UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 7, 2022
Apollo Debt Solutions BDC
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 814-01424 | 86-1950548 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
9 West 57th Street New York, New York |
10019 (Zip Code) |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Registrants telephone number, including area code): (212) 515-3200
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Mallard Funding Credit Facility
On January 7, 2022 (the Closing Date), Mallard Funding LLC (Mallard Funding), a Delaware limited liability company and newly formed subsidiary of Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, a Delaware statutory trust (the Fund or us), entered into a Loan and Servicing Agreement (the Mallard Funding Loan and Servicing Agreement), with Mallard Funding, as borrower, the Fund, in its capacity as servicer and in its capacity as transferor, the lenders from time to time parties thereto, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, as collateral agent, account bank and collateral custodian.
From time to time, the Fund expects to sell and contribute certain investments to Mallard Funding pursuant to a Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and between the Fund and Mallard Funding. No gain or loss will be recognized as a result of the contribution. Proceeds from the Mallard Funding Loan and Servicing Agreement will be used to finance the origination and acquisition of eligible assets by Mallard Funding, including the purchase of such assets from the Fund. The Fund retains a residual interest in assets contributed to or acquired by Mallard Funding through our ownership of Mallard Funding. The maximum principal amount of the Mallard Funding Loan and Servicing Agreement as of the Closing Date is $500 million, which can be drawn in multiple currencies subject to certain conditions; the availability of this amount is subject to the borrowing base, which is determined on the basis of the value and types of Mallard Fundings assets from time to time, and satisfaction of certain conditions, including certain concentration limits.
The Mallard Funding Loan and Servicing Agreement provides for the ability to draw and redraw revolving loans under the Mallard Funding Loan and Servicing Agreement for a period of up to three years after the Closing Date unless the commitments are terminated sooner as provided in the Mallard Funding Loan and Servicing Agreement (the Mallard Funding Commitment Termination Date). Unless otherwise terminated, the Mallard Funding Loan and Servicing Agreement will mature on the date which is five years after the Closing Date (the Mallard Funding Final Maturity Date). Prior to the Mallard Funding Commitment Termination Date, proceeds received by Mallard Funding from principal and interest, dividends, or fees on assets must be used to pay fees, expenses and interest on outstanding borrowings, and the excess may be returned to the Fund, subject to certain conditions. Following the Mallard Funding Commitment Termination Date but prior to the Mallard Funding Final Maturity Date, proceeds received by Mallard Funding from principal and interest, dividends, or fees on assets must be used to pay fees, expenses and interest on outstanding borrowings, as well as principal on outstanding borrowings in accordance with the terms of the Mallard Funding Loan and Servicing Agreement, and the excess may be returned to the Fund, subject to certain conditions. On the Mallard Funding Final Maturity Date, Mallard Funding must pay in full all outstanding fees and expenses and all principal and interest on outstanding borrowings, and the excess may be returned to the Fund.
Under the Mallard Funding Loan and Servicing Agreement, Mallard Funding is permitted to borrow amounts in U.S. dollars or certain other permitted currencies. Amounts drawn under the Mallard Funding Loan and Servicing Agreement, will bear interest at Adjusted Term SOFR, the CDOR Rate, Daily Simple SONIA or the EURIBOR Rate (the Mallard Funding Applicable Reference Rate), in each case, plus a margin. Advances used to finance the purchase or origination of broadly syndicated loans under the Mallard Funding Loan and Servicing Agreement bear interest at the Mallard Funding Applicable Reference Rate plus a spread of (x) during the Ramp-Up Period, 1.60%, (y) after the end of the Ramp-Up Period and prior to the Mallard Funding Commitment Termination Date, 2.00% and (z) after the Mallard Funding Commitment Termination Date, 2.25%. Advances used to finance the purchase or origination of middle market loans under the Mallard Funding Loan and Servicing Agreement initially bear interest at the Mallard Funding Applicable Reference Rate plus a spread of (x) prior to the Mallard Funding Commitment Termination Date, 2.00% and (y) after the Mallard Funding Commitment Termination Date, 2.25%. The Mallard Funding Loan and Servicing Agreement contains customary covenants, including certain limitations on the activities of Mallard Funding, including limitations on incurrence of incremental indebtedness, and customary events of default. The Mallard Funding Loan and Servicing Agreement is secured by a perfected first priority security interest in the assets of Mallard Funding and on any payments received by Mallard Funding in respect of those assets. Assets pledged to the lenders under the Mallard Funding Loan and Servicing Agreement will not be available to pay the debts of the Fund.
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Borrowings of Mallard Funding are considered our borrowings for purposes of complying with the asset coverage requirements under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act).
The description above is only a summary of the material provisions of the Mallard Funding Loan and Servicing Agreement and the Purchase and Sale Agreement and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copies of the Mallard Funding Loan and Servicing Agreement and Purchase and Sale Agreement which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to this current report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference thereto.
Cardinal Funding Credit Facility
On January 7, 2022 (the Closing Date), Cardinal Funding LLC (Cardinal Funding), a Delaware limited liability company and the Fund, entered into a Credit and Security Agreement (the Secured Credit Facility), with Cardinal Funding, as borrower, the Fund, in its capacity as collateral manager and in its capacity as equityholder, the lenders from time to time parties thereto, Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, as collateral agent, custodian and collateral administrator.
From time to time, the Fund expects to sell and contribute certain investments to Cardinal Funding pursuant to a Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and between the Fund and Cardinal Funding. No gain or loss will be recognized as a result of the contribution. Proceeds from the Secured Credit Facility will be used to finance the origination and acquisition of eligible assets by Cardinal Funding, including the purchase of such assets from the Fund. We retain a residual interest in assets contributed to or acquired by Cardinal Funding through our ownership of Cardinal Funding. The maximum principal amount of the Secured Credit Facility as of the Closing Date is $500 million, which can be drawn in multiple currencies subject to certain conditions; the availability of this amount is subject to the borrowing base, which is determined on the basis of the value and types of Cardinal Fundings assets from time to time, and satisfaction of certain conditions, including certain concentration limits.
The Secured Credit Facility provides for the ability to draw and redraw revolving loans under the Secured Credit Facility for a period of up to three years after the Closing Date unless the commitments are terminated sooner as provided in the Secured Credit Facility (the Cardinal Funding Commitment Termination Date). Unless otherwise terminated, the Secured Credit Facility will mature on the date which is two years after the Commitment Termination Date (the Cardinal Funding Final Maturity Date). Prior to the Cardinal Funding Commitment Termination Date, proceeds received by Cardinal Funding from principal and interest, dividends, or fees on assets must be used to pay fees, expenses and interest on outstanding borrowings, and the excess may be returned to the Fund, subject to certain conditions. Following the Cardinal Funding Commitment Termination Date but prior to the Cardinal Funding Final Maturity Date, proceeds received by Cardinal Funding from principal and interest, dividends, or fees on assets must be used to pay fees, expenses and interest on outstanding borrowings, as well as principal on outstanding borrowings in accordance with the terms of the Secured Credit Facility, and the excess may be returned to the Fund, subject to certain conditions. On the Cardinal Funding Final Maturity Date, Cardinal Funding must pay in full all outstanding fees and expenses and all principal and interest on outstanding borrowings, and the excess may be returned to the Fund.
Under the Secured Credit Facility, Cardinal Funding is permitted to borrow amounts in U.S. dollars or certain other permitted currencies. Amounts drawn under the Secured Credit Facility, will bear interest at the Term SOFR Reference Rate, the CDOR Rate, SONIA or the EURIBOR Rate (the Applicable Reference Rate), in each case, plus a margin. Advances used to finance the purchase or origination of broadly syndicated loans under the Secured Credit Facility initially bear interest at the Applicable Reference Rate plus a spread of 1.70%. Advances used to finance the purchase or origination of private credit loans under the Secured Credit Facility initially bear interest at the Applicable Reference Rate plus a spread of 2.20%. Advances used to finance the purchase or origination of any other eligible loans under the Secured Credit Facility initially bear interest at the Applicable Reference Rate plus a spread of 2.45%. After the expiration of a three-year reinvestment period, the applicable margin on outstanding advances will be increased by 0.50% per annum. The Secured Credit Facility contains customary covenants, including certain limitations on the activities of Cardinal Funding, including limitations on incurrence of incremental indebtedness, and customary events of default. The Secured Credit Facility is secured by a perfected first priority security interest in the assets of Cardinal Funding and on any payments received by Cardinal Funding in respect of those assets. Assets pledged to the lenders under the Secured Credit Facility will not be available to pay the debts of the Fund.
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Borrowings of Cardinal Funding are considered our borrowings for purposes of complying with the asset coverage requirements under the 1940 Act.
The description above is only a summary of the material provisions of the Secured Credit Facility and the Sale and Contribution Agreement and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the copies of the Secured Credit Facility and Sale and Contribution Agreement which are filed as Exhibits 10.3 and 10.4 to this current report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference thereto.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
The information required by Item 2.03 contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 3.02. Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities.
On January 7, 2022, the Fund sold unregistered Class I common shares of beneficial interest to feeder vehicles primarily created to hold the Funds Class I shares as well as to certain affiliates of Apollo Global Management, Inc. (Apollo). The offer and sale of these Class I shares was exempt from the registration provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) and/or Regulation S thereunder. The following table details the shares sold:
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January 7, 2022 |
26,258,912 | $ 656,472,806 |
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
The following table presents a summary of the Funds investment portfolio as of January 10, 2022. Detailed investment holdings for the top twenty positions, based on fair value, are presented on a line-by-line basis. The remaining portfolio is shown in the aggregate as Other debt investments.
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Medallia, Inc. |
Software | Term Loan | 3M L+675 PIK, 0.75% Floor | 10/29/2028 | 33,848 | 33,171 | ||||||
Relativity ODA LLC |
Software | Term Loan | 3M L+750 PIK, 1.00% Floor | 5/12/2027 | 26,340 | 25,418 | ||||||
2U, Inc. |
Diversified Consumer Services | Term Loan | 6M L+575, 0.75% Floor | 12/30/2024 | 24,875 | 24,720 | ||||||
Stamps.com Inc. |
Internet & Direct Marketing Retail | Term Loan | 3M L+575, 0.75% Floor | 10/5/2028 | 25,000 | 24,500 | ||||||
Vita Global FinCo Limited |
Household Products | Term Loan | SONIA+7.00 | 7/6/2027 | 17,857 | 24,043 | ||||||
Liberty Midco 0 Limited |
Commercial Services & Supplies | Term Loan | 3M L+575 (2.50% PIK Toggle) | 6/4/2028 | 22,630 | 22,064 | ||||||
Calabrio, Inc. |
Software | Term Loan | 3M L+700, 1.00% Floor | 4/16/2027 | 22,313 | 21,643 | ||||||
McGraw-Hill Education, Inc. |
Media | Term Loan | 3M L+475, 0.50% Floor | 7/28/2028 | 21,446 | 21,379 | ||||||
AxiomSL Group, Inc. |
Software | Term Loan | 3M L+600, 1.00% Floor | 12/3/2027 | 21,918 | 21,370 | ||||||
Sovos Compliance, LLC |
Software | Term Loan | 3M L+450, 0.50% Floor | 8/11/2028 | 17,055 | 17,121 | ||||||
Washington Prime Group, L.P. |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) | Term Loan | 1M L+500, 0.75% Floor | 10/20/2025 | 15,000 | 15,183 | ||||||
MPH Acquisition Holdings LLC |
Health Care Providers & Services | Term Loan | 3M L+425, 0.50% Floor | 9/1/2028 | 15,302 | 14,990 | ||||||
LSF11 A5 HoldCo LLC |
Chemicals | Term Loan | 3M L+375, 0.50% Floor | 10/15/2028 | 14,141 | 14,155 | ||||||
CI (Quercus) Intermediate Holdings, LLC |
Diversified Financial Services | Term Loan | 3M L+550, 0.75% Floor | 10/12/2028 | 14,318 | 14,103 | ||||||
Alera Group, Inc. |
Insurance | Term Loan | 3M L+550, 0.75% Floor | 10/2/2028 | 13,069 | 12,808 | ||||||
Geon Performance Solutions, LLC |
Chemicals | Term Loan | 3M L+475, 0.75% Floor | 8/18/2028 | 12,542 | 12,660 | ||||||
Trident TPI Holdings, Inc. |
Containers & Packaging | Term Loan | 3M L+400, 0.50% Floor | 9/15/2028 | 11,624 | 11,613 | ||||||
Pro Mach Group, Inc. |
Machinery | Term Loan | 3M L+400, 1.00% Floor | 8/31/2028 | 10,094 | 10,141 | ||||||
PetSmart LLC |
Specialty Retail | Term Loan | 3M L+375, 0.75% Floor | 2/11/2028 | 9,975 | 10,004 | ||||||
Advantage Sales & Marketing Inc. |
Diversified Consumer Services | Term Loan | 3M L+450, 0.75% Floor | 10/28/2027 | 9,950 | 9,975 | ||||||
Other Debt Investments |
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Item 8.01. |
Other Items. |
As previously disclosed, the Fund has registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission a continuous public offering of up to $5,000,000,000 in common shares of beneficial interest (the Offering). The terms of the Offering required the Fund to deposit all subscription proceeds in escrow with UMB Bank, N.A., as escrow agent, until the Fund received subscriptions aggregating at least $100,000,000 in common shares of the Fund (excluding shares purchased by Apollo Credit Management, LLC, its affiliates and the Funds trustees and officers but including any shares purchased in private offerings), in any combination of share classes.
As of January 7, 2022, the Fund had satisfied the minimum offering requirement, and the Funds board of trustees had authorized the release of proceeds from escrow. As of such date, the Fund issued and sold 26,260,912.24 shares (consisting entirely of Class I shares; no Class S or Class D shares were issued or sold as of such date), and the escrow agent released net proceeds of approximately $657 million to the Fund as payment for such shares. Apollo and its employees, including the Funds executive officers, owned approximately $3 million of shares as of January 7, 2022.
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A press release announcing the Funds breaking of escrow is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibit
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
APOLLO DEBT SOLUTIONS BDC |
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Date: January 11, 2022 |
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/s/ Joseph D. Glatt |
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Joseph D. Glatt |
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Chief Legal Officer and Secretary |
Exhibit 10.1
Execution Version
Up to U.S. $500,000,000
LOAN AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
Dated as of January 7, 2022
among
MALLARD FUNDING LLC,
as the Borrower
APOLLO DEBT SOLUTIONS BDC,
as the Transferor and the Servicer
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.,
as the Administrative Agent
EACH OF THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO,
as the Lenders
and
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as the Collateral Agent, Account Bank and Collateral Custodian
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
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DEFINITIONS
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Section 1.01 | Certain Defined Terms | 2 | ||||
Section 1.02 | Other Terms | 66 | ||||
Section 1.03 | Computation of Time Periods | 66 | ||||
Section 1.04 | Interpretation | 66 | ||||
Section 1.05 | Currency Conversion | 67 | ||||
ARTICLE II
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THE FACILITY
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Section 2.01 | Advances; I/O Notional Loan | 68 | ||||
Section 2.02 | Procedure for Advances | 69 | ||||
Section 2.03 | Determination of Yield | 70 | ||||
Section 2.04 | Remittance Procedures | 70 | ||||
Section 2.05 | Instructions to the Collateral Agent and the Account Bank | 75 | ||||
Section 2.06 | Borrowing Base Deficiency Payments | 75 | ||||
Section 2.07 | Sale of Loan Assets; Affiliate Transactions | 76 | ||||
Section 2.08 | Payments and Computations, Etc. | 78 | ||||
Section 2.09 | Unused Fee | 79 | ||||
Section 2.10 | Increased Costs; Capital Adequacy | 79 | ||||
Section 2.11 | Taxes | 81 | ||||
Section 2.12 | Grant of a Security Interest; Collateral Assignment of Agreements | 85 | ||||
Section 2.13 | Evidence of Debt | 86 | ||||
Section 2.14 | Release of Loan Assets | 86 | ||||
Section 2.15 | Treatment of Amounts Received by the Borrower | 86 | ||||
Section 2.16 | Prepayment; Termination; Reduction | 87 | ||||
Section 2.17 | Collections and Allocations | 88 | ||||
Section 2.18 | Reinvestment of Principal Collections | 89 | ||||
Section 2.19 | Defaulting Lenders | 90 | ||||
Section 2.20 | Benchmark Replacement | 92 | ||||
Section 2.21 | Eligible Currency | 93 | ||||
Section 2.22 | Illegality; Inability to Determine Rates | 94 | ||||
Section 2.23 | CLO Take-Outs | 95 | ||||
ARTICLE III
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CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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Section 3.01 | Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness | 96 | ||||
Section 3.02 | Conditions Precedent to All Advances | 98 | ||||
Section 3.03 | Advances Do Not Constitute a Waiver | 100 | ||||
Section 3.04 | Conditions to Acquisition of Loan Assets | 100 |
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ARTICLE IV
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REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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Section 4.01 | Representations and Warranties of the Borrower | 101 | ||||
Section 4.02 | Representations and Warranties of the Borrower Relating to this Agreement and the Collateral | 110 | ||||
Section 4.03 | Representations and Warranties of the Servicer | 111 | ||||
Section 4.04 | Representations and Warranties of the Collateral Agent | 115 | ||||
Section 4.05 | Representations and Warranties of the Collateral Custodian | 116 | ||||
ARTICLE V
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GENERAL COVENANTS
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Section 5.01 | Affirmative Covenants of the Borrower | 116 | ||||
Section 5.02 | Negative Covenants of the Borrower | 123 | ||||
Section 5.03 | Affirmative Covenants of the Servicer | 127 | ||||
Section 5.04 | Negative Covenants of the Servicer | 131 | ||||
Section 5.05 | Affirmative Covenants of the Collateral Agent | 132 | ||||
Section 5.06 | Negative Covenants of the Collateral Agent | 132 | ||||
Section 5.07 | Affirmative Covenants of the Collateral Custodian | 132 | ||||
Section 5.08 | Negative Covenants of the Collateral Custodian | 133 | ||||
ARTICLE VI
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ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF CONTRACTS
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Section 6.01 | Appointment and Designation of the Servicer | 133 | ||||
Section 6.02 | Duties of the Servicer | 135 | ||||
Section 6.03 | Authorization of the Servicer | 137 | ||||
Section 6.04 | Collection of Payments; Accounts | 138 | ||||
Section 6.05 | Realization Upon Loan Assets | 140 | ||||
Section 6.06 | Servicer Compensation | 140 | ||||
Section 6.07 | Payment of Certain Expenses by Servicer | 140 | ||||
Section 6.08 | Reports to the Administrative Agent; Account Statements; Servicer Information | 140 | ||||
Section 6.09 | Annual Statement as to Compliance | 143 | ||||
Section 6.10 | Annual Independent Public Accountants Servicing Reports | 143 | ||||
Section 6.11 | Procedural Review of Loan Assets; Access to Servicer and Servicers Records | 143 | ||||
Section 6.12 | The Servicer Not to Resign | 144 |
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ARTICLE VII
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EVENTS OF DEFAULT
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Section 7.01 | Events of Default | 144 | ||||
Section 7.02 | Additional Remedies of the Administrative Agent | 148 | ||||
Section 7.03 | Option to Purchase Collateral | 150 | ||||
ARTICLE VIII
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INDEMNIFICATION
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Section 8.01 | Indemnities by the Borrower | 151 | ||||
Section 8.02 | Indemnities by Servicer | 152 | ||||
Section 8.03 | Waiver of Certain Claims | 153 | ||||
Section 8.04 | Legal Proceedings | 153 | ||||
Section 8.05 | After-Tax Basis | 154 | ||||
ARTICLE IX
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THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
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Section 9.01 | The Administrative Agent | 154 | ||||
ARTICLE X
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COLLATERAL AGENT
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Section 10.01 | Designation of Collateral Agent | 158 | ||||
Section 10.02 | Duties of Collateral Agent | 159 | ||||
Section 10.03 | Merger or Consolidation | 162 | ||||
Section 10.04 | Collateral Agent Compensation | 162 | ||||
Section 10.05 | Collateral Agent Removal | 162 | ||||
Section 10.06 | Limitation on Liability | 162 | ||||
Section 10.07 | Collateral Agent Resignation | 165 |
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ARTICLE XI
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COLLATERAL CUSTODIAN
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Section 11.01 | Designation of Collateral Custodian | 166 | ||||
Section 11.02 | Duties of Collateral Custodian | 166 | ||||
Section 11.03 |
Merger or Consolidation |
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Section 11.04 |
Collateral Custodian Compensation |
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Section 11.05 |
Collateral Custodian Removal |
169 | ||||
Section 11.06 |
Limitation on Liability |
169 | ||||
Section 11.07 |
Collateral Custodian Resignation |
171 | ||||
Section 11.08 |
Release of Documents |
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Section 11.09 |
Return of Required Loan Documents |
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Section 11.10 |
Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the Collateral |
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Section 11.11 |
Bailment |
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Section 11.12 |
Reallocation of Advances |
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ARTICLE XII
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Section 12.01 |
Amendments and Waivers |
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Section 12.02 |
Notices, Etc. |
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Section 12.03 |
No Waiver; Remedies |
177 | ||||
Section 12.04 |
Binding Effect; Assignability; Multiple Lenders |
177 | ||||
Section 12.05 |
Term of This Agreement |
178 | ||||
Section 12.06 |
GOVERNING LAW; JURY WAIVER |
178 | ||||
Section 12.07 |
Costs, Expenses and Taxes |
180 | ||||
Section 12.08 |
Further Assurances |
180 | ||||
Section 12.09 |
Recourse Against Certain Parties |
181 | ||||
Section 12.10 |
Execution in Counterparts; Severability; Integration |
181 | ||||
Section 12.11 |
Characterization of Conveyances Pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement |
181 | ||||
Section 12.12 |
Confidentiality |
182 | ||||
Section 12.13 |
Waiver of Set Off |
184 | ||||
Section 12.14 |
Headings and Exhibits |
184 | ||||
Section 12.15 |
Ratable Payments |
184 | ||||
Section 12.16 |
Failure of Borrower or Servicer to Perform Certain Obligations |
184 | ||||
Section 12.17 |
Power of Attorney |
184 | ||||
Section 12.18 |
Delivery of Termination Statements, Releases, etc. |
185 | ||||
Section 12.19 |
Non-Petition |
185 | ||||
Section 12.20 |
Acknowledgment and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions |
185 | ||||
Section 12.21 |
Return of Certain Payments |
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LIST OF SCHEDULES, EXHIBITS AND ANNEXES
SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE I | | Conditions Precedent Documents | ||
SCHEDULE II | | Eligibility Criteria | ||
SCHEDULE III | | Agreed-Upon Procedures for Independent Public Accountants | ||
SCHEDULE IV | | Loan Asset Schedule | ||
SCHEDULE V | Diversity Score Calculation | |||
SCHEDULE VI | Industry Classification | |||
Schedule VII | Moodys Ratings Definitions | |||
Schedule VIII | S&P Ratings Definitions |
ANNEXES
ANNEX A | | Commitments |
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A | | Form of Approval Notice | ||
EXHIBIT B | | Form of Borrowing Base Certificate | ||
EXHIBIT C | | Form of Disbursement Request | ||
EXHIBIT D | | Form of Notice of Borrowing | ||
EXHIBIT E | | Form of Notice of Reduction (Reduction of Advances Outstanding) | ||
EXHIBIT F | | Form of Notice of Termination/Permanent Reduction | ||
EXHIBIT G | | Form of Certificate of Closing Attorneys | ||
EXHIBIT H | | Form of Servicing Report | ||
EXHIBIT I | | Form of Servicers Certificate (Servicing Report) | ||
EXHIBIT J | | Form of Release of Required Loan Documents | ||
EXHIBIT K | | Form of Assignment and Acceptance | ||
EXHIBIT L | | Forms of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates | ||
EXHIBIT M | | Form of Joinder Supplement | ||
EXHIBIT N | | Form of Power of Attorney for Servicer | ||
EXHIBIT O | | Form of Power of Attorney for Borrower |
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This LOAN AND SERVICING AGREEMENT is made as of January 7, 2022, among:
(1) MALLARD FUNDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the Borrower (as defined below);
(2) APOLLO DEBT SOLUTIONS BDC, a Delaware statutory trust, as the Servicer (as defined below) and as the Transferor (as defined below);
(3) EACH OF THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTY HERETO, as a Lender (as defined below);
(4) MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as the Administrative Agent (as defined below); and
(5) THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as the Collateral Agent (as defined below), the Account Bank (as defined below) and the Collateral Custodian (as defined below).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested that the Lenders make available to the Borrower a revolving loan facility in the maximum principal amount of up to the Facility Amount (as defined below), the proceeds of which shall be used by the Borrower to fund the purchase of certain Eligible Loan Assets (as defined below);
WHEREAS, the Borrower is willing to grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties (as defined below), a lien on and security interest in the Collateral (as defined below) to secure the payment in full of the Obligations (as defined below);
WHEREAS, the Lenders are willing to extend financing to the Borrower on the terms and conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS, the Borrower also desires to retain the Servicer to perform certain servicing functions related to the Collateral on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, the Servicer desires to perform certain servicing functions related to the Collateral on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Certain Defined Terms.
(a) Certain capitalized terms used throughout this Agreement are defined above or in this Section 1.01.
(b) As used in this Agreement and the exhibits, schedules and annexes hereto (each of which is hereby incorporated herein and made a part hereof), the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined):
1940 Act means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Account Bank means The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, in its capacity as the Account Bank pursuant to the Control Agreement.
Action has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 8.04.
Additional Amount has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.11(a).
Adjusted Borrowing Value means, on any date of determination, for any Eligible Loan Asset, an amount equal to the lower of (a) the Outstanding Balance of such Eligible Loan Asset at such time and (b) the Assigned Value of such Eligible Loan Asset at such time, multiplied by the Outstanding Balance of such Eligible Loan Asset at such time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Adjusted Borrowing Value of any Loan Asset that is no longer an Eligible Loan Asset at such time shall be zero and (ii) the Adjusted Borrowing Value of any portion of any Eligible Loan Asset that constitutes Excess Concentration Amount shall be zero.
Adjusted Term SOFR means, for purposes of any calculation, the rate per annum equal to (a) Term SOFR for such calculation plus (b) the Term SOFR Adjustment; provided that if Adjusted Term SOFR as so determined shall ever be less than zero, then Adjusted Term SOFR shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
Administrative Agent means Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders, together with its successors and assigns, including any successor appointed pursuant to Article IX.
Administrative Expense Cap means, for any Payment Date, a per annum amount equal to $375,000.
Administrative Expenses means the following reasonable and documented fees and expenses due or accrued with respect to any Payment Date, payable first, on a pro rata basis to: (a) the Collateral Agent, for payment of accrued Collateral Agent Fees and Collateral Agent Expenses, (b) the Collateral Custodian, for payment of accrued Collateral Custodian Fees and Collateral Custodian Expenses and (c) the Account Bank, for any fees or other amounts owing to it under the Transaction Documents; and then second, on a pro rata basis, to any other service providers (including, without limitation, legal, accounting, tax, audit and other service providers) of the Borrower or the Servicer for any fees or expenses in connection with services performed for the Borrower or the Servicer.
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Advance means each loan advanced by the Lenders to the Borrower on an Advance Date pursuant to Article II.
Advance Date means, with respect to any Advance, the date on which funds are made available to the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.02.
Advance Rate means, (a) with respect to an Eligible Loan Asset that is not a Specified Loan Asset, as determined on the applicable Cut-Off Date of such Eligible Loan Asset, the percentage determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, subject to a maximum advance rate as set forth in the Advance Rate Matrix based on the applicable loan type of such Eligible Loan Asset, as set forth in the Approval Notice for an Eligible Loan Asset, and (b) with respect to an Eligible Loan Asset that is a Specified Loan Asset, as determined on the applicable Cut-Off Date of such Eligible Loan Asset, the Advance Rate as set forth in the table below based on the Senior Leverage Ratio of such Specified Loan Asset:
Senior Leverage Ratio |
Advance Rate | |||
Less than 4.75:1.00 |
70.0 | % | ||
Greater than or equal to 4.75:1.00 and less than 6.00:1.00 |
65.0 | % |
Advance Rate Matrix means the following matrix:
Loan Type |
Maximum Advance Rate | |||
Broadly Syndicated Loans with a Moodys Rating of B3 or higher or an S&P Rating of B- or higher as of the related Cut-Off Date |
75.0 | % | ||
First Lien Loans (other than Broadly Syndicated Loans) |
70.0 | % | ||
Recurring Revenue Loans |
65.0 | % | ||
Unitranche Loans |
60.0 | % | ||
FLLO Loans |
55.0 | % | ||
Broadly Syndicated Loans with a Moodys Rating of Caa1 or below or an S&P Rating of CCC+ or below as of the related Cut-Off Date |
45.0 | % | ||
Second Lien Loans |
35.0 | % |
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Advances Outstanding means, on any date of determination, the sum of the aggregate principal amount in Dollars or the Dollar Equivalent, as determined by the Administrative Agent using the Spot Rate, of all Advances outstanding on such date, after giving effect to all repayments of Advances and the making of new Advances on such date; provided that the principal amounts of Advances Outstanding shall not be reduced by any Available Collections or other amounts if at any time such Available Collections or other amounts are rescinded or must be returned for any reason; provided, further, that for purposes of the determination of interest and in connection with any reduction pursuant to Section 2.16(b) or any payments made in accordance with Section 2.04(a), Advances Outstanding shall refer only to Advances Outstanding in the applicable Eligible Currency.
Affected Financial Institution means (a) any EEA Financial Institution or (b) any UK Financial Institution.
Affected Party has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.10(a).
Affiliate means, when used with respect to a Person, any other Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person. For the purposes of this definition, control, when used with respect to any specified Person, means the power to vote more than 50% of the voting securities of such Person or to direct the management and policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms controlling and controlled have meanings correlative to the foregoing; provided that the term Affiliate shall not include any Affiliate relationship that may exist solely as a result of the direct or indirect ownership of, or control by, a common financial sponsor.
Aggregate Adjusted Borrowing Value means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum of the Adjusted Borrowing Values of all Eligible Loan Assets included as part of the Collateral on such date, after giving effect to all Eligible Loan Assets added to and removed from the Collateral on such date.
Aggregate Unfunded Exposure Amount means, as of any date of determination, the sum of the Unfunded Exposure Amounts of all Delayed Draw Loan Assets or Revolving Loans, as applicable, included in the Collateral on such date.
Aggregate Unfunded Exposure Equity Amount means, as of any date of determination, the sum of the Unfunded Exposure Equity Amounts of all Delayed Draw Loan Assets or Revolving Loans, as applicable, included in the Collateral on such date.
Agreement means this Loan and Servicing Agreement, as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.
Alternative Currency Advance means any CAD Advance, EUR Advance or GBP Advance.
Amortization Period means the period commencing on the Commitment Termination Date and ending on the Collection Date.
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Anti-Money Laundering Laws has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 4.01(hh)(iii).
Applicable Law means for any Person, all existing and future laws, rules, regulations, to the extent applicable to such Person or its property or assets, all statutes, treaties, codes, ordinances, permits, certificates, orders, licenses of and interpretations by any Governmental Authority applicable to such Person and applicable judgments, decrees, injunctions, writs, awards or orders of any court, arbitrator or other administrative, judicial, or quasi-judicial tribunal or agency of competent jurisdiction.
Applicable Margin means (a) with respect to any Broadly Syndicated Loan, (i) during the Ramp-Up Period, 1.60% per annum, (ii) after the end of the Ramp-Up Period and prior to the start of the Amortization Period, 2.00% per annum, and (iii) during the Amortization Period, 2.25% per annum, and (b) with respect to Middle Market Loans, (i) during the Revolving Period, 2.00% per annum, and (ii) during the Amortization Period, 2.25% per annum; provided that, at any time during the existence of an Event of Default or after the automatic occurrence or declaration of the Facility Maturity Date, the Applicable Margin shall be increased by an additional 2.00% per annum.
Approval Notice means, with respect to any Eligible Loan Asset, the written notice, which may be distributed via email, in the form attached hereto, or otherwise containing the same representations and information, as Exhibit A (provided that the Administrative Agent may, in its reasonable discretion, omit information from, or include additional information in, such Approval Notice), evidencing (i) the approval by the Administrative Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion, of the acquisition or origination, as applicable, of such Eligible Loan Asset by the Borrower, and (ii) the determination of the Advance Rate in respect of such Eligible Loan Asset, by the Administrative Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion.
Approved Broker/Dealer means any of Banco Santander; Bank of America/Merrill Lynch; The Bank of Montreal; Barclays Bank plc; BMO Capital Markets Corp, BNP Paribas; CIT Bank, N.A.; Citibank, N.A.; Citizens Bank N.A.; Credit Suisse; Deutsche Bank AG; Fifth Third Bank; Goldman Sachs & Co.; HSBC; Jefferies LLC; JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.; KeyBank Capital Markets; Macquarie Group Limited; Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC; Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.; PNC Bank; Raymond James Financial; RBC Capital Markets LLC; Royal Bank of Canada; The Royal Bank of Scotland; Scotiabank; Société Générale; TD Bank; Truist Bank; UBS AG; and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association; and any additional broker/dealer approved as an Approved Broker/Dealer in writing by the Servicer and the Administrative Agent, each in its sole discretion.
Approved Valuation Firm means each of (a) Lincoln Partners Advisors LLC, (b) Valuation Research Corporation, (c) Duff & Phelps, (d) Houlihan Lokey Financial Advisors, Inc., and (e) any other nationally recognized accounting firm or valuation firm, in each case, approved by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent; provided that, after the Closing Date, the Administrative Agent may designate either or both of Murray, Devine & Company and Alvarez & Marsal as Approved Valuation Firms by giving notice to the Borrower.
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Asset Replacement Percentage means, on any date of calculation, a fraction (expressed as a percentage) where the numerator is the outstanding principal balance of the assets that were indexed to the Benchmark Replacement (Dollar) for the Corresponding Tenor as of such calculation date and the denominator is the outstanding principal balance of the assets as of such calculation date.
Assigned Documents has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.12(b).
Assigned Value means (i) with respect to any Broadly Syndicated Loan, its Assigned Value (Broadly Syndicated) and (ii) with respect to any Middle Market Loan Asset, its Assigned Value (Middle Market).
Assigned Value (Broadly Syndicated) means, with respect to any Broadly Syndicated Loan, an amount (expressed as a percentage of par) equal to (i) as of the related Cut-Off Date, the lower of (1) 100% and (2) the Purchase Price of such Broadly Syndicated Loan, (ii) upon the occurrence of a Value Adjustment Event of the type described in clause (b), clause (c), clause (d), clause (g), clause (h), clause (i), clause (j), clause (k) or clause (l) of the definition thereof, the Market Value and (iii) if such Broadly Syndicated Loan has a quote depth of zero or no pricing from Loan Pricing Corp. or IHS Markit Ltd. (or such other pricing service approved by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) is available, or no recent observable trade data are available, the Market Value; provided that if the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates owns such Broadly Syndicated Loan for its own account (such Broadly Syndicated Loan, an Owned Asset), the Assigned Value (Broadly Syndicated) thereof shall be consistent with the valuation of such Broadly Syndicated Loan by the Administrative Agent or its Affiliate, as the case may be, for its own account; provided, further, that if a Broadly Syndicated Loan no longer satisfies the Eligibility Criteria, its Assigned Value (Broadly Syndicated) shall be zero.
Assigned Value (Middle Market) means an amount (expressed as a percentage of par) equal to (I) with respect to any Loan Asset that is a Middle Market Loan originated in the sixty (60) day period prior to its sale or contribution to the Borrower, the origination price thereof (not to exceed 100% of par), (II) with respect to any other Middle Market Loan, the lowest of (a) the Purchase Price thereof, (b) the fair market value thereof assigned on the Borrowers books and records, (c) the value assigned thereto by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion and (d) the par amount thereof, in each case, as of the related Cut-Off Date; provided that the foregoing clauses (I) and (II) shall be subject to the following terms:
(i) upon the occurrence of a Value Adjustment Event of the type described in clause (b), clause (c), clause (d), clause (f) (solely with respect to a Material Modification described in clause (a), clause (b), clause (c) or clause (d) of the definition thereof) or clause (i) of the definition thereof in respect of such Middle Market Loan, the then-current Assigned Value (Middle Market) of such Middle Market Loan shall, automatically and without further action by the Administrative Agent, be zero; and
(ii) upon the occurrence of a Value Adjustment Event not mentioned in the foregoing clause (i) in respect of such Middle Market Loan, the then-current Assigned Value (Middle Market) thereof may be amended by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion at any time (and from time to time) following such occurrence.
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The Borrower may dispute an Assigned Value (Middle Market) adjusted by the Administrative Agent pursuant to clause (ii) of the immediately preceding paragraph pursuant to the following mechanisms:
(A) The Borrower may either (I) either (1) obtain an actionable bid from any Approved Broker/Dealer for the full principal amount of such Middle Market Loan (a Third-Party Bid) or (2) obtain same-day bid-side pricing from Loan Pricing Corp. or IHS Markit Ltd. (or such other pricing service approved by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) with a minimum quote depth of two (2), in either case, at its own expense or (II) obtain, at its own expense, a valuation from an Approved Valuation Firm. If the Borrower obtains a Third-Party Bid pursuant to sub-clause (I)(1) above, then such Third-Party Bid shall be treated as the amended Assigned Value (Middle Market); if the Borrower obtains pricing pursuant to sub-clause (I)(2) above, then such pricing shall be treated as the amended Assigned Value (Middle Market; and if the Borrower obtains a valuation pursuant to sub-clause (II) above, then such valuation shall be treated as the amended Assigned Value (Middle Market).
(B) If the Borrower is unable to obtain a bid or pricing that satisfies the requirements set forth in sub-clauses (A)(I)(1) or (A)(I)(2) above, or a valuation that satisfies the requirements set forth in sub-clause (A)(II) above, the Assigned Value (Middle Market) adjusted by the Administrative Agent shall remain the Assigned Value (Middle Market).
(C) If the Assigned Value (Middle Market) is disputed pursuant to sub-clause (A)(II) above, then the Administrative Agent may, at its own expense, obtain a valuation from an alternative Approved Valuation Firm and the arithmetic average of such valuation and the valuation provided by the Borrower pursuant to sub-clause (A)(II) above shall constitute the amended Assigned Value (Middle Market) upon delivery of a copy of the valuation from such alternative Approved Valuation Firm to the Borrower and the Servicer.
If the Borrower elects to dispute the adjusted Assigned Value (Middle Market) pursuant to sub-clause (A) above, the Assigned Value (Middle Market) adjusted by the Administrative Agent upon the occurrence of the related Value Adjustment Event shall remain the Assigned Value (Middle Market) until the Assigned Value (Middle Market) is adjusted pursuant to sub-clause (A) above, at which time the Assigned Value (Middle Market) shall be the value determined pursuant to such sub-clause (A); provided that the Assigned Value (Middle Market) may be further adjusted pursuant to sub-clause (C) above.
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if a Middle Market Loan no longer satisfies the Eligibility Criteria, its Assigned Value (Middle Market) shall be zero.
The Administrative Agent shall notify the Servicer, the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian of any change effected by the Administrative Agent of the Assigned Value of any Loan Asset.
Assignment and Acceptance has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 12.04(a).
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Availability means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) the Borrowing Base over (b) the Advances Outstanding on such day; provided that at all times on and after the earlier to occur of the Commitment Termination Date or the Facility Maturity Date, the Availability shall be zero.
Available Collections means the sum of all Interest Collections and all Principal Collections received with respect to the Collateral; provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, Available Collections shall not include amounts on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account that do not represent proceeds of Permitted Investments.
Available Tenor means, as of any date of determination and with respect to the then-current Benchmark, any tenor for such Benchmark or payment period for interest calculated with reference to such Benchmark, as applicable, that is or may be used for determining the length of a Remittance Period pursuant to this Agreement as of such date.
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 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).
Bank means The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association (in each of its capacities hereunder).
Bankruptcy Code means Title 11, United States Code, 11 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq., as amended from time to time.
Bankruptcy Event means an event that shall be deemed to have occurred with respect to a Person if either:
(i) a case or other proceeding shall be commenced, without the application or consent of such Person, in any court, seeking the liquidation, reorganization, debt arrangement, dissolution, winding up, or composition or readjustment of debts of such Person, the appointment of a trustee, receiver, custodian, liquidator, assignee, sequestrator or the like for such Person or all or substantially all of its assets, or any similar action with respect to such Person under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, winding up or composition or adjustment of debts, and such case or proceeding shall continue undismissed, or unstayed and in effect, for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days; or an order for relief in respect of such Person shall be entered in an involuntary case under the federal bankruptcy laws or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect; or
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(ii) such Person shall commence a voluntary case or other proceeding under any Bankruptcy Laws now or hereafter in effect, or shall consent to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or other similar official) for such Person or all or substantially all of its assets, or shall make any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall fail to, or admit in writing its inability to, pay its debts generally as they become due, or, if a corporation or similar entity, its board of directors or members shall vote to implement any of the foregoing.
Bankruptcy Laws means the Bankruptcy Code and all other applicable liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, suspension of payments, or similar debtor relief laws from time to time in effect affecting the rights of creditors generally.
Bankruptcy Proceeding means any case, action or proceeding before any court or other Governmental Authority relating to any Bankruptcy Event.
Basel III means, with respect to any Affected Party, any rule, regulation or guideline applicable to such Affected Party and arising directly or indirectly from (a) any of the following documents prepared by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision of the Bank of International Settlements: (i) Basel III: International Framework for Liquidity Risk Measurement, Standards and Monitoring (December 2010), (ii) Basel III: A Global Regulatory Framework for More Resilient Banks and Banking Systems (June 2011), (iii) Basel III: The Liquidity Coverage Ratio and Liquidity Risk Monitoring Tools (January 2013), or (iv) any document supplementing, clarifying or otherwise relating to any of the foregoing, or (b) any accord, treaty, statute, law, rule, regulation, guideline or pronouncement (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority implementing, furthering or complementing any of the principles set forth in the foregoing documents of strengthening capital and liquidity, in each case as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Basel III shall include Part 6 of the European Union regulation 575/2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms (the CRR) and any law, regulation, standard, guideline, directive or other publication supplementing or otherwise modifying the CRR.
BDC Asset Coverage Event means the asset coverage ratio for the Transferor is less than 1.50:1.00, as determined in accordance with Section 18 of the 1940 Act.
Benchmark means with respect to (a) Dollar Advances, Benchmark (Dollar), (b) GBP Advances, Daily Simple SONIA, (c) EUR Advances, EURIBOR Rate and (d) CAD Advances, CDOR Rate.
Benchmark (Dollar) means, initially, Adjusted Term SOFR; provided that, if a Benchmark Transition Event and the Benchmark Replacement Date have occurred with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate or the then-current Benchmark (Dollar), then Benchmark (Dollar) means the applicable Benchmark Replacement (Dollar) to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior benchmark rate pursuant to Section 2.20(a); provided, further, that, in the event that the rate resulting from the sum of any Benchmark (Dollar) plus, if applicable, the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.
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Benchmark Replacement (Dollar) means, for any Available Tenor, the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent on the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date:
(1) the sum of: (a) Daily Simple SOFR and (b) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Adjustment;
(2) the sum of: (a) the alternate rate of interest that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark for the applicable Corresponding Tenor and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment; or
(3) the sum of: (a) the alternate rate of interest that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower as the replacement for the then-current Benchmark (Dollar) for the applicable Corresponding Tenor giving due consideration to any industry-accepted rate of interest as a replacement for the then-current Benchmark for U.S. dollar denominated secured financings or securitizations relating to the relevant asset class, as applicable at such time, and (b) the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
If at any time the Benchmark Replacement (Dollar) as determined pursuant to clause (1), (2) or (3) of this definition would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement (Dollar) will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement.
Benchmark Replacement Adjustment means the first alternative set forth in the order below that can be determined by the Administrative Agent as of the Benchmark Replacement Date:
(1) the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero), that has been selected, endorsed or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement;
(2) the spread adjustment (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower giving due consideration to any industry-accepted spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of the then-current Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for U.S. dollar denominated secured financing or securitization transactions relating to the relevant asset class, as applicable at such time.
Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes means, with respect to either the use or administration of Term SOFR or of any Benchmark Replacement (Dollar), any technical, administrative or operational changes (including but not limited to changes to the definition of Business Day, the definition of Remittance Period, timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices, length of lookback periods, the applicability of breakage provisions, and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement
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(Dollar) and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark Replacement (Dollar) exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent determines is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement).
Benchmark Replacement Date means the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark (Dollar):
(1) in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of Benchmark Transition Event, the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof);
(2) in the case of clause (3) of the definition of Benchmark Transition Event, the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein; or
(3) in the case of clause (4) of the definition of Benchmark Transition Event, the fifth (5th) Business Day following the date of such Servicing Report.
For the avoidance of doubt, (i) if the event giving rise to the Benchmark Replacement Date occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the Reference Time in respect of any determination, the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the Reference Time for such determination and (ii) the Benchmark Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clause (1) or (2) with respect to any Benchmark upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
Benchmark Transition Event means the occurrence of one or more of the following events with respect to the then-current Benchmark (solely with respect to a Benchmark Replacement (Dollar)):
(1) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), 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 such component thereof);
(2) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), 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 (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such
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Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) 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 such component thereof);
(3) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are no longer representative; or
(4) the Asset Replacement Percentage is greater than 50%, as reported in the most recent Servicing Report.
For the avoidance of doubt, a Benchmark Transition Event will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
Beneficial Ownership Certification means a certification regarding beneficial ownership required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
Beneficial Ownership Regulation means 31 C.F.R. §1010.230.
Benefit Plan Investor means a benefit plan investor as defined in Department of Labor regulation 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA, and includes an employee benefit plan that is subject to the fiduciary responsibility provisions of Title I of ERISA, a plan that is subject to Section 4975 of the Code, and an entity the underlying assets of which are deemed to include plan assets.
BNYM Affiliate means any subsidiary, affiliate or other related body corporate of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation and shall exclude any third-party affiliates or other entities of whatever description which are not part of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation group of companies.
Borrower means Mallard Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, together with its permitted successors and assigns in such capacity.
Borrower Certificate of Formation means the Certificate of Formation of the Borrower, dated November 4, 2021, as amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time.
Borrower Consent means the action by written consent of the board of trustees of the Transferor, dated January 7, 2022.
Borrower LLC Agreement means the amended and restated limited liability company agreement of the Borrower, dated January 7, 2022, as amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
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Borrowing Base means, collectively, the Borrowing Base (Aggregate), the Borrowing Base (CAD), the Borrowing Base (EUR), the Borrowing Base (Dollars) and the Borrowing Base (GBP).
Borrowing Base (Aggregate) means, as of any date of determination, an amount calculated in Dollars (and converted to Dollars, if necessary, by the Administrative Agent using the Spot Rate) equal to the lowest of:
(i) the sum of (a) the product of (x) the lower of (1) the Weighted Average Advance Rate for all Eligible Loan Assets as of such date and (2) the Maximum Portfolio Advance Rate as of such date, multiplied by (y) the Aggregate Adjusted Borrowing Value as of such date, plus (b) the amount on deposit in the Principal Collection Subaccount (including Permitted Investments) as of such date, plus (c) the amount on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account (including Permitted Investments) as of such date minus (d) the Unfunded Exposure Equity Amount as of such date;
(ii) (a) the Aggregate Adjusted Borrowing Value as of such date, minus (b) the Minimum Equity Amount, plus (c) the amount on deposit in the Principal Collection Subaccount (including Permitted Investments) as of such date, plus (d) the amount on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account (including Permitted Investments) as of such date minus (e) the Unfunded Exposure Equity Amount as of such date; or
(iii) the sum of (a) the Facility Amount, plus (b) the amount on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account (including Permitted Investments) as of such date minus (c) the aggregate Unfunded Exposure Amount as of such date.
Borrowing Base (CAD) means, on any date of determination, an amount calculated in CAD equal to the sum of (i) the product of (x) the lower of (1) the Weighted Average Advance Rate for all Eligible Loan Assets denominated in CAD as of such date and (2) the Maximum Portfolio Advance Rate as of such date, multiplied by (y) the Aggregate Adjusted Borrowing Value of all Eligible Loan Assets denominated in CAD (including any such Eligible Loan Assets to be funded or acquired by the Borrower on such date of determination), plus (ii) the Principal Collections and Permitted Investments made with Principal Collections denominated in CAD on deposit in the Collection Account.
Borrowing Base (Dollars) means, on any date of determination, an amount calculated in Dollars equal to the sum of (i) the product of (x) the lower of (1) the Weighted Average Advance Rate for all Eligible Loan Assets denominated in Dollars as of such date and (2) the Maximum Portfolio Advance Rate as of such date, multiplied by (y) the Aggregate Adjusted Borrowing Value of all Eligible Loan Assets denominated in Dollars (including any such Eligible Loan Assets to be funded or acquired by the Borrower on such date of determination), plus (ii) the Principal Collections and Permitted Investments made with Principal Collections denominated in Dollars on deposit in the Collection Account.
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Borrowing Base (EUR) means, on any date of determination, an amount calculated in EUR equal to the sum of (i) the product of (x) the lower of (1) the Weighted Average Advance Rate for all Eligible Loan Assets denominated in EUR as of such date and (2) the Maximum Portfolio Advance Rate as of such date, multiplied by (y) the Aggregate Adjusted Borrowing Value of all Eligible Loan Assets denominated in EUR (including any such Eligible Loan Assets to be funded or acquired by the Borrower on such date of determination), plus (ii) the Principal Collections and Permitted Investments made with Principal Collections denominated in EUR on deposit in the Collection Account.
Borrowing Base (GBP) means, on any date of determination, an amount calculated in GBP equal to the sum of (i) the product of (x) the lower of (1) the Weighted Average Advance Rate for all Eligible Loan Assets denominated in GBP as of such date and (2) the Maximum Portfolio Advance Rate as of such date, multiplied by (y) the Aggregate Adjusted Borrowing Value of all Eligible Loan Assets denominated in GBP (including any such Eligible Loan Assets to be funded or acquired by the Borrower on such date of determination), plus (ii) the Principal Collections and Permitted Investments made with Principal Collections denominated in GBP on deposit in the Collection Account.
Borrowing Base Certificate means a certificate prepared by the Servicer setting forth the calculation of the Borrowing Base as of the applicable date of determination, substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto.
Borrowing Base Deficiency means a condition occurring on any day on which the Borrowing Base Test (Aggregate) is failing.
Borrowing Base Test means a test that will be satisfied at any time (i) if Advances Outstanding (converting all amounts not denominated in Dollars to Dollars at the Spot Rate) are less than or equal to the Borrowing Base (Aggregate) at such time, (ii) if Advances Outstanding which are denominated in CAD are less than or equal to the Borrowing Base (CAD) at such time, (iii) if Advances Outstanding which are denominated in EUR are less than or equal to the Borrowing Base (EUR) at such time, (iv) if Advances Outstanding which are denominated in Dollars are less than or equal to the Borrowing Base (Dollars) at such time or (v) if Advances Outstanding which are denominated in GBP are less than or equal to the Borrowing Base (GBP) at such time.
Borrowing Base Test (Aggregate) means a test that will be satisfied at any time if Advances Outstanding (converting all amounts not denominated in Dollars to Dollars at the Spot Rate) are less than or equal to the lesser of (i) the Facility Amount and (ii) the Borrowing Base (Aggregate) at such time.
Breakage Fee means, in connection with (i) a requested Advance that does not occur on the proposed date of such Advance (other than as a result of a default by a Lender), (ii) a payment or prepayment of an Advance that is not made as required on a Payment Date or pursuant to a Notice of Reduction or (iii) for Advances Outstanding which are repaid (in whole or in part) on any date other than a Payment Date, the breakage costs, if any, related to such failure to borrow, failure to pay or repayment, based upon the assumption that the applicable Lender funded its loan commitment in the applicable London interbank offered rate or the euro interbank offered rate market (or, to the extent a different Benchmark applies, such Benchmark) and using any reasonable attribution or averaging methods which the Lender deems appropriate and practical, it hereby being understood that the amount of any loss, costs or expense payable by the Borrower to any Lender as Breakage Fee shall be determined in the respective Lenders reasonable discretion and shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
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Bridge Loan means any loan that (a) is unsecured and incurred in connection with a merger, acquisition, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of the assets of a Person or similar transaction and (b) by its terms, is required to be repaid within one (1) year of the incurrence thereof with proceeds from additional borrowings or other refinancings.
Broadly Syndicated Loan means any Loan Asset that meets the following criteria on the related Cut-Off Date: (i) is a First Lien Loan, FLLO Loan or a Second Lien Loan, (ii) has a Tranche Size on the Cut-Off Date of at least $150,000,000, (iii) EBITDA of $75,000,000 or greater, (iv) has a Moodys Rating (pursuant to clause (i) of the definition thereof, without giving effect to the proviso to such clause (i)) or an S&P Rating (pursuant to clause (i) of the definition thereof, without giving effect to the proviso to such clause (i)) (or the Obligor has a Moodys Rating (pursuant to clause (i) of the definition thereof, without giving effect to the proviso to such clause (i)) or an S&P Rating (pursuant to clause (i) of the definition thereof, without giving effect to the proviso to such clause (i))), or (v) has at least three (3) bid quotations from a nationally-recognized independent dealer in the related loan as reported by an independent nationally-recognized pricing service as of the related Cut-Off Date or as otherwise designated by the Administrative Agent on a name-by-name basis in the applicable Approval Notice; provided that such Loan Asset shall be deemed to have satisfied this clause (v) if it has at least three (3) bid quotations from a nationally-recognized independent dealer in the related loan as reported by an independent nationally recognized pricing service within a ten (10) Business Day period of such Cut-Off Date.
Business Day means a day of the year other than (a) a Saturday or Sunday or (b) any other day (x) on which commercial banks in New York, New York or, with respect to any act required to be taken by the Collateral Agent, in the city in which the corporate trust office of the Collateral Agent is located, are authorized or required by applicable law, regulation or executive order to close, (y) with respect to any determinations relating to an Alternative Currency Advance, on which banks are not open for dealings (i) in Dollar or GBP deposits in the London interbank market, (ii) in EUR in the Euro zone interbank market or (iii) in CAD deposits in Toronto, Canada or (z) with respect to the calculation of Daily Simple SONIA, a day on which banks are closed for general business in London, United Kingdom.
CAD means the lawful currency for the time being of Canada.
CAD Advance means an Advance denominated in CAD.
Capital Lease Obligations means, with respect to any entity, the obligations of such entity to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such entity under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.
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Cash Interest Coverage Ratio means, with respect to any Loan Asset for any period, the meaning of Interest Coverage Ratio or any comparable definition in the Underlying Instruments for such Loan Asset, and in the case that Interest Coverage Ratio or such comparable definition is not defined in such Underlying Instruments, the ratio of (a) EBITDA for the applicable test period, to (b) cash interest for the applicable test period, as calculated by the Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard using information from and calculations consistent with the relevant compliance statements and financial reporting packages provided by the relevant Obligor as per the requirements of the related Underlying Instruments.
CDOR Rate means, for any date of determination, with respect to any CAD Advance (or portion thereof) the rate per annum (carried out to the fifth (5th) decimal place) equal to the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the offered rate that appears on the Bloomberg Professional Service CDOR Page (or any applicable successor or substitute page providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such service) at approximately 11:00 a.m. (Toronto time) two (2) Business Days prior to the beginning of such Remittance Period for deposits in CAD with a term equivalent to one (1) month; provided that if such rate is not available at any such time for any reason, then CDOR with respect to any CAD Advance shall be the rate at which CAD deposits of CAD5,000,000 and for a one (1)-month maturity are offered by the principal Toronto office of any bank (which may be the Administrative Agent) reasonably selected by the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at approximately 11:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on the applicable day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the immediately preceding Business Day); provided, further that, in the event that the rate as so determined above shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement. The CDOR Rate shall always be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
Change in Law means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority, (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority or (d) any change in any generally accepted accounting principles or regulatory accounting principles and affecting the application of any law, rule, regulation or treaty referred to in clause (a) or (b) above; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, regulations, guidelines or directives promulgated thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all law, requests, rules, regulations, 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 in Law, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
Change of Control means an event that shall be deemed to have occurred if any of the following occur:
(a) with respect to the Borrower, Transferor at any time for any reason ceases to own, directly, 100% of the issued and outstanding membership interests of the Borrower; or
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(b) Apollo Credit Management, LLC or an Affiliate of Apollo Credit Management, LLC ceases to be the investment adviser to, and otherwise control the investment management and investment policies of, the Transferor or the Servicer; provided, that any such Affiliate of Apollo Credit Management LLC (i) has the ability, personnel and experience to professionally and competently perform duties as the investment adviser to the Transferor or the Servicer and (ii) is legally qualified and has the capacity and applicable licenses or other regulatory qualifications to act as the investment adviser to the Transferor or the Servicer.
CLO Securities has the meaning assigned to that term in the definition of CLO Take-Out.
CLO Take-Out means any day on which subordinated notes or equity interests, as applicable, and secured notes (collectively, CLO Securities) are issued pursuant to an indenture between, among others, an issuer and such trustee as may be agreed upon by the parties, as trustee in respect of a collateralized loan obligation offering, in an amount at least sufficient to repay such portion of the Obligations outstanding under this Agreement and all other Transaction Documents that the Borrower has specified will be prepaid in connection with such CLO Take-Out in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Closing Date means January 7, 2022.
Code means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Collateral means all right, title, and interest (whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising, and wherever located) of the Borrower in, to and under all accounts, cash and currency, chattel paper, tangible chattel paper, electronic chattel paper, copyrights, copyright licenses, equipment, fixtures, contract rights, general intangibles, instruments, certificates of deposit, certificated securities, uncertificated securities, financial assets, securities entitlements, commercial tort claims, deposit accounts, inventory, investment property, letter-of-credit rights, software, supporting obligations, accessions, or other property of the Borrower, including, all right, title and interest of the Borrower in the following (in each case excluding the Retained Interest and the Excluded Amounts):
(i) the Loan Assets, and all monies due or to become due in payment under such Loan Assets on and after the related Cut-Off Date, including, but not limited to, all Available Collections;
(ii) the Related Asset with respect to the Loan Assets referred to in clause (i) above;
(iii) the Controlled Accounts and all Permitted Investments purchased with funds on deposit in the Controlled Accounts;
(iv) the Assigned Documents;
(v) the Purchase and Sale Agreement;
(vi) the Master Participation Agreement; and
(vii) all income and Proceeds of the foregoing.
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For the avoidance of doubt, the term Collateral shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, be deemed to include any Loan Asset acquired directly by the Borrower from a third party in a transaction underwritten by the Transferor or any transaction in which the Borrower is the designee of the Transferor under the instruments of conveyance relating to the applicable Loan Asset.
Collateral Agent means The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as collateral agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, together with its successor and assigns in such capacity.
Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian Fee Letter means the Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian Fee Letter, dated as of January 7, 2022, between the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, the Account Bank and the Borrower, as such letter may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
Collateral Agent Expenses means the expenses set forth in the Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian Fee Letter and any other accrued and unpaid expenses (including attorneys fees, costs and expenses) and indemnity amounts payable by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower to the Collateral Agent under the Transaction Documents.
Collateral Agent Fees means the fees due to the Collateral Agent pursuant to the Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian Fee Letter.
Collateral Agent Termination Notice has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 10.05.
Collateral Custodian means The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as collateral custodian pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity.
Collateral Custodian Expenses means the expenses set forth in the Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian Fee Letter and any other accrued and unpaid expenses (including attorneys fees, costs and expenses) and indemnity amounts payable by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower to the Collateral Custodian under the Transaction Documents.
Collateral Custodian Fees means the fees due to the Collateral Custodian pursuant to the Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian Fee Letter.
Collateral Custodian Termination Notice has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 11.05.
Collateral Quality Tests means (a) the Weighted Average Spread Test, (b) the Weighted Average Life Test and (c) the Diversity Test; provided that for purposes of calculating the Collateral Quality Tests, the Outstanding Balance of any Loan Asset denominated in an Eligible Currency (other than Dollars) shall be calculated using the Spot Rate as of its Cut-Off Date.
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Collection Account means a trust account entitled Collection Account, in the name of the Borrower subject to the lien and control of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, and each subaccount that may be established from time to time, including the Interest Collection Subaccount and the Principal Collection Subaccount; provided that the funds deposited therein (including any interest and earnings thereon) from time to time shall constitute the property and assets of the Borrower, and the Borrower shall be solely liable for any Taxes payable with respect to the Collection Account.
Collection Date means the date on which the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Advances Outstanding have been repaid in full and all Yield and Fees and all other Obligations (other than unmatured contingent obligations for which no claim has been made) have been paid in full, and the Borrower shall have no further right to request any additional Advances.
Commitment means with respect to each Lender, (i) during the Revolving Period, the amount set forth opposite such Lenders name on Annex A hereto (as such amount may be revised from time to time) or the amount set forth as such Lenders Commitment on the Assignment and Acceptance relating to such Lender, as applicable, and (ii) during the Amortization Period, such Lenders Pro Rata Share of the aggregate Advances Outstanding, in each case, as such amount may be increased or reduced pursuant to Section 2.16.
Commitment Termination Date means the earliest to occur of (a) the date that is three (3) years following the Closing Date, (b) an Event of Default, and (c) the Business Day designated by the Borrower to the Lender pursuant to Section 2.16(b) to terminate this Agreement.
Competitor means any (a) fund who devotes a significant portion of its business resources on credit lending, (b) hedge fund investing principally in distressed investments or an Affiliate thereof or (c) activist hedge fund or an Affiliate thereof; provided that, in no event shall the term Competitor include any commercial bank, investment bank, insurance company or pension fund (including any investment account or fund managed by such insurance companys or pension funds adviser).
Concentration Denominator means, on any date of determination, (a) during the Ramp-Up Period only, the greater of (i) the Target Portfolio Amount and (ii) the sum of (1) the Outstanding Balances of all Eligible Loan Assets included as part of the Collateral on such date, plus (2) the amount on deposit in the Principal Collection Subaccount (including Permitted Investments) as of such date, plus (3) the amount on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account (including Permitted Investments) as of such date and (b) thereafter, the sum of (1) the Outstanding Balances of all Eligible Loan Assets included as part of the Collateral on such date, plus (2) the amount on deposit in the Principal Collection Subaccount (including Permitted Investments) as of such date, plus (3) the amount on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account (including Permitted Investments) as of such date; provided that for purposes of calculating the Concentration Denominator, the Outstanding Balance of any Loan Asset denominated in an Eligible Currency (other than Dollars) shall be calculated using the Spot Rate as of its Cut-Off Date.
Concentration Limitations means, for the purposes of determining the Excess Concentration Amount:
(a) not more than 5.5% of the Concentration Denominator may consist of Eligible Loan Assets that are issued by a single Obligor and its Affiliates, except that:
(i) Eligible Loan Assets issued by the three (3) largest Obligors and their respective Affiliates may constitute up to 7.0% of the Concentration Denominator (provided that each such Eligible Loan Asset is a First Lien Loan that is not in a High Risk Industry);
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(b) not more than 15.0% of the Concentration Denominator may consist of Eligible Loan Assets that are issued by Obligors that belong to any single Industry Classification, except that:
(i) Eligible Loan Assets issued by Obligors that belong to the largest Industry Classification may constitute up to 20.0% of the Concentration Denominator;
(ii) Eligible Loan Assets issued by Obligors that belong to the second largest Industry Classification may constitute up to 17.5% of the Concentration Denominator;
(iii) notwithstanding the foregoing, not more than 5.0% of the Concentration Denominator may consist of Eligible Loan Assets issued by Obligors that belong to the Multiline Retail and Specialty Retail Industry Classifications in the aggregate;
(iv) notwithstanding the foregoing, not more than 5.0% of the Concentration Denominator may consist of Eligible Loan Assets issued by Obligors that belong to the Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels Industry Classification;
(v) notwithstanding the foregoing, not more than 5.0% of the Concentration Denominator may consist of Eligible Loan Assets issued by Obligors that belong to the Publishing sub-industry of the Media Industry Classification; and
(vi) notwithstanding the foregoing, not more than 15.0% of the Concentration Denominator may consist of Eligible Loan Assets issued by Obligors that belong to all High Risk Industries in the aggregate;
(c) not more than 10.0% of the Concentration Denominator may consist of Eligible Loan Assets that are Delayed Draw Loan Assets and Revolving Loans in the aggregate;
(d) not more than 5.0% of the Concentration Denominator may consist of Eligible Loan Assets that are Second Lien Loans;
(e) not more than 50.0% of the Concentration Denominator may consist of Eligible Loan Assets that are Broadly Syndicated Loans;
(f) not more than 10.0% of the Concentration Denominator may consist of Eligible Loan Assets that are fixed-rate Loan Assets;
(g) not more than 15.0% of the Concentration Denominator may consist of Eligible Loan Assets that are Cov-Lite Loan Assets that, as of the related Cut-Off Date, have an EBITDA of less than $75,000,000;
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(h) not more than 5.0% of the Concentration Denominator may consist of Eligible Loan Assets that are PIK Loan Assets;
(i) not more than 25.0% of the Concentration Denominator may consist of Eligible Loan Assets issued by Obligors organized in Qualified Jurisdictions;
(j) not more than 25.0% of the Concentration Denominator may consist of Eligible Loan Assets that are denominated in an Eligible Currency (other than Dollars);
(k) other than with respect to Broadly Syndicated Loans, not more than 25.0% of the Concentration Denominator may consist of Eligible Loan Assets that have a Total Leverage Ratio of greater than 6.50:1.00;
(l) not more than 20.0% of the Concentration Denominator may consist of Eligible Loan Assets that are Recurring Revenue Loans; and
(m) not more than 5.0% of the Concentration Denominator may consist of Eligible Loan Assets that are Broadly Syndicated Loans with a Moodys Rating of Caa1 or below or an S&P Rating of CCC+ or below as of the related Cut-Off Date;
provided that for purposes of calculating the Concentration Limitations, other than with respect to clause (j) above, the Outstanding Balance of any Loan Asset denominated in an Eligible Currency (other than Dollars) shall be calculated using the Spot Rate as of its Cut-Off Date.
Constituent Documents means in respect of any Person, the certificate or articles of formation, incorporation or organization, the limited liability company agreement, operating agreement, partnership agreement, joint venture agreement or other applicable agreement of formation or organization (or equivalent or comparable constituent documents), articles of association and other organizational documents and by-laws and any certificate of incorporation, certificate of formation, certificate of limited partnership and other agreement, similar instrument filed or made in connection with its formation or organization, in each case, as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, the Constituent Documents of the Borrower include, the Borrower Consent, the Borrower Certificate of Formation and the Borrower LLC Agreement.
Control Agreement means that certain Control Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Borrower, the Servicer, the Account Bank, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, which agreement relates to the Controlled Accounts, as such agreement may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
Controlled Accounts means the Collection Account and the Unfunded Exposure Account.
Corresponding Tenor with respect to any Available Tenor means, as applicable, either a tenor (including overnight) or an interest payment period having approximately the same length (disregarding business day adjustment) as such Available Tenor.
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Cov-Lite Loan Asset means a Loan Asset that is not subject to any Maintenance Covenants; provided that a Loan Asset shall not constitute a Cov-Lite Loan Asset if the Underlying Instruments contain a cross-default provision to, or such Loan Asset is pari passu with another loan of the Obligor forming part of the same loan facility that requires the Obligor to comply with one or more Maintenance Covenants.
Credit Risk Loan means a Loan Asset that is not a Defaulted Loan but which has, in the Borrowers or the Servicers reasonable judgment (exercised in accordance with the Servicing Standard), a significant risk of declining in credit quality and, with lapse of time, becoming a Defaulted Loan.
Currency Disruption Event means the occurrence of any of the following with respect to any Eligible Currency: (a) any Lender shall have notified the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Servicer and the Borrower of a determination by such Lender that it would be contrary to law or to the directive of any central bank or other Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of law) to obtain such Eligible Currency in the applicable market to fund any Advance, (b) any Lender shall have notified the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Servicer and the Borrower of a determination by such Lender that the rate at which such Eligible Currency is being offered to such Lender in the applicable market does not accurately reflect the cost to such Lender of making, funding or maintaining any Advance or (c) any Lender shall have notified the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Servicer and the Borrower of the inability of such Lender, as applicable, to obtain such Eligible Currency or such other rate in the applicable market to make, fund or maintain any Advance.
Cut-Off Date means, with respect to each Loan Asset (or any portion thereof), the date such Loan Asset (or any portion thereof) is committed to be acquired by the Borrower and, in the case of any Delayed Draw Loan Asset or Revolving Loan, irrespective of the dates or numbers of draws thereunder subsequent to the date such Loan Asset is committed to be acquired by the Borrower; provided, however, that in the case of a Specified Loan Asset, the Cut-Off Date shall be the later of (a) the date specified above, and (b) the date on which additional loan commitments are made by the Borrower in respect of such Loan Asset.
Daily Simple SOFR means, for any day, SOFR, with the conventions for this rate (which may include a lookback) being established by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the conventions for this rate selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for determining Daily Simple SOFR for business loans at such times; provided that, if the Administrative Agent decides that any such convention is not administratively feasible, then the Administrative Agent may establish another convention in its reasonable discretion.
Daily Simple SONIA means, for any day (a SONIA Rate Day), a rate per annum equal to, for any Obligations, interest, fees, commissions or other amounts denominated in, or calculated with respect to, GBP, the sum of (i) SONIA for the day (such day, a SONIA Determination Day) that is five (5) Business Days prior to (x) if such SONIA Rate Day is a Business Day, such SONIA Rate Day or (y) if such SONIA Rate Day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such SONIA Rate Day, in each case, as such SONIA is published by the SONIA Administrator on the SONIA Administrators Website by 12:00 p.m. (London, United Kingdom time) and (ii) 0.1193%. If by 5:00 p.m. (London, United Kingdom time) on the second (2nd)
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Business Day immediately following the SONIA Determination Day, SONIA in respect of such SONIA Determination Day has not been published on the SONIA Administrators Website and a SONIA Replacement Date with respect to Daily Simple SONIA has not occurred, then the SONIA for such SONIA Determination Day will be the SONIA as published in respect of the first (1st) preceding Business Day for which such SONIA was published on the SONIA Administrators Website; provided that any SONIA determined pursuant to this sentence shall be utilized for purposes of calculating Daily Simple SONIA for no more than three (3) consecutive SONIA Rate Days; provided, further, that any calculation of Daily Simple SONIA shall be rounded to four (4) decimal places and if that rate is less than zero, the Daily Simple SONIA shall be deemed to be zero. Any change in Daily Simple SONIA due to a change in the SONIA shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the SONIA without notice to the Borrower.
Debt-to-Recurring Revenue Ratio means, with respect to any Loan Asset that is a Recurring Revenue Loan for any period, the meaning of Debt-to-Recurring Revenue Ratio or any comparable definition in the Underlying Instruments for each Loan Asset, and in any case that Debt-to-Recurring Revenue Ratio or such comparable definition is not defined in such Underlying Instruments, the ratio of (a) Indebtedness of the related Obligor less Unrestricted Cash, to (b) Recurring Revenue, as calculated by the Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard using information from and calculations consistent with the relevant compliance statements and financial reporting packages provided by the relevant Obligor as per the requirements of the related Underlying Instruments; provided that, in the event of a lack of any such information necessary to calculate the Debt-to-Recurring Revenue Ratio, the Debt-to-Recurring Revenue Ratio shall be a ratio calculated by the Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard in consultation with the Administrative Agent.
Defaulted Loan means any Loan Asset as to which any one of the following events has occurred:
(a) (i) an Obligor payment default in respect of principal, interest or, to the extent such payment default causes a default or event of default under the related Underlying Instruments, fees, occurs under such Loan Asset that continues and has not been cured after giving effect to any grace period applicable thereto, but in no event more than five (5) Business Days or seven (7) calendar days, whichever is greater, after the applicable due date under the related Underlying Instruments, or (ii) a default has occurred under the Underlying Instruments and any applicable grace period has expired and the holders of such Loan Asset have accelerated the repayment of the Loan Asset (but only until such acceleration has been rescinded) in the manner provided in the Underlying Instruments;
(b) a Bankruptcy Event with respect to the related Obligor;
(c) any payment default in respect of principal, interest or, to the extent such payment default causes a default or event of default under the related underlying instruments, fees, occurs under any other senior or pari passu obligation for borrowed money of the related Obligor that continues and has not been cured after giving effect to any grace period applicable thereto, but in no event more than five (5) Business Days or seven (7) calendar days, whichever is greater, after the applicable due date under the related agreement (including with respect of the acceleration of the debt under the applicable agreement);
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(d) such Loan Asset has (x) an S&P Rating of CC or below or SD or (y) a Moodys probability of default rating (as published by Moodys) of D or LD or, in each case, had such ratings before they were withdrawn by S&P or Moodys, as applicable;
(e) a Responsible Officer of the Servicer or the Borrower has actual knowledge that such Loan Asset is pari passu or junior in right of payment as to the payment of principal and/or interest to another debt obligation of the same Obligor which has (i) an S&P Rating of CC or below or SD or (ii) a Moodys probability of default rating (as published by Moodys) of D or LD, and in each case such other debt obligation remains outstanding (provided that both the Loan Asset and such other debt obligation are full recourse obligations of the applicable Obligor);
(f) the Servicer determines that all or a material portion of such Loan Asset is uncollectible or otherwise places it on non-accrual status in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Servicer and the Servicing Standard; or
(g) a Value Adjustment Event of the type described in clause (f) (solely with respect to a Material Modification described in clause (a), clause (b), clause (c) or clause (d) of the definition thereof).
Defaulting Lender means any Lender that: (i) has failed to fund any of its obligations to make Advances within two (2) Business Days following the applicable Advance Date, (ii) has notified the Administrative Agent or the Borrower that it does not intend to comply with such funding obligations or has made a public statement to that effect with respect to such funding obligations hereunder or under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (iii) has, for two (2) or more Business Days, failed, in good faith, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent, in response to a written request of the Administrative Agent, that it will comply with its funding obligations hereunder, (iv) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, become subject to a Bankruptcy Event or (v) has become the subject of a Bail-In Action. Any determination that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under clauses (i) through (iv) above will be made by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
Delayed Draw Loan Asset means a Loan Asset that is fully committed on the initial funding date of such Loan Asset and is required to be fully funded in one or more installments on draw dates, but which does not permit the re-borrowing of any amounts previously repaid by the Obligor; provided that any such Loan Asset will no longer be a Delayed Draw Loan Asset once all commitments by the Borrower to make advances to the related Obligor expire or are terminated or reduced to zero.
Determination Date means, with respect to each Payment Date, the tenth (10th) Business Day of the month immediately preceding such Payment Date, and with respect to any other Reporting Date, the twelfth (12th) Business Day preceding such Reporting Date.
DIP Loan means any Loan Asset (a) with respect to which the related Obligor is a debtor-in-possession as defined under the Bankruptcy Code, (b) which has the priority allowed pursuant to Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code and (c) the terms of which have been approved by a court of competent jurisdiction.
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Disbursement Request means a disbursement request from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C in connection with a disbursement request from the Unfunded Exposure Account in accordance with Section 2.04(d) or a disbursement request from the Principal Collection Subaccount in accordance with Section 2.18, as applicable.
Discretionary Sale has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.07(a).
Diversity Score means, as of any day, a single number that indicates collateral concentration in terms of both issuer and industry concentration, calculated as set forth in Schedule V hereto, as such Schedule V may be updated at the mutual agreement of the Administrative Agent and the Servicer to reflect any revisions to such criteria published by Moodys.
Diversity Test means a test that will be satisfied on any date of determination after the Ramp-Up Period if the Diversity Score is greater than or equal to 12.0.
Dollar Advance means an Advance denominated in Dollars.
Dollar Equivalent means, (a) for any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount and (b) for any amount denominated in any other currency, with respect to any amount relating to any Loan Asset, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars determined by the Servicer using the Spot Rate.
Dollars means, and the conventional $ signifies, the lawful currency of the United States of America.
EBITDA means, with respect to any period and any Loan Asset, the meaning of the term Adjusted EBITDA, the term EBITDA or any comparable term in the Underlying Instruments for such period and Loan Asset (or, in the case of a Loan Asset for which the Underlying Instruments have not been executed, as set forth in the relevant marketing materials or financial model in respect of such Loan Asset, until the first testing period after the Underlying Instruments have been executed, or as otherwise determined in good faith by the Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard), and in any case that the term Adjusted EBITDA, the term EBITDA or such comparable term is not defined in such Underlying Instruments or marketing materials or financial model, an amount, for the principal Obligor thereunder and any of its parents that are obligated as guarantor or co-borrower pursuant to the Underlying Instruments and any of their respective Subsidiaries for such Loan Asset (determined in good faith by the Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard on a consolidated basis without duplication in accordance with GAAP (and also on a pro forma basis as determined in good faith by the Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard in case of any acquisitions)) equal to earnings from continuing operations for such period plus, in each case to the extent deducted in determining earnings from continuing operations for such period, interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization for such period, other non-cash charges and organization costs, extraordinary, one-time and/or non-recurring losses or charges, any other customary add-backs for similarly situated obligors the Servicer deems to be appropriate in accordance with the Servicing Standard and any other item the Servicer and the Administrative Agent mutually deem to be appropriate.
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EBITDA Adjustments means, with respect to any Loan Asset, as identified in the related Underlying Instrument and calculated as of the date on which such Underlying Instrument was executed or, if the meaning of runrate, cost savings, synergies, expected revenue or any comparable definitions in the Underlying Instrument for such Loan Asset were amended or modified, calculated as of the date on which such underlying amendment was executed, the sum of:
(a) unrealized runrate earnings or cost savings (excluding adjustments to owners or management compensation); and
(b) expected revenue or unrealized cost synergies (excluding adjustments to owners or management compensation); and
(c) any COVID-related add back that is not reflected in the calculation of net income as represented in the Obligors covenant compliance certificates and/or financial statements.
EBITDA Adjustments Percentage means, a fraction, expressed as a percentage, equal to (x) EBITDA Adjustments, divided by (y) closing date adjusted EBITDA (as defined in or calculated pursuant to the related Underlying Instrument). For uncapped EBITDA Adjustments, the EBITDA Adjustments Percentage shall be deemed to be greater than 30%.
EEA Financial Institution means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
EEA Member Country means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
EEA Resolution Authority means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.
Effective Spread means, as of any date of determination, with respect to any (i) floating rate Eligible Loan Asset, the current per annum rate at which it pays interest minus the Benchmark applicable during the Remittance Period in which such date of determination occurs and (ii) fixed rate Eligible Loan Asset, the interest rate for such Eligible Loan Asset minus the Benchmark applicable during the Remittance Period in which such date of determination occurs; provided, that, in each case, (a) with respect to any unfunded commitment of any Delayed Draw Loan Asset or Revolving Loan, as applicable, the Effective Spread means the commitment fee payable with respect to such unfunded commitment, (b) with respect to the funded portion of any commitment under any Delayed Draw Loan Asset or Revolving Loan, as applicable, the Effective Spread means the current per annum rate at which it pays interest minus the Benchmark applicable during the Remittance Period in which such date of determination occurs and (c) with respect to any PIK Loan Asset, the Effective Spread means solely the interest rate for such PIK Loan Asset payable in cash.
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Electronic Means means the following communications methods: e-mail, secure electronic transmission containing applicable authorization codes, passwords and/or authentication keys issued by the Bank, or another method or system specified by the Bank as available for use in connection with its services hereunder.
Elevation has the meaning specified in the Master Participation Agreement.
Eligibility Criteria means the criteria set forth in Schedule II hereto.
Eligible Currency means Dollars, CAD, EUR and GBP.
Eligible Loan Asset means, as of any date of determination, a Loan Asset in respect of which each of the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.02 and Schedule II hereto is true and correct as of such date.
Equity Interests means, with respect to any Person, its equity ownership interests, its common stock and any other capital stock or other equity ownership units of such Person authorized from time to time, and any other shares, options, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated) of or in such Person, whether voting or nonvoting, including common stock, options, warrants, preferred stock, phantom stock, membership units (common or preferred), stock appreciation rights, membership unit appreciation rights, convertible notes or debentures, stock purchase rights, membership unit purchase rights and all securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable, in whole or in part, into any one or more of the foregoing.
Equity Cushion means, with respect to any Obligor and as calculated by the Servicer, the pro forma ratio of (a) the equity of such Obligor to (b) the total capitalization of such Obligor, determined as of (i) if the related Underlying Instrument was executed within the twelve (12) months prior to the date of determination, the date on which the related Underlying Instrument was executed and (ii) if such Underlying Instrument was executed prior to the twelve (12) months prior to the date of determination, the date of the most recent financial statements of such Obligor received by the Borrower.
Equity Security means (a) any equity security or any other security that is not eligible for purchase by the Borrower as an Eligible Loan Asset, (b) any security purchased as part of a unit with an Eligible Loan Asset and that itself is not eligible for purchase by the Borrower as an Eligible Loan Asset, and (c) any obligation that, at the time of commitment to acquire such obligation, was eligible for purchase by the Borrower as an Eligible Loan Asset but that, as of any subsequent date of determination, no longer is eligible for purchase by the Borrower as an Eligible Loan Asset, for so long as such obligation fails to satisfy such requirements.
ERISA means the United States Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
ERISA Affiliate means (a) any corporation that is a member of the same controlled group of corporations (within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Code) as the relevant Person, (b) a trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control (within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Code) with that Person, or (c) solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, a member of the same affiliated service group (within the meaning of Section 414(m) of the Code) as, or that otherwise is aggregated under Section 414(o) of the Code with, that Person, any corporation described in clause (a) above or any trade or business described in clause (b) above.
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ERISA Event means (a) with respect to a Pension Plan, any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, other than events for which the thirty (30) day notice period has been waived; (b) a withdrawal by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as a termination under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) the failure to satisfy the minimum funding standards (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived, with respect to a Pension Plan; (d) the failure to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (e) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to a complete or partial withdrawal by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates from a Multiemployer Plan, written notification of the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates concerning the imposition of any withdrawal liability, as such term is defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA, as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from a Multiemployer Plan or written notification that a Multiemployer Plan is insolvent or is in reorganization within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA or in endangered or critical status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA); (f) an event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (g) the filing under Section 4041(c) of ERISA of a notice of intent to terminate a Pension Plan, the treatment of a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or Section 4041A of ERISA, or the receipt by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates from the PBGC of any notice relating to the intention to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (h) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan, other than for the payment of plan contributions or PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates; or (i) the occurrence of a non-exempt prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) which could reasonably be expected to result in liability to the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates.
EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
EUR means the single currency of the Participating Member States.
EUR Advance means an Advance denominated in EUR.
EURIBOR Rate means, for any date of determination, with respect to any EUR Advance (or portion thereof), the rate per annum (carried out to the fifth (5th) decimal place) equal to the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the offered rate that appears on the page of the Reuters Screen that displays an average European Money Markets Institute Settlement Rate (such page currently being EURIBOR01) (or any applicable successor or substitute page providing rate quotations comparable to those currently provided on such page of such service) at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) two (2) Business Days prior to the beginning of such Remittance Period
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for deposits in Euros with a term equivalent to one (1) months; provided that if such rate is not available at any such time for any reason, then EURIBOR with respect to any Advance shall be the rate at which Euro deposits of 5,000,000 and for a one (1)-month maturity are offered by the principal London office of any bank (which may be the Administrative Agent) reasonably selected by the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds in the Euro-zone interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the applicable day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, on the immediately preceding Business Day); provided, further that, in the event that the rate as so determined above shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement. The EURIBOR Rate shall always be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
Event of Default has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 7.01.
Excepted Persons has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 12.12(a).
Excess Concentration Amount means, as of any date of determination, with respect to any Eligible Loan Asset included in the Collateral, the amount by which the Adjusted Borrowing Value of such Eligible Loan Asset exceeds any applicable Concentration Limitations, to be calculated by the Servicer without duplication, after giving effect to any sales, purchases or substitutions of Loan Assets as of such date; provided that with respect to any Eligible Loan Asset or portion thereof, if more than one Concentration Limitation would be exceeded, the Concentration Limitation that would result in the highest Excess Concentration Amount shall be used to determine the Excess Concentration Amount.
Excess Interest Collections means, at any time of determination, the excess of (1) amounts then on deposit in the Controlled Accounts representing Interest Collections over (2) the projected amount required to be paid pursuant to Section 2.04(a) and (b) on the next Payment Date or the Facility Maturity Date, as applicable, in each case, as determined by the Borrower in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner.
Exchange Act means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Excluded Amounts means (a) any amount received in the Collection Account with respect to any Loan Asset included as part of the Collateral, which amount is attributable to the payment of any Tax, fee or other charge imposed by any Governmental Authority on such Loan Asset or on any Related Collateral and (b) any amount received in the Collection Account or other Controlled Account representing (i) a reimbursement of insurance premiums, (ii) any escrows relating to Taxes, insurance and other amounts in connection with Loan Assets which are held in an escrow account for the benefit of the Obligor and the secured party pursuant to escrow arrangements under the Underlying Instruments, (iii) amounts received in the Collection Account with respect to any Loan Asset retransferred or substituted for upon the occurrence of a Warranty Breach Event or that is otherwise replaced by a Substitute Eligible Loan Asset, or that is otherwise sold or transferred by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.07, to the extent such amount is attributable to a time after the effective date of such replacement or sale, (iv) any interest accruing on a Loan Asset prior to the related Cut-Off Date that was not purchased by the Borrower and is for the account of the Person from whom the Borrower purchased such Loan Asset, and (v) amounts deposited into the Collection Account in error.
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Excluded Taxes means (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by the Recipients net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes imposed on the Recipient, and branch profits Taxes imposed on the Recipient, in each case, (i) by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the laws of which such Recipient is organized or in which its principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located or (ii) as the result of any other present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Transaction Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Transaction Document), (b) in the case of any 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 becomes a party hereto or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.11, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lenders assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipients failure to comply with Section 2.11(g), and (d) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
Exercise Notice has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 7.03.
Facility Amount means the aggregate Commitments as then in effect, which on the Closing Date shall be $500,000,000, as such amount may be reduced pursuant to Section 2.17(b); provided that, at all times (a) when an Event of Default exists and is continuing and (b) during the Amortization Period, the Facility Amount shall mean the aggregate Advances Outstanding at such time; provided further that the Facility Amount shall not exceed $500,000,000 at any time.
Facility Maturity Date means the earliest of (a) the Business Day designated by the Borrower to the Lender pursuant to Section 2.16(b) to terminate this Agreement, (b) the Stated Maturity or (c) the date on which the Facility Maturity Date is declared (or is deemed to have occurred automatically) pursuant to Section 7.01.
FATCA means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code (or any amended or successor versions of Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code that are substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), as of the date of this Agreement, and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code (or any amended or successor version described above).
Federal Reserve Bank of New Yorks Website means the website of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source.
Fees means (a) the Unused Fee and (b) the fees payable to each Lender pursuant to the terms of any Lender Fee Letter.
Financial Asset has the meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(9) of the UCC.
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Financial Covenant Test: means a test that will be satisfied on any date of determination if:
(a) the Transferor maintains (i) Unrestricted Cash, plus (ii) Unpledged Subscription Amounts, plus (iii) undrawn commitments, which are available to be drawn and are not legally or contractually restricted for any particular purpose or use, under any credit facility with respect to which the Transferor is not in default and an event of default has not occurred, in either case, pursuant to the related facility documents, in an aggregate amount equal to or greater than the greater of (x) $62,500,000 or (y) 5% of the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of the Transferor;
(b) the aggregate sum of the Transferor Net Asset Value plus the Unpledged Subscription Amounts is at least equal to 50% of the Total Committed Capital as of such date of determination; and
(c) no BDC Asset Coverage Event has occurred.
First Lien Loan means any Loan Asset (a) that is secured by a valid and perfected first priority Lien on substantially all of the Obligors assets constituting Related Collateral, subject to any Permitted Working Capital Liens and any expressly permitted Liens under the Underlying Instrument for such Loan Asset or such comparable definition if permitted liens is not defined therein, (b) that provides that the payment obligation of the Obligor on such Loan Asset is either senior to, or pari passu with, and is not (and cannot by its terms become) subordinate in right of payment to all other Indebtedness of such Obligor (excluding Permitted Working Capital Liens), (c) for which Liens on the Related Collateral securing any other outstanding Indebtedness of the Obligor (excluding Permitted Working Capital Liens and expressly permitted Liens described in clause (a) above but including Liens securing Second Lien Loans) is expressly subject to and contractually or structurally subordinate to the priority Liens securing such First Lien Loan, (d) that the Servicer determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that the value (or the enterprise value) of the Related Collateral securing the Loan Asset on or about the time of origination equals or exceeds the Outstanding Balance of the Loan Asset plus the aggregate outstanding balances of all other Indebtedness of equal seniority secured by the same Related Collateral, (e) except with respect to Broadly Syndicated Loans, for which the Senior Leverage Ratio as of the Cut-Off Date is less than 4.75:1.00, and (f) that is not a Second Lien Loan, Unitranche Loan or FLLO Loan.
FLLO Loan means any Loan Asset that satisfies all of the requirements set forth in the definition of First Lien Loan except that, at any time prior to and/or after an event of default under the Underlying Instrument, such Loan Asset will be paid after one or more tranches of First Lien Loans issued by the Obligor have been paid in full in accordance with a specified waterfall or other priority of payments as specified in the Underlying Instrument, an agreement among lenders or other applicable agreement.
Floor means, for any transaction under this Agreement, the benchmark rate floor (which may be zero), if any, provided for in this Agreement with respect to any Benchmark as determined for such transaction.
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Foreign Plan means any employee benefit plan, program, policy, arrangement or agreement maintained or contributed to or by, or entered into with, the Borrower with respect to employees outside the United States.
GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the United States.
GBP means the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.
GBP Advance means an Advance denominated in GBP.
Governmental Authority means, with respect to any Person, any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any central bank (or similar monetary or regulatory authority) thereof, any body or entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government and any court or arbitrator having jurisdiction over such Person.
Governmental Plan has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 4.01(x).
Grant or Granted means to grant, bargain, sell, convey, assign, transfer, mortgage, pledge, create and grant a security interest in and right of setoff against, deposit, set over and confirm. A Grant of the Collateral, or of any other instrument, shall include all rights, powers and options (but none of the obligations) of the granting party thereunder, including, the immediate continuing right to claim for, collect, receive and receipt for principal and interest payments in respect of the Collateral, and all other monies payable thereunder, to give and receive notices and other communications, to make waivers or other agreements, to exercise all rights and options, to bring proceedings in the name of the granting party or otherwise, and generally to do and receive anything that the granting party is or may be entitled to do or receive thereunder or with respect thereto.
Hague Convention has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 6.04(e).
High Risk Industry means any industry within the following Industry Classifications: (a) Multiline Retail, (b) Specialty Retail, (c) Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels and (d) the Publishing sub-industry of Media.
Increased Costs means any amounts required to be paid by the Borrower to an Affected Party pursuant to Section 2.10.
Indebtedness means:
(a) with respect to any Obligor under any Loan Asset, the meaning of Indebtedness, Debt or any comparable definition in the Underlying Instrument for each such Loan Asset, and in any case that Indebtedness or such comparable definition is not defined in such Underlying Instrument, without duplication, (i) all obligations of such entity for borrowed money or with respect to deposits or advances of any kind, (ii) all obligations of such entity evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (iii) all obligations of such entity under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such entity, (iv) all obligations
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of such entity in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding current accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (v) all indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such entity, whether or not the indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, (vi) all guarantees by such entity of indebtedness of others, (vii) all Capital Lease Obligations of such entity, (viii) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such entity as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty and (ix) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such entity in respect of bankers acceptances; and
(b) for all other purposes, with respect to any Person at any date, (i) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money or with respect to deposits or advances of any kind, (ii) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (iii) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (iv) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding current accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (v) all indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, (vi) all guarantees by such Person of indebtedness of others, (vii) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (viii) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty and (ix) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers acceptances, but expressly excluding any obligation of such Person to fund any Loan Asset constituting a Delayed Draw Loan Asset or a Revolving Loan, as applicable.
Indemnified Amounts has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 8.01.
Indemnified Party has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 8.01.
Indemnified Taxes means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Transaction Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.
Indemnifying Party has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 8.04.
Independent Manager means a natural person who, (a) for the five (5)-year period prior to his or her appointment as Independent Manager, has not been, and during the continuation of his or her service as Independent Manager is not: (i) an employee, director, stockholder, member, manager, partner or officer of the Borrower or any of its respective Affiliates (other than his or her service as an Independent Manager of the Borrower or other Affiliates of the Borrower or the Transferor that are structured to be bankruptcy remote); (ii) a customer or supplier of the Borrower or any of its Affiliates (other than his or her service as an Independent Manager of the Borrower or other Affiliates of the Borrower or the Transferor that are structured to be bankruptcy remote); or (iii) any member of the immediate family of a person described in sub-clause (i) or sub-clause (ii) of this clause (a), and (b) has (i) prior experience as an Independent Manager for a corporation or limited liability company whose charter documents required the unanimous consent
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of all Independent Managers thereof before such corporation or limited liability company could consent to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it or could file a petition seeking relief under any applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy and (ii) at least five (5) years of employment experience with one or more entities that provide, in the ordinary course of their respective businesses, advisory, management or placement services to issuers of secured or securitized structured finance instruments, agreements or securities.
Instructions has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 12.02.
Indorsement has the meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(11) of the UCC, and Indorsed has a corresponding meaning.
Industry Classification means any of the industry categories set forth in Schedule VI hereto, including any modifications that may be made thereto or additional categories that may be subsequently established by reference to the Global Industry Classification Standard codes; provided that the Administrative Agent and the Servicer have each provided their respective prior written consent (which consent of the Servicer shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned) to any such modification or additional category.
Instrument has the meaning specified in Section 9-102(a)(47) of the UCC.
Insurance Policy means, with respect to any Loan Asset, an insurance policy covering liability and physical damage to, or loss of, the Related Collateral.
Interest Collection Subaccount means a sub-account of the Collection Account entitled Interest Collection Subaccount, into which Interest Collections shall be segregated, which comprises the sub-account designated as the USD Interest Collection Subaccount with account number 2532148400, the sub-account designated as the CAD Interest Collection Subaccount with account number 2532141240, the sub-account designated as the EUR Interest Collection Subaccount with account number 2532149780 and the sub-account designated as the GBP Interest Collection Subaccount with account number 2532148260.
Interest Collections means, with respect to any date of determination, without duplication, the sum of:
(a) all payments of interest and delayed compensation (representing compensation for delayed settlement) received in cash by the Borrower during the related Remittance Period on the Loan Assets, including the accrued interest received in connection with a sale thereof during the related Remittance Period;
(b) all principal and interest payments received by the Borrower during the related Remittance Period on Permitted Investments purchased with Interest Collections;
(c) all upfront fees, anniversary fees, redemption fees, collateral monitoring fees, success fees, termination fees, amendment and waiver fees, late payment fees, ticking fees and all other fees received by the Borrower during the related Remittance Period, except for those fees in connection with the reduction of the Outstanding Balance of the related Loan Asset, as determined by the Servicer with notice to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent; and
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(d) commitment fees and other similar fees received by the Borrower during such Remittance Period in respect of Delayed Draw Loan Assets and Revolving Loans;
provided that any amounts received in respect of any Defaulted Loan will constitute Principal Collections (and not Interest Collections) until the aggregate of all collections in respect of such Defaulted Loan since it became a Defaulted Loan equals the Outstanding Balance of such Loan Asset at the time it became a Defaulted Loan.
Investment Criteria means with respect to each Loan Asset acquired by the Borrower, compliance with each of the requirements set forth below:
(a) no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default is continuing;
(b) such Loan Asset is an Eligible Loan Asset;
(c) there is no Borrowing Base Deficiency;
(d) solely during the Amortization Period, the amounts on deposit in the unfunded exposure account as of such date equal or exceed the aggregate Unfunded Exposure Amount as of such date; and
(e) the Collateral Quality Tests are satisfied or, if not satisfied, would be maintained or improved.
I/O Loan means the interest-only loan made available under this Agreement as described in Section 2.01(a), which is comprised of a notional amount equal to the I/O Notional Loan Amount. For the avoidance of doubt, no holder of any of the I/O Loan shall be deemed to be a Lender for the purposes of any voting rights as specified herein.
I/O Notional Loan has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(c).
I/O Notional Loan Amount means with respect to each Lender, the amount set forth as such opposite such Lenders name on Annex A hereto, as such amount may be reduced pursuant to Section 2.16 or any other reduction in the Commitments pursuant to this Agreement.
I/O Notional Loan Lender Percentage means, with respect to any Lender, the amount of any percentage that may be assigned to it pursuant to Section 12.04, in each case as set forth more specifically on a schedule that shall be maintained by the Administrative Agent, updated by the Administrative Agent from time to time, and available upon the Borrowers request.
I/O Rate has the meaning set forth in the Lender Fee Letter.
Joinder Supplement means an agreement among the Borrower, a Lender and the Administrative Agent in the form of Exhibit M (appropriately completed) delivered in connection with a Person becoming a Lender hereunder after the Closing Date.
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Lender means (a) Morgan Stanley and (b) any Lender, and/or any other Person to whom a Lender assigns any part of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the terms of Section 12.04.
Lender Fee Letter means each fee letter agreement that shall be entered into by and among the Borrower, the Servicer, the applicable Lender and/or the Administrative Agent in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, as amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
Lien means any mortgage or deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, collateral assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), charge, claim, preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale, lease or other title retention agreement, sale subject to a repurchase obligation, any easement, right of way or other encumbrance on title to real property, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) or the filing of or agreement to give any financing statement perfecting a security interest under the UCC or comparable law of any jurisdiction.
Loan Asset means (a) any commercial loan acquired by the Borrower, but excluding, as applicable, the Retained Interest and Excluded Amounts and (b) any Participation Interests; provided, however, that to the extent the Borrower acquires more than one position of a commercial loan on separate dates, each such position shall be treated as a separate Loan Asset for all purposes hereunder and under each other Transaction Document, unless the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, elects to treat such positions as a single Loan Asset; provided, further, that to the extent the Borrowers undrawn commitments under any Delayed Draw Loan Asset or Revolving Loan, as applicable, has been increased after the acquisition of such Delayed Draw Loan Asset or Revolving Loan, as applicable, by the Borrower (whether through an assignment or an amendment of the Underlying Instrument), such increased commitment shall be treated as a separate Delayed Draw Loan Asset or Revolving Loan, as applicable, for all purposes hereunder and under each other Transaction Document, unless the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, elects to treat such increased commitment as part of the original Delayed Draw Loan Asset or Revolving Loan, as applicable.
Loan Asset Checklist means an electronic or hard copy, as applicable, of a checklist delivered by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Collateral Custodian, for each Loan Asset, of all applicable Required Loan Documents to be included within the respective Loan File.
Loan Asset Schedule means the Loan Asset Schedule set forth as Schedule IV hereto identifying the Loan Assets delivered by the Borrower or Servicer to the Collateral Custodian and the Administrative Agent. Each such schedule shall set forth the applicable information specified on Schedule IV, which shall also be provided to the Collateral Custodian in electronic format acceptable to the Collateral Custodian.
Loan Assignment has the meaning set forth in the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
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Loan File means, with respect to each Loan Asset, a file containing (a) each of the documents and items as set forth on the Loan Asset Checklist with respect to such Loan Asset and (b) duly executed originals (to the extent required by the Servicing Standard) and, to the extent in the possession of the Servicer, copies of any other Records relating to such Loan Assets and Related Asset pertaining thereto.
Maintenance Covenant means, as of any date of determination, a covenant by the Obligor of a Loan Asset to comply with one or more financial covenants during each reporting period applicable to such Loan Asset, whether or not any action by, or event relating to, the Obligor occurs after such date of determination; provided that a covenant that otherwise satisfies the definition hereof and only applies when amounts are outstanding under the related Loan Asset shall be a Maintenance Covenant.
Margin Stock means margin stock as such term is defined in Regulation T, U or X of the Federal Reserve Board.
Market Value means, with respect to any Loan Asset that is a Broadly Syndicated Loan on any date of determination, (i) the value determined by the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, on such day to be the midpoint of the bid and ask prices for such Broadly Syndicated Loan; provided that in making its determination, the Administrative Agent may consider, in its sole discretion, pricing from Loan Pricing Corp. or IHS Markit Ltd. (or such other pricing service approved by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) or recent observable trade data or (ii) if such Loan Asset has a zero quote depth or no pricing from Loan Pricing Corp. or IHS Markit Ltd. (or such other pricing service approved by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion) or no recent observable trade data is available, then the then-current value determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion; provided, further, that, for purposes of clause (ii), if such Broadly Syndicated Loan is an Owned Asset, such Market Value shall be consistent with the valuation of such Broadly Syndicated Loan by the Administrative Agent or its Affiliate, as the case may be, for its own account.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as (a) such Broadly Syndicated Loan is not a Defaulted Loan or (b) such Broadly Syndicated Loan is not an Owned Asset, the Borrower may dispute the Market Value by providing actionable bids from two or more Approved Broker/Dealers not later than 4:00 p.m. on the first Business Day after the date on which the Administrative Agent provides notice to the Borrower of the Market Value of such Broadly Syndicated Loan, in which case the lowest of such bids shall be treated as the Market Value for such Broadly Syndicated Loan for such day.
Master Participation Agreement means that certain participation agreement for par/near par trades, to be dated on or about January 10, 2022, among Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as the seller, the Borrower, as the purchaser, and the other parties party thereto, as amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
Material Adverse Effect means, with respect to any event or circumstance, a material adverse effect on (a) the business, financial condition, operations, performance or properties of the Transferor, the Servicer or the Borrower, (b) the validity, enforceability or collectability of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or the validity, enforceability or collectability of the Loan Assets generally or any material portion of the Loan Assets, (c) the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, the Account Bank, the Administrative Agent,
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any Lender and the Secured Parties with respect to matters arising under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, (d) the ability of each of the Borrower, the Transferor and the Servicer to perform their respective obligations under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or (e) the status, existence, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Collateral Agents lien on the Collateral (excluding in any case a decline in the asset value of the Borrower or a change in general market conditions or values of the Loan Assets).
Material Modification means any amendment or waiver of, or modification or supplement with respect to, an Underlying Instrument governing an Eligible Loan Asset executed or effected on or after the Cut-Off Date for such Eligible Loan Asset (or, in the case of clause (c) below, a change to any other Indebtedness of the Obligor, as applicable) which:
(a) reduces, delays or forgives any or all of the principal amount due (including any amortization payment) under such Eligible Loan Asset or extends or delays the stated maturity date or any scheduled amortization payment date for such Eligible Loan Asset, including a Maturity Amendment;
(b) (i) waives one or more interest payments, or (ii) permits any interest due in cash to be deferred or capitalized and added to the principal amount of such Eligible Loan Asset (other than any deferral or capitalization already allowed by the terms of the Underlying Instruments of any Eligible Loan Asset that is a PIK Loan Asset as of the Cut-Off Date) or reduces the amount of interest due (other than pursuant to the application of any pricing grid or any reduction in the annual interest rate by 0.50% or more);
(c) (i) in the case of a First Lien Loan or Unitranche Loan, contractually or structurally subordinates such Eligible Loan Asset to any obligation by operation of a priority of payments, turnover provisions, the transfer of assets in order to limit recourse to the related Obligor or the granting of Liens (other than permitted liens or any comparable definitions or provisions in the Underlying Instruments related to permitted liens for such Eligible Loan Asset) on any of the Related Collateral securing such Loan Asset, (ii) in the case of a Second Lien Loan or FLLO Loan, (x) contractually or structurally subordinates such Eligible Loan Asset to any obligation (other than any loan which existed on the Cut-Off Date for such Eligible Loan Asset which is senior to such Eligible Loan Asset) by operation of a priority of payments, turnover provisions, the transfer of assets in order to limit recourse to the related Obligor or the granting of Liens (other than permitted liens or any comparable definitions or provisions in the Underlying Instruments related to permitted liens for such Eligible Loan Asset) on any of the Related Collateral securing such Loan Asset or (y) increases the commitment amount of any loan senior or pari passu with such Loan Asset or (iii) in the case of any Eligible Loan Asset, the Obligor thereof incurs any additional Indebtedness which was not in place as of the Cut-Off Date which is senior to or pari passu with such Eligible Loan Asset (except as permitted under the applicable Underlying Instruments existing on the Cut-Off Date for such Eligible Loan Asset) and such contractual or structural subordination or additional Indebtedness adversely affects the value of such Eligible Loan Asset;
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(d) substitutes, alters or releases the Related Collateral securing such Eligible Loan Asset and any such substitution, alteration or release materially and adversely affects the value of such Eligible Loan Asset; provided, that the foregoing shall not apply to any release in conjunction with a relatively contemporaneous disposition by the Obligor accompanied by a mandatory reinvestment of net proceeds or mandatory repayment of the loan facility (including the Eligible Loan Asset) with the net proceeds of such Related Collateral;
(e) amends, waives, forbears, supplements or otherwise modifies (i) the meaning of Senior Leverage Ratio, Cash Interest Coverage Ratio, Total Leverage Ratio, EBITDA, Permitted Liens, Recurring Revenue, Debt-to-Recurring Revenue Ratio or any respective comparable definitions in the Underlying Instruments for such Eligible Loan Asset (to the extent such financial covenants or definitions are included in the Underlying Instruments), (ii) any term or provision of such Underlying Instruments referenced in or utilized in the calculation of the Senior Leverage Ratio, Cash Interest Coverage Ratio, Total Leverage Ratio, EBITDA, Permitted Liens, Recurring Revenue Debt-to-Recurring Revenue Ratio or any respective comparable definitions for such Eligible Loan Asset, or (iii) any term or provision referenced in or utilized in the calculation of any financial covenant or modifies any of the required maintenance levels of any financial covenant in the Underlying Instrument for such Eligible Loan Asset, in the case of any of clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above, in a manner that, in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent, is materially adverse to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the value of such Eligible Loan Asset; or
(f) modifies any term or provision of the Underlying Instrument that impacts the determination of any default or event of default with respect to such Eligible Loan Asset.
Maturity Amendment means, any amendment to the Underlying Instruments of any Loan Asset which delays or extends the maturity date or any principal payment date for such Loan Asset.
Maximum Portfolio Advance Rate means, as of any date of determination, the advance rate corresponding to the Diversity Score of the Eligible Loan Assets included in the Collateral as of such date, as set forth below:
Diversity Score (x) |
Maximum Portfolio Advance
Rate |
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x < 5.0 |
25.0 | % | ||
5.0 £ x < 8.0 |
50.0 | % | ||
8.0 £ x < 12.0 |
60.0 | % | ||
x ³ 12.0 |
65.0 | % |
provided that, solely for purposes of determining the Maximum Portfolio Advance Rate with respect to only two (2) Eligible Loan Assets at any time, the cash proceeds of such Eligible Loan Assets sold, prepaid or otherwise disposed of shall, at the request of the Servicer, be deemed to be in the same Industry Classification as such Eligible Loan Assets and an obligation of the Obligors on such Eligible Loan Assets for purposes of determining the Diversity Score until such time as such cash proceeds are reinvested to purchase additional Eligible Loan Assets or paid pursuant to the terms of Section 2.04.
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Measurement Date means each of the following dates: (a) the Closing Date; (b) each Reporting Date occurring in a calendar month in which a Payment Date does not occur; (c) each Determination Date; (d) the date as of which an Advance or reduction of the Advances Outstanding is requested; (e) the date as of which a release of Principal Collections is requested pursuant to Section 2.18; (f) the date of any Discretionary Sale described in Section 2.07(a); (g) the date as of which the Servicer obtains actual knowledge of any Value Adjustment Event; (h) the date as of which a Borrowing Base Deficiency occurs; (i) the last day of the Revolving Period; and (j) any other date reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.
Middle Market Loan means any Loan Asset that does not otherwise meet the definition of Broadly Syndicated Loan.
Minimum Equity Amount means the greater of (a) the sum of the Outstanding Balances of all Eligible Loan Assets that are the obligations of the four (4) largest Obligors and (b) 15% of the Facility Amount.
Minimum Utilization means (a) on any day during the Ramp-Up Period, 0.0% of the Facility Amount, and (b) at all other times, 75.0% of the Facility Amount.
Moodys means Moodys Investors Service, Inc. (or its successors in interest).
Moodys Rating means, with respect to any Loan Asset, either (i) the public rating issued by Moodys (based on tranche rating and not corporate family rating); provided that if a Loan Asset does not have a public rating issued by Moodys, such rating shall be determined in accordance with Schedule VII or (ii) any written credit estimate issued by Moodys received by the Borrower or the Servicer.
Morgan Stanley means Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., and its successors and assigns.
Multiemployer Plan means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA to which the applicable Person or any ERISA Affiliate of that Person contributed or had any obligation to contribute, or with respect to which such Person or ERISA Affiliate has any liability (whether actual or contingent).
Net Asset Value means, as of any date of determination, computed in accordance with GAAP, (a) the market value of investments and other assets of the Transferor (calculated on a consolidated basis together with its Subsidiaries), minus (b) the aggregate sum of all liabilities (including accrued expenses) of the Transferor (calculated on a consolidated basis together with its Subsidiaries).
Non-Consenting Lender has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.19(d).
Noteless Loan means a Loan Asset with respect to which the Underlying Instruments (a) do not require the Obligor to execute and deliver a promissory note to evidence the Indebtedness created under such Loan Asset or (b) require any holder of the Indebtedness created under such Loan Asset to affirmatively request a promissory note from the related Obligor (and none has been requested with respect to such Loan Asset held by the Borrower).
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Notice of Borrowing means an irrevocable written notice of borrowing from the Borrower to the Administrative Agent in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D.
Notice of Exclusive Control has the meaning given to such term in the Control Agreement.
Notice of Reduction means a notice of a reduction of the Advances Outstanding pursuant to Section 2.16, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit E.
Obligations means all present and future indebtedness and other liabilities and obligations (howsoever created, arising or evidenced, whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, or due or to become due) of the Borrower to the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Account Bank, the Secured Parties, the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Custodian arising under this Agreement and/or any other Transaction Document and shall include, all liability for Yield and principal of the Advances Outstanding, all liability for Yield and all other sums due to Lenders from time to time in respect of the I/O Loan, Breakage Fees, indemnifications and other amounts due or to become due by the Borrower to the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, the Secured Parties and the Account Bank under this Agreement and/or any other Transaction Document, including, any Lender Fee Letter, any Prepayment Premium and costs and expenses payable by the Borrower to the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Account Bank, the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Custodian, including attorneys fees, costs and expenses, including interest, fees and other obligations that accrue after the commencement of an insolvency proceeding (in each case whether or not allowed as a claim in such insolvency proceeding).
Obligor means, with respect to a Loan Asset, the Person who is obligated to repay such Loan Asset (including, if applicable, a guarantor thereof), and whose assets are primarily relied upon by the Borrower at the time such Loan Asset was originated or purchased by the Borrower as the source of repayment of such Loan Asset.
Obligor Information means, with respect to any Obligor, (a) the legal name of such Obligor, (b) the jurisdiction in which such Obligor is domiciled, organized or incorporated, (c) the audited financial statements for such Obligor for the three (3) prior fiscal years (or such shorter period of time that the Obligor has been in existence), (d) the Servicers internal credit memorandum with respect to the Obligor and the related Loan Asset, and any lender presentations and confidential information memorandum received by the Servicer; (e) the annual report for the most recent fiscal year of such Obligor, (f) the financials for the most recent fiscal quarter then available, (g) details of any banking facilities and the debt maturity schedule of such Obligor, (h) Underlying Instruments and (i) any other information reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent.
OFAC means the U.S. Department of Treasurys Office of Foreign Asset Control.
Officers Certificate means a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of any Person.
Opinion of Counsel means a customary written opinion of counsel, which opinion and counsel are acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
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Other Taxes means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Transaction Document.
Outstanding Balance means with respect to a Loan Asset, as of any date of determination, (a) if such Loan Asset is denominated and payable in Dollars, the outstanding principal balance of such Loan Asset as of such date and (b) if such Loan Asset is denominated and payable in an Eligible Currency other than Dollars, the equivalent in Dollars of the outstanding principal amount of such Loan Asset as of such date determined by the Administrative Agent using the Spot Rate (or, for purposes of reporting by the Collateral Agent, the Spot Rate as determined by the Collateral Agent pursuant to clause (y) of the definition thereof), in the case of either of the foregoing clauses (a) or (b), exclusive of any PIK Interest or accrued interest on such Loan Asset as of such date; provided that, for purposes of calculating the Outstanding Balance of any PIK Loan Asset, principal payments received on such Loan Asset shall first be applied to reducing or eliminating any outstanding PIK Interest or accrued interest.
Owned Asset has the meaning assigned to that term in the definition of Assigned Value (Broadly Syndicated).
Pari Passu Provisions means, in relation to any amount payable pursuant to Section 2.04:
(i) (w) in the case of any item (or items) ranking pari passu denominated in Dollars, the Borrower shall use an amount of Dollars from the Available Collections to make payments in Dollars to meet such item or items, (x) in the case of any item (or items) ranking pari passu denominated in EUR, the Borrower shall use an amount of EUR from the Available Collections to make payments in EUR to meet such item or items, (y) in the case of any item (or items) ranking pari passu denominated in GBP, the Borrower shall use an amount of GBP from the Available Collections to make payments in GBP to meet such item or items and (z) in the case of any item (or items) ranking pari passu denominated in CAD, the Borrower shall use an amount of CAD from the Available Collections to make payments in CAD to meet such item or items;
(ii) (x) if there is an insufficient aggregate amount comprised in the Available Collections to meet any such item (or items) ranking pari passu denominated in Dollars, the Borrower shall exchange a sufficient amount denominated in an Eligible Currency other than Dollars from the Available Collections, if such is available after application of any amounts in such Eligible Currency in respect of any items ranking pari passu subject to and in accordance with Section 2.04, into Dollars at the Spot Rate to meet such item or items, (y) if there is an insufficient aggregate amount comprised in the Available Collections to meet any such item (or items) ranking pari passu denominated in an Eligible Currency other than Dollars, the Borrower shall exchange a sufficient amount denominated in Dollars from the Available Collections, if such is available after application of any Dollar amounts in respect of any items ranking pari passu subject to and in accordance with Section 2.04, into such Eligible Currency at the Spot Rate to meet such item or items, or (z) if there is an insufficient aggregate amount comprised in the Available Collections to meet any such item (or items) ranking pari passu denominated in an Eligible Currency other than Dollars, the Borrower shall exchange a sufficient amount denominated in any other Eligible Currency other than such Eligible Currency and Dollars from
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the Available Collections, if such is available after application of any amounts in the other Eligible Currency in respect of any items ranking pari passu subject to and in accordance with Section 2.04, into such Eligible Currency at the Spot Rate to meet such item or items, in the case of the foregoing clauses (x), (y) and (z), subject to such exchange being sufficient to pay any remaining item (or items) ranking pari passu denominated in (in the case of clause (x)) Dollars or (in the case of clauses (y) or (z)) an Eligible Currency other than Dollars, and provided that where such amounts are insufficient, all payments for such item (or items) ranking pari passu shall be made in accordance with clause (iii) below; and
(iii) if there is an insufficient aggregate amount in the Available Collections to meet all items ranking pari passu in full, then the relevant shortfall shall be borne proportionately between such items, and in such circumstances, the Available Collections (determined in Dollars, with amounts in an Eligible Currency other than Dollars converted into Dollars by the Administrative Agent at the Spot Rate) to be applied in respect of such items ranking pari passu shall be applied in respect of such items, pro rata (based on the percentage of the aggregate amount payable in respect of all such items represented by each such item, in each case, determined in Dollars, with amounts in an Eligible Currency other than Dollars converted into Dollars by the Administrative Agent at the Spot Rate).
Participant Register has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.04(e).
Participating Member State means any member state of the European Union that adopts or has adopted the euro as its lawful currency in accordance with legislation of the European Union relating to economic and monetary union.
Participation Interest means a participation interest in a loan that satisfies each of the following criteria: (a) such participation is included as of the Closing Date, (b) such participation would constitute a Loan Asset were it acquired directly, (c) the seller of such participation is a lender on the underlying loan, (d) the aggregate participation in the loan granted by such participation seller to all participants (including the Borrower) does not exceed the principal amount or commitment with respect to which such participation seller is a lender under such loan, (e) such participation does not grant, in the aggregate, to the participant in such participation a greater interest than the selling participation seller holds in the loan or commitment that is the subject of the participation, (f) the entire purchase price for such participation is paid in full (without the benefit of financing from the participation seller, other than any capital contribution deemed made in connection therewith) at the time of the participants acquisition, (g) the participation provides the participant with all of the economic benefit and risk of the whole or part of the loan or commitment that is the subject of the loan participation, (h) such participation is documented under the Master Participation Agreement and (i) such participation is not a sub-participation interest in any loan.
Patriot Act means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, P.L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001).
Payment has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.21(a).
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Payment Date means the fifteenth (15th) calendar day of each calendar month, unless such day is not a Business Day, in which case the following Business Day, commencing in March, 2022; provided that the final Payment Date shall occur on the Collection Date.
Payment Notice has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.21(b).
PBGC means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation established pursuant to Subtitle A of Title IV of ERISA (or any successor).
Pension Plan means an employee pension benefit plan as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA, other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code and is sponsored or maintained by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of the Borrower or to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of the Borrower contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or has any liability (whether actual or contingent).
Permitted Investments means, as of any date of determination:
(a) direct interest bearing obligations of, and interest bearing obligations guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by, the United States or any agency or instrumentality of the United States, the obligations of which are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States;
(b) demand or time deposits in, bank deposit products of, certificates of deposit of, demand notes of, or bankers acceptances issued by any depository institution or trust company organized under the laws of the United States or any State thereof (including any federal or state branch or agency of a foreign depository institution or trust company) and subject to supervision and examination by federal and/or state banking authorities (including, if applicable, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian or the Administrative Agent or any agent thereof acting in its commercial capacity); provided that the short-term unsecured debt obligations of such depository institution or trust company at the time of such investment are rated at least A-1 by S&P and P-1 by Moodys;
(c) commercial paper that (i) is payable in an Eligible Currency and (ii) is rated at least A-1 by S&P and P-1 by Moodys; and
(d) units of money market funds rated in the highest credit rating category by any nationally recognized statistical rating organization, including S&P and Moodys.
No Permitted Investment shall have an f, r, p, pi, q, sf or t subscript affixed to its S&P rating. Any such investment may be made or acquired from or through the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent or any of their respective Affiliates, or any entity for whom the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent, the Account Bank, the Collateral Custodian or any of their respective Affiliates acts as offeror or provides services and receives compensation (so long as such investment otherwise meets the applicable requirements of the foregoing definition of Permitted Investment at the time of acquisition); provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing clauses (a) through (d) above, Permitted Investments may only include obligations or securities that constitute cash equivalents for purposes of the rights and assets in paragraph (c)(8)(i)(B) of the exclusions from the definition of covered fund for purposes of the Volcker Rule. The Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian shall have no obligation to determine or oversee compliance with the foregoing.
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Permitted Liens means any of the following as to which no enforcement, collection, execution, levy or foreclosure proceeding shall have been commenced: (a) Liens for state, municipal or other local Taxes if such Taxes shall not at the time be due and payable or if a Person shall currently be contesting the validity thereof in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in accordance with GAAP have been provided on the books of such Person, (b) Liens imposed by law, such as materialmens, warehousemens, mechanics, carriers, workmens and repairmens Liens and other similar Liens, arising by operation of law in the ordinary course of business for sums that are not overdue or are being contested in good faith, (c) Liens granted pursuant to or by the Transaction Documents and (d) with respect to agented Loan Assets, security interests, liens and other encumbrances in favor of the lead agent, the collateral agent or the paying agent on behalf of all holders of indebtedness of the related Obligor under the related facility.
Permitted RIC Distribution means distributions to the Transferor (from the Collection Account or otherwise) to the extent required to allow the Transferor to make sufficient distributions to qualify as a regulated investment company and to otherwise eliminate federal or state income or excise taxes payable by the Transferor in or with respect to any taxable year of the Transferor (or any calendar year, as relevant); provided that (A) the amount of any such payments made in or with respect to any such taxable year (or calendar year, as relevant) of the Transferor shall not exceed 115% of the amounts that the Borrower would have been required to distribute to the Transferor to: (i) allow the Borrower to satisfy the minimum distribution requirements that would be imposed by Section 852(a) of the Code (or any successor thereto) to maintain its eligibility to be taxed as a regulated investment company for any such taxable year, (ii) reduce to zero for any such taxable year the Borrowers liability for federal income taxes imposed on (x) its investment company taxable income pursuant to Section 852(b)(1) of the Code (or any successor thereto) or (y) its net capital gain pursuant to Section 852(b)(3) of the Code (or any successor thereto), and (iii) reduce to zero the Borrowers liability for federal excise taxes for any such calendar year imposed pursuant to Section 4982 of the Code (or any successor thereto), in the case of each of clauses (i), (ii) or (iii), calculated to avoid any duplication and assuming that the Borrower had qualified to be taxed as a RIC under the Code, (B) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, all such distributions shall be prohibited, and (C) amounts may be distributed pursuant to this definition on any date that is not a Payment Date only to the extent of available Excess Interest Collections.
Permitted Working Capital Lien means, with respect to any Loan Asset, a Lien on the applicable Related Collateral (a) that is first priority under Applicable Law, (b) on specified accounts, documents, instruments, chattel paper, letter-of-credit rights, supporting obligations, deposit and investment accounts, and (c) that (i) is set forth on the related Approval Notice, (ii) is otherwise expressly permitted under the applicable Underlying Instruments existing on the Cut-Off Date for such Eligible Loan Asset or (iii) is otherwise approved by the Administrative Agent in writing in its sole discretion.
Person means an individual, partnership, corporation (including a statutory or business trust), limited liability company, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, sole proprietorship, joint venture, government (or any agency or political subdivision thereof) or other entity.
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PIK Interest means interest accrued on a Loan Asset that is added to the principal amount of such Loan Asset instead of being paid as cash interest as it accrues.
PIK Loan Asset means a Loan Asset which provides for a portion of the interest that accrues thereon to be added to the principal amount of such Loan Asset for some period of time prior to such Loan Asset requiring the current cash payment of such previously capitalized interest, which cash payment shall be treated as an Interest Collection at the time it is received, excluding, however, any Loan Asset that provides for periodic payments of interest thereon in cash no less frequently than semiannually and the portion of interest required to be paid in cash under the terms of the related Underlying Instruments results in the outstanding principal amount of such Loan Asset having an effective rate of current interest paid in cash on such day of not less than (i) if such Loan Asset is a fixed rate loan, 3.00% per annum or (ii) otherwise, 3.00% per annum over the applicable index rate.
Pledge Agreement means that certain Pledge Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between the Transferor, as pledgor, and the Collateral Agent, as pledgee, as such Pledge Agreement may from time to time be amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
Politically Exposed Person means a natural person currently or formerly entrusted with a senior public role or function (e.g., a senior official in the executive, legislative, military, administrative, or judicial branches of government), an immediate family member of a prominent public figure, a known close associate of a prominent public figure, or any corporation, business or other entity that has been formed by, or for the benefit of, a prominent public figure. Immediate family members include family within one-degree of separation of the prominent public figure (e.g., spouse, parent, sibling, child, step-child, or in-law). Known close associates include those widely- and publicly-known close business colleagues and personal advisors to the prominent public figure, in particular financial advisors or persons acting in a fiduciary capacity.
Prepayment Premium means, in the event that this Agreement is terminated or the Facility Amount is permanently reduced, in each case, pursuant to Section 2.16(b), or a prepayment is made in connection with a CLO Take-Out under Section 2.23, in each case, prior to the two (2) year anniversary of the Closing Date, an amount equal to 1.0% of, as applicable, (x) the Facility Amount, in the case of such termination, (y) the amount of such reduction, in the case of such permanent reduction of the Facility Amount, or (z) the amount of such prepayment in connection with a CLO Take-Out and, in each case, such amounts shall be payable pro rata to each Lender at the time of such termination, prepayment or such reduction, as applicable; provided that the Prepayment Premium shall be calculated without giving effect to the provisos in the definition of Facility Amount.
Principal Collection Subaccount means a sub-account of the Collection Account entitled Principal Collection Subaccount, into which Principal Collections shall be segregated, which comprises the sub-account designated as the USD Principal Collection Subaccount with account number 2532158400, the sub-account designated as the CAD Principal Collection Subaccount with account number 2532151240, the sub-account designated as the EUR Principal Collection Subaccount with account number 2532159780 and the sub-account designated as the GBP Principal Collection Subaccount with account number 2532158260.
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Principal Collections means with respect to any date of determination, all amounts received by the Borrower during the related Remittance Period that do not constitute Interest Collections and any other amounts that have been designated as Principal Collections pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
Pro Rata Share means, with respect to each Lender, the percentage obtained by dividing the Commitment of such Lender (or, following the termination thereof, the outstanding principal amount of all Advances of such Lender), by the aggregate Commitments of all the Lenders (or, following the termination thereof, the aggregate Advances Outstanding).
Proceeds means, with respect to any property included in the Collateral, all property that is receivable or received when such property is collected, sold, liquidated, foreclosed, exchanged, or otherwise disposed of, whether such disposition is voluntary or involuntary, and includes all rights to payment with respect to such Collateral including any insurance relating thereto.
Purchase and Sale Agreement means that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between the Transferor, as the seller, and the Borrower, as the purchaser, as amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
Purchase Price means, with respect to any Loan Asset, an amount (expressed as a percentage of par) equal to the greater of (a) zero and (b) the actual price paid by the Borrower for such Loan Asset; provided that if the actual price paid by the Borrower for such Loan Asset exceeds 100% of par, the Purchase Price shall be deemed to be 100%.
Qualified Jurisdiction means any of the United Kingdom, Bermuda, Canada, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Jersey, the Isle of Man, Australia, New Zealand, Luxembourg or any other country requested by the Borrower and consented to by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion (which consent may be granted with respect to a country on an individual Loan Asset basis).
Ramp-Up Period means the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the nine (9)-month anniversary thereof.
Recipient means the Administrative Agent and any Lender, as applicable.
Recipient Lender has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.21(a).
Records means all documents relating to the Loan Assets, including books, records and other information executed in connection with the origination or acquisition of the Loan Assets or maintained with respect to the Loan Assets and the related Obligors that the Borrower, the Transferor or the Servicer have generated, in which the Borrower has acquired an interest pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement or in which the Borrower or the Transferor have otherwise obtained an interest.
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Recoveries means, with respect to any Defaulted Loan, the proceeds from the sale of the Related Collateral, the proceeds of any related Insurance Policy, any other recoveries with respect to such Loan Asset (without duplication) or the Related Collateral, and amounts representing late fees and penalties, net of any amounts received that are required under such Loan Asset, as applicable, to be refunded to the related Obligor.
Recurring Revenue means, with respect to any Eligible Loan Assets that are Recurring Revenue Loans, the definition of annualized recurring revenue used in the Underlying Instruments for each such Eligible Loan Asset, or any comparable term for Revenue, Recurring Revenue or Adjusted Revenue in the Underlying Instruments for each such Eligible Loan Asset or if there is no such term in the Underlying Instruments, all recurring maintenance, service, support, hosting, subscription and other revenues identified by the Servicer (including, without limitation, software as a service subscription revenue), of the related Obligor and any of its parents or Subsidiaries that are obligated with respect to such Eligible Loan Asset pursuant to its Underlying Instruments (determined on a consolidated basis without duplication in accordance with GAAP).
Recurring Revenue Loans means any Loan Asset that satisfies all of the requirements set forth in the definition of First Lien Loan except that it is underwritten based on the Recurring Revenue of the Obligor, as determined by the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Servicer, and designated as such in the related Approval Notice.
Reference Time with respect to any setting of the then-current Benchmark means (1) if such Benchmark is Adjusted Term SOFR, the time set forth in the definition of Term SOFR, and (2) if such Benchmark is not Adjusted Term SOFR, the time determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes.
Register has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.13.
Registered means a debt obligation that is in registered form for U.S. federal income tax purposes within the meaning of Section 881(c)(2)(B)(i) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder and that is issued after July 18, 1984; provided that a certificate of interest in a grantor trust shall not be treated as Registered unless each of the obligations or securities held by the trust was issued after that date.
Related Asset means, with respect to each Loan Asset, all right, title and interest of the Borrower in and to:
(a) any amounts on deposit in any deposit accounts, cash reserve, collection, custody or lockbox accounts securing the Loan Assets;
(b) all rights with respect to the Loan Assets to which the Transferor and/or the Borrower, as applicable, is entitled as lender under the applicable Underlying Instruments;
(c) the Controlled Accounts, together with all cash and investments in each of the foregoing other than amounts earned on investments therein;
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(d) any Related Collateral securing a Loan Asset and all Recoveries related thereto, all payments paid in respect thereof and all monies due or to become due and paid in respect thereof after the applicable Cut-Off Date and all liquidation proceeds;
(e) all Required Loan Documents, the Loan Files related to any Loan Asset, any Records, and the documents, agreements, and instruments included in the Loan Files or Records;
(f) all Insurance Policies with respect to any Loan Asset;
(g) all Liens, guaranties, indemnities, warranties, letters of credit, accounts, bank accounts and property subject thereto from time to time purporting to secure or support payment of any Loan Asset, together with all UCC financing statements, mortgages or similar filings signed or authorized by an Obligor relating thereto;
(h) all records (including computer records) with respect to the foregoing; and
(i) all collections, income, payments, proceeds and other benefits of each of the foregoing.
Related Collateral means, with respect to a Loan Asset, any property or other assets designated and pledged or mortgaged as collateral to secure repayment of such Loan Asset, as applicable, including, mortgaged property and/or a pledge of the stock, membership or other ownership interests in the related Obligor and all Proceeds from any sale or other disposition of such property or other assets.
Release Date has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(b).
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.
Relevant Test Period means, with respect to any Loan Asset, the relevant test period for the calculation of Senior Leverage Ratio, Total Leverage Ratio, Cash Interest Coverage Ratio or EBITDA, as applicable, for such Loan Asset in the applicable Underlying Instrument or, if no such period is provided for therein, for Obligors delivering monthly financing statements, each period of the last twelve (12) consecutive reported calendar months, and for Obligors delivering quarterly financing statements, each period of the last four (4) consecutive reported fiscal quarters of the principal Obligor on such Loan Asset; provided that, with respect to any Loan Asset for which the relevant test period is not provided for in the applicable Underlying Instrument, if an Obligor is a newly-formed entity as to which twelve (12) consecutive calendar months have not yet elapsed, Relevant Test Period shall initially include the period from the date of formation of such Obligor to the end of the twelfth (12th) calendar month or fourth (4th) fiscal quarter (as the case may be) from the date of formation, and shall subsequently include each period of the last twelve (12) consecutive reported calendar months or four (4) consecutive reported fiscal quarters (as the case may be) of such Obligor.
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Remittance Period means, (a) as to the initial Payment Date, the period beginning on, and including, the Closing Date and ending on, and including, the Determination Date immediately preceding such Payment Date and (b) as to any subsequent Payment Date, the period beginning, and including, on the first day after the most recently ended Remittance Period and ending on, and including, the Determination Date immediately preceding such Payment Date, or, with respect to the final Remittance Period, the Collection Date.
Replacement Servicer has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 6.01(b).
Reporting Date means the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the fifteenth (15th) day of such calendar month, commencing in February, 2022; provided that, in each case, if such day is not a Business Day then the Reporting Date shall occur on the following Business Day.
Required Lenders means (a) Morgan Stanley (as a Lender hereunder) and its successors and assigns and (b) the other Lenders, if any, representing, together with Morgan Stanley, an aggregate of at least 51% of the aggregate Commitments of the Lenders then in effect.
Required Loan Documents means, for each Loan Asset, the following documents or instruments, all as specified on the related Loan Asset Checklist:
(a) (i) the original executed promissory note or, in the case of a lost note, a paper or electronic copy of the executed underlying promissory note accompanied by an original executed affidavit and indemnity endorsed by the Borrower in blank (and an unbroken chain of endorsements from each prior holder of such promissory note to the Borrower), or (ii) if such promissory note is not issued in the name of the Borrower or is a Noteless Loan, a paper or electronic executed copy of each assignment and assumption agreement, transfer document, credit agreement or such other instrument (if and as applicable) relating to such Loan Asset evidencing the assignment of such Loan Asset from any prior third party owner thereof to the Borrower and from the Borrower in blank;
(b) paper or electronic copies of the executed (i) guaranty (if any), (ii) Underlying Instrument, (iii) if applicable, acquisition agreement (or similar agreement) and (iv) security agreement or other agreement that secures the obligations represented by such Loan Asset, in each case as set forth on the Loan Asset Checklist; and
(c) with respect to any Loan Asset originated by the Transferor and with respect to which the Transferor acts as administrative agent (or in a comparable capacity), either (i) copies of the UCC-1 financing statements, if any, and any related continuation statements, each showing the Obligor, as debtor, and the Transferor or other applicable agent, as secured party, and each with evidence of filing thereon, or (ii) copies of any such financing statements certified by the Servicer to be true and complete copies thereof in instances where the original financing statements have been sent to the appropriate public filing office for filing, in each case, as set forth in the Loan Asset Checklist.
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Resolution Authority means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.
Responsible Officer means, with respect to any Person, any duly authorized officer of such Person with direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement and also, with respect to a particular matter, any other duly authorized officer of such Person to whom such matter is referred because of such officers knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.
Restricted Junior Payment means (a) any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any class of membership interests of the Borrower now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend paid solely in interests of that class of membership interests or in any junior class of membership interests of the Borrower; (b) any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any class of membership interests of the Borrower now or hereafter outstanding, (c) any payment made to redeem, purchase, repurchase or retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire membership interests of the Borrower now or hereafter outstanding, and (d) any payment of management fees by the Borrower. For the avoidance of doubt, (x) payments and reimbursements due to the Servicer in accordance with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document do not constitute Restricted Junior Payments, and (y) distributions by the Borrower to holders of its membership interests of Loan Assets or of cash or other proceeds relating thereto which have been substituted by the Borrower in accordance with this Agreement shall not constitute Restricted Junior Payments.
Retained Interest means, with respect to any Loan Asset that is transferred to the Borrower, (a) all of the obligations, if any, of the agent(s) under the documentation evidencing such Loan Asset and (b) the applicable portion of the interests, rights and obligations under the documentation evidencing such Loan Asset that relate to such portion(s) of the indebtedness and interest in other obligations that are owned by another lender.
Review Criteria has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 11.02(b)(i).
Revolving Loan means a loan that is a line of credit or contains an unfunded commitment arising from an extension of credit to an Obligor, pursuant to the terms of which amounts borrowed may be repaid and subsequently reborrowed; provided that any such Loan Asset will no longer be a Revolving Loan once all commitments by the Borrower to make advances to the related Obligor expire, are terminated or irrevocably reduced to zero.
Revolving Period means the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the day preceding the earlier to occur of (a) the Commitment Termination Date and (b) the Facility Maturity Date.
S&P means S&P Global Ratings, an S&P global business (and any successor or successors thereto).
S&P Rating means, with respect to any Loan Asset, either (i) the public rating issued by S&P (based on tranche rating not corporate family rating); provided that if a Loan Asset does not have a public rating issued by S&P, such rating shall be determined in accordance with Schedule VIII or (ii) any written credit estimate issued by S&P received by the Borrower or the Servicer.
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Sanctions means economic and trade sanctions administered or enforced by any of the following authorities: OFAC, the U.S. Department of State, the European Union, Her Majestys Treasury (United Kingdom), the United Nations Security Council, Global Affairs Canada, any other applicable Canadian Governmental Authority or such other Governmental Authorities imposing, administering or enforcing similar types of sanctions or trade embargoes in the jurisdiction of the currency for any Eligible Currency.
Scheduled Payment means each scheduled payment of principal and/or interest required to be made by an Obligor on the related Loan Asset, as adjusted pursuant to the terms of the related Underlying Instruments.
Second Lien Loan means any Loan Asset (a) that is secured by a valid and perfected Lien on substantially all of the Obligors assets constituting Related Collateral for such Loan Asset, subject only to the prior Lien provided to secure the obligations under a first lien loan pursuant to typical commercial terms, any Permitted Working Capital Lien, and any other expressly permitted Liens under the Underlying Instrument for such Loan Asset, including any permitted liens as defined in such Underlying Instrument, or such comparable definition if permitted liens is not defined therein, (b) that provides that the payment obligation of the Obligor on such Loan Asset is senior debt and, except for the express lien priority provisions under the documentation of the first lien lenders or the documentation with respect to any Permitted Working Capital Lien, is either senior to, or pari passu with, all other Indebtedness of such Obligor, and (c) that the Servicer determines in accordance with the Servicing Standard that the value of the Related Collateral (or the enterprise value and ability to generate cash flow) on or about the time of origination equals or exceeds the Outstanding Balance of the Loan Asset plus the aggregate outstanding balances of all other Indebtedness of equal or greater seniority secured by the same Related Collateral (including, without limitation, the outstanding principal balance of the first lien loan).
Secured Obligations has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.12(a).
Secured Party means each of the Administrative Agent, each Lender, each Affected Party, each Indemnified Party, the Collateral Custodian, the Collateral Agent and the Account Bank.
Senior Leverage Ratio means, with respect to any Loan Asset or any portion of any Loan Asset (other than a Recurring Revenue Loan), as applicable, for any period, either (a) the meaning of Senior Leverage Ratio or comparable term set forth in the Underlying Instruments for such Loan Asset, or (b) in the case of any Loan Asset with respect to which the Underlying Instruments do not include a definition of Senior Leverage Ratio or comparable term, the ratio obtained by dividing (i) the indebtedness for borrowed money (including the full drawn but not the undrawn amount of any revolving and delayed draw indebtedness) of the related Obligor (other than indebtedness of such Obligor that is junior in terms of payment or lien priority to the Loan Asset of such Obligor held by the Borrower) as of such date, minus the Unrestricted Cash of such Obligor as of such date by (ii) EBITDA of such Obligor for the Relevant Test Period, as calculated by the Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard using information from and calculations consistent with the relevant compliance statements and financial reporting packages provided by the relevant Obligor as per the requirements of the related Underlying Instruments (or, in the case
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of a Loan Asset for which the related Underlying Instruments have not been executed, as set forth in the relevant marketing materials or financial model in respect of such Loan Asset or as otherwise determined by the Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard), in each case, in a manner that the Servicer and the Administrative Agent mutually deem to be appropriate.
Servicer means, as of any date of determination, the Person then authorized, pursuant to Section 6.01 to service, administer, and collect on the Loan Assets and exercise rights and remedies in respect of the same.
