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See note 8d.Includes adjustments for foreign currency translation.Including impairments related to exit and disposal activitiesIf Teva fails to achieve certain sustainability performance targets, a one-time premium payment of 0.15%-0.45% out of the principal amount will be paid at maturity or upon earlier redemption, if such redemption is on or after May 9, 2026.Amounts do not include a $53 million loss from foreign currency translation adjustments attributable to non-controlling interests.Amounts do not include a $67 million loss from foreign currency translation adjustments attributable to non-controlling interests.Teva uses foreign exchange contracts (mainly option and forward contracts) to hedge balance sheet items from currency exposure. These foreign exchange contracts are not designated as hedging instruments for accounting purposes. In connection with these foreign exchange contracts, Teva recognizes gains or losses that offset the revaluation of the balance sheet items also recorded under financial expenses, net.Teva entered into option and forward contracts designed to limit the exposure of foreign exchange fluctuations on projected revenues and expenses recorded in euro, the Swiss franc, the Japanese yen, the British pound, the Russian ruble, the Canadian dollar and some other currencies to protect its projected operating results for 2021 and 2022. These derivative instruments do not meet the criteria for hedge accounting, however, they are accounted for as an economic hedge. These derivative instruments, which may include hedging transactions against future projected revenues and expenses, are recognized on the balance sheet at their fair value on a quarterly basis, while the foreign exchange impact on the underlying revenues and expenses may occur in subsequent quarters. In the first quarter of 2022, the positive impact from these derivatives recognized under revenues was[ $31] million. Changes in the fair value of the derivative instruments are recognized in the same line item in the statements of income as the underlying exposure being hedged. 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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM
10-Q
 
 
 
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2022
OR
 
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission file number
001-16174
 
 
TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
Israel
 
Not Applicable
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
124 Dvora HaNevi’a St., Tel Aviv, ISRAEL
 
6944020
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip code)
 
+972
(3)
 914-8213
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
 
Trading
Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange
on which registered
American Depositary Shares, each representing one Ordinary Share
 
TEVA
 
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ☒    No  ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation
S-T
(§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  ☒    No  ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer      Accelerated filer  
Non-accelerated
filer
     Smaller reporting company  
Emerging growth company       
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2
of the Act).    Yes  ☐    No  ☒
As of March 31, 2022, the registrant had 1,110,352,397 ordinary shares outstanding.
 
 
 

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INDEX
 
PART I.
    
Item 1.
  Financial Statements (unaudited)   
  Consolidated Balance Sheets      5  
  Consolidated Statements of Income (loss)      6  
  Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (loss)      7  
  Consolidated statements of changes in equity      8  
  Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows      9  
  Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements      10  
Item 2.
  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations      42  
Item 3.
  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk      64  
Item 4.
  Controls and Procedures      64  
PART II.
    
Item 1.
  Legal Proceedings      65  
Item 1A.
  Risk Factors      65  
Item 2.
  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds      65  
Item 3.
  Defaults Upon Senior Securities      65  
Item 4.
  Mine Safety Disclosures      65  
Item 5.
  Other Information      65  
Item 6.
  Exhibits      66  
  Signatures      67  
 
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TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED
INTRODUCTION AND USE OF CERTAIN TERMS
Unless otherwise indicated, all references to the “Company,” “we,” “our” and “Teva” refer to Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited and its subsidiaries, and references to “revenues” refer to net revenues. References to “U.S. dollars,” “dollars,” “U.S. $” and “$” are to the lawful currency of the United States of America, and references to “NIS” are to new Israeli shekels. References to “ADS(s)” are to Teva’s American Depositary Share(s). References to “MS” are to multiple sclerosis. Market data, including both sales and share data, is based on information provided by IQVIA, a provider of market research to the pharmaceutical industry (“IQVIA”), unless otherwise stated. References to “R&D” are to Research and Development, references to “IPR&D” are to
in-process
R&D, references to “S&M” are to Selling and Marketing and references to “G&A” are to General and Administrative. Some amounts in this report may not add up due to rounding. All percentages have been calculated using unrounded amounts. This report on Form
10-Q
contains many of the trademarks and trade names used by Teva in the United States and internationally to distinguish its products and services. Any third-party trademarks mentioned in this report are the property of their respective owners.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
In addition to historical information, this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q,
and the reports and documents incorporated by reference in this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q,
may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are based on management’s current beliefs and expectations and are subject to substantial risks and uncertainties, both known and unknown, that could cause our future results, performance or achievements to differ significantly from that expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “should,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “target,” “may,” “project,” “guidance,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe” and other words and terms of similar meaning and expression in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance. Important factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include risks relating to:
 
   
our ability to successfully compete in the marketplace, including: that we are substantially dependent on our generic products; consolidation of our customer base and commercial alliances among our customers; delays in launches of new generic products; the increase in the number of competitors targeting generic opportunities and seeking U.S. market exclusivity for generic versions of significant products; our ability to develop and commercialize biopharmaceutical products; competition for our specialty products, including AUSTEDO
®
, AJOVY
®
and COPAXONE
®
; our ability to achieve expected results from investments in our product pipeline; our ability to develop and commercialize additional pharmaceutical products; and the effectiveness of our patents and other measures to protect our intellectual property rights;
 
   
our substantial indebtedness, which may limit our ability to incur additional indebtedness, engage in additional transactions or make new investments, may result in a further downgrade of our credit ratings; and our inability to raise debt or borrow funds in amounts or on terms that are favorable to us;
 
   
our business and operations in general, including: uncertainty regarding the
COVID-19
pandemic and the governmental and societal responses thereto; our ability to successfully execute and maintain the activities and efforts related to the measures we have taken or may take in response to the
COVID-19
pandemic and associated costs therewith; effectiveness of our optimization efforts; our ability to attract, hire and retain highly skilled personnel; manufacturing or quality control problems; interruptions in our supply chain; disruptions of information technology systems; breaches of our data security; variations in intellectual property laws; challenges associated with conducting business globally, including political or economic instability, major hostilities or terrorism; costs and delays resulting from the extensive pharmaceutical regulation to which we are subject or delays in governmental processing time due to travel and work restrictions caused by the
COVID-19
pandemic; the effects of reforms in healthcare regulation and reductions in pharmaceutical pricing, reimbursement and coverage; significant sales to a limited number of customers; our ability to successfully bid for suitable acquisition targets or licensing opportunities, or to consummate and integrate acquisitions; and our prospects and opportunities for growth if we sell assets;
 
   
compliance, regulatory and litigation matters, including: failure to comply with complex legal and regulatory environments; increased legal and regulatory action in connection with public concern over the abuse of opioid medications and our ability to reach a final resolution of the remaining opioid-related litigation; scrutiny from competition and pricing authorities around the world, including our ability to successfully defend against the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) criminal charges of Sherman Act violations; potential liability for patent infringement; product liability claims; failure to comply with complex Medicare and Medicaid reporting and payment obligations; compliance with anti-corruption sanctions and trade control laws; environmental risks; and the impact of Environmental, Social and Governance (“ESG”) issues;
 
   
other financial and economic risks, including: our exposure to currency fluctuations and restrictions as well as credit risks; potential impairments of our intangible assets; potential significant increases in tax liabilities (including as a result of potential tax reform in the United States); and the effect on our overall effective tax rate of the termination or expiration of governmental programs or tax benefits, or of a change in our business;
 
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TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED
and other factors discussed in this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
and in our Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2021, including in the sections captioned “Risk Factors.” Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made, and we assume no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements or other information contained herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. You are cautioned not to put undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
 
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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
ITEM 1.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(U.S. dollars in millions, except for share data)
(Unaudited)
 
 
  
March 31,
 
 
December 31,
 
 
  
2022
 
 
2021
 
ASSETS
  
     
 
     
Current assets:
  
     
 
     
Cash and cash equivalents
   $ 2,175     $ 2,165  
Accounts receivables, net of allowance for credit losses of $91 million and $90 million as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021
     4,253       4,529  
Inventories
     4,012       3,818  
Prepaid expenses
     1,064       1,075  
Other current assets
     933       965  
Assets held for sale
     13       19  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total current assets
     12,451       12,573  
Deferred income taxes
     637       596  
Other
non-current
assets
     472       515  
Property, plant and equipment, net
     5,932       5,982  
Operating lease
right-of-use
assets
     464       495  
Identifiable intangible assets, net
     7,116       7,466  
Goodwill
     19,986       20,040  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total assets
  
