (a) actual receipt by the intended recipient or (b)(i) if delivered by hand or courier; (ii) if delivered by mail, four (4) business days after deposit in the mail, postage prepaid; (iii) if delivered by facsimile, when sent and receipt has been confirmed by telephone; and (iv) if delivered by electronic mail (which form of delivery is subject to the provisions of the last sentence below), when delivered; provided, however, that notices and other communications pursuant to Section 2 shall not be effective until actually received by Lender. Electronic mail and intranet websites may be used only to distribute routine communications, such as financial statements and other information, and to distribute Loan Documents for execution by the parties thereto, and may not be used for any other purpose.

10.12 Governing Law; Venue; Service of Process. THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE, CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, ANY BREACH THEREOF, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY, OR ANY OTHER DISPUTE BETWEEN OR AMONG LENDER AND ANY OF THE OBLIGATED PARTIES (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS; PROVIDED THAT LENDER SHALL RETAIN ALL RIGHTS UNDER FEDERAL LAW. THIS AGREEMENT HAS BEEN ENTERED INTO IN TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, AND IS PERFORMABLE FOR ALL PURPOSES IN TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS. THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE THAT ANY LAWSUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING THAT IS BROUGHT (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY, OR THE ACTS, CONDUCT, OR OMISSIONS OF LENDER OR ANY OF ITS AGENTS, SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS OR OF ANY OF THE OBLIGATED PARTIES IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE BROUGHT IN A STATE OR FEDERAL COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION LOCATED IN TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS. BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY (a) SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS, (b) WAIVES ANY OBJECTION IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE AS TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH LAWSUIT, ACTION, OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND (c) FURTHER WAIVES ANY CLAIM THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE THAT ANY SUCH COURT IS AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREE THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON IT MAY BE MADE BY CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED AT THE ADDRESS FOR NOTICES REFERENCED IN SECTION 10.11 HEREOF.

 

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10.13 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

10.14 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable shall not impair or invalidate the remainder of this Agreement and the effect thereof shall be confined to the provision held to be invalid or illegal.

10.15 Headings. The headings, captions, and arrangements used in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

10.16 Participations; Etc. Lender shall have the right at any time and from time to time to grant participations in, or sell and transfer all or any part of, the Obligations and any Loan Documents. Each actual or proposed participant or assignee, as the case may be, shall be entitled to receive all information received by Lender regarding Borrower and its Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, information required to be disclosed to a participant or assignee pursuant to Banking Circular 181 (Rev., August 2, 1984), issued by the Comptroller of the Currency (whether the actual or proposed participant or assignee is subject to the circular or not).

10.17 Construction. Borrower and Lender acknowledge that each of them has had the benefit of legal counsel of its own choice and has been afforded an opportunity to review this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with its legal counsel and that this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be construed as if jointly drafted by Borrower and Lender.

10.18 Independence of Covenants. All covenants hereunder shall be given independent effect so that if a particular action or condition is not permitted by any of such covenants, the fact that it would be permitted by an exception to, or be otherwise within the limitations of, another covenant shall not avoid the occurrence of a Default if such action is taken or such condition exists.

10.19 WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IS A CONSTITUTIONAL ONE, BUT THAT SUCH RIGHT MAY BE WAIVED. LENDER AND BORROWER, AFTER CONSULTING (OR HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT) WITH COUNSEL OF THEIR CHOICE, HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY, IRREVOCABLY, AND EXPRESSLY WAIVE TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING, OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED UPON CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY OR THE CONDUCT, ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF LENDER OR ANY OBLIGATED PARTY IN THE NEGOTIATION, ADMINISTRATION, OR ENFORCEMENT THEREOF. EACH PARTY HERETO (a) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (b) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 10.19.

10.20 Additional Interest Provision. It is expressly stipulated and agreed to be the intent of Borrower and Lender at all times to comply strictly with the applicable law governing the maximum rate or amount of interest payable on the indebtedness evidenced by the Agreement, any Loan Document, and the Related Indebtedness (or applicable United States federal law to the extent that it permits Lender to contract for, charge, take, reserve or receive a greater amount of interest than under applicable law). If the applicable law is ever judicially interpreted so as to render usurious any amount (a) contracted for, charged, taken, reserved or received pursuant to this Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents or any other communication or writing by or between Borrower and Lender related to the transaction or transactions that are the subject matter of the Loan Documents, (b) contracted for, charged, taken, reserved or received by reason of Lender’s exercise of the option to accelerate the maturity of any Obligations and/or any and all Debt paid or payable by Borrower to Lender pursuant to any Loan Document (such other indebtedness being referred to in this Section as the “Related Indebtedness”), or (c) Borrower will have paid or Lender will have received by reason of any voluntary prepayment by Borrower of any Obligations and/or the Related Indebtedness, then it is Borrower’s and Lender’s express intent that all amounts charged in excess of the Maximum Rate shall be automatically canceled, ab initio, and all amounts in excess of the Maximum Rate

 

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theretofore collected by Lender is to be credited on the principal balance of any Advances and/or the Related Indebtedness (or, if all Advances and all Related Indebtedness have been or would thereby be paid in full, refunded to Borrower), and the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents will be immediately deemed reformed and the amounts thereafter collectible hereunder and thereunder reduced, without the necessity of the execution of any new document, so as to comply with the applicable law, but so as to permit the recovery of the fullest amount otherwise called for hereunder and thereunder; provided, however, if any Advances or Related Indebtedness have been paid in full before the end of the stated term thereof, then Borrower and Lender agree that Lender shall, with reasonable promptness after Lender discovers or is advised by Borrower that interest was received in an amount in excess of the Maximum Rate, either refund such excess interest to Borrower and/or credit such excess interest against such Note and/or any Related Indebtedness then owing by Borrower to Lender. Borrower hereby agrees that as a condition precedent to any claim seeking usury penalties against Lender, Borrower will provide written notice to Lender, advising Lender in reasonable detail of the nature and amount of the violation, and Lender shall have sixty (60) days after receipt of such notice in which to correct such usury violation, if any, by either refunding such excess interest to Borrower or crediting such excess interest against the Obligations to which the alleged violation relates and/or the Related Indebtedness then owing by Borrower to Lender. All sums contracted for, charged, taken, reserved or received by Lender for the use, forbearance or detention of any debt evidenced by this Agreement or any other Loan Document and/or the Related Indebtedness will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized or spread, using the actuarial method, throughout the stated term of such Obligations and/or the Related Indebtedness (including any and all renewal and extension periods) until payment in full so that the rate or amount of interest on account of any Obligations and/or the Related Indebtedness does not exceed the Maximum Rate from time to time in effect and applicable to such Obligations and/or the Related Indebtedness for so long as debt is outstanding. In no event shall the provisions of Chapter 346 of the Texas Finance Code (which regulates certain revolving credit loan accounts and revolving tri-party accounts) apply to this Agreement or any other Loan Document and/or any of the Related Indebtedness. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any of the other Loan Documents, it is not the intention of Lender to accelerate the maturity of any interest that has not accrued at the time of such acceleration or to collect unearned interest at the time of such acceleration.

10.21 Ceiling Election. To the extent that Lender is relying on Chapter 303 of the Texas Finance Code to determine the Maximum Rate payable on any Obligations, Lender will utilize the weekly ceiling from time to time in effect as provided in such Chapter 303. To the extent United States federal law permits Lender to contract for, charge, take, receive or reserve a greater amount of interest than under Texas law, Lender will rely on United States federal law instead of such Chapter 303 for the purpose of determining the Maximum Rate. Additionally, to the extent permitted by applicable law now or hereafter in effect, Lender may, at its option and from time to time, utilize any other method of establishing the Maximum Rate under such Chapter 303 or under other applicable law by giving notice, if required, to Borrower as provided by applicable law now or hereafter in effect.

10.22 USA Patriot Act Notice. Lender hereby notifies Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies Borrower and each other Obligated Party, which information includes the name and address of Borrower and each other Obligated Party and other information that will allow Lender to identify Borrower and each other Obligated Party in accordance with the Patriot Act. In addition, Borrower agrees to (a) ensure that no Person who owns a controlling interest in or otherwise controls Borrower or any Subsidiary of Borrower is or shall be listed on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Person List or other similar lists maintained by the OFAC, the Department of the Treasury or included in any Executive Order, (b) not to use or permit the use of proceeds of the Obligations to violate any of the foreign asset control regulations of the OFAC or any enabling statute or Executive Order relating thereto, and (c) comply, or cause its Subsidiaries to comply, with the applicable laws.

10.23 NOTICE OF FINAL AGREEMENT. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

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EXECUTED to be effective as of the date first written above.

 

BORROWER:
BEST FLOW LINE EQUIPMENT, L.P.
By:   BEST VENTURES, LLC, its general partner
  By:  

/s/ Thomas Dunavant

  Name:   Thomas Dunavant
  Title:   Senior Vice President — Finance & Accounting
  Address for Notices:
  9298 Baythorne Dr.
  Houston. TX 77041
  Fax No.: 713.690.4613
  Telephone No.: 713.690.4511
  Attention: Thomas Dunavant
  Email: thomas.dunavant@bestflowline.com

 

Signature Page to

Equify Financial/Best Flow

Credit Agreement


LENDER:
EQUIFY FINANCIAL, LLC
By:  

/s/ Patrick Hoiby

      Name:   Patrick Hoiby
      Title:   President
Address for Notices:
777 Main Street, Suite 3900
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Fax No.: (817) 490-6898
Telephone No.: (817) 490-6816
Attention: Michael Davied
e-mail: michael.davied@equifyllc.com

 

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Equify Financial/Best Flow

Credit Agreement


EXHIBIT A

BORROWING BASE REPORT


EXHIBIT B

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

 

Exhibit B – Page 1


EXHIBIT C

NOTE

 

Exhibit C – Page 1


 

Signature Page to Note

(Equify/Best Flow)


SCHEDULE 6.4

BUSINESS OPERATIONS

 

Schedule 6.4 – Page 1


SCHEDULE 6.5

LITIGATION AND JUDGMENTS

 

Schedule 6.5 – Page 1


SCHEDULE 8.1

EXISTING DEBT

 

Schedule 8.1 – Page 1


SCHEDULE 8.2

EXISTING LIENS

 

Schedule 8.2 – Page 1

Exhibit 10.19

Execution Version

FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (the Amendment”) is dated as of August 30, 2019 (the Amendment Effective Date”) between BEST FLOW LINE EQUIPMENT, L.P., a Texas limited partnership, as borrower (“Borrower”) and EQUIFY FINANCIAL, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, as lender (“Lender”).