Servicer Default means the occurrence of any one or more of the following events:
(a) any failure by the Servicer to make any payment, transfer or deposit into the Collection Account (including with respect to bifurcation and remittance of Interest Collections and Principal Collections) or the Unfunded Exposure Account, as required by any Transaction Documents, which continues unremedied for a period of two (2) Business Days;
(b) (i) the failure of the Servicer to make any payment when due (after giving effect to any related grace period) under one or more agreements for borrowed money to which it is a party in an aggregate amount in excess of $25,000,000, individually or in the aggregate or (ii) the occurrence of any event or condition that has resulted in the acceleration of such recourse debt;
(c) any failure by the Servicer to deliver any required Servicing Report on or before the date such report is required to be made or given under the terms of this Agreement, which continues unremedied for a period of five (5) Business Days after the earlier to occur of (x) the date on which written notice thereof is given to the Servicer or (y) the date on which a Responsible Officer of the Servicer acquires knowledge thereof; provided that the grace period shall not be applicable if such delivery after the due date shall prevent the Collateral Agent from making payments in accordance with Section 2.04;
(d) any Change of Control with respect to the Servicer;
(e) any assignment of the rights or obligations as Servicer hereunder to any Person without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, which consent may be withheld by the Administrative Agent in its sole and absolute discretion;
(f) any representation, warranty or certification made by the Servicer (in each case, solely in its capacity as Servicer) in any Transaction Document or in any certificate delivered pursuant to any Transaction Document shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made and, in each case, the same continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the earlier to occur of (x) the date on which written notice thereof is given to the Servicer or (y) the date on which a Responsible Officer of the Servicer acquires knowledge thereof;
(g) except as otherwise provided in this definition of Servicer Default, any failure on the part of the Servicer (in each case, solely in its capacity as Servicer) duly to (i) observe or perform in any material respect or, if qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects, any other covenants or agreements of the Servicer set forth in this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents to which the Servicer is a party (including any delegation of the Servicers duties that is not permitted by Section 6.01 of this Agreement) or (ii) comply with the Servicing Standard regarding the servicing of the Collateral, and, in each case, to the extent curable, the same continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the earlier to occur of (x) the date on which written notice of such failure is given or (y) the date on which the Servicer acquires knowledge thereof;
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(h) a Bankruptcy Event shall occur with respect to the Servicer;
(i) (i) the rendering of one or more final non-appealable judgments, decrees or orders by a court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction for the payment of money in excess individually or in the aggregate of $25,000,000 against the Servicer, and the Servicer shall not have within thirty (30) calendar days either (a) discharged or provided for the discharge of any such judgment, decree or order in accordance with its terms or (b) perfected a timely appeal of such judgment, decree or order and caused the execution of same to be stayed during the pendency of the appeal; or (ii) any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of the Servicer to enforce any such judgment; or
(j) an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing.
Servicer ERISA Event means (a) with respect to a Pension Plan, any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder, other than events for which the thirty (30) day notice period has been waived; (b) a withdrawal by the Servicer or any of its ERISA Affiliates from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which it was a substantial employer (as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA) or a cessation of operations that is treated as a termination under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) the failure to satisfy the minimum funding standards (within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA), whether or not waived, with respect to a Pension Plan; (d) the failure to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (e) the incurrence by the Servicer or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to a complete or partial withdrawal by the Servicer or any of its ERISA Affiliates from a Multiemployer Plan, written notification of the Servicer or any of its ERISA Affiliates concerning the imposition of any withdrawal liability, as such term is defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA, as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from a Multiemployer Plan or written notification that a Multiemployer Plan is insolvent within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA or in endangered or critical status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA); (f) an event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (g) the filing under Section 4041(c) of ERISA of a notice of intent to terminate a Pension Plan, the treatment of a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or Section 4041A of ERISA, or the receipt by the Servicer or any of its ERISA Affiliates from the PBGC of any notice relating to the intention to terminate a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (h) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan, other than for the payment of plan contributions or PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the Servicer or any of its ERISA Affiliates; or (i) the occurrence of a non-exempt prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) which could result in liability to the Servicer or any of its ERISA Affiliates.
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Servicer Pension Plan means an employee pension benefit plan as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA, other than a Multiemployer Plan, that is subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code and is sponsored or maintained by the Servicer or any ERISA Affiliate of the Servicer or to which the Servicer or any ERISA Affiliate of the Servicer contributes or has an obligation to contribute, or has any liability (whether actual or contingent).
Servicer Removal Notice has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 6.01(b).
Servicers Certificate has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 6.08(c).
Servicing Fee means the fee payable to the Servicer on each Payment Date in arrears in respect of each Remittance Period, which fee shall be equal to the product of (a) 0.10% per annum, (b) the arithmetic mean of the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Loan Assets on the first day and on the last day of the related Remittance Period and (c) the actual number of days in such Remittance Period, divided by 360; provided that, in the sole discretion of the Servicer, the Servicer may, from time to time, waive all or any portion of the Servicing Fee payable on any Payment Date.
Servicing Report has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 6.08(b).
Servicing Standard means, with respect to any Loan Assets included in the Collateral, to service and administer such Loan Assets in accordance with Applicable Law, in good faith and with reasonable care, using a degree of skill and attention no less than that which the Servicer exercises with respect to comparable assets that it manages for itself, its Affiliates and others and in accordance with (i) the standards, policies and procedures that the Servicer reasonably believes are customarily followed by institutional asset managers of national standing relating to assets of the nature and character of the Loan Assets and (ii) the Servicers existing practices and procedures investing in assets of the nature and character of the Collateral. To the extent not inconsistent with the foregoing, the Servicer shall, in performing its duties under the Transaction Documents, follow its customary standards, policies and procedures and exercise a degree of skill and attention no less than that which it exercises with respect to comparable assets that it manages for itself and for other clients having similar investment objectives and restrictions.
Similar Law has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 4.01(x).
SOFR with respect to any day means the secured overnight financing rate published for such day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as the administrator of the benchmark, (or a successor administrator) on the Federal Reserve Bank of New Yorks Website.
Solvent means, as to any Person as of any date of determination, having a state of affairs such that all of the following conditions are met: (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the amount of such Persons liabilities (including disputed, contingent and unliquidated liabilities) as such value is established and liabilities evaluated for purposes of Section 101(32) of the Bankruptcy Code; (b) the present fair saleable value of the property of such Person in an orderly liquidation of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts and other liabilities as they become absolute and matured; (c) such Person is able to realize upon its property and pay its debts and other liabilities (including disputed, contingent and unliquidated liabilities) as they mature in the normal course of
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business; (d) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Persons ability to pay as such debts and liabilities mature; and (e) such Person is not engaged in a business or a transaction, and does not propose to engage in a business or a transaction, for which such Persons property assets would constitute unreasonably small capital.
SONIA means, with respect to any Business Day, a rate per annum equal to the Sterling Overnight Index Average for such Business Day published by the SONIA Administrator on the SONIA Administrators Website.
SONIA Administrator means the Bank of England (or any successor administrator of the Sterling Overnight Index Average).
SONIA Administrators Website means the Bank of Englands website, currently at http://www.bankofengland.co.uk, or any successor source for the Sterling Overnight Index Average identified as such by the SONIA Administrator from time to time.
SONIA Determination Day has the meaning assigned to that term in the definition of Daily Simple SONIA.
SONIA Rate Day has the meaning assigned to that term in the definition of Daily Simple SONIA.
SONIA Replacement Date means the earliest to occur of the following events with respect to Daily Simple SONIA:
(a) the later of (i) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (ii) the date on which the administrator of Daily Simple SONIA (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide all Available Tenors of Daily Simple SONIA (or such component thereof); or
(b) the first date on which Daily Simple SONIA (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) has been determined and announced by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of Daily Simple SONIA (or such component thereof) to be no longer representative; provided, that such non-representativeness will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication and even if any Available Tenor of Daily Simple SONIA (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date.
For the avoidance of doubt, (A) if the event giving rise to the SONIA Replacement Date for Daily Simple SONIA occurs on the same day as, but earlier than, the SONIA Determination Day in respect of any determination, the SONIA Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred prior to the SONIA Determination Day for Daily Simple SONIA and for such determination and (B) the SONIA Replacement Date will be deemed to have occurred in the case of clauses (a) or (b) with respect to Daily Simple SONIA upon the occurrence of the applicable event or events set forth therein with respect to all then-current Available Tenors of Daily Simple SONIA (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
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Specified Loan Asset means any Loan Asset that meets the following criteria as of the applicable Cut-Off Date:
Criteria |
Condition |
|
Loan Type: | First Lien Loan or Unitranche Loan | |
Minimum EBITDA for the Relevant Test
Period most recently ended prior to the applicable Cut-Off Date: |
$25,000,000 | |
Maximum EBITDA Adjustments Percentage
of less than: |
30.0% | |
Origination Date: | After July 31, 2020 | |
Senior Leverage Ratio for the Relevant Test
Period most recently ended prior to the applicable Cut-Off Date is less than: |
6.00:1.00 | |
Minimum Cash Interest Coverage Ratio for the
Relevant Test Period most recently ended prior to the applicable Cut-Off Date: |
1.50:1.00 | |
Equity Cushion of greater than: | 30.0% |
Spot Rate means, as of any date of determination, with respect to the conversion of any Eligible Currency (other than Dollars), (x) for an actual currency exchange, the applicable currency Dollar spot rate obtained by the Servicer through customary banking channels or (y) for all other purposes, the applicable currency Dollar spot rate that appeared on the Bloomberg screen for such currency at the end of the immediately preceding Business Day (or if such date is a Determination Date, at the end of such day).
Standby Investment means the BNY Mellon Cash Reserve.
State means one of the fifty states of the United States or the District of Columbia.
Stated Maturity means the date that is five (5) years following the Closing Date.
Structured Finance Obligation means any obligation of a special purpose vehicle secured directly by, referenced to, or representing ownership of, a pool of receivables or other assets, including collateralized debt obligations and single asset repackages.
Subsidiary means with respect to a Person, a corporation, partnership 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,
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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; provided that a Person whose Equity Securities were acquired by the Borrower or the Transferor, as the case may be, in a workout or restructuring of a Loan Asset shall not be deemed to be a Subsidiary for purposes of this Agreement.
Substitute Eligible Loan Asset means each Eligible Loan Asset Granted by the Borrower to the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, pursuant to Section 2.07(b)(ii).
Synthetic Security means a security or swap transaction that has payments associated with either payments of interest and/or principal on a reference obligation or the credit performance of a reference obligation.
Target Portfolio Amount means $750,000,000.
Tax Expense Cap means, for any Payment Date, a per annum amount equal to $187,500.
Taxes means any present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), charges, assessments or fees of any nature (including interest, penalties, and additions thereto) that are imposed by any Governmental Authority.
Term SOFR means, with respect to any Advance for any day, the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor of one (1) month on such day, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator for such day at 6:00 a.m. (New York City time); provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the foregoing tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator.
Term SOFR Adjustment means a percentage equal to 0.10% per annum.
Term SOFR Administrator means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).
Term SOFR Reference Rate means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR.
Termination/Reduction Notice means each notice required to be delivered by the Borrower in respect of any termination of this Agreement or any permanent reduction of the Facility Amount, in the form of Exhibit F.
Third-Party Bid has the meaning assigned to that term in the definition of Assigned Value (Middle Market).
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Total Committed Capital means, on any date of determination, the total capital raised by the Transferor.
Total Leverage Ratio means, with respect to any Loan Asset (other than a Recurring Revenue Loan) for any period, either (a) the meaning of Total Leverage Ratio or comparable term set forth in the Underlying Instruments for such Loan Asset, or (b) in the case of any Loan Asset with respect to which the Underlying Instruments do not include a definition of Total Leverage Ratio or comparable term, the ratio obtained by dividing (i) the total indebtedness for borrowed money of the related Obligor as of such date, minus the Unrestricted Cash of such Obligor as of such date by (ii) EBITDA of such Obligor for the Relevant Test Period, as calculated by the Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard using information from and calculations consistent with the relevant compliance statements and financial reporting packages provided by the relevant Obligor as per the requirements of the related Underlying Instruments (or, in the case of a Loan Asset for which the related Underlying Instruments have not been executed, as set forth in the relevant marketing materials or financial model in respect of such Loan Asset or as otherwise determined by the Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard), in each case, in a manner that the Servicer and the Administrative Agent mutually deem to be appropriate.
Tranche Size means, in respect of any Loan Asset, the aggregate principal amount of all of the borrowing facilities available to the Obligor under the terms of the relevant Underlying Instrument as of the original effective date of the Underlying Instrument. For purposes of determining the Tranche Size in respect of any Loan Asset: (1) for Loan Assets that are, in accordance with then-prevailing market practice, typically bought and sold together, the respective aggregate principal amount of the borrowing facilities available to the Obligor under the facilities evidenced by the relevant Underlying Instrument shall be aggregated (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the respective aggregate principal amounts of all revolving facilities, term loan A tranches, term loan B tranches and similar loan tranches issued under a single credit agreement shall be aggregated); (2) the respective principal amounts of lines of credit and delayed draws that, in accordance with then-prevailing market practice, trade with any Loan Asset shall be aggregated; and (3) the respective principal amount of any borrowing facilities that are, under then prevailing market practice, considered add-on facilities in respect of any Loan Asset shall be aggregated with the principal amount of such Loan Asset; provided that, in the case of clauses (1), (2) and (3) above, such facilities are pari passu in terms of repayment seniority.
Transaction Documents means this Agreement, any Assignment and Acceptance, the Purchase and Sale Agreement, the Master Participation Agreement, the Control Agreement, the Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian Fee Letter, each Lender Fee Letter, the Pledge Agreement and each document, instrument or agreement related to any of the foregoing.
Transferor means Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, in its capacity as the Transferor hereunder and as the seller under the Purchase and Sale Agreement, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity.
Transferor Loan Asset means each Loan Asset sold and/or contributed by the Transferor to the Borrower pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
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Transferor Purchased Loan Balance means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Transferor Collateral Loans acquired by the Borrower prior to such date.
Treasury means the United States Department of the Treasury.
Treasury Regulations means the Treasury regulations promulgated under the Code.
U.S. Government Securities Business Day means any day except for (a) a Saturday, (b) a Sunday or (c) a day on which the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.11(g)(i)c.
UCC means the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in the specified jurisdiction.
UK Financial Institution means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person falling within IFPRU 11.6 of the FCA Handbook (as amended from time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, which includes certain credit institutions and investment firms, and certain affiliates of such credit institutions or investment firms.
UK Resolution Authority means the Bank of England or any other public administrative authority having responsibility for the resolution of any UK Financial Institution.
Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement means the applicable Benchmark Replacement (Dollar) excluding the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment with respect thereto.
Underlying Instruments means the loan agreement, credit agreement or other agreement pursuant to which a Loan Asset has been issued or created and each other agreement that governs the terms of or secures the obligations represented by such Loan Asset or of which the holders of such Loan Asset are the beneficiaries.
Unfunded Exposure Account means a trust account comprising the sub-account designated as the USD Unfunded Reserve Account with account number 2532168400, the sub-account designated as the CAD Unfunded Reserve Account with account number 2532161240, the sub-account designated as the EUR Unfunded Reserve Account with account number 2532169780 and the sub-account designated as the GBP Unfunded Reserve Account with account number 2532168260 at the Account Bank entitled Unfunded Exposure Account, in the name of the Borrower subject to the lien and control of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties; provided that the funds deposited therein (including any interest and earnings thereon) from time to time shall constitute the property and assets of the Borrower and the Borrower shall be solely liable for any Taxes payable with respect to the Unfunded Exposure Account.
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Unfunded Exposure Amount means, as of any date of determination, with respect to a Delayed Draw Loan Asset or a Revolving Loan, as applicable, an amount equal to the aggregate amount (without duplication) in each Eligible Currency of all unfunded commitments associated with such Loan Asset as of such date.
Unfunded Exposure Amount Shortfall has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.02(f).
Unfunded Exposure Equity Amount means, on any date of determination, an amount equal to, for all Eligible Loan Assets which have any unfunded commitments, the aggregate sum of the products of (a) the Unfunded Exposure Amount for each such Eligible Loan Asset multiplied by (b) the difference of (x) 100% minus (y) the aggregate sum of the products of (A) the Assigned Value for each such Eligible Loan Asset multiplied by (B) the Advance Rate for each such Eligible Loan Asset.
United States means the United States of America.
United States Tax Person means a United States Person as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
Unitranche Loan means any Loan Asset (a) that is secured by a valid and perfected first priority Lien on substantially all of the Obligors assets constituting Related Collateral for such Loan Asset, subject to expressly permitted Liens, including any permitted liens as defined in the Underlying Instrument for such Loan Asset or such comparable definition if permitted liens is not defined therein, (b) that provides that the payment obligation of the Obligor on such Loan Asset is either senior to, or pari passu with, all other Indebtedness of such Obligor (excluding Permitted Working Capital Liens), and (c) for which no other Indebtedness of the Obligor secured by a Lien on the Related Collateral (excluding Permitted Working Capital Liens) exists or is outstanding; provided that any Loan Asset that would otherwise constitute a First Lien Loan but for clause (c) of the definition thereof shall constitute a Unitranche Loan.
Unmatured Event of Default means any event that, if it continues uncured, will, with lapse of time, notice or lapse of time and notice, constitute an Event of Default.
Unpledged Subscription Amounts means the sum of any unfunded, undrawn and readily available subscription amounts of shareholders or prospective shareholders of the Transferor that are not pledged or subject to any Lien, including, without limitation, any subscription line credit facility, shareholders note or similar instrument relating thereto.
Unrestricted Cash means, (a) with respect to any Loan Asset, the meaning of Unrestricted Cash or any comparable definition in the Underlying Instruments for the applicable Loan Asset and (b) in any case that Unrestricted Cash or such comparable definition is not defined in such Underlying Instruments or otherwise as applicable in this Agreement, cash and cash equivalents of the applicable Person available for use for general corporate purposes and not held in any reserve account or legally or contractually restricted for any particular purposes or uses.
Unused Fee has the meaning assigned to that term in Section 2.09.
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Unused Fee Rate means a rate equal to 0.60% per annum.
Value Adjustment Event means, with respect to any Loan Asset, the occurrence of any one or more of the following events after the related Cut-Off Date:
(a) solely with respect to Middle Market Loans, (i) the Cash Interest Coverage Ratio with respect to such Loan Asset on any date reported under the Underlying Instrument decreases to less than 1.5:1.00 or decreases by more than 15.0% from the Cash Interest Coverage Ratio as calculated on the applicable Cut-Off Date or the date on which the last Value Adjustment Event occurred pursuant to this clause (i), (ii) either (A) the Total Leverage Ratio with respect to such Loan Asset on any date reported under the Underlying Instrument, minus the Total Leverage Ratio calculated on the Cut-Off Date equals or exceeds 1.00:1.00, or (B) the Total Leverage Ratio with respect to such Loan Asset on any date reported under the Underlying Instrument increases by more than 15.0% from the same Total Leverage Ratio as calculated on the applicable Cut-Off Date or the date on which the last Value Adjustment Event occurred pursuant to this clause (ii) or (iii) solely with respect to Recurring Revenue Loans, the Debt-to-Recurring Revenue Ratio with respect to such Loan Asset increases by more than 15.0% from the same ratio as of the applicable Cut-Off Date or the date on which the last Value Adjustment Event occurred pursuant to this clause (iii);
(b) an Obligor payment default in respect of principal, interest or fees occurs under such Loan Asset that continues and has not been cured after giving effect to any grace period applicable thereto, but in no event more than five (5) Business Days, after the applicable due date under the related Underlying Instruments;
(c) any payment default occurs under any other senior or pari passu obligation for borrowed money of the related Obligor that continues and has not been cured after giving effect to any grace period applicable thereto, but in no event more than five (5) Business Days, after the applicable due date under the related agreement;
(d) a Bankruptcy Event with respect to the related Obligor (after giving effect to any applicable grace or cure period thereunder);
(e) solely with respect to any Middle Market Loan, the related Obligor fails to deliver to the Borrower or the Servicer any financial reporting information (i) as required by the Underlying Instruments of such Loan Asset (after giving effect to any applicable grace or cure period thereunder) and (ii) with a frequency of at least quarterly, but which shall in no case be delivered later than sixty (60) days (to the extent such information is available) after the end of each quarter and one hundred and twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year;
(f) solely with respect to any Middle Market Loan, the occurrence of a Material Modification with respect to such Loan Asset that has not been approved in advance by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion;
(g) [reserved];
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(h) the relevant Obligor, as determined by the Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard, commences formal restructuring or workout negotiations with its creditors, agrees to or completes a debt-for-equity swap or formally engages a restructuring advisor;
(i) the Servicer determines that all or a material portion of such Loan Asset is uncollectible or otherwise places it on non-accrual status in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Servicer and the Servicing Standard;
(j) solely with respect to any Broadly Syndicated Loan, the Market Value of such Broadly Syndicated Loan as determined by the Administrative Agent is below 85%;
(k) solely with respect to any Broadly Syndicated Loan, the quote depth is less than two (2); provided that, other than with respect to a Loan Asset that the Administrative Agent believes is or will become a Credit Risk Loan, no Value Adjustment Event shall be deemed to have occurred pursuant to this clause (k) if it has at least two (2) bid quotations from a nationally recognized independent dealer in the related loan as reported by an independent nationally recognized pricing service within a five (5) Business Day period of any date of determination; provided further that the Borrower may dispute the occurrence of a Value Adjustment Event under this clause (k) by providing the Administrative Agent at least two (2) actionable bids from an Approved Broker/Dealer for the full amount of such Broadly Syndicated Loan within one (1) Business Day;
(l) solely with respect to any Broadly Syndicated Loan, such Broadly Syndicated Loan has (x) an S&P Rating of CCC+ or below or (y) a Moodys Rating of Caa1 or below; or
(m) any additional event in respect of an Eligible Loan Asset, as specified by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion in the applicable Approval Notice.
Volcker Rule means Section 13 of the U.S. Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and the applicable rules and regulations thereunder.
Warranty Breach Event means, as to any Loan Asset, (a) the discovery that, as of the related Cut-Off Date, such Loan Asset did not satisfy the definition of Eligible Loan Asset or there otherwise existed a breach of any representation or warranty related to such Loan Asset or (b) the Borrower fails to satisfy Section 3.02(a)(ii) or Section 3.04(b), as applicable, with respect to such Loan Asset.
Warranty Breach Loan Asset means any Loan Asset with respect to which a Warranty Breach Event has occurred.
Weighted Average Advance Rate means, as of any date of determination with respect to all Eligible Loan Assets included in the Aggregate Adjusted Borrowing Value, the number obtained by (a) summing the products obtained by multiplying (i) the Advance Rate of each Eligible Loan Asset by (ii) such Eligible Loan Assets contribution to the Aggregate Adjusted Borrowing Value and dividing such sum by (b)(i) the Aggregate Adjusted Borrowing Value.
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Weighted Average Life means, as of any date of determination, the number obtained by (a) for each Eligible Loan Asset (other than a Defaulted Loan), multiplying the amount of each scheduled distribution of principal to be paid after such determination date by the number of years (rounded to the nearest hundredth) from such determination date until such scheduled distribution of principal is due; (b) summing all of the products calculated pursuant to clause (a) above; and (c) dividing the sum calculated pursuant to clause (b) above by the sum of all scheduled distributions of principal due on all the Eligible Loan Assets (other than Defaulted Loans) as of such determination date.
Weighted Average Life Test means a test that will be satisfied on any date of determination if the Weighted Average Life of all Eligible Loan Assets as of such date is less than or equal to seven (7) years.
Weighted Average Spread means, as of any date of determination, a fraction (expressed as a percentage) obtained by (a) multiplying the Outstanding Balance of each Eligible Loan Asset (and, in the case of any Delayed Draw Loan Asset or Revolving Loan, the unfunded portion of the commitment thereunder) (other than a Defaulted Loan) included in the Collateral as of such date by its Effective Spread, (b) summing the amounts determined pursuant to clause (a), and (c) dividing the sum determined pursuant to clause (b) above by the aggregate Outstanding Balance of all Eligible Loan Assets (and the unfunded portions of all Delayed Draw Loan Assets and Revolving Loans, as applicable) (other than a Defaulted Loan) included in the Collateral as of such date.
Weighted Average Spread Test means a test that will be satisfied on any date of determination if the Weighted Average Spread is greater than or equal to 3.50%.
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 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.
Yield means the sum of the following, payable on each Payment Date:
(a) with respect to Advances (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any I/O Loan):
(i) with respect to any previously ended Remittance Period, the sum for each day in such Remittance Period of amounts determined in accordance with the following formula (but only to the extent that such amounts were not previously paid to the Lenders):
YR x L
D
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where: | YR | = | the Yield Rate applicable to such Advance on such day during such Remittance Period; | |||
L | = | the outstanding principal amount of such Advance on such day; and | ||||
D | = | 360; |
plus
(ii) with respect to any previously ended Remittance Period, the sum for each day in such Remittance Period of amounts determined in accordance with the following formula (but only to the extent that such amounts were not previously paid to the Lenders):
YR x L
D
where: | YR | = | the Yield Rate applicable on such day; | |||
L | = | the greater of (a) the Minimum Utilization minus the Advances Outstanding on such day, and (b) 0; and | ||||
D | = | 360; |
(b) with respect to the I/O Loan, with respect to any previously ended Remittance Period, the sum for each day in such Remittance Period of amounts determined in accordance with the following formula (but only to the extent that such amounts were not previously paid to the Lenders):
YR x L
D
where: | YR | = | the Yield Rate; | |||
L | = | the I/O Notional Loan Amount on the I/O Loan on such day; and | ||||
D | = | 360; |
provided that (i) no provision of this Agreement shall require the payment or permit the collection of Yield in excess of the maximum permitted by Applicable Law and (ii) Yield shall not be considered paid by any distribution if at any time such distribution is later required to be rescinded by the Lender to the Borrower or any other Person for any reason including, such distribution becoming void or otherwise avoidable under any statutory provision or common law or equitable action, including, any provision of the Bankruptcy Code.
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Yield Rate means, (i) for any Advance, as of any date of determination during any Remittance Period applicable to such Advance, an interest rate per annum equal to the Benchmark for such date plus the Applicable Margin and (ii) with respect to the I/O Loan, the I/O Rate.
Zero-Coupon Obligation means any loan that, at the time of purchase, does not by its terms provide for the payment of cash interest.
Section 1.02 Other Terms.
(a) All capitalized terms used which are not specifically defined shall have the meanings provided in Article 9 of the UCC in effect on the date hereof to the extent the same are used or defined therein.
(b) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, 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.
Section 1.03 Computation of Time Periods. Unless otherwise stated in this Agreement, in the computation of a period of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word from means from and including and the words to and until each mean to but excluding.
Section 1.04 Interpretation.
In each Transaction Document, unless a contrary intention appears:
(a) The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined.
(b) Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms.
(c) The words include, includes and including shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase without limitation.
(d) The word will shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word shall.
(e) The word law shall be construed as referring to all statutes, rules, regulations, codes and other laws (including official rulings and interpretations thereunder having the force of law or with which affected Persons customarily comply), and all judgments, orders and decrees, of all Governmental Authorities.
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(f) Unless the context requires otherwise (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, modifications, supplements, restatements or replacements set forth herein), (ii) any definition of or reference to any statute, rule or regulation shall be construed as referring thereto as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (including by succession of comparable successor laws), (iii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Persons successors and assigns (subject to any restrictions on assignment set forth herein) and, in the case of any Governmental Authority, any other Governmental Authority that shall have succeeded to any or all functions thereof, (iv) 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, (v) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits, Annexes and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits, Annexes and Schedules to, this Agreement and (vi) 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.
(g) Unless expressly stated otherwise, any decision, consent, approval or waiver to be made at the discretion of the Administrative Agent (or any Lender) shall be in its sole discretion.
(h) All calculations required to be made hereunder with respect to the Loan Assets and the Borrowing Base shall be made on a trade date basis.
(i) Reference to any time means New York, New York time (unless expressly specified otherwise).
(j) Any reference to close of business means 5:00 p.m., New York, New York time.
(k) Any use of the term knowledge or actual knowledge in this Agreement shall mean actual knowledge after reasonable inquiry.
(l) For purposes of this Agreement, an Event of Default or Servicer Default shall be deemed to be continuing until it is cured or waived in accordance with Section 12.01(a).
Section 1.05 Currency Conversion. For purposes of (i) complying with any requirement of this Agreement stated in Dollars and (ii) calculating any ratio or other test set forth in this Agreement, the amount of any Loan Asset denominated in an Eligible Currency other than Dollars shall be deemed to be the Dollar Equivalent of such amount of such Eligible Currency.
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ARTICLE II
THE FACILITY
Section 2.01 Advances; I/O Notional Loan.
(a) Advances. On the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, from time to time from the Closing Date until the end of the Revolving Period, the Borrower (or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower) may request that the Lenders make Advances (which shall include an interest-only notional advance in respect of which interest will accrue thereon at the I/O Rate) secured by the Collateral to the Borrower in each applicable Eligible Currency, in an aggregate amount up to the Availability as of such date (and not exceeding, as applicable for such Eligible Currency, the Borrowing Base (CAD), the Borrowing Base (EUR), the Borrowing Base (Dollars) or the Borrowing Base (GBP), each as then in effect), for the purpose of (x) purchasing Eligible Loan Assets or (y) depositing funds in the Unfunded Exposure Account in an amount up to the Unfunded Exposure Amount of the related Delayed Draw Loan Asset or Revolving Loan (as applicable); provided that, no Lender shall be obligated to make any Advance on or after the date that is two (2) Business Days prior to the earlier to occur of the Commitment Termination Date or the Facility Maturity Date. Under no circumstances shall any Lender be required to make any Advance if after giving effect to such Advance and the addition to the Collateral of the Eligible Loan Assets being acquired by the Borrower using the proceeds of such Advance, (i) an Event of Default exists or would result therefrom or an Unmatured Event of Default exists or would result therefrom or (ii) a Borrowing Base Deficiency exists or would result therefrom. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Lender shall be obligated to provide the Borrower with aggregate funds in connection with an Advance that would exceed such Lenders unused Commitment then in effect.
(b) Promissory Note. Upon the request of any Lender, the Borrower shall promptly execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note of the Borrower (in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) evidencing (i) the Advances of such Lender with appropriate insertions as to the date and principal amount or (ii) the I/O Loan of such Lender, with appropriate insertions as to the date and interest amount, not to exceed the I/O Notional Loan Amount allocable to such Lender. For the avoidance of doubt, any note delivered in connection with an I/O Loan shall be a zero principal balance note.
(c) I/O Notional Loans. For the purposes of calculating the accrued interest under the I/O Loan, the Borrower and Lenders hereby agree that on the Closing Date, a loan with a principal amount equal to the I/O Notional Loan Amount shall be deemed to have been advanced to the Borrower by the applicable Lenders under the I/O Loan (each such loan, an I/O Notional Loan), and any increase or any decrease, if any, of the I/O Notional Loan Amount of the I/O Notional Loans shall be allocated ratably to those Lenders who are the holders of the I/O Loan, solely to the extent that the aggregate Commitments are increased or decreased. No amounts will actually be advanced by any Lender to the Borrower in respect of the I/O Notional Loan and no amount shall be owed by the Borrower to any Lender with respect to any such I/O Notional Loan (other than in respect of Yield at the I/O Rate). The amount of interest payable to a Lender in respect of the I/O Notional Loan shall be calculated with respect to such Lenders I/O Notional Loan Lender Percentage..
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Section 2.02 Procedure for Advances.
(a) During the Revolving Period, the Lenders will make Advances on any Business Day at the request of the Borrower, subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of Sections 2.01 and 2.02 and subject to the provisions of Article III hereof.
(b) For each Advance, the Borrower shall deliver a written notice in the form of a Notice of Borrowing to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, with a copy to the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian, no later than 10:00 a.m. at least two (2) Business Days before the Business Day on which the Advance is to be made; provided that, if such Notice of Borrowing is delivered later than 10:00 a.m. on such Business Day, such Notice of Borrowing shall be deemed to have been received on the following Business Day. Each Notice of Borrowing shall include a duly completed Borrowing Base Certificate (updated to the date such Advance is requested and giving pro forma effect to the Advance requested and the use of the proceeds thereof) and an updated Loan Asset Schedule, and shall specify:
(i) the proposed aggregate amount of such Advance; provided that the amount of such Advance must be at least equal to $1,000,000;
(ii) the proposed date of such Advance;
(iii) the Eligible Currency;
(iv) a representation that all conditions precedent for an Advance described in Article III hereof have been satisfied;
(v) the amount of cash that will be funded by the Transferor into the Unfunded Exposure Account in connection with any Delayed Draw Loan Asset or Revolving Loan funded by such Advance, if applicable; and
(vi) whether such Advance should be remitted to the Principal Collection Subaccount or the Unfunded Exposure Account.
Any Notice of Borrowing pursuant to this Section 2.02 shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower; provided, that, any Notice of Borrowing that is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other transactions may be revoked or delayed by the Borrower (or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower) no later than 12:00 p.m. on the proposed date of such Advance if such other transactions fail to become effective (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower shall be liable for any breakage or other reasonable and documented out of pocket costs incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with such revocation or delay).
On the date of each Advance, upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Article III, each Lender shall, in accordance with the Notice of Borrowing, either make available to the Borrower, in same day funds, (x) an amount equal to such Lenders Pro Rata Share of such Advance, for deposit by the Collateral Agent into the Principal Collection Subaccount or (y) an amount equal to such Lenders Pro Rata Share of such Advance, for deposit by the Collateral Agent into the Unfunded Exposure Account, as applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, each Advance and related increase in the Advances Outstanding shall be allocated ratably to each Lender in
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accordance with their respective Lenders Pro Rata Share as in effect before such increase. Any Lender which fails to remit its Pro Rata Share in connection with any Advance in accordance with this Section 2.02 shall constitute a Defaulting Lender, and the Borrower shall have all rights available to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.19.
(c) Each Advance shall bear interest at the applicable Yield Rate.
(d) Subject to Section 2.16 and the other terms, conditions, provisions and limitations set forth herein (including, the payment of the Prepayment Premium, as applicable), the Borrower may borrow, repay or prepay and reborrow Advances without any penalty, fee or premium on and after the Closing Date and prior to the end of the Revolving Period.
(e) The obligation of each Lender to remit its Pro Rata Share of any Advance shall be several from that of each other Lender and the failure of any Lender to so make such amount available to the Borrower shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation hereunder.
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (including, without limitation, the existence of an Unmatured Event of Default or a Borrowing Base Deficiency), if, on the last day of the Revolving Period, the amount on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account is less than the Aggregate Unfunded Exposure Amount, the Borrower shall request an Advance in the amount of such shortfall (the Unfunded Exposure Amount Shortfall). Following receipt of a Notice of Borrowing (which shall specify the account details of the Unfunded Exposure Account where the funds will be made available), each Lender shall fund its Pro Rata Share of such Unfunded Exposure Amount Shortfall in accordance with Section 2.02(b), notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (including, without limitation, the Borrowers failure to satisfy any of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.02) other than an Event of Default.
(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, to the extent that an Advance is made on an Advance Date in anticipation of the settlement of an Eligible Loan Asset and the transfer by the Transferor of the applicable Loan Asset and Related Asset has not settled on such Advance Date, the proceeds of such Advance shall remain on deposit in the Principal Collection Account until paid to settle such transfer or repaid in accordance with Section 2.16, and pending such settlement or repayment, no failure of transfer shall be deemed to have occurred.
Section 2.03 Determination of Yield. The Administrative Agent shall determine the Yield in respect of all Advances and the I/O Loan (including unpaid Yield related thereto, if any, due and payable on a prior Payment Date) to be paid by the Borrower on each Payment Date for the related Remittance Period and shall advise the Servicer thereof on or prior to the third (3rd) Business Day prior to such Payment Date.
Section 2.04 Remittance Procedures. The Servicer shall instruct the Collateral Agent by delivery of the Servicing Report and, if the Servicer fails to do so, the Administrative Agent may instruct the Collateral Agent, to apply funds on deposit in the Controlled Accounts as described in this Section 2.04 and subject to the Pari Passu Provisions; provided that, at any time after delivery of a Notice of Exclusive Control (and prior to any rescission of such Notice of Exclusive Control), the Administrative Agent shall instruct the Collateral Agent to apply funds on deposit in the Controlled Accounts as described in this Section 2.04.
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(a) Interest Payments prior to an Event of Default. In the absence of a continuing Event of Default and prior to the occurrence of the Facility Maturity Date, on each Payment Date, the Collateral Agent shall (as directed pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 2.04) transfer Interest Collections held by the Account Bank in the Collection Account to the following Persons in the following amounts, calculated as of the most recent Determination Date, and priority:
(i) to the payment of Taxes, registration and filing fees then due and owing by the Borrower that are attributable solely to the operations of the Borrower; provided that the aggregate amounts payable under this clause (i) shall not exceed the Tax Expense Cap;
(ii) to the payment of accrued and unpaid Administrative Expenses; provided that the aggregate amounts payable under this clause (ii) shall not exceed the Administrative Expense Cap;
(iii) to the extent not waived by the Servicer, to the Servicer, in payment in full of all accrued and unpaid Servicing Fees;
(iv) pro rata, in accordance with the amounts due under this clause (iv), to each Lender, all Yield, the Unused Fee and any Breakage Fees that are accrued and unpaid as of the last day of the related Remittance Period;
(v) pro rata, to each Lender and the Administrative Agent, as applicable, all accrued and unpaid fees, expenses (including attorneys fees, costs and expenses), Increased Costs and indemnity amounts payable by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender under the Transaction Documents;
(vi) to pay the Advances Outstanding to the extent necessary to eliminate any outstanding Borrowing Base Deficiency, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to all payments through this clause (vi);
(vii) to pay the Advances Outstanding, together with any applicable Prepayment Premium not paid pursuant to Section 2.04(b)(ii), in connection with any complete refinancing or termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 2.16(b), until paid in full;
(viii) to the Transferor, to make a Permitted RIC Distribution in the amount instructed by the Servicer;
(ix) to the payment of any Administrative Expenses, to the extent not paid pursuant to clause (ii) above due to the limitation contained therein;
(x) to pay to the Servicer, all reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the performance of its duties under the Transaction Documents;
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(xi) to deposit into the Unfunded Exposure Account an amount necessary to cause the amounts on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account to equal the Aggregate Unfunded Exposure Equity Amount;
(xii) during the Amortization Period, to repay the Advances Outstanding until paid in full; and
(xiii) so long as no Unmatured Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the Borrower, any remaining amounts as Interest Collections, which may be distributed to the Transferor or otherwise applied at the Borrowers discretion.
(b) Principal Payments prior to an Event of Default. In the absence of a continuing Event of Default or prior to the occurrence of the Facility Maturity Date, on each Payment Date the Collateral Agent shall (as directed pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 2.04) transfer Principal Collections held by the Account Bank in the Collection Account to the following Persons in the following amounts, calculated as of the most recent Determination Date, and priority:
(i) to pay amounts due under Section 2.04(a)(i) through 2.04(a)(v), to the extent not paid thereunder;
(ii) (x) prior to the end of the Revolving Period (at the discretion of the Servicer), to the Unfunded Exposure Account in an amount necessary to cause the amount on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account to equal the Aggregate Unfunded Exposure Equity Amount; or (y) after the end of the Revolving Period, to the Unfunded Exposure Account in an amount necessary to cause the amount on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account to equal the Aggregate Unfunded Exposure Amount;
(iii) (A) during the Revolving Period, to pay amounts due under Section 2.04(a)(vi) but only to the extent not paid in full thereunder and to the extent necessary to eliminate any outstanding Borrowing Base Deficiency, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to all payments through this clause (iii); or (B) during the Amortization Period, to repay the Advances Outstanding, and any accrued and unpaid Prepayment Premium, until paid in full;
(iv) during the Amortization Period, to the payment of any Administrative Expenses, to the extent not paid pursuant to clause (i) above due to the limitation contained therein;
(v) during the Amortization Period, to pay amounts due under Section 2.04(a)(x) to the extent not paid thereunder; and
(vi) so long as no Unmatured Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the Borrower any remaining amounts as Principal Collections, which may be distributed to the Transferor at the Borrowers discretion.
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(c) Payment on and after the occurrence of an Event of Default. If an Event of Default exists and, in any case, after the declaration, or automatic occurrence, of the Facility Maturity Date, on each Business Day thereafter the Collateral Agent shall (as directed pursuant to the first paragraph of this Section 2.04) transfer collected funds held by the Account Bank in the Collection Account to the following Persons in the following amounts, calculated as of the prior Business Day, and priority:
(i) to the payment of Taxes, registration and filing fees then due and owing by the Borrower that are attributable solely to the operations of the Borrower; provided that the aggregate amounts payable under this clause (i) shall not exceed the Tax Expense Cap;
(ii) to the payment of accrued and unpaid Administrative Expenses;
(iii) to the Servicer, in payment in full of all accrued and unpaid Servicing Fees but only to the extent that the Servicer is not an Affiliate of the Borrower, the Transferor or the Servicer;
(iv) pro rata, in accordance with the amounts due under this clause (iv), to each Lender, all Yield, the Unused Fee and any Breakage Fees that are accrued and unpaid as of the last day of the related Remittance Period;
(v) pro rata, to each Lender and the Administrative Agent, as applicable, all accrued and unpaid fees, expenses (including attorneys fees, costs and expenses), Increased Costs and indemnity amounts payable by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender under the Transaction Documents;
(vi) to pay the Advances Outstanding, and any applicable Prepayment Premium, until paid in full;
(vii) to the Transferor, to make a Permitted RIC Distribution in the amount instructed by the Servicer;
(viii) to the payment of any Administrative Expenses, to the extent not paid pursuant to clause (ii) above due to the limitation contained therein;
(ix) to the Servicer, in payment in full of all accrued and unpaid Servicing Fees to the extent not paid pursuant to clause (iii) above due to the limitation contained therein;
(x) to the Servicer, all reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the performance of its duties under the Transaction Documents; and
(xi) to the Borrower, any remaining amounts.
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(d) Unfunded Exposure Account; Delayed Draw Loan Assets; Revolving Loans. On or before the Cut-Off Date of any Delayed Draw Loan Asset or any Revolving Loan, the Borrower shall deposit into the Unfunded Exposure Account an amount such that the balance of the Unfunded Exposure Account is at least equal to the Unfunded Exposure Equity Amount of such Delayed Draw Loan Asset or Revolving Loan by making a Disbursement Request from the Principal Collection Subaccount in accordance with Section 2.18, by depositing the proceeds of a capital contribution from the Transferor, and/or a Notice of Borrowing for an Advance in accordance with Section 2.02. Funds on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account as of any date of determination may be withdrawn to fund draw requests of the relevant Obligors under any Delayed Draw Loan Asset or Revolving Loan. Any such draw request made by an Obligor, along with wiring instructions for the applicable Obligor, shall be forwarded by the Borrower or the Servicer to the Collateral Agent (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Disbursement Request, and the Collateral Agent shall instruct the Account Bank to fund such draw request in accordance with the Disbursement Request. As of any date of determination, the Servicer (or, after delivery of a Notice of Exclusive Control, the Administrative Agent) may cause any amounts on deposit in the Unfunded Exposure Account that exceed (i) prior to the end of the Revolving Period, the aggregate of all Unfunded Exposure Equity Amounts and (ii) during the Amortization Period, the Unfunded Exposure Amount, to be deposited into the Principal Collection Subaccount as Principal Collections.
(e) Insufficiency of Funds. The parties hereby agree that if the funds on deposit in the Collection Account are insufficient to pay any amounts due and payable on a Payment Date or otherwise, the Borrower shall nevertheless remain responsible for, and shall pay when due, all amounts payable under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents. The parties further agree that amounts that may be distributed to the Borrower or the holders of any Equity Interest in the Borrower are fully subordinated and junior to the Obligations of the Borrower to the Secured Parties. In the event the Borrower is subject to a Bankruptcy Event, any claim that the Borrower or the holders of any Equity Interest in the Borrower may have with respect to such distributions shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein and notwithstanding any objection to, or rescission of, such filing, be fully subordinate in right of payment to the Obligations of the Borrower to the Secured Parties. The foregoing sentence and the provisions of Section 2.04 shall constitute a subordination agreement within the meaning of Section 510(a) of the Bankruptcy Code. The Borrower and the Transferor hereby agree that they may only receive distributions from amounts available pursuant to Sections 2.04(a)(xiii), 2.04(b)(vi) and 2.04(c)(xi).
(f) Repayment of Obligations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Borrower shall repay the Advances Outstanding, all accrued and unpaid Yield, any Breakage Fees, Increased Costs, all accrued and unpaid costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and Lenders in accordance with the Transaction Documents and all other Obligations (other than unmatured contingent indemnification obligations) in full on the Facility Maturity Date.
(g) The Servicer shall instruct the Collateral Agent, no later than the date immediately preceding each Payment Date and subject to the Pari Passu Provisions, to convert amounts on deposit in the Collection Account into each Eligible Currency (pro rata based on available amounts from each other Eligible Currency, unless otherwise directed in writing by the Servicer) using the Spot Rate to the extent necessary to make payments required in each Eligible Currency pursuant to Section 2.04(a). All risk and expense incident to such conversion is the responsibility of the Borrower and the Collateral Agent shall have (x) no responsibility for fluctuations in exchange rates affecting any collections or conversion thereof and (y) to the extent it complies with the instructions provided by the Servicer pursuant to the Servicing Standard, no liability for any losses incurred or resulting from the rates obtained in such foreign exchange transactions.
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Section 2.05 Instructions to the Collateral Agent and the Account Bank. All instructions and directions given to the Collateral Agent or the Account Bank by the Servicer, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.04 shall be in writing (including instructions and directions transmitted to the Collateral Agent or the Account Bank by email), and such written instructions and directions shall be delivered with a written certification that such instructions and directions are in compliance with the provisions of Section 2.04 and the Collateral Agent may conclusively rely on such instructions and directions. The Servicer and the Borrower shall immediately transmit to the Administrative Agent by email a copy of all instructions and directions given to the Collateral Agent or the Account Bank by such party pursuant to Section 2.04. The Administrative Agent shall promptly transmit to the Servicer and the Borrower by email a copy of all instructions and directions given to the Collateral Agent or the Account Bank by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.04. If either the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent disagrees with the computation of any amounts to be paid or deposited by the Borrower or the Servicer under Section 2.04 or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement, or upon their respective instructions, it shall so notify the Borrower, the Servicer and the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, in writing and in reasonable detail to identify the specific disagreement. If such disagreement cannot be resolved within two (2) Business Days, the determination of the Administrative Agent as to such amounts shall be conclusive and binding on the parties hereto absent manifest error. In the event the Collateral Agent or the Account Bank receives instructions from the Servicer or the Borrower which conflict with any instructions received from the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Account Bank, as applicable, shall rely on and follow the instructions given by the Administrative Agent.
Section 2.06 Borrowing Base Deficiency Payments.
(a) In addition to any other obligation of the Borrower to cure any Borrowing Base Deficiency pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, if, on any day prior to the Collection Date, any Borrowing Base Deficiency exists, then the Borrower shall eliminate such Borrowing Base Deficiency in its entirety within two (2) Business Days (or such later date as agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) by effecting one or more (or any combination thereof) of the following actions in order to eliminate such Borrowing Base Deficiency as of such date of determination: (i) deposit cash in Dollars into the Principal Collection Subaccount, (ii) repay Advances Outstanding (together with any Breakage Fees in respect of the amount so prepaid), (iii) Grant additional Eligible Loan Assets that are Specified Loan Assets and/or (iv) subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, Grant additional Eligible Loan Assets (other than Specified Loan Assets).
(b) No later than 2:00 p.m. on the Business Day prior to the proposed repayment of Advances Outstanding or Grant of additional Eligible Loan Assets pursuant to Section 2.06(a), the Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) shall deliver (i) to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian) notice of such repayment or Grant and a duly completed Borrowing Base Certificate, updated to the date such repayment or Grant is being
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made and giving pro forma effect to such repayment or Grant, and (ii) to the Administrative Agent, if applicable, a description of any Eligible Loan Asset and each Obligor of such Eligible Loan Asset to be Granted and an updated Loan Asset Schedule. Any notice pertaining to any repayment or any Grant pursuant to this Section 2.06 shall be irrevocable.
Section 2.07 Sale of Loan Assets; Affiliate Transactions.
(a) Discretionary Sales. The Borrower shall be permitted to sell Loan Assets to Persons, including the Transferor and Affiliates of the Transferor, from time to time prior to the declaration or automatic occurrence of the Facility Maturity Date (such sale, a Discretionary Sale); provided that (i) the proceeds of such sale shall be deposited into the Collection Account to be disbursed in accordance with Section 2.04 hereof, (ii) any sale to the Transferor or an Affiliate of the Transferor meets the requirements set forth in Section 2.07(d) below, (iii) after giving effect to any such sale, no Borrowing Base Deficiency shall exist, (iv) no event has occurred, or would result from such sale, which constitutes an Event of Default or an Unmatured Event of Default and (v) after giving effect to any such sale, the Collateral Quality Tests are satisfied or, if not satisfied, would be maintained or improved.
(b) Repurchase or Substitution of Warranty Breach Loan Assets. If on any day a Loan Asset is (or becomes) a Warranty Breach Loan Asset, no later than five (5) Business Days following the earlier of knowledge by the Borrower of such Loan Asset becoming a Warranty Breach Loan Asset or receipt by the Borrower from the Administrative Agent or the Servicer of written notice thereof, the Borrower shall either:
(i) make a deposit to the Collection Account (for allocation pursuant to Section 2.04) in immediately available funds in an amount equal to (i) the Purchase Price (calculated without giving effect to the proviso in the definition thereof) of such Loan Asset, multiplied by (ii) the Outstanding Balance; the deposit of such funds into the Collection Account may result from the sale of such Warranty Breach Loan Asset pursuant to Section 2.07(a); or
(ii) with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, substitute for such Warranty Breach Loan Asset a Substitute Eligible Loan Asset.
Upon confirmation of the deposit of the amounts set forth in Section 2.07(b)(i) into the Collection Account or the delivery by the Borrower of a Substitute Eligible Loan Asset for each Warranty Breach Loan Asset pursuant to Section 2.07(b)(ii) (the date of such confirmation or delivery, the Release Date), such Warranty Breach Loan Asset and Related Asset shall be removed from the Collateral and, as applicable, the Substitute Eligible Loan Asset and Related Asset shall be included in the Collateral. On the Release Date of each Warranty Breach Loan Asset, the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall automatically and without further action be deemed to release to the Borrower, without recourse, representation or warranty, all the right, title and interest and any Lien of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties in, to and under the Warranty Breach Loan Asset and any Related Asset and all future monies due or to become due with respect thereto.
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(c) Conditions to Sales, Substitutions and Repurchases. Any sales, substitutions or repurchases effected pursuant to Sections 2.07(a), or 2.07(b) shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions (as certified in writing to the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent by the Borrower); provided that none of the following terms and conditions set forth in this Section 2.07(c) shall be applicable to the release of Loan Assets in connection with a CLO Take-Out):
(i) the Borrower shall deliver a Borrowing Base Certificate and an updated Loan Asset Schedule to the Administrative Agent in connection with such sale, substitution or repurchase;
(ii) the Borrower shall deliver a list of all Loan Assets to be sold, substituted or repurchased;
(iii) no selection procedures adverse to the interests of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders were utilized by the Borrower in the selection of the Loan Assets to be sold, repurchased or substituted;
(iv) the Borrower shall (A) with respect to sales and repurchases, give one (1) Business Days notice of such sale or repurchase to the Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent and (B) with respect to substitutions, have received an Approval Notice (for each Loan Asset added to the Collateral on the related Cut-Off Date);
(v) the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any amount to be deposited into the Collection Account in connection with any sale, substitution or repurchase;
(vi) the representations and warranties contained in Sections 4.01, 4.02 and 4.03 hereof shall continue to be correct in all material respects or, if qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects, except to the extent relating to an earlier date;
(vii) any repayment of Advances Outstanding in connection with any sale, substitution or repurchase of Loan Assets hereunder shall comply with the requirements set forth in Section 2.16; and
(viii) the Borrower shall agree to pay the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket legal fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent, each Lender, Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian in connection with any such sale, substitution or repurchase (including, but not limited to, expenses incurred in connection with the release of the Lien of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties in the Loan Asset in connection with such sale, substitution or repurchase).
(d) Affiliate Transactions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein or in any other Transaction Document, other than in connection with a mandatory repurchase of a Warranty Breach Loan Asset pursuant to clause (c) above, the Transferor (or an Affiliate thereof) shall not reacquire from the Borrower and the Borrower shall not transfer to the
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Transferor or to Affiliates of the Transferor, and none of the Transferor nor any Affiliates thereof will have a right or ability to purchase, the Loan Assets of the Borrower without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, and any such transactions shall be at arms-length and subject to the further conditions that (i) all such sales must be at a price for each Loan Asset at least equal to the Outstanding Balance of such Loan Asset multiplied by the respective Assigned Value or, in the event a Value Adjustment Event has occurred with respect to such Loan Asset, the fair market value of such Loan Asset and (ii) after giving effect to such sale, no Borrowing Base Deficiency shall exist. Each determination of fair market value pursuant to this Section 2.07(d) shall be made by the Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard. In addition, during the Amortization Period, each such determination shall be either (x) at least equal to the value of the average of two (2) bid-side quotes received with respect to the applicable Loan Asset from Approved Brokers/Dealers active in the trading of such assets, or (y) if no such bid-side quotes are available, acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion; provided that, in the case of sub-clause (y) above, if the fair market value determined by the Servicer is not acceptable to the Administrative Agent, the Servicer may retain an Approved Valuation Firm to value such Loan Asset, and such Approved Valuation Firms valuation shall become the fair market value of such Loan Asset.
(e) Limitations on Sales and Substitutions. The Outstanding Balance of all Transferor Loan Assets (other than Warranty Breach Loan Assets) sold or substituted pursuant to Section 2.07(a) to the Transferor shall not exceed 20% of the Transferor Purchased Loan Balance measured as of the date of such sale or dividend. The Outstanding Balance of all Transferor Loan Assets (other than Warranty Breach Loan Assets) that are Defaulted Loans sold or substituted pursuant to Section 2.07(a) to the Transferor shall not exceed 10% of the Transferor Purchased Loan Balance measured as of the date of such sale or dividend. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall be permitted to sell any Defaulted Loan, Margin Stock or Equity Security to Persons other than Affiliates of the Transferor pursuant to Section 2.07(a) at any time; provided that, during the continuance of an Event of Default, the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for any such sale.
(f) Optional Sales. So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (i) the Borrower shall have the right to sell all of the Loan Assets in whole but not in part on any Business Day in a sale not meeting the conditions set forth in clauses (a) through (e) of this Section 2.07 if the proceeds thereof are used to pay all of the Obligations in full pursuant to Section 2.16(b), and (ii) the Borrower shall have the right to sell all or a portion of the Loan Assets on any Business Day in a sale not meeting the conditions set forth in Section 2.07(e) (but for the avoidance of doubt, meeting the other conditions set forth in clauses (a) through (c) of this Section 2.07) in connection with a securitization of such Loan Assets.
Section 2.08 Payments and Computations, Etc.
(a) All amounts to be paid or deposited by the Borrower or the Servicer hereunder shall be paid or deposited in accordance with the terms hereof no later than 2:00 p.m. on the day when due in an Eligible Currency in immediately available funds to the Collection Account or such other account as is designated by the Administrative Agent. Any Obligation hereunder shall not be reduced by any distribution of any portion of Available Collections if at any time such distribution is rescinded or required to be returned by any Lender to the Borrower or any
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other Person for any reason. Each Advance and I/O Loan shall accrue interest at the applicable Yield Rate for each day during each applicable Remittance Period. All computations of interest and all computations with respect to the Yield and the Yield Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of three hundred and sixty (360) days and the actual number of days elapsed. Each Advance shall accrue interest at the Yield Rate for each day beginning on, and including, the Advance Date with respect to such Advance and ending on, but excluding, the date such Advance is repaid in full. Yield on the I/O Loan due on each Payment Date shall be equal to the applicable interest due thereon with respect to each such Payment Date, which Yield shall accrue at the Yield Rate for each day during the Remittance Period.
(b) Whenever any payment hereunder shall be stated to be due on a day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of payment of Yield or any fee payable hereunder, as the case may be. To the extent that Available Collections are insufficient on any Payment Date to satisfy the full amount of any Increased Costs pursuant to Section 2.04(a)(v) and Section 2.04(b)(i), such unpaid amounts shall remain due and owing and shall be payable on the next succeeding Payment Date until repaid in full.
(c) If any Advance requested by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.02 is not for any reason whatsoever, except as a result of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of, or failure to fund such Advance on the part of, the Administrative Agent or the Lenders, made or effectuated, as the case may be, on the date specified therefor, the Borrower shall indemnify such Lender against any loss, cost or expense incurred by such Lender related thereto, including, any loss (including cost of funds and reasonable and documented out-of-pocket expenses), cost or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Lender to fund Advances or maintain the Advances. Any such Lender shall provide to the Borrower documentation setting forth the amounts of any loss, cost or expense referred to in the previous sentence, such documentation to be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d) For the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower shall not be obligated to pay or repay any amounts in respect of an I/O Notional Loan other than interest in accordance with Section 2.01 and Section 2.04, as applicable.
Section 2.09 Unused Fee. The Borrower shall pay, in accordance with Section 2.04, pro rata to each Lender, an unused fee (the Unused Fee) payable in arrears for each Remittance Period, equal to the sum of the products for each day during such Remittance Period of (a) one divided by three hundred and sixty (360), (b) the applicable Unused Fee Rate and (c) the positive difference, if any, of the Facility Amount less the greater of (i) the Advances Outstanding on such date and (ii) the Minimum Utilization.
Section 2.10 Increased Costs; Capital Adequacy.
(a) If any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, assessment, fee, tax, insurance charge, liquidity or similar requirement (including any compulsory loan requirement, insurance charge or other assessment) against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Affiliate, participant, successor or assign thereof (each of which shall be an Affected Party);
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(ii) impose on any Affected Party or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Advances or participation therein or the obligation or right of any Lender to make Advances hereunder;
(iii) change the amount of capital maintained or required or requested or directed to be maintained by any Affected Party; or
(iv) change the rate for, or the manner in which the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (or a successor thereto) assesses deposit insurance premiums or similar charges;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to or impose a cost upon such Affected Party of funding or making or maintaining any Advance or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Advance or otherwise performing its obligations under the Transaction Documents or to increase the cost to such Affected Party or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Affected Party, whether of principal, interest or otherwise or to require any payment calculated by reference to the amount of interest or loans received or held by such Affected Party, then the Borrower will pay to such Affected Party such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Affected Party for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.
(b) If any Affected Party determines that any Change in Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Affected Partys capital or on the capital of Affected Partys holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Advances made by such Affected Party to a level below that which such Affected Party or Affected Partys holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Affected Partys policies and the policies of such Affected Partys holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Affected Party such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Affected Party or Affected Partys holding company for any such reduction suffered.
(c) A certificate of an Affected Party providing an explanation of the applicable Change in Law and setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Affected Party or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in clause (a) or (b) of this Section 2.10 shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. In determining any amount provided for in this Section 2.10, the Affected Party may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods. The Borrower shall pay such Affected Party the amount shown as due on any such certificate on the Payment Date following receipt thereof.
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(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Affected Party to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 2.10 shall not constitute a waiver of any Affected Partys right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate any Affected Party pursuant to this Section 2.10 for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than ninety (90) days prior to the date that such Affected Party notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Affected Partys intention to claim compensation therefor; provided, further, that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the ninety (90)-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.
(e) In the event that any Affected Party shall incur any loss or expense (including any loss or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by such Affected Party to make any purchase or loan or maintain any purchase or loan) as a result of any Advance not being made in accordance with a request therefor under Section 2.02, then, on the Payment Date following written notice from such Affected Party to the Borrower, the Borrower shall pay to such Affected Party, the amount of such loss or expense. Such written notice (which shall include calculations in reasonable detail) shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive and binding upon the Borrower.
Section 2.11 Taxes.
(a) Any and all payments made by the Borrower or made by the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower under this Agreement will be made free and clear of and without deduction or withholding for or on account of any Taxes. If any Taxes are required by Applicable Law to be withheld from any amounts payable to any Recipient, then the applicable withholding agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the amount payable by the Borrower to such Person will be increased as necessary (the amount of such increase, the Additional Amount) such that every net payment made under this Agreement after withholding or deduction for or on account of any Taxes (including, any Taxes on such increase) is equal to the amount that would have been paid had no such deduction or withholding been made.
(b) The Borrower or Servicer shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent or a Lender timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.
(c) The Borrower, the Servicer and the Transferor shall pay (i) with respect to the Borrower, on the Payment Date pertaining to the Remittance Period in which such cost is incurred and (ii) with respect to the Servicer and the Transferor, on demand, in each case, any and all stamp, sales, excise and other Taxes and fees payable or determined to be payable to any Governmental Authority in connection with the execution, delivery, filing and recording of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents or any other document providing liquidity support, credit enhancement or other similar support to the Lenders in connection with this Agreement or the funding or maintenance of Advances hereunder.
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(d) The Borrower will indemnify, from funds available to it pursuant to Section 2.04 (and to the extent the funds available for indemnification provided by the Borrower is insufficient the Servicer, on behalf of the Borrower, will indemnify) each Recipient for the full amount of Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 2.11) payable or paid by such Person or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. All payments in respect of this indemnification shall be made within ten (10) days from the date a written demand therefor is delivered to the Borrower. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(e) Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), and (ii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Transaction Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Transaction Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this Section 2.11(e).
(f) Within thirty (30) days after the date of any payment by the Borrower or by the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower of any Taxes, the Borrower or the Servicer, as applicable, will furnish to the Administrative Agent at the applicable address set forth on this Agreement, appropriate evidence of payment thereof.
(g) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Transaction Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by Applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 2.11(g)(i), (ii) and (iii)) shall not be required if in the Lenders 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. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:
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(i) If any Lender is not a United States Tax Person, such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower, to the extent legally entitled to do so, with a copy to the Administrative Agent, on or prior to the date such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative 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 is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Transaction Document, 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 Transaction 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. 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) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit L-1 to the effect that such Lender is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a 10 percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a controlled foreign corporation described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate) and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E; or
d. to the extent a Lender is not the beneficial owner, 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 L-2 or Exhibit L-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 L-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;
(ii) If a Lender is a United States Tax Person, such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower, with a copy to the Administrative Agent, on or prior to the date such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), two (2) (or such other number as may from time to time be prescribed by Applicable Law) duly completed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax.
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(iii) If a payment made to a Lender under any Transaction Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by Applicable Law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by Applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lenders obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (iii), FATCA shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
(iv) If any Lender is not a United States Tax Person, such Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed 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 Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made.
(v) Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered pursuant to this Section 2.11(g) expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
(h) Unless required by Applicable Law, at no time shall the Administrative Agent have any obligation to file for or otherwise pursue on behalf of a Lender, or have any obligation to pay to any Lender, any refund of Taxes withheld or deducted from funds paid for the account of such Lender, as the case may be. If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Indemnified Taxes as to which it has been indemnified or paid Additional Amounts pursuant to this Section 2.11, it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made or Additional Amounts paid under this Section 2.11 with respect to the Indemnified Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant 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 2.11(h) (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 2.11(h), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to any indemnifying party pursuant to this Section 2.11(h) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position that the indemnified party would have been in if the indemnification payments or Additional Amounts giving rise to such refund had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
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(i) Each partys obligations under this Section 2.11 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Transaction Document.
(j) If at any time the Borrower shall be liable for the payment of any Additional Amounts in accordance with this Section 2.11, then the Borrower shall have the option to terminate this Agreement (in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.16(b)); provided that such option to terminate shall in no event relieve the Borrower of paying any amounts owing pursuant to this Section 2.11 in accordance with the terms hereof.
Section 2.12 Grant of a Security Interest; Collateral Assignment of Agreements.
(a) To secure the prompt, complete and indefeasible payment in full when due, whether by lapse of time, acceleration or otherwise, of the Obligations and the performance by the Borrower of all of the covenants and obligations to be performed by it pursuant to this Agreement and each other Transaction Document, whether now or hereafter existing, due or to become due, direct or indirect, or absolute or contingent (collectively, the Secured Obligations), the Borrower hereby (i) collaterally assigns and pledges to the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties and (ii) Grants a security interest to the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, in all of the Borrowers right, title and interest in, to and under (but none of the obligations under) all of the Collateral, whether now existing or hereafter arising or acquired by the Borrower, and wherever the same may be located. For the avoidance of doubt, the Collateral shall not include any Excluded Amounts, and the Borrower does not hereby assign, pledge or Grant a security interest in any such amounts. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, (x) the Borrower shall remain liable under the Collateral to the extent set forth therein to perform all of its duties and obligations thereunder to the same extent as if this Agreement had not been executed, (y) the exercise by the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, of any of its rights in the Collateral shall not release the Borrower from any of its duties or obligations under the Collateral, and (z) none of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Lender nor any Secured Party shall have any obligations or liability under the Collateral by reason of this Agreement, nor shall the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Lender nor any Secured Party be obligated to perform any of the obligations or duties of the Borrower thereunder or to take any action to collect or enforce any claim for payment assigned hereunder.
The foregoing Grant shall, for the purpose of determining the property subject to the Lien of this Agreement, be deemed to include any securities and any investments Granted to the Collateral Agent by or on behalf of the Borrower, whether or not such securities or investments satisfy the criteria set forth in the definitions of Eligible Loan Asset or Permitted Investments, as the case may be.
(b) As security for the Secured Obligations, the Borrower hereby collaterally assigns to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, all of the Borrowers right
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and title to and interest in, to and under (but not any obligations under) the Purchase and Sale Agreement (and any UCC financing statements filed under or in connection therewith), the Underlying Instruments related to each Loan Asset, all other agreements, documents and instruments evidencing, securing or guarantying any Loan Asset and all other agreements, documents and instruments related to any of the foregoing but excluding any Excluded Amounts or Retained Interest (the Assigned Documents). In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, the Borrower hereby collaterally assigns to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, its right to indemnification under the Purchase and Sale Agreement. The Borrower confirms that until the Collection Date the Collateral Agent (at the direction of the Administrative Agent) on behalf of the Secured Parties shall have the sole right to enforce the Borrowers rights and remedies under the Purchase and Sale Agreement and any UCC financing statements filed under or in connection therewith for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
The parties hereto agree that such collateral assignment to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall terminate upon the Collection Date.
Section 2.13 Evidence of Debt. The Administrative Agent shall maintain, solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, at its address referred to in Section 12.02 a copy of each Assignment and Acceptance and participation agreement delivered to and accepted by it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses and interests of the Lenders (including principal amounts and stated interest on the Advances or stated interest on the I/O Loan, as applicable) (the Register). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Register as a Lender under this Agreement for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower or any Lender at any reasonable time during business hours and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. No Advance or I/O Loan hereunder shall be assigned or sold, in whole or in part without registering such assignment or sale on the Register.
Section 2.14 Release of Loan Assets. The Lien granted created pursuant to this Agreement shall be automatically released with respect to the following: (a) any Loan Asset (and the Related Asset) sold or substituted in accordance with the applicable provisions of Section 2.07, (b) any Loan Asset (and the Related Asset) with respect to which all amounts have been paid in full by the related Obligor and deposited in the Collection Account and (c) the entire Collateral following the Collection Date. The Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall, at the sole expense of the Servicer and the Borrower and at the direction of the Administrative Agent, execute such documents and instruments of release as may be prepared by the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower, give notice of such release to the Collateral Custodian (in the form of Exhibit J) (unless the Collateral Custodian and Collateral Agent are the same Person) and take other such actions as shall reasonably be requested by the Borrower to effect such release of the Lien created pursuant to this Agreement. Upon receiving such notification by the Collateral Agent as described in the immediately preceding sentence, if applicable, the Collateral Custodian shall deliver the Required Loan Documents to the Borrower.
Section 2.15 Treatment of Amounts Received by the Borrower. Amounts received by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.07 on account of Loan Assets shall be treated as payments of Principal Collections or Interest Collections, as applicable, on Loan Assets hereunder.
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Section 2.16 Prepayment; Termination; Reduction.
(a) Except as expressly permitted or required herein, including any repayment necessary to cure a Borrowing Base Deficiency, Advances Outstanding may only be prepaid in whole or in part at the option of the Borrower at any time by delivering a Notice of Reduction (which notice shall include a Borrowing Base Certificate giving pro forma effect to such prepayment) to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent at least one (1) Business Day, or in the case of any prepayment in whole, at least three (3) Business Days, prior to such prepayment. Upon any prepayment, the Borrower shall also pay in full all accrued and unpaid Yield, any Breakage Fees, Increased Costs and all accrued and unpaid costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and Lenders related to such prepayment; provided that no reduction in Advances Outstanding shall be given effect unless (i) sufficient funds have been remitted to pay all such amounts in full, as determined by the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion and (ii) other than in connection with a prepayment in full of all Advances Outstanding, no event has occurred or would result from such prepayment which would constitute an Event of Default or an Unmatured Event of Default. The Administrative Agent shall apply amounts received from the Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.16(a) to the payment of any Breakage Fees and to the pro rata reduction of the Advances Outstanding. Each prepayment by the Borrower of Advance denominated in an Eligible Currency shall be made with such Eligible Currency. Any notice relating to any repayment pursuant to this Section 2.16(a) shall be irrevocable; provided, that, any such notice of repayment that is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other transactions may be revoked or delayed by the Borrower (or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower) no later than 12:00 p.m. on the proposed date of such repayment if such other transactions fail to become effective (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower shall be liable for any breakage or other reasonable and documented out of pocket costs incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with such revocation or delay).
(b) The Borrower may, at its option and upon three (3) Business Days prior written notice of such termination or permanent reduction in the form of Exhibit F to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, either (i) terminate this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents upon payment in full of all Advances Outstanding, all accrued and unpaid Yield and Fees, any Breakage Fees, Increased Costs, all accrued and unpaid costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and Lenders, payment of the Prepayment Premium pro rata to each Lender and payment of all other Obligations (other than unmatured contingent indemnification obligations), or (ii) permanently reduce in part the Facility Amount upon payment in full, all accrued and unpaid Yield and Unused Fees (pro rata with respect to the portion of the Facility Amount so reduced), any Breakage Fees, Increased Costs, all accrued and unpaid costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and Lenders and the Prepayment Premium pro rata to each Lender. Any Termination/Reduction Notice relating to any reduction or termination pursuant to this Section 2.16(b) shall be irrevocable; provided, that, any notice of repayment that is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other transactions may be revoked or delayed by the Borrower (or the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower) no later than 12:00 p.m. on the proposed date of such repayment if such other transactions fail to become effective (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower shall be liable for any breakage or other reasonable and documented out of pocket costs incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with such revocation or delay). The Commitment and I/O Notional Loan Amount of each Lender shall be reduced by an amount equal to its Pro Rata Share (prior to giving effect to any reduction of Commitments hereunder) of the aggregate amount of any reduction under this Section 2.16(b).
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(c) The Borrower hereby acknowledges and agrees that the Prepayment Premium constitutes additional consideration for the Lenders to enter into this Agreement.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Prepayment Premium shall be due and payable in any of the following circumstances: (i) if Morgan Stanley Senior Funding Inc. or an Affiliate thereof is no longer the Administrative Agent, (ii) if a Benchmark Transition Event and a Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred or (iii) if at any time the Borrower shall be liable for the payment of any additional amounts in accordance with Section 2.10.
Section 2.17 Collections and Allocations.
(a) The Collateral Agent shall promptly identify all Available Collections received in the Collection Account as being on account of Interest Collections or Principal Collections and shall segregate all Interest Collections and Principal Collections and transfer the same to the Interest Collection Subaccount and the Principal Collection Subaccount, respectively. The Servicer shall comply with its obligations specified in Section 5.03(o). If, notwithstanding such compliance, the Servicer receives any collections directly, the Servicer shall transfer, or cause to be transferred, any such collections received directly by it (if any) to the Collection Account by the close of business within two (2) Business Days after such Interest Collections and Principal Collections are received; provided that the Servicer shall identify to the Collateral Agent any collections received directly by the Servicer as being on account of Interest Collections or Principal Collections. The Collateral Agent shall further provide to the Servicer a statement as to the amount of Interest Collections and Principal Collections on deposit in the Interest Collection Subaccount and the Principal Collection Subaccount no later than three (3) Business Days prior to each Determination Date for inclusion in the Servicing Report delivered pursuant to Section 6.08(b). It is understood and agreed that the Servicer shall remain liable for the proper allocation of the aforementioned Interest Collections and Principal Collections into the appropriate accounts.
(b) Within two (2) Business Days of the Cut-Off Date with respect to any Loan Asset, the Servicer will deposit or will cause the Borrower to deposit into the Collection Account all Available Collections received in respect of Eligible Loan Assets being transferred to and included as part of the Collateral on such date.
(c) So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Servicer may withdraw from the Collection Account any deposits thereto constituting Excluded Amounts if the Servicer has, prior to such withdrawal, delivered to the Administrative Agent a report setting forth the calculation of such Excluded Amounts in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent in their reasonable discretion.
(d) Prior to the delivery of a Notice of Exclusive Control, the Servicer shall, pursuant to written instruction (which may be in the form of standing instructions), direct the Collateral Agent to invest, or cause the investment of, funds on deposit in the Controlled Accounts in Permitted Investments, from the date of this Agreement until the Collection Date. Absent any
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such written instruction, such funds shall be invested in the Standby Investment. A Permitted Investment acquired with funds deposited in any Controlled Account shall mature not later than the Business Day immediately preceding any Payment Date, and shall not be sold or disposed of prior to its maturity. All such Permitted Investments shall be registered in the name of the Account Bank or its nominee for the benefit of the Collateral Agent. All income and gain realized from any such investment, as well as any interest earned on deposits in any Controlled Account shall be distributed in accordance with the provisions of Article II hereof. The Borrower shall deposit in the Collection Account or the Unfunded Exposure Account, as the case may be (with respect to investments made hereunder of funds held therein), an amount equal to the amount of any actual loss incurred, in respect of any such investment, immediately upon realization of such loss. None of the Account Bank, the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall be liable for the amount of any loss incurred, in respect of any investment, or lack of investment, of funds held in any Controlled Account, other than with respect to fraud, their own gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Collateral Agent or the Account Bank. The parties hereto acknowledge that the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent, a Lender or any of their respective Affiliates may receive compensation with respect to the Permitted Investments.
(e) Until the Collection Date, neither the Borrower nor the Servicer shall have any rights of direction or withdrawal, with respect to amounts held in any Controlled Account, except to the extent explicitly set forth in Section 2.04, Section 2.17(c) or Section 2.18.
Section 2.18 Reinvestment of Principal Collections.
On the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth as certified in writing to the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent, prior to the end of the Revolving Period, the Servicer may, to the extent of any Principal Collections on deposit in the Principal Collection Subaccount:
(a) direct the Collateral Agent to withdraw such funds for the purpose of reinvesting in additional Eligible Loan Assets to be Granted hereunder; provided that the following conditions are satisfied:
(i) all conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.02 and Section 3.04 have been satisfied;
(ii) no Event of Default has occurred, or would result from such withdrawal and reinvestment, and no Unmatured Event of Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency exists or would result from such withdrawal and reinvestment (other than any Unmatured Event of Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency which would be cured after giving effect to the use of such funds);
(iii) the representations and warranties contained in Sections 4.01, 4.02 and 4.03 hereof shall continue to be correct in all material respects or, if qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects, except to the extent relating to an earlier date; and
(iv) delivery of a Disbursement Request and a Borrowing Base Certificate, each executed by the Borrower and a Responsible Officer of the Servicer; or
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(b) direct the Collateral Agent to withdraw such funds for the purpose of making payments in respect of the Advances Outstanding at such time in accordance with and subject to the terms of Section 2.16.
Upon the satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in this Section 2.18 (as certified by the Borrower to the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent), the Servicer or, after the delivery of a Notice of Exclusive Control which has not been revoked, the Collateral Agent, shall withdraw funds from the Principal Collection Subaccount as directed by the Servicer or, after the delivery of a Notice of Exclusive Control which has not been revoked, as directed by the Collateral Agent (as directed by the Administrative Agent), in an amount not to exceed the lesser of (x) the amount requested by the Servicer for reinvestment or repayment and (y) the amount on deposit in the Principal Collection Subaccount on such day.
Section 2.19 Defaulting Lenders.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the portion of the Advance funded by such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether Required Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder and the Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether all Lenders have taken or may have taken any action hereunder; provided that any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders which affects such Defaulting Lender differently than other affected Lenders or Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender, as applicable.
(b) In the event that the Administrative Agent, and, so long as no Event of Default exists, the Borrower determines (such determination not to be unreasonably withheld) that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender and the provisions of clause (a) above shall, from and after such determination, cease to be of further force or effect with respect to such Lender; provided that no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to a non-Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from such Lender having been a Defaulting Lender.
(c) Replacement of a Lender.
(i) If any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender or a Non-Consenting Lender, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon not less than five (5) Business Days advance notice to the Administrative Agent and (if different) the related Lender, (x) require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 12.04), all of its respective interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (A) the Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent with respect to any assignee that is not already a Lender hereunder, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, (B) the assignee shall not be an Affiliate of any of the Borrower, the Servicer or the Transferor, (C) such assigning Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to all
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outstanding Advances funded or maintained by such Lender, together with all accrued interest thereon and all accrued Fees, and (D) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable assignee shall have agreed to, and shall be sufficient (together with all other consenting Lenders) to cause the adoption of, the applicable consent, waiver or amendment of the Transaction Documents or (y) terminate the Commitment of such Lender and repay all Obligations of the Borrower owing to such Lender relating to the portion of the Advance held by such Lender as of such termination date, without the payment of any penalty, fee or premium. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to exist.
(ii) Any Lender being replaced pursuant to Section 2.19(c)(i) above shall execute and deliver an Assignment and Acceptance with respect to such Lenders applicable Commitment and outstanding portion of the Advance funded by such Lender. Pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance, (A) the assignee Lender shall acquire all or a portion, as the case may be, of the assigning Lenders Commitment and outstanding portion of the Advance and (B) all obligations of the Borrower owing to the assigning Lender relating to the Advance and Commitments so assigned shall be paid in full by the assignee Lender to such assigning Lender concurrently with such Assignment and Acceptance, the assignee Lender shall become a Lender hereunder and under each of the Transaction Documents and the assigning Lender shall cease to constitute a Lender hereunder with respect to such assigned portion of the Advance and Commitments, except with respect to indemnification provisions under this Agreement, which shall survive as to such assigning Lender. In connection with any such replacement, if any such Non-Consenting Lender or Defaulting Lender does not execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent a duly executed Assignment and Acceptance reflecting such replacement within three (3) Business Days of the date on which the assignee Lender executes and delivers such Assignment and Acceptance to such Non-Consenting Lender or Defaulting Lender, then such Non-Consenting Lender or Defaulting Lender shall be deemed to have executed and delivered such Assignment and Acceptance without any action on the part of the Non-Consenting Lender or Defaulting Lender.
(d) In the event that the Borrower or the Administrative Agent has requested any consent, waiver or amendment by any Lender or the Lenders to any matter pursuant to this Agreement, and such consent, waiver or amendment in question requires the agreement of all affected Lenders, the Lenders or the Required Lenders, then any Lender who does not agree to such consent, waiver or amendment within five (5) Business Days written notice to such Lender that such amendment has been agreed to by the Required Lenders shall be deemed a Non-Consenting Lender. For the avoidance of doubt, (x) Non-Consenting Lender shall not include any Lender that abstains from voting on any consent, waiver or amendment if the vote of such Lender would not be required in order for such consent, waiver or amendment to be approved pursuant to this Agreement, and (y) if the Administrative Agent is also a Lender, any failure of the Administrative Agent, acting in its capacity as Administrative Agent, to grant any consent, waiver or amendment shall not result in the Administrative Agent, acting in its capacity as a Lender, being
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deemed to be a Non-Consenting Lender. In the event that the Administrative Agent in its individual capacity is a Non-Consenting Lender and the Borrower has replaced the Administrative Agent in its capacity as a Non-Consenting Lender pursuant to this Section 2.19, then the Borrower shall have the right to remove and replace the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 9.01(h).
Section 2.20 Benchmark Replacement.
(a) Benchmark Replacement (Dollar). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Transaction Document, if (A) a Benchmark Transition Event and (B) a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect thereto have occurred prior to the Reference Time in connection with any setting of the then-current Benchmark (Dollar), then such Benchmark Replacement (Dollar) will replace the then-current Benchmark for all purposes under this Agreement and under any other Transaction Document in respect of such Benchmark setting and subsequent Benchmark settings without requiring any amendment to, or requiring any further action by or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
(b) Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes. In connection with the implementation of Term SOFR or a Benchmark Replacement (Dollar), the Administrative 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 Transaction Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without requiring any further action by or consent of any other party to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
(c) Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify all the parties hereto of (i) any occurrence of (A) a Benchmark Transition Event and (B) the Benchmark Replacement Date with respect thereto, (ii) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement (Dollar), and (iii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes.
Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.20, 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 or any selection, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in the Administrative Agents sole discretion and without consent from any other party to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document.
(d) The Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation (i) to monitor, determine or verify the unavailability or cessation of Adjusted Term SOFR (or other Benchmark (Dollar)), or whether or when there has occurred, or to give notice to any other transaction party of the occurrence of, any Benchmark Transition Event or Benchmark Replacement Date, (ii) to select, determine or designate any Benchmark Replacement (Dollar), or other successor or replacement benchmark index, or whether any conditions to the designation of such a rate have been satisfied, or (iii) to select, determine or designate any Benchmark Replacement Adjustment or other modifier to any replacement or successor index, or (iv) to determine whether or what Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes are necessary or advisable, if any, in connection with any of the foregoing. The Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any inability, failure or
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delay on its part to perform any of its duties set forth in this Agreement or the other Collateral Documents as a result of the unavailability of Adjusted Term SOFR (or other applicable Benchmark (Dollar)) and absence of a designated Benchmark Replacement (Dollar), including as a result of any inability, delay, error or inaccuracy on the part of any other transaction party, in providing any direction, instruction, notice or information required or contemplated by the terms of this Agreement and the other Collateral Documents, and reasonably required for the performance of such duties. In connection with each floating rate Loan Asset, the Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) is responsible in each instance to (i) monitor the status of the applicable benchmark to which such Loan Asset is indexed, (ii) determine whether a substitute index should or could be selected, (iii) determine the selection of any such substitute index, and (iv) exercise any right related to the foregoing on behalf of the Borrower or any other Person, and the Collateral Agent shall have no responsibility or liability therefor.
Section 2.21 Eligible Currency.
(a) Subject to the Pari Passu Provisions, any and all payments made by the Borrower under the Transaction Documents shall be made in the applicable Eligible Currency; provided that: (i) repayment of Advances in an Eligible Currency other than Dollars shall be made in the corresponding Eligible Currency. Each party hereto agrees that the Available Collections and all such other amounts described in Section 2.04(a) shall be applied in accordance with the priority of payments set forth in Section 2.04(a). The Lenders and the Administrative Agent hereby instruct the Collateral Agent to apply the Available Collections and all such other amounts described in Section 2.04(a) in accordance with Section 2.04(a); provided that such payments shall be subject to availability of such funds pursuant to Section 2.04(a).
(b) The Servicer shall instruct the Collateral Agent, on the Determination Date immediately preceding each Payment Date, to convert amounts on deposit in the Collection Account into each Eligible Currency to the extent necessary to make payments pursuant to Section 2.04(a), as applicable (as determined by the Servicer using the Spot Rate).
(c) Any Available Collections on deposit in the Principal Collection Subaccount denominated in an Eligible Currency may be converted by the Administrative Agent into another Eligible Currency on any Business Day (other than a Payment Date) using the Spot Rate so long as (i) no Borrowing Base Deficiency exists either prior to and after giving effect to such conversion, and (ii) the converted amounts are used solely for purposes of acquiring a Loan Asset denominated in such other Eligible Currency pursuant to Section 2.18. The Administrative Agent shall provide no less than one (1) Business Days prior written notice to the Collateral Agent of any such conversion.
(d) If any foreign exchange transaction is required, the Administrative Agent shall instruct the Collateral Agent in writing to conduct the foreign exchange transaction at the prevailing Spot Rate one (1) Business Day prior to the conversion date.
(e) The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that:
(i) the Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on the bases for the prevailing market rate and shall not be held liable for any associated losses (including without limitation any losses incurred on account of the difference between an indicative market rate quoted by the Collateral Agent and the actual market rate prevailing in respect of an executed trade); and
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(ii) the Collateral Agent may receive any fees and spread on foreign exchange transactions customarily charged by the Collateral Agent in connection with any foreign exchange transaction(s) settled pursuant to this Agreement solely to the extent of Administrative Expenses payable to it pursuant to Section 2.04.
(f) The Collateral Agent may convert currency itself or through any BNYM Affiliate and, in those cases, the Collateral Agent or, as the case may be, the relevant BNYM Affiliate through which currency is converted, acts as principal for its own account and not as agent, advisor, broker or fiduciary on behalf of any other person and earns revenue, including, without limitation, transaction spreads, sales margin, that it will retain for its own account. The revenue is based on, among other things, the difference between the exchange rate assigned to the currency conversion made under this Agreement and the rate that the Collateral Agent or any BNYM Affiliate receives when buying or selling foreign currency for its own account. The Collateral Agent makes no representation that the exchange rate used or obtained in any currency conversion under this Agreement will be the most favorable rate that could be obtained at the time or as to the method by which that rate will be determined.
(g) The foreign exchange transaction may be transmitted by the Collateral Agent to a sub-custodian or depositary and such entity may not be the foreign exchange counterparty and the foreign exchange transaction may not be processed and priced as described in this Agreement.
Section 2.22 Illegality; Inability to Determine Rates.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, in the event of a Currency Disruption Event, the affected Lender shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the Borrower thereof, and such Lenders obligation to make or maintain Advances hereunder based on Adjusted Term SOFR, Daily Simple SONIA, CDOR Rate, EURIBOR Rate or any successor rate, as applicable, shall be suspended until such time as such Lender may again make and maintain Advances based on Adjusted Term SOFR, Daily Simple SONIA, CDOR Rate, EURIBOR Rate or any successor rate, as applicable.
(b) Upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to a Lenders suspending its obligation to make or maintain Advances based on Adjusted Term SOFR, Daily Simple SONIA, CDOR Rate, EURIBOR Rate or any successor rate, as applicable, pursuant to Section 2.22(a), such Lender will, if requested by the Borrower, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of such Lender) to designate a different lending office if such designation would enable such Lender to again make and maintain Advances based on Adjusted Term SOFR, Daily Simple SONIA, CDOR Rate, EURIBOR Rate or any successor rate, as applicable; provided that such designation is made on such terms that such Lender and its lending office suffer no unreimbursed cost or material legal or regulatory disadvantage (as reasonably determined by such Lender), with the object of avoiding future consequence of the event giving rise to the operation of any such provision.
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(c) If, prior to the first day of any Remittance Period or prior to the date of any Advance, as applicable, either (i) the Administrative Agent determines that for any reason adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining Adjusted Term SOFR, Daily Simple SONIA, CDOR Rate, EURIBOR Rate or any successor rate, as applicable, for the applicable Advances, or (ii) the Required Lenders determine and notify the Administrative Agent that Adjusted Term SOFR, Daily Simple SONIA, CDOR Rate, EURIBOR Rate or any successor rate, as applicable, with respect to such Advances does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Advances, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower, the Collateral Agent and each Lender. Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Advances based on Adjusted Term SOFR, Daily Simple SONIA, CDOR Rate, EURIBOR Rate or any successor rate, as applicable, shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice.
(d) Upon receipt of any notice described in Section 2.22(a) or (c), the Borrower may revoke any pending request for the making or continuation of an Advance based on Adjusted Term SOFR, Daily Simple SONIA, CDOR Rate, EURIBOR Rate or any successor rate, as applicable, or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for an Advance based on the Benchmark (Dollar). For the avoidance of doubt, no Advances shall be required to be repaid as a result of any circumstance or determination made pursuant to this Section 2.22.
Section 2.23 CLO Take-Outs.
(a) On any Business Day, the Borrower shall have the right to prepay all or a portion of the Advances then outstanding (including, any Prepayment Premium) and require the Collateral Agent to release its security interest and Lien on the related Loan Assets and Related Assets in connection with a CLO Take-Out (which may be effected by way of a distribution or otherwise), subject to the following terms and conditions:
(i) the Borrower shall have given the Administrative Agent at least three (3) Business Days written notice prior to the pricing of the related CLO transaction (or such shorter period as agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) of its intent to effect a CLO Take-Out and the principal amount of the Advances to be prepaid in connection therewith, and shall provide the Administrative Agent with all information reasonably required by it to release the related Lien;
(ii) unless a CLO Take-Out is to be effected on a Payment Date (in which case the relevant calculations with respect to such CLO Take-Out shall be reflected on the applicable Servicing Report), the Servicer shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (A) an updated Borrowing Base Certificate, together with evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent that the Borrower expects to have sufficient funds on the related date of the CLO Take-Out to effect such CLO Take-Out in accordance with this Agreement, which funds may come from the proceeds of sales of the Loan Assets and Related Assets in connection with such CLO Take-Out, and (B) a list of all Loan Assets to be sold in connection with such CLO Take-Out;
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(iii) no selection procedures adverse to the interests of the Administrative Agent or the Lenders shall be utilized by the Borrower in the selection of the Loan Assets to be sold in connection with such CLO Take-Out;
(iv) on the date of such CLO Take-Out, an amount at least equal to the principal amount of the Advances to be prepaid in connection with such CLO Take-Out and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon will be deposited directly into the Collection Account;
(v) after giving effect to such CLO Take-Out, no Unmatured Event of Default, Event of Default, Borrowing Base Deficiency or Servicer Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall occur as a result of such CLO Take-Out; and
(vi) the Borrower shall pay on or prior to the date of such CLO Take-Out the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket legal fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent, each Lender, Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian in connection with any such CLO Take-Out (including, but not limited to, expenses incurred in connection with the release of the Lien of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties in the Loan Asset in connection with such sale).
(b) In connection with any CLO Take-Out, upon deposit of the net proceeds from such CLO Take-Out into the Collection Account, the Collateral Agent shall be deemed to release and transfer to the Borrower without recourse, representation or warranty all of the right, title and interest of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties in, to and under such Loan Asset(s) and related Collateral subject to such CLO Take-Out and such portion of the Collateral subject to such CLO Take-Out shall be released from the Lien hereunder.
(c) In connection with any CLO Take-Out, the Collateral Agent shall, at the sole expense of the Borrower, execute such instruments of release with respect to the portion of the Collateral subject to such CLO Take-Out to the Borrower, in recordable form if necessary, as the Borrower may reasonably request.
ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
Section 3.01 Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness.
(a) This Agreement shall be effective upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent that:
(i) all acts and conditions (including, the obtaining of any necessary consents and regulatory approvals and the making of any required filings, recordings or registrations) required to be done and performed and to have happened prior to the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and all related Transaction Documents and to constitute the same legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, shall have been done and performed and shall have happened in due and strict compliance with all Applicable Law;
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(ii) in the judgment of the Administrative Agent, there has not been (x) any change in Applicable Law which adversely affects any Lenders or the Administrative Agents ability to enter into the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents or (y) any Material Adverse Effect or material disruption in the financial, banking or commercial loan or capital markets generally;
(iii) any and all information submitted to each Lender and the Administrative Agent by the Borrower, the Transferor or the Servicer or any of their Affiliates is true, accurate and complete in all material respects and not misleading in any material respect;
(iv) each Lender shall have received all documentation and other information requested by such Lender in its sole discretion and/or required by regulatory authorities with respect to the Borrower, the Transferor and the Servicer under applicable know your customer and Anti-Money Laundering Laws, including, the Patriot Act, all in form and substance satisfactory to each Lender;
(v) at least five (5) days prior to the Closing Date, the Borrower shall deliver a Beneficial Ownership Certification;
(vi) the Administrative Agent shall have received on or before the date of such effectiveness the items listed in Schedule I hereto, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each Lender;
(vii) in the judgment of the Administrative Agent and each Lender, there shall have been no material adverse change in the Borrowers (or the Servicers) underwriting, servicing, collection, operating and reporting procedures and systems since the completion of due diligence by the Administrative Agent and each Lender;
(viii) the results of the Administrative Agents financial, legal, tax and accounting due diligence relating to the Transferor, the Borrower, the Servicer, the Eligible Loan Assets and the transactions contemplated hereunder are satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;
(ix) the Borrower shall have paid in full all fees then required to be paid, including all fees required hereunder and under the applicable Lender Fee Letters and the Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian Fee Letter and shall have reimbursed the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Custodian, the Account Bank and the Collateral Agent for all fees, costs and expenses of closing the transactions contemplated hereunder and under the other Transaction Documents, including the attorney fees and any other legal and document preparation costs incurred by the Lenders and the Administrative Agent; and
(x) the Financial Covenant Test shall be satisfied.
(b) By its execution and delivery of this Agreement, each of the Borrower and the Servicer hereby certifies that each of the conditions precedent to the effectiveness of this Agreement set forth in this Section 3.01 (other than such conditions precedent subject to the judgment or satisfaction of the Administrative Agent or any Lender) have been satisfied.
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Section 3.02 Conditions Precedent to All Advances. Each Advance to the Borrower from the Lenders shall be subject to the further conditions precedent that:
(a) On the Advance Date of such Advance, the following statements shall be true and correct, and the Borrower by accepting any amount of such Advance shall be deemed to have certified that:
(i) the Servicer (on behalf of the Borrower) shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and each Lender (with a copy to the Collateral Custodian and the Collateral Agent), no later than 10:00 a.m. on the date that is two (2) Business Days prior to the related Advance Date: (A) a Notice of Borrowing and an Officers Certificate (which may be included as part of the Notice of Borrowing) computed as of the proposed Advance Date and after giving effect thereto and to the purchase by the Borrower of the Eligible Loan Assets to be purchased by it on such Advance Date, demonstrating that the Investment Criteria are satisfied on the date on which the Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) commits to purchase such Eligible Loan Asset (and after giving effect to such commitment), (B) a Borrowing Base Certificate, (C) a Loan Asset Schedule, (D) an Approval Notice (for any such Loan Asset added to the Collateral on the related Advance Date) and (E) such additional information, approvals, documents, certificates and reports as may be requested by the Administrative Agent and an executed copy of each assignment and assumption agreement, transfer document or instrument (including any Loan Assignment) relating to each Loan Asset to be Granted evidencing the assignment of such Loan Asset from any prior third party owner thereof directly to the Borrower (other than in the case of any Loan Asset acquired by the Borrower at origination);
(ii) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Collateral Custodian (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), no later than 2:00 p.m. one (1) Business Day prior to the related Advance Date, an emailed copy of the duly executed original promissory notes of the Loan Assets (or, in the case of any Noteless Loan, a fully executed assignment agreement) and if any Loan Assets are closed in escrow, a certificate (in the form of Exhibit G) from the closing attorneys of such Loan Assets certifying the possession of the Required Loan Documents; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall cause the Loan Asset Checklist and the Required Loan Documents to be in the possession of the Collateral Custodian not later than the related Cut-Off Date as to any Loan Assets;
(iii) the representations and warranties contained in Sections 4.01, 4.02 and 4.03 are true and correct in all material respects or, if qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects, and there exists no material breach or, if qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, no breach of any covenant contained in Sections 5.01, 5.02, 5.03 and 5.04 before and after giving effect to the Advance to take place on such Advance Date and to the application of proceeds therefrom, on and as of such day as though made on and as of such date (other than any representation and warranty that is made as of a specific date);
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(iv) no Event of Default has occurred, or would result from such Advance, and no Unmatured Event of Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency exists or would result from such Advance (other than any Unmatured Event of Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency which would be cured after giving effect to the use of such Advance);
(v) no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Advance, which constitutes a Servicer Default or any event which, if it continues uncured, will, with notice or lapse of time, constitute a Servicer Default;
(vi) since the later of the Closing Date or the date of the last financial statements (or the last day of the period covered by such financial statements) delivered pursuant to Section 6.08(d), there has been no Material Adverse Effect;
(vii) no Liens exist in respect of Taxes (other than Permitted Liens) which are prior to the lien of the Collateral Agent on the Eligible Loan Assets to be Granted on such Advance Date;
(viii) if any Eligible Asset is acquired by the Borrower pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement or the Master Participation Agreement, as applicable, then all terms and conditions of the Purchase and Sale Agreement or the Master Participation Agreement, as applicable, required to be satisfied in connection with the assignment of each Eligible Loan Asset being Granted hereunder on such Advance Date (and the Related Asset related thereto), including, the perfection of the Borrowers interests therein, shall have been satisfied in full, and all filings (including, UCC filings) required to be made by any Person and all actions required to be taken or performed by any Person in any jurisdiction to give the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a first priority perfected security interest (subject only to Permitted Liens) in the Collateral, including such Eligible Loan Assets and the Related Asset and the proceeds thereof shall have been made, taken or performed; and
(ix) the Loan Asset to be acquired with the proceeds of such Advance is an Eligible Loan Asset as of the date of funding.
(b) The Borrower shall have provided a request for an Approval Notice for each Loan Asset intended to be included in the Collateral in connection with the applicable Advance Date (and such information in respect of each such Loan Asset that is requested by the Administrative Agent) no later than 10:00 a.m. on the date that is no fewer than five (5) Business Days prior to the applicable Advance Date. The Administrative Agent shall have provided an Approval Notice to the Borrower for each of the Eligible Loan Assets identified in the applicable Loan Asset Schedule for inclusion in the Collateral on the applicable Advance Date.
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(c) No Applicable Law shall prohibit, and no order, judgment or decree of any federal, state or local court or governmental body, agency or instrumentality shall prohibit or enjoin, the making of such Advances by any Lender or the proposed Grant of Eligible Loan Assets in accordance with the provisions hereof.
(d) The proposed Advance Date shall take place during the Revolving Period.
(e) The Borrower shall have paid in full all fees then required to be paid, including all fees required hereunder and under the applicable Lender Fee Letters and the Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian Fee Letter.
(f) If the proceeds of the Advance will be used to acquire a Loan Asset, such Advance shall be denominated in the same Eligible Currency as such Loan Asset.
(g) Immediately after the making of such Advance, if such Advance is denominated in CAD, EUR or GBP, then the applicable part of the Borrowing Base Test related to such Eligible Currency is satisfied.
(h) On or before the initial Advance Date, the Administrative Agent shall have received a copy of the Master Participation Agreement, duly executed by each of the parties thereto.
Section 3.03 Advances Do Not Constitute a Waiver. No Advance made hereunder shall constitute a waiver of any condition to any Lenders obligation to make such an Advance unless such waiver is in writing and executed by such Lender.
Section 3.04 Conditions to Acquisition of Loan Assets. Each Grant of an additional Eligible Loan Asset pursuant to Section 2.06, a Substitute Eligible Loan Asset pursuant to Section 2.07(b), an additional Eligible Loan Asset pursuant to Section 2.18 or any other Grant of a Loan Asset hereunder shall be subject to the further conditions precedent that (as certified to the Collateral Agent by the Borrower):
(a) the Servicer (on behalf of the Borrower) shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and each Lender (with a copy to the Collateral Custodian and the Collateral Agent) no later than 5:00 p.m. on the date that is one (1) Business Day prior to the related Cut-Off Date: (i) a Borrowing Base Certificate, (ii) a Loan Asset Schedule, (iii) and Approval Notice (for each Loan Asset added to the Collateral on the related Cut-Off Date) and (iv) such additional information, approvals, documents, certificates and reports as may reasonably be requested by the Administrative Agent and an executed copy of each assignment and assumption agreement, transfer document or instrument (including any Loan Assignment) relating to each Loan Asset to be pledged evidencing the assignment of such Loan Asset from any prior third party owner thereof directly to the Borrower (other than in the case of any Loan Asset acquired by the Borrower at origination);
(b) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Collateral Custodian (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), no later than 12:00 p.m. on the related Cut-Off Date, an emailed copy of the duly executed original promissory notes of the Loan Assets (and, in the case of any Noteless Loan, a fully executed assignment agreement) and if any Loan Assets are closed in escrow, a certificate (in the form of Exhibit G) from the closing attorneys of such Loan Assets certifying the possession of the Required Loan Documents; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall cause the Loan Asset Checklist and the Required Loan Documents to be in the possession of the Collateral Custodian not later than the related Cut-Off Date as to any Loan Assets;
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(c) with respect to Eligible Loan Assets purchased with Advances and available Principal Collections, the Investment Criteria are satisfied on the date on which the Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) commits to purchase such Eligible Loan Asset (and after giving effect to such commitment);
(d) no Liens exist in respect of Taxes (other than Permitted Liens) which are prior to the lien of the Collateral Agent on the Eligible Loan Assets to be Granted on such Cut-Off Date;
(e) if any Eligible Loan Asset is acquired by the Borrower pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement or the Master Participation Agreement, as applicable, then all terms and conditions of the Purchase and Sale Agreement or the Master Participation Agreement, as applicable, required to be satisfied in connection with the assignment of each Eligible Loan Asset being Granted hereunder on such Cut-Off Date (and the Related Asset), including, the perfection of the Borrowers interests therein, shall have been satisfied in full, and all filings (including, UCC filings) required to be made by any Person and all actions required to be taken or performed by any Person in any jurisdiction to give the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a first priority perfected security interest (subject only to Permitted Liens) in such Eligible Loan Assets and the Related Asset and the proceeds thereof shall have been made, taken or performed;
(f) the Administrative Agent shall have provided an Approval Notice to the Borrower for each of the Eligible Loan Assets identified in the applicable Loan Asset Schedule for inclusion in the Collateral on the applicable Cut-Off Date;
(g) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Grant, and no Unmatured Event of Default exists, or would result from such Grant (other than, with respect to any Grant of an Eligible Loan Asset necessary to cure a Borrowing Base Deficiency in accordance with Section 2.06, an Unmatured Event of Default arising solely pursuant to such Borrowing Base Deficiency); and
(h) the representations and warranties contained in Sections 4.01, 4.02 and 4.03 are true and correct in all material respects, and there exists no breach of any covenant contained in Sections 5.01, 5.02, 5.03 and 5.04 before and after giving effect to the Grant to take place on such Cut-Off Date, on and as of such day as though made on and as of such date (other than any representation and warranty that is made as of a specific date).
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 4.01 Representations and Warranties of the Borrower. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants, as of each Measurement Date and as of each other date provided under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents on which such representations and warranties are required to be (or deemed to be) made (unless a specific date is specified below):
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(a) Organization, Good Standing and Due Qualification. The Borrower is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the power and, except where failure to do so would not cause a Material Adverse Effect, all licenses necessary to own its assets and to transact the business in which it is engaged and, except where failure to do so would not cause a Material Adverse Effect, is duly qualified and in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where the transaction of such business or its ownership of the Loan Assets and the Collateral requires such qualification.
(b) Power and Authority; Due Authorization; Execution and Delivery. The Borrower has the power, authority and legal right to make, deliver and perform this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and all of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and to grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral on the terms and conditions of this Agreement, subject only to Permitted Liens.
(c) Binding Obligation. This Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which the Borrower is a party constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, except as the enforceability hereof and thereof may be limited by Bankruptcy Laws and by general principles of equity (whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(d) All Consents Required. No consent of any other party and no consent, license, approval or authorization of, or registration or declaration with, any Governmental Authority, bureau or agency is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Borrower of this Agreement or any Transaction Document to which it is a party or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any such Transaction Document or the Loan Assets or the transfer of an ownership interest or security interest in such Loan Assets, other than such as have been met or obtained and are in full force and effect except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) No Violation. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and all other agreements and instruments executed and delivered or to be executed and delivered pursuant hereto or thereto in connection with the Grant of the Collateral will not (i) create any Lien on the Collateral other than Permitted Liens, (ii) violate any Applicable Law or the Constituent Documents of the Borrower or (iii) violate any contract or other agreement to which the Borrower is a party or by which the Borrower or any property or assets of the Borrower may be bound.
(f) No Proceedings. There is no litigation or administrative proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against the Borrower or any properties of the Borrower, before any Governmental Authority (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which the Borrower is a party, (ii) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which the Borrower is a party or (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(g) Selection Procedures. In selecting the Loan Assets to be Granted pursuant to this Agreement, no selection procedures were employed which are intended to be adverse to the interests of the Lenders.
(h) Bulk Sales. The Grant of the security interest in the Collateral by the Borrower to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to this Agreement, is in the ordinary course of business for the Borrower and is not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.
(i) Grant of Collateral. The Borrower has good and marketable title to all of the Collateral. The Borrower has taken all actions necessary to perfect its interest in the Collateral transferred by the Transferor. Except as otherwise expressly permitted by the terms of this Agreement, no item of Collateral has been sold, transferred, assigned or pledged by the Borrower to any Person, other than as contemplated by Article II and the Grant of such Collateral to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
(j) Indebtedness. The Borrower has no Indebtedness, secured or unsecured, direct or contingent (including guaranteeing any obligation), other than (i) Indebtedness incurred under the terms of the Transaction Documents and (ii) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to certain ordinary business expenses arising pursuant to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
(k) Sole Purpose. The Borrower has been formed solely for the purpose of engaging in transactions of the types contemplated by this Agreement, and has not engaged in any business activity other than the negotiation, execution and to the extent applicable, performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents.
(l) No Injunctions. No injunction, writ, restraining order or other order of any nature adversely affects the Borrowers performance of its obligations under this Agreement or any Transaction Document to which the Borrower is a party.
(m) Taxes. The Borrower has filed or caused to be filed (on a consolidated basis or otherwise) on a timely basis all income and other tax returns (including, all federal, foreign, state, local and other tax returns) required to be filed by it (subject to any extensions to file properly obtained by the same), is not liable for Taxes payable by any other Person and has paid or made adequate provisions for the payment of all Taxes, assessments and other governmental charges due and payable from the Borrower except for those Taxes being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and in respect of which it has established reserves in accordance with GAAP on its books or to the extent the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Tax lien (other than a Permitted Lien) or similar adverse claim has been filed, and no claim is being asserted, with respect to any such Tax, assessment or other governmental charge. Any Taxes, fees and other governmental charges due and payable by the Borrower in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby have been paid or shall have been paid if and when due. The Borrower is disregarded as an entity separate from the Transferor for U.S. federal and applicable state and local income tax purposes. The Transferor is a United States Tax Person.
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(n) Location. The Borrowers location (within the meaning of Article 9 of the UCC) is Delaware. The chief executive office of the Borrower (and the location of the Borrowers records regarding the Collateral (other than those delivered to the Collateral Custodian)) is located at the address set forth in Section 12.02 (or at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties hereto).
(o) Tradenames. The Borrower has not changed its name since its formation and does not have tradenames, fictitious names, assumed names or doing business as names under which it has done or is doing business.
(p) Solvency. The Borrower is not the subject of any Bankruptcy Proceedings or Bankruptcy Event. The Borrower is Solvent, and the transactions under this Agreement and any other Transaction Document to which the Borrower is a party do not and will not render the Borrower not Solvent. The Borrower is paying its debts as they become due (subject to any applicable grace period); and the Borrower, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated hereby, will have adequate capital to conduct its business.
(q) No Subsidiaries. The Borrower has no Subsidiaries.
(r) Value Given. The Borrower has given fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value to the Transferor (which may be in the form of an increase in the value of the membership interests of the Borrower held by the Transferor) in exchange for the purchase of the Loan Assets (or any number of them) from the Transferor pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement. No such transfer has been made for or on account of an antecedent debt owed by the Borrower to the Transferor and no such transfer is or may be voidable or subject to avoidance under any section of the Bankruptcy Code.
(s) Reports Accurate. All Servicers Certificates, Servicing Reports, Notices of Borrowing, Borrowing Base Certificates and other written or electronic information, exhibits, financial statements, documents, books, records or reports furnished by the Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders or the Collateral Custodian in connection with the Transaction Documents are accurate, true and correct in all material respects as of the date provided, and no such document or certificate contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state a material fact or any fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading; provided that, solely with respect to written or electronic factual information which was provided from an Obligor with respect to a Loan Asset, such information need only be accurate, true and correct to the knowledge of the Borrower. Any projections or forward-looking information (including such statements with respect to the collectability of, or risks or benefits associated with a Loan Asset) provided by or on behalf of the Borrower were prepared in good faith based on assumptions believed by the Borrower to be reasonable at the time so prepared.
(t) Exchange Act Compliance; Regulations T, U and X. None of the transactions contemplated herein or in the other Transaction Documents (including, the use of proceeds from the sale of the Collateral) will violate or result in a violation of Section 7 of the Exchange Act, or any regulations issued pursuant thereto, including, Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 12 C.F.R., Chapter II. The Borrower does not own or intend to carry or purchase, and no proceeds from the Advances will be used to carry or purchase, any Margin Stock or to extend purpose credit within the meaning of Regulation U.
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(u) No Adverse Agreements. The Borrower is not party to or aware of any agreement adversely affecting the rights of the Borrower to make, or cause to be made, the grant of the security interest in the Collateral contemplated by the Grant.
(v) Event of Default/Unmatured Event of Default. No event has occurred and is continuing which constitutes an Event of Default or an Unmatured Event of Default (other than any Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default which has previously been disclosed to the Administrative Agent as such).
(w) Servicing Standard. Each of the Loan Assets was underwritten or acquired and is being serviced in conformance with the Servicing Standard and the standard underwriting, credit, collection, operating and reporting procedures and systems of the Servicer or the Transferor.
(x) ERISA.
(i) Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in material liability to the Borrower, the present value of all benefits vested under each Pension Plan does not exceed the value of the assets of the Pension Plan allocable to such vested benefits (based on the value of such assets as of the last annual valuation date and determined in accordance with the assumptions used for funding such Pension Plan pursuant to Sections 412 and 430 of the Code). No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur, that, in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to subject the Borrower to any material Tax, material penalty or other material liability.
(ii) Except as would not, in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to subject the Borrower to any material tax, material penalty or other material liability, (i) each Foreign Plan is in compliance in all material respects with its terms and with the requirements of any and all Applicable Laws, statutes, rules, regulations and orders and has been maintained, where required, in good standing with applicable regulatory authorities, (ii) all contributions required to be made with respect to a Foreign Plan have been timely made; and (iii) the Borrower has not incurred any obligations in connection with the termination of, or withdrawal from, any Foreign Plan. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in material liability to the Borrower, the present value of the accrued benefit liabilities (whether or not vested) under each Foreign Plan, determined as of the end of the Borrowers most recently ended fiscal year on the basis of reasonable actuarial assumptions, did not exceed the current value of the assets of such Foreign Plan allocable to such benefit liabilities.
(iii) The Borrower (a) is not a Benefit Plan Investor and (b) is not a governmental plan within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA (Governmental Plan) or other employee benefit plan that, in each case, is subject to statutes or regulations regulating the investments of, or fiduciary obligations with respect to, Governmental Plans or other employee benefit plans that impose prohibitions similar to those contained in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code (Similar Law).
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(y) Allocation of Charges. There is not any agreement or understanding between the Servicer and the Borrower (other than as expressly set forth herein or as consented to by the Administrative Agent), providing for the allocation or sharing of obligations to make payments or otherwise in respect of any Taxes; provided that it is understood and acknowledged that the Borrower will be disregarded as an entity as an entity separate from the Transferor for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
(z) Broker/Dealer. The Borrower is not a broker/dealer or subject to the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970, as amended.
(aa) Instructions to Obligors. The Collection Account is the only account to which Obligors, agent banks or administrative agents on the Loan Assets have been instructed by the Borrower, or the Servicer on the Borrowers behalf, to send Principal Collections and Interest Collections on the Collateral. The Borrower has not granted any Person other than the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, a Lien on the Collection Account.
(bb) Investment Company Act. The Borrower is not required to register as an investment company under the provisions of the 1940 Act.
(cc) Compliance with Law. The Borrower (i) has complied in all material respects with all Applicable Law to which it may be subject and (ii) is not in violation of any order of any Governmental Authority or other board or tribunal. The Borrower has not received any notice that it is not in compliance in any respect with any of the requirements of the foregoing. The Borrower has maintained all records required to be maintained by any applicable Governmental Authority in all material respects.
(dd) Collections. The Borrower acknowledges that all Available Collections received by it or its Affiliates with respect to the Collateral Granted hereunder are held and shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties until deposited into the Collection Account within two (2) Business Days after receipt as required herein.
(ee) Set-Off, etc. No Loan Asset in the Collateral has been compromised, adjusted, extended, satisfied, subordinated, rescinded, set-off or modified by the Borrower, the Transferor or the Obligor thereof, and no Loan Asset in the Collateral is subject to compromise, adjustment, extension, satisfaction, subordination, rescission, set-off, counterclaim, defense, abatement, suspension, deferment, deduction, reduction, termination or modification, whether arising out of transactions concerning the Collateral or otherwise, by the Borrower, the Transferor or the Obligor with respect thereto, except, in each case, for amendments, extensions and modifications, if any, to such Collateral otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 6.04(a) of this Agreement and in accordance with the Servicing Standard.
(ff) Full Payment. As of the applicable Cut-Off Date thereof, the Borrower has no knowledge of any fact which would lead it to expect that any Loan Asset will not be paid in full.
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(gg) [Reserved].
(hh) Anti-Terrorism; OFAC; Anti-Corruption.
(i) None of the Borrower nor any of its Affiliates nor, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any Obligor (i) is a Person whose property or interest in property is blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to Section 1 of Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)), (ii) engages in any dealings or transactions prohibited by Section 2 of such executive order, or is otherwise associated with any such Person in any manner violative of Section 2 of such executive order, or (iii) is a Person (1) designated on OFACs list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons or otherwise the subject of any Sanctions or (2) in violation of the limitations or prohibitions under any other Sanctions.
(ii) None of the Borrower nor any of its Affiliates (i) is a Politically Exposed Person, immediate family member of a Politically Exposed Person or close associate of a Politically Exposed Person; or (ii) a foreign shell bank. For purposes of the forgoing, foreign shell bank means a bank that does not maintain a physical presence in any country and is not subject to inspection by a banking authority.
(iii) No part of the proceeds of any Advance will be used by the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, or permitted to be used by any other Person (in each case, directly or knowingly indirectly including by an Obligor), (i) 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 applicable anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws, including the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; (ii) to fund or facilitate any money laundering or terrorist financing activities or business, or in any other manner that would cause or result in violation of applicable anti-money laundering laws, rules or regulations, including the Patriot Act, as amended (collectively, Anti-Money Laundering Laws); or (iii) to fund or facilitate any activities or business of or with any Person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is, or whose government is the target of Sanctions, or the subject of comprehensive Sanctions, or in any other manner that would result in a violation by any Person of any Sanctions.
(iv) No Collateral or any portion thereof is or will consist of funds, assets or other property or interests in property that is blocked or frozen pursuant to any Sanctions.
(v) The Borrower acknowledges by executing this Agreement that the Lenders (or the Administrative Agent on their behalf) have notified the Borrower that, pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, each Lender is required to obtain, verify and record such information as may be necessary to identify the Borrower or any Person owning twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the direct or indirect Equity Interests of the Borrower (including the name and address of such Person) in accordance with the Patriot Act.
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(ii) Confirmation from Transferor. The Borrower has received in writing from the Transferor confirmation that the Transferor will not cause the Borrower to file a voluntary bankruptcy petition under the Bankruptcy Code.
(jj) Accuracy of Representations and Warranties. Each representation or warranty by the Borrower contained herein, in any Transaction Document or in any certificate or other document furnished by the Borrower pursuant hereto or in connection herewith is true and correct in all material respects (or, in the case of any representation and warranty that is already qualified by materiality, subject to the materiality standard set forth therein).
(kk) Security Interest.
(i) This Agreement creates a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the applicable UCC) in the Collateral in favor of the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, which security interest is prior to all other Liens (except for Permitted Liens), and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from the Borrower;
(ii) the Collateral is comprised of instruments, security entitlements, general intangibles, accounts, certificated securities, uncertificated securities, securities accounts, deposit accounts, supporting obligations or insurance (each as defined in the applicable UCC) and/or such other category of collateral under the applicable UCC as to which the Borrower has complied with its obligations under this Section 4.01(kk);
(iii) with respect to Collateral that constitute security entitlements:
a. all of such security entitlements have been credited to one of the Controlled Accounts and the securities intermediary for each Controlled Account has agreed to treat all assets credited to such Controlled Account as financial assets within the meaning of the applicable UCC;
b. the Borrower has taken all steps necessary to cause the securities intermediary to identify in its records the Borrower, subject to the Lien of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as the Person having a security entitlement against the securities intermediary in each of the Controlled Accounts; and
c. the Controlled Accounts are not in the name of any Person other than the Borrower, subject to the lien of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties. The securities intermediary of any Controlled Account which is a securities account under the UCC has agreed to comply with the entitlement orders and instructions of the Borrower, the Servicer and the Collateral Agent (acting at the direction of the Administrative Agent) in accordance with the Transaction Documents, including causing cash to be invested in Permitted
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Investments; provided that, upon the delivery of a Notice of Exclusive Control by the Collateral Agent (acting at the direction of the Administrative Agent), the securities intermediary has agreed to only follow the entitlement orders and instructions of the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, including with respect to the investment of cash in Permitted Investments;
(iv) all Controlled Accounts constitute securities accounts or deposit accounts as defined in the applicable UCC;
(v) with respect to any Controlled Account which constitutes a deposit account as defined in the applicable UCC, the Borrower, the Account Bank and the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, have entered into an account control agreement which permits the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties to direct disposition of the funds in such deposit account without further consent of the Borrower;
(vi) the Borrower owns and has good and marketable title to (or, with respect to assets securing any Loan Assets, a valid security interest in) the Collateral free and clear of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) of any Person;
(vii) the Borrower has received all consents and approvals required by the terms of any Loan Asset to the granting of a security interest in the Loan Assets hereunder to the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties;
(viii) the Borrower has authorized the filing of all appropriate financing statements in the proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under Applicable Law in order to perfect the security interest in the Collateral and that portion of the Loan Assets in which a security interest may be perfected by filing granted to the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, under this Agreement;
(ix) other than as expressly permitted by the terms of this Agreement and the security interest granted to the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, pursuant to this Agreement, the Borrower has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security interest in or otherwise conveyed any of the Collateral. The Borrower has not authorized the filing of and is not aware of any financing statements against the Borrower that include a description of collateral covering the Collateral other than any financing statement (A) relating to the security interests granted to the Borrower under the Purchase and Sale Agreement or the Master Participation Agreement, or (B) that has been terminated and/or fully and validly assigned to the Collateral Agent on or prior to the Closing Date. The Borrower is not aware of the filing of any judgment or Tax lien filings against the Borrower;
(x) all original executed copies of each underlying promissory note that constitute or evidence each Loan Asset have been, or subject to the delivery requirements contained herein, will be delivered to the Collateral Custodian;
(xi) other than in the case of Noteless Loans, the Borrower has received, or subject to the delivery requirements contained herein will receive, a written
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acknowledgment from the Collateral Custodian that the Collateral Custodian, as the bailee of the Collateral Agent, is holding the underlying promissory notes that constitute or evidence the Loan Assets solely on behalf of and for the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties; provided that the acknowledgement of the Collateral Custodian set forth in Section 11.11 may serve as such acknowledgement;
(xii) none of the underlying promissory notes (if any) that constitute or evidence the Loan Assets has any marks or notations indicating that they have been pledged, assigned or otherwise conveyed to any Person other than the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties;
(xiii) with respect to any Collateral that constitutes a certificated security, such certificated security has been delivered to the Collateral Custodian, on behalf of the Secured Parties and, if in registered form, has been specially Indorsed to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, or in blank by an effective Indorsement or has been registered in the name of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, upon original issue or registration of transfer by the Borrower of such certificated security; and
(xiv) with respect to any Collateral that constitutes an uncertificated security, that the Borrower shall cause the issuer of such uncertificated security to register the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as the registered owner of such uncertificated security.
(ll) [Reserved].
(mm) Borrower LLC Agreement in Effect. The Borrower LLC Agreement remains in full force and effect and there exists no breach of, default under, or threatened breach of, the Borrower LLC Agreement by the Borrower or the Transferor.
(nn) Beneficial Ownership Certification. As of the Closing Date, the information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certification is true and correct in all respects.
Section 4.02 Representations and Warranties of the Borrower Relating to this Agreement and the Collateral. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants, as of the Closing Date, as of each applicable Cut-Off Date (solely with respect to the relevant Loan Assets being pledged as of such Cut-Off Date), as of each Measurement Date and as of each other date provided under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents on which such representations and warranties are required to be (or deemed to be) made:
(a) Valid Transfer and Security Interest. This Agreement constitutes a grant of a security interest in all of the Collateral to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, which is a valid and first priority perfected security interest in the Collateral and in that portion of the Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by filing subject only to Permitted Liens. No Person claiming through or under Borrower shall have any claim to or interest in the Controlled Accounts.
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(b) Eligibility of Collateral. (i) The Loan Asset Schedule, and the information contained in each Notice of Borrowing, is an accurate and complete listing of all the Loan Assets contained in the Collateral as of the related Cut-Off Date and the information contained therein with respect to the identity of such item of Collateral and the amounts owing thereunder is true and correct as of the related Cut-Off Date, (ii) each Loan Asset designated on any Borrowing Base Certificate as an Eligible Loan Asset and each Loan Asset included as an Eligible Loan Asset in any calculation of Borrowing Base or Borrowing Base Deficiency is an Eligible Loan Asset, (iii) with respect to each Loan Asset included as an Eligible Loan Asset, the Investment Criteria was satisfied on the date on which the Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) committed to purchase such Eligible Loan Asset (and after giving effect to such commitment), and (iv) with respect to each item of Collateral, all consents, licenses, approvals or authorizations of or registrations or declarations of any Governmental Authority or any Person required to be obtained, effected or given by the Borrower in connection with the transfer of a security interest in each item of Collateral to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, have been duly obtained, effected or given and are in full force and effect.
(c) No Fraud. Each Loan Asset was originated without any fraud or misrepresentation by the Transferor or, to the best of the Borrowers knowledge, on the part of the Obligor.
Section 4.03 Representations and Warranties of the Servicer. The Servicer hereby represents and warrants, as of each Measurement Date and as of each other date provided under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents on which such representations and warranties are required to be (or deemed to be) made:
(a) Organization and Good Standing. The Servicer has been duly organized and is validly existing as a statutory trust in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with all requisite statutory trust power and authority to own or lease its properties and to conduct its business as such business is presently conducted and to enter into and perform its obligations pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) Due Qualification. The Servicer is duly qualified to do business as a statutory trust and is in good standing as a statutory trust, and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of its property and or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, licenses or approvals, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Power and Authority; Due Authorization; Execution and Delivery. The Servicer (i) has all necessary power, authority and legal right to (a) execute and deliver this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and (b) carry out the terms of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and (ii) has duly authorized by all necessary statutory trust action the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which the Servicer is a party have been duly executed and delivered by the Servicer.
(d) Binding Obligation. This Agreement and each other Transaction Document to which the Servicer is a party constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Servicer enforceable against the Servicer in accordance with its respective terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Bankruptcy Laws and general principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity).
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(e) No Violation. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the fulfillment of the terms hereof and thereof will not in any material respect (i) conflict with, result in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, the Servicers Constituent Documents or any contractual obligation of the Servicer, (ii) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the Servicers properties pursuant to the terms of any contractual obligation, other than this Agreement and Permitted Liens, or (iii) violate any Applicable Law.
(f) No Proceedings. There is no litigation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Servicer, threatened against the Servicer, before any Governmental Authority (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which the Servicer is a party, (ii) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to which the Servicer is a party or (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(g) All Consents Required. All approvals, authorizations, consents, orders, licenses or other actions of any Person or of any Governmental Authority (if any) required for the due execution, delivery and performance by the Servicer of this Agreement and any other Transaction Document to which the Servicer is a party have been obtained, other than where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(h) Reports Accurate. All Servicers Certificate, Servicing Report, Notices of Borrowing, Borrowing Base Certificates and other written or electronic information, exhibits, financial statements, documents, books, records or reports furnished by the Servicer to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders or the Collateral Custodian in connection with the Transaction Documents are accurate, true and correct in all material respects as of the date provided and no such document or certificate contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state a material fact or any fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading; provided that, solely with respect to written or electronic factual information which was provided from an Obligor with respect to a Loan Asset, such information need only be accurate, true and correct to the knowledge of the Servicer. Any projections or forward-looking information (including such statements with respect to the collectability of, or risks or benefits associated with a Loan Asset) provided by or on behalf of the Servicer were prepared in good faith based on assumptions believed by the Servicer to be reasonable at the time so prepared.
(i) Servicing Standard. The Servicer has complied in all material respects with the Servicing Standard with regard to the servicing of the Loan Assets.
(j) Collections. The Servicer acknowledges that all Available Collections received by it or its Affiliates with respect to the Collateral transferred or Granted hereunder are held and shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Secured Parties until deposited into the Collection Account within two (2) Business Days from receipt as required herein.
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(k) Solvency. The Servicer is not the subject of any Bankruptcy Proceedings or Bankruptcy Event. The transactions under this Agreement and any other Transaction Document to which the Servicer is a party do not and will not render the Servicer not Solvent.
(l) Taxes. The Servicer has filed or caused to be filed on a timely basis all income and other material tax returns that are required to be filed by it (subject to any extensions to file properly obtained by the same) and is not liable for Taxes payable by any other Person. The Servicer has paid or made adequate provisions for the payment of all Taxes and all assessments made against it or any of its property (other than any amount of Tax the validity of which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in accordance with GAAP have been provided on the books of the Servicer), and no Tax lien (other than a Permitted Lien) has been filed and no claim is being asserted, with respect to any such Tax, assessment or other charge.
(m) Exchange Act Compliance; Regulations T, U and X. None of the transactions contemplated herein or in the other Transaction Documents (including, the use of the Proceeds from the sale of the Collateral) will violate or result in a violation of Section 7 of the Exchange Act, or any regulations issued pursuant thereto, including, Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 12 C.F.R., Chapter II.
(n) Security Interest. The Servicer will take all steps necessary to ensure that the Borrower has granted a security interest (as defined in the UCC) to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the Collateral, which is enforceable in accordance with Applicable Law upon execution and delivery of this Agreement and such security interest is a valid and first priority perfected security interest in the Loan Assets and that portion of the Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by filing (except for any Permitted Liens). All filings (including, such UCC filings) as are necessary for the perfection of the Secured Parties security interest in the Loan Assets and that portion of the Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by filing have been (or prior to the applicable Advance will be) made.
(o) ERISA. Except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, the present value of all benefits vested under each Servicer Pension Plan does not exceed the value of the assets of the Servicer Pension Plan allocable to such vested benefits (based on the value of such assets as of the last annual valuation date) determined in accordance with the assumptions used for funding such Servicer Pension Plan pursuant to Sections 412 and 430 of the Code. No Servicer ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to subject the Servicer to any material Tax, material penalty or other material liability. The Servicer (a) is not a Benefit Plan Investor and (b) is not a Governmental Plan or other employee benefit plan that, in each case, is subject to Similar Law.
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(p) Anti-Terrorism; OFAC; Anti-Corruption.
(i) None of the Servicer nor any of its Affiliates nor, to the knowledge of the Servicer, any Obligor (i) is a Person whose property or interest in property is blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to Section 1 of Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)), (ii) engages in any dealings or transactions prohibited by Section 2 of such executive order, or is otherwise associated with any such Person in any manner violative of Section 2 of such executive order, or (iii) is a Person (1) designated on OFACs list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons or otherwise the subject of any Sanctions or (2) in violation of the limitations or prohibitions under any other Sanctions.
(ii) None of the Servicer nor any of its Affiliates (i) is a Politically Exposed Person, immediate family member of a Politically Exposed Person or close associate of a Politically Exposed Person; or (ii) a foreign shell bank. For purposes of the foregoing, foreign shell bank means a bank that does not maintain a physical presence in any country and is not subject to inspection by a banking authority.
(iii) No part of the proceeds of any Advance will be used by the Servicer or any of its Affiliates, or permitted to be used by any other Person (in each case, directly or knowingly indirectly including by an Obligor), (i) 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 applicable anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws, including the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; (ii) to fund or facilitate any money laundering or terrorist financing activities or business, or in any other manner that would cause or result in violation of applicable Anti-Money Laundering Laws; or (iii) to fund or facilitate any activities or business of or with any Person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is, or whose government is, the target of Sanctions, or the subject of comprehensive Sanctions, or in any other manner that would result in a violation by any Person of any Sanctions.
(iv) No Collateral or any portion thereof is or will consist of funds, assets or other property or interests in property that is blocked or frozen pursuant to any Sanctions.
(v) The Servicer acknowledges by executing this Agreement that Lenders (or the Administrative Agent on their behalf) have notified the Servicer that, pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, each Lender is required to obtain, verify and record such information as may be necessary to identify the Servicer or any Person owning twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the direct or indirect Equity Interests of the Servicer (including the name and address of such Person) in accordance with the Patriot Act.
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(q) [Reserved].
(r) No Injunctions. No injunction, writ, restraining order or other order of any nature adversely affects the Servicers performance of its obligations under this Agreement or any Transaction Document to which the Servicer is a party.
(s) Instructions to Obligors. The Collection Account is the only account to which Obligors, agent banks or administrative agents on the Loan Assets have been instructed by the Servicer on the Borrowers behalf to send Principal Collections and Interest Collections on the Collateral.
(t) [Reserved].
(u) Servicer Default. No event has occurred which constitutes a Servicer Default (other than any Servicer Default which has previously been disclosed to the Administrative Agent as such).
(v) Broker/Dealer. The Servicer is not a broker/dealer or subject to the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970, as amended.
(w) Compliance with Applicable Law. The Servicer has complied in all material respects with all Applicable Law to which it may be subject.
Section 4.04 Representations and Warranties of the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent in its individual capacity and as Collateral Agent represents and warrants as follows:
(a) Organization; Power and Authority. It is a duly organized and validly existing limited purpose national banking association with trust powers in good standing under the laws of the United States. It has full corporate power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform its obligations as Collateral Agent under this Agreement.
(b) Due Authorization. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions provided for herein have been duly authorized by all necessary association action on its part, either in its individual capacity or as Collateral Agent, as the case may be.
(c) No Conflict. The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of the transactions contemplated hereby and the fulfillment of the terms hereof will not conflict with, result in any breach of its articles of incorporation or bylaws or any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any indenture, contract, agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument to which the Collateral Agent is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
(d) No Violation. The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of the transactions contemplated hereby and the fulfillment of the terms hereof will not conflict with or violate, in any respect, any Applicable Law.
(e) All Consents Required. All approvals, authorizations, consents, orders or other actions of any Person or Governmental Authority applicable to the Collateral Agent, required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance by the Collateral Agent of the transactions contemplated hereby and the fulfillment by the Collateral Agent of the terms hereof have been obtained.
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(f) Validity, Etc. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Collateral Agent, enforceable against the Collateral Agent in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable Bankruptcy Laws and general principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity).
Section 4.05 Representations and Warranties of the Collateral Custodian. The Collateral Custodian in its individual capacity and as Collateral Custodian represents and warrants as follows:
(a) Organization; Power and Authority. It is a duly organized and validly existing limited purpose national banking association with trust powers in good standing under the laws of the United States. It has full corporate power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform its obligations as Collateral Custodian under this Agreement.
(b) Due Authorization. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions provided for herein have been duly authorized by all necessary association action on its part, either in its individual capacity or as Collateral Custodian, as the case may be.
(c) No Conflict. The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of the transactions contemplated hereby and the fulfillment of the terms hereof will not conflict with, result in any breach of its articles of incorporation or bylaws or any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any indenture, contract, agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument to which the Collateral Custodian is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
(d) No Violation. The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of the transactions contemplated hereby and the fulfillment of the terms hereof will not conflict with or violate, in any respect, any Applicable Law.
(e) All Consents Required. All approvals, authorizations, consents, orders or other actions of any Person or Governmental Authority applicable to the Collateral Custodian, required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance by the Collateral Custodian of the transactions contemplated hereby and the fulfillment by the Collateral Custodian of the terms hereof have been obtained.
(f) Validity, Etc. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Collateral Custodian, enforceable against the Collateral Custodian in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable Bankruptcy Laws and general principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity).
ARTICLE V
GENERAL COVENANTS
Section 5.01 Affirmative Covenants of the Borrower.
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From the Closing Date until the Collection Date:
(a) Organizational Procedures and Scope of Business. The Borrower will observe all organizational procedures required by its Constituent Documents and the laws of its jurisdiction of formation. Without limiting the foregoing, the Borrower will limit the scope of its business to: (i) the acquisition of Eligible Loan Assets and the ownership and management of the Related Asset and the related assets in the Collateral; (ii) the sale, transfer or other disposition of Loan Assets as and when permitted under the Transaction Documents; (iii) entering into and performing under the Transaction Documents; (iv) consenting or withholding consent as to proposed amendments, waivers and other modifications of the Underlying Instruments to the extent not in conflict with the terms of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; (v) exercising any rights (including but not limited to voting rights and rights arising in connection with a Bankruptcy Event with respect to an Obligor or the consensual or non-judicial restructuring of the debt or equity of an Obligor) or remedies in connection with the Loan Assets and participating in the committees (official or otherwise) or other groups formed by creditors of an Obligor to the extent not in conflict with the terms of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; and (vi) engaging in any activity and to exercise any powers permitted to limited liability companies under the laws of the State of Delaware that are related to the foregoing and necessary, convenient or advisable to accomplish the foregoing.
(b) Special Purpose Entity Requirements. The Borrower will at all times: (i) maintain at least one (1) Independent Manager; (ii) maintain its own separate books and records and bank accounts; (iii) hold itself out to the public and all other Persons as a legal entity separate from the Transferor and any other Person; (iv) file its own tax returns, if any, as may be required under Applicable Law, to the extent it is (A) not part of a consolidated group filing a consolidated return or returns or (B) not treated as a division for tax purposes of another taxpayer, and pay any Taxes so required to be paid under Applicable Law in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; (v) not commingle its assets with assets of any other Person; (vi) conduct its business in its own name and strictly comply with all organizational formalities to maintain its separate existence; (vii) maintain separate financial statements, except to the extent that the Borrowers financial and operating results are consolidated with those of the Transferor in consolidated financial statements; provided that appropriate notation shall be made on such consolidated financial statements to indicate the separateness of the Borrower from such Affiliate and to indicate that the Borrowers assets and credit are not available to satisfy the debts and other obligations of such Affiliate or any other Person; (viii) pay its own liabilities only out of its own funds; (ix) maintain an arms-length relationship with its Affiliates and not enter into any transaction with an Affiliate except on commercially reasonable terms similar to those available to unaffiliated parties in an arms length transaction (except for capital contributions or capital distributions permitted under the terms and conditions of the Borrowers organizational document and properly reflected on the books and records of the Borrower and the servicing arrangements described herein); (x) pay the salaries of its own employees, if any; (xi) not hold out its credit or assets as being available to satisfy the obligations of others; (xii) allocate fairly and reasonably any overhead for shared office space; (xiii) to the extent used, use separate stationery, invoices and checks; (xiv) except as expressly permitted by this Agreement, not pledge its assets as security for the obligations of any other Person; (xv) correct any known misunderstanding regarding its separate identity; (xvi) maintain adequate capital in light of its contemplated business purpose transactions and liabilities and pay its operating expenses and liabilities from its own assets; (xvii) cause the managers, officers, agents
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and other representatives of the Borrower to act at all times with respect to the Borrower consistently and in furtherance of the foregoing and in the best interests of the Borrower; (xviii) not acquire the obligations or any securities of its Affiliates; and (xix) not divide or permit any division of the Borrower. Where necessary, the Borrower will obtain proper authorization from its members for limited liability company action.
(c) Preservation of Company Existence. The Borrower will preserve and maintain its limited liability company existence in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation and will promptly obtain and thereafter maintain qualifications to do business as a foreign limited liability company in any other state in which it does business and in which it is required to so qualify under Applicable Law, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Compliance with Legal Opinions. The Borrower shall take all other actions necessary to maintain the accuracy of the factual assumptions set forth in the legal opinions of Dechert LLP, as special counsel to the Borrower, issued in connection with the Purchase and Sale Agreement and relating to the issues of substantive consolidation and true sale of the Loan Assets.
(e) Deposit of Collections. The Borrower shall promptly (but in no event later than two (2) Business Days after receipt) deposit or cause to be deposited into the Collection Account any and all Available Collections received by the Borrower, the Servicer or any of their Affiliates.
(f) Disclosure of Purchase Price. The Borrower shall disclose to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders the purchase price for each Loan Asset proposed to be acquired by the Borrower.
(g) Obligor Defaults and Bankruptcy Events. The Borrower shall give, or shall cause the Servicer to give, notice to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders promptly after the occurrence of any payment default by an Obligor under any Loan Asset or any Bankruptcy Event with respect to any Obligor under any Loan Asset.
(h) Required Loan Documents. The Borrower shall deliver to the Collateral Custodian a hard copy or electronic copy of the Required Loan Documents and the Loan Asset Checklist pertaining to each Loan Asset not later than the Cut-Off Date pertaining to such Loan Asset.
(i) Taxes. The Borrower will file or cause to be filed its tax returns, if any, and pay any and all Taxes imposed on it or its property as required by the Transaction Documents (except as contemplated in Section 4.01(m)).
(j) Notice of Event of Default. The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender of the occurrence of any Event of Default under this Agreement promptly upon, and in any event within three (3) Business Days of the earlier of notice or a Responsible Officer having obtained knowledge of such event. In addition, no later than three (3) Business Days following the earlier of notice of a Responsible Officer having obtained knowledge of the occurrence of any Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default, the Borrower will provide to the Administrative Agent and each Lender a written statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth the details of such event and the action that the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto.
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(k) Notice of Material Events. The Borrower shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender of any event of other circumstance that is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(l) Notice of Income Tax Liability. The Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent and each Lender telephonic or email notice within ten (10) Business Days (confirmed in writing within five (5) Business Days thereafter) of the receipt of revenue agent reports or other written proposals, determinations or assessments of the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority which propose, determine or otherwise set forth (i) positive adjustments to the Tax liability of the Transferor or any affiliated group (of which the Transferor is a member) in an amount equal to or greater than $5,000,000 in the aggregate, (ii) positive adjustments to the Tax liability of the Borrower itself in an amount equal to or greater than $500,000 in the aggregate, or (iii) a challenge to the status of the Borrower as a disregarded entity for U.S. federal (or applicable state or local) income tax purposes. Any such notice shall specify the nature of the items giving rise to such adjustments and the amounts thereof.
(m) Notice of Breaches of Representations and Warranties under this Agreement. The Borrower shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender if any representation or warranty set forth in Section 4.01 or Section 4.02 was incorrect at the time it was given or deemed to have been given and at the same time deliver to the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders a written notice setting forth in reasonable detail the nature of such facts and circumstances.
(n) Notice of Breaches of Representations and Warranties under the Purchase and Sale Agreement and the Master Participation Agreement. The Borrower confirms and agrees that the Borrower will, upon receipt of notice or discovery thereof, promptly send to the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Collateral Agent a notice of (i) any breach of any representation, warranty, agreement or covenant under the Purchase and Sale Agreement or the Master Participation Agreement or (ii) any event or occurrence that, upon notice, or upon the passage of time or both, would constitute such a breach.
(o) Notice of Proceedings. The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender, as soon as possible and in any event within five (5) Business Days, after the Borrower receives notice or obtains knowledge thereof, of any settlement of, material judgment (including a material judgment with respect to the liability phase of a bifurcated trial) in or commencement of any material labor controversy, material litigation, material action, material suit or material proceeding before any court or governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, affecting the Collateral, the Transaction Documents, the Collateral Agents security interest in the Collateral, or the Borrower.
(p) Notice of ERISA Events. The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days following any such event, (i) in the event that a Lien is imposed on any asset of the Borrower with respect to any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan or (ii) in the event any ERISA Event occurs that would reasonably be expected to result in material Tax, material penalty or other material liability to the Borrower.
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(q) Notice of Benefit Plan Investor Status or Prohibited Transaction. The Borrower shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender in the event the Borrower (i) becomes a Benefit Plan Investor, (ii) becomes subject to Similar Law or (iii) has or should have knowledge that this Agreement or any other action or transaction in connection with this Agreement or any other Transaction Document will constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or a non-exempt violation of Similar Law.
(r) Notice of Accounting Changes. As soon as possible and in any event within ten (10) Business Days after the effective date thereof, the Borrower will provide to the Administrative Agent and each Lender notice of any change in the accounting policies of the Borrower.
(s) Additional Documents. The Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent and each Lender with (i) copies of such documents reasonably available to the Borrower as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request evidencing the truthfulness of the representations set forth in this Agreement, subject to any applicable confidentiality restriction under law or contract or (ii) information and documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance with the applicable know your customer requirements under the Patriot Act or other applicable Anti-Money Laundering Laws.