$
47,059    
$
47,666  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
                
Current liabilities:
                
Short-term debt
   $ 2,077     $ 1,426  
Sales reserves and allowances
     3,807       4,241  
Accounts payables
     1,750       1,686  
Employee-related obligations
     481       563  
Accrued expenses
     2,597       2,208  
Other current liabilities
     900       903  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total current liabilities
     11,613       11,027  
Long-term liabilities:
                
Deferred income taxes
     666       784  
Other taxes and long-term liabilities
     3,288       2,578  
Senior notes and loans
     20,840       21,617  
Operating lease liabilities
     393       416  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total long-term liabilities
  
 
25,186
 
 
 
25,395
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Commitments and contingencies
, see note 10
  

 
 
 
 
Total liabilities
  
 
36,799
 
 
 
36,422
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Equity:
                
Teva shareholders’ equity:
                
Ordinary shares of NIS 0.10 par value per share; March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021: authorized 2,495 million shares; issued 1,216 million shares and 1,209 million shares, respectively.
     57       57  
Additional
paid-in
capital
     27,587       27,561  
Accumulated deficit
     (11,484     (10,529
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
     (2,687     (2,683
Treasury shares as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021: 
106 million ordinary shares
     (4,128 )     (4,128
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
       9,344       10,278  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Non-controlling
interests
     916       966  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total equity
     10,260       11,244  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities and equity
  
$
47,059
 
 
$
47,666  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Amounts may not add up due to rounding.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)
(U.S. dollars in millions, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
 
  
Three months ended
 
 
  
March 31,
 
 
  
2022
 
 
2021
 
Net revenues
  
$
3,661    
$
3,982  
Cost of sales
     1,921       2,104  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Gross profit
     1,740       1,878  
Research and development expenses
     225       254  
Selling and marketing expenses
     584       585  
General and administrative expenses
     296       290  
Intangible assets impairments
     149       79  
Other assets impairments, restructuring and other items
     128       137  
Legal settlements and loss contingencies
     1,124       104  
Other income
     (52     (5
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Operating income (loss)
     (713 )     434  
Financial expenses, net
     258       290  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
     (971 )     144  
Income taxes (benefit)
     2     62  
Share in (profits) losses of associated companies, net
     (21     (3
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
     (952 )     84  
Net income (loss) attributable to
non-controlling
interests
     3       7  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to Teva
     (955 )     77  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Earnings (loss) per share attributable to ordinary shareholders:
                
Basic
   $ (0.86 )   $ 0.07  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Diluted
   $ (0.86 )   $ 0.07  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Weighted average number of shares (in millions):
                
Basic
     1,107       1,099  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Diluted
     1,107       1,107  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Amounts may not add up due to rounding.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(U.S. dollars in millions)
(Unaudited)
 
 
  
Three months ended
 
 
  
March 31,
 
 
  
2022
 
 
2021
 
Net income (loss)
  
$
(952
)
 
$
84  
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
                
Currency translation adjustment
     (64     (208
Unrealized gain (loss) from derivative financial instruments, net
     7       7  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total other comprehensive income (loss)
     (57     (201
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total comprehensive income (loss)
     (1,009 )     (117
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to
non-controlling
interests
     (50     (60
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Teva
  
$
(959
)
 
$
(57
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Amounts may not add up due to rounding.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY
 
 
 
Teva shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ordinary shares
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of
shares (in
millions)
 
 
Stated
value
 
 
Additional
paid-in

capital
 
 
Retained
earnings
(accumulated
deficit)
 
 
Accumulated other
comprehensive
(loss)
 
 
Treasury
shares
 
 
Total Teva
shareholders’
equity
 
 
Non-controlling

interests
 
 
Total
equity
 
 
 
(U.S. dollars in millions)
 
Balance at December 31, 2021
    1,209       57       27,561       (10,529     (2,683     (4,128     10,278       966       11,244  
Net Income (loss)
                            (955 )                     (955 )     3       (952 )
Other comprehensive
 
income
(loss)
                                    (4             (4     (53     (57
Issuance of Shares
    7      
*
 
 
 
1
 
 
     
 
     
 
     
 
 
1
 
 
     
 
 
1
 
Stock-based compensation
expense
                    24                               24               24  
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Balance at March 31, 2022
    1,216     $ 57     $ 27,587     $ (11,484   $ (2,687   $ (4,128   $ 9,344     $ 916     $ 10,260  
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
*
Represents an amount less than $0.5 million.
 
 
 
Teva shareholders’ equity
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ordinary shares
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Number of
shares (in
millions)
 
 
Stated
value
 
 
Additional
paid-in

capital
 
 
Retained
earnings
(accumulated
deficit)
 
 
Accumulated other
comprehensive
(loss)
 
 
Treasury
shares
 
 
Total Teva
shareholders’
equity
 
 
Non-controlling

interests
 
 
Total
equity
 
 
 
(U.S. dollars in millions)
 
Balance at December 31, 2020
    1,202       57       27,443       (10,946     (2,399     (4,128     10,026       1,035       11,061  
Net Income (loss)
                            77                       77       7       84  
Other comprehensive income (loss)
                                    (134             (134     (67     (201
Issuance of shares
    6       *                                                       *  
Stock-based compensation expense
                    31                               31               31  
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Balance at March 31, 2021
    1,208     $ 57     $ 27,474     $ (10,869   $ (2,534   $ (4,128   $ 10,000     $ 975     $ 10,975  
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
*
Represents an amount less than $0.5 million.
Amounts may not add up due to rounding.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(U.S. dollars in millions)
(Unaudited)
 
 
  
Three months ended
 
 
  
March 31,
 
 
  
2022
 
 
2021
 
Operating activities:
  
 
Net income (loss)
   $ (952 )   $ 84  
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operations:
                
Depreciation and amortization
     323       376  
Impairment of long-lived assets and assets held for sale
     165       127  
Net change in operating assets and liabilities
     559       (1,076
Deferred income taxes – net and uncertain tax positions
     (175     (11
Stock-based compensation
     24       31  
Other items
     30       (10
Net loss (gain) from investments and from sale of long lived assets
     (23     74  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
     (49 )     (405
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Investing activities:
                
     
Beneficial interest collected in exchange for securitized trade receivables
     305       476  
Proceeds from sale of business and long lived assets
     25       138  
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
  
 
(7
 
 
—  
 
     
Purchases of property, plant and equipment 
     (157     (150
Purchases of investments and other assets .
     (4     (2 )
Proceeds from sale of investments
     —         46  
Other investing activities
  
 
(1
 
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
     161       508  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Financing activities:
                
Redemption of convertible senior notes
     —         (491
Other financing activities
     2       (2
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
     2       (493
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Translation adjustment on cash and cash equivalents
     (62     (44
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
     52       (434
Balance of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period
     2,198       2,177  
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Balance of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at
en
d
of period
   $ 2,250     $ 1,743  
 
  
 
 
   
 
 
 
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash reported in the consolidated balance sheets:
                
Cash and cash equivalents
     2,175       1,743  
Restricted cash included in other current assets 
     75       —    
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the statement of cash flows
     2,250       1,743  
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Non-cash
financing and investing activities:
                
Beneficial interest obtained in exchange for securitized accounts receivables
   $ 299     $ 488  
Amounts may not add up due to rounding
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements.
 