RECITALS

A. Borrower and Lender are parties to a Credit Agreement dated as of February 4, 2019 (as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from to time, the “Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which Lender agreed to make certain loans and other financial accommodations to Borrower.

B. Borrower and Lender have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement to, among other things, increase the amount of the Commitment available to Borrower.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt, sufficiency and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Same Terms. The terms used in this Amendment shall have the same meanings as provided therefor in the Credit Agreement, unless the context hereof otherwise requires or provides.

2. Amendments to Credit Agreement. As of the Amendment Effective Date, the Credit Agreement shall be amended as follows:

(a) The definition of Borrowing Baseset forth in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and replaced in its entirety with the following:

“Borrowing Base” means, as of any date, an amount equal to the sum of (a) eighty-five percent (85%) of the value of Eligible Accounts, phis (b) eighty-five percent (85%) of the value of Eligible Inventory, plus (c) an amount equal to the Eligible Equipment Amount, minus (d) reserves established by Lender in its sole discretion.

(b) The definition of “Commitment” set forth in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and replaced in its entirety with the following:

“Commitment” means the obligation of Lender to make Advances pursuant to Section 2.1(a) in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding up to but not exceeding $32,500,000.00, subject, however, to termination pursuant to Section 9.2.

3. Representations. Borrower represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:

(a) Enforceability. Borrower has full power and authority to execute this Amendment, and this Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws of general application relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights.

(b) Approvals. No authorization, approval, consent or other action by, notice to, or filing with, any governmental authority or other Person is required for the execution and delivery by Borrower of this Amendment, or the performance of this Amendment.

(c) No Amendments. There have been no amendments to the Constituent Documents of Borrower or Best Ventures, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“General Partner”), since the latest delivery thereof to Lender on February 4, 2019.

(d) Constituent Documents. Each of Borrower and General Partner is duly organized or duly incorporated, as applicable, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation.


(e) No Default. No Default has occurred and is continuing on the date hereof.

(f) No Material Adverse Event. No Material Adverse Event has occurred and no circumstance exists that could be a Material Adverse Event on the date hereof.

4. Conditions Precedent. The transactions contemplated by this Amendment shall be deemed to be effective as of the Amendment Effective Date, when the following conditions have been complied with to the satisfaction of Lender, unless waived in writing by Lender:

(a) Amendment. This Amendment shall be fully executed by Borrower and Lender.

(b) Amended and Restated Promissory Note. An Amended and Restated Promissory Note, in form and substance acceptable to Lender, in the original principal amount of $32,500,000.00, shall be executed by Borrower and delivered to Lender.

(c) Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties contained herein or in the documents referred to herein or otherwise made in writing in connection herewith or therewith shall be true and correct with the same force and effect as though such representations and warranties have been made on and as of this date.

(d) Fees and Expenses. Lender shall have received payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by Lender in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of the Amendment.

5. Confirmation of Continued Effectiveness of Security. Borrower hereby confirms and agrees that the Security Documents executed by Borrower and the other Obligated Parties which presently secure the payment and performance of Borrower’s Obligations under the Credit Agreement, shall continue to secure the payment and performance of Borrower’s Obligations under the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment.

6. Ratification and Confirmation. It is expressly agreed that the execution of this Amendment shall not alter or otherwise affect the terms, provisions and conditions of the Credit Agreement or the Note EXCEPT as expressly set forth herein. Borrower hereby RATIFIES, CONFIRMS AND AGREES that the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and each other Loan Document continues to be in full force and effect to the same extent as provided therein.

7. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all of which constitute one instrument. In making proof of this Amendment, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one counterpart thereof signed by each of the parties hereto,

8. Incorporation of Certain Provisions by Reference. The provisions of Section 10.12 of the Credit Agreement captioned “Governing Law; Venue; Service of Process and Section 10.19 of the Credit Agreement captioned “Waiver of Jury Trial are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.

9. Release. IN CONSIDERATION OF THE AMENDMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN, BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES AND RELEASES LENDER FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND DEFENSES, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, WITH RESPECT TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY.

10. Limitation on Agreements. The modifications set forth herein are limited precisely as written and shall not be deemed (a) to be an amendment to any other term or condition in the Credit Agreement, (b) to prejudice any right or rights which the Lender now has or may have in the future under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, any Loan Document, or any of the other documents referred to herein or therein, or (c) a course of dealing. This Amendment constitutes a Loan Document for all purposes.

11. Entirety. The provisions of this Amendment shall be in addition to those of the other Loan Documents, and all of which shall be construed as complementary to each other. Nothing herein contained shall prevent Lender from enforcing any of the Loan Documents, as modified hereby, in accordance with their respective terms. This instrument together with all of the other Loan Documents embodies the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all

 

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prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof. THIS AMENDMENT AND ALL OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the date first set forth above.

 

BORROWER:
BEST FLOW LINE EQUIPMENT, L.P.
By:   Best Ventures, LLC, its general partner
  By:  

/s/ Thomas Dunavant

    Name: Thomas Dunavant
    Title:   SVP – Finance-Accounting

 

Signature Page to

First Amendment to Credit Agreement

(Equify/Best Flow)


LENDER:
EQUIFY FINANCIAL, LLC
By:  

/s/ Patrick Hoiby

  Name:   Patrick Hoiby
  Title:   President

 

Signature Page to

First Amendment to Credit Agreement

(Equify/Best Flow)

Exhibit 10.20

SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (the “Amendment”) is dated as of October 16, 2019 (the “Amendment Effective Date”) between BEST FLOW LINE EQUIPMENT, L.P., a Texas limited partnership, as borrower (“Borrower”) and EQUIFY FINANCIAL, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, as lender (“Lender”).

R E C I T A L S

A. Borrower and Lender are parties to a Credit Agreement dated as of February 4, 2019, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of August 30, 2019 (as amended, and as the same may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from to time, the “Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which Lender agreed to make certain loans and other financial accommodations to Borrower.

B. Borrower and Lender have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement to, among other things, increase the amount of the Commitment available to Borrower.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt, sufficiency and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Same Terms. The terms used in this Amendment shall have the same meanings as provided therefor in the Credit Agreement, unless the context hereof otherwise requires or provides.

2. Amendments to Credit Agreement. As of the Amendment Effective Date, the Credit Agreement shall be amended as follows:

(a) The definition of “Borrowing Base” set forth in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and replaced in its entirety with the following:

Borrowing Base” means, as of any date, an amount equal to the sum of (a) ninety percent (90%) of the value of Eligible Accounts, plus (b) ninety percent (90%) of the value of Eligible Inventory, plus (c) an amount equal to the Eligible Equipment Amount, minus (d) reserves established by Lender in its sole discretion.

(b) The definition of “Commitment” set forth in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and replaced in its entirety with the following:

Commitment” means the obligation of Lender to make Advances pursuant to Section 2.1(a) in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding up to but not exceeding $37,500,000.00, subject, however, to termination pursuant to Section 9.2.

(c) Exhibit A to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and replaced in its entirety to read as set forth on Exhibit A hereto.

3. Representations. Borrower represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:

(a) Enforceability. Borrower has full power and authority to execute this Amendment, and this Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws of general application relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights.

(b) Approvals. No authorization, approval, consent or other action by, notice to, or filing with, any governmental authority or other Person is required for the execution and delivery by Borrower of this Amendment, or the performance of this Amendment.

 


(c) No Amendments. There have been no amendments to the Constituent Documents of Borrower or Best Ventures, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“General Partner”), since the latest delivery thereof to Lender on February 4, 2019.

(d) Constituent Documents. Each of Borrower and General Partner is duly organized or duly incorporated, as applicable, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation.

(e) No Default. No Default has occurred and is continuing on the date hereof.

(f) No Material Adverse Event. No Material Adverse Event has occurred and no circumstance exists that could be a Material Adverse Event on the date hereof.

4. Conditions Precedent. The transactions contemplated by this Amendment shall be deemed to be effective as of the Amendment Effective Date, when the following conditions have been complied with to the satisfaction of Lender, unless waived in writing by Lender:

(a) Amendment. This Amendment shall be fully executed by Borrower and Lender.

(b) Second Amended and Restated Promissory Note. A Second Amended and Restated Promissory Note, in form and substance acceptable to Lender, in the original principal amount of $37,500,000.00, shall be executed by Borrower and delivered to Lender.

(c) Guaranty. A Guaranty, in a form and substance satisfactory to Lender in its sole discretion, shall be executed by Wilks Brothers, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“Guarantor”).

(d) Evidence of Authority. Such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates, Constituent Documents of Guarantor, and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of Guarantor as Lender may require to establish the identities of and verify the authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Amendment and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party.

(e) Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties contained herein or in the documents referred to herein or otherwise made in writing in connection herewith or therewith shall be true and correct with the same force and effect as though such representations and warranties have been made on and as of this date.

(f) Fees and Expenses. Lender shall have received payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by Lender in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of the Amendment.

5. Confirmation of Continued Effectiveness of Security. Borrower hereby confirms and agrees that the Security Documents executed by Borrower and the other Obligated Parties which presently secure the payment and performance of Borrower’s Obligations under the Credit Agreement, shall continue to secure the payment and performance of Borrower’s Obligations under the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment.

6. Ratification and Confirmation. It is expressly agreed that the execution of this Amendment shall not alter or otherwise affect the terms, provisions and conditions of the Credit Agreement or the Note EXCEPT as expressly set forth herein. Borrower hereby RATIFIES, CONFIRMS AND AGREES that the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and each other Loan Document continues to be in full force and effect to the same extent as provided therein.

7. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all of which constitute one instrument. In making proof of this Amendment, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one counterpart thereof signed by each of the parties hereto.

 

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8. Incorporation of Certain Provisions by Reference. The provisions of Section 10.12 of the Credit Agreement captioned “Governing Law; Venue; Service of Process” and Section 10.19 of the Credit Agreement captioned “Waiver of Jury Trial” are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.

9. Release. IN CONSIDERATION OF THE AMENDMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN, BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES AND RELEASES LENDER FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND DEFENSES, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, WITH RESPECT TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY.

10. Limitation on Agreements. The modifications set forth herein are limited precisely as written and shall not be deemed (a) to be an amendment to any other term or condition in the Credit Agreement, (b) to prejudice any right or rights which the Lender now has or may have in the future under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, any Loan Document, or any of the other documents referred to herein or therein, or (c) a course of dealing. This Amendment constitutes a Loan Document for all purposes.