(t) Protection of Security Interest. With respect to the Collateral acquired by the Borrower, the Borrower will (i) acquire such Collateral pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement or such other similar agreement, as applicable, (ii) (at the expense of the Borrower) take all action necessary to perfect, protect and more fully evidence the Borrowers ownership of such Collateral free and clear of any Lien other than the Lien created hereunder and Permitted Liens, including, (A) with respect to Collateral acquired pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement, effective precautionary financing statements against the Transferor in all necessary or appropriate filing offices, (including any amendments thereto or assignments thereof) and filing continuation statements, amendments or assignments with respect thereto in such filing offices, (including any amendments thereto or assignments thereof) and (B) executing or causing to be executed such other instruments or notices as may be necessary or appropriate, (iii) (at the expense of the Borrower) take all action necessary to cause a valid, subsisting and enforceable first priority perfected security interest, subject only to Permitted Liens, to exist in favor of the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) in the Borrowers interests in all of the Collateral being Granted hereunder including the filing of a UCC financing statement in the applicable jurisdiction adequately describing the Collateral (which may include an all asset filing), and naming the Borrower as debtor and the Collateral Agent as the secured party, and filing continuation statements, amendments or assignments with respect thereto in such filing offices, (including any amendments thereto or assignments thereof), (iv) permit the Administrative Agent or any Lender or their respective agents or representatives to visit the offices of the Borrower during normal office hours and upon reasonable advance notice examine and make copies of all documents, books, records and other information concerning the Collateral and discuss matters related thereto with any of the officers or employees of the Borrower having knowledge of such
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matters (provided that not more than one such inspection shall be permitted during any calendar year unless an Event of Default shall have occurred, and such visit shall be consolidated with any visit, inspection or audit under Section 6.11 or Section 11.10), and (v) take all additional action that the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Collateral Agent may reasonably request to perfect, protect and more fully evidence the respective first priority perfected security interests of the parties to this Agreement in the Collateral, or to enable the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent to exercise or enforce any of their respective rights hereunder.
(u) Liens. The Borrower will promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders of the existence of any Lien on the Collateral (other than Permitted Liens) and the Borrower shall defend the right, title and interest of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in, to and under the Collateral against all claims of third parties.
(v) Other Documents. At any time from time to time upon prior written request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, at the sole expense of the Borrower, the Borrower will promptly and duly execute and deliver such further instruments and documents (to the extent available to or reasonably obtainable by the Borrower) and take such further actions as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request for the purposes of obtaining or preserving the full benefits of this Agreement including the first priority security interest in the Collateral (subject only to Permitted Liens) granted hereunder and of the rights and powers herein granted (including, among other things, authorizing the filing of such UCC financing statements as the Administrative Agent may request).
(w) Compliance with Law. The Borrower shall at all times comply in all respects with all Applicable Law applicable to Borrower or any of its assets (including all federal securities laws), and Borrower shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence, and all licenses material to its business.
(x) Proper Records. The Borrower shall at all times keep proper books of records and accounts in which full, true and correct entries shall be made of its transactions in accordance with GAAP and set aside on its books from its earning for each fiscal year all such proper reserves in accordance with GAAP.
(y) Satisfaction of Obligations. The Borrower shall pay, discharge or otherwise satisfy at or before maturity or before they become delinquent, as the case may be, all its obligations of whatever nature, except where the amount or validity thereof is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and reserves with respect thereto have been provided on the books of the Borrower.
(z) Payment of Taxes. The Borrower shall pay and discharge all Taxes, levies, liens and other charges on it or its assets and on the Collateral that, in each case, in any manner would create any lien or charge upon the Collateral, except for any such Taxes as are being appropriately contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and with respect to which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP.
(aa) Tax Treatment. The Borrower, the Transferor and the Lenders shall treat the Advances advanced hereunder as indebtedness of the Borrower (or, so long as the Borrower is treated as a disregarded entity, the Transferor) for U.S. federal income tax purposes and to file any and all tax forms in a manner consistent therewith.
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(bb) Maintenance of Records. The Borrower will maintain records with respect to the Collateral and the conduct and operation of its business with no less a degree of prudence than if the Collateral were held by the Borrower for its own account and will furnish the Administrative Agent and each Lender, upon the reasonable request by the Administrative Agent, information with respect to the Collateral and the conduct and operation of its business.
(cc) Obligor Notification Forms. The Borrower shall furnish the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent with an appropriate power of attorney, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit N or O, as applicable, to send (at the Administrative Agents discretion on the Collateral Agents behalf, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default) Obligor notification forms to give notice to the Obligors of the Collateral Agents interest in the Collateral and the obligation to make payments as directed by the Administrative Agent on the Collateral Agents behalf.
(dd) Officers Certificate. On each five (5) year anniversary of the date of this Agreement, the Borrower shall deliver an Officers Certificate, in form and substance acceptable to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent, providing (i) a certification, based upon a review and summary of UCC search results, that there is no other interest in the Collateral perfected by filing of a UCC financing statement other than in favor of the Collateral Agent and (ii) a certification, based upon a review and summary of tax and judgment lien searches satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, that there is no other interest in the Collateral based on any tax or judgment lien.
(ee) Continuation Statements. The Borrower shall, not earlier than six (6) months and not later than three (3) months prior to the fifth (5th) anniversary of the date of filing of the financing statement referred to in Schedule I hereto or any other financing statement filed pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with any Advance hereunder, unless the Collection Date shall have occurred:
(i) authorize and deliver and file or cause to be filed an appropriate continuation statement with respect to such financing statement; and
(ii) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders an opinion of the counsel for the Borrower, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, confirming and updating the opinion delivered pursuant to Schedule I with respect to perfection and otherwise to the effect that the security interest hereunder continues to be an enforceable and perfected security interest, subject to no other Liens of record except as provided herein or otherwise permitted hereunder, which opinion may contain usual and customary assumptions, limitations and exceptions.
(ff) Disregarded Entity. The Borrower will be disregarded as an entity separate from the Transferor pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3(b)(ii), and neither the Borrower nor any other Person on its behalf shall make an election to be treated as other than an entity disregarded from the Transferor under Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3(c). The Transferor shall remain as a United States Tax Person.
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(gg) Notices; Material Information, etc. The Borrower shall, within five (5) Business Days after filing, provide to the Administrative Agent written notification of the filing of any litigation against the Borrower or the Transferor which, if a judgment were to be obtained by the plaintiff, would result in the occurrence of an Event of Default or otherwise cause a Material Adverse Effect.
(hh) Other Reporting. The Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent and each Lender, simultaneously with delivery to the Transferor, copies of all other financial statements, appraisal reports, notices, and other matters at any time or from time to time prepared by the Borrower and furnished to the Transferor, including, without limitation, any notice of default, notice of election or exercise of any rights or remedies under any the Borrower LLC Agreement, and any notice relating in any way to the misconduct of the Borrower or the Servicer. In respect of the foregoing, the Borrower shall disseminate such information to the Administrative Agent and each Lender either through mailings, email delivery or by posting such information on its website and giving the Administrative Agent and each Lender access thereto.
(ii) Other Information. The Borrower shall deliver, (i) promptly following the Administrative Agents request, in any event within five (5) Business Days of such request, such other information, financial or otherwise, available to or reasonably obtainable by the Borrower with respect to the Borrower and the Collateral, as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request from time to time, subject to any applicable confidentiality requirement under law or contract and (ii) promptly following any change in the information provided in the Beneficial Ownership Certification that would result in a change to the list of beneficial owners identified in parts (c) or (d) of such certification.
Section 5.02 Negative Covenants of the Borrower.
From the Closing Date until the Collection Date:
(a) Special Purpose Entity Requirements. Except as otherwise permitted by this Agreement, the Borrower shall not (i) guarantee any obligation of any Person, including any Affiliate; (ii) engage, directly or indirectly, in any business, other than the actions required or permitted to be performed under the Transaction Documents; (iii) incur, create or assume any Indebtedness, other than Indebtedness incurred under the Transaction Documents; (iv) make or permit to remain outstanding any loan or advance to, or own or acquire any stock or securities of, any Person, except that the Borrower may invest in those Loan Assets and other investments permitted under the Transaction Documents and may make any advance required or expressly permitted to be made pursuant to any provisions of the Transaction Documents and permit the same to remain outstanding in accordance with such provisions, and may receive securities in connection with any workout, restructuring or bankruptcy; (v) fail to pay its debts and liabilities from its assets when due; (vi) to the fullest extent permitted by law, engage in any dissolution, liquidation, consolidation, merger, sale or other transfer of any of its assets outside the ordinary course of the Borrowers business other than such activities as are expressly permitted pursuant to this Agreement; (vii) create, form or otherwise acquire any Subsidiaries; or (viii) release, sell, transfer, convey or assign any Loan Asset unless in accordance with the Transaction Documents.
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(b) Requirements for Material Actions. The Borrower shall not fail to provide (and at all times the Borrowers organizational documents shall reflect) that the unanimous consent of all managers (including the consent of the Independent Manager(s)) is required for the Borrower to (i) file any insolvency, or reorganization case or proceeding, (ii) institute proceedings to have the Borrower be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent, (iii) institute proceedings under any applicable insolvency law, (iv) seek any relief under any law relating to relief from debts or the protection of debtors, (v) consent to the filing or institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against the Borrower, (vi) file a petition seeking, or consent to, reorganization or relief with respect to the Borrower under any applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy or insolvency, (vii) seek or consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator, custodian, or any similar official of or for the Borrower, or a substantial part of its property, (viii) make any assignment for the benefit of its creditors, (ix) admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or (x) take any action in furtherance of any of the foregoing.
(c) Protection of Title. The Borrower shall not take any action which would directly or indirectly impair or adversely affect the Borrowers title to the Collateral.
(d) Transfer Limitations. The Borrower shall not transfer, assign, convey, grant, bargain, sell, set over, deliver or otherwise dispose of, or pledge or hypothecate, directly or indirectly, any interest in the Collateral to any person other than the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, or engage in financing transactions or similar transactions with respect to the Collateral with any person other than the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, in each case, except as otherwise expressly permitted by the terms of this Agreement.
(e) Liens. The Borrower shall not create, incur or permit to exist any Lien in or on any of the Collateral subject to the security interest granted by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, other than Permitted Liens.
(f) Organizational Documents. The Borrower shall not amend, modify or terminate any of the Constituent Documents of the Borrower without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, other than with respect to any amendments that has been provided to the Administrative Agent and the Administrative Agent has determined, in its reasonable discretion, it is of a purely administrative or ministerial nature.
(g) Merger, Acquisitions, Sales, etc. The Borrower shall not change its organizational structure, enter into any transaction of merger or consolidation or amalgamation, or asset sale (other than pursuant to Section 2.07), or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation, winding up or dissolution) without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.
(h) Use of Proceeds. The Borrower shall not use the proceeds of any Advance other than (i) to finance the purchase by the Borrower, on a true sale basis, of Collateral, (ii) to pay fees and expenses in connection with the transactions contemplated under this Agreement, (iii) to fund the Unfunded Exposure Account in order to establish reserves for unfunded commitments
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of Delayed Draw Loan Assets and Revolving Loans included in the Collateral or (iv) to distribute such proceeds to the Transferor. The Borrower will not purchase any Loan Asset from any Affiliate of Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. with the proceeds of any Advance made by Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. in its capacity as a Lender; provided that the unintentional violation of this provision shall not constitute an Event of Default so long as the Servicer, on behalf of the Borrower, uses commercially reasonable efforts to cancel any trade which it determines to be in violation of this covenant prior to the date of settlement of such trade.
(i) Limited Assets. The Borrower shall not hold or own any assets that are not part of the Collateral.
(j) Tax Treatment. The Borrower shall not elect to be treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes and shall take all reasonable steps necessary to avoid being treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Borrower is disregarded as an entity separate from the Transferor for U.S. federal and applicable state and local income tax purposes. The Transferor is a United States Tax Person.
(k) Extension or Amendment of Collateral. The Borrower will not, except as otherwise permitted in Section 6.04(a) of this Agreement and in accordance with the Servicing Standard, extend, amend or otherwise modify the terms of any Loan Asset (including the Related Collateral).
(l) Purchase and Sale Agreement. The Borrower will not amend, modify, waive or terminate any provision of the Purchase and Sale Agreement without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent. The Borrower shall not purchase or otherwise acquire any Collateral from the Servicer, the Transferor or an Affiliate of the Borrower, the Servicer or the Transferor, except pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
(m) Restricted Junior Payments. The Borrower shall not make any Restricted Junior Payment, except that, so long as the Facility Maturity Date has not been declared or automatically occurred and no Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, the Borrower may declare and make Restricted Junior Payments to the holders of its membership interests (w) constituting a Permitted RIC Distribution at any time, from the proceeds of any Advance, Excess Interest Collections or, solely to the extent made on a Payment Date, amounts on deposit in the Collection Account, (x) on any Business Day during the Revolving Period, from the proceeds of any Advance, or amounts on deposit in the Principal Collection Subaccount, provided that, both before and after giving effect thereto, no Unmatured Event of Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency shall have occurred and be continuing or would result therefrom, (y) on any Business Day, of amounts on deposit in the Interest Collection Subaccount, provided that both before and after giving effect thereto, (i) no Unmatured Event of Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency shall have occurred and be continuing and (ii) the amount remaining on deposit in the Interest Collection Subaccount, together with amounts reasonably expected to be received on the Loan Assets prior to the next prior to the next Determination Date, will be sufficient to pay all amounts required to be paid on the related Payment Date pursuant to clauses (i) through (iv) of Section 2.06(a), and (z) on any quarterly Payment Date, from amounts available pursuant to Sections 2.04(a)(xiii) and 2.04(b)(vi).
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(n) ERISA Matters. The Borrower will not (i) take, and will exercise its best efforts not to permit any ERISA Affiliate to take, any action that could reasonably be expected to result in an ERISA Event that, in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to subject the Borrower to any material Tax, material penalty or other material liability, or (ii) take, and will exercise its best efforts not to permit any ERISA Affiliate to take, any action that could result in the imposition of a Lien on any asset of the Borrower with respect to any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan. The Borrower will not become a Benefit Plan Investor or a Governmental Plan or other plan subject to Similar Law.
(o) Instructions to Obligors. The Borrower will not make any change, or permit the Servicer to make any change, in its instructions to Obligors, agent banks or administrative agents on the Loan Assets regarding payments to be made with respect to the Collateral to the Collection Account, unless the Administrative Agent has consented to such change.
(p) Change of Jurisdiction, Location, Names or Location of Loan Files. The Borrower shall not change the jurisdiction of its formation, make any change to its corporate name or use any tradenames, fictitious names, assumed names, doing business as names or other names unless, prior to the effective date of any such change in the jurisdiction of its formation, name change or use, the Borrower receives prior written consent from the Administrative Agent of such change and delivers to the Administrative Agent such financing statements as the Administrative Agent may request to reflect such name change or use, together with such Opinions of Counsel and other documents and instruments as the Administrative Agent may request in connection therewith. The Borrower will not change the location of its chief executive office unless prior to the effective date of any such change of location, the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent of such change of location in writing. The Borrower will not move, or consent to the Collateral Custodian or the Servicer moving, the Loan Files from the location thereof on the Closing Date, unless the Administrative Agent shall consent to such move in writing and the Servicer shall provide the Administrative Agent with such Opinions of Counsel and other documents and instruments as the Administrative Agent may request in connection therewith.
(q) Allocation of Charges. There will not be any agreement or understanding between the Servicer and the Borrower (other than as expressly set forth herein or as consented to by the Administrative Agent), providing for the allocation or sharing of obligations to make payments or otherwise in respect of any Taxes, fees, assessments or other governmental charges; provided that it is understood and acknowledged that the Borrower will be disregarded as an entity separate from the Transferor for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
(r) Anti-Terrorism; OFAC; Anti-Corruption. Each of the representations and warranties set out in sub clauses (i) through (v) (inclusive) of Section 4.01(hh) shall be deemed here restated and, mutatis mutandis, construed as covenants made and given under this Section 5.02.
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Section 5.03 Affirmative Covenants of the Servicer.
From the Closing Date until the Collection Date:
(a) Compliance with Law. The Servicer will comply in all material respects with all Applicable Law to which it may be subject, including those with respect to servicing the Collateral or any part thereof.
(b) Preservation of Company Existence. The Servicer will preserve and maintain its existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its formation, and qualify and remain qualified in good standing in each jurisdiction where the failure to preserve and maintain such existence, rights, franchises, privileges and qualification could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Obligations and Compliance with Collateral. The Servicer will duly fulfill and comply in all material respects with all obligations on the part of the Borrower to be fulfilled or complied with under or in connection with the administration of each item of Collateral and will do nothing to impair the rights of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, or of the Secured Parties in, to and under the Collateral. It is understood and agreed that the Servicer does not hereby assume any obligations of the Borrower in respect of any Advances or assume any responsibility for the performance by the Borrower of any of its obligations hereunder or under any other agreement executed in connection herewith that would be inconsistent with its undertaking as the Servicer or in its capacity as the Transferor under the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
(d) Keeping of Records and Books of Account.
(i) The Servicer will maintain and implement administrative and operating procedures (including, an ability to recreate records evidencing Collateral in the event of the destruction of the originals thereof), and keep and maintain all documents, books, records and other information necessary or advisable for the collection of all Collateral and the identification of the Collateral.
(ii) Subject to Section 6.11, the Servicer shall permit the Administrative Agent, each Lender or their respective agents or representatives, to visit the offices of the Servicer during normal office hours and upon reasonable advance notice and examine and make copies of all documents, books, records and other information concerning the Collateral and the Servicers servicing thereof and discuss matters related thereto with any of the officers or employees of the Servicer having knowledge of such matters (provided that not more than one such inspection shall be permitted during any calendar year unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and such visit shall be consolidated with any visit, inspection or audit under Section 6.11 or Section 11.10).
(iii) The Servicer will on or prior to the Closing Date, mark its internal records to reflect the ownership of the Collateral by the Borrower.
(e) Preservation of Security Interest. The Servicer (at the Borrowers expense) will file such financing and continuation statements and any other documents that may be required by any law or regulation of any Governmental Authority to preserve and protect fully the first priority perfected security interest of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in, to and under the Loan Assets and that portion of the Collateral in which a security interest may be perfected by filing.
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(f) Events of Default. The Servicer will provide the Administrative Agent and each Lender (with a copy to the Collateral Agent) with prompt written notice of the occurrence of each Event of Default and each Unmatured Event of Default of which the Servicer has knowledge or has received notice. In addition, no later than three (3) Business Days following the Servicers knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default, the Servicer will provide to the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and each Lender a written statement of a Responsible Officer of the Servicer setting forth the details of such event and the action that the Servicer proposes to take with respect thereto.
(g) Taxes. The Servicer will file its tax returns, if any, and pay any and all Taxes imposed on it or its property as required under the Transaction Documents (except as contemplated by Section 4.03(l)).
(h) Other. The Servicer will promptly furnish to the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and each Lender, to the extent available or reasonably obtainable by the Servicer and subject to any applicable confidentiality requirements under law or contract, such other information, documents, records or reports respecting the Collateral or the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of the Borrower or the Servicer as the Collateral Agent, any Lender or the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request in order to protect the interests of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Collateral Agent or Secured Parties under or as contemplated by this Agreement.
(i) Proceedings Related to the Borrower, the Transferor and the Servicer and the Transaction Documents. The Servicer shall notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender promptly after the Servicer receives notice or obtains knowledge thereof of any settlement of, judgment (including a judgment with respect to the liability phase of a bifurcated trial) in or commencement of any labor controversy, litigation, action, suit or proceeding before any court or governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Transferor or the Servicer (or any of their Affiliates that are in the business of originating, acquiring or servicing assets similar to Loan Assets) or the Transaction Documents. For purposes of this Section 5.03(i), (i) any settlement, judgment, labor controversy, litigation, action, suit or proceeding affecting the Transaction Documents in excess of $1,000,000 shall be deemed to be expected to have such Material Adverse Effect and (ii) any settlement, judgment, labor controversy, litigation, action, suit or proceeding affecting the Servicer or the Transferor in excess of $10,000,000 shall be deemed to be expected to have such a Material Adverse Effect.
(j) Deposit of Collections. The Servicer shall promptly (but in no event later than two (2) Business Days after receipt) deposit or cause to be deposited into the Collection Account any and all Available Collections received by the Borrower, the Servicer or any of their Affiliates.
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(k) Special Purpose Entity Requirements. At the Borrowers expense, the Servicer shall take such actions as are necessary to cause the Borrower to be in compliance with the special purpose entity requirements set forth in Sections 5.01(a) and 5.01(b) and 5.02(a) and 5.02(b); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Servicer shall not be required to expend any of its own funds to cause the Borrower to be in compliance with subsection 5.01(b)(xvi) or subsection 5.02(a)(v).
(l) Accounting Changes. As soon as possible and in any event within two (2) Business Days after the effective date thereof, the Servicer will provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders notice of any change in the accounting policies of the Servicer.
(m) Proceedings Related to the Collateral. The Servicer shall notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender as soon as possible and in any event within two (2) Business Days after any Responsible Officer of the Servicer receives notice or has actual knowledge of any settlement of, judgment (including a judgment with respect to the liability phase of a bifurcated trial) in or commencement of any labor controversy, litigation, action, suit or proceeding before any court or governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the interests of the Collateral Agent or the Secured Parties in, to and under the Collateral. For purposes of this Section 5.03(m), any settlement, judgment, labor controversy, litigation, action, suit or proceeding affecting the Collateral or the Collateral Agents or the Secured Parties interest in the Collateral in excess of $500,000 or more shall be deemed to be expected to have such a Material Adverse Effect.
(n) Compliance with Legal Opinions. The Servicer shall take all other actions necessary to maintain the accuracy of the factual assumptions set forth in the legal opinions of Dechert LLP, as special counsel to the Servicer, issued in connection with the Transaction Documents and relating to the issues of substantive consolidation and true sale of the Loan Assets.
(o) Instructions to Agents and Obligors. Subject to Section 6.04(d), the Servicer shall direct, or shall cause the Transferor to direct, any agent or administrative agent for any Loan Asset to remit all payments and collections with respect to such Loan Asset, and, if applicable, to direct the Obligor with respect to such Loan Asset to remit all such payments and collections with respect to such Loan Asset directly to the Collection Account. The Servicer shall take steps consistent with the Servicing Standard to ensure, and shall cause the Transferor to take commercially reasonable steps to ensure, that only funds constituting payments and collections relating to Loan Assets shall be deposited into the Collection Account.
(p) Capacity as Servicer. The Servicer will ensure that, at all times when it is dealing with or in connection with the Loan Assets in its capacity as Servicer, it holds itself out as Servicer, and not in any other capacity.
(q) Notice of Breaches of Representations and Warranties under the Purchase and Sale Agreement. The Servicer confirms and agrees that the Servicer will, upon receipt of notice or discovery thereof, promptly send to the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Collateral Agent a notice of (i) any breach of any representation, warranty, agreement or covenant under the Purchase and Sale Agreement or (ii) any event or occurrence that, upon notice, or upon the passage of time or both, would constitute such a breach, in each case, promptly upon learning thereof.
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(r) Audits. Periodically after the Closing Date, at the discretion of the Administrative Agent and each Lender, the Servicer shall allow the Administrative Agent and each Lender (during normal office hours and upon advance notice which, other than after the occurrence of an Event of Default, shall not be less than five (5) Business Days) to review the Servicers collection and administration of the Collateral in order to assess compliance by the Servicer with the Servicing Standard, as well as with the Transaction Documents, and to conduct an audit of the Collateral and Required Loan Documents in conjunction with such a review (provided that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders collectively may not perform more than one such audit annually, and the Servicer shall not be liable for the costs and expenses of more than one such audit, in any calendar year unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing hereunder, and such audit shall be consolidated with any visit, inspection or audit under Section 6.11 or Section 11.10).
(s) Notice of Breaches of Representations and Warranties under this Agreement. The Servicer shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Lenders if any representation or warranty set forth in Section 4.03 was incorrect at the time it was given or deemed to have been given and at the same time deliver to the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders a written notice setting forth in reasonable detail the nature of such facts and circumstances.
(t) Insurance Policies. The Servicer has caused, and will cause, to be performed any and all acts required to be performed to preserve the rights and remedies of the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties in any Insurance Policies applicable to Loan Assets (to the extent the Servicer or an Affiliate of the Servicer is the agent or servicer under the applicable Underlying Instruments) including, in each case, any necessary notifications of insurers, assignments of policies or interests therein, and establishments of co-insured, joint loss payee and mortgagee rights in favor of the Collateral Agent and the Secured Parties; provided that, unless the Borrower is the sole lender under such Underlying Instruments, the Servicer shall only take such actions that are customarily taken by or on behalf of a lender in a syndicated loan facility to preserve the rights of such lender.
(u) Disregarded Entity. The Servicer shall cause the Borrower to be disregarded as an entity separate from the Transferor pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3(b)(ii) and shall cause that neither the Borrower nor any other Person on its behalf shall make an election to be treated as other than an entity disregarded from the Transferor under Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3(c).
(v) Anti-Terrorism; OFAC; Anti-Corruption. Each of the representations and warranties set out in sub clauses (i) through (v) (inclusive) of Section 4.03(p) shall be deemed here restated and, mutatis mutandis, construed as covenants made and given under this Section 5.03.
(w) Value Adjustment Event. The Servicer will provide the Administrative Agent and each Lender (with a copy to the Collateral Agent) with prompt written notice of the occurrence of any Value Adjustment Event with respect to any Eligible Loan Asset of which the Servicer has knowledge or has received notice.
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(x) Notice of ERISA Events. The Servicer shall notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender promptly, and in any event within five (5) Business Days following any such event, (i) in the event that a Lien is imposed on any asset of the Servicer with respect to any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan or (ii) in the event any Servicer ERISA Event occurs that would reasonably be expected to result in material Tax, material penalty or other material liability to the Servicer.
(y) Notice of Benefit Plan Investor Status. The Servicer shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender in the event the Servicer (i) becomes a Benefit Plan Investor or (ii) becomes subject to Similar Law.
Section 5.04 Negative Covenants of the Servicer.
From the Closing Date until the Collection Date:
(a) Mergers, Acquisition, Sales, etc. The Servicer will not consolidate with or merge into any other Person or convey or transfer its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, unless the Servicer is the surviving entity and unless:
(i) the Servicer has delivered to the Administrative Agent and each Lender an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that any such consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer and any supplemental agreement executed in connection therewith comply with this Section 5.04 and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with and, in the case of the Opinion of Counsel, that such supplemental agreement is legal, valid and binding with respect to the Servicer and such other matters as the Administrative Agent may request;
(ii) the Servicer shall have delivered notice of such consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer to the Administrative Agent and each Lender;
(iii) after giving effect thereto, no Event of Default or Servicer Default or event that with notice or lapse of time would constitute either an Event of Default or a Servicer Default shall exist; and
(iv) the Administrative Agent shall have consented in writing to such consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer.
(b) Change of Name or Location of Loan Files. The Servicer shall not (x) change its name, move the location of its principal place of business and chief executive office, change the offices where it keeps records concerning the Collateral from the address set forth under its name on the signature pages hereto, or change the jurisdiction of its formation, unless the Servicer has provided prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, or (y) move, or consent to the Collateral Custodian moving, the Required Loan Documents and Loan Files from the location thereof on the initial Advance Date (or relevant date of delivery), unless the Administrative Agent shall consent of such change or move in writing and the Servicer shall provide the Administrative Agent with such Opinions of Counsel and other documents and instruments as the Administrative Agent may request in connection therewith and has taken all actions required under the UCC of each relevant jurisdiction in order to continue the first priority perfected security interest of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the Collateral.
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(c) Change in Payment Instructions to Obligors. The Servicer will not make any change in its instructions to Obligors, agent banks or administrative agents on the Loan Assets regarding payments to be made with respect to the Collateral to the Collection Account, unless the Administrative Agent has consented to such change.
(d) Extension or Amendment of Loan Assets. The Servicer will not, except as otherwise permitted in Section 6.04(a), extend, amend or otherwise modify the terms of any Loan Asset (including the Related Collateral).
(e) Allocation of Charges. There will not be any agreement or understanding between the Servicer and the Borrower (other than as expressly set forth herein or as consented to by the Administrative Agent), providing for the allocation or sharing of obligations to make payments or otherwise in respect of any Taxes, fees, assessments or other governmental charges; provided that it is understood and acknowledged that the Borrower will be disregarded as an entity separate from the Transferor for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
(f) [Reserved].
Section 5.05 Affirmative Covenants of the Collateral Agent.
From the Closing Date until the Collection Date:
(a) Compliance with Law. The Collateral Agent will comply in all material respects with all Applicable Law.
(b) Preservation of Existence. The Collateral Agent will preserve and maintain its existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its formation and qualify and remain qualified in good standing in each jurisdiction where failure to preserve and maintain such existence, rights, franchises, privileges and qualification could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.06 Negative Covenants of the Collateral Agent.
From the Closing Date until the Collection Date, the Collateral Agent will not make any changes to the Collateral Agent Fees without the prior written approval of the Administrative Agent.
Section 5.07 Affirmative Covenants of the Collateral Custodian.
From the Closing Date until the Collection Date:
(a) Compliance with Law. The Collateral Custodian will comply in all material respects with all Applicable Law.
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(b) Preservation of Existence. The Collateral Custodian will preserve and maintain its existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its formation and qualify and remain qualified in good standing in each jurisdiction where failure to preserve and maintain such existence, rights, franchises, privileges and qualification could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Location of Required Loan Documents. Subject to Article XII of this Agreement, the Required Loan Documents shall remain at all times in the possession of the Collateral Custodian at its address located at The Depository Trust Company, 570 Washington Boulevard 5th floor, Jersey City, New Jersey 07310, Attention: BNY Mellon/Branch Deposit Department unless notice of a different address is given in accordance with the terms hereof or unless the Administrative Agent agrees to allow certain Required Loan Documents to be released to the Servicer on a temporary basis in accordance with the terms hereof, except as such Required Loan Documents may be released pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
Section 5.08 Negative Covenants of the Collateral Custodian.
From the Closing Date until the Collection Date:
(a) Required Loan Documents. The Collateral Custodian will not dispose of any documents constituting the Required Loan Documents in any manner that is inconsistent with the performance of its obligations as the Collateral Custodian pursuant to this Agreement and will not dispose of any Collateral except as contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) No Changes in Collateral Custodian Fees. The Collateral Custodian will not make any changes to the Collateral Custodian Fees without the prior written approval of the Administrative Agent.
ARTICLE VI
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF CONTRACTS
Section 6.01 Appointment and Designation of the Servicer.
(a) Initial Servicer. The Borrower hereby appoints Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as Servicer, with the authority to service, administer and exercise rights and remedies, on behalf of the Borrower, in respect of the Collateral. Until the Administrative Agent gives Apollo Debt Solutions BDC a Servicer Removal Notice, Apollo Debt Solutions BDC hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the duties and responsibilities of the Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof. The Servicer and the Borrower hereby acknowledge that the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties are third party beneficiaries of the obligations undertaken by the Servicer hereunder.
(b) Servicer Removal Notice. The Borrower, the Servicer, each Lender and the Administrative Agent hereby agree that, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (including, as a result of a Servicer Default), the Administrative Agent, by written notice to the Servicer (with a copy to the Collateral Agent) (a Servicer Removal Notice), may terminate all of the rights, obligations, power and authority of the Servicer under this Agreement. On and after the receipt
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by the Servicer of a Servicer Removal Notice pursuant to this Section 6.01(b), the Servicer shall continue to perform all servicing functions under this Agreement until the date specified in the Servicer Removal Notice or otherwise specified by the Administrative Agent in writing or, if no such date is specified in such Servicer Removal Notice or otherwise specified by the Administrative Agent, until a date mutually agreed upon by the Servicer and the Administrative Agent and shall be entitled to receive, to the extent of funds available therefor pursuant to Section 2.04, the Servicing Fee therefor accrued until such date. After such date, the Servicer agrees that it will terminate its activities as Servicer hereunder in a manner that the Administrative Agent believes will facilitate the transition of the performance of such activities to a successor Servicer, and the successor Servicer shall assume each and all of the Servicers obligations to service and administer the Collateral, on the terms and subject to the conditions herein set forth, and the Servicer shall use its best efforts to assist the successor Servicer in assuming such obligations.
(c) Appointment of Replacement Servicer. At any time following the delivery of a Servicer Removal Notice, the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, appoint a replacement servicer (the Replacement Servicer), which appointment shall take effect upon the Replacement Servicer accepting such appointment by a written assumption in a form satisfactory to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion. Upon the appointment of a Replacement Servicer, the initial Servicer shall have no liability with respect to any action performed by the Replacement Servicer on or after the date that the Replacement Servicer becomes the successor to the Servicer.
(d) Liabilities and Obligations of Replacement Servicer. Upon its appointment, the Replacement Servicer shall be the successor in all respects to the Servicer with respect to servicing functions under this Agreement and shall be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto placed on the Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof, and all references in this Agreement to the Servicer shall be deemed to refer to the Replacement Servicer; provided that the Replacement Servicer shall have (i) no liability with respect to any action performed by the terminated Servicer prior to the date that the Replacement Servicer becomes the successor to the Servicer or any claim of a third party based on any alleged action or inaction of the terminated Servicer, (ii) no obligation to perform any advancing obligations, if any, of the Servicer unless it elects to in its sole discretion, (iii) no obligation to pay any Taxes required to be paid by the Servicer (provided that the Replacement Servicer shall pay any income Taxes for which it is liable), (iv) no obligation to pay any of the fees and expenses of any other party to the transactions contemplated hereby, and (v) no liability or obligation with respect to any Servicer indemnification obligations of any prior Servicer, including the original Servicer. The indemnification obligations of the Replacement Servicer upon becoming a Replacement Servicer, are expressly limited to those arising on account of its failure to act in good faith and with reasonable care under the circumstances. In addition, the Replacement Servicer shall have no liability relating to the representations and warranties of the Servicer contained in Section 4.03.
(e) Authority and Power. All authority and power granted to the Servicer under this Agreement shall automatically cease and terminate upon termination of this Agreement as to the Servicer and shall pass to and be vested in the Borrower and the Borrower is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Servicer, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, all documents and other instruments, and to do and accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such transfer of servicing rights. The Servicer agrees to cooperate with the Borrower in effecting the termination of the responsibilities and rights of the Servicer to conduct servicing of the Collateral.
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(f) Subcontracts. The Servicer may, with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, subcontract with any other Person for servicing, administering or collecting the Collateral; provided that (i) the Servicer shall select any such Person with reasonable care and shall be solely responsible for the fees and expenses payable to any such Person, (ii) the Servicer shall not be relieved of, and shall remain liable for, the performance of the duties and obligations of the Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof without regard to any subcontracting arrangement and (iii) any such subcontract shall be terminable upon the occurrence of a Servicer Default.
(g) Waiver. The Borrower acknowledges that, after delivery of a Servicer Removal Notice, the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates may act as the Collateral Agent and/or the Servicer, and the Borrower waives any and all claims against the Administrative Agent, each Lender or any of their respective Affiliates, the Collateral Agent and the Servicer (other than claims relating to such partys gross negligence or willful misconduct) relating in any way to the custodial or collateral administration functions having been performed by the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in accordance with the terms and provisions (including the standard of care) set forth in the Transaction Documents.
Section 6.02 Duties of the Servicer.
(a) Duties. The Servicer shall take or cause to be taken all such actions as may be necessary or advisable to service, administer and collect on the Collateral from time to time, all in accordance with Applicable Law and the Servicing Standard. Prior to the delivery of a Servicer Removal Notice, but subject to the terms of this Agreement (including, Section 6.04), the Servicer has the sole and exclusive authority to make any and all decisions with respect to the Collateral and take or refrain from taking any and all actions with respect to the Collateral. Without limiting the foregoing, the duties of the Servicer shall include the following:
(i) supervising the Collateral, including communicating with Obligors, executing amendments, providing consents and waivers, enforcing and collecting on the Collateral and otherwise managing the Collateral on behalf of the Borrower;
(ii) maintaining all necessary servicing records with respect to the Collateral and providing such reports to the Administrative Agent and each Lender (with a copy to the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian) in respect of the servicing of the Collateral (including information relating to its performance under this Agreement) as may be required hereunder or as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request;
(iii) maintaining and implementing administrative and operating procedures (including, an ability to recreate servicing records evidencing the Collateral in the event of the destruction of the originals thereof) and keeping and maintaining all documents, books, records and other information necessary or advisable for the collection of the Collateral;
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(iv) promptly delivering to the Administrative Agent, each Lender, the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Custodian, from time to time, such information and servicing records (including information relating to its performance under this Agreement) as the Administrative Agent, each Lender, Collateral Custodian or the Collateral Agent may from time to time request;
(v) identifying each Loan Asset in its internal servicing records to reflect the ownership of such Loan Asset by the Borrower;
(vi) maintaining the perfected security interest of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the Collateral;
(vii) maintaining the Loan File with respect to Loan Assets included as part of the Collateral;
(viii) directing the Collateral Agent to make payments pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Report in accordance with Section 2.04;
(ix) directing the sale or substitution of Collateral in accordance with Section 2.07;
(x) providing advice to the Borrower with respect to the purchase and sale of and payment for the Loan Assets;
(xi) instructing the Obligors and the administrative agents on the Loan Assets to make payments directly into the Collection Account established and maintained with the Collateral Agent;
(xii) delivering the Loan Files and a Loan Asset Schedule to the Collateral Custodian;
(xiii) preparing and delivering to the Borrower, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent on each Measurement Date a Borrowing Base Certificate setting forth the calculation of the Borrowing Base as of such Measurement Date; and
(xiv) complying with such other duties and responsibilities as may be required of the Servicer by this Agreement.
It is acknowledged and agreed that in circumstances in which a Person other than the Borrower, the Transferor or the Servicer acts as lead agent with respect to any Loan Asset, the Servicer shall perform its servicing duties hereunder only to the extent a lender under the related loan syndication Underlying Instruments has the right to do so.
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(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the exercise by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, each Lender and the Secured Parties of their rights hereunder shall not release the Servicer (unless replaced by a Replacement Servicer), the Transferor or the Borrower from any of their duties or responsibilities with respect to the Collateral. The Secured Parties, the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Collateral Agent shall not have any obligation or liability with respect to any Collateral, nor shall any of them be obligated to perform any of the obligations of the Servicer hereunder, unless one of them becomes a Replacement Servicer hereunder.
(c) Any payment by an Obligor in respect of any indebtedness owed by it to the Transferor or the Borrower shall, except as otherwise specified by such Obligor or otherwise required by contract or law and unless otherwise instructed by the Administrative Agent, be applied as a collection of a payment by such Obligor (starting with the oldest such outstanding payment due, provided such obligation is not on non-accrual) to the extent of any amounts then due and payable thereunder before being applied to any other receivable or other obligation of such Obligor.
Section 6.03 Authorization of the Servicer.
(a) Each of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender hereby authorizes the Servicer (including any successor thereto) to take any and all steps consistent with the Servicing Standard in its name and on its behalf necessary or desirable in the determination of the Servicer and not inconsistent with the sale of the Collateral by the Transferor to the Borrower under the Purchase and Sale Agreement and, thereafter, the Grant by the Borrower to the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties hereunder, to collect all amounts due under any and all Collateral, including, endorsing any of their names on checks and other instruments representing Interest Collections and Principal Collections, executing and delivering any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Collateral and, after the delinquency of any Collateral and to the extent permitted under and in compliance with Applicable Law, to commence proceedings with respect to enforcing payment thereof, to the same extent as the Transferor could have done if it had continued to own such Collateral. The Transferor, the Borrower and the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties shall furnish the Servicer (and any successors thereto) with any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties hereunder, and shall cooperate with the Servicer to the fullest extent in order to ensure the collectability of the Collateral. In no event shall the Servicer be entitled to make the Secured Parties, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender a party to any litigation without such partys express prior written consent, or to make the Borrower a party to any litigation (other than any routine foreclosure or similar collection procedure) without the Administrative Agents consent.
(b) After the declaration of the Facility Maturity Date, at the direction of the Administrative Agent, the Servicer shall take such action as the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or advisable to enforce collection of the Collateral; provided that the Administrative Agent may, at any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, notify any Obligor with respect to any Collateral of the assignment of such Collateral to the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties and direct that payments of all amounts due or to become due be made directly to the Administrative Agent or any servicer, collection agent or account designated by the Administrative Agent and, upon such notification and at the expense of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent may enforce collection of any such Collateral, and adjust, settle or compromise the amount or payment thereof.
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Section 6.04 Collection of Payments; Accounts.
(a) Collection Efforts, Modification of Collateral.
(i) The Servicer will collect, or cause to be collected, all payments called for under the terms and provisions of the Loan Assets included in the Collateral as and when the same become due, all in accordance with the Servicing Standard.
(ii) In the performance of its obligations hereunder, the Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) may enter into any amendment or waiver of or supplement to any Underlying Instrument, all in accordance with the Servicing Standard; provided that the prior written consent of the Required Lenders shall be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from such amendment, waiver or supplement.
(iii) The Borrower (or the Servicer on the Borrowers behalf) may vote in favor of a Maturity Amendment with respect to a Loan Asset only if (a) the Weighted Average Life Test will be satisfied, or (b) the Administrative Agent has provided its prior written consent; provided that any such vote in favor of a Maturity Amendment made without the prior written consent from the Administrative Agent (x) shall result in such Loan Asset ceasing to not qualify as an Eligible Loan Asset and (y) no Borrowing Base Deficiency shall have resulted from such Loan Asset ceasing to be an Eligible Loan Asset.
(b) Acceleration. The Servicer shall be entitled at its discretion, in accordance with the Servicing Standard, to accelerate or vote to accelerate, as applicable, the maturity of all or any Scheduled Payments and other amounts due under any Loan Asset in the event that such Loan Asset becomes defaulted.
(c) Taxes and other Amounts. The Servicer will use efforts consistent with the Servicing Standard to collect all payments with respect to amounts due for Taxes, assessments and insurance premiums relating to each Loan Asset to the extent required to be paid to the Borrower for such application under the applicable Underlying Instruments and remit such amounts to the appropriate Governmental Authority or insurer as required by the Underlying Instruments.
(d) Payments to Collection Account. On or before the applicable Cut-Off Date, the Servicer shall have instructed all Obligors and/or the related administrative agent, as applicable, to make all payments in respect of the Collateral directly to the Collection Account; provided that the Servicer is not required to so instruct any Obligor which is solely a guarantor or other surety (or an Obligor that is not designated as the lead borrower or another such similar term) unless and until the Servicer calls on the related guaranty or secondary obligation.
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(e) Controlled Accounts. Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees that (i) each Controlled Account is intended to be a securities account or deposit account within the meaning of the UCC and (ii) except as otherwise expressly provided herein and in the Control Agreement, prior to the delivery of a Notice of Exclusive Control, the Borrower, the Servicer and the Collateral Agent (acting at the direction of the Administrative Agent) shall be entitled to exercise the rights that comprise each Financial Asset held in each Controlled Account which is a securities account and have the right to direct the disposition of funds in any Controlled Account which is a deposit account; provided that, after the delivery of a Notice of Exclusive Control, such rights shall be exclusively held by the Collateral Agent (acting at the direction of the Administrative Agent). Each of the parties hereto hereby agrees to cause the securities intermediary that holds any money or other property for the Borrower in a Controlled Account that is a securities account to agree with the parties hereto that (A) the cash and other property (subject to Section 6.04(f) below with respect to any property other than investment property, as defined in Section 9-102(a)(49) of the UCC) is to be treated as a Financial Asset and (B) regardless of any provision in any other agreement, for purposes of the UCC and, to the extent a securities account, for purposes of the Hague Convention on the law applicable to certain rights in respect of securities held with an intermediary (the Hague Convention), with respect to the Controlled Accounts, New York shall be deemed to be the Account Banks jurisdiction (within the meaning of Section 9-304 of the UCC) and the securities intermediarys jurisdiction (within the meaning of Section 8-110 of the UCC) and New York shall govern the issues specified in Article 2(1) of the Hague Convention. All securities or other property underlying any Financial Assets credited to the Controlled Accounts in the form of securities or instruments shall be registered in the name of the Account Bank or if in the name of the Borrower or the Collateral Agent, Indorsed to the Account Bank, Indorsed in blank, or credited to another securities account maintained in the name of the Account Bank, and in no case will any Financial Asset credited to the Controlled Accounts be registered in the name of the Borrower, payable to the order of the Borrower or specially Indorsed to the Borrower, except to the extent the foregoing have been specially Indorsed to the Account Bank or Indorsed in blank.
(f) Underlying Instruments. Notwithstanding any term hereof (or any term of the UCC that might otherwise be construed to be applicable to a securities intermediary as defined in the UCC) to the contrary, none of the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian nor any securities intermediary shall be under any duty or obligation in connection with the acquisition by the Borrower, or the Grant by the Borrower to the Collateral Agent, of any Loan Asset in the nature of a loan or a participation in a loan to examine or evaluate the sufficiency of the documents or instruments delivered to it by or on behalf of the Borrower under the related Underlying Instruments, or otherwise to examine the Underlying Instruments, in order to determine or compel compliance with any applicable requirements of or restrictions on transfer (including any necessary consents). The Collateral Custodian shall hold any Instrument delivered to it evidencing any Loan Asset Granted to the Collateral Agent hereunder as custodial agent for the Collateral Agent in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
(g) Adjustments. If (i) the Servicer makes a deposit into the Collection Account in respect of an Interest Collection or a Principal Collection of a Loan Asset and such Interest Collection or Principal Collection was received by the Servicer in the form of a check that is not honored for any reason or (ii) the Servicer makes a mistake with respect to the amount of any Interest Collection or Principal Collection and deposits an amount that is less than or more than the actual amount of such Interest Collection or Principal Collection, the Servicer shall appropriately adjust the amount subsequently deposited into the Collection Account to reflect such dishonored check or mistake. Any Scheduled Payment in respect of which a dishonored check is received shall be deemed not to have been paid.
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Section 6.05 Realization Upon Loan Assets. The Servicer may, in its discretion and consistent with the Servicing Standard, foreclose upon or repossess, as applicable, or otherwise comparably convert the ownership of any Related Collateral relating to a Defaulted Loan as to which no satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments. The Servicer will comply with the Servicing Standard and in all material respects with Applicable Law in realizing upon such Related Collateral, and employ practices and procedures consistent with the Servicing Standard to enforce all obligations of Obligors foreclosing upon, repossessing and causing the sale of such Related Collateral at public or private sale in circumstances other than those described in the preceding sentence. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, unless the Administrative Agent has specifically given instruction to the contrary, the Servicer may cause the sale of any such Related Collateral to the Servicer or its Affiliates for a purchase price equal to the then fair value thereof as determined by the Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard. In any case in which any such Related Collateral has suffered damage, the Servicer will not expend funds in connection with any repair or toward the foreclosure or repossession of such Related Collateral in a manner inconsistent with the Servicing Standard. The Servicer will remit, or cause to be remitted, to the Collection Account the Recoveries received in connection with the sale or disposition of Related Collateral relating to a Defaulted Loan.
Section 6.06 Servicer Compensation. As compensation for its activities hereunder and reimbursement for its expenses, the Servicer shall be entitled to be paid the Servicing Fee and reimbursed its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses as provided in Section 2.04.
Section 6.07 Payment of Certain Expenses by Servicer. The Servicer will be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its activities under this Agreement, including fees and disbursements of its independent accountants, Taxes imposed on the Servicer, expenses incurred by the Servicer in connection with payments and reports pursuant to this Agreement, and all other fees and expenses not expressly stated under this Agreement for the account of the Borrower. The Servicer will be required to pay all fees and expenses owing to any bank or trust company in connection with the maintenance of the Controlled Accounts. The Servicer may be reimbursed for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred hereunder (including out-of-pocket expenses paid by the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower), subject to the availability of funds pursuant to Section 2.04.
Section 6.08 Reports to the Administrative Agent; Account Statements; Servicer Information.
(a) Borrowing Base Certificate. On each Measurement Date, the Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) will provide a Borrowing Base Certificate, updated as of such date, to the Administrative Agent and each Lender (with a copy to the Collateral Agent). On each date that the Assigned Value (Middle Market) of an Eligible Loan Asset that is a Middle Market Loan is changed, the Borrower (or the Servicer or its behalf) will deliver an adjusted Borrowing Base Certificate to the Administrative Agent and each Lender.
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(b) Servicing Report. On each Reporting Date, the Servicer will provide to the Borrower, each Lender, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, a monthly statement prepared by it, based in part on information provided by the Servicer, including (i) a Borrowing Base Certificate, (ii) a Loan Asset Schedule, (iii) a calculation of each Collateral Quality Test, (iv) a list of Loan Assets acquired, sold, substituted or released and (v) if such Reporting Date occurs in a calendar month in which a Payment Date occurs, amounts to be remitted pursuant to Section 2.04 to the applicable parties (which shall include any applicable wiring instructions of the parties receiving payment) (such monthly statement, a Servicing Report), with respect to the last Business Day of the previous calendar month in the case of clauses (i) through (iii) and with respect to the last calendar month in the case of clause (iv), signed by a Responsible Officer of the Servicer and the Borrower and substantially in the form of Exhibit H. Each Servicing Report shall constitute instructions by the Servicer (or after delivery of a Notice of Exclusive Control, the Administrative Agent) to the Collateral Agent to withdraw on the related Payment Date from the applicable Collection Account and pay or transfer amounts set forth in such report in the manner specified herein. The Servicer shall notify the Administrative Agent on the Reporting Date if the Servicing Report will not be delivered to the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent on such Reporting Date.
(c) Servicers Certificate. Together with each Servicing Report, the Servicer shall submit to the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Collateral Agent a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I (a Servicers Certificate), signed by a Responsible Officer of the Servicer, which shall include a certification by such Responsible Officer that, to the knowledge of such Responsible Officer, no Event of Default, Servicer Default or Unmatured Event of Default having occurred.
(d) Financial Statements. The Servicer will submit to the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Collateral Agent, (i) within sixty (60) days after the end of each of its first three (3) fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Servicer or the Transferor, as applicable, commencing March 2022, consolidated unaudited financial statements of the Servicer for the most recent fiscal quarter, and (ii) within one hundred and twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year, commencing with the fiscal year ended December 2021, consolidated audited financial statements of the Servicer and the Transferor audited by a firm of nationally recognized independent public accountants, as of the end of such fiscal year; provided, that the financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to this clause (d) which are made available via EDGAR, or any successor system of the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission, in the Servicers quarterly report on Form 10-Q, shall be deemed delivered on the date such documents are made so available.
(e) Obligor Financial Statements; Valuation Reports; Other Reports. The Servicer will deliver to the Administrative Agent, with respect to each Obligor, (i) to the extent received by the Borrower and/or the Servicer pursuant to the Underlying Instruments with respect to each Loan Asset, and the complete financial reporting package with respect to such Obligor and with respect to each Loan Asset for such Obligor (including any financial statements, management discussion and analysis (to the extent available to the Servicer using commercially reasonable efforts), executed covenant compliance certificates and related covenant calculations with respect to such Obligor and with respect to each Loan Asset for such Obligor) provided to the Borrower and/or the Servicer quarterly by such Obligor, which delivery shall be made within ninety (90)
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days after the end of such Obligors first three (3) fiscal quarters and one-hundred twenty (120) days after the end of such Obligors fiscal year-end (which financial reporting package shall include, at minimum, sufficient details to determine Cash Interest Coverage Ratio, Senior Leverage Ratio, Total Leverage Ratio and EBITDA, as applicable, for such Obligor) and (ii) (x) on a quarterly basis, any other information reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent (including a report listing, and providing an explanation of, all amendments, modifications and waivers made with respect to any Underlying Instrument related to any Loan Asset during the immediately preceding Remittance Period and all information provided to an Approved Valuation Firm) relating to any Loan Asset to the extent available to the Servicer using commercially reasonable efforts, and (y) promptly upon receipt by the Borrower or the Servicer, any valuation reports conducted by third parties in connection with the proposed investment with respect to the Obligor. The Servicer shall not be obligated hereunder to deliver such Obligor reports to the Administrative Agent more than once per calendar month. Upon demand by the Administrative Agent, the Servicer will provide such other information as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request with respect to any Obligor (to the extent reasonably available to the Servicer and subject to any applicable confidentiality obligations under law or contract).
(f) Amendments to Loan Assets. The Servicer will deliver to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Collateral Custodian a copy of any material amendment, restatement, supplement, waiver or other modification to the Underlying Instruments of any Loan Asset (along with any internal documents prepared by the Servicer and provided to its investment committee in connection with such amendment, restatement, supplement, waiver or other modification) within 10 Business Days following the Servicers receipt of notification of the effectiveness of such amendment, restatement, supplement, waiver or other modification.
(g) Electronic Format. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, information required to be delivered or submitted to any Secured Party pursuant to Section 5.03(h) and this Article VI shall be delivered to such Secured Party in an electronic format acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
(h) Obligor Reports. The Servicer shall furnish to the Administrative Agent:
(i) within 10 Business Days following the Servicers receipt thereof, (A) any financial reporting packages with respect to such Obligor and with respect to each Loan Asset for each Obligor (including any attached or included information, statements and calculations) received by the Borrower and/or the Servicer as of the date of the Servicers most recent portfolio review (which, for any individual Obligor, shall occur no less frequently than quarterly) and (B) the internal monitoring report prepared by the Servicer with respect to each Obligor. The Servicer shall not be obligated hereunder to deliver such Obligor reports to the Administrative Agent more than once per calendar month; and
(ii) within ten (10) Business Days of each one (1)-year anniversary of the Cut-Off Date of such Loan Asset, any changes to the Obligor Information for such Obligor known to and in the possession of the Servicer.
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Section 6.09 Annual Statement as to Compliance. The Servicer will provide to the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Collateral Agent within ninety (90) days following the end of each fiscal year of the Servicer, commencing with the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2022, a fiscal report signed by a Responsible Officer of the Servicer certifying that (a) a review of the activities of the Servicer, and the Servicers performance pursuant to this Agreement, for the fiscal period ending on the last day of such fiscal year has been made under such Persons supervision and (b) the Servicer has performed or has caused to be performed all of its obligations under this Agreement throughout such year and no Servicer Default has occurred.
Section 6.10 Annual Independent Public Accountants Servicing Reports. The Servicer will cause a nationally recognized auditing firm (who may also render other services to the Servicer) to furnish to the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Collateral Agent within one hundred and twenty (120) days following the end of each fiscal year of the Servicer, commencing with the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2022, a report covering such fiscal year to the effect that such auditors have applied certain agreed-upon procedures (a copy of which procedures are attached hereto as Schedule III, it being understood that the Servicer and the Administrative Agent may provide an updated Schedule III reflecting any further amendments to such Schedule III prior to the issuance of the first such agreed-upon procedures report, a copy of which shall replace the then existing Schedule III) to certain documents and records relating to the Collateral under any Transaction Document, compared the information contained in the Servicing Reports and the Servicers Certificates delivered during the period covered by such report with such documents and records and that no matters came to the attention of such auditors that caused them to believe that such servicing was not conducted in compliance with this Article VI, except for such exceptions as such auditors shall believe to be immaterial and such other exceptions as shall be set forth in such statement.
Section 6.11 Procedural Review of Loan Assets; Access to Servicer and Servicers Records.
(a) Each of the Borrower and the Servicer shall permit both (i) the Administrative Agent (who may be accompanied by any Lender (at its sole discretion)) and (ii) the representatives of the Administrative Agent, each at any time and from time to time as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request (A) to inspect and make copies of and abstracts from its records relating to the Loan Assets and (B) to visit its properties in connection with the collection, processing or servicing of the Loan Assets for the purpose of examining such records, and to discuss matters relating to the Loan Assets or such Persons performance under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents with any officer or employee or auditor (if any) of such Person having knowledge of such matters. Each of the Borrower and the Servicer agrees to render to the Administrative Agent such clerical and other assistance as may be reasonably requested with regard to the foregoing; provided, that such assistance shall not interfere in any material respect with the Servicers business and operations. So long as no Unmatured Event of Default, Event of Default or Servicer Default has occurred and is continuing, such visits and inspections shall occur only (x) one (1) time in each calendar year. (y) upon five (5) Business Days prior written notice and (y) during normal business hours. During the existence of an Unmatured Event of Default, an Event of Default or a Servicer Default, there shall be no limit on the timing of such inspections and one (1) Business Days prior notice will be required before any inspection.
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(b) The Borrower and the Servicer, as applicable, shall provide to the Administrative Agent access to the Loan Assets and all other documents regarding the Loan Assets included as part of the Collateral in its possession, in such cases where the Administrative Agent is required in connection with the enforcement of the rights or interests of the Lenders, or by applicable statutes or regulations, to review such documentation, such access being afforded without charge but only (i) one (1) time in each calendar year, (ii) upon five (5) Business Days prior written notice (so long as no Unmatured Event of Default, Event of Default or Servicer Default has occurred and is continuing) and (iii) during normal business hours. During the existence of an Unmatured Event of Default, an Event of Default or a Servicer Default, there shall be no limit on the timing of such inspections and no prior notice will be required before any inspection. From and after the Closing Date and periodically thereafter at the reasonable discretion of the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may review the Borrowers and the Servicers collection and administration of the Loan Assets in order to assess compliance by the Servicer with the Servicers written policies and procedures, as well as this Agreement and may conduct an audit of the Loan Assets and Records in conjunction with such review.
(c) The Borrower shall bear the costs and expenses of all audits and inspections permitted by this Section 6.11, (at an annual cost not to exceed $50,000 unless an Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default or Servicer Default has occurred and is continuing). Neither the Servicer nor the Borrower shall, unless an Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default or Servicer Default, be required to pay a combined total amount of more than $50,000 in any twelve-month period.
Section 6.12 The Servicer Not to Resign. The Servicer shall not resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except upon the Servicers determination that (a) the performance of its duties hereunder is or becomes impermissible under Applicable Law and (b) there is no reasonable action that the Servicer could take to make the performance of its duties hereunder permissible under Applicable Law. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the Servicer pursuant to clause (a) above shall be made by written advice of counsel. No such resignation shall become effective until a Replacement Servicer shall have assumed the responsibilities and obligations of the Servicer in accordance with Section 6.02.
ARTICLE VII
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Section 7.01 Events of Default. If any of the following events (each, an Event of Default) shall occur:
(a) a default in the payment when due of (i) any principal of any Advance or (ii) any other amount payable by the Borrower, the Servicer or the Transferor, including any Yield, any Unused Fee or any other fee, and, in the case of clause (ii), such failure to pay is not cured within two (2) Business Days after the same becomes due, unless such failure to pay is due to the action or inaction of the Collateral Agent, in which case such failure to pay is not cured within three (3) Business Days after the same becomes due; or
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(b) any failure to pay, on the Facility Maturity Date, the outstanding principal of all Advances Outstanding, and all Yield and all Fees accrued and unpaid thereon together with all other Obligations, including, but not limited to, any Prepayment Premium; or
(c) the failure on any Payment Date to disburse amounts in the Collection Account in accordance with Section 2.04, and such failure to pay is not cured within two (2) Business Days after the same becomes due, unless such failure to pay is due to the action or inaction of the Collateral Agent, in which case such failure to pay is not cured within three (3) Business Days after the same becomes due; or
(d) (i) any of the Borrower, the Transferor or the Servicer shall, (x) with respect to the Borrower, fail to pay any principal of, or premium or interest on, any Indebtedness for borrowed money (other than the Obligations) in excess of $500,000 and (y) with respect to the Transferor or the Servicer, fail to pay any principal of, or premium or interest on, any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) in excess of $25,000,000 when the same becomes due and payable, and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to such Indebtedness; (ii) any other default by any of the Borrower, the Transferor or the Servicer under any agreement, contract, document or instrument relating to any such Indebtedness or any other event shall occur and shall continue after the applicable grace period, if the effect of such default or event is to accelerate the maturity of such Indebtedness or, solely with respect to the Borrower, to permit the acceleration of the maturity of such Indebtedness; or (iii) any such Indebtedness is in fact declared to be due and payable or required to be prepaid, redeemed, purchased or defeased, or an offer to prepay, redeem, purchase or defease such Indebtedness shall be required to be made, in each case, prior to the stated maturity thereof; or
(e) except as otherwise provided in this definition of Event of Default, a default in the performance, or breach, of any other covenant or other agreement of the Borrower or the Transferor in the Transaction Documents and, if such default or breach is capable of being cured, such default or breach continues for thirty (30) days following the earlier of (i) receipt of written notice thereof by the Borrower or the Transferor and (ii) the Borrower or the Transferor obtaining knowledge thereof (it being understood, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, that the failure to satisfy any Collateral Quality Test is not, in and of itself, an Event of Default and the existence of a Borrowing Base Deficiency is not, in and of itself, an Event of Default except to the extent provided in clause (k) immediately below); or
(f) the occurrence of a Bankruptcy Event relating to the Borrower, the Transferor or the Servicer; or
(g) the occurrence of a Servicer Default; or
(h) (i) the rendering of one or more judgments, decrees or orders by a court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction for the payment of money in excess individually or in the aggregate of (x) $500,000 against the Borrower or (y) $25,000,000 against the Transferor or the Servicer, as applicable, and the Borrower, the Transferor or the Servicer, as applicable, shall not within forty-five (45) days have either (A) discharged or provided for the discharge of any such judgment, decree or order in accordance with its terms or (B) perfected a timely appeal of such judgment, decree or order and caused the execution of same to be stayed during the pendency of
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the appeal; (ii) any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of the Borrower or the Transferor to enforce any such judgment; or (iii)(x) the Borrower shall have made payments of amounts in excess of $500,000, or (y) the Transferor or the Servicer, as applicable, shall have made payments of amounts in excess of $25,000,000, in either case, in the settlement of any litigation, claim or dispute (excluding payments actually made from insurance proceeds); or
(i) the failure of the Borrower to qualify as a bankruptcy remote entity based upon customary criteria or the failure to satisfy Section 5.01(d) or Section 5.03(n) such that Dechert LLP or another law firm reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent could no longer render a customary non-consolidation opinion with respect thereto; or
(j) (1) any material provision of any Transaction Document, or any lien or security interest granted thereunder, shall (except in accordance with its terms), in whole or in part, terminate, cease to be effective or cease to be the legally valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Borrower, the Transferor, or the Servicer,
(2) the Borrower, the Transferor, the Servicer or any Governmental Authority, shall, directly or indirectly, contest in any manner the effectiveness, validity, binding nature or enforceability of any Transaction Document or any lien or security interest thereunder, or
(3) any security interest in any Collateral securing any Obligation shall, in whole or in part, cease to be a first priority perfected security interest except as otherwise expressly permitted to be released in accordance with the applicable Transaction Document; or
(k) a Borrowing Base Deficiency exists and has not been remedied in accordance with Section 2.06 within the time period set forth therein; provided that, during the period of time that such event remains unremedied, any payments required to be made on a Payment Date shall be made under Section 2.04(c); or
(l) the Borrower shall become required to register as an investment company in accordance with the 1940 Act or the arrangements contemplated by the Transaction Documents shall become required to register as an investment company in accordance with the 1940 Act; or
(m) the Internal Revenue Service shall file notice of a Lien pursuant to Section 6323 of the Code with regard to any assets of the Borrower or the Transferor, or the PBGC shall file notice of a Lien pursuant to Section 4068 of ERISA with regard to any of the assets of the Borrower or the Transferor; or
(n) (i) the occurrence of an ERISA Event or a Servicer ERISA Event that would reasonably be expected to result in material liability to the Borrower, or (ii) the Borrower or the Servicer becomes a Benefit Plan Investor or a Governmental Plan or other plan subject to Similar Law; or
(o) any Change of Control shall occur; or
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(p) any representation, warranty or certification made by the Borrower, the Transferor or the Servicer in any Transaction Document or in any certificate delivered pursuant to any Transaction Document shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect or, if qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects, when made and continues to be unremedied for thirty (30) days following the earlier of (i) receipt of written notice thereof by the Borrower, the Transferor or the Servicer and (ii) the Borrower, the Transferor or the Servicer obtaining knowledge thereof; or
(q) the Borrower ceases to have a valid ownership interest (or a perfected, first priority precautionary back-up security interest granted by the Transferor (which the Borrower shall have collaterally assigned to the Collateral Agent)) in all of the Collateral; or
(r) subject to Section 2.02(g), the Transferor fails to transfer to the Borrower the applicable Loan Assets and the Related Asset on an Advance Date; or
(s) (i) failure of the Borrower to maintain at least one Independent Manager, (ii) the removal of any Independent Manager of the Borrower without cause (as such term is defined in the organizational document of the Borrower) or without giving prior written notice to the Administrative Agent or (iii) an Independent Manager of the Borrower which is not provided by a service listed on a list approved by the Administrative Agent of pre-approved nationally recognized services is appointed without the consent of the Administrative Agent; or
(t) the failure to satisfy the Financial Covenant Test.
then the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders, may, by notice to the Borrower, declare the Facility Maturity Date to have occurred; provided that, in the case of any event described in Section 7.01(f) above, the Facility Maturity Date shall be deemed to have occurred automatically upon the occurrence of such event. Upon any such declaration or automatic occurrence, (i) the Revolving Period shall end and the Borrower shall cease purchasing Loan Assets from the Transferor under the Purchase and Sale Agreement or from any other third party and shall cease originating Loan Assets, (ii) the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders may declare the Advances to be immediately due and payable in full (without presentment, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower) and any other Obligations to be immediately due and payable, (iii) the Administrative Agent may terminate the Servicer by providing a Servicer Removal Notice in accordance with Section 6.01(b), and (iv) all proceeds and distributions in respect of the Collateral shall be distributed by the Collateral Agent (at the direction of the Administrative Agent) as described in Section 2.04(c) (provided that the Borrower shall in any event remain liable to pay such Advances Outstanding and all such amounts and Obligations immediately in accordance with Section 2.04(e)). In addition, upon any such declaration or upon any such automatic occurrence, the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties and at the direction of the Administrative Agent, shall have, in addition to all other rights and remedies under this Agreement or otherwise, all other rights and remedies provided under the UCC of the applicable jurisdiction and other Applicable Law, which rights shall be cumulative. Without limiting any obligation of the Servicer hereunder, the Borrower confirms and agrees that the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties and at the direction of the Administrative Agent (or any designee thereof, including, the Servicer), during the continuation of an Event of Default, shall, at its option, have the sole right to enforce the Borrowers rights and remedies under each
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Assigned Document, but without any obligation on the part of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders or any of their respective Affiliates to perform any of the obligations of the Borrower under any such Assigned Document. If any Event of Default shall have occurred, Applicable Margin shall be increased pursuant to the definition thereof, effective as of the date of the occurrence and during the continuation of such Event of Default, and shall apply on each day after the occurrence of such Event of Default.
Section 7.02 Additional Remedies of the Administrative Agent.
(a) If, upon the declaration or automatic occurrence of the Facility Maturity Date (including, the date on which the Facility Maturity Date is declared (or is deemed to have occurred automatically) pursuant to Section 7.01), the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Advances Outstanding, all accrued and unpaid Fees and Yield and any other Obligations are not immediately paid in full, then the Collateral Agent (acting as directed by the Administrative Agent) or the Administrative Agent, in addition to all other rights specified hereunder, shall have the right, in its own name and as agent for the Lenders, to immediately sell (at the Borrowers expense) in a commercially reasonable manner, in a recognized market (if one exists) at such price or prices as the Administrative Agent may reasonably deem satisfactory, any or all of the Collateral and apply the proceeds thereof to the Obligations.
(b) The parties recognize that it may not be possible to sell all of the Collateral on a particular Business Day, or in a transaction with the same purchaser, or in the same manner because the market for the assets constituting the Collateral may not be liquid. Accordingly, the Administrative Agent may elect, in its sole discretion, the time and manner of liquidating any of the Collateral, and nothing contained herein shall obligate the Administrative Agent to liquidate any of the Collateral on the date the Administrative Agent or all of the Lenders declares the Advances Outstanding hereunder to be immediately due and payable pursuant to Section 7.01 or to liquidate all of the Collateral in the same manner or on the same Business Day.
(c) If the Collateral Agent (acting as directed by the Administrative Agent) or the Administrative Agent proposes to sell the Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at a public or private sale, at the request of the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, the Borrower and the Servicer shall make available to (i) the Administrative Agent, on a timely basis, all information relating to the Collateral subject to sale, including, copies of any disclosure documents, contracts, financial statements of the applicable Obligors, covenant certificates and any other materials requested by the Administrative Agent, and (ii) each prospective bidder, on a timely basis, all reasonable information relating to the Collateral subject to sale, including, copies of any disclosure documents, contracts, financial statements of the applicable Obligors, covenant certificates and any other materials reasonably requested by each such bidder.
(d) Each of the Borrower and the Servicer agrees, to the full extent that it may lawfully so agree, that neither it nor anyone claiming through or under it will set up, claim or seek to take advantage of any appraisement, valuation, stay, extension or redemption law now or hereafter in force in any locality where any Collateral may be situated in order to prevent, hinder or delay the enforcement or foreclosure of this Agreement, or the absolute sale of any of the Collateral or any part thereof, or the final and absolute putting into possession thereof, immediately
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after such sale, of the purchasers thereof, and each of the Borrower and the Servicer, for itself and all who may at any time claim through or under it, hereby waives, to the full extent that it may be lawful so to do, the benefit of all such laws, and any and all right to have any of the properties or assets constituting the Collateral marshaled upon any such sale, and agrees that the Collateral Agent, or the Administrative Agent on its behalf, or any court having jurisdiction to foreclose the security interests granted in this Agreement may sell the Collateral as an entirety or in such parcels as the Collateral Agent (acting at the direction of the Administrative Agent) or such court may determine. Pursuant to the UCC, each of the Borrower and the Collateral Agent hereby specifically agrees (x) that it shall not raise any objection to a Secured Partys purchase of the Collateral (through bidding on the obligations or otherwise) and (y) that a foreclosure sale conducted in conformity with the principles set forth in various no action letters promulgated by the SEC staff (1) shall be considered to be a public sale for purposes of the UCC and (2) shall be considered to be commercially reasonable notwithstanding that a Secured Party purchases the Collateral at such a sale.
(e) Any amounts received from any sale or liquidation of the Collateral pursuant to this Section 7.02 in excess of the Obligations will be applied by the Collateral Agent (as directed by the Administrative Agent) in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.04(c), or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise direct.
(f) The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have, in addition to all the rights and remedies provided herein and provided by applicable federal, state, foreign, and local laws (including, the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC of any applicable state, to the extent that the UCC is applicable, and the right to offset any mutual debt and claim), all rights and remedies available to the Lenders at law, in equity or under any other agreement between any Lender and the Borrower. Without limiting the foregoing, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held, and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing, by the Administrative Agent, any such Lender or any such Affiliate, to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower or the Transferor, as applicable, against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower or the Transferor, as applicable, now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document to the Administrative Agent, any such Lender or their respective Affiliates, irrespective of whether or not the Administrative Agent, any such Lender or Affiliate shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document and although such obligations of the Borrower or the Transferor, as applicable, may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch, office or Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or any such Lender different from the branch, office or Affiliate holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness. The rights of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and their respective Affiliates under this section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that the Administrative Agent, any such Lender or their respective Affiliates may have. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders agree to notify the Borrower and the Collateral Agent promptly after any such setoff and application; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such setoff and application.
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(g) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, no remedy provided for by this Agreement shall be exclusive of any other remedy, each and every remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to any other remedy, and no delay or omission to exercise any right or remedy shall impair any such right or remedy or shall be deemed to be a waiver of any Event of Default.
(h) Each of the Borrower and the Servicer hereby irrevocably appoints, during the continuance of an Event of Default and at all times following the Facility Maturity Date, each of the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent its true and lawful attorney (with full power of substitution) in its name, place and stead and at its expense, in connection with the enforcement of the rights and remedies provided for in this Agreement, including without limitation the following powers: (i) to give any necessary receipts or acquittance for amounts collected or received hereunder, (ii) to make all necessary transfers of the Collateral in connection with any such sale or other disposition made pursuant hereto, (iii) to execute and deliver for value all necessary or appropriate bills of sale, assignments and other instruments in connection with any such sale or other disposition, the Borrower and the Servicer hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney (or any substitute) shall lawfully do hereunder and pursuant hereto, and (iv) to sign any agreements, orders or other documents in connection with or pursuant to any Transaction Document. Nevertheless, if so requested by the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall ratify and confirm any such sale or other disposition by executing and delivering to the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent all proper bills of sale, assignments, releases and other instruments as may be designated in any such request.
(i) The Administrative Agent is hereby authorized and empowered, during the existence of an Event of Default and at all times following the Facility Maturity Date, on behalf of the Borrower or the Transferor, to endorse the name of the Borrower or the Transferor, as applicable, upon any check, draft, instrument, receipt, instruction, or other document or agreement or item, coming into the Administrative Agents possession, and to receive and apply the proceeds therefrom in accordance with the terms hereof. The Administrative Agent is hereby granted an irrevocable power of attorney, which is coupled with an interest, to execute all checks, drafts, receipts, instruments, instructions, or other documents, agreements, or items on behalf of the Borrower or the Transferor, as applicable, either before or after demand of payment on the Obligations but only during the existence of an Event of Default, as shall be deemed by the Administrative Agent to be necessary or advisable, in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent, to preserve the security interests and Liens in the Collateral or to secure the repayment of the Obligations, and the Administrative Agent shall not incur any liability, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct, in connection with or arising from its exercise of such power of attorney. The application by the Administrative Agent of such funds shall, unless the Administrative Agent shall agree otherwise in writing, be the same as set forth in Section 2.04 hereof.
Section 7.03 Option to Purchase Collateral. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any Transaction Document, in connection with any liquidation or disposition in full of the Collateral, including without limitation, upon the termination of the Commitments following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Transferor and/or any of its Affiliates shall have the right to purchase the Collateral subject to such liquidation or at a purchase price at least equal to the sum of the then outstanding Obligations, as reasonably determined by
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the Administrative Agent. Any such party may exercise such right by delivering written notice to the Administrative Agent of its election to exercise such right (an Exercise Notice) which shall include a proposed purchase price and be delivered not later than one (1) Business Day after the date that the Borrower or the Servicer receives notice from the Administrative Agent of the occurrence of such Event of Default and termination of the Commitments, as applicable. Once an Exercise Notice is delivered to the Administrative Agent, the delivering party (or its designated Affiliate or managed fund) shall be obligated, irrevocably and unconditionally, to purchase the Collateral, at the price referenced above, for settlement within the normal settlement period for such Collateral. The cash purchase price must be received no later than ten (10) Business Days after the date that the Borrower or the Servicer receives notice from the Administrative Agent of the occurrence of such Event of Default and termination of the Commitments, as applicable, or, if earlier, upon settlement of the loan transfers. Neither the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall cause the liquidation of the Collateral to occur during the time that the Transferor and its Affiliates are entitled to provide an Exercise Notice.
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 8.01 Indemnities by the Borrower.
(a) Except for Taxes (other than Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim) and without limiting any other rights which the Affected Parties, the Secured Parties, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Collateral Agent, the Account Bank, the Collateral Custodian or any of their respective Affiliates may have hereunder or under Applicable Law, the Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify the Affected Parties, the Secured Parties, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Collateral Agent, the Account Bank, the Collateral Custodian and each of their respective Affiliates, assigns, officers, directors, employees and agents (each, an Indemnified Party for purposes of this Article VIII) against, and to hold each Indemnified Party harmless from, any and all damages, losses, claims, liabilities and related costs and expenses, including reasonable and documented attorneys fees and disbursements (all of the foregoing being collectively referred to as Indemnified Amounts), awarded against or actually incurred by such Indemnified Party arising out of, in any way connected with, or as a result of this Agreement, any of the other Transaction Documents or in respect of any of the Collateral or any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, regardless of whether any such Indemnified Party is a party thereto (and regardless of whether such matter is initiated by a third party or by the Borrower or any of its Affiliates or shareholders); provided that Indemnified Amounts shall not be available to an Indemnified Party to the extent that such damages, losses, claims, liabilities and related costs and expenses (i) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted solely from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of such Indemnified Party or (ii) result from the uncollectibility of any Loan Asset due to the Obligors financial inability to pay.
(b) Any amounts subject to the indemnification provisions of this Section 8.01 shall be paid by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent on behalf of the applicable Indemnified Party within two (2) Business Days following the Administrative Agents written demand therefor
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on behalf of the applicable Indemnified Party (and the Administrative Agent shall pay such amounts to the applicable Indemnified Party promptly after the receipt by the Administrative Agent of such amounts). The Administrative Agent, on behalf of any Indemnified Party making a request for indemnification under this Section 8.01, shall submit to the Borrower a certificate setting forth the basis for and the computations of the Indemnified Amounts with respect to which such indemnification is requested, which certificate shall be conclusive absent demonstrable error.
(c) If for any reason the indemnification provided above in this Section 8.01 is unavailable to the Indemnified Party or is insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, then the Borrower shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits received by such Indemnified Party on the one hand and the Borrower on the other hand but also the relative fault of such Indemnified Party as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.
(d) If the Borrower has made any payments in respect of Indemnified Amounts to the Administrative Agent on behalf of an Indemnified Party pursuant to this Section 8.01 and such Indemnified Party thereafter collects any of such amounts from others, such Indemnified Party will promptly repay such amounts collected to the Borrower, without interest.
(e) The obligations of the Borrower under this Section 8.01 shall survive the resignation or removal of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Servicer, the Collateral Agent, the Account Bank or the Collateral Custodian, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, any investigation made by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Lender, the Servicer, the Account Bank or the Collateral Custodian and the termination of this Agreement.
Section 8.02 Indemnities by Servicer.
(a) Without limiting any other rights which any Indemnified Party may have hereunder or under Applicable Law, the Servicer hereby agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Party from and against any and all Indemnified Amounts, awarded against or incurred by any Indemnified Party arising out of or in connection with any (i) acts or omissions of the Servicer constituting bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Servicer in connection with this Agreement, any other Transaction Document or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, (ii) breach of any representation or warranty under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document by the Servicer or (iii) failure by the Servicer to comply with any term, provision or covenant contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; provided that Indemnified Amounts shall not be available to an Indemnified Party to the extent that such Indemnified Amounts (x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and non-appealable judgment to have resulted solely from the gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of such Indemnified Party claiming indemnification hereunder, (y) resulting from the performance of the Loan Assets (including without limitation any change in the market value of such Loan Asset) unless such loss resulting from the performance of such Loan Asset is due to the action or inaction of the Servicer arising in connection with any of the items described in sub-clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above of this clause (a), or (z) to the extent that any such Indemnified Amounts result from a claim solely between or among Lenders and not arising out of any act or omission on the part of the Servicer. In no case shall the Servicer be responsible for any Indemnified Partys lost revenues or lost profits. This Section 8.02 shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.
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(b) Any Indemnified Amounts shall be paid by the Servicer to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the applicable Indemnified Party, within two (2) Business Days following receipt by the Servicer of the Administrative Agents written demand therefor (and the Administrative Agent shall pay such amounts to the applicable Indemnified Party promptly after the receipt by the Administrative Agent of such amounts).
(c) If the Servicer has made any indemnity payments to the Administrative Agent, on behalf of an Indemnified Party pursuant to this Section 8.02 and such Indemnified Party thereafter collects any of such amounts from others, such Indemnified Party will promptly repay such amounts collected to the Servicer, without interest.
(d) The obligations of the Servicer under this Section 8.02 shall survive the resignation or removal of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Collateral Agent, the Account Bank or the Collateral Custodian, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, any investigation made by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Lender, the Borrower, the Account Bank or the Collateral Custodian and the termination of this Agreement.
(e) Any indemnification pursuant to this Section 8.02 shall not be payable from the Collateral.
Section 8.03 Waiver of Certain Claims. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, none of the Borrower or the Servicer shall assert, and each hereby waives, any claim against any Indemnified Party, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement or any of the Transaction Documents.
Section 8.04 Legal Proceedings. In the event an Indemnified Party becomes involved in any action, claim, or legal, governmental or administrative proceeding (an Action) for which it seeks indemnification hereunder, the Indemnified Party shall promptly notify the other party or parties against whom it seeks indemnification (the Indemnifying Party) in writing of the nature and particulars of the Action; provided that its failure to do so shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations hereunder except to the extent such failure has a material adverse effect on the Indemnifying Party. Upon written notice to the Indemnified Party acknowledging in writing that the indemnification provided hereunder applies to the Indemnified Party in connection with the Action (subject to the exclusion in the first sentence of Section 8.01, the first sentence of Section 8.02, as applicable), the Indemnifying Party may assume the defense of the Action at its expense with counsel acceptable to the Indemnified Party. The Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain separate counsel in connection with the Action, and the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for the legal fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party after the Indemnifying Party has done so; provided that if the Indemnified Party determines in good faith that there may be a conflict between the positions of the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party in connection
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with the Action, or that the Indemnifying Party is not conducting the defense of the Action in a manner reasonably protective of the interests of the Indemnified Party, the reasonable and documented legal fees and expenses of the Indemnified Party shall be paid by the Indemnifying Party; provided further that the Indemnifying Party shall not, in connection with any one Action or separate but substantially similar or related Actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the fees or expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (and any required local counsel) for such Indemnified Party, which firm (and local counsel, if any) shall be designated in writing to the Indemnifying Party by the Indemnified Party. If the Indemnifying Party elects to assume the defense of the Action, it shall have full control over the conduct of such defense; provided that the Indemnifying Party and its counsel shall, as requested by the Indemnified Party or its counsel, consult with and keep them informed with respect to the conduct of such defense; provided, further, that if any Action asserts any liability of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association in its individual capacity, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association shall have the right to retain its own counsel, at the expense of the Indemnifying Party, to defend itself in such Action. The Indemnifying Party shall not settle an Action without the prior written approval of the Indemnified Party unless such settlement provides for the full and unconditional release of the Indemnified Party from all liability in connection with the Action. The Indemnified Party shall reasonably cooperate with the Indemnifying Party in connection with the defense of the Action.
Section 8.05 After-Tax Basis. Indemnification under Sections 8.01 and Section 8.02 shall be in an amount necessary to make the Indemnified Party whole after taking into account any Tax consequences to the Indemnified Party of the receipt of the indemnity provided hereunder, including the effect of such Tax or refund on the amount of Tax measured by net income or profits that is or was payable by the Indemnified Party.
ARTICLE IX
THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Section 9.01 The Administrative Agent.
(a) Appointment. Each Lender hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent as its agent hereunder and hereby further authorizes the Administrative Agent to appoint additional agents to act on its behalf and for the benefit of each Lender. Each Lender further authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained elsewhere in this Agreement or in any other Transaction Document, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth in this Agreement, nor shall the Administrative Agent have or be deemed to have any fiduciary relationship with any Lender, and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties, obligations or liabilities shall be read into this Agreement or any other Transaction Document or otherwise exist against the Administrative Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence, the use of the term agent in this Agreement with reference to the Administrative Agent is not intended to connote any fiduciary or other implied (or express) obligations arising under agency doctrine of any Applicable Law. Instead, such term is used merely as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between independent contracting parties.
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(b) Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document by or through agents, employees or attorneys in fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agent or attorney in fact that it selects with reasonable care.
(c) Administrative Agents Reliance, Etc. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them as Administrative Agent under or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, except, subject to Section 9.01(b), for its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct (each as determined in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction). Each Secured Party hereby waives any and all claims against the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates for any action taken or omitted to be taken by the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates under or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, except, subject to Section 9.01(b), for its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct (each as determined in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction). Without limiting the foregoing, the Administrative Agent: (i) may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for the Borrower or the Transferor), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (ii) makes no warranty or representation and shall not be responsible for any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Agreement; (iii) shall not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents on the part of the Borrower, the Transferor, or the Servicer or to inspect the property (including the books and records) of the Borrower, the Transferor, or the Servicer; (iv) shall not be responsible (other than on behalf of itself) for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Agreement, any of the other Transaction Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; (v) shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents by acting upon any notice (including notice by telephone), consent, certificate or other instrument or writing (which may be by email) believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent by the proper party or parties; (vi) shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered thereunder or in connection therewith; and (vii) shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent may deem and treat the payee of any portion of any Advance and the I/O Loan as the owner thereof for all purposes unless such Advance or the I/O Loan, as applicable, shall have been transferred in accordance with this Agreement and all actions required by such section in connection with such transfer shall have been taken.
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(d) Actions by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to take any action under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document unless it shall first receive such advice or concurrence of 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. The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement or any other Transaction Document in accordance with a request or consent of the Required Lenders; provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action hereunder if the taking of such action, in the reasonable determination of the Administrative Agent, shall be in violation of any Applicable Law or contrary to any provision of this Agreement or shall expose the Administrative Agent to liability hereunder or otherwise. In the event the Administrative Agent requests the consent of a Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions and the Administrative Agent does not receive a consent (either positive or negative) from such Person within ten (10) Business Days of such Persons receipt of such request, then such Lender shall be deemed to have consented to the relevant action.
(e) Notice of Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default or Servicer Default. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of an Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default or Servicer Default, unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice from a Lender, the Borrower or the Servicer referring to this Agreement, describing such Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default or Servicer Default and stating that such notice is a Notice of Event of Default, Notice of Unmatured Event of Default or Notice of Servicer Default, as applicable. The Administrative Agent shall (subject to Section 9.01(c)) take such action with respect to such Event of Default, Unmatured Event of Default or Servicer Default as may be requested by the Required Lenders acting jointly or as the Administrative Agent shall deem advisable or in the best interest of the Lenders.
(f) Credit Decision with Respect to the Administrative Agent. Each Lender and each Secured Party acknowledges that none of the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates has made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by the Administrative Agent hereinafter taken, including any consent to and acceptance of any assignment or review of the affairs of the Borrower, the Servicer, the Transferor or any of their respective Affiliates or review or approval of any of the Collateral, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by any of the Administrative Agent or its Affiliates to any Lender as to any matter, including whether the Administrative Agent has disclosed material information in its possession. Each Lender and each Secured Party acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, or any of the Administrative Agents Affiliates, and based upon such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own evaluation and decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party. Each Lender and each Secured Party also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, or any of the Administrative Agents Affiliates, and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party. Each Lender and each Secured Party hereby agrees that the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty or responsibility to provide any Lender with any credit or other information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of the Borrower, the Servicer, the Transferor or their respective Affiliates which may come into the possession of the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates.
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(g) Indemnification of the Administrative Agent. Each Lender agrees to indemnify the Administrative Agent (to the extent not reimbursed by the Borrower or the Servicer), ratably in accordance with the Pro Rata Share of its related Lender, from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Administrative Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Documents, or any action taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent hereunder or thereunder, including, but not limited to, the payment of principal, interest and fees. Without limitation of the foregoing, each Lender agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent, ratably in accordance with the Pro Rata Share of its related Lender, promptly upon demand for any out-of-pocket expenses (including counsel fees) incurred by the Administrative Agent in connection with the administration, modification, amendment or enforcement (whether through negotiations, legal proceedings or otherwise) of, or legal advice in respect of rights or responsibilities under, this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, to the extent that such expenses are incurred in the interests of or otherwise in respect of the Lenders hereunder and/or thereunder and to the extent that the Administrative Agent is not reimbursed for such expenses by the Borrower or the Servicer.
(h) Successor Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent may resign at any time, effective upon the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as provided below, by giving at least five (5) days written notice thereof to each Lender and the Borrower and may be removed at any time with cause by the Lenders acting jointly. Upon any such resignation or removal, the Required Lenders shall appoint a successor Administrative Agent, subject to the approval of the Borrower (which approval shall not be (i) unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed or (ii) required at any time during the continuance of an Event of Default or after the declaration or automatic occurrence of the Facility Maturity Date). Each Lender agrees that it shall not unreasonably withhold or delay its approval of the appointment of a successor Administrative Agent. If no such successor Administrative Agent shall have been so appointed, and shall have accepted such appointment, within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agents giving of notice of resignation or the removal of the retiring Administrative Agent, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Secured Parties, appoint a successor Administrative Agent which successor Administrative Agent shall be either (x) a commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States or of any state thereof and have a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 or (y) an Affiliate of such a bank. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, such successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations under this Agreement. After any retiring Administrative Agents resignation or removal hereunder as Administrative Agent, the provisions of this Article IX shall continue to inure to its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Administrative Agent under this Agreement.
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(i) Payments by the Administrative Agent. Unless specifically allocated to a specific Lender pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, all amounts received by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders shall be paid by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders in accordance with their respective Pro Rata Shares in the applicable Advances Outstanding, or if there are no Advances Outstanding in accordance with their related Lenders most recent Commitments, on the Business Day received by the Administrative Agent, unless such amounts are received after 12:00 noon on such Business Day, in which case the Administrative Agent shall use its reasonable efforts to pay such amounts to each Lender on such Business Day, but, in any event, shall pay such amounts to such Lender not later than the following Business Day.
(j) Certain Rights of the Administrative Agent. The rights of the Administrative Agent shall include (i) directing the Collateral Agent to convert amounts denominated in any Eligible Currency to any other Eligible Currency (as determined by the Administrative Agent using the Spot Rate) for the purposes specified hereunder and (ii) directing the Collateral Agent to convert amounts denominated in any Eligible Currency to any other Eligible Currency for any permitted purpose hereunder.
ARTICLE X
COLLATERAL AGENT
Section 10.01 Designation of Collateral Agent.
(a) Initial Collateral Agent. Each of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent hereby designate and appoint the Collateral Agent to act as its agent for the purposes of perfection of a security interest in the Collateral and hereby authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such actions on its behalf and on behalf of each of the Secured Parties and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly granted to the Collateral Agent by this Agreement. The Collateral Agent hereby accepts such agency appointment to act as Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, until its resignation or removal as Collateral Agent pursuant to the terms hereof.
(b) Successor Collateral Agent. Upon the Collateral Agents receipt of a Collateral Agent Termination Notice from the Administrative Agent of the designation of a successor Collateral Agent pursuant to the provisions of Section 10.05, the Collateral Agent agrees that it will terminate its activities as Collateral Agent hereunder.
(c) Secured Party. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby appoint the Bank, in its capacity as Collateral Agent hereunder, as their agent for the purposes of perfection of a security interest in the Collateral. The Bank, in its capacity as Collateral Agent hereunder, hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the duties set forth in Section 10.02(b).
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Section 10.02 Duties of Collateral Agent.
(a) Appointment. The Lenders and the Administrative Agent each hereby appoints the Bank to act as Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties. The Collateral Agent hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the duties and obligations with respect thereto set forth herein.
(b) Duties. On or before the initial Advance Date, and until its removal pursuant to Section 10.05, the Collateral Agent shall perform, on behalf of the Secured Parties, the following duties and obligations:
(i) The Collateral Agent shall calculate amounts (based upon information provided by the Servicer or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, upon which the Collateral Agent may conclusively rely) to be remitted pursuant to Section 2.04 to the applicable parties and notify the Servicer and the Administrative Agent in the event of any discrepancy between the Collateral Agents calculations and the Servicing Report (such dispute to be resolved in accordance with Section 2.05);
(ii) The Collateral Agent shall make payments pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Report or as otherwise directed in accordance with Sections 2.04 or 2.05.
(iii) The Collateral Agent shall provide to the Servicer a copy of all written notices and communications identified as being sent to it in connection with the Loan Assets and the other Collateral held hereunder which it receives from the related Obligor, participating bank and/or agent bank. In no instance shall the Collateral Agent be under any duty or obligation to take any action on behalf of the Servicer in respect of the exercise of any voting or consent rights, or similar actions, unless it receives specific written instructions from the Servicer, prior to the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default, or the Administrative Agent, after the occurrence of, and continuation of, an Event of Default, in which event the Collateral Agent shall vote, consent or take such other action in accordance with such instructions.
(iv) As promptly as possible after the Closing Date, and in any event no later than fifteen (15) days after the Closing Date, the Collateral Agent shall create a database (the Collateral Database) with respect to the Loan Assets held by the Borrower on the Closing Date, which Collateral Database shall include all information reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent with respect to the Loan Assets and the Collateral, on an individual Loan Asset basis and on a portfolio basis. The Collateral Agent shall permit access to the information in the Collateral Database by the Servicer, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent no later than fifteen (15) days after the Closing Date. Within fifteen (15) days after the Closing Date, the Collateral Agent shall provide a daily report to the Servicer, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, in an electronic format and in scope mutually acceptable to the Collateral Agent, the Servicer, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, that summarizes the material information contained in the Collateral Database, including, without limitation, the Excess Concentration Amount (and details thereof), the Outstanding Balance of the Collateral and balances of the Controlled Accounts. The Collateral Agent shall update the Collateral Database promptly for Loan Assets and Permitted Investments acquired or sold or otherwise disposed of and for any amendments or changes to Loan Asset amounts or interest rates.
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(v) The Collateral Agent shall establish the Collection Account and the Unfunded Exposure Account in the name of the Borrower subject to the lien and control of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties. The Collection Account and the Unfunded Exposure Account each may contain any number of subaccounts for the convenience of the Collateral Agent or as required by the Administrative Agent for convenience in administering such accounts or the Collateral, including to segregate different Eligible Currencies. In connection with the establishment of such accounts and to help the government fight the funding of terrorism and money laundering activities, federal law requires all financial institutions to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Person who opens an account. For a non-individual Person such as a business entity, a charity, a trust or other legal entity, the Collateral Agent will ask for documentation to verify its formation and existence as a legal entity. The Collateral Agent may also ask to see financial statements, licenses, identification and authorization documents from individuals claiming authority to represent an entity or other relevant documentation.
(vi) The Collateral Agent shall track the receipt and daily allocation of cash to the Interest Collection Subaccount and Principal Collection Subaccount and any withdrawals therefrom and, on each Business Day, provide to the Servicer daily reports reflecting such actions to the Interest Collection Subaccount and Principal Collection Subaccount as of the close of business on the preceding Business Day.
(vii) The Collateral Agent shall assist and reasonably cooperate with the independent certified public accountants in the preparation of those reports required under Section 6.10.
(viii) The Collateral Agent shall provide the Servicer with such other information as may be reasonably requested in writing by the Servicer and as is within the possession of the Collateral Agent.
(c) (i) The Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Secured Party further authorizes the Collateral Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents as are expressly delegated to the Collateral Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. In furtherance, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Secured Party hereby appoints the Collateral Agent (acting at the direction of the Administrative Agent) as its agent to execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further action that the Administrative Agent deems necessary or desirable in order to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the security interests granted by the Borrower hereunder, or to enable any of them to exercise or enforce any of their respective rights hereunder, including, the execution by the Collateral Agent as secured party/assignee of such financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto or assignments thereof, relative to all or any of the Loan Assets now existing or hereafter arising, and such other instruments or notices, as may be necessary or appropriate for the purposes stated hereinabove. Nothing in this Section 10.02(c) shall be deemed to relieve the Borrower or the Servicer of their respective obligations, or impose the Borrowers or the Servicers obligations on the Collateral Agent, to protect the interest of the Collateral Agent (for the benefit of the Secured Parties) in the Collateral, including to file financing and continuation statements in respect of the Collateral in accordance with Section 5.01(t).
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(ii) The Administrative Agent may direct the Collateral Agent to take any such incidental action hereunder. With respect to other actions which are incidental to the actions specifically delegated to the Collateral Agent hereunder, the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any such incidental action hereunder, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting) upon the direction of the Administrative Agent; provided that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to take any action hereunder at the request of the Administrative Agent, any Secured Party or otherwise if the taking of such action, in the reasonable determination of the Collateral Agent, (x) shall be in violation of any Applicable Law or contrary to any provisions of this Agreement or (y) shall expose the Collateral Agent to liability hereunder or otherwise (unless it has received indemnity which it reasonably deems to be satisfactory with respect thereto). In the event the Collateral Agent requests the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent does not receive a consent (either positive or negative) from the Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days of its receipt of such request, then the Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have declined to consent to the relevant action.
(iii) Except as expressly provided herein, the Collateral Agent shall not be under any duty or obligation to take any affirmative action to exercise or enforce any power, right or remedy available to it under this Agreement unless and until (and to the extent) expressly so directed by the Administrative Agent. The Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in accordance with the request or direction of any Secured Party, to the extent that this Agreement provides such Secured Party the right to so direct the Collateral Agent, or the Administrative Agent. The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have notice or knowledge of any matter hereunder, including an Event of Default, unless a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Agent has knowledge of such matter or written notice thereof is received by the Collateral Agent.
(d) If, in performing its duties under this Agreement, the Collateral Agent is required to decide between alternative courses of action, the Collateral Agent may request written instructions from the Administrative Agent as to the course of action desired by it. If the Collateral Agent does not receive such instructions within two (2) Business Days after it has requested them, the Collateral Agent may, but shall be under no duty to, take or refrain from taking any such courses of action. The Collateral Agent shall act in accordance with instructions received after such two (2) Business Day period except to the extent it has already, in good faith, taken or committed itself to take, action inconsistent with such instructions. The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to rely on the advice of legal counsel and independent accountants in performing its duties hereunder and shall be deemed to have acted in good faith if it acts in accordance with such advice.
(e) Concurrently herewith, the Administrative Agent directs the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Agent is authorized to enter into the Pledge Agreement and Control Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, all of the Collateral Agents rights, protections and immunities provided herein shall apply to the Collateral Agent for any actions taken or omitted to be taken under the Pledge Agreement and Control Agreement in such capacity.
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Section 10.03 Merger or Consolidation. Any Person (a) into which the Collateral Agent may be merged or consolidated, (b) that may result from any merger or consolidation to which the Collateral Agent shall be a party, or (c) that may succeed to the properties and assets of the Collateral Agent substantially as a whole, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform every obligation of the Collateral Agent hereunder, shall be the successor to the Collateral Agent under this Agreement without further act of any of the parties to this Agreement.
Section 10.04 Collateral Agent Compensation. As compensation for its Collateral Agent activities hereunder, the Collateral Agent shall be entitled to the Collateral Agent Fees and Collateral Agent Expenses from the Borrower as set forth in the Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian Fee Letter, payable to the extent of funds available therefor pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.04. The Collateral Agents entitlement to receive the Collateral Agent Fees shall cease on the earlier to occur of: (a) its removal as Collateral Agent pursuant to Section 10.05 or (b) the termination of this Agreement.
Section 10.05 Collateral Agent Removal. The Collateral Agent may be removed, with or without cause, by the Administrative Agent by thirty (30) days notice given in writing to the Collateral Agent (the Collateral Agent Termination Notice); provided that, notwithstanding its receipt of a Collateral Agent Termination Notice, the Collateral Agent shall continue to act in such capacity until a successor Collateral Agent has been appointed and has agreed to act as Collateral Agent hereunder; provided, further, that the Collateral Agent shall continue to receive compensation of its fees and expenses in accordance with Section 10.04 above while so serving as the Collateral Agent prior to a successor Collateral Agent being appointed.
Section 10.06 Limitation on Liability.
(a) The Collateral Agent may conclusively rely on and shall be fully protected in acting upon any certificate, instrument, opinion, notice, letter or other document delivered to it and that in good faith it reasonably believes to be genuine and that has been signed by the proper party or parties. The Collateral Agent may rely conclusively on and shall be fully protected in acting upon the written (including electronic) instructions of any designated officer of the Administrative Agent.
(b) The Collateral Agent may consult counsel satisfactory to it and the advice or opinion of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.
(c) The Collateral Agent shall not be liable for any error of judgment, or for any act done or step taken or omitted by it, in good faith, or for any mistakes of fact or law, or for anything that it may do or refrain from doing in connection herewith except in the case of its willful misconduct or grossly negligent performance or omission of its duties.
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(d) The Collateral Agent makes no warranty or representation and shall have no responsibility (except as expressly set forth in this Agreement) as to the content, enforceability, completeness, validity, sufficiency, value, genuineness, ownership or transferability of the Collateral, and will not be required to and will not make any representations as to the validity or value of any of the Collateral or as to whether any of the Collateral satisfies the Eligibility Criteria (except as expressly set forth in this Agreement). The Collateral Agent shall not be obligated to take any action hereunder (including any action at the direction of the Administrative Agent or the Servicer) that might in its judgment involve any expense or liability unless it has been furnished with an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it.
(e) The Collateral Agent shall have no duties or responsibilities except such duties and responsibilities as are specifically set forth in this Agreement and no covenants or obligations shall be implied in this Agreement against the Collateral Agent. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in the Transaction Documents, the Collateral Agent shall not have any fiduciary relationship with any party hereto or any Secured Party in its capacity as such, and no implied covenants, functions, obligations or responsibilities shall be read into this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents or otherwise exist against the Collateral Agent. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is hereby expressly agreed and stipulated by the other parties hereto that the Collateral Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion hereunder and shall have no investment or management responsibility.
(f) The Collateral Agent shall not be required to expend or risk its own funds in the performance of its duties hereunder.
(g) It is expressly agreed and acknowledged that the Collateral Agent is not guaranteeing performance of or assuming any liability for the obligations of the other parties hereto or any parties to the Collateral.
(h) Subject in all cases to the last sentence of Section 2.05, in case any reasonable question arises as to its duties hereunder, the Collateral Agent may, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default or the Facility Maturity Date, request instructions from the Servicer and may, after the occurrence of an Event of Default or the Facility Maturity Date, request instructions from the Administrative Agent, and shall be entitled at all times to refrain from taking any action unless it has received instructions from the Servicer or the Administrative Agent, as applicable. The Collateral Agent shall in all events have no liability, risk or cost for any action taken pursuant to and in compliance with the instruction of the Administrative Agent. In no event shall the Collateral Agent be liable for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Collateral Agent has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.
(i) The Collateral Agent shall not be liable for the acts or omissions of the Collateral Custodian under this Agreement and shall not be required to monitor the performance of the Collateral Custodian. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Collateral Agent shall have no duty to perform any of the duties of the Collateral Custodian under this Agreement.
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(j) It is expressly acknowledged by the parties hereto that application and performance by the Collateral Agent of its various duties hereunder (including recalculations to be performed in respect of the matters contemplated hereby) shall be based upon, and in reliance upon, data, information and notice provided to it by the Servicer, the Transferor, the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and/or any related bank agent, obligor or similar party, and the Collateral Agent shall have no responsibility for the accuracy of any such information or data provided to it by such persons and shall be entitled to update its records (as it may deem necessary or appropriate). The Collateral Agent shall not be liable for failing to perform or delay in performing its specified duties hereunder which result from or is caused by a failure or delay on the part of the Administrative Agent, the Servicer, the Transferor or any other Person in furnishing necessary, timely and accurate information to the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent shall not be liable for the acts or omissions of the Administrative Agent, the Servicer, the Transferor the Collateral Custodian or any other Person under this Agreement and shall not be required to monitor the performance of the Administrative Agent, the Servicer, the Transferor or the Collateral Custodian. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Collateral Agent shall have no duty to perform any of the duties of the Administrative Agent, the Servicer, the Transferor or the Collateral Custodian under this Agreement.
(k) In no event shall the Collateral Agent be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder because of circumstances beyond its control, including, but not limited to, acts of God, flood, war (whether declared or undeclared), terrorism, fire, riot, strikes, lockouts, embargo, government action (including any laws, ordinances, regulations), interruptions, losses or malfunctions of utilities, computer (hardware or software) or communications services or the like that delay, restrict or prohibit the providing of services by the Collateral Agent as contemplated by this Agreement. The Collateral Agent may execute any of its duties by or through its subsidiaries, affiliates, agents or attorneys-in-fact; provided that, no such delegations shall relieve the Collateral Agent of its responsibilities with respect to such duties. The Collateral Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any non-Affiliated agents or attorney-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care.
(l) The Collateral Agent and its respective affiliates, directors, officers, agents or employees shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain, inquire into or verify (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in connection with this Agreement or any Advance hereunder; (ii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants or agreements of the Borrower, the Servicer, the Transferor or the Administrative Agent; (iii) the satisfaction of any condition specified in Article III or (iv) the validity, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents or any other instrument or writing furnished in connection herewith. Without prejudice to the Collateral Agents duties under this Article X or any other provision of any Transaction Document, the Collateral Agent shall be under no obligation to take any action to collect from any Obligor any amount payable by such Obligor on the Loan Asset or any other Collateral under any circumstances, including if payment is refused after due demand.
(m) In no event shall the Collateral Agent be liable for the selection of any investments or any losses in connection therewith, or for any failure of the relevant party to timely provide investment instruction to the Collateral Agent in connection with the investment of funds in or from any account set forth herein. In the absence of an instruction from the Borrower, the Servicer, the Transferor or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, all funds in any account held under this Agreement shall be held uninvested.
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(n) In order to comply with the laws, rules, regulations and executive orders in effect from time to time applicable to banking institutions, including those relating to the funding of terrorist activities and money laundering (collectively, Applicable Banking Laws), the Collateral Agent may be required to obtain, verify and record certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a business relationship with the Collateral Agent. Accordingly, each of the parties agrees to provide to the Collateral Agent upon its request from time to time such identifying information and documentation as may be available for such party in order to enable the Collateral Agent to comply with Applicable Banking Laws.
(o) The powers conferred on the Collateral Agent hereunder are solely to protect its interest (on behalf of the Secured Parties) in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty on it to exercise any such powers. Except for reasonable care of any of the Collateral in its possession and the accounting for moneys actually received by it hereunder, the Collateral Agent shall have no duty as to any of the Collateral or responsibility for (i) ascertaining or taking action with respect to calls, maturities, tenders or other matters relative to any of the Collateral, whether or not the Collateral Agent has or is deemed to have knowledge of such matters or (ii) taking any necessary steps to preserve rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining to any of the Collateral.
(p) Without limitation to the provisions set forth herein, the Collateral Custodian and the Account Bank shall have the same rights, protections, benefits, immunities and indemnities afforded to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Article X; provided that, such rights, protections and benefits shall be in addition to any rights, protections and benefits afforded the Collateral Custodian and the Account Bank (as the case may be) under this Agreement or any other Transaction Documents.
Section 10.07 Collateral Agent Resignation. The Collateral Agent may resign at any time by giving not less than ninety (90) days written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent and with the consent of the Administrative Agent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Upon receiving such notice of resignation, the Administrative Agent shall promptly appoint a successor collateral agent or collateral agents by written instrument, in duplicate, executed by the Administrative Agent, one copy of which shall be delivered to the Collateral Agent so resigning and one copy to the successor collateral agent or collateral agents, together with a copy to the Borrower, Servicer and Collateral Custodian. If no successor collateral agent shall have been appointed and an instrument of acceptance by a successor Collateral Agent shall not have been delivered to the Collateral Agent within forty-five (45) days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the resigning or removed Collateral Agent may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Collateral Agent. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Collateral Agent may not resign prior to a successor Collateral Agent being appointed. For the avoidance of doubt, any Collateral Agent Fees and Collateral Agent Expenses shall be payable to the Collateral Agent so resigning until such time as a successor Collateral Agent shall have been appointed.
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ARTICLE XI
COLLATERAL CUSTODIAN
Section 11.01 Designation of Collateral Custodian.
(a) Initial Collateral Custodian. The role of Collateral Custodian with respect to the Required Loan Documents shall be conducted by the Person designated as Collateral Custodian hereunder from time to time in accordance with this Section 11.01. The Administrative Agent hereby designates and appoints the Collateral Custodian to act as its agent and hereby authorizes the Collateral Custodian to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers and perform such duties as are expressly granted to the Collateral Custodian by this Agreement. The Collateral Custodian hereby accepts such agency appointment to act as Collateral Custodian pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, until its resignation or removal as Collateral Custodian pursuant to the terms hereof.
(b) Successor Collateral Custodian. Upon the Collateral Custodians receipt of a Collateral Custodian Termination Notice from the Administrative Agent of the designation of a successor Collateral Custodian pursuant to the provisions of Section 11.05, the Collateral Custodian agrees that it will terminate its activities as Collateral Custodian hereunder.
Section 11.02 Duties of Collateral Custodian.
(a) Appointment. The Administrative Agent hereby appoints the Bank to act as Collateral Custodian, for the benefit of the Secured Parties. The Collateral Custodian hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the duties and obligations with respect thereto set forth herein.
(b) Duties. From the Closing Date until its removal pursuant to Section 11.05, the Collateral Custodian shall perform, on behalf of the Secured Parties, the following duties and obligations:
(i) The Collateral Custodian shall take and retain custody of the Required Loan Documents delivered by the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.02(a) and Section 3.04(b) hereof in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, all for the benefit of the Secured Parties. Within five (5) Business Days of its receipt of any Required Loan Documents, the related Loan Asset Schedule and a hard copy of the Loan Asset Checklist, the Collateral Custodian shall review the Required Loan Documents to confirm that (A) such Required Loan Documents have been executed (either an original or a copy, as indicated on the Loan Asset Checklist) and have no mutilated pages, (B) if listed on the Loan Asset Checklist, filed stamped copies of the UCC and other filings (required by the Required Loan Documents) are included, (C) if listed on the Loan Asset Checklist, a copy of an Insurance Policy (or evidence thereof) with respect to any real or personal property constituting the Related Collateral is included, and (D) the related original balance (based on a comparison to the note or assignment agreement, as applicable), Loan Asset number and Obligor name, as applicable, with respect to such Loan Asset is referenced on the related Loan Asset
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Schedule (such items (A) through (D) collectively, the Review Criteria). In order to facilitate the foregoing review by the Collateral Custodian, in connection with each delivery of Required Loan Documents hereunder to the Collateral Custodian, the Servicer shall provide to the Collateral Custodian a hard copy (which may be preceded by an electronic copy, as applicable) of the related Loan Asset Checklist which contains the Loan Asset information with respect to the Required Loan Documents being delivered, identification number and the name of the Obligor with respect to such Loan Asset. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Collateral Custodians obligation to review the Required Loan Documents shall be limited to reviewing such Required Loan Documents based on the information provided on the Loan Asset Checklist. If, at the conclusion of such review, the Collateral Custodian shall determine that (I) the original balance of the Loan Asset with respect to which it has received Required Loan Documents is less than as set forth on the Loan Asset Schedule, the Collateral Custodian shall notify the Administrative Agent and the Servicer of such discrepancy within one (1) Business Day, or (II) any Review Criteria is not satisfied, the Collateral Custodian shall within one (1) Business Day notify the Servicer of such determination and provide the Servicer with a list of the non-complying Loan Assets and the applicable Review Criteria that they fail to satisfy. The Servicer shall have five (5) Business Days after notice or knowledge thereof to correct any non-compliance with any Review Criteria. In addition, if requested in writing (in the form of Exhibit J) by the Servicer and approved by the Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days of the Collateral Custodians delivery of such report, the Collateral Custodian shall return any Loan Asset which fails to satisfy a Review Criteria to the Borrower. Other than the foregoing, the Collateral Custodian shall not have any responsibility for reviewing any Required Loan Documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Collateral Custodian shall have no duty or obligation with respect to any Loan Asset Checklist delivered to it in electronic form.
(ii) In taking and retaining custody of the Required Loan Documents, the Collateral Custodian shall be deemed to be acting as the agent of the Secured Parties; provided that the Collateral Custodian makes no representations as to the existence, perfection or priority of any Lien on the Required Loan Documents or the instruments therein; and provided further that the Collateral Custodians duties shall be limited to those expressly contemplated herein.
(iii) All Required Loan Documents in physical form shall be kept in fire resistant vaults, rooms or cabinets at the address of the Collateral Custodian located at The Depository Trust Company, 570 Washington Boulevard 5th floor, Jersey City, New Jersey 07310, Attention: BNY Mellon/Branch Deposit Department, or at such other office as shall be specified to the Administrative Agent and the Servicer by the Collateral Custodian in a written notice delivered at least thirty (30) days prior to such change. All Required Loan Documents shall be placed together with an appropriate identifying label and maintained in such a manner so as to permit retrieval and access. The Collateral Custodian shall segregate the Required Loan Documents on its inventory system and will not commingle the physical Required Loan Documents with any other files of the Collateral Custodian other than those, if any, relating to the Transferor and its Affiliates and subsidiaries.
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(iv) On the first Business Day following the Reporting Date of each month, the Collateral Custodian shall provide a written report to the Administrative Agent and the Servicer (in a form mutually agreeable to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Custodian) identifying each Loan Asset for which it holds Required Loan Documents and the applicable Review Criteria that any Loan Asset fails to satisfy as of such Reporting Date.
(v) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary elsewhere in the Transaction Documents, the Collateral Custodian shall not have any fiduciary relationship with any party hereto or any Secured Party in its capacity as such, and no implied covenants, functions, obligations or responsibilities shall be read into this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents or otherwise exist against the Collateral Custodian. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, it is hereby expressly agreed and stipulated by the other parties hereto that the Collateral Custodian shall not be required to exercise any discretion hereunder and shall have no investment or management responsibility.
(c) (i) The Collateral Custodian agrees to cooperate with the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent and deliver any Required Loan Documents to the Collateral Agent or Administrative Agent (pursuant to a written request in the form of Exhibit J), as applicable, as requested in order to take any action that the Administrative Agent deems necessary or desirable in order to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the security interests granted by the Borrower hereunder, or to enable any of them to exercise or enforce any of their respective rights hereunder, including any rights arising with respect to Article VII. In the event the Collateral Custodian receives instructions from the Collateral Agent, the Servicer or the Borrower which conflict with any instructions received by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Custodian shall rely on and follow the instructions given by the Administrative Agent.
(ii) The Administrative Agent may direct the Collateral Custodian to take any such incidental action hereunder. With respect to other actions which are incidental to the actions specifically delegated to the Collateral Custodian hereunder, the Collateral Custodian shall not be required to take any such incidental action hereunder, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting) upon the direction of the Administrative Agent; provided that the Collateral Custodian shall not be required to take any action hereunder at the request of the Administrative Agent, any Secured Party or otherwise if the taking of such action, in the reasonable determination of the Collateral Custodian, (x) shall be in violation of any Applicable Law or contrary to any provisions of this Agreement or (y) shall expose the Collateral Custodian to liability hereunder or otherwise (unless it has received indemnity which it reasonably deems to be satisfactory with respect thereto). In the event the Collateral Custodian requests the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Custodian does not receive a consent (either positive or negative) from the Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days of its receipt of such request, then the Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have declined to consent to the relevant action.
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(iii) The Collateral Custodian shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in accordance with the request or direction of any Secured Party, to the extent that this Agreement provides such Secured Party the right to so direct the Collateral Custodian, or the Administrative Agent. The Collateral Custodian shall not be deemed to have notice or knowledge of any matter hereunder, including an Event of Default, unless a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Custodian has knowledge of such matter or written notice thereof is received by the Collateral Custodian.
Section 11.03 Merger or Consolidation. Any Person (a) into which the Collateral Custodian may be merged or consolidated, (b) that may result from any merger or consolidation to which the Collateral Custodian shall be a party, or (c) that may succeed to the properties and assets of the Collateral Custodian substantially as a whole, which Person in any of the foregoing cases executes an agreement of assumption to perform every obligation of the Collateral Custodian hereunder, shall be the successor to the Collateral Custodian under this Agreement without further act of any of the parties to this Agreement.
Section 11.04 Collateral Custodian Compensation. As compensation for its Collateral Custodian activities hereunder, the Collateral Custodian shall be entitled to the Collateral Custodian Fees from the Borrower as set forth in the Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian Fee Letter, payable pursuant to the extent of funds available therefor pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.04. The Collateral Custodians entitlement to receive the Collateral Custodian Fees shall cease on the earlier to occur of: (a) its removal as Collateral Custodian pursuant to Section 11.05, (b) its resignation as Collateral Custodian pursuant to Section 11.07 of this Agreement or (c) the termination of this Agreement.
Section 11.05 Collateral Custodian Removal. The Collateral Custodian may be removed, with or without cause, by the Administrative Agent by thirty (30) days notice given in writing to the Collateral Custodian (the Collateral Custodian Termination Notice); provided that, notwithstanding its receipt of a Collateral Custodian Termination Notice, the Collateral Custodian shall continue to act in such capacity until a successor Collateral Custodian has been appointed and has agreed to act as Collateral Custodian hereunder.
Section 11.06 Limitation on Liability.
(a) The Collateral Custodian may conclusively rely on and shall be fully protected in acting upon any certificate, instrument, opinion, notice, letter or other document delivered to it and that in good faith it reasonably believes to be genuine and that has been signed by the proper party or parties. The Collateral Custodian may rely conclusively on and shall be fully protected in acting upon the written instructions (including electronic) of any designated officer of the Administrative Agent.
(b) The Collateral Custodian may consult counsel satisfactory to it and the advice or opinion of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with the advice or opinion of such counsel.
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(c) The Collateral Custodian shall not be liable for any error of judgment, or for any act done or step taken or omitted by it, in good faith, or for any mistakes of fact or law, or for anything that it may do or refrain from doing in connection herewith except in the case of its willful misconduct or grossly negligent performance or omission of its duties.
(d) The Collateral Custodian makes no warranty or representation and shall have no responsibility (except as expressly set forth in this Agreement) as to the content, enforceability, completeness, validity, sufficiency, value, genuineness, ownership or transferability of the Collateral, and will not be required to and will not make any representations as to the validity or value of any of the Collateral or as to whether any of the Collateral satisfies the Eligibility Criteria (except as expressly set forth in this Agreement). The Collateral Custodian shall not be obligated to take any action hereunder (including any action at the direction of the Administrative Agent or the Servicer) that might in its judgment involve any expense or liability unless it has been furnished with an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it.
(e) The Collateral Custodian shall have no duties or responsibilities except such duties and responsibilities as are specifically set forth in this Agreement and no covenants or obligations shall be implied in this Agreement against the Collateral Custodian.
(f) The Collateral Custodian shall not be required to expend or risk its own funds in the performance of its duties hereunder.
(g) It is expressly agreed and acknowledged that the Collateral Custodian is not guaranteeing performance of or assuming any liability for the obligations of the other parties hereto or any parties to the Collateral. The Collateral Custodian shall in no event have any liability for the actions or omissions of the Administrative Agent, the Servicer or any other Person, and shall have no liability for any inaccuracy or error in any duty performed by it that results from or is caused by inaccurate, untimely or incomplete information or data received by it from the Administrative Agent, the Servicer or any other Person. The Collateral Custodian shall not be liable for failing to perform or delay in performing its specified duties hereunder which result from or is caused by a failure or delay on the part of the Administrative Agent, the Servicer or any other Person in furnishing necessary, timely and accurate information to the Collateral Custodian.
(h) Subject in all cases to the last sentence of Section 11.02(c)(i), in case any reasonable question arises as to its duties hereunder, the Collateral Custodian may, prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default or the Facility Maturity Date, request instructions from the Servicer and may, after the occurrence of an Event of Default or the Facility Maturity Date, request instructions from the Administrative Agent, and shall be entitled at all times to refrain from taking any action unless it has received instructions from the Servicer or the Administrative Agent, as applicable. The Collateral Custodian shall in all events have no liability, risk or cost for any action taken pursuant to and in compliance with the instruction of the Administrative Agent. In no event shall the Collateral Custodian be liable for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Collateral Custodian has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.
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(i) It is expressly acknowledged by the parties hereto that application and performance by the Collateral Custodian of its various duties hereunder (including recalculations to be performed in respect of the matters contemplated hereby) shall be based upon, and in reliance upon, data, information and notice provided to it by the Servicer, the Transferor, the Administrative Agent, the Borrower and/or any related bank agent, obligor or similar party, and the Collateral Custodian shall have no responsibility for the accuracy of any such information or data provided to it by such persons and shall be entitled to update its records (as it may deem necessary or appropriate).
(j) In no event shall the Collateral Custodian be liable for any failure or delay in the performance of its obligations hereunder because of circumstances beyond its control, including, but not limited to, acts of God, flood, war (whether declared or undeclared), terrorism, fire, riot, strikes, lockouts, embargo, government action (including any laws, ordinances, regulations), interruptions, losses or malfunctions of utilities, computer (hardware or software) or communications services or the like that delay, restrict or prohibit the providing of services by the Collateral Custodian as contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 11.07 Collateral Custodian Resignation. The Collateral Custodian may resign and be discharged from its duties or obligations hereunder, not earlier than ninety (90) days after delivery to the Administrative Agent of written notice of such resignation specifying a date when such resignation shall take effect. Upon the effective date of such resignation, or if the Administrative Agent gives Collateral Custodian written notice of an earlier termination hereof, Collateral Custodian shall (i) be reimbursed for any costs and expenses Collateral Custodian shall incur in connection with the termination of its duties under this Agreement and (ii) deliver all of the Required Loan Documents in the possession of Collateral Custodian to the Administrative Agent or to such Person as the Administrative Agent may designate to Collateral Custodian in writing upon the receipt of a request in the form of Exhibit J. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Collateral Custodian may not resign prior to a successor Collateral Custodian being appointed. If no successor collateral custodian shall have been appointed and an instrument of acceptance by a successor Collateral Custodian shall not have been delivered to the Collateral Custodian within forty-five (45) days after the giving of such notice of resignation or of a Collateral Custodian Termination Notice, the resigning or removed Collateral Custodian may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Collateral Custodian. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Collateral Custodian may not resign prior to a successor Collateral Custodian being appointed. For the avoidance of doubt, any Collateral Custodian Fees and Collateral Custodian Expenses shall be payable to the Collateral Custodian so resigning until such time as a successor Collateral Custodian shall have been appointed.
Section 11.08 Release of Documents.
(a) Release for Servicer. From time to time and as appropriate for the enforcement or servicing of any of the Collateral, the Collateral Custodian is hereby authorized (unless and until such authorization is revoked by the Administrative Agent), upon written receipt from the Servicer of a request for release of documents and receipt in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit J, to release to the Servicer within two (2) Business Days of receipt of such request, the related Required Loan Documents or the documents set forth in such request and receipt to the
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Servicer. All documents so released to the Servicer shall be held by the Servicer in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Servicer shall return to the Collateral Custodian the Required Loan Documents or other such documents (i) promptly upon the request of the Administrative Agent, or (ii) when the Servicers need therefor in connection with such foreclosure or servicing no longer exists, unless the Loan Asset shall be liquidated, in which case, the Servicer shall deliver an additional request for release of documents to the Collateral Custodian and receipt certifying such liquidation from the Servicer to the Collateral Agent, all in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit J.
(b) Limitation on Release. The foregoing provision with respect to the release to the Servicer of the Required Loan Documents and documents by the Collateral Custodian upon request by the Servicer shall be operative only to the extent that the Administrative Agent has consented to such release. Promptly after delivery to the Collateral Custodian of any request for release of documents, the Servicer shall provide notice of the same to the Administrative Agent. Any additional Required Loan Documents or documents requested to be released by the Servicer may be released only upon written authorization of the Administrative Agent. The limitations of this paragraph shall not apply to the release of Required Loan Documents to the Servicer pursuant to the immediately succeeding subsection.
(c) Release for Payment. Upon receipt by the Collateral Custodian of the Servicers request for release of documents and receipt in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit J (which certification shall include a statement to the effect that all amounts received) in connection with such payment or repurchase have been credited to the Collection Account, the Collateral Custodian shall promptly release the related Required Loan Documents to the Servicer.
Section 11.09 Return of Required Loan Documents. The Borrower may, with the prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, require that the Collateral Custodian return each Required Loan Document (a) delivered to the Collateral Custodian in error or (b) released from the Lien of the Collateral Agent hereunder pursuant to Section 2.14, in each case by submitting to the Collateral Custodian and the Administrative Agent a written request in the form of Exhibit J hereto (signed by both the Borrower and the Administrative Agent) specifying the Collateral to be so returned and reciting that the conditions to such release have been met (and specifying the Section or Sections of this Agreement being relied upon for such release). The Collateral Custodian shall upon its receipt of each such request for return executed by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent promptly, but in any event within five (5) Business Days, return the Required Loan Documents so requested to the Borrower.
Section 11.10 Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the Collateral. The Collateral Custodian shall provide to the Administrative Agent and each Lender access to the Required Loan Documents and all other documentation regarding the Collateral including in such cases where the Administrative Agent and each Lender is required in connection with the enforcement of the rights or interests of the Secured Parties, or by applicable statutes or regulations, to review such documentation, such access being afforded without charge but only (a) upon two (2) Business Days prior written request, (b) during normal business hours and (c) subject to the Servicers and the Collateral Custodians normal security and confidentiality procedures. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 11.10, from time to time on request of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Custodian shall permit certified public accountants or
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other auditors acceptable to the Administrative Agent to conduct, at the expense of the Servicer (on behalf of the Borrower), a review of the Required Loan Documents and all other documentation regarding the Collateral; provided that, prior to the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, such review shall be conducted no more than one time in any calendar year.
Section 11.11 Bailment. The Collateral Custodian agrees that, with respect to any Required Loan Documents at any time or times in its possession or held in its name, the Collateral Custodian shall be the agent and bailee of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, for purposes of perfecting (to the extent not otherwise perfected) the Collateral Agents security interest in the Collateral and for the purpose of ensuring that such security interest is entitled to first priority status under the UCC.
Section 11.12 Reallocation of Advances. Any reallocation of Advances among Lenders pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance executed by such Lender and its assignee(s) and delivered pursuant to Section 12.04 or pursuant to a Joinder Supplement executed and delivered pursuant to Section 12.04 in each case shall be wired by the applicable purchasing Lender(s) to the Collateral Custodian pursuant to the wiring instructions provided by the Collateral Custodian, and the Collateral Custodian shall subsequently wire the funds related to such Advances (pro rata in accordance with each such Lenders Commitment) to the applicable selling Lender(s) pursuant to the wiring instructions provided by each such selling Lender; provided that the Collateral Custodian shall not fund such wire until it has received an executed Assignment and Acceptance or Joinder Supplement, as applicable.
ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 12.01 Amendments and Waivers.
(a) (i) No amendment or modification of any provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Borrower, the Servicer, the Required Lenders (or the Administrative Agent on their behalf), the Administrative Agent and, solely if such amendment or modification would adversely affect the rights and obligations of the Collateral Agent, the Account Bank or the Collateral Custodian, the written agreement of the Collateral Agent, the Account Bank or the Collateral Custodian, as applicable; and (ii) no termination or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure therefrom by the Borrower or the Servicer shall be effective without the written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders. Any waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 12.01(a), the written consent of all of the Lenders shall be required for any amendment, modification or waiver (i) reducing any Advances Outstanding or the Yield thereon, (ii) postponing any date for any payment of any Advance or the Yield thereon, (iii) modifying the provisions of this Section 12.01 or (iv) extending the Stated Maturity or clause (a) of the definition of Commitment Termination Date.
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Section 12.02 Notices, Etc. Except as otherwise provided herein, all notices and other communications hereunder to any party shall be in writing and sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, by overnight delivery service, with all charges paid, by electronic mail (email) or by hand delivery, to such partys address set forth below:
BORROWER: | Mallard Funding LLC | |
c/o Apollo Debt Solutions BDC | ||
3 Bryant Park | ||
New York, New York 10036 | ||
Attention: Amit Joshi | ||
Email: ajoshi@apollo.com | ||
Phone: (917) 286-5698 | ||
SERVICER AND TRANSFEROR: | Apollo Debt Solutions BDC | |
3 Bryant Park | ||
New York, New York 10036 | ||
Attention: Amit Joshi | ||
Email: ajoshi@apollo.com | ||
Phone: (917) 286-5698 | ||
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT: | Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. | |
1585 Broadway, 24th Floor | ||
New York, New York 10036 | ||
Attention: FID Secured Lending Group | ||
Email: (for borrowing requests) | ||
mmborrowingrequests@morganstanley.com | ||
(for all other purposes) | ||
mmloanapprovals@morganstanley.com | ||
With a copy to:
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Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. | ||
1300 Thames Street Wharf | ||
Baltimore, MD 21231 | ||
Attention: CLO Team | ||
Email: (for borrowing requests) | ||
mmborrowingrequests@morganstanley.com | ||
(for all other purposes) | ||
mmloanapprovals@morganstanley.com |
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COLLATERAL AGENT: | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, | |
National Association | ||
601 Travis Street, 16th Floor | ||
Houston, Texas 77002 | ||
Attention: Global Corporate Trust Mallard | ||
Funding | ||
E-mail: | ||
Apollo_Mallard_FD_Lite@bnymnotices.com | ||
ACCOUNT BANK: | The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, | |
National Association | ||
601 Travis Street, 16th Floor | ||
Houston, Texas 77002 | ||
Attention: Global Corporate Trust Mallard | ||
Funding | ||
E-mail: | ||
Apollo_Mallard_FD_Lite@bnymnotices.com | ||
LENDER: | Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. | |
201 South Main Street | ||
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111-2215 | ||
Email: (for borrowing requests) | ||
mmborrowingrequests@morganstanley.com | ||
(for all other purposes) | ||
mmloanapprovals@morganstanley.com | ||
With copies to: | ||
Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. | ||
1585 Broadway, 24th Floor | ||
New York, New York 10036 | ||
Attention:FID Secured Lending Group | ||
Email: (for borrowing requests) | ||
mmborrowingrequests@morganstanley.com | ||
(for all other purposes) | ||
mmloanapprovals@morganstanley.com | ||
Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. | ||
1300 Thames Street, Thames Street Wharf | ||
Baltimore, Maryland 21231 | ||
Email: (for borrowing requests) | ||
mmborrowingrequests@morganstanley.com | ||
(for all other purposes) | ||
mmloanapprovals@morganstanley.com |
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or at such other address as such party may hereafter specify in a notice given in the manner required under this Section 12.02. All such notices and correspondence shall be deemed given (a) if sent by certified or registered mail, three (3) Business Days after being postmarked, (b) if sent by overnight delivery service or by hand delivery, when received at the above stated addresses or when delivery is refused and (c) if sent by email, when received.
The Bank (in each of its capacities) shall have the right to accept and act upon instructions (Instructions), including funds transfer instructions, given pursuant to this Agreement or any other Transaction Document and delivered using Electronic Means; provided, however, that the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Servicer, the Transferor and each Lender, as applicable, shall provide to the Bank an incumbency certificate (in the form provided by the Bank and acceptable to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Servicer, the Transferor and each Lender, as applicable) listing officers with authority to provide such Instructions (Authorized Officers) and containing specimen signatures of such Authorized Officers, which incumbency certificate shall be amended by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Servicer, the Transferor and each Lender, as applicable, whenever a person is to be added or deleted from the listing. If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Servicer, the Transferor and each Lender, as applicable, elects to give the Bank Instructions using Electronic Means and the Bank in its discretion elects to act upon such Instructions, the Banks reasonable understanding of such Instructions shall be deemed controlling. The Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Servicer, the Transferor and each Lender each understands and agrees that the Bank cannot determine the identity of the actual sender of such Instructions and that the Bank shall conclusively presume that directions that it believes in good faith to have been sent by an Authorized Officer listed in the incumbency certificate provided to the Bank have been sent by such Authorized Officer. The Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Servicer, the Transferor and each Lender shall each be responsible for ensuring that only Authorized Officers transmit such Instructions to the Bank and that the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Servicer, the Transferor, each Lender and all Authorized Officers are solely responsible to safeguard the use and confidentiality of applicable user and authorization codes, passwords and/or authentication keys upon receipt by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Servicer, the Transferor and each Lender, as applicable. The Bank shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Banks reasonable, good faith reliance upon and compliance with such Instructions notwithstanding such directions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction, subject to the duty of care applicable to such Person acting in such capacity. The Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Servicer, the Transferor and each Lender each agrees: (i) to assume all risks arising out of the use of Electronic Means to submit Instructions to the Bank, including without limitation the risk of the Bank acting on unauthorized Instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties; (ii) that it is fully informed of the protections and risks associated with the various methods of transmitting Instructions to the Bank and that there may be more secure methods of transmitting Instructions than the method(s) selected by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Servicer, the Transferor and each Lender, as applicable; (iii) that the security procedures (if any) to be followed in connection with its transmission of Instructions provide to it a commercially reasonable degree of protection in light of its particular needs and circumstances and (iv) to notify the Bank immediately upon learning of any compromised or unauthorized use of the security procedures.
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Section 12.03 No Waiver; Remedies. No failure on the part of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any Lender to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.
Section 12.04 Binding Effect; Assignability; Multiple Lenders.
(a) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, the Servicer, the Administrative Agent, each Lender, the Collateral Agent, the Account Bank, the Collateral Custodian and their respective successors and permitted assigns. With the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (unless such assignment is to an Affiliate of a Lender or is otherwise required by Applicable Law), each Lender and their respective successors and assigns may assign, grant a security interest or sell a participation interest in, (i) this Agreement and such Lenders rights and obligations hereunder and interest herein in whole or in part (including by way of the sale of participation interests therein) and/or (ii) any Advance or the I/O Loan (or portion thereof) to any Person; provided that, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower has provided its written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) to such assignment to any Person that is not a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender (but, for the avoidance of doubt, no such consent of the Borrower shall be required for (w) an assignment of the I/O Loan (or portion thereof), (x) any grant of a security interest or sale of a participation interest to any Person, (y) an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or (z) an assignment that is required by Applicable Law); provided, further, that, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no such assignment or participation shall be made to any Person that is a Competitor. Any such assignee shall execute and deliver to the Servicer, the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a fully-executed assignment and acceptance agreement in the form of Exhibit K hereto (an Assignment and Acceptance). The parties to any such assignment, grant or sale of a participation interest shall execute and deliver to the related Lender for its acceptance and recording in its books and records, such agreement or document as may be satisfactory to such parties and the applicable Lender. None of the Borrower, the Transferor or the Servicer may assign, or permit any Lien to exist upon, any of its rights or obligations hereunder or under any Transaction Document or any interest herein or in any Transaction Document without the prior written consent of each Lender and the Administrative Agent.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 12.04, any Lender may at any time pledge or grant a security interest in all or any portion of its rights (including, rights to payment of principal and interest with respect to the Advances and/or the I/O Notional Loan Amount and interest with respect to the I/O Loan) under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender to a Federal Reserve Bank, without notice to or consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent; provided that no such pledge or grant of a security interest shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder, or substitute any such pledgee or grantee for such Lender as a party hereto.
(c) Each Affected Party and each Indemnified Party shall be an express third party beneficiary of this Agreement.
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(d) Upon the effectiveness of any assignment by any Lender of all or any of its rights and obligations under the Transaction Documents, any Advance and/or the I/O Loan pursuant to Section 12.04(a) and the delivery to the Administrative Agent of all assignment documentation and the Assignment and Acceptance, the Administrative Agent shall revise Annex A to reflect such assignment.
(e) Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each participants interest in the Advances or other obligations under the Transaction Documents (the Participant Register); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any participant or any information relating to a participants interest in any commitments, loans, letters of credit or its other obligations under any Transaction Document) to any person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan, letter of credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations and Section 1.163-5(b) of the proposed United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
Section 12.05 Term of This Agreement. This Agreement, including, the Borrowers representations and covenants set forth in Articles IV and V and the Servicers representations, covenants and duties set forth in Articles IV, V and VI, shall remain in full force and effect until the Collection Date; provided that the rights and remedies with respect to any breach of any representation and warranty made or deemed made by the Borrower or the Servicer pursuant to Articles III and IV and the indemnification and payment provisions of Article VIII, IX and Article XII and the provisions of Section 2.10, Section 2.11, Section 12.07, Section 12.09 and Section 12.12 shall be continuing and shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
Section 12.06 GOVERNING LAW; JURY WAIVER.
(a) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF (OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).
(b) BY EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF EACH TRANSACTION DOCUMENT TO WHICH IT IS A PARTY, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS, FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY, TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SITTING IN NEW YORK COUNTY AND OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING
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ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE OR, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AGAINST BORROWER OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.
(c) THE BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT IT MAY LEGALLY AND EFFECTIVELY DO SO, ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT IN ANY COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS Section 12.06. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.
(d) EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO (OTHER THAN THE BANK) WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF PROCESS AND IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN Section 12.02. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW.
(e) JURY WAIVER. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY (i) WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ANY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO (1) THIS AGREEMENT; (2) ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT; OR (3) ANY CONDUCT, ACTS OR OMISSIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT OF BORROWER, THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, A LENDER, THE COLLATERAL AGENT, THE ACCOUNT BANK, THE COLLATERAL CUSTODIAN OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENTS, ATTORNEYS OR OTHER AFFILIATES, IN EACH CASE WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT, EQUITY OR OTHERWISE, AND (ii) AGREES AND CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER TRANSACTION DOCUMENT SHALL BE DECIDED BY COURT TRIAL WITHOUT A JURY, AND THAT ANY PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY FILE AN ORIGINAL COUNTERPART OR A COPY OF THIS SECTION AS WRITTEN EVIDENCE OF THE CONSENTS OF THE PARTIES TO THE WAIVER OF THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY
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Section 12.07 Costs, Expenses and Taxes.
(a) In addition to the rights of indemnification granted to the Indemnified Parties under Section 8.01 and Section 8.02 hereof, the Borrower agrees to pay on the Payment Date pertaining to the Remittance Period in which such cost is incurred all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Collateral Agent, the Account Bank and the Collateral Custodian incurred in connection with (x) the preparation, execution, delivery, administration (including periodic auditing), syndication, renewal, amendment or modification of, any waiver or consent issued in connection with, this Agreement, the Transaction Documents and the other documents to be delivered hereunder or in connection herewith, including the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses of (i) one outside counsel for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (and, solely in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional outside counsel for the Administrative Agent and each group of affected Lenders similarly situated taken as a whole), (ii) one outside counsel to the Collateral Agent, the Account Bank and the Collateral Custodian, (iii) one local counsel for the parties included in each of clauses (i) and (ii) in each relevant jurisdiction (and, solely in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction for each group of affected parties similarly situated taken as a whole), and (y) the enforcement or potential enforcement of this Agreement or any Transaction Document by such Person and the other documents to be delivered hereunder or in connection herewith.
(b) The Borrower shall pay, on the Payment Date pertaining to a Remittance Period, all other costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian and the Account Bank during such Remittance Period or any prior Remittance Period to the extent not previously paid, including, all costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with periodic audits of the Borrowers, the Transferors or the Servicers books and records to the extent required or permitted hereunder.
(c) Nothing contained in this Section 12.07 shall relate to the payment of Taxes under the Transaction Documents.
Section 12.08 Further Assurances. The Borrower shall promptly upon request by the Administrative Agent, or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, do, execute, acknowledge, deliver, record, re-record, file, re-file, register and re-register any and all such further acts, financing statements, deeds, certificates, assurances and other instruments as the Administrative Agent, or any Lender through the Administrative Agent, may reasonably require from time to time in order to (i) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, subject any of the Borrowers properties, assets, rights or interests to the Liens now or hereafter intended to be covered by any of the security documents, (ii) perfect and maintain the validity, effectiveness and priority of any of the security documents and any of the Liens intended to be created thereunder and (iii) assure, convey, grant, assign, transfer, preserve, protect and confirm more effectively unto the Secured Parties the rights granted or now or hereafter intended to be granted to the Secured Parties under any Transaction Document or under any other instrument executed in connection with any Transaction Document to which the Borrower is or is to be a party.
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Section 12.09 Recourse Against Certain Parties.
(a) Notwithstanding any contrary provision set forth herein, no claim may be made by the Borrower, the Transferor or the Servicer or any other Person against the Administrative Agent or any Secured Party or their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, attorneys or agents for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages in respect to any claim for breach of contract or any other theory of liability arising out of or related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or any act, omission or event occurring in connection therewith; and the Borrower, the Transferor and the Servicer each hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue upon any claim for any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected.
(b) No obligation or liability to any Obligor under any of the Loan Assets is intended to be assumed by the Administrative Agent, the Lenders or any Secured Party under or as a result of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby.