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TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note 1 – Basis of presentation:
 
 
a.
Basis of presentation
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the annual consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, the financial statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments necessary to fairly state the financial position and results of operations of Teva. The information included in this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q
should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2021, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The
year-end
balance sheet data was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2021, but not all disclosures required by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) are included.
In the process of preparing the consolidated financial statements, management makes estimates, judgments and assumptions that may affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, equity, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. The inputs into Teva’s judgments and estimates also consider the economic implications of the
COVID-19
pandemic on its critical and significant accounting estimates, most significantly in relation to sales, reserves and allowances, IPR&D assets, marketed product rights and goodwill, all of which will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain, including as a result of new information that may emerge concerning the
COVID-19
pandemic and the actions taken to contain or treat it, as well as the economic impact on Teva’s employees, third-party manufacturers and suppliers, customers and markets. All estimates made by Teva related to the impact of the
COVID-19
pandemic within its financial statements may change in future periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
In February 2022, Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine. As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q,
sustained conflict and disruption in the region is ongoing. Russia and Ukraine markets are included in Teva’s International Markets segment results. Teva has no manufacturing or R&D facilities in these markets. During the first quarter of 2022, the impact of this conflict on Teva’s results of operations and financial condition was immaterial.
The results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2022 are not necessarily indicative of results that could be expected for the entire fiscal year. Certain amounts in the consolidated financial statements and associated notes may not add up due to rounding. All percentages have been calculated using unrounded amounts.
 
 
b.
Significant accounting policies
Recently adopted accounting pronouncements
In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU
2020-06
“Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic
470-20)
and Derivatives and Hedging – Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815 – 40).” This guidance simplifies the accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity, including convertible instruments and contracts on an entity’s own equity. The amendments to this guidance are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of this guidance did not have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU
2020-04
“Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)—Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting.” This guidance provides optional expedients and exceptions for applying generally accepted accounting principles to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. The guidance applies only to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR or another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. This guidance is effective for all entities as of March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. There was no material impact to the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the period ended March 31, 2022 as a result of adopting this standard update. The Company has completed negotiations to transform the facility base rate of its securitization program and is continuing to evaluate the potential impact of the replacement of the LIBOR benchmark on its interest rate risk management activities. However, it is not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial results of operations, financial position or cash flows.
Recently issued accounting pronouncements, not yet adopted
In November 2021, the FASB issued ASU
2021-10
“Government Assistance (Topic 832)”, which requires annual disclosures that increase the transparency of transactions involving government grants, including (1) the types of
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
transactions, (2) the accounting for those transactions, and (3) the effect of those transactions on an entity’s financial statements. The amendments in this update are effective for financial statements issued for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2021. The Company is currently evaluating this guidance to determine the impact it may have on its consolidated financial statements.
In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU
2021-08
“Business Combinations (Topic 805), Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers”, which requires contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination to be recognized and measured by the acquirer on the acquisition date in accordance with ASC 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The guidance will result in the acquirer recognizing contract assets and contract liabilities at the same amounts recorded by the acquiree. The guidance should be applied prospectively to acquisitions occurring on or after the effective date. The guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted, including in interim periods, for any financial statements that have not yet been issued. The Company is currently evaluating this guidance to determine the impact it may have on its consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 2 – Certain transactions:
The Company has entered into alliances and other arrangements with third parties to acquire rights to products it does not have, to access markets it does not operate in and to otherwise share development costs or business risks. The Company’s most significant agreements of this nature are summarized below.
MODAG
In October 2021, Teva announced a license agreement with MODAG GmbH (“Modag”) that will provide Teva an exclusive global license to develop, manufacture and commercialize Modag’s lead compound
(TEV-56286)
and a related compound
(TEV-56287).
TEV-56286
was initially developed for the treatment of Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) and Parkinson’s disease, and has the potential to be applied to other treatments for neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease. A phase 1b clinical trial is currently being completed for
TEV-56286.
In the fourth quarter of 2021, Teva made an upfront payment
of $10 
million to Modag that was recorded as R&D expense. Modag may be eligible for future development milestone payments, totaling an aggregate amount of up to
$70 
million, as well as future commercial milestones and royalties.
Alvotech
In August 2020, Teva entered into an agreement with biopharmaceutical company Alvotech for the exclusive commercialization in the U.S. of five biosimilar product candidates. The initial pipeline for this collaboration contains biosimilar candidates addressing multiple therapeutic areas, including a proposed biosimilar to Humira
®
. Under this agreement, Alvotech is responsible for the development, registration and supply of the biosimilar product candidates and Teva will exclusively commercialize the products in the United States. Teva paid an upfront payment in the third quarter of 2020 and additional upfront and milestone payments in the second quarter of 2021 that were recorded as R&D expenses. Additional development and commercial milestone payments of up to $455 
million, as well as royalty payments, may be payable by Teva over the next few years. Teva and Alvotech will share profit from the commercialization of these biosimilars. In March 2021,
Abbvie sued Alvotech for allegedly misappropriating confidential information relating to Humira
®
. In October 2021, the claim was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Abbvie has appealed this decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals. In addition, there is pending patent litigation between Abbvie and Alvotech related to Alvotech’s proposed biosimilar to Humira
®
. In December 2021, Abbvie also filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”) against both Alvotech and Teva seeking to prevent Teva and Alvotech from importing Alvotech’s proposed biosimilar to Humira
®
into the United States. On January 26, 2022, the ITC issued a decision to initiate an investigation into Alvotech’s proposed biosimilar product. On March 8, 2022, Abbvie and Alvotech settled all the above pending IP matters relating to Alvotech’s proposed biosimilar to Humira
®
. Pursuant to that settlement, Alvotech and Teva may sell Alvotech’s proposed biosimilar to Humira
®
in the United States beginning on July 1, 2023, provided that U.S. regulatory approval is obtained by that date. On March 28, 2022, the ITC officially terminated the investigation requested by Abbvie.
Eli Lilly and Alder BioPharmaceuticals
In December 2018, Teva entered into an agreement with Eli Lilly & Co. (“Lilly”) resolving the European Patent Office opposition they had filed against Teva’s AJOVY
®
patents. The settlement agreement with Lilly also resolved Lilly’s action to revoke the patent protecting AJOVY in the United Kingdom.
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
On January 8, 2018, Teva signed a global license agreement with Alder BioPharmaceuticals (“Alder”). The agreement validates Teva’s intellectual property and resolves Alder’s opposition to Teva’s European patent with respect to anti-calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) antibodies, including the withdrawal of Alder’s appeal before the European Patent Office. Under the terms of the agreement, Alder received a
non-exclusive
license to Teva’s anti-CGRP antibodies patent portfolio to develop, manufacture and commercialize eptinezumab in the United States and worldwide, excluding Japan. Teva received a $25 million upfront payment that was recognized as revenue during the first quarter of 2018, and a $25 million milestone payment in March 2020 that was recognized as revenue in the first quarter of 2020. The agreement stipulates additional development and commercial milestone payments to Teva of up to $150 million, as well as future royalties.
Otsuka
On May 12, 2017, Teva entered into a license and collaboration agreement with Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (“Otsuka”) providing
 
Otsuka with an exclusive license
 
to develop and commercialize AJOVY in Japan. Otsuka paid Teva an upfront payment of $50 million in consideration for the transaction. In the third quarter of 2020, Otsuka submitted an application to obtain manufacturing and marketing approval for AJOVY in Japan and, as a result, paid Teva a milestone payment of $15 million, which was recognized as revenue in the third quarter of 2020. AJOVY was approved in Japan in June 2021 and launched on August 30, 2021. As a result of the launch, Otsuka paid Teva a milestone payment of $35 
million, which was recognized as revenue in the third quarter of 2021. Teva may receive additional milestone payments upon achievement of certain revenue targets. Otsuka also pays Teva royalties on AJOVY sales in Japan.
Regeneron
In September 2016, Teva and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Regeneron”) entered into a collaborative agreement to develop and commercialize Regeneron’s pain medication product, fasinumab. Teva and Regeneron share in the global commercial rights to this product (excluding Japan, Korea and nine other Asian countries), as well as ongoing associated R&D costs of approximately $1 billion. Teva made an upfront payment of $250 million to Regeneron in the third quarter of 2016 and additional payments for achievement of development milestones in an aggregate amount of $120 million were paid during 2017 and 2018. The agreement stipulates additional development and commercial milestone payments of up to $2,230 million, as well as future royalties. Currently, all
non-essential
activities and related expenditures for fasinumab have been put on hold. Next steps will be assessed together with Regeneron, with the intention of discussing data with the FDA.
MedinCell
In November 2013, Teva entered into an agreement with MedinCell for the development and commercialization of multiple long-acting injectable products. The lead product candidate selected was risperidone LAI
(TV-46000)
suspension for subcutaneous use for the treatment of schizophrenia. In August 2021, the FDA accepted the new drug application (“NDA”) for risperidone LAI, based on phase 3 data from two pivotal studies. Teva leads the clinical development and regulatory process and is responsible for commercialization of this product candidate. MedinCell may be eligible for development milestones, and future commercial milestones of up to $112 million in respect of risperidone LAI. Teva will also pay MedinCell royalties on net sales. In April 2022, the FDA issued a Complete Response Letter (“CRL”) regarding the NDA for risperidone LAI. Teva is reviewing its next steps based on the CRL and will work closely with
the
FDA to address their recommendations.
Assets and Liabilities Held For Sale:
General
Assets and liabilities held for sale as of March 31, 2022 included certain manufacturing assets that are expected to be sold within the next year. Assets and liabilities held for sale as of December 31, 2021 included certain manufacturing assets sold during the first quarter of 2022, and certain assets that are expected to be sold during 2022. The table below summarizes all Teva assets and liabilities included as held for sale as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021:

 

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TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2022
   
2021
 
   
(U.S. $ in millions)
 
Inventories
 
$
—      
$
2  
Property, plant and equipment, net and others
    64       86  
Goodwill
    —         7  
Adjustments of assets held for sale to fair value
    (51     (76
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total assets of the disposal group classified as held for sale in the consolidated balance sheets
  $ 13     $ 19  
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total liabilities of the disposal group classified as held for sale in the consolidated balance sheets, recorded under accrued expenses and other long-term liabilities
  $ (60   $ (43
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
NOTE 3 – Revenue from contracts with customers:
Disaggregation of revenue
The following table disaggregates Teva’s revenues by major revenue streams. For additional information on disaggregation of revenues, see note 15.
 
    
Three months ended March 31, 2022
 
    
North
America
   
Europe
    
International
Markets
    
Other
activities
    
Total
 
    
(U.S. $ in millions)
 
Sale of goods
     1,377       1,134        445        180        3,136  
Licensing arrangements
     21       12        4        1        38  
Distribution
     342    
 
§
       16        —          358  
Other
     (2     9        27        95        129  
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
     $ 1,737     $ 1,156      $ 492      $ 275      $ 3,661  
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
§ Represents an amount less than $0.5 million.
 
    
Three months ended March 31, 2021
 
    
North
America
    
Europe
    
International
Markets
    
Other
activities
    
Total
 
    
(U.S. $ in millions)
 
Sale of goods
     1,668        1,178        440        177        3,463  
Licensing arrangements
     32        14        3        1        49  
Distribution
     289     
 
§
       19        —          308  
Other
  
 
§
       22        28        111        162  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
     $ 1,989      $ 1,214      $ 490      $ 289      $ 3,982  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
§ Represents an amount less than $0.5 million.
 
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TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
Variable consideration
Variable consideration mainly includes sales reserves and allowances (“SR&A”), comprised of rebates (including Medicaid and other governmental program discounts), chargebacks, returns and other promotional (including shelf stock adjustments) items. Provisions for prompt payment discounts are netted against accounts receivables.
The Company recognizes these provisions at the time of sale and adjusts them if the actual amounts differ from the estimated provisions.
SR&A to U.S. customers comprised approximately 73% of the Company’s total SR&A as of March 31, 2022, with the remaining balance primarily in Canada and Germany. The changes in SR&A for third-party sales for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 were as follows: 
 
 
  
Sales Reserves and Allowances
 
 
 
 
 
  
Reserves
included in
Accounts
Receivable, net
 
 
Rebates
 
 
Medicaid and
other
governmental
allowances
 
 
Chargebacks
 
 
Returns
 
 
Other
 
 
Total reserves
included in SR&A
 
 
Total
 
 
  
(U.S. $ in millions)
 
Balance at December 31, 2021
  
$
68
 
 
$
1,655
 
 
$
854
 
 
$
1,085
 
 
$
535
 
 
$
112
 
 
$
4,241
 
 
$
4,309
 
Provisions related to sales made in current year
  
 
82
 
 
 
928
 
 
 
198
 
 
 
1,814
 
 
 
58
 
 
 
90
 
 
 
3,088
 
 
 
3,170
 
Provisions related to sales made in prior periods
  
 
—  
 
 
 
(90
 
 
26
 
 
 
(8
 
 
(14
 
 
(1
 
 
(87
 
 
(87
Credits and payments
  
 
(88
 
 
(1,037
 
 
(270
 
 
(1,940
 
 
(110
 
 
(73
 
 
(3,430
 
 
(3,518
Translation differences
  
 
—  
 
 
 
(3
 
 
(1
 
 
—  
 
 
 
—  
 
 
 
(1
 
 
(5
 
 
(5
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at March 31, 2022
  
$
62
 
 
 
1,453
 
 
$
807
 
 
$
951
 
 
$
469
 
 
$
127
 
 
$
3,807
 
 
$
3,869
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Reserves
included in
Accounts
Receivable, net
 
 
Rebates
 
 
Medicaid and
other
governmental
allowances
 
 
Chargebacks
 
 
Returns
 
 
Other
 
 
Total reserves
included in SR&A
 
 
Total
 
 
  
(U.S.$ in millions)
 
Balance at December 31, 2020
  
$
80
 
 
$
2,054
 
 
$
828
 
 
$
1,108
 
 
$
686
 
 
$
148
 
 
$
4,824
 
 
$
4,904
 
Provisions related to sales made in current year
  
 
100
 
 
 
1,126
 
 
 
164
 
 
 
2,043
 
 
 
76
 
 
 
23
 
 
 
3,432
 
 
 
3,532
 
Provisions related to sales made in prior periods
  
 
—  
 
 
 
(55
 
 
(11
 
 
6
 
 
 
(40
 
 
(17
 
 
(117
 
 
(117
Credits and payments
  
 
(102
 
 
(1,210
 
 
(188
 
 
(1,987
 
 
(101
 
 
(40
 
 
(3,526
 
 
(3,628
Translation differences
  
 
—  
 
 
 
(17
 
 
(4
 
 
(3
 
 
(3
 
 
(2
 
 
(29
 
 
(29
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at March 31, 2021
  
$
78
 
 
$
1,898
 
 
$
789
 
 
$
1,167
 
 
$
618
 
 
$
112
 
 
$
4,584
 
 
$
4,662
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
NOTE 4 – Inventories:
Inventories, net of reserves, consisted of the following: 
 
 
  
March 31,
 
  
December 31,
 
 
  
2022
 
  
2021
 
 
  
(U.S. $ in millions)
 
Finished products
   $ 1,985      $ 1,932  
Raw and packaging materials
     1,256        1,136  
Products in process
     593        587  
Materials in transit and payments on account
     178        163  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   $ 4,012      $ 3,818  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
NOTE 5 – Identifiable intangible assets:
Identifiable intangible assets consisted of the following: 
 
 
  
Gross carrying amount net
of impairment
 
  
Accumulated

amortization
 
  
Net carrying amount
 
 
  
March 31,
 
  
December 31,
 
  
March 31,
 
  
December 31,
 
  
March 31,
 
  
December 31,
 
 
  
2022
 
  
2021
 
  
2022
 
  
2021
 
  
2022
 
  
2021
 
 
  
(U.S. $ in millions)
 
Product rights
   $ 18,544      $ 18,815      $ 12,383      $ 12,318      $ 6,161      $ 6,497  
Trade names
     588        590        206        198        382        392  
In process research and development
     573        577        —          —          573        577  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   $ 19,705      $ 19,982      $ 12,589      $ 12,516      $ 7,116      $ 7,466  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Product rights and trade names
Product rights and trade names are assets presented at amortized cost. Product rights and trade names represent a portfolio of pharmaceutical products from various therapeutic categories from various acquisitions with a weighted average life of approximately 10 years.
Amortization of intangible assets was $200 million and $242 million in the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
IPR&D
Teva’s IPR&D are assets that have not yet been approved in major markets. Teva’s IPR&D is comprised mainly of various generic products from the Actavis Generics acquisition of $542 million. IPR&D carries intrinsic risks that the asset might not succeed in advanced phases and may be impaired in future periods.
Intangible assets impairments
Impairments of long-lived intangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, were $149 million and $79 million, respectively.
Impairments in the first quarter of 2022 consisted primarily of identifiable product rights of $129 million related to updated market assumptions regarding price and volume of products acquired from Actavis Generics.
 