11. Entirety. The provisions of this Amendment shall be in addition to those of the other Loan Documents, and all of which shall be construed as complementary to each other. Nothing herein contained shall prevent Lender from enforcing any of the Loan Documents, as modified hereby, in accordance with their respective terms. This instrument together with all of the other Loan Documents embodies the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof. THIS AMENDMENT AND ALL OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the date first set forth above.

 

BORROWER:
BEST FLOW LINE EQUIPMENT, L.P.
By:   Best Ventures, LLC, its general partner
  By:  

/s/ Dan Wilks

    Name:   Dan Wilks
    Title:  

Signature Page to

Second Amendment to Credit Agreement

(Equity/Best Flow)


LENDER:
EQUIFY FINANCIAL, LLC
By:  

/s/ Patrick Hoiby

  Name:   Patrick Hoiby
  Title:   President

Signature Page to

Second Amendment to Credit Agreement

(Equity/Best Flow)


EXHIBIT A

BORROWING BASE REPORT

Exhibit 10.21

THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (the “Amendment”) is dated as of January 28, 2021 (the “Amendment Effective Date”) between BEST PUMP AND FLOW, LP (f/k/a Best Flow Line Equipment, L.P.) a Texas limited partnership, as borrower (“Borrower”) and EQUIFY FINANCIAL, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, as lender (“Lender”).

R E C I T A L S

A. Borrower and Lender are parties to a Credit Agreement dated as of February 4, 2019, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of August 30, 2019, and as further amended by that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of October 16, 2019 (as amended, and as the same may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from to time, the “Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which Lender agreed to make certain loans and other financial accommodations to Borrower.

B. Borrower and Lender have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement to, among other things, reduce the amount of the Commitment available to Borrower.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt, sufficiency and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Same Terms. The terms used in this Amendment shall have the same meanings as provided therefor in the Credit Agreement, unless the context hereof otherwise requires or provides.

2. Amendments to Credit Agreement. As of the Amendment Effective Date, the Credit Agreement shall be amended as follows:

(a) The definition of “Borrowing Base” set forth in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and replaced in its entirety with the following:

Borrowing Base” means, as of any date, an amount equal to the sum of (a) eighty-five (85%) of the value of Eligible Accounts, plus (b) twenty-five (25%) of the value of Eligible Inventory, minus (c) reserves established by Lender in its sole discretion.

(b) The definition of “Commitment” set forth in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and replaced in its entirety with the following:

Commitment” means the obligation of Lender to make Advances pursuant to Section 2.1(a) in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding up to but not exceeding $15,000,000.00, subject, however, to termination pursuant to Section 9.2.

(c) The definition of “Termination Date” set forth in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and replaced in its entirety with the following:

“Termination Date” means 2:00 P.M. (Fort Worth, Texas time) on February 4, 2026, or such earlier date on which the Commitment terminates as provided in this Agreement, including without limitation pursuant to Section 2.5.

(d) Exhibit A to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and replaced in its entirety to read as set forth on Exhibit A hereto.

3. Representations. Borrower represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:

(a) Enforceability. Borrower has full power and authority to execute this Amendment, and this Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws of general application relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights.


(b) Approvals. No authorization, approval, consent or other action by, notice to, or filing with, any governmental authority or other Person is required for the execution and delivery by Borrower of this Amendment, or the performance of this Amendment.

(c) Constituent Documents. Each of Borrower and General Partner is duly organized or duly incorporated, as applicable, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of formation.

(d) No Default. No Default has occurred and is continuing on the date hereof.

(e) No Material Adverse Event. No Material Adverse Event has occurred and no circumstance exists that could be a Material Adverse Event on the date hereof.

4. Conditions Precedent. The transactions contemplated by this Amendment shall be deemed to be effective as of the Amendment Effective Date, when the following conditions have been complied with to the satisfaction of Lender, unless waived in writing by Lender:

(a) Amendment. This Amendment shall be fully executed by Borrower and Lender.

(b) Subordination Agreement. Lender and Wilks Brothers, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, will have entered into a subordination agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Lender.

(c) Evidence of Authority. Such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates, Constituent Documents of Borrower and Best Ventures, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“General Partner”), and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of Borrower and General Partner as Lender may require to establish the identities of and verify the authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Amendment and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party.

(d) Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties contained herein or in the documents referred to herein or otherwise made in writing in connection herewith or therewith shall be true and correct with the same force and effect as though such representations and warranties have been made on and as of this date.

(e) Fees and Expenses. Lender shall have received payment of (i) a documentation fee in the amount of $8,500.00 and (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by Lender in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of the Amendment.

5. Confirmation of Continued Effectiveness of Security. Borrower hereby confirms and agrees that the Security Documents executed by Borrower and the other Obligated Parties which presently secure the payment and performance of Borrower’s Obligations under the Credit Agreement, shall continue to secure the payment and performance of Borrower’s Obligations under the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment.

6. Ratification and Confirmation. It is expressly agreed that the execution of this Amendment shall not alter or otherwise affect the terms, provisions and conditions of the Credit Agreement, the Note, or any other Loan Document, EXCEPT as expressly set forth herein. Borrower hereby RATIFIES, CONFIRMS AND AGREES that the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and each other Loan Document continues to be in full force and effect to the same extent as provided therein.

7. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all of which constitute one instrument. In making proof of this Amendment, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one counterpart thereof signed by each of the parties hereto.

8. Incorporation of Certain Provisions by Reference. The provisions of Section 10.12 of the Credit Agreement captioned “Governing Law; Venue; Service of Process” and Section 10.19 of the Credit Agreement captioned “Waiver of Jury Trial” are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.

 

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9. Release. IN CONSIDERATION OF THE AMENDMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN, BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES AND RELEASES LENDER FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND DEFENSES, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, WITH RESPECT TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY.

10. Limitation on Agreements. The modifications set forth herein are limited precisely as written and shall not be deemed (a) to be an amendment to any other term or condition in the Credit Agreement, (b) to prejudice any right or rights which the Lender now has or may have in the future under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, any Loan Document, or any of the other documents referred to herein or therein, or (c) a course of dealing. This Amendment constitutes a Loan Document for all purposes.

11. Entirety. The provisions of this Amendment shall be in addition to those of the other Loan Documents, and all of which shall be construed as complementary to each other. Nothing herein contained shall prevent Lender from enforcing any of the Loan Documents, as modified hereby, in accordance with their respective terms. This instrument together with all of the other Loan Documents embodies the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof. THIS AMENDMENT AND ALL OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the date first set forth above.

 

BORROWER:
BEST PUMP AND FLOW, LP
By:   Best Ventures, LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Authorized Signatory

  Name:  
  Title:   Authorized Signatory

Signature Page to

Third Amendment to Credit Agreement

(Equify/Best Flow)


LENDER:
EQUIFY FINANCIAL, LLC
By:  

/s/ Authorized Signatory

  Name:  
  Title:   Authorized Signatory

Signature Page to

Third Amendment to Credit Agreement

(Equify/Best Flow)


EXHIBIT A


EXHIBIT A

BORROWING BASE REPORT

Signature Page to

Third Amendment to Credit Agreement

(Equify/Best Flow)

Exhibit 10.22

FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (the “Amendment”) is dated as of June 30, 2021 (the “Amendment Effective Date”) between BEST PUMP AND FLOW, LP (f/k/a Best Flow Line Equipment, L.P.) a Texas limited partnership, as borrower (“Borrower”) and EQUIFY FINANCIAL, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, as lender (“Lender”).

R E C I T A L S

A. Borrower and Lender are parties to a Credit Agreement dated as of February 4, 2019, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of August 30, 2019, as amended by that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of October 16, 2019, and as further amended by that certain Third Amendment to Credit Agreement dated as of January 28, 2021 (as amended, and as the same may be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from to time, the “Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which Lender agreed to make certain loans and other financial accommodations to Borrower.

B. Borrower and Lender have agreed to amend the Credit Agreement to, among other things, reduce the amount of the Commitment available to Borrower.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt, sufficiency and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Same Terms. The terms used in this Amendment shall have the same meanings as provided therefor in the Credit Agreement, unless the context hereof otherwise requires or provides.

2. Amendments to Credit Agreement. As of the Amendment Effective Date, the Credit Agreement shall be amended as follows:

(a) The definition of “Borrowing Base” set forth in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and replaced in its entirety with the following:

Borrowing Base” means, as of any date, an amount equal to the sum of (a) eighty-five (85%) of the value of Eligible Accounts, plus (b) twenty-five (25%) of the value of Eligible Inventory, minus (c) reserves established by Lender in its sole discretion.

(b) The definition of “Commitment” set forth in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and replaced in its entirety with the following:

Commitment” means the obligation of Lender to make Advances pursuant to Section 2.1(a) in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding up to but not exceeding $9,000,000.00, subject, however, to termination pursuant to Section 9.2.

(c) Exhibit A to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and replaced in its entirety to read as set forth on Exhibit A hereto.

3. Representations. Borrower represents and warrants that, as of the date hereof:


(a) Enforceability. Borrower has full power and authority to execute this Amendment, and this Amendment constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws of general application relating to the enforcement of creditors’ rights.

(b) Approvals. No authorization, approval, consent or other action by, notice to, or filing with, any governmental authority or other Person is required for the execution and delivery by Borrower of this Amendment, or the performance of this Amendment.

(c) Constituent Documents. Each of Borrower and General Partner is duly organized or duly incorporated, as applicable, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of formation.

(d) No Default. No Default has occurred and is continuing on the date hereof.

(e) No Material Adverse Event. No Material Adverse Event has occurred and no circumstance exists that could be a Material Adverse Event on the date hereof.

4. Conditions Precedent. The transactions contemplated by this Amendment shall be deemed to be effective as of the Amendment Effective Date, when the following conditions have been complied with to the satisfaction of Lender, unless waived in writing by Lender:

(a) Amendment. This Amendment shall be fully executed by Borrower and Lender.

(b) Evidence of Authority. Such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates, Constituent Documents of Borrower and Best Ventures, LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“General Partner”), and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of Borrower and General Partner as Lender may require to establish the identities of and verify the authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Amendment and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party.

(c) Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties contained herein or in the documents referred to herein or otherwise made in writing in connection herewith or therewith shall be true and correct with the same force and effect as though such representations and warranties have been made on and as of this date.

(d) Fees and Expenses. Lender shall have received payment of all reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred by Lender in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of the Amendment.

5. Confirmation of Continued Effectiveness of Security. Borrower hereby confirms and agrees that the Security Documents executed by Borrower and the other Obligated Parties which presently secure the payment and performance of Borrower’s Obligations under the Credit Agreement, shall continue to secure the payment and performance of Borrower’s Obligations under the Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment.