(c) The provisions of this Section 12.09 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
Section 12.10 Execution in Counterparts; Severability; Integration. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by email in portable document format (.pdf) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. In the event that any provision in or obligation under this Agreement shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions or obligations, or of such provision or obligation in any other jurisdiction, shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. This Agreement and any agreements or letters (including fee letters) executed in connection herewith contains the final and complete integration of all prior and contemporaneous expressions by the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and shall constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof, superseding all prior and contemporaneous oral or written understandings other than any fee letter delivered by the Servicer to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders. The express terms hereof control and supersede any course of performance and/or usage of the trade inconsistent with any of the terms hereof. Moreover, the parties to this Agreement waive reliance on any representation made by any other party, whether orally or in writing, prior to the execution of this Agreement.
Section 12.11 Characterization of Conveyances Pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
(a) It is the express intent of the parties hereto that the conveyance of the Eligible Loan Assets by the Transferor to the Borrower as contemplated by the Purchase and Sale Agreement be, and be treated for all purposes as, a sale by the Transferor of such Eligible Loan Assets. It is, further, not the intention of the parties that such conveyance be deemed a pledge of the Eligible Loan Assets by the Transferor to the Borrower to secure a debt or other obligation of the Transferor. However, in the event that, notwithstanding the intent of the parties, the Eligible Loan Assets are held to continue to be property of the Transferor, then the parties hereto agree that: (i) the Purchase and Sale Agreement shall also be deemed to be a security agreement under
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Applicable Law; (ii) as set forth in the Purchase and Sale Agreement, the transfer of the Eligible Loan Assets provided for in the Purchase and Sale Agreement shall be deemed to be a grant by the Transferor to the Borrower of a first priority security interest (subject only to Permitted Liens) in all of the Transferors right, title and interest in and to the Eligible Loan Assets and all amounts payable to the holders of the Eligible Loan Assets in accordance with the terms thereof and all proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of the foregoing into cash, instruments, securities or other property, including, all amounts from time to time held or invested in the Controlled Accounts, whether in the form of cash, instruments, securities or other property; (iii) the possession by the Borrower (or the Collateral Custodian on its behalf) of Loan Assets and such other items of property as constitute instruments, money, negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be, subject to clause (iv) below, for purposes of perfecting the security interest pursuant to the UCC; and (iv) acknowledgements from Persons holding such property shall be deemed acknowledgements from custodians, bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Borrower for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under Applicable Law. The parties further agree that any assignment of the interest of the Borrower pursuant to any provision hereof shall also be deemed to be an assignment of any security interest created pursuant to the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement. The Borrower shall, to the extent consistent with this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that, if the Purchase and Sale Agreement was deemed to create a security interest in the Eligible Loan Assets, such security interest would be deemed to be a perfected security interest of first priority (subject only to Permitted Liens) under Applicable Law and will be maintained as such throughout the term of this Agreement.
(b) It is the intention of each of the parties hereto that the Eligible Loan Assets conveyed by the Transferor to the Borrower pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement shall constitute assets owned by the Borrower and shall not be part of the Transferors estate in the event of the filing of a bankruptcy petition by or against the Transferor under any bankruptcy or similar law.
(c) The Borrower agrees to treat, and shall cause the Transferor to treat, for all purposes, the transactions effected by the Purchase and Sale Agreement as sales of assets to the Borrower. The Borrower and the Servicer each hereby agree to cause the Transferor to reflect in the Transferors financial records and to include a note in the publicly filed annual and quarterly financial statements of the Transferor indicating that assets sold to the Borrower under the Purchase and Sale Agreement are owned by the Borrower that is consolidated in the Transferors financial statements, the creditors of the Borrower have received security interests in such assets and such assets are not intended to be available to the creditors of the Transferor (or any other affiliate of the Transferor).
Section 12.12 Confidentiality.
(a) Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Servicer, the Collateral Agent, the Borrower, the Account Bank, the Transferor and the Collateral Custodian shall maintain and shall cause each of its employees and officers to maintain the confidentiality of this Agreement (and the terms thereof) and all information with respect to the other parties, including all information regarding the Loan Assets and the Borrower and the Servicer hereto and their respective businesses obtained by it or them in connection with the structuring, negotiating and
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execution of the transactions contemplated herein, except that each such party and its officers and employees may (i) disclose such information to its external accountants, investigators, auditors, attorneys or other agents, including any valuation firm engaged by such party in connection with any due diligence or comparable activities with respect to the transactions and Loan Assets contemplated herein and the agents of such Persons (Excepted Persons); provided that each Excepted Person shall, as a condition to any such disclosure, agree for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Servicer, the Collateral Agent, the Borrower, the Account Bank, the Transferor and the Collateral Custodian (A) to maintain the confidentiality of this Agreement (and the terms thereof) and all information with respect to the other parties, including all information regarding the Loan Assets and the Borrower and the Servicer hereto and their respective businesses obtained by it or them in connection with the structuring, negotiating and execution of the transactions contemplated herein, and (B) that such information shall be used solely in connection with such Excepted Persons evaluation of, or relationship with, the Borrower and its affiliates, (ii) disclose the existence of this Agreement, but not the terms thereof, (iii) disclose such information as is required by Applicable Law and (iv) disclose this Agreement and such information in any suit, action, proceeding or investigation (whether in law or in equity or pursuant to arbitration) involving any of the Transaction Documents for the purpose of defending itself, reducing its liability, or protecting or exercising any of its claims, rights, remedies, or interests under or in connection with any of the Transaction Documents. It is understood that the financial terms that may not be disclosed except in compliance with this Section 12.13(a) include, all fees and other pricing terms, and all Events of Default, Servicer Defaults, and priority of payment provisions.
(b) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower and the Servicer each hereby consents to the disclosure of any nonpublic information with respect to it (i) to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Account Bank, the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Custodian by each other, or (ii) by the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Account Bank, the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian to any permitted prospective or actual assignee or participant of any of them to whom the Borrower has consented (solely to the extent the Borrowers consent would be required in connection with any such assignment or participation); provided that such Person agrees to hold such information confidential, and to any officers, directors, employees, outside accountants and attorneys of any of the foregoing, provided each such Person is informed of the confidential nature of such information. In addition, the Lenders, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Account Bank and the Collateral Custodian may disclose any such nonpublic information as required pursuant to any law, rule, regulation, direction, request or order of any judicial, administrative or regulatory authority or proceedings (whether or not having the force or effect of law).
(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the foregoing shall not be construed to prohibit (i) disclosure of any and all information that is or becomes publicly known (after such information becomes publicly known); (ii) disclosure of any and all information (A) if required to do so by any applicable statute, law, rule or regulation, (B) to any government agency or regulatory body having or claiming authority to regulate or oversee any aspects of the Lenders, the Administrative Agents, the Collateral Agents, the Account Banks or the Collateral Custodians business or that of their affiliates, (C) pursuant to any subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar demand or request of any court, regulatory authority, arbitrator or arbitration to which the Administrative Agent, any Lender, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian or the
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Account Bank or an officer, director, employer, shareholder or affiliate of any of the foregoing is a party, (D) in any preliminary or final offering circular, registration statement or contract or other document approved in advance by the Borrower, the Servicer or the Transferor or (E) to any affiliate, independent or internal auditor, agent, employee or attorney of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Custodian having a need to know the same, provided that the disclosing party advises such recipient of the confidential nature of the information being disclosed; or (iii) any other disclosure authorized by the Borrower, Servicer or the Transferor.
Section 12.13 Waiver of Set Off. Each of the parties hereto hereby waives any right of setoff it may have or to which it may be entitled under this Agreement from time to time against the Administrative Agent, the Lenders or their respective assets.
Section 12.14 Headings and Exhibits. The headings herein are for purposes of references only and shall not otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision hereof. The schedules and exhibits attached hereto and referred to herein shall constitute a part of this Agreement and are incorporated into this Agreement for all purposes.
Section 12.15 Ratable Payments. If any Lender, whether by setoff or otherwise, shall obtain any payment (whether voluntary, involuntary, through the exercise of any right of setoff, or otherwise) on account of Advances or the I/O Loan, as applicable, owing to it (other than pursuant to Breakage Fees, Section 2.10 or Section 2.11) in excess of its ratable share of payments on account of the Advances or the I/O Loan, as applicable, obtained by all the Lenders, such Lender shall forthwith purchase from the other Lenders such participations in the Advances or the I/O Loan, as applicable, owing to them as shall be necessary to cause such purchasing Lender to share the excess payment ratably with each of them; provided that, if all or any portion of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from such purchasing Lender, such purchase from each Lender shall be rescinded and such Lender shall repay to the purchasing Lender the purchase price to the extent of such recovery together with an amount equal to such Lenders ratable share (according to the proportion of (a) the amount of such Lenders required repayment to (b) the total amount so recovered from the purchasing Lender) of any interest or other amount paid or payable by the purchasing Lender in respect of the total amount so recovered.
Section 12.16 Failure of Borrower or Servicer to Perform Certain Obligations. If the Borrower or the Servicer, as applicable, fails to perform any of its agreements or obligations under Section 5.01(t), Section 5.02(p) or Section 5.03(e), the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be required to) itself perform, or cause performance of, such agreement or obligation, and the expenses of the Administrative Agent incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by the Borrower upon the Administrative Agents demand therefor.
Section 12.17 Power of Attorney. The Borrower irrevocably authorizes the Administrative Agent and appoints the Administrative Agent as its attorney-in-fact to act on behalf of the Borrower (a) to file financing statements necessary or desirable in the Administrative Agents sole discretion to perfect and to maintain the perfection and priority of the interest of the Secured Parties in the Collateral and (b) to file a carbon, photographic or other reproduction of this Agreement or any financing statement with respect to the Collateral as a financing statement in such offices as the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion deems necessary or desirable to perfect and to maintain the perfection and priority of the interests of the Secured Parties in the Collateral. This appointment is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable.
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Section 12.18 Delivery of Termination Statements, Releases, etc. Upon payment in full of all of the Obligations (other than unmatured contingent indemnification obligations) and the termination of this Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall deliver to the Borrower termination statements, reconveyances, releases and other documents the Borrower deems reasonably necessary or appropriate to evidence the termination of the Grant and other Liens securing the Obligations, all at the expense of the Borrower.
Section 12.19 Non-Petition.
(a) Each of the parties hereto (other than the Administrative Agent and the Lenders) hereby agrees for the benefit of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that it will not institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, the Borrower any Bankruptcy Proceeding so long as there shall not have elapsed one (1) year, or if longer, the applicable preference period then in effect, and one (1) day since the Collection Date. The Borrower shall file a timely objection to, and promptly and timely move to dismiss and diligently prosecute such objection and/or motion to dismiss, any Bankruptcy Proceeding commenced by any Person in violation of this Section 12.19(a). The Borrower hereby expressly consents to, and agrees not to raise any objection in respect of, each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders having creditor derivative standing in any Bankruptcy Proceeding to enforce each and every covenant contained in this Section 12.19(a).
(b) Each of the Borrower, the Servicer and the Transferor further agrees that (i) a breach of any of their respective covenants contained in Section 12.19(a) will cause irreparable injury to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, (ii) the Administrative Agent and the Lenders have no adequate remedy at law in respect of such breach, and (iii) each and every covenant contained in Section 12.19(a) shall be specifically enforceable against the Borrower, the Servicer and the Transferor, and each of the Borrower, the Servicer and the Transferor hereby waives and agrees not to object, or assert any defenses to an action for specific performance, or injunction in respect of any breach of such covenants.
(c) The Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent its true and lawful attorney (with full power of substitution) in its name, place and stead and at its expense, in connection with the enforcement of the covenants provided for in this Section 12.19, including without limitation the following powers: (i) to object to and seek to dismiss any Bankruptcy Proceeding relating to a Bankruptcy Event described in clause (i) of the definition thereof, and (ii) all powers and rights incidental thereto. This appointment is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable.
(d) The provisions of this Section 12.19 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
Section 12.20 Acknowledgment and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Transaction Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Affected Financial Institution arising under any Transaction Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
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(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by 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
(b) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such 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 Transaction Document; or
(iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.
Section 12.21 Return of Certain Payments.
(a) Each Lender (and each participant of any Lender, by its acceptance of a participation) hereby acknowledges and agrees that if the Administrative Agent notifies such Lender that the Administrative Agent has determined in its sole discretion that any funds (or any portion thereof) received by such Lender (a Recipient Lender) from the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) were erroneously transmitted to, or otherwise erroneously or mistakenly received by, such Recipient Lender (whether or not known to such Recipient Lender) (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 Lender shall promptly, but in no event later than one (1) Business Day thereafter, return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Payment as to which such a demand was made. A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Recipient Lender under this Section 12.21(a) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
(b) Without limitation of clause (a) above, each Recipient Lender further acknowledges and agrees that if such Recipient Lender receives a Payment from the Administrative 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 Administrative 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 Lender 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
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that it is deemed to have knowledge of such error) with respect to such Payment. Each Recipient Lender agrees that, in each such case, it shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent of such occurrence and, upon demand from the Administrative Agent, it shall promptly, but in no event later than one (1) Business Day thereafter, return to the Administrative 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 Lender under this Section 12.21 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 Lender to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at the greater of SOFR and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect. Each Recipient Lender hereby agrees that it shall not assert and, to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, 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 Administrative 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 hereby agrees that (x) in the event any Payment (or portion thereof) is not recovered from any Lender that has received such Payment (or portion thereof) for any reason, the Administrative Agent shall be subrogated to all the rights of such Lender with respect to such amount and (y) the receipt by any Recipient Lender of a Payment shall not pay, prepay, repay, discharge or otherwise satisfy any Obligations owed to such Lender by the Borrower.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.
BORROWER: | ||
MALLARD FUNDING LLC | ||
By: Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, its sole member | ||
By: | /s/ Joseph Glatt | |
Name: Joseph Glatt | ||
Title: Secretary |
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SERVICER: | ||
APOLLO DEBT SOLUTIONS BDC | ||
By: |
/s/ Joseph Glatt |
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Name: Joseph Glatt | ||
Title: Secretary |
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TRANSFEROR: |
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APOLLO DEBT SOLUTIONS BDC |
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By: |
/s/ Joseph Glatt | |
Name: Joseph Glatt |
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Title: |
Secretary |
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ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT: | ||
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC. | ||
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/s/ Matthieu Milgrom | |
Name: Matthieu Milgrom |
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Title: Authorized Signatory |
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LENDER: | ||
MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A. | ||
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/s/ David Wasserman |
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Name: David Wasserman |
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Title: Authorized Signatory |
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COLLATERAL AGENT: | ||
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as the Collateral Agent | ||
By: |
/s/ Anna Kuo |
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Name: Anna Kuo |
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Title: Vice President |
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ACCOUNT BANK: | ||
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as the Account Bank | ||
By: |
/s/ Anna Kuo |
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Name: Anna Kuo |
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Title: Vice President |
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COLLATERAL CUSTODIAN: | ||
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as the Collateral Custodian | ||
By: |
/s/ Anna Kuo |
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Name: Anna Kuo |
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Title: Vice President |
[Signature Page to Loan and Servicing Agreement]
SCHEDULE I
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT DOCUMENTS
As required by Section 3.01 of this Agreement, each of the following items must be delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders prior to the effectiveness of the Agreement:
(a) A copy of this Agreement duly executed by each of the parties hereto;
(b) A certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of each of the Borrower, the Servicer and the Transferor, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying (i) the names and true signatures of the incumbent officers of such Person authorized to sign on behalf of such Person the Transaction Documents to which it is a party (on which certificate the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Lenders may conclusively rely until such time as the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall receive from the Borrower, the Servicer or the Transferor, as applicable, a revised certificate meeting the requirements of this paragraph (b)(i)), (ii) that the copy of the certificate of formation, certificate of limited partnership, certificate of incorporation, articles of incorporation or articles of organization, as applicable, of such Person attached to such certificate is a complete and correct copy and that such certificate or articles, as applicable, have not been amended, modified or supplemented and is in full force and effect, (iii) that the copy of the bylaws, limited liability company agreement or limited partnership agreement, as applicable, of such Person attached to such certificate is a complete and correct copy, and that such bylaws, limited liability company agreement or limited partnership agreement, as applicable, has not been amended, modified or supplemented and are in full force and effect, and (iv) that the copy of the resolutions of the board of trustees of such Person attached to such certificate, approving and authorizing the execution, delivery and performance by such Person of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, is a complete and correct copy and such resolutions have not been amended, modified or supplemented and are in full force and effect;
(c) A good standing certificate, dated as of a recent date for each of the Borrower, the Servicer and the Transferor, issued by the Secretary of State of such Persons State of formation, incorporation or organization, as applicable;
(d) Duly executed Powers of Attorney from the Borrower and the Servicer, substantially in the forms of Exhibits N and O, as applicable;
(e) Financing statements describing the Collateral, and (i) naming the Borrower as debtor and the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as secured party, (ii) naming the Transferor as debtor, the Borrower as assignor and the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as secured party/total assignee and (iii) other, similar instruments or documents, as may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, desirable under the UCC of all appropriate jurisdictions or any comparable law to perfect the Borrowers interest and the Collateral Agents, on behalf of the Secured Parties, interests, respectively, in all Collateral;
(f) Financing statements, if any, necessary to release all security interests and other rights of any Person in the Collateral previously granted by the Transferor;
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(g) A financing statement describing the membership interests of the Borrower, and naming the Transferor as debtor and the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as secured party, and other, similar instruments or documents, as may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, desirable under the UCC of all appropriate jurisdictions or any comparable law to perfect the Collateral Agents, on behalf of the Secured Parties, interests in the membership interests of the Borrower pursuant to the terms of the Pledge Agreement;
(h) Copies of tax and judgment lien searches in all jurisdictions reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent and requests for information (or a similar UCC search report certified by a party acceptable to the Administrative Agent), dated a date reasonably near to the Closing Date, and with respect to such requests for information or UCC searches, listing all effective financing statements which name the Borrower (under its present name and any previous name) and the Transferor (under its present name and any previous name) as debtor(s) and which are filed in the jurisdiction of Delaware, as applicable, together with copies of such financing statements (none of which shall cover any Collateral);
(i) One or more favorable Opinions of Counsel of counsel to the Borrower, the Servicer and the Transferor acceptable to the Administrative Agent and addressed to the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Collateral Agent, with respect to such matters as the Administrative Agent may request (including an opinion, with respect to the first priority perfected security interest of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the Collateral and the membership interests of the Borrower under the UCC laws of the State of New York, the due authorization, execution and delivery of, and enforceability of, the Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, true sale and non-consolidation matters, and other matters);
(j) Duly completed copies of IRS Form W-9 (or any successor forms or other certificates or statements that may be required from time to time by the relevant United States taxing authorities or Applicable Law) for the Borrower; and
(k) A copy of each of the other Transaction Documents (other than the Collateral Agent and Collateral Custodian Fee Letter and the Master Participation Agreement) duly executed by the parties thereto.
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SCHEDULE II
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
The representations and warranties set forth in this Schedule II are made by the Borrower and the Servicer under this Agreement and the Transferor under the Purchase and Sale Agreement, with respect to all Loan Assets which are designated as being Eligible Loan Assets on any Borrowing Base Certificate or are otherwise represented to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders as being Eligible Loan Assets, or are included as Eligible Loan Assets in any calculation set forth in this Agreement to which this Schedule II is attached; provided that, if such Loan Asset does not satisfy the representations and warranties below, the Administrative Agent may expressly consent in its sole discretion to the inclusion of such Loan Asset as an Eligible Loan Asset; provided further that the Administrative Agent will only be considered to have consented to such inclusion if the Borrower and the Servicer have expressly acknowledged that one or more of the representations and warranties below are not true with respect to such Loan Asset.
1. As of the related Cut-Off Date, unless such Loan Asset is a Specified Loan Asset, such Loan Asset has been approved in writing by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
2. As of the related Cut-Off Date, each such Loan Asset is a First Lien Loan, Second Lien Loan, Unitranche Loan or FLLO Loan, evidenced by a note or a credit document and an assignment document in the form specified in the applicable credit agreement or, if no such specification, on a form acceptable to the agent in respect of such Loan Asset. Each such Loan Asset and the Related Asset is subject to a valid, subsisting and enforceable first priority perfected security interest (subject only to Permitted Liens) in favor of the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, and the Borrower has good and marketable title to, and is the sole owner of, such Loan Asset and the Related Asset, free and clear of all Liens other than any Permitted Liens.
3. The Obligor with respect to each such Loan Asset is organized or incorporated in (i) the United States (or any state thereof or the District of Columbia), (ii) any Qualified Jurisdiction or (iii) any other jurisdiction approved by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
4. The Underlying Instruments for such Loan Asset are governed by the laws of (i) the United States (or any state thereof), (ii) any Qualified Jurisdiction or (iii) any other jurisdiction approved by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.
5. Each such Loan Asset is denominated and payable only in an Eligible Currency and does not permit the currency or country in which such Loan Asset is payable to be changed other than to an Eligible Currency.
6. As of the Cut-Off Date, no such Loan Asset is Margin Stock.
7. The acquisition of such Loan Asset does not cause the Borrower or the assets constituting the Collateral to be required to be registered as an investment company under the 1940 Act.
8. As of the Cut-Off Date, each such Loan Asset is not a DIP Loan.
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9. No such Loan Asset is principally secured by interests in real property.
10. Each such Loan Asset constitutes a legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Obligor thereunder and each guarantor thereof, enforceable against each such Person in accordance with its terms, subject to usual and customary bankruptcy, insolvency and equity limitations, and there are no conditions precedent to the enforceability or validity of the Loan Asset that have not been satisfied or validly waived.
11. [Reserved].
12. As of the related Cut-Off Date, such Loan Asset is not a Defaulted Loan or Credit Risk Loan.
13. Neither the Transferor nor the Servicer are Affiliates of the Obligor with respect to such Loan Asset.
14. The acquisition of any such Loan Asset by the Borrower and the Grant thereof would not (a) violate any Applicable Law or (b) to the knowledge of the Borrower, cause the Administrative Agent or the Lenders to fail to comply with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any banking or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent or the Lenders.
15. Pursuant to the Underlying Instruments with respect to such Loan Asset, (a) either (i) such Loan Asset is freely assignable to the Borrower and able to be Granted to the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, without the consent of the Obligor or (ii) all consents necessary for assignment of such Loan Asset to the Borrower and Grant to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties have been obtained and (b) the Underlying Instruments requires only usually and customary consents and provides that any consents necessary for future assignments shall not be unreasonably withheld by the applicable Obligor and/or agent, and the rights to enforce rights and remedies in respect of the same under the applicable Underlying Instruments inure to the benefit of the holder of such Loan Asset (subject to the rights of any applicable agent or other lenders).
16. The funding obligations for each such Loan Asset and the Underlying Instruments under which such Loan Asset was created have been fully satisfied and all sums available thereunder have been fully advanced, or if such Loan Asset is a Delayed Draw Loan Asset or a Revolving Loan the Borrower shall have or have caused to be, at the time of the sale of such Loan Asset to the Borrower, deposited into the Unfunded Exposure Account an amount in Dollars such that the balance of the Unfunded Exposure Account is at least equal to the Unfunded Exposure Amount.
17. As of the related Cut-Off Date, no such Loan Asset is the subject of any assertions in respect of, any litigation, right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury, by the related Obligor, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Underlying Instruments, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render the Underlying Instruments unenforceable in whole or in part, or subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of usury, and no such right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect thereto, and the Underlying Instruments with respect to the Loan Asset provide for an affirmative waiver by the related Obligor of all rights of rescission, set-off and counterclaim against the Transferor and its assignees.
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18. With respect to each such Loan Asset acquired by the Borrower from the Transferor under the Purchase and Sale Agreement, by the Cut-Off Date on which such Loan Asset is Granted under this Agreement and on each day thereafter, the Transferor will have caused its master computer records relating to such Loan Asset to be clearly and unambiguously marked to show that such Loan Asset has been sold or contributed to the Borrower.
19. No such Loan Asset has been repaid, prepaid, satisfied or rescinded, in each case, in full.
20. No such Loan Asset has been sold, transferred, assigned or pledged by the Borrower to any Person other than the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.
21. Such Loan Asset is not subject to United States or foreign withholding tax unless the Obligor thereon is required under the terms of the related Underlying Instruments to make gross-up payments that cover the full amount of such withholding tax on an after-tax basis in the event of a Change in Law. The transfer, assignment and conveyance of such Loan Asset (and the Related Asset) from the Transferor to the Borrower pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement, is not subject to and will not result in any fee or governmental charge (other than income taxes) payable by the Borrower or any other Person to any federal, state or local government.
22. To the knowledge of the Borrower and the Servicer, as of the Cut-Off Date, the Obligor with respect to such Loan Asset (and any guarantor of such Obligors obligations thereunder), had full legal capacity to execute and deliver the Underlying Instruments which creates such Loan Asset and any other documents related thereto.
23. As of the Cut-Off Date, the Obligor of each such Loan Asset is not a Governmental Authority.
24. Each such Loan Asset which was originated or acquired by the Transferor (a) was originated or acquired by the Transferor in the ordinary course of the Transferors business and, to the extent required by Applicable Law, the Transferor has all necessary consents, licenses, approvals, authorizations and permits to originate or acquire such Loan Asset in the State where the Obligor was located (to the extent required by Applicable Law), and (b) was sold or contributed by the Transferor to the Borrower under the Purchase and Sale Agreement and the assignment and acceptance agreement under such Loan Asset or acquired directly by the Borrower from a third party in a transaction underwritten by the Transferor or any transaction in which the Borrower is the designee of the Transferor under the instruments of conveyance relating to the applicable Loan Asset and, to the extent required by Applicable Law, the Borrower has all necessary consents, licenses, approvals, authorizations and permits to purchase and own such Loan Assets and enter into Underlying Instruments pursuant to which such Loan Asset was created, in the State where the Obligor is located (to the extent required by Applicable Law).
25. There are no proceedings pending or, to the Borrowers knowledge, threatened (a) asserting insolvency of the Obligor of such Loan Asset, or (b) wherein the Obligor of such Loan Asset, any other obligated party or any Governmental Authority has alleged that such Loan Asset or the Underlying Instruments which creates such Loan Asset is illegal or unenforceable.
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26. Each such Loan Asset requires the related Obligor to pay all maintenance, repair, insurance and taxes, together with all other ancillary costs and expenses, with respect to the Related Collateral.
27. To the knowledge of the Borrower and the Servicer, the Related Collateral to each such Loan Asset has not, and will not, be used by the related Obligor in any manner or for any purpose which would result in any material risk of liability being imposed upon the Transferor, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Lenders under any federal, state, local or foreign laws, common laws, statutes, codes, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits, judgments, agreements or order related to or addressing the environment, health or safety.
28. Each such Loan Asset has an original term to maturity of not greater than seven (7) years or, if such Loan Asset is a Second Lien Loan, an original term to maturity of not greater than eight (8) years.
29. Each such Loan Asset does not contain confidentiality restrictions that would prohibit the Administrative Agent or the Lenders from accessing all necessary information (as required to be provided pursuant to the Transaction Documents) with regards to such Loan Asset.
30. No such Loan Asset is a PIK Loan Asset, unless such Loan Asset has a minimum cash coupon of at least 3.0% and such coupon is payable at least quarterly.
31. Each such Loan Asset (a) was originated and underwritten, or purchased and re-underwritten, by the Transferor or the Servicer and (b) is being serviced by the Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard.
32. All of the original or certified Required Loan Documents and the Loan Asset Checklist, acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Transferor, with respect to such Loan Asset have been, or will be, delivered to the Collateral Custodian within five (5) Business Days of the Cut-Off Date, and all Loan Files are being or shall be maintained at the principal place of business of the Servicer in accordance with documented safety procedures approved by the Administrative Agent.
33. Each such Loan Asset is not an extension of credit by the Transferor to the Obligor for the purpose of (a) making any past due principal, interest or other payments due on such Loan Asset, (b) preventing such Loan Asset or any other loan to the related Obligor from becoming past due or (c) preventing such Loan Asset from becoming defaulted.
34. To the knowledge of the Borrower and the Servicer, the Obligor with respect to such Loan Asset, on the applicable date of determination, (a) is a business organization (and not a natural person) duly organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization; (b) is a legal operating entity or holding company; (c) has not entered into the Loan Asset primarily for personal, family or household purposes; and (d) as of the related Cut-Off Date, is not the subject of a Bankruptcy Event, and, as of the related Cut-Off Date, such Obligor is not in financial distress and has not experienced a material adverse change in its condition, financial or otherwise, in each case, as determined by the Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard unless approved in writing by the Administrative Agent.
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35. All information provided by the Borrower or the Servicer to the Administrative Agent or the Lenders in writing with respect to such Loan Asset is true, complete and correct in all material respects as of the date provided.
36. Each such Loan Asset is not an Equity Security and does not provide for the conversion into an Equity Security.
37. As of the Cut-Off Date, no selection procedure adverse to the interests of the Secured Parties was utilized by the Borrower or the Servicer in the selection of such Loan Asset for inclusion in the Collateral.
38. Each such Loan Asset is not a participation interest unless (i) it is a Participation Interest included as of the Closing Date and (ii) it shall be elevated to a full assignment within sixty (60) calendar days (or such longer period of time as may be agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion).
39. No such Loan Asset is a high-yield bond, a Bridge Loan, a Zero-Coupon Obligation, a Revolving Loan, an unsecured loan, a commercial real estate loan, a letter of credit or in support of a letter of credit, a lease, a Synthetic Security, an interest in a grantor trust, a step-down obligation or a Structured Finance Obligation.
40. No such Loan Asset is subject to substantial non-credit related risk, as reasonably determined by the Servicer in accordance with the Servicing Standard.
41. Each such Loan Asset is Registered.
42. As of the related Cut-Off Date, no such Loan Asset is the subject of an offer, exchange or tender by the related Obligor.
43. As of the Cut-Off Date, the Total Leverage Ratio of the related Obligor of such Loan Asset does not exceed 8.00:1.00 unless approved in writing by the Administrative Agent.
44. As of the Cut-Off Date, the related Obligor of such Loan Asset (other than a Cov-Lite Loan Asset) has trailing twelve (12)-month EBITDA of at least $15,000,000 unless approved in writing by the Administrative Agent.
45. If such Loan Asset is a Cov-Lite Loan Asset, as of the Cut-Off Date, the related Obligor of such Loan Asset has a most-recently reported trailing twelve (12)-month EBITDA of at least $20,000,000, unless approved in writing by the Administrative Agent.
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SCHEDULE III
AGREED-UPON PROCEDURES FOR
INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
[to be provided]
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SCHEDULE IV
LOAN ASSET SCHEDULE
For each Loan Asset, the Borrower shall provide, as applicable, the following information:
(a) |
Loan Asset Number |
(b) |
Obligor Information |
(c) |
The currency denomination of such Loan Asset (Dollars, CAD, EUR, GBP) |
(d) |
Governing law of the related Underlying Documents |
(e) |
Loan Asset Type (First Lien Loan, Second Lien Loan, FLLO Loan, Unitranche Loan) |
(f) |
Whether such Loan Asset is a term loan or a Delayed Draw Loan Asset or a Revolving Loan |
(g) |
Whether such Loan Asset is a Participation Interest |
(h) |
Whether such Loan Asset is a Cov-Lite Loan Asset |
(i) |
Whether the rate of interest is floating or fixed |
(j) |
Rate of interest (and reference rate) |
(k) |
Floor (if applicable) |
(l) |
PIK Percentage |
(m) |
Industry Classification |
(n) |
The Moodys and/or S&Ps Facility Rating and Corporate Rating of such Loan Asset |
(o) |
The Servicers internal rating of the Loan Asset as of the applicable Cut-Off Date and as of the date of such Loan Asset Schedule |
(p) |
The name of the sponsor of such Loan Asset |
(q) |
Outstanding Balance |
(r) |
Any Unfunded Exposure Amount (if applicable) |
(s) |
Par Amount |
(t) |
Tranche size |
(u) |
Scheduled maturity date |
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(v) |
The Cut-Off Date for such Loan Asset |
(w) |
Date of the last delivered Obligor financials |
(x) |
Total first lien senior secured Indebtedness and total Indebtedness as of the applicable Cut-Off Date and the most recent period for such Loan Asset |
(y) |
Calculation of the Senior Leverage Ratio as of the applicable Cut-Off Date and the most recent period for such Loan Asset |
(z) |
Calculation of the Total Leverage Ratio as of the applicable Cut-Off Date and the most recent period for such Loan Asset |
(aa) |
Calculation of the Cash Interest Coverage Ratio as of the applicable Cut-Off Date and the most recent period for such Loan Asset |
(bb) |
Calculation of the Debt-to-Recurring Revenue Ratio as of the applicable Cut-Off Date, the most recent period for such Loan Asset |
(cc) |
Calculation of the twelve-month Recurring Revenue as of the applicable Cut-Off Date, the most recent period for such Loan Asset |
(dd) |
Trailing twelve-month revenue as of the applicable Cut-Off Date, the most recent period for such Loan Asset |
(ee) |
Trailing twelve month EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as of the applicable Cut-Off Date, the most recent period for such Loan Asset |
(ff) |
Cash on balance sheet as of the applicable Cut-Off Date, the most recent period for such Loan Asset |
(gg) |
Whether such Loan Asset has been subject to a Value Adjustment Event (and of what type) |
(hh) |
Whether such Loan Asset has been subject to a Material Modification |
(ii) |
Purchase Price |
(jj) |
The last value (expressed as a percentage of the principal balance of such Loan Asset) assigned by any third-party valuation firm on such Loan Asset |
(kk) |
Assigned Value as of the applicable Cut-Off Date for such Loan Asset and as of the date of such Loan Asset Schedule |
(ll) |
Advance Rate |
(mm) |
Adjusted Borrowing Value |
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SCHEDULE V
DIVERSITY SCORE CALCULATION
The Diversity Score of any Loan Asset as of any date of determination is calculated as follows:
(a) An Obligor Par Amount is calculated for each Obligor of an Eligible Loan Asset, and is equal to the Adjusted Borrowing Value of all Eligible Loan Assets issued by such Obligor and any of its Affiliates.
(b) An Average Par Amount is calculated by summing the Obligor Par Amounts for all Obligors, and dividing by the number of Obligors.
(c) An Equivalent Unit Score is calculated for each Obligor, and is equal to the lesser of (x) one and (y) the Obligor Par Amount for such Obligor divided by the Average Par Amount.
(d) An Aggregate Industry Equivalent Unit Score is then calculated for each Industry Classification and is equal to the sum of the Equivalent Unit Scores for each Obligor in such Industry Classification.
(e) An Industry Diversity Score is then established for each Industry Classification by reference to the following table for the related Aggregate Industry Equivalent Unit Score; provided, that if any Aggregate Industry Equivalent Unit Score falls between any two such scores, the applicable Industry Diversity Score will be the lower of the two Industry Diversity Scores:
Aggregate
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Industry
Diversity Score |
Aggregate
Industry Equivalent Unit Score |
Industry
Diversity Score |
Aggregate
Industry Equivalent Unit Score |
Industry
Diversity Score |
Aggregate
Industry Equivalent Unit Score |
Industry
Diversity Score |
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0.0000 | 0.0000 | 5.0500 | 2.7000 | 10.1500 | 4.0200 | 15.2500 | 4.5300 | |||||||||||||||||||||
0.0500 | 0.1000 | 5.1500 | 2.7333 | 10.2500 | 4.0300 | 15.3500 | 4.5400 | |||||||||||||||||||||
0.1500 | 0.2000 | 5.2500 | 2.7667 | 10.3500 | 4.0400 | 15.4500 | 4.5500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
0.2500 | 0.3000 | 5.3500 | 2.8000 | 10.4500 | 4.0500 | 15.5500 | 4.5600 | |||||||||||||||||||||
0.3500 | 0.4000 | 5.4500 | 2.8333 | 10.5500 | 4.0600 | 15.6500 | 4.5700 | |||||||||||||||||||||
0.4500 | 0.5000 | 5.5500 | 2.8667 | 10.6500 | 4.0700 | 15.7500 | 4.5800 | |||||||||||||||||||||
0.5500 | 0.6000 | 5.6500 | 2.9000 | 10.7500 | 4.0800 | 15.8500 | 4.5900 | |||||||||||||||||||||
0.6500 | 0.7000 | 5.7500 | 2.9333 | 10.8500 | 4.0900 | 15.9500 | 4.6000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
0.7500 | 0.8000 | 5.8500 | 2.9667 | 10.9500 | 4.1000 | 16.0500 | 4.6100 | |||||||||||||||||||||
0.8500 | 0.9000 | 5.9500 | 3.0000 | 11.0500 | 4.1100 | 16.1500 | 4.6200 | |||||||||||||||||||||
0.9500 | 1.0000 | 6.0500 | 3.0250 | 11.1500 | 4.1200 | 16.2500 | 4.6300 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1.0500 | 1.0500 | 6.1500 | 3.0500 | 11.2500 | 4.1300 | 16.3500 | 4.6400 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1.1500 | 1.1000 | 6.2500 | 3.0750 | 11.3500 | 4.1400 | 16.4500 | 4.6500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1.2500 | 1.1500 | 6.3500 | 3.1000 | 11.4500 | 4.1500 | 16.5500 | 4.6600 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1.3500 | 1.2000 | 6.4500 | 3.1250 | 11.5500 | 4.1600 | 16.6500 | 4.6700 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1.4500 | 1.2500 | 6.5500 | 3.1500 | 11.6500 | 4.1700 | 16.7500 | 4.6800 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1.5500 | 1.3000 | 6.6500 | 3.1750 | 11.7500 | 4.1800 | 16.8500 | 4.6900 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1.6500 | 1.3500 | 6.7500 | 3.2000 | 11.8500 | 4.1900 | 16.9500 | 4.7000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1.7500 | 1.4000 | 6.8500 | 3.2250 | 11.9500 | 4.2000 | 17.0500 | 4.7100 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1.8500 | 1.4500 | 6.9500 | 3.2500 | 12.0500 | 4.2100 | 17.1500 | 4.7200 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1.9500 | 1.5000 | 7.0500 | 3.2750 | 12.1500 | 4.2200 | 17.2500 | 4.7300 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2.0500 | 1.5500 | 7.1500 | 3.3000 | 12.2500 | 4.2300 | 17.3500 | 4.7400 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2.1500 | 1.6000 | 7.2500 | 3.3250 | 12.3500 | 4.2400 | 17.4500 | 4.7500 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2.2500 | 1.6500 | 7.3500 | 3.3500 | 12.4500 | 4.2500 | 17.5500 | 4.7600 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2.3500 | 1.7000 | 7.4500 | 3.3750 | 12.5500 | 4.2600 | 17.6500 | 4.7700 |
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Aggregate
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Industry
Diversity Score |
Aggregate
Industry Equivalent Unit Score |
Industry
Diversity Score |
Aggregate
Industry Equivalent Unit Score |
Industry
Diversity Score |
Aggregate
Industry Equivalent Unit Score |
Industry
Diversity Score |
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2.4500 | 1.7500 | 7.5500 | 3.4000 | 12.6500 | 4.2700 | 17.7500 | 4.7800 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2.5500 | 1.8000 | 7.6500 | 3.4250 | 12.7500 | 4.2800 | 17.8500 | 4.7900 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2.6500 | 1.8500 | 7.7500 | 3.4500 | 12.8500 | 4.2900 | 17.9500 | 4.8000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2.7500 | 1.9000 | 7.8500 | 3.4750 | 12.9500 | 4.3000 | 18.0500 | 4.8100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2.8500 | 1.9500 | 7.9500 | 3.5000 | 13.0500 | 4.3100 | 18.1500 | 4.8200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2.9500 | 2.0000 | 8.0500 | 3.5250 | 13.1500 | 4.3200 | 18.2500 | 4.8300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3.0500 | 2.0333 | 8.1500 | 3.5500 | 13.2500 | 4.3300 | 18.3500 | 4.8400 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3.1500 | 2.0667 | 8.2500 | 3.5750 | 13.3500 | 4.3400 | 18.4500 | 4.8500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3.2500 | 2.1000 | 8.3500 | 3.6000 | 13.4500 | 4.3500 | 18.5500 | 4.8600 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3.3500 | 2.1333 | 8.4500 | 3.6250 | 13.5500 | 4.3600 | 18.6500 | 4.8700 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3.4500 | 2.1667 | 8.5500 | 3.6500 | 13.6500 | 4.3700 | 18.7500 | 4.8800 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3.5500 | 2.2000 | 8.6500 | 3.6750 | 13.7500 | 4.3800 | 18.8500 | 4.8900 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3.6500 | 2.2333 | 8.7500 | 3.7000 | 13.8500 | 4.3900 | 18.9500 | 4.9000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3.7500 | 2.2667 | 8.8500 | 3.7250 | 13.9500 | 4.4000 | 19.0500 | 4.9100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3.8500 | 2.3000 | 8.9500 | 3.7500 | 14.0500 | 4.4100 | 19.1500 | 4.9200 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3.9500 | 2.3333 | 9.0500 | 3.7750 | 14.1500 | 4.4200 | 19.2500 | 4.9300 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4.0500 | 2.3667 | 9.1500 | 3.8000 | 14.2500 | 4.4300 | 19.3500 | 4.9400 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4.1500 | 2.4000 | 9.2500 | 3.8250 | 14.3500 | 4.4400 | 19.4500 | 4.9500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4.2500 | 2.4333 | 9.3500 | 3.8500 | 14.4500 | 4.4500 | 19.5500 | 4.9600 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4.3500 | 2.4667 | 9.4500 | 3.8750 | 14.5500 | 4.4600 | 19.6500 | 4.9700 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4.4500 | 2.5000 | 9.5500 | 3.9000 | 14.6500 | 4.4700 | 19.7500 | 4.9800 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4.5500 | 2.5333 | 9.6500 | 3.9250 | 14.7500 | 4.4800 | 19.8500 | 4.9900 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4.6500 | 2.5667 | 9.7500 | 3.9500 | 14.8500 | 4.4900 | 19.9500 | 5.0000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
4.7500 | 2.6000 | 9.8500 | 3.9750 | 14.9500 | 4.5000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
4.8500 | 2.6333 | 9.9500 | 4.0000 | 15.0500 | 4.5100 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
4.9500 | 2.6667 | 10.0500 | 4.0100 | 15.1500 | 4.5200 |
(f) The Diversity Score is then calculated by summing each of the Industry Diversity Scores for each Industry Classification.
For purposes of calculating the Diversity Score, Affiliates of an Obligor in the same Industry Classification are deemed to be a single Obligor, except as otherwise agreed to by the Administrative Agent.
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SCHEDULE VI
INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION
Global Industry Classification Standard Industries
Asset Type Code | Asset Type Description | |
1020000 |
Energy Equipment & Services |
|
1030000 |
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels |
|
1033403 |
Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) |
|
2020000 |
Chemicals |
|
2030000 |
Construction Materials |
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2040000 |
Containers & Packaging |
|
2050000 |
Metals & Mining |
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2060000 |
Paper & Forest Products |
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3020000 |
Aerospace & Defense |
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3030000 |
Building Products |
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3040000 |
Construction & Engineering |
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3050000 |
Electrical Equipment |
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3060000 |
Industrial Conglomerates |
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3070000 |
Machinery |
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3080000 |
Trading Companies & Distributors |
|
3110000 |
Commercial Services & Supplies |
|
3210000 |
Air Freight & Logistics |
|
3220000 |
Airlines |
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3230000 |
Marine |
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3240000 |
Road & Rail |
|
3250000 |
Transportation Infrastructure |
|
4011000 |
Auto Components |
|
4020000 |
Automobiles |
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4110000 |
Household Durables |
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4120000 |
Leisure Products |
|
4130000 |
Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods |
|
4210000 |
Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure |
|
4310000 |
Media |
|
4310001 |
Entertainment |
|
4310002 |
Interactive Media and Services |
|
4410000 |
Distributors |
|
4420000 |
Internet and Direct Marketing Retail |
|
4430000 |
Multiline Retail |
|
4440000 |
Specialty Retail |
|
5020000 |
Food & Staples Retailing |
|
5110000 |
Beverages |
|
5120000 |
Food Products |
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5130000 |
Tobacco |
|
5210000 |
Household Products |
|
5220000 |
Personal Products |
|
6020000 |
Healthcare Equipment & Supplies |
|
6030000 |
Healthcare Providers & Services |
|
6110000 |
Biotechnology |
|
6120000 |
Pharmaceuticals |
|
7011000 |
Banks |
|
7020000 |
Thrifts & Mortgage Finance |
|
7110000 |
Diversified Financial Services |
|
7120000 |
Consumer Finance |
|
7130000 |
Capital Markets |
|
7210000 |
Insurance |
|
7310000 |
Real Estate Management & Development |
|
7311000 |
Equity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) |
|
8020000 |
IT Services |
|
8040000 |
Software |
|
8110000 |
Communications Equipment |
|
8120000 |
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals |
|
8130000 |
Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components |
|
8210000 |
Semiconductors & Semiconductor Equipment |
|
9020000 |
Diversified Telecommunication Services |
|
9030000 |
Wireless Telecommunication Services |
|
9520000 |
Electric Utilities |
|
9530000 |
Gas Utilities |
|
9540000 |
Multi-Utilities |
|
9550000 |
Water Utilities |
|
9551701 |
Diversified Consumer Services |
|
9551702 |
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers |
|
9551727 |
Life Sciences Tools & Services |
|
9551729 |
Healthcare Technology |
|
9612010 |
Professional Services |
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SCHEDULE VII
Moodys Rating Definitions
Assigned Moodys Rating: The monitored publicly available rating or the estimated rating expressly assigned to a debt obligation (or facility) by Moodys that addresses the full amount of the principal and interest promised; provided that, so long as the Borrower (or the Servicer on its behalf) applies for a new estimated rating, or renewal of an estimated rating, annually and upon a material amendment or change, and provides the information required to obtain such estimate or renewal, as applicable, then pending receipt of such estimate or renewal, as applicable, (A) in the case of a request for a new estimated rating, (i) for a period of 90 days, such debt obligation will have a Moodys Rating of B3 for purposes of this definition if the Servicer certifies to the Collateral Agent that the Servicer believes that such estimated rating will be at least B3 and (ii) thereafter, such debt obligation will have a Moodys Rating of Caa3 or (B) in the case of a request for a renewal of an estimated rating following a material deterioration in the creditworthiness of the Obligor or a specified amendment, the Borrower will continue using the previous estimated rating assigned by Moodys until such time as (x) Moodys renews such estimated rating or assigns a new estimated rating for such debt obligation and (y) the criteria specified in clause (A) above in connection with an annual request for a renewal of an estimated rating becomes applicable in respect of such debt obligation.
CFR: Means, with respect to an obligor of a Loan Asset, if such obligor has a corporate family rating by Moodys, then such corporate family rating; provided, if such obligor does not have a corporate family rating by Moodys but any entity in the obligors corporate family does have a corporate family rating, then the CFR is such corporate family rating.
The terms Moodys Default Probability Rating, Moodys Rating and Moodys Derived Rating, have the meanings under the respective headings below.
MOODYS DEFAULT PROBABILITY RATING
(a) |
With respect to a Loan Asset, if the obligor of such Loan Asset has a CFR, then such CFR; |
(b) |
With respect to a Loan Asset if not determined pursuant to clause (a) above, if the obligor of such Loan Asset has one or more senior unsecured obligations with an Assigned Moodys Rating (other than any estimated rating), then the Assigned Moodys Rating on any such obligation as selected by the Servicer in its sole discretion; |
(c) |
With respect to a Loan Asset if not determined pursuant to clauses (a) or (b) above, if the obligor of such Loan Asset has one or more senior secured obligations with an Assigned Moodys Rating, then the Moodys rating that is one subcategory lower than the Assigned Moodys Rating on any such senior secured obligation as selected by the Servicer in its sole discretion; |
(d) |
With respect to a Loan Asset if not determined pursuant to clauses (a), (b) or (c) above, if a rating estimate has been assigned to such Loan Asset by Moodys upon the request of the Borrower, the Servicer or an Affiliate of the Servicer, then the Moodys Default Probability Rating is such rating estimate as long as such rating estimate or a renewal for such rating estimate has been issued or provided by Moodys in each case within the 15 month period preceding the date on which the Moodys Default Probability Rating is being determined; provided, that if such rating estimate has been issued or provided by Moodys for a period (x) longer than 12 months but not beyond 15 months, the Moodys Default Probability Rating will be one subcategory lower than such rating estimate and (y) beyond 15 months, the Moodys Default Probability Rating will be deemed to be Caa3; |
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(e) |
With respect to a Loan Asset if not determined pursuant to any of clauses (a) through (d) above and at the election of the Servicer, the Moodys Derived Rating; and |
(f) |
With respect to a Loan Asset if not determined pursuant to any of clauses (a) through (e) above, the Loan Asset will be deemed to have a Moodys Default Probability Rating of Caa3. |
MOODYS RATING
(1) if such Loan Asset has an Assigned Moodys Rating, such Assigned Moodys Rating;
(2) if clause (1) above does not apply, if such Loan Asset is a First Lien Loan and does not have an Assigned Moodys Rating but the obligor of such Loan Asset has a CFR, then the Moodys rating that is one subcategory higher than such CFR;
(3) if neither clause (1) nor (2) above apply, if such Loan Asset does not have an Assigned Moodys Rating but the obligor of such Loan Asset has one or more senior unsecured obligations with an Assigned Moodys Rating, (x) if such Loan Asset is a First Lien Loan then the Moodys rating that is two subcategories higher than the Assigned Moodys Rating on any such obligation as selected by the Servicer in its sole discretion or (y) if such Loan Asset is not a First Lien Loan then the Assigned Moodys Rating on any such obligation as selected by the Servicer in its sole discretion;
(4) if none of clauses (1), (2) or (3) above apply, if such Loan Asset is a Second Lien Loan and does not have an Assigned Moodys Rating but the obligor of such Loan Asset has a CFR, then the Moodys rating that is one subcategory lower than such CFR;
(5) if none of clauses (1) through (4) above apply, if such Loan Asset does not have an Assigned Moodys Rating but the obligor of such Loan Asset has one or more subordinated debt obligations with an Assigned Moodys Rating, then the Moodys rating that is one subcategory higher than the Assigned Moodys Rating on any such obligation as selected by the Servicer in its sole discretion;
(6) if none of clauses (1) through (5) above apply, at the election of the Servicer, the Moodys Derived Rating; and
(7) if none of clauses (1) through (6) above apply, the Loan Asset will be deemed to have a Moodys Rating of Caa3.
MOODYS DERIVED RATING
With respect to a Loan Asset whose Moodys Rating or Moodys Default Probability Rating is determined as the Moodys Derived Rating, the rating as determined in the manner set forth below:
(a) |
By using one of the methods provided below: |
(1) if such Loan Asset has a public and monitored rating by S&P, then the Moodys Rating and Moodys Default Probability Rating (as applicable) of such Loan Asset will be determined, at the election of the Servicer, in accordance with the methodology set forth in the following table below:
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Type of Loan Asset |
S&P Rating
|
Loan Asset Rated by S&P |
Number of Subcategories Relative
|
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Not Structured Finance Obligation |
³ BBB- | Not a Loan or Participation Interest in Loan | -1 | |||
Not Structured Finance Obligation |
£ BB+ | Not a Loan or Participation Interest in Loan | -2 | |||
Not Structured Finance Obligation |
Loan or Participation Interest in Loan | -2 |
or
(2) if such Loan Asset is not rated by S&P but another security or obligation of the obligor has a public and monitored rating by S&P (a parallel security), then the rating of such parallel security will at the election of the Servicer be determined in accordance with the table set forth in subclause (a)(1) above, and the Moodys Derived Rating for purposes of the definitions of Moodys Rating and Moodys Default Probability Rating (as applicable) of such Loan Asset will be determined in accordance with the methodology set forth in the following table (for such purposes treating the parallel security as if it were rated by Moodys at the rating determined pursuant to this subclause (a)(2)):
Obligation Category of Rated Obligation |
Rating of Rated Obligation |
Number of Subcategories Relative to Rated
|
||
Senior secured obligation |
greater than or equal to B2 | -1 | ||
Senior secured obligation |
less than B2 | -2 | ||
Subordinated obligation |
greater than or equal to B3 | +1 | ||
Subordinated obligation |
less than B3 | 0 |
provided, that the Outstanding Balance of the Loan Assets that may have a Moodys Rating or a Moodys Default Probability Rating derived from an S&P Rating as set forth in sub clauses (1) or (2) of this clause (a) may not exceed 5% of the Outstanding Balance of all Loan Assets.
(b) |
If not determined pursuant to clause (a) above and such Loan Asset is not rated by Moodys or S&P and no other security or obligation of the issuer of such Loan Asset is rated by Moodys or S&P, and if Moodys has been requested by the Borrower, the Servicer or the issuer of such Loan Asset to assign a rating or rating estimate with respect to such Loan Asset but such rating or rating estimate has not been received, pending receipt of such estimate, the Moodys Derived Rating of such Loan Asset for purposes of the definitions of Moodys Rating or Moodys Default Probability Rating shall be (i) B3 if the Servicer certifies to the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian that the Servicer believes that such estimate shall be at least B3 and if the Outstanding Balance of Loan Assets determined pursuant to this clause (b)(i) and clause (a) above does not exceed 5% of the Outstanding Balance of all Loan Assets or (ii) otherwise, Caa1. |
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For purposes of calculating a Moodys Derived Rating, each applicable rating on credit watch by Moodys with positive or negative implication at the time of calculation will be treated as having been upgraded or downgraded by one rating subcategory, as the case may be.
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SCHEDULE VIII
S&Ps Rating Definitions
S&P Rating: With respect to any Loan Asset, as of any date of determination, the rating determined in accordance with the following methodology:
(i) (a) if there is an issuer credit rating of the issuer of such Loan Asset by S&P as published by S&P, or the guarantor which unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees such Loan Asset pursuant to a form of guaranty which satisfies S&Ps then-current criteria applicable to guaranty agreements, then the S&P Rating shall be such rating (regardless of whether there is a published rating by S&P on the Loan Assets of such issuer held by the Borrower; provided that private ratings (that is, ratings provided at the request of the Obligor) may be used for purposes of this definition if the related Obligor has consented to the disclosure thereof and a copy of such consent has been provided to S&P) or (b) if there is no issuer credit rating of the issuer by S&P but (1) there is a senior secured rating on any obligation or security of the issuer, then the S&P Rating of such Loan Asset shall be one sub-category below such rating; (2) if clause (1) above does not apply, but there is a senior unsecured rating on any obligation or security of the issuer, the S&P Rating of such Loan Asset shall equal such rating; and (3) if neither clause (1) nor clause (2) above applies, but there is a subordinated rating on any obligation or security of the issuer, then the S&P Rating of such Loan Asset shall be one sub-category above such rating if such rating is higher than BB+, and shall be two sub-categories above such rating if such rating is BB+ or lower;
(ii) if there is not a rating by S&P on the issuer or on an obligation of the issuer, then the S&P Rating may be determined pursuant to clauses (A) through (C) below:
(A) if an obligation of the issuer is publicly rated by Moodys or, with the written consent of S&P, any successor-in-interest to Moodys, then the S&P Rating will be determined in accordance with the methodologies for establishing the Moodys Rating set forth above except that the S&P Rating of such obligation will be (1) one sub-category below the S&P equivalent of the Moodys Rating if such Moodys Rating is Baa3 or higher and (2) two sub-categories below the S&P equivalent of the Moodys Rating if such Moodys Rating is Ba1 or lower (for the avoidance of doubt, if S&P does not provide consent in connection with a successor of Moodys, the S&P Rating may be determined pursuant to clauses (B) through (C) below, to the extent applicable);
(B) the S&P Rating may be based on a credit estimate provided by S&P, and in connection therewith, the Borrower, the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower or the issuer of such Loan Asset will, prior to or within thirty (30) days after the acquisition of such Loan Asset, apply (and concurrently submit all available Information in respect of such application) to S&P for a credit estimate which shall be its S&P Rating; provided, that, until the receipt from S&P of such estimate, such Loan Asset will have an S&P Rating as determined by the Servicer in its sole discretion if the Servicer certifies to the Collateral Agent that it believes that such S&P Rating determined by the Servicer is commercially reasonable and will be at least equal to such rating; provided, further, that if such Information is not submitted within such thirty (30) day period, then, pending receipt from S&P
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of such estimate, the Loan Asset will have (1) the S&P Rating as determined by the Servicer for a period of up to ninety (90) days after the acquisition of such Loan Asset and (2) an S&P Rating of CCC- following such ninety day period; unless, during such ninety day period, the Servicer has requested the extension of such period and S&P, in its sole discretion, has granted such request; provided, further, that with respect to any Loan Asset for which S&P has provided a credit estimate, the Servicer (on behalf of the Borrower) shall request that S&P confirm or update such estimate annually (and pending receipt of such confirmation or new estimate, the Loan Asset shall have the prior estimate); provided, further, that such credit estimate shall expire 12 months after the acquisition of such Loan Asset, following which such Loan Asset shall have an S&P Rating of CCC- unless, during such 12-month period, the Borrower applies for renewal thereof, in which case such credit estimate shall continue to be the S&P Rating of such Loan Asset until S&P has confirmed or revised such credit estimate, upon which such confirmed or revised credit estimate shall be the S&P Rating of such Loan Asset; provided, further, that such confirmed or revised credit estimate shall expire on the next succeeding 12-month anniversary of the date of the acquisition of such Loan Asset and on each 12-month anniversary thereafter; provided, further that the Borrower will submit all available Information in respect of such Loan Asset to S&P notwithstanding that the Borrower is not applying to S&P for a credit estimate; provided, further, that the Borrower will promptly notify S&P of any material events effecting any such Loan Asset if the Servicer reasonably determines that such notice is required in accordance with S&Ps published criteria for credit estimates titled What Are Credit Estimates And How Do They Differ From Ratings? dated April 2011 (as the same may be amended or updated from time to time); and
(C) with respect to a Loan Asset that is not a Defaulted Loan, the S&P Rating of such Loan Asset will at the election of the Borrower (at the direction of the Servicer) be CCC-; provided that (i) neither the issuer of such Loan Asset nor any of its Affiliates are subject to any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings and (ii) the issuer has not defaulted on any payment obligation in respect of any debt security or other obligation of the issuer at any time within the two year period ending on such date of determination, all such debt securities and other obligations of the issuer that are pari passu with or senior to the Loan Asset are current and the Servicer reasonably expects them to remain current; or
provided, that for purposes of the determination of the S&P Rating, (x) if the applicable rating assigned by S&P to an obligor or its obligations is on credit watch positive by S&P, such rating will be treated as being one sub-category above such assigned rating and (y) if the applicable rating assigned by S&P to an obligor or its obligations is on credit watch negative by S&P, such rating will be treated as being one sub-category below such assigned rating.
For purposes of this definition, Information means S&Ps Credit Estimate Information Requirements dated April 2011, and any other available information S&P reasonably requests in order to produce a credit estimate for a particular asset.
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ANNEX A
Lender |
Commitment | I/O Notional Loan Amount | ||||||
Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A. |
$ | 500,000,000 | $ | 500,000,000 |
Annex A-1
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF APPROVAL NOTICE
[Date]
([Administrative Agent])
VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
Mallard Funding LLC
Attention: Amit Joshi
Email: ajoshi@apollo.com
Re: Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2022
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This Approval Notice is delivered to you pursuant to that certain Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2022 (as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the Loan and Servicing Agreement), by and among Mallard Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the borrower (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Borrower), Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, a Delaware statutory trust, as the transferor (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Transferor) and as the servicer (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Servicer), each of the lenders from time to time party thereto (the Lenders), Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Administrative Agent), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, as the collateral agent, the account bank and the collateral custodian. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Loan and Servicing Agreement.
LOAN ASSET
APPROVAL NOTICE
DATE |
|
|
ELIGIBLE LOAN ASSET INFORMATION |
See Attached Schedule I | |
Approved Exceptions to Eligibility Criteria for Loan Asset |
See Attached Schedule II | |
Certain Value Adjustment Events |
See Attached Schedule III | |
MORGAN STANLEY APPROVAL |
See Attached Schedule I |
Exhibit A-1
SCHEDULE I
TO
LOAN ASSET APPROVAL NOTICE
ELIGIBLE LOAN ASSET INFORMATION
|
Date of Approval |
|
Obligor Legal Name |
|
Loan Type |
|
Is Broadly Syndicated Loan |
|
Par Amount |
|
Unfunded Exposure Amount |
|
Tranche Description |
|
Currency (Dollars, CAD, EUR, GBP) |
|
Purchase Price |
|
Maturity Date |
|
Industry Classification |
|
Cut-Off Financial Statement Date |
|
Cut-Off Adj. EBITDA |
|
Cut-Off Total Leverage |
|
Cut-Off Interest Coverage Ratio |
|
Assigned Value by Admin Agent (Cut-Off Date) |
|
Advance Rate |
|
Approval Good Until |
|
Approval Conditioned Upon |
Exhibit A-2
SCHEDULE II
TO
LOAN ASSET APPROVAL NOTICE
APPROVED EXCEPTIONS TO ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR LOAN ASSET
Exhibit A-3
SCHEDULE III
TO
LOAN ASSET APPROVAL NOTICE
CERTAIN VALUE ADJUSTMENT EVENTS
Exhibit A-4
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE
[_____] [__], 20[__]
Reference is made to that certain Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2022 (as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the Loan and Servicing Agreement), by and among Mallard Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the borrower (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Borrower), Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, a Delaware statutory trust, as the transferor (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Transferor) and as the servicer (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Servicer), each of the lenders from time to time party thereto (the Lenders), Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Administrative Agent), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, as the collateral agent, the account bank and the collateral custodian. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Loan and Servicing Agreement.
As of the date hereof, the undersigned each certify that (i) all of the information set forth in Annex I attached hereto is true, correct and complete, (ii) each specified Eligible Loan Asset set forth in Annex I attached hereto satisfies the conditions set forth in the definition thereof, (iii) no Event of Default or Servicer Default has occurred and no Unmatured Event of Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency exists under the Loan and Servicing Agreement; and (iv) solely with respect to itself, each of the representations and warranties contained in the Loan and Servicing Agreement is true, correct and complete.
[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank]
Exhibit B-1
Certified as of the date first written above.
MALLARD FUNDING LLC, as the Borrower |
||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
APOLLO DEBT SOLUTIONS BDC, as the Servicer |
||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Exhibit B-2
ANNEX I
TO
EXHIBIT B
BORROWING BASE REPORT
(see attached)
Exhibit B-3
EXHIBIT C
FORM OF DISBURSEMENT REQUEST
(Disbursements from Unfunded Exposure Account and Reinvestments of Principal Collections)
[Date]
([Borrower])
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.,
as the Administrative Agent
1585 Broadway, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Attention: FID Secured Lending Group
Email: (for borrowing requests)
mmborrowingrequests@morganstanley.com
Email: (for all other purposes)
mmloanapprovals@morganstanley.com
With a copy to:
Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.
1300 Thames Street Wharf
Baltimore, MD 21231
Attention: Servicing Team
Email: (for borrowing requests)
mmborrowingrequests@morganstanley.com
Email: (for all other purposes)
mmloanapprovals@morganstanley.com
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association,
as the Collateral Agent
601 Travis Street, 16th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention: Global Corporate Trust Mallard Funding
Email: Apollo_Mallard_FD_Lite@bnymnotices.com
Re: |
Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2022 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This Disbursement Request is delivered to you pursuant to Section [2.04(d)][2.18] of that certain Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2022 (as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the Loan and Servicing Agreement), by and among Mallard Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the borrower (together with its successors and assigns in such
Exhibit C-1
capacity, the Borrower), Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, a Delaware statutory trust, as the transferor (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Transferor) and as the servicer (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Servicer), each of the lenders from time to time party thereto (the Lenders), Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Administrative Agent), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, as the collateral agent, the account bank and the collateral custodian. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Loan and Servicing Agreement.
The undersigned, being a duly elected Responsible Officer of the Servicer and holding the office set forth below such officers name, hereby certifies as follows:
[1. Pursuant to Section 2.04(d) of the Loan and Servicing Agreement, the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower hereby requests a disbursement (a Disbursement) from the Unfunded Exposure Account in the amount of [$][CAD][EUR][GBP] __________ ([__][Dollars][CAD][EUR][GBP]) to fund [ ⚫ ]1, such Disbursement to be paid to the account of the Borrower as set forth in the Loan and Servicing Agreement.]
[1. Pursuant to Section 2.18 of the Loan and Servicing Agreement, the Servicer on behalf of the Borrower hereby requests a disbursement (a Disbursement) of Principal Collections from the Principal Collection Subaccount in the amount of [$][CAD][EUR][GBP] __________ ([__][Dollars][CAD][EUR][GBP]) to [reinvest in additional Eligible Loan Assets to be Granted under the Loan and Servicing Agreement: [ ⚫ ]2][pay Advances Outstanding].]
2. The Servicer on behalf of the Borrower hereby requests that such Disbursement be made on the following date: _____________.
[3. In connection with a Disbursement pursuant to Section 2.18(a) of the Loan and Servicing Agreement, attached to this Disbursement Request is a true, correct and complete calculation of the Borrowing Base and all components thereof.]
4. All of the conditions applicable to the Disbursement as set forth in Section [2.04(d)][2.18] of the Loan and Servicing Agreement have been satisfied as of the date hereof and will remain satisfied to the date of such Disbursement, including the following:
(i) the representations and warranties of each of the Servicer and the Borrower, respectively, set forth in the Loan and Servicing Agreement are true, correct and complete on and as of such date, before and after giving effect to such Disbursement and to the application of the proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent relating to an earlier date;
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Specific asset to be funded from the Disbursement. |
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Specific asset to be funded from the Disbursement. |
Exhibit C-2
(ii) other than any disbursement from the Unfunded Exposure Account after the occurrence of an Event of Default, no Event of Default has occurred or would result from such Disbursement or from the application of the proceeds therefrom, and no Unmatured Event of Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency exists or would result from such Disbursement or from the application of the proceeds therefrom; and
(iii) each of the Servicer and the Borrower is in compliance with each of its covenants set forth in the Transaction Documents.
5. [The Servicer on behalf of the Borrower hereby represents that in connection with a Disbursement pursuant to Section 2.04(d) of the Loan and Servicing Agreement only, such Disbursement shall be used solely for the purpose of funding the Unfunded Exposure Amount(s) of one or more Delayed Draw Loan Asset(s) or Revolving Loan(s) included in the Collateral.]
The undersigned certifies that all information contained herein [and in the attached Borrowing Base Certificate, as applicable,] is true, correct and complete as of the date hereof.
[ATTACH BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE AND LOAN ASSET SCHEDULE FOR DISBURSEMENTS PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.18(a) OF THE LOAN AND SERVICING AGREEMENT]
[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank]
Exhibit C-3
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Disbursement Request as of the date first written above.
APOLLO DEBT SOLUTIONS BDC, as the Servicer |
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By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Exhibit C-4
EXHIBIT D
FORM OF NOTICE OF BORROWING
NOTICE OF BORROWING
[Date]
([Borrower])
To: |
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., |
as the Administrative Agent
1585 Broadway, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Attention: FID Secured Lending Group
Email: (for borrowing requests)
mmborrowingrequests@morganstanley.com
Email: (for all other purposes)
mmloanapprovals@morganstanley.com
With a copy to:
Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.
1300 Thames Street Wharf
Baltimore, MD 21231
Attention: Servicing Team
Email: (for borrowing requests)
mmborrowingrequests@morganstanley.com
Email: (for all other purposes)
mmloanapprovals@morganstanley.com
Re: |
Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2022 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This Notice of Borrowing is delivered to you pursuant to Sections 2.02 and 3.02 of that certain Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2022 (as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the Loan and Servicing Agreement), by and among Mallard Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the borrower (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Borrower), Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, a Delaware statutory trust, as the transferor (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Transferor) and as the servicer (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Servicer), each of the lenders from time to time party thereto (the Lenders), Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Administrative Agent), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, as the collateral agent, the account bank and the collateral custodian.
Exhibit D-1
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Loan and Servicing Agreement.
The undersigned, being a duly elected Responsible Officer of the Borrower, and holding the office set forth below such officers name, hereby certifies as follows:
[1. The Borrower hereby requests an Advance in the principal amount of [$][CAD][EUR][GBP] __________ ([__][Dollars][CAD][EUR][GBP]).3 Such Advance shall be deposited into the account identified in the Loan and Servicing Agreement.]
[1. Pursuant to Section 2.04(d), the Borrower hereby requests an Advance in the principal amount of [$][CAD][EUR][GBP] __________ ([__][Dollars][CAD][EUR][GBP]).4 Such Advance shall be deposited into the Unfunded Exposure Account.]
2. The Borrower hereby requests that such Advance be made on the following date: ____________.
3. Attached to this Notice of Borrowing is a true, correct and complete calculation of the Borrowing Base and all components thereof.
4. Attached to this Notice of Borrowing is a true, correct and complete list of all Loan Assets, if any, which will become part of the Collateral on the date hereof, each Loan Asset reflected thereon being an Eligible Loan Asset, which list shall include the purchase price of each such Loan Asset, if purchased or acquired by the Transferor, and the fair market value of each such Loan Asset.
[5. In connection with such Advance, the Transferor shall deposit [$][CAD][EUR][GBP] __________ ([__][Dollars][CAD][EUR][GBP]) into the Unfunded Exposure Account in connection with any Delayed Draw Loan Asset or any Revolving Loan, as applicable, funded by such Advance.]
6. All of the conditions applicable to the Advance requested herein as set forth in the Loan and Servicing Agreement have been satisfied as of the date hereof and will remain satisfied to the date of such Advance, including those set forth in Article III of the Loan and Servicing Agreement, including the following:
(i) the representations and warranties of each of the Servicer and the Borrower, respectively, set forth in the Loan and Servicing Agreement are true, correct and complete in all respects on and as of such date, before and after giving effect to such Advance and to the application of the proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of such date (other than any representation or warranty that is made as of a specific date);
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The amount of such Advance shall not cause Advances Outstanding to exceed the Borrowing Base; provided that the amount of such Advance must be at least equal to $1,000,000 (or, in the case of an Eligible Currency (other than Dollars), the Dollar Equivalent thereof). |
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The amount of such Advance shall not exceed the Aggregate Unfunded Exposure Amount. |
Exhibit D-2
(ii) no Event of Default has occurred or would result from such Advance and no Unmatured Event of Default or Borrowing Base Deficiency exists or would result from such Advance;
(iii) no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Advance, which constitutes a Servicer Default or any event which, if it continues uncured, will, with notice or lapse of time, constitute a Servicer Default; and
(iv) each of the Servicer and the Borrower, respectively, is in compliance with each of its covenants set forth in the Transaction Documents.
The undersigned certifies that all information contained herein and in the attached Borrowing Base Certificate is true, correct and complete as of the date hereof.
[ATTACH BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE AND LOAN ASSET SCHEDULE]
[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank]
Exhibit D-3
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Notice of Borrowing as of the date first written above.
MALLARD FUNDING LLC, as the Borrower |
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By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Exhibit D-4
EXHIBIT E
FORM OF NOTICE OF REDUCTION
(Reduction of Advances Outstanding)
[Date]
([Borrower])
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.,
as the Administrative Agent
1585 Broadway, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Attention: FID Secured Lending Group
Email: (for borrowing requests)
mmborrowingrequests@morganstanley.com
Email: (for all other purposes)
mmloanapprovals@morganstanley.com
With a copy to:
Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.
1300 Thames Street Wharf
Baltimore, MD 21231
Attention: Servicing Team
Email: (for borrowing requests)
mmborrowingrequests@morganstanley.com
Email: (for all other purposes)
mmloanapprovals@morganstanley.com
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association,
as the Collateral Agent
601 Travis Street, 16th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention: Global Corporate Trust Mallard Funding
Email: Apollo_Mallard_FD_Lite@bnymnotices.com
Re: |
Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2022 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This Notice of Reduction is delivered to you pursuant to Section 2.16(a) of that certain Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2022 (as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the Loan and Servicing Agreement), by and among Mallard Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the borrower (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Borrower), Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, a Delaware statutory trust, as the
Exhibit E-1
transferor (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Transferor) and as the servicer (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Servicer), each of the lenders from time to time party thereto (the Lenders), Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Administrative Agent), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, as the collateral agent, the account bank and the collateral custodian. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Loan and Servicing Agreement.
The undersigned, being a duly elected Responsible Officer of the Borrower, and holding the office set forth below such officers name, hereby certifies as follows:
1. Pursuant to Section 2.16(a) of the Loan and Servicing Agreement, the Borrower desires to reduce the Advances Outstanding by the amount of $_____________ (the Advance Reduction).
2. The Borrower hereby requests that such Advance Reduction be made on the following date: __________.
3. Attached to this Notice of Reduction is a true, correct and complete calculation of the Borrowing Base and all components thereof.
4. The Borrower hereby represents that no event has occurred or would result from such Advance Reduction, which constitutes an Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default.
The undersigned certifies that all information contained herein and in the attached Borrowing Base Certificate is true, correct and complete as of the date hereof.
[ATTACH BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE]
[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank]
Exhibit E-2
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Notice of Reduction as of the date first written above.
MALLARD FUNDING LLC, as the Borrower |
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By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Exhibit E-3
EXHIBIT F
FORM OF NOTICE OF TERMINATION/PERMANENT REDUCTION
[Date]
([Borrower])
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.,
as the Administrative Agent
1585 Broadway, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Attention: FID Secured Lending Group
Email: (for borrowing requests)
mmborrowingrequests@morganstanley.com
Email: (for all other purposes)
mmloanapprovals@morganstanley.com
With a copy to:
Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.
1300 Thames Street Wharf
Baltimore, MD 21231
Attention: Servicing Team
Email: (for borrowing requests)
mmborrowingrequests@morganstanley.com
Email: (for all other purposes)
mmloanapprovals@morganstanley.com
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association,
as the Collateral Agent
601 Travis Street, 16th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention: Global Corporate Trust Mallard Funding
Email: Apollo_Mallard_FD_Lite@bnymnotices.com
Re: |
Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2022 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This Notice of Reduction is delivered to you pursuant to Section 2.16(b) of that certain Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2022 (as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the Loan and Servicing Agreement), by and among Mallard Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the borrower (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Borrower), Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, a Delaware statutory trust, as the transferor (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Transferor) and as the servicer (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Servicer), each of the
Exhibit F-1
lenders from time to time party thereto (the Lenders), Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Administrative Agent), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, as the collateral agent, the account bank and the collateral custodian. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Loan and Servicing Agreement.
The undersigned, being a duly elected Responsible Officer of the Borrower, and holding the office set forth below such officers name, hereby certifies as follows:
[1. Pursuant to Section 2.16(b) of the Loan and Servicing Agreement, the Borrower desires to terminate the Loan and Servicing Agreement and the other Transaction Documents (the Termination) by making a payment in full of all of the Advances Outstanding, all accrued and unpaid Yield and Fees, any Breakage Fees, Increased Costs, all accrued and unpaid costs and expenses of the Administrative Agent and Lenders, payment of the Prepayment Premium pro rata to each Lender and payment of all other Obligations (other than unmatured contingent indemnification obligations).]
[1. Pursuant to Section 2.16(b) of the Loan and Servicing Agreement, the Borrower desires to permanently reduce in part the Facility Amount by the amount of $_____________ (the Permanent Reduction).]
2. The Borrower hereby requests that such [Termination][Permanent Reduction] be made on the following date: __________.
[3. Attached to this Notice of Permanent Reduction is a true, correct and complete calculation of the Borrowing Base and all components thereof.
4. All of the conditions applicable to the Permanent Reduction as set forth in the Loan and Servicing Agreement have been satisfied as of the date hereof and will remain satisfied to the date of such Permanent Reduction, including the following:
(i) the representations and warranties of each of the Servicer and the Borrower respectively, set forth in the Loan and Servicing Agreement are true, correct and complete and as of such date, before and after giving effect to the Permanent Reduction, as though made on and as of such date (other than any representation or warranty that is made as of a specific date);
(ii) the Borrower hereby represents that no event would result from such Permanent Reduction, which constitutes an Event of Default or Unmatured Event of Default; and
(iii) each of the Servicer and the Borrower is in compliance with each of its covenants set forth in the Transaction Documents.]
The undersigned certifies that all information contained herein and in the attached Borrowing Base Certificate is true, correct and complete as of the date hereof.
Exhibit F-2
[ATTACH BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE]
[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank]
Exhibit F-3
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Notice of [Termination][Permanent Reduction] as of the date first written above.
MALLARD FUNDING LLC, as the Borrower |
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By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Exhibit F-4
EXHIBIT G
FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF CLOSING ATTORNEYS
[Date]
([Borrower])
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association,
as the Collateral Agent
601 Travis Street, 16th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention: Global Corporate Trust Mallard Funding
Email: Apollo_Mallard_FD_Lite@bnymnotices.com
with a copy to:
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.,
as the Administrative Agent
1585 Broadway, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Attention: FID Secured Lending Group
Email: (for borrowing requests)
mmborrowingrequests@morganstanley.com
Email: (for all other purposes)
mmloanapprovals@morganstanley.com
With a copy to:
Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.
1300 Thames Street Wharf
Baltimore, MD 21231
Attention: Servicing Team
Email: (for borrowing requests)
mmborrowingrequests@morganstanley.com
Email: (for all other purposes)
mmloanapprovals@morganstanley.com
Re: |
Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2022 |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This Certificate of Closing Attorney is delivered to you pursuant to Section [3.02(a)(ii)][3.04(b)] of that certain Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2022 (as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the Loan and Servicing Agreement), by and among Mallard Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the borrower (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Borrower), Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, a Delaware statutory
Exhibit G-1
trust, as the transferor (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Transferor) and as the servicer (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Servicer), each of the lenders from time to time party thereto (the Lenders), Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Administrative Agent), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, as the collateral agent, the account bank and the collateral custodian. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Loan and Servicing Agreement.
The undersigned acknowledges that it is in possession of the Required Loan Documents.
Very truly yours, | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Exhibit F-2
EXHIBIT H
FORM OF SERVICING REPORT
[to be provided]
Exhibit H-1
EXHIBIT I
FORM OF SERVICERS CERTIFICATE (SERVICING REPORT)
[Date]
([Borrower])
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.,
as the Administrative Agent
1585 Broadway, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Attention: FID Secured Lending Group
Email: (for borrowing requests)
mmborrowingrequests@morganstanley.com
Email: (for all other purposes)
mmloanapprovals@morganstanley.com
With a copy to:
Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.
1300 Thames Street Wharf
Baltimore, MD 21231
Attention: Servicing Team
Email: (for borrowing requests)
mmborrowingrequests@morganstanley.com
Email: (for all other purposes)
mmloanapprovals@morganstanley.com
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association,
as the Collateral Agent
601 Travis Street, 16th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention: Global Corporate Trust Mallard Funding
Email: Apollo_Mallard_FD_Lite@bnymnotices.com
Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.
201 South Main Street
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111-2215
Email: (for borrowing requests)
mmborrowingrequests@morganstanley.com
Email: (for all other purposes)
mmloanapprovals@morganstanley.com
Re: |
Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2022 |
Exhibit I-1
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This Servicers Certificate is delivered to you pursuant to Section 6.08(c) of that certain Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2022 (as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the Loan and Servicing Agreement), by and among Mallard Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the borrower (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Borrower), Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, a Delaware statutory trust, as the transferor (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Transferor) and as the servicer (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Servicer), each of the lenders from time to time party thereto (the Lenders), Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Administrative Agent), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, as the collateral agent, the account bank and the collateral custodian. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Loan and Servicing Agreement. This Servicers Certificate relates to the Servicing Report set forth on the attached Schedule A.
1. Apollo Debt Solutions BDC is the Servicer under the Loan and Servicing Agreement.
2. The undersigned hereby certifies to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and each Lender that, as of the date hereof, no Event of Default, Servicer Default or Unmatured Event of Default has occurred [(other than any such Event of Default, Servicer Default or Unmatured Event of Default which has previously been disclosed to the Administrative Agent in writing)].
3. The undersigned hereby certifies to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lender and the other Secured Parties that all of the foregoing information and all of the information set forth on the attached Schedule A is true, complete and accurate as of the date hereof.
[Remainder of Page Left Intentionally Blank]
Exhibit I-2
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Servicers Certificate to be duly executed as of the date first written above.
APOLLO DEBT SOLUTIONS BDC, as the Servicer |
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By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Exhibit I-3
SCHEDULE A
SERVICING REPORT
(see attached)
Exhibit I-4
EXHIBIT J
FORM OF RELEASE OF REQUIRED LOAN DOCUMENTS
[Date]
([Borrower])
Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.,
as the Administrative Agent
1585 Broadway, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Attention: FID Secured Lending Group
Email: (for borrowing requests)
mmborrowingrequests@morganstanley.com
Email: (for all other purposes)
mmloanapprovals@morganstanley.com
With a copy to:
Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A.
1300 Thames Street Wharf
Baltimore, MD 21231
Attention: Servicing Team
Email: (for borrowing requests)
mmborrowingrequests@morganstanley.com
Email: (for all other purposes)
mmloanapprovals@morganstanley.com
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association,
as the Collateral Agent
601 Travis Street, 16th Floor
Houston, Texas 77002
Attention: Global Corporate Trust Mallard Funding
Email: Apollo_Mallard_FD_Lite@bnymnotices.com
Re: |
Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2022 (as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the Loan and Servicing Agreement), by and among Mallard Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the borrower (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Borrower), Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, a Delaware statutory trust, as the transferor (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Transferor) and as the servicer (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Servicer), each of the lenders from time to time party thereto (the Lenders), Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Administrative Agent), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, as the collateral agent, the account bank and the collateral custodian |
Exhibit J-1
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with the administration of the Required Loan Documents held by the Collateral Custodian, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, under the Loan and Servicing Agreement, we request the release of the Required Loan Documents (or such documents as specified below) for the Loan Assets described below, for the reason indicated. All capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning provided in the Loan and Servicing Agreement.
Obligors Name, Address and Zip Code:
Loan Asset Number:
Loan Asset File:
Reason for Requesting Documents (check one)
1. | Loan Asset paid in full. (The Servicer hereby certifies that all amounts received in connection with such Loan Asset have been credited to the Collection Account.) | |||||
2. | Loan Asset liquidated by ____________________________. (The Servicer hereby certifies that all proceeds of foreclosure, insurance, condemnation or other liquidation have been finally received and credited to the Collection Account.) | |||||
3. | Loan Asset in foreclosure. | |||||
4. | Loan Asset returned due to a failure to satisfy the Review Criteria pursuant to Section 11.02(b)(i) of the Loan and Servicing Agreement. | |||||
5. | The entirety of the Collateral has been released following the Collection Date. | |||||
6. | Loan Asset released from the Lien of the Collateral Agent in accordance with Section 11.09 of the Loan and Servicing Agreement due to delivery to the Collateral Agent in error or pursuant to Section 2.14 of the Loan and Servicing Agreement (the Borrower hereby states that the conditions to such release have been met in accordance with Section(s) of the Loan and Servicing Agreement). | |||||
7. | Other (explain). |
If box 1 or 2 above is checked, and if all or part of the Required Loan Documents were previously released to us, please release to us the Required Loan Documents requested in our previous request and receipt on file with you, as well as any additional documents in your possession relating to the specified Loan Asset.
Exhibit J-2
If box 3, 4 or 5 above is checked, upon our return of all of the above Required Loan Documents to you as the Collateral Custodian please acknowledge your receipt by signing in the space indicated below, and returning this form.
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Exhibit J-3
APOLLO DEBT SOLUTIONS BDC, | ||
as the Servicer | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Acknowledgement of the Required Loan Documents returned to the Collateral Custodian.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, | ||
as the Collateral Custodian | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
[Signatures Continue]
Exhibit J-4
Consent of the Administrative Agent: | ||
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., | ||
as the Administrative Agent | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Date: [ ⚫ ]
Exhibit J-5
EXHIBIT K
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE
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 between [ ⚫ ] (the Assignor) and [ ⚫ ] (the Assignee). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Loan and Servicing Agreement identified below (the Loan and Servicing Agreement), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and 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 Loan and Servicing Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below, (i) all of the Assignors rights and obligations as a Lender under the Loan and Servicing 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 facilities identified 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 a Lender) against any Person, whether known or unknown, arising under or in connection with the Loan and Servicing 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 pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as, the Assigned Interest). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Acceptance, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.
1. | Assignor: | [ ⚫ ] | ||
2. | Assignee: | [ ⚫ ] | ||
3. | Borrower: company | Mallard Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability | ||
4. | Administrative Agent: Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as the administrative agent under the Loan and Servicing Agreement | |||
5. | Loan and Servicing Agreement: The Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2022, among Mallard Funding LLC, as the borrower, Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, as the transferor, |
Exhibit K-1
Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, as the servicer, the lenders from time to time party thereto, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as administrative agent, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, as the collateral agent, the account bank and the collateral custodian. |
6. |
Assigned Interest: |
Facility Assigned |
Aggregate Amount of Commitment for all Lenders |
Amount of Commitment Assigned |
Percentage Assigned of Commitment5 |
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Advances |
$________________ |
[$][CAD][EUR][GBP] _________________ |
______________% |
Effective Date: __________________, 20__
5 |
Set forth to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment of all Lenders thereunder. |
Exhibit K-2
The terms set forth in this Assignment and Acceptance are hereby agreed to:
ASSIGNOR | ||
[ ⚫ ] |
By: |
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
ASSIGNEE | ||
[ ⚫ ] |
By: |
Name: | ||
Title: |
Exhibit K-3
Accepted: | ||
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as Administrative Agent |
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By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
[Consented to: | ||
MALLARD FUNDING LLC, as the Borrower |
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Title:]6 |
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Insert Borrower consent only to the extent required under Section 12.04(a) of the Loan and Servicing Agreement. |
Exhibit K-4
ANNEX 1 TO ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE
LOAN AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR
ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE
1. Representations and Warranties.
1.1. Assignor. The Assignor (a) represents and warrants that (i) it is the legal and beneficial owner of the Assigned Interest, (ii) the Assigned Interest is free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim and (iii) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and 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 Loan and Servicing Agreement or any other Transaction Document, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Transaction Documents or any collateral thereunder, (iii) the financial condition of the Borrower, any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person obligated in respect of any Transaction Document or (iv) the performance or observance by the Borrower, any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates or any other Person of any of their respective obligations under any Transaction Document.
1.2. Assignee. The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Acceptance and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Loan and Servicing Agreement, (ii) it meets all requirements of an eligible assignee under the Loan and Servicing Agreement (subject to receipt of such consents as may be required under the Loan and Servicing Agreement), (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Loan and Servicing Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, and (iv) it has received a copy of the Loan and Servicing Agreement, the other Transaction Documents and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Acceptance and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender; and (b) agrees that (i) it will, independently and without reliance on the Administrative 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 Transaction Documents, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Transaction Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
2. Payments. From and after the Effective Date, the Borrower shall make all payments in respect of the Assigned Interest (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of (x) the Assignor for amounts which have accrued to but excluding the Effective Date and to (y) the Assignee for amounts which have accrued from and after the Effective Date.
Exhibit K-5
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 electronic mail 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 laws of the State of New York.
Exhibit K-6
EXHIBIT L-1
FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2022 (as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the Loan and Servicing Agreement), by and among Mallard Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the borrower (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Borrower), Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, a Delaware statutory trust, as the transferor (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Transferor) and as the servicer (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Servicer), each of the lenders from time to time party thereto (the Lenders), Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Administrative Agent), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, as the collateral agent, the account bank and the collateral custodian. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Loan and Servicing Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.11 of the Loan and Servicing Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan Asset(s) (as well as any note(s) evidencing such Loan Asset(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower 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 Administrative Agent and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
[NAME OF LENDER] | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Date: [ ⚫ ]
Exhibit L-1-1
EXHIBIT L-2
FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2022 (as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the Loan and Servicing Agreement), by and among Mallard Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the borrower (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Borrower), Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, a Delaware statutory trust, as the transferor (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Transferor) and as the servicer (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Servicer), each of the lenders from time to time party thereto (the Lenders), Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Administrative Agent), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, as the collateral agent, the account bank and the collateral custodian. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Loan and Servicing Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.11 of the Loan and Servicing Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E. 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.
[NAME OF LENDER] | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Date: [ ⚫ ]
Exhibit L-2-1
EXHIBIT L-3
FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2022 (as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the Loan and Servicing Agreement), by and among Mallard Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the borrower (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Borrower), Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, a Delaware statutory trust, as the transferor (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Transferor) and as the servicer (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Servicer), each of the lenders from time to time party thereto (the Lenders), Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Administrative Agent), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, as the collateral agent, the account bank and the collateral custodian. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Loan and Servicing Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.11 of the Loan and Servicing Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect to such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with 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 partners/members beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
[NAME OF LENDER] | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Exhibit L-3-1
Exhibit K-2
EXHIBIT L-4
FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is hereby made to the Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2022 (as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the Loan and Servicing Agreement), by and among Mallard Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the borrower (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Borrower), Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, a Delaware statutory trust, as the transferor (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Transferor) and as the servicer (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Servicer), each of the lenders from time to time party thereto (the Lenders), Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Administrative Agent), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, as the collateral agent, the account bank and the collateral custodian. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Loan and Servicing Agreement.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.11 of the Loan and Servicing Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan Asset(s) (as well as any note(s) evidencing such Loan Asset(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 Asset(s) (as well as any note(s) evidencing such Loan Asset(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Loan and Servicing Agreement or any other Transaction Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E from each of such partners/members 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 Administrative Agent and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Exhibit L-4-1
[NAME OF LENDER] | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Date: [ ]
Exhibit K-2
EXHIBIT M
FORM OF JOINDER SUPPLEMENT
JOINDER SUPPLEMENT, dated as of the date set forth in Item 1 of Schedule I hereto, among the financial institution identified in Item 2 of Schedule I hereto, Mallard Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the borrower (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Borrower), and MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC., as the administrative agent (the Administrative Agent).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, this Joinder Supplement is being executed and delivered under Section [2.19][12.04] of the Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2022 (as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the Loan and Servicing Agreement), by and among the Borrower, Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, a Delaware statutory trust, as the transferor (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Transferor) and as the servicer (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Servicer), each of the lenders from time to time party thereto (the Lenders), Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Administrative Agent), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, as the collateral agent, the account bank and the collateral custodian. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Loan and Servicing Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the party set forth in Item 2 of Schedule I hereto (the Proposed Lender) wishes to become a Lender designated as a Lender party to the Loan and Servicing Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
(a) Upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of an executed counterpart of this Joinder Supplement, to which is attached a fully completed Schedule I and Schedule II, each of which has been executed by the Proposed Lender, the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent will transmit to the Proposed Lender, the Borrower and the Collateral Agent a Joinder Effective Notice, substantially in the form of Schedule III to this Joinder Supplement (a Joinder Effective Notice). Such Joinder Effective Notice shall be executed by the Administrative Agent and shall set forth, inter alia, the date on which the joinder effected by this Joinder Supplement shall become effective (the Joinder Effective Date). From and after the Joinder Effective Date, the Proposed Lender shall be designated as a Lender party to the Loan and Servicing Agreement for all purposes thereof.
(b) Each of the parties to this Joinder Supplement agrees and acknowledges that at any time and from time to time upon the written request of any other party, it will execute and deliver such further documents and do such further acts and things as such other party may reasonably request in order to effect the purposes of this Joinder Supplement.
Exhibit M-1
(c) By executing and delivering this Joinder Supplement, the Proposed Lender confirms to and agrees with the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the other Lender(s) as follows: (i) none of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent and the other Lender(s) makes any representation or warranty or assumes any responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Loan and Servicing Agreement or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Loan and Servicing Agreement or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto, or with respect to any promissory notes issued under the Loan and Servicing Agreement, or the Collateral or the financial condition of the Servicer or the Borrower, or the performance or observance by the Servicer or the Borrower of any of their respective obligations under the Loan and Servicing Agreement, any other Transaction Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto; (ii) the Proposed Lender confirms that it has received a copy of such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Joinder Supplement; (iii) the Proposed Lender will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in taking or not taking action under the Loan and Servicing Agreement; (iv) the Proposed Lender appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Custodian and the Collateral Agent, as applicable, to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under the Loan and Servicing Agreement as are delegated to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Custodian and Collateral Agent, as applicable, by the terms thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, all in accordance with the Loan and Servicing Agreement; and (v) the Proposed Lender agrees (for the benefit of the parties hereto and the other Lender(s)) that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Loan and Servicing Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.
(d) Schedule II hereto sets forth administrative information with respect to the Proposed Lender.
(e) This Joinder Supplement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Joinder Supplement to be executed by their respective duly authorized officers on Schedule I hereto as of the date set forth in Item 1 of Schedule I hereto.
Exhibit M-2
SCHEDULE I TO
JOINDER SUPPLEMENT
COMPLETION OF INFORMATION AND
SIGNATURES FOR JOINDER SUPPLEMENT
Re: |
Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2022, among Mallard Funding LLC, as Borrower, the other parties thereto and Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as Administrative Agent. |
Item 1: Date of Joinder Supplement: | ______________ | |
Item 2: Proposed Lender: | ______________________ | |
Item 3: Commitment: | ______________ | |
Item 4: Signatures of Parties to Agreement: |
_________________________, as Proposed Lender |
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By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Exhibit M-3
MALLARD FUNDING LLC, | ||
as Borrower | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, | ||
INC., | ||
as Administrative Agent | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Exhibit M-4
SCHEDULE II TO
JOINDER SUPPLEMENT
ADDRESS FOR NOTICES
AND
WIRE INSTRUCTIONS
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Address for Notices:_________________ | |
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______________________________ | |
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______________________________ | |
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Telephone:_____________________ | |
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email:_________________________ | |
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With a copy to: | |
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______________________________ | |
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______________________________ | |
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Telephone:_____________________ | |
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email:_________________________ | |
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Wire Instructions:____________________ | |
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Name of Bank:______________________ | |
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A/C No.:_______________________ | |
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ABA No._______________________ | |
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Reference:______________________ |
Exhibit M-5
SCHEDULE III TO
JOINDER SUPPLEMENT
FORM OF
JOINDER EFFECTIVE NOTICE
To: |
[Name and address of the Borrower, Collateral Agent and Proposed Lender] |
The undersigned is the Administrative Agent under the Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2022 (as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the Loan and Servicing Agreement), by and among Mallard Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the borrower (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Borrower), Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, a Delaware statutory trust, as the transferor (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Transferor) and as the servicer (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Servicer), each of the lenders from time to time party thereto (the Lenders), Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Administrative Agent), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, as the collateral agent, the account bank and the collateral custodian. [Note: attach copies of Schedules I and II from such Joinder Supplement.] Terms defined in such Joinder Supplement are used herein as therein defined.
Pursuant to such Joinder Supplement, you are advised that the Joinder Effective Date for [Name of Proposed Lender] will be _____________ and such Proposed Lender will be a Lender designated as a Lender with a Commitment of __________.
Very truly yours, | ||
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, | ||
INC., | ||
as Administrative Agent | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Exhibit M-6
EXHIBIT N
FORM OF POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR SERVICER
[Date]
This Power of Attorney is executed and delivered by Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, a Delaware statutory trust, as the Servicer under the Loan and Servicing Agreement (each as defined below), to [ ⚫ ], as the [Collateral Agent]/[Administrative Agent] under the Loan and Servicing Agreement (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Attorney), pursuant to that certain Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2022 (as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the Loan and Servicing Agreement), by and among Mallard Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the borrower (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Borrower), Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, a Delaware statutory trust, as the transferor (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Transferor) and as the servicer (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Servicer), each of the lenders from time to time party thereto (the Lenders), Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Administrative Agent), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, as the collateral agent, the account bank and the collateral custodian. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Loan and Servicing Agreement.
No person to whom this Power of Attorney is presented, as authority for the Attorney to take any action or actions contemplated hereby, shall be required to inquire into or seek confirmation from the Servicer as to the authority of the Attorney to take any action described below, or as to the existence of or fulfillment of any condition to this Power of Attorney, which is intended to grant to the Attorney unconditionally the authority to take and perform the actions contemplated herein, and the Servicer irrevocably waives any right to commence any suit or action, in law or equity, against any person or entity that acts in reliance upon or acknowledges the authority granted under this Power of Attorney. The power of attorney granted hereby is coupled with an interest and may not be revoked or canceled by the Servicer until all obligations of the Borrower under the Transaction Documents have been indefeasibly paid in full and the Attorney has provided its written consent thereto (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, as the Servicer, hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Attorney (and all officers, employees or agents designated by the Attorney), solely in connection with the enforcement of the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lender and the other Secured Parties under the Loan and Servicing Agreement and in connection with notifying Obligors of the Collateral Agents interest in the Collateral pursuant to Section 5.01(cc) of the Loan and Servicing Agreement, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the Servicers place and stead and at the Servicers expense and in the Servicers name or in the Attorneys own name, from time to time in the Attorneys discretion, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute and deliver any and all documents and instruments that may be necessary or desirable to exercise the rights of the Servicer under the Loan and Servicing Agreement and the
Exhibit N-1
other Transaction Documents, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hereby grants to the Attorney the power and right, on its behalf, without notice to or assent by it, to do the following in connection with exercising the rights of the Servicer under the Loan and Servicing Agreement: (a) open mail for the Servicer, and ask, demand, collect, give acquittances and receipts for, take possession of, or endorse and receive payment of, any checks, drafts, notes, acceptances, or other instruments for the payment of moneys due, and sign and endorse any invoices, freight or express bills, bills of lading, storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against debtors, assignments, verifications, and notices, in each case in connection with the Collateral; (b) effect any repairs to any of the Collateral, or continue or obtain any insurance with respect to the Collateral and pay all or any part of the premiums therefor and costs thereof, and make, settle and adjust all claims under such policies of insurance, and make all determinations and decisions with respect to such policies; (c) pay or discharge any taxes, Liens, or other encumbrances levied or placed on or threatened against the Collateral; (d) to the extent related to the Collateral and the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, defend any suit, action or proceeding brought against the Servicer with respect to the Collateral if the Servicer does not defend such suit, action or proceeding or if the Attorney reasonably believes that it is not pursuing such defense in a manner that will maximize the recovery to the Attorney with respect to the Collateral, and settle, compromise or adjust any suit, action, or proceeding described above and, in connection therewith, give such discharges or releases as the Attorney may deem appropriate; (e) file or prosecute any claim, litigation, suit or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction or before any arbitrator, or take any other action otherwise deemed appropriate by the Attorney for the purpose of collecting any and all such moneys due to the Servicer with respect to the Collateral whenever payable and to enforce any other right in respect of the Collateral; (f) sell, transfer, pledge, make any agreement with respect to, or otherwise deal with the Collateral, and execute, in connection with such sale or action, any endorsements, assignments or other instruments of conveyance or transfer in connection therewith; (g) give any necessary receipts or acquittance for amounts collected or received under the Loan and Servicing Agreement; (h) make all necessary transfers of the Collateral in connection with any such sale or other disposition made pursuant to the Loan and Servicing Agreement; (i) execute and deliver for value all necessary or appropriate bills of sale, assignments and other instruments in connection with any such sale or other disposition of the Collateral, the Servicer hereby ratifying and confirming all that such Attorney (or any substitute) shall lawfully do or cause to be done hereunder and pursuant hereto; (j) send such notification forms as the Attorney deems appropriate to give notice to Obligors of the Secured Parties interest in the Collateral; (k) sign any agreements, orders or other documents in connection with or pursuant to any Transaction Document; and (l) cause the certified public accountants then engaged by the Servicer to prepare and deliver to the Attorney at any time and from time to time, promptly upon the Attorneys request, any reports required to be prepared by or on behalf of the Servicer or the Borrower under the Transaction Documents, all as though the Attorney were the absolute owner of the Collateral for all purposes, and to do, at the Attorneys option and the Servicers expense, at any time or from time to time, all acts and other things that the Attorney reasonably deems necessary to perfect, preserve or realize upon the Collateral and the Liens of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, thereon (including without limitation the execution and filing of UCC financing statements and continuation statements), all as fully and effectively as the Servicer might do. The Servicer hereby ratifies, to the extent permitted by law, all that said attorneys shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York.
Exhibit N-2
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Exhibit N-3
EXHIBIT O
FORM OF POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR BORROWER
[Date]
This Power of Attorney is executed and delivered by Mallard Funding LLC, as the Borrower under the Loan and Servicing Agreement (each as defined below), to [ ⚫ ], as the [Collateral Agent]/[Administrative Agent] under the Loan and Servicing Agreement (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Attorney), pursuant to that certain Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2022 (as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the Loan and Servicing Agreement), by and among Mallard Funding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the borrower (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Borrower), Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, a Delaware statutory trust, as the transferor (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Transferor) and as the servicer (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Servicer), each of the lenders from time to time party thereto (the Lenders), Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Administrative Agent), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, as the collateral agent, the account bank and the collateral custodian. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Loan and Servicing Agreement.
No person to whom this Power of Attorney is presented, as authority for the Attorney to take any action or actions contemplated hereby, shall be required to inquire into or seek confirmation from the Borrower as to the authority of the Attorney to take any action described below, or as to the existence of or fulfillment of any condition to this Power of Attorney, which is intended to grant to the Attorney unconditionally the authority to take and perform the actions contemplated herein, and the Borrower irrevocably waives any right to commence any suit or action, in law or equity, against any person or entity that acts in reliance upon or acknowledges the authority granted under this Power of Attorney. The power of attorney granted hereby is coupled with an interest and may not be revoked or canceled by the Borrower until all obligations of the Borrower under the Transaction Documents have been indefeasibly paid in full and the Attorney has provided its written consent thereto (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).
Mallard Funding LLC hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Attorney (and all officers, employees or agents designated by the Attorney), solely in connection with the enforcement of the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lender and the other Secured Parties under the Loan and Servicing Agreement and in connection with notifying Obligors of the Collateral Agents interest in the Collateral pursuant to Section 5.01(cc) of the Loan and Servicing Agreement, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the Borrowers place and stead and at the Borrowers expense and in the Borrowers name or in the Attorneys own name, from time to time in the Attorneys discretion, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute and deliver any and all documents and instruments that may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of the Loan and Servicing Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, and,
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without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hereby grants to the Attorney the power and right, on its behalf, without notice to or assent by it, to do the following: (a) open mail for the Borrower, and ask, demand, collect, give acquittances and receipts for, take possession of, or endorse and receive payment of, any checks, drafts, notes, acceptances, or other instruments for the payment of moneys due, and sign and endorse any invoices, freight or express bills, bills of lading, storage or warehouse receipts, drafts against debtors, assignments, verifications, and notices; (b) effect any repairs to any of the Borrowers assets, or continue or obtain any insurance and pay all or any part of the premiums therefor and costs thereof, and make, settle and adjust all claims under such policies of insurance, and make all determinations and decisions with respect to such policies; (c) pay or discharge any taxes, Liens, or other encumbrances levied or placed on or threatened against the Borrower or the Borrowers property; (d) to the extent related to the Collateral and the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, defend any suit, action or proceeding brought against the Borrower if the Borrower does not defend such suit, action or proceeding or if the Attorney reasonably believes that it is not pursuing such defense in a manner that will maximize the recovery to the Attorney, and settle, compromise or adjust any suit, action, or proceeding described above and, in connection therewith, give such discharges or releases as the Attorney may deem appropriate; (e) file or prosecute any claim, litigation, suit or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction or before any arbitrator, or take any other action otherwise deemed appropriate by the Attorney for the purpose of collecting any and all such moneys due to the Borrower whenever payable and to enforce any other right in respect of the Borrowers property; (f) sell, transfer, pledge, make any agreement with respect to, or otherwise deal with, any of the Borrowers property, and execute, in connection with such sale or action, any endorsements, assignments or other instruments of conveyance or transfer in connection therewith; (g) give any necessary receipts or acquittance for amounts collected or received under the Loan and Servicing Agreement; (h) make all necessary transfers of the Collateral in connection with any such sale or other disposition made pursuant to the Loan and Servicing Agreement; (i) execute and deliver for value all necessary or appropriate bills of sale, assignments and other instruments in connection with any such sale or other disposition of the Collateral, the Borrower hereby ratifying and confirming all that such Attorney (or any substitute) shall lawfully do or cause to be done hereunder and pursuant hereto; (j) send such notification forms as the Attorney deems appropriate to give notice to Obligors of the Secured Parties interest in the Collateral; (k) sign any agreements, orders or other documents in connection with or pursuant to any Transaction Document; and (l) cause the certified public accountants then engaged by the Borrower to prepare and deliver to the Attorney at any time and from time to time, promptly upon the Attorneys request, any reports required to be prepared by or on behalf of the Borrower under the Transaction Documents, all as though the Attorney were the absolute owner of the Borrowers property for all purposes, and to do, at the Attorneys option and the Borrowers expense, at any time or from time to time, all acts and other things that the Attorney reasonably deems necessary to perfect, preserve or realize upon the Collateral and the Liens of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, thereon (including without limitation the execution and filing of UCC financing statements and continuation statements), all as fully and effectively as the Borrower might do. The Borrower hereby ratifies, to the extent permitted by law, all that said attorneys shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This Power of Attorney shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the State of New York.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney is executed by the Borrower as of the date first written above.
MALLARD FUNDING LLC | ||
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Name: | ||
Title: |
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this [ ⚫ ], 20[ ⚫ ]:
Notary Public
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Exhibit 10.2
Execution Version
PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
by and between
MALLARD FUNDING LLC,
as the Purchaser
and
APOLLO DEBT SOLUTIONS BDC,
as the Transferor
Dated as of January 7, 2022
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS |
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Section 1.1. |
General |
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Section 1.2. |
Specific Terms |
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Section 1.3. |
Other Terms |
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Section 1.4. |
Certain References |
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ARTICLE II. SALE AND PURCHASE OF THE ELIGIBLE LOAN ASSETS |
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Section 2.1. |
Sale and Purchase of the Eligible Loan Assets |
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Section 2.2. |
Purchase Price |
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Section 2.3. |
Payment of Purchase Price |
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Section 2.4. |
Nature of the Sales |
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Section 2.5. |
Participations |
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ARTICLE III. CONDITIONS OF SALE AND PURCHASE |
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Section 3.1. |
Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness |
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Section 3.2. |
Conditions Precedent to All Purchases |
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ARTICLE IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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Section 4.1. |
Representations and Warranties of the Transferor |
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Section 4.2. |
Representations and Warranties of the Transferor Relating to the Agreement and the Sale Portfolio |
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Section 4.3. |
Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser |
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ARTICLE V. COVENANTS OF THE TRANSFEROR |
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Section 5.1. |
Protection of Title of the Purchaser |
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Section 5.2. |
Affirmative Covenants of the Transferor |
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Section 5.3. |
Negative Covenants of the Transferor |
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ARTICLE VI. REPURCHASES AND SUBSTITUTION BY THE TRANSFEROR |
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Section 6.1. |
Repurchase of Loan Assets |
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Section 6.2. |
Substitution of Loan Assets |
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Section 6.3. |
Repurchase Limitations |
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ARTICLE VII. ADDITIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS IN RESPECT OF THE SALE PORTFOLIO |
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Section 7.1. |
Rights of the Purchaser |
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Section 7.2. |
Rights With Respect to Loan Files |
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Section 7.3. |
Notice to Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent |
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ARTICLE VIII. TRANSFEROR TERMINATION EVENTS |
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Section 8.1. |
Transferor Termination Events |
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Section 8.2. |
Remedies |
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Section 8.3. |
Survival of Certain Provisions |
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ARTICLE IX. INDEMNIFICATION |
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Section 9.1. |
Indemnification by the Transferor |
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Section 9.2. |
Assignment of Indemnities |
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ARTICLE X. MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 10.1. |
Limitation on Liability |
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Section 10.2. |
Amendments; Limited Agency |
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Section 10.3. |
Waivers; Cumulative Remedies |
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Section 10.4. |
Notices |
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Section 10.5. |
Merger and Integration |
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Section 10.6. |
Severability of Provisions |
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Section 10.7. |
GOVERNING LAW; JURY WAIVER |
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Section 10.8. |
Consent to Jurisdiction; Service of Process |
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Section 10.9. |
Costs, Expenses and Taxes |
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Section 10.10. |
Counterparts |
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Section 10.11. |
Bankruptcy Non-Petition and Limited Recourse; Claims |
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Section 10.12. |
Binding Effect; Assignability |
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Section 10.13. |
Waiver of Setoff |
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Section 10.14. |
Headings and Exhibits |
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Section 10.15. |
Subordination |
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SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS
Schedule I Sale Portfolio List
Exhibit A Form of Loan Asset Assignment
Exhibit B Form of Power of Attorney for Transferor
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PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
THIS PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT, dated as of January 7, 2022, by and between APOLLO DEBT SOLUTIONS BDC, a Delaware statutory trust, as the seller (the Transferor), and MALLARD FUNDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the purchaser (the Purchaser).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Purchaser has agreed to Purchase (as hereinafter defined) from the Transferor from time to time, and the Transferor has agreed to Sell (as hereinafter defined) to the Purchaser from time to time, certain Loan Assets (as hereinafter defined) and Related Assets (as defined in the Loan and Servicing Agreement) related thereto on the terms set forth herein;
WHEREAS, it is contemplated that the Purchaser will grant a security interest in the Loan Assets and Related Assets Purchased hereunder, to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to the Loan and Servicing Agreement (as defined herein) and the related Transaction Documents; and
WHEREAS, the Transferor agrees that all representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made by the Transferor herein with respect to the Sale Portfolio shall also be for the benefit of any Secured Party (as defined in the Loan and Servicing Agreement).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements hereinafter contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Purchaser and the Transferor, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.1. General. Unless a contrary intention appears: (a) the definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined, (b) whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, (c) the words include, includes and including shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase without limitation, (d) the word will shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word shall, (e) the word law shall be construed as referring to all statutes, rules, regulations, codes and other laws (including official rulings and interpretations thereunder having the force of law of with which affected Persons customarily comply), and all judgments, orders and decrees, of all Governmental Authorities, (f) unless the context requires otherwise (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, modifications, supplements, restatements or replacements set forth herein), (ii) any definition of or reference to any statute, rule or regulation shall be construed as referring thereto as from time to time amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified (including by succession of comparable successor laws), (iii) any reference herein to any Person
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shall be construed to include such Persons successors and assigns (subject to any restrictions on assignment set forth herein) and, in the case of any Governmental Authority, any other Governmental Authority that shall have succeeded to any or all functions thereof, (iv) 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, (v) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits, Annexes and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits, Annexes and Schedules to, this Agreement and (vi) 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, (g) unless expressly stated otherwise, any decision to be made at the discretion of any Person shall be in its sole discretion (or in the case of the Purchaser, its assignee), (h) reference to any time means New York, New York time (unless expressly specified otherwise), (i) any reference to close of business means 5:00 p.m., New York, New York time and (j) any use of the term knowledge or actual knowledge in this Agreement shall mean actual knowledge after reasonable inquiry. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Loan and Servicing Agreement; provided that if within such definition in the Loan and Servicing Agreement a further term is used which is defined herein, then such further term shall have the meaning given to such further term herein.
Section 1.2. Specific Terms. Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:
Agreement means this Purchase and Sale Agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, waived, supplemented and/or otherwise modified from time to time hereafter.
Early Termination has the meaning specified in Section 8.1(a).
Elevation has the meaning specified in Section 2.5.
Facility Financing Statements has the meaning specified in Section 3.1(d).
Indemnified Amounts has the meaning specified in Section 9.1(a).
Indemnified Party has the meaning specified in Section 9.1(a).
Initial Purchase Date means the first Purchase Date with respect to any Loan Assets acquired by the Purchaser.
Loan Asset means (a) any commercial loan and (b) any Participation, in each case, listed on Schedule I hereto, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified from time to time (and including any commercial loans listed on Schedule I to any Loan Asset Assignment), and all accounts, payment intangibles, instruments and other property related to the foregoing.
Loan Asset Assignment means a Loan Asset assignment executed by the Transferor and the Purchaser, substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto.
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Loan and Servicing Agreement means that certain Loan and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2022, by and among the Purchaser, as the Borrower, Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, as the Servicer and as the Transferor, each of the Lenders from time to time party thereto, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., as the Administrative Agent, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, as the Collateral Agent, the Account Bank and the Collateral Custodian, as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof.
Non-Consolidation/True Sale Opinion has the meaning specified in Section 4.1(hh).
Participation has the meaning specified in Section 2.5.
Purchase means a purchase by the Purchaser of an Eligible Loan Asset and the Related Assets from the Transferor pursuant to ARTICLE II.
Purchase Date has the meaning specified in Section 2.1(b).
Purchase Price has the meaning specified in Section 2.2.
Purchaser has the meaning specified in the Preamble.
Replaced Loan Asset has the meaning specified in Section 6.2(b)(i).
Repurchase Price means, with respect to a Loan Asset to be repurchased pursuant to ARTICLE VI hereof, the product of (i) the Purchase Price (as defined in the Loan and Servicing Agreement and calculated without giving effect to the proviso in the definition thereof) of such Loan Asset, multiplied by (ii) the Outstanding Balance.
Sale and Sell have the meanings specified in Section 2.1(a), and the term Sold shall have the corresponding meaning.
Sale Portfolio means all right, title, and interest (whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising, and wherever located) of the Transferor in the property identified below in clauses (a) through (c) and all accounts, cash and currency, chattel paper, tangible chattel paper, electronic chattel paper, copyrights, copyright licenses, equipment, fixtures, contract rights, general intangibles (including payment intangibles), instruments, certificates of deposit, certificated securities, uncertificated securities, financial assets, securities entitlements, commercial tort claims, deposit accounts, inventory, investment property, letter-of-credit rights, software, supporting obligations, accessions, or other property consisting of, arising out of, or related to any of the following (in each case excluding the Retained Interest and the Excluded Amounts):
(a) the Loan Assets, and all monies due or to become due in payment under such Loan Assets on and after the related Cut-Off Date, including, but not limited to, all Available Collections;
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(b) the Related Assets with respect to the Loan Assets referred to in clause (a); and
(c) all income and Proceeds of the foregoing.
Schedule I means the schedule of all Sale Portfolio that is Sold by the Transferor to the Purchaser on a Purchase Date, as supplemented on any subsequent Purchase Date by the Schedule I attached to the applicable Loan Asset Assignment, and incorporated herein by reference, as such schedule may be amended, restated, supplemented and/or otherwise modified from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, which schedule shall, together with all amendments, restatements, supplements and modifications thereto, be included in and made part of the Loan Asset Schedule attached to the Loan and Servicing Agreement.
SEC has the meaning specified in Section 5.2(l).
Substitute Eligible Loan Asset has the meaning specified in Section 6.2(a).
Substitution has the meaning specified in Section 6.2(a).
Transferor Purchase Event means with respect to any Loan Asset, the occurrence of a breach of the Transferors representations and warranties under Section 4.2 on the Purchase Date for such Loan Asset.
Transferor Termination Event has the meaning specified in Section 8.1(a).
Section 1.3. Other Terms. All accounting terms used but not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time. All terms used in Article 9 of the New York UCC, and used but not specifically defined herein, are used herein as defined in such Article 9.
Section 1.4. Certain References. All references to the Outstanding Balance of a Loan Asset as of a Purchase Date shall refer to the close of business on such day.
ARTICLE II.
SALE AND PURCHASE OF THE ELIGIBLE LOAN ASSETS
Section 2.1. Sale and Purchase of the Eligible Loan Assets. On or after the Closing Date:
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement (including the conditions to Purchase set forth in ARTICLE III), the Transferor hereby agrees to (i) sell, transfer and otherwise convey (collectively, Sell and any such sale, transfer and/or other conveyance, a Sale), from time to time, to the Purchaser, without recourse (except to the extent specifically provided herein), and the Purchaser hereby agrees to purchase, all right, title and interest of the Transferor (whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising, and wherever located) in and to certain Sale Portfolio designated by the Transferor and (ii) transfer, or cause the deposit into, the Collection Account of all Available Collections received by the Transferor on account of any Sale Portfolio hereunder on and after the Purchase Date with respect to such Sale Portfolio, in each case, within two (2) Business Days after the receipt thereof. The Transferor hereby acknowledges that each Sale to the Purchaser hereunder is absolute and irrevocable, without reservation or retention of any interest whatsoever by the Transferor.
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(b) The Transferor shall on any Business Day prior to a Transferor Termination Event (each a Purchase Date) execute and deliver to the Purchaser a proposed Loan Asset Assignment identifying the Sale Portfolio to be Sold by the Transferor to the Purchaser on such Purchase Date. From and after such Purchase Date, the Sale Portfolio listed on Schedule I to the related Loan Asset Assignment shall be deemed to be listed on Schedule I hereto and constitute part of the Sale Portfolio hereunder.
(c) [Reserved].
(d) On and after each Purchase Date hereunder and upon payment of the Purchase Price therefor, the Purchaser shall own the Sale Portfolio Sold by the Transferor to the Purchaser on such Purchase Date, and the Transferor shall not take any action inconsistent with such ownership and shall not claim any ownership interest in such Sale Portfolio.
(e) Except as specifically provided in this Agreement, the Sale and Purchase of the Sale Portfolio under this Agreement shall be without recourse to the Transferor; it being understood that the Transferor shall be liable to the Purchaser for all representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities made by the Transferor pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, all of which obligations are limited so as not to constitute recourse to the Transferor for the credit risk of the Obligors.
(f) The Purchaser and any assignee of the Purchaser shall have the funding obligations (but, with respect to any Participation, such obligations shall not transfer until the date of Elevation for such Participation) to Obligors pursuant to the terms of the applicable Underlying Instrument for Delayed Draw Loan Assets or Revolving Loans and any other obligation or liability to Obligors and to any other third parties required of the Purchaser or such assignee as lender of record. The Purchaser and any assignee of the Purchaser shall not have any obligation or liability to any Obligor or client of the Transferor (including any obligation to perform any obligation of the Transferor, including with respect to any other related agreements) in respect of the Sale Portfolio other than those obligations and liabilities set forth in the preceding sentence. No Secured Party shall have any obligation or liability pursuant to the terms of the applicable Underlying Instrument, no such obligation or liability is intended to be assumed by the Secured Parties and any such assumption is expressly disclaimed. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Sale of the Sale Portfolio by the Transferor to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement does not constitute and is not intended to result in a creation or assumption by the Purchaser or the Secured Parties of any obligation of the Transferor, as lead agent, collateral agent or paying agent under any Loan Asset.
(g) In connection with each Purchase of Sale Portfolio hereunder, the Transferor shall cause to be delivered to the Collateral Custodian (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), no later than 2:00 p.m. one (1) Business Day prior to the related Purchase Date, an emailed copy of the duly executed original promissory notes of the Loan Assets (and, in the case of any Noteless Loan, a fully executed assignment agreement); provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchaser and the Transferor shall cause the Loan Asset Checklist and the Required Loan Documents to be in the possession of the Collateral Custodian not later than the related Purchase Date.
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(h) In accordance with the Loan and Servicing Agreement, certain documents relating to the Sale Portfolio shall be delivered to and held in trust by the Collateral Custodian for the benefit of the Purchaser and its assignees, and the Purchaser hereby instructs the Transferor to cause such documents to be delivered to the Collateral Custodian. Such delivery to the Collateral Custodian of such documents and the possession thereof by the Collateral Custodian is at the will of the Purchaser and its assignees and in a custodial capacity for their benefit only.
(i) The Transferor shall provide all information, and any other reasonable assistance, to the Collateral Custodian and the Collateral Agent necessary for the Collateral Custodian and the Collateral Agent, as applicable, to conduct the management, administration and collection of the Sale Portfolio Purchased hereunder in accordance with the terms of the Loan and Servicing Agreement.
(j) In connection with each Purchase of Sale Portfolio hereunder, the Transferor hereby grants to the Purchaser (and after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to assignees of the Purchaser, the Administrative Agent, the Lender, the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian) an irrevocable, non-exclusive license to use, without royalty or payment of any kind, all software used by the Transferor to account for the Sale Portfolio, to the extent necessary to administer the Sale Portfolio, whether such software is owned by the Transferor or is owned by others and used by the Transferor under license agreements with respect thereto; provided that, should the consent of any licensor of such software be required for the grant of the license described herein to be effective or for the Purchaser to assign such licenses to the Transferor or any successor, the Transferor hereby agrees that upon the request of the Purchaser (or after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, upon the request of assignees of the Purchaser, the Administrative Agent, the Lender, the Collateral Custodian or the Collateral Agent), the Transferor shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the consent of such third-party licensor. The license granted hereby shall be irrevocable until the Collection Date and shall terminate on the date this Agreement terminates in accordance with its terms. The Transferor shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the Purchaser (and, after an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, assignees of the Purchaser, the Administrative Agent, the Lender, the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian) and the Transferor (or any successor) has an enforceable right (whether by license or sublicense or otherwise) to use all of the computer software used to account for the Sale Portfolio and/or to recreate the related Loan Files.
(k) In connection with the Purchase by the Purchaser of Sale Portfolio as contemplated by this Agreement, the Transferor further agrees that it shall, at its own expense, indicate clearly and unambiguously in its computer files on or prior to each Purchase Date, and its financial statements, that such Sale Portfolio has been purchased by the Purchaser in accordance with this Agreement.
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(l) The Transferor further agrees to deliver to the Purchaser on or before each Purchase Date a computer file containing a true, complete and correct list of all Loan Assets to be Sold hereunder on such Purchase Date, identified by Obligors name and Outstanding Balance as of the related Cut-Off Date. Such file or list shall be marked as Schedule I to the applicable Loan Asset Assignment and shall be delivered to the Purchaser as confidential and proprietary, and is hereby incorporated into and made a part of Schedule I to this Agreement, as such Schedule I may be amended, restated, supplemented and otherwise modified from time to time.
(m) The Transferor shall, at all times, continue to fulfill its obligations under, and in strict conformance with, the terms of all Underlying Instruments (other than with respect to funding obligations to Obligors pursuant to the terms of the applicable Underlying Instrument for Delayed Draw Loan Assets or Revolving Loans and any other obligations to Obligors or other third parties pursuant to the terms of the applicable Underlying Instrument required of the Purchaser as lender of record under such Underlying Instrument) related to any Sale Portfolio purchased hereunder, including without limitation any obligations pertaining to any Retained Interest.
(n) The Transferor and the Purchaser each acknowledge with respect to itself that the representations and warranties of the Transferor in Section 4.1 and Section 4.2 hereof and of the Purchaser in Section 4.3 hereof, and the covenants and agreements of the Transferor herein, including without limitation, in ARTICLE V and ARTICLE VI hereof, will run to and be for the benefit of the Purchaser and, during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties) and the Purchaser and, during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent (on behalf of the Secured Parties) may enforce directly (without joinder of the Purchaser when enforcing against the Transferor) the obligations of the Transferor or the Purchaser, as applicable, with respect to breaches of such representations, warranties, covenants and all other obligations, as set forth in this Agreement.
Section 2.2. Purchase Price.
The purchase price for each item of Sale Portfolio Sold to the Purchaser hereunder (the Purchase Price) shall be in a dollar amount equal to the fair market value of such Loan Asset. The amount, if any, by which the Purchase Price exceeds the fair market value of such Loan Asset shall constitute a capital contribution by the Transferor to the Purchaser.
Section 2.3. Payment of Purchase Price.
(a) The Purchase Price for any Sale Portfolio Sold by the Transferor to the Purchaser on any Purchase Date shall be paid in a combination of: (i) immediately available funds; and (ii) if the Purchaser does not have sufficient funds to pay the full amount of the Purchase Price (after taking into account the Advances the Purchaser expects to receive pursuant to the Loan and Servicing Agreement), by means of a capital contribution by the Transferor to the Purchaser.
(b) The portion of such Purchase Price to be paid in immediately available funds shall be paid by wire transfer on the applicable Purchase Date to an account designated by the Transferor on or before such Purchase Date or by means of proper accounting entries being entered upon the accounts and records of the Transferor and the Purchaser on the applicable Purchase Date.
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(c) In connection with each delivery of a Loan Asset Assignment, the Transferor hereunder shall be deemed to have certified, with respect to the Sale Portfolio to be Sold by it on such day, that its representations and warranties contained in Section 4.1 and Section 4.2 are true, complete and correct in all material respects or, if qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects, on and as of such day, with the same effect as though made on and as of such day (other than any representation or warranty that is made as of a specific date), that no Event of Default has occurred or would result therefrom and no Unmatured Event of Default exists or would result therefrom; provided that a Borrowing Base Deficiency (and any Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default arising therefrom) shall not impair the right of the Transferor to effect an otherwise permitted transfer, in accordance with Section 2.06 of the Loan and Servicing Agreement, to facilitate a cure of such Borrowing Base Deficiency (and any Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default arising therefrom), so long as immediately after giving effect to such transfer and any other sale or transfer or other actions taken to cure such Borrowing Base Deficiency in accordance with Section 2.06 of the Loan and Servicing Agreement substantially contemporaneous therewith, such Borrowing Base Deficiency shall be cured.
(d) Upon the payment of the Purchase Price for any Purchase (or, in the case of each Loan Asset conveyed via a Participation, the date of Elevation), title to the Sale Portfolio included in such Purchase shall vest in the Purchaser, whether or not the conditions precedent to such Purchase and the other covenants and agreements contained herein were in fact satisfied; provided that the Purchaser shall not be deemed to have waived any claim it may have under this Agreement for the failure by the Transferor in fact to satisfy any such condition precedent, covenant or agreement.
(e) The Purchase Price paid hereunder shall be deemed to be payment of the purchase price for the Participations pursuant to the Master Participation Agreement.
Section 2.4. Nature of the Sales.
(a) It is the express intent of the parties hereto that the Sale of the Sale Portfolio by the Transferor to the Purchaser hereunder be, and be treated for all purposes (other than tax and accounting purposes) as an absolute and true sale by the Transferor (free and clear of any Lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance other than Permitted Liens) of such Sale Portfolio. It is, further, not the intention of the parties that such Sale be deemed a pledge of the Sale Portfolio by the Transferor to the Purchaser to secure a debt or other obligation of the Transferor. However, in the event that, notwithstanding the intent of the parties, the Sale Portfolio is held to continue to be property of the Transferor, then the parties hereto agree that: (i) this Agreement shall also be deemed to be, and hereby is, a security agreement within the meaning of Article 9 of the UCC; (ii) the transfer of the Sale Portfolio provided for in this Agreement shall be deemed to be a grant by the Transferor to the Purchaser of a first priority security interest (subject only to Permitted Liens) in all of the Transferors right, title and interest in and to the Sale Portfolio and all amounts payable to the holders of the Sale Portfolio in accordance with the terms thereof and all proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of the foregoing into cash, instruments, securities or other property, including, without limitation, all amounts from time to time held or invested in the Controlled Accounts, whether in the form of cash, instruments, securities or other property, to secure the prompt and complete payment of a loan deemed to have been made in an amount equal to the aggregate Purchase Price of the Sale Portfolio together with all of the other obligations of the Transferor hereunder; (iii) the possession by the Purchaser or the Collateral Agent (or the Collateral Custodian on behalf of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties) of
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Sale Portfolio and such other items of property that constitute instruments, money, negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be, subject to clause (iv), for purposes of perfecting the security interest pursuant to the UCC; and (iv) acknowledgements from Persons holding such property shall be deemed acknowledgements from custodians, bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Purchaser for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under Applicable Law. The parties further agree in such event that any assignment of the interest of the Purchaser pursuant to any provision hereof shall also be deemed to be an assignment of any security interest created pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. The Purchaser shall, to the extent consistent with this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the Sale Portfolio, such security interest would be deemed to be a perfected security interest of first priority (subject only to Permitted Liens) under Applicable Law and will be maintained as such throughout the term of this Agreement. The Purchaser shall have, in addition to the rights and remedies which it may have under this Agreement, all other rights and remedies provided to a secured creditor under the UCC and other Applicable Law, which rights and remedies shall be cumulative.
(b) It is the intention of each of the parties hereto that the Sale Portfolio Sold by the Transferor to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute assets owned by the Purchaser and shall not be part of the Transferors estate in the event of the filing of a bankruptcy petition by or against the Transferor under any bankruptcy or similar law.
(c) The Purchaser agrees to treat, and shall cause the Transferor to treat, for all purposes, the transactions effected by this Agreement as sales of assets to the Purchaser. The Transferor agrees to reflect in the Transferors financial records and to include a note in any annual and quarterly financial statements indicating that: assets that have been sold hereunder are owned by the Purchaser and that while the Purchaser is consolidated in the Transferors financial statements, the creditors of the Purchaser have received security interests in such assets and such assets are not, and are not intended to be, available to the creditors of the Transferor (or any other creditor of any affiliate of the Transferor).
(d) The Transferor and the Purchaser acknowledge and agree that, solely for administrative convenience, any transfer document or assignment agreement (or, in the case of any underlying promissory note, any chain of endorsement) required to be executed and delivered in connection with the transfer of a Loan Asset in accordance with the terms of any Underlying Instruments may reflect that the Transferor (or any affiliate thereof or any third party from whom the Transferor may determine to acquire a Loan Asset and designate the Purchaser as the purchaser thereof) is assigning such Loan Asset directly to the Purchaser. Nothing in such assignment agreements shall be deemed to impair the transfers of the Loan Assets by the Transferor to the Purchaser in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Any such Loan Asset so assigned for administrative convenience shall be deemed sold and transferred by the related seller to the Transferor and, pursuant to this Agreement, shall be deemed sold and transferred by the Transferor to the Purchaser.
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Section 2.5. Participations.
(a) With respect to Participations (as hereinafter defined), pursuant to the Master Participation Agreement, the Transferor will irrevocably sell, transfer and grant to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser will acquire, an undivided 100% participation in such Loan Asset and its related right, title and interest (each, a Participation) in each of the Loan Assets until the settlement of the sale of each such Loan Asset is effected. Each such Participation with respect to a Loan Asset set forth in Schedule 1 is included in the Sale Portfolio and is assigned, transferred and sold or contributed to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement. The Participations shall include all claims, causes of action and any other right of the Transferor (in its capacity as a lender under any credit documentation executed and delivered in connection with a Loan Asset), whether known or unknown, against any obligor or any of its affiliates, agents, representatives, contractors, advisors or other Person arising under or in connection with such documentation or that is in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing or the loan transactions governed thereby, including contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold pursuant to this Agreement. Such sale of the Participations shall constitute an absolute sale of each such Participation. Each of the Participations shall have the following characteristics: (i) the Participation represents an undivided participating interest in 100% of the underlying Loan Asset and its proceeds (including Available Collections, accrued and unpaid interest and any payment or other periodic distribution); (ii) the Transferor does not provide any guaranty of payments to the holder of the Participation or other form of recourse (except as otherwise expressly provided in the representations and warranties set forth in ARTICLE IV) or credit support; and (iii) the Participation represents a pass-through of all of the payments made on the Loan Asset (including Available Collections) and will last for the same length of time as such Loan Asset except that each Participation will terminate automatically upon the settlement of the assignment of the underlying right, title and interest.
(b) Each party hereto shall use commercially reasonable efforts to, as soon as reasonably practicable and in all events within sixty (60) calendar days of the Closing Date (or such later date as agreed to by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion), cause the Purchaser, as assignee of the Transferor, to become a lender under the Underlying Instrument with respect to the interest of the Transferor in each transferred Loan Asset and take such action as shall be mutually agreeable in connection therewith and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Underlying Instrument and consistent with the terms of this Agreement (such event, an Elevation); provided that the Participations that are not elevated within the time periods set forth above will cease to be Eligible Assets until Elevation thereof but such failure shall not be considered to be a breach of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document. The Purchaser shall pay any elevation fees, transfer fees and other expenses payable in connection with an Elevation and any expenses of administration for each Loan Asset prior to its Elevation.
(c) Until an Elevation has been effected with respect to each Participation, the Transferor shall, and under the Master Participation Agreement, has agreed that it shall, (i) maintain its existence and remain solvent and (ii) maintain the necessary service providers and have sufficient funds to pay for the expenses related to elevating each of the Participations and to continuing its existence.
(d) The Transferor agrees that, until the Elevation of each Participation has been completed, it shall exercise the same duty of care in the administration and enforcement of the Participation that it would exercise if it held the Loan Assets solely for its own account, but in any event, no less than a commercially reasonable standard of care.
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(e) Pending completion of the assignment of the interest of the Transferor in each transferred Loan Asset in accordance with the applicable Underlying Instruments, the Transferor shall (and pursuant to the Master Participation Agreement, has agreed that it shall) comply with any written instructions provided to the Transferor by or on behalf of the Purchaser with respect to voting rights to be exercised by holders of such transferred Loan Assets, other than with respect to any voting rights that are not permitted to be participated pursuant to the terms of the applicable Underlying Instrument (and such restrictions, requirements or prohibitions are hereby incorporated by reference as if set forth herein).
ARTICLE III.
CONDITIONS OF SALE AND PURCHASE
Section 3.1. Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness. This Agreement shall be effective upon the satisfaction of the conditions precedent that the Purchaser shall have received on or before the Closing Date, in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser, all of the following:
(a) a copy of this Agreement duly executed by each of the parties hereto;
(b) a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Transferor, dated the Closing Date, certifying (i) the names and true signatures of the incumbent officers of the Transferor authorized to sign on behalf of the Transferor this Agreement, the Loan Asset Assignments and all other documents to be executed by the Transferor hereunder or in connection herewith (on which certificate the Purchaser and its assignees may conclusively rely until such time as the Purchaser and such assignees shall receive from the Transferor, a revised certificate meeting the requirements of this Section 3.1(b)), (ii) that the copy of the Transferors certificate of trust attached to such certificate is a complete and correct copy and that such certificate of trust has not been amended, modified or supplemented and is in full force and effect, (iii) that the copy of the Transferors declaration of trust attached to such certificate is a complete and correct copy, and that such declaration of trust has not been amended, modified or supplemented and is in full force and effect, and (iv) that the copy of the resolutions of the Transferors board of trustees attached to such certificate, approving and authorizing the execution, delivery and performance by the Transferor of this Agreement, the Loan Asset Assignments and all other documents to be executed by the Transferor hereunder or in connection herewith, is a complete and correct copy and such resolutions have not been amended, modified or supplemented and are in full force and effect;
(c) a good standing certificate, dated as of a recent date for the Transferor, issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware;
(d) financing statements (the Facility Financing Statements) describing the Sale Portfolio, and (i) naming the Transferor as the debtor/transferor, the Purchaser as secured party/buyer and the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as secured party/total assignee and (ii) other similar instruments or documents, as may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, desirable under the UCC of all appropriate jurisdictions or any comparable law to perfect the Purchasers interest and the Collateral Agents, on behalf of the Secured Parties, interests, respectively, in all Sale Portfolio;
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(e) financing statements, if any, necessary to release all security interests and other rights of any Person in the Sale Portfolio previously granted by the Transferor;
(f) copies of tax and judgment lien searches in all jurisdictions reasonably requested by the Purchaser or its assignees and requests for information (or a similar UCC search report certified by a party acceptable to the Purchaser and its assigns), dated a date reasonably near to the Closing Date, and with respect to such requests for information or UCC searches, listing all effective financing statements which name the Transferor (under its present name and any previous name) as debtor and which are filed in the jurisdiction of Delaware, together with copies of such financing statements (none of which shall cover any Sale Portfolio);
(g) all instruments in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Purchaser and the Administrative Agent, and the Purchaser and the Administrative Agent shall have received from the Transferor copies of all documents (including, without limitation, records of corporate proceedings, approvals and opinions) relevant to the transactions herein contemplated as the Purchaser and the Administrative Agent may have reasonably requested;
(h) any necessary third party consents and approvals to the closing of the transactions contemplated hereby, in form and substance satisfactory to the Purchaser;
(i) all fees then required to be paid in accordance with the provisions of the Transaction Documents shall have been paid on the Closing Date; and
(j) the Non-Consolidation/True Sale Opinion and one or more favorable Opinions of Counsel of counsel to the Transferor with respect to the perfection and enforceability of the security interest hereunder and such other matters as the Purchaser or any assignee thereof may reasonably request.
Section 3.2. Conditions Precedent to All Purchases. Each Purchase to take place on a Purchase Date on or after the Closing Date hereunder shall be subject to the further conditions precedent that:
(a) The following statements shall be true:
(i) The representations and warranties of the Transferor contained in Section 4.1 and Section 4.2 shall be true, complete and correct in all material respects (or, in the case of any representation and warranty that is already qualified by materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects) on and as of such Purchase Date, before and after giving effect to the Purchase to take place on such Purchase Date and to the application of proceeds therefrom, as though made on and as of such date (other than any representation and warranty that is made as of a specific date);
(ii) The Transferor is in compliance with each of its covenants and other agreements set forth herein, in each case, in all material respects (or, if already qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects);
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(iii) No Transferor Termination Event (or event which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both would constitute a Transferor Termination Event) shall have occurred or would result from such Purchase;
(iv) The Facility Maturity Date has not yet occurred;
(v) No Applicable Law shall prohibit, and no order, judgment or decree of any federal, state or local court or governmental body, agency or instrumentality shall prohibit or enjoin, the making of any such Purchase by the Purchaser in accordance with the provisions hereof; and
(vi) No Liens exist in respect of Taxes (other than Permitted Liens) which are prior to the Lien of the Collateral Agent on the Eligible Loan Assets to be transferred to the Purchaser on such Purchase Date.
(b) The Purchaser shall have received a duly executed and completed Loan Asset Assignment along with a Schedule I that is true, complete and correct as of the related Cut-Off Date.
(c) The Transferor shall have delivered to the Collateral Custodian on behalf of the Purchaser and any assignee thereof each item required to be contained in the Required Loan Documents and the Loan Asset Checklist of any of the Loan Assets or Related Assets related thereto being acquired by the Purchaser not later than the related Purchase Date.
(d) The Transferor shall have taken all steps necessary under all Applicable Law in order to Sell to the Purchaser the Sale Portfolio being Purchased on such Purchase Date and, upon the Sale of such Sale Portfolio from the Transferor to the Purchaser pursuant to the terms hereof (or, in the case of each Loan Asset conveyed via a Participation, the date of Elevation), the Purchaser will have acquired good and marketable title to and a valid and perfected ownership interest in such Sale Portfolio, as lender of record of each Loan Asset included in such Sale Portfolio, free and clear of any Lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance (other than Permitted Liens). The Transferor shall have caused to be made, taken or performed all filings (including without limitation UCC filings) required to be made by any Person and all actions required to be taken or performed by any Person in any jurisdiction to give the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a first priority perfected security interest in such Eligible Loan Assets and the Related Assets related thereto (subject only to Permitted Liens).
(e) The Transferor shall have received a copy of an Approval Notice executed by the Administrative Agent evidencing the approval of the Administrative Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion of the Sale to the Purchaser of the Eligible Loan Assets identified on (i) Schedule I to the applicable Loan Asset Assignment on the applicable Purchase Date and (ii) in the case of each Loan Asset conveyed via a Participation, on Schedule I hereto as of the Closing Date.
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ARTICLE IV.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 4.1. Representations and Warranties of the Transferor. The Transferor makes the following representations and warranties, on which the Purchaser relies in acquiring the Sale Portfolio Purchased hereunder and each of the Secured Parties relies upon in entering into the Loan and Servicing Agreement. As of each Purchase Date (unless a specific date is specified below):
(a) Organization and Good Standing. The Transferor has been duly organized and is validly existing as a statutory trust in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with all requisite statutory trust power and authority necessary to own or lease its properties and to conduct its business as such business is presently conducted and to enter into and perform its obligations pursuant to this Agreement, and had at all relevant times, and now has, all necessary power, authority and legal right to acquire and own the Sale Portfolio and to Sell such Sale Portfolio to the Purchaser hereunder.
(b) Due Qualification. The Transferor is duly qualified to do business as a statutory trust, and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in all jurisdictions in which the ownership or lease of its property and/or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, licenses or approvals, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Power and Authority; Due Authorization; Execution and Delivery. The Transferor (i) has all necessary power, authority and legal right to (A) execute and deliver this Agreement, each Loan Asset Assignment and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and (B) carry out the terms of this Agreement, each Loan Asset Assignment and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and (ii) has duly authorized by all necessary statutory trust action the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, each Loan Asset Assignment and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and the sale and assignment of an ownership interest in the Sale Portfolio on the terms and conditions herein provided. This Agreement, each Loan Asset Assignment and each other Transaction Document to which the Transferor is a party have been duly executed and delivered by the Transferor.