Impairments in the first quarter of 2021 consisted of:
 
  (a)
IPR&D assets of $51 million related to generic pipeline products acquired from Actavis Generics resulting from development progress and changes in other key valuation indications (e.g., market size, competition assumptions, legal landscape, launch date) in the United States; and
 
  (b)
Identifiable product rights of $28 million related to updated market assumptions regarding price and volume of products acquired from Actavis Generics that are primarily marketed in the United States.
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
The fair
 value measurement of the impaired i
ntan
gible assets in the first
three
months of
2022
is based on significant unobservable inputs in the market and thus represents a Level 
3
measurement within the fair value hierarchy. The discount rate applied ranged from
7.25
% to
10
%. A probability of success factor ranging from
20
% to
100
% was used in the fair value calculation to reflect inherent regulatory and commercial risk of IPR&D.
 
NOTE 6 – Goodwill:
The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill for the period ended March 31, 2022 were as follows:
 
    
North America
    
Europe
   
International
Markets
    
Other
   
Total
 
    
(U.S. $ in millions)
       
Balance as of December 31, 2021 (1)
   $ 6,474      $ 8,544     $ 2,328      $ 2,694     $ 20,040  
Changes during the period:
                                          
Goodwill acquired
                               12       12  
Translation differences
     9        (85     34        (24     (66
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
Balance as of March 31, 2022 (1)
   $ 6,483      $ 8,459     $ 2,362      $ 2,682     $ 19,986  
    
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
(1)
Accumulated goodwill impairment as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 was approximately $25.6 billion.
Teva determines the fair value of its reporting units using the income approach. The income approach is a forward-looking approach for estimating fair value. Within the income approach, the method used is the discounted cash flow method. Teva starts with a forecast of all the expected net cash flows associated with the reporting unit, which includes the application of a terminal value, and then applies a discount rate to arrive at a net present value amount. Cash flow projections are based on Teva’s estimates of revenue growth rates and operating margins, taking into consideration industry and market conditions. The discount rate used is based on the weighted average cost of capital (WACC), adjusted for the relevant risk associated with country-specific and business-specific characteristics. If any of these expectations were to vary materially from Teva’s assumptions, Teva may record an impairment of goodwill allocated to these reporting units in the future. The current projections related to AUSTEDO and the resolution of the opioid and price fixing litigation in North America are significant assumptions in Teva’s future projections. Additionally, certain parts of its business volumes, particularly in Europe, were impacted by the
COVID-19
pandemic. Management continues to analyze the expected pace of recovery of volumes and the related impact of the
COVID-19
pandemic on Teva’s business.
During the first quarter of 2022, management assessed developments that occurred during the quarter to determine if it was more likely than not that the fair value of any of its reporting units was below its carrying amount.
Based on this assessment, management concluded that it was not more likely than not that the fair value of any of the reporting units was below its carrying value as of March 31, 2022 and, therefore, no quantitative assessment was performed. Changes to Teva’s current assessment regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its projections and its long-term forecast related to AUSTEDO could result in future impairments.
NOTE 7 – Debt obligations:
a. Short-term debt: 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
  
March 31,
 
  
December 31,
 
 
  
Weighted average interest
rate as of March 31, 2022
 
 
Maturity
 
  
2022
 
  
2021
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
  
(U.S. $ in millions)
 
Convertible senior debentures
     0.25     2026        23        23  
Current maturities of long-term liabilities (1)
                      2,054        1,403  
                     
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total short-term debt
                    $ 2,077      $ 1,426  
                     
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
(1)
In April 2022, Teva repaid $302 million of its 3.25% senior notes at maturity.
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
Convertible senior debentures
The principal amount of Teva’s 0.25% convertible senior debentures due 2026 was $23 million as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021. These convertible senior debentures include a “net share settlement” feature according to which the principal amount will be paid in cash and in case of conversion, only the residual conversion value above the principal amount will be paid in Teva shares. Due to the “net share settlement” feature, exercisable at any time, these convertible senior debentures are classified in the Balance Sheet under short-term debt. 
b. Long-term debt:
 
 
 
Weighted average interest
rate as of March 31, 2022
 
 
Maturity
 
  
March 31,
2022
 
 
December 31,
2021
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
(U.S. $ in millions)
 
Senior notes EUR 1,500 million
     1.13     2024        698        708  
Sustainability-linked senior notes EUR 1,500 
million (1)(*)
     4.38     2030        1,674        1,699  
Senior notes EUR 1,300 million
     1.25     2023        660        670  
Sustainability-linked senior notes EUR 1,100 
million (2)(*)
     3.75     2027        1,228        1,246  
Senior notes EUR 1,000 million
     6.00     2025        1,117        1,134  
Senior notes EUR 900 million
     4.50     2025        1,004        1,020  
Senior notes EUR 750 million
     1.63     2028        833        844  
Senior notes EUR 700 
million (3)
     3.25     2022        302        307  
Senior notes EUR 700 million
     1.88     2027        780        792  
Senior notes USD 3,500 million
     3.15     2026        3,496        3,496  
Senior notes USD 3,000 million
     2.80     2023        1,453        1,453  
Senior notes USD 2,000 million
     4.10     2046        1,986        1,986  
Senior notes USD 1,250 million
     6.00     2024        1,250        1,250  
Senior notes USD 1,250 million
     6.75     2028        1,250        1,250  
Senior notes USD 1,000 million
     7.13     2025        1,000        1,000  
Sustainability-linked senior notes USD 1,000 
million (2)(*)
     4.75     2027        1,000        1,000  
Sustainability-linked senior notes USD 1,000 
million (1)(*)
     5.13     2029        1,000        1,000  
Senior notes USD 844 million
     2.95     2022        714        715  
Senior notes USD 789 million
     6.15     2036        783        783  
Senior notes CHF 350 million
     0.50     2022        378        382  
Senior notes CHF 350 million
     1.00     2025        380        383  
                     
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total senior notes
                      22,985        23,118  
Other long-term debt
                      2        2  
Less current maturities
                      (2,054      (1,403
Less debt issuance costs
                      (93      (100
                     
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total senior notes and loans
                    $ 20,840      $ 21,617  
 
(1)
If Teva fails to achieve certain sustainability performance targets, the interest rate shall increase by
0.125%-0.375%
per annum, from and including May 9, 2026.
(2)
If Teva fails to achieve certain sustainability performance targets, a
one-time
premium payment of
0.15%-0.45%
out of the principal amount will be paid at maturity or upon earlier redemption, if such redemption is on or after May 9, 2026.
(3)
In April 2022, Teva repaid $302 million of its 3.25% senior notes at maturity.
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
*
Interest rate adjustments and a potential
one-time
premium payment related to the sustainability-linked bonds are treated as bifurcated embedded derivatives. See note 8d.
Long-term debt was issued by several indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company and is fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company as to payment of all principal, interest, discount and additional amounts, if any. The long-term debt outlined in the above table is generally redeemable at any time at varying redemption prices plus accrued and unpaid interest.
Long-term debt as of March 31, 2022 is effectively denominated in the following currencies: 63% in U.S. dollar, 35% in euro and 2% in Swiss franc.
Teva’s principal sources of short-term liquidity are its cash on hand, existing cash investments, liquid securities and available credit facilities, primarily
, as of March 31, 2022,
its $2.3 
billion unsecured syndicated revolving credit facility entered into in April 2019, which was replaced in April 2022 (“RCF”).
In April 2022, Teva entered into an unsecured syndicated sustainability-linked revolving credit facility of $1.8 billion with a maturity date of April 2026, with two one-year extension options. The RCF contains certain covenants, including certain limitations on incurring liens and indebtedness and maintenance of certain financial ratios, including a maximum leverage ratio, which becomes more restrictive over time. In addition, the RCF is linked to two sustainability performance targets, (i) the company’s S&P ESG Score and (ii) number of new regulatory submissions in low and middle-income countries. The RCF margin may increase or decrease depending on the Company’s sustainability performance.
Under the terms of the RCF, the leverage ratio shall not exceed 4.50x in the second and third quarters of 2022, 4.25x in the fourth quarter of 2022, 4.00x in the first, second and third quarters of 2023, 3.75x in the fourth quarter of 2023 and 3.50x in 2024 and onwards.
The RCF can be used for general corporate purposes, including repaying existing debt. As of March 31, 2022 and as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, no amounts were outstanding under the RCF. Based on current and forecasted results, the Company expects that it will not exceed the financial covenant thresholds set forth in the RCF within one year from the date the financial statements are issued. 