6. Ratification and Confirmation. It is expressly agreed that the execution of this Amendment shall not alter or otherwise affect the terms, provisions and conditions of the Credit Agreement, the Note, or any other Loan Document, EXCEPT as expressly set forth herein. Borrower hereby RATIFIES, CONFIRMS AND AGREES that the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and each other Loan Document continues to be in full force and effect to the same extent as provided therein.

 

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7. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when executed and delivered shall be deemed an original, but all of which constitute one instrument. In making proof of this Amendment, it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one counterpart thereof signed by each of the parties hereto.

8. Incorporation of Certain Provisions by Reference. The provisions of Section 10.12 of the Credit Agreement captioned “Governing Law; Venue; Service of Process” and Section 10.19 of the Credit Agreement captioned “Waiver of Jury Trial” are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes.

9. Release. IN CONSIDERATION OF THE AMENDMENTS CONTAINED HEREIN, BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES AND RELEASES LENDER FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND DEFENSES, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, WITH RESPECT TO THE CREDIT AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREBY.

10. Limitation on Agreements. The modifications set forth herein are limited precisely as written and shall not be deemed (a) to be an amendment to any other term or condition in the Credit Agreement, (b) to prejudice any right or rights which the Lender now has or may have in the future under or in connection with the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, any Loan Document, or any of the other documents referred to herein or therein, or (c) a course of dealing. This Amendment constitutes a Loan Document for all purposes.

11. Entirety. The provisions of this Amendment shall be in addition to those of the other Loan Documents, and all of which shall be construed as complementary to each other. Nothing herein contained shall prevent Lender from enforcing any of the Loan Documents, as modified hereby, in accordance with their respective terms. This instrument together with all of the other Loan Documents embodies the entire agreement between the parties and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof. THIS AMENDMENT AND ALL OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as of the date first set forth above.

 

BORROWER:
BEST PUMP AND FLOW, LP
By:   Best Ventures LLC, General Partner
  By:  

/s/ Dan Wilks

    Name: Dan Wilks
    Title: Manager

Signature Page to

Third Amendment to Credit Agreement

(Equify/Best Flow)


LENDER:
EQUIFY FINANCIAL, LLC
By:  

/s/ Patrick Hoiby

  Name: Patrick Hoiby
  Title: Manager

Signature Page to

Third Amendment to Credit Agreement

(Equify/Best Flow)


EXHIBIT A


EXHIBIT A

BORROWING BASE REPORT

See Attached

Exhibit 10.23

 

LOGO

PROMISSORY NOTE

 

$15,878,100.00    Fort Worth, Texas 77026    January 28, 2021
(Total of Note)    (City), (State) (Zip)    (Date)

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Best Pump and Flow, LP (“Maker”) promises to pay to the order of Equify Financial, LLC (“Holder”), at 777 Main Street, Suite 3900, Fort Worth, TX 76102, or such other place as Holder may from time to time designate in writing, the amount of Fifteen Million Eight Hundred Seventy-Eight Thousand One Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($15,878,100.00), which includes precomputed interest in the amount of $2,869.600.00, representing interest (at the “non-default interest rate”) from the date hereof on the unpaid principal amount outstanding from time to time through the maturity of each installment (assuming that each installment will be received on its respective due date) (but in no event shall the interest exceed any maximum permitted by applicable law). Both principal and interest shall be paid in 60 consecutive monthly installments, each in the amount of $264,635.00 beginning on March 01, 2021 and continuing on the same day of each month thereafter until maturity on February 01, 2026. Maker shall also pay to Holder on demand, on each installment not fully paid prior to the tenth day (or such longer period as required by law) after its due date, a late charge equal to the maximum percentage of such overdue installment legally permitted as a late charge, not to exceed five percent (5%); and after maturity of the entire indebtedness (whether by acceleration or otherwise), Maker shall pay, on demand, interest on the unpaid indebtedness (excluding accrued and unpaid interest and late charges) at the maximum lawful daily rate, but not to exceed 0.0666% per day, until paid in full. Unless prohibited by applicable law, during any period of time when Maker is in default under the terms of this Note, Maker shall pay interest on the unpaid principal amount outstanding from time to time at the maximum lawful daily rate, not to exceed 0.0666% per day, in place of the non-default interest rate set forth or implied in this Note, until the default is cured. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360 day year and for the actual number of days elapsed, unless such calculation would cause the effective interest rate to exceed the maximum rate allowed by applicable law, in which case such calculation shall be on the basis of a 365 day year. Maker agrees to an effective rate of interest which is the rate stated or implied in this Note plus any additional sums or charges provided for herein or incident to the transaction of which this Note forms a part which are or may be deemed to be interest under applicable law, but not more than the maximum amount permissible under applicable law.

Upon nonpayment when due of any amount owing hereunder, or if default occurs under any other obligation of Maker to Holder or under any security agreement, pledge, assignment, deed of trust, or any other instrument or document executed to evidence, secure, guarantee, govern or in any way pertain to the loan evidenced by this Note or any other obligation of Maker to Holder, Holder may, at its option, without notice or demand, accelerate the maturity of the accrued and unpaid indebtedness then outstanding under this Note and declare same to be at once due and payable whereupon it shall be and become immediately due and payable. Maker, all endorsers, guarantors and any other party liable on this Note also promise and agree to pay Holder’s costs, expenses and

 

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reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in enforcing and/or collecting this Note. Maker, all endorsers, guarantors and any other party liable on this Note waive presentment for payment, demand, protest, notice of protest and notice of nonpayment, default and dishonor, notice of intent to accelerate, notice of acceleration, and further, to the extent allowed by law, waive all benefits of valuation, appraisement and exemption laws. Holder may, without notice, extend the time of payment of this Note, postpone the enforcement hereof, grant any other indulgence, add or release any party primarily or secondarily liable hereon and/or release or change any collateral securing this Note without affecting or diminishing Holder’s right of recourse against Maker, all endorsers, guarantors and other parties liable on this Note, which right is hereby expressly reserved. As used in this Note, the term “Holder” includes any future holder of this Note. If more than one party signs this Note as Maker, the obligations of each of them shall be joint and several.

As a material inducement to Holder to advance funds or otherwise provide financial accommodations to or for the benefit of Maker and/or in consideration of Holder having previously done so, Maker agrees that in the event of any prepayment of any of Maker’s indebtedness for borrowed money now or hereafter owing to Holder (whether evidenced hereby or otherwise), whether voluntary or involuntary, Maker shall simultaneously pay a prepayment premium equal to the sum of nineteen hundredths of one percent (0.19%) of the principal amount then being prepaid multiplied by the number of calendar months between the date of such prepayment and the scheduled final maturity date of the indebtedness being prepaid. Any partial prepayment shall be applied first to accrued and unpaid late charges, then to any other fees or expenses payable hereunder, then to accrued and unpaid interest, with the remainder applied to reduction of principal; the amount and due date of the remaining scheduled installments shall not be affected, but the number of remaining installments will be reduced as a result of said partial prepayment.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Note or any related writing, all agreements between Maker and Holder, whether now existing or hereafter arising and whether written or oral, are hereby limited so that in no contingency, whether by reason of demand for payment or acceleration of maturity or otherwise, shall the interest contracted for, charged or received by Holder exceed the maximum amount permissible under applicable law. The right to accelerate maturity of sums due under this Note does not include the right to accelerate any interest which has not otherwise been earned on the date of such acceleration, and Holder does not intend to charge or collect any unearned interest in the event of acceleration, If, from any circumstance whatsoever, interest would otherwise be payable to Holder in excess of the maximum lawful amount, the interest payable to Holder shall be reduced to the maximum amount permitted under applicable law; and if from any circumstance Holder shall ever receive anything of value deemed interest by applicable law in excess of the maximum lawful amount, an amount equal to any excessive interest shall be applied to the reduction of the principal hereof and not to the payment of interest, or if such excessive interest exceeds the unpaid balance of the principal, such excess shall be refunded to Maker. All interest paid or agreed to be paid to Holder shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated, and spread throughout the full period until payment in full of the principal (including the period of any extension or renewal hereof) so that the interest hereon for such full period shall not exceed the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. This paragraph shall control all agreements between Maker and Holder.

 

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The proceeds from the loan evidenced by this Note are to be used for business purposes only, and no part thereof is to be used for primarily consumer, personal, family or household purposes. Maker acknowledges and agrees that Maker’s obligations hereunder shall be secured by any security agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or pledge executed by Maker in favor of Holder, whether now existing or hereafter executed.

THIS WRITTEN AGREEMENT AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES. THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE CHANGED OR TERMINATED ORALLY.

 

MAKER:   Best Pump and Flow, LP
  By: Best Ventures LLC, General Partner
By:  

/s/ Dan Wilks

  Name: Dan Wilks

 

/s/ Authorized Signatory

Witness for all Makers

 

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Exhibit 10.24

EQUIFY

REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE

NOT UNDER CHAPTER 346 (Interest Only)

 

$25,250.000.00   Kermit   Texas   October 25. 2018
(Principal Amount)   (City)   (State)   (Date)

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Alpine Silica, LLC (hereinafter called “Maker”, whether one or more) promises and agrees to pay to the order of Equify Financial, LLC (“Holder”) at 777 Main Street, Suite 3900, Fort Worth, Texas 76102 (address), or at such other place as Holder may from time to time designate, on October 25, 2018 the principal amount of Twenty-Five Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($25,250,000.00), or such lesser sum as Holder may loan and/or advance to or for the benefit of Maker on or after the date hereof in accordance with the terms hereof, payable in lawful money of the United States of America in 25 (consecutive monthly installments, the first 24 installment payments shall be in the amount of the then accrued interest on the unpaid principal balance outstanding (each hereinafter called a “Scheduled Installment”), commencing on the 25th day of November and continuing on the same date of each month thereafter until maturity; at a per annum rate of Eight percent (8.00%), calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual number of days elapsed, unless such calculation would result in a usurious rate, in which event such calculation shall be on the basis of a 365-day year (but in no event shall such rate exceed any maximum permitted by applicable law), On November 25, 2020, a balloon payment of all unpaid principal and accrued and unpaid interest at the interest rate provided herein shall be due and payable by Maker as the Final Installment hereunder (hereinafter called the “Final Installment”). Maker shall pay to Holder on demand, on each Installment not fully paid prior to the tenth day (or such longer period as required by law) after its due date, a late charge equal to the maximum percentage of such overdue installment legally permitted as a late charge, not to exceed five percent (5%); and after maturity of the entire indebtedness (whether by acceleration or otherwise), Maker shall pay, on demand, Interest on the unpaid indebtedness (excluding unpaid late charges) at the maximum lawful daily rate, but not to exceed 0.0666% per day, until paid in full, and if this note is placed in the hands of an attorney to collect or enforce, a reasonable sum as attorney’s fees.