(d) Valid Conveyance; Binding Obligations. This Agreement, each Loan Asset Assignment and the Transaction Documents to which the Transferor is party have been and, in the case of each Loan Asset Assignment delivered after the Closing Date, will be, duly executed and delivered by the Transferor, and this Agreement, together with the applicable Loan Asset Assignment in each case, shall effect valid Sales of Sale Portfolio, enforceable against the Transferor and creditors of and purchasers from the Transferor, and this Agreement, each Loan Asset Assignment and such Transaction Documents shall constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Transferor enforceable against the Transferor in accordance with its respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by Bankruptcy Laws and general principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity).
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(e) No Violation. The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which the Transferor is a party and the fulfillment of the terms hereof and thereof will not in any material respect (i) conflict with, result in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under, the Transferors Constituent Documents or any contractual obligation of the Transferor, (ii) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any of the Transferors properties pursuant to the terms of any contractual obligation, other than this Agreement, the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and Permitted Liens, or (iii) violate any Applicable Law.
(f) No Proceedings. There is no litigation, proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Transferor, threatened against the Transferor, before any Governmental Authority (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement, any Loan Asset Assignment or any other Transaction Document to which the Transferor is a party, (ii) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any Loan Asset Assignment or any other Transaction Document to which the Transferor is a part or (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(g) All Consents Required. All approvals, authorizations, consents, orders, licenses or other actions of any Person or of any Governmental Authority (if any) required for the due execution, delivery and performance by the Transferor of this Agreement and any other Transaction Document to which the Transferor is a party, including, without limitation, for the transfer of the Collateral to the Purchaser, have been obtained, other than such as have been met or obtained and are in full force and effect except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(h) State of Organization, Etc. Except as permitted hereunder, the Transferors legal name is as set forth in this Agreement. Except as permitted hereunder, the Transferor has not changed its name since its formation; does not have tradenames, fictitious names, assumed names or doing business as names. The chief executive office of the Transferor (and the location of the Transferors Records regarding the Sale Portfolio (other than those delivered to the Collateral Custodian)) is at the address of the Transferor set forth in Section 10.4 (or at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties hereto). The Transferors only jurisdiction of formation is Delaware, and, except as permitted hereunder, the Transferor has not changed its jurisdiction of incorporation.
(i) Solvency. The Transferor is not the subject of any Bankruptcy Proceedings or Bankruptcy Event. The transactions under this Agreement and any other Transaction Document to which the Transferor is a party do not and will not render the Transferor not Solvent.
(j) Selection Procedures; Origination of Loan Assets. In selecting the Loan Assets to be transferred to the Purchaser pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, no selection procedures were employed which are intended to be adverse to the interests of the Purchaser (or any of its assignees, including any Secured Party). Such Loan Assets originated by the Transferor were originated in all material respects pursuant to and in accordance with the Transferors policies and procedures.
(k) Compliance with Applicable Law. The Transferor has complied in all material respects with all Applicable Law to which it may be subject, is not in violation of any order of any Governmental Authority or other board or tribunal, and no item of Sale Portfolio contravenes any Applicable Law, in each case, in any material respect.
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(l) Taxes. The Transferor has filed or caused to be filed on a timely basis all income and other material tax returns that are required to be filed by it (subject to any extensions to file properly obtained by the same) and is not liable for Taxes payable by any other Person. The Transferor has paid or made adequate provisions for the payment of all Taxes and all assessments made against it or any of its property (other than any amount of tax the validity of which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in accordance with GAAP have been provided on the books of the Transferor), and no Tax lien (other than a Permitted Lien) has been filed and no claim is being asserted, with respect to any such Tax, assessment or other charge. Any Taxes due and payable by the Transferor in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby have been paid or shall have been paid if and when due.
(m) Exchange Act Compliance; Regulations T, U and X. None of the transactions contemplated herein or in the other Transaction Documents (including the use of the Proceeds from the sale of Collateral) will violate or result in a violation of Section 7 of the Exchange Act, or any regulations issued pursuant thereto, including, Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 12 C.F.R., Chapter II.
(n) Loan Asset Assignments. Each Loan Asset Assignment is true, complete and correct.
(o) No Liens, Etc. The Sale Portfolio to be acquired by Purchaser hereunder is owned by the Transferor free and clear of any Lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance (subject only to Permitted Liens), and the Transferor has the full right, corporate power and lawful authority to Sell the same and interests therein and, upon the Sale thereof hereunder (or, in the case of each Loan Asset conveyed via a Participation, on the date of Elevation), the Purchaser will have acquired good and marketable title to and a valid and perfected ownership interest in such Sale Portfolio, free and clear of any Lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance (subject only to Permitted Liens). No effective UCC financing statement reflecting the Transferor or the Transferors predecessor in interest, as a Debtor, or other instrument similar in effect covering all or any part of any Sale Portfolio Purchased hereunder is on file in any recording office, except such as may have been filed in favor of the Collateral Agent as Secured Party or Assignee, in each case, for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to the Loan and Servicing Agreement and any financing statements that have been terminated and/or fully and validly assigned to the Collateral Agent on or before the related Purchase Date.
(p) Information True and Correct. All information heretofore furnished by or on behalf of the Transferor in writing to the Purchaser or any assignee thereof in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby is true, complete and correct in all material respects as of the date provided; provided that, solely with respect to written or electronic factual information which was provided from an Obligor with respect to a Loan Asset, such information need only be accurate, true and correct to the knowledge of the Transferor.
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(q) Investment Company Act. The Transferor is not required to register as an Investment Company under the provisions of the 1940 Act.
(r) Intent of the Transferor. The Transferor has not sold, contributed, transferred, assigned or otherwise conveyed any interest in any Sale Portfolio to the Purchaser with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of the Transferors creditors.
(s) Value Given. The Transferor has received fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value from the Purchaser in exchange for the Sale of the Loan Assets (or any number of them) to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement. No such transfer has been made for or on account of an antecedent debt owed by the Purchaser to the Transferor and no such transfer is or may be voidable or subject to avoidance under any section of the Bankruptcy Code.
(t) Accounting. The Transferor will not account for or treat (whether in financial statements or otherwise) the transactions contemplated hereby in any manner other than as a sale of the Sale Portfolio by the Transferor to the Purchaser.
(u) Broker-Dealers. The Transferor is not a broker/dealer or subject to the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970, as amended.
(v) Special Purpose Entity. The Purchaser is an entity with assets and liabilities separate and distinct from those of the Transferor and any Affiliates thereof, and the Transferor hereby acknowledges that the Administrative Agent, the Lender, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian and the other Secured Parties are entering into the transactions contemplated by the Loan and Servicing Agreement in reliance upon the Purchasers identity as a legal entity that is separate from the Transferor and from each other Affiliate of the Transferor. Therefore, from and after the date of execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Transferor shall take all steps, including, without limitation, all steps that the Administrative Agent, the Lender and the Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably request, to maintain the Purchasers identity as a separate legal entity and to make it manifest to third parties that the Purchaser is an entity with assets and liabilities distinct from those of the Transferor and each other Affiliate thereof and not just a division of the Transferor or any such other Affiliate. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and in addition to the other covenants set forth herein, the Transferor shall take all steps to ensure that the Purchaser has not and will not take, refrain from taking, or fail to take (as applicable) any action described in Section 4 of the Borrower LLC Agreement and Sections 5.01(a), 5.01(b), 5.02(a) and 5.02(b) of the Loan and Servicing Agreement.
(w) Purchase and Sale Agreement. This Agreement, the Master Participation Agreement and the Loan Asset Assignments (including any assignment or novation instruments and other documents evidencing the assignment or novation of each Loan Asset in accordance with the related Underlying Instrument) contemplated herein are the only agreements or arrangements pursuant to which the Transferor Sells the Sale Portfolio Sold by it to the Purchaser.
(x) Security Interest.
(i) This Agreement creates a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the applicable UCC) in the Sale Portfolio in favor of the Purchaser, which security interest is prior to all other Liens (except for Permitted Liens), and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from the Transferor;
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(ii) the Loan Assets, along with the related Loan Files, are comprised of instruments, security entitlements, general intangibles, accounts, certificated securities, uncertificated securities, securities accounts, deposit accounts, supporting obligations or insurance (each as defined in the applicable UCC) and/or such other category of collateral under the applicable UCC as to which the Transferor has complied with its obligations under this Section 4.1(x);
(iii) the Transferor owns and has good and marketable title to (or with respect to assets securing any Loan Assets, a valid security interest in) the Sale Portfolio Sold by it to the Purchaser hereunder on such Purchase Date, free and clear of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) of any Person;
(iv) the Transferor has received all consents and approvals required by the terms of any Loan Asset, to the Sale thereof and the granting of a security interest in the Loan Assets hereunder to the Purchaser;
(v) the Transferor has caused the filing of all appropriate UCC financing statements in the proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under Applicable Law in order to perfect the security interest in the Sale Portfolio and that portion of the Loan Assets in which a security interest may be perfected by filing granted to the Purchaser under this Agreement;
(vi) other than as expressly permitted by the terms of this Agreement and the Loan and Servicing Agreement and the security interest granted to the Purchaser and the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, the Transferor has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security interest in or otherwise conveyed any of the Sale Portfolio. The Transferor has not authorized the filing of and is not aware of any financing statements against the Transferor that include a description of collateral covering the Sale Portfolio other than any financing statement (A) relating to the security interest granted to the Purchaser under this Agreement, or (B) that has been terminated and/or fully and validly assigned to the Collateral Agent on or prior to the Purchase Date. The Transferor is not aware of the filing of any judgment or Tax lien filings against the Transferor;
(vii) all original executed copies of each underlying promissory note that constitute or evidence each Loan Asset have been, or subject to the delivery requirements contained herein, will be delivered to the Collateral Custodian;
(viii) other than in the case of Noteless Loans, the Transferor has received, or subject to the delivery requirements herein will receive, a written acknowledgment from the Collateral Custodian that the Collateral Custodian, as the bailee of the Collateral Agent, is holding the underlying promissory notes that constitute or evidence the Loan Assets solely on behalf of and for the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties; provided that the acknowledgment of the Collateral Custodian set forth in Section 11.11 of the Loan and Servicing Agreement may serve as such acknowledgment;
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(ix) none of the underlying promissory notes (if any) that constitute or evidence the Loan Assets has any marks or notations indicating that they have been pledged, assigned or otherwise conveyed to any Person other than the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties;
(x) with respect to any Sale Portfolio that constitutes a certificated security, such certificated security has been delivered to the Collateral Custodian, on behalf of the Secured Parties and, if in registered form, has been specially Indorsed to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, or in blank by an effective Indorsement or has been registered in the name of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, upon original issue or registration of transfer by the Purchaser of such certificated security; and
(xi) with respect to any Sale Portfolio that constitutes an uncertificated security, that the Transferor shall cause the issuer of such uncertificated security to register the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, as the registered owner of such uncertificated security.
(y) Credit Policy. The Transferor has complied in all material respects with its policies and procedures with respect to all of the Sale Portfolio.
(z) Instructions to Obligors. The Collection Account is the only account to which Obligors, agent banks or administrative agents on the Loan Assets have been instructed by the Transferor on the Purchasers behalf to send Principal Collections and Interest Collections on the Sale Portfolio.
(aa) Collections. The Transferor acknowledges that it has been instructed by the Purchaser to deposit into the Collection Account the Repurchase Price relating to any Loan Asset required to be repurchased hereunder. The Transferor acknowledges that all Available Collections received by it or its Affiliates with respect to the Sale Portfolio Purchased by the Purchaser pursuant to the terms of this Agreement are held and shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser until deposited into the Collection Account as required by the Loan and Servicing Agreement.
(bb) Set-Off, Etc. No Eligible Loan Asset in the Sale Portfolio has been compromised, adjusted, extended, satisfied, subordinated, rescinded, set-off or modified by the Transferor or the Obligor thereof, and no Eligible Loan Asset in the Sale Portfolio is subject to compromise, adjustment, extension, satisfaction, subordination, rescission, set-off, counterclaim, defense, abatement, suspension, deferment, deduction, reduction, termination or modification, whether arising out of transactions concerning the Sale Portfolio or otherwise, by the Transferor or the Obligor with respect thereto, except, in each case, for amendments, extensions and modifications, if any, to such Sale Portfolio otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 6.04(a) of the Loan and Servicing Agreement and in accordance with the Servicing Standard or amendments, extensions and modifications that are included in the Loan File.
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(cc) Full Payment. As of the applicable Purchase Date thereof, the Transferor has no knowledge of any fact which should lead it to expect that any Sale Portfolio will not be paid in full.
(dd) Ownership of the Purchaser. The Transferor owns directly 100% of the Equity Interests of the Purchaser, free and clear of any Lien. Such Equity Interests are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, and there are no options, warrants or other rights to acquire Equity Interests of the Purchaser.
(ee) [Reserved].
(ff) Anti-Terrorism; OFAC; Anti-Corruption.
(i) None of the Transferor nor any of its Affiliates, nor to the knowledge of the Transferor, any Obligor (A) is Person whose property or interest in property is blocked or subject to blocking pursuant to Section 1 of Executive Order 13224 of September 23, 2001 Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (66 Fed. Reg. 49079 (2001)), (B) engages in any dealings or transactions prohibited by Section 2 of such executive order, or is otherwise associated with any such Person in any manner violative of Section 2 of such executive order, or (C) is a Person (1) designated on OFACs list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons or otherwise the subject of any Sanctions or (2) in violation of the limitations or prohibitions under any other Sanctions.
(ii) None of the Transferor nor any of its Affiliates (x) is a Politically Exposed Person, immediate family member of a Politically Exposed Person or close associate of a Politically Exposed Person; or (y) a foreign shell bank. For purposes of the foregoing, foreign shell bank means a bank that does not maintain a physical presence in any country and is not subject to inspection by a banking authority.
(iii) No part of the proceeds of the Purchase Price will be used by the Transferor or any of its Affiliates, or permitted to be used by any other Person (in each case, directly or knowingly indirectly), (x) 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 applicable anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws, including the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; (y) to fund or facilitate any money laundering or terrorist financing activities or business, or in any other manner that would cause or result in violation of applicable Anti-Money Laundering Laws; or (z) to fund any activities or business of or with any Person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is, or whose government is, the target of Sanctions, or the subject of comprehensive Sanctions, or in any other manner that would result in a violation by any Person of any Sanctions.
(iv) The Transferor acknowledges by executing this Agreement that the Lenders (or the Administrative Agent on their behalf) have notified the Transferor that, pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, each Lender is required to obtain, verify and record such information as may be necessary to identify the Transferor or any Person owning twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the direct or indirect Equity Interests of the Transferor (including the name and address of such Person) in accordance with the Patriot Act.
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(gg) Transferor Termination Event. No event has occurred which constitutes a Transferor Termination Event and no event has occurred and is continuing which with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both would constitute a Transferor Termination Event (other than any Transferor Termination Event which has previously been disclosed to the Administrative Agent as such).
(hh) Opinion. The statements of fact in the section heading Assumptions in the non-consolidation and true sale opinion (the Non-Consolidation/True Sale Opinion) of Dechert LLP, dated as of the date hereof are true, complete and correct.
(ii) Accuracy of Representations and Warranties. Each representation or warranty by the Transferor contained herein, in any Transaction Document or in any certificate or other document furnished by the Transferor to the Purchaser or the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto or in connection herewith is true and correct in all material respects (or, in the case of any representation and warranty that is already qualified by materiality, subject to the materiality standard set forth therein) and, in the case of any representation or warranty that is made as of a specific date, as of such date.
(jj) Representations and Warranties for Benefit of the Purchasers Assignees. The Transferor hereby makes each representation and warranty contained in this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents to which it is a party and that have been executed and delivered on or prior to such Purchase Date (or, in the case of any representation or warranty that is made as of a specific date, as of such date) to, and for the benefit of the Purchaser (and its assignees), the Administrative Agent, the Lender, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian and the other Secured Parties as if the same were set forth in full herein.
It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties provided in this Section 4.1 shall survive (x) the Sale of the Sale Portfolio to the Purchaser and (y) the grant of a Lien in, to and under the Sale Portfolio pursuant to the Loan and Servicing Agreement by the Purchaser. Upon discovery by the Transferor or the Purchaser of a breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice thereof to the other and to the Administrative Agent immediately upon obtaining knowledge of such breach.
Section 4.2. Representations and Warranties of the Transferor Relating to the Agreement and the Sale Portfolio. The Transferor makes the following representations and warranties, on which the Purchaser relies in acquiring the Sale Portfolio Purchased hereunder and each of the Secured Parties relies upon in entering into the Loan and Servicing Agreement. As of each Purchase Date (and as to any Loan Assets, only with respect to the Loan Assets being purchased on such Purchase Date), the Transferor represents and warrants to the Purchaser for the benefit of the Purchaser and each of its successors and assigns that:
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(a) Binding Obligation, Valid Transfer and Security Interest. This Agreement, together with the Loan Asset Assignments, constitutes a valid transfer to the Purchaser of all right, title and interest in, to and under all of the Sale Portfolio, free and clear of any Lien of any Person claiming through or under the Purchaser or its Affiliates, except for Permitted Liens. If the conveyances contemplated by this Agreement are determined to be a transfer for security, then this Agreement constitutes a grant of a security interest in all Sale Portfolio to the Purchaser which upon the delivery of the Required Loan Documents and the filing of the UCC financing statements shall be a valid and first priority perfected security interest in the Loan Assets forming a part of the Sale Portfolio and in that portion of the Loan Assets in which a security interest may be perfected by any filing of a UCC financing statement subject only to Permitted Liens. Neither the Purchaser nor any Person claiming through or under the Transferor shall have any claim to or interest in the Controlled Accounts; provided that if this Agreement constitutes only a grant of a security interest in such property, then the Purchaser shall have the rights in such property as a debtor for purposes of the UCC.
(b) Eligibility of Sale Portfolio. As of each Purchase Date, (i) Schedule I is an accurate and complete listing of all the Loan Assets contained in the Sale Portfolio as of the related Cut-Off Date and the information contained therein with respect to the identity of such item of Sale Portfolio and the amounts owing thereunder is true and correct as of the related Cut-Off Date and (ii) each item of the Sale Portfolio Purchased by the Purchaser hereunder on the applicable Purchase Date is an Eligible Loan Asset.
(c) No Fraud. With respect to any Loan Asset originated by the Transferor, such Loan Asset was originated without any fraud or misrepresentation by the Transferor or, to the best of the Transferors knowledge, on the part of the Obligor. With respect to any Loan Asset originated by any third party not Affiliated with the Transferor, to the best of the Transferors knowledge, such Loan Asset was originated without any fraud or misrepresentation by any such third party or on the part of the Obligor.
Any inaccurate representation relating to a Loan Asset (including any representation that a Loan Asset is an Eligible Loan Asset) hereunder or under any other Transaction Document shall not result in an Event of Default or a Transferor Termination Event if the Purchaser complies with Section 2.07(b) of the Loan and Servicing Agreement or the Transferor repurchases such Loan Asset in accordance with the terms of ARTICLE VI.
It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties provided in this Section 4.2 shall survive (x) the Sale of the Sale Portfolio to the Purchaser, (y) the grant of a first priority perfected security interest (subject only to Permitted Liens) in, to and under the Sale Portfolio pursuant to the Loan and Servicing Agreement by the Purchaser and (z) the termination of this Agreement and the Loan and Servicing Agreement. Upon discovery by the Transferor or the Purchaser of a breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice thereof to the other and to the Administrative Agent immediately upon obtaining knowledge of such breach.
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Section 4.3. Representations and Warranties of the Purchaser. The Purchaser makes the following representations and warranties, on which the Transferor relies in selling the Sale Portfolio Sold to the Purchaser hereunder and each of the Secured Parties relies upon in entering into the Loan and Servicing Agreement. As of each Purchase Date, the Purchaser represents and warrants to the Transferor for the benefit of the Transferor and each of its successors and assigns (and as to any Loan Assets, only with respect to the Loan Assets being purchased on such Purchase Date) that:
(a) Organization, Good Standing and Due Qualification. The Purchaser is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the power and, except where failure to do so would not cause a Material Adverse Effect, all licenses necessary to own its assets and to transact the business in which it is engaged and, except where failure to do so would not cause a Material Adverse Effect, is duly qualified and in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where the transaction of such business or its ownership of the Loan Assets and the Sale Portfolio requires such qualification.
(b) Power and Authority; Due Authorization; Execution and Delivery. The Purchaser has the power, authority and legal right to make, deliver and perform this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party and all of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party.
(c) All Consents Required. No consent of any other party and no consent, license, approval or authorization of, or registration or declaration with, any Governmental Authority, bureau or agency is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by the Purchaser of this Agreement, any Loan Asset Assignment or any Transaction Document to which it is a party or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any Loan Asset Assignment or any such Transaction Document or the Loan Assets or the transfer of an ownership interest or security interest in such Loan Assets, other than such as have been met or obtained and are in full force and effect and except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) Binding Obligation. This Agreement and each of the Transaction Documents to which the Purchaser is a party constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Purchaser, enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, except as the enforceability hereof may be limited by Bankruptcy Laws and by general principles of equity (whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
(e) No Violation. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, each Loan Asset Assignment, and the other Transaction Documents to which the Purchaser is a party and all other agreements and instruments executed and delivered or to be executed and delivered pursuant hereto or thereto will not (i) create any Lien on the Sale Portfolio other than Permitted Liens, (ii) violate any Applicable Law or the Constituent Documents of the Purchaser or (iii) violate any contract or other agreement to which the Purchaser is a party or by which the Purchaser or any property or assets of the Purchaser may be bound.
(f) Value Given. The Purchaser has given fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value to the Transferor in exchange for the Sale of such Sale Portfolio, which amount the Purchaser hereby agrees is the fair market value of such Sale Portfolio. No such Sale has been made for or on account of an antecedent debt owed by the Purchaser to the Transferor and no such transfer is or may be voidable or subject to avoidance under any section of the Bankruptcy Code.
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(g) No Proceedings. There is no litigation or administrative proceeding or investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Purchaser, threatened against the Purchaser or any properties of the Purchaser, before any Governmental Authority (i) asserting the invalidity of this Agreement, any Loan Asset Assignment or any other Transaction Document to which the Purchaser is a party, (ii) seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, any Loan Asset Assignment or any other Transaction Document to which the Purchaser is a party or (iii) seeking any determination or ruling that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(h) Purchase and Sale Agreement. This Agreement, the Master Participation Agreement, and the Loan Asset Assignments (including any assignment or novation instruments and other documents evidencing the assignment or novation of each Loan Asset in accordance with the related Underlying Instrument) contemplated herein are the only agreements or arrangements pursuant to which the Purchaser Purchases the Sale Portfolio Sold to it by the Transferor.
(i) Investment Company Act. The Purchaser is not required to register as an investment company under the provisions of the 1940 Act.
(j) Compliance with Law. The Purchaser (i) has complied in all material respects with all Applicable Law to which it may be subject and (ii) is not in violation of any order of any Governmental Authority or other board or tribunal. The Purchaser has not received any notice that it is not in compliance in any material respect with any of the requirements of the Applicable Law to which it may be subject. The Purchaser has maintained all records required to be maintained by any applicable Governmental Authority.
(k) Opinions. The statements of fact in the section heading Assumptions in the Non-Consolidation/True Sale Opinion are true, complete and correct.
(l) Receipt of Repurchase Price. The Collection Account is the only account to which the Transferor has been instructed to deposit the Repurchase Price relating to any Loan Asset required to be repurchased hereunder. The Purchaser acknowledges that any funds received by it attributable to the repurchase of any Loan Asset hereunder are held and shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent (or its assignees) until deposited by the Purchaser into the Collection Account as required by the Loan and Servicing Agreement.
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ARTICLE V.
COVENANTS OF THE TRANSFEROR
Section 5.1. Protection of Title of the Purchaser.
(a) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Transferor shall have filed or caused to be filed UCC financing statements, naming the Transferor as debtor/transferor, naming the Purchaser as secured party/buyer, and naming the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as total assignee, and describing the Sale Portfolio to be acquired by the Purchaser, with the office of the Secretary of State of the state of the jurisdiction of organization of the Transferor. From time to time thereafter, the Transferor shall file such UCC financing statements and cause to be filed such continuation statements, all in such manner and in such places as may be required by law (or deemed desirable by the Purchaser or any assignee thereof) to fully perfect, preserve, maintain and protect the ownership interest of the Purchaser under this Agreement and the security interest of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties under the Loan and Servicing Agreement, in the Sale Portfolio acquired by the Purchaser hereunder, as the case may be, and in the proceeds thereof. The Transferor shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, the Transferor and the Administrative Agent file-stamped copies of, or filing receipts for, any document filed as provided above, as soon as available following such filing. The Transferor agrees that it will from time to time, at the expense of the Purchaser, take all actions, that the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in order to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the Purchases hereunder and the security and/or interest granted in the Sale Portfolio, or to enable the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or the Secured Parties to exercise and enforce their rights and remedies hereunder or under any Transaction Document.
(b) On or prior to each Purchase Date hereunder, the Transferor shall take all steps necessary under all Applicable Law in order to Sell to the Purchaser the Sale Portfolio being acquired by the Purchaser on such Purchase Date to the Purchaser so that, upon the Sale of such Sale Portfolio from the Transferor to the Purchaser pursuant to the terms hereof on such Purchase Date, the Purchaser will have acquired good and marketable title to and a valid and perfected ownership interest in such Sale Portfolio, free and clear of any Lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance or restrictions on transferability (subject only to (i) Permitted Liens and (ii) the terms of the Underlying Instruments for such Loan Assets). On or prior to each Purchase Date hereunder, the Transferor shall take all steps required under Applicable Law in order for the Purchaser to grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a first priority perfected security interest (subject only to Permitted Liens) in the Sale Portfolio being Purchased by the Purchaser on such Purchase Date and, from time to time thereafter, the Transferor shall take all such actions as may be required by Applicable Law to fully preserve, maintain and protect the Purchasers ownership interest in, and the Collateral Agents first priority perfected security interest in (subject only to Permitted Liens), the Sale Portfolio which have been acquired by the Purchaser hereunder.
(c) With respect to Participations, from and after the date of Elevation, and otherwise, from and after the related Purchase Date:
(i) the Transferor shall direct any agent or administrative agent for any Loan Asset in the Sale Portfolio originated or acquired by the Transferor to remit all payments and collections with respect to the portion of such Loan Asset that is part of the Sale Portfolio and direct the Obligor or any agent, as applicable, with respect to the portion of such Loan Asset that is part of the Sale Portfolio to remit all such payments and collections directly to the Collection Account;
(ii) the Transferor will not make any change in its instructions to Obligors or any agent, as applicable, regarding payments to be made to the Purchaser or payments to be made to the Collection Account, unless the Purchaser and the Administrative Agent have consented to such change; and
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(iii) the Transferor shall use commercially reasonable efforts ensure that only (x) funds constituting payments and collections relating to Sale Portfolio or other Collateral, (y) funds constituting amounts due to the Purchaser in connection with the repurchase of a Loan Asset required hereunder and (z) any capital contributions made by the Transferor shall be deposited into the Collection Account.
(d) In the event any payments relating to any Sale Portfolio are remitted directly to the Transferor or any Affiliate of the Transferor, the Transferor will remit (or will cause all such payments to be remitted) directly to the Collection Account within two (2) Business Days after the Transferor has knowledge that such Available Collections were received, and, at all times prior to such remittance, the Transferor will itself hold or, if applicable, will cause such payments to be held in trust for the exclusive benefit of the Purchaser and its assignees. Until so deposited, all such Interest Collections, all such Principal Collections and any amounts required to be paid to the Purchaser in connection with a repurchase of a Loan Asset hereunder shall be held in trust for the Purchaser or its assignees by the Transferor.
(e) At any time after the occurrence or declaration of the Facility Maturity Date, the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent may direct the Transferor to notify the Obligors or agents, as applicable, at Transferors expense, of the Purchasers (or its assigns) or the Secured Parties interest in the Sale Portfolio under this Agreement and may direct that payments of all amounts due or that become due under any or all of the Sale Portfolio be made directly to the Purchaser (or its assigns), the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent.
(f) The Transferor shall, not earlier than six (6) months and not later than three (3) months prior to the fifth (5th) anniversary of the date of filing of the UCC financing statement referred to in Section 3.1 or any other UCC financing statement filed pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with any Purchase hereunder, unless the Collection Date shall have occurred file or cause to be filed an appropriate continuation statement with respect to such UCC financing statement.
(g) The Transferor shall not (x) change its name, move the location of its principal place of business and chief executive office, change the offices where it keeps records concerning the Sale Portfolio, from the address set forth under its name in Section 10.4, or change the jurisdiction of its formation, unless the Transferor shall have given at least five (5) days prior written notice thereof to the Administrative Agent or (y) subject to Section 2.14 of the Loan and Servicing Agreement, move, or consent to the Collateral Custodian moving, the Required Loan Documents and Loan Files from the location thereof on the initial Advance Date (or relevant date of delivery), unless the Administrative Agent shall consent of such change or move in writing and the Transferor shall have provided the Administrative Agent with such Opinions of Counsel and other documents and instruments as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in connection therewith and have taken all actions required under the UCC of each relevant jurisdiction in order to continue the first priority perfected security interest of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the Sale Portfolio (subject only to Permitted Liens).
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(h) The Transferor shall at all times maintain each office from which it services Sale Portfolio and its principal executive office within the United States of America.
(i) The Transferor shall on or prior to the Initial Purchase Date mark its master data processing records and other books and records relating to the Sale Portfolio, including without limitation the Records, so that, from and after the time of Sale under this Agreement of Sale Portfolio to the Purchaser and the grant of a security interest in such Sale Portfolio by the Purchaser to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties under the Loan and Servicing Agreement, the Transferors master data processing records (including archives) and other books and records that refer to such Sale Portfolio shall indicate clearly that such Sale Portfolio has been Purchased by the Purchaser hereunder and that a security interest therein has been granted by the Purchaser to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, under the Loan and Servicing Agreement.
(j) If the Transferor fails to perform any of its obligations hereunder, the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent may (but shall not be required to) perform, or cause performance of, such obligation; and the Purchasers, the Collateral Agents or the Administrative Agents costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by the Transferor as provided in Section 9.1. The Transferor irrevocably authorizes each of the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent at any time and from time to time at the Purchasers, the Collateral Agents or the Administrative Agents sole discretion and appoints each of the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent as its attorney-in-fact pursuant to a power of attorney substantially in the form of Exhibit B (to be delivered simultaneously with this Agreement) to act on behalf of the Transferor (i) to file UCC financing statements on behalf of the Transferor, as debtor, necessary or desirable in the Purchasers, the Collateral Agents or the Administrative Agents sole discretion to perfect and to maintain the perfection and priority of the interest of the Purchaser or the Collateral Agent in the Sale Portfolio and (ii) to file a carbon, photographic or other reproduction of this Agreement or any UCC financing statement with respect to the Sale Portfolio as a UCC financing statement in such offices as the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent in their sole discretion deem necessary or desirable to perfect and to maintain the perfection and priority of the interests of the Purchaser or the Collateral Agent in the Sale Portfolio. This appointment is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable.
Section 5.2. Affirmative Covenants of the Transferor.
From the Closing Date until the Collection Date:
(a) Compliance with Law. The Transferor will comply in all material respects with all Applicable Law, including those applicable to the Transferor as a result of its interest in the Sale Portfolio or any part thereof.
(b) Preservation of Company Existence. The Transferor will preserve and maintain its existence, rights, franchises and privileges in the jurisdiction of its formation, and qualify and remain qualified in good standing in each jurisdiction where the failure to preserve and maintain such existence, rights, franchises, privileges and qualification could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(c) Obligations and Compliance with Sale Portfolio. The Transferor will, at its expense, duly fulfill and comply in all material respects with all obligations on its part to be fulfilled or complied with under the Transaction Documents. It is understood and agreed that the Transferor does not hereby assume any obligations of the Purchaser in respect of any Advances or assume any responsibility for the performance by the Purchaser of any of its obligations hereunder or under any of the Transaction Documents or under any other agreement executed in connection herewith.
(d) Keeping of Records and Books of Account. The Transferor will maintain and implement administrative and operating procedures (including, without limitation, an ability to recreate records evidencing the Sale Portfolio, including without limitation the Records, in the event of the destruction of the originals thereof), and keep and maintain all documents, books, records and other information reasonably necessary or advisable for the collection of all Sale Portfolio and the identification of the Sale Portfolio, including without limitation the Records.
(e) Separate Identity. The Transferor acknowledges that the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, the Lenders and the other Secured Parties are entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Loan and Servicing Agreement and the other Transaction Documents in reliance upon the Purchasers identity as a legal entity that is separate from the Transferor and each other Affiliate of the Transferor. Therefore, from and after the date of execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Transferor will take all reasonable steps including, without limitation, all steps that the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders or the other Secured Parties may from time to time reasonably request to maintain the Purchasers identity as a legal entity that is separate from the Transferor and each other Affiliate of the Transferor and to make it manifest to third parties that the Purchaser is an entity with assets and liabilities distinct from those of the Transferor and each other Affiliate thereof and not just a division of the Transferor or any such other Affiliate. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and in addition to the other covenants set forth herein, the Transferor agrees that:
(i) the Transferor will take all other actions necessary on its part to ensure that the Purchaser is at all times in compliance with the criteria and the restrictions set forth in Section 4 of the Borrower LLC Agreement and Sections 5.01(a), 5.01(b), 5.02(a) and 5.02(b) of the Loan and Servicing Agreement;
(ii) the Transferor shall maintain its financial records and books of account separate from those of the Purchaser;
(iii) the annual financial statements of the Transferor shall disclose the effects of the Transferors transactions in accordance with GAAP and the Transferor and the Purchaser shall maintain separate financial statements, except to the extent that the Purchasers financial and operating results are consolidated under GAAP with those of the Transferor in consolidated financial statements; provided that appropriate notation shall be made on such consolidated financial statements to indicate the separateness of the Purchaser from the Transferor and to indicate that the Purchasers assets and credit are not available to satisfy the debts and other obligations of the Transferor or any other Person;
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(iv) the resolutions, agreements and other instruments underlying the transactions described in this Agreement shall be continuously maintained by the Transferor as official records;
(v) the Transferor shall maintain an arms-length relationship with the Purchaser and will not hold itself out as being liable for the debts of the Purchaser;
(vi) the Transferor shall keep its assets and its liabilities wholly separate from those of the Purchaser;
(vii) the Transferor will avoid the appearance, and promptly correct any known misperception of any of the Transferors creditors, that the assets of the Purchaser are available to pay the obligations and debts of the Transferor; and
(viii) to the extent that the Transferor services the Loan Assets and performs other services on the Purchasers behalf, the Transferor will clearly identify itself as an agent of the Purchaser in the performance of such duties.
(f) Taxes. The Transferor will file or cause to be filed its Tax returns and pay any and all Taxes imposed on it or its property as required by the Transaction Documents (except as contemplated in Section 4.1(l)).
(g) Cooperation with Requests for Information or Documents. The Transferor will cooperate fully with all reasonable requests of the Purchaser and its assigns regarding the provision of any information or documents, necessary or desirable, including the provision of such information or documents in electronic or machine-readable format, to allow each of the Purchaser and its assignees to carry out their responsibilities under the Transaction Documents.
(h) Payment, Performance and Discharge of Obligations. The Transferor will pay, perform and discharge all of its obligations and liabilities, including, without limitation, all Taxes, assessments and governmental charges upon its income and properties, when due, unless and only to the extent that such obligations, liabilities, Taxes, assessments and governmental charges shall be contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings and that, to the extent required by GAAP, proper and adequate book reserves relating thereto are established by the Transferor or to the extent that the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(i) Notices. The Transferor will furnish to the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent:
(i) Notice of Income Tax Liability. The Transferor shall provide telephonic or e-mail notice within ten (10) Business Days of the receipt of revenue agent reports or other written proposals, determinations or assessments of the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority which propose, determine or otherwise set forth (i) positive adjustments to the Tax liability of the Transferor or any affiliated group (of which the Transferor is a member) in an amount equal to or greater than $5,000,000 in the aggregate, (ii) positive adjustments to the Tax liability of the Borrower itself in an amount equal to or greater than $500,000 in the aggregate, or (iii) a challenge to the status of the Borrower as a disregarded entity for U.S. federal (or applicable state or local) income tax purposes. Any such notice shall specify the nature of the items giving rise to such adjustments and the amounts thereof;
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(ii) Notice of Breaches of Representations and Covenants. The Transferor shall provide promptly, upon receipt of notice or discovery thereof, notice to the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent (i) if any representation or warranty set forth in Section 4.1 or Section 4.2 was incorrect at the time it was given or deemed to have been given or (ii) of the breach of any covenant under Section 5.1, Section 5.2 or Section 5.3 and at the same time deliver to the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent a written notice setting forth in reasonable detail the nature of such facts and circumstances. In particular, but without limiting the foregoing, the Transferor shall notify the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent in the manner set forth in the preceding sentence before any Purchase Date of any facts or circumstances within the knowledge of the Transferor which would render any of the said representations and warranties untrue at the date when such representations and warranties were made or deemed to have been made;
(iii) [Reserved].
(iv) Notice of Proceedings. The Transferor shall provide, promptly after the Transferor receives notice or obtains knowledge thereof, notice of any settlement of, material judgment (including a material judgment with respect to the liability phase of a bifurcated trial) in or commencement of any material labor controversy, material litigation, material action, material suit or material proceeding before any court or governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, affecting the Sale Portfolio, the Transaction Documents, the Collateral Agents, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, security interest in the Sale Portfolio, or the Purchaser or the Transferor or any of their Affiliates. For purposes of this Section 5.2(i), (A) any settlement, judgment, labor controversy, litigation, action, suit or proceeding affecting the Sale Portfolio, the Transaction Documents, the Collateral Agents, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, interest in the Sale Portfolio, or the Purchaser in excess of $1,000,000 shall be deemed to be material and (B) any settlement, judgment, labor controversy, litigation, action, suit or proceeding affecting the Transferor or any of their Affiliates (other than the Purchaser) in excess of $10,000,000 shall be deemed to be material;
(v) Notice of Material Events. The Transferor shall promptly, upon becoming aware thereof, provide notice of any event or other circumstance that is reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(vi) Notice of Event of Default. The Transferor shall provide, within three (3) Business Days, written notice of the occurrence of each Event of Default of which the Transferor has knowledge or has received notice, other than notice received from the Administrative Agent. In addition, no later than three (3) Business Days following the Transferors knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Event of Default, the Transferor will provide to the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent a written statement of a Responsible Officer of the Transferor setting forth the details of such event and the action that the Transferor proposes to take with respect thereto; and
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(vii) Notice of Transferor Termination Event and Transferor Purchase Event. The Transferor will provide prompt written notice to the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent of the occurrence of each Transferor Termination Event and each Transferor Purchase Event of which a Responsible Officer of the Transferor has knowledge or has received notice.
(j) Other. The Transferor will furnish to the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent promptly, from time to time and subject to any applicable confidentiality requirement under law or contract such other information, documents, records or reports respecting the Sale Portfolio, including without limitation the Records, or the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of the Transferor as the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request in order to protect the interests of the Purchaser, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent or Secured Parties under or as contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents.
(k) Costs and Expenses. The Transferor shall pay all of its reasonable, documented costs and disbursements in connection with the performance of its obligations hereunder.
(l) Compliance with Legal Opinions. The Transferor shall take all actions necessary to maintain the accuracy of the factual assumptions set forth in the legal opinions of Dechert LLP, as special counsel to the Transferor, issued in connection with the Transaction Documents and relating to the issues of substantive consolidation and true sale of the Loan Assets; provided that this clause (l) shall not be construed to require the Transferor to make any capital contributions to the Purchaser for purposes of maintaining the solvency of the Purchaser.
(m) Copies of Other Information. The Transferor will deliver to the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent promptly, from time to time, such other information, documents, Records or reports respecting the Sale Portfolio or the conditions or operations, financial or otherwise, of the Transferor (including, without limitation, reports and notices relating to the Transferors actions under and compliance with ERISA and the 1940 Act) in each case in its possession and/or reasonably attainable without undue burden or expense as the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request in order to perform their obligations hereunder or under any other Transaction Document or to protect the interests of the Purchaser under or as contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, subject in all cases to any applicable confidentiality requirement under law or contract.
(n) Disregarded Entity. The Transferor shall cause the Purchaser to be disregarded as an entity separate from its owner pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3(b) and shall cause that neither the Purchaser nor any other Person on its behalf shall make an election to be treated as other than an entity disregarded from its owner under Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3(c).
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Section 5.3. Negative Covenants of the Transferor.
From the Closing Date until the Collection Date:
(a) Sale Portfolio Not to be Evidenced by Instruments. The Transferor will take no action to cause any Sale Portfolio that is not, as of the related Purchase Date, as the case may be, evidenced by an instrument, to be so evidenced except in connection with the enforcement or collection of such Sale Portfolio.
(b) Security Interests. Except as otherwise permitted herein and in the Loan and Servicing Agreement from and after the Purchase Date with respect thereto, the Transferor will not sell, pledge, assign or transfer to any other Person, or grant, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien (except for Permitted Liens) on any Sale Portfolio Sold by the Transferor to the Purchaser hereunder, whether now existing or hereafter transferred hereunder, or any interest, therein, and the Transferor will not sell, transfer, pledge, assign or suffer to exist any Lien (except for Permitted Liens) on its interest in the Sale Portfolio Sold by the Transferor to the Purchaser hereunder. The Transferor will promptly notify the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent of the existence of any Lien on any Sale Portfolio and the Transferor shall defend the right, title and interest of the Purchaser and the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in, to and under the Sale Portfolio against all claims of third parties; provided that nothing in this Section 5.3(b) shall prevent or be deemed to prohibit the Transferor from suffering to exist Permitted Liens upon any of the Sale Portfolio.
(c) Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, Etc. The Transferor will not consolidate with or merge into any other Person or convey or transfer its properties and assets substantially as an entirety to any Person, unless the Transferor is the surviving entity and unless:
(i) the Transferor has delivered to the Administrative Agent an Officers Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel (which may rely on an Officers Certificate as to factual matters) each stating that any such consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer and any supplemental agreement executed in connection therewith comply with this Section 5.3 and that all conditions precedent herein provided for relating to such transaction have been complied with and, in the case of the Opinion of Counsel, that such supplemental agreement is legal, valid and binding with respect to the Transferor and such other matters as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request;
(ii) the Transferor shall have delivered notice of such consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer to the Administrative Agent;
(iii) after giving effect thereto, no Event of Default or Transferor Termination Event or event that with notice or lapse of time would constitute either an Event of Default or a Transferor Termination Event shall have occurred; and
(iv) the Administrative Agent shall have consented in writing to such consolidation, merger, conveyance or transfer.
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(d) Transfer of Purchaser Equity Interests. The Transferor shall not transfer, pledge, participate or otherwise encumber its Equity Interests in the Purchaser without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the delivery of an acceptable (in the Administrative Agents reasonable discretion) non-consolidation opinion.
(e) [Reserved].
(f) Accounting of Purchases. Other than for tax and consolidated accounting purposes, the Transferor will not account for or treat (whether in financial statements or otherwise) the transactions contemplated hereby in any manner other than as a sale of the Loan Assets to the Purchaser.
(g) [Reserved].
(h) Extension or Amendment of Sale Portfolio. The Transferor will not, except as otherwise permitted in Section 6.04(a) of the Loan and Servicing Agreement, extend, amend or otherwise modify, or permit the Purchaser to extend, amend or otherwise modify, the terms of any Sale Portfolio (including the Related Collateral).
(i) Limitation on Financing Activities. The Transferor shall not, directly or indirectly, advance or contribute to the Purchaser any funds pursuant to any financial accommodation. For the avoidance of doubt, this clause (i) shall not prohibit the Transferor from contributing Loan Assets to the Purchaser as contemplated herein or providing cash equity contributions to the Purchaser.
(j) Organizational Documents. The Transferor will not cause or permit the Purchaser to amend, modify or terminate any of the Constituent Documents of the Purchaser in a manner that is adverse to the Lenders without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.
(k) [Reserved].
(l) Instructions to Agents and Obligors. The Transferor will not make any change in its instructions to Obligors (or any agents with respect to the Underlying Instruments) regarding payments to be made with respect to the Sale Portfolio to the Collection Account, unless the Administrative Agent has consented to such change in writing in its sole discretion.
ARTICLE VI.
REPURCHASES AND SUBSTITUTION BY THE TRANSFEROR
Section 6.1. Repurchase of Loan Assets. In the event of the occurrence of a Transferor Purchase Event, the Transferor will within five (5) Business Days following the earlier of knowledge by the Transferor or receipt by the Transferor from the Administrative Agent or the Servicer of written notice thereof of the Transferor Purchase Event, (i) purchase each Loan Asset hereunder which is affected by or related to such Transferor Purchase Event from the Purchaser, and the Transferor shall pay to the Purchaser (by means of a deposit to the Collection Account) the Repurchase Price of such Loan Asset as of the date of the purchase thereof from the Purchaser or (ii) with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion, and subject to the satisfaction of the conditions in Section 6.2, substitute for such Loan Asset, a
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Substitute Eligible Loan Asset. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, in the event that the conditions or events which caused such Transferor Purchase Event are no longer continuing prior to the expiration of the aforementioned five (5) Business Day period, such Loan Asset shall cease to be subject to such Transferor Purchase Event and the requirements set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above shall not apply to such Loan Asset. It is understood and agreed that the obligation of the Transferor to purchase the Loan Assets or substitute a Substitute Eligible Loan Asset for the Loan Assets which are affected by or related to such Transferor Purchase Event is not intended to, and shall not, constitute a guaranty of the collectability or payment of any Loan Asset which is not collected, not paid or uncollectible on account of the insolvency, bankruptcy or financial inability to pay of the related Obligor. Upon deposit in the Collection Account of the Repurchase Price for any Loan Asset purchased by the Transferor, the Purchaser shall, automatically and without further action be deemed to transfer, assign and set over such Loan Asset to the Transferor, without recourse, representation or warranty of any kind, except as to the absence of Liens, charges or encumbrances created by or arising solely as a result of actions of the Purchaser or the Collateral Agent. Such Sale shall be a sale outright, and not for security, of all the right, title and interest of the Purchaser, in, to and under such Loan Asset and all future monies due or to become due with respect thereto, the Related Collateral, all Proceeds of such Loan Asset and Recoveries, all rights to security for such Loan Asset and all Proceeds and products of the foregoing. The Purchaser shall (and shall request the Collateral Agent to), at the sole expense of the Transferor, execute such documents and instruments of transfer as may be prepared by the Transferor and take such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the Transferor in order to effect the transfer of such Loan Asset pursuant to this Section 6.1. Such Sale shall be a sale outright, and not for security.
Section 6.2. Substitution of Loan Assets.
(a) The Transferor shall have the right, but not the obligation, subject to the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Purchaser, in their sole discretion, to substitute one or more Eligible Loan Assets (Substitute Eligible Loan Asset) for a Loan Asset (each such act, a Substitution).
(b) The Substitution shall not occur unless the following conditions are satisfied as of the date of such Substitution:
(i) the Transferor has recommended to the Purchaser and the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Custodian) in writing that the Loan Asset to be replaced should be replaced (each, a Replaced Loan Asset);
(ii) no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Substitution, which constitutes an Event of Default and no event has occurred and is continuing, or would result from such Substitution, which constitutes an Unmatured Event of Default or a Borrowing Base Deficiency; provided that a Borrowing Base Deficiency (and any Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default arising therefrom) shall not impair the right of the Transferor to effect an otherwise permitted substitution, in accordance with Section 2.07 of the Loan and Servicing Agreement, to facilitate a cure of such Borrowing Base Deficiency (and any Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default arising therefrom), so long as immediately after giving effect to such substitution and any other sale or transfer or other actions taken to cure such Borrowing Base Deficiency in accordance with Section 2.06 of the Loan and Servicing Agreement substantially contemporaneous therewith, such Borrowing Base Deficiency shall be cured;
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(iii) each Substitute Eligible Loan Asset is an Eligible Loan Asset on the date of Substitution;
(iv) solely in the case of Substitutions pursuant to this Section 6.2 undertaken because a Transferor Purchase Event has occurred, the sum of the Assigned Value multiplied by the Outstanding Balances of such Substitute Eligible Loan Assets shall be equal or greater than the sum of the then-current Assigned Value of the Replaced Loan Assets multiplied by the Outstanding Balance thereof;
(v) all representations and warranties contained in Section 4.1 and Section 4.2 shall be true, complete and correct in all material respects or, if qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in all respects, as of the date of Substitution (other than any representation and warranty that is made as of a specific date);
(vi) no selection procedures adverse to the interests of the Purchaser, the Administrative Agent, the Lender or the other Secured Parties were utilized by the Transferor in the selection of the Loan Asset to be replaced by the Substitute Eligible Loan Asset;
(vii) after giving effect to such substitution, each of the limitations on sales and substitutions set forth in Section 2.07(e) of the Loan and Servicing Agreement is satisfied (and such substitution pursuant to this Section 6.2(a) shall be deemed to be a sale under Section 2.07(a) of the Loan and Servicing Agreement, without duplication, for purposes of calculating compliance with Section 2.07(e) of the Loan and Servicing Agreement);
(viii) each Loan Asset that is replaced pursuant to the terms of this Section 6.2 shall be substituted only with another Eligible Loan Asset that meets the foregoing conditions; and
(ix) all terms, provisions, representations, warranties and covenants hereunder with respect to Loan Assets that have been Sold by the Transferor to the Purchaser hereunder shall apply equally to Substitute Eligible Loan Assets.
(c) In addition, in connection with such Substitution, the Transferor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Collateral Custodian the related Required Loan Documents as set forth in Section 2.1(g). On the date any such Substitution is completed, the Purchaser shall, automatically and without further action, release and shall transfer to the Transferor, free and clear of any Lien created pursuant to this Agreement, all of the right, title and interest of the Purchaser in, to and under such Replaced Loan Asset, and the Purchaser shall be deemed to represent and warrant that it has the company authority and has taken all necessary company action to accomplish such transfer, but without any other representation and warranty, express or implied.
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Section 6.3. Repurchase Limitations. The Transferor and the Purchaser agree that the Transferor and any Affiliate of the Transferor may repurchase any Sale Portfolio from the Purchaser only in the case of a repurchase or Substitution of any Sale Portfolio pursuant to Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 or in an arms-length transaction for fair market value or in connection with any sale by the Purchaser otherwise permitted under Section 2.07 of the Loan and Servicing Agreement.
ARTICLE VII.
ADDITIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS IN
RESPECT OF THE SALE PORTFOLIO
Section 7.1. Rights of the Purchaser.
(a) The Transferor hereby authorizes the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent, the Lender and/or their respective designees or assignees, after the occurrence and during the continuation of a Transferor Termination Event, to take any and all steps in Transferors name and on behalf of the Transferor that the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and/or their respective designees or assignees determine are reasonably necessary or appropriate to collect all amounts due to the Purchaser under any and all Sale Portfolio and to enforce or protect the Purchasers, the Collateral Agents, the Administrative Agents and the Lenders rights under this Agreement, including endorsing the name of the Transferor on checks and other instruments representing Interest Collections and Principal Collections and enforcing such Sale Portfolio.
(b) Except as set forth in Section 6.1 and Section 6.2 with respect to the repurchase or Substitution of certain Loan Assets, the Purchaser shall have no obligation to account for, replace, substitute or return any Sale Portfolio to the Transferor. The Purchaser shall have no obligation to account for or to return Interest Collections or Principal Collections, or any interest or other finance charge collected pursuant thereto, to the Transferor, irrespective of whether such Interest Collections and Principal Collections and charges are in excess of the Purchase Price for such Sale Portfolio.
(c) The Purchaser shall have the right to further assign, transfer, deliver, hypothecate, subdivide or otherwise deal with the Sale Portfolio and all of the Purchasers right, title and interest in, to and under this Agreement or the Loan and Servicing Agreement.
(d) The Purchaser shall have the sole right to retain any gains or profits created by buying, selling or holding the Sale Portfolio and shall have the sole risk of and responsibility for losses or damages created by such buying, selling or holding.
Section 7.2. Rights With Respect to Loan Files.
At any time when the Servicer is not Apollo Debt Solutions BDC or an Affiliate thereof, has been designated pursuant to Article VI of the Loan and Servicing Agreement, the Transferor shall, at the Purchasers, the Collateral Agents, the Collateral Custodians or the Administrative Agents request, assemble all of the Loan Files which evidence the Sale Portfolio originated by the Transferor, or which are otherwise necessary or desirable to collect such Sale Portfolio, and make the same available to the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian or the Administrative Agent at a place selected by the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, the Administrative Agent or their designee.
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Section 7.3. Notice to Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent.
The Transferor agrees that, concurrently with its delivery to the Purchaser, copies of all notices, reports, documents and other information required to be delivered by the Transferor to the Purchaser hereunder shall be delivered by the Transferor to the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent.
ARTICLE VIII.
TRANSFEROR TERMINATION EVENTS
Section 8.1. Transferor Termination Events.
(a) If any of the following events (each a Transferor Termination Event) shall have occurred:
(i) the Transferor shall fail to pay any amount required to be paid by the Transferor hereunder when due and such failure to pay is not cured within two (2) Business Days after the same becomes due;
(ii) the Transferor shall fail to observe or perform in any material respect (or, in the case of any covenant or agreement that is already qualified by materiality, in all respects) any covenant or agreement applicable to it contained herein (other than as specified in paragraph (i) of this Section 8.1) and such default or breach continues for a period of thirty (30) days after the earlier to occur of (x) receipt of notice thereof by the Transferor and (y) the Transferor obtaining knowledge thereof; it being agreed that the repurchase of any Loan Asset that is not an Eligible Loan Asset in accordance with the terms of ARTICLE VI shall remedy the failure of any covenant related to such Loan Asset being an Eligible Loan Asset; or
(iii) any representation, warranty or certification made by the Transferor in this Agreement or in any statement, record, certificate, financial statement or other document delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made and, in each case, the same continues unremedied for a period of thirty (30) days after the earlier to occur of (x) the date on which written notice of such failure is given to the Transferor or (y) the date on which the Transferor acquires knowledge thereof; or
(iv) a Bankruptcy Event shall occur with respect to the Transferor; or
(v) the occurrence of (A) an Event of Default set forth in Section 7.01 of the Loan and Servicing Agreement (past any applicable notice or cure period provided in the definition thereof) or (B) the Facility Maturity Date; or
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(vi) (A) the rendering of one or more final non-appealable judgments, decrees or orders by a court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction for the payment of money in excess individually or in the aggregate of $25,000,000 against the Transferor, and the Transferor shall not have, within thirty (30) days, either (1) discharged or provided for the discharge of any such judgment, decree or order in accordance with its terms, or (2) perfected a timely appeal of such judgment, decree or order and caused the execution of same to be stayed during the pendency of the appeal; or (B) any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of the Transferor to enforce any such judgment;
then, (A) in the case of any Transferor Termination Event described in paragraph (iv) or (v)(A) above, the obligation of the Purchaser to Purchase Sale Portfolio from the Transferor shall thereupon automatically terminate without further notice of any kind, the receipt of which by the Transferor is hereby waived by the Transferor, (B) in the case of any Transferor Termination Event described in paragraph (v)(B) above, the obligation of the Purchaser to Purchase Sale Portfolio from the Transferor shall thereupon terminate without notice of any kind, which is hereby waived by the Transferor unless both the Purchaser and the Transferor agree in writing that such event shall not trigger an Early Termination (as hereinafter defined) hereunder, and (C) in the case of any other Transferor Termination Event, so long as such Transferor Termination Event shall be continuing, the Purchaser or the Administrative Agent may terminate the Purchasers obligation to Purchase Sale Portfolio from the Transferor by written notice to the Transferor (any termination pursuant to clause (A), (B) or (C) of this ARTICLE VIII is herein called an Early Termination); provided that, (1) in the event that any involuntary petition or proceeding as described in clause (i) of the definition of Bankruptcy Event as defined in the Loan and Servicing Agreement occurs with respect to the Transferor, the Purchaser shall not Purchase Sale Portfolio from the Transferor unless such involuntary petition or proceeding is dismissed, bonded or discharged prior to such Purchase and within sixty (60) days of the filing of such petition or the commencement of such proceeding and (2) a Borrowing Base Deficiency (and any Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default arising therefrom) shall not impair the obligations of the Purchaser to effect an otherwise permitted transfer, in accordance with Section 2.06 of the Loan and Servicing Agreement, to facilitate a cure of such Borrowing Base Deficiency (and any Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default arising therefrom), so long as immediately after giving effect to such transfer and any other sale or transfer or other actions taken to cure such Borrowing Base Deficiency in accordance with Section 2.06 of the Loan and Servicing Agreement substantially contemporaneous therewith, such Borrowing Base Deficiency shall be cured.
Section 8.2. Remedies.
(a) If a Transferor Termination Event has occurred, the Purchaser (and its assignees) shall have, in addition to all other rights and remedies under this Agreement or otherwise, all of the rights and remedies provided to a secured creditor under the UCC of each applicable jurisdiction and other Applicable Law in respect thereto, which rights shall be cumulative, to the extent that the conveyance of the Sale Portfolio by the Transferor to the Purchaser as contemplated hereby is not treated for any purpose as a sale by the Transferor of such Sale Portfolio and instead is deemed to be a pledge of the Sale Portfolio by the Transferor to the Purchaser to secure a debt or other obligation of the Transferor, and the Sale Portfolio is held to continue to be property of the Transferor.
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(b) If, notwithstanding the intent of the parties hereto, the conveyance of the Sale Portfolio is deemed to be a pledge thereof by the Transferor to the Purchaser to secure a debt or other obligation of the Transferor, the Transferor agrees that, upon the occurrence of a Transferor Termination Event, the Purchaser (and during the continuance an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent) shall have the right to:
(i) require the Transferor to, and the Transferor hereby agrees that it will at the Transferors expense and upon request of the Purchaser (or during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent) forthwith, assemble all or any part of the Sale Portfolio as directed by the Purchaser (or during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent) and make the same available at a place to be designated by the Purchaser (or during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent); and
(ii) without notice except as specified below, sell the Sale Portfolio or any part thereof in one or more parcels at a public or private sale, at any of the Purchasers (or during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agents or the Administrative Agents) offices or elsewhere, for cash, or credit or for future delivery, and upon such other terms as the Purchaser (or during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent) may deem commercially reasonable. The Transferor agrees that, to the extent notice of sale shall be required by law, at least ten (10) days notice to the Transferor of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification. The Purchaser, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of Sale Portfolio regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Purchaser, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned.
Section 8.3. Survival of Certain Provisions.
Notwithstanding any provision contained herein to the contrary, the Transferors and the Purchasers representations, covenants and obligations set forth in Articles IV, V, VI, and VII, as applicable, create and constitute the continuing obligation of the parties hereto in accordance with its terms, and shall remain in full force and effect until the Collection Date; provided, that the rights and remedies with respect to any breach of any representation and warranty made or deemed made by the Transferor pursuant to ARTICLE III and ARTICLE IV and the provisions of Section 6.1 and Section 6.2, the rights and obligations under ARTICLE VII, the indemnification provisions of ARTICLE IX and the provisions of Section 5.1, Section 10.1, Section 10.7, Section 10.8, Section 10.9, Section 10.11, Section 10.12, Section 10.13 and Section 10.15 shall be continuing and shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
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ARTICLE IX.
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 9.1. Indemnification by the Transferor.
(a) Except for Taxes (other than Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim) and without limiting any other rights which the Purchaser, any assignee of the Purchaser (including, without limitation, the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties) or any such Persons respective shareholders, officers, employees, agents, or Affiliates (each an Indemnified Party) may have hereunder or under Applicable Law, the Transferor hereby agrees to indemnify any Indemnified Party from and against any and all damages, losses, claims, liabilities and related reasonable and documented costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys fees and disbursements (all of the foregoing, being collectively referred to as, Indemnified Amounts), awarded against or actually incurred by such Indemnified Party arising out of or in connection with any (i) acts or omissions of the Transferor constituting bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Transferor in connection with this Agreement, any transaction contemplated hereby or in connection with any Loan Asset repurchased under ARTICLE VI (including, without limitation, reasonable and documented expenses or fees in respect of such Loan Asset and costs and damages incurred by any Indemnified Party in connection with any violation by such Loan Asset of any Applicable Law), (ii) breach of any representation or warranty under this Agreement by the Transferor or (iii) failure by the Transferor to comply with any term, provision or covenant contained in this Agreement, excluding, however, any such amounts resulting from (x) any gross negligence, bad faith, fraud or willful misconduct on the part of the applicable Indemnified Party as determined in a court of competent jurisdiction by final non-appealable judgment, (y) the uncollectability of any Loan Asset due to the Obligors failure to pay any amounts due under the applicable loan agreement in accordance with its terms or (z) resulting from the performance of the Loan Assets (including without limitation any change in the market value of such Loan Asset) unless such loss resulting from the performance of such Loan Asset is due to the action or inaction of the Transferor arising in connection with any of the items described in sub-clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above in this clause (a). In no case shall the Transferor be responsible for any Indemnified Partys lost revenue or lost profits.
(b) Any Indemnified Amounts shall be paid by the Transferor to the Purchaser, for the benefit of the applicable Indemnified Party, within five (5) Business Days following receipt by the Transferor of the Administrative Agents or the Purchasers written demand therefor (and the Purchaser shall pay such amounts to the applicable Indemnified Party promptly after the receipt by the Purchaser of such amounts).
(c) If for any reason the indemnification provided above in this Section 9.1 is unavailable to the Indemnified Party or is insufficient to hold an Indemnified Party harmless in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities, then the Transferor shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or liabilities in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits received by such Indemnified Party on the one hand and the Transferor on the other hand but also the relative fault of such Indemnified Party as well as any other relevant equitable considerations provided,
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however, that the Transferor shall not be liable for any amount pursuant to this Section 9.1(c) except to the extent such losses, claims, damages or liabilities are the consequence of any acts or omissions of the Transferor arising out of or as a result of this Agreement excluding, however, any such amounts resulting from (x) any gross negligence, bad faith, fraud or willful misconduct on the part of the applicable Indemnified Party as determined in a court of competent jurisdiction by final non-appealable judgment or (y) the uncollectability of any Loan Asset due to the Obligors failure to pay any amounts due under the applicable loan agreement in accordance with its terms.
(d) If the Transferor has made any indemnity payments to the Purchaser, on behalf of an Indemnified Party pursuant to this Section 9.1 and such Indemnified Party thereafter collects any of such amounts from others, such Indemnified Party will promptly repay such amounts collected to the Transferor, without interest.
(e) The obligations of the Transferor under this Section 9.1 shall survive the resignation or removal of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Collateral Agent, the Account Bank or the Collateral Custodian, the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision of this Agreement or any other Transaction Document, any investigation made by or on behalf of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, any Lender, the Purchaser, the Account Bank or the Collateral Custodian and the termination of this Agreement.
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall the Transferor be liable for special, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits), even if the Transferor has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action.
(g) Any indemnification pursuant to this Section 9.1 shall not be payable from the Sale Portfolio.
(h) For the avoidance of doubt, to the extent that the Transferor repurchases or substitutes any Loan Asset pursuant to ARTICLE VI, such repurchase or substitution shall constitute the sole recourse to the Transferor for any breach of the representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.2(a) or Section 4.2(b) in respect of such Loan Asset.
Section 9.2. Assignment of Indemnities.
The Transferor acknowledges that, pursuant to the Loan and Servicing Agreement, the Purchaser shall collaterally assign its rights of indemnity granted hereunder to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties. Upon the enforcement of such collateral assignment, (a) the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall have all rights of the Purchaser hereunder and may in turn collaterally assign such rights, and (b) the obligations of the Transferor under this ARTICLE IX shall inure to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties. The Transferor agrees that, upon the enforcement of such collateral assignment, the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, may enforce directly, without joinder of the Purchaser, the indemnities set forth in this ARTICLE IX.
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ARTICLE X.
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.1. Limitation on Liability. No claim may be made by the Transferor or any other Person against the Lender, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party or their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, attorneys or agents for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages in respect of any claim for breach of contract or any other theory of liability arising out of or related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or any act, omission or event occurring in connection therewith; and the Transferor hereby waives, releases and agrees not to sue upon any claim for any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor.
No claim may be made by the Purchaser, any Lender, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party or any other Person against the Transferor or its Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, attorneys or agents for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages in respect of any claim for breach of contract or any other theory of liability arising out of or related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or any act, omission or event occurring in connection therewith; and the Purchaser, each Lender, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, the Administrative Agent and each other Secured Party hereby waives, releases and agrees not to sue upon any claim for any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor.
Section 10.2. Amendments; Limited Agency. Except as provided in this Section 10.2, no amendment, waiver or other modification of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless signed by the Purchaser and the Transferor and consented to in writing by the Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders and the Collateral Agent.
Section 10.3. Waivers; Cumulative Remedies. No failure or delay on the part of the Purchaser (or any assignee thereof) or the Transferor, in exercising any power, right, privilege or remedy under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right, privilege or remedy preclude any other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power, right, privilege or remedy. The powers, rights, privileges and remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exhaustive of any powers, rights, privileges and remedies provided by law. Any waiver of this Agreement shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it is given.
Section 10.4. Notices. All demands, notices and other communications hereunder shall, unless otherwise stated herein, be in writing (which shall include communication by e-mail in portable document format (.pdf)) and faxed, e-mailed or delivered, to each party hereto, at its address set forth under its name below or at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other parties hereto:
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If to Purchaser:
Mallard Funding LLC
c/o Apollo Debt Solutions BDC
3 Bryant Park
New York, New York 10036
Attention: Amit Joshi
Telephone: (917) 286-5698
E-mail: ajoshi@apollo.com
If to Transferor:
Apollo Debt Solutions BDC
3 Bryant Park
New York, New York 10036
Attention: Amit Joshi
Telephone: (917) 286-5698
E-mail: ajoshi@apollo.com
Notices and communications by e-mail shall be effective when sent, and notices and communications sent by other means shall be effective when received.
Section 10.5. Merger and Integration. Except as specifically stated otherwise herein, this Agreement, the Loan and Servicing Agreement and the other Transaction Documents set forth the entire understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof, and all prior understandings, written or oral, are superseded by this Agreement, the Loan and Servicing Agreement and the Transaction Documents. This Agreement may not be modified, amended, waived or supplemented except as provided herein.
Section 10.6. Severability of Provisions. If any one or more of the covenants, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement.
Section 10.7. GOVERNING LAW; JURY WAIVER. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREUNDER.
Section 10.8. Consent to Jurisdiction; Service of Process.
(a) Each party hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State or Federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, and each party hereto hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be
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heard and determined in such New York State court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. The parties hereto hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent they may effectively do so, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding. The parties hereto agree that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.
(b) Each of the Transferor and the Purchaser agrees that service of process may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, to the Transferor or the Purchaser, as applicable, at its address specified in Section 10.4. Nothing in this Section 10.8 shall affect the right of the Transferor or the Purchaser to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law.
Section 10.9. Costs, Expenses and Taxes.
(a) Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein and subject to the rights of indemnification granted to the Indemnified Parties thereof under ARTICLE IX hereof, each party hereto shall bear its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement.
(b) The Transferor shall pay on demand any and all stamp, sales, excise and other taxes and fees payable or determined to be payable to any Governmental Authority in connection with the execution, delivery, filing and recording of this Agreement and the other documents to be delivered hereunder.
Section 10.10. Counterparts. For the purpose of facilitating the execution of this Agreement and for other purposes, this Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which counterparts shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Agreement by e-mail in portable document format (.pdf) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.
Section 10.11. Bankruptcy Non-Petition and Limited Recourse; Claims. The Transferor hereby agrees that it will not institute against, or join any other Person in instituting against, the Purchaser any Bankruptcy Proceeding so long as there shall not have elapsed one (1) year (or such longer preference period as shall then be in effect) and one day since the Collection Date. The Transferor hereby acknowledges that (i) the Purchaser has no assets other than the Sale Portfolio, all other Collateral and any amounts on deposit in the Controlled Accounts and rights and interests in the Transaction Documents and rights incidental thereto, (ii) the Purchaser shall, immediately upon Purchase hereunder, grant a security interest in the Sale Portfolio to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to the Loan and Servicing Agreement, and (iii) Available Collections generated by the Sale Portfolio will be applied to payment of the Purchasers obligations under the Loan and Servicing Agreement. In addition, the Transferor shall have no recourse for any amounts payable or any other obligations arising under this Agreement against any officer, member, director, employee, partner, Affiliate or security holder of the Purchaser or any of its successors or assigns.
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The provisions of this Section 10.11 are a material inducement for the Purchaser to enter into this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and for the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties to enter into the Loan and Servicing Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby and are an essential term hereof. The Purchaser may seek and obtain specific performance of such provisions (including injunctive relief), including, without limitation, in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, winding-up, insolvency, moratorium or liquidation proceedings, or other proceedings under United States federal or state bankruptcy laws or any similar laws.
Section 10.12. Binding Effect; Assignability.
(a) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, this Agreement may not be assigned by the Purchaser or the Transferor except as permitted by this Section 10.12 or the Loan and Servicing Agreement. Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Purchaser will assign all of its right, title and interest in this Agreement to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, to which assignment the Transferor hereby expressly consents. Upon assignment, the Transferor agrees to perform its obligations hereunder for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, under the Loan and Servicing Agreement and the Collateral Agent, in such capacity, shall be a third party beneficiary hereof. The Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, under the Loan and Servicing Agreement upon such assignment may enforce the provisions of this Agreement, exercise the rights of the Purchaser and enforce the obligations of the Transferor hereunder without joinder of the Purchaser.
(c) The Administrative Agent, the Lender, the Collateral Custodian, the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties shall be third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement.
Section 10.13. Waiver of Setoff.
(a) The Transferors obligations under this Agreement shall not be affected by any right of setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right the Transferor might have hereunder against the Purchaser, the Administrative Agent, the Lender, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, the other Secured Parties or any assignee of such Persons, all of which rights are hereby waived by the Transferor.
(b) The Purchaser shall have the right to set-off against the Transferor any amounts to which the Transferor may be entitled hereunder and to apply such amounts to any claims the Purchaser may have against the Transferor from time to time under this Agreement. Upon any such set-off, the Purchaser shall give notice of the amount thereof and the reasons therefor to the Transferor.
Section 10.14. Headings and Exhibits. The headings herein are for purposes of references only and shall not otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision hereof. The schedules and exhibits attached hereto and referred to herein shall constitute a part of this Agreement and are incorporated into this Agreement for all purposes.
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Section 10.15. Subordination. The Transferor hereby agrees that all obligations and indebtedness of the Purchaser owed to the Transferor hereunder shall be subordinate in right of payment to the prior payment of any indebtedness or obligation of the Purchaser owing to the Lender, the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Custodian, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party under the Loan and Servicing Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written.
PURCHASER: | ||
MALLARD FUNDING LLC | ||
By: Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, its sole member | ||
By: | /s/ Joseph Glatt | |
Name: | Joseph Glatt | |
Title: | Secretary |
TRANSFEROR: | ||
APOLLO DEBT SOLUTIONS BDC | ||
By: | /s/ Joseph Glatt | |
Name: | Joseph Glatt | |
Title: | Secretary |
[Signature Page to Purchase and Sale Agreement]
SCHEDULE I
SALE PORTFOLIO LIST
(See Attached)
EXHIBIT A
FORM OF LOAN ASSET ASSIGNMENT
LOAN ASSET ASSIGNMENT NO._____, dated as of______________, from APOLLO DEBT SOLUTIONS BDC (the Transferor) to MALLARD FUNDING LLC (the Purchaser).
(A) We refer to the Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2022 (such agreement as amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the Agreement), by and between the Transferor and the Purchaser.
(B) Defined Terms. All capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement unless otherwise defined herein.
Cut-Off Date shall mean, with respect to the Loan Assets designated hereby, ________________, ______.
(C) Designation of Loan Assets. Transferor delivers herewith a computer file list containing a true and complete list of the Loan Assets Sold and assigned hereunder, identified by account number, Obligor and Outstanding Balance as of the Cut-Off Date. Such computer file shall be as of the date of this Loan Asset Assignment incorporated into and made part of this Loan Asset Assignment and is marked as Schedule I hereto.
(D) Transfer and Sale of Loan Assets. The Transferor does hereby Sell to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser hereby Purchases and takes from the Transferor, all right, title and interest of the Transferor (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) in the property identified in clauses (i) - (iii) below and all accounts, cash and currency, chattel paper, tangible chattel paper, electronic chattel paper, copyrights, copyright licenses, equipment, fixtures, contract rights, general intangibles (including payment intangibles), instruments, certificates of deposit, certificated securities, uncertificated securities, financial assets, securities entitlements, commercial tort claims, deposit accounts, inventory, investment property, letter-of-credit rights, software, supporting obligations, accessions, and other property consisting of, arising out of, or related to any of the following, property, whether now owned or existing or hereafter created, arising or acquired and wherever located (in each case excluding the Retained Interest and the Excluded Amounts) (the Sale Portfolio):
(i) the Loan Assets that are identified by the Transferor as of the Cut-Off Date, which are listed on Schedule I, together with all monies due or to become due in payment under such Loan Assets on and after the related Cut-Off Date, including, but not limited to, all Available Collections;
(ii) the Related Assets with respect to the Loan Assets referred to in clause (i); and
(iii) all income and Proceeds of the foregoing.
Exhibit A-1
(E) Further Obligations. This Loan Asset Assignment is made without recourse but on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Transaction Documents to which the Transferor is a party. The Transferor acknowledges and agrees that the Purchaser is accepting this Loan Asset Assignment in reliance or the representations, warranties and covenants of the Transferor contained in the Transaction Documents to which the Transferor is a party. The Transferor and the Purchaser (1) shall have caused the Purchaser to become the lender of record under the Loan Assets by executing any assignment or novation instruments contemplated by each such relevant Underlying Instrument and performing any other actions which the related Obligor or administrative agent in respect of each such Loan Asset may require and (2) shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent all documents evidencing each such assignment or novation no later than 2:00 p.m. one (1) Business Day prior to the date such Loan Asset is transferred from the Transferor to the Purchaser.
(F) Ratification of the Agreement. The Agreement is hereby ratified, and all references to the Purchase and Sale Agreement, to this Agreement and herein shall be deemed to be a reference to the Agreement as supplemented by this Loan Asset Assignment. Except as expressly amended hereby, all the representations, warranties, terms, covenants and conditions of the Agreement shall remain unamended and shall continue to be, and shall, remain, in full force and effect in accordance with its terms and except as expressly provided herein, this Loan Asset Assignment shall not constitute or be deemed to constitute a waiver of compliance with or consent to non-compliance with any term or provision of the Agreement.
(G) Security Interest. It is the express intent of the parties hereto that the Sale of the Loan Assets by the Transferor to the Purchaser hereunder be, and be treated for all purposes (other than tax and accounting purposes) as an absolute sale by the Transferor (free and clear of any Lien, security interest, charge or encumbrance other than Permitted Liens) of such Loan Assets. It is, further, not the intention of the parties that such Sale be deemed a pledge of such Loan Assets by the Transferor to the Purchaser to secure a debt or other obligation of the Transferor. However, in the event that, notwithstanding the intent of the parties, such Loan Assets are held to continue to be property of the Transferor, then the parties hereto agree that: (i) the Agreement shall also be deemed to be, and hereby is, a security agreement within the meaning of Article 9 of the UCC; (ii) the transfer of the Loan Assets provided for hereunder shall be deemed to be a grant by the Transferor to the Purchaser of a first priority security interest (subject only to Permitted Liens) in all of the Transferors right, title and interest in and to such Loan Assets and all amounts payable to the holders of such Loan Assets in accordance with the terms thereof and all proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of the foregoing into cash, instruments, securities or other property, including, without limitation, all amounts from time to time held or invested in the Controlled Accounts, whether in the form of cash, instruments, securities or other property, to secure the prompt and complete payment of a loan deemed to have been made in an amount equal to the aggregate Purchase Price of the Loan Assets together with all of the other obligations of the Transferor hereunder; (iii) the possession by the Purchaser (or the Collateral Custodian on behalf of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties) of such Loan Assets and such other items of property as constitute instruments, money, negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be, subject to clause (iv), for purposes of perfecting the security interest pursuant to the UCC; and (iv) acknowledgements from Persons holding such property shall be deemed acknowledgements from custodians, bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Purchaser for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under Applicable Law. The parties further agree in such event that any
Exhibit A-2
assignment of the interest of the Purchaser pursuant to any provision hereof shall also be deemed to be an assignment of any security interest created pursuant to the terms of the Agreement. The Purchaser shall, to the extent consistent with the Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that, if the Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in such Loan Assets, such security interest would be deemed to be a perfected security interest of first priority (subject only to Permitted Liens) under Applicable Law and will be maintained as such throughout the term of the Agreement. The Purchaser shall have, in addition to the rights and remedies which it may have under the Agreement, all other rights and remedies provided to a secured creditor under the UCC and other Applicable Law, which rights and remedies shall be cumulative.
(H) GOVERNING LAW. THIS LOAN ASSET ASSIGNMENT NO. _______ SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO THE CHOICE OF LAW PROVISIONS THEREOF (OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).
[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank]
Exhibit A-3
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused this Loan Asset Assignment to be executed by a duly authorized officer as of the date first above written.
PURCHASER: | ||
MALLARD FUNDING LLC | ||
By: | ||
Name: Glenn R. August | ||
Title: Managing Member | ||
TRANSFEROR: | ||
APOLLO DEBT SOLUTIONS BDC | ||
By: | ||
Name: |
||
Title: |
Exhibit A-4
SCHEDULE I TO EXHIBIT A
SEE ATTACHED
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF POWER OF ATTORNEY
APOLLO DEBT SOLUTIONS BDC
[ ], 20[ ]
This Power of Attorney is executed and delivered by Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, as the Transferor, under the Purchase and Sale Agreement (each as defined below), to Mallard Funding LLC, as the Purchaser (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Attorney), pursuant to that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2022 (as amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, the Purchase and Sale Agreement), by and between Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, as the seller (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Transferor), and Mallard Funding LLC, as the purchaser (together with its successors and assigns in such capacity, the Purchaser). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings provided in the Purchase and Sale Agreement.
No Person to whom this Power of Attorney is presented, as authority for the Attorney to take any action or actions contemplated hereby, shall be required to inquire into or seek confirmation from the Transferor as to the authority of the Attorney to take any action described below, or as to the existence of or fulfillment of any condition to this Power of Attorney, which is intended to grant to the Attorney unconditionally the authority to take and perform the actions contemplated herein, and the Transferor irrevocably waives any right to commence any suit or action, in law or equity, against any Person or entity that acts in reliance upon or acknowledges the authority granted under this Power of Attorney. The power of attorney granted hereby is coupled with an interest and may not be revoked or canceled by the Transferor until all obligations of the Purchaser under the Transaction Documents have been indefeasibly paid in full (other than indemnification obligations and other contingent obligations not then due and payable) and the Attorney has provided its written consent thereto.
Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Attorney (and all officers, employees or agents designated by the Attorney), as its attorney-in-fact to act on behalf of the Transferor solely (i) to file UCC financing statements on behalf of the Transferor, as debtor, necessary or desirable in the Purchasers, the Collateral Agents or the Administrative Agents sole discretion to perfect and to maintain the perfection and priority of the interest of the Purchaser or the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the Sale Portfolio and (ii) to file a carbon, photographic or other reproduction of the Purchase and Sale Agreement or any UCC financing statement with respect to the Sale Portfolio as a UCC financing statement in such offices as the Purchaser, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in their sole discretion deem necessary or desirable to perfect and to maintain the perfection and priority of the interests of the Purchaser or the Collateral Agent in the Sale Portfolio. This appointment is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the authority granted hereunder to the Attorney is limited to actions that the Purchaser is permitted to take in accordance with the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement. The Transferor hereby ratifies, to the extent permitted by law, all that said attorneys shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Exhibit B-1
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Exhibit B-2
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney is executed by the Transferor as of the date set forth above.
APOLLO DEBT SOLUTIONS BDC | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Sworn to and subscribed before
me this [ ] __, 20[ ]: |
Notary Public |
Exhibit B-3
Exhibit 10.3
EXECUTION VERSION
CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
Dated as of January 7, 2022
among
CARDINAL FUNDING LLC,
as Borrower,
APOLLO DEBT SOLUTIONS BDC,
as Collateral Manager and Equityholder
THE LENDERS FROM TIME TO TIME PARTIES HERETO,
CITIBANK, N.A.,
as Administrative Agent,
and
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Custodian, Collateral Agent, and Collateral Administrator
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I | ||||||
DEFINITIONS; RULES OF CONSTRUCTION; COMPUTATIONS | ||||||
Section 1.01 |
Definitions |
1 | ||||
Section 1.02 |
Rules of Construction |
59 | ||||
Section 1.03 |
Computation of Time Periods |
60 | ||||
Section 1.04 |
Collateral Value Calculation Procedures |
60 | ||||
ARTICLE II | ||||||
ADVANCES | ||||||
Section 2.01 |
Revolving Credit Facility; Approval Requests |
63 | ||||
Section 2.02 |
Making of the Advances |
64 | ||||
Section 2.03 |
Evidence of Indebtedness; Notes |
65 | ||||
Section 2.04 |
Payment of Amounts |
65 | ||||
Section 2.05 |
Prepayment of Advances |
66 | ||||
Section 2.06 |
Changes of Commitments |
68 | ||||
Section 2.07 |
Maximum Lawful Rate |
69 | ||||
Section 2.08 |
Several Obligations |
69 | ||||
Section 2.09 |
Increased Costs |
69 | ||||
Section 2.11 |
Illegality; Inability to Determine Rates |
71 | ||||
Section 2.12 |
Fees |
72 | ||||
Section 2.13 |
Rescission or Return of Payment |
73 | ||||
Section 2.14 |
Default Interest |
73 | ||||
Section 2.15 |
Payments Generally |
73 | ||||
Section 2.16 |
Defaulting Lenders |
75 | ||||
Section 2.17 |
Right of Setoff |
76 | ||||
Section 2.18 |
Lending Offices; Changes Thereto |
76 | ||||
Section 2.19 |
Recourse Against Certain Parties |
77 | ||||
Section 2.20 |
Replacement of Lenders |
77 | ||||
Section 2.22 |
Increase in Facility Amount |
79 | ||||
ARTICLE III | ||||||
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT | ||||||
Section 3.01 |
Conditions Precedent to Closing Date |
80 | ||||
Section 3.02 |
Conditions Precedent to Subsequent Advances |
82 |
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ARTICLE IV | ||||||
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | ||||||
Section 4.01 |
Representations and Warranties of the Borrower |
83 | ||||
Section 4.02 |
Additional Representations and Warranties of the Borrower |
87 | ||||
Section 4.03 |
Representations and Warranties of the Equityholder and the Collateral Manager |
90 | ||||
Section 4.04 |
Representations and Warranties of the Collateral Agent, the Custodian and the Collateral Administrator |
91 | ||||
ARTICLE V | ||||||
COVENANTS | ||||||
Section 5.01 |
Affirmative Covenants of the Borrower |
92 | ||||
Section 5.02 |
Negative Covenants of the Borrower |
99 | ||||
Section 5.03 |
Affirmative Covenants of the Equityholder and the Collateral Manager |
103 | ||||
Section 5.04 |
Negative Covenant of the Equityholder and the Collateral Manager |
105 | ||||
Section 5.05 |
Certain Undertakings Relating to Separateness |
105 | ||||
ARTICLE VI | ||||||
EVENTS OF DEFAULT | ||||||
Section 6.01 |
Events of Default |
107 | ||||
Section 6.02 |
Remedies |
110 | ||||
Section 6.03 |
Power of Attorney |
111 | ||||
Section 6.04 |
Sales |
112 | ||||
ARTICLE VII |
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PLEDGE OF COLLATERAL; RIGHTS OF THE COLLATERAL AGENT |
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Section 7.01 |
Grant of Security |
113 | ||||
Section 7.02 |
Release of Security Interest |
114 | ||||
Section 7.03 |
Rights and Remedies |
115 | ||||
Section 7.04 |
Remedies Cumulative |
116 | ||||
Section 7.05 |
Related Documents |
116 | ||||
Section 7.06 |
Borrower Remains Liable |
117 | ||||
Section 7.07 |
Protection of Collateral |
117 |
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ARTICLE VIII | ||||||
ACCOUNTS, ACCOUNTINGS AND RELEASES | ||||||
Section 8.01 |
Collection of Money |
118 | ||||
Section 8.02 |
Collection Account |
118 | ||||
Section 8.03 |
The Payment Account |
119 | ||||
Section 8.04 |
Reserved |
119 | ||||
Section 8.05 |
The Unfunded Reserve Account; Fundings |
119 | ||||
Section 8.06 |
Reserved |
120 | ||||
Section 8.07 |
Account Control Agreement |
120 | ||||
Section 8.08 |
Funds in Covered Accounts; Reports by Collateral Agent |
120 | ||||
Section 8.09 |
Accountings |
121 | ||||
Section 8.10 |
Release of Collateral |
122 | ||||
Section 8.11 |
Reports by Independent Accountants |
123 | ||||
ARTICLE IX | ||||||
APPLICATION OF FUNDS | ||||||
Section 9.01 |
Disbursements of Funds from Collection Account |
124 | ||||
ARTICLE X | ||||||
SALE OF COLLATERAL LOANS; | ||||||
PURCHASE OF ADDITIONAL COLLATERAL LOANS | ||||||
Section 10.01 |
Sales of Collateral Loans |
128 | ||||
Section 10.02 |
Purchase of Additional Collateral Loans |
129 | ||||
Section 10.03 |
Substitution and Transfer of Loans |
130 | ||||
Section 10.04 |
Limitations on Sales and Substitutions |
131 | ||||
Section 10.05 |
Conditions Applicable to All Sale and Purchase Transactions |
131 | ||||
Section 10.06 |
Additional Equity Contributions |
132 | ||||
Section 10.07 |
Transfer of Warranty Collateral Loans |
132 | ||||
ARTICLE XI | ||||||
THE AGENTS | ||||||
Section 11.01 |
Authorization and Action |
132 | ||||
Section 11.02 |
Delegation of Duties |
136 | ||||
Section 11.03 |
Agents Reliance, Etc. |
136 | ||||
Section 11.04 |
Indemnification |
138 | ||||
Section 11.05 |
Successor Agents |
139 | ||||
Section 11.06 |
Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business of Agents |
140 | ||||
Section 11.07 |
Erroneous Payments |
140 |
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ARTICLE XII | ||||||
MISCELLANEOUS | ||||||
Section 12.01 |
No Waiver; Modifications in Writing |
141 | ||||
Section 12.02 |
Notices, Etc. |
144 | ||||
Section 12.03 |
Taxes |
146 | ||||
Section 12.04 |
Costs and Expenses; Indemnification |
150 | ||||
Section 12.05 |
Execution in Counterparts |
151 | ||||
Section 12.06 |
Assignability |
152 | ||||
Section 12.07 |
Governing Law |
154 | ||||
Section 12.08 |
Severability of Provisions |
154 | ||||
Section 12.09 |
Confidentiality |
154 | ||||
Section 12.10 |
Merger |
156 | ||||
Section 12.11 |
Survival |
156 | ||||
Section 12.12 |
Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers; Etc. |
156 | ||||
Section 12.13 |
IMPORTANT WAIVERS |
157 | ||||
Section 12.14 |
PATRIOT Act Notice |
158 | ||||
Section 12.15 |
Legal Holidays |
159 | ||||
Section 12.16 |
Non-Petition |
159 | ||||
Section 12.17 |
Waiver of Setoff |
159 | ||||
Section 12.18 |
Reserved |
159 | ||||
ARTICLE XIII | ||||||
CUSTODIAN | ||||||
Section 13.01 |
Appointment of Custodian |
160 | ||||
Section 13.02 |
Duties of Custodian |
161 | ||||
Section 13.03 |
Delivery of Collateral Loans to Custodian |
161 | ||||
Section 13.04 |
Release of Documents/Control By Agents |
162 | ||||
Section 13.05 |
Records |
162 | ||||
Section 13.06 |
Reporting |
163 | ||||
Section 13.07 |
Certain General Terms |
163 | ||||
Section 13.08 |
Compensation and Reimbursement of Custodian |
165 | ||||
Section 13.09 |
Responsibility of Custodian |
165 | ||||
Section 13.10 |
Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor |
168 | ||||
Section 13.11 |
Acceptance and Appointment by Successor |
169 | ||||
Section 13.12 |
Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business of Custodian |
169 | ||||
ARTICLE XIV | ||||||
COLLATERAL MANAGEMENT | ||||||
Section 14.01 |
Designation of the Collateral Manager |
170 |
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Section 14.02 |
Duties of the Collateral Manager |
170 | ||||
Section 14.03 |
Authorization of the Collateral Manager |
172 | ||||
Section 14.04 |
Separateness Provisions of the Borrower |
172 | ||||
Section 14.05 |
Compensation |
172 | ||||
Section 14.06 |
Expenses; Indemnification |
173 | ||||
Section 14.07 |
The Collateral Manager Not to Resign; Assignment |
174 | ||||
Section 14.08 |
Appointment of Successor Collateral Manager |
174 | ||||
ARTICLE XV | ||||||
THE COLLATERAL ADMINISTRATOR | ||||||
Section 15.01 |
Designation of Collateral Administrator |
175 | ||||
Section 15.02 |
Certain Duties and Powers |
176 | ||||
Section 15.03 |
Certain Rights of Collateral Administrator |
179 | ||||
Section 15.04 |
Compensation and Reimbursement of Collateral Administrator |
181 | ||||
Section 15.05 |
Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor |
182 | ||||
Section 15.06 |
Acceptance and Appointment by Successor |
182 | ||||
Section 15.07 |
Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business of Collateral Administrator |
183 | ||||
Section 15.08 |
Certain Duties of Collateral Administrator Related to Delayed Payment of Proceeds |
183 |
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SCHEDULES
Schedule 1 |
Initial Commitments and Percentages |
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Schedule 2 |
Contents of Monthly Report |
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Schedule 3 |
Reserved |
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Schedule 4 |
GICS Industry Classifications |
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Schedule 5 |
Approved Broker Dealers |
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Schedule 6 |
Notice Information |
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Schedule 7 |
Authorized Persons |
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Schedule 8 |
Diversity Score Calculations |
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Schedule 9 |
Loan Tape Information |
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Schedule 10 |
Reserved |
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Schedule 11 |
Moodys Ratings Definitions |
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Schedule 12 | S&P Ratings Definitions |
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A |
Form of Approval Request |
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Exhibit B |
Form of Notice of Borrowing (with attached form of Borrowing Base Calculation Statement) |
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Exhibit C |
Form of Notice of Prepayment |
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Exhibit D |
Form of Assignment and Acceptance |
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Exhibit E |
Form of Note |
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Exhibit F |
Form of Tax Compliance Certificates |
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Exhibit G |
Reserved |
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Exhibit H |
Form of Request for Release and Receipt |
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Exhibit I |
Form of Monthly Report |
CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT, dated as of January 7, 2022, by and among CARDINAL FUNDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as borrower (the Borrower), APOLLO DEBT SOLUTIONS BDC, a Delaware statutory trust, in its capacity as Collateral Manager and in its capacity as Equityholder, the LENDERS from time to time party hereto, CITIBANK, N.A. (Citibank), as administrative agent for the Secured Parties (as hereinafter defined) (in such capacity, the Administrative Agent), and THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (the Bank), as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (in such capacity, the Collateral Agent), as collateral custodian for the Secured Parties (in such capacity, the Custodian), and as collateral administrator (in such capacity, the Collateral Administrator).
W I T N E S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Borrower desires that the Lenders make advances on a revolving basis to the Borrower on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, each Lender is willing to make such advances to the Borrower on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS; RULES OF CONSTRUCTION; COMPUTATIONS
Section 1.01 Definitions
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Account Control Agreement means the Account Control Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among the Borrower, the Collateral Agent and the Bank, as the Securities Intermediary, as the same may be amended, modified, waived, supplemented or restated from time to time.
Accredited Investor has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.06(e).
Acquisition Date means, for any Collateral Loan, the date on which such Collateral Loan is committed to be acquired by the Borrower.
Additional Amounts has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.03(a).
Administrative Agent has the meaning assigned to such term in the introduction to this Agreement.
Administrative Agent Fee Letter means that certain fee letter, dated as of the Closing Date, between the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, setting forth certain fees payable by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Administrative Expense Cap means, for any Payment Date, an amount equal (when taken together with any Administrative Expenses paid during the period since the preceding Payment Date or, in the case of the first Payment Date, the Closing Date) to $150,000 per annum, pro-rated for the related Interest Accrual Period on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed.
Administrative Expenses means the reasonable and documented fees and expenses (including indemnities) and other amounts of the Borrower due or accrued with respect to any Payment Date and payable in the following order:
(a) first, to the Collateral Administrator, the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary, the Custodian and the Bank in any of its other capacities under the Facility Documents, the Collateral Administration and Agency Fee, and any other amounts, expenses and indemnities payable to the Collateral Administrator, the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary or the Custodian, as applicable, pursuant to the terms hereof and any other Facility Documents;
(b) second, to the Collateral Manager for expenses incurred by the Collateral Manager in connection with the services provided under this Agreement, excluding any Collateral Management Fee; and
(c) third, on a pro rata basis, to:
(i) the Independent Accountants, agents (other than the Collateral Manager) and counsel of the Borrower for fees and expenses related to the Collateral and the Facility Documents;
(ii) any other Person (other than the Agents or the Lenders) in respect of any other fees or expenses permitted under or incurred pursuant to or in connection with the Facility Documents; and
(iii) indemnification obligations owing by the Borrower to the Borrowers independent directors under its Constituent Documents;
provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, (1) amounts that are expressly payable to any Person under the Priority of Payments in respect of an amount that is stated to be payable as an amount other than as Administrative Expenses shall not constitute Administrative Expenses and (2) expenses paid for on the Closing Date shall not constitute Administrative Expenses.
Advance (Other) has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01(c).
Advance (Specified) has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01(c).
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Advance Rate means, as of any date of determination, the lower of (i) the Maximum Advance Rate and (ii) the Weighted Average Advance Rate.
Advances means, collectively, the Advances (Specified) and Advances (Other).
Advances Outstanding means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate principal amount in Dollars or the equivalent in Dollars, as determined by the Administrative Agent using the Applicable Conversion Rate, of all Advances outstanding on such date, after giving effect to all repayments of Advances made on or prior to such date and any new Advances made on such date; provided, that for purposes of the determination of Interest and in connection with any reduction pursuant to Section 2.06(b) or any payments made in accordance with Section 9.01(a), Advances Outstanding shall refer only to (x) Advances outstanding in the applicable Eligible Currency and (y) Advances (Specified) and Advances (Other), as applicable.
Affected Person means (a) the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each of their respective Affiliates and (b) any assignee or participant of any Lender (unless the benefit of any particular provision hereof to any such Affected Person is otherwise expressly excluded herein).
Affiliate or Affiliated means, with respect to a Person, (a) any other Person who, directly or indirectly, including through one or more intermediaries, is in Control of, or Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such Person or (b) any other Person who is a director, executive officer, managing member or general partner of (i) such Person or (ii) any such other Person described in clause (a) above; provided that a Person shall not be deemed to be an Affiliate of an Obligor solely because it is under the common ownership or Control of the same financial sponsor or affiliate thereof as such Obligor (except if any such Person or Obligor provides collateral for, guarantees or otherwise supports the obligations of the other such Person or Obligor).
Agents means, collectively, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent.
Aggregate Asset Value means, when used with respect to all or a portion of the Collateral Loans, the sum of the Asset Values of all or of such portion of such Collateral Loans (other than Ineligible Collateral Loans).
Aggregate Funded Spread means, as of any date, the sum (for all Eligible Collateral Loans) of, in the case of each Eligible Collateral Loan that bears interest at a spread over an index, (i) the stated interest rate spread over such index multiplied by (ii) the Principal Balance of such Eligible Collateral Loan; provided that, with respect to any Floor Obligation, the stated interest rate spread on such Eligible Collateral Loan over such index shall be deemed to be equal to the sum of (x) the stated interest rate spread over such index and (y) the excess, if any, of the specified floor rate relating to such Collateral Loan over the Applicable Reference Rate as in effect.
Aggregate Principal Balance means, when used with respect to all or a portion of the Collateral Loans, the sum of the Principal Balances of all or of such portion of such Collateral Loans (other than Ineligible Collateral Loans).
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Aggregate Unfunded Spread means, as of any date, the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (a) for each Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loan and Revolving Collateral Loan, the related commitment fee or other analogous fees (expressed at a per annum rate) then in effect for such Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loan or Revolving Collateral Loan as of such date and (b) the unfunded commitments of each such Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loan and Revolving Collateral Loan as of such date.
Agreement means this Credit and Security Agreement.
Amortization Period means the period beginning on the Commitment Termination Date and ending on the date on which all Obligations are Paid in Full.
Anti-Corruption Laws means (a) the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended; (b) the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, as amended; and (c) any other anti-bribery or anti-corruption laws, regulations or ordinances in any jurisdiction in which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is located or doing business.
Anti-Money Laundering Laws means Applicable Law in any jurisdiction in which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries are located or doing business that relates to money laundering or terrorism financing, any predicate crime to money laundering, or any financial record keeping and reporting requirements related thereto.
Applicable Conversion Rate means, with respect to any Collateral Loan denominated and payable in an Eligible Currency (other than Dollars) on any date of determination (x) for an actual currency exchange, the applicable currency-Dollar spot rate obtained by the Collateral Manager through customary banking channels or (y) for all other purposes, the applicable currency-Dollar spot rate that appeared on the Bloomberg screen for such currency (i) if such date is a Determination Date, at the end of such day if such day is a Business Day or if such date is not a Business Day, the end of the immediately preceding Business Day or (ii) otherwise, at the end of the immediately preceding Business Day.
Applicable Law means any Law of any Governmental Authority, including all federal and state banking or securities laws, to which the Person in question is subject or by which it or any of its assets or properties are bound.
Applicable Margin means, on any day with respect to any Advance in respect of (a) a Broadly Syndicated Loan (x) prior to the Commitment Termination Date, 1.70% per annum or (y) on and after the Commitment Termination Date, 2.20% per annum, (b) a Private Credit Loan (x) prior to the Commitment Termination Date, 2.20% per annum or (y) on and after the Commitment Termination Date, 2.70% per annum and (c) with respect to any Advance in respect of any other Eligible Collateral Loan (x) prior to the Commitment Termination Date, 2.45% per annum or (y) on and after the Commitment Termination Date, 2.95% per annum.
Applicable Reference Rate means, collectively or individually, the Term SOFR Reference Rate, the CDOR Rate, SONIA or the EURIBOR Rate.
Approval Request has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01(a).
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Approved Broker Dealer means each qualified broker-dealer listed on Schedule 5 or approved by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion.
Approved Valuation Firm means each of Duff & Phelps Corp., FTI Consulting, Inc., Houlihan Lokey, Lincoln International LLC, Murray Devine, Valuation Research Corp., and any other nationally recognized accounting firm or valuation firm approved by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, each in its reasonable discretion.
Asset Advance Rate means, as of any date of determination with respect to each Eligible Collateral Loan, the Asset Advance Rate set forth on the related Approval Request by the Administrative Agent, which shall be based on the lowest applicable indicative levels for the type of such Eligible Collateral Loan set forth below:
Type of Eligible Collateral Loan |
Asset Advance
Rate |
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Broadly Syndicated Loans with a Moodys Rating of B3 or higher and an S&P Rating of B- or higher |
75.0 | % | ||
Private Credit Loans |
72.5 | % | ||
Middle Market Loans (that are not Private Credit Loans) |
70.0 | % | ||
Broadly Syndicated Loans with a Moodys Rating of less than B3 or an S&P Rating of less than B- after the related Acquisition Date |
40.0 | % | ||
Second Lien Loans |
40.0 | % |
Asset Value means, with respect to any Collateral Loan on the relevant date of determination,
(a) prior to the occurrence of an Asset Value Adjustment Event its Original Asset Value; and
(b) (i) after the occurrence of an Asset Value Adjustment Event set forth in clause (a), (c) or (d) of the definition thereof below, zero (unless otherwise expressly determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion); and
(ii) after the occurrence of an Asset Value Adjustment Event (other than set forth in clause (a), (c) or (d) of the definition thereof below), the value determined by the Administrative Agent in its commercially reasonable discretion.
If the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Borrower) disputes the Asset Value of any Collateral Loan determined by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the preceding paragraph (each such Collateral Loan, a Disputed Collateral Loan), the Collateral Manager shall notify the Administrative Agent of such dispute at or before 2:00 p.m. on the second (2nd) Business Day to occur after the day on which the Collateral Manager receives a notice of valuation from the Administrative Agent with respect to such Collateral Loan. Upon receipt of such notification, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Manager shall consult with each other in an attempt to resolve such dispute in a timely and reasonable manner. If such consultation does not resolve the dispute, the following mechanism shall apply:
(1) if the Disputed Collateral Loan is a Broadly Syndicated Loan, the Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent with Firm Bids from at least two Approved Broker Dealers for each Disputed Collateral Loan, and the Asset Value shall be recalculated to be the highest of such Firm Bids (or, if two Firm Bids for the relevant date of determination are not available, the Asset Value shall be determined in accordance with the following clause (2));
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(2) if clause (1) does not apply, the Collateral Manager shall hire an Approved Valuation Firm to provide a fair market value for such Disputed Collateral Loan; and, effective as of the date of delivery of the valuation report from the Approved Valuation Firm to the Administrative Agent, the Asset Value shall equal the fair market value provided by such Approved Valuation Firm; provided that such value may not exceed the Original Asset Value.
Until an Asset Value is determined for any Disputed Collateral Loan pursuant to clause (1) or (2) above, the applicable Asset Value shall be the Administrative Agents most recent valuation.
Asset Value Adjustment Event means, with respect to any Collateral Loan, each occurrence of one or more of the following:
(a) a payment default (i) with respect to such Collateral Loan (after giving effect to the lesser of (x) any applicable grace period and (y) five (5) Business Days or seven (7) calendar days, whichever is greater, past the applicable due date) or (ii) under any other debt obligation of such Obligor which is senior or pari passu in right of payment to such Collateral Loan (after giving effect to the lesser of (x) any applicable grace period and (y) five (5) Business Days past the applicable due date);
(b) a Material Modification;
(c) a determination by the Collateral Manager in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard that such Collateral Loan is on a non-accrual status or is not collectible;
(d) an Insolvency Event with respect to any related Obligor;
(e) the Senior Net Leverage Ratio of the related Obligor for any Relevant Test Period has increased by 0.75x or more above such Senior Net Leverage Ratio as of the related Acquisition Date;
(f) the Cash Interest Coverage Ratio of the related Obligor for any Relevant Test Period is less than 85% of the Cash Interest Coverage Ratio of such Obligor as of the related Acquisition Date;
(g) EBITDA of the related Obligor for any Relevant Test Period has decreased by 20.0% or more below such EBITDA as of such Acquisition Date;
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(h) if such Collateral Loan has a Moodys Rating and/or an S&P Rating, its (i) Moodys Rating is downgraded below B3 or (ii) S&P Rating is downgraded below B- as applicable;
(i) if such Collateral Loan is a Broadly Syndicated Loan, its Observable Market Price declines by 10 percentage points or more from its Purchase Price; or
(j) any failure of the related Obligor to deliver any quarterly or annual financial statements required to be delivered to the Borrower or the Collateral Manager pursuant to the relevant Underlying Loan Agreement within the time period for delivery thereof set forth in the relevant Underlying Loan Agreement for the relevant fiscal quarter or fiscal year, subject to any applicable grace period therein.
Assignment and Acceptance means an Assignment and Acceptance in substantially the form of Exhibit D hereto, entered into by a Lender, an assignee, the Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the Borrower.
Authorized Officers has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.02(b).
Authorized Person(s) has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13.07(d)(i).
Available Tenor means, as of any date of determination and with respect to any then-current Benchmark for any currency, as applicable, (x) if any 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 Accrual 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.
Bankruptcy Code means the United States Bankruptcy Code.
Bank has the meaning assigned to such term in the introduction to this Agreement.
Bank Parties means the Bank in each of its roles under the Facility Documents.
Base Rate means, on any date, the greater of (x) 0.00% and (y) a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Prime Rate, (b) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% or (c) the applicable Benchmark for a three-month period plus 1.0%. The Base Rate is a reference rate and does not necessarily represent the lowest or best rate actually charged to any customer of any Agent or any Lender. Interest calculated pursuant to clauses (a), (b) and (c) above will be determined based on a year of 360 days and actual days elapsed.
Benchmark means, initially, with respect to any Eligible Currency, the Applicable Reference Rate; provided that if a replacement of an initial or subsequent Benchmark has occurred pursuant to Section 12.01(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, 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 Administrative 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 syndicated credit facilities at such time denominated in the applicable currency; provided that, if any Benchmark Replacement 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 Facility Documents.
Benchmark Replacement Adjustment means, with respect to any replacement of a then-current Benchmark, the spread adjustment determined by the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower giving due consideration to (x) the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) as of the reference time such Benchmark Replacement is first set for such Interest Accrual Period that has been selected or recommended by the Relevant Governmental Body for the replacement of such Benchmark with the applicable Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement for the applicable corresponding tenor; or (y) any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, for the replacement of such Benchmark for syndicated credit facilities in the applicable currency.
Benchmark Replacement Date means the earlier to occur of the following events with respect to a then-current Benchmark:
(1) in the case of clause (1) or (2) of the definition of Benchmark Transition Event, the later of (a) the date of the public statement or publication of information referenced therein and (b) the date on which the administrator of such Benchmark permanently or indefinitely ceases to provide such Benchmark; or
(2) in the case of clause (3) of the definition of Benchmark Transition Event, the first date on which such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) has been determined and announced by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) or the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) to be non-representative or non-compliant with or non-aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks; provided that such non-representativeness, non-compliance or non-alignment will be determined by reference to the most recent statement or publication referenced in such clause (c) and even if any Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) continues to be provided on such date.
Benchmark Transition Event means, with respect to any then-current Benchmark, the occurrence of one or more of the following events:
(1) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) announcing that such administrator has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof), 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 such component thereof);
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(b) a public statement or publication of information by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof), the Relevant Governmental Body, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component) or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark (or such component), which states that the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component) has ceased or will cease to provide all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) 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 such component thereof); or
(3) a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof) or the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) announcing that all Available Tenors of such Benchmark (or such component thereof) are not, or as of a specified future date will not be, representative or in compliance with or aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks.
For the avoidance of doubt, a Benchmark Transition Event will be deemed to have occurred with respect to any Benchmark if a public statement or publication of information set forth above has occurred with respect to each then-current Available Tenor of such Benchmark (or the published component used in the calculation thereof).
Benchmark Transition Start Date means, in the case of a Benchmark Transition Event with respect to any then-current Benchmark, the earlier of (a) the applicable Benchmark Replacement Date and (b) if such Benchmark Transition Event is a public statement or publication of information of a prospective event, the 90th day prior to the expected date of such event as of such public statement or publication of information (or if the expected date of such prospective event is fewer than 90 days after such statement or publication, the date of such statement or publication).
Benchmark Unavailability Period means, with respect to any then-current Benchmark, the period (if any) (a) beginning at the time that a Benchmark Replacement Date has occurred if, at such time, no Benchmark Replacement has replaced such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Facility Document in accordance with Section 12.01(c) and (b) ending at the time that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced such Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Facility Document in accordance with Section 12.01(c).
Beneficial Ownership Certification means a certification regarding beneficial ownership required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, which certification shall be substantially similar in form and substance to the form of Certification Regarding Beneficial Owners of Legal Entity Customers published jointly, in May 2018, by the Loan Syndications and Trading Association and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.
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Beneficial Ownership Regulation means 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230.
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).
Block Notice has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 13.04(b).
Borrower has the meaning assigned to such term in the introduction to this Agreement.
Borrower Information has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.09.
Borrowing has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01(c).
Borrowing Base (Aggregate) means, on any date of determination, an amount calculated in Dollars (and converted to Dollars, if necessary, by the Collateral Manager using the Applicable Conversion Rate) equal to the least of:
(a) (i) the Facility Amount minus (ii) the Unfunded Exposure Amount (net of the aggregate amount on deposit in the Unfunded Reserve Account), in each case, as of such date;
(b) (i)(A) the Aggregate Asset Value of all Eligible Collateral Loans minus the Excess Concentration Amount multiplied by (B) the Advance Rate, plus (ii) the Principal Proceeds and Eligible Investments made with Principal Proceeds on deposit in the Collection Account, minus (iii) the Unfunded Reserve Required Amount (net of the aggregate amount on deposit in the Unfunded Reserve Account), in each case, as of such date; and
(c) (i) the Aggregate Asset Value of all Eligible Collateral Loans minus the Excess Concentration Amount minus (ii) the Minimum Equity Amount, plus (iii) the amount of Principal Proceeds and Eligible Investments made with Principal Proceeds on deposit in the Collection Account, minus (iv) the Unfunded Reserve Required Amount (net of the aggregate amount on deposit in the Unfunded Reserve Account), in each case, as of such date.
Borrowing Base (CAD) means, on any date of determination, an amount equal to (i) the sum of the products, for each Eligible Collateral Loan denominated in CAD (including any such Eligible Collateral Loans to be funded or acquired by Borrower on such date of determination) of (A) its Principal Balance multiplied by (B) its Asset Advance Rate, plus (ii) the Principal Proceeds and Eligible Investments made with Principal Proceeds denominated in CAD on deposit in the Collection Account.
Borrowing Base (EUR) means, on any date of determination, an amount equal to (i) the sum of the products, for each Eligible Collateral Loan denominated in EUR (including any such Eligible Collateral Loans to be funded or acquired by Borrower on such date of determination) of (A) its Principal Balance multiplied by (B) its Asset Advance Rate plus (ii) the Principal Proceeds and Eligible Investments made with Principal Proceeds denominated in EUR on deposit in the Collection Account.
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Borrowing Base (GBP) means, on any date of determination, an amount equal to (i) the sum of the products, for each Eligible Collateral Loan denominated in GBP (including any such Eligible Collateral Loans to be funded or acquired by Borrower on such date of determination) of (A) its Principal Balance multiplied by (B) its Asset Advance Rate plus (ii) the Principal Proceeds and Eligible Investments made with Principal Proceeds denominated in GBP on deposit in the Collection Account.
Borrowing Base Calculation Statement means a statement in substantially the form attached to the form of Notice of Borrowing attached hereto as Exhibit B, as such form of Borrowing Base Calculation Statement may be modified by the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Collateral Manager from time to time to the extent such form does not, in the good faith opinion of the Administrative Agent, accurately reflect the calculation of the Borrowing Base Test required hereunder.
Borrowing Base Deficiency means a condition occurring on any day on which the Borrowing Base Test is not satisfied.
Borrowing Base Test means a test that will be satisfied at any time if (i) Advances Outstanding are less than or equal to the Borrowing Base (Aggregate) at such time, (ii) the aggregate principal balance (in CAD) of all CAD Advances outstanding hereunder are less than the Borrowing Base (CAD), (iii) the aggregate principal balance (in EUR) of all EUR Advances outstanding hereunder are less than the Borrowing Base (EUR) and (iv) the aggregate principal balance (in GBP) of all GBP Advances outstanding hereunder are less than the Borrowing Base (GBP).
Borrowing Bases means, collectively, the Borrowing Base (Aggregate), the Borrowing Base (CAD), the Borrowing Base (EUR) and the Borrowing Base (GBP).
Borrowing Date means the date of a Borrowing.
Broadly Syndicated Loan means any Collateral Loan that meets the following criteria on any date of determination: (i) is a First Lien Loan, a First Lien Last Out Loan or a Second Lien Loan, (ii) has a Tranche Size on the related Acquisition Date of at least $200,000,000, (iii) has a Moodys Rating (pursuant to clause (i) of the definition thereof, without giving effect to the proviso to such clause (i)) of at least B3 or an S&P Rating (pursuant to clause (i) of the definition thereof, without giving effect to the proviso to such clause (i)) of at least B- (or the Obligor has a Moodys Rating (pursuant to clause (i) of the definition thereof, without giving effect to the proviso to such clause (i)) of at least B3 or an S&P Rating (pursuant to clause (i) of the definition thereof, without giving effect to the proviso to such clause (i)) of at least B-), (iv) has at least three (3) bid quotations from a nationally recognized independent dealer in the related loan as reported by an independent nationally recognized pricing service as of the related Acquisition Date; provided that such Collateral Loan shall be deemed to have satisfied this clause (iv) if it has at least three (3) bid quotations from a nationally recognized independent dealer in the related loan as reported by an independent nationally recognized pricing service within a five (5) Business Day
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period of such Acquisition Date and (v) has at least two (2) bid quotations from a nationally recognized independent dealer in the related loan as reported by an independent nationally recognized pricing service; provided that such Collateral Loan shall be deemed to have satisfied this clause (v) if it has at least two (2) bid quotations from a nationally recognized independent dealer in the related loan as reported by an independent nationally recognized pricing service within a ten (10) Business Day period of any date of determination. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Broadly Syndicated Loan fails to satisfy the foregoing criteria on any date of determination after the related Acquisition Date, such Collateral Loan shall continue to be a Broadly Syndicated Loan for all purposes hereunder except with respect to determining the Asset Advance Rate applicable to such Collateral Loan as of such date of determination.
Business Day means any day of the year except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City or the city in which the Corporate Trust Office is located are authorized or required by law to close; provided that when used in connection with any interest rate setting as to an Advance determined by reference to the Applicable Reference Rate, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in respect of any such Advance, or any other dealings to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Advance (or any Advance determined by reference to the Base Rate as to which such Base Rate is determined by reference to the applicable Benchmark), the term Business Day shall exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in deposits in the applicable Eligible Currency in the applicable interbank market.
CAD means the lawful currency for the time being of Canada.
Cash means cash or legal currency in any Eligible Currency immediately available on the day in question.
Cash Interest Coverage Ratio means, with respect to any Collateral Loan for any Relevant Test Period, the meaning of Cash Interest Coverage Ratio or comparable term set forth in the Related Documents for such Collateral Loan.
CDOR Rate means, for any day during the Interest Accrual Period with respect to Advances denominated in CAD, the rate per annum appearing on Reuters Screen CDOR Page (or any successor or substitute page) applicable to bankers acceptances for deposits in CAD for a period equal to three months; provided that, if no such rate appears on Reuters Screen CDOR Page (or any successor or substitute page), the CDOR Rate shall be the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent using the average of the rates for bankers acceptances for deposits in CAD for a three month period in CAD at approximately 11:00 a.m. (Toronto time) for such date. If the CDOR Rate is less than zero percent then the CDOR Rate shall be deemed to equal zero percent for all purposes of this Agreement.
Certificated Security has the meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(4) of the UCC.
Change in Law means the occurrence, after the Closing Date (or, with respect to any Lender not a party hereto on the date hereof, after the date such Lender becomes a party hereto), of any of the following: (a) the adoption of any law, rule or regulation, (b) any change in
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any law, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) compliance by any Lender (or, for purposes of Section 2.09(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lenders holding company, if any) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of 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, requirements or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in implementation thereof and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a Change in Law regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
Change of Control means, at any time, the occurrence of any of the following events:
(a) the Equityholder ceases, at any time, to directly own 100% of the outstanding equity interests in the Borrower free and clear of any and all Liens; or
(b) Apollo Credit Management, LLC ceases to be the investment adviser to, and otherwise control the investment management and investment policies of, the Equityholder or the Collateral Manager.
Citibank has the meaning assigned to such term in the introduction of this Agreement.
Clearing Agency means an organization registered as a clearing agency pursuant to Section 17A of the Exchange Act.
Clearing Corporation means each entity included within the meaning of clearing corporation under Section 8-102(a)(5) of the UCC.
Clearing Corporation Security means securities which are in the custody of or maintained on the books of a Clearing Corporation or a nominee subject to the control of a Clearing Corporation and, if they are Certificated Securities in registered form, properly endorsed to or registered in the name of the Clearing Corporation or such nominee.
Closing Date means January 7, 2022.
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Collateral has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.01(a).
Collateral Administration and Agency Fee Letter means the separate fee schedule agreed among the Collateral Administrator, the Collateral Agent, the Custodian, the Securities Intermediary and the Borrower, as such schedule may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated or replaced from time to time.
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Collateral Administration and Agency Fees means the fees payable to the Collateral Administrator, the Collateral Agent, the Custodian and the Securities Intermediary pursuant to the Collateral Administration and Agency Fee Letter.
Collateral Administrator has the meaning assigned to such term in the introduction to this Agreement.
Collateral Agent has the meaning assigned to such term in the introduction to this Agreement.
Collateral Loan means a commercial loan (or participation interest therein) owned or, as set forth in Section 1.04, committed to be acquired or funded, by the Borrower.
Collateral Management Fee means the Senior Collateral Management Fee.
Collateral Management Standard means, with respect to any Collateral Loan included in the Collateral, to service and administer such Collateral Loan (on behalf of the Borrower for the benefit of the Secured Parties) in accordance with Applicable Law and the Related Documents in good faith and with reasonable care using a degree of skill and care no less than that exercised by institutional managers of national standing relating to assets of the nature and character of the Collateral Loans. To the extent not inconsistent with the foregoing, the Collateral Manager shall, in performing its duties under the Facility Documents, follow its customary standards, policies and procedures and exercise a degree of skill and attention no less than that which it exercises with respect to comparable assets that it manages for itself and for other clients having similar investment objectives and restrictions.
Collateral Manager has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14.01(a).
Collateral Manager Default means any one or more of the following:
(a) (i) any failure by the Collateral Manager to make any payment, transfer or deposit into any Covered Account as required by this Agreement on or prior to the date that such payment, transfer or deposit is required to be made (after giving effect to the greater of (x) a grace period of two (2) Business Days and (y) any related grace period or applicable notice period or requirement) or (ii) the Collateral Manager makes any withdrawal from a Covered Account not in accordance with the terms of the Facility Documents;
(b) any failure by the Collateral Manager to deliver (i) with respect to any Monthly Report or Borrowing Base Calculation Statement required to be delivered by it under this Agreement or the other Facility Documents, on or before the date that is two (2) Business Days after the date that such Monthly Report or Borrowing Base Calculation Statement is required to be delivered and (ii) with respect to any other report required to be delivered by it under this Agreement or the other Facility Documents, on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days after the Administrative Agent provides written notice of such failure to the Collateral Manager;
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(c) except as otherwise provided in this definition, a default in any material respect in the performance, or breach in any material respect, of any covenant or agreement of the Collateral Manager under any Facility Document to which it is a party, or the failure of any representation or warranty of the Collateral Manager made in any Facility Document to be correct, in each case, in all material respects when the same shall have been made, and (if such default, breach or failure can be remedied) the continuation of such default, breach or failure for a period of thirty (30) days after the earlier of (i) the date on which written notice to the Collateral Manager (which may be by email) of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Collateral Manager by the Administrative Agent, and (ii) the date on which a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Manager acquires actual knowledge thereof;
(d) an Insolvency Event shall occur with respect to the Collateral Manager;
(e) the occurrence of an Event of Default;
(f) the rendering of one or more final judgments, decrees or orders by a court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction for the payment of money in excess individually or in the aggregate of $25,000,000 against the Collateral Manager (exclusive of judgment amounts to the extent covered by applicable insurance), and the Collateral Manager shall not have either (i) discharged or provided for the discharge of any such judgment, decree or order in accordance with its terms or (ii) perfected a timely appeal of such judgment, decree or order and caused the execution of same to be stayed during the pendency of the appeal, in each case, within sixty (60) days from the date of entry thereof;
(g) the failure of the Collateral Manager to make any payment when due (after giving effect to any related grace period) under one or more agreements for borrowed money to which it is a party and the indebtedness for borrowed money thereunder is in an amount in excess of $25,000,000, individually or in the aggregate, or the occurrence of any event or condition that has resulted in the acceleration of such indebtedness;
(h) the occurrence of a Change of Control with respect to the Collateral Manager; or
(i) Apollo Debt Solutions BDC (or an Affiliate reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent) ceases to be the Collateral Manager other than in the case where a successor Collateral Manager becomes the Collateral Manager in accordance with this Agreement.
Collateral Quality Test means a test that is satisfied if, as of any date of determination, (a) the Ramp-Up Period has not ended or (b) in the aggregate, the Eligible Collateral Loans owned (or, in relation to a proposed purchase of an Eligible Collateral Loan, both owned and proposed to be owned) by the Borrower satisfy each of the tests set forth below, calculated, in each case, in accordance with Section 1.04:
(a) the Minimum Weighted Average Spread Test;
(b) the Maximum Weighted Average Life Test;
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(c) the Minimum Diversity Score Test;
(d) the Minimum Weighted Average EBITDA Test; and
provided that, for purposes of calculating the Collateral Quality Tests, the Principal Balance of any Collateral Loan denominated in an Eligible Currency other than Dollars shall be calculated using the Applicable Conversion Rate as of the applicable Acquisition Date unless such Applicable Conversion Rate as of the applicable Acquisition Date varies by more than 2% from the then-current Applicable Conversion Rate, in which case, the then-current Applicable Conversion Rate shall be used.
Collection Account has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.02.
Collection Period means, with respect to (a) the first Payment Date, the period from and including the Closing Date to and including the Determination Date immediately preceding the first Payment Date, and (b) any subsequent Payment Date, the period from but excluding the Determination Date immediately preceding the previous Payment Date to and including the Determination Date immediately preceding the current Payment Date (or, in the case of the final Payment Date, to and including such Payment Date).
Collections means all cash collections, distributions, payments or other amounts received, or to be received, by the Borrower from any Person in respect of any Collateral Loan constituting Collateral, including all principal, interest, fees, distributions, recoveries and redemption and withdrawal proceeds payable to the Borrower under or in connection with any such Collateral Loans and all Proceeds from any sale or disposition of any such Collateral Loans, but excluding (a) any amounts received by the Borrower from an Obligor or any other party obligated to make payments in respect of such Collateral Loan following the sale of a Collateral Loan by the Borrower that the Borrower is required to pay to the purchaser of such Collateral Loan so long as such amounts are not included in the net proceeds reported to be received by the Borrower from such sale, (b) any amounts in respect of indemnities received by the Borrower but owing to parties other than the Borrower in accordance with the Related Documents for any Collateral Loan and (c) any Excluded Amounts.
Commitment means, collectively, the Commitment (Specified) and Commitment (Other).
Commitment (Other) means, as to each Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make, on and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Advances (Other)to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(c) in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding for such Lender up to but not exceeding the amount set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 1 or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment (Other), as applicable, as such amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.06, increased pursuant to Section 2.22 or increased or reduced from time to time pursuant to assignments effected in accordance with Section 12.06(a).
Commitment (Specified) means, as to each Lender, the obligation of such Lender to make, on and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, Advances (Specified) to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(c) in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding for such
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Lender up to but not exceeding 75% of such Lenders Commitment (Other) (which percentage may be increased by any Lender any time by written notice to the Borrower up to an amount not to exceed 100% of such Lenders Commitment (Other)), or in the Assignment and Acceptance pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Commitment (Specified), as applicable, as such amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.06, increased pursuant to Section 2.22 or increased or reduced from time to time pursuant to assignments effected in accordance with Section 12.06(a).
Commitment Fee has the meaning assigned to such term in the Lender Fee Letter.
Commitment Termination Date means the last day of the Reinvestment Period; provided that, if the Commitment Termination Date would otherwise not be a Business Day, then the Commitment Termination Date shall be the immediately succeeding Business Day.
Competitor means any (a) fund who devotes a significant portion of its business resources on credit lending, (b) hedge fund investing principally in distressed investments or an Affiliate thereof or (c) activist hedge fund or an Affiliate thereof; provided that, in no event shall the term Competitor include any commercial bank, investment bank or insurance company (including any investment account or fund managed by such insurance companys adviser).
Concentration Denominator means (x) during the Ramp-Up Period, $750,000,000 and (y) after the end of the Ramp-Up Period, the sum of (1) the Aggregate Principal Balance of the Eligible Collateral Loans owned (and, solely in relation to a proposed purchase of an Eligible Collateral Loan, proposed to be owned) by the Borrower and (2) the Principal Proceeds and Eligible Investments made with Principal Proceeds on deposit in the Principal Collection Account as of such date, and in each case in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 1.04; provided that, for purposes of calculating the Concentration Denominator, the Principal Balance of any Collateral Loan denominated in an Eligible Currency other than Dollars shall be calculated using the Applicable Conversion Rate as of the applicable Acquisition Date unless such Applicable Conversion Rate as of the applicable Acquisition Date varies by more than 2% from the then-current Applicable Conversion Rate, in which case, the then-current Applicable Conversion Rate shall be used.
Concentration Limitations means, as of any date of determination, the following limitations measured by Principal Balance and calculated as a percentage of the Concentration Denominator:
(a) not more than 3.0% consists of Collateral Loans of any one (1) Obligor (and Affiliates thereof); provided that, Collateral Loans to the largest three Obligors (and Affiliates thereof), may each constitute up to 5.0%;
(b) not more than 12.0% consists of Collateral Loans with Obligors in any one GICS Industry Classification; provided that (x) Collateral Loans with Obligors in the largest GICS Industry Classification may constitute up to 20.0% and (y) Collateral Loans with Obligors in the second-largest GICS Industry Classification may constitute up to 17.5%;
(c) not more than 10.0% consists of MRR Loans;
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(d) not more than 20.0% consists of Collateral Loans denominated in a currency other than Dollars;
(e) not more than 15.0% consists of Revolving Collateral Loans and Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loans;
(f) not more than 10.0% consists of Collateral Loans that provide for payment of interest in cash less frequently than quarterly;
(g) not more than 5.0% consists of Collateral Loans (excluding MRR Loans) with respect to which the Obligor has EBITDA as of the Relevant Test Period most recently ended prior to such date of determination of less than $40,000,000;
(h) not more than 5.0% consists of DIP Loans;
(i) not more than 10.0% consists of First Lien Last Out Loans and Second Lien Loans (excluding the portion of any Collateral Loans that are considered Second Lien Loans pursuant to the final proviso of the definition thereof);
(j) not more than 20.0% consists of First Lien Last Out Loans and Second Lien Loans (including the portion of any Collateral Loans that are considered Second Lien Loans pursuant to the final proviso of the definition thereof);
(k) not more than 60.0% consists of Covenant Lite Loans; provided that not more than 25% consists of Covenant Lite Loans with an EBITDA as of the Relevant Test Period most recently ended prior to such date of determination of less than $100,000,000;
(l) not more than 5.0% consists of PIK Loans;
(m) not more than 10.0% consists of Fixed Rate Obligations;
(n) not more than 10.0% consists of Participation Interests;
(o) not more than 10.0% consists of Broadly Syndicated Loans with (i) a Moodys Rating of below B3 or (ii) an S&P Rating of below B-; and
(p) not more than 2.5% consists of Collateral Loans organized or incorporated in any Qualified Jurisdiction specified in clause (vi) of the definition thereof;
provided that, for purposes of calculating the Concentration Limitations, the Principal Balance of any Collateral Loan denominated in an Eligible Currency other than Dollars shall be calculated using the Applicable Conversion Rate as of the applicable Acquisition Date unless such Applicable Conversion Rate as of the applicable Acquisition Date varies by more than 2% from the then-current Applicable Conversion Rate, in which case, the then-current Applicable Conversion Rate shall be used.
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Conforming Changes means, with respect to the use or administration of any Benchmark or the use, administration, adoption or implementation of 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 Accrual Period, the definition of U.S. Government Securities Business Day, the 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, the formula for calculating any successor rates identified pursuant to the definition of Benchmark Replacement (including whether such formula shall be cumulative or non-cumulative), the formula, methodology or convention for applying the successor Floor to the successor Benchmark Replacement and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Collateral Manager decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Collateral Manager determines that no market practice for the administration of such Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and the other Facility Documents).
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 profit Taxes.
Constituent Documents means, in respect of any Person, the trust agreement, certificate or articles of formation or organization, the limited liability company agreement, operating agreement, partnership agreement, joint venture agreement or other applicable agreement of formation or organization (or equivalent or comparable constituent documents) and other organizational documents and by-laws and any certificate of trust, certificate of incorporation, certificate of formation, certificate of limited partnership and other agreement or similar instrument filed or made in connection with its formation or organization, in each case, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Continued Errors has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14.08(c).
Contractual Currency has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.21.
Control means (i) the direct or indirect possession of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person whether through ownership, by contract, arrangement or understanding, or otherwise or (ii) ownership of more than 20% of the equity securities of a Person. Controlled and Controlling have the meaning correlative thereto.
Corporate Trust Office means the applicable designated corporate trust office of the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, the Securities Intermediary or the Custodian, as applicable, specified on Schedule 6, or such other address within the United States as it may designate from time to time by notice to the Administrative Agent.
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Covenant Lite Loan means a Collateral Loan with respect to which the related Obligor is not subject to financial covenants; provided that a Collateral Loan shall not constitute a Covenant Lite Loan if (a) the Related Documents require the obligor thereunder to comply with one or more Maintenance Covenants (regardless of whether compliance with one or more Incurrence Covenants is otherwise required by the Related Documents), (b) the Related Documents contain a cross default provision to, or such Collateral Loan is pari passu with, another loan of the Obligor that requires the Obligor to comply with one or more financial covenants or Maintenance Covenants, (c) such Collateral Loan is a Broadly Syndicated Loan or (d) has a maximum cushion against covenants of 40%.
Covered Account means each of the Collection Account, the Payment Account and the Unfunded Reserve Account.
Covered Party has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.19.
Custodian has the meaning assigned to such term in the introduction to this Agreement.
Data File has the meaning specified in Section 8.09(a).
Data Site means an electronic password protected data site maintained by the Borrower (or by the Collateral Manager on behalf of Borrower) at Merrill Corporation, Intralinks, SyndTrak Online or any other similar electronic distribution system reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
Default means any event which, with the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
Default Rate means a rate per annum equal to the rate of interest otherwise in effect pursuant to this Agreement (or, if no such rate is specified, the Base Rate) plus 2.00% per annum.
Default Right has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
Defaulted Loan means any Collateral Loan:
(a) with respect to which a default as to the payment of principal and/or interest has occurred and is continuing (giving effect to any grace or cure period applicable thereto, but in no event exceeding five (5) Business Days or seven (7) calendar days, whichever is greater);
(b) with respect to which a default as to the payment of principal and/or interest has occurred and is continuing with respect to another full recourse debt obligation of the same Obligor secured by the same collateral and which is senior to or pari passu with in right of payment to such Collateral Loan (giving effect to any grace or cure period applicable thereto, but in no event exceeding five (5) Business Days or seven (7) calendar days, whichever is greater);
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(c) except with respect to any DIP Loan, with respect to which the Obligor thereunder has become subject to an Insolvency Event (subject to the applicable grace period in clause (a) of such definition in the case of an involuntary proceeding);
(d) that has a published S&P Rating of D or below or SD, a published Fitch Rating of D or below or SD or a Moodys probability of default rating (as published by Moodys) of D or LD or previously had such ratings before they were withdrawn by S&P, Fitch or Moodys (in each case based on tranche rating not corporate family rating);
(e) that is pari passu in right of payment as to the payment of principal and/or interest to another debt obligation of the same Obligor which has a published S&P Rating of SD or D or lower, published Fitch Rating of RD or D or lower or a Moodys probability of default rating (as published by Moodys) of D or LD; provided that both the Collateral Loan and such other debt obligation are full recourse obligations of such Obligor;
(f) with respect to which a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Manager has received written notice or has actual knowledge that a default has occurred under the Related Documents and any applicable grace period has expired and the holders of such Collateral Loan have accelerated the repayment of such Collateral Loan (but only until such acceleration has been rescinded) in the manner provided in the Related Documents;
(g) with respect to which the Collateral Manager has, in its reasonable commercial judgment, otherwise declared such debt obligation to be a Defaulted Loan; or
(h) if such Collateral Loan is a Participation Interest, the related selling institution has become subject to an Insolvency Event (subject to the applicable grace period in clause (a) of such definition in the case of an involuntary proceeding).
Defaulting Lender means, at any time, any Lender that (a) has failed for two (2) or more Business Days after a Borrowing Date to fund its portion of an Advance required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (other than failures to fund as a result of a bona fide dispute as to whether the conditions to borrowing were satisfied on the relevant Borrowing Date (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, has been specifically identified to the Administrative Agent in writing or in any public statement by such Lender)), (b) has notified the Borrower or the Administrative Agent in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect (unless such writing or public statement relates to such Lenders obligation to fund an Advance hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lenders determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within two (2) Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the
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Borrower) or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or any other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, receivership, insolvency, reorganization or similar debtor relief laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction, or (ii) had appointed for it a receiver, custodian, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar person charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or assets, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such a capacity; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Lender (or such Governmental Authority) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Lender. Any determination by the Administrative Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error.
Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loan means a Collateral Loan that (a) requires the Borrower to make one or more future advances to the Obligor under the Related Documents, (b) specifies a maximum amount that can be borrowed on one or more fixed borrowing dates, and (c) does not permit the re-borrowing of any amount previously repaid by the Obligor thereunder; provided that any such Collateral Loan will be a Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loan only to the extent of unfunded commitments and solely until all commitments by the Borrower to make advances on such Collateral Loan to the Obligor under the Related Documents expire or are terminated or are reduced to zero.
Deliver or Delivered or Delivery means the taking of the following steps:
(a) with respect to such of the Collateral as constitutes an instrument that does not constitute a Financial Asset forming the basis of a Security Entitlement Delivered to the Custodian pursuant to the other clauses of this definition, causing the Custodian to take and continuously maintain possession of such instrument indorsed to the Collateral Agent or in blank by an effective indorsement;
(b) with respect to such of the Collateral as constitutes a Certificated Security, (i) causing the delivery of such Certificated Security to the Custodian registered in the name of the Custodian or its affiliated nominee or endorsed to the Custodian or its affiliated nominee or endorsed in blank, (ii) causing the Custodian to continuously identify on its books and records that such Certificated Security is credited to the appropriate Covered Account and (iii) causing the Custodian to maintain continuous possession of such Certificated Security;
(c) with respect to such of the Collateral as constitutes an Uncertificated Security, (i) causing the issuer of such Uncertificated Security to register the Collateral Agent as the registered owner of such Uncertificated Security, (ii) causing the issuer of such Uncertificated Security to agree to comply with instructions of the Collateral Agent without further consent of the Borrower, upon original issue or registration of transfer by
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the issuer of such Uncertificated Security or (iii)(A) causing the issuer of such Uncertificated Security to register the Custodian as the registered owner of such Uncertificated Security and (B) causing the Custodian to continuously identify on its books and records that such Uncertificated Security is credited to the appropriate Covered Account;
(d) with respect to such of the Collateral as constitutes a Security Entitlement, causing the Securities Intermediary to indicate by book entry that the Financial Asset relating to such Security Entitlement has been credited to the appropriate Covered Account;
(e) with respect to such of the Collateral as constitutes a deposit account, causing such deposit account to be maintained in the name of the Collateral Agent or causing the bank with which such deposit account is maintained to agree in writing with the parties hereto that (i) such bank shall comply with instructions originated by the Collateral Agent directing disposition of the funds in the deposit account without further consent of any other Person, (ii) such bank will not agree with any Person other than the Collateral Agent to comply with instructions originated by any Person other than the Collateral Agent or the Borrower, (iii) such deposit account and the funds on deposit therein shall not be subject to any Lien or right of set-off in favor of such bank or anyone claiming through it (other than the Collateral Agent) other than as permitted by the Account Control Agreement, (iv) such agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, and (v) with respect to such bank, the State of New York shall be the banks jurisdiction for purposes of Article 9 of the UCC;
(f) with respect to such of the Collateral as constitutes an account or a general intangible or is not otherwise described in the foregoing clauses (a)-(e), causing to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a properly completed UCC financing statement that names the Borrower as debtor and the Collateral Agent as secured party and that describes such Collateral (including as all assets or similar, and which financing statement may have been previously filed) or any equivalent filing in any applicable jurisdiction; or
(g) in the case of each of clauses (a) through (f) above, such additional or alternative procedures as may hereafter become necessary or desirable to perfect the security interest granted to the Collateral Agent hereunder in such items of the Collateral, consistent with Applicable Law.
The Collateral Manager on behalf of the Borrower shall obtain any and all consents required by the Related Documents to permit any Collateral Loan to be pledged in favor of the Collateral Agent hereunder (except to the extent that the requirement for such consent is rendered ineffective under Section 9-406 or 9-408 of the UCC).
Determination Date means, with respect to any Payment Date, the date that is 10 Business Days prior to such Payment Date.
DIP Loan means a Collateral Loan made to a debtor-in-possession pursuant to Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code having the priority allowed by either Section 364(c) or 364(d) of the Bankruptcy Code and fully secured by senior liens on which the related Obligor is required to pay interest and/or principal on a current basis.
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Disputed Collateral Loan has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of Asset Value.
Disruption Event means the occurrence of any of the following with respect to any Eligible Currency: (a) any Lender shall have notified the Administrative Agent of the commercially reasonable determination by such Lender that it would be contrary to Law or to the directive of any Governmental Authority (whether or not having the force of law) to obtain such Eligible Currency to fund any Advance, (b) the Administrative Agent shall have notified the Borrower and each Lender of the inability, acting in a commercially reasonable manner, to determine the applicable Benchmark for Advances in such Eligible Currency, (c) the Required Lenders shall have notified the Administrative Agent of the commercially reasonable determination by such Lenders that the rate at which deposits of such Eligible Currency are being offered to such Lenders does not accurately reflect the cost to such Lenders of making, funding or maintaining any Advance in such Eligible Currency or (d) any Lender shall have notified the Administrative Agent of the inability of such Lender, acting in a commercially reasonable manner, to obtain such Eligible Currency to make, fund or maintain any Advance in such Eligible Currency.
Diversity Score means, as of any day, a single number that indicates Collateral Loan concentration in terms of both Obligor and industry concentration, calculated as set forth in Schedule 8, as such diversity scores shall be updated at the mutual agreement of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower if Moodys publishes revised criteria.
Document Checklist means an electronic or hard copy list delivered by the Borrower (or by the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Borrower) to the Custodian that identifies each of the documents contained in each Loan File, whether each such document is an original or a copy (and whether a hard copy or electronic copy will be delivered to the Custodian) and includes the name of the Obligor with respect to such Collateral Loan, in each case as of the related date of Advance or the Acquisition Date.
Dollars and $ mean lawful money of the United States of America.
Due Date means each date on which any payment is due on a Collateral Loan in accordance with its terms.
EBITDA means, with respect to any Relevant Test Period (or other period set forth herein) and any Collateral Loan, the meaning of the term Adjusted EBITDA, the term EBITDA or any comparable term in the Related Documents for such period and Collateral Loan (or, in the case of a Collateral Loan for which the Related Documents have not been executed, as set forth in the relevant marketing materials or financial model in respect of such Collateral Loan, until the first testing period after the Related Documents have been executed), and in any case that the term Adjusted EBITDA, the term EBITDA or such comparable term is not defined in such Related Document or marketing materials or financial model, an amount, for the principal Obligor thereunder and any of its parents that are obligated as guarantor or co-borrower pursuant to the Related Documents and any of their respective Subsidiaries for such Collateral Loan (determined
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in good faith by the Collateral Manager in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard on a consolidated basis without duplication in accordance with GAAP (and also on a pro forma basis as determined in good faith by the Collateral Manager in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard in case of any acquisitions)) equal to earnings from continuing operations for such period plus, in each case to the extent deducted in determining earnings from continuing operations for such period, interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization for such period, other non-cash charges and organization costs, extraordinary, one-time and/or non-recurring losses or charges and any other item the Collateral Manager and the Administrative Agent mutually deem to be appropriate.