Under specified circumstances, including non-compliance with any of the covenants described above and the unavailability of any waiver, amendment or other modification thereto, the Company will not be able to borrow under the RCF. Additionally, violations of the covenants, under the above-mentioned circumstances, would result in an event of default in all borrowings under the RCF and, when greater than a specified threshold amount as set forth in each series of senior notes and sustainability-linked senior notes is outstanding, could lead to an event of default under the Company’s senior notes and sustainability-linked senior notes due to cross acceleration provisions.
Teva expects that it will continue to have sufficient cash resources to support its debt service payments and all other financial obligations within one year from the date that the financial statements are issued.
NOTE 8 – Derivative instruments and hedging activities:
a. Foreign exchange risk management:
In the first three months of 2022, approximately 48% of Teva’s revenues were denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. As a result, Teva is subject to significant foreign currency risks.
The Company enters into forward exchange contracts, purchases and writes options in order to hedge the currency exposure on balance sheet items, revenues and expenses. In addition, the Company takes measures to reduce exposure by using natural hedging. The Company also acts to offset risks in opposite directions among the subsidiaries within Teva. The currency hedged items are usually denominated in the following main currencies: the euro, the Swiss franc, the Japanese yen, the British pound, the Russian ruble, the Canadian dollar, the Polish zloty, the Indian rupee and other European and Latin American currencies. Depending on market conditions, foreign currency risk is also managed through the use of foreign currency debt.
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
The Company may choose to hedge against possible fluctuations in foreign subsidiaries net assets (“net investment hedge”) and entered into cross currency swaps and forward contracts in the past in order to hedge such an exposure.
Most of the counterparties to the derivatives are major banks and the Company is monitoring the associated inherent credit risks. The Company does not enter into derivative transactions for trading purposes.
b. Interest risk management:
The Company raises capital through various debt instruments, including senior notes, sustainability-linked senior notes, bank loans, convertible debentures and syndicated revolving credit facility that bear a fixed or variable interest rate. In some cases, the Company has swapped from a fixed to a variable interest rate (“fair value hedge”) and from a fixed to a fixed interest rate with an exchange from a currency other than the functional currency (“cash flow hedge”), thereby reducing overall interest expenses or hedging risks associated with interest rate fluctuations.
c. Bifurcated embedded derivatives:
Upon issuance of sustainability-linked senior notes, Teva recognized embedded derivatives related to interest rate adjustments and a potential
one-time
premium payment upon failure to achieve certain sustainability performance targets, such as access to medicines in
low-to-middle-income
countries and absolute greenhouse gas emissions reduction, which were bifurcated and are accounted for separately as derivative financial instruments. As of March 31, 2022 the fair value of these derivative instruments is negligible.
d. Derivative instruments outstanding:
The following table summarizes the classification and fair values of derivative instruments: 
 
 
  
Fair value
 
 
  
Not designated as hedging

instruments
 
 
  
March 31,

2022
 
  
December 31,

2021
 
Reported under
  
(U.S. $ in millions)
 
Asset derivatives:
  
     
  
     
Other current assets:
  
     
  
     
Option and forward contracts
   $ 56      $ 30  
Liability derivatives:
                 
Other current liabilities:
                 
Option and forward contracts
     (31      (23
The table below provides information regarding the location and amount of
pre-tax
(gains) losses from derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:
 
 
  
 
Financial expenses, net
 
  
 
Net revenues
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
  
 
Three months ended,
 
  
 
Three months ended,
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
  
March 31,
2022
 
  
March 31,
2021
 
  
March 31,
2022
 
  
March 31,
2021
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Reported under
  
(U.S. $ in millions)
 
Line items in which effects of hedges are recorded
   $ 258      $ 290      $ (3,661    $ (3,982
Option and forward contracts (1)
     (5      (70      —          —    
Option and forward contracts economic hedge (2)
     —          —          (19      (28
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
 