Maker may borrow and reborrow pursuant to this note in one or more advances, provided, however, that the maximum unpaid principal balance outstanding hereunder (the “Maximum Permitted Amount”) shall at no time exceed the sum of Twenty-Five Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($25,250,000.00).

Thy unpaid principal balance of this note at any time shall be the aggregate of all amounts lent or advanced hereunder by Holder, less the amount of payments of principal made hereon by or for the account of Maker. It is contemplated that by reason of payments hereon there may be times when no indebtedness is owing hereunder, but notwithstanding such occurrences, this note shall remain valid and shall be in full force and effect as to loans and/or advances made pursuant to and under the terms of this note subsequent to each such occurrence. All loans or advances and all payments made hereunder on account of principal or interest may be endorsed by Holder on u Schedule attached to and made a part hereof; but whether or not Holder shall create and attach such Schedule and endorse advances and payments thereon, the amount of all payments and advances us shown on the books and records of Holder shall be conclusive.

Notwithstanding the Scheduled and Final Installments provided for above, Maker shall not be required to pay any principal on this note until the unpaid principal balance hereof from time to time outstanding is equal to or greater than the then Maximum Permitted Amount. In the event that the unpaid principal amount outstanding hereunder at any time, for any reason, exceeds the then Maximum Permitted Amount (as same, from time to time, is reduced). Maker shall forthwith pay to Holder a sum sufficient to reduce the outstanding unpaid principal amount hereunder to the then Maximum Permitted Amount and shall be required to pay the Scheduled Installments falling due thereafter. Any principal amount in excess of the then Maximum Permitted Amount shall in all respects be deemed to be included among the loans and/or advances made pursuant to the terms of this note and shall bear interest at the rate herein provided. In the event of a material adverse change in the financial condition of Maker or in the event of a default hereunder or under the terms of any security agreement executed by Maker in favor of Holder or any other instruments, documents or agreements executed by Maker in favor of Holder, or any other obligation of Maker to Holder, or if any representation or warranty, contained herein or in any security agreement executed by Maker in favor of Holder or any other related documents was false when made or becomes false, Holder shall have no obligation to make any advance hereunder.

Maker shall not, unless otherwise required by law, have any right to prepay any indebtedness for borrowed money now or hereafter owing to Holder (whether evidenced hereby or otherwise); provided, however, that Maker may prepay this note before maturity at any time or from time to time, but only in increments of $25,000.00 or more; and provided further that in no event shall the outstanding principal balance hereunder be reduced to less than 25% of the then Maximum Permitted Amount. There shall be no premium charged for prepayments made in accordance with the foregoing sentence of this paragraph. However, if the principal balance of this note is reduced to less than 25% of the then Maximum Permitted Amount, then and in such event Maker shall pay, as a prepayment premium, an amount equal to one percent (1%) of the difference between 25% of the then Maximum Permitted Amount and the lowest unpaid balance outstanding during such billing cycle, payable monthly on the due date of the next Scheduled Installment, but it is expressly agreed that such amount shall not constitute interest, and in no event will the interest payable hereunder exceed the maximum amount permitted by applicable law.

Maker may request advances hereunder at any time prior to the maturity hereof (provided no default has occurred under this note or any related writing); but Holder shall not be required to make any advance of less than $25,000.00, nor shall Holder be required to advance any sum which (when added to the then outstanding unpaid principal balance hereof) would result in an outstanding unpaid principal balance in excess of the then Maximum Permitted Amount. All requests for advances hereunder shall be in writing and signed by an authorized officer of Maker.

Upon nonpayment when due of any amount owing hereunder, or if default occurs under any related writing, Holder may, at its option, without notice or demand, accelerate the maturity of the indebtedness then outstanding under this note and declare same to be at once due and payable whereupon it shall be and become immediately due and payable. Maker also agrees to pay Holder’s costs and expenses incurred in enforcing and/or collecting this note. Maker, all endorsers, guarantors and any other party liable on this note waive presentment for payment, demand, protest, notice of protest and notice of non-payment, default and dishonor, notice of intent to accelerate, notice of acceleration, and further, to the extent allowed by law, waive all benefit of valuation, appraisement and exemption laws. Holder may, without notice, extend the time of payment of this note, postpone the enforcement hereof, grant any other indulgence, add or release any party primarily or secondarily liable hereon and/or release or change any collateral securing this note without affecting or diminishing Holder’s right of recourse against Maker, all endorsers, guarantors and all other parties liable on this note, which right is hereby expressly reserved.

 

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In the event this note is prepaid in full at any time, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, Maker shall: (i) simultaneously pay a prepayment premium equal to the maximum amount permitted by law but not more than the sum of (a) two tenths percent (0.2%) of the principal amount then being prepaid multiplied by the number of whole or partial calendar months between the date of such prepayment and the scheduled final maturity date of the indebtedness being prepaid, plus (b) three percent (3%) of the principal amount of the indebtedness then being prepaid; and (ii) execute and deliver to Holder a written termination of this note. However, it, in the normal course of business, the prepayment of any indebtedness takes place which is not a result of (a) a “Change of Ownership” of your business or (b) the refinancing of the obligation with a third-party lender, Equify will not exercise its rights to enforce the Prepayment Provisions herewith.

It is the intention of Maker and Holder to conform strictly to applicable usury laws. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this note or any related writing, all agreements between Maker and Holder, whether now existing or hereafter arising and whether written or oral, are hereby limited so that in no contingency, whether by reason of demand for payment or acceleration of maturity or otherwise, shall the interest contracted for, charged or received by Holder exceed the maximum amount permissible under applicable law. The right to accelerate maturity of sums due under this note does not include the right to accelerate any interest which has not otherwise been earned on the date of such acceleration, and Holder does not intend to charge or collect any unearned interest in the event of acceleration. If from any circumstance whatsoever, interest would otherwise be payable to Holder in excess of the maximum lawful amount, the interest payable to Holder shall be reduced to the maximum amount permitted under applicable law; and if from any circumstance Holder shall ever receive anything of value deemed interest by applicable law in excess of the maximum lawful amount, an amount equal to any excess interest shall be applied to the reduction of the principal hereof and not to the payment of interest, or if such excess interest exceeds the unpaid balance of the principal hereof, such excess shall be refunded to Maker. All interest paid or agreed to be paid to Holder shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated, and spread throughout the full period until payment in full of the principal (including the period of any extension or renewal hereof) so that the interest hereon for such full period shall not exceed the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. This paragraph shall control all agreements between Maker and Holder.

Maker acknowledges and agrees that Maker’s obligations hereunder shall be secured by any security agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or pledge executed by Maker in favor of Holder, whether now existing or hereafter executed.

This note has been executed and delivered in and shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of Texas and of the United States of America, except that Texas Finance Code Chapter 346, as amended (which regulates certain revolving credit loan accounts and revolving triparty accounts) shall not apply to the revolving loan account created pursuant hereto The proceeds from all loans and/or advances evidenced by this note are to be used for business purposes only, and no part thereof is to be used for primarily consumer, personal, family or household purposes.

Unless changed in accordance with law, the applicable rate ceiling under Texas law shall be the indicated (weekly) rate ceiling from time to time in effect, as provided in Texas Finance Code §303.001, et seq., as amended.

As used in this note, the term “Holder” includes any future holder of this note. If more than one person signs this note, the obligations and agreements of each of them shall be joint and several.

THIS WRITTEN AGREEMENT AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES. THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE CHANGED OR TERMINATED ORALLY.

 

Witness:   

 

   MAKER: Alpine Silica, LLC
   Printed Name         
      By:    /s/ Robert Early    Manager
         Robert Early    Title


EQUIFY

SECURITY AGREEMENT

This Security Agreement dated October 25, 2018, is executed by Alpine Silica, LLC (“Debtor”) whose principal office (or residence) address is 10589 N FM 1218, Kermit, Texas 79745, in favor of Equity Financial, LLC (“Secured Party”) whose address is 777 Main Street, Suite 3900, Fort Worth, TX 76102.

1. To secure the payment and performance of all indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of Debtor to Secured Party of whatever kind, whether previously, contemporaneously, or subsequently incurred or created, whether direct or acquired from third parties, whether contingent or fixed. and whether of the same or different classes (including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, all indebtedness, obligations and liabilities arising out of or relating to (i) advances, payment, loans, endorsements, guaranties. extensions of credit, financial accommodations and/or benefits granted or extended by Secured Perry to or for the account of Debtor, (ii) notes, security agreements, lease agreements, rental agreements, installment sale contracts, bailment agreements, guaranties, and/or any other present or future agreements between Debtor and Secured Party, and/or (iii) expenses, charges, commissions and/or interest owing by Debtor to Secured Party or chargeable to Debtor by Secured Party), and all extensions, renewals and/or modifications of the foregoing (collectively. the “Obligations”), Debtor does hereby assign, transfer, pledge and grant to Secured Party a security interest/lien in/upon all property listed on any Schedule to this Agreement including but not limited to any Security Deposit which might be required pursuant to a Security Deposit Addendum (collectively the “Property”), and in all goods, inventory, equipment, accounts, accounts receivable, documents, instruments, chattel paper, contract rights, general intangibles, investment property, securities entitlements, deposit accounts, fixtures and other property, wherever located, now or hereafter belonging to Debtor or in which Debtor has any interest, and in all proceeds, insurance proceeds, substitutions, replacement parts, additions and accessions of an/or to all of the foregoing (collectively, including the Property, the “Collateral”). Debtor and Secured Party acknowledge that Secured Party may (but shall not be obligated to) make future loans or extensions of credit to or guaranteed by Debtor, refinance existing Obligations of or guaranteed by Debtor, or purchase from third parties loans or indebtedness of or guaranteed by Debtor, and Secured Party and Debtor agree that the Collateral shall be security for any and all such indebtedness.