Eligible Collateral Loan means a Collateral Loan that (A) has been approved by the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, prior to the date on which the Borrower commits to acquire such Collateral, and (B) satisfies each of the following eligibility requirements on any date of determination (unless otherwise expressly waived by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion):
(a) is a First Lien Loan, Second Lien Loan or First Lien Last Out Loan;
(b) is denominated and payable in an Eligible Currency and does not permit the currency in which such loan is payable or the place of payment to be changed other than to an Eligible Currency;
(c) the related Obligor is organized or incorporated in (i) the United States (or any state thereof or the District of Columbia), (ii) any Qualified Jurisdiction or (iii) any other jurisdiction approved by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion;
(d) the Related Documents for which are governed by the laws of (i) the United States (or any state thereof), (ii) any Qualified Jurisdiction or (iii) any other jurisdiction approved by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion;
(e) has an original term to maturity of not more than 7 years;
(f) if it is a PIK Loan, it provides for a minimum cash spread of not less than 2.50%;
(g) as of the Acquisition Date, has an Original Asset Value of at least 85% of par;
(h) is not an obligation (other than a Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loan or a Revolving Collateral Loan) pursuant to which any future advances or payments to the Obligor may be required to be made by the Borrower and, as of the Acquisition Date, no claims of any other present or future, actual or contingent, monetary liabilities have been made by the Obligor with respect to such Collateral Loan and are then outstanding;
(i) is not an Equity Security or a component thereof and does not provide for mandatory or optional conversion or exchange into an Equity Security; provided that (i) any equity security purchased as part of a unit or package with a Collateral Loan (including any attached warrants) and that itself is not eligible for purchase by the Borrower
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as a Collateral Loan shall not cause the Collateral Loan portion to lose its eligibility hereunder and (ii) Equity Securities may be received by the Borrower in exchange for a Collateral Loan or a portion thereof in connection with an Insolvency Event, reorganization, debt restructuring or workout of the Obligor thereof;
(j) is not a Defaulted Loan;
(k) unless such Collateral Loan is a DIP Loan, the related Obligor on the Collateral Loan is not insolvent, is not the subject of an Insolvency Event, and there are no proceedings pending (or, to the knowledge of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, threatened) wherein the related Obligor or (solely in the case of the following clause (i)) any other party or any Governmental Authority (i) has asserted insolvency of the related Obligor on such Collateral Loan (and, in the case of an involuntary insolvency proceeding, such proceeding has not been dismissed for sixty (60) days), or (ii) has alleged that such Collateral Loan or any of the Related Documents is illegal or unenforceable and such Collateral Loan is not subject to any pending or threatened litigation or right or claim of rescission, set-off, netting, counterclaim or defense on the part of the related Obligor;
(l) to the actual knowledge of the Borrower, the Related Property has not been used by the related Obligor (or any parent entity, subsidiary or Affiliate thereof) in any manner or for any purpose that would result in any material risk of liability being imposed upon the Administrative Agent, Borrower, the Equityholder, the Collateral Manager or any Secured Party under any Applicable Law;
(m) the acquisition thereof by the Borrower will not (i) violate any Applicable Law or (ii) to the actual knowledge of the Borrower, cause the Administrative Agent or any Lender to fail to comply with any request or directive from any banking authority or governmental entity having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent or such Lender;
(n) (i) except for Permitted Liens, the Borrower has good and marketable title to, and is the sole owner of, such Collateral Loan and the Related Security or, with respect to any Related Security securing such Collateral Loan, the Borrower has the benefit of a valid security interest therein of the priority required by the Related Documents free and clear of all Liens and (ii) the Borrower has granted to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, a valid and perfected first-priority security interest in such Collateral Loan;
(o) to the actual knowledge of the Borrower (after using reasonable inquiry under the circumstances, which may be based on representations by the Obligor and the other parties set forth in the related Underlying Loan Agreement or otherwise), such Collateral Loan and the Related Documents for such Collateral Loan constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the related Obligor thereunder and each guarantor thereof, enforceable against such Person in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting creditors rights generally or general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;
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(p) provides for a fixed amount of principal to be payable in cash no later than its stated maturity;
(q) the related Obligor on such Collateral Loan (i) is a business entity (and not a natural person) duly organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, (ii) is a legal operating entity or holding company, (iii) is not a Governmental Authority and (iv) is not an Affiliate of the Equityholder or the Collateral Manager;
(r) the proceeds of which are not permitted primarily to be used for personal, family or household purposes;
(s) is capable of being transferred to and owned by the Borrower (whether directly or by means of a security entitlement) and of being pledged, assigned or novated by the owner thereof or of an interest therein, subject to customary restrictions for assets of the type constituting the Collateral Loans (i) to the Collateral Agent, (ii) to any assignee of the Collateral Agent permitted or contemplated under this Agreement, (iii) to any Person at any foreclosure or strict foreclosure sale or other disposition initiated by a secured creditor in furtherance of its security interest and (iv) to commercial banks, financial institutions, offshore and other funds (in each case, including transfer permitted by operation of the UCC);
(t) does not contain restrictions on transfer which limit potential transferees, other than any such restrictions customary for assets of the type constituting the Collateral Loans;
(u) does not contain confidentiality restrictions that would prohibit the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent or the Lenders from accessing or receiving all material obligor information with regards to such Collateral Loan (subject to customary confidentiality provisions);
(v) is not a Structured Finance Obligation, an unsecured loan, a finance lease, chattel paper, bond or a bridge loan or other obligation that (i) is incurred in connection with a merger, acquisition, consolidation, or sale of all or substantially all of the assets of a Person or similar transaction and (ii) by its terms, is required to be repaid within one year of the incurrence thereof with proceeds from additional borrowings or other refinancing;
(w) reserved;
(x) reserved;
(y) the Loan File with respect to such Collateral Loan has been delivered to the Custodian or the time period for such delivery under Section 13.03(a) has not yet expired;
(z) the acquisition of such Collateral Loan will not cause the Borrower or the pool of Collateral to be required to register as an investment company under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act;
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(aa) is not a letter of credit (other than a Revolving Collateral Loan that includes a letter of credit sub-facility as long as the Borrower is not the letter of credit issuer with respect thereto);
(bb) is not a participation interest other than a Participation Interest;
(cc) the Borrower has all necessary Governmental Authorizations and Private Authorizations necessary to acquire and own such Collateral Loan and enter into the Related Documents with respect to such Collateral Loan;
(dd) is an instrument or payment intangible under the UCC;
(ee) provides for scheduled payments of interest in cash at least semi-annually;
(ff) no related Obligor is a Sanctioned Person;
(gg) is not (i) underwritten as a real estate loan or principally secured by real property; (ii) a construction loan, (iii) a project finance loan or (iv) an asset-based credit facility;
(hh) its transfer may be effected pursuant to a form attached as an exhibit to the relevant Underlying Loan Agreement or other assignment documentation customary for assets of the type constituting such Collateral Loan (which may be an LSTA Par/Near Par Trade Confirmation, subject to Standard Terms and Conditions for Par/Near Par Trade Confirmations, as published by The Loan Syndications and Trading Association, Inc.);
(ii) no selection procedure adverse to the interests of the Secured Parties was utilized at the time of the selection of such Collateral Loan for acquisition by the Borrower;
(jj) such Collateral Loan requires the related Obligor to maintain, subject to market standard qualifications and exceptions (as determined by the Collateral Manager in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard), the Related Property in good repair (if appropriate) and to maintain adequate insurance with respect thereto;
(kk) reserved;
(ll) unless such Collateral Loan is an MRR Loan, the related Obligor has EBITDA as of the Relevant Test Period most recently ended prior to the related Acquisition Date of not less than $30,000,000;
(mm) (x) solely if such Collateral Loan is a First Lien Loan or a First Lien Last Out Loan, the Obligor of such Collateral Loan has a Senior Net Leverage Ratio less than or equal to 6.50 to 1.00 or (y) solely if such Collateral Loan is a Second Lien Loan, the Obligor of such Collateral Loan has a Total Net Leverage Ratio not greater than 7.50 to 1.00 (or, in each case, such other ratio as the Administrative Agent may approve on a case by case basis); provided that, in each case for purposes of determining compliance with this clause (mm) after the related Acquisition Date, only the portion of such Collateral Loan that causes such Senior Net Leverage Ratio or Total Net Leverage Ratio, as applicable, to exceed the applicable limits shall be ineligible;
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(nn) such Collateral Loan was sourced or originated by the Equityholder or the Borrower in the ordinary course of the Equityholders business and in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard;
(oo) is not subject to material non-credit related risk (such as a loan, the payment of which is expressly contingent upon the non-occurrence of a catastrophe), as determined by the Collateral Manager in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard;
(pp) reserved;
(qq) does not have an interest rate basis exceeding six (6) months, except in the case of (i) Collateral Loans in which the Related Documents allow the interest rate basis to be extended to twelve (12) months with the underlying lenders consent, (ii) Collateral Loans in which the Related Documents provide for a base or prime rate option or (iii) Fixed Rate Obligations;
(rr) if such Collateral Loan is a Fixed Rate Obligation, it has a cash pay interest rate of at least 4.00%;
(ss) is not a zero coupon obligation;
(tt) if such Collateral Loan is a Covenant Lite Loan, it (i) is not cyclical (as determined by the Collateral Manager in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard), (ii) is not (and is not expressly permitted by its terms to become) contractually subordinate in right of payment to any other obligation for borrowed money of the Obligor of such loan other than a Permitted Working Capital Facility, (iii) as of the Acquisition Date, has a loan to value ratio not in excess of 60% (as determined by the Collateral Manager in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard) and (iv) has EBITDA as of the Relevant Test Period most recently ended prior to the related Acquisition Date of not less than $75,000,000; and
(uu) if such Collateral Loan is a Broadly Syndicated Loan, as of the related Acquisition Date, it has a Moodys Rating of Caa or higher and an S&P Rating of CCC or higher.
Eligible Currency means Dollars, CAD, EUR and GBP.
Eligible Investment Required Ratings means, (a) with respect to any obligation or security, with respect to ratings assigned by Moodys, Aa2 or higher or P-1 for one month instruments, Aa2 or higher and P-1 for three month instruments, Aa3 or higher and P-1 for six month instruments and Aa2 or higher and P-1 for instruments with a term in excess of six months and (b) with respect to rating assigned by S&P, A-1 or A-1+ for short term instruments and A or higher for long term instruments.
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Eligible Investments means any Dollar-denominated investment that, at the time it is Delivered, is Cash or one or more of the following obligations or securities:
(a) direct obligations of, and obligations the timely payment of principal and interest on which is fully and expressly guaranteed by, the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality of the United States of America the obligations of which are expressly backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America;
(b) demand and time deposits in, bank deposit products of, certificates of deposit of, trust accounts with, bankers acceptances payable within 183 days of issuance by, or federal funds sold by any depository institution or trust company incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and subject to supervision and examination by federal and/or state banking authorities, so long as the commercial paper and/or the debt obligations of such depository institution or trust company (or, in the case of the principal depository institution in a holding company system, the commercial paper or debt obligations of such holding company) at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for such investment have the Eligible Investment Required Ratings;
(c) non-extendable commercial paper or other short-term obligations with the Eligible Investment Required Ratings and that either bear interest or are sold at a discount from the face amount thereof and have a maturity of not more than 183 days from their date of issuance; and
(d) money market funds that have, at all times, ratings in the highest credit rating category by Moodys and S&P (based on tranche rating not corporate family rating);
provided that none of the foregoing obligations or securities shall constitute Eligible Investments if (A) such obligation or security has an f, r, p, pi, q, sf or t subscript assigned by S&P, (B) all, or substantially all, of the remaining amounts payable thereunder consist of interest and not principal payments, (C) such obligation or security is subject to U.S. withholding or foreign withholding tax unless the issuer of the security is required to make gross-up payments for the full amount of such withholding tax, (D) such obligation or security is secured by real property, (E) such obligation or security is purchased at a price greater than 100% of the principal or face amount thereof, (F) such obligation or security is subject of a tender offer, voluntary redemption, exchange offer, conversion or other similar action or (G) in the Collateral Managers judgment in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard, such obligation or security is subject to material non-credit related risks. Any such investment may be made or acquired from or through the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates, or any entity for whom the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates provides services, receives compensation or acts as offeror (so long as such investment otherwise meets the applicable requirements of the foregoing definition of Eligible Investment at the time of acquisition). The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation to determine or oversee compliance with the foregoing requirements.
Equity Security means any stock or similar security, certificate of interest or participation in any profit sharing agreement, reorganization certificate or subscription, transferable share, voting trust certificate or certificate of deposit for an equity security, limited partnership or membership interest, interest in a joint venture, or certificate of interest in a business trust; any security future on any such security; or any security convertible, with or without consideration into such a security, or carrying any warrant (other than a detachable warrant) or right to subscribe to or purchase such a security; or any such warrant or right.
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Equityholder means Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, a Delaware statutory trust.
Equityholder Collateral Loan means each Collateral Loan sold and/or contributed by the Equityholder to the Borrower pursuant to the Sale Agreement.
Equityholder Purchased Loan Balance means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the aggregate Principal Balance of all Equityholder Collateral Loans acquired by the Borrower prior to such date.
ERISA means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the regulations promulgated and rulings issued thereunder.
ERISA Event means (a) any reportable event, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the thirty (30) day notice requirement is waived); (b) the failure with respect to any Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standard (as defined in Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA); (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) a determination that any Plan is, or is expected to be, in at risk status within the meaning of Section 430(i) of the Code or Section 303(i) of ERISA; (e) the incurrence by the Borrower or any member of its ERISA Group of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (f)(i) the receipt by the Borrower or any member of its ERISA Group from the PBGC of a notice of determination that the PBGC intends to seek termination of any Plan or to have a trustee appointed for any Plan under Section 4042 of ERISA, or (ii) the filing by the Borrower or any member of its ERISA Group of a notice of intent to terminate any Plan; (g) the incurrence by the Borrower or any member of its ERISA Group of any liability (i) with respect to a Plan pursuant to Sections 4063 and 4064 of ERISA, (ii) with respect to a facility closing pursuant to Section 4062(e) of ERISA, or (iii) with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Multiemployer Plan; (h) the receipt by the Borrower or any member of its ERISA Group of any notice concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, in endangered status or critical status, within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA or is or is expected to be insolvent or terminated, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA; or (i) the failure of the Borrower or any member of its ERISA Group to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan.
ERISA Group means each controlled group of corporations or trades or businesses (whether or not incorporated) under common control that is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code with the Borrower.
Errors has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14.08(c).
EUR means the single currency of the Participating Member States.
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EURIBOR Rate means, for any day during the Interest Accrual Period with respect to Advances denominated in EUR, the rate per annum appearing on Reuters Screen EURIBOR Page (or any successor or substitute page) applicable to bankers acceptances for deposits in EUR for a period equal to three months; provided that, if no such rate appears on Reuters Screen EURIBOR Page (or any successor or substitute page), the EURIBOR Rate shall be the rate per annum determined by the Administrative Agent using the average of the rates for bankers acceptances for deposits in EUR for a three month period in EUR at approximately 11:00 a.m. (Brussels time) for such date. If the EURIBOR Rate is less than zero percent then the EURIBOR Rate shall be deemed to equal zero percent for all purposes of this Agreement.
Event of Default has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01.
Excess Concentration Amount means, at any time in respect of which any one or more of the Concentration Limitations are exceeded, the portions (calculated without duplication) of each Collateral Loan that cause such Concentration Limitations to be exceeded, as calculated by the Collateral Manager and certified to as required hereunder; provided that any such portion expressly approved by the Administrative Agent for inclusion in each Borrowing Base shall not constitute part of the Excess Concentration Amount.
Exchange Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as from time to time in effect, or any successor law, rules or regulations, and any reference to any statutory or regulatory provision shall be deemed to be a reference to any successor statutory or regulatory provision.
Excluded Amounts means (i) any amount deposited into the Collection Account with respect to any Collateral Loan, which amount is attributable to the reimbursement of payment by the Borrower not using Collections of any Tax, fee or other charge imposed by any Governmental Authority on such Collateral Loan or on any Related Security, (ii) any interest or fees (including origination, agency, structuring, management or other up-front fees) that are for the account of the applicable Person from whom the Borrower purchased such Collateral Loan to the extent such amount is attributable to a time before the Acquisition Date thereof, (iii) any reimbursement of insurance premiums not paid by the Borrower using Collections, (iv) any escrows relating to Taxes, insurance and other amounts in connection with Collateral Loan which are held in an escrow account for the benefit of the Obligor and the secured party pursuant to escrow arrangements as Related Security under the Related Documents securing the obligations represented by such Collateral Loan or (v) any amount deposited into the Collection Account in error (including any amounts relating to any portion of an asset sold by the Borrower in accordance with this Agreement, in each case to the extent such amount is attributable to a time after the effectiveness of such sale).
Excluded Taxes means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Secured Party or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Secured Party (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed by the jurisdiction (or any political subdivision thereof) under the laws of which such Secured Party is organized or in which its principal office is located, or in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts
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payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Commitment or an Advance pursuant to a Law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in such Commitment or Advance or (ii) such Lender designates a new lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 12.03, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lenders assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Secured Partys failure to comply with Section 12.03(f), and (d) Taxes imposed by FATCA.
Facility Amount means during the Reinvestment Period, $500,000,000 (as such amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.06, increased pursuant to Section 2.22 or as otherwise agreed to by the Borrower, the applicable Lenders, the Collateral Manager and the Administrative Agent); provided, that following the Commitment Termination Date, the Facility Amount will equal the Advances Outstanding as of the applicable date of determination.
Facility Documents means this Agreement, the Notes, the Account Control Agreement, the Sale Agreement, the Administrative Agent Fee Letter, the Lender Fee Letter, the Collateral Administration and Agency Fee Letter and any other security agreements and other instruments entered into or delivered by or on behalf of the Borrower in favor of the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any Lender from time to time pursuant to this Agreement.
Facility Increase has the meaning specified in Section 2.22.
FATCA means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended versions of Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code that are substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rule or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreement, treaty or convention among Governmental Authorities implementing any of the foregoing.
Federal Funds Rate means, for any period, a fluctuating interest rate per annum equal for each day during such period to the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers, as published for such day (or, if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not so published for any day which is a Business Day, the average of the quotations for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.
Fee Basis Amount means, for any Payment Date, the quotient of (a) the arithmetic mean of (i) the Aggregate Principal Balance of all Eligible Collateral Loans plus (ii) the Principal Proceeds and Eligible Investments made with Principal Proceeds on deposit in the Collection Account, in each case, on the first day and on the last day of the related Interest Accrual Period, divided by (b) the number of days during such Interest Accrual Period.
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Final Maturity Date means the earliest to occur of (i) the date on which the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on its behalf) reduces the Facility Amount in full pursuant to Section 2.06(b); (ii) the day that is two (2) years after the Commitment Termination Date; and (iii) the date on which the Administrative Agent provides notice of the declaration of the Final Maturity Date after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default; provided, that, in the case of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii), if such day is not a Business Day, then the Final Maturity Date shall be the next succeeding Business Day.
Financial Asset has the meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(9) of the UCC.
Firm Bid means with respect to any Collateral Loan, a good and irrevocable bid for value requested by the Administrative Agent, to purchase the par amount of such Collateral Loan, expressed as a percentage of the par amount of such Collateral Loan and exclusive of accrued interest and premium, for scheduled settlement substantially in accordance with the then-current market practice in the principal market for such Collateral Loan, submitted as of 11:00 a.m. on the date of determination or as soon as practicable thereafter.
First Lien Last Out Loan means, as of any date of determination, any Collateral Loan that would constitute a First Lien Loan but that, at any time prior to and/or after an event of default under the related Underlying Loan Agreement of such Collateral Loan, will be paid after one or more tranches of First Lien Loans issued by the same Obligor have been paid in full in accordance with a specified waterfall or other priority of payments specified in the applicable Related Documents or an agreement among lenders.
First Lien Loan means any Collateral Loan that meets the following criteria: (i) is not (and is not expressly permitted by its terms to become) contractually subordinate in right of payment to any other obligation for borrowed money of the Obligor of such loan other than a Permitted Working Capital Facility; (ii) is secured by a valid first-priority perfected Lien in, to or on specified collateral securing the Obligors obligations under such Collateral Loan (whether or not such Collateral Loan is also secured by any lower priority Lien on other collateral) subject to customary permitted Liens (including any such Lien securing a Permitted Working Capital Facility); and (iii) the Collateral Manager determines in good faith in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard that the value of the collateral securing such Collateral Loan together with other attributes of the Obligor (including, without limitation, the Obligors cash flow, enterprise value and general financial condition) on or about the Acquisition Date is at all times adequate to repay the outstanding Principal Balance of such Collateral Loan plus the aggregate outstanding Principal Balances of all other loans of equal seniority secured by a first priority Lien in the same collateral.
Fitch means Fitch Ratings, Inc., Fitch Ratings Ltd. and their subsidiaries, including Derivative Fitch Inc. and Derivative Fitch Ltd. and any successor thereto.
Fitch Rating means, with respect to any Collateral Loan, either (i) the public rating issued by Fitch (based on tranche rating and not corporate family rating) or (ii) any credit estimate issued by Fitch received by the Borrower or the Collateral Manager.
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Fixed Rate Obligation means any Collateral Loan that bears a fixed rate of interest.
Floor means, with respect to any Eligible Currency, 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 the applicable initial Benchmark for such Eligible Currency provided for hereunder.
Floor Obligation means, as of any date:
(a) a Collateral Loan (i) for which the Related Documents provides for a London interbank offered rate (or any successor index therefor) option and that such rate is calculated as the greater of a specified floor rate per annum and such rate for the applicable Interest Accrual Period and (ii) that, as of such date, bears interest based on such rate option, but only if as of such date the applicable rate for the applicable Interest Accrual Period is less than such floor rate; and
(b) a Collateral Loan (i) for which the Related Documents provides for a base or prime rate option and such base or prime rate is calculated as the greater of a specified floor rate per annum and the base or prime rate for the applicable Interest Accrual Period and (ii) that, as of such date, bears interest based on such base or prime rate option, but only if as of such date the base or prime rate for the applicable Interest Accrual Period is less than such floor rate.
Fundamental Amendment means any amendment, modification, waiver or supplement of or to this Agreement that would (as determined by the Administrative Agent) (a) increase or extend the term of the Commitments or change the Final Maturity Date, (b) extend the date fixed for the payment of principal of or interest on any Advance or any fee hereunder, (c) reduce the amount of any scheduled payment of principal or the amount of any other payment due to any Lender, (d) reduce the rate at which interest is payable thereon or any fee is payable hereunder (other than any waiver or rescission of the Default Rate), (e) release any material portion of the Collateral, except in connection with dispositions expressly permitted hereunder, (f) alter the terms of Section 9.01 or Section 12.01(b) or, for purposes of Sections 9.01 or 12.01(b), alter any defined term or alter any other provision of this Agreement to the extent such alteration would alter the order of application of proceeds or the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby or (g) modify the definitions of the terms Required Lenders or Fundamental Amendment or modify in any other manner the number or percentage of the Lenders required to make any determinations or waive any rights hereunder or to modify any provision hereof.
FX Terms has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.15(c)(iv).
FX Transaction has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.15(c)(iv).
GAAP means generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time in the United States or, with respect to an Obligor located outside the United States, such other generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time in the jurisdiction of such Obligor.
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GBP means the lawful currency of the United Kingdom.
GICS Industry Classification means the industry classifications set forth in Schedule 4, as such industry classifications shall be updated at the mutual agreement of the Administrative Agent and the Borrower if MSCI Inc. publishes revised industry classifications.
Governmental Authority means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, administrative tribunal, central bank, public office, court, arbitration or mediation panel, or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of government, including the SEC, the stock exchanges, any federal, state, territorial, county, municipal or other government or governmental agency, arbitrator, board, body, branch, bureau, commission, court, department, instrumentality, master, mediator, panel, referee, system or other political unit or subdivision or other entity of any of the foregoing, whether domestic or foreign.
Governmental Authorizations means all franchises, permits, licenses, approvals, consents and other authorizations of all Governmental Authorities.
Governmental Filings means all filings, including franchise and similar tax filings, and the payment of all fees, assessments, interests and penalties associated with such filings with all Governmental Authorities.
Incurrence Covenant means a covenant by any Obligor to comply with one or more financial covenants only upon the occurrence of certain actions of such Obligor, including a debt issuance, dividend payment, share purchase, merger, acquisition or divestiture.
Indemnified Party has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.04(b).
Independent Accountants has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.11(a).
Independent Director means a manager of the Borrower who, (a) is an employee of, or is a special purpose corporation which is an Affiliate of or is operated by, employees of, or is otherwise provided by, any one of CT Corporation, Citadel SPV, Maples Fiduciary Services, Corporation Service Company, Puglisi & Associates, National Registered Agents, Inc. Wilmington Trust Company, Lord Securities Corporation, The Corporation Trust Company, or an Affiliate thereof, or, if none of those companies is then providing professional independent directors or managers, another nationally-recognized company, in each case that is not an Affiliate of the Borrower and that provides professional independent directors or managers and other corporate services in the ordinary course of its business; (b) in the case of any natural person, has prior experience as an independent director for a corporation, or as an independent director or independent manager or independent trustee for a limited liability company or trust, whose organizational documents required the unanimous consent of all independent directors (or independent managers or independent trustees) thereof before such corporation or limited liability company or trust could consent to the institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against it or could file a petition seeking relief under any applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy; and (c) in the case of any natural person, is not, and has not been for a period of five
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(5) years prior to his or her appointment as an Independent Director, in each case to the knowledge of the Borrower: (i) a director, manager, member, officer or partner, of (A) the Borrower, (B) the Collateral Manager, (C) the Equityholder, or (D) any Affiliate of the Equityholder, the Borrower or the Collateral Manager or (ii) a spouse, parent, sibling or child of any Person referred to in clause (i) above; provided, however, such Independent Director may be an independent director, independent trustee or independent manager of one or more other special purpose entities affiliated with the Equityholder, the Borrower or the Collateral Manager or their respective Affiliates.
Ineligible Collateral Loan means, at any time, a loan or other obligation, or any portion thereof, that fails to satisfy any criteria of the definition of Eligible Collateral Loan (unless otherwise expressly waived by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion).
Insolvency Event means, with respect to a specified Person, (a) the filing of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of such Person or any substantial part of its property in an involuntary case under the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable insolvency Law now or hereafter in effect, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official for such Person or for any substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of such Persons affairs, and such decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days; or (b) the commencement by such Person of a voluntary case under the Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable insolvency Law now or hereafter in effect, or the consent by such Person to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such Law, or the consent by such Person to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, an administrator, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official for such Person or for any substantial part of its property, or the making by such Person of any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure by such Person generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking of action by such Person in furtherance of any of the foregoing.
Instrument has the meaning specified in Section 9-102(a)(47) of the UCC.
Interest means, for each day during an Interest Accrual Period and each Advance outstanding by a Lender on such day, the sum of the products (for each day during such Interest Accrual Period) of:
IR × P × | 1 | |||
D |
where:
IR | = | the Interest Rate for such Advance on such day; | ||
P | = | the principal amount of such Advance on such day; | ||
D | = | and 360 days, or, to the extent the applicable Interest Rate is the Base Rate, 365 or 366 days, as applicable. |
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Interest Accrual Period means (a) with respect to the first Payment Date, the period from and including the Closing Date to but excluding the Determination Date prior to the first Payment Date, and (b) with respect to any subsequent Payment Date, the period from and including the Determination Date prior to the preceding Payment Date to but excluding the Determination Date prior to such Payment Date; provided, that the final Interest Accrual Period hereunder shall end on and include the day of the Payment in Full of the Advances hereunder.
Interest Collection Account has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.02(a).
Interest Proceeds means, with respect to any Collection Period or the related Determination Date, without duplication, the sum of:
(a) all payments of interest and other income received by the Borrower during such Collection Period on the Collateral Loans (including interest and other income received on Ineligible Collateral Loans and the accrued interest received in connection with a sale of any such Collateral Loan during such Collection Period), less any such amount that represents Principal Financed Accrued Interest;
(b) all principal and interest payments received by the Borrower during such Collection Period on Eligible Investments purchased with Interest Proceeds;
(c) all amendment and waiver fees, late payment fees, prepayment fees and all protection fees and other fees and commissions received by the Borrower during such Collection Period unless the Collateral Manager has determined that such payments are to be treated as Principal Proceeds;
(d) commitment fees, facility fees, anniversary fees, ticking fees and other similar fees received by the Borrower during such Collection Period unless the Collateral Manager has determined that such payments are to be treated as Principal Proceeds; and
(e) all amounts received in respect of Equity Securities held by the Borrower in respect of any Obligor.
Any amounts received in respect of any Defaulted Loan will constitute Principal Proceeds (and not Interest Proceeds) until the aggregate of all Collections in respect of such Defaulted Loan since it became a Defaulted Loan equals the outstanding principal balance of such Collateral Loan at the time it became a Defaulted Loan; thereafter, any such amounts will constitute Interest Proceeds.
Interest Rate means, for each day during any Interest Accrual Period and for each Advance outstanding in any Eligible Currency, for each day during such Interest Accrual Period, the Applicable Reference Rate for such Interest Accrual Period plus the Applicable Margin; provided that if a Disruption Event has occurred and is continuing with respect to a particular Eligible Currency, then subject to Section 12.01(c), Interest Rate with respect to Advances denominated in the affected Eligible Currency means the Base Rate (determined without giving effect to clause (c) of the definition thereof) plus the Applicable Margin.
Investment Company Act means the Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
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IRS means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
ISDA Definitions means the 2006 ISDA Definitions published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or any successor thereto, as amended or supplemented from time to time, or any successor definitional booklet for interest rate derivatives published from time to time by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. or such successor thereto.
Law means any action, code, consent decree, constitution, decree, directive, enactment, finding, guideline, law, injunction, interpretation, judgment, order, ordinance, policy statement, proclamation, promulgation, regulation, requirement, rule, rule of law, treaty, rule of public policy, settlement agreement, statute, or writ, of any Governmental Authority, or any particular section, part or provision thereof.
Lender means each Person listed on Schedule 1 and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto in accordance with the terms hereof pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance.
Lender Fee Letter means each fee letter among the Administrative Agent, the Lenders party thereto and the Borrower, setting forth certain fees payable by the Borrower to one or more Lenders in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Liabilities means all liabilities, obligations, losses, claims, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses (including reasonable and documented out-of-pocket attorneys fees and expenses) and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever.
Lien means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, encumbrance, lien or security interest (statutory or other), or preference, priority or other security agreement, charge or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, and the filing authorized by the Borrower of any financing statement under the UCC or comparable Law of any jurisdiction); provided that Lien does not include (i) customary restrictions on assignments or transfers thereof on customary and market based terms pursuant to the Related Documents relating to any Collateral Loan or (ii) in the case of any Equity Securities, customary drag-along, tag-along, right of first refusal and other similar rights in favor of other equity holders of the same issuer.
Loan File means, with respect to each Collateral Loan and as identified on the related Document Checklist delivered to the Custodian, each of the Required Loan Documents in original or copy as identified on the related Document Checklist and any other document delivered in connection therewith.
Maintenance Covenant means a covenant by any Obligor to comply with one or more financial covenants during each reporting period (but not more frequently than quarterly), whether or not such Obligor has taken any specified action.
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Mandatory Amortization Advances Outstanding means the Advances Outstanding as of the Commitment Termination Date.
Mandatory Amortization Amount means, with respect to the applicable Mandatory Amortization Dates set forth below and regardless of whether sufficient funds are on deposit in the Collection Account in respect of such Mandatory Amortization Date, an amount equal to the product of (x) the percentage set forth below opposite such Mandatory Amortization Date times (y) the Mandatory Amortization Advances Outstanding:
Mandatory Amortization Date |
Percentage of
Mandatory Amortization Advances Outstanding to be Paid on Relevant Mandatory Date |
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First Mandatory Amortization Date |
20.00 | % | ||
Each Mandatory Amortization Date thereafter |
6.25 | % |
Mandatory Amortization Date means each Payment Date commencing with the first Payment Date to occur after the one-year anniversary of the Commitment Termination Date.
Margin Stock has the meaning assigned to such term in Regulation U.
Material Adverse Effect means a material adverse effect on (a) the business, assets, financial condition or operations of the Borrower, (b) the business, assets, financial condition or operations of the Collateral Manager or the Equityholder, (c) the validity or enforceability of this Agreement or any other Facility Document or the validity, enforceability or collectability of the Collateral Loans or the Related Documents generally or any material portion of the Collateral Loans or the Related Documents, (d) the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the other Secured Parties with respect to matters arising under this Agreement or any other Facility Document, (e) the ability of each of the Borrower or the Collateral Manager to perform its obligations under any Facility Document to which it is a party or (f) the status, existence, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Collateral Agents Lien on the Collateral (excluding in any case a decline in the asset value of the Borrower or a change in general market conditions or values of the Collateral Loans).
Material Modification means, with respect to any Collateral Loan, any amendment, waiver, consent, forbearance or modification of, or supplement to, a Related Document with respect thereto executed or effected after the related Acquisition Date, that (unless otherwise consented to by the Administrative Agent prior to the effective date of any such amendment, waiver, consent, forbearance or modification):
(a) (i) reduces, defers or forgives any principal amount due with respect to such Collateral Loan, (ii) reduces, waives or forgives any interest payment (or portion thereof) due with respect to such Collateral Loan, provides for any such interest to be deferred or
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capitalized and added to the principal amount of such Collateral Loan (other than any deferral or capitalization already expressly permitted by the terms of the Related Documents as of the related Acquisition Date) or reduces the rate of interest payable on such Collateral Loan (other than pursuant to the application of any pricing grid or replacement of any applicable floating rate index), or (iii) waives, or extends or postpones, any date fixed for any scheduled or mandatory principal amortization payment or the maturity date on such Collateral Loan;
(b) contractually or structurally subordinates such Collateral Loan by operation of a priority of payments, turnover provisions, the transfer of assets in order to limit recourse to the related Obligor or releases any material guarantor or co-obligor from its obligations with respect thereto or, in the case of a First Lien Last Out Loan or a Second Lien Loan, increases the commitment amount of any loan senior to or pari passu with such Collateral Loan, in each case other than as permitted by the terms of the Related Documents as in effect on the related Acquisition Date;
(c) substitutes, alters, releases or terminates all or a material portion of the underlying assets securing such Collateral Loan, unless such substitution, alteration, release or termination is expressly permitted by the Related Documents as of the related Acquisition Date;
(d) amends, waives, forbears, supplements or otherwise modifies (x) the meaning of Senior Net Leverage Ratio, EBITDA, Cash Interest Coverage Ratio, Total Net Leverage Ratio, or Permitted Liens or any respective comparable terms in the Related Documents for such Collateral Loan or (y) any term, provision or threshold of such Related Documents referenced in or utilized in the calculation of any financial covenant, including Senior Net Leverage Ratio, EBITDA, Cash Interest Coverage Ratio, Permitted Liens or Total Net Leverage Ratio or, in each case, any respective comparable terms for such Collateral Loan, in each case of clauses (x) and (y) above, in a manner that, in the reasonable discretion of the Administrative Agent, is materially adverse to the Secured Parties; or
(e) modifies any term or provision of the Related Documents that impacts the determination of any default or event of default with respect to such Collateral Loan.
Maximum Advance Rate means, on any date of determination, (a) if the Diversity Score is 10 or less, 50%, (b) if the Diversity Score is greater than 10 and less than 15, 55%, (c) if the Diversity Score is 15 or greater and less than 20, 60% and (d) if the Diversity Score is 20 or greater, 70%.
Maximum Weighted Average Life Test means a test that will be satisfied on any date of determination if the Weighted Average Life of the Eligible Collateral Loans as of such date is less than or equal to seven (7) years.
Measurement Date means (a) the Closing Date, (b) each Borrowing Date, (c) each Determination Date, (d) each Monthly Report Determination Date, (e) the date on which a Collateral Loan is acquired or disposed of by the Borrower, (f) the date that the Asset Value of any Collateral Loan is adjusted, (g) the Commitment Termination Date, and (h) any other dates reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent with two (2) Business Days notice.
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Middle Market Loan means any Collateral Loan that meets the following criteria on any date of determination: (i) does not otherwise meet the definition of Broadly Syndicated Loan, (ii) is a First Lien Loan, First Lien Last Out Loan or a Second Lien Loan and (iii) is not a loan which is secured solely or primarily by the common stock of its Obligor or any of its Affiliates; provided that the limitation set forth in this clause (iii) shall not apply with respect to a Collateral Loan made to a parent entity that is secured solely or primarily by the stock of one or more of the subsidiaries of such parent entity to the extent that the granting by any such subsidiary of a Lien on its own property would (1) violate Law applicable to such subsidiary (whether the obligation secured is such Collateral Loan or any other similar type of indebtedness owing to third parties), (2) cause such subsidiary to suffer adverse economic consequences under capital adequacy, liquidity coverage or other similar rules or (3) result in material adverse tax consequences to such subsidiary or such parent in the form of a deemed dividend by such subsidiary to such parent entity for such tax purposes, in each case, so long as (x) such subsidiary does not have any indebtedness (other than current accounts payable in the ordinary course of business, capitalized leases or other similar indebtedness payable in the ordinary course of business) or the Related Documents limit the incurrence of indebtedness by such subsidiary and (y) the aggregate amount of all such indebtedness is not material relative to the aggregate value of the assets of such subsidiary.
Minimum Diversity Score Test means a test that will be satisfied on any date of determination if the Diversity Score as of such date equals or exceeds 20.
Minimum Equity Amount means, on any date of determination, an amount equal to the greater of (a) the Aggregate Asset Value of the Eligible Collateral Loans of the four (4) largest Obligors (by Asset Value) and (b) $75,000,000.
Minimum Weighted Average EBITDA Test means a test that will be satisfied on any date of determination if the Weighted Average EBITDA equals or exceeds $75,000,000.
Minimum Weighted Average Spread Test means a test that will be satisfied on any date of determination if the Weighted Average Spread (inclusive of any index floors in respect of Floor Obligations that are Eligible Collateral Loans) equals or exceeds 3.75%.
Money has the meaning specified in Section 1-201(24) of the UCC.
Monthly Report has the meaning specified in Section 8.09(a).
Monthly Report Determination Date has the meaning specified in Section 8.09(a).
Monthly Reporting Date has the meaning specified in Section 8.09(a).
Moodys means Moodys Investors Service, Inc., together with its successors.
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Moodys Rating means, with respect to any Collateral Loan, either (i) the public rating issued by Moodys (based on tranche rating and not corporate family rating); provided that if a Collateral Loan does not have a public rating issued by Moodys, such rating shall be determined in accordance with Schedule 11 or (ii) any written credit estimate issued by Moodys received by the Borrower or the Collateral Manager.
MRR Loan means a First Lien Loan that (i) is underwritten to recurring revenue, (ii) requires the related Obligor to comply with a financial covenant related to recurring revenue, (iii) at the time of its origination, does not include and would not customarily be expected to include (as determined by the Collateral Manager in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard) a financial covenant based on debt to EBITDA or a similar multiple of debt to operating cash flow and (iv) is not subordinate to a working capital loan.
Multiemployer Plan means an employee pension benefit plan within the meaning of Section 4001 (a)(3) of ERISA that is sponsored by the Borrower or a member of its ERISA Group or to which the Borrower or a member of its ERISA Group is obligated to make contributions or has any liability.
Non-Excluded Taxes means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Facility Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in clause (a), Other Taxes.
Non-U.S. Lender has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.03(f)(i)(B).
Note means each promissory note, if any, issued by the Borrower to a Lender in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.03, substantially in the form of Exhibit E hereto.
Noteless Loan means a Collateral Loan with respect to which (a) the related loan agreement does not require the Obligor to execute and deliver an Underlying Note to evidence the indebtedness created under such Collateral Loan and (b) no Underlying Notes issued to the Borrower are outstanding with respect to the portion of the Collateral Loan transferred to the Borrower.
Notice of Borrowing has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.02(a).
Notice of Prepayment has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.05(a).
Obligations means all indebtedness and all other amounts owed, whether absolute, fixed or contingent, at any time or from time to time owing by the Borrower to any Secured Party or any Affected Person solely to the extent arising under or in connection with this Agreement, the Notes or any other Facility Document, including all amounts payable by the Borrower in respect of the Advances, with interest thereon and all other amounts payable hereunder or thereunder by the Borrower.
Obligor means, in respect of any Collateral Loan, any Person obligated to pay Collections in respect of such Collateral Loan, including any applicable guarantors.
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Observable Market Price means the most recent quoted bid-side price from MarkIt Partners or another independent nationally recognized loan pricing service selected by the Administrative Agent and acceptable to the Collateral Manager in its reasonable discretion.
OFAC means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.
Original Asset Value means, with respect to any Collateral Loan on any date of determination, (i) the Purchase Price of such Collateral Loan on the related Acquisition Date multiplied by (ii) such Collateral Loans Principal Balance at such date of determination; provided that, if the Purchase Price is in excess of 100%, it shall be deemed to have been acquired at par; provided, further, that, if a Collateral Loan (other than a Broadly Syndicated Loan) has an original issue discount of 3% of par or less or is otherwise acquired for a Purchase Price of 97% or greater (expressed as a percentage of par), it shall be deemed to have been acquired at par.
Other Connection Taxes means, in the case of any Secured Party, any Taxes imposed by any jurisdiction by reason of such Secured Party having any present or former connection with such jurisdiction (other than a connection arising from such Secured Party having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received any payment under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced its rights under this Agreement, the Notes or any other Facility Document or sold or assigned an interest in any Collateral Loan or Facility Document).
Other Taxes has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.03(b).
Paid in Full or Payment in Full means, with respect to any Obligations (a) the payment in full in cash of all such Obligations (other than contingent indemnification and expense reimbursement obligations to the extent no claim giving rise thereto has been asserted) and (b) the termination or expiration of all of the Commitments.
Participant means any bank or other Person to whom a participation is sold as permitted by Section 12.06(c).
Participant Register has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.06(c)(ii).
Participating Member State means any member state of the European Union that adopts or has adopted the euro as its lawful currency in accordance with legislation of the European Union relating to economic and monetary union.
Participation Interest means a participation interest in a loan, debt obligation or other obligation that satisfies each of the following criteria: (i) such loan would constitute a Collateral Loan were it acquired directly, (ii) the seller of the participation is the lender on the loan, (iii) the aggregate participation in the loan does not exceed the principal amount or commitment of such loan, (iv) such participation does not grant, in the aggregate, to the participant in such participation a greater interest than the seller holds in the loan or commitment that is the subject of the participation, (v) the entire purchase price for such participation is paid in full at the time of its acquisition (or, in the case of a participation in a Revolving Collateral Loan or Delayed
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Drawdown Collateral Loan, at the time of the funding of such loan), (vi) the participation provides the participant all of the economic benefit and risk of the whole or part of the loan or commitment that is the subject of the loan participation and (vii) such participation is documented under a Loan Syndications and Trading Association, Loan Market Association or similar agreement standard for loan participation transactions among institutional market participants. For the avoidance of doubt, a Participation Interest shall not include a sub-participation interest in any loan.
PATRIOT Act means Title III of Pub. L. 107 56 (signed into Law on October 26, 2001).
Payment has the meaning specified in Section 11.07(a)(1).
Payment Account has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.03.
Payment Date means the 20th day of each calendar month, beginning in April 2022, and if such day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day. The Final Maturity Date shall also be a Payment Date.
Payment Notice has the meaning specified in Section 11.07(a)(1).
PBGC means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or any successor agency or entity performing substantially the same functions.
Percentage of any Lender means, (a) with respect to any Lender party hereto on the Closing Date, the percentage set forth opposite such Lenders name on Schedule 1, as such amount is reduced by any Assignment and Acceptance entered into by such Lender with an assignee or increased by any Assignment and Acceptance entered into by such Lender with an assignor in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, or (b) with respect to a Lender that has become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Acceptance, the percentage set forth therein as such Lenders Percentage, as such amount is reduced by an Assignment and Acceptance entered into between such Lender and an assignee or increased by any Assignment and Acceptance entered into by such Lender with an assignor.
Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day has the meaning specified in the definition of Term SOFR.
Permitted Liens means any of the following as to which no enforcement, collection, execution, levy or foreclosure proceeding shall have been commenced: (a) Liens created in favor of the Collateral Agent hereunder or under the other Facility Documents for the benefit of the Secured Parties; (b) Liens for Taxes if such Taxes shall not at the time be due and payable or if a Person shall currently be contesting the validity thereof in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which reserves in accordance with GAAP have been provided on the books of such Person; (c) with respect to agented Collateral Loans, security interests, liens and other encumbrances in favor of the lead agent, the collateral agent or the paying agent on behalf of all holders of indebtedness of the related Obligor under the related facility; (d) any security interests, liens and other rights or encumbrances granted under any governing documents or other agreement between or among or binding upon the Borrower as the holder of equity in an Obligor; (e) Liens imposed by law, such as materialmens, warehousemens, mechanics, carriers,
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workmens and repairmens Liens and other similar Liens, arising by operation of law in the ordinary course of business for sums that are not overdue or are being contested in good faith; (f) as to Related Security, any Liens on the Related Security permitted pursuant to the applicable Related Documents or otherwise; and (g) as to any Covered Account, customary Liens in favor of the Securities Intermediary to the extent permitted in the Account Control Agreement.
Permitted RIC Distribution means distributions on any Payment Date to the Equityholder (from the Collection Account or otherwise) to the extent required to allow the Equityholder to make sufficient distributions to qualify as a regulated investment company, and to otherwise eliminate federal or state income or excise taxes payable by the Equityholder in or with respect to any taxable year of the Equityholder (or any calendar year, as relevant); provided that the amount of any such payments made in or with respect to any such taxable year (or calendar year, as relevant) of the Equityholder shall not exceed 115% of the amounts that the Borrower would have been required to distribute to the Equityholder to: (i) allow the Borrower to satisfy the minimum distribution requirements that would be imposed by Section 852(a) of the Code (or any successor thereto) to maintain its eligibility to be taxed as a regulated investment company for any such taxable year, (ii) reduce to zero for any such taxable year the Borrowers liability for federal income taxes imposed on (x) its investment company taxable income pursuant to Section 852(b)(1) of the Code (or any successor thereto) and (y) its net capital gain pursuant to Section 852(b)(3) of the Code (or any successor thereto), and (iii) reduce to zero the Borrowers liability for federal excise taxes for any such calendar year imposed pursuant to Section 4982 of the Code (or any successor thereto), in the case of each of (i), (ii) or (iii), calculated assuming that the Borrower had qualified to be taxed as a regulated investment company under the Code.
Permitted Working Capital Facility means, in respect of an Obligor and a Collateral Loan, a working capital facility incurred by the relevant Obligor that (a) has an aggregate commitment equal to not more than 20% of the sum of (i) the aggregate commitment amount of such working capital facility, (ii) the aggregate commitment amount of such Collateral Loan and (iii) the aggregate commitment amount of any other debt that is pari passu with, or senior to, such Collateral Loan less Unrestricted Cash; (b) has a ratio of the aggregate commitment amount of such working capital facility to EBITDA of such Obligor as of the Relevant Test Period most recently ended prior to the related Acquisition Date is not greater than 1.25x; and (c) is secured by inventory and/or trade receivables.
Person means an individual or a corporation (including a business trust), partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint stock company, limited liability company, government (or an agency or political subdivision thereof) or other entity of any kind.
PIK Loan means a Collateral Loan that permits the Obligor thereon to defer or capitalize any portion of the accrued interest thereon.
Plan means an employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or subject to the minimum funding standards under Section 412 of the Code that is sponsored by the Borrower or a member of its ERISA Group or to which the Borrower or a member of its ERISA Group is obligated to make contributions or has any liability.
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Potential Terminated Lender has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20(a).
Predecessor Collateral Manager Work Product has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14.08(c).
Prepayment Fee has the meaning assigned to such term in the Lender Fee Letter.
Prime Rate means the rate announced by Citibank from time to time as its prime rate in the United States, such rate to change as and when such designated rate changes. The Prime Rate is not intended to be the lowest rate of interest charged by Citibank in connection with extensions of credit to debtors.
Principal Balance means, with respect to any loan, as of any date of determination, the outstanding principal amount of such loan, excluding any capitalized interest; provided that, other than as expressly set forth herein, for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Facility Documents (other than in determining the Asset Value or the Aggregate Principal Balance of any Collateral Loan for purposes of calculating each Borrowing Base or compliance with the Borrowing Base Test), in determining the Principal Balance of any Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loan or Revolving Collateral Loan, any unfunded commitments in respect of such Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loan or Revolving Collateral Loan shall be assumed to have been fully funded as of such date of determination.
Principal Collection Account has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.02(a).
Principal Financed Accrued Interest means, with respect to any Collateral Loan purchased after the Closing Date, the amount of Principal Proceeds, if any, applied towards the purchase of accrued interest on such Collateral Loan; provided that Principal Financed Accrued Interest shall not include any accrued interest purchased with Interest Proceeds deemed to be Principal Proceeds as set forth in the definition of Interest Proceeds; provided, further, that once any Principal Financed Accrued Interest is actually received by the Borrower, it shall no longer constitute Principal Financed Accrued Interest hereunder.
Principal Proceeds means, with respect to any Collection Period or the related Determination Date, all amounts received by the Borrower during such Collection Period that do not constitute Interest Proceeds, including unapplied proceeds of the Advances and any amounts received by the Borrower as equity contributions (unless, in the case of any such equity contribution, designated as Interest Proceeds by the Collateral Manager pursuant to Section 10.05).
Priority of Payments has the meaning specified in Section 9.01(a).
Private Authorizations means all franchises, permits, licenses, approvals, consents and other authorizations of all Persons (other than Governmental Authorities).
Private Credit Loan means any Eligible Collateral Loan that meets the following criteria on any date of determination: (i) does not otherwise meet the definition of Broadly Syndicated Loan and (ii) has a related Obligor with EBITDA for the most recent Relevant Test Period of at least $100,000,000.
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Proceeds has, with reference to any asset or property, the meaning assigned to it under Section 9-102(a)(64) of the UCC and, in any event, shall include, but not be limited to, any and all amounts from time to time paid or payable under or in connection with such asset or property.
Proper Instructions means instructions received by the Custodian, the Collateral Administrator or the Collateral Agent from the Borrower, or the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Borrower, in any of the following forms: (a) in writing signed by an Authorized Person (and delivered by hand, by mail, by overnight courier or by email); (b) by electronic mail from an Authorized Person; (c) in tested communication; (d) in a communication utilizing access codes effected between electro mechanical or electronic devices; or (e) such other means as may be agreed upon from time to time by the Custodian, the Collateral Administrator, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, and the party giving such instructions.
Purchase Price means, with respect to any Collateral Loan, the purchase price paid (expressed as a percentage of par) by the Borrower to purchase such Collateral Loan.
QFC has the meaning assigned to the term qualified financial contract in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).
QFC Credit Support has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.19.
Qualified Institution means a depository institution or trust company organized under the Laws of the United States of America or any one of the States thereof or the District of Columbia (or any domestic branch of a foreign bank), (i) that has either (A) a long-term unsecured debt rating of BBB or better by S&P and A3 or better by Moodys or (B) a short-term unsecured debt rating or certificate of deposit rating of A-1 or better by S&P or P-1 or better by Moodys, (ii) the parent corporation of which has either (A) a long-term unsecured debt rating of BBB or better by S&P and A3 or better by Moodys or (B) a short-term unsecured debt rating or certificate of deposit rating of A-1 or better by S&P and P-I or better by Moodys or (iii) is otherwise acceptable to the Administrative Agent.
Qualified Jurisdiction means (i) Canada (ii) the United Kingdom, (iii) the European Union or any member state thereof, (iv) Australia, (v) New Zealand and (vi) Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, the Bahamas, Guernsey, Jersey, the Isle of Man, Luxembourg and the British Virgin Islands (or, in each case, any state, province or territory thereof).
Qualified Purchaser has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.06(e).
Ramp-Up Period means the period from and including the Closing Date through the earlier to occur of (a) the first date on which the Aggregate Principal Balance of the Collateral Loans equals or exceeds $500,000,000 and (b) the six-month anniversary of the Closing Date.
Register has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.06(d).
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Regulation T, Regulation U and Regulation X mean Regulation T, U and X, respectively, of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as in effect from time to time.
Reinvestment Period means, subject to the Lender Fee Letter, the period from and including the Closing Date to and including the earliest of (a) the date that is three (3) years after the Closing Date (unless extended with the consent of the Administrative Agent and each Lender); and (b) the Final Maturity Date (other than clause (ii) of the definition of Final Maturity Date).
Related Documents means, with respect to any Collateral Loan, the Underlying Loan Agreement, any Underlying Note, and all other agreements or documents evidencing, securing, governing or giving rise to such Collateral Loan.
Related Property means, with respect to a Collateral Loan, any property or other assets designated and pledged or mortgaged as collateral to secure repayment of such Collateral Loan.
Related Security means, with respect to each Collateral Loan:
(a) any Related Property securing a Collateral Loan and all recoveries related thereto, all payments paid to the Borrower in respect thereof and all monies due, to become due and paid to the Borrower in respect thereof accruing after the applicable Acquisition Date and all related liquidation proceeds;
(b) all Liens, guaranties, indemnities and warranties, insurance policies, financing statements and other agreements or arrangements of whatever character from time to time supporting or securing payment of any such indebtedness;
(c) all Collections with respect to such Collateral Loan and any of the foregoing;
(d) any guarantees or similar credit enhancement for an Obligors obligations under any Collateral Loan, all UCC financing statements or other filings relating thereto, including all rights and remedies, if any, against any Related Security, including all amounts due and to become due to the Borrower thereunder and all rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims of the Borrower thereunder (whether arising pursuant to the terms of such agreement or otherwise available to the Borrower at law or in equity);
(e) all records and Related Documents with respect to such Collateral Loan and any of the foregoing; and
(f) all recoveries and proceeds of the foregoing.
Relevant Governmental Body means (a) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of Dollars, 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
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successor thereto. and (b) with respect to a Benchmark Replacement in respect of any other currency, (1) the central bank for the currency in which such Benchmark Replacement is denominated or any central bank or other supervisor which is responsible for supervising either (A) such Benchmark Replacement or (B) the administrator of such Benchmark Replacement or (2) any working group or committee officially endorsed or convened by (A) the central bank for the currency in which such Benchmark Replacement is denominated, (B) any central bank or other supervisor that is responsible for supervising either (i) such Benchmark Replacement or (ii) the administrator of such Benchmark Replacement, (C) a group of those central banks or other supervisors or (D) the Financial Stability Board or any part thereof.
Relevant Test Period means, with respect to any Collateral Loan, the relevant test period for the calculation of Senior Net Leverage Ratio, Total Net Leverage Ratio, Cash Interest Coverage Ratio or EBITDA, as applicable, for such Collateral Loan in the applicable Underlying Loan Agreement or, if no such period is provided for therein, for Obligors delivering monthly financial statements, each period of the last twelve consecutive reported calendar months, and for Obligors delivering quarterly financial statements, each period of the last four consecutive reported fiscal quarters of the principal Obligor on such Collateral Loan; provided that, with respect to any Collateral Loan for which the relevant test period is not provided for in the applicable Underlying Loan Agreement, if an Obligor is a newly-formed entity as to which twelve consecutive calendar months have not yet elapsed, Relevant Test Period shall initially include the period from the date of formation of such Obligor to the end of the twelfth calendar month or fourth fiscal quarter (as the case may be) from the date of formation, and shall subsequently include each period of the last twelve consecutive reported calendar months or four consecutive reported fiscal quarters (as the case may be) of such Obligor.
Replacement Lender has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20(a).
Request for Release and Receipt means a form substantially in the form of Exhibit H completed and signed by the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on its behalf).
Requested Amount has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.02(b).
Required Lenders means, as of any date of determination, (a) the Administrative Agent and (b) Lenders (including Lenders specified in clause (a)) whose aggregate principal amount of Advances Outstanding plus unused Commitments exceed 50% of the aggregate amount of the Commitments (used and unused) or, if the Commitments have expired or been terminated or otherwise reduced to zero, Lenders whose aggregate principal amount of Advances Outstanding exceed 50% of the aggregate principal amount of all Advances Outstanding; provided that if any Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender at such time, then there shall be excluded from the determination of Required Lenders any Advances owing to such Defaulting Lender and such Defaulting Lenders unfunded Commitments.
Required Loan Documents means, for each Collateral Loan (as identified on the related Document Checklist):
(a) an executed copy of the assignment from the prior owner to the Borrower, if applicable, for such Collateral Loan;
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(b) unless such Collateral Loan is a Noteless Loan, the original executed Underlying Note (if any) or, in the case of a lost note, a copy of the executed Underlying Note accompanied by an original executed affidavit and indemnity endorsed by the Borrower in blank (and an unbroken chain of endorsements from each prior holder of such Underlying Note to the Borrower);
(c) an executed copy of the Underlying Loan Agreement, together with a copy of all material amendments and modifications thereto as of the related Acquisition Date to the extent actually in the possession of the Collateral Manager, and any other material agreement related to such Collateral Loan (as determined by the Collateral Manager in its reasonable discretion) to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent and actually in the possession of the Collateral Manager;
(d) if applicable, the funding memo in respect of the Collateral Loan; and
(e) for any Participation Interest, the related participation agreement between the participation seller and the Borrower.
Responsible Officer means (a) in the case of (i) a corporation or (ii) a partnership or limited liability company that, in each case, pursuant to its Constituent Documents, has officers, any chief executive officer, president, executive vice president, treasurer, chief financial officer, secretary, or vice president, (b) without limitation of clause (a), in the case of a corporation or a limited partnership, a Responsible Officer of the general partner, acting on behalf of such general partner in its capacity as general partner, (c) without limitation of clause (a), in the case of a limited liability company that, pursuant to its Constituent Documents, does not have officers, any director or any manager or any Responsible Officer of the sole member, administrative manager or managing member, acting on behalf of the sole member, administrative manager or managing member in its capacity as sole member, administrative manager or managing member, (d) in the case of a trust, the Responsible Officer of the trustee, acting on behalf of such trustee in its capacity as trustee, (e) an authorized signatory or authorized officer that has been so authorized pursuant to customary corporate proceedings, limited partnership proceedings, limited liability company proceedings or trust proceedings, as the case may be, and that has responsibilities commensurate with the matter for which it is acting as a Responsible Officer, (f) in the case of the Administrative Agent, an officer of the Administrative Agent, responsible for the administration of this Agreement, (g) in the case of a Lender, an authorized signatory or authorized officer of such Lender that has been so authorized pursuant to customary corporate or similar proceedings and that has responsibilities commensurate with the matter for which such authorized signatory or authorized officer is acting as a Responsible Officer on behalf of such Lender and (h) in the case of the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, the Custodian or the Securities Intermediary, any officer assigned to the applicable corporate trust group (or any successor thereof), as applicable, authorized to act for and on behalf of the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, Custodian or the Securities Intermediary, as applicable, including any vice president of the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, the Custodian or the Securities Intermediary customarily performing functions similar to those performed by the persons who at the time shall be such officers, respectively, or to whom any matter is referred within such corporate trust group (or any successor thereof), because of such persons knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject and, in each case, having direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement.
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Restricted Payment means (i) any dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any class of membership interests of the Borrower now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend or distribution paid solely in interests of that class of membership interests or in any junior class of membership interests of the Borrower; (ii) any redemption, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any class of membership interests of the Borrower now or hereafter outstanding, and (iii) any payment made to redeem, purchase, repurchase or retire, or to obtain the surrender of any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire membership interests of the Borrower now or hereafter outstanding.
Revolving Collateral Loan means any Collateral Loan (other than a Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loan) that is a loan (including revolving loans, including funded and unfunded portions of revolving credit lines and letter of credit facilities, unfunded commitments under specific facilities and other similar loans and investments) that by its terms may require one or more future advances to be made to the related Obligor by the Borrower; provided that any such Collateral Loan will be a Revolving Collateral Loan only until all commitments to make advances to the Obligor expire or are terminated or irrevocably reduced to zero.
S&P means S&P Global Ratings and any successor thereto.
S&P Rating means, with respect to any Collateral Loan, either (i) the public rating issued by S&P (based on tranche rating not corporate family rating); provided that if a Collateral Loan does not have a public rating issued by S&P, such rating shall be determined in accordance with Schedule 12 or (ii) any written credit estimate issued by S&P received by the Borrower or the Collateral Manager.
Sale Agreement means the Sale and Contribution Agreement, by and between the Equityholder and the Borrower.
Sanctioned Country means, at any time, a country or territory which is the subject or target of any comprehensive Sanctions (which as of the Closing Date includes Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria).
Sanctioned Person means at any time, (i) any Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State, or by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union (including, any member state thereof), Canada or the United Kingdom, (ii) any Person that is a Sanctions target pursuant to any Sections imposed on a Sanctioned Country or (iii) any Person controlled by any such Person.
Sanctions means individually and collectively, respectively, any and all economic or financial sanctions, sectoral sanctions, secondary sanctions, trade embargoes and anti-terrorism laws, including but not limited to 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 (including any
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member state thereof); (d) the United Kingdom; (f) the Government of Canada; or (g) to the extent that such bodies have jurisdiction over the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary or such economic or financial sanctions, sectoral sanctions, secondary sanctions, trade embargoes and anti-terrorism laws are binding on the Borrower or the applicable Subsidiary, a body administering such economic or financial sanctions, sectoral sanctions, secondary sanctions, trade embargoes and anti-terrorism laws in any jurisdiction in which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is located or doing business.
Scheduled Distribution means, with respect to any Collateral Loan, for each Due Date, the scheduled payment of principal and/or interest and/or fees due on such Due Date with respect to such Collateral Loan.
SEC means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any other Governmental Authority of the United States of America at the time administrating the Securities Act, the Investment Company Act or the Exchange Act.
Second Lien Loan means any Collateral Loan that meets the following criteria:
(a) is not (and is not expressly permitted by its terms to become) subordinate in right of payment to any other obligation for borrowed money (other than one or more first lien loans of the related Obligor) of the Obligor of such loan;
(b) is secured by a valid second priority perfected Lien in, to or on specified collateral securing the Obligors obligations under such loan (whether or not such loan is also secured by any higher or lower priority Lien on other collateral) subject to customary permitted Liens (including any such Lien securing a Permitted Working Capital Facility);
(c) the Collateral Manager determines in good faith in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard that the value of the collateral securing such Collateral Loan together with other attributes of the Obligor (including, without limitation, the Obligors cash flow, enterprise value and general financial condition) on or about the Acquisition Date is adequate to repay the outstanding Principal Balance of such Collateral Loan plus the aggregate outstanding Principal Balances of all other loans of equal or greater seniority secured by a first or second priority Lien in the same collateral; and
(d) is not a loan which is secured solely or primarily by the common stock of its Obligor or any of its Affiliates; provided that the limitation in this clause (d) shall not apply with respect to a Collateral Loan made to a parent entity that is secured solely or primarily by the stock of one or more of the subsidiaries of such parent entity to the extent that the granting by any such subsidiary of a Lien on its own property would (1) violate Law applicable to such subsidiary (whether the obligation secured is such Collateral Loan or any other similar type of indebtedness owing to third parties), (2) cause such subsidiary to suffer adverse economic consequences under capital adequacy, liquidity coverage or other similar rules or (3) result in material adverse tax consequences to such subsidiary or such parent in the form of a deemed dividend by such subsidiary to such parent entity for such tax purposes, in each case, so long as (x) such subsidiary does not have any indebtedness (other than current accounts payable in the ordinary course of business,
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capitalized leases or other similar indebtedness payable in the ordinary course of business) or the Related Documents limit the incurrence of indebtedness by such subsidiary and (y) the aggregate amount of all such indebtedness is not material relative to the aggregate value of the assets of such subsidiary;
provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, solely with respect to any Private Credit Loan or Middle Market Loan that would otherwise constitute a First Lien Loan, any portion of such Private Credit Loan or Middle Market Loan in respect of which the Senior Net Leverage Ratio of the related Obligor was greater than 5.50 to 1.00 as of the Relevant Test Period most recently ended (or such greater Senior Net Leverage Ratio as specified on the related Approval Request) shall be deemed a Second Lien Loan.
Secured Parties means the Administrative Agent, the Custodian, the Collateral Administrator, the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary and the Lenders.
Secured Party Representative has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.09.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, all as from time to time in effect.
Securities Intermediary means a Person satisfying Section 8-102(a)(14) of the UCC with respect to the Covered Accounts. Initially, the Securities Intermediary shall be the Bank.
Security Entitlement has the meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(17) of the UCC.
Senior Collateral Management Fee means the fee to the Collateral Manager for services rendered and performance of its obligations under this Agreement, in arrears on each Payment Date (subject to availability of funds and the Priority of Payments), in an amount equal to 0.10% per annum of the Fee Basis Amount; measured as of the Determination Date immediately preceding such Payment Date (calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed).
Senior Net Leverage Ratio means, with respect to any Collateral Loan and the related Obligor for the Relevant Test Period, either (a) the meaning of Senior Net Leverage Ratio or comparable term set forth in the Related Documents for such Collateral Loan, or (b) in the case of any Collateral Loan with respect to which the Related Documents do not include a definition of Senior Net Leverage Ratio or comparable term, the ratio obtained by dividing (i) the indebtedness for borrowed money (including the full drawn but not the undrawn amount of any revolving and delayed draw indebtedness) of the related Obligor (other than indebtedness of such Obligor that is junior in terms of payment or lien priority to the Collateral Loan of such Obligor held by the Borrower) as of such date, minus the Unrestricted Cash of such Obligor as of such date by (ii) EBITDA of such Obligor for the Relevant Test Period, as calculated by the Collateral Manager in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard in good faith using information from and calculations consistent with the relevant compliance statements and financial reporting packages provided by the relevant Obligor as per the requirements of the related Underlying Loan Agreement (or, in the case of a Collateral Loan for which the related Underlying Loan Agreement
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has not been executed, as set forth in the relevant marketing materials or financial model in respect of such Collateral Loan or as otherwise determined by the Collateral Manager in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard).
SOFR means a rate equal to the secured overnight financing rate as administered by the SOFR Administrator.
SOFR Administrator means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator of the secured overnight financing rate).
Solvent as to any Person means that such Person is not insolvent within the meaning of Section 101(32) of the Bankruptcy Code or Section 271 of the New York Debtor and Creditor Law.
SONIA means, for any day during the Interest Accrual Period with respect to Advances denominated in GBP, the rate per annum equal to the SONIA (GBP overnight index average) reference rate displayed on the relevant screen of any authorized distributor of that reference rate.
Standby Directed Investment has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 8.08(a).
Structured Finance Obligation means any debt obligation owing by a special purpose finance vehicle that is secured directly and primarily by, primarily referenced to, and/or primarily representing ownership of, a pool of receivables or a pool of other assets, including collateralized debt obligations, residential mortgage-backed securities, commercial mortgage-backed securities, other asset-backed securities, future flow receivable transactions and other similar obligations.
Subsidiary means any Person with respect to which the Borrower or the Equityholder, as the case may be, owns, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the Equity Securities of such Person; provided that a Person whose Equity Securities were acquired by the Borrower or the Equityholder, as the case may be, in a workout or restructuring of a Collateral Loan shall not be deemed to be a Subsidiary for purposes of this Agreement.
Successor Collateral Manager has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 14.08(a).
Supported QFC has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.19.
Taxes means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
Term SOFR means, for any calculation with respect to an Advance (other than an Advance bearing interest at the Base Rate), the Term SOFR Reference Rate for a tenor of three months on the day (such day, the Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day) that is two (2) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Accrual Period, as such
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rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day the Term SOFR Reference Rate for the applicable tenor has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to the Term SOFR Reference Rate has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day for which such Term SOFR Reference Rate for such tenor was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding U.S. Government Securities Business Day is not more than three (3) U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to such Periodic Term SOFR Determination Day; provided, further, that if Term SOFR determined as provided above (including pursuant to the proviso above) shall ever be less than the Floor, then Term SOFR shall be deemed to be the Floor.
Term SOFR Administrator means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (CBA) (or a successor administrator of the Term SOFR Reference Rate selected by the Administrative Agent in its reasonable discretion).
Term SOFR Reference Rate means the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR.
Terminated Lender has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.20(b).
Total Net Leverage Ratio means, with respect to any Collateral Loan and the related Obligor for the Relevant Test Period, either (a) the meaning of Total Net Leverage Ratio or comparable term set forth in the Related Documents for such Collateral Loan, or (b) in the case of any Collateral Loan with respect to which the Related Documents do not include a definition of Total Net Leverage Ratio or comparable term, the ratio obtained by dividing (i) the total indebtedness for borrowed money of the related Obligor as of such date, minus the Unrestricted Cash of such Obligor as of such date by (ii) EBITDA of such Obligor for the Relevant Test Period, as calculated by the Collateral Manager in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard in good faith using information from and calculations consistent with the relevant compliance statements and financial reporting packages provided by the relevant Obligor as per the requirements of the related Underlying Loan Agreement (or, in the case of a Collateral Loan for which the related Underlying Loan Agreement has not been executed, as set forth in the relevant marketing materials or financial model in respect of such Collateral Loan or as otherwise determined by the Collateral Manager in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard).
Tranche Size means, in respect of any Collateral Loan, the aggregate principal amount of all of the borrowing facilities available to the Obligor under the terms of the relevant Underlying Loan Agreement as of the original effective date of the Underlying Loan Agreement. For purposes of determining the Tranche Size in respect of any Collateral Loan: (1) for Collateral Loans that are, in accordance with then-prevailing market practice, typically bought and sold together, the respective aggregate principal amount of the borrowing facilities available to the Obligor under the facilities evidenced by the relevant Underlying Loan Agreement shall be aggregated (and, for the avoidance of doubt, the respective aggregate principal amounts of all revolving facilities, term loan A tranches, term loan B tranches and similar loan tranches issued under a single credit agreement shall be aggregated); (2) the respective principal amounts
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of lines of credit and delayed draws that, in accordance with then-prevailing market practice, trade with any Collateral Loan shall be aggregated; and (3) the respective principal amount of any borrowing facilities that are, under then prevailing market practice, considered add-on facilities in respect of any Collateral Loan shall be aggregated with the principal amount of such Collateral Loan; provided that, in the case of clauses (1), (2) and (3) above, such facilities are pari passu in terms of repayment seniority.
UCC means the New York Uniform Commercial Code; provided that if, by reason of any mandatory provisions of Law, the perfection, the effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority of the security interests granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement are governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction of the United States of America other than the State of New York, then UCC means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of such perfection, effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority.
Unadjusted Benchmark Replacement means the applicable Benchmark Replacement excluding the related Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
Uncertificated Security has the meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(18) of the UCC.
Underlying Loan Agreement means, with respect to any Collateral Loan, the document or documents evidencing the commercial loan agreement or facility pursuant to which such Collateral Loan is made.
Underlying Note means one or more promissory notes, if any, executed by an Obligor evidencing a Collateral Loan.
Unfunded Exposure Amount means on any date of determination, with respect to any Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loans and Revolving Collateral Loans, the aggregate amount (without duplication) in each Eligible Currency of all (a) unfunded commitments and (b) all standby or contingent commitments of the Borrower pursuant to such Collateral Loan.
Unfunded Reserve Account has the meaning specified in Section 8.05. Unfunded Reserve Account Shortfall has the meaning specified in Section 2.01.
Unfunded Reserve Required Amount means an amount equal to the aggregate sum of:
(a) with respect to each Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loan included in the Collateral:
(i) the aggregate sum of the unfunded commitments of the Borrower in respect of all such Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loans, minus
(ii) the aggregate sum of the unfunded commitments of the Borrower in respect of each such Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loan included in the Collateral times the Asset Value of such Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loan (expressed as percentage of par) times the Asset Advance Rate then in effect for such Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loan; plus
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(b) with respect to each Revolving Collateral Loan included in the Collateral:
(i) the aggregate sum of the unfunded commitments of the Borrower in respect of all such Revolving Collateral Loans, minus
(ii) the aggregate sum of the unfunded commitments of the Borrower in respect of each such Revolving Collateral Loan included in the Collateral times the Asset Value of such Revolving Collateral Loan (expressed as percentage of par) times the Asset Advance Rate then in effect for such Revolving Collateral Loan;
provided that after the Commitment Termination Date, the Unfunded Reserve Required Amount shall equal the Unfunded Exposure Amount.
Unintended Recipient has the meaning specified in Section 11.07(a)(i).
Unrestricted Cash means Unrestricted Cash or any comparable term in the Related Document for any Collateral Loan, and in any case that Unrestricted Cash or such comparable term is not defined in such Related Documents, all cash available for use for general corporate purposes and not held in any reserve account or legally or contractually restricted for any particular purposes or subject to any lien (other than blanket liens permitted under or granted in accordance with such Related Documents), as reflected on the most recent financial statements of the related Obligor that have been delivered to the Borrower.
U.S. Special Resolution Regime has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.19.
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 12.03(f)(i)(B)(3).
Warranty Collateral Loan has the meaning assigned to such term in the Sale Agreement.
Weighted Average Advance Rate means, as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (a) the aggregate sum of the products, for each Eligible Collateral Loan, of (i) the Asset Advance Rate for such Eligible Collateral Loan as of such date and (ii) the Asset Value of such Eligible Collateral Loan (less the portion, if any, of such Eligible Collateral Loan allocated by the Borrower to the Excess Concentration Amount) as of such date divided by (b)(i) the Aggregate Asset Value of all Eligible Collateral Loans minus (ii) the Excess Concentration Amount.
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Weighted Average EBITDA means, as of any date, the number obtained by dividing:
(a) the amount equal to the sum of the product of (i) the most recently reported EBITDA of the related Obligor and (ii) the Principal Balance of such Eligible Collateral Loan, by
(b) the Aggregate Principal Balance of all Eligible Collateral Loans as of such date.
Weighted Average Life means, as of any date of determination with respect to all Eligible Collateral Loans, the number of years following such date obtained by:
(a) summing the products of: (i) the Average Life at such time of each Eligible Collateral Loan multiplied by (ii) the Principal Balance of such Eligible Collateral Loan; and
(b) dividing such sum by the Aggregate Principal Balance of all Eligible Collateral Loans as of such date.
For the purposes of the foregoing, the Average Life is, on any date of determination with respect to any Eligible Collateral Loan, the quotient obtained by dividing (x) the sum of the products of (A) the number of years (rounded to the nearest one hundredth thereof) from such date of determination to the stated maturity date of the applicable Eligible Collateral Loan and (B) the respective amounts of principal of such Eligible Collateral Loan on such date by (y) the sum of all principal on such Eligible Collateral Loan.
Weighted Average Spread means, as of any date, the number, expressed as a percentage, obtained by dividing:
(a) the amount equal to (i) the Aggregate Funded Spread with respect to all Eligible Collateral Loans plus (ii) the Aggregate Unfunded Spread, by
(b) the Aggregate Principal Balance of all Eligible Collateral Loans as of such date.
Withdrawal Liability means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.
Section 1.02 Rules of Construction
For all purposes of this Agreement and the other Facility Documents, except as otherwise expressly provided or unless the context otherwise requires, (a) singular words shall connote the plural as well as the singular and vice versa (except as indicated), as may be appropriate, (b) the words herein, hereof and hereunder and other words of similar import used in any Facility Document refer to such Facility Document as a whole and not to any particular article, schedule, section, paragraph, clause, exhibit or other subdivision thereof, (c) the headings, subheadings and table of contents set forth in any Facility Document are solely for convenience of reference and shall not constitute a part of such Facility Document nor shall they affect the meaning, construction or effect of any provision hereof, (d) references in any Facility Document
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to include or including shall mean include or including, as applicable, without limiting the generality of any description preceding such term, and for purposes hereof the rule of ejusdem generis shall not be applicable to limit a general statement, followed by or referable to an enumeration of specific matters, to matters similar to those specifically mentioned, (e) any definition of or reference to any Facility Document, agreement, instrument or other document shall be construed as referring to such Facility Document, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, restatements, supplements or modifications set forth herein or any other Facility Document), (f) any reference in any Facility Document, including the introduction and recitals to such Facility Document, to any Person shall be construed to include such Persons successors and assigns (subject to any restrictions set forth herein or in any other applicable agreement), (g) any reference to any Law or regulation herein shall refer to such Law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, (h) unless otherwise specified herein, any use of material or materially or words of similar meaning in this Agreement shall mean material, as determined by the Administrative Agent in its commercially reasonable discretion, (i) an Event of Default shall be deemed to be continuing until it is waived in accordance with Section 12.01 or, if such Event of Default is capable of being remedied, has been remedied and remained so for five (5) consecutive Business Days, and (j) any reference to execute, executed, sign, signed, signature or any other like term hereunder shall include execution by electronic signature (including, with-out limitation, any .pdf file, .jpeg file, or any other electronic or image file, or any electronic signature as defined under the U.S. Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (E-SIGN) or the New York Electronic Signatures and Records Act (ESRA), which includes any electronic signature provided using Orbit, Adobe Fill & Sign, Adobe Sign, DocuSign, or any other similar platform identified by the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the Equityholder, the Administrative Agent or any Lender and reasonably available at no undue burden or expense to the Collateral Agent, the Custodian or the Collateral Administrator), except to the extent the Collateral Agent, the Custodian or the Collateral Administrator requests otherwise. Any such electronic signatures shall be valid, effective and legally binding as if such electronic signatures were handwritten signatures and shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered for all purposes hereunder.
Section 1.03 Computation of Time Periods
Unless otherwise stated in the applicable Facility Document, in the computation of a period of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word from means from and including, the word through means to and including and the words to and until both mean to but excluding. Periods of days referred to in any Facility Document shall be counted in calendar days unless Business Days are expressly prescribed. Unless otherwise indicated herein, all references to time of day refer to Eastern standard time or Eastern daylight saving time, as in effect in New York City on such day.
Section 1.04 Collateral Value Calculation Procedures
In connection with all calculations required to be made pursuant to this Agreement with respect to Scheduled Distributions on any Collateral Loan, or any payments on any other assets included in the Collateral, with respect to the sale of and reinvestment in Collateral Loans, and with respect to the income that can be earned on Scheduled Distributions on such Collateral
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Loans and on any other amounts that may be received for deposit in the Collection Account, the provisions set forth in this Section 1.04 shall be applied. The provisions of this Section 1.04 shall be applicable to any determination or calculation that is covered by this Section 1.04, whether or not reference is specifically made to Section 1.04, unless some other method of calculation or determination is expressly specified in the particular provision.
(a) All calculations with respect to Scheduled Distributions on any Collateral Loan shall be made on the basis of information as to the terms of each such Collateral Loan and upon reports of payments, if any, received on such Collateral Loan that are furnished by or on behalf of the Obligor of such Collateral Loan and, to the extent they are not manifestly in error, such information or reports may be conclusively relied upon in making such calculations.
(b) For purposes of calculating the Borrowing Base Test, except as otherwise specified in the Borrowing Base Test, such calculations will not include (i) scheduled interest and principal payments on Ineligible Collateral Loans unless or until such payments are actually made and (ii) ticking fees and other similar fees in respect of Collateral Loans, unless or until such fees are actually paid.
(c) For each Collection Period and as of any date of determination, the Scheduled Distribution on any Collateral Loan (other than a Defaulted Loan or an Ineligible Collateral Loan, which, except as otherwise provided herein, shall be assumed to have Scheduled Distributions of zero) shall be deemed to be the total amount of (i) payments and collections to be received during such Collection Period in respect of such Collateral Loan, (ii) proceeds of the sale of such Collateral Loan received and, in the case of sales which have not yet settled, to be received during such Collection Period that are not reinvested in additional Collateral Loans or retained in a Collection Account for subsequent reinvestment pursuant to Article X, which proceeds, if received as scheduled, will be available in a Collection Account and available for distribution at the end of such Collection Period and (iii) amounts referred to in clause (i) or (ii) above that were received in prior Collection Periods but were not disbursed on a previous Payment Date or retained in a Collection Account for subsequent reinvestment pursuant to Article X.
(d) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, each Scheduled Distribution receivable with respect to a Collateral Loan shall be assumed to be received on the applicable Due Date.
(e) References in the Priority of Payments to calculations made on a pro forma basis shall mean such calculations after giving effect to all payments, in accordance with the Priority of Payments, that precede (in priority of payment) or include the clause in which such calculation is made.
(f) For purposes of calculating all Concentration Limitations, in both the numerator and the denominator of any component of the Concentration Limitations, Ineligible Collateral Loans will be treated as having a Principal Balance of zero.
(g) Except as otherwise provided herein, Ineligible Collateral Loans will (i) not be included in the calculation of the Collateral Quality Test, (ii) be treated as having an Asset Value of zero and (iii) be excluded from the calculation of each Borrowing Base on and after the date such Collateral Loan constitutes an Ineligible Collateral Loan.
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(h) For purposes of determining the Minimum Weighted Average Spread Test (and related computations of Aggregate Funded Spread), capitalized or deferred interest (and any other interest that is not paid in cash) will be excluded.
(i) Portions of the same Collateral Loan acquired by the Borrower on different dates (excluding subsequent draws under Revolving Collateral Loans or Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loans) will, for purposes of determining the Purchase Price of such Collateral Loan, be treated as separate acquisitions on separate dates (and not a weighted average purchase price for any particular Collateral Loan).
(j) For purposes of calculating compliance with each of the Concentration Limitations all calculations will be rounded to the nearest 0.01%.
(k) For purposes of calculating compliance with the Borrowing Base Test, the Collateral Quality Test, or any Concentration Limitation under this Agreement in connection with the acquisition or disposition of a Collateral Loan or Eligible Investment, the trade date with respect to any such Collateral Loan or Eligible Investment acquired or disposed of or under consideration for acquisition or disposition shall be used to determine compliance with the Borrowing Base Test, the Collateral Quality Test or any Concentration Limitation and whether such acquisition or disposition is permitted hereunder; provided that, for purposes of calculating compliance with the Borrowing Base Test, the Collateral Quality Test or any Concentration Limitation, the calculation thereof shall assume (and give pro forma effect to) (x) the making of an Advance to the Borrower (based on the Advance Rate applicable thereto) and any capital contribution to the Borrower by the Equityholder upon settlement of the acquisition of a Collateral Loan (based on the applicable Purchase Price) and (y) the repayment of an Advance to the Borrower upon settlement of the disposition of a Collateral Loan (based on the sale price therefor).
(l) At any time when any one or more of the Concentration Limitations are exceeded, the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager acting on its behalf) shall select (from among the Collateral Loans whose Principal Balance causes such Concentration Limitations to be exceeded) the Collateral Loans, or portions thereof, to be allocated to the Excess Concentration Amount, and revise such allocations from time to time.
(m) To the extent of any ambiguity in the interpretation of any definition or term contained in this Agreement or to the extent more than one methodology can be used to make any of the determinations or calculations set forth herein, the Collateral Administrator shall request direction from the Administrative Agent as to the interpretation and/or methodology to be used, and the Collateral Administrator shall follow such direction, and together with the Collateral Agent, the Custodian and the Securities Intermediary, shall be entitled to conclusively rely thereon without any responsibility or liability therefor.
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ARTICLE II
ADVANCES
Section 2.01 Revolving Credit Facility; Approval Requests
(a) The Borrower, shall, on or prior to each proposed Acquisition Date of any Collateral Loan (whether proposed to be funded by an Advance or by the use of the cash proceeds contributed by the Equityholder, or by an in-kind contribution of Collateral Loans contributed by the Equityholder) provide to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Equityholder and Collateral Agent) a notice by electronic mail either in the form of Exhibit A hereto or containing the information set forth in Exhibit A hereto (together with any attachments or responses required in connection therewith, an Approval Request). Such approval may take the form of a standing list of pre-approved assets containing the characteristics of each pre-approved asset (other than purchase price), together with a notice of intention to trade containing the par amount and purchase price of the Collateral Loan(s) being acquired delivered on or prior to 11:00 a.m. on the proposed trade date.
(b) The Administrative Agent shall have the right to approve or reject any Approval Request in its sole discretion and/or to request additional information regarding any proposed Collateral Loan. The Administrative Agent shall promptly after receipt by the Administrative Agent of all required information and documentation notify the Collateral Manager and the Borrower (with a copy to the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Administrator) in writing (including via electronic mail) whether each Approval Request has been approved or rejected; provided that if the Administrative Agent shall fail to so notify the Collateral Manager and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall be deemed to have rejected such Approval Request. Any approval may be withdrawn at any time at least three (3) Business Days prior to the time at which the Borrower actually becomes obligated to purchase or enter into documents governing such proposed Collateral Loan by written notice (including via e-mail) of such withdrawal from the Administrative Agent to the Collateral Manager. If the Borrower has not entered into a binding obligation to purchase such Collateral Loan within thirty (30) Business Days of the date of such approval or a material and adverse change occurs with respect to such Collateral Loan or the related Obligor, then, except as provided in the next succeeding sentence, the Borrower shall re-submit an Approval Request and shall not be authorized to purchase such proposed Collateral Loan until the Administrative Agent approves such updated Approval Request in its sole discretion. If the Administrative Agent has rejected an Approval Request, or withdrawn or withheld its approval of any such request, then the Borrower shall not be authorized to purchase such proposed Collateral Loan unless, in the case of a withdrawn approval (including any withdrawal or requirement to re-submit an Approval Request pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence), the Administrative Agent has not withdrawn its approval at least three (3) Business Days prior to the time at which the Borrower enters into a commitment to purchase such proposed Collateral Loan.
(c) On the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, including Article III, each Lender severally agrees to make loans to the Borrower to (x) finance the purchase or origination of Eligible Collateral Loans that are Middle Market Loans and/or Private Credit Loans (each, an Advance (Specified)) and (y) finance the purchase or origination of other Eligible Collateral Loans (each, an Advance (Other)), in each case from time to time on any
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Business Day during the Reinvestment Period, on a pro rata basis in each case in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding up to but not exceeding (x) in the case of Advances (Specified), such Lenders Commitment (Specified), (y) in the case of Advances (Other), such Lenders Commitment (Other) and (z) in the aggregate, such Lenders Commitment and, as to all Lenders, in an aggregate principal amount up to but not exceeding the Borrowing Base (Aggregate) as then in effect. Each such borrowing of an Advance on any single day is referred to herein as a Borrowing.
Within such limits and subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Borrower may borrow (and re-borrow) Advances under this Section 2.01 and prepay Advances under Section 2.05.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and on the Commitment Termination Date, the amount on deposit in the Unfunded Reserve Account is less than the Unfunded Exposure Amount (such amount, the Unfunded Reserve Account Shortfall), the Borrower shall cause to be deposited in the Unfunded Reserve Account an amount equal to the Unfunded Reserve Account Shortfall. Following receipt of a Notice of Borrowing relating to the foregoing (which shall specify the account details of the Unfunded Reserve Account where the funds will be made available), each Lender shall fund its pro rata portion of such Advances in accordance with Section 2.02(e), notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (including, without limitation, the Borrowers failure to satisfy any of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.02); provided that no such Advance may cause the Advances Outstanding to exceed the Borrowing Base (Aggregate).
Section 2.02 Making of the Advances
(a) If the Borrower desires to make a Borrowing under this Agreement it shall give the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (with a copy to the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Administrator) a written notice (each, a Notice of Borrowing) for such Borrowing (which notice shall be irrevocable and effective upon receipt) not later than (i) if the Advance is denominated in Dollars, 11:00 a.m. on the requested Borrowing Date and (ii) if the Advance is denominated in any Eligible Currency (other than Dollars), 2:00 p.m. three (3) Business Days prior to the requested Borrowing Date.
(b) Each Notice of Borrowing shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit B hereto, dated the date the request for the related Borrowing is being made, signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Borrower), shall attach a Borrowing Base Calculation Statement, and shall otherwise be appropriately completed. Such Notice of Borrowing shall specify the proposed Borrowing Date, whether such Advance is an Advance (Specified) or an Advance (Other) and the Eligible Currency. The proposed Borrowing Date specified in each Notice of Borrowing shall be a Business Day falling on or prior to the Commitment Termination Date and, with respect to Borrowings in Dollars, the amount of the Borrowing requested in such Notice of Borrowing (the Requested Amount) shall be equal to at least $1,000,000 or an integral multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof (or, if less, the remaining unfunded Commitments hereunder or, in the case of Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loans or Revolving Collateral Loans, such lesser amount required to be funded by the Borrower in respect thereof); provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, in the case of a Borrowing in any Eligible Currency (other than Dollars), there is no required minimum amount or integral multiple.
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(c) On each Monthly Reporting Date, the Administrative Agent shall rebalance the Advances Outstanding so that (x) the ratio of Advances (Specified) to Advances Outstanding equals (y) the ratio of the Aggregate Asset Value of all Eligible Collateral Loans constituting Middle Market Loans or Private Credit Loans to the Aggregate Asset Value of all Eligible Collateral Loans.
(d) Each Lender shall, not later than 11:00 a.m. (or, if later, within three (3) hours of its receipt of the related Notice of Borrowing) on each Borrowing Date in respect of Advances, make its Percentage of the applicable Requested Amount available to the Borrower in immediately available funds by disbursing such funds to the account of the Borrower in accordance with the wiring instruction set forth in the notification of Notice of Borrowing delivered by the Borrower to the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.02(a).
Section 2.03 Evidence of Indebtedness; Notes
(a) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to it and resulting from the Advances made by such Lender to the Borrower, from time to time, including the amounts of principal and interest thereon and paid to it, from time to time hereunder; provided that the failure of any Lender to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Advances in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to conclusively rely upon the information provided to it by the Administrative Agent with respect to the Advances Outstanding with respect to each Lender.
(b) Any Lender may request that its Advances to the Borrower be evidenced by a Note. In such event, the Borrower shall promptly prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a Note payable to such Lender and otherwise appropriately completed. Thereafter, the Advances of such Lender evidenced by such Note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after any assignment pursuant to Section 12.06(a)) be represented by a Note payable to such Lender (or registered assigns pursuant to Section 12.06(a)), except to the extent that such Lender (or assignee) subsequently returns any such Note for cancellation and requests that such Advances once again be evidenced as described in clause (a) of this Section 2.03.
(c) If any Lender elects not to receive a Note, all references herein and the other Facility Documents to such Lenders Note shall be deemed to mean the Advances Outstanding with respect to such Lender. The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the provisions herein and the other Facility Documents related to the Lenders hereunder shall apply to each Lender regardless of whether such Lender has received a Note.
Section 2.04 Payment of Amounts
The Borrower shall pay principal and Interest on the Advances and the fees set forth in the Facility Documents to the Lenders in accordance with the Priority of Payments as follows:
(a) 100% of the outstanding principal amount of each Advance, together with all accrued and unpaid Interest thereon, shall be payable on the Final Maturity Date.
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(b) Interest shall accrue at the Interest Rate on the unpaid principal amount of each Advance from the date of such Advance until such principal amount is paid in full.
(c) The Administrative Agent shall determine the unpaid Interest, Commitment Fees, and Prepayment Fees payable thereto prior to each Payment Date using the applicable Interest Rate for the related Interest Accrual Period to be paid by the Borrower with respect to each Advance on each Payment Date for the related Interest Accrual Period and shall advise each Lender and the Collateral Manager thereof and shall send a consolidated invoice of all such Interest, Commitment Fees, and Prepayment Fees to the Borrower (with copies to the Collateral Administrator and the Collateral Agent) at least two (2) Business Days prior to such Payment Date. The Collateral Administrator shall have no duty to verify or recalculate the amounts provided by the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.04 and is fully protected in relying on these amounts when preparing the Monthly Report.
(d) Accrued Interest on each Advance shall be payable in arrears (i) on each Payment Date, and (ii) in connection with any prepayment in full of the Advances pursuant to Section 2.05(a); provided that (x) with respect to any prepayment in full of the Advances Outstanding, accrued Interest on such amount through the date of prepayment may be payable on such date or as otherwise agreed to between the Lenders and the Borrower and (y) with respect to any partial prepayment of the Advances outstanding, accrued Interest on such amount through the date of prepayment shall be payable on the Payment Date following such prepayment. Accrued Commitment Fees shall be payable in arrears on each Payment Date.
(e) The obligation of the Borrower to pay the Obligations, including the obligation of the Borrower to pay the Lenders the outstanding principal amount of the Advances and accrued interest thereon, shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms hereof (including Section 2.15), under any and all circumstances and irrespective of any setoff, counterclaim or defense to payment which the Borrower or any other Person may have or have had against any Secured Party or any other Person.
(f) Unless otherwise specified by the Borrower, any reduction of Advances shall reduce the Advances (Specified) and the Advances (Other) pro rata based on the aggregate Advances Outstanding.
Section 2.05 Prepayment of Advances
(a) Optional Prepayments. The Borrower may, from time to time on any Business Day, voluntarily prepay Advances in whole or in part, without penalty or premium; provided that the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Borrower) shall have delivered to the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent written notice of such prepayment (such notice, a Notice of Prepayment) in the form of Exhibit C hereto not later than 3:00 p.m. one (1) Business Day (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion) prior to the date of such prepayment (provided that same day notice may be given to cure any non-compliance with the Borrowing Base Test). The Administrative Agent shall
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promptly notify the Lenders of such Notice of Prepayment. Each such Notice of Prepayment shall be irrevocable and effective upon receipt and shall be dated the date such notice is being given, signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Borrower) and otherwise appropriately completed; provided that any such Notice of Prepayment may be conditioned upon the happening or occurrence of a specified event, and thereafter revoked in the event that such specified event does not occur. Each prepayment by the Borrower of any Advance denominated in Dollars pursuant to this Section 2.05(a) (other than a prepayment made in order to cure any non-compliance with the Borrowing Base Test) shall in each case be in a principal amount of at least $100,000 or, if less, the entire outstanding principal amount of the Advances Outstanding or, in the case of any prepayment of Advances with the proceeds of a prepayment or repayment of principal of Collateral Loans, such lesser amount as is paid by the applicable Obligor in respect thereof. Each prepayment by the Borrower of an Advance denominated in an Eligible Currency shall be made with such Eligible Currency. If a Notice of Prepayment is given by (or on behalf of) the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein unless such notice is rescinded in accordance with this paragraph.
(b) Mandatory Prepayments. The Borrower shall prepay the Advances on each Payment Date in the manner and to the extent provided in the Priority of Payments, including as applicable and without limitation, the outstanding Mandatory Amortization Amount, if any, applicable to each applicable Payment Date.
The Borrower shall provide, in each Monthly Report, notice of the aggregate amounts of Advances that are to be prepaid on the related Payment Date in accordance with the Priority of Payments.
(c) Borrowing Base Deficiency Cures.
(i) In addition to any other obligation of the Borrower to cure any Borrowing Base Deficiency pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, if any Borrowing Base Deficiency exists, then the Borrower may eliminate such Borrowing Base Deficiency in its entirety by effecting one or more (or any combination thereof) of the following actions: (A) deposit into or credit to the Collection Account cash and Eligible Investments, (B) repay Advances (together with all accrued and unpaid costs and expenses of the Agents, Custodian, Collateral Administrator, Securities Intermediary and the Lenders for which the Borrower has received a reasonably detailed invoice prior to such date of repayment, in each case in respect of the amount so repaid), (C) sell Collateral Loans in accordance with Article X, and/or (D) during the Reinvestment Period, pledge additional Collateral Loans as Collateral. For the avoidance of doubt, no Prepayment Fee shall be required in connection with any prepayment of an Advance made to cure a Borrowing Base Deficiency.
(ii) In connection with the proposed repayment of Advances or pledge of additional Collateral Loans as Collateral pursuant to Section 2.05(c)(i), the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on its behalf) shall deliver in accordance with Section 2.05(a), (x) to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator and the Custodian), notice of such repayment or pledge and a duly
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completed Borrowing Base Calculation Statement, updated to the date such repayment or pledge is being made and giving pro forma effect to such repayment or pledge, and (y) to the Administrative Agent, if applicable, a description of any Collateral Loans and each Obligor of such Collateral Loan to be pledged.
(iii) Until such time as any Borrowing Base Deficiency has been cured in full and no other Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower shall not request the right to transfer (by sale, dividend, distribution or otherwise), and the Borrower shall not request that the Collateral Agent grant the release of any Lien on, or the transfer of, any Collateral Loan from the Collateral, other than (i) any transfer that complies with Section 10.01(a) or (ii) in connection with the settlement of purchases or sales of Collateral Loans committed to be acquired or sold by the Borrower prior to the occurrence of such Borrowing Base Deficiency that have not yet settled.
(d) Additional Prepayment Provisions. Each prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.05 shall be subject to Section 2.04(d) and applied to the Advances in accordance with the Lenders respective Percentages.
Section 2.06 Changes of Commitments
(a) Automatic Reduction and Termination. The Commitments of all Lenders shall be automatically reduced to zero at 5:00 p.m. on the Commitment Termination Date.
(b) Optional Termination or Reductions. Prior to the Final Maturity Date, the Borrower shall have the right to terminate or reduce the unused amount of the Facility Amount at any time or from time to time without any fee or penalty, except as specified in Section 2.12(b), upon not less than two (2) Business Days prior notice (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its reasonable discretion) to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders, the Collateral Administrator and the Custodian of each such termination or reduction, which notice shall specify the effective date of such termination or reduction and the amount of any such reduction; provided that any notice received after 3:00 p.m. shall be deemed to be received on the next Business Day; provided, further, that (i) the amount of any such reduction of the Facility Amount shall be equal to at least $500,000 or an integral multiple of $10,000 in excess thereof or, if less, the remaining unused portion thereof (or, in the case of an Eligible Currency (other than Dollars), no minimum amount or integral multiple), and (ii) no such reduction will reduce the Facility Amount below the sum of (x) the aggregate principal amount of Advances Outstanding at such time and (y) the Unfunded Reserve Required Amount. Such notice of termination or reduction shall be irrevocable (provided that any such notice may be conditioned upon the happening or occurrence of a specified event, and thereafter revoked in the event that such specified event does not occur) and shall be effective only upon receipt by the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders, the Collateral Administrator and the Custodian, and shall attach, in the case of a reduction of the Commitments, a Borrowing Base Calculation Statement. Each reduction of Commitments of the Lenders hereunder shall be applied pro rata to reduce the respective Commitments of each Lender.
(c) Effect of Termination or Reduction. The Commitments of the Lenders once terminated or reduced may not be reinstated. Each reduction of the Facility Amount pursuant to this Section 2.06 shall be applied ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments.
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Section 2.07 Maximum Lawful Rate
It is the intention of the parties hereto that the interest on the Advances shall not exceed the maximum rate permissible under Applicable Law. Accordingly, anything herein or in any Note to the contrary notwithstanding, in the event any interest is charged to, collected from or received from or on behalf of the Borrower by the Lenders pursuant hereto or thereto in excess of such maximum lawful rate, then the excess of such payment over that maximum shall be applied first to the payment of amounts then due and owing by the Borrower to the Secured Parties under this Agreement (other than in respect of principal of and interest on the Advances) and then to the reduction of the outstanding principal amount of the Advances Outstanding.
Section 2.08 Several Obligations
The failure of any Lender to make any Advance to be made by it on the date specified therefor shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation to make its Advance on such date. None of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Custodian, the Securities Intermediary or the Collateral Administrator, shall be responsible for the failure of any Lender to make any Advance, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to make an Advance required to be made by such other Lender.
Section 2.09 Increased Costs
(a) Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:
(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, compulsory loan, insurance charge, special deposit or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for account of, or credit extended by, any Affected Person (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the applicable Benchmark);
(ii) subject any Secured Party to any Taxes (other than (A) Non-Excluded Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or
(iii) impose on any Affected Person or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes), affecting this Agreement or Advances made by such Affected Person by reference to the applicable Benchmark or any participation therein;
and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to any Affected Person of making, continuing, converting into or maintaining any Advance (or of maintaining its obligation to make any Advance) or to increase the cost to, or to reduce the amount of any payment (whether of principal, interest, fees, compensation or otherwise) or sum received or receivable by, such Affected Person hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees, compensation or otherwise),
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then the Borrower will pay to such Affected Person from time to time after receipt of a written demand by a Responsible Officer of such Affected Person in Dollars, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Affected Person for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of such demand. If a Lender requests compensation by the Borrower under this Section 2.09, the Borrower may, by notice to such Lender, suspend the obligation of such Lender to make or continue Advances by reference to the applicable Benchmark, until the event or condition giving rise to such request ceases to be in effect (in which case (x) all Advances of such Lender shall be made or continued by reference to the Base Rate and (y) such Lender shall have no obligation to make any Advances by reference to the applicable Benchmark); provided that such suspension shall not affect the right of such Lender to receive the compensation required in accordance with this Agreement.
(b) Capital Requirements. If any Affected Person determines that any Change in Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have (but for the operation of this Section 2.09) the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Affected Persons capital or on the capital of such Affected Persons holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement (or arising in connection herewith) or the Advances made by such Affected Person to a level below that which such Affected Person or such Affected Persons holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Affected Persons policies and the policies of such Affected Persons holding company with respect to capital adequacy or liquidity coverage) by an amount deemed to be material by such Affected Person, then any such Affected Person shall give the Borrower (and the Collateral Manager) prompt notice thereof and from time to time after written demand by such Affected Person, the Borrower will pay to such Affected Person in Dollars, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Affected Person or such Affected Persons holding company for any such reduction suffered or charge imposed on the Payment Date after the Borrowers receipt of such demand.
(c) Reserved.
(d) Calculation. In determining any amount provided for in this Section 2.09, the Affected Person may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods. The Administrative Agent, on behalf of any Affected Person making a claim under this Section 2.09, shall submit to the Borrower and the Collateral Manager a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Affected Person setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for and the computations of such additional or increased costs, which certificate shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such amount shown as due on any such certificate on the next Payment Date after receipt thereof.
(e) Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Affected Person to demand compensation pursuant to this Section 2.09 shall not constitute a waiver of such Affected Person right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate an Affected Person pursuant to this Section 2.09 for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than six months prior to the date that such Affected Person notifies the Borrower and the Collateral Manager of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Affected Persons intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the six-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.
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(f) Lending Office. Upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to the Borrowers obligation to pay additional amounts to a Lender pursuant to clause (a) or (b) of this Section 2.09, such Lender will, if requested by the Borrower, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of such Lender) to designate a different lending office if such designation would reduce or obviate the obligations of the Borrower to make future payments of such additional amounts; provided that such designation is made on such terms that such Lender and its lending office suffer no material unreimbursed cost or material legal or regulatory disadvantage (as reasonably determined by such Lender), with the object of avoiding future consequence of the event giving rise to the operation of any such provision.
Section 2.10 Compensation; Breakage Payments. The Borrower agrees to compensate each Affected Person from time to time, on the Payment Dates (or the applicable date of prepayment) following such Affected Persons written request (which request shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such amounts) in accordance with the Priority of Payments, for all reasonable and documented losses, expenses and liabilities (including any interest paid by such Affected Person to lenders of funds borrowed to make or carry an Advance bearing interest that was computed by reference to a Benchmark and any loss sustained by such Affected Person in connection with the re-employment of such funds but excluding loss of anticipated profits), which such Affected Person may sustain: (i) if for any reason (including any failure of a condition precedent set forth in Article III but excluding a default by the applicable Lender) a Borrowing of any Advance bearing interest that was computed by reference to such Benchmark by the Borrower does not occur on the Borrowing Date specified therefor in the applicable Notice of Borrowing delivered by the Borrower, (ii) if any payment, prepayment or conversion of any of the Borrowers Advances bearing interest that was computed by reference to such Benchmark occurs on a date that is not a Payment Date, and (iii) if any payment or prepayment of any Advance bearing interest that was computed by reference to such Benchmark is not made on a Payment Date or pursuant to a Notice of Prepayment given by the Borrower. A certificate as to any amounts payable pursuant to this Section 2.10 submitted to the Borrower by any Lender (with a copy to the Agents, and accompanied by a reasonably detailed calculation of such amounts and a description of the basis for requesting such amounts) shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error.
Section 2.11 Illegality; Inability to Determine Rates
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, in the event of a Disruption Event, then the affected Lender shall promptly notify the Agents and the Borrower thereof, and such Lenders obligation to make or maintain Advances hereunder based on the applicable Benchmark shall be suspended until such time as such Lender may again make and maintain Advances based on the applicable Benchmark.
(b) Upon the occurrence of any event giving rise to a Lenders suspending its obligation to make or maintain Advances based on the applicable Benchmark pursuant to Section 2.11(a), such Lender will, if requested by the Borrower, use reasonable efforts (subject to overall policy considerations of such Lender) to designate a different lending office if such
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designation would enable such Lender to again make and maintain Advances based on such Benchmark; provided that such designation is made on such terms that such Lender and its lending office suffer no unreimbursed cost or material legal or regulatory disadvantage (as reasonably determined by such Lender), with the object of avoiding future consequence of the event giving rise to the operation of any such provision.
(c) If, prior to the first day of any Interest Accrual Period or prior to the date of any Advance, as applicable, either (i) the Administrative Agent determines that for any reason adequate and reasonable means do not exist for determining the applicable Benchmark, or (ii) the Required Lenders determine and notify the Administrative Agent that such Benchmark with respect to such Advances does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Advances, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower, the Collateral Agent and each Lender. Thereafter, the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Advances based on such Benchmark shall be suspended until the Administrative Agent (upon the instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice.
(d) Upon receipt of any notice described in Section 2.11(a) or (c), the Borrower may revoke any pending request for the making or continuation of an Advance based on the Benchmark or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for an Advance based on the Base Rate. For the avoidance of doubt, no Advances shall be required to be repaid as a result of any circumstance or determination made pursuant to this Section 2.11.
Section 2.12 Fees
(a) Commitment Fee. On each Payment Date, the Borrower shall pay to the Collateral Agent (for the account of the Lenders on a pro rata basis) the Commitment Fee in the amount set forth in the Lender Fee Letter.
(b) Prepayment Fee. If, at any time prior to the three-year anniversary of the Closing Date, the Facility Amount is reduced in whole or in part at the option or election of the Borrower, the Borrower shall pay to the Collateral Agent (for the account of the Lenders on a pro rata basis), a prepayment fee in the amount set forth in the Lender Fee Letter.
(c) Administrative Agent Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent such fees as are mutually agreed to in writing from time to time by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, including the fees set forth in the Administrative Agent Fee Letter.
(d) Collateral Agent, Collateral Administrator, Custodian and Securities Intermediary Fees. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, the Custodian and the Securities Intermediary such fees as are mutually agreed to in writing from time to time by the Borrower and the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, the Custodian and the Securities Intermediary, including the fees set forth in the Collateral Administration and Agency Fee Letter.
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Section 2.13 Rescission or Return of Payment
The Borrower agrees that, if at any time (including after the occurrence of the Final Maturity Date) all or any part of any payment theretofore made by it to any Secured Party or any designee of a Secured Party is or must be rescinded or returned for any reason whatsoever (including the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of the Borrower or any of its Affiliates), the obligation of the Borrower to make such payment to such Secured Party shall, for the purposes of this Agreement, to the extent that such payment is or must be rescinded or returned, be deemed to have continued in existence and this Agreement and any other applicable Facility Document shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, as to such obligations, all as though such payment had not been made.
Section 2.14 Default Interest
During the existence and continuance of an Event of Default arising pursuant to clause (a), clause (b) or clause (h) of Section 6.01, at the election of the Administrative Agent or Required Lenders (or, in the case of clause (h), automatically), all Obligations shall bear interest at the Default Rate until rescinded by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders. Interest payable at the Default Rate shall be payable on each Payment Date in accordance with the Priority of Payments.
Section 2.15 Payments Generally
(a) All amounts owing and payable to any Secured Party, any Affected Person or any Indemnified Party, in respect of the Advances and other Obligations, including the principal thereof, interest, fees, indemnities, expenses or other amounts payable under this Agreement or any other Facility Document, shall be paid on behalf and at the direction of the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Borrower) by the Collateral Agent to the applicable recipient in an Eligible Currency in immediately available funds, on each Payment Date in accordance with the Priority of Payments, and all without counterclaim, setoff, deduction, defense, abatement, suspension or deferment. Each Lender shall provide wire instructions to the Borrower and the Collateral Agent. Other than with respect to payments on a Payment Date, payments must be received by the Collateral Agent on or prior to 3:00 p.m. on a Business Day to be remitted by the Collateral Agent on such Business Day to the Lenders; provided that payments received by the Collateral Agent after 3:00 p.m. on a Business Day will be deemed to have been paid on the next following Business Day. At no time will the Collateral Agent have any duty (express or implied) to fund (or front or advance) any amount owing by the Borrower hereunder.
(b) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all computations of interest, fees and other Obligations shall be made on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number of days elapsed in computing interest on any Advance, the date of the making of the Advance shall be included and the date of payment shall be excluded; provided that, if an Advance is repaid on the same day on which it is made, one days Interest shall be paid on such Advance. All computations made by the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Facility Document shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
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(c) Eligible Currency.
(i) For purposes of Section 9.01(a), any amounts on deposit in the Collection Account denominated in any Eligible Currency shall be applied on any Payment Date (i) first, to make payments in such Eligible Currency and (ii) second, to make payments in any other Eligible Currency (pro rata based on available amounts from each other Eligible Currency), as converted by the Collateral Manager using the Applicable Conversion Rate; provided, that such payments shall be subject to availability of such funds pursuant to Section 9.01(a). The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that the Bank Parties or an affiliate thereof may act as principal, charge fees and earn revenue, and may not provide the best price available with respect to an Eligible Currency.
(ii) The Collateral Manager shall instruct the Collateral Agent, no later than the Determination Date immediately preceding each Payment Date, to convert amounts on deposit in the Collection Account into Dollars to the extent necessary to make payments pursuant to Section 9.01(a), as applicable (as determined by the Collateral Manager using the Applicable Conversion Rate).
(iii) Any Principal Proceeds on deposit in the Collection Account denominated in an Eligible Currency may be converted by the Collateral Manager into another Eligible Currency on any Business Day (other than a Payment Date) using the Applicable Conversion Rate so long as such conversion does not cause Advances outstanding in any Eligible Currency to exceed the applicable Borrowing Base for such Eligible Currency immediately after giving effect thereto. The Collateral Manager shall provide no less than one (1) Business Days prior written notice to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent of any such conversion.
(iv) If the Collateral Agent receives an instruction to effect any foreign exchange transactions, or cannot comply with instructions without effecting foreign exchange transactions, the Collateral Agent is authorized to enter into spot foreign exchange transactions (each, an FX Transaction) with the Borrower or the Collateral Manager in connection with the Accounts and may provide such foreign exchange services to the Borrower or the Collateral Manager itself or through any of its Affiliates. The Collateral Agent may convert currency itself or through any of its Affiliates and, in those cases, the Collateral Agent or, as the case may be, such Affiliate through which currency is converted acts as principal for its own account and not as agent, advisor, broker or fiduciary on behalf of any other person and may earn revenue, including, without limitation, transaction spreads and sales margin, that it will retain for its own account. Any such earned revenue may be based on, among other things, the difference between the exchange rate assigned to the FX Transaction made under this Agreement and the rate that the Collateral Agent or any of its Affiliates receives when buying or selling foreign currency for its own account. The Collateral Agent or such Affiliate makes no representation that the exchange rate used or obtained for any FX Transaction under this Agreement will be the most favorable rate that could be obtained at the time or as to the method by which that rate will be determined. The Collateral Agent or its Affiliate, as applicable, may establish rules or limitations concerning any foreign exchange facility made available to the Borrower. Any such FX Transactions will be subject to terms and conditions (the FX Terms) separately disclosed. In addition, the Collateral Agent may transmit any FX Transaction to a sub-custodian or depository or as otherwise agreed between the Borrower and the Collateral Agent. In such cases, the relevant FX Transaction may not be processed and priced as described in the applicable FX Terms.
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Section 2.16 Defaulting Lenders
(a) Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.16(b), to the extent permitted by Applicable Law:
(i) Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lenders right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of Required Lenders and Section 12.01.
(ii) Defaulting Lender Waterfall. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article IX or otherwise) shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing), to the funding of any Advance in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; third, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to satisfy such Defaulting Lenders potential future funding obligations with respect to Advances under this Agreement; fourth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lenders breach of its obligations under this Agreement; fifth, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lenders breach of its obligations under this Agreement; provided that if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, such amounts shall be applied to reduce the outstanding Obligations in accordance with the Priority of Payments; and sixth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Advances in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Advances of all non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Advances of such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Advances are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Commitments hereunder. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post cash collateral pursuant to this Section 2.16 shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.
(iii) Certain Fees. No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any fee payable under Section 2.12(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to such Defaulting Lender.
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(b) Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein, that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Advances of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Advances Outstanding to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Percentages, whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lenders having been a Defaulting Lender.
Section 2.17 Right of Setoff
The Borrower agrees that, in addition to (and without limitation of) any right of set-off that the Agents or any Lender may otherwise have, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default each of the Agents and the Lenders shall be entitled, at its option, to offset amounts owing by the Agents or such Lender, as the case may be, to the Borrower, in Dollars or in any other currency (irrespective of the place of payment or booking office of the obligation and regardless of whether such amounts are then due to the Borrower), against any amount payable by the Borrower to the Agents or such Lender, as the case may be, under this Agreement that is not paid when due; provided that in the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (x) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Administrative Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.16 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Agents a statement describing in reasonable detail the obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. For this purpose, any amount owing by the Agents or any Lender to the Borrower may be converted by the Agents or such Lender, as the case may be, into the currency in which the amount payable by the Borrower to the Agents or such Lender, as the case may be, under this Agreement is denominated at the rate of exchange at which the Agents or such Lender, as the case may be, would be able, acting in a reasonable manner and in good faith, to purchase the relevant amount of such currency.
Section 2.18 Lending Offices; Changes Thereto
Each Lender may at any time or from time to time designate, by written notice to the Administrative Agent to the extent not already reflected on Schedule 1, one or more domestic or foreign lending offices (which, for this purpose, may include branches or Affiliates of the respective Lender) for the various Advances made by such Lender (including by designating a separate lending office (or Affiliate) to act as such); provided that, for designations made after the
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Closing Date to the extent such designation shall result in increased costs under Section 2.09 or additional amounts under Section 12.03 in excess of those which would be charged in the absence of the designation of a different lending office (including a different Affiliate of the respective Lender), then the Borrower shall not be obligated to pay such excess increased costs or additional amounts (although the Borrower, in accordance with and pursuant to the other provisions of this Agreement, shall be obligated to pay the costs or additional amounts which would apply in the absence of such designation and any subsequent increased costs of the type described above resulting from changes after the date of the respective designation). Each lending office and Affiliate of any Lender designated as provided above shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, be treated in the same manner as the respective Lender (and shall be entitled to all indemnities and similar provisions in respect of its acting as such hereunder) and any designation of a lending office pursuant to this Section 2.18 shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay any Obligations in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Section 2.19 Recourse Against Certain Parties
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement are limited recourse obligations of the Borrower (and not any of its Affiliates or any other party) payable solely from the Collateral in accordance with the Priority of Payments and, following realization of the Collateral, and application of the proceeds thereof in accordance with the Priority of Payments and, subject to Section 2.13, all obligations of and any claims against the Borrower hereunder or in connection herewith after such realization shall be extinguished and shall not thereafter revive. No recourse shall be had against any officer, director, employee, shareholder, member, manager, agent, partner, principal or incorporator of the Borrower or their respective successors or assigns for any amounts payable under this Agreement. It is understood that the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.19 shall not (i) prevent recourse to the Collateral for the sums due or to become due under any security, instrument or agreement which is part of the Collateral or (ii) constitute a waiver, release or discharge of any indebtedness or obligation evidenced by this Agreement until such Collateral has been realized. It is further understood that the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.19 shall not limit the right of any Person to name the Borrower as a party defendant in any proceeding or in the exercise of any other remedy under this Agreement, so long as no judgment in the nature of a deficiency judgment or seeking personal liability shall be asked for or (if obtained) enforced against the Borrower.
Section 2.20 Replacement of Lenders.
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in the event that (i) any Affected Person shall request reimbursement for amounts owing pursuant to Section 2.09, (ii) the Borrower shall be required to reimburse any Affected Person for any Non-Excluded Taxes or pay any additional amounts to any Affected Person or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Affected Person pursuant to Section 12.03, (iii) any Lender is a Defaulting Lender (any such Lender under clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above that is not affiliated with the Administrative Agent, a Potential Terminated Lender) or (iv) any Lender does not give or approve any consent, waiver or amendment that requires the approval of all Lenders or all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms hereof and has been approved by the Required Lenders (such non-consenting Lender, also, a Potential Terminated Lender), the Borrower, at its sole expense and effort, shall be permitted, upon written notice to the Administrative Agent and such Potential
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Terminated Lender, to require such Potential Terminated Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 12.06), all of its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Sections 2.09 and 12.03) and obligations under this Agreement and the related Facility Documents to an assignee permitted pursuant to Section 12.06 (a Replacement Lender) that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if such Lender accepts such assignment); provided that:
(A) such Potential Terminated Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Advances, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Facility Documents (including any amounts under Section 2.10 but subject to Section 2.17) from the Replacement Lender (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);
(B) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.09 or 12.03, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter;
(C) such assignment does not conflict with Applicable Laws; and
(D) in the case of an assignment based on clause (iv) above, the Replacement Lender shall have consented to the applicable amendment, waiver or consent.
(b) Each Potential Terminated Lender hereby agrees to take all actions reasonably necessary, at the sole expense of the Borrower, to permit a Replacement Lender to succeed to its rights and obligations hereunder. Upon the effectiveness of any such assignment to a Replacement Lender, (i) such Replacement Lender shall become a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Facility Documents, (ii) the applicable Potential Terminated Lender shall have no further Commitment hereunder (such Person, a Terminated Lender) and (iii) such Replacement Lender shall have a Commitment in the amount not less than the Terminated Lenders Commitment assumed by it.
(c) No Lender shall be required to make any assignment or delegation pursuant to Section 2.20(a) if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.
Section 2.21 Contractual Currency
To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, if any judgment or order expressed in a currency other than the currency in which a payment is required by this Agreement is to be made by the Borrower (the Contractual Currency) is rendered:
(a) for the payment of any amount owing in respect of this Agreement; or
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(b) in respect of a judgment or order of another court for the payment of any amount described in the foregoing clause (a),
the recipient of such payment, after recovery in full of the aggregate amount to which the recipient of such payment is entitled pursuant to the judgment or order, will be entitled to receive promptly from the Borrower the amount of any shortfall of the Contractual Currency received by the recipient of such payment as a consequence of sums being paid in such other currency if such shortfall arises or results from any variation between the rate of exchange at which the Contractual Currency is converted into the currency of the judgment or order for the purposes of such judgment or order and the rate of exchange at which the recipient of such payment is able, acting in a reasonable manner and in good faith in converting the currency received into the Contractual Currency, to purchase the Contractual Currency with the amount of the currency of the judgment or order actually received by the recipient of such payment. The term rate of exchange includes any premiums and costs of exchange payable in connection with the purchase of or conversion into the Contractual Currency.
To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, the obligations in this Section constitute separate and independent obligations from the other obligations in this Agreement and any related document, will be enforceable as separate and independent causes of action, will apply notwithstanding any indulgence granted by the recipient of such payment and will not be affected by judgment being obtained or claim or proof being made for any other sums payable in respect of this Agreement or any related document. To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Borrower hereby waives the right to invoke any defense of payment impossibility.
Section 2.22 Increase in Facility Amount
(a) So long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, from time to time prior to the Commitment Termination Date the Borrower may request one or more increases to the Facility Amount (each such increase, a Facility Increase) subject to satisfaction of each of the following conditions:
(i) the Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Collateral Agent) a written request for such Facility Increase (which may be by email);
(ii) the Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent evidence that the Borrower is authorized to agree to such Facility Increase and all requested opinions in respect of the Borrower;
(iii) the Administrative Agent and each applicable Lender consents to such Facility Increase in their respective sole discretion;
(iv) each of the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in the Facility Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such date (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to any earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date as if made on such date); and
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(v) the Facility Amount following such Facility Increase will not exceed $750,000,000 or such other amount as mutually agreed between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent; provided that the Facility Amount following such Facility Increase shall not exceed $500,000,000 unless the Diversity Score is at least 20.
(b) On any Business Day, the Administrative Agent and any Lender may, in their respective sole discretion and at the request of the Borrower, increase the Commitment of such Lender in the amount necessary to cure any breach of the Borrowing Base (Aggregate) resulting from a change in any Applicable Conversion Rate.
ARTICLE III
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
Section 3.01 Conditions Precedent to Closing Date
The occurrence of the Closing Date and the obligation of each Lender to make any Advance hereunder on the Closing Date shall be subject to the conditions precedent that the Administrative Agent shall have received on or before the Closing Date the following, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, or, as applicable, the events set forth below shall have occurred (or such applicable conditions precedent have been waived by the Administrative Agent):
(a) each of the Facility Documents (other than the Collateral Administration and Agency Fee Letter) duly executed and delivered by the parties thereto, which shall each be in full force and effect;
(b) true and complete copies certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower of all Governmental Authorizations, Private Authorizations and Governmental Filings, if any, required in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Facility Documents;
(c) each of the representations and warranties of the Borrower, the Collateral Manager and the Equityholder contained in the Facility Documents shall be true and correct as of the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to any earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such earlier date);
(d) one or more certificates of a Responsible Officer of each of the Borrower, the Equityholder and the Collateral Manager certifying (i) as to its Constituent Documents, (ii) as to its resolutions or other action of its general partner, board of directors or board of managers or members approving this Agreement and the other Facility Documents to which it is a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, (iii) that each of such Persons representations and warranties made by such Person in the Facility Documents to which it is a party are true and correct as of the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to any earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such earlier date), (iv) that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and (v) as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each of its Responsible Officers authorized to execute the Facility Documents to which it is a party;
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(e) proper financing statements, in acceptable form for filing on the Closing Date, under the UCC with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and any other applicable filing office in any applicable jurisdiction that the Administrative Agent deems reasonably necessary or desirable in order to perfect the interests in the Collateral contemplated by this Agreement and such further instruments and such further actions that the Administrative Agent deems reasonably necessary or desirable in order to perfect the Collateral Agents first-priority security interest in the Collateral;
(f) legal opinions (addressed to each of the Secured Parties) of (i) counsel to the Borrower, the Collateral Manager and the Equityholder, covering customary corporate matters (including opinions regarding no conflict with covered Laws and non-contravention with organizational documents and the status of the Borrower under the Investment Company Act), substantive non-consolidation of the Borrower with the Equityholder, the true sale nature of any transfers to the Borrower of Collateral Loans from the Equityholder, perfection of the Collateral Agents security interest in the Collateral and such other matters as the Administrative Agent and its counsel shall reasonably request and (ii) counsel to the Collateral Administrator, the Collateral Agent and the Custodian, covering corporate and enforceability matters, and such other matters as the Administrative Agent and its counsel shall reasonably request;
(g) reserved;
(h) all of the Covered Accounts shall have been established and shall be subject to the Account Control Agreement;
(i) evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that (i) all fees and expenses due and owing to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the Closing Date have been received or will be received contemporaneously with the Closing Date; and (ii) the reasonable and documented fees and expenses of counsel to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and of counsel to the Custodian, the Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary and the Collateral Administrator in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, shall have been paid by the Borrower;
(j) evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that an amount equal to the Unfunded Reserve Required Amount with respect to the Collateral Loans to be acquired on the Closing Date shall have been deposited into the Unfunded Reserve Account;
(k) a solvency certificate reasonably satisfactory to it from an authorized signatory of the Borrower and the Equityholder;
(l) with respect to any Advance to be made on the Closing Date, the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall have received a Notice of Borrowing with respect to such Advance demonstrating that immediately after the making of such initial Advance, the Borrowing Base Test shall be satisfied;
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(m) the Borrower shall have instructed all Obligors or, if applicable, the administrative agents, on the Collateral Loans (or, in the case of Participation Interests, the related seller of such Participation Interest) that all payments shall be made directly to the Collection Account and all Collections received by the Borrower or its Affiliates with respect to the Collateral shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties; and
(n) sufficiently in advance of the Closing Date, (x) all documentation and other information required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable know your customer and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the PATRIOT Act and (y) if the Borrower qualifies as a legal entity customer under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower.
Section 3.02 Conditions Precedent to Subsequent Advances
The obligation of each Lender to make each Advance to be made by it (other than any initial Advance on the Closing Date) on each Borrowing Date shall be subject to the fulfillment (or waiver by the Required Lenders) of the following conditions; provided that the conditions described in clauses (c) and (d) (other than a Default or Event of Default described in Section 6.01(h)) below need not be satisfied if the proceeds of the Borrowing are used to fund Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loans or Revolving Collateral Loans then owned by the Borrower or to fund the Unfunded Reserve Account to the extent required under Section 8.05:
(a) the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall have received a Notice of Borrowing with respect to such Advance (including the Borrowing Base Calculation Statement attached thereto, all duly completed) delivered in accordance with Section 2.02;
(b) with respect to any Borrowing Date occurring after the end of the Ramp-Up Period, immediately after the making of such Advance on the applicable Borrowing Date, each Collateral Quality Test shall be satisfied (or, if any such Collateral Quality Test was not satisfied immediately before the making of such Advance, such Collateral Quality Test is maintained or improved) (as demonstrated on the Borrowing Base Calculation Statement attached to such Notice of Borrowing);
(c) each of the representations and warranties of the Borrower, the Collateral Manager and the Equityholder contained in the Facility Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such Borrowing Date (except to the extent (x) such representations and warranties expressly relate to any earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date as if made on such date and (y) such representations and warranties are already qualified as to materiality or similar, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all respects);
(d) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of the making of such Advance or shall result upon the making of such Advance;
(e) after the making of such Advance and the deposit of any portion thereof into the Unfunded Reserve Account, the amount on deposit therein is at least equal to the Unfunded Reserve Required Amount;
(f) if the proceeds of the Advance will be used to acquire a Collateral Loan, such Advance shall be denominated in the same Eligible Currency as such Collateral Loan; and
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(g) immediately after the making of such Advance on the applicable Borrowing Date, (i) the Borrowing Base Test is satisfied and (ii) if such Advance is denominated in CAD, EUR or GBP, then the Advances Outstanding in the applicable Eligible Currency do not exceed the applicable Borrowing Base for such Eligible Currency.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 4.01 Representations and Warranties of the Borrower
The Borrower represents and warrants to each of the Secured Parties on and as of each Measurement Date and each other date expressly provided under this Agreement or the other Facility Documents on which such representations and warranties are required to be (or deemed to be) made, as follows:
(a) Due Organization; Power and Authority. The Borrower is a limited liability company duly formed under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, with full power and authority to own and operate its assets and properties and to conduct the business in which it is now engaged and to execute and deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Facility Documents to which it is a party.
(b) Due Qualification and Good Standing. The Borrower is validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of organization. The Borrower is duly qualified to do business and, to the extent applicable, is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which the nature of its business, assets and properties, including the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, the other Facility Documents to which it is a party and its Constituent Documents, requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Due Authorization; Execution and Delivery; Legal, Valid and Binding; Enforceability. The execution and delivery by the Borrower of, and the performance of its obligations under the Facility Documents to which it is a party and the other instruments, certificates and agreements contemplated thereby are within its powers and have been duly authorized by all requisite action by it and have been duly executed and delivered by it and constitute its legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws affecting creditors rights generally or general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
(d) Non-Contravention. None of the execution and delivery by the Borrower of this Agreement or the other Facility Documents to which it is a party, the Borrowings or the pledge of the Collateral hereunder, the consummation of the transactions herein or therein contemplated, or compliance by it with the terms, conditions and provisions hereof or thereof, will (i) conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under its Constituent Documents, (ii) conflict with or contravene (A) any Applicable Law in all material respects, (B) any material indenture, agreement or other contractual restriction binding on or affecting it or any of its assets,
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including any Related Document, or (C) any order, writ, judgment, award, injunction or decree binding on or affecting it or any of its assets or properties or (iii) result in a breach or violation of, constitute a default under, or permit the acceleration of any obligation or liability in, any material contractual obligation or any material agreement or document to which it is a party or by which it or any of its assets are bound (or to which any such obligation, agreement or document relates).
(e) Governmental Authorizations; Private Authorizations; Governmental Filings. The Borrower has obtained, maintained and kept in full force and effect all Governmental Authorizations and Private Authorizations which are necessary for it to properly carry out its business, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and has made all material Governmental Filings necessary for the execution and delivery by it of the Facility Documents to which it is a party, the Borrowings by the Borrower under this Agreement, the pledge of the Collateral by the Borrower under this Agreement and the performance by the Borrower of its obligations under this Agreement and the other Facility Documents to which it is a party, other than such filings to be made in connection with the execution and delivery of the Facility Documents, and no material Governmental Authorization, Private Authorization or Governmental Filing which has not been obtained or made is required to be obtained or made by it in connection with the execution and delivery by it of any Facility Document to which it is a party, the Borrowings by the Borrower under this Agreement, the pledge of the Collateral by the Borrower under this Agreement or the performance of its obligations under this Agreement and the other Facility Documents to which it is a party.
(f) Compliance with Agreements, Laws, Etc. The Borrower has duly observed and complied with all Applicable Laws relating to the conduct of its business and its assets, except where the failure to so observe or comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower has preserved and kept in full force and effect its legal existence. The Borrower has preserved and kept in full force and effect its rights, privileges, qualifications and franchises, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(g) Location. The Borrowers office in which the Borrower maintains its corporate books and records is located at the address for notices to the Borrower as set forth on Schedule 6 (as such location may change from time to time as notified to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 12.02).
(h) Investment Company Act. Neither the Borrower nor the pool of Collateral is required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act.
(i) Reserved.
(j) Taxes. The Borrower has filed all U.S. federal income Tax returns and all other material Tax returns which are required to be filed by it, if any, and has paid all U.S. federal income Taxes and all other material Taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns, if any, or pursuant to any assessment received by any such Person other than any such taxes, assessments or charges that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which appropriate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been established.
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(k) Tax Status. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Borrower is disregarded as an entity separate from its sole owner for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Equityholder, within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3. The Equityholder is a United States Person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
(l) ERISA. Except as would not constitute a Material Adverse Effect, neither (i) the Borrower nor (ii) any member of its ERISA Group has, or during the past five years had, any liability or obligation with respect to any Plan or Multiemployer Plan.
(m) Plan Assets. The assets of the Borrower are not and, during the term of this Agreement and any transaction hereunder, will not be treated as plan assets for purposes of Section 3(42) of ERISA and the Collateral is not and, during the term of this Agreement and any transaction hereunder, will not be deemed to be plan assets for purposes of Section 3(42) of ERISA.
(n) Solvency. After giving effect to each Advance hereunder, and the disbursement of the proceeds of such Advance, the Borrower is and will be Solvent.
(o) Material Adverse Effect. Since its date of formation, no event or condition has occurred with respect to the Borrower that constitutes a Material Adverse Effect.
(p) Special Purpose Provision. The Borrower has complied in all material respects with (i) its Constituent Documents and the activities described in Section 5.05 hereof and (ii) each of the representations and warranties contained in the True Sale / Non-Consolidation Opinion in respect of the Borrower and the Equityholder delivered by Dechert LLP on the Closing Date.
(q) Exchange Act Compliance; Regulations T, U and X; Margin Regulations. None of the transactions contemplated herein or in the other Facility Documents (including, without limitation, the use of the proceeds from the transfer of the Collateral) will violate or result in a violation of Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The Borrower does not own or intend to carry or purchase, and no proceeds from the Advances will be used to carry or purchase, any margin stock within the meaning of Regulation U or to extend purpose credit within the meaning of Regulation U.
(r) No Proceedings. There are no proceedings or investigations pending or, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of the Borrower, threatened against it, before any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over it or its properties (i) asserting the invalidity of any of the Facility Documents, (ii) seeking to prevent the making of the Advances or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Facility Documents or (iii) that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(s) Bulk Sales. The grant of the security interest in the Collateral by the Borrower to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to this Agreement, and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Facility Documents, is in the ordinary course of business for the Borrower and is not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction.
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(t) Indebtedness. The Borrower has no indebtedness for borrowed money (including obligations in respect of any derivatives or hedges), secured or unsecured, direct or contingent (including guaranteeing any obligation), other than (a) indebtedness incurred under the terms of the Facility Documents, (b) indebtedness incurred pursuant to certain ordinary business expenses arising pursuant to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Facility Documents; and (c) any commitment arising in the ordinary course of business to make a future investment or fund subsequent draws under Revolving Collateral Loans or Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loans.
(u) Collections. The Borrower acknowledges that (a) except in connection with a Participation Interest (to the extent permitted hereunder and only while pending elevation to full assignment) all Obligors (and any related agents) have been directed to make all payments directly to the Collection Account and (b) all Collections received by it or its Affiliates with respect to the Collateral pledged hereunder are held and shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties until deposited into the appropriate Collection Account in accordance with this Agreement.
(v) Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Laws; and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is a Sanctioned Person, or to its knowledge, is under investigation for an alleged breach of Sanctions by a Governmental Authority that enforces Sanctions. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Borrower will notify the Lenders, the Collateral Agent and Administrative Agent in writing not more than one (1) Business Day after becoming aware of any breach of this Section 4.01(v).
(w) Reserved.
(x) No Fraud. To the actual knowledge of any Responsible Officer of the Borrower, each Collateral Loan was originated without any fraud or material misrepresentation on the part of any party thereto.
(y) Broker/Dealer. The Borrower is not a broker/dealer or subject to the Securities Investor Protection Act of 1970.
(z) Ordinary Course. Each repayment of principal or interest in respect of the Advances under this Agreement shall be (x) in payment of a debt incurred by the Borrower in the ordinary course of business or financial affairs of the Borrower and (y) made in the ordinary course of business or financial affairs of the Borrower.
(aa) Beneficial Ownership Certification. As of the Closing Date, to the extent required to be delivered pursuant to Section 3.01(n), the information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certification is true and correct in all respects.
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Section 4.02 Additional Representations and Warranties of the Borrower
The Borrower represents and warrants to each of the Secured Parties on and as of each Measurement Date and each other date expressly provided under this Agreement or the other Facility Documents on which such representations and warranties are required to be (or deemed to be) made, as follows:
(a) Information.
(i) Each Notice of Borrowing, each Monthly Report, each Borrowing Base Calculation Statement and all other written information, reports, certificates and statements furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to any Secured Party for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement, the other Facility Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (in each case, excluding financial projections, pro forma financial information and other forward-looking information), in each case, is true, complete and correct in all material respects (or, with respect to information of a general economic or general industry nature or information received from an Obligor or other third party, is true and correct in all material respects to the knowledge of the Borrower or the Collateral Manager) as of the date such information is stated or certified, in each case, after giving effect to all written updates provided by the Borrower or on its behalf to any such Secured Party.
(ii) With respect to any written information relating to financial projections, pro forma financial information other forward-looking information that has been delivered by or on behalf of the Borrower to any Secured Party, the Borrower represents only that such information represents the Borrowers good faith estimates as of the date of preparation thereof, based upon assumptions the Borrower and, if applicable, the Collateral Manager believed to be reasonable and accurate at the time made, it being recognized by the Secured Parties 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 the Borrower and any of its Affiliates, that no assurance can be given that any particular projections will be realized and that actual results during the period or periods covered by such projections may differ from such projections and such differences may be material.
(iii) All Collateral Loans included as Eligible Collateral Loans in the most recent calculation of the Borrowing Base Test required to be determined hereunder were Eligible Collateral Loans as of the date of such calculation and any other information contained in each Notice of Borrowing is an accurate and complete listing of all the Collateral Loans contained in the Collateral as of the related date such Collateral Loan was included in the Collateral and the information contained therein with respect to the identity of such item of Collateral and the amounts owing thereunder is true, complete and correct as of the related date such Collateral Loan was included in the Collateral.
(b) Representations Relating to the Collateral.
(i) The Borrower owns and has good and marketable and the beneficial title to all Collateral Loans and other Collateral free and clear of any Lien in favor of any Person, other than Permitted Liens;
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(ii) the Borrower has acquired its ownership in the Collateral Loans and other Collateral in good faith without notice of any Lien, other than Permitted Liens;
(iii) other than Permitted Liens, the Borrower has not pledged, assigned or sold (except as otherwise permitted under the Facility Documents), granted a security interest in, or otherwise conveyed (except as otherwise permitted under the Facility Documents) any of the Collateral;
(iv) the Borrower has full right to grant a security interest in and assign and pledge the Collateral to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties (and has duly authorized such grant by all necessary action and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Facility Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized by it by all necessary action);
(v) other than the security interest granted to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties pursuant to this Agreement or as expressly permitted hereunder, the Borrower has not pledged, assigned, sold, granted a security interest in, or otherwise conveyed any of the Collateral; the Borrower has not authorized the filing of and is not aware of any effective financing statements or any equivalent filing in any applicable jurisdiction against the Borrower that include a description of collateral covering the Collateral other than any financing statement or any equivalent filing in any applicable jurisdiction relating to the security interest granted to the Collateral Agent hereunder, and the Borrower is not aware of any judgment, PBGC liens or Tax lien filings against the Borrower or any of its assets;
(vi) the Collateral constitutes Money, Cash, accounts (as defined in Section 9-102(a)(2) of the UCC), Instruments, general intangibles (as defined in Section 9-102(a)(42) of the UCC), Uncertificated Securities, Certificated Securities, securities accounts under Section 8-501(a) of the UCC, deposit accounts (as defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC) or security entitlements to financial assets resulting from the crediting of financial assets to a securities account (as defined in Section 8-501(a) of the UCC) or supporting obligations;
(vii) all Covered Accounts constitute securities accounts under Section 8-501(a) of the UCC or deposit accounts as defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC;
(viii) this Agreement creates a valid, continuing and, upon Delivery of Collateral, execution of the Account Control Agreement and filing of the financing statements referenced in clause (xi) below, perfected security interest (as defined in Section 1-201(35) of the UCC) in the Collateral in favor of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit and security of the Secured Parties, which security interest is prior to all other Liens and claims (other than Permitted Liens) and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from the Borrower, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws affecting creditors rights generally or general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;
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(ix) the Borrower has received all consents and approvals required by the terms of the Related Documents in respect of such Collateral to the pledge hereunder to the Collateral Agent of its interest and rights in such Collateral;
(x) with respect to the Collateral that constitutes Security Entitlements:
(A) all such Collateral has been and will have been credited to the applicable Covered Account;
(B) the Securities Intermediary for each Covered Account has agreed to treat all assets credited to the Covered Accounts as Financial Assets; and
(C) either (x) the Borrower has caused or will have caused, on or prior to the Closing Date, the filing of all appropriate financing statements in the proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under Applicable Law in order to perfect the security interest in the Collateral granted to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit and security of the Secured Parties, hereunder (which the Borrower hereby agrees may be an all asset filing) or (y)(A) the Borrower has delivered to the Collateral Agent a fully executed Account Control Agreement pursuant to which the Securities Intermediary has agreed to comply with all instructions originated by the Collateral Agent relating to the Covered Accounts without further consent of the Borrower or (B) the Borrower has taken all steps necessary to cause the Securities Intermediary to identify in its records the Collateral Agent as the Person having a Security Entitlement against the Securities Intermediary in each of the Covered Accounts; and
(xi) with respect to Collateral that constitutes accounts or general intangibles, the Borrower has caused or will have caused, on or prior to the Closing Date, the filing of all appropriate financing statements in the proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under Applicable Law in order to perfect the security interest in the Collateral granted to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit and security of the Secured Parties, hereunder.
(c) Value Given. The Borrower has acquired each Collateral Loan in the ordinary course of its business and has given fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value to the seller of each Collateral Loan in exchange for the purchase or contribution of each such Collateral Loan. No such transfer has been made for or on account of an antecedent debt owed by the Borrower to such seller and no such transfer is or may be voidable or subject to avoidance under any section of the Bankruptcy Code.