(1)
Teva uses foreign exchange contracts (mainly option and forward contracts) to hedge balance sheet items from currency exposure. These foreign exchange contracts are not designated as hedging instruments for accounting purposes. In connection with these foreign exchange contracts, Teva recognizes gains or losses that offset the revaluation of the balance sheet items also recorded under financial expenses, net.
(2)
Teva entered into option and forward contracts designed to limit the exposure of foreign exchange fluctuations on projected revenues and expenses recorded in euro, the Swiss franc, the Japanese yen, the British pound, the Russian ruble, the Canadian dollar and some other currencies to protect its projected operating results for 2021 and 2022. These derivative instruments do not meet the criteria for hedge accounting, however, they are accounted for as an economic hedge. These derivative instruments, which may include hedging transactions against future projected revenues and expenses, are recognized on the balance sheet at their fair value on a quarterly basis, while the foreign exchange impact on the underlying revenues and expenses may occur in subsequent quarters. In the first quarter of 2022, the positive impact from these derivatives recognized under revenues was $19 million. In the first quarter of 2021, the positive impact from these derivatives recognized under revenues was $28 million. Changes in the fair value of the derivative instruments are recognized in the same line item in the statements of income as the underlying exposure being hedged. The cash flows associated with these derivatives are reflected as cash flows from operating activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows.
e. Amortizations due to terminated derivative instruments:
Forward starting interest rate swaps and treasury lock agreements
In 2015, Teva entered into forward starting interest rate swaps and treasury lock agreements to protect the Company from interest rate fluctuations in connection with a future debt issuance the Company was planning. These forward starting interest rate swaps and treasury lock agreements were terminated in July 2016 upon the debt issuance. The termination of these transactions resulted in a loss position of $493 million, which was recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) and is amortized under financial expenses, net over the life of the debt.
With respect to these forward starting interest rate swaps and treasury lock agreements, losses of $7 million and $8 million were recognized under financial expenses, net for each of the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Fair value hedge
In the third quarter of 2016, Teva terminated interest rate swap agreements designated as a fair value hedge relating to its 2.95% senior notes due 2022 with respect to $844 million notional amount and its 3.65% senior notes due 2021 with respect to $450 million notional amount. Settlement of these transactions resulted in a gain position of $41 million. The fair value hedge accounting adjustments of these instruments, which are recorded under senior notes and loans, are amortized under financial expenses, net over the life of the debt as additional interest expense.
In the third quarter of 2019, Teva terminated $500 million interest rate swap agreements designated as a fair value hedge relating to its 2.8% senior notes due 2023 with respect to $3,000 million notional amount. Settlement of these transactions resulted in cash proceeds of $10 million. The fair value hedge accounting adjustments of these instruments, which are recorded under senior notes and loans, are amortized under financial expenses, net over the life of the debt.
Cash flow hedge
In the fourth quarter of 2019, Teva terminated $588 million cross-currency swap agreements against its outstanding 3.65% senior notes maturing in November 2021. Settlement of these transactions resulted in cash proceeds of $95 million. The cash flow hedge accounting adjustments of these instruments, which are recorded under senior notes and loans, are amortized under financial expenses, net over the life of the debt.
With respect to the interest rate swap and cross-currency swap agreements, 
a
$1 million loss was recognized under financial expenses, net for the three months ended March 31, 2022. No gains or losses were recognized for the three months ended March 31, 2021. 
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
NOTE 9 – Legal settlements and loss contingencies:
In the first quarter of 2022, Teva recorded expenses of $1,124 million in legal settlements and loss contingencies, compared to $104 million in the first quarter of 2021. The expenses in the first quarter of 2022 were mainly related to an update of the estimated settlement provision recorded in connection with the remaining opioid cases. The expenses in the first quarter of 2021 were mainly due to the provision for the carvedilol patent litigation.
As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, Teva’s provision for legal settlements and loss contingencies recorded under accrued expenses and other taxes and long-term liabilities was $3,762 million and $2,710 million, respectively. In connection with Teva’s provision for legal settlements and loss contingencies as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, related to the Ontario Teachers Securities Litigation, Teva also recognized an insurance receivable.
NOTE 10 – Commitments and contingencies:
General
From time to time, Teva and/or its subsidiaries are subject to claims for damages and/or equitable relief arising in the ordinary course of business. In addition, as described below, in large part as a result of the nature of its business, Teva is frequently subject to litigation. Teva generally believes that it has meritorious defenses to the actions brought against it and vigorously pursues the defense or settlement of each such action.
Teva records a provision in its financial statements to the extent that it concludes that a contingent liability is probable and the amount thereof is estimable. Based upon the status of the cases described below, management’s assessments of the likelihood of damages, and the advice of counsel, no provisions have been made regarding the matters disclosed in this note, except as noted below. Litigation outcomes and contingencies are unpredictable, and excessive verdicts can occur. Accordingly, management’s assessments involve complex judgments about future events and often rely heavily on estimates and assumptions. Teva continuously reviews the matters described below and may, from time to time, remove previously disclosed matters where the exposures were fully resolved in the prior year, or determined to no longer meet the materiality threshold for disclosure, or were substantially resolved.
If one or more of such proceedings described below were to result in final judgments against Teva, such judgments could be material to its results of operations and cash flows in a given period. In addition, Teva incurs significant legal fees and related expenses in the course of defending its positions even if the facts and circumstances of a particular litigation do not give rise to a provision in the financial statements.
In connection with third-party agreements, Teva may under certain circumstances be required to indemnify, and may be indemnified by, in unspecified amounts, the parties to such agreements against third-party claims. Among other things, Teva’s agreements with third parties may require Teva to indemnify them, or require them to indemnify Teva, for the costs and damages incurred in connection with product liability claims, in specified or unspecified amounts.
Except as otherwise noted, all of the litigation matters disclosed below involve claims arising in the United States. Except as otherwise noted, all third party sales figures given below are based on IQVIA data.
Intellectual Property Litigation
From time to time, Teva seeks to develop generic and biosimilar versions of patent-protected pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals for sale prior to patent expiration in various markets. In the United States, to obtain approval for most generics prior to the expiration of the originator’s patents, Teva must challenge the patents under the procedures set forth in the Hatch-Waxman Act of 1984, as amended. For many biosimilar products that are covered by patents, Teva participates in the “patent dance” procedures of the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA), which allow for the challenge to originator patents prior to biosimilar product approval. To the extent that Teva seeks to utilize such patent challenge procedures, Teva is and expects to be involved in patent litigation regarding the validity, enforceability or infringement of the originator’s patents. Teva may also be involved in patent litigation involving the extent to which its product or manufacturing process techniques may infringe other originator or third-party patents.
Additionally, depending upon a complex analysis of a variety of legal and commercial factors, Teva may, in certain circumstances, elect to market a generic or biosimilar version even though litigation is still pending. To the extent Teva elects to proceed in this manner, it could face substantial liability for patent infringement if the final court decision is adverse to Teva, which could be material to its results of operations and cash flows in a given period.
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
Teva could also be sued for patent infringement outside of the context of the Hatch-Waxman Act or BPCIA. For example, Teva could be sued for patent infringement after commencing sales of a product. This type of litigation can involve any of Teva’s pharmaceutical products, not just its generic and biosimilar products.
The general rule for damages in patent infringement cases in the United States is that the patentee should be compensated by no less than a reasonable royalty and it may also be able, in certain circumstances, to be compensated for its lost profits. The amount of a reasonable royalty award would generally be calculated based on the sales of Teva’s product. The amount of lost profits would generally be based on the lost sales of the patentee’s product. In addition, the patentee may seek consequential damages as well as enhanced damages of up to three times the profits lost by the patent holder for willful infringement, although courts have typically awarded much lower multiples.
Teva is also involved in litigation regarding patents in other countries where it does business, particularly in Europe. The laws concerning generic pharmaceuticals and patents differ from country to country. Damages for patent infringement in Europe may include lost profits or a reasonable royalty, but enhanced damages for willful infringement are generally not available.
In July 2014, GlaxoSmithKline (“GSK”) sued Teva in the District Court for the District of Delaware for infringement of a patent directed to using carvedilol in a specified manner to decrease the risk of mortality in patients with congestive heart failure. Teva and eight other generic producers began selling their carvedilol tablets (the generic version of GSK’s Coreg
®
) in September 2007. A jury trial was held and the jury returned a verdict in GSK’s favor finding Teva liable for induced infringement, including willful infringement, and assessing damages of $235.5 million, not including
pre-
or post-judgment interest or a multiplier for willfulness. Thereafter, the judge overturned the jury verdict, finding no induced infringement by Teva and that Teva did not owe any damages. On August 5, 2021, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued a
two-to-one
decision reinstating the $235.5 million verdict and finding Teva liable for patent infringement. On February 11, 2022, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied rehearing. Teva plans to appeal this decision to the U.S. Supreme Court. While that appeal is pending, the case is remanded to the district court for proceedings on Teva’s other legal and equitable defenses that have not yet been considered by the district court. In the first quarter of 2021, Teva recognized a provision based on its offer to settle such matter.
In October 2016, Adapt and Emergent Biosciences Inc. (“EBSI”) sued Teva in the District Court for the District of New Jersey, asserting infringement of its patents expiring in 2035, as a result of Teva’s filing of its Abbreviated New Drug Application (“ANDA”) seeking to market a generic version of Narcan
®
nasal spray. In June 2020, the court issued a decision finding all of EBSI’s patents expiring in 2035, to be invalid. On February 10, 2022, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the lower court decision finding that EBSI’s patents are invalid. EBSI filed a request for rehearing by the Federal Circuit. On December 22, 2021, Teva launched its generic version of Narcan
®
nasal spray. If Teva ultimately loses the case, Teva may be ordered to cease commercial sales or donations of its generic product and/or pay damages to EBSI. Annual sales of Narcan
®
in the U.S. were approximately $434 million at the time Teva launched its generic version in December 2021.
Product Liability Litigation
Teva’s business inherently exposes it to potential product liability claims. Teva maintains a program of insurance, which may include commercial insurance, self-insurance (including direct risk retention), or a combination of both approaches, in amounts and on terms that it believes are reasonable and prudent in light of its business and related risks. However, Teva sells, and will continue to sell, pharmaceuticals that are not covered by its product liability insurance; in addition, it may be subject to claims for which insurance coverage is denied as well as claims that exceed its policy limits. Product liability coverage for pharmaceutical companies is becoming more expensive and increasingly difficult to obtain. As a result, Teva may not be able to obtain the type and amount of insurance it desires, or any insurance on reasonable terms, in all of its markets.
Teva and its subsidiaries are parties to litigation relating to previously unknown nitrosamine impurities discovered in certain products. The discovery led to a global recall of single and combination valsartan medicines around the world starting in July 2018 and to subsequent recalls on other products. The nitrosamine impurities in valsartan are allegedly found in the active pharmaceutical ingredient (“API”) supplied by multiple API manufacturers. Teva’s products allegedly at issue in the various nitrosamine-related litigations pending in the United States include valsartan, losartan, metformin
 