2. Debtor hereby represents and warrants to Secured Pany and covenants and agrees with Secured Party as follows: (a) All information supplied and statements made to Secured Party by or on behalf of Debtor relating to the Obligations or the Collateral are and shall be true, complete and accurate, whether supplied or made prior to, contemporaneously with or subsequent to the execution of this Agreement: (b) Debtor has good and marketable title to the Collateral, free and clear of any liens, security interests or encumbrances of any kind or nature whatsoever (except any claimed by Secured Party) and Debtor will warrant and defend the Collateral against all claims; (c) all Collateral listed on any Schedule to this Agreement is in Debtor’s possession at the location shown above, unless a different location for a particular item is disclosed (i) on a certificate acknowledging delivery and acceptance thereof or (ii) on such Schedule, and shall at all times remain in Debtor’s possession and control (d) Debtor shall not change (i) its name, (ii) the location of any Collateral, or (iii) the location (as applicable) Debtor’s residence. principal place of business, executive office or the place where Debtor keeps its business records, without thirty (30) days prior written notice to Secured Party; (e) Debtor has full, unrestricted and lawful power and authority to sell and assign the Collateral to grant Secured Party a security interest/lien thereon as herein provided and to execute and perform this Agreement and all other instruments and agreements executed by Debtor in favor of Secured Party; (f) if an organization, Debtor is: (i) duly formed, organized, validly existing and in good standing in the state of its organization, (ii) duly qualified and in good standing in every jurisdiction where the nature of its business requires it to be so qualified, and (iii) authorized by all requisite action of its stockholders, directors, partners, members and/or managers to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement; (g) Debtor shall cause Secured Party to have a security interest and lien in/upon the Collateral which at all times shall be duly perfected, enforceable and superior to any liens, encumbrances and interests other than Secured Party’s, and Debtor shall not permit the Collateral or any portion thereof to be removed from the Continental United States, nor to be or become subject to any lien or encumbrance of any kind or nature whatsoever (except in favor of Secured Party), nor shall Debtor sell, pledge, grant any security interest in, encumber, assign, rent, lease, lend, destroy or otherwise transfer or dispose of, or permit the filing of a financing settlement with respect to (except in favor of Secured Parry) any Collateral, nor shall Debtor guarantee any obligation of any other person or entity except in favor of Secured Party, without the prior written consent of Secured Party in each instance; (h) Debtor shall comply (to the extent necessary to protect the Collateral and Secured Party’s interest therein) with the provisions of all leases, mortgagee deeds of trust or other contracts affecting any premises where any Collateral is or may be located and with any rules, laws, orders, ordinances or statutes of any state, county, municipality or other authority having jurisdiction relating to such premises and/or the conduct of business thereon and/or use thereof, (i) Debtor shall, at Debtor’s sole cost and expense, keep and maintain all Collateral in good condition and repair, and shall use and maintain the Collateral in accordance with all applicable manufacturer’s specifications and warranties; (j) all Collateral shall at all times remain personalty and shall not become part of any realty to which it may be attached so that Secured Party shall have the unrestricted right (subject only to the terms of this Agreement) to remove all or any portion thereof from any premises where it may be located, and Debtor will obtain and deliver to Secured Party (in a form acceptable to Secured Party) waivers from all lenders, mortgagees and owners of such premises; (k) Debtor shall (at Debtor’s expense) upon request by Secured Party, obtain, execute and deliver all assignments, certificates, financing statements or other documents, give further assurances and do all other acts and things as may be necessary to fully perfect Secured Party’s interest in the Collateral and to protect, enforce or otherwise effectuate the terms of this Agreement; and (l) Secured Party has no obligation to lend or advance funds unless and until all representations, warranties, conditions and requirements contained herein have been satisfied including without limitation receipt by Secured Party of proof of ownership of the Collateral satisfactory to Secured Party in its sole discretion, and any applicable subordination and/or lien releases as may be required by, and in a form acceptable to, Secured Party in its sole discretion. Debtor hereby irrevocably designates and appoints Secured Party as Debtor’s agent and attorney-in-fact to sign and deliver all such assignments, certificates, financing statements and other documents necessary to perfect, protect, continue and/or enforce Secured Party’s interest in the Collateral and to file same with the appropriate office(s). Debtor hereby authorizes Secured Party to file one or more financing statements in all appropriate locations.

3. Debtor hereby acknowledges the validity of and affirms all of the Obligations, agrees that they are and shall be secured by this Agreement and absolutely and unconditionally promises and agrees to punctually and fully pay and perform all Obligations. Debtor than pay to Secured Party on demand, on any installment of the Obligations not fully paid prior to the tenth day (or such longer period as required by law) after its due date, a late charge equal to the maximum percentage of such overdue installment legally permitted as late charge, not to exceed five percent (5%); and after maturity of the entire unpaid indebtedness (whether by acceleration or otherwise) of any one or more of the Obligations, Debtor shall pay, on demand, interest on such matured indebtedness (excluding unpaid late charges) at the maximum lawful daily rate, but not to exceed 0.0660% per day, until paid in full.

4. Debtor shall insure the Collateral against all risks of loss or damage from every cause (including without limitation fire, theft, vandalism, accident, flood, earthquake and extended coverage) for not less than the full replacement value as determined by Secured Party in its sole discretion, and shalt carry liability and property damage insurance covering the Collateral. All insurance shall be in form and amount and with licensed, solvent companies approved by Secured Party, and shall name Secured Party as sole loss payee. Debtor shall pay the premiums therefor and deliver said policies or duplicates to Secured Party. Each insurer shall agree by endorsement upon the policy or policies issued by it or by independent instrument furnished to Secured Party to give Secured Party 30 days prior written notice before the policy shall be modified or canceled and that Secured Party’s coverage shall not be diminished or invalidated by any negligent act or omission of Debtor. The proceeds of such insurance, at the option of Secured Party, shall be applied toward the replacement or repair or the Collateral or toward payment of the Obligations. Debtor hereby irrevocably appoints Secured Party as its attorney-in-fact and agent to make claim for, adjust, compromise, settle, receive payment of, and to sign all documents, checks and/or drafts in payment of or relating to any claim for loss of or damage to the Collateral and for any returned premiums. If any required insurance expires, if canceled or modified, or is otherwise not in full force and effect, Secured Party may but need not obtain replacement insurance. Secured Party may but need not pay the premiums for insurance and/or replacement insurance and the amount of all premiums so paid by Secured Pany shall be added to Debtor’s obligations hereunder and shall be reimbursed to Secured Party on demand together with interest thereon at the maximum lawful daily rate, not to exceed 0.0666% per day (but only to the extent permitted by law) from the date paid by Secured Party until fully reimbursed by Debtor.

5. Secured Party shall have the right, at any reasonable time, to inspect all or any portion of the Collateral and/or Debtor’s books and records. Debtor shall assist Secured Party in making any such inspection and Debtor shall reimburse Secured Party for its costs and expenses of making up to four such inspections per year. Upon request, Debtor shall, from time to time, furnish a current financial statement to Secured Party in form and content satisfactory to Secured Party, and shall provide annual certified financial statements within lave (5) days of Secured Party’s request therefor.

6. If Debtor shall fail to fully and timely pay, perform and fulfill any of its Obligations, covenants or agreements to or with Secured Party and/or if Debtor shall breach any of its warranties to Secured Party under this Agreement or otherwise Secured Party shall have the option in its sole discretion and without any obligation, to pay, perform, fulfill or cause the payment, performance or fulfillment of same on behalf of Debtor and all costs and expenses incurred by Secured Party in connection therewith (including but not limited to attorneys’ fees, bond premiums, court costs, costs of retaking, storing, preserving, selling and/or realizing on any Collateral) shall be added to the Obligations hereby secured and shall be payable by Debtor to Secured Party upon demand together with interest thereon at the maximum lawful daily rate, not to exceed 0.0666% per day (but only to the extent permitted by law), from the date advanced by Secured Party until fully repaid. Secured Party shall have no obligation to make any demand upon of give any notice to Debtor prior to the exercise of any of its rights under this paragraph; and neither the exercise nor the failure to exercise any such rights by Secured Party shall relieve Debtor of any default or constitute a waiver of Secured Party’s right to enforce strict compliance with the terms of this Agreement at any time.

 

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7 Debtor assumes all liability and risk of loss and agrees to defend, indemnify and hold Secured Party harmless from and against all claims, liabilities, causes of action and damages of any kind, including but not limited to injury to or death of any person(s) and for loss, damage or destruction of any property and for any fines, penalties, costs, expense; and charges in any way arising out of or related to the Obligations, this Agreement, the Collateral or its use, possession, storage, maintenance, repair, transportation or operation (including without limitation all costs and expenses of investigation, all attorney’s fees, court costs, arbitration expenses and costs and all special, consequential, compensatory and punitive damages). Debtor, at its own cost and expense, shall use, operate, maintain, repair, transport and store the Collateral in a safe and careful manner in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations (including without limitation those regulating hazardous substances, the environment and public health or safety), industry standards., insurance requirements and manufacturer’s specifications and service bulletins. Debtor also assumes and agrees to indemnify, pay and hold harmless Secured Party and its directors, officers, employers and agents from all expenses, losses, costs, claims. actions, causes of action, damages of any kind, liabilities, expenses and attorney’s fees that Secured Party may incur or sustain in obtaining or enforcing payment or performance of any of the Obligations or exercising its rights and remedies under this Agreement or in connection with any action, proceeding in appeal arising out of or related to this Agreement, the Obligations and/or in the Collateral, whether brought by Debtor or any third party. The obligations of Debtor under this paragraph shalt survive termination of this Agreement.