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Section 4.03 Representations and Warranties of the Equityholder and the Collateral Manager
The Collateral Manager and the Equityholder, as applicable, each represents and warrants to each of the Secured Parties on and as of each Measurement Date and as of each other date expressly provided under this Agreement or the other Facility Documents on which such representations and warranties are required to be (or deemed to be) made, as follows:
(a) Due Organization. The Collateral Manager is a statutory trust, duly organized and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation, with full power and authority to own and operate its assets and properties, conduct the business in which it is now engaged and to execute and deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Facility Documents to which it is a party. The Equityholder is a statutory trust, duly formed and validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation, with full power and authority to own and operate its assets and properties, conduct the business in which it is now engaged and to execute and deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Facility Documents to which it is a party.
(b) Due Qualification and Good Standing. Each of the Collateral Manager and the Equityholder is in good standing in its jurisdiction of formation. Each of the Collateral Manager and the Equityholder is duly qualified to do business and, to the extent applicable, is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which the nature of its business, assets and properties, including the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, the other Facility Documents to which it is a party and its Constituent Documents, requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Due Authorization; Execution and Delivery; Legal, Valid and Binding; Enforceability. The execution and delivery by it, and the performance of its obligations under the Facility Documents to which it is a party and the other instruments, certificates and agreements contemplated thereby, are within its powers and have been duly authorized by all requisite action by it and have been duly executed and delivered by it and constitute its legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws affecting creditors rights generally or general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
(d) Non-Contravention. None of the execution and delivery by it of this Agreement or the other Facility Documents to which it is a party, the consummation of the transactions herein or therein contemplated, or compliance by it with the terms, conditions and provisions hereof or thereof, will (i) conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under its Constituent Documents, (ii) conflict with or contravene (A) any Applicable Law, (B) any indenture, agreement or other contractual restriction binding on or affecting it or any of its assets, including any Related Document, or (C) any order, writ, judgment, award, injunction or decree binding on or affecting it or any of its assets or properties or (iii) result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, or permit the acceleration of any obligation or liability in any contractual obligation or any agreement or document to which it is a party or by which it or any of its assets are bound (or to which any such obligation, agreement or document relates), except in the case of clause (ii) or (iii) above, where such conflicts, breaches, violations or defaults would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(e) Governmental Authorizations; Private Authorizations; Governmental Filings. It has obtained, maintained and kept in full force and effect all Governmental Authorizations and Private Authorizations which are necessary for it to properly carry out its business, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material
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Adverse Effect, and made all material Governmental Filings necessary for the execution and delivery by it of the Facility Documents to which it is a party, other than financing statements and other perfection matters to be effected in connection with the execution and delivery of the Facility Documents, and the performance by it of its obligations under this Agreement and the other Facility Documents to which it is a party, and no material Governmental Authorization, Private Authorization or Governmental Filing which has not been obtained or made is required to be obtained or made by it in connection with the execution and delivery by it of any Facility Document to which it is a party or the performance of its obligations under this Agreement and the other Facility Documents to which it is a party.
(f) Taxes. It has filed all U.S. federal income tax returns and all other material tax returns which are required to be filed by it, if any, and has paid all U.S. federal income taxes and all other material taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns, if any, or pursuant to any assessment received by any such Person, other than (x) any such taxes, assessments or charges that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which appropriate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been established or (y) any such failure that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(g) Compliance with Laws, Etc. It has duly observed and complied with all Applicable Laws relating to the conduct of its business and its assets, except where the failure to so observe or comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. It has preserved and kept in full force and effect its legal existence. It has preserved and kept in full force and effect its rights, privileges, qualifications and franchises, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(h) Eligibility. To its actual knowledge, each Collateral Loan included in a Monthly Report or a Borrowing Base Calculation Statement required to be delivered by it under this Agreement as an Eligible Collateral Loan was, in fact, an Eligible Collateral Loan at such time.
(i) Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Laws; and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. Neither it nor any of its parents or Subsidiaries is a Sanctioned Person or, to its actual knowledge, is under investigation for an alleged breach of Sanctions by a Governmental Authority that enforces Sanctions. It is in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws.
Section 4.04 Representations and Warranties of the Collateral Agent, the Custodian and the Collateral Administrator
Each of the Collateral Agent, the Custodian and the Collateral Administrator represents and warrants in its individual capacity and as Collateral Agent, Custodian or Collateral Administrator, as applicable, as follows (and any successor Collateral Agent, Custodian or Collateral Administrator appointed in accordance with this Agreement represents and warrants as follows in its individual capacity and as Collateral Agent, Custodian or Collateral Administrator, as applicable):
(a) Organization and Corporate Power. It is a duly organized and validly existing national banking association in good standing under the Laws of the United States. It has full power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform its obligations as Collateral Agent, Custodian or Collateral Administrator, as applicable, under this Agreement.
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(b) Due Authorization. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions provided for herein have been duly authorized by all necessary action on its part, either in its individual capacity or as Collateral Agent, Custodian or Collateral Administrator, as the case may be.
(c) No Conflict. The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance of the transactions contemplated hereby and the fulfillment of the terms hereof will not conflict with, result in any breach of any of the material terms and provisions of or constitute (with or without notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any indenture, contract, agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.
(d) No Violation. Its execution and delivery of this Agreement, its performance of the transactions contemplated hereby and the fulfillment of the terms hereof will not conflict with or violate, in any material respect, any Applicable Law.
(e) All Consents Required. All approvals, authorizations, consents, orders or other actions of any Person or Governmental Authority applicable to the Collateral Agent, the Custodian or the Collateral Administrator required in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the performance by the Collateral Agent, the Custodian or the Collateral Administrator, as applicable, of the transactions contemplated hereby and the fulfillment by the Collateral Agent, the Custodian or the Collateral Administrator, as applicable, of the terms hereof have been obtained.
(f) Validity, etc. This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Collateral Agent, the Custodian or the Collateral Administrator, as applicable, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws or general principles of equity (whether considered in a suit at law or in equity).
ARTICLE V
COVENANTS
Section 5.01 Affirmative Covenants of the Borrower
The Borrower covenants and agrees that, until the Final Maturity Date (and thereafter until the date that all Obligations have been Paid in Full):
(a) Compliance with Agreements, Laws, Etc. It shall (i) duly observe and comply in all material respects with all Applicable Laws relative to the conduct of its business or to its assets, (ii) preserve and keep in full force and effect its legal existence, (iii) preserve and
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keep in full force and effect its rights, privileges, qualifications and franchises, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (iv) comply with the terms and conditions of each Facility Document to which it is a party, its Constituent Documents and, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Related Document to which it is a party and (v) obtain, maintain and keep in full force and effect all Governmental Authorizations, Private Authorizations and Governmental Filings which are necessary or appropriate to properly carry out its business and the transactions contemplated to be performed by it under the Facility Documents to which it is a party, its Constituent Documents and the Related Documents to which it is a party.
(b) Enforcement.
(i) It shall not take any action that would release any Obligor from any of such Obligors covenants or obligations under any instrument or agreement included in the Collateral, except in the case of (A) repayment of Collateral Loans, (B) subject to the terms of this Agreement, (1) amendments, consents, waivers and other modifications of Collateral Loans in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard and (2) actions taken in connection with the work out or restructuring of any Collateral Loan in accordance with the provisions hereof, and (C) other actions by the Collateral Manager required hereby or otherwise to the extent not prohibited by, or in conflict with, this Agreement.
(ii) It will not, without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders, contract with other Persons (other than the Collateral Manager and the Collateral Administrator) for the performance of actions and obligations to be performed by the Borrower or the Collateral Manager hereunder. Notwithstanding any such arrangement, the Borrower shall remain primarily liable with respect to any such obligations.
(c) Further Assurances. It shall promptly upon the reasonable request of the Required Lenders (through the Administrative Agent), at the Borrowers expense, execute and deliver such further instruments and take such further action in order to maintain and protect the Collateral Agents first-priority perfected security interest in the Collateral pledged by the Borrower for the benefit of the Secured Parties free and clear of any Liens (other than Permitted Liens). At the reasonable request of the Required Lenders (through the Administrative Agent), the Borrower shall promptly take, at the Borrowers expense, such further action in order to establish and protect the rights, interests and remedies created or intended to be created under this Agreement in favor of the Secured Parties in the Collateral, including all actions which are necessary to (x) enable the Secured Parties to enforce their rights and remedies under this Agreement and the other Facility Documents, and (y) effectuate the intent and purpose of, and to carry out the terms of, the Facility Documents.
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(d) Financial Statements; Other Information. It (or the Collateral Manager on its behalf) shall provide to the Administrative Agent:
(i) within 120 days (or such longer period permitted pursuant to any orders, declarations, laws, regulations or letters issued by the SEC or any other government or regulatory authority) after the end of each fiscal year of the Equityholder (commencing with the fiscal year ending 2022), an annual report of the Equityholder and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, containing an audited consolidated statement of assets and liabilities as of the end of such fiscal year, and audited consolidated statements of operations, changes in net assets and cash flows, for the fiscal year then ended, prepared in accordance with GAAP, each reported on by independent public accountants of recognized national standing; provided, that the financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to this clause (i) which are made available via EDGAR, or any successor system of the SEC, in the Equityholders annual report on Form 10-K, shall be deemed delivered to the Administrative Agent on the date such documents are made so available;
(ii) within 60 days (or such longer period permitted pursuant to any orders, declarations, laws, regulations or letters issued by the SEC or any other government or regulatory authority) after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year of the Equityholder, an unaudited financial report of the Equityholder and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, containing a consolidated statement of assets and liabilities, consolidated statements of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows, and a condensed schedule of investments regarding the Equityholders investments, in each case for the period then ended, all certified by one of its senior financial officers as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Equityholder and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes; provided, that the financial statements required to be delivered pursuant to this clause (ii) which are made available via EDGAR, or any successor system of the SEC, in the Equityholders quarterly report on Form 10-Q, shall be deemed delivered to the Administrative Agent on the date such documents are made so available;
(iii) within five (5) Business Days after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower obtains actual knowledge of the occurrence and continuance of any (A) Default (provided that if such Default is subsequently cured within the time periods set forth herein, the failure to provide notice of such Default shall not itself result in an Event of Default hereunder), or (B) Event of Default, a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth the details thereof and the action which the Borrower or the Collateral Manager is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto;
(iv) to the extent reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent and actually available to the Collateral Manager (on behalf of the Borrower) pursuant to the Related Documents, on or prior to the related Acquisition Date, audited financial statements of the related Obligor for the three (3) year period most recently ended prior to such Acquisition Date with respect to the related Obligor;
(v) solely with respect to any Private Credit Loan or Middle Market Loan, (A) copies of the underwriting and credit memos prepared by the Collateral Manager with respect to such Collateral Loan on or prior to the related Acquisition Date, and copies of any updates or amendments thereto, within ten (10) Business Days after such updates or amendments become available; (B) each quarterly and annual financial reporting package received by the Borrower with respect to such Obligor and with respect to each Collateral Loan (including any financial statements, management discussion and analysis, executed
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covenant compliance certificates and related covenant calculations with respect to such Obligor and with respect to each Collateral Loan), which delivery shall be made within twelve (12) Business Days after receipt by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or the Collateral Manager (on behalf of the Borrower) as specified in the Related Documents and (C) the quarterly portfolio summary and quarterly internal valuations prepared by the Collateral Manager with respect to each Collateral Loan and Obligor, which delivery shall be made within thirty (30) days after the approval thereof by the Collateral Manager;
(vi) solely if reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent and to the extent reasonably available to the Borrower or the Collateral Manager (A) each Obligors (1) legal name and address, (2) jurisdiction, (3) tax identification number, (4) audited financial statements delivered under clause (iv) above and unaudited interim financial statements for the most recent fiscal year, (5) any internal credit memos produced by the Collateral Manager and (6) company forecasts including plans related to capital expenditures and (B) to the extent not otherwise included in clause (A) above, each Obligors (1) business model, company strategy and names of known peers, (2) shareholding pattern and details of the management team and (3) debt maturity schedule and any banking facility details with respect to other facilities;
(vii) to the extent reasonably available to the Collateral Manager (on behalf of the Borrower) pursuant to the Related Documents, copies of any (x) in the case of any Middle Market Loan, any amendment, restatement. supplement, waiver or other modification to the Related Documents determined to be material by the Collateral Manager in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard or (y) in the case of any Broadly Syndicated Loan, any amendment, restatement. supplement, waiver or other modification to the Related Documents constituting a Material Modification, in each case within ten (10) Business Days following the effectiveness of such amendment, restatement, supplement, waiver or other modification;
(viii) together with each Monthly Report delivered in accordance with Section 8.09, a Borrowing Base Calculation Statement;
(ix) such other information as any Lender may reasonably require for regulatory purposes relating to the Collateral Loans or the transactions contemplated hereby and so notified in writing to the Borrower and the Collateral Manager; provided that such information is in the possession of the Borrower or the Collateral Manager, as applicable, or reasonably obtainable thereby without undue burden or expense and not subject to any applicable confidentiality restrictions prohibiting such disclosure to the Administrative Agent;
(x) promptly after written request therefor, such additional information regarding the Borrowers financial position or business and the Collateral (including reasonably detailed calculations of compliance or noncompliance with the Borrowing Base Test, the Collateral Quality Test or any Concentration Limitation) as the Required Lenders (through the Administrative Agent) may reasonably request, it being understood that this clause (x) shall not be construed to require the Borrower to deliver a Borrowing Base Calculation Statement on any date not otherwise expressly required hereunder;
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(xi) promptly after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, the Equityholder, or the Collateral Manager obtains actual knowledge thereof, notice of any action, suit, proceeding, dispute, offset, deduction, defense or counterclaim with respect to (x) the Borrower, the Equityholder, or the Collateral Manager or (y) any Collateral that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;
(xii) promptly after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, the Equityholder, or the Collateral Manager obtains actual knowledge thereof, notice of the occurrence of any ERISA Event and copies of any communications with all Governmental Authorities or any Multiemployer Plan with respect to such ERISA Event that would (or could reasonably be expected to) result in a Material Adverse Effect;
(xiii) promptly after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, the Equityholder, or the Collateral Manager obtains actual knowledge thereof, notice of any Asset Value Adjustment Event; and
(xiv) on each Business Day, a trade blotter, cash flow and position report of the Borrower.
(e) Access to Records and Documents. It shall permit the Administrative Agent (or any Person designated by the Administrative Agent, subject to delivery of standard confidentiality agreements) to, upon reasonable advance notice and during normal business hours, visit and inspect and make copies thereof at reasonable intervals (i) its books, records and accounts relating to its business, financial condition, operations, assets and its performance under the Facility Documents and the Related Documents and to discuss the foregoing with its and such Persons officers, partners, employees and accountants, and (ii) all of its Related Documents, in each case as often as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request; provided that so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower shall be responsible for all costs and expenses for only one such visit per fiscal year by the Administrative Agent or its designees; provided, further, that an officer or employee of the Borrower or the Collateral Manager shall have the opportunity to be present at any discussion between the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other Person designated by the Administrative Agent, on the one hand, and the Borrowers accountants, on the other hand. The Administrative Agent shall provide two (2) Business Days prior notice to the Borrower and the Lenders of any such visit and any Lender shall be permitted to accompany the Administrative Agent in such visit.
(f) Use of Proceeds. It shall use the proceeds of each Advance made hereunder solely:
(i) to fund or pay the purchase price of Eligible Collateral Loans or Eligible Investments owned or acquired by the Borrower in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth herein;
(ii) to fund additional extensions of credit under Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loans and Revolving Collateral Loans held by the Borrower, in each case in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
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(iii) to fund the Unfunded Reserve Account on or prior to the Commitment Termination Date to the extent the Unfunded Reserve Account is required to be funded pursuant to Section 8.05 (and the Borrower shall submit a Notice of Borrowing for a Borrowing Date falling no more than five and no less than one Business Day prior to the Commitment Termination Date with a Requested Amount sufficient to fully fund the Unfunded Reserve Account to the extent required under Section 8.05);
(iv) to make Restricted Payments to the extent permitted by Section 5.02(r); and
(v) to pay fees and expenses in connection with this Agreement and the other Facility Documents in accordance with the terms thereof;
provided that, Advances denominated in an Eligible Currency (other than Dollars) shall only be used to fund or pay the purchase price of Eligible Collateral Loans denominated in such Eligible Currency.
Without limiting the foregoing, it shall use the proceeds of each Advance in a manner that does not, directly or indirectly, violate any provision of its Constituent Documents or any Applicable Law, including Regulation T, Regulation U and Regulation X. Further, the Borrower shall not use the proceeds of any Advance in a manner that would cause such credit extension to become a covered transaction as defined in Section 23A of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. § 371c) and Regulation W (12 C.F.R. Part 223), including any transaction where the proceeds of any Advance are used for the benefit of, or transferred to, a Person that the Borrower knows to be an affiliate (as defined in Regulation W) of a Lender.
(g) Information and Reports. Each Notice of Borrowing, each Monthly Report, each Borrowing Base Calculation Statement and all other written information, reports, certificates and statements furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to any Secured Party for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement, the other Facility Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (excluding financial projections, pro forma financial information and other forward-looking information, for which the Borrower only represents that such information was prepared in good faith and upon assumptions believed to be reasonable when so prepared) shall be true, complete and correct in all material respects as of the date such information is stated or certified (or, with respect to information of a general economic or general industry nature or information received from an Obligor or other third party not under the direction of the Borrower, the Collateral Manager or an Affiliate thereof, is true and correct in all material respects to the actual knowledge of the Borrower or the Collateral Manager), in each case after giving effect to all written updates provided by the Borrower or on its behalf to any such Secured Party.
(h) No Other Business. The Borrower shall not engage in any business or activity other than (i) borrowing Advances pursuant to this Agreement, funding, acquiring, owning, holding, administering, selling, enforcing, lending, exchanging, redeeming, pledging, contracting for the management of and otherwise dealing with Collateral Loans, Eligible Investments and the Collateral in connection therewith and entering into the Facility Documents, any applicable Related Documents and any other agreement contemplated by this Agreement and (ii) other activities that are incidental to the activities specified in clause (i).
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(i) Tax Matters.
(i) The Borrower shall (and each Lender hereby agrees to) treat the Advances and any Notes as debt for U.S. federal income tax purposes and will take no contrary position, unless otherwise required pursuant to a closing agreement with the IRS or a non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.
(ii) The Borrower shall pay and discharge when due all Taxes imposed on it or on its income or profits or any of its property, except for any Tax the payment of which is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and against which adequate reserves are being maintained or to the extent the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(iii) For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Borrower shall (A) treat itself either (1) as a disregarded entity, for so long as it has a single equity owner for U.S. federal income tax purposes or (2) as a partnership in all other cases and (B) shall not make an election or permit any other action that would cause itself to be treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
Notwithstanding any contrary agreement or understanding, the Equityholder, the Borrower, the Agents, the Collateral Administrator, the Custodian, the Securities Intermediary and the Lenders (and each of their respective employees, representatives or other agents) may disclose to any and all Persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to them relating to such tax treatment and tax structure. The foregoing provision shall apply from the beginning of discussions between the parties. For this purpose, the tax treatment of a transaction is the purported or claimed U.S. tax treatment of the transaction under applicable U.S. federal, state or local Law, and the tax structure of a transaction is any fact that may be relevant to understanding the purported or claimed U.S. tax treatment of the transaction under applicable U.S. federal, state or local Law.
(j) Collections. The Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on its behalf) shall direct any agent or administrative agent for any Collateral Loan or in the case of the Participation Interests (to the extent not elevated to a full assignment), the participation sellers, to remit all payments and collections with respect to such Collateral Loan and, if applicable, to direct the Obligor or participation seller with respect to such Collateral Loan to remit all such payments and collections with respect to such Collateral Loan directly to the Collection Account. The Borrower shall transfer, or cause to be transferred, all Collections to the appropriate Collection Account by the close of business on the Business Day following the date such Collections are received by the Borrower, the Equityholder, the Collateral Manager or any of their respective Affiliates.
(k) Priority of Payments. The Borrower shall instruct in writing (or cause the Collateral Manager to instruct in writing) the Collateral Agent to apply all Interest Proceeds and Principal Proceeds solely in accordance with the Priority of Payments and the other provisions of this Agreement.
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(l) Acquisition of Collateral Loans from the Equityholder. Any acquisition of Collateral Loans by the Borrower from the Equityholder shall be effected pursuant to the Sale Agreement and subject in all respects to and the terms and conditions set forth therein and Section 10.02(vi).
(m) Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Laws; and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Borrower and each Person directly or indirectly controlled by the Borrower shall comply with all applicable Sanctions, Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws and shall maintain policies and procedures (or be subject to policies and procedures maintained by its Affiliates or advisors) reasonably designed to ensure compliance therewith. The Borrower shall ensure that it does not use any of the proceeds of or fund the repayment of any Advance in violation of Sanctions, Anti-Corruption Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws. Neither the Borrower nor any Person directly or indirectly controlling the Borrower shall become a Sanctioned Person.
(n) Access to Data Site. The Borrower shall, or shall cause the Collateral Manager to, (a) maintain the Data Site and (b) grant access to the Data Site to the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Agent, the Custodian, the Collateral Administrator and each Lender or prospective Lender; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to grant access to the Data Site to any Person that has not agreed to be bound by confidentiality requirements that are consistent with Section 12.09 or are otherwise satisfactory to the Borrower and the Collateral Manager. The Borrower shall, or shall cause the Collateral Manager to, to the extent posting such information would not result in a breach by the Borrower or the Collateral Manager of its respective confidentiality obligations, post the Required Loan Documents and the information required to be delivered in accordance with Section 5.01(d)(v) for each Collateral Loan to the Data Site.
(o) Delivery of Loan Files. The Borrower shall comply, or cause the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Borrower to comply, with its obligations under Section 13.03.
(p) Beneficial Ownership Regulation. Promptly following any request therefor, if the Borrower qualifies as a legal entity customer under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent information and documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance with the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.
Section 5.02 Negative Covenants of the Borrower
The Borrower covenants and agrees that, until the Final Maturity Date (and thereafter until the date that all Obligations have been Paid in Full):
(a) Restrictive Agreements. It shall not enter into or suffer to exist or permit to become effective any agreement that prohibits, limits or imposes any condition upon its ability to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) upon any of its property or revenues constituting Collateral, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, to secure its obligations under the Facility Documents other than this Agreement and the other Facility Documents or to perform its obligations under the Facility Documents to which it is a party.
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(b) Liquidation; Merger; Sale of Collateral. It shall not consummate any plan of liquidation, dissolution, partial liquidation, merger or consolidation (or suffer any liquidation, dissolution or partial liquidation) nor sell, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of any of its assets (other than dispositions permitted under this Agreement), or enter into an agreement or commitment to do so or enter into or engage in any business with respect to any part of its assets, except as expressly permitted by this Agreement and the other Facility Documents (including in connection with the Payment in Full of the Obligations).
(c) Amendments to Constituent Documents, Etc. Without the consent of the Administrative Agent, it shall not (i) amend or modify its Constituent Documents, (ii) take any action inconsistent with its Constituent Documents and (iii) amend, modify or waive any non-ministerial term or provision in any Facility Document (other than in accordance with any provision thereof requiring the consent of the Administrative Agent or all or a specified percentage of the Lenders).
(d) Liens. It shall not create, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any of its assets now owned or hereafter acquired by it at any time, except for Permitted Liens or as otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement and the other Facility Documents.
(e) Margin Requirements; Covered Transactions. It shall not (i) extend credit to others for the purpose of buying or carrying any Margin Stock in such a manner as to violate Regulation T or Regulation U or (ii) use all or any part of the proceeds of any Advance, whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, for any purpose that violates the provisions of Regulation U or Regulation X.
(f) Changes to Filing Information. It shall not change its name or its jurisdiction of organization from that referred to in Section 4.01(a), unless it gives not less than ten (10) days (or such shorter period as the Administrative Agent shall agree) prior written notice to the Administrative Agent and takes all actions that the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (through the Administrative Agent) reasonably request and determine to be necessary to protect and perfect the Collateral Agents perfected security interest in the Collateral.
(g) Transactions with Affiliates. It shall not sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, unless such transaction is upon terms no less favorable to the Borrower than it would obtain in a comparable arms-length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate (it being agreed that any purchase or sale at par or for fair market value (as determined by the Collateral Manager) shall be deemed to comply with this provision). The foregoing covenant (i) shall not apply to the execution, delivery and performance of the Facility Documents or the Borrowers Constituent Documents, (ii) shall not prohibit the Borrower from making Restricted Payments permitted under Section 5.02(r) and (iii) shall not prohibit the Equityholder from transferring Collateral Loans, Cash or other assets to the Borrower in whole or in part as a capital contribution to the Borrower.
(h) Reserved.
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(i) No Claims Against Advances. Subject to Applicable Law, it shall not claim any credit on, make any deduction from, or dispute the enforceability of payment of the principal or interest payable (or any other amount) in respect of the Advances or assert any claim against any present or future Lender, by reason of the payment of any Taxes levied or assessed upon any part of the Collateral.
(j) Indebtedness; Guarantees; Securities; Other Assets. It shall not incur or assume or guarantee any indebtedness for borrowed money, or issue any additional securities, whether debt or equity, in each case other than (i) the Obligations pursuant to or as expressly permitted by this Agreement and the other Facility Documents, (ii) pursuant to customary indemnification, expense reimbursement, funding obligations and similar provisions under the Related Documents, (iii) any commitment arising in the ordinary course of business to make a future investment or fund subsequent draws under Revolving Collateral Loans, Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loans or the unfunded portion of any existing investment or (iv) the issuance of additional Capital Stock to the Equityholder. The Borrower shall not acquire any Collateral Loan other than as expressly permitted hereunder.
(k) Validity of this Agreement. It shall not (i) permit the validity or effectiveness of this Agreement or any grant of Collateral hereunder to be impaired, or permit the Lien of this Agreement to be amended, hypothecated, subordinated, terminated or discharged, or permit any Person to be released from any covenant or obligation with respect to this Agreement and (ii) except as permitted by this Agreement, take any action that would permit the Lien of this Agreement not to constitute a valid first-priority perfected security interest (subject to Permitted Liens) in the Collateral.
(l) Subsidiaries. It shall not have or permit the formation of any Subsidiaries, except in connection with the receipt of equity securities with respect to a Collateral Loan, Eligible Investments or any exchange offer, work-out or restructuring of a Collateral Loan.
(m) Name. It shall not conduct business under any name other than its own.
(n) Employees. It shall not have any employees (other than any Responsible Officers and other officers and directors to the extent they are employees).
(o) ERISA. Except as would not constitute a Material Adverse Effect, neither it nor any member of its ERISA Group shall have any liability under any Plan or Multiemployer Plan.
(p) Non-Petition. The Borrower shall not be party to any agreements under which it has any material obligation or liability (direct or contingent) without using commercially reasonable efforts to include customary non-petition and limited recourse provisions therein (and shall not amend or eliminate such provisions in any agreement to which it is party), except for loan agreements, related loan documents, bond indentures and related bond documents, any agreements related to the purchase and sale of any Collateral Loan which contain customary (as determined by the Collateral Manager) purchase or sale terms or which are documented using customary (as determined by the Collateral Manager) loan trading documentation, customary service contracts and engagement letters entered into in connection with the Collateral Loans and any agreement that does not impose a material obligation on the Borrower and that is of a type that customarily does not include non-petition or limited recourse provisions.
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(q) Certificated Securities. The Borrower shall not acquire or hold any Certificated Securities in bearer form (other than securities not required to be in registered form under Section 163(f)(2)(A) of the Code) in a manner that does not satisfy the requirements of United States Treasury Regulations section 1.165-12(c) (as determined by the Collateral Manager).
(r) Restricted Payments. The Borrower shall not make any Restricted Payment other than (i) with respect to amounts received by the Borrower in accordance with Section 9.01 (in the case of Interest Proceeds and Principal Proceeds) or any other provision of this Agreement or the Facility Documents which expressly requires or permits payments to be made to or amounts to be reimbursed to the Equityholder, (ii) on the date of the initial Advance, to the Equityholder or any other applicable seller of Collateral Loans in the amount set forth in the Notice of Borrowing and funds flow delivered to the Administrative Agent in connection with such Advance or (iii) using the proceeds of Advances if the Borrowing Base Test is satisfied immediately prior to and immediately after giving effect to such distribution; provided that any Restricted Payment made pursuant to clause (iii) shall be limited to four such Restricted Payments per any calendar year.
(s) Amendments to Collateral Loans. The Borrower (and the Collateral Manager on its behalf) may enter into any amendment or waiver of or supplement to any Related Document; provided that the prior written consent of the Required Lenders shall be required if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or an Event of Default or Default would result from such amendment, waiver or supplement; provided, further, that, if the Required Lenders fail to provide consent to any amendment or waiver to the extent required under this Section 5.02(s), then notwithstanding any provision of the Facility Documents to the contrary (excluding Section 10.04 herein), the Borrower shall be permitted to sell the relevant Collateral Loan as long as (x) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from such sale and (y) the sale price is at least equal to the Asset Value for such Collateral Loan; provided, further, that if such sale cannot be consummated pursuant to the foregoing proviso due to the restrictions in Section 10.04, then the Borrower shall be permitted to consummate such amendment, waiver or supplement so long as (x) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result from such sale and (y) the Borrower receives a cash equity contribution at least equal to the Asset Value for such Collateral Loan.
(t) Obligor Payment Instructions. The Borrower shall not make any change, or permit the Collateral Manager to make any change, in its instructions to Obligors, agent banks or administrative agents on the Collateral Loans regarding payments to be made with respect to the Collateral Loans to the Collection Account, unless the Administrative Agent has consented to such change. The Borrower further agrees that it shall (or it shall cause the Collateral Manager to) provide prompt notice to the Administrative Agent of any misdirected or errant payments made by any Obligor with respect to any Collateral Loan and direct such Obligor to make payments as required hereunder to the extent a Responsible Officer of the Borrower or the Collateral Manager, as applicable, has actual knowledge of such misdirected or errant payments.
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(u) Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Laws; and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. It shall not (nor shall it permit any other Person directly or (to the knowledge of the Borrower) indirectly Controlling the Borrower nor any Person directly or (to the knowledge of the Borrower) indirectly Controlled by the Borrower to) use the proceeds of any Advance directly or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, indirectly in any way that would breach or contravene any sanctions imposed by the United Nations, the European Union (including any member state thereof), the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs of Switzerland, OFAC, the United Kingdom, the Government of Canada, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the Monetary Authority of Singapore or any other body notified in writing by the Administrative Agent (acting on behalf of any Lender) to the Borrower from time to time, in each case if and to the extent that such bodies have jurisdiction over such Borrower or such sanctions are binding on such Borrower or, upon prior written notice to the Borrower from the Administrative Agent, such sanctions are binding on any Lender and materially impact the ability of such Lender to comply with its respective obligations under this Agreement. It shall not (nor shall it permit any other Person to) use the proceeds of any Advance directly or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, indirectly in any way that would be in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Borrower shall not fund the repayment of any Advance with proceeds derived from any transaction that would be prohibited by Sanctions or would be in violation of any Anti-Corruption Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws.
Section 5.03 Affirmative Covenants of the Equityholder and the Collateral Manager
The Collateral Manager, on behalf of itself and the Equityholder, covenants and agrees that, until the Final Maturity Date (and thereafter until the date that all Obligations have been Paid in Full):
(a) Compliance with Agreements, Laws, Etc. It shall (i) duly observe and comply with all Applicable Laws relative to the conduct of its business or to its assets, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) preserve and keep in full force and effect its legal existence, (iii) preserve and keep in full force and effect its rights, privileges, qualifications and franchises, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (iv) comply with the terms and conditions of each Facility Document to which it is a party and its Constituent Documents and (v) obtain, maintain and keep in full force and effect all Governmental Authorizations, Private Authorizations and Governmental Filings which are necessary or appropriate to properly carry out (A) its business and (B) the transactions contemplated to be performed by it under the Facility Documents to which it is a party, its Constituent Documents and the Related Documents to which it is a party, except, in the case of clause (v), where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Information and Reports.
(i) Each Notice of Borrowing, each Monthly Report, each Borrowing Base Calculation Statement and all other written information, reports, certificates and statements furnished by the Collateral Manager to any Secured Party for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement, the other Facility Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (excluding financial projections, pro forma financial information and other forward-looking information, for which the Collateral Manager only represents that such
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information was prepared in good faith and upon assumptions believed to be reasonable when so prepared) shall be true, complete and correct in all material respects as of the date such information is stated or certified (or, with respect to information of a general economic or general industry nature or information received from an Obligor or other third party not under the direction of the Borrower, the Collateral Manager or an Affiliate thereof, is true and correct in all material respects to the actual knowledge of the Collateral Manager), in each case, after giving effect to all written updates provided by the Collateral Manager or on its behalf to any such Secured Party.
(ii) The Collateral Manager shall provide to the Collateral Administrator any information that the Collateral Manager is expressly required to provide to the Collateral Administrator under this Agreement in connection with the Collateral Administrators preparation of each Monthly Report and, to the extent reasonably available to the Collateral Manager, any other information that the Collateral Administrator may reasonably require in connection with the Collateral Administrators preparation of each Monthly Report.
(iii) The Collateral Manager shall comply (or cause the Borrower to comply) with its obligations under Section 13.03.
(c) Notice of Default. Within five (5) Business Days after a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Manager or the Equityholder obtains actual knowledge of the occurrence and continuance of any (A) Default (provided that if such Default or Event of Default is subsequently cured within the time periods set forth herein, the failure to provide notice of such Default shall not itself result in an Event of Default hereunder) or (B) Event of Default, the Collateral Manager shall deliver to the Administrative Agent a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Manager setting forth the details thereof and the action which the Collateral Manager is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto; provided that the Collateral Manager shall not be obligated to deliver such certificate to the extent that a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivers a certificate with respect to such Default or Event of Default pursuant to Section 5.01(d)(iii).
(d) Access to Records and Documents. It shall permit the Administrative Agent (or, if Independent Accountants are not engaged by the Collateral Manager or the Borrower, Protiviti, Inc. or another nationally recognized audit firm selected by the Administrative Agent with prior notice to the Borrower and subject to delivery of standard confidentiality agreements) to, upon reasonable advance notice and during normal business hours, but, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, no more than one (1) time per calendar year, visit and inspect and make copies thereof at reasonable intervals (i) its books, records and accounts relating to its business, financial condition, operations, assets and its performance under the Facility Documents and the Related Documents and to discuss the foregoing with its and such Persons officers, partners, employees and accountants, and (ii) all of its Related Documents, in each case as often as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request; provided that so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower shall be responsible for all costs and expenses for only one such visit per fiscal year by the Administrative Agent or its respective designees; provided, further, that an officer or employee of the Collateral Manager shall have the opportunity to be present at any discussion between the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other Person designated by the Administrative Agent, on the one hand, and the Collateral Managers
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accountants, on the other hand. The Administrative Agent shall provide two (2) Business Days prior notice to the Lenders of any such visit and any Lender shall be permitted to accompany the Administrative Agent in such visit. Any such visit and inspection shall be made simultaneously with any visit and inspection pursuant to Section 5.01(e).
(e) Notice of Material Modification. Within ten (10) Business Days after a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Manager obtains actual knowledge of the occurrence of a Material Modification, the Collateral Manager shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Collateral Administrator) a notice setting forth the details thereof and attaching a copy of the related amendment or waiver.
(f) Collections. The Collateral Manager shall direct any agent or administrative agent in respect of any Collateral Loan (or in connection with any Participation Interest to the extent not elevated to full assignment, any participation seller) to remit all payments and collections with respect to such Collateral Loan and, if applicable, to direct the Obligor with respect to such Collateral Loan to remit all such payments and collections with respect to such Collateral Loan directly to the Collection Account.
(g) Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Laws; and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. It shall comply with Sanctions, Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws and shall maintain policies and procedures, or be subject to policies and procedures maintained by its Affiliates or advisors, reasonably designed to ensure compliance therewith. It shall ensure that it does not cause the Borrower to use the proceeds of or fund the repayment of any Advance in violation of Sanctions, Anti-Corruption Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws.
Section 5.04 Negative Covenant of the Equityholder and the Collateral Manager
The Collateral Manager, on behalf of itself and the Equityholder, covenants and agrees that, until the Final Maturity Date (and thereafter until the date that all Obligations have been Paid in Full), it shall not enter into or suffer to exist or permit to become effective any agreement that prohibits, limits or imposes any material condition upon its ability to perform its obligations under the Facility Documents to which it is a party.
Section 5.05 Certain Undertakings Relating to Separateness
Without limiting any, and subject to all, other covenants of the Borrower, Collateral Manager and Equityholder contained in this Agreement:
(a) The Borrower shall maintain its bank accounts, books, accounting and other records separate from those of any other Person, except that the accounts of the Borrower may be included in the consolidated financial statements of the Equityholder as required by GAAP or Applicable Law.
(b) The Borrower shall not commingle or pool any of its funds or assets with those of any Affiliate or any other Person, and shall hold all of its assets in its own name, except as otherwise permitted or required under the Facility Documents.
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(c) The Borrower shall pay its own debts, liabilities and expenses only out of its own assets as the same shall become due; provided that the Borrower may share overhead expenses with another Person so long as such expenses are allocated fairly and reasonably between the Borrower and such other Person.
(d) The Borrower has observed, and shall observe, in all material respects all (A) limited liability company formalities and (B) other organizational formalities, in each case to the extent necessary or advisable to preserve its separate existence.
(e) The Borrower shall have at least one (1) Independent Director at all times; (it being understood that the Borrower shall not be in violation of the requirement to have at least one (1) Independent Director after the earlier of an Independent Director resigning or becoming deceased, incapacitated or disabled so long as a new Independent Director is appointed within thirty (30) days after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower has actual knowledge or receives written notice thereof).
(f) The Borrower shall not (A) guarantee, become obligated for, or hold itself or its credit out to be responsible for or available to satisfy, the debts or obligations of any other Person or (B) control the decisions or actions respecting the daily business or affairs of any other Person, except, in each case, as permitted by or pursuant to the Facility Documents.
(g) The Borrower shall, at all times, hold itself out to the public as a legal and economic entity separate from any other Person, shall not identify itself as a division of any other Person and shall correct any known misunderstanding regarding its separate identity; provided that the assets, liabilities and operating results of the Borrower may be consolidated for accounting purposes and included in consolidated financial statements of the Equityholder as required by GAAP or Applicable Law.
(h) The Borrower shall not seek its dissolution or winding up in whole or in part or divide or permit any division of the Borrower.
(i) Any transaction between the Borrower and its Affiliates shall be on arms-length terms; provided that the foregoing (i) shall not apply to the execution, delivery and performance of the Facility Documents, the Borrowers Constituent Documents, (ii) shall not prohibit the Borrower from making Restricted Payments permitted under Section 5.02(r) and (iii) shall not prohibit the Equityholder from transferring Collateral Loans, Cash or other assets to the Borrower in whole or in part as a capital contribution to the Borrower.
(j) Except as provided in the Facility Documents, the Borrower shall not grant a security interest or otherwise pledge its assets for the benefit of any other Person.
(k) Except as provided in the Facility Documents, the Borrower shall not acquire any securities or debt instruments of the Equityholder, its Affiliates or any other Person (except for equity interests in Obligors in connection with the exercise of any remedies with respect to a Collateral Loan or any exchange offer, work-out or restructuring of a Collateral Loan).
(l) The Borrower shall not make loans or advances to any Person, except for the Collateral Loans and as permitted by or pursuant to the Facility Documents.
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(m) The Borrower shall make no transfer of its Collateral Loans, except as permitted by or pursuant to the Facility Documents.
(n) The Borrower shall file its own Tax returns, if any, as may be required under Applicable Law, to the extent that the Borrower is (1) not part of a consolidated group filing a consolidated return or returns or (2) not treated as a disregarded entity separate from its sole owner of another taxpayer for Tax purposes, within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 301.7701-3 and pay any Taxes so required to be paid by it under Applicable Law (other than Taxes which are being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and against which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP).
(o) The Borrower shall, to the extent used in its business, use separate stationery, invoices and checks.
(p) The Borrower shall maintain adequate capital in light of its contemplated business operations; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not require the Equityholder to make capital contributions to the Borrower.
(q) The Borrower shall at all times be organized as a special purpose entity and it shall not, nor shall it permit any Affiliate or any other Person to, amend, modify or otherwise change its Constituent Documents in a manner that would adversely affect the existence of the Borrower as a bankruptcy-remote special purpose entity.
(r) The Borrower shall at all times conduct its business so that any assumptions made with respect to the Borrower in any true sale and substantive non-consolidation opinion letter delivered in connection with the Facility Documents will continue to be true and correct, but solely to the extent that said opinion letters expressly require such assumptions to remain true and correct at all times in order for such letters underlying opinions to be valid.
ARTICLE VI
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Section 6.01 Events of Default
Event of Default, wherever used herein, means the occurrence of any one of the following events (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of Law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative body or Governmental Authority):
(a) a default in the payment, when due and payable, of any Interest, Commitment Fee or other Obligations not specified in clause (b) below and such default has not been cured within three (3) Business Days; provided that, in the case of a default in payment resulting from a failure to disburse amounts solely due to an administrative error or omission of the Collateral Agent, such default will not cause an Event of Default unless such failure continues for five (5) Business Days;
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(b) (i) the Borrower fails to repay the Obligations (other than contingent indemnification and reimbursement obligations for which no claim has been asserted) in full on the Final Maturity Date or (ii) the failure to make a payment in an amount necessary to satisfy the Mandatory Amortization Amount on the applicable Payment Date and such default has not been cured within three (3) Business Days after the due date of such payment; provided that, in the case of a default in payment under clause (ii) resulting from a failure to disburse amounts solely due to an administrative error or omission of the Collateral Agent, such default will not cause an Event of Default unless such failure continues for five (5) Business Days;
(c) the Borrower or the pool of Collateral becomes, or becomes subject to regulation as, an investment company under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act;
(d) a default in any respect in the performance, or breach in any respect, of any covenant or agreement of the Borrower, the Equityholder or the Collateral Manager under Section 5.01(a)(ii), 5.01(c), 5.01(d)(i), (ii) or (iii), 5.01(e), 5.01(f), 5.01(h), 5.01(j), 5.01(k), 5.01(p), 5.02, 5.03(a)(ii), 5.03(d), 5.03(f), 5.04 or 5.05;
(e) except as otherwise provided in this Section 6.01, a default in any material respect in the performance, or breach in any material respect, of any covenant or agreement of the Borrower or the Equityholder under this Agreement or the other Facility Documents to which it is a party, or the failure of any representation or warranty of the Borrower or the Equityholder made in this Agreement or in any other Facility Document to be correct, in each case, in all material respects when the same shall have been made, and the continuation of such default, breach or failure for a period of thirty (30) days after the earlier of (i) written notice to the Borrower, the Collateral Manager and the Equityholder by the Administrative Agent, and (ii) actual knowledge of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, the Equityholder or the Collateral Manager, as applicable; provided that the existence of a Borrowing Base Deficiency shall be subject to clause (n) below;
(f) the rendering of one or more final judgments, decrees or orders against the Borrower or the Equityholder by a court or arbitrator of competent jurisdiction for the payment of money in excess individually or in the aggregate of $100,000 (in the case of the Borrower) or $25,000,000 (in the case of the Equityholder) (in each case exclusive of judgment amounts to the extent covered by applicable insurance), and the Borrower or the Equityholder, as applicable, shall not have either (x) satisfied, discharged or provided for the discharge of any such judgment, decree or order in accordance with its terms or (y) perfected a timely appeal of such judgment, decree or order and caused the execution of same to be stayed during the pendency of the appeal, in each case, within thirty (30) days from the date of entry thereof;
(g) the Borrower shall have made payments of amounts in excess of $100,000 in settlement of any litigation, claim or dispute (exclusive of settlement amounts fully covered by insurance);
(h) an Insolvency Event relating to the Borrower or the Equityholder occurs;
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(i) (i) any Facility Document or any material provision thereof shall (except in accordance with its terms) terminate, cease to be effective or cease to be legally valid, binding and enforceable, (ii) the Borrower, the Equityholder, the Collateral Manager or any Governmental Authority shall, directly or indirectly, contest in any manner the effectiveness, validity, binding nature or enforceability of any Facility Document or any Lien purported to be created thereunder, or (iii) any Lien securing any obligation under any Facility Document shall, in whole or in part, cease to be a first-priority perfected security interest of the Collateral Agent, except as otherwise expressly permitted in accordance with the applicable Facility Document;
(j) (i) the IRS shall file notice of a Lien pursuant to Section 6323 of the Code with regard to any asset of the Borrower, and such Lien shall not have been released within five (5) Business Days or (ii) the PBGC shall file notice of a Lien pursuant to Section 4068 of ERISA with regard to any asset of the Borrower, and such Lien shall not have been released within five (5) Business Days;
(k) a Change of Control occurs;
(l) a Collateral Manager Default occurs;
(m) (i) failure of the Borrower to maintain at least one (1) Independent Director (it being understood that the Borrower shall not be in violation of the requirement to have at least one (1) Independent Director after the earlier of an Independent Director resigning or becoming deceased, incapacitated or disabled so long as a new Independent Director is appointed within thirty (30) days after a Responsible Officer of the Borrower has actual knowledge or receives written notice thereof), (ii) the removal of any Independent Director of the Borrower without Cause (as such term is defined in the organizational document of the Borrower) or without giving prior written notice to the Administrative Agent, each as required in the organizational documents of the Borrower, (iii) an Independent Director of the Borrower that does not satisfy the criteria set forth in the definition of Independent Director shall be appointed without the consent of the Required Lenders or (iv) the Borrower shall otherwise fail to qualify as a bankruptcy-remote entity based upon the criteria set forth in this Agreement, such that reputable counsel of national standing could no longer render a substantive nonconsolidation opinion with respect to the Borrower, on the one hand, and the Equityholder and the Collateral Manager, on the other hand (it being understood and agreed that no such nonconsolidation opinion need to be delivered to satisfy this clause (m)(iv));
(n) a Borrowing Base Deficiency shall occur and be continuing for three (3) Business Days; provided that, during the period of time that such event remains unremedied, any payments required to be made by the Collateral Manager on a Payment Date shall be made under Section 9.01(a)(iii);
(o) subject in each case to Section 9.01, the failure of the Borrower on any date to maintain an amount equal to the Unfunded Reserve Required Amount on deposit in the Unfunded Reserve Account in accordance with this Agreement and, solely during the Reinvestment Period, such failure shall continue for five (5) Business Days;
(p) the failure of the Borrower or the Equityholder to make any payment when due (after giving effect to any related notice period or requirement or grace period) under one or more agreements for borrowed money to which it is a party and the indebtedness for borrowed money thereunder is in an amount in excess of $500,000 (in the case of the Borrower) or $25,000,000 (in the case of the Equityholder), individually or in the aggregate, or the occurrence of any event or condition that has resulted in the acceleration of such indebtedness; or
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(q) the Equityholder fails to maintain its status as a business development company under the Investment Company Act.
With respect to any notice that may be furnished by an Agent to the Borrower pursuant to Sections 6.01(e), upon written request therefor to the applicable Agent, the Required Lenders may direct such Agent to provide such notice to the Borrower. Such Agent shall promptly thereafter provide such notice to the Borrower.
Section 6.02 Remedies
(a) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, subject to Section 6.04(e) in addition to all rights and remedies specified in this Agreement and the other Facility Documents, including (and subject to) Article VII, and the rights and remedies of a secured party under Applicable Law, including the UCC, the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may with the consent of, the Required Lenders by notice to the Borrower (with a copy to the Collateral Agent), do any one or more of the following: (1) declare the Commitments to be terminated forthwith, whereupon the Commitments shall forthwith terminate, (2) declare the Final Maturity Date to have occurred, and (3) declare the principal of and the accrued interest on the Advances and all other amounts whatsoever payable by the Borrower hereunder to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon such amounts shall be immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other formalities of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; provided that, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default described in clause (h) of Section 6.01 with respect to the Borrower, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the Advances and all such other amounts shall automatically become due and payable, without any further action or notice by any party.
(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, subject to Section 6.04(e) the Administrative Agent may, or shall upon the direction of the Required Lenders, exercise (or direct the Collateral Agent, as applicable, to exercise) any and all rights with respect to the Collateral, including: (u) the exercise of the Collateral Managers rights and obligations under the Facility Documents (including the right to direct the Collateral Manager to exercise such rights), including its unilateral power to (A) consent to modifications to Collateral Loans, (B) take any discretionary action with respect to Collateral Loans and (C) direct the sales and other dispositions of Collateral Loans; (v) the termination of the Collateral Managers rights to exercise any rights or take any action with respect to the Collateral; (w) the transfer of the Collateral Managers rights and obligations under the Facility Documents to a successor Collateral Manager; (x) requiring the Collateral Manager to obtain the consent of the Administrative Agent before agreeing to any modification of any Collateral Loan, taking any discretionary action with respect to any Collateral Loan or causing the Borrower to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral Loan; (y) requiring the Collateral Manager to cause the Borrower to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral Loan as directed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 7.03, and (z) with respect to any specific Collateral Loan, to require the Collateral Manager to take such discretionary action with respect to such Collateral Loan as directed by the Administrative Agent.
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Section 6.03 Power of Attorney
(a) The Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its true and lawful attorney (with full power of substitution) in its name, place and stead and at its expense in connection with the enforcement of the rights and remedies provided for (and subject to the terms and conditions set forth) in this Agreement including without limitation the following powers: (i) to give any necessary receipts or acquittance for amounts collected or received hereunder, (ii) to make all necessary transfers of the Collateral in connection with any such sale or other disposition made pursuant hereto, (iii) to execute and deliver for value all necessary or appropriate bills of sale, assignments and other instruments in connection with any such sale or other disposition, the Borrower hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney (or any substitute) shall lawfully do hereunder and pursuant hereto, (iv) to sign any agreements, orders or other documents in connection with or pursuant to any Facility Document, (v) to give notice to the Obligors and related agents of the Collateral Agents interest in the Collateral and the obligation to make payments as directed by the Administrative Agent, and (vi) to exercise directly the Collateral Managers rights and obligations under this Agreement, including the exercise of rights set forth in Section 6.02(b), if and to the extent that the Collateral Manager has not complied with any direction given by the Administrative Agent in accordance with this Agreement within three (3) Business Days after the Business Day on which such direction was given to the Collateral Manager; provided that no such direction or lapse of time shall be required after the occurrence and during the continuance of a Collateral Manager Default. Nevertheless, if so requested by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall ratify and confirm any such sale or other disposition by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent all proper bills of sale, assignments, releases and other instruments as may be designated in any such request.
(b) No person to whom this power of attorney is presented as authority for the Administrative Agent to take any action or actions contemplated by clause (a) shall inquire into or seek confirmation from the Borrower as to the authority of the Administrative Agent to take any action described below, or as to the existence of or fulfillment of any condition to the power of attorney described in clause (a), which is intended to grant to the Administrative Agent unconditionally the authority to take and perform the actions contemplated herein, and to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, the Borrower irrevocably waives any right to commence any suit or action, in law or equity, against any person or entity that acts in reliance upon or acknowledges the authority granted under this power of attorney. The power of attorney granted in clause (a) is coupled with an interest and may not be revoked or canceled by the Borrower until all obligations of the Borrower under the Facility Documents have been Paid in Full and the Administrative Agent has provided its written consent thereto.
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the power of attorney granted pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall only be exercisable after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default.
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Section 6.04 Sales
(a) Each of the Borrower and the Collateral Manager recognizes that an Agent may be unable to effect a public sale of any or all of the Collateral and may be compelled to resort to one or more private sales thereof. Each of the Borrower and the Collateral Manager acknowledges and agrees that any such private sale may result in prices and other terms less favorable than if such sale were a public sale and, notwithstanding such circumstances, agree that any such private sale shall not be deemed to have been made in a commercially unreasonable manner solely by virtue of being a private sale.
(b) Each of the Borrower and the Collateral Manager further agrees that a breach of any of their covenants contained in this Section 6.04 will cause irreparable injury to the Agents, that the Agents have no adequate remedy at law in respect of such breach and, as a consequence, that each and every covenant contained in this Section 6.04 shall be specifically enforceable against the Borrower and the Collateral Manager, and each of the Borrower and the Collateral Manager hereby waives and agrees not to assert any defenses against an action for specific performance of such covenants except for a defense that there has been a Payment in Full.
(c) Pursuant to the UCC, each of the Borrower and the Collateral Manager hereby specifically agrees (x) that it shall not raise any objection to a Secured Partys purchase of the Collateral (through bidding on the obligations or otherwise) and (y) that a foreclosure sale conducted in conformity with the principles set forth in various no action letters promulgated by the SEC staff (1) shall be considered to be a public sale for purposes of the UCC and (2) shall be considered to be commercially reasonable notwithstanding that a Secured Party purchases the Collateral at such a sale.
(d) Each of the Borrower and the Collateral Manager agrees that the Collateral Agent shall not have any general duty or obligation to make any effort to obtain or pay any particular price for any Collateral sold by the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement. The Collateral Agent may, at the direction of the Administrative Agent, among other things, accept the first bid received, or decide to approach or not approach any potential purchasers. Each of the Borrower and the Collateral Manager hereby agrees that the Collateral Agent shall have the right to conduct, and shall not incur any liability as a result of, the sale of any Collateral, or any part thereof, at any sale conducted in a commercially reasonable manner, it being agreed by the parties hereto that some or all of the Collateral is or may be of one or more types that threaten to decline speedily in value. The Borrower and the Collateral Manager hereby waive any claims against the Secured Parties arising by reason of the fact that the price at which any of the Collateral may have been sold at a private sale was less than the price that might have been obtained at a public sale or was less than the aggregate amount of the Borrowers obligations under the Agreement, even if the Collateral Agent accepts the first bid received and does not offer any Collateral to more than one bidder. Without in any way limiting the Collateral Agents right to conduct a foreclosure sale in any manner which is considered commercially reasonable, each of the Borrower and the Collateral Manager hereby agrees that any foreclosure sale conducted in accordance with the following provisions shall be considered a commercially reasonable sale, and each of the Borrower and the Collateral Manager hereby irrevocably waives any right to contest any such sale conducted in accordance with the following provisions:
(i) the Collateral Agent conducts such foreclosure sale in the State of New York;
(ii) such foreclosure sale is conducted in accordance with the Laws of the State of New York; and
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(iii) not more than thirty days before, and not less than two Business Days in advance of such foreclosure sale, the Collateral Agent notifies the Borrower and the Collateral Manager at the address set forth herein of the time and place of such foreclosure sale.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any Facility Document, in connection with any liquidation or disposition of the Collateral, including without limitation, upon the termination of the Commitments following the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default, the Equityholder and/or any of its Affiliates shall have the right to purchase the Collateral subject to such liquidation or at a purchase price at least equal to the sum of the then accrued and outstanding Obligations, as reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent. Any such party may exercise such right by delivering written notice to the Administrative Agent (an Exercise Notice) which shall include a proposed purchase price and be delivered not later than one (1) Business Day after the date on which the Borrower receives notice from the Administrative Agent of the occurrence of such Event of Default and termination of the Commitments, as applicable, and the intent of the Administrative Agent to liquidate or dispose of the Collateral, and which Exercise Notice shall set forth evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that the Equityholder has access to sufficient capital to consummate such purchase in accordance with this clause (e). Once an Exercise Notice is delivered to the Administrative Agent, the delivering party (or its designated Affiliate or managed fund) shall be obligated, irrevocably and unconditionally, to purchase the Collateral, at the price referenced above, for settlement within the normal settlement period for such Collateral. The cash purchase price must be received no later than ten (10) Business Days following delivery of the Exercise Notice. Neither the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent nor any Lender shall assert any right or remedy in respect of the Collateral, including any right described in Section 6.02(b) or Section 7.03, or cause the removal of the Collateral Manager pursuant to Section 14.08, or cause the liquidation or disposition of the Collateral Loans to occur, in each case during the time that the Equityholder and its Affiliates are entitled to provide an Exercise Notice and purchase the Collateral pursuant to this Section 6.04(e).
ARTICLE VII
PLEDGE OF COLLATERAL;
RIGHTS OF THE COLLATERAL AGENT
Section 7.01 Grant of Security
(a) The Borrower hereby grants, pledges and collaterally assigns to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as collateral security for all Obligations, a continuing security interest in, and a Lien upon, all of the Borrowers right, title and interest in, to and under, the following property, in each case whether tangible or intangible, wheresoever located, and whether now owned by the Borrower or hereafter acquired and whether now existing or hereafter coming into existence (all of the property described in this Section 7.01(a) being collectively referred to herein as the Collateral):
(i) all Collateral Loans and Related Documents, both now and hereafter owned, including all Collections and other Proceeds thereon or with respect thereto;
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(ii) each Covered Account and all Money and all investment property (including all securities, all security entitlements with respect to such Covered Account and all financial assets carried in such Covered Account) from time to time on deposit in or credited to each Covered Account;
(iii) all interest, dividends, stock dividends, stock splits, distributions and other Money or property of any kind distributed in respect of the Collateral Loans of the Borrower, which the Borrower is entitled to receive, including all Collections in respect of all Collateral Loans;
(iv) each Facility Document and all rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims under or in respect thereto (whether arising pursuant to the terms thereof or otherwise available to the Borrower at law or equity), including the right to enforce each such document and to give or withhold any and all consents, requests, notices, directions, approvals, extensions or waivers under or with respect thereto, to the same extent as the Borrower could but for the assignment and security interest granted to the Collateral Agent under this Agreement;
(v) all Cash or Money;
(vi) all accounts, chattel paper, deposit accounts, financial assets, general intangibles, instruments, investment property, letter-of-credit rights and other supporting obligations relating to the foregoing (in each case as defined in the UCC);
(vii) all securities, loans and investments, and all other property of any type or nature in which the Borrower has an interest (including the equity interests of each Subsidiary of the Borrower), and all property of the Borrower which is delivered to the Custodian by or on behalf of the Borrower (whether or not constituting Collateral Loans or Eligible Investments);
(viii) all Liens, Related Security, property, guaranties, supporting obligations, insurance and other agreements or arrangements of whatever character from time to time supporting or securing payment of the assets, investments and properties described above; and
(ix) all Proceeds of any and all of the foregoing.
(b) All terms used in this Section 7.01 but not defined in Section 1.01 shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the UCC as applicable.
Section 7.02 Release of Security Interest
If and only if all Obligations have been Paid in Full, the Administrative Agent shall provide notice of the same to the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agents Lien over the Collateral on behalf of the Secured Parties shall be automatically terminated and the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall, at the expense of the Borrower, promptly execute, deliver and file or authorize for filing such instruments as the Borrower shall prepare and reasonably request in order to reassign, release or terminate the Secured Parties security interest in the Collateral;
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provided that the Collateral Agent shall also promptly release or terminate the Secured Parties security interest in the Collateral in connection with any sale of Collateral permitted under this Agreement. The Secured Parties acknowledge and agree that upon the sale or disposition of any Collateral by the Borrower in compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the security interest of the Secured Parties in such Collateral shall immediately and automatically terminate without further act, the Administrative Agent shall promptly provide notice of the same to the Collateral Agent, and the Collateral Agent shall, on behalf of the Secured Parties and at the expense of the Borrower, execute, deliver and authorize for filing such instruments as the Borrower shall prepare and reasonably request to reflect or evidence such termination. Any and all actions under this Article VII in respect of the Collateral shall be without any recourse to, or representation or warranty by any Secured Party and shall be at the sole cost and expense of the Borrower.
Section 7.03 Rights and Remedies
(a) The Collateral Agent (for itself and on behalf of the other Secured Parties) shall have all of the rights and remedies of a secured party under the UCC and other Applicable Law. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, and subject to Section 6.04(e), the Collateral Agent or its designees shall, acting solely at the written direction of the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders acting through the Administrative Agent, (i) instruct the Borrower to deliver any or all of the Collateral, the Related Documents and any other document relating to the Collateral to the Collateral Agent or its designees and otherwise give all instructions for the Borrower regarding the Collateral; (ii) sell or otherwise dispose of the Collateral, all without judicial process or proceedings; (iii) take control of the Proceeds of any such Collateral; (iv) subject to the provisions of the applicable Related Documents, exercise any consensual or voting rights in respect of the Collateral; (v) release, make extensions, discharges, exchanges or substitutions for, or surrender all or any part of the Collateral; (vi) enforce the Borrowers rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral; (vii) institute and prosecute legal and equitable proceedings to enforce collection of, or realize upon, any of the Collateral; (viii) require that the Borrower promptly take all actions necessary to cause the liquidation of the Collateral in order to pay all amounts due and payable in respect of the Obligations, in accordance with the terms of the Related Documents; (ix) redeem or withdraw or cause the Borrower to redeem or withdraw any asset of the Borrower to pay amounts due and payable in respect of the Obligations; (x) make copies of all books, records and documents relating to the Collateral; and (xi) endorse the name of the Borrower upon any items of payment relating to the Collateral or upon any proof of claim in bankruptcy against an account debtor. In the absence of written direction of the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (acting through the Administrative Agent), the Collateral Agent shall take no action. The Collateral Agent shall not be liable to the Administrative Agent, the Required Lenders or any other party for any action taken or omitted to be taken at the direction of the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (acting through the Administrative Agent) or any inaction in the absence thereof.
(b) The Borrower hereby agrees that, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, and subject to Section 6.04(e), at the request of the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (acting through the Administrative Agent), it shall execute all documents and agreements which are necessary or appropriate to have the Collateral assigned to the Collateral Agent or its designee. For purposes of taking the actions described in clauses (a) through (b) of this Section 7.03 the Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints the Collateral
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Agent as its attorney-in-fact (which appointment being coupled with an interest and is irrevocable until the Obligations are Paid in Full), with power of substitution, in the name of the Collateral Agent or in the name of the Borrower or otherwise, for the use and benefit of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, but at the cost and expense of the Borrower and, except as expressly required by Applicable Law, without notice to the Borrower. Such appointment shall in no way impose upon the Collateral Agent any obligation to take any such action unless specifically directed to do so and subject to the receipt of an indemnity from the Lenders reasonably satisfactory to it.
Section 7.04 Remedies Cumulative
Each right, power, and remedy of the Agents and the other Secured Parties, or any of them, as provided for in this Agreement or in the other Facility Documents or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise shall be cumulative and concurrent and shall be in addition to every other right, power, or remedy provided for in this Agreement or in the other Facility Documents or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise, and the exercise or beginning of the exercise by the Agents or any other Secured Party of any one or more of such rights, powers, or remedies shall not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise by such Persons of any or all such other rights, powers, or remedies.
Section 7.05 Related Documents
(a) Each of the Borrower and the Collateral Manager hereby agrees that, to the extent not expressly prohibited by the terms of the Related Documents, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, it shall (i) upon the written request of the Administrative Agent, promptly forward to the Administrative Agent all material information and notices which it receives under or in connection with the Related Documents relating to the Collateral, and (ii) upon the written request of the Administrative Agent, act and refrain from acting in respect of any request, act, decision or vote under or in connection with the Related Documents relating to the Collateral only in accordance with the direction of the Administrative Agent (in its reasonable discretion).
(b) The Borrower agrees that, to the extent the same shall be in the Borrowers possession, it will hold all Related Documents relating to the Collateral in trust for the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties, and upon request of the Administrative Agent following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default or as otherwise provided herein, promptly deliver the same to the Collateral Agent or its designee. In addition, in accordance with this Agreement, promptly (and in any event within five (5) Business Days) following its acquisition of any Collateral Loan, the Borrower shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Custodian the Required Loan Documents (to the extent in the possession of the Collateral Manager or the Borrower, or otherwise available to the Collateral Manager on the relevant deal site).
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Section 7.06 Borrower Remains Liable
(a) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Borrower shall remain liable under the contracts and agreements to which it is a party included in and relating to the Collateral (including the Related Documents) to the extent set forth therein, and shall perform all of its duties and obligations under such contracts and agreements to the same extent as if this Agreement had not been executed, and (ii) the exercise by any Secured Party of any of its rights hereunder shall not release the Borrower from any of its duties or obligations under any such contracts or agreements included in the Collateral.
(b) No obligation or liability of the Borrower is intended to be assumed by the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party under or as a result of this Agreement or the other Facility Documents, or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including under any Related Document or any other agreement or document that relates to Collateral and, to the maximum extent permitted under provisions of Law, the Administrative Agent and the other Secured Parties expressly disclaim any such assumption.
Section 7.07 Protection of Collateral
The Borrower shall from time to time execute and deliver all such supplements and amendments hereto and file or authorize the filing of all such UCC-1 financing statements and continuation statements, instruments of further assurance and other instruments, and shall take such other action as may be necessary to secure the rights and remedies of the Secured Parties hereunder and to:
(a) grant security more effectively on all or any portion of the Collateral;
(b) maintain, preserve and perfect any grant of security made or to be made by this Agreement including the first-priority nature of the Lien (subject to Permitted Liens) or carry out more effectively the purposes hereof;
(c) perfect or protect the validity of any grant made or to be made by this Agreement (including any and all actions necessary or desirable as a result of changes in Applicable Law);
(d) enforce any of the Collateral or other instruments or property included in the Collateral;
(e) preserve and defend title to the Collateral and the rights therein of the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties in the Collateral against the claims of all third parties; and
(f) pay or cause to be paid any and all Taxes levied or assessed upon all or any part of the Collateral (other than Taxes which are being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and against which adequate reserves are being maintained in accordance with GAAP).
If the Borrower fails to prepare and file any instrument or to take any action required pursuant to this Section 7.07 within ten (10) Business Days after the Administrative Agents request and written instruction therefor, the Borrower hereby designates the Collateral Agent as its agent to prepare and file such instrument and take such action required pursuant to this Section 7.07. The Borrower further authorizes, but does not obligate, the Collateral Agent to file UCC-1 financing statements and continuation statements therefor, that name the Borrower as debtor and the Collateral Agent as secured party and that describes all assets in which the debtor
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now or hereafter has rights (or words of similar effect) as the Collateral in which the Collateral Agent has a grant of security hereunder. Such designation shall not impose upon the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party, or release or diminish, the Borrowers obligations under this Section 7.07.
Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower shall, not earlier than six (6) months and not later than one (1) month prior to the fifth (5th) anniversary of the date of filing of any financing statement filed pursuant to this Agreement authorize, deliver and file or cause to be filed an appropriate continuation statement with respect to each such financing statement.
ARTICLE VIII
ACCOUNTS, ACCOUNTINGS AND RELEASES
Section 8.01 Collection of Money
Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, the Administrative Agent may and the Collateral Agent shall at the direction of the Administrative Agent (or the Required Lenders acting through the Administrative Agent) demand payment or delivery of, and shall receive and collect, directly and without intervention or assistance of any fiscal agent or other intermediary, all Money and other property payable to or receivable by the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement, including all payments due on the Collateral, in accordance with the terms and conditions of such Collateral. The Collateral Agent shall segregate and hold all such Money and property received by it in trust for the Secured Parties and shall apply it as provided in this Agreement. Each Covered Account shall be established and maintained under the Account Control Agreement with a Qualified Institution. Any Covered Account may contain any number of subaccounts for the convenience of the Collateral Agent or as required by the Collateral Manager for convenience in administering the Covered Accounts or the Collateral.
Section 8.02 Collection Account
(a) In accordance with this Agreement and the Account Control Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall, on or prior to the Closing Date, establish at the Custodian two (2) segregated non-interest bearing trust accounts in the name of the Borrower, one of which will be designated the Interest Collection Account and one of which designated the Principal Collection Account (collectively, the Collection Account), which shall be maintained by the Borrower with the Custodian in accordance with the Account Control Agreement and which shall be subject to the Lien of the Collateral Agent. The Collateral Agent shall from time to time deposit into the Interest Collection Account promptly upon receipt thereof all Interest Proceeds received by the Collateral Agent and identified as such by the Collateral Manager. The Collateral Agent shall from time to time deposit into the Principal Collection Account promptly upon receipt thereof all Principal Proceeds (unless simultaneously reinvested in additional Collateral Loans in accordance with Article X or required to be deposited in the Unfunded Reserve Account pursuant to Section 8.05) received by the Collateral Agent and identified as such by the Collateral Manager. All funds deposited from time to time in the Collection Account pursuant to this Agreement shall be held on behalf of the Collateral Agent as part of the Collateral and shall be applied to the purposes herein provided.
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(b) At any time when reinvestment is permitted pursuant to Article X, the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Borrower (subject to compliance with Article X) may, by delivery of written instructions (which may be a .pdf or similar file sent by email) of a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Manager to the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Administrator, direct the Collateral Agent to, and upon receipt of such instructions the Collateral Agent shall, withdraw funds on deposit in the Collection Account representing Principal Proceeds (together with accrued interest received with regard to any Collateral Loan and Interest Proceeds but only to the extent used to pay for accrued interest on an additional Collateral Loan) and reinvest such funds in additional Collateral Loans in accordance with such instructions. If at any time the amount on deposit in the Unfunded Reserve Account is less than the Unfunded Reserve Required Amount, the Collateral Manager (on behalf of the Borrower) may, by delivery of written instructions (which may be a .pdf or similar file sent by email) of a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Manager to the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Administrator, direct the Collateral Agent to, and upon receipt of such instructions the Collateral Agent shall, withdraw funds on deposit in the Collection Account representing Principal Proceeds and remit such funds as so directed by the Collateral Manager to meet the Borrowers funding obligations in respect of Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loans or Revolving Collateral Loans.
Section 8.03 The Payment Account
In accordance with this Agreement and the Account Control Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall, on or prior to the Closing Date, establish at the Custodian one (1) segregated trust account, which shall be designated as the Payment Account, which shall be maintained by the Borrower with the Custodian in accordance with the Account Control Agreement and which shall be subject to the Lien of the Collateral Agent. The only permitted deposits to or withdrawals from the Payment Account shall be in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. All funds on deposit in the Payment Account will remain in un-invested.
Section 8.04 Reserved
Section 8.05 The Unfunded Reserve Account; Fundings
In accordance with this Agreement and the Account Control Agreement, the Collateral Agent shall, on or prior to the Closing Date, establish at the Custodian one (1) segregated non-interest bearing trust account in the name of the Borrower, which shall be designated as the Unfunded Reserve Account, which shall be maintained by the Borrower with the Custodian in accordance with the Account Control Agreement and which shall be subject to the Lien of the Collateral Agent. The only permitted deposits to or withdrawals from the Unfunded Reserve Account shall be in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
On the Acquisition Date of any Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loan, Revolving Collateral Loan, and on any Payment Date, the Collateral Manager shall instruct the Collateral Agent to withdraw funds from the Collection Account for deposit into the Unfunded Reserve Account, to the extent required so that the amount of funds on deposit in the Unfunded Reserve Account is equal to the Unfunded Reserve Required Amount.
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During the Reinvestment Period, fundings of Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loans and Revolving Collateral Loans shall be made using, first, amounts on deposit in the Unfunded Reserve Account (in an amount equal to the amount on deposit therein with respect to such Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loan or Revolving Collateral Loan), then available Principal Proceeds and finally, borrowing of Advances under Section 2.01.
During the Amortization Period, Principal Proceeds received by the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on its behalf) in respect of Revolving Collateral Loans (to the extent not accompanied by a permanent reduction in the related commitments) shall be deposited by the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on its behalf) into the Unfunded Reserve Account to the extent the amount on deposit in the Unfunded Reserve Account is less than the Unfunded Reserve Required Amount.
Amounts on deposit in the Unfunded Reserve Account will be available solely to cover drawdowns on Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loans and Revolving Collateral Loans; provided that, to the extent that the aggregate amount of funds on deposit therein at any time exceeds the Unfunded Reserve Required Amount, the Collateral Agent shall remit such excess to the Collection Account.
Section 8.06 Reserved
Section 8.07 Account Control Agreement
The provisions of Sections 8.02 and 8.05 are subject to the terms of the Account Control Agreement.
Section 8.08 Funds in Covered Accounts; Reports by Collateral Agent
(a) By delivery of a certificate of a Responsible Officer (which may be in the form of standing instructions), the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Borrower) shall at all times direct the Collateral Agent to, and, upon receipt of such certificate, the Collateral Agent shall, invest all funds on deposit in the Collection Account and the Unfunded Reserve Account in Eligible Investments having stated maturities no later than the Business Day preceding the next Payment Date (or such other maturities expressly provided herein). If no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Borrower shall not have given any such investment directions, the Collateral Agent shall invest any funds in the BNY Mellon Cash Reserve (the Standby Directed Investment) until it shall receive written instructions from the Collateral Manager. After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent shall invest and reinvest such funds as fully as practicable in the Standby Directed Investment or as otherwise directed by the Collateral Manager maturing not later than the earlier of (i) thirty (30) days after the date of such investment (unless putable at par to the issuer thereof) or (ii) the Business Day immediately preceding the next Payment Date (or such other maturities expressly provided herein). Except to the extent expressly provided otherwise herein, all interest, gain, loss and other income from such investments shall be deposited, credited or charged (as applicable) in and to the Collection Account. Absent its timely receipt of such instruction from the
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Collateral Manager or Administrative Agent, as applicable, in accordance with the foregoing, the Collateral Agent shall not be under an obligation to invest (or pay interest on) funds held hereunder. The Collateral Agent shall in no way be liable for any insufficiency in a Covered Account resulting from any loss relating to any such investment.
(b) The Collateral Agent agrees to give the Borrower and the Collateral Manager prompt notice if any Covered Account or any funds on deposit in any Covered Account, or otherwise to the credit of a Covered Account, shall become subject to any writ, order, judgment, warrant of attachment, execution or similar process. All Covered Accounts shall remain at all times with the Custodian or any sub-custodian of the Custodian.
(c) The Collateral Agent shall supply, in a timely fashion, to the Borrower and the Collateral Manager any information regularly maintained by the Collateral Agent that the Borrower or the Collateral Manager may from time to time reasonably request with respect to the Collateral Loans, the Covered Accounts and the other Collateral and provide any other requested information reasonably available to the Collateral Agent and required to be provided by Section 8.09 or to permit the Collateral Manager to perform its obligations hereunder or the Borrowers obligations hereunder that have been delegated to the Collateral Manager. The Collateral Agent shall promptly forward to the Collateral Manager copies of notices, periodic financial reports and other writings received by it from the Obligor of any Collateral Loan or from any Clearing Agency with respect to any Collateral Loan.
Section 8.09 Accountings
(a) Monthly. Not later than the second (2nd) Business Day prior to each Payment Date (the Monthly Reporting Date), the Borrower shall compile and provide (or cause to be compiled and provided) to the Administrative Agent and the Equityholder a monthly report (which includes a Borrowing Base Calculation Statement prepared by the Collateral Manager and provided to the Collateral Administrator for inclusion in the Monthly Report) (each, a Monthly Report) in accordance with this Section 8.09. The Borrower shall compile and provide (or cause to be compiled and provided) to the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Administrator a loan data file (the Data File) for the previous monthly period ending on the Monthly Report Determination Date (containing such information agreed upon by the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on its behalf), the Collateral Administrator and the Administrative Agent). The Borrower shall provide (or cause to be provided) the Data File no later than fifteen (15) Business Days following the Monthly Reporting Date. As used herein, the Monthly Report Determination Date with respect to any calendar month will be the last calendar day of the prior calendar month. The first Monthly Report shall be delivered prior to the second Business Day preceding the Payment Date occurring in April 2022. The Monthly Report for a calendar month shall be in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit I and shall contain the information with respect to the Collateral Loans and Eligible Investments included in the Collateral set forth in Schedule 2, and shall be determined as of the Monthly Report Determination Date for such calendar month.
In addition, the Borrower shall provide in each Monthly Report (or supplement thereto) (i) an accounting determined as of the close of business on each Determination Date preceding a Payment Date and (ii) a statement notifying of any amendment, modification or waiver under any Related Document for each Collateral Loan that constitutes a Material Modification that became effective since the immediately preceding Monthly Report (or, in respect of the first Monthly Report, from the Closing Date) unless previously disclosed under Section 5.01(d)(vii) or 8.09(a).
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Each Monthly Report shall constitute instructions to the Collateral Agent to withdraw funds from the Collection Account and pay or transfer such amounts set forth in the Monthly Report in the manner specified and in accordance with the Priority of Payments.
(b) Failure to Provide Accounting. If the Collateral Agent shall not have received any accounting provided for in this Section 8.09 on the first Business Day after the date on which such accounting is due to the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent shall notify the Borrower, who shall use reasonable efforts to obtain such accounting by the applicable Payment Date.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Borrower has engaged the Collateral Administrator pursuant to Article XV hereof to compile and provide the information and reports to be provided in this Section 8.09; provided, however, that the Collateral Administrators obligation to compile and provide such information and reports is subject to the receipt of the information necessary to do so from the Collateral Manager and the Administrative Agent.
Section 8.10 Release of Collateral
(a) If no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower may, by delivery of a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Manager delivered to the Collateral Agent and the Custodian on or prior to the settlement date for any sale of any item of Collateral certifying that the sale of such Collateral is being made in accordance with Section 10.01 and such sale complies with all applicable requirements of Section 10.01, direct the Collateral Agent (or the Custodian on its behalf) to release or cause to be released such item from the Lien of this Agreement and, upon receipt of such certificate, the Collateral Agent (or Custodian, as applicable) shall deliver any such item, if in physical form, duly endorsed to the broker or purchaser designated in such certificate or, if such item is a Clearing Corporation Security, cause an appropriate transfer thereof to be made, in each case against receipt of the sales price therefor as specified by the Collateral Manager in such certificate; provided that the Collateral Agent (or the Custodian on its behalf) may deliver any such item in physical form for examination in accordance with street delivery custom; provided, further, that neither the Collateral Agent nor the Custodian will be deemed to have notice of an Event of Default unless it has received notice thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a trade ticket or other confirmation of trade in respect of such sale of Collateral delivered by the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on its behalf) to the Collateral Agent and the Custodian shall constitute certification as to the matters described in this Section 8.10, and the Collateral Agent and the Custodian may conclusively rely on such certification.
(b) The Collateral Agent (or Custodian, as applicable) shall, upon the receipt of a certificate of the Borrower, by delivery of a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Manager, deliver any Collateral in accordance with such certificate, and execute such documents or instruments as are delivered by or on behalf of the Borrower and reasonably necessary to release or cause to be released such security from the Lien of this Agreement, which is set for any mandatory call or redemption or payment in full to the appropriate paying agent on or before the date set for such call, redemption or payment, in each case against receipt of the call or redemption price or payment in full thereof.
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(c) As provided in Section 8.02(a), the Collateral Agent (and its designees) shall deposit any proceeds received by it from the disposition of a Collateral Loan in the Collection Account as instructed by the Collateral Manager, unless simultaneously applied to the purchase of additional Collateral Loans as permitted under and in accordance with the requirements of this Article VIII and Article X.
(d) The Collateral Agent shall, upon receipt of a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying that there are no Commitments outstanding and all Obligations of the Borrower hereunder and under the other Facility Documents have been Paid in Full, execute such documents or instruments as are delivered by or on behalf of the Borrower and reasonably necessary to release any remaining Collateral from the Lien of this Agreement.
(e) Any security, Collateral Loan or amounts that are released pursuant to Section 8.10(a) or (b) shall be automatically released from the Lien of this Agreement.
(f) Any direction received by the Collateral Agent or the Custodian, as applicable, on or prior to 5:00 (p.m.) on any Business Day shall be effective on such Business Day and any direction received by the Collateral Agent or the Custodian, as applicable, after 5:00 (p.m.) on any Business Day, or at any time on any day that is not a Business Day, shall be effective in each case on the next succeeding Business Day.
Section 8.11 Reports by Independent Accountants
(a) The Collateral Manager will appoint Protiviti, Inc. or another independent audit or consulting firm specializing in securitization transactions (together with its successors, the Independent Accountants) reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent to review and deliver the reports of such accountants required by this Agreement. The fees of such Independent Accountants and any successor shall be payable by the Borrower.
(b) The Collateral Manager shall cause the Independent Accountants to furnish to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Collateral Agent) within 120 days following the end of each fiscal year beginning with the fiscal year ending on December 31, 2022 (each such date, a Report Date), a report relating to a selection of Monthly Reports (as agreed by the Collateral Manager and the Administrative Agent), delivered during the twelve (12) months immediately preceding such Report Date, to the effect that such firm has applied certain agreed-upon procedures approved by the Administrative Agent as of the Closing Date (it being understood that the Borrower shall cause such Independent Accountants to comply with updates to such agreed-upon procedures from time to time in response to reasonable requests of the Administrative Agent to the extent such the Borrower is able in good faith to cause such compliance without undue burden or expense) with respect to such reports from the related period and, with respect to the Collateral Managers performance hereunder, to assist the Administrative Agent in determining that the Monthly Reports for the related period were prepared in compliance with this Agreement, except for such exceptions as it believes to be immaterial and such other
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exceptions as will be set forth in such firms report (including, with respect to any such exceptions, an explanation of how each such exception arose and reflecting the input/explanation of the Collateral Manager thereto). Such reports pursuant to this clause (b) shall be at the expense of the Borrower. Each such report pursuant to this clause (b) shall include a certification by the Collateral Manager as to whether a Collateral Manager Default occurred during the related testing period and, if any occurred, an explanation as to its resolution.
(c) In the event the Independent Accountants require the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Administrator, as applicable, to agree to the procedures performed by such Independent Accountants with respect to any of the reports, statements of such Independent Accountants, or sign any agreement in connection therewith, the Collateral Agent or the Collateral Administrator, as applicable, is hereby directed by the Borrower, to so agree to the terms and conditions requested by such Independent Accountants as a condition to receiving documentation required by this Agreement; it being understood and agreed that the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Administrator shall deliver such agreement in conclusive reliance on such direction and shall make no inquiry or investigation as to, and shall have no obligation or responsibility in respect of, the terms of the engagement of such Independent Accountants by the Borrower or the sufficiency, validity or correctness of the agreed upon procedures in respect of such engagement. The Collateral Agent and the Collateral Administrator may require the delivery of additional written direction to the execution of any such agreement required for the delivery of any report or statement of such Independent Accountants to the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Administrator under this Agreement. The Collateral Agent and the Collateral Administrator are hereby authorized, without liability on their part, to execute and deliver any such agreement with such Independent Accountants, which agreement, to the extent so directed by the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Borrower), may include, amongst other things, (i) an acknowledgement that the Borrower has agreed that the procedures by such Independent Accountants are sufficient for the relevant purposes, (ii) releases by the Collateral Agent and the Collateral Administrator of any claims, liabilities and expenses arising out of or relating to such Independent Accountants engagement, agreed-upon procedures or any report or statement issued by such Independent Accountants under any such engagement and acknowledgement of other limitations of liability in favor of such Independent Accountants and (iii) restrictions or prohibitions on the disclosure of any such reports, statements or other information or documents provided to it by such Independent Accountants.
ARTICLE IX
APPLICATION OF FUNDS
Section 9.01 Disbursements of Funds from Collection Account
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, but subject to the other subsections of this Section 9.01, the Collateral Agent, based solely upon the Monthly Report, shall disburse amounts from the Payment Account pursuant to Section 8.02 in accordance with the following priorities (the Priority of Payments):
(i) One Business Day before each Payment Date, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, Interest Proceeds on
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deposit in the Interest Collection Account, to the extent received on or before the related Determination Date (or, if such Determination Date is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) will be transferred to the Payment Account and on each Payment Date will be applied from the Payment Account in the following order of priority:
(A) pro rata to each applicable Person, to pay Administrative Expenses in accordance with the priorities specified in the definition thereof; provided that the amount in this clause (A) shall not exceed the Administrative Expense Cap for such Payment Date;
(B) to the Collateral Manager to pay the Senior Collateral Management Fee, plus any Senior Collateral Management Fee that remains due and unpaid in respect of any prior Payment Dates as a result of waiver or insufficient funds, except, in each case, to the extent that the Collateral Manager elects to waive or defer such current or previously due Senior Collateral Management Fee pursuant to this Agreement;
(C) (1) first, to the Administrative Agent, to pay any fees, expenses, indemnities and other amounts payable to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Administrative Agent Fee Letter and any other Facility Documents and (2) second, pro rata to each Lender (based on such Lenders Percentage), to pay accrued and unpaid Interest on the Advances, Commitment Fees and Prepayment Fees, if any, and other fees, expenses, indemnities and amounts due to each such Lender under the Facility Documents;
(D) the Equityholder as a Permitted RIC Distribution as directed by the Collateral Manager;
(E) pro rata to each Lender (based on such Lenders Percentage) to pay principal of the Advances in an aggregate amount required to cure any Borrowing Base Deficiency;
(F) during the Amortization Period, pro rata to each Lender (based on such Lenders Percentage) to pay principal of the Advances in an amount equal to any outstanding Mandatory Amortization Amount on such applicable Payment Date;
(G) for deposit into the Unfunded Reserve Account until the amount on deposit therein equals the Unfunded Reserve Required Amount;
(H) to the Collateral Manager to pay any Senior Collateral Management Fee not paid pursuant to clause (B) above;
(I) (1) first, to any applicable Persons, to the payment or application of amounts referred to in clause (A) above (in the same order of priority specified therein), to the extent not paid in full pursuant to applications under such clause; and (2) second, to any applicable Persons, to pay all other Obligations then due and owing (other than Advances Outstanding); and
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(J) (1) if a Default has occurred and is continuing, or would result therefrom, to remain in the Interest Collection Account or (2) otherwise, to be allocated at the discretion of the Collateral Manager (as set forth in the Monthly Report) to any one or more of the following payments: (1) to prepay the Advances, (2) during the Reinvestment Period, to the Principal Collection Account as Principal Proceeds for the purchase of additional Collateral Loans and the funding of Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loans and Revolving Collateral Loans, or (3) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, to the Borrower or its designee, which amounts may be distributed to the Equityholder.
(ii) One Business Day before each Payment Date, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, Principal Proceeds on deposit in the Principal Collection Account (excluding any amounts necessary to fund the acquisition of any Collateral Loan that the Borrower has committed to purchase and with respect to which the trade date has occurred) to the extent received on or before the related Determination Date (or, if such Determination Date is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) will be transferred to the Payment Account and on each Payment Date will be applied from the Payment Account in the following order of priority:
(A) to the payment of unpaid amounts under clauses (A) through (H) in clause (i) above (in the same order of priority specified therein), to the extent not paid in full thereunder;
(B) during the Amortization Period, pro rata to each Lender (based on such Lenders Percentage) to pay principal of the Advances until the Advances are paid in full; provided that if the amount on deposit in the Unfunded Reserve Account equals or exceeds the amount of outstanding Advances, the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on its behalf) may elect to withdraw such amounts from the Unfunded Reserve Account and repay the Advances pursuant to this clause (B);
(C) to the payment of unpaid amounts under clause (I) in clause (i) above (in the same order of priority specified therein), to the extent not paid in full thereunder; and
(D) during the Reinvestment Period, (1) if a Default has occurred and is continuing, or would result therefrom, to remain in the Principal Collection Account or (2) otherwise at the discretion of the Collateral Manager, all remaining amounts shall be allocated to any one or more of the following payments: (1) to the Principal Collection Account for the purchase of additional Collateral Loans and the funding of Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loans and Revolving Collateral Loans, (2) for deposit into the Unfunded Reserve Account until the amount on deposit therein equals the Unfunded Reserve Required Amount or (3) during the Amortization Period, to the Borrower or its designee, which amounts may be distributed to the Equityholder.
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(iii) One Business Day before each Payment Date after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, or if an Event of Default would result from the application of Collections pursuant to the preceding clause (i) or (ii), all Collections on deposit in the Collection Account (excluding any amounts necessary to fund the acquisition of any Collateral Loan that the Borrower has committed to purchase and with respect to which the trade date has occurred), to the extent received on or before the related Determination Date (or, if such Determination Date is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) will be transferred to the Payment Account and on each Payment Date will be applied from the Payment Account in the following order of priority:
(A) pro rata to each applicable Person, to pay Administrative Expenses in accordance with the priorities specified in the definition thereof; provided that the amount in this clause (A) shall not exceed the Administrative Expense Cap for such Payment Date;
(B) (1) first, to the Administrative Agent, to pay any fees, expenses, indemnities and other amounts payable to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Administrative Agent Fee Letter and any other Facility Documents and (2) second, pro rata to each Lender (based on such Lenders Percentage), to pay accrued and unpaid Interest on the Advances, Commitment Fees and Prepayment Fees, if any, and other fees, expenses, indemnities and amounts due to each such Lender under the Facility Documents;
(C) pro rata to each Lender (based on such Lenders Percentage) to pay principal of the Advances until the Advances are paid in full;
(D) to the Equityholder as a Permitted RIC Distribution as directed by the Collateral Manager;
(E) for deposit into the Unfunded Reserve Account until the amount on deposit therein equals the Unfunded Reserve Required Amount;
(F) to the payment or application of amounts referred to in clause (A) above (in the same order of priority specified therein), to the extent not paid in full pursuant to applications under such clause;
(G) to the Collateral Manager to pay the Collateral Management Fee, plus any Collateral Management Fee that remains due and unpaid in respect of any prior Payment Dates as a result of waiver, deferral or insufficient funds, except, in each case, to the extent that the Collateral Manager elects to waive or defer such current or previously due Collateral Management Fee pursuant to this Agreement;
(H) (1) first, to the applicable Person, to the payment or application of amounts referred to in clause (A) above (in the same order of priority specified therein), to the extent not paid in full pursuant to applications under such clause; and (2) second, to the applicable Person, to pay all other Obligations then due and owing; and
(I) to the Borrower or its designee, which amounts may be distributed to the Equityholder.
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(b) If on any Payment Date the amount available in the Collection Account is insufficient to make the full amount of the disbursements required by the Monthly Report, the Collateral Agent shall make the disbursements called for in the order and according to the priority set forth under Section 9.01(a) to the extent funds are available therefor.
ARTICLE X
SALE OF COLLATERAL LOANS;
PURCHASE OF ADDITIONAL COLLATERAL LOANS
Section 10.01 Sales of Collateral Loans
(a) Sales of Collateral Loans. Subject to the satisfaction (or waiver, by the Administrative Agent) of the conditions specified in Sections 10.04, the Borrower may, but will not be required to, sell any Collateral Loan if such sale meets each of the requirements set forth below:
(i) no Default or Event of Default is continuing or would result upon giving effect thereto, to all other sales or purchases of Collateral Loans previously or substantially concurrently committed to and to all substantially concurrent substitutions of Collateral Loans, unless such Default or Event of Default will be cured upon giving effect to such transactions and the application of the proceeds thereof; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, this clause (i) shall not prohibit (x) any sale of a Collateral Loan the trade date of which was prior to the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default, and the settlement date of which is scheduled to occur on a date following such Default or Event of Default, or (y) any sale of a Collateral Loan at a price at least equal to par;
(ii) upon giving effect thereto, to all other sales or purchases of Collateral Loans previously or substantially concurrently committed to and to all substantially concurrent substitutions of Collateral Loans and to the application of the proceeds thereof, each of the Collateral Quality Tests and the Concentration Limitations is satisfied or, if it is not satisfied, it is maintained or improved;
(iii) such sale is made for Cash;
(iv) if such sale is made to an Affiliate of the Borrower, the Equityholder or the Collateral Manager, either (a) such sale is for a price at least equal to the Asset Value of such Collateral Loan or (b) the Administrative Agent has provided its prior written consent to such sale in its sole discretion;
(v) no adverse selection procedures were employed by the Borrower or the Collateral Manager in selecting such Collateral Loan for sale; and
(vi) upon giving effect thereto, to all other sales or purchases of Collateral Loans previously or substantially concurrently committed to and to all substantially concurrent substitutions of Collateral Loans and to the application of the proceeds thereof, the Borrowing Base Test is satisfied.
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(b) Sales of Equity Securities. The Borrower may sell any Equity Security at any time without restriction, and shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to effect the sale of any Equity Security, regardless of price, within forty-five (45) days of receipt if such Equity Security constitutes Margin Stock, unless such sale is prohibited by Applicable Law or contract, in which case such Equity Security should be sold as soon as such sale is permitted by Applicable Law or contract. The Borrower may also sell any Ineligible Collateral Loan or any portion of any Collateral Loan that is allocated to the Excess Concentration Amount at any time unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (but otherwise without restriction).
(c) Application of Proceeds of Sales. The Collateral Manager on behalf of the Borrower shall deposit the proceeds of any sale effected pursuant to this Section 10.01 into the Collection Account for disbursement in accordance with Section 9.01 or reinvestment in additional Collateral Loans in accordance with Section 10.02.
Section 10.02 Purchase of Additional Collateral Loans
During the Reinvestment Period, the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Borrower may, if the conditions specified in this Section 10.02 and Section 10.05 are met (or waived by the Administrative Agent), invest Principal Proceeds (and accrued interest received with respect to any Collateral Loan to the extent used to pay for accrued interest on additional Collateral Loans) in additional Collateral Loans; provided that no Collateral Loan may be purchased unless each of the following conditions is satisfied as of the date such Collateral Loan is added to the Collateral:
(i) such obligation is an Eligible Collateral Loan;
(ii) upon giving effect thereto, to all other sales or purchases of Collateral Loans previously or substantially concurrently committed to and to all substantially concurrent substitutions of Collateral Loans and to the application of the proceeds thereof, the Borrowing Base Test is satisfied;
(iii) upon giving effect thereto, to all other sales or purchases of Collateral Loans previously or substantially concurrently committed to and to all substantially concurrent substitutions of Collateral Loans and to the application of the proceeds thereof, each Collateral Quality Test and Concentration Limitation is satisfied or, if it is not satisfied, maintained or improved;
(iv) no Default or Event of Default is continuing or would result upon giving effect thereto, to all other sales or purchases of Collateral Loans previously or substantially concurrently committed to and to all substantially concurrent substitutions of Collateral Loans, unless such Default or Event of Default will be cured upon giving effect to such transactions and the application of the proceeds thereof; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, this clause (iv) shall not prohibit any purchase of a Collateral Loan the trade date of which was prior to the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default, and the settlement date of which is scheduled to occur on a date following such Default or Event of Default;
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(v) such Principal Proceeds shall be denominated in the same Eligible Currency (or converted to such Eligible Currency pursuant to Section 2.15(c)(iii)) as the Collateral Loan acquired; and
(vi) on or prior to the Initial Conveyance Date (as defined in the Sale Agreement), the Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall have received a legal opinion (addressed to each of the Secured Parties) of counsel to the Borrower and the Equityholder, covering the true sale nature of any transfers to the Borrower of Collateral Loans from the Equityholder (it being understood that the form of true sale opinion reviewed by the Administrative Agent prior to the Closing Date shall be deemed acceptable).
The Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Collateral Agent) on the date of such purchase a Borrowing Base Calculation Statement.
Section 10.03 Substitution and Transfer of Loans
(a) Substitutions. The Borrower may replace any Collateral Loan with another Collateral Loan (a Substitute Loan), subject to the satisfaction (or waiver, by the Administrative Agent) of the conditions set forth in clause (b) below and in Section 10.05.
(b) Conditions to Substitution. No substitution of a Collateral Loan with a Substitute Loan shall occur unless each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived by the Administrative Agent) as of the date of such substitution, after giving effect to such substitution, all other substitutions of Collateral Loans occurring substantially concurrently and all sales or purchases of Collateral Loans previously or substantially concurrently committed to:
(i) such Substitute Loan is an Eligible Collateral Loan;
(ii) each Collateral Quality Test is satisfied or, if it is not satisfied, maintained or improved and (y) the Borrowing Base Test is satisfied;
(iii) the sum of the Asset Values of such Substitute Loans shall be equal to or greater than the sum of the Asset Values of the Collateral Loans being substituted for;
(iv) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (before or after giving effect to such substitution of Collateral Loans, all other substitutions occurring substantially concurrently and all sales or purchases of Collateral Loans previously or substantially concurrently committed to), unless such Default or Event of Default will be cured upon giving effect to such transactions and the application of the proceeds thereof;
(v) the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager acting on its behalf) shall notify the Administrative Agent of any amount to be deposited into the Collection Account in connection with any such substitution and shall deliver to the Custodian the Required Loan Documents for such Substitute Loan;
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(vi) upon confirmation of the delivery of a Substitute Loan for each applicable Collateral Loan being substituted for (the date of such confirmation or delivery, the Retransfer Date), each applicable Collateral Loan being substituted for shall be removed from the Collateral and the applicable Substitute Loan(s) shall be included in the Collateral. On the Retransfer Date of a Collateral Loan, the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall automatically and without further action be deemed to release and transfer to the Borrower, without recourse, representation or warranty, all the right, title and interest of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties in, to and under such Collateral Loan being substituted for. The Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, shall, at the sole expense of the Borrower, execute such documents and instruments of transfer as may be prepared by the Collateral Manager, on behalf of the Borrower, and take such other actions as shall reasonably be requested by the Borrower to effect the release and transfer of such Collateral Loan pursuant to this Section 10.03; and
(vii) the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent on the date of such substitution a Borrowing Base Calculation Statement.
(c) Upon each acquisition by the Borrower of a Collateral Loan (i) all of the Borrowers right, title and interest to such Collateral Loan shall be subject to the Lien granted to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) such Collateral Loan shall be Delivered to the Custodian on behalf of the Collateral Agent.
Section 10.04 Limitations on Sales and Substitutions
Except as otherwise waived by the Administrative Agent:
(a) the Principal Balance of all Equityholder Collateral Loans (other than Warranty Collateral Loans) sold pursuant to Section 10.01(a) or substituted pursuant to Section 10.03 to the Equityholder or an Affiliate thereof shall not exceed 20% of the Equityholder Purchased Loan Balance measured as of the date of such sale or dividend.
(b) the Principal Balance of all Equityholder Collateral Loans (other than Warranty Collateral Loans) that are Defaulted Loans sold pursuant to Section 10.01(a) or substituted pursuant to Section 10.03 to the Equityholder or an Affiliate thereof shall not exceed 10% of the Equityholder Purchased Loan Balance measured as of the date of such sale or dividend.
Section 10.05 Conditions Applicable to All Sale and Purchase Transactions
(a) Any transaction effected under this Article X or in connection with the acquisition of additional Collateral Loans if effected with the Equityholder or a Person that is an Affiliate of the Equityholder (or with an account or portfolio for which the Equityholder or any of its Affiliates serves as investment adviser), shall be, in each case except as otherwise expressly permitted under the Facility Documents, (i) for fair market value, (ii) on terms no less favorable to the Borrower than would be the case if such Person were not an Affiliate or as otherwise expressly permitted in this Agreement, (iii) effected in accordance with all Applicable Laws, and (iv) no adverse selection procedures shall be employed by the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on behalf of the Borrower) in selecting the Collateral Loans for acquisition.
(b) For purposes of this Article X, the term substantially concurrent or similar phrase shall include, without limitation, any sale, purchase or substitution (each, a reference transaction), any other sale, purchase or substitution occurring within the cure period for a Borrowing Base Deficiency as set forth in Section 6.01(n).
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(c) Any Proper Instructions provided to the Collateral Agent in respect of any acquisition shall be deemed to be a certification by the Borrower that the conditions to such acquisition are satisfied.
Section 10.06 Additional Equity Contributions
The Equityholder may, but shall have no obligation to, at any time or from time to time, make a capital contribution to the Borrower for any purpose, including for the purpose of curing any Default or Event of Default, satisfying the Borrowing Base Test, enabling the acquisition or sale of any Collateral Loan or satisfying any conditions under Section 3.02. Each contribution shall either be made (a) in Cash, (b) by assignment and contribution of an Eligible Investment and/or (c) by assignment and contribution of an Eligible Collateral Loan. All Cash contributed or loaned to the Borrower shall be treated as Principal Proceeds, except to the extent that the Equityholder specifies that such Cash shall constitute Interest Proceeds, and shall be deposited into a Collection Account in accordance with Section 8.02 as designated by the Equityholder.
Section 10.07 Transfer of Warranty Collateral Loans
The Borrower may transfer any Warranty Collateral Loan to the Equityholder, or to any third party at the Equityholders direction, to consummate the sale or substitution of such Warranty Collateral Loan pursuant to, and in accordance with the terms of, Article VI of the Sale Agreement.
ARTICLE XI
THE AGENTS
Section 11.01 Authorization and Action
(a) Each Lender (and, in the case of the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent) hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this Agreement and, to the extent applicable, the other Facility Documents as are delegated to such Agent by the terms hereof and thereof, together with such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto, subject to the terms hereof. No Agent shall have any duties or responsibilities, except those expressly set forth herein or in the other Facility Documents to which it is a party or any fiduciary relationship with any Secured Party and no implied covenants, functions, responsibilities, duties or obligations or liabilities on the part of such Agent shall be read into this Agreement or any other Facility Document to which such Agent is a party (if any) as duties on its part to be performed or observed. No Agent shall have or be construed to have any other duties or responsibilities in respect of this Agreement or any other Facility Document and the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. As to any matters not expressly provided for by this Agreement or the other Facility Documents, no Agent shall be required to exercise any discretion or take any action, but shall be required to
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act or to refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the written instructions of the Required Lenders (or, with respect to the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent); provided that such Agent shall not be required to take any action which exposes such Agent, in its judgment, to personal liability, cost or expense or which is contrary to this Agreement, the other Facility Documents or Applicable Law, or would be, in its judgment, contrary to its duties hereunder, under any other Facility Document or under Applicable Law. Each Lender agrees that in any instance in which the Facility Documents provide that the Administrative Agents consent may not be unreasonably withheld, provide for the exercise of the Administrative Agents reasonable discretion, or provide to a similar effect, it shall not in its instructions (or by refusing to provide instruction) to the Administrative Agent withhold its consent or exercise its discretion in an unreasonable manner.
(b) Neither the Collateral Agent nor any officer, agent or representative thereof shall be personally liable for any action taken by any such Person in accordance with any notice given by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other Facility Document even if, at the time such action is taken by any such Person, the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders or Persons purporting to be the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders are not entitled to give such notice, unless a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Agent shall have actual knowledge of the same or unless the Collateral Agent acts in breach of its standard of care hereunder. If any dispute or disagreement shall arise as to the allocation of any sum of money received by the Collateral Agent hereunder or under any Facility Document, the Collateral Agent shall have the right to deliver such sum to a court of competent jurisdiction and therein commence an action for interpleader.
(c) If in performing its duties under this Agreement, the Collateral Agent is required to decide between alternative courses of action, it may request written instructions from the Administrative Agent as to the course of action desired by it. If the Collateral Agent does not receive such instructions within five (5) Business Days after it has requested them, the Collateral Agent may, but shall be under no duty to, take or refrain from taking any such courses of action. The Collateral Agent shall act in accordance with instructions received after such five (5) Business Day period except to the extent it has already, in good faith, taken or committed itself to take, action inconsistent with such instructions.
(d) Instructions to Collateral Agent.
(i) The Collateral Agent shall be entitled to refrain from taking any action unless it has such instruction (in the form of Proper Instructions) from the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on the Borrowers behalf) the Required Lenders or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, as it reasonably deems necessary. In the absence of gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct by the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Agent shall have no liability for any action (or forbearance from action) taken pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or any other Facility Document or pursuant to any Proper Instruction of the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the Required Lenders or the Administrative Agent, as applicable.
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(ii) Whenever the Collateral Agent is entitled or required to receive or obtain any communications or information pursuant to or as contemplated by this Agreement, it shall be entitled to receive the same in writing, in form, content and medium reasonably acceptable to it and otherwise in accordance with any applicable term of this Agreement; and whenever any report or other information is required to be produced or distributed by the Collateral Agent it shall be in form, content and medium reasonably acceptable to it and the Borrower, and otherwise in accordance with any applicable term of this Agreement.
(iii) In case any reasonable question arises as to its duties hereunder, the Collateral Agent may, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, request written instructions from the Collateral Manager and may, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, request written instructions from the Administrative Agent, and shall be entitled at all times to refrain from taking any action unless it has received written instructions from the Collateral Manager or the Administrative Agent, as applicable. The Collateral Agent shall, in the absence of gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct by the Collateral Agent, have no liability, risk or cost for any action taken pursuant to and in compliance with the written instruction of the Administrative Agent.
(e) General Standards of Care for the Collateral Agent. Notwithstanding any terms herein contained to the contrary, the acceptance by the Collateral Agent of its appointment hereunder is expressly subject to the following terms, which shall govern and apply to each of the terms and provisions of this Agreement (whether or not so stated therein):
(i) The Collateral Agent shall not be deemed to have notice of any fact, claim or demand with respect hereto unless actually known by a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Agent or unless (and then only to the extent) received in writing by the Collateral Agent and specifically referencing this Agreement. The Collateral Agent shall not be charged with knowledge of any notices, documents, instruments or reports delivered or prepared by the Collateral Administrator. The Collateral Agent is not responsible for or chargeable with knowledge of any terms or conditions contained in any other agreement to which it is not a party referred to herein. It is hereby acknowledged that the Collateral Agent shall have no responsibility for filing or recording any financing or continuation statement in any public office at any time or to otherwise perfect or maintain the perfection of any security interest or lien granted by any Person under any Facility Document or Related Document.
(ii) No provision of this Agreement shall require the Collateral Agent to expend or risk its own funds, or to take any action (or forbear from action) hereunder which might in its judgment involve any expense or any financial or other liability unless it shall be furnished with acceptable indemnification. Nothing herein shall obligate the Collateral Agent to commence, prosecute or defend legal proceedings in any instance, whether on behalf of the Borrower or on its own behalf or otherwise, with respect to any matter arising hereunder, or relating to this Agreement or the services contemplated hereby.
(iii) The permissive right of the Collateral Agent to take any action hereunder shall not be construed as a duty.
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(iv) The Collateral Agent may act or exercise its duties or powers hereunder through agents or attorneys-in-fact, and the Collateral Agent shall not be liable or responsible for the actions, omissions, negligence or misconduct of any such agent or attorney-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care.
(v) The Collateral Agent shall have no obligation to determine the Interest Rate or whether an asset is an Eligible Collateral Loan or otherwise satisfies any eligibility requirements hereunder. None of the Collateral Agent, the Custodian or the Collateral Administrator shall be under any obligation to (i) monitor, determine or verify the unavailability or cessation of the applicable Benchmark or Benchmark Replacement), the Prime Rate, Federal Funds Rate or other Base Rate, or whether or when there has occurred, or to give notice to any other transaction party of the occurrence of, any Benchmark Transition Event or Benchmark Replacement Date, (ii) select, determine or designate any Benchmark Replacement, or other successor or replacement benchmark index, or determine whether any conditions to the designation of such a rate have been satisfied, or (iii) determine whether or what Conforming Changes are necessary or advisable, if any, in connection with any of the foregoing. None of the Collateral Agent, the Custodian or the Collateral Administrator shall be liable for any inability, failure or delay on its part to perform any of its duties set forth in this Agreement or other Facility Document to the extent such inability, failure or delay is a result of the unavailability of any Benchmark (or other applicable rate) and absence of a designated Benchmark Replacement, including as a result of any inability, delay, error or inaccuracy on the part of any other transaction party in providing any direction, instruction, notice or information required or contemplated by the terms of this Agreement or other Facility Document and reasonably required for the performance of such duties.
(vi) In no case shall the Collateral Agent be deemed to have knowledge of a Default or an Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer thereof has received written notice of such Default or Event of Default. The Collateral Agent may conclusively rely on and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, note or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.
(vii) If the Collateral Agent has been requested or directed by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders to take any discretionary action pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or any other Facility Document, the Collateral Agent shall not be under any obligation to exercise any of the discretionary rights or powers vested in it by this Agreement or such Facility Document in the manner so requested unless it shall have been provided indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and liabilities which may be incurred by it in compliance with or in performing such request or direction.
(viii) Each of the protections, reliances, indemnities and immunities offered to the Custodian in Article XIII and to the Collateral Administrator in Article XV shall be afforded to the Collateral Agent.
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Section 11.02 Delegation of Duties
(a) Each Agent may execute any of its duties under this Agreement and each other Facility Document by or through agents or attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to such duties. No Agent shall be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care.
(b) Without limiting the generality of Section 11.02(a), the Administrative Agent may at any time or from time to time designate one or more of its Affiliates to execute any of its duties under this Agreement and each other Facility Document.
Section 11.03 Agents Reliance, Etc.
(a) Neither Agent nor any of their respective directors, officers, agents or employees shall be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them under or in connection with this Agreement or any of the other Facility Documents, except for its or their own gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Agent: (i) may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for the Borrower or the Collateral Manager or any of their Affiliates) and independent public accountants and other experts selected by it and the advice or opinion of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken by such Agent in good faith in accordance with such opinion and shall not be liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted to be taken in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel, accountants or experts; (ii) makes no warranty or representation to any Secured Party or any other Person and shall not be responsible to any Secured Party or any Person for any statements, warranties or representations (whether written or oral) made in or in connection with this Agreement or the other Facility Documents; (iii) shall not have any duty to monitor, ascertain, or investigate as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement, the other Facility Documents, any Related Document or any notice, consent, certificate, instruction or waiver, report, statement, opinion, direction or other instrument or writing on the part of the Borrower, the Collateral Manager or any other Person or to inspect the property (including the books and records) of the Borrower or the Collateral Manager; (iv) shall not be responsible to any Secured Party or any other Person for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, perfection, genuineness, sufficiency or value of any Collateral (or the validity, perfection, priority or enforceability of the Liens on the Collateral), this Agreement, the other Facility Documents, any Related Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; (v) shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Facility Document by relying on, acting upon (or by refraining from action in reliance on) any notice, consent, certificate (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the Borrowing Base Calculation Statement), instruction or waiver, report, statement, opinion, direction, electronic communication or other instrument or writing (which may be delivered by email, if acceptable to it) reasonably believed by it to be genuine and believed by it to be signed or sent by the proper party or parties; (vi) shall not be responsible to any Person for any recitals, statements, information, representations or warranties regarding the Borrower or the Collateral or in any document, certificate or other writing delivered in connection herewith or therewith or for the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, perfection, collectability, priority or sufficiency of thereof or any such other document or the financial condition of any Person or be required to make any inquiry concerning either the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions or conditions related to any Person or the existence or possible existence of any Default or Event of Default; and
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(vii) shall not have any obligation whatsoever to any Person to assure that any collateral exists or is owned by any Person or is cared for, protected or insured or that any liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise or to continue exercising at all or in any manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available with respect thereto. No Agent shall have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other Person for the Borrowers, the Collateral Managers, any Lenders, or any other Persons, as the case may be, performance of, or failure to perform, any of their respective obligations and duties under this Agreement or any other Facility Document.
(b) No Agent shall be liable for the actions or omissions of any other Agent (including concerning the application of funds), or under any duty to monitor or investigate compliance on the part of any other Agent with the terms or requirements of this Agreement, any Facility Document or any Related Document, or their duties hereunder or thereunder. Each Agent shall be entitled to assume the due authority of any signatory and genuineness of any signature appearing on any instrument or document it may receive (including each Notice of Borrowing received hereunder). No Agent shall be liable for any action taken in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be within the powers conferred upon it, or taken by it pursuant to any direction or instruction by which it is governed, or omitted to be taken by it by reason of the lack of direction or instruction required hereby for such action (including for refusing to exercise discretion or for withholding its consent in the absence of its receipt of, or resulting from a failure, delay or refusal on the part of the Required Lenders (or with respect to the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent) to provide, written instruction to exercise such discretion or grant such consent from the Required Lenders (or with respect to the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent), as applicable). No Agent shall be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith unless it is proven by a non-appealable court of competent jurisdiction that such Agent was grossly negligent in ascertaining the relevant facts or engaged in fraud or willful misconduct. Nothing herein or in any Facility Document or Related Document shall obligate any Agent to advance, expend or risk its own funds, or to take any action which in its reasonable judgment may cause it to incur any expense or financial or other liability for which it is not adequately indemnified. No Agent shall be liable for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages (including lost profits) whatsoever, even if it has been informed of the likelihood thereof and regardless of the form of action. No Agent shall be charged with knowledge or notice of any matter unless actually known to a Responsible Officer of such Agent, or unless and to the extent written notice of such matter is received by such Agent at its address in accordance with Section 12.02. Any permissive grant of power to an Agent hereunder shall not be construed to be a duty to act. Neither Agent shall be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, entitlement order, approval or other paper or document. Neither Agent shall be liable for any error of judgment, or for any act done or step taken or omitted by it, in good faith, or for any mistakes of fact or law, or for anything that it may do or refrain from doing in connection herewith, except in the case of its willful misconduct or grossly negligent performance or omission of its duties.
(c) No Agent shall be responsible or liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control; provided that such Agent takes commercially reasonable efforts to resume performance after the cessation of such acts. Such acts shall include acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations imposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters.
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(d) The delivery of reports and other documents and information to the Collateral Agent hereunder or under any other Facility Document is for informational purposes only and the Collateral Agents receipt of such documents and information shall not constitute constructive notice of any information contained therein or determinable from information contained therein. The Collateral Agent is hereby authorized and directed to execute and deliver the other Facility Documents to which it is a party. Whether or not expressly stated in such Facility Documents, in performing (or refraining from acting) thereunder, the Collateral Agent shall have all of the rights, benefits, protections and indemnities which are afforded to it in this Agreement. In the event the Collateral Agent is also acting in capacity of Custodian, Collateral Administrator or Securities Intermediary, the protections, immunities and indemnities afforded to the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Agreement shall also be afforded to the Custodian, Collateral Administrator and Securities Intermediary acting in such capacities; provided that, such protections, immunities and indemnities shall be in addition to (but without duplication of) any protections, immunities and indemnities provided in the Account Control Agreement, or any other Facility Documents.
(e) Each Lender acknowledges that, except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, neither Agent has made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by either Agent hereafter taken, including any consent and acceptance of any assignment or review of the affairs of the Borrower, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by such Agent to any Secured Party as to any matter. Each Lender represents to each Agent that it has, independently and without reliance upon such Agent 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 Borrower and the Collateral Manager, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and the other Facility Documents to which it is a party. Each Lender also represents that it will, independently and without reliance upon either Agent or any other Secured Party 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 and the Facility 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 Borrower and the Collateral Manager. Neither Agent shall have any duty or responsibility to provide any Secured Party with any credit or other information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial or other condition or creditworthiness of the Borrower or Collateral Manager which may come into the possession of such Agent.
Section 11.04 Indemnification
Each of the Lenders (on a pro rata basis based on its percentage of the Commitments) agrees to indemnify and hold the Administrative Agent harmless (to the extent not reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to Section 12.04 or otherwise) from and against any and all Liabilities which may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Administrative Agent in any way relating to or arising out of this Agreement or any other Facility Document or any Related Document or any action taken or omitted by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Facility Document or any Related Document; provided that no
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Lender shall be liable to the Administrative Agent for any portion of such Liabilities resulting from the Administrative Agents gross negligence or willful misconduct; provided, further, that each Lender shall be fully liable to the Administrative Agent for gross negligence and willful misconduct. The rights of the Administrative Agent and obligations of the Lenders under or pursuant to this Section 11.04 shall survive the termination of this Agreement, and the earlier removal or resignation of the Administrative Agent hereunder.
Section 11.05 Successor Agents
(a) Subject to the terms of this Section 11.05, each Agent may, upon thirty (30) days notice to the Lenders and the Borrower, resign as Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable. If an Agent shall resign, then the Required Lenders (with, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the consent of the Borrower) shall appoint a successor agent. If for any reason a successor agent is not so appointed and does not accept such appointment within thirty (30) days of notice of resignation, such Agent may appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction at the Borrowers expense to appoint, a successor agent; provided that no such successor agent may be a Defaulting Lender without the prior written consent of the Borrower.
(b) Any successor Administrative Agent and any successor Collateral Agent shall be a U.S. Person (within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) and shall be a bank with an office in the United States of America or an Affiliate of such bank and a financial institution within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.1441-1 (as in effect on the date hereof). The appointment of any successor Agent shall be subject to the prior written consent of the Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that the consent of the Borrower to any such appointment shall not be required if an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing. Any resignation or removal of an Agent shall be effective upon the appointment of a successor agent pursuant to this Section 11.05. After the effectiveness of any retiring or removed Agents resignation or removal hereunder as Agent, the retiring or removed Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Facility Documents and the provisions of this Article XI shall continue in effect for its benefit with respect to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent under this Agreement and under the other Facility Documents.
(c) Subject to the terms of this Section 11.05(c) the Administrative Agent may, upon thirty (30) days notice to the Collateral Manager, the Equityholder, the Collateral Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower, remove and discharge the Collateral Agent from the performance of its obligations under this Agreement and under the other Facility Documents without cause at any time. If the Collateral Agent shall be removed pursuant to this Section 11.05(c), then the Administrative Agent during such thirty (30) day period shall appoint a successor Collateral Agent. The appointment of any successor Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section 11.05(c) shall be subject to the prior written consent of the Borrower (provided that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) and the Required Lenders. If the Collateral Agent is removed pursuant to this Section 11.05(c), the Collateral Agent shall be removed in all other capacities in which it serves under this Agreement and under any of the other Facility Documents (including in its capacity as Custodian), but not in its capacities as Administrative Agent or Lender, if applicable. Any removal of the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section 11.05(c) shall be effective upon the appointment
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of a successor Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section 11.05(c) and the acceptance of such appointment by such successor. After the effectiveness of any removal of the Collateral Agent pursuant to this Section 11.05(c), the Collateral Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Facility Documents (but not in its capacities as Administrative Agent or Lender, if applicable) and the provisions of this Article XI and Section 11.05(c) shall continue in effect for its benefit with respect to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was the Collateral Agent under this Agreement and under the other Facility Documents. In the event a successor Collateral Agent shall not be appointed within such thirty (30) day period, the Collateral Agent may petition a court of competent jurisdiction at the Borrowers expense for the appointment of a successor Collateral Agent.
Section 11.06 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business of Agents
Any organization or entity into which any Agent may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any organization or entity resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which such Agent shall be a party, or any organization or entity succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of such Agent, shall be the successor of such Agent hereunder and any other Facility Document to which it is a party, without the execution or filing of any document or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto.
Section 11.07 Erroneous Payments
(a) (i) If the Administrative Agent notifies a Lender, Secured Party or other recipient that the Administrative Agent has determined in its sole discretion that any funds received by such recipient from the Administrative 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) (any such funds whether as a payment, prepayment or repayment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts; a distribution or otherwise; individually and collectively, a Payment and any such recipient, an Unintended Recipient) and demands the return of such Payment (or a portion thereof), such Unintended Recipient shall promptly, but in no event later than one Business Day thereafter, return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made, together with interest thereon in respect of each day from and including the date such Payment (or portion thereof) was received by such Unintended Recipient to the date such amount is repaid to the Administrative Agent at the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation from time to time in effect.
(ii) To the extent permitted by applicable law, each party hereto and each Secured Party shall not assert any right or claim to the Payment, and hereby waives, any claim, counterclaim, defense or right of set-off or recoupment with respect to any demand, claim or counterclaim by the Administrative Agent for the return of any Payments received, including without limitation waiver of any defense based on discharge for value or any similar doctrine.
(iii) A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Unintended Recipient under this clause (a) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.
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(b) If an Unintended Recipient receives a Payment from the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates):
(i) that is in a different amount than, or on a different date from, that specified in a notice of payment or calculation statement sent by the Administrative Agent (or any of its Affiliates) with respect to such Payment (a Payment Notice),
(ii) that was not preceded or accompanied by a Payment Notice, or
(iii) that such Unintended Recipient otherwise becomes aware was transmitted, or received, in error or mistake (in whole or in part) or such Payment is otherwise inconsistent with such recipients or market expectations,
in each case, an error shall be presumed to have been made with respect to such Payment absent written confirmation from the Administrative Agent to the contrary. Upon demand from the Administrative Agent, such Unintended Recipient shall promptly, but in no event later than one Business Day thereafter, return to the Administrative Agent the amount of any such Payment (or portion thereof) as to which such a demand was made.
(c) For purposes of this Section 11.07, references to Secured Party or Secured Parties shall not include the Bank in any of its capacities, including as the Collateral Agent.
ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 12.01 No Waiver; Modifications in Writing
(a) No failure or delay on the part of any Secured Party exercising any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right, power or remedy preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. Any waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Facility Document and any consent to any departure by any party to this Agreement or any other Facility Document from the terms of any provision of this Agreement or such other Facility Document, shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. No notice to or demand on the Borrower, the Collateral Manager or the Equityholder in any case shall entitle the Borrower, the Collateral Manager or the Equityholder to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.
(b) No amendment, modification, supplement or waiver of this Agreement shall be effective unless signed by the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the Equityholder, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders; provided that:
(i) except for an amendment pursuant to clause (c) below, any Fundamental Amendment shall require the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby; and
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(ii) no such amendment, modification, supplement or waiver shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of any Agent, the Custodian or the Collateral Administrator hereunder without the prior written consent of such Agent, the Custodian or the Collateral Administrator, as the case may be.
(c) Benchmark Replacement.
(i) Benchmark Replacement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Facility Document, upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event with respect to any then-current Benchmark, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may amend this Agreement to replace such Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement. Any such amendment with respect to a Benchmark Transition Event will become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the Administrative Agent has provided notice of such proposed amendment to the Collateral Manager and each Lender. No replacement of a Benchmark with a Benchmark Replacement pursuant to this Section 12.01(c)(i) will occur prior to the applicable Benchmark Transition Start Date.
(ii) Conforming Changes. In connection with the implementation and administration of any Benchmark Replacement, the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Collateral Manager will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Facility Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement.
(iii) Notices; Standards for Decisions and Determinations. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of (A) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (B) the effectiveness of any Conforming Changes. For the avoidance of doubt, any notice required to be delivered by the Administrative Agent as set forth in this Section 12.01(c) may be provided, at the option of the Administrative Agent (in its sole discretion), in one or more notices and may be delivered together with, or as part of any amendment which implements any Benchmark Replacement or Conforming Changes. Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Administrative Agent or, if applicable, any Lender (or group of Lenders) pursuant to this Section 12.01(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 12.01(c).
(iv) Unavailability of Tenor of Benchmark. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Facility Document, at any time (including in connection with the implementation of a Benchmark Replacement), (i) if a then-current Benchmark is a term rate (including the Term SOFR Reference Rate) and either (A) any tenor for such Benchmark is not displayed on a screen or other information service that publishes such rate from time to time as selected by the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Borrower, in its reasonable discretion or (B) the administrator of such Benchmark or the
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regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark has provided a public statement or publication of information announcing that any tenor for such Benchmark is not or will not be representative or in compliance with or aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks, then the Administrative Agent in consultation with the Borrower, may modify the definition of Interest Accrual Period (or any similar or analogous definition) for any Benchmark settings at or after such time to remove such unavailable, non-representative, non-compliant or non-aligned tenor and (ii) if a tenor that was removed pursuant to clause (i) above either (A) is subsequently displayed on a screen or information service for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement) or (B) is not, or is no longer, subject to an announcement that it is not or will not be representative or in compliance with or aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Principles for Financial Benchmarks for a Benchmark (including a Benchmark Replacement), then the Administrative Agent, in consultation with the Borrower, may modify the definition of Interest Accrual Period (or any similar or analogous definition) for all Benchmark settings at or after such time to reinstate such previously removed tenor.
(v) Benchmark Unavailability Period. Upon the Borrowers receipt of notice of the commencement of a Benchmark Unavailability Period with respect to any then-current Benchmark, (A) the Borrower may revoke any pending request for an Advance in the applicable currency during any Benchmark Unavailability Period and (B) all Advances in such currency shall bear interest at the Base Rate. During a Benchmark Unavailability Period for any then-current Benchmark or at any time that a tenor for any then-current Benchmark is not an Available Tenor, the component of the Base Rate based upon such Benchmark or such tenor for such Benchmark, as applicable, will not be used in any determination of the Base Rate.
(vi) Disclaimer. The Administrative Agent does not warrant or accept any responsibility for, and shall not have any liability with respect to (A) the administration, submission or any other matter related to Term SOFR, SONIA or other rates in the definition of Applicable Reference Rate or with respect to any alternative or successor rate thereto, or replacement rate thereof (including, without limitation any Benchmark Replacement implemented hereunder), (B) the composition or characteristics of any such Benchmark Replacement, including whether it is similar to, or produces the same value or economic equivalence to Term SOFR, SONIA or any other Benchmark or have the same volume or liquidity as did Term SOFR, SONIA or any other Benchmark, (C) any actions or use of its discretion or other decisions or determinations made with respect to any matters covered by this Section 12.01(c) including, without limitation, whether or not a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred, the removal or lack thereof of unavailable or non-representative tenors, the implementation or lack thereof of any Conforming Changes, the delivery or non-delivery of any notices required by clause (iv) above or otherwise in accordance herewith, and (D) the effect of any of the foregoing provisions of this Section 12.01(c). The Administrative Agent shall not be under any obligation (i) to monitor, determine or verify the unavailability or cessation of any interest rate under this Agreement, or whether or when there has occurred, or to give notice to any other transaction party of the occurrence of, any Disruption Event, Benchmark Transition Event, Benchmark Unavailability Period or a Benchmark Replacement Date, (ii) to select,
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determine or designate any Base Rate, or other successor or replacement benchmark index, or whether any conditions to the designation of such a rate have been satisfied, or (iii) to select, determine or designate any adjustment or other modifier to any replacement or successor index, or (iv) to determine whether or what conforming changes or amendments (including any Conforming Changes) are necessary or advisable, if any, in connection with any of the foregoing. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any inability, failure or delay on its part to perform any of its duties set forth in the Facility Documents as a result of the unavailability of any interest rate hereunder and absence of a designated Base Rate or Benchmark Replacement, including as a result of any inability, delay, error or inaccuracy on the part of any other transaction party, in providing any direction, instruction, notice or information required or contemplated by the terms of the Facility Documents and reasonably required for the performance of such duties.
Section 12.02 Notices, Etc.
(a) Except where telephonic instructions are authorized herein to be given, all notices, demands, instructions and other communications required or permitted to be given to or made upon any party hereto shall be in writing, unless otherwise expressly specified herein, and shall be (i) personally delivered or sent by registered, certified or express mail or postage prepaid, or by prepaid courier service, or by electronic mail (if the recipient has provided an email address) to the address or email address, as applicable, set forth with respect to such party on Schedule 6 (or, if not provided on Schedule 6 with respect to any party, such address or email address provided by such party in writing to the Administrative Agent), or (ii) in the case of notices to any Lender, posted to an electronic system approved by or set up by or at the direction of the Administrative Agent, and shall in each case be deemed to be given for purposes of this Agreement on the day that such writing is received by the intended recipient thereof or posted in accordance with the provisions of this Section 12.02. Unless otherwise specified in a notice sent or delivered in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 12.02, notices, demands, instructions and other communications in writing shall be given to or made upon the respective parties hereto at their respective addresses (or to their respective email addresses) indicated in Schedule 6 (or, if not provided on Schedule 6 with respect to any party, such address or email address provided in writing by such party to the Administrative Agent), and, in the case of telephonic instructions or notices, by calling the telephone number or numbers indicated for such party in Schedule 6 (or, if not provided on Schedule 6 with respect to any party, such telephone number or numbers provided in writing by such party to the Administrative Agent). Each party shall notify the Administrative Agent in writing of any changes in the address, telephone number or email address to which notices to such Person should be directed, and of such other administrative information as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, when any notice is sent or delivered to the Borrower in accordance with this Agreement, reasonable efforts shall be made to also send a copy of such notice to the Collateral Manager.
(b) Each Bank Party shall have the right to accept and act upon instructions or directions , including funds transfer instructions (Instructions), given pursuant to this Agreement or any of the Facility Documents and delivered using Electronic Means; provided, however, that the Borrower, the Collateral Manager or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, shall provide to each Bank Party an incumbency certificate listing Persons with the authority to provide such Instructions (Authorized Officers) and containing specimen signatures of such Authorized
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Officers, which incumbency certificate shall be amended by the Borrower, the Collateral Manager or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, whenever a person is to be added or deleted from the listing. The Borrower, the Collateral Manager and the Administrative Agent understand and agree that none of the Bank Parties can determine the identity of the actual sender of any such Instructions and that, subject to the applicable standard of care, each Bank Party may conclusively presume that directions that it believes in good faith to have been sent by an Authorized Officer listed on the incumbency certificate provided to such Bank Party have been sent by such Authorized Officer. The Borrower, the Collateral Manager and the Administrative Agent, as applicable, shall be responsible for ensuring that only Authorized Officers transmit any such Instructions to a Bank Party and that the Borrower, the Collateral Manager or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, and all of its Authorized Officers are solely responsible to safeguard the use and confidentiality of applicable user and authorization codes, passwords and/or authentication keys upon receipt by the Borrower, the Collateral Manager or the Administrative Agent, as applicable. None of the Bank Parties shall be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from such Bank Partys reasonable, good faith reliance upon and compliance with any such Instructions prior to receiving any subsequent conflicting or inconsistent subsequent written instructions and having had a reasonable time to receive and act on such subsequent written instruction, subject to the duty of care applicable to such Person acting in such capacity. The Borrower, the Collateral Manager and the Administrative Agent each agree (i) to assume all risks arising out of the use of Electronic Means to submit Instructions to a Bank Party, including without limitation the risk of the Bank Party acting on unauthorized Instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties; (ii) that it is fully informed of the protections and risks associated with the various methods of transmitting Instructions to a Bank Party and that there may be more secure methods of transmitting Instructions than the method(s) selected by the Borrower, the Collateral Manager or the Administrative Agent, as applicable; (iii) that the security procedures (if any) to be followed in connection with its transmission of Instructions provide to it a commercially reasonable degree of protection in light of its particular needs and circumstances and (iv) to notify the applicable Bank Parties immediately upon learning of any compromise or unauthorized use of the security procedures. Electronic Means shall mean the following communications methods: (1) e-mail (or .pdf files of executed documents) or other similar unsecured electronic methods; (2) secure electronic transmission containing applicable authorization codes, passwords and/or authentication keys issued by a Bank Party or (3) another method or system specified by a Bank Party as available for use in connection with its services hereunder.
(c) By executing this Agreement, the parties hereto hereby acknowledge and agree, and direct the Collateral Agent, the Custodian and the Collateral Administrator to acknowledge and agree and the Collateral Agent, the Custodian and the Collateral Administrator do hereby acknowledge and agree, that execution of this Agreement, any instruction, direction, notice, form or other document executed by any party to this Agreement or the Facility Documents in connection with this Agreement or such other Facility Documents, by electronic signatures (whether by Orbit, Adobe Fill & Sign, Adobe Sign, DocuSign, or any other similar platform identified by such party and reasonably available at no undue burden or expense to the Collateral Agent, the Custodian or the Collateral Administrator) shall be permitted hereunder notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein and such electronic signatures shall be legally binding as if such electronic signatures were handwritten signatures. Any electronically signed document delivered via email from a person purporting to be a Responsible Officer shall be
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considered signed or executed by such Responsible Officer on such partys behalf. To the extent received from a Responsible Officer, the parties hereto also hereby acknowledge and agree that the Collateral Agent, the Custodian and the Collateral Administrator shall have no duty to inquire into or investigate the authenticity or authorization of any such electronic signature and shall be entitled to conclusively rely on any such electronic signature without any liability with respect thereto.
Section 12.03 Taxes
(a) Any and all payments by, or on account of any obligation of the Borrower under any Facility Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by Applicable Law. If any Applicable Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of the applicable withholding agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by the Borrower, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent, then the Borrower, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent (as applicable) shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law and, if such Tax is a Non-Excluded Tax, then the sum payable by the Borrower shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section) the applicable Secured Party receives an amount (such amount, an Additional Amount) equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.
(b) In addition, the Borrower agrees to timely pay (or at the option of the Administrative Agent, timely reimburse it for the payment of) any present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording or filing Taxes or any other or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made hereunder, under the Notes or under any other Facility Document, 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, the Notes or under any other Facility Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (collectively, the Other Taxes).
(c) The Borrower agrees to indemnify, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, each Secured Party for (i) the full amount of Non-Excluded Taxes (including any Non-Excluded Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 12.03) paid or payable by any Secured Party (or required to be withheld or deducted from payments to a Secured Party) and (ii) any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, in each case whether or not such Non-Excluded Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability will be promptly delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or other Secured Party and shall be conclusive absent manifest error.
(d) As soon as practicable after the date of any payment of Taxes pursuant to this Section 12.03, the Borrower will furnish to each Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by the relevant Governmental Authority evidencing payment thereof (or other evidence of payment as may be reasonably satisfactory to such Agent).
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(e) If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund (for this purpose, including credits elected by such party in lieu of a refund) of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 12.03 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 12.03), 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 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant 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 paragraph (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 paragraph (e), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (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 with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
(f) Each Secured Party that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under this Agreement or any Facility Document shall deliver to the Borrower and each Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or such Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or such Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, each Secured Party, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or any Agent, shall deliver such other documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or such Agent as will enable the Borrower or such Agent to determine whether or not such Secured Party 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 sub-clauses (A), (B) and (D) of Section 12.03(f)(i)) shall not be required if, in the Secured Partys reasonable judgment, such completion, execution or submission would subject such Secured Party to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Secured Party.
(i) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing.
(A) any Secured Party (other than the Bank Parties) that is a United States Person (as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code) shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agents on or prior to the date on which such Secured Party becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Agents), executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Secured Party is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;
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(B) any Lender that is not a United States person under Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (a Non-U.S. Lender) shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Agents (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Non-U.S. Lender becomes a party to under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or an Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:
(1) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Facility Document, executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the interest article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Facility Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable, establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the business profits or other income article of such tax treaty;
(2) executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI;
(3) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-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) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, as applicable; or
(4) to the extent a Non-U.S. Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-2 or Exhibit F-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Non-U.S. Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Non-U.S. Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Non-U.S. Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit F-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;
(C) any Non-U.S. Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Agents (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Non-U.S. Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or Agents), executed copies of any other form
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prescribed by Applicable Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by Applicable Law to permit the Borrower or the Agents to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and
(D) if a payment made to a Secured Party under any Facility Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Secured Party 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 Secured Party shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agents at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agents 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 Agents as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Agents to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Secured Party has complied with such Secured Partys obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), FATCA shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
Each Secured Party agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Agents in writing of its legal inability to do so.
(g) Nothing in this Section 12.03 shall be construed to require any Secured Party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.
(h) Each Lender shall severally indemnify each Agent, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for (i) any Non-Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower has not already indemnified such Agent for such Non-Excluded Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lenders failure to comply with the provisions of Section 12.06(c) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by such Agent in connection with any Facility Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the applicable Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes each Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Facility Document or otherwise payable by such Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to such Agent under this clause (h).
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(i) Each partys obligations under this Section 12.03 shall survive the resignation or replacement of an Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Facility Documents.
(j) For purposes of this Section, the term Applicable Law includes FATCA.
Section 12.04 Costs and Expenses; Indemnification
(a) The Borrower agrees to promptly pay on written demand all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of the Agents, the Custodian, the Securities Intermediary and the Collateral Administrator in connection with the preparation, review, negotiation, reproduction, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Facility Documents, including (but limited, in the case of legal fees and expenses, to) the reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of one outside counsel for the Administrative Agent plus, if necessary, one additional local counsel, one outside counsel for the Collateral Agent, the Custodian, the Securities Intermediary and the Collateral Administrator and one additional local counsel, if necessary for any Bank Party, costs and expenses of creating, perfecting, releasing or enforcing the Collateral Agents security interests in the Collateral, including filing and recording fees, expenses and taxes, stamp or documentary taxes, search fees, UCC filing fees, and the equivalent thereof in any foreign jurisdiction, and all other related fees and expenses in connection therewith, and in connection with the administration and any modification or amendment of this Agreement, the Notes or any other Facility Document and advising the Agents, the Custodian, the Securities Intermediary and the Collateral Administrator as to their respective rights, remedies and responsibilities. The Borrower agrees to promptly pay on written demand all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses of each of the Secured Parties in connection with the enforcement of this Agreement (including the enforcement of this Section 12.04), the Notes or any other Facility Document, including all reasonable and documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by any Secured Party in connection with the preservation, collection, foreclosure or enforcement of the Collateral subject to the Facility Documents or any interest, right, power or remedy of any Secured Party or in connection with the collection or enforcement of any of the Obligations or the proof, protection, administration or resolution of any claim based upon the Obligations in any insolvency proceeding, including all reasonable and documented fees and disbursements of attorneys (subject to the limitations set forth in the first sentence of this clause (a)), accountants, auditors, consultants, appraisers and other professionals engaged by any Secured Party. Without prejudice to its rights hereunder, the expenses and the compensation for the services of the Secured Parties are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any applicable insolvency Law.
(b) The Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Secured Party and each of their Affiliates and the respective officers, directors, employees, agents, managers of, and any Person controlling any of, the foregoing (each, an Indemnified Party) from and against any and all Liabilities that may be incurred by or asserted or awarded against any Indemnified Party (limited, solely in the case of Liabilities owing to the Administrative Agent in respect of attorneys fees and expenses, to the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees and expenses of one outside counsel and one local counsel in each applicable jurisdiction), in each case arising out of or in connection with or by reason of the execution, delivery, enforcement (including the enforcement of this Section 12.04), performance, administration of or otherwise arising out of or incurred in connection with this Agreement, any other Facility Document, any Related Document
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or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby or the use of proceeds of any Advance (and regardless of whether or not any such transactions are consummated) and regardless of whether or not arising out of a suit, claim or other action brought by the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the Equityholder or any third party, except (A) to the extent any such Liability is found in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from (i) with respect to the Collateral Agent, Custodian, Collateral Administrator or the Securities Intermediary, the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party or (ii) with respect to any other Indemnified Party, the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party, any of its Affiliates or the respective officers, directors, employees, agents, managers of, and any Person controlling any of, the foregoing or (B) in the case of any Indemnified Party (other than the Custodian, Collateral Administrator, Collateral Agent, the Securities Intermediary or their respective Affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, managers or controlling Persons) to the extent any such Liability results from a claim brought by the Borrower against an Indemnified Party for a material breach of such Indemnified Partys obligations hereunder or under any other Facility Document, if the Borrower has obtained a final, non-appealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. In the case of an investigation, litigation or proceeding to which the indemnity in this paragraph applies, such indemnity shall be effective whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by the Borrower, any of the Borrowers equityholders or creditors, an Indemnified Party or any other Person, whether or not an Indemnified Party is otherwise a party hereto. The Borrower shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is a party (or, in the case of a threatened proceeding, could reasonably have been expected to be a party if such proceeding had been brought) and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such Indemnified Party, unless such settlement (i) does not include a statement as to or admission of, fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any such Indemnified Party or (ii) includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding. This Section 12.04(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.
Section 12.05 Execution in Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same Agreement. Facsimile signatures and signature pages provided in the form of a pdf or similar imaged document transmitted by electronic transmission (including .jpeg file or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, including Orbit, Adobe Sign, DocuSign, or any other similar platform identified by the Borrower and reasonably available at no undue burden or expense to the Collateral Administrator, Custodian or Collateral Agent) shall be deemed original signatures for all purposes hereunder. Any electronically signed document delivered via email from a person purporting to be an Authorized Person shall be considered signed or executed by such Authorized Person on behalf of the applicable Person. To the extent received by a Responsible Officer, none of the Collateral Administrator, Custodian or Collateral Agent shall have a duty to inquire into or investigate the authenticity or authorization of any such electronic signature and shall be entitled to conclusively rely on any such electronic signature without any liability with respect thereto.
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Section 12.06 Assignability
(a) Subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 12.06, each Lender may, with the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and the Administrative Agent, assign to any Person all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Advances Outstanding or interests therein owned by it, together with ratable portions of its Commitment); provided that such consent shall be deemed to have been granted by the Borrower if the Borrower shall not have objected in writing within five (5) Business Days of receipt of any such request for consent; provided, further, that:
(i) neither the Borrowers nor the Administrative Agents consent to any such assignment shall be required if the assignee is (A) a Lender or any of its Affiliates or (B) managed by a Lender or any of its Affiliates;
(ii) the Borrowers consent to any such assignment pursuant to this Section 12.06(a) shall not be required if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; provided that in no event shall an assignment be made to a Competitor without the Borrowers prior written consent unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and
(iii) notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, each Lender may make an assignment to any Person (other than a Competitor) with notice to, but without the consent of, the Borrower or the Administrative Agent if such Lender makes a reasonable determination that its ownership of any of its rights or obligations hereunder is prohibited by Applicable Law.