8. If any Event of Default exists. Secured Party without notice or demand may do one or more of the following, in any order, and such remedies shall be cumulative (none of which shall be exclusive but each is in addition to any other remedy available to Secured Party: (a) Secured Party may accelerate the maturity of the Obligations and declare same to be at once due and payable whereupon they shall be immediately due and payable; (b) Secured Party may require Debtor to pay all accrued interest, late charges, collection charges, reimbursement for any and all expenses Incurred by Secured Party in enforcing any of the Obligations or this Agreement and reasonable attorneys’ fees: (c) Secured Party may require Debtor to deliver any or all of the Collateral at Debtor’s expense to such place or places as Secured Party may designate; (d) Secured Party may repossess/take possession of any or all of the Collateral wherever found, voluntarily or involuntarily, without notice, demand or legal process (Debtor, if permitted by applicable law, hereby waiving any right to notice or a hearing), and Secured Party may enter the premises where any or all Collateral are located and disconnect, render unusable, and remove any or all Collateral without liability to Debtor arising out of such entry, taking of possession or removal, and may use such premises without charge to store or show the Collateral for sale or other disposition; (e) Secured Party may sell the Collateral by public or private sale, hold, retain the Collateral in full or partial satisfaction of the indebtedness due to Secured Party, or otherwise dispose of the Collateral in any manner it chooses, free and clear of any claims or rights of Debtor, and/or (f) Secured Party may sue to enforce Debtor’s performance hereof, or may exercise any other right or remedy then available to Secured Party permitted at law or in equity whether or not stated herein. Failure or delay on the part of Secured Party to exercise any right or remedy hereunder shall not operate as a waiver thereof. Debtor agrees that any public or private sale shall be deemed commercially reasonable (i) if notice of any such sale is mailed to Debtor (at the address for Debtor specified herein) at least ten (10) days prior to the date of any public sale or after which any private sale will occur; (ii) if notice of any public sale is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the sale will occur at least once within the ten (10) days prior to the sale; (iii) whether the items are sold in bulk, singly. or in such lots as Secured party may elect; (iv) whether or not the items sold are in Secured Party’s possession arid present at the time and place of sale; and (v) whether or not Secured Party refurbishes, repairs or prepares the items for sale. Secured Party may be the purchaser at any public sale. In all cases, Debtor shall be liable for any deficiency due and owing to Secured Party after any public or private sale, plus all costs, expenses and damages incurred by Secured Party including but not limited to all legal fees whether or not suit is filed, allocable costs of in-house counsel, cost related to the repossession, conditioning and disposition of the Collateral and all incidental and consequential damages. No action taken by Secured Party shall release Debtor from any of its obligations to Secured Party. Debtor acknowledges and agrees that in any action or proceeding brought by Secured Party to obtain possession of any Collateral, Secured Party shall be entitled to issuance of a write or order of possession (or similar legal process) without the necessity of posting a bond, security or other undertaking which is hereby waived by Debtor arid if Debtor contests Secured Party’s right to possession of any Collateral in any action or proceeding Debtor shall post a bond (issued by a national insurer authorized to issue such bonds in the jurisdiction of such action or proceeding) in an amount equal to twice the amount in controversy in such action or proceeding or twice the amount of Debtor’s unpaid obligations to Secured Party. whichever is less. The proceeds of any sale shall first be applied to the costs and expenses of Secured Party including but not limited to recovering, transporting, storing. Refurbishing, and/or selling the items sold, attorneys’ fees, court costs, bond and insurance premiums, advertising, postage and publishing costs, and sales commissions. Secured Party may without prior notice to or demand upon Debtor and with or without the exercise of any of Secured Party’s other rights or remedies, apply toward the payment of Debtor’s obligations (at any time owing to Secured Party) any checks, drafts, notes. balances, reserve accounts and sums belonging to or owing to Debtor and coming into Secured Party’s possession and for such purpose may endorse Debtor’s name on any instrument or document payable to Debtor (whether for deposit, collection, discount or negotiation). Without notice to Debtor, Secured Party may make such applications or change applications of sums previously paid and/or to be paid to Secured Party, to such Obligations as Secured Party in its sole discretion may choose. The exercise or partial exercise of any remedy shall not be construed as a waiver of my other remedy nor constitute an election of remedies.

9. Protest and all demands and notices of any action taken by Secured Party under this Agreement, or in connection with any Collateral, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement. are hereby waived by Debtor, and any indulgence of Secured Party, substitution for, exchange of or release of any person liable on the Obligations is hereby consented to. Debtor waives notice of the creation, advance, increase, existence, extension or renewal of, and of any indulgence with respect to, the Obligations; waives presentment, demand, notice of dishonor, and protest; waives notice of the amount of the Obligations outstanding at any time, notice of any change in financial condition of any person liable for the Obligations or any part thereof, notice of any Event of Default, and all other notices respecting the Obligations; and agrees that maturity of the Obligations or any part thereof may be accelerated, extended or renewed one or more times by Secured Party in its sole discretion, without notice to Debtor in performing any act under this Agreement or any of the Obligations, time shall be of the essence and Secured Party’s acceptance of partial or delinquent payments or performance, or failure or delay to exercise any right or remedy, shall not be a waiver of any obligation of Debtor or right of Secured Party nor constitute a waiver of any subsequent default.

10. This Agreement, Secured Party’s rights hereunder and/or any of the Obligations may be assigned from time to time by Secured Party, and in any such case the assignee shall be entitled to all of the rights, privileges and remedies herein granted to Secured Party; and Debtor hereby waives and agrees not to assert against any assignee any defense, setoff, claim, recoupment or counterclaim Debtor may have against Secured Party or any prior assignee. Debtor shall not assign this Averment not any of Debtor’s rights or obligations hereunder.

11. Debtor shall be in default hereunder upon the occurrence of any of the following (each an “Event of Default”): (a) Debtor or any endorser, guarantor, surety, accommodation party are other person liable for the payment or performance of any of the Obligations (“Other Liable Party”) fails to pay when due any sum due to Secured Party (whether hereunder or under any other Obligation to Secured Party) or to timely perform any obligation, covenant, term or provision of this Agreement or any other instrument and/or agreement now or hereafter existing between the parties, or there exists any Event of Default thereunder; (b) any warranty, representation or statement made to Secured Party by or on behalf of Debtor or any Other Liable Party is false in any respect when made or thereafter becomes false or is breached; (c) Debtor’s or any Other Liable Party’s death. dissolution, termination of existence, insolvency. business failure, assignment for the benefit of creditors, bulk transfer, proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency law, being declared judicially incompetent, voluntary or involuntary consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, conservator, liquidator or legal guardian for them or any or all of their property; (d) a default under any indebtedness of Debtor or any Other Liable Party or any event permitting the holder of any such indebtedness to accelerate the maturity thereof, whether or not such event is cured; (e) the Collateral becomes, in the sole judgment of Secured Party, unsatisfactory or insufficient in character a value; (f) Secured Party in good faith believes that the prospect of payment or performance of any of the Obligations or this Agreement is impaired; (g) any change in the management, operation, ownership or control of Debtor or any Other Liable Party, (h) any attachment, levy or execution against Debtor and/or any Other Liable Party that is not released within 48 hours, (i) Debtor’s or any Other Liable Party’s affairs so change as to, in Secured Party’s sole discretion, increase the credit risk involved and Secured Party thereby becomes insecure as to the performance of this Agreement or any other agreement with Debtor or such Other Liable Party; (j) Debtor shall incur, create, assume, cause or suffer to exist any mortgage, trust, lien, security interest, pledge, hypothecation or other encumbrance (other than Secured Party’s interest therein) or attachment or execution of any kind whatsoever upon, affecting or with respect to the Collateral, this Agreement, or any of Secured Party’s interests under this Agreement or any of the Obligations; (k) Debtor shall sell, pledge, assign, rent, lease, lend, destroy or otherwise transfer or dispose of any Collateral; (l) failure of Debtor to obtain or maintain insurance on the Collateral satisfactory to Secured Party in its sole discretion; or (m) any of the Obligations, this Agreement, the security interest or any provision hereof for any reason attributable to Debtor ceases to be in full force and effect or shall be declared to be null and void or the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested by Debtor or Debtor shall deny that it has any further liability or obligation thereunder.

12. The term “Debtor” as used in this Agreement shall be construed as the singular or plural to correspond with the number of persons executing this instrument as Debtor “Secured Party” and “Debtor” as used in this Agreement include the heirs, executors or administrators, successors, legal representatives, receivers, and assigns of those parties. If more than one person executes this Agreement as Debtor, their obligations under this Agreement shall be joint and several. Unless the context otherwise requires, terms used in this Agreement which are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code are used with the meaning as therein defined.

 

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THIS WRITTEN AGREEMENT AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES. No termination, modification, waiver or amendment of or to this Agreement shall be effective unless in writing signed by Debtor and an officer of Secured Party. If any provision of this Agreement is rendered or declared invalid, illegal or ineffective by any existing or subsequently enacted legislation or decision of a court of competent jurisdiction, such legislation or decision shall only invalidate such provision to the extent so rendered or declared invalid, illegal or ineffective and shall not impair, invalidate or nullify the remainder of this Agreement which shall remain in full force and effect THE PARTIES INTEND THAT THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH OF ITS TERMS BE VALID AND ENFORCEABLE AS WRITTEN AND, ACCORDINGLY, AGREE THAT THE VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY OF THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH OF ITS TERMS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DEBTOR’S LOCATION AS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, OR, IF ONE OR MORE OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT WOULD BE INVALID OR UNENFORCEABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF SUCH STATE, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF SECURED PARTY’S LOCATION AS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT.

13. Any notice or demand to Debtor hereunder or in connection herewith may be given and shall conclusively be deemed and considered to have been given and received upon the deposit thereof in the U.S. Mail, in writing, duly stamped and addressed to Debtor at the address set forth in this Agreement or at such other address of Debtor as Debtor shall have designated by notice in writing delivered to Secured Party. Actual notice to Debtor, however given or received, shall always be effective. DEBTOR, AS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR SECURED PARTY TO MAKE LOANS OR OTHER FINANCIAL ACCOMMODATIONS AVAILABLE TO DEBTOR, HEREBY: IRREVOCABLY DESIGNATES AND APPOINTS THE TEXAS SECRETARY OF STATE AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT AND AGENT FOR DEBTOR AND IN DEBTOR’S NAME, PLACE AND STEAD TO ACCEPT SERVICE OF ANY PROCESS WITHIN THE STATE OF TEXAS; AGREES TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF ANY COURT LOCATED IN TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS, REGARDING ANY DISPUTE WITH SECURED PARTY OR ANY OF SECURED PARTY’S OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY MATTER RELATING TO OR ARISING UNDER THIS OR ANY OTHER EXISTING OR FUTURE AGREEMENT WITH SECURED PARTY, PROVIDED THAT SECURED PARTY MAY BRING SUIT IN ANY OTHER COURT HAVING JURISDICTION; WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS AND ANY OBJECTION TO VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING; WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRANSFER THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING; AND CONSENTS AND AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ACCORDANCE HEREWITH SHALL BE GOOD AND SUFFICIENT IF SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, ADDRESSED TO DEBTOR AT DEBTOR’S ADDRESS AS PROVIDED HEREIN. THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM. CAUSE OF ACTION. COUNTERCLAIM, CROSS-CLAIM, DEFENSE OR OFFSET INVOLVING DEBTOR, SECURED PARTY OR ANY OF SECURED PARTY’S OFFICERS, DIRECTORS. EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS, OR ANY PERSON CLAIMING ANY RIGHT OR INTEREST ACQUIRED FROM, THROUGH OR UNDER ANY OF THEM; AND DEBTOR FURTHER HEREBY WAIVES ANY AND ALL SPECIAL EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT AND/OR THE ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF SECURED PARTY OR ANY ASSIGNEE.