The parties to each such assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent (with a copy to the Collateral Agent) an Assignment and Acceptance and the applicable tax forms required by Sections 12.03(f), together with administrative details for the applicable assignee (if such assignee is not a current Lender or an Affiliate of Citibank, N.A.). Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 12.06(d), from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Acceptance, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement, and to the extent of the interest assigned by such assigning Lender, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 12.06, (x) no assignment may be made to the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the Equityholder or any of their respective Affiliates and (y) no assignment shall be made to any Defaulting Lender, a natural person or any Person that, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (y).
(b) The Borrower may not assign its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.
(c) (i) Any Lender may, without the consent of (but with notice to) the Borrower, sell participations to Participants in all or a portion of such Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement; provided that (A) such Lenders obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other
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parties hereto for the performance of such obligations, (C) the Borrower, the Agents, the Collateral Administrator, the Custodian and the Securities Intermediary and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement, and (D) each Participant shall have agreed to be bound by this Section 12.06(c), Section 12.06(e), Section 12.09 and Section 12.16. Any agreement pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.09 and 12.03 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 12.03(f) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 12.03(f) shall be delivered to the participating Lender)) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment under clause (a) of this Section; provided that such Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 2.09 or 12.03, with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrowers request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 2.20 with respect to any Participant.
(ii) In the event that any Lender sells participations in any portion of its rights and obligations hereunder, such Lender as non-fiduciary agent for the Borrower shall maintain a register on which it enters the name of all participants in the Advances held by it and the principal amount (and stated interest thereon) of the portion of the Advance which is the subject of the participation (the Participant Register). An Advance may be participated in whole or in part only by registration of such participation on the Participant Register (and each Note, if any, shall expressly so provide). No Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participants interest in any rights and obligations hereunder) to any Person except to the extent necessary to establish that such rights and obligations are in registered form under Section 5f.103-1 of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
(d) The Administrative Agent, on behalf of and acting solely for this purpose as the non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at its address specified in Section 12.02 or such other address as the Administrative Agent shall designate in writing to the Lenders, a copy of this Agreement, each signature page hereto, each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to and accepted by it, and a register (the Register) for the recordation of the names, addresses and wiring instructions of the Lenders and the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Advances Outstanding maintained by each Lender under this Agreement (and any stated interest thereon). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the Agents, the Collateral Administrator, the Custodian, the Securities Intermediary and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the
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Register as a Lender and the owner of the amounts owing to it under the Facility Documents as reflected in the Register for all purposes of the Facility Documents. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the Collateral Agent or any Lender at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. An Advance (and a Note, if any, evidencing the same) may be assigned or sold in whole or in part only by registration of such assignment or sale on the Register (and each Note with respect to the Advances, if any, shall expressly so provide) and compliance with this Section 12.06.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein or in any other Facility Document and each Lender hereunder, and each Participant, must at all times be an accredited investor as defined in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (7) of Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act (an Accredited Investor) and a qualified purchaser as defined in the Investment Company Act (a Qualified Purchaser). Each Lender severally represents to the Borrower, (i) on the date that it becomes a party to this Agreement (whether by being a signatory hereto or by entering into an Assignment and Acceptance) and (ii) on each date on which it makes an Advance hereunder, that it is an Accredited Investor and a Qualified Purchaser.
(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 12.06, any Lender may at any time pledge or grant a security interest in all or any portion of its rights (including rights to payment of principal and interest) under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or security interest granted to a Federal Reserve Bank, without notice to or consent of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent; provided that no such pledge or grant of a security interest shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or grantee for such Lender as a party hereto.
Section 12.07 Governing Law
THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER FACILITY DOCUMENT (EXCEPT, AS TO ANY OTHER FACILITY DOCUMENT, AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH THEREIN) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
Section 12.08 Severability of Provisions
Any provision of this Agreement or any other Facility Document which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction.
Section 12.09 Confidentiality
The Borrower, the Equityholder and the Collateral Manager, shall hold in confidence, and not disclose to any Person, the identity of any Lender or the terms of any fees payable in connection with this Agreement except they may disclose such information (i) to their officers, directors, employees, agents, rating agencies, counsel, accountants, auditors, advisors, prospective lenders, equity investors (including the Equityholder and its direct or indirect equity investors) or representatives, (ii) with the consent of such Lender, (iii) to the extent such
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information has become available to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by or through such Person, (iv) to the extent the Borrower, the Equityholder or the Collateral Manager or any Affiliate of any of them should be required by any law or regulation applicable to it (including securities laws) or requested by any Governmental Authority to disclose such information, or (v) solely with respect to the existence of this Agreement and the identity of the parties hereto and other information necessary to effect the transfer of assets and the administration of its financing facilities (but for the avoidance of doubt, not any economic terms hereof), to current or prospective lenders to the Equityholder or its subsidiaries.
Each Secured Party agrees to keep confidential all information provided to it by the Borrower, the Collateral Manager or the Equityholder with respect to the Borrower, its Affiliates, the Collateral, the Related Documents, the Obligors, the Collateral Manager, the Equityholder or any other information furnished to such Secured Party under or in connection with this Agreement (collectively, the Borrower Information); provided that nothing herein shall prevent any Secured Party from disclosing any Borrower Information (a) as reasonably required to comply with the provisions of this Agreement and the other Facility Documents (i) to any Secured Party or any Affiliate of a Secured Party or (ii) any of their respective Affiliates, employees, officers, directors, auditors, agents, attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors (collectively, the Secured Party Representatives), it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Borrower Information and instructed to keep such Borrower Information confidential, (b) subject to an agreement to comply with the provisions of this Section and to use the Borrower Information only in connection with this Agreement and the other Facility Documents and not for any other purpose, to any actual or bona fide prospective permitted assignees and Participants (other than any Competitor (x) if the Borrowers consent is required hereunder for such assignment or participation and has not yet been received or (y) with respect to any Borrower Information that constitutes internal, proprietary memoranda or analysis of the Borrower, the Collateral Manager or the Equityholder) in any of the Secured Parties interests under or in connection with this Agreement (including in connection with any pledge or grant of a security interest permitted pursuant to Section 12.06(f)) or any actual or prospective party (or its Secured Party Representatives) to any swap, derivative or other transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, (c) to any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over any Secured Party or its Affiliates or any Secured Party Representative, (d) in response to any order of any court or other Governmental Authority or as may otherwise be required to be disclosed pursuant to any Applicable Law, (e) that is a matter of general public knowledge or that has heretofore been made available to the public by any Person other than any Secured Party or any Secured Party Representative in violation of this Agreement, (f) in connection with the performance of the terms of this Agreement and the exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any other Facility Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Facility Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (g) to the extent required or requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over such Person or its Secured Party Representatives (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners) (provided that, in the case of clause (d) or (g) such Secured Party will, to the extent permitted and reasonably practicable, endeavor to promptly notify the Borrower and the Collateral Manager in advance of such pending disclosure), (h) on a confidential basis to (i) any rating agency in connection with rating the Borrower or the credit facilities provided hereunder or (ii) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers or other market identifiers with respect to the credit facilities provided hereunder or (i) with the written consent of the Borrower and the Collateral Manager.
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Section 12.10 Merger
This Agreement and the other Facility Documents executed by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders (or any other Secured Party, as applicable) taken as a whole incorporate the entire agreement between the parties hereto and thereto concerning the subject matter hereof and thereof and this Agreement and such other Facility Documents supersede any prior agreements among the parties relating to the subject matter thereof.
Section 12.11 Survival
All representations and warranties made hereunder, in the other Facility Documents and in any certificate delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of the Advances hereunder. The agreements in Sections 2.09, 2.10, 2.12, 2.23, 12.03, 12.04, 12.09, 12.16, 12.17, 12.18, 13.09(d), 14.06(b), and this Section 12.11 shall survive the termination of this Agreement in whole or in part, the Payment in Full of the principal of and interest on the Advances, any foreclosure under, or modification, release or discharge of, any or all of the Related Documents and the resignation or replacement of any Agent; provided that the agreements in Section 12.09 shall survive for a period of one year following the termination of this Agreement.
Section 12.12 Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers; Etc.
(a) The Borrower, the Collateral Manager and the Equityholder each hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any U.S. Federal or New York State court sitting in New York County, New York in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to any Facility Document, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. The Custodian, Collateral Agent, Securities Intermediary, the Collateral Administrator, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders each hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of any U.S. Federal or New York State court sitting in New York County, New York in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to any Facility Document or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Nothing in this Agreement or any other Facility Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Facility Document against the Borrower, the Collateral Manager or the Equityholder or its respective properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.
(b) Each party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in any court described in Section 12.12(a) and waives to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same.
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(c) Each party hereto other than the Collateral Agent, the Collateral Administrator, the Securities Intermediary and the Custodian agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such party at its address set forth in Section 12.02 or at such other address as may be permitted hereunder. Each party hereto hereby also agrees that nothing in this Agreement shall affect the right of any party hereto to serve process in any other manner permitted by Applicable Law.
(d) Each party hereto waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by Law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding against any Secured Party arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Facility Document any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.
Section 12.13 IMPORTANT WAIVERS
(a) TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHTS IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER FACILITY DOCUMENT OR FOR ANY COUNTERCLAIM HEREIN OR THEREIN OR RELATING HERETO OR THERETO, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF THE COLLATERAL MANAGER, THE BORROWER, THE EQUITYHOLDER, THE AGENTS, THE COLLATERAL ADMINISTRATOR, THE CUSTODIAN, THE SECURITIES INTERMEDIARY OR ANY OTHER AFFECTED PERSON. EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT IT HAS RECEIVED FULL AND SUFFICIENT CONSIDERATION FOR THIS PROVISION (AND EACH OTHER PROVISION OF EACH OTHER FACILITY DOCUMENT TO WHICH IT IS A PARTY) AND THAT THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR ITS ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH SUCH OTHER FACILITY DOCUMENT.
(b) TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, EACH PARTY HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO CLAIM OR RECOVER IN ANY LITIGATION WHATSOEVER INVOLVING ANY INDEMNIFIED PARTY, ANY SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER OR ANY DAMAGES OTHER THAN, OR IN ADDITION TO, ACTUAL DAMAGES, WHETHER SUCH WAIVED DAMAGES ARE BASED ON STATUTE, CONTRACT, TORT, COMMON LAW OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, WHETHER THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCH DAMAGES WAS KNOWN AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE CLAIM OF ACTION; PROVIDED THAT THE FOREGOING SHALL NOT LIMIT THE INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS OF THE BORROWER OR THE COLLATERAL MANAGER PURSUANT TO THE FACILITY DOCUMENTS. NO PARTY OR INDEMNIFIED PARTY SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE BY UNINTENDED RECIPIENTS OF ANY INFORMATION OR OTHER MATERIALS DISTRIBUTED BY IT THROUGH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, ELECTRONIC OR OTHER INFORMATION TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS IN CONNECTION WITH ANY FACILITY DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS.
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(c) EACH PARTY CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE OTHER PARTY OR AN INDEMNIFIED PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY OR AN INDEMNIFIED PARTY WOULD NOT SEEK TO ENFORCE ANY OF THE WAIVERS IN THIS SECTION 12.13 IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION OR OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES. THE SCOPE OF SUCH WAIVERS IS INTENDED TO BE ALLENCOMPASSING OF ANY AND ALL DISPUTES THAT MAY BE FILED IN ANY COURT AND THAT RELATE TO THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THE FACILITY DOCUMENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR LEGAL THEORY.
(d) EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE WAIVERS IN THIS SECTION 12.13 ARE A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO ENTER INTO A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, THAT SUCH PARTY HAS ALREADY RELIED ON SUCH WAIVERS IN ENTERING INTO THE FACILITY DOCUMENTS, AND THAT SUCH PARTY WILL CONTINUE TO RELY ON SUCH WAIVERS IN THEIR RELATED FUTURE DEALINGS UNDER THE FACILITY DOCUMENTS. EACH PARTY FURTHER REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED SUCH WAIVERS WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL AND THAT TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL AND OTHER RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.
(e) THE WAIVERS IN THIS SECTION 12.13 ARE IRREVOCABLE, MEANING THAT THEY MAY NOT BE MODIFIED EITHER ORALLY OR IN WRITING, AND SHALL APPLY TO ANY AMENDMENTS, RENEWALS, SUPPLEMENTS OR MODIFICATIONS TO ANY OF THE FACILITY DOCUMENTS. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.
(f) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION 12.13 SHALL SURVIVE TERMINATION OF THE FACILITY DOCUMENTS AND THE INDEFEASIBLE PAYMENT IN FULL OF THE OBLIGATIONS.
Section 12.14 PATRIOT Act Notice
Each Agent, the Collateral Administrator, the Custodian, the Securities Intermediary and each Lender hereby notifies the Borrower, the Collateral Manager and each other Agent and Lender that, pursuant to the requirements of the PATRIOT Act, it is required to obtain, verify, update and record information that identifies the Borrower, the Collateral Manager and each other Agent and Lender, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and other information that will allow such Agent, the Collateral Administrator, the Custodian, the Securities Intermediary or such Lender to identify the Borrower, the Collateral Manager and each other Agent and Lender in accordance with the PATRIOT Act. The Borrower, the Collateral
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Manager and each other Agent and Lender shall provide, to the extent commercially reasonable, such information and take such actions as are reasonably requested by any Lender, the Collateral Administrator, the Custodian, the Securities Intermediary or any Agent in order to assist such Lender, the Collateral Administrator, the Custodian, the Securities Intermediary or such Agent, as applicable, in maintaining compliance with the PATRIOT Act.
Section 12.15 Legal Holidays
In the event that the date of prepayment of Advances or the Final Maturity Date shall not be a Business Day, then notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any other Facility Document, payment need not be made on such date, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the nominal date of any such date of prepayment or Final Maturity Date, as the case may be, and interest shall accrue on such payment for the period from and after any such nominal date to but excluding such next succeeding Business Day.
Section 12.16 Non-Petition
Each Secured Party hereby agrees not to institute against, or join, cooperate with or encourage any other Person in instituting against, the Borrower any bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership, arrangement, insolvency, moratorium or liquidation proceeding or other proceeding under federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar Laws until at least one year and one day, or, if longer, the applicable preference period then in effect plus one day, after the Payment in Full of all outstanding Obligations and the termination of all Commitments; provided that nothing in this Section 12.16 shall preclude, or be deemed to prevent, any Secured Party (a) from taking any action prior to the expiration of the aforementioned one year and one day period, or, if longer, the applicable preference period then in effect, in (i) any case or proceeding voluntarily filed or commenced by the Borrower or (ii) any involuntary insolvency proceeding filed or commenced against the Borrower by a Person other than any such Secured Party, or (b) from commencing against the Borrower or any properties of the Borrower any legal action which is not a bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership, arrangement, insolvency, moratorium or liquidation proceeding or other proceeding under federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar Laws.
Section 12.17 Waiver of Setoff
To the extent permitted by Applicable Law, each of the Borrower, the Collateral Manager and the Equityholder hereby waives any right of setoff it may have or to which it may be entitled under this Agreement or any Applicable Law from time to time against the Administrative Agent, any Lender or its respective assets.
Section 12.18 Reserved
Section 12.19 Recognition of the U.S. Special Resolution Regimes.
To the extent that the Facility Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for hedging agreements or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, QFC Credit Support and each such QFC a Supported QFC) the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance
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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 Facility 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):
In the event a Lender 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 the 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 Transaction 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 Facility Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United Sates. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.
ARTICLE XIII
CUSTODIAN
Section 13.01 Appointment of Custodian
(a) Appointment and Acceptance. The Borrower and the Administrative Agent each hereby appoints the Custodian as document custodian of any Loan Files delivered to it for all Collateral Loans owned by the Borrower at any time during the term of this Agreement, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement (which shall include any addendum hereto which is hereby incorporated herein and made a part of this Agreement), and the Custodian hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the services and duties set forth in this Agreement with respect to it, subject to and in accordance with the provisions hereof.
(b) Instructions. The Borrower agrees that it shall from time to time provide, or cause to be provided, to the Custodian all necessary instructions and information, and shall respond promptly to all inquiries and requests of the Custodian as may reasonably be necessary to enable the Custodian to perform its duties hereunder.
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(c) Custodian. The Custodian shall take and retain custody of the Loan Files delivered by the Borrower hereunder in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, all for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties, in order to perfect under the UCC the Collateral Agents security interest therein for the benefit of the Secured Parties. In taking and retaining custody of the Loan Files, the Custodian shall be deemed to be acting as the agent of Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties; provided that the Custodian makes (a) no warranty or representation and shall have no responsibility for the enforceability, completeness, validity, sufficiency, value, genuineness, ownership or transferability of the Collateral Loans and (b) no representation as to the existence, perfection or priority of any lien on the Collateral Loans or the Required Loan Documents. It is expressly agreed and acknowledged that the Custodian is not guaranteeing performance of or assuming any liability for the obligations of the other parties hereto or any parties to the Collateral Loans.
Section 13.02 Duties of Custodian
(a) Segregation. All Loan Files held by the Custodian for the account of the Borrower hereunder shall be (a) subject to the lien of the Collateral Agent on behalf of the Secured Parties, (b) physically segregated from other loans and non-cash property in the possession of the Custodian and (c) identified by the Custodian as subject to this Agreement.
(b) Register. The Custodian shall maintain a register (in book-entry form or in such other form as it shall deem necessary or desirable) of the Collateral Loans for which it holds Loan Files under this Agreement containing such information as the Borrower and the Custodian may reasonably agree; provided that, with respect to such Collateral Loans, all Loan Files shall be held in safekeeping by the Custodian, individually segregated from the securities and investments of any other Person and marked so as to clearly identify such Loan Files as the property of the Borrower as set forth in this Agreement.
Section 13.03 Delivery of Collateral Loans to Custodian
(a) The Collateral Manager (on behalf of the Borrower) shall deliver, or cause to be delivered (which may be via email, except for the original Underlying Note, if any) promptly to the Custodian all of the Loan Files for each Collateral Loan owned by the Borrower at any time during the term of this Agreement at the address identified herein; provided, however, that all documents (other than the original Underlying Notes) shall be transmitted in electronic format and the Custodian shall only be required to retain the original Underlying Note, if any. The Custodian shall not be responsible for any Collateral Loan or related Loan File until actually received by it. The Custodian shall notify the Collateral Administrator of the Custodians receipt of any sealed envelopes described in Section 5.01(o) purporting to contain any original assignment of any Collateral Loan or any original executed Underlying Note with respect to any Collateral Loan.
(b) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, delivery of the Collateral Loans acquired by the Borrower which constitute Noteless Loans or which are otherwise not evidenced by a security or instrument as defined in Section 8-102 and Section 9-102(a)(47) of the UCC, respectively, shall be made by delivery to the Custodian of a copy of the loan register with respect to such Noteless Loan evidencing registration of such Collateral Loan on the books and records of the applicable Obligor or bank agent to the name of the Borrower (or its nominee) or a copy (which may be an email copy) of an assignment agreement in favor of the Borrower as assignee. Any duty on the part of the Custodian with respect to the custody of such Collateral Loans shall be limited to the exercise of reasonable care by the Custodian in the physical custody of the related Loan Files delivered to it, and the Custodian shall be deemed to have exercised reasonable care if it acts in accordance with the terms hereof.
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(c) In the absence of gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct of the Custodian, the Custodian may assume the genuineness of any document in a Loan File it may receive and the genuineness and due authority of any signatures appearing thereon, and shall be entitled to assume that each document it may receive is what it purports to be on its face. If an original security or instrument as defined in Section 8-102 and Section 9-102(a)(47) of the UCC, respectively, is or shall be or become available with respect to any Collateral Loan to be held by the Custodian under this Agreement, it shall be the sole responsibility of the Borrower to make or cause delivery thereof to the Custodian, and the Custodian shall not be under any obligation at any time to determine whether any such original security or instrument has been or is required to be issued or made available in respect of any Collateral Loan or to compel or cause delivery thereof to the Custodian.
Section 13.04 Release of Documents/Control By Agents
(a) The Custodian shall release and ship for delivery, or direct its agents or sub-custodians to release and ship for delivery, as the case may be, Loan Files of the Borrower held by the Custodian, its agents or its sub-custodians from time to time upon receipt of a Request for Release and Receipt (substantially in the form of Exhibit H and specifying, among other things, the Collateral Loans and Loan Files to be released and delivery instructions and other information as may be necessary to enable the Custodian to release and ship such Loan Files), which may be standing instructions (in a form acceptable to the Custodian) in accordance with this Agreement.
(b) Upon receipt by the Custodian from the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent (acting at the direction of the Administrative Agent), of written notice of the occurrence of an Event of Default that is continuing and indicating the Administrative Agents intent to prohibit the Custodian from accepting instructions from or on behalf of the Borrower (each such notice, a Block Notice), the Custodian shall no longer accept or act upon any Request for Release and Receipt, Proper Instructions or other instructions from the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on its behalf) hereunder with respect to the Collateral Loans or the Loan Files. From and after its receipt of a Block Notice, the Custodian shall only comply with Requests for Release and Receipt and Proper Instructions from the Collateral Agent (acting at the direction of the Administrative Agent) or Administrative Agent.
Section 13.05 Records
The Custodian shall create and maintain complete and accurate records relating to its activities under this Agreement with respect to the Collateral Loans or other property of the Borrower held for the benefit of the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties under this Agreement. All such records shall be the property of the Borrower and, upon reasonable advance notice, shall at all times during the regular business hours of the Custodian be open for inspection by duly authorized officers, employees or agents of the Borrower, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent.
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Section 13.06 Reporting
(a) If requested by the Borrower, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent, the Custodian shall render an itemized report of the Loan Files held pursuant to this Agreement as of the end of each month and such other matters as the parties may agree from time to time in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent. With respect to each Collateral Loan, the Custodian shall deliver to the Administrative Agent within ten (10) Business Days of the end of each month, notice of any Required Loan Documents listed on the related Document Checklist that have not been furnished to the Data Site.
(b) The Custodian shall have no duty or obligation to undertake any market valuation of the Collateral Loans under any circumstance.
Section 13.07 Certain General Terms
(a) No Duty to Examine Related Documents. Nothing herein shall obligate the Custodian to review or examine the terms of any underlying instrument, certificate, credit agreement, indenture, loan agreement, promissory note or any other document contained in the Loan Files evidencing or governing any Collateral Loan to determine the validity, sufficiency, marketability or enforceability of any Collateral Loan (and shall have no responsibility for the genuineness or completeness thereof) or otherwise.
(b) Resolution of Discrepancies. In the event of any discrepancy between the information set forth in any report provided by the Custodian to the Borrower and any information contained in the books or records of the Borrower, the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager, on behalf of the Borrower) shall promptly notify the Custodian thereof and the parties shall cooperate to diligently resolve the discrepancy.
(c) Improper Instructions. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Custodian shall not be obligated to take any action (or forebear from taking any action), which it reasonably determines to be contrary to the terms of this Agreement or Applicable Law. In no instance shall the Custodian be obligated to provide services on any day that is not a Business Day.
(d) Proper Instructions.
(i) Each of the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Manager and the Borrower will give a notice to the Custodian, specifying the names and specimen signatures of Persons authorized to give Proper Instructions (collectively, Authorized Persons and each, an Authorized Person) which notice shall be signed by an Authorized Person set forth on Schedule 7 or otherwise previously certified to the Custodian. The Custodian shall be entitled to rely upon the identity and authority of such Persons until it receives written notice from an Authorized Person of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Manager, as applicable, to the contrary. The initial Authorized Persons are set forth on Schedule 7 (as such Schedule 7 may be modified from time to time by written notice from the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Manager as applicable, to the Custodian).
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(ii) The Custodian shall have no responsibility or liability to the Borrower (or any other Person) and shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Borrower in the event that a subsequent written confirmation of an oral instruction fails to conform to the oral instructions received by the Custodian. The Custodian shall not have an obligation to act in accordance with purported instructions to the extent that they conflict with Applicable Law or regulations. The Custodian shall not be liable for any loss resulting from a delay while it obtains clarification of any Proper Instruction.
(e) Evidence of Authority. The Custodian shall be protected in acting upon any instruction, notice, request, consent, certificate instrument or paper reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been properly executed or otherwise given by or on behalf of the Borrower, the Collateral Manager or Administrative Agent, as applicable, by an Authorized Person thereof. The Custodian may receive and accept a certificate signed by any Authorized Person as conclusive evidence of:
(i) the authority of any Person to act in accordance with such certificate; or
(ii) any determination or of any action by such Person as described in such certificate;
and such certificate may be considered as in full force and effect until receipt by the Custodian of written notice to the contrary from an Authorized Person of the Borrower, the Collateral Manager or Administrative Agent, as applicable.
(f) Receipt of Communications. Any communication received by the Custodian on a day which is not a Business Day or after 5:00 p.m. (or such other time as is agreed by the Borrower and the Custodian from time to time) on a Business Day will be deemed to have been received on the next Business Day; provided that in the case of communications so received after 5:00 p.m. on a Business Day the Custodian will use its commercially reasonable efforts to process such communications as soon as possible after receipt.
(g) In the event that (i) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Manager, the Custodian or the Collateral Agent shall be served by a third party with any type of levy, attachment, writ or court order with respect to any Loan File or a document included within a Loan File or (ii) a third party shall institute any court proceeding by which any Loan File or a document included within a Loan File shall be required to be delivered other than in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, the party receiving such service shall promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the other parties to this Agreement (to the extent not prohibited by Applicable Law) copies of all court papers, orders, documents and other materials concerning such proceedings. The Custodian shall, to the extent permitted by Law, continue to hold and maintain all the Loan Files that are the subject of such proceedings pending a final, non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction permitting or directing disposition thereof. Upon final determination of such court, the Custodian shall dispose of such Loan File or a document included within such Loan File as directed by the Administrative Agent, which shall give a direction consistent with such determination. Expenses of the Custodian incurred as a result of such proceedings shall be borne by the Borrower.
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Section 13.08 Compensation and Reimbursement of Custodian
(a) Fees. The Custodian shall be entitled to compensation for its services in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Administration and Agency Fee Letter.
(b) Expenses. The Borrower agrees to pay or reimburse to the Custodian upon its request from time to time all reasonable and documented costs, disbursements, advances, and expenses (but limited, in the case of legal fees and expenses, to the reasonable fees and expenses of one firm of outside legal counsel, plus, if necessary, one additional local counsel) incurred in connection with the preparation or execution of this Agreement, or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or the administration of this Agreement or performance by the Custodian of its duties and services under this Agreement (including costs and expenses of any action deemed necessary by the Custodian to collect any amounts owing to it under this Agreement).
(c) Priority of Payments. Amounts owing to the Custodian hereunder shall be payable in accordance with the Priority of Payments.
Section 13.09 Responsibility of Custodian
(a) General Duties. The Custodian shall have no duties, obligations or responsibilities under this Agreement or with respect to the Collateral Loans, except for such duties as are expressly and specifically set forth in this Agreement, and the duties and obligations of the Custodian shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Agreement. No implied duties, obligations or responsibilities shall be read into this Agreement against, or on the part of, the Custodian.
(b) Instructions.
(i) The Custodian shall be entitled to refrain from taking any action unless it has such instruction (in the form of Proper Instructions) from the Borrower (or the Collateral Manager on the Borrowers behalf), the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, as it reasonably deems necessary, and shall be entitled to require, upon notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, that Proper Instructions to it be in writing. In the absence of gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct of the Custodian, the Custodian shall have no liability for any action (or forbearance from action) taken pursuant to this Agreement or any other Facility Document or pursuant to any Proper Instruction of the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, as applicable, except in the case of the Custodians own gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct.
(ii) Whenever the Custodian is entitled or required to receive or obtain any communications or information pursuant to or as contemplated by this Agreement, it shall be entitled to receive the same in writing, in form, content and medium reasonably acceptable to it and otherwise in accordance with any applicable term of this Agreement; and whenever any report or other information is required to be produced or distributed by the Custodian it shall be in form, content and medium reasonably acceptable to it and the Borrower, and otherwise in accordance with any applicable term of this Agreement.
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(iii) In case any reasonable question arises as to its duties hereunder, the Custodian may, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, request instructions from the Collateral Manager and may, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, request instructions from the Administrative Agent, and shall be entitled at all times to refrain from taking any action unless it has received instructions from the Collateral Manager or the Administrative Agent, as applicable. The Custodian shall in all events have no liability, risk or cost for any action taken pursuant to and in compliance with the instruction of the Administrative Agent.
(c) General Standards of Care. Notwithstanding any terms herein contained to the contrary, the acceptance by the Custodian of its appointment hereunder is expressly subject to the following terms, which shall govern and apply to each of the terms and provisions of this Agreement (whether or not so stated therein):
(i) The Custodian may rely on and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any written notice, instruction, statement, certificate, request, waiver, consent, opinion, report, receipt or other paper or document furnished to it (including any of the foregoing provided to it by telecopier or electronic means), not only as to its due execution and validity, but also as to the truth and accuracy of any information therein contained, which it in good faith believes to be genuine and signed or presented by the proper person (which in the case of any instruction from or on behalf of the Borrower shall be an Authorized Person); and the Custodian shall be entitled to presume the genuineness and due authority of any signature appearing thereon. The Custodian shall not be bound to make any independent investigation into the facts or matters stated in any such notice, instruction, statement, certificate, request, waiver, consent, opinion, report, receipt or other paper or document; provided that if the form thereof is specifically prescribed by the terms of this Agreement, the Custodian shall examine the same to determine whether it substantially conforms on its face to such requirements hereof.
(ii) Neither the Custodian nor any of its directors, officers or employees shall be liable to anyone for any error of judgment, or for any act done or step taken or omitted to be taken by it (or any of its directors, officers of employees), or for any mistake of fact or Law, or for anything which it may do or refrain from doing in connection herewith, unless such action constitutes gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct on its part and in breach of the terms of this Agreement. Subject to the foregoing, the Custodian shall not be liable for any action taken by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be within powers conferred upon it, or taken by it pursuant to any direction or instruction by which it is governed hereunder, or omitted to be taken by it by reason of the lack of direction or instruction required hereby for such action.
(iii) In no event shall the Custodian be liable for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages (including lost profits) whether or not it has been advised of the likelihood of such damages.
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(iv) The Custodian may consult with, and obtain advice from, legal counsel selected in good faith with respect to any question as to any of the provisions hereof or its duties hereunder, or any matter relating hereto, and the written opinion or advice of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by the Custodian in good faith in accordance with the opinion and directions of such counsel; the reasonable cost of such services shall be reimbursed pursuant to Section 13.08(b) and (c) above.
(v) The Custodian shall not be deemed to have notice of any fact, claim or demand with respect hereto unless actually known by a Responsible Officer of the Custodian or unless (and then only to the extent) received in writing by a Responsible Officer of the Custodian and specifically referencing this Agreement.
(vi) No provision of this Agreement shall require the Custodian to expend or risk its own funds, or to take any action (or forbear from action) hereunder which might in its judgment involve any expense or any financial or other liability unless it shall be furnished with acceptable indemnification. Nothing herein shall obligate the Custodian to commence, prosecute or defend legal proceedings in any instance, whether on behalf of the Borrower or on its own behalf or otherwise, with respect to any matter arising hereunder, or relating to this Agreement or the services contemplated hereby.
(vii) The permissive right of the Custodian to take any action hereunder shall not be construed as a duty.
(viii) The Custodian may act or exercise its duties or powers hereunder through agents or attorneys, and the Custodian shall not be liable or responsible for the actions, omissions, negligence or misconduct of any such agent or attorney selected by it with reasonable care.
(ix) The Custodian shall not be responsible or liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control; provided that the Custodian takes commercially reasonable efforts to resume performance after the cessation of such acts. Such acts shall include acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations imposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters.
(x) All indemnifications contained in this Agreement in favor of the Custodian shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the resignation or removal of the Custodian.
(xi) Each of the protections, reliances, indemnities and immunities offered to the Collateral Agent in Article XI or the Collateral Administrator in Article XV shall be afforded to the Custodian.
(xii) The Custodian shall not be responsible for the accuracy or content of any certificate, statement, direction or opinion furnished to it in connection with this Agreement or any other Facility Document or Related Document. The Custodian shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, consent, order, approval, bond or other document or have any responsibility for filing or recording any financing or continuation statement in any public office at any time or to otherwise perfect or maintain the perfection of any security interest
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or lien granted by any Person under any Facility Document or Related Document. The Custodian shall not be responsible to any Person for any recitals, statements, information, representations or warranties regarding the Borrower or the Collateral or in any document, certificate or other writing delivered in connection herewith or therewith or for the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, perfection, collectability, priority or sufficiency of thereof or any such other document or the financial condition of any Person or be required to make any inquiry concerning either the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions or conditions related to any Person or the existence or possible existence of any Default or Event of Default. The Custodian shall not have any obligation whatsoever to any Person to assure that any collateral exists or is owned by any Person or is cared for, protected or insured or that any liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise or to continue exercising at all or in any manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available with respect thereto.
(d) Collateral Agents Lien.
Each of the Borrower, the Collateral Agent and the Custodian hereby agrees that the Loan Files in respect of the Collateral Loans are being held by the Custodian hereunder to perfect the lien of the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, in the Collateral Loans in accordance with this Agreement.
Section 13.10 Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement (including clauses (b) and (c) below), no resignation or removal of the Custodian and no appointment of a successor Custodian pursuant to this Article XIII shall become effective until the acceptance of such appointment by the successor Custodian under Section 13.11 and the assumption by such successor Custodian of the duties and obligations of the Custodian hereunder.
(b) The Custodian may, at any time, resign under this Agreement by giving not less than thirty (30) days advance written notice thereof to the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent.
(c) The Custodian may be removed at any time by the Administrative Agent (i) upon thirty (30) days notice (with the prior written consent of the Collateral Manager) or (ii) at any time if (A) an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or (B) the Custodian shall become incapable of acting or shall become the subject of an Insolvency Event. Notice of any such removal shall be sent by the Administrative Agent to the Custodian, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Collateral Manager.
(d) If the Custodian shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of the Custodian for any reason (other than resignation with no replacement within sixty (60) days), the Borrower shall, promptly after becoming aware of such resignation, removal, incapacity or vacancy, appoint a successor custodian by written instrument, executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, one copy of which shall be delivered to the
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retiring Custodian and one copy to the successor Custodian, together with a copy to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders; provided that such successor Custodian shall be appointed only upon the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent and, if no Event of Default or Collateral Manager Default has occurred and is continuing, the Collateral Manager (in each case which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). In the case of a resignation by (or removal of) the Custodian, if no successor Custodian shall have been appointed and an instrument of acceptance by a successor Custodian shall not have been delivered to the resigning or removed Custodian and the Administrative Agent within thirty (30) days after the giving of such notice of resignation or removal, the Administrative Agent may appoint a successor Custodian or the resigning or removed Custodian may petition any court of competent jurisdiction at the expense of the Borrower to appoint a successor Custodian.
(e) Upon termination of this Agreement or resignation of the Custodian, the Borrower shall pay to the Custodian such compensation, and shall likewise reimburse the Custodian for its reasonable and documented costs, expenses and disbursements, as may be due as of the date of such termination or resignation (or removal, as the case may be) all in accordance with the Priority of Payments. All indemnifications in favor of the Custodian under this Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement, or any resignation or removal of the Custodian.
(f) In the event of any resignation or removal of the Custodian, the Custodian shall provide to the Borrower a complete final report or data file transfer of any confidential information as of the date of such resignation or removal.
Section 13.11 Acceptance and Appointment by Successor
Each successor Custodian appointed hereunder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the retiring Custodian an instrument accepting such appointment. Upon delivery of the required instruments, the resignation or removal of the retiring Custodian shall become effective and such successor Custodian, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts, duties and obligations of the retiring Custodian; but, on request of the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the Administrative Agent or the successor Custodian, such retiring Custodian shall (i) execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Custodian all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Custodian and (ii) execute and deliver such further documents and instruments and take such further action as may be reasonably requested in order to effect the transfer of the rights, powers, duties and obligations of the Custodian hereunder. Upon request of any such successor Custodian, the Borrower shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Custodian all such rights, powers and trusts.
Section 13.12 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business of Custodian
Any organization or entity into which the Custodian may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any organization or entity resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Custodian shall be a party, or any organization or entity succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Custodian, shall be the successor of the Custodian hereunder and any other Facility Document to which the Custodian is a party, without the execution or filing of any document or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto.
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ARTICLE XIV
COLLATERAL MANAGEMENT
Section 14.01 Designation of the Collateral Manager
(a) Initial Collateral Manager. The servicing, administering and collection of the Collateral shall be conducted by the collateral manager in accordance with the Facility Documents (such Person, the Collateral Manager). Apollo Debt Solutions BDC is hereby appointed as, and hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the duties and responsibilities, of Collateral Manager pursuant to the terms hereof.
(b) Subcontracts. The Collateral Manager may, with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (which consent shall not be required in the case of Affiliates of the Collateral Manager), subcontract with any other Person for servicing, administering or collecting the Collateral; provided that (i) the Collateral Manager shall select any such Person with reasonable care and shall be solely responsible for the fees and expenses payable to such Person, (ii) the Collateral Manager shall not be relieved of, and shall remain liable for, the performance of the duties and obligations of the Collateral Manager pursuant to the terms hereof without regard to any subcontracting arrangement and (iii) any such subcontract shall be subject to the provisions hereof.
Section 14.02 Duties of the Collateral Manager
(a) Duties. The Collateral Manager shall take or cause to be taken all such actions as may be necessary or advisable to service, administer and collect on the Collateral from time to time, all in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard. Without limiting the foregoing, the duties of the Collateral Manager shall include the following (it being understood that the following shall not be construed to expand the scope of any express covenant of the Collateral Manager set forth in the Facility Documents, and shall be subject to all exceptions and qualifications set forth in such express covenants):
(i) directing the acquisition, sale or substitution of Collateral in accordance with Article X;
(ii) supervising the Collateral, including (A) communicating with Obligors or, if applicable, the administrative agents on the Collateral Loans; (B) subject to the provisos to this subclause (B), executing amendments or other modifications, providing consents and waivers, exercising voting rights, enforcing and collecting on the Collateral; provided that the Collateral Manager shall not consent to any amendment or other modification of any Collateral Loan or any Related Document for any Collateral Loan that would violate the provisions of Section 5.02(s); and (C) otherwise managing the Collateral on behalf of the Borrower;
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(iii) preparing and submitting claims to Obligors, or if applicable, the administrative agents on the Collateral Loans, on each Collateral Loan;
(iv) maintaining appropriate books of account and servicing records with respect to the Collateral (including copies of the Related Documents) reasonably necessary or advisable for the services to be performed hereunder;
(v) promptly delivering to the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, from time to time, such information and servicing records (including information relating to its performance under this Agreement) as the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent may from time to time reasonably request;
(vi) notifying the Administrative Agent of any material action, suit, proceeding, dispute, offset, deduction, defense or counterclaim (A) that is or is threatened to be asserted by an Obligor with respect to any Collateral Loan (or portion thereof) of which it has actual knowledge or has received notice; or (B) that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect:
(vii) using commercially reasonable efforts to maintain the perfected security interest of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in the Collateral;
(viii) instructing the Obligors or, if applicable, the administrative agents on the Collateral Loans to make payments directly into the Collection Account;
(ix) complying with such other duties and responsibilities as required of the Collateral Manager by this Agreement;
(x) providing to the Borrower, each Lender, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Administrator and the Collateral Agent the reports required to be delivered by the Collateral Manager under this Agreement; and
(xi) directing the Collateral Agent to convert amounts denominated in any Eligible Currency to any other Eligible Currency for any permitted purpose hereunder.
It is acknowledged and agreed that the Borrower possesses only such rights with respect to the enforcement of rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral Loans and the underlying assets securing such Collateral Loans under the Related Documents as have been transferred to the Borrower with respect to the related Collateral Loan, and therefore, for all purposes under this Agreement, the Collateral Manager shall perform its administrative and management duties hereunder only to the extent that, as a lender under the Related Documents, the Borrower has the right to do so.
(b) The Administrative Agent, each Lender, the Collateral Agent and the other Secured Parties shall not have any obligation or liability with respect to any Collateral, nor shall any of them be obligated to perform any of the obligations of the Collateral Manager hereunder.
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(c) The Collateral Manager shall not be responsible or liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations imposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters.
Section 14.03 Authorization of the Collateral Manager
The Borrower hereby authorizes the Collateral Manager to take any and all reasonable steps in its name and on its behalf necessary or desirable in the determination of the Collateral Manager and not inconsistent with the pledge of the Collateral by the Borrower to the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties hereunder, to collect all amounts due under any and all Collateral, including endorsing its name on checks and other instruments representing Collections, executing and delivering any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Collateral and, after the delinquency of any Collateral and to the extent permitted under and in compliance with Applicable Law, to commence proceedings with respect to enforcing payment thereof, to the same extent as the Collateral Manager could have done if it owned such Collateral. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints the Collateral Manager as its true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact (with full power of substitution) in its name, place and stead and at its expense, to sign, execute, certify, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file, receive and record any and all documents which the Collateral Manager reasonably deems appropriate or necessary in connection with the performance of its duties provided for herein. The Borrower shall furnish the Collateral Manager (and any successors thereto) with any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Collateral Manager to carry out its collateral management duties hereunder, and shall cooperate with the Collateral Manager to the fullest extent in order to ensure the collectability of the Collateral. In no event shall the Collateral Manager be entitled to make the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any other Secured Party a party to any litigation without such partys express prior written consent, or to make the Borrower a party to any litigation (other than any foreclosure or similar collection procedure) without the Administrative Agents consent. Following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default (unless otherwise waived by the Lenders in accordance with Section 12.01), the Administrative Agent (acting in its sole discretion or at the direction of the Required Lenders) may provide notice to the Collateral Manager (with a copy to the Collateral Agent) that the Secured Parties are exercising their control rights with respect to the Collateral in accordance with Section 6.02(b). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Collateral Manager shall act solely on behalf of the Borrower as an independent contractor for the sole purpose of providing the services described herein.
Section 14.04 Separateness Provisions of the Borrower
The Collateral Manager shall not in any way interfere with or frustrate the Borrowers compliance with the provisions of Section 5.05 of this Agreement.
Section 14.05 Compensation
As compensation for its administrative and management activities hereunder, the Collateral Manager or its designee shall be entitled to receive the Collateral Management Fee pursuant to the Priority of Payments, and the Collateral Manager hereby directs the Collateral Management Fee be paid to the Equityholder and such payment to the Equityholder shall satisfy the obligation to pay the Collateral Management Fee pursuant to the Priority of Payments.
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The Collateral Manager may, in its sole discretion, elect to defer or waive payment of any or all of any Collateral Management Fee otherwise due on any Payment Date by notice to the Borrower, the Collateral Administrator and the Collateral Agent no later than the Determination Date immediately prior to such Payment Date.
If and to the extent that there are insufficient funds to pay any Collateral Management Fee in full on any Payment Date or if any Collateral Management Fee has accrued but is not yet due and payable, the amount due or accrued and unpaid will be deferred and will be payable on such later Payment Date on which funds are available in accordance with the Priority of Payments.
Section 14.06 Expenses; Indemnification
(a) The Collateral Manager shall be responsible for its expenses incurred by it in the performance of its obligations under this Agreement to the extent not otherwise reimbursed by the Borrower.
(b) The Collateral Manager agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Party from and against any and all Liabilities that may be incurred by or asserted or awarded against any Indemnified Party, in each case arising out of or in connection with any (i) acts or omissions of the Collateral Manager constituting bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Collateral Manager in connection with this Agreement, any other Facility Document, any Related Document or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby (and regardless of whether or not any such transactions are consummated), (ii) breach of any representation or warranty under this Agreement, any other Facility Document or any Related Document by the Collateral Manager or (iii) failure by the Collateral Manager to comply with any term, provision or covenant contained in this Agreement, any other Facility Document or any Related Document; except (A) to the extent any such Liability is found in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from (i) with respect to any Bank Party, the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party or (ii) with respect to any other Indemnified Party, the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party, any of its Affiliates or the respective officers, directors, employees, agents, managers of, and any Person controlling any of, the foregoing, (B) to the extent that any such Liability results from a claim solely between or among Lenders and not arising out of any act or omission on the part of the Collateral Manager or (C) to the extent that any such Liability results from the performance of the Collateral Loans. In the case of an investigation, litigation or proceeding to which the indemnity in this paragraph applies, such indemnity shall be effective whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by the Collateral Manager, any of the Collateral Managers equityholders or creditors, an Indemnified Party or any other Person, whether or not an Indemnified Party is otherwise a party hereto. The Collateral Manager shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is a party (or, in the case of a threatened proceeding, could reasonably have been expected to be a party if such proceeding had been brought) and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by such
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Indemnified Party, unless such settlement (i) does not include a statement as to or admission of, fault, culpability or a failure to act by or on behalf of any such Indemnified Party, or (ii) includes an unconditional release of such Indemnified Party from all liability on claims that are the subject matter of such proceeding. This Section 14.06(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.
Section 14.07 The Collateral Manager Not to Resign; Assignment
(a) The Collateral Manager shall not resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent; provided that the Collateral Manager may resign without any such consent if the Collateral Manager determines that (a) the performance of its duties hereunder is or becomes impermissible under Applicable Law and (b) there is no reasonable action that the Collateral Manager could take to make the performance of its duties hereunder permissible under Applicable Law.
(b) The Collateral Manager may not assign its rights or obligations hereunder or any interest herein without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent.
Section 14.08 Appointment of Successor Collateral Manager
(a) Upon (x) the occurrence and during the continuance of a Collateral Manager Default, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, but subject to Section 6.04(e), the Administrative Agent, with notice to the Borrower, the Equityholder, the Collateral Agent and the Lenders, may terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Collateral Manager as Collateral Manager under this Agreement and appoint a successor Collateral Manager (the Successor Collateral Manager) and (y) the resignation of the Collateral Manager, the Administrative Agent, with (unless another Collateral Manager Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing) the consent of the Borrower and the Equityholder and, in either case, upon notice to the Collateral Agent and the Lenders, may appoint a Successor Collateral Manager, which, in each case and for the avoidance of doubt may be the Administrative Agent or any Lender, and, in each case, such Successor Collateral Manager shall accept its appointment by a written assumption in a form acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion. Until a Successor Collateral Manager is appointed as set forth above, the Collateral Manager shall (i) unless otherwise notified by the Administrative Agent, continue to act in such capacity in accordance with Section 14.02 and (ii) as requested by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion (A) terminate some or all of its activities as Collateral Manager hereunder by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion as necessary or desirable, (B) provide such information as may be requested by the Administrative Agent to facilitate the transition of the performance of such activities to the Administrative Agent or any agent thereof and (C) take all other actions requested by the Administrative Agent, in each case to facilitate the transition of the performance of such activities to the Administrative Agent or any agent thereof.
(b) Upon its appointment, the Successor Collateral Manager shall be the successor in all respects to the Collateral Manager with respect to collateral management functions under this Agreement and shall be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto placed on the Collateral Manager by the terms and provisions hereof, and all references in this Agreement to the Collateral Manager shall be deemed to refer to the Successor Collateral
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Manager; provided that the Successor Collateral Manager shall have (i) no liability with respect to any action performed by the terminated Collateral Manager prior to the date that the Successor Collateral Manager becomes the successor to the Collateral Manager or any claim of a third party based on any alleged action or inaction of the terminated Collateral Manager, (ii) no obligation to pay any taxes required to be paid by the Collateral Manager; provided that the Successor Collateral Manager shall pay any income taxes for which it is liable, (iii) no obligation to pay any of the fees and expenses of any other party to the transactions contemplated hereby, and (iv) no liability or obligation with respect to any Collateral Manager indemnification obligations of any prior Collateral Manager, including the original Collateral Manager.
(c) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, a Successor Collateral Manager is authorized to accept and rely on all of the accounting, records (including computer records) and work of the prior Collateral Manager relating to the Collateral Loans (collectively, the Predecessor Collateral Manager Work Product) without any audit or other examination thereof, and such Successor Collateral Manager shall have no duty, responsibility, obligation or liability for the acts and omissions of the prior Collateral Manager. If any error, inaccuracy, omission or incorrect or non-standard practice or procedure (collectively, Errors) exist in any Predecessor Collateral Manager Work Product and such Errors make it materially more difficult to service or should cause or materially contribute to the Successor Collateral Manager making or continuing any Errors (collectively, Continued Errors), such Successor Collateral Manager shall have no duty, responsibility, obligation or liability for such Continued Errors; provided that such Successor Collateral Manager agrees to use its best efforts to prevent further Continued Errors. In the event that the Successor Collateral Manager becomes aware of Errors or Continued Errors, it shall, with the prior consent of the Administrative Agent, use its best efforts to reconstruct and reconcile such data as is commercially reasonable to correct such Errors and Continued Errors and to prevent future Continued Errors.
ARTICLE XV
THE COLLATERAL ADMINISTRATOR
Section 15.01 Designation of Collateral Administrator
(a) Initial Collateral Administrator. Until a successor Collateral Administrator is appointed in accordance with this Article XV, the Bank is hereby appointed as, and hereby accepts such appointment and agrees to perform the duties and obligations of Collateral Administrator pursuant to the terms hereof and of the other Facility Documents to which the Collateral Administrator is a party.
(b) Successor Collateral Administrator. Upon the Collateral Administrators receipt of written notice from the Administrative Agent of the designation of a successor Collateral Administrator pursuant to the provisions of Section 15.05, the Collateral Administrator agrees that it will terminate its activities as Collateral Administrator hereunder. Notwithstanding such termination, the Collateral Administrator shall be entitled to receive all accrued and unpaid Collateral Administration and Agency Fees and Administrative Expenses due and owing to it at the time of such termination.
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Section 15.02 Certain Duties and Powers
(a) The Collateral Administrator shall assist the Borrower and the Collateral Manager in connection with monitoring the Collateral by maintaining a database on certain characteristics of the Collateral on an ongoing basis and providing to the Borrower and the Collateral Manager (and, where applicable, the Borrowers independent public accountants) certain reports, schedules, calculations all as more particularly described in this Section 15.02 below (in each case, such reports, schedules and calculations shall be prepared in such form and content, and in such greater detail, as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties hereto from time to time and as may be required by the Agreement) based upon information and data received from the Borrower and/or the Collateral Manager, as required to be prepared and delivered (or which are necessary to be prepared and delivered in order that certain other reports, schedules and calculations can be prepared and delivered) under Article VIII of this Agreement. The Collateral Administrators duties and authority to act as Collateral Administrator hereunder are limited to the duties and authority specifically provided for in this Agreement and no implied duties, obligations or responsibilities shall be read into this Agreement against, or on the part of, the Collateral Administrator. The Collateral Administrator shall not be deemed to assume the obligations of the Borrower or the Collateral Manager hereunder or any other Facility Document, and nothing herein contained shall be deemed to release, terminate, discharge, limit, reduce, diminish, modify, amend or otherwise alter in any respect the duties, obligations or Liabilities of the Borrower or the Collateral Manager under or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Facility Document. Without limiting the foregoing, the Collateral Administrator shall perform the following functions:
(i) create a collateral database of certain characteristics (to the extent required for the performance of its obligations hereunder, and otherwise as reasonably agreed to between the Collateral Administrator and the Collateral Manager) of the Collateral Loans and Eligible Investments credited from time to time to the Covered Accounts (the Collateral Database); within five (5) Business Days of the Closing Date;
(ii) permit access to the information in the Collateral database by the Collateral Manager and the Borrower;
(iii) update the Collateral Database promptly for ratings changes and for Collateral Loans, Equity Securities and Eligible Investments acquired or sold or otherwise disposed of and for any amendments or changes to Collateral Loan amounts or interest rates and, if direct online viewing access to the foregoing is unavailable, report any updates as of the close of business on the preceding Business Day to the Collateral database to the Administrative Agent no later than 5:00 p.m. on each Business Day, in each case based upon, and to the extent of, information furnished to the Collateral Administrator by or on behalf of the Borrower or the Collateral Manager as may be reasonably required by the Collateral Administrator, or by the agents for the obligors from time to time;
(iv) track the receipt and daily allocation of cash to the Collection Account and any withdrawals therefrom (including the applicable Interest Rates provided to the Collateral Administrator by the Administrative Agent) and, if direct online viewing access to the foregoing is unavailable, report the balances of the Collection Account to the Administrative Agent no later than 5:00 p.m. on each Business Day as of the close of business on the preceding Business Day;
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(v) draft and make available to the parties required under this Agreement each of the Monthly Reports which are required to be provided pursuant to Section 8.09(a) of this Agreement by the time specified in this agreement and on the basis of the information contained in the Collateral Database or as provided to the Collateral Administrator by the Borrower, Collateral Manager or Administrative Agent; and
(vi) provide the Collateral Manager with such other information as may be reasonably requested in writing by the Collateral Manager and as is within the possession of the Collateral Administrator.
(b) No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the Collateral Administrator from liability for its own grossly negligent action, its own grossly negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct or fraud, except that:
(i) this subsection shall not be construed to limit the effect of subsection (a) of this Section 15.02;
(ii) the Collateral Administrator shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Administrator, unless it shall be proven that the Collateral Administrator was grossly negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts or engaged in fraud or willful misconduct;
(iii) no provision of this Agreement shall require the Collateral Administrator to expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur any financial or other liability in the performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers contemplated hereunder, if it shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or indemnity satisfactory to it against such risk or liability is not reasonably assured to it unless such risk or liability relates to the performance of its ordinary services under this Agreement; and
(iv) in no event shall the Collateral Administrator be liable for special, punitive, indirect or consequential loss or damage of any kind whatsoever (including but not limited to lost profits) even if the Collateral Administrator has been advised of the likelihood of such damages and regardless of the form of such action.
(c) The Borrower and the Collateral Manager shall cooperate with the Collateral Administrator in connection with the matters described herein, including calculations and information relating to the Monthly Reports or as otherwise reasonably requested hereunder. Nothing herein shall obligate the Collateral Administrator to determine independently the correct characterization or categorization of any item of Collateral under this Agreement (it being understood that any such characterization or categorization shall be based exclusively upon the determination and notification received by the Collateral Administrator from the Collateral Manager). The Collateral Manager shall review and approve the contents of the aforesaid reports. To the extent the Collateral Manager becomes actually aware that the information with respect to any Collateral Loan in any report, instruction or certificate required to be delivered by the
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Collateral Administrator conflicts with information, data or calculations in the records of the Collateral Manager, the Collateral Manager shall notify the Collateral Administrator of such discrepancy and use commercially reasonable efforts to assist the Collateral Administrator in reconciling such discrepancy. The Collateral Administrator shall cooperate with the Collateral Manager in connection with the Collateral Managers review of the contents of the aforesaid reports, instruction and certificates and will use commercially reasonable efforts to provide such items to the Collateral Manager within a reasonably sufficient time (as agreed between the Collateral Manager and the Collateral Administrator) prior to any applicable due date to enable such review.
(d) The Collateral Administrator shall have no obligation to determine the Asset Value or the price of any Collateral in connection with any actions or duties under this Agreement. Nothing herein shall prevent the Collateral Administrator or any of its Affiliates from engaging in other businesses or from rendering services of any kind to any Person.
(e) The Collateral Administrator shall in no event have any liability for the actions or omissions of the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the Administrative Agent, the Custodian (but only if not the same Person as the Collateral Administrator) or any other Person, and shall have no liability for any inaccuracy or error in any duty performed by it that results from or is caused by inaccurate, untimely or incomplete information or data received by it from the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the Custodian (but only if not the same Person as the Collateral Administrator) or another Person except to the extent that such inaccuracies or errors are caused by the Collateral Administrators own willful misconduct, gross negligence or fraud. The Collateral Administrator shall not be liable for failing to perform or any delay in performing its specified duties hereunder which results from or is caused by a failure or delay on the part of the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the Administrative Agent, the Custodian (but only if not the same Person as the Collateral Administrator) or any other Person in furnishing necessary, timely and accurate information to the Collateral Administrator.
(f) It is expressly acknowledged by the Borrower and the Collateral Manager that application and performance by the Collateral Administrator of its various duties hereunder (including recalculations to be performed in respect of the matters contemplated hereby) shall be based upon, and in reliance upon, data and information provided to it by the Collateral Manager (and/or the Borrower) with respect to the Collateral, and the Collateral Administrator shall have no responsibility for the accuracy of any such information or data provided to it by such Persons. Nothing herein shall impose or imply any duty or obligation on the part of the Collateral Administrator to verify, investigate or audit any such information or data, or to determine or monitor on an independent basis whether any obligor under the Collateral is in default or in compliance with the underlying documents governing or securing such securities, from time to time, the role of the Collateral Administrator hereunder being solely to perform certain mathematical computations and data comparisons and to provide certain reports and other deliveries, as provided herein. For purposes of monitoring changes in ratings, the Collateral Administrator shall be entitled to use and rely (in good faith) exclusively upon one or more reputable electronic financial information reporting services, and shall have no liability for any inaccuracies in the information reported by, or other errors or omissions of, any such services.
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(g) Nothing herein shall obligate the Collateral Administrator to determine independently any characteristic of a Collateral Loan, or to evaluate or verify the Collateral Managers characterization of any Collateral Loan, including whether any item of Collateral is a Revolving Collateral Loan, Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loan, Fixed Rate Obligation, Noteless Loan, PIK Loan, DIP Loan, Eligible Collateral Loan, Ineligible Collateral Loan, Equity Security, Private Credit Loan, Middle Market Loan, MRR Loan, First Lien Last Out Loan, Floor Obligation, Broadly Syndicated Loan, Second Lien Loan, Structured Finance Obligation, Certificated Security, Covenant Lite Loan or Uncertificated Security, any such determination being based exclusively upon notification the Collateral Administrator receives from the Collateral Manager or from (or in its capacity as) the Collateral Agent (based upon notices received by the Collateral Agent from the obligor, trustee or agent bank under an underlying governing document, or similar source) and nothing herein shall obligate the Collateral Administrator to review or examine any underlying instrument or contract evidencing, governing or guaranteeing or securing any Collateral Loan in order to verify, confirm, audit or otherwise determine any characteristic thereof.
Section 15.03 Certain Rights of Collateral Administrator
Notwithstanding any terms herein contained to the contrary, the acceptance by the Collateral Administrator of its appointment hereunder is expressly subject to the following terms, which shall govern and apply to each of the terms and provisions of this Agreement (whether or not so stated therein):
(a) The Collateral Administrator may conclusively rely on and shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, note or other paper or document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties.
(b) If, in performing its duties under this Agreement, the Collateral Administrator is required to decide between alternative courses of action, the Collateral Administrator may request written instructions from the Collateral Manager acting on behalf of the Borrower as to the appropriate course of action desired by it. If the Collateral Administrator does not receive such instructions within two (2) Business Days after it has requested them, the Collateral Administrator may, but shall be under no duty to, take or refrain from taking any such courses of action; provided that the Collateral Administrator shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, notify the Collateral Manager of which course of action, if any, it has decided to take. The Collateral Administrator shall act in accordance with instructions received after such two-Business Day period except to the extent it has already taken, or committed itself to take, action inconsistent with such instructions.
(c) Neither the Collateral Administrator nor any of its directors, officers or employees shall be liable to anyone for any error of judgment, or for any act done or step taken or omitted to be taken by it (or any of its directors, officers of employees), or for any mistake of fact or Law, or for anything which it may do or refrain from doing in connection herewith, unless such action constitutes gross negligence, fraud, bad faith or willful misconduct on its part and in breach of the terms of this Agreement. The Collateral Administrator shall not be liable for any action taken by it in good faith and reasonably believed by it to be within powers conferred upon it, or taken by it pursuant to any direction or instruction by which it is governed hereunder, or omitted to be taken by it by reason of the lack of direction or instruction required hereby for such action.
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(d) The Collateral Administrator may consult with, and obtain advice from, legal counsel selected in good faith with respect to any question as to any of the provisions hereof or its duties hereunder, or any matter relating hereto, and the written opinion or advice of such counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by the Collateral Administrator in good faith in accordance with the opinion and directions of such counsel, the reasonable cost of such services shall be reimbursed pursuant to Section 15.04 below.
(e) The Collateral Administrator shall not be deemed to have notice of any fact, claim or demand with respect hereto unless actually known by a Responsible Officer of the Collateral Administrator or unless (and then only to the extent) received in writing by the Collateral Administrator and specifically referencing this Agreement.
(f) No provision of this Agreement shall require the Collateral Administrator to expend or risk its own funds, or to take any action (or forbear from action) hereunder which might in its judgment involve any expense or any financial or other liability unless it shall be furnished with acceptable indemnification. Nothing herein shall obligate the Collateral Administrator to commence, prosecute or defend legal proceedings in any instance, whether on behalf of the Borrower or on its own behalf or otherwise, with respect to any matter arising hereunder, or relating to this Agreement or the services contemplated hereby.
(g) The permissive right of the Collateral Administrator to take any action hereunder shall not be construed as a duty.
(h) The Collateral Administrator may act or exercise its duties or powers hereunder through agents or attorneys, and the Collateral Administrator shall not be liable or responsible for the actions or omissions of any such agent or attorney selected by it with reasonable care.
(i) The Collateral Administrator shall not be responsible or liable for delays or failures in performance resulting from acts beyond its control; provided that the Collateral Administrator takes commercially reasonable efforts to resume performance after the cessation of such acts. Such acts shall include acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war, epidemics, governmental regulations imposed after the fact, fire, communication line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes or other disasters.
(j) All indemnifications contained in this Agreement in favor of the Collateral Administrator shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
(k) Each of the protections, reliances, indemnities and immunities offered to the Collateral Agent in Article XI or the Custodian in Article XIII shall be afforded to the Collateral Administrator.
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(l) The Collateral Administrator shall not be responsible for the accuracy or content of any certificate, statement, direction or opinion furnished to it in connection with this Agreement or any other Facility Document or Related Document. The Collateral Administrator shall not be bound to make any investigation into the facts stated in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, consent, order, approval, bond or other document or have any responsibility for filing or recording any financing or continuation statement in any public office at any time or to otherwise perfect or maintain the perfection of any security interest or lien granted by any Person under any Facility Document or Related Document. The Collateral Administrator shall not be responsible to any Person for any recitals, statements, information, representations or warranties regarding the Borrower or the Collateral or in any document, certificate or other writing delivered in connection herewith or therewith or for the execution, effectiveness, genuineness, validity, enforceability, perfection, collectability, priority or sufficiency of thereof or any such other document or the financial condition of any Person or be required to make any inquiry concerning either the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions or conditions related to any Person or the existence or possible existence of any Default or Event of Default. The Collateral Administrator shall not have any obligation whatsoever to any Person to assure that any collateral exists or is owned by any Person or is cared for, protected or insured or that any liens have been properly or sufficiently or lawfully created, perfected, protected or enforced or are entitled to any particular priority, or to exercise or to continue exercising at all or in any manner or under any duty of care, disclosure or fidelity any of the rights, authorities and powers granted or available with respect thereto.
(m) The Collateral Administrator shall not be deemed to have notice of any amendment or modification of a Collateral Loan unless the Collateral Administrator receives written notice thereof (which notice may be via email, it being understood that email notification notifying the Collateral Administrator that such amendment or modification has been posted to the data room to which the Collateral Administrator has been granted access shall constitute notice for this purpose).
Section 15.04 Compensation and Reimbursement of Collateral Administrator
(a) The Borrower agrees to pay, and the Collateral Administrator shall be entitled to receive, as compensation for the Collateral Administrators performance of the duties called for herein, the amounts set forth in the Collateral Administration and Agency Fee Letter.
(b) The Borrower agrees to pay or reimburse to the Collateral Administrator upon its request from time to time all reasonable and documented costs, disbursements, advances, and expenses (but limited, in the case of legal fees and expenses, to the reasonable fees and expenses of one firm of outside legal counsel, plus, if necessary, one additional local counsel) incurred in connection with the preparation or execution of this Agreement, or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or the administration of this Agreement or performance by the Collateral Administrator of its duties and services under this Agreement (including costs and expenses of any action deemed necessary by the Collateral Administrator to collect any amounts owing to it under this Agreement).
(c) All payments hereunder, including, but not limited to indemnities, shall be paid in accordance with Section 9.01.
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Section 15.05 Resignation and Removal; Appointment of Successor
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement (including clauses (b) and (c) below), no resignation or removal of the Collateral Administrator and no appointment of a successor Collateral Administrator pursuant to this Article XV shall become effective until the acceptance of such appointment by the successor Collateral Administrator under Section 15.06 and the assumption by such successor Collateral Administrator of the duties and obligations of the Collateral Administrator hereunder.
(b) The Collateral Administrator may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Collateral Manager and the Lenders not less than thirty (30) days prior to such resignation.
(c) The Collateral Administrator may be removed at any time by the Administrative Agent (i) upon thirty (30) days notice (with the prior written consent of the Collateral Manager) or (ii) at any time if (A) an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, or (B) the Collateral Administrator shall become incapable of acting or shall become the subject of an Insolvency Event. Notice of any such removal shall be sent by the Administrative Agent to the Collateral Administrator, the Borrower, the Lenders and the Collateral Manager.
(d) The Collateral Administrator may be removed at any time by the Collateral Manager upon thirty (30) days notice (with the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent).
(e) If the Collateral Administrator shall resign, be removed or become incapable of acting, or if a vacancy shall occur in the office of the Collateral Administrator for any reason (other than resignation), the Borrower shall, promptly after becoming aware of such resignation, removal, incapacity or vacancy, appoint a successor collateral administrator by written instrument, executed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, one copy of which shall be delivered to the retiring Collateral Administrator and one copy to the successor Collateral Administrator, together with a copy to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders; provided that such successor Collateral Administrator shall be appointed only upon the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and, so long as no Collateral Manager Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Collateral Manager (in each case which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed). In the case of a resignation by the Collateral Administrator, if no successor Collateral Administrator shall have been appointed and an instrument of acceptance by a successor Collateral Administrator shall not have been delivered to the resigning or removed Collateral Administrator and the Administrative Agent within thirty (30) days after the giving of such notice of resignation or removal, the Administrative Agent may appoint a successor Collateral Administrator or the resigning or removed Collateral Administrator may petition any court of competent jurisdiction at the expense of the Borrower to appoint a successor Collateral Administrator.
Section 15.06 Acceptance and Appointment by Successor
Each successor Collateral Administrator appointed hereunder shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the retiring Collateral Administrator an instrument accepting such appointment. Upon delivery of the required instruments, the resignation or removal of the retiring Collateral Administrator shall become effective and such successor Collateral Administrator, without any
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further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with all the rights, powers, trusts, duties and obligations of the retiring Collateral Administrator; but, on request of the Borrower, the Collateral Manager, the Administrative Agent or the successor Collateral Administrator, such retiring Collateral Administrator shall (i) execute and deliver an instrument transferring to such successor Collateral Administrator all the rights, powers and trusts of the retiring Collateral Administrator and (ii) execute and deliver such further documents and instruments and take such further action as may be reasonably requested in order to effect the transfer of the rights, powers, duties and obligations of the Collateral Administrator hereunder. Upon request of any such successor Collateral Administrator, the Borrower shall execute any and all instruments for more fully and certainly vesting in and confirming to such successor Collateral Administrator all such rights, powers and trusts.
Section 15.07 Merger, Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business of Collateral Administrator
Any organization or entity into which the Collateral Administrator may be merged or converted or with which it may be consolidated, or any organization or entity resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Collateral Administrator shall be a party, or any organization or entity succeeding to all or substantially all of the corporate trust business of the Collateral Administrator, shall be the successor of the Collateral Administrator hereunder, without the execution or filing of any document or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto.
Section 15.08 Certain Duties of Collateral Administrator Related to Delayed Payment of Proceeds
In the event that in any month the Collateral Administrator shall not have received any payment (or is unable to identify whether any payment consists of Principal Proceeds or Interest Proceeds) with respect to any Collateral Loan pursuant to the applicable Related Documents, (a) the Collateral Administrator shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent, the Borrower, and the Collateral Manager and (b) unless within three (3) Business Days (or the end of the applicable grace period for such payment, if longer) after such notice such payment shall have been received by the Custodian (or such Collections shall have been identified), the Collateral Manager shall request the applicable Obligor or designated paying agent, as applicable, to make such payment (or identify such Collections) as soon as practicable after such request but in no event later than three (3) Business Days after the date of such request. In the event that such payment is not made (or such Collections are not identified) within such time period, the Collateral Administrator, subject to the provisions of this Article XV, shall take such reasonable action at the Borrowers expense as the Collateral Manager shall direct. Any such action shall be without prejudice to any right to claim a Default or Event of Default under this Agreement. All Collections that the Collateral Administrator is unable to identify as Principal Proceeds or Interest Proceeds shall be held in the Collection Account.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.
CARDINAL FUNDING LLC, as Borrower |
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By: | /s/ Joseph Glatt | |
Name: Joseph Glatt |
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Title: Chief Legal Officer and Secretary |
[Signature Page to Credit and Security Agreement]
APOLLO DEBT SOLUTIONS BDC, as
Collateral Manager and Equityholder |
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By: | /s/ Joseph Glatt | |
Name: Joseph Glatt |
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Title: Chief Legal Officer and Secretary |
[Signature Page to Credit and Security Agreement]
CITIBANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent and
as a Lender |
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By: | /s/ Victoria Chant | |
Name: Victoria Chant |
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Title: Vice President |
[Signature Page to Credit and Security Agreement]
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Collateral Agent and as Collateral Administrator |
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By: | /s/ Anna Kuo | |
Name: Anna Kuo |
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Title: Vice President |
[Signature Page to Credit and Security Agreement]
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
TRUST COMPANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Custodian |
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By: | /s/ Anna Kuo | |
Name: Anna Kuo |
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Title: Vice President |
[Signature Page to Credit and Security Agreement]
Exhibit 10.4
EXECUTION VERSION
SALE AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
between
APOLLO DEBT SOLUTIONS BDC,
as Seller
and
CARDINAL FUNDING LLC,
as Purchaser
Dated as of January 7, 2022
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page | ||||||
ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS |
1 | |||||
SECTION 1.1 |
Definitions | 1 | ||||
SECTION 1.2 |
Other Terms | 2 | ||||
SECTION 1.3 |
Computation of Time Periods | 2 | ||||
SECTION 1.4 |
Interpretation | 3 | ||||
ARTICLE II CONVEYANCES OF TRANSFERRED ASSETS |
3 | |||||
SECTION 2.1 |
Conveyances | 3 | ||||
SECTION 2.2 |
Actions Pending Completion of Assignments of Collateral Loans | 6 | ||||
SECTION 2.3 |
Indemnification | 7 | ||||
SECTION 2.4 |
Administrative Convenience | 9 | ||||
ARTICLE III CONSIDERATION AND PAYMENT; REPORTING |
9 | |||||
SECTION 3.1 |
Purchase Price | 9 | ||||
SECTION 3.2 |
Payment of Purchase Price | 9 | ||||
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
10 | |||||
SECTION 4.1 |
Sellers Representations and Warranties | 10 | ||||
SECTION 4.2 |
Reaffirmation of Representations and Warranties by the Seller; Notice of Breach | 15 | ||||
ARTICLE V COVENANTS |
16 | |||||
SECTION 5.1 |
Protection of Title of the Purchaser | 16 | ||||
SECTION 5.2 |
Covenants of the Seller | 18 | ||||
ARTICLE VI WARRANTY LOANS |
20 | |||||
SECTION 6.1 |
Warranty Collateral Loans. | 20 | ||||
SECTION 6.2 |
Limitation on Sales to Seller and Affiliates | 20 | ||||
ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS PRECEDENT |
21 | |||||
SECTION 7.1 |
Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness | 21 | ||||
SECTION 7.2 |
Conditions Precedent to all Conveyances | 21 |
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ARTICLE VIII RESERVED |
22 | |||||
ARTICLE IX ADDITIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS IN RESPECT OF THE TRANSFERRED ASSETS |
22 | |||||
SECTION 9.1 |
Rights of the Purchaser | 22 | ||||
ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
23 | |||||
SECTION 10.1 |
Amendments, Etc. | 23 | ||||
SECTION 10.2 |
Limitation on Liability | 23 | ||||
SECTION 10.3 |
Governing Law: Submission to Jurisdiction | 23 | ||||
SECTION 10.4 |
Notices | 24 | ||||
SECTION 10.5 |
Severability of Provisions | 25 | ||||
SECTION 10.6 |
Further Assurances | 25 | ||||
SECTION 10.7 |
No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies | 26 | ||||
SECTION 10.8 |
Reserved | 26 | ||||
SECTION 10.9 |
Counterparts | 26 | ||||
SECTION 10.10 |
Binding Effect; Assignability; Third-Party Beneficiaries | 26 | ||||
SECTION 10.11 |
Merger and Integration | 27 | ||||
SECTION 10.12 |
Non-Petition | 27 | ||||
SECTION 10.13 |
Waiver of Setoff | 27 | ||||
SECTION 10.14 |
Headings | 28 |
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A - Form of Purchase Notice
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This SALE AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, dated as of January 7, 2022 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, this Agreement), between APOLLO DEBT SOLUTIONS BDC, a Delaware statutory trust, as seller (in such capacity, the Seller) and CARDINAL FUNDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as purchaser (in such capacity, the Purchaser).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Purchaser desires to purchase from the Seller certain loans and related assets existing from time to time after the Closing Date;
WHEREAS, the Seller may also wish to contribute certain loans and related assets to the Purchaser from time to time on each Purchase Date (or, if such sale is not able to be effected on the Purchase Date, to grant an undivided 100% participation interest therein until such sale is effected);
WHEREAS, the Seller desires to sell, transfer, assign and contribute such loans and related contracts to the Purchaser upon the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth (or, if such sale is not able to be effected on the Purchase Date, to grant an undivided 100% participation interest therein until such sale is effected);
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, it is hereby agreed by and between the Purchaser and the Seller as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.1 Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined). All capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings specified in, or incorporated by reference into, the Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, the Credit Agreement), by and among the Purchaser, as borrower, the Seller, in its capacity as collateral manager (the Collateral Manager), the Seller, in its capacity as Equityholder, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent (the Administrative Agent), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association, as collateral agent (the Collateral Agent), collateral custodian (the Custodian) and collateral administrator (the Collateral Administrator).
Agreement has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
Convey means to sell, transfer, assign, contribute or otherwise convey assets hereunder (including through a participation).
Conveyance has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).
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Indemnified Party has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3.
Indorsement has the meaning specified in Section 8-102(a)(11) of the UCC, and Indorsed has a corresponding meaning.
Initial Conveyance Date has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).
Participated Loan has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
Participation Interests has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).
Purchase Date means the Initial Conveyance Date and each Subsequent Conveyance Date.
Purchase Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).
Purchase Price has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.
Purchaser has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
Repurchase Amount means, for any Warranty Collateral Loan for which a payment or substitution is being made pursuant to this Agreement as of any time of determination, an amount equal to the Purchase Price paid by the Purchaser for such Collateral Loan less all payments of Principal Proceeds received in connection with such Collateral Loan since the date it became a Transferred Collateral Loan plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon since the last Payment Date.
Schedule of Collateral Loans has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).
Seller has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
Subsequent Conveyance Date has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).
Transferred Assets means, collectively, the Transferred Collateral Loans and Related Security Conveyed by the Seller to the Purchaser hereunder.
Transferred Collateral Loans means each Collateral Loan or Participated Loan Conveyed from the Seller to the Purchaser pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
Warranty Collateral Loans has the meaning set forth in Section 6.1.
SECTION 1.2 Other Terms. All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. All terms used in Article 9 of the UCC, and not specifically defined herein, are used herein as defined in such Article 9. The term including when used in this Agreement means including without limitation.
SECTION 1.3 Computation of Time Periods. Unless otherwise stated in this Agreement, in the computation of a period of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word from means from and including and the words to and until each means to but excluding.
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SECTION 1.4 Interpretation.
(a) Each term defined in the singular form in Section 1.1 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall mean the plural thereof when the plural form of such term is used in this Agreement, the Credit Agreement or any other Facility Document, certificate, report or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, and each term defined in the plural form in Section 1.1 shall mean the singular thereof when the singular form of such term is used herein or therein.
(b) The words hereof, herein, hereunder and similar terms when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, the term including means including without limitation, and article, section, subsection, schedule and exhibit references herein are references to articles, sections, subsections, schedules and exhibits to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.
(c) Unless otherwise specified, each reference in this Agreement or in any other Facility Document to a Facility Document shall mean such Facility Document as the same may from time to time be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance with the terms of the Facility Documents.
(d) Unless otherwise specified, each reference to any Applicable Law means such Applicable Law as amended, modified, codified, replaced or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time, including rules and regulations promulgated thereunder and reference to any Section or other provision of any Applicable Law means that provision of such Applicable Law from time to time in effect and constituting the substantive amendment, modification, codification, replacement or reenactment of such Section or other provision.
(e) In the event of any dispute regarding the determination of material or materially or words of similar meaning in this Agreement, the determination made by the Administrative Agent in its commercially reasonable discretion shall control.
(f) For purposes of this Agreement, references to any party hereto includes its successors and permitted assigns.
(g) Each reference to Collateral Loan shall include any Participated Loan acquired hereunder unless otherwise expressly noted.
ARTICLE II
CONVEYANCES OF TRANSFERRED ASSETS
SECTION 2.1 Conveyances.
(a) [Reserved].
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(b) In the event the Purchaser agrees, from time to time on or after the Closing Date to purchase, acquire, accept or receive as a contribution, as applicable, one or more Collateral Loans (including Related Security) from the Seller, the Seller shall deliver written notice thereof to the Purchaser (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit A hereto (each, a Purchase Notice), designating the date of the proposed Conveyance (the date of the first such Conveyance hereunder, the Initial Conveyance Date; and the date of each Conveyance occurring after the Initial Conveyance Date, each a Subsequent Conveyance Date) and attaching a schedule identifying the Collateral Loans or Participated Loans and Related Security proposed to be Conveyed on such Conveyance Date (as such schedules may be amended, supplemented, updated or otherwise modified from time to time, collectively, the Schedule of Collateral Loans). On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Credit Agreement, the Seller shall (i) Convey to the Purchaser without recourse (except to the extent specifically provided herein), and the Purchaser shall purchase, acquire, accept or receive as a contribution, as applicable, on the applicable Conveyance Date (each such purchase and sale being herein called a Conveyance), all of the Sellers right, title and interest in and to each Collateral Loan then reported by the Seller on the Schedule of Collateral Loans attached to the related Purchase Notice, together with all other Related Security and all proceeds of the foregoing and (ii) transfer, or cause the deposit into, the Collection Account of all Collections received by the Seller on account of any Transferred Assets hereunder on and after the Purchase Date with respect to such Transferred Assets within two Business Days of the receipt by the Seller thereof. The Seller hereby acknowledges that, except as expressly provided herein, each Conveyance to the Purchaser hereunder is absolute and irrevocable, without reservation or retention of any interest whatsoever by the Seller.
(c) On and after each Purchase Date hereunder (or Elevation Date with respect to the Participated Loans), the Purchaser shall own the Transferred Assets Conveyed by the Seller to the Purchaser on such Purchase Date free and clear of any Lien in favor of any Person, other than Permitted Liens, and the Seller shall not claim any ownership interest in such Transferred Assets.
(d) It is the express intent of the Seller and the Purchaser that each Conveyance of Transferred Assets by the Seller to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement be construed as an absolute sale and/or contribution of such Transferred Assets by the Seller to the Purchaser providing the Purchaser with the full risks and benefits of ownership of the Transferred Assets. Further, it is not the intention of the Seller and the Purchaser that any Conveyance be deemed a grant of a security interest in the Transferred Assets by the Seller to the Purchaser to secure a debt or other obligation of the Seller. However, in the event that, notwithstanding the intent of the parties, the Conveyances hereunder shall be characterized as loans and not as sales and/or contributions, then (i) this Agreement also shall be deemed to be, and hereby is, a security agreement within the meaning of the UCC and other Applicable Law, (ii) the Conveyances by the Seller provided for in this Agreement shall be deemed to be, and the Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser, a security interest (and such security interest is hereby assigned by the Purchaser to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties) in, to and under all of the Sellers right, title and interest in, to and under, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, such Transferred Assets and all proceeds of the foregoing, (iii) the possession by the Purchaser (or the Custodian on behalf of the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the
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Secured Parties) of such Transferred Assets and such other items of property constituting instruments, money, negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be, subject to clause (iv), for purposes of perfecting such security interest pursuant to the UCC and (iv) acknowledgements from Persons holding such property shall be deemed acknowledgements from custodians, bailees or agents (as applicable) of the Purchaser for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under Applicable Law. The Purchaser and its assignees shall have, with respect to such Transferred Assets and other related rights, in addition to all the other rights and remedies available to the Purchaser and its assignees and under the other Facility Documents, all the rights and remedies of a secured party under any applicable UCC.
(e) The Seller and the Purchaser shall, to the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the Transferred Assets to secure a debt or other obligation, such security interest would be deemed to be a perfected security interest in favor of the Purchaser under Applicable Law and will be maintained as such throughout the term of this Agreement. The Seller represents and warrants that the Transferred Assets are being transferred with the intention of removing them from the Sellers estate pursuant to Section 541 of the Bankruptcy Code; provided that with respect to any Participated Loans, the Purchaser shall not be the record owner of legal title of the Collateral Loan until the Elevation Date of such Participated Loan, and each Conveyance of a Participation Interest as contemplated by this Agreement constitutes a conveyance, transfer and assignment of such Participation Interest, including all beneficial and economic interests in the underlying loan from the Seller to the Purchaser, leaving the Seller with only bare legal title to such underlying loan and the proceeds and any related collateral, such that the Participated Loan (including such beneficial interest in the underlying loan and the proceeds and any related collateral) shall not be part of the Sellers estate, as determined pursuant to Section 541 of the Bankruptcy Code, in the event of the filing of a bankruptcy petition by or against the Seller under any bankruptcy Law.
(f) Neither the Purchaser nor any assignee of the Purchaser (including the Secured Parties) shall have any obligation or liability to any Obligor or client of the Seller (including any obligation to perform any obligation of the Seller, including with respect to any other related agreements) in respect of the Transferred Assets (other than with respect to funding obligations to Obligors pursuant to the terms of the applicable Underlying Loan Agreement for Revolving Collateral Loans and Delayed Drawdown Collateral Loans, as applicable). No such obligation or liability is intended to be assumed by the Purchaser or any assignee of the Purchaser (including the Secured Party) and any such assumption is expressly disclaimed. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Conveyance of the Transferred Assets by the Seller to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement does not constitute and is not intended to result in a creation or assumption by the Purchaser or any assignee of the Purchaser (including the Secured Parties), of any obligation of the Seller, as lead agent, collateral agent or paying agent under any Collateral Loan which is agented by a Person as part of a syndicated loan transaction.
(g) Actions of the Seller in connection with each Conveyance.
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(i) In connection with each Conveyance of a Transferred Asset hereunder, the Seller (on behalf of the Purchaser) shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, the Required Loan Documents and any other required documents in accordance with the Credit Agreement.
(ii) The Seller shall provide all information, and any other reasonable assistance, to Custodian and the Collateral Agent necessary for the Custodian and the Collateral Agent, as applicable, to conduct the management, administration and collection of each Transferred Asset Conveyed hereunder in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement.
(iii) In connection with the purchase, acquisition, acceptance or contribution, as applicable, by the Purchaser of each Transferred Asset as contemplated by this Agreement, the Seller further agrees that it shall, at its own expense, indicate clearly and unambiguously in its computer files on or prior to each Purchase Date, and its financial statements, that such Transferred Asset has been acquired by the Purchaser in accordance with this Agreement.
SECTION 2.2 Actions Pending Completion of Assignments of Collateral Loans.
(a) In connection with the Conveyance of any Transferred Assets, to the extent that all conditions specified in the related credit agreement, loan agreement or similar governing document to the transfer of record ownership of a Collateral Loan to the Purchaser have not been satisfied on or prior to the Purchase Date, the related Conveyance will take the form of the grant of an undivided 100% participation interest in such Collateral Loan on the Purchase Date (each such Collateral Loan, a Participated Loan). With respect to any Participated Loan, the Seller and Purchaser will use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the relevant participation to be elevated to an assignment as soon as reasonably practicable, pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.2(c), after the Purchase Date. Such elevation is referred to herein as the Elevation with respect to any Participated Loan, and the date of any Elevation of such Participated Loan is referred to herein as the related Elevation Date. With respect to each Participated Loan, on each Purchase Date, the Seller hereby sells, transfers and grants to the Purchaser, without recourse (except to the extent specifically provided herein) and the Purchaser hereby acquires from the Seller, a 100% undivided participation interest in such Collateral Loan, which interest shall include, to the extent permitted to be transferred under the terms governing such Collateral Loan and under Applicable Law, all claims, causes of action and any other right of the Seller (in its capacity as a lender under any credit documentation executed and delivered in connection with a Collateral Loan), whether known or unknown, against any obligor or any of its affiliates, agents, representatives, contractors, advisors or other Person arising under or in connection with such documentation or that is in any way based on or related to any of the foregoing or the loan transactions governed thereby, including 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 purchased pursuant to this Agreement (each, a Participation Interest and collectively, the Participation Interests), in each case, for settlement of Conveyance on the Purchase Date upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the Seller and the Purchaser agree that the tenor, interest rate and other terms of a Participated Loan shall be coextensive with those of the underlying Collateral Loan. Until Elevation occurs for each Participated Loan, the Seller shall hold title to each of the Participated Loans for the benefit of the Purchaser to the extent of the Participation Interests.
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(b) The Seller will not be held to the standard of care of a fiduciary but agrees that, until the Elevation of each Participated Loan has been completed, it shall exercise the same duty of care in the administration and enforcement of the Participated Loan that it would exercise if it held the Participated Loans solely for its own account, but in any event, no less than a commercially reasonable standard of care.
(c) Subject to the terms and provisions of the applicable Participated Loans, the Seller and the Purchaser shall use commercially reasonable efforts to effect an Elevation, as soon as reasonably practicable and in all events within ninety (90) days of the Purchase Date, with respect to each such Participated Loan and take such action (including the execution and delivery of an assignment agreement) as shall be mutually agreeable in connection therewith and in accordance with the terms and conditions of each such Participated Loan and consistent with the terms of this Agreement. The Seller shall pay any elevation fees, transfer fees and other expenses payable in connection with an Elevation and any expenses of administering each Participated Loan prior to its Elevation.
(d) Until an Elevation has been effected with respect to each Participated Loan, the Seller shall maintain its existence as a statutory trust under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation.
(e) If the Seller is dissolved, notwithstanding the foregoing, each party agrees (so far as the same is within its power and control) that the Participation Interests in each of the Participated Loans shall elevate automatically and immediately to an assignment and all of the Sellers rights, title, interests and ownership of such Participated Loans shall vest in the Purchaser. The Seller shall be deemed to have consented and agreed to Elevation for each of the Participated Loans upon the execution of this Agreement. The Seller agrees that, following the Sellers dissolution, the Purchaser shall be permitted to take any and all action necessary to effectuate an Elevation and/or finalize an assignment of any of the Participated Loans, and in furtherance of the foregoing, effective immediately upon a dissolution of the Seller, the Seller hereby makes, constitutes and appoints the Purchaser, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority in its name, place and stead, to sign, execute, certify, swear to, acknowledge, deliver, file, receive and record any and all documents that the Purchaser reasonably deems appropriate or necessary in connection with any Elevation or finalization of an assignment of any of the Participated Loans. The foregoing power of attorney is (x) hereby declared to be irrevocable and a power coupled with an interest, and it shall survive and not be affected by the bankruptcy or insolvency or dissolution of the Seller and (y) expressly limited to the foregoing actions taken with respect to Participated Loans.
(f) The Seller shall direct the underlying administrative agent for each Collateral Loan to send all Collections in respect of each Participated Loan to the Collection Account.
SECTION 2.3 Indemnification.
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(a) Without limiting any other rights which any such Person may have hereunder or under applicable law, the Seller agrees to indemnify the Purchaser and its successors, transferees, and assigns (including each Secured Party) and all officers, directors, shareholders, controlling persons, employees and agents of any of the foregoing (each of the foregoing Persons being individually called an Indemnified Party), forthwith on demand, from and against any and all Liabilities awarded against or incurred by any of them arising out of or in connection with any (i) acts or omissions of the Seller constituting bad faith, gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Seller in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby (and regardless of whether or not any such transactions are consummated), (ii) breach of any representation or warranty under this Agreement by the Seller or (iii) failure by the Seller to comply with any term, provision or covenant contained in this Agreement; except to the extent (a) any such Liability is found in a final, non-appealable judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted solely from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party, any of its Affiliates or the respective officers, directors, employees, agents, managers of, and any Person controlling any of, the foregoing, (b) Liabilities in respect of any Transferred Asset due to creditworthiness of the related Obligor or resulting from the performance of the Transferred Assets (including without limitation any change in the market value of such Transferred Assets), (c) non-payment by any Obligor of an amount due and payable with respect to a Transferred Asset and (d) Excluded Taxes and Taxes indemnifiable pursuant to the Credit Agreement.
(b) The obligations of the Seller under this Section 2.3 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
(c) The Seller acknowledges that, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Purchaser shall collaterally assign its rights of indemnity hereunder to the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties. Upon such collateral assignment, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, (a) the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall have all rights of the Purchaser hereunder and may in turn assign such rights, and (b) the obligations of the Seller under this Section 2.3(c) shall inure to the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties. The Seller agrees that, upon such collateral assignment, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, may enforce directly, without joinder of the Purchaser, the indemnities set forth in this Section 2.3.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event shall the Seller be liable to an Indemnified Party for any special, indirect, consequential, remote, speculative or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) damages, even if the Seller has been advised of the likelihood of such loss or damage and regardless of the form of action, and each Indemnified Party hereby waives, releases, and agrees not to sue upon any claim for any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected.
(e) If (x) the Seller has made any indemnity payment pursuant to this Section 2.3, (y) the recipient thereafter collects any payments from others in respect of such Liabilities and (z) payments collected by the recipient from the Seller and others in respect of such Liabilities exceed the amount necessary to fully indemnify the recipient, then the recipient shall repay to the Seller an amount equal to the excess of the amount it has collected in respect of such Liabilities over the amount necessary to fully indemnify the recipient in respect of such Liabilities.
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SECTION 2.4 Administrative Convenience. The Seller and the Purchaser acknowledge and agree that, solely for administrative convenience, the Seller may direct that a Collateral Loan be titled directly into the name of the Purchaser, and/or that any document or assignment agreement (or, in the case of any original promissory note, any chain of indorsement) required to be executed and delivered in connection with (a) the acquisition of a Collateral Loan as a lender at the closing thereof may be executed and delivered directly by the Purchaser at the direction of the Seller or (b) the transfer of a Collateral Loan in accordance with the terms of the Related Documents may reflect that the Seller (or any affiliate thereof or any third party from whom the Seller may acquire a Collateral Loan) is assigning such Collateral Loan directly to the Purchaser. Nothing in any such document or assignment agreement (or, in the case of any original promissory note, nothing in such chain of indorsement) shall be deemed to impair the transfers of the related Collateral Loan by the Seller to the Purchaser in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The Seller and the Purchaser acknowledge and agree that, solely for administrative convenience, any transfer document required to be executed and delivered in connection with the transfer of a Transferred Asset in accordance with the terms of the Related Documents may reflect that (i) the Seller (or any Affiliate or third party from whom the Seller or the applicable Affiliate may purchase such Transferred Asset) is assigning such Transferred Asset directly to the Purchaser or (ii) the Purchaser is acquiring such Transferred Asset at the closing of such Transferred Asset.
ARTICLE III
CONSIDERATION AND PAYMENT; REPORTING
SECTION 3.1 Purchase Price. The purchase price for the Transferred Assets Conveyed on each Purchase Date (the Purchase Price) shall be in an amount in the applicable Eligible Currency equal to the fair market value (as agreed upon between the Seller and the Purchaser at the time of such Conveyance) of such Transferred Assets as of such date.
SECTION 3.2 Payment of Purchase Price. (a) The Purchase Price shall be paid on the related Purchase Date at the option of the Seller (i) by the Purchaser making a payment in cash in immediately available funds, (ii) by the Seller making a capital contribution to the Purchaser or (iii) any combination of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) in an amount equal to the Purchase Price.
(b) Upon the payment of the Purchase Price for any Conveyance, title to the Transferred Assets included in such Conveyance shall vest in the Purchaser, whether or not the conditions precedent to such Conveyance and the other covenants and agreements contained herein were in fact satisfied; provided that the Purchaser shall not be deemed to have waived any claim it may have under this Agreement for the failure by the Seller in fact to satisfy any such condition precedent, covenant or agreement.
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ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
SECTION 4.1 Sellers Representations and Warranties. The Seller represents and warrants to the Purchaser as of each Purchase Date:
(a) Due Organization; Power and Authority. The Seller is a statutory trust, duly formed under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation, with full power and authority to own and operate its assets and properties, conduct the business in which it is now engaged and to execute and deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and the other Facility Documents to which it is a party.
(b) Due Qualification and Good Standing. The Seller is validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of formation. The Seller is duly qualified to do business and, to the extent applicable, is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which the nature of its business, assets and properties, including the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, the other Facility Documents to which it is a party and its Constituent Documents, requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified or in good standing would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Due Authorization; Execution and Delivery; Legal, Valid and Binding; Enforceability. The execution and delivery by the Seller of, and the performance of its obligations under the Facility Documents to which it is a party and the other instruments, certificates and agreements contemplated thereby are within its powers and have been duly authorized by all requisite action by it and have been duly executed and delivered by it and constitute its legal, valid and binding obligations enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws affecting creditors rights generally or general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at Law.
(d) Non-Contravention. None of the execution and delivery by the Seller of this Agreement or the other Facility Documents to which it is a party, the pledge of the Transferred Assets hereunder, the consummation of the transactions herein or therein contemplated, or compliance by it with the terms, conditions and provisions hereof or thereof, will (i) conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under its Constituent Documents, (ii) conflict with or contravene (A) any Applicable Law, (B) any indenture, agreement or other contractual restriction binding on or affecting it or any of its assets, including any Related Document, or (C) any order, writ, judgment, award, injunction or decree binding on or affecting it or any of its assets or properties or (iii) result in a breach or violation of, constitute a default under, or permit the acceleration of any obligation or liability in, any contractual obligation or any agreement or document to which it is a party or by which it or any of its assets are bound (or to which any such obligation, agreement or document relates), except in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above, where such conflicts, breaches, violations or defaults could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(e) Governmental Authorizations; Private Authorizations; Governmental Filings. The Seller has obtained, maintained and kept in full force and effect all Governmental Authorizations and Private Authorizations which are necessary for it to properly carry out its business, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and has made all material Governmental Filings necessary for the execution and delivery by it of the Facility Documents to which it is a party, the pledge of the Transferred Assets under this Agreement and the performance by the Seller of its obligations under this Agreement and the other Facility Documents to which it is a party, other than such filings to be made in connection with the execution and delivery of the Facility Documents, and no material Governmental Authorization, Private Authorization or Governmental Filing which has not been obtained or made is required to be obtained or made by it in connection with the execution and delivery by it of any Facility Document to which it is a party, the pledge of the Transferred Assets by the Seller under this Agreement or the performance of its obligations under this Agreement and the other Facility Documents to which it is a party.
(f) Compliance with Agreements, Laws, Etc. The Seller has duly observed and complied with all Applicable Laws relating to the conduct of its business and its assets, except where the failure to so observe or comply would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Seller has preserved and kept in full force and effect its legal existence. The Seller has preserved and kept in full force and effect its rights, privileges, qualifications and franchises, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(g) Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Laws; and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. Neither the Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries is a Sanctioned Person or, to its knowledge, is under investigation for an alleged breach of Sanctions by a Governmental Authority that enforces Sanctions. It is in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Seller will notify the Lenders and the Administrative Agent in writing not more than five (5) Business Day after becoming aware of any breach of this Section 4.1(g).
(h) Place of Business. The principal place of business and chief executive office of the Seller, and the offices where the Seller keeps all its Records, are located at its address specified in Section 10.4 (as such location may be changed by written notice to the Purchaser in accordance with this Agreement). As of the Effective Date there are not, and during the past four months (or such shorter time as the Seller has been in existence) there have not been, any other locations where the Seller is located (as that term is used in the UCC of the jurisdiction where such principal place of business is located).
(i) Backup Security Interest. (i) Notwithstanding that it is the express intent of the parties hereto that each Conveyance of Transferred Assets hereunder be an absolute sale and/or contribution of such Transferred Assets by the Seller to the Purchaser, in the event that the Conveyances hereunder shall be characterized as loans and not as sales and/or contributions, this Agreement creates a valid and continuing Lien on the Transferred Assets in favor of the Purchaser pursuant to the lien granted by the Seller pursuant to Section 2.1(d), and the Collateral Agent, as assignee, pursuant to the all-assets lien granted by the Purchaser to the Collateral Agent under the Credit Agreement, as secured party, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, which security interest is validly perfected under Article 9 of the UCC (to the extent such security
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interest may be perfected under such article), and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from the Seller; (ii) the Transferred Assets are comprised of Instruments, Security Entitlements, General Intangibles, Certificated Securities, Uncertificated Securities, Securities Accounts, Investment Property, Deposit Accounts and Proceeds and such other categories of collateral under the applicable UCC; with respect to Transferred Assets that constitute Security Entitlements, all of such Security Entitlements have been credited to the Custodial Account, subject to the delivery requirements contained in the Credit Agreement; the Seller owns and has good and marketable title to the Transferred Assets acquired by the Purchaser on the applicable Purchase Date, free and clear of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens); (iii) the Seller has received all consents and approvals required by the terms of any Collateral Loan to the sale and granting of a security interest in the Collateral Loans hereunder to the Purchaser and the Collateral Agent, as assignee on behalf of the Secured Parties, in each case, to the extent required pursuant to the Credit Agreement; (iv) the Seller has taken all necessary steps to file or authorize the filing of all appropriate financing statements in the proper filing office in the appropriate jurisdictions under Applicable Law in order to perfect the security interest of the Purchaser in that portion of the Transferred Assets in which a security interest may be perfected by filing pursuant to Article 9 of the UCC as in effect in the applicable jurisdiction; (v) all original executed copies of each underlying promissory note constituting or evidencing any Transferred Asset have been or, subject to the delivery requirements contained in the Credit Agreement, will be delivered to the Custodian; (vi) with respect to a Transferred Asset that constitutes a Certificated Security, such certificated security has been delivered to the Custodian, as bailee of the Collateral Agent as assignee of the Purchaser on behalf of the Secured Parties and, if in registered form, has been specially indorsed (within the meaning of the UCC) to the Purchaser (or the Collateral Agent as assignee) or in blank by an effective Indorsement or has been registered in the name of the Purchaser (or the Collateral Agent as assignee) upon original issue or registration of transfer by the Seller of such Certificated Security; and in the case of an Uncertificated Security, either by (A) causing the Purchaser or its designee to become the registered owner of such Uncertificated Security or (B) causing the issuer of such Uncertificated Security to agree to comply with instructions of the Collateral Agent without further consent of the Purchaser, upon original issue or registration of transfer by the issuer of such Uncertificated Security, in each case, to the extent required by the Credit Agreement. The Seller agrees that, after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, shall have all rights and remedies of a secured party under Applicable Law, including the UCC.
(j) Fair Consideration; No Avoidance for Collateral Loan Payments. With respect to each Transferred Collateral Loan Conveyed hereunder, the Seller Conveyed such Transferred Collateral Loan to the Purchaser in exchange for the Purchase Price, made in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, in an amount which constitutes fair consideration and reasonably equivalent value. Each such Conveyance referred to in the preceding sentence shall not have been made for or on account of an antecedent debt owed by the Seller to the Purchaser and, accordingly, no such sale is or may be voidable or subject to avoidance under Title 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and the rules and regulations thereunder. In addition, no such Conveyance shall have been made with the intent to hinder or delay payment to or defraud any creditor of the Seller.
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(k) Eligibility of Transferred Collateral Loans. Each Transferred Collateral Loan that is Conveyed hereunder is, at the time of such Conveyance, an Eligible Collateral Loan. As of each Purchase Date, the Schedule of Collateral Loans delivered on such Purchase Date provides an accurate and complete listing of all the Transferred Collateral Loans as of such Purchase Date and the information contained therein with respect to the identity of the Obligor of such Transferred Collateral Loans and the amounts owing with respect thereto is true and correct in all material respects. For purposes of this Section 4.1(k), the time of Conveyance of a Collateral Loan as to which a Participation Interest has been Conveyed shall be the time of Conveyance of such Participation Interest.
(l) Adequate Capitalization; No Insolvency. The Seller is not the subject of any Insolvency Event. The Seller is Solvent and will not become insolvent after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Facility Documents. The Seller is adequately capitalized for its business as proposed to be conducted in the foreseeable future and does not expect the commencement of any insolvency, bankruptcy or similar proceedings or the appointment of a receiver, an administrator, liquidator or similar official in respect of its assets. The Seller executed and delivered each of the Facility Documents to which it is a party for fair consideration and without the intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of its creditors or any other Person.
(m) True Sale. Each Transferred Collateral Loan Conveyed hereunder is intended to be Conveyed by the Seller to the Purchaser as a true sale.
(n) Information True and Correct. All information (excluding financial projections, pro forma financial information and other forward-looking information) furnished by or on behalf of the Seller in writing to the Purchaser in connection with this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby, in each case, is true, complete and correct in all material respects (or, with respect to information of a general economic or general industry nature or information received from an Obligor or other third party, is true and correct in all material respects to the knowledge of the Seller) as of the date such information is stated or certified, in each case, after giving effect to all written updates provided by the Seller or on its behalf to the Purchaser.
(o) Bulk Sales. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby do not require compliance with any bulk sales act or similar Law by the Seller.
(p) Taxes. The Seller has filed or caused to be filed all U.S. federal income tax returns and all other material tax returns which are required to be filed by it, if any, and has paid all U.S. federal income taxes and all other material taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns, if any, or pursuant to any assessment received by any such Person, other than any such taxes, assessments or charges that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which appropriate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been established.
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(q) Special Purpose Entity. The Purchaser is an entity with assets and liabilities separate and distinct from those of the Seller and any Affiliates thereof, and the Seller hereby acknowledges that the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the other Secured Parties are entering into the transactions contemplated by the Credit Agreement in reliance upon the Purchasers identity as a legal entity that is separate from the Seller and from each other Affiliate of the Seller. Therefore, from and after the date of execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Seller shall take all reasonable steps, including all steps that the Purchaser or the Administrative Agent may from time to time reasonably request, to maintain the Purchasers identity as a legal entity that is separate from the Seller and from each other Affiliate of the Seller, and to make it manifest to third parties that the Purchaser is an entity with assets and liabilities distinct from those of the Seller and each other Affiliate thereof and not just a division of the Seller or any such other Affiliate.
(r) No Proceedings. There are no proceedings or investigations pending or, to the knowledge of any Responsible Officer of the Seller, threatened against it, before any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over it or its properties (i) asserting the invalidity of any of the Facility Documents, (ii) seeking to prevent the making of the Advances or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Facility Documents or (iii) that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(s) Selection Procedures. In selecting the Transferred Assets and for Affiliates of the Purchaser, no selection procedures were employed which are intended to be adverse to the interests of any Agent or any Lender.
(t) Restricted Payments. The Seller shall not cause or permit the Purchaser to make any payments or distributions to the Seller other than in accordance with the Credit Agreement.
(u) Transferred Assets. As of each Purchase Date, the related Schedule of Collateral Loans contains accurate and complete listings of all the Transferred Assets hereunder as of such Purchase Date and the information contained therein with respect to the identity of such Transferred Assets and the amounts owing thereunder is true and correct in all material respects as of the related Purchase Date.
(v) Set-Off, etc. No Transferred Assets included in the Borrowing Base have been compromised, adjusted, extended, satisfied, subordinated, rescinded, set-off or modified by the Seller or by the Obligor thereof, and no Transferred Assets included in the Borrowing Base are subject to compromise, adjustment, extension, satisfaction, subordination, rescission, set-off, counterclaim, defense, abatement, suspension, deferment, deduction, reduction, termination or modification, whether arising out of transactions concerning the Transferred Assets or otherwise, by the Seller or by the Obligor with respect thereto, except, in each case, for any compromise, adjustment, extension, satisfaction, subordination, rescission, set-off or modification if any, to such Transferred Assets otherwise permitted or not prohibited under the Facility Documents and in accordance with the Collateral Management Standard.
(w) No Fraud. To the actual knowledge of any Responsible Officer of the Seller, each Collateral Loan that was originated by the Seller was originated without any fraud or material misrepresentation on the part of any party thereto.
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(x) Price of Collateral Loans. The Purchase Price for each Collateral Loan Conveyed by the Seller to the Purchaser hereunder represents the fair market value of such Collateral Loan as of the time of Conveyance hereunder, as may have changed from the time such Collateral Loan was originally acquired or originated by the Seller.
(y) Allocation of Charges. There is not any agreement or understanding between the Seller and the Purchaser (other than as expressly set forth in the Credit Agreement or as consented to by the Administrative Agent), providing for the allocation or sharing of obligations to make payments or otherwise in respect of any Taxes, fees, assessments or other governmental charges.
(z) ERISA Compliance. Except as would not constitute a Material Adverse Effect, neither it nor any member of its ERISA Group shall have any liability under any Plan or Multiemployer Plan.
(aa) Collections. The Seller acknowledges that (a) except in connection with a Participation Interest (to the extent permitted hereunder and only while pending elevation to a full assignment), all Obligors (and any related agents) have been directed to make all payments directly to the Collection Account and (b) all Collections received by it or its Affiliates with respect to the Transferred Assets pledged hereunder are held and shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties until deposited into the appropriate Collection Account in accordance with the Credit Agreement.
(bb) Ownership of the Purchaser. The Seller owns, directly or indirectly, 100% of the membership interests of the Purchaser, free and clear of any Lien, other than Permitted Liens.
(cc) Participated Loans. The Seller acknowledges that its sale of the Participated Loans to the Purchaser is irrevocable, except to the extent otherwise provided under the Facility Documents.
SECTION 4.2 Reaffirmation of Representations and Warranties by the Seller; Notice of Breach. On each Purchase Date, the Seller, by accepting the proceeds of such Conveyance, shall be deemed to have certified that all representations and warranties described in Section 4.1 are true and correct in all material respects (or if such representation and warranty is already qualified by the words material, materially or Material Adverse Effect, then such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on and as of such day as though made on and as of such day (or if specifically referring to an earlier date, as of such earlier date). The representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.1 shall survive (i) the Conveyance of the Transferred Assets to the Purchaser, (ii) the termination of the rights and obligations of the Purchaser and the Seller under this Agreement and (iii) the termination of the rights and obligations of the Purchaser under the Credit Agreement. Upon discovery by a Responsible Officer of the Purchaser or the Seller of a breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties in any material respect, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other and to the Administrative Agent.
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ARTICLE V
COVENANTS
SECTION 5.1 Protection of Title of the Purchaser. The Seller hereby covenants and agrees with the Purchaser that, from the date hereof, and until the Obligations have been Paid in Full: (a) On or prior to the Closing Date, the Seller shall have filed or caused to be filed UCC-1 and/or UCC-3 financing statements, naming the Seller as Debtor/Seller, naming the Purchaser as Secured Party/Buyer, and naming the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as Total Assignee, and describing the Transferred Assets to be acquired by the Purchaser, with the office of the Secretary of State of Delaware. From time to time thereafter, the Seller shall file such financing statements and cause to be filed such continuation statements, all in such manner and in such places as may be required by Law (or deemed desirable by the Purchaser or any assignee thereof) to perfect, preserve and maintain the security interest of the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, in each Transferred Asset acquired by the Purchaser hereunder, as the case may be, and in the proceeds thereof. The Seller shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent, the Custodian and the Administrative Agent (who will provide each Lender with a copy promptly upon receipt thereof) file-stamped copies of, or filing receipts for, any document filed as provided above, as soon as available following such filing. The Seller agrees that it will from time to time, at its expense, take all actions, that the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in order to perfect, protect or more fully evidence the Conveyances hereunder and the security interest granted in each Transferred Asset, or to enable the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or the Secured Parties to exercise and enforce their rights and remedies hereunder or under the Credit Agreement.
(b) On or prior to each Purchase Date hereunder, the Seller shall take all steps necessary under all Applicable Law in order to Convey to the Purchaser the Transferred Assets being acquired by the Purchaser on such Purchase Date to the Purchaser so that, upon the Conveyances of such Transferred Assets from the Seller to the Purchaser pursuant to the terms hereof on such Purchase Date, the Purchaser will have acquired good and marketable title to and a valid ownership interest in such Transferred Assets, free and clear of any Lien (subject only to Permitted Liens). On or prior to each Purchase Date hereunder, the Seller shall take all steps required under Applicable Law in order for the Seller to grant to the Purchaser (and for the Purchaser to assign such grant to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties), a first priority perfected security interest (subject only to Permitted Liens) in the Transferred Assets being acquired by the Purchaser on such Purchase Date and, from time to time thereafter, the Seller shall take all such actions as may be required by Applicable Law to preserve, maintain and protect the Collateral Agents first priority perfected security interest in (subject only to Permitted Liens), the Transferred Assets which have been acquired by the Purchaser hereunder.
(c) The Seller shall direct any agent or administrative agent for any Collateral Loan (or in connection with any Participation Interest to the extent not elevated to full assignment, any participation seller) to remit all payments and collections with respect to such Collateral Loan and, if applicable, to direct the Obligor with respect to such Collateral Loan to remit all such payments and collections with respect to such Collateral Loan directly to the Collection Account. The Seller shall promptly identify any collections received as being on account of Interest Proceeds or Principal Proceeds and shall transfer, or cause to be transferred, all Collections received to the appropriate Collection Account within two Business Days after such Collections are received.
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(d) At any time after the occurrence or declaration of the Final Maturity Date, the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent may direct the Seller to notify the Obligors, at Sellers expense, of the Purchasers (or its assigns) or the Secured Parties interest in each Transferred Asset under this Agreement and may direct that payments of all amounts due or that become due under any or all of the Transferred Assets be made directly to the Purchaser (or its assigns), the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent.
(e) The Seller shall, not earlier than six months prior to and not later than the day prior to the fifth anniversary of the date of filing of any financing statement filed pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with any Conveyance hereunder, unless the Final Maturity Date shall have occurred, file or cause to be filed an appropriate continuation statement with respect to such financing statement and the Purchaser hereby authorizes the Seller to file such continuation statements.
(f) The Seller shall mark its master data processing records so that, from and after the time of Conveyance under this Agreement of each Transferred Asset to the Purchaser and the grant of a security interest in such Transferred Assets by the Purchaser to the Collateral Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties under the Credit Agreement, the Sellers master data processing records (including archives) that refer to such Transferred Asset shall indicate clearly that such Transferred Asset has been acquired by the Purchaser hereunder and pledged by the Purchaser to the Collateral Agent, on behalf of the Secured Parties, under the Credit Agreement.
(g) The Seller hereby irrevocably authorizes the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent at any time and from time to time at the Purchasers, the Collateral Agents or the Administrative Agents sole discretion and appoints the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact to act on behalf of the Seller to file financing statements on behalf of the Seller, as debtor, reasonably necessary or desirable in the Purchasers, the Collateral Agents or the Administrative Agents sole discretion to perfect and to maintain the perfection and priority of the security interest of the Purchaser or the Collateral Agent in the Transferred Assets in such offices as the Purchaser, the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent in their sole discretion deem reasonably necessary or desirable to perfect and to maintain the perfection and priority of the interests of the Purchaser or the Collateral Agent in the Transferred Assets. This appointment is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable prior to the Payment in Full of the Obligations.
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SECTION 5.2 Covenants of the Seller. The Seller hereby covenants and agrees with the Purchaser that, from the date hereof, and until the Obligations have been Paid in Full, unless the Purchaser otherwise consents in writing:
(a) Compliance with Agreements, Laws, Etc. The Seller shall (i) duly observe and comply with all Applicable Laws relative to the conduct of its business or to its assets, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) preserve and keep in full force and effect its legal existence, (iii) preserve and keep in full force and effect its rights, privileges, qualifications and franchises, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, (iv) comply with the terms and conditions of each Facility Document to which it is a party, its Constituent Documents and, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, each Related Document to which it is a party and (v) obtain, maintain and keep in full force and effect all Governmental Authorizations, Private Authorizations and Governmental Filings which are necessary or appropriate to properly carry out its business and the transactions contemplated to be performed by it under the Facility Documents to which it is a party, its Constituent Documents and the Related Documents to which it is a party, except where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) [Reserved].
(c) Cash Management Systems: Deposit of Collections. To the extent the Seller (in its capacity as such) receives any Collections with respect to the Transferred Assets, the Seller shall transfer, or cause to be transferred, all such Collections to the Collection Account by the close of business on the second Business Day following the date such Collections are received by the Seller.
(d) Books and Records. The Seller shall keep proper books of record and account in which full and correct entries shall be made of all financial transactions with the Purchaser and the assets and business of the Seller related to its obligations under this Agreement or any Transferred Assets or assets proposed to be transferred, in each case, in accordance with GAAP, maintain and implement administrative and operating procedures necessary to fulfill its obligations hereunder, and keep and maintain all documents, books, records and other information necessary or reasonably advisable and relating to the Transferred Assets prior to their Conveyance hereunder for the collection of all Transferred Assets.
(e) Accounting of Purchases. The Seller will not account for or treat the transactions contemplated hereby in any manner other than as a sale or contribution of the Transferred Assets by the Seller to the Purchaser including for tax purposes, where appropriate; provided that (i) the Seller may consolidate the Purchaser and/or its properties and other assets for accounting purposes in accordance with GAAP and shall, in any such consolidated financial statement of the Seller, disclose appropriately in a footnote that such Transferred Collateral Loans are owned by the Purchaser and (ii) for U.S. federal income Tax reporting purposes, the Purchaser is treated as a disregarded entity for so long as it has a single equity owner and, therefore, the transfer of Transferred Assets by the Seller to the Purchaser hereunder will not be recognized for such purposes.
(f) Taxes. The Seller will file all U.S. federal income tax returns and all other material tax returns which are required to be filed by it, if any, and will pay all U.S. federal income taxes and all other material taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns, if any, or pursuant to any assessment received by any such Person, other than (x) any such taxes, assessments or charges that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which appropriate reserves in accordance with GAAP have been established or (y) any such failure that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(g) Liens. The Seller shall not create, incur, assume or permit to exist any Lien on or with respect to any of its rights under any of the Facility Documents or with respect to the Transferred Assets other than Permitted Liens. For the avoidance of doubt, this Section 5.2(g) shall not apply to any property retained by the Seller and not Conveyed or purported to be Conveyed hereunder.
(h) Change of Name, Etc. The Seller shall not change its name, identity or corporate structure in any manner that would make any financing statement or continuation statement filed by the Seller (or by the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Seller) in accordance with Section 5.1 seriously misleading or change its jurisdiction of organization, unless the Seller shall have given the Purchaser and the Administrative Agent at least ten (10) Business Days prior written notice thereof, and shall promptly file appropriate amendments to all previously filed financing statements and continuation statements.
(i) Sale Characterization. The Seller shall not make statements or disclosures, or treat the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (other than for tax (as appropriate) or accounting purposes) in any manner other than as a true sale, contribution or absolute assignment of the title to and sole record and beneficial ownership interest of the Transferred Collateral Loans; provided that the Seller may consolidate the Purchaser and/or its properties and other assets for accounting purposes in accordance with GAAP and shall, in any such consolidated financial statement of the Seller, disclose appropriately in a footnote that such Transferred Collateral Loans are owned by the Purchaser.
(j) [Reserved].
(k) Separate Identity. The Seller acknowledges that the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the other Secured Parties are entering into the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Credit Agreement in reliance upon the Purchasers identity as a legal entity that is separate from the Seller and each other Affiliate of the Seller. Accordingly, from and after the date of execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Seller will take all reasonable steps to maintain the Purchasers identity as a legal entity that is separate from the Seller and each other Affiliate of the Seller and to make it manifest to third parties that the Purchaser is an entity with assets and liabilities distinct from those of the Seller and each other Affiliate thereof and not just a division of the Seller or any such other Affiliate. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and in addition to the other covenants set forth herein, the Seller will take all other actions necessary on its part to ensure that the Purchaser is at all times in compliance with Section 5.05 of the Credit Agreement; provided, that the Seller does not hereby agree to maintain the solvency of the Purchaser.
(l) Compliance with Sanctions; Anti-Money Laundering. The Seller shall comply with Sanctions, Anti-Corruption Laws and Anti-Money Laundering Laws and shall maintain or be subject to policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance therewith.
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ARTICLE VI
WARRANTY LOANS
SECTION 6.1 Warranty Collateral Loans.
The Seller agrees that, with respect to any Transferred Collateral Loan, in the event of a breach of any representation or warranty applicable to such Transferred Asset set forth in Section 4.1(i), (j) or (k), in each case as of the Acquisition Date with respect thereto (each such Transferred Collateral Loan, a Warranty Collateral Loan), no later than 30 days after the earlier of (x) knowledge of such breach on the part of a Responsible Officer of the Seller and (y) receipt by a Responsible Officer of the Seller of written notice thereof given by the Purchaser, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party, the Seller shall either (a) pay to the Collection Account in immediately available funds the Repurchase Amount with respect to the Warranty Collateral Loan(s) to which such breach relates or (b) substitute for such Warranty Collateral Loan(s) one or more Eligible Collateral Loan with an Asset Value at least equal to the Repurchase Amount of the Warranty Collateral Loan(s) being replaced; provided that no such repayment or substitution shall be required to be made with respect to any Warranty Collateral Loan (and such Collateral Loan shall cease to be a Warranty Collateral Loan) if, on or before the expiration of such 30 day period, the representations and warranties in Section 4.1(i), (j) or (k), as applicable, with respect to such Warranty Collateral Loan shall be made true and correct in all respects with respect to such Warranty Collateral Loan as if such Warranty Collateral Loan had been Conveyed to the Purchaser on such day. It is understood and agreed that the obligation of the Seller to purchase such Warranty Collateral Loan or substitute such Warranty Collateral Loan is not intended to, and shall not, constitute a guaranty of the collectability or payment of any Transferred Asset which is not collected, not paid, or uncollectible on account of the insolvency, bankruptcy or financial inability to pay of the related Obligor.
SECTION 6.2 Limitation on Sales to Seller and Affiliates. Pursuant to Section 10.01 of the Credit Agreement, at any time after the Closing Date, the Purchaser may sell any Collateral Loans to the Seller or any Affiliate thereof; provided that, other than any repurchase or replacement of Warranty Collateral Loan required pursuant to Section 6.1 or as waived by the Administrative Agent, (x) in no event may the sum of the aggregate Principal Balance of all Equityholder Collateral Loans sold by the Purchaser to the Seller or any Affiliate of the Seller exceed 20% of the Equityholder Purchased Loan Balance measured as of the date of such sale or dividend, and (y) in no event may the sum of the aggregate Principal Balance of all Equityholder Collateral Loans that are Defaulted Loans sold by the Purchaser to the Seller or any Affiliate of the Seller exceed 10% of the Equityholder Purchased Loan Balance measured as of the date of such sale or dividend.
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ARTICLE VII
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
SECTION 7.1 Conditions Precedent to Effectiveness. The obligations of the Purchaser to pay the Purchase Price for the Transferred Assets sold on the Initial Conveyance Date shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions on or prior to the Closing Date:
(a) a copy of this Agreement duly executed by each of the parties hereto;
(b) a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Seller, dated the Closing Date, certifying (i) as to its Constituent Documents, (ii) that each of the representations and warranties made by such Person under the Facility Documents are true and correct as of the Closing Date (except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to any earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct as of such earlier date), (iii) that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, and (iv) as to the incumbency and specimen signature of each of its Responsible Officers authorized to execute the Facility Documents to which it is a party;
(c) a good standing certificate, dated as of a recent date for the Seller, issued by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware;
(d) proper financing statements describing the Transferred Assets, and naming the Seller as the Debtor/Seller and the Purchaser as Secured Party/Buyer, or other similar instruments or documents, in form and substance sufficient for filing under the UCC or any comparable law of any and all jurisdictions as may be necessary to perfect the Purchasers security interest in all Transferred Assets;
(e) copies of properly authorized termination statements or statements of release (on Form UCC-3) or other similar instruments or documents, if any, in form and substance sufficient for filing under the UCC or any comparable law of any and all jurisdictions as may be necessary to release all security interests and similar rights of any Person in the Transferred Assets previously granted by the Seller;
(f) copies of tax and judgment lien searches in all jurisdictions reasonably requested by the Purchaser or its assignees and requests for information (or a similar UCC search report certified by a party acceptable to the Purchaser and its assigns), dated a date reasonably near to the Closing Date, and with respect to such requests for information or UCC searches, listing all effective financing statements which name the Seller as debtor, together with copies of such financing statements (none of which shall cover any Transferred Assets); and
(g) one or more favorable legal opinions of counsel to the Seller with respect to the perfection and enforceability of the security interest hereunder and such other matters as the Purchaser or any assignee thereof may reasonably request.
SECTION 7.2 Conditions Precedent to all Conveyances. The obligations of the Purchaser to pay the Purchase Price for the Transferred Assets sold on any Purchase Date shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) All representations and warranties of the Seller contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects (or if such representation and warranty is already qualified by the words material, materially or Material Adverse Effect, then such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all respects) on such Purchase Date (or, it specifically referring to an earlier date, as of such earlier date);
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(b) The Seller shall not be in breach in any material respect of any obligations required to be performed by the provisions of this Agreement as of the applicable Purchase Date;
(c) The Final Maturity Date has not yet occurred;
(d) (i) The Purchaser shall have received a duly executed and completed Purchase Notice and (ii) the Seller shall have received evidence of the approval of the Administrative Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion of the Conveyance to the Purchaser of the Collateral Loans identified on the Purchase Notice;
(e) The Seller shall have delivered to the Custodian on behalf of the Purchaser and any assignee thereof each item required to be contained in the Required Loan Documents of any of the Eligible Collateral Loans related thereto being acquired by the Purchaser within five Business Days of the related Purchase Date; and
(f) The Seller shall have taken all steps necessary under all Applicable Law in order to Convey to the Purchaser the Transferred Assets being Conveyed on such Purchase Date (or in the case of the Participated Loans, the Elevation Date), upon the Conveyance of such Transferred Asset from the Seller to the Purchaser pursuant to the terms hereof, the Purchaser will have acquired good and marketable title to and a valid ownership interest in such Transferred Asset, free and clear of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens), and upon the Conveyance of any Participated Loan from the Seller to the Purchaser pursuant to the terms hereof, the Purchaser will have acquired an undivided 100% participation interest in such Collateral Loan on the Purchase Date, free and clear of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens).
ARTICLE VIII
RESERVED
ARTICLE IX
ADDITIONAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS IN
RESPECT OF THE TRANSFERRED ASSETS
SECTION 9.1 Rights of the Purchaser.
(a) After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Seller hereby authorizes the Purchaser, the Collateral Manager, the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent, and/or their respective designees or assignees to take any and all steps in Sellers name and on behalf of the Seller that the Purchaser, the Collateral Manager, the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent and/or their respective designees or assignees determine are reasonably necessary or appropriate to collect all amounts due under any and all Transferred Assets and to enforce or protect the Purchasers, the Collateral Agents, the Administrative Agents and the Lenders rights under this Agreement, including endorsing the name of the Seller on checks and other instruments representing Interest Proceeds and Principal Proceeds and enforcing such Transferred Assets.
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(b) Except as set forth in Section 6.1 with respect to the repurchase or substitution of certain Collateral Loans, the Purchaser shall have no obligation to account for, replace, substitute or return any Transferred Assets to the Seller. The Purchaser shall have no obligation to account for or to return Interest Proceeds or Principal Proceeds, or any interest or other finance charge collected pursuant thereto, to the Seller, irrespective of whether such Interest Proceeds and Principal Proceeds and charges are in excess of the Purchase Price for such Transferred Asset.
(c) The Purchaser shall have the right to further assign, transfer, deliver, hypothecate, subdivide or otherwise deal with each Transferred Asset and all of the Purchasers right, title and interest in, to and under this Agreement, pursuant to this Agreement or the Credit Agreement.
(d) The Purchaser shall have the sole right to retain any gains or profits created by buying, selling or holding each Transferred Asset and shall have the sole risk of and responsibility for losses or damages created by such buying, selling or holding.
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 10.1 Amendments, Etc. This Agreement and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder may not be amended, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified except in an instrument in writing signed by the Purchaser and the Seller and, so long as any Obligations are outstanding and any Commitments to make Advances under the Credit Agreement are outstanding, consented to in writing by the Administrative Agent. Any reconveyance executed in accordance with the provisions hereof shall not be considered an amendment or modification to this Agreement.
SECTION 10.2 Limitation on Liability. Except with respect to any claim arising solely out of the willful misconduct or gross negligence of a Lender, the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party, no claim may be made by the Seller or any other Person against any Lender, the Collateral Agent, the Administrative Agent or any other Secured Party or their respective Affiliates, directors, officers, employees, attorneys or agents for any special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages in respect of any claim for breach of contract or any other theory of liability arising out of or related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or any act, omission or event occurring in connection therewith; and the Seller hereby waives, releases and agrees not to sue upon any claim for any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor.
SECTION 10.3 Governing Law: Submission to Jurisdiction.
(a) THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER FACILITY DOCUMENT (EXCEPT, AS TO ANY OTHER FACILITY DOCUMENT, AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH THEREIN) SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
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(b) Each party hereto irrevocably and unconditionally:
(i) submits for itself and its property in any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the other Facility Documents to which it is a party, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof, to the non-exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York in the Borough of Manhattan, the courts of the United States of America for the Southern District of New York, and the appellate courts of any of them;
(ii) consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in any court described in Section 10.3(b)(i) and waives to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to plead or claim the same;
(iii) agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such party at its address set forth in Section 10.4 or at such other address as may be permitted thereunder;
(iv) agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect service of process in any other manner permitted by law; and
(v) waives, to the maximum extent not prohibited by law, any right it may have to claim or recover in any legal action or proceeding against any Secured Party arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Facility Document any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.
SECTION 10.4 Notices. All notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall, unless otherwise stated herein, be in writing and shall be personally delivered or sent by certified mail, electronic mail, postage prepaid to the intended party at the address of such party set forth below:
(a) in the case of the Purchaser:
Cardinal Funding LLC
c/o Apollo Debt Solutions BDC 3
Bryant Park
New York, NY 10036
Attention: Amit Joshi
Telephone: (917) 286-5698
Email: ajoshi@apollo.com
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in the case of the Seller:
Apollo Debt Solutions BDC
3 Bryant Park
New York, NY 10036
Attention: Amit Joshi
Telephone: (917) 286-5698
Email: ajoshi@apollo.com
Notices and communications by e-mail shall be effective when sent, and notices and communications sent by other means shall be effective when received.
SECTION 10.5 Severability of Provisions. If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall for any reason whatsoever be held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions, or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions, or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement.
SECTION 10.6 Further Assurances.
(a) The Purchaser and the Seller each agree that at any time and from time to time, at its expense and upon reasonable request of the Administrative Agent or the Collateral Agent, it shall promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all reasonable further action, that is necessary or desirable to perfect and protect the Conveyances and security interests granted or purported to be granted by this Agreement or to enable the Collateral Agent or any of the Secured Parties to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies under this Agreement with respect to any Transferred Asset. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Seller authorizes the filing of such financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, and such other instruments or notices as may be necessary or desirable or that the Purchaser or the Collateral Agent (acting solely at the Administrative Agents request) as the assignee of the Purchaser may reasonably request to protect and preserve the Conveyances and security interests granted by this Agreement.
(b) The Purchaser and the Seller agree to do and perform, from time to time, any and all acts and to execute any and all further instruments reasonably requested by the other party more fully to effect the purposes of this Agreement and the other Facility Documents, including the execution of any financing statements or continuation statements or equivalent documents relating to the Transferred Collateral Loans for filing under the provisions of the UCC or other Laws of any applicable jurisdiction.
(c) The Purchaser and the Seller hereby severally authorize the Collateral Agent, upon receipt of written direction from the Administrative Agent, to file one or more financing or continuation statements, and amendments thereto, relating to all or any part of the Transferred Assets.
(d) The Seller shall furnish to the Collateral Agent and the Administrative Agent from time to time such statements and schedules further identifying and describing the Related Security and such other reports in connection with the Transferred Assets as the Collateral Agent (acting solely at the Administrative Agents request) or the Administrative
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Agent may reasonably request, all in reasonable detail, provided that such information is in the possession of the Seller or reasonably obtainable thereby without undue burden or expense and not subject to any applicable confidentiality restrictions prohibiting such disclosure to the Collateral Agent or the Administrative Agent, as applicable.
SECTION 10.7 No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. No failure to exercise and no delay in exercising, on the part of the Purchaser, the Seller or the Administrative Agent, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder, shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not exhaustive of any rights, remedies, powers and privilege provided by law.
SECTION 10.8 Reserved.
SECTION 10.9 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which counterparts, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same Agreement. Signature pages provided in the form of a pdf or similar imaged document transmitted by electronic transmission (including .jpeg file or any electronic signature complying with the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, including Orbit, Adobe Sign, DocuSign, or any other similar platform identified by the Purchaser or the Seller and reasonably available at no undue burden or expense to the Collateral Administrator, Custodian or Collateral Agent) shall be deemed original signatures for all purposes hereunder. Any electronically signed document delivered via email from a person purporting to be an Authorized Person shall be considered signed or executed by such Authorized Person on behalf of the applicable Person. To the extent received by a Responsible Officer, none of the Collateral Administrator, Custodian or Collateral Agent shall have a duty to inquire into or investigate the authenticity or authorization of any such electronic signature and shall be entitled to conclusively rely on any such electronic signature without any liability with respect thereto.
SECTION 10.10 Binding Effect; Assignability; Third-Party Beneficiaries. (a) This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. The Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, are intended by the parties hereto to be third-party beneficiaries of this Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, this Agreement may not be assigned by the Purchaser or the Seller except as permitted by this Section 10.10 or the Credit Agreement. Simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Purchaser will collaterally assign all of its right, title and interest in this Agreement to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, to which collateral assignment the Seller hereby expressly consents. After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, under the Credit Agreement upon such collateral assignment may enforce the provisions of this Agreement, exercise the rights of the Purchaser and enforce the obligations of the Seller hereunder without joinder of the Purchaser.
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SECTION 10.11 Merger and Integration. Except as specifically stated otherwise herein, this Agreement and the other Facility Documents set forth the entire understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof, and all prior understandings, written or oral, are superseded by this Agreement and the other Facility Documents.
SECTION 10.12 Non-Petition. The Seller hereby agrees not to institute against, or join, cooperate with or encourage any other Person in instituting against, the Purchaser any bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership, arrangement, insolvency, moratorium or liquidation proceeding or other proceeding under federal or state bankruptcy or similar laws until at least one year and one day, or, if longer, the applicable preference period then in effect plus one day, after the Payment in Full of all outstanding Obligations and the termination of all Commitments under the Credit Agreement. The Seller hereby acknowledges that (i) the Purchaser shall, immediately upon Conveyance hereunder, grant a security interest in the Transferred Assets to the Collateral Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, pursuant to the Credit Agreement, and (ii) Collections generated by the Transferred Assets will be applied to payment of the Purchasers obligations under the Credit Agreement. In addition, the Seller shall have no recourse for any amounts payable or any other obligations arising under this Agreement against any officer, member, director, employee, partner, Affiliate or security holder of the Purchaser or any of its successors or assigns.
The provisions of this Section 10.12 are a material inducement for the Purchaser to enter into this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and for the Administrative Agent and the Secured Parties to enter into the Credit Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby and are an essential term hereof. The Purchaser may seek and obtain specific performance of such provisions (including injunctive relief), including, without limitation, in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, winding-up, insolvency, moratorium or liquidation proceedings, or other proceedings under United States federal or state bankruptcy laws or any similar laws.
SECTION 10.13 Waiver of Setoff.
(a) The Sellers obligations under this Agreement shall not be affected by any right of setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right the Seller might have against the Purchaser, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Collateral Agent, the Custodian, the other Secured Parties or any assignee of such Persons, all of which rights are hereby waived by the Seller.
(b) The Purchaser shall have the right to setoff against the Seller any amounts to which the Seller may be entitled hereunder and to apply such amounts to any claims the Purchaser may have against the Seller from time to time under this Agreement. Upon any such set-off, the Purchaser shall give notice of the amount thereof and the reasons therefor to the Seller.
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SECTION 10.14 Headings. The headings herein are for purposes of reference only and shall not otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Purchaser and the Seller each have caused this Sale and Contribution Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above written.
APOLLO DEBT SOLUTIONS BDC, as Seller | ||
By: | /s/ Joseph Glatt | |
Name: Joseph Glatt | ||
Title: Chief Legal Officer and Secretary |
CARDINAL FUNDING LLC, as Purchaser | ||
By: | /s/ Joseph Glatt | |
Name: Joseph Glatt | ||
Title: Chief Legal Officer and Secretary |
Exhibit A
FORM OF PURCHASE NOTICE
[Date]
To: |
Cardinal Funding LLC |
c/o Apollo Debt Solutions BDC
3 Bryant Park
New York, NY 10036
Attention: Amit Joshi
Telephone: (917) 286-5698
Email: ajoshi@apollo.com
with a copy to:
Citibank, N.A.
390 Greenwich Street, 4th Floor
New York, New York 10013
Attention: Victoria Chant
Re: |
Purchase Notice for Conveyance |
Date of ______________, 20__ |
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This Purchase Notice is delivered to you pursuant to Section 2.1(b) of the Sale and Contribution Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2022 (together with all amendments, if any, from time to time made thereto, the Sale Agreement), between Cardinal Funding LLC, as purchaser (the Purchaser), and Apollo Debt Solutions BDC, as seller. Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, capitalized terms used herein have the meanings provided in the Sale Agreement.
In accordance with Section 2.1(b) of the Sale Agreement, the Seller hereby offers to Convey to the Purchaser on the above-referenced Purchase Date pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Sale Agreement the Collateral Loans listed on Schedule I hereto, together with the Related Security and all proceeds of the foregoing.
Please wire the cash portion of the Purchase Price to the Seller pursuant to the wiring instructions included at the end of this letter.
The Seller represents that the conditions described in Section 7.2 of the Sale Agreement have been satisfied with respect to such Conveyance.
The Seller agrees that if prior to the Purchase Date any matter certified to herein by it will not be true and correct in all respects at such time as if then made, it will immediately so notify the Purchaser. Except to the extent, if any, that prior to the Purchase Date the Purchaser shall receive written notice to the contrary from the Seller, each matter certified to herein shall be deemed once again to be certified as true and correct in all respects at the Purchase Date as if then made.
The Seller has caused this Purchase Notice to be executed and delivered, and the certification and warranties contained herein to be made, by its duly authorized officer this ___ day of ________, 20__.
Very truly yours, | ||
APOLLO DEBT SOLUTIONS BDC | ||
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: |
Wire Instructions
Bank: ABA:
Account Name:
Account Number:
For further credit to account:
Schedule I
Schedule of Collateral Loans
None.
Exhibit 99.1
Apollo Debt Solutions BDC Launches with More Than $1 Billion in Assets Under Management
Continuously Offered BDC Breaks Escrow with Approx. $657 Million of Equity
Apollo Global Wealth Expands its Alternative Solutions for Individual Investors
New York, NY January 11, 2022 Apollo Debt Solutions BDC (ADS or the Fund) today announced that it has launched with more than $1 billion in assets under management. On Friday, January 7, the Fund broke escrow with approximately $657 million in equity net proceeds for its continuous public offering (the Offering). In connection with breaking escrow, the Fund issued and sold 26,258,912 shares of beneficial interest in the Offering. The Fund intends to continue selling shares in the Offering on a monthly basis.
The Fund invests primarily in directly originated assets, including debt securities, and in particular focuses on large-cap origination. The Fund is managed by an affiliate of Apollo (NYSE: APO), which has one of the worlds largest alternative credit businesses with approximately $341 billion in credit AUM.
Apollo Partner Earl Hunt, Chair and CEO of ADS, said, We are pleased to break escrow and begin actively investing the Fund, leveraging our extensive experience across private credit, direct origination and our status as a preferred lending partner to thousands of companies and sponsors. We look forward to working with our distribution partners to continue growing ADS.
Apollos Chief Client and Product Development Officer Stephanie Drescher added, Individual investors have long been under-allocated to alternatives, and we believe this strong initial fundraise for ADS demonstrates the pent-up demand investors and their wealth advisors have for strategies of this kind. Were excited for a growing set of investors and advisors to access Apollos asset management expertise through ADS and other current and prospective offerings.
Apollos Global Wealth business is one of the Firms key strategic growth areas. The unit, focused on development and distribution of products for individual investors, has made significant new hires since its launch last year and, in December 2021, Apollo agreed to buy the wealth distribution and asset management businesses of Griffin Capital. Recently, Apollo also made venture equity investments in CAIS and iCapital, two of the leading technology platforms helping wealth and financial advisors access alternative strategies.
ADS is the first non-traded business development company sponsored by affiliates of Apollo and adds to a growing suite of solutions from the Firm that qualifying investors can access through their financial advisors. To learn more about the Fund and see important disclosures, please visit: https://gwms.apollo.com/debtsolutionsbdc.
About Apollo Debt Solutions BDC
Apollo Debt Solutions BDC (the Fund) is a regulated, non-listed BDC that provides individual investors access to investments targeted by the largest institutions. We believe it provides investors with a stronger and more diversified path to value than is typically available and aims to offer a more beneficial risk-adjusted profile than public equivalents. The Fund focuses on senior secured large corporate direct origination, broadly syndicated loans, and, to a lesser extent, middle market direct lending. Together, we believe these attributes help position our BDC to perform.
About Apollo
Apollo is a global, high-growth alternative asset manager. In our asset management business, we seek to provide our clients excess return at every point along the risk-reward spectrum from investment grade to private equity with a focus on three business strategies: yield, hybrid, and equity. For more than three decades, our investing expertise across our fully integrated platform has served the financial return needs of our clients and provided businesses with innovative capital solutions for growth. Through Athene, our retirement services business, we specialize in helping clients achieve financial security by providing a suite of retirement savings products and acting as a solutions provider to institutions. Our patient, creative, and knowledgeable approach to investing aligns our clients, businesses we invest in, our employees, and the communities we impact, to expand opportunity and achieve positive outcomes. As of September 30, 2021, Apollo had approximately $481 billion of assets under management. To learn more, please visit www.apollo.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain information contained in this communication constitutes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as outlook, indicator, believes, expects, potential, continues, may, can, will, should, seeks, approximately, predicts, intends, plans, estimates, anticipates, confident, conviction, identified or the negative versions of these words or other comparable words thereof. These may include financial projections and estimates and their underlying assumptions, statements about plans, objectives and expectations with respect to future operations, statements regarding future performance, statements regarding economic and market trends and statements regarding identified but not yet closed investments. Such forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain and there are or may be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in such statements. ADS believes these factors also include but are not limited to those described under the section entitled Risk Factors in its prospectus, and any such updated factors included in its periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), which are accessible on the SECs website at www.sec.gov. These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this document (or ADSs prospectus and other filings). Except as otherwise required by federal securities laws, ADS undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
Apollo Contact Information
For Investors:
Noah Gunn
Global Head of Investor Relations
(212) 822-0540
IR@apollo.com
For Media:
Joanna Rose
Global Head of Corporate Communications
(212) 822-0491
Communications@apollo.com