14. If Secured Party is for any reason compelled to surrender any payment received pursuant to any of the Obligations, because such payment is determined to be void or voidable as a preference, fraudulent transfer. impermissible set off or recoupment, a diversion of trust funds, or for any other reason, then such Obligation(s) shall be reinstated, if necessary and shall continue in full force notwithstanding any contrary action which Secured Party or Debtor may have taken in reliance upon such payment Any such contrary action so taken shall be without prejudice to Secured Party’s rights under the Obligations and hereunder and shall be deemed to have been conditioned upon such payment having become final and irrevocable. The terms of paragraphs 1, 7, 10, 12, 13, 14 and 15 shall survive termination of this Agreement

15. All agreements between Debtor and Secured Party, whether now existing or hereafter arising and whether written or oral, are hereby limited so that in not contingency, whether by reason of demand for payment or acceleration of maturity or otherwise, shall any interest contracted for, charged or received by Secured Party exceed the maximum amount permissible under applicable law. If, from any circumstance whatsoever, interest would otherwise be payable to Secured Party in excess of the maximum lawful amount, the interest payable to Secured Party shall be reduced to the maximum amount permitted under applicable law; and if from any circumstance Secured Party shall ever receive anything of value deemed interest by applicable law in excess of the maximum lawful amount an amount equal to any excessive interest shall be applied to the reduction of any principal and not to the payment of interest, or if such excessive interest exceeds the unpaid balance of any principal, such excess shall be refunded to Debtor. All interest paid or agreed to be paid to Secured Party shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated, and spread throughout the full period until payment in full of any principal (including the period of any renewal or extension) so that the interest for such full period shall not exceed the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. This paragraph shall control all agreements between Debtor and Secured Party.

 

WITNESS (Attest if a corporation):

 

(Title)

  

By:

 

  

DEBTOR: Alpine Silica, LLC

 

/s/ Robert Early                                     Manager                        

Robert Early                                         (Title)

 

Subscribed and sworn to before mc, the undersigned Notary Public,

on the date above written.

 

                                         

Notary Public

 

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Exhibit 10.25

 

LOGO

PROMISSORY NOTE

 

$28,217,112.00    Kermit, Texas 79745    January 15, 2021
(Total of Note)    (City), (State) (Zip)    (Date)

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, Alpine Silica, LLC (“Maker”) promises to pay to the order of Equify Financial, LLC (“Holder”), at 777 Main Street, Suite 3900, Fort Worth, TX 76102, or such other place as Holder may from time to time designate in writing, the amount of Twenty-Eight Million Two Hundred Seventeen Thousand One Hundred Twelve and 00/100 Dollars ($28,217,112.00), which includes precomputed interest in the amount of $6,817,483.40, representing interest (at the “non-default interest rate”) from the date hereof on the unpaid principal amount outstanding from time to time through the maturity of each installment (assuming that each installment will be received on its respective due date) (but in no event shall the interest exceed any maximum permitted by applicable law). Both principal and interest shall be paid in 84 consecutive monthly installments commencing on March 01, 2021 and continuing on April 01, 2021 and on the same day of each month thereafter. The first 83 of such installments shall be in the amount of $335,918.00 each, and the final installment, in the amount of $335,918.00, shall be paid on February 01, 2028. Maker shall also pay to Holder on demand, on each installment not fully paid prior to the tenth day (or such longer period as required by law) after its due date, a late charge equal to the maximum percentage of such overdue installment legally permitted as a late charge, not to exceed five percent (5%); and after maturity of the entire indebtedness (whether by acceleration or otherwise), Maker shall pay, on demand, interest on the unpaid indebtedness (excluding accrued and unpaid interest and late charges) at the maximum lawful daily rate, but not to exceed 0.0666% per day, until paid in full. Unless prohibited by applicable law, during any period of time when Maker is in default under the terms of this Note, Maker shall pay interest on the unpaid principal amount outstanding from time to time at the maximum lawful daily rate, not to exceed 0.0666% per day, in place of the non-default interest rate set forth or implied in this Note, until the default is cured. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and for the actual number of days elapsed, unless such calculation would cause the effective interest rate to exceed the maximum rate allowed by applicable law, in which case such calculation shall be on the basis of a 365-day year. Maker agrees to an effective rate of interest which is the rate stated or implied in this Note plus any additional sums or charges provided for herein or incident to the transaction of which this Note forms a part which are or may be deemed to be interest under applicable law, but not more than the maximum amount permissible under applicable law.

Upon nonpayment when due of any amount owing hereunder, or if default occurs under any other obligation of Maker to Holder or under any security agreement, pledge, assignment, deed of trust, or any other instrument or document executed to evidence, secure, guarantee, govern or in any way pertain to the loan evidenced by this Note or any other obligation of Maker to Holder, Holder may, at its option, without notice or demand, accelerate the maturity of the accrued and unpaid indebtedness then outstanding under this Note and declare same to be at once due and payable whereupon it shall be and become immediately due and payable. Maker, all endorsers, guarantors and any other party liable on this Note also promise and agree to pay Holder’s costs, expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred in enforcing and/or collecting this Note. Maker, all endorsers, guarantors and any other party liable on this Note waive presentment for payment, demand, protest, notice of protest and notice of nonpayment, default and dishonor, notice of intent to accelerate, notice of acceleration, and further, to the extent allowed by law, waive all benefits of valuation, appraisement and exemption laws. Holder may, without notice, extend the time of payment of this Note, postpone the enforcement hereof, grant any other indulgence, add or release any party primarily or secondarily liable hereon and/or release or change any collateral securing this Note without affecting or diminishing Holder’s right of recourse against Maker, all endorsers, guarantors and other parties liable on this Note, which right is hereby expressly reserved. As used in this Note, the term “Holder” includes any future holder of this Note. If more than one party signs this Note as Maker, the obligations of each of them shall be joint and several.

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As a material inducement to Holder to advance funds or otherwise provide financial accommodations to or for the benefit of Maker and/or in consideration of Holder having previously done so, Maker agrees that in the event of any prepayment of any of Maker’s indebtedness for borrowed money now or hereafter owing to Holder (whether evidenced hereby or otherwise), whether voluntary or involuntary, Maker shall simultaneously pay a prepayment premium equal to the sum of nineteen hundredths of one percent (0.19%) of the principal amount then being prepaid multiplied by the number of calendar months between the date of such prepayment and the scheduled fmal maturity date of the indebtedness being prepaid. Any partial prepayment shall be applied first to accrued and unpaid late charges, then to any other fees or expenses payable hereunder, then to accrued and unpaid interest, with the remainder applied to reduction of principal; the amount and due date of the remaining scheduled installments shall not be affected, but the number of remaining installments will be reduced as a result of said partial prepayment.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Note or any related writing, all agreements between Maker and Holder, whether now existing or hereafter arising and whether written or oral, are hereby limited so that in no contingency, whether by reason of demand for payment or acceleration of maturity or otherwise, shall the interest contracted for, charged or received by Holder exceed the maximum amount permissible under applicable law. The right to accelerate maturity of sums due under this Note does not include the right to accelerate any interest which has not otherwise been earned on the date of such acceleration, and Holder does not intend to charge or collect any unearned interest in the event of acceleration. If, from any circumstance whatsoever, interest would otherwise be payable to Holder in excess of the maximum lawful amount, the interest payable to Holder shall be reduced to the maximum amount permitted under applicable law; and if from any circumstance Holder shall ever receive anything of value deemed interest by applicable law in excess of the maximum lawful amount, an amount equal to any excessive interest shall be applied to the reduction of the principal hereof and not to the payment of interest, or if such excessive interest exceeds the unpaid balance of the principal, such excess shall be refunded to Maker. All interest paid or agreed to be paid to Holder shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated, and spread throughout the full period until payment in full of the principal (including the period of any extension or renewal hereof) so that the interest hereon for such full period shall not exceed the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. This paragraph shall control all agreements between Maker and Holder.

The proceeds from the loan evidenced by this Note are to be used for business purposes only, and no part thereof is to be used for primarily consumer, personal, family or household purposes. Maker acknowledges and agrees that Maker’s obligations hereunder shall be secured by any security agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or pledge executed by Maker in favor of Holder, whether now existing or hereafter executed.

THIS WRITTEN AGREEMENT AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION HEREWITH REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES. THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE CHANGED OR TERMINATED ORALLY.

 

MAKER: Alpine Silica, LLC
By:  

/s/ Ladd Wilks

Name: Ladd Wilks
Title: President

 

/s/ Tammy L. Brinkley

(Witness for all Makers)

 

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Including all attachments, accessions and accessories to, and all proceeds of, all of the foregoing, including without limitation all insurance proceeds and all rental proceeds, accounts and chattel paper arising out of or related to the sale, lease, rental or other disposition thereof.

This schedule is hereby verified correct and the undersigned acknowledge receipt of a copy.

 

Secured Party:       Debtor:
Equify Financial, LLC            Alpine Silica, LLC
By:   

/s/ Authorized Signatory

      By:   

/s/ Ladd Wilks

Name       Name: Ladd Wilks
Title: Authorized Signatory       Title: President

 

EFLLC Schedule A- (2/13/12)    Page 9 of 9   


LOGO

Alpine Silica, LLC

10589 N FM 1218

Kermit, Texas 79745

January 15, 2021

Equify Financial, LLC

777 Main Street, Suite 3900

Fort Worth, TX 76102

 

Re:

Promissory Note in the amount $28,217,112.00 dated January 15, 2021, executed by Alpine Silica, LLC as Maker and payable to Equify Financial, LLC as Holder

Dear Sir or Madam:

With regards to the proceeds due us under the above captioned, we do hereby irrevocably authorize, direct and request that you remit sums as follows:

 

$21,343,598.60    To    Equify Financial, LLC Account #12525, 12534, 12545, 12559, 12560, 12561, 12566, 12599, 12601
$56,030.00    To    Equify Financial, LLC, in payment of a documentation fee which is agreed to be fully earned as of the date hereof

This represents the entire amount due us.

Payment by you as aforesaid shall be in all respects the equivalent of payment directly to us, and you shall not be obligated to see to the application thereof by the recipient.

 

Sincerely,
Alpine Silica, LLC
By:  

/s/ Ladd Wilks

  Ladd Wilks
Title: President

 

EFLLC-/PayProcSumPaym (2/13/12)

Exhibit 21.1

ProFrac Holding Corp.

List of Subsidiaries

 

Name

  

Jurisdiction of Organization

ProFrac Holdings, LLC

   Texas

ProFrac Services, LLC

   Texas

ProFrac Manufacturing LLC

   Texas

Alpine Silica, LLC

   Texas

BEST Pump and Flow, LP

   Texas