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and ranitidine. There are currently two Multi-District Litigations (“MDL”) pending in the United States District Courts against Teva and numerous other manufacturers. One MDL is pending in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey for valsartan, losartan and irbesartan. Teva is not named in complaints with respect to irbesartan. The second MDL is pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida for ranitidine. The lawsuits against Teva in the MDLs consist of individual personal injury and/or product liability claims and economic damages claims brought by consumers and end payors on behalf of purported classes of other consumers and end payors as well as medical monitoring class claims. Defendants’ motions to dismiss in the valsartan, losartan and irbesartan MDL were denied in part and granted in part and plaintiffs have filed amended complaints. In the ranitidine MDL, the generics manufacturers’ motions to dismiss have been granted, although certain plaintiffs have appeals pending. Teva, as well as other generic manufacturers, is also named in several state court actions asserting allegations similar to those in the ranitidine MDL and the valsartan and losartan MDL. The state court valsartan and losartan actions are pending in New Jersey and Delaware and are currently stayed. The state court ranitidine cases naming Teva are pending in California, Illinois and Pennsylvania. One ranitidine case pending in Madison County, Illinois currently has a trial date scheduled for August 2022. In addition to these MDLs, Teva has also been named in a consolidated proceeding pending in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey brought by individuals and end payors seeking economic damages on behalf of purported classes of consumers and end payors who purchased Teva’s, as well as other generic manufacturers’ metformin products. Defendants’ motion to dismiss the plaintiffs’ amended metformin complaint from June 2021, was granted without prejudice with respect to the consumer economic loss plaintiffs and granted in part and denied in part with respect to the end payor plaintiffs. Plaintiffs were granted leave to file a second amended complaint. In June 2021, Teva was named in one personal injury metformin case seeking monetary damages, which has been removed to federal court in Florida. Teva’s motion to dismiss the Florida plaintiff’s amended complaint was granted and the Florida plaintiff was granted leave to file a second amended complaint. Similar lawsuits are pending in Canada and Germany.
Competition Matters
As part of its generic pharmaceuticals business, Teva has challenged a number of patents covering branded pharmaceuticals, some of which are among the most widely-prescribed and well-known drugs on the market. Many of Teva’s patent challenges have resulted in litigation relating to Teva’s attempts to market generic versions of such pharmaceuticals under the federal Hatch-Waxman Act. Some of this litigation has been resolved through settlement agreements in which Teva obtained a license to market a generic version of the drug, often years before the patents expire.
Teva and its subsidiaries have been named as defendants in cases that allege antitrust violations arising from such settlement agreements. The plaintiffs in these cases are usually direct and indirect purchasers of pharmaceutical products, some of whom assert claims on behalf of classes of all direct and indirect purchasers, and they typically allege that (i) Teva received something of value from the innovator in exchange for an agreement to delay generic entry, and (ii) significant savings could have been realized if there had been no settlement agreement and generic competition had commenced earlier. These plaintiffs seek various forms of injunctive and monetary relief, including damages based on the difference between the brand price and what the generic price allegedly would have been and disgorgement of profits, which are often automatically tripled under the relevant statutes, plus attorneys’ fees and costs. The alleged damages generally depend on the size of the branded market and the length of the alleged delay, and can be substantial—potentially measured in multiples of the annual brand sales—particularly where the alleged delays are lengthy or branded drugs with annual sales in the billions of dollars are involved.
Teva believes that its settlement agreements are lawful and serve to increase competition, and has defended them vigorously. In Teva’s experience to date, these cases have typically settled for a fraction of the high end of the damages sought, although there can be no assurance that such outcomes will continue.
In June 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court held, in Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) v. Actavis, Inc. (the “AndroGel case”), that a rule of reason test should be applied in analyzing whether such settlements potentially violate the federal antitrust laws. The Supreme Court held that a trial court must analyze each agreement in its entirety in order to determine whether it violates the antitrust laws. This new test has resulted in increased scrutiny of Teva’s patent settlements, additional action by the FTC and state and local authorities, and an increased risk of liability in Teva’s currently pending antitrust litigations.
In May 2015, Cephalon Inc., a Teva subsidiary (“Cephalon”), entered into a consent decree with the FTC (the “Modafinil Consent Decree”) under which the FTC dismissed antitrust claims against Cephalon related to certain finished modafinil products (marketed as PROVIGIL
®
) in exchange for Cephalon and Teva agreeing to, among other things, abide
 
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by certain restrictions and limitations, for a period of ten years, when entering into settlement agreements to resolve patent litigation in the United States. Those restrictions and limitations were further refined in connection with the settlement of other unrelated FTC antitrust lawsuits and the term of the Modafinil Consent Decree was extended until 2029.
In November 2020, the European Commission issued a final decision in its proceedings against both Cephalon and Teva, finding that the 2005 settlement agreement between the parties had the object and effect of hindering the entry of generic modafinil, and imposed fines totaling euro 60.5 million on Teva and Cephalon. Teva and Cephalon filed an appeal against the decision in February 2021. A provision for this matter was included in the financial statements. Teva has provided the European Commission with a bank guarantee in the amount of the imposed fines.
In August 2019, certain direct-purchaser plaintiffs filed claims in federal court in Philadelphia naming Teva and its affiliates as defendants alleging that certain patent litigation settlement agreements relating to AndroGel
®
1% (testosterone gel) violate the antitrust laws, specifically the September 2006 patent litigation settlement between Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Watson”), from which Teva later acquired certain assets and liabilities, and Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Salvoy”), and a December 2011 settlement between Teva and AbbVie. Those claims remain pending. Annual sales of AndroGel
®
1% were approximately
$350 million at the time of the earlier Watson/Solvay settlement and approximately $140 million at the time Actavis launched its generic version of AndroGel
®
1
% in November 2015. A provision for these matters and related litigations in Georgia that have since been settled was included in the financial statements.
In December 2011, three groups of plaintiffs sued Wyeth and Teva for alleged violations of the antitrust laws in connection with their November 2005 settlement of patent litigation involving extended release venlafaxine (generic Effexor XR
®
). The cases were filed by a purported class of direct purchasers, by a purported class of indirect purchasers and by certain chain pharmacies in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. The plaintiffs claim that the settlement agreement between Wyeth and Teva unlawfully delayed generic entry. In March 2020, the district court temporarily stayed discovery and referred the case to mediation, and discovery remains stayed. Annual sales of Effexor XR
®
were approximately
$2.6 billion at the time of settlement and at the time Teva launched its generic version of Effexor XR
®
in July 2010.
In February 2012, two purported classes of direct-purchaser plaintiffs sued GSK and Teva in New Jersey federal court for alleged violations of the antitrust laws in connection with their settlement of patent litigation involving lamotrigine (generic Lamictal
®
) entered into in February 2005. The plaintiffs claim that the settlement agreement unlawfully delayed generic entry and seek unspecified damages. On April 9, 2021, the district court, which had previously granted an initial motion for class certification by the direct purchaser plaintiffs but was reversed on that ruling by the Third Circuit in April 2020, denied the direct purchaser plaintiffs’ renewed motion for class certification. Plaintiffs thereafter sought leave to file a supplemental expert report in an effort to show that they could still meet the class certification standard on certain of their claims, but on January 21, 2022, the district court denied that request in full, and on April 21, 2022, the court entered a schedule for additional briefing on the remaining class certification issues. Annual sales of Lamictal
®
were
approximately $950 million at the time of the settlement and approximately $2.3 billion at the time Teva launched its generic version of Lamictal
®
in July 2008.
In April 2013, purported classes of direct purchasers of, and end payers for, Niaspan
®
(extended release niacin) sued Teva and Abbott for violating the antitrust laws by entering into a settlement agreement in April 2005, to resolve patent litigation over the product. A multidistrict litigation has been established in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Throughout 2015 and in January 2016, several individual direct-purchaser
opt-out
plaintiffs filed complaints with allegations nearly identical to those of the direct purchasers’ class. In August 2019, the district court certified the direct-purchaser class, but in June 2020, the court denied the indirect purchasers’ motion for class certification without prejudice. On September 4, 2020, the indirect purchasers filed a renewed motion for class certification, which was subsequently denied with prejudice by the district court and is now on appeal before the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. In October 2016, the District Attorney for Orange County, California, filed a similar complaint in California state court, alleging violations of state law and seeking restitution and civil penalties. Annual sales of Niaspan
®
were approximately $416 million at the time of the settlement and approximately $1.1 billion at the time Teva launched its generic version of Niaspan
®
in September 2013.
Since January 2014, numerous lawsuits have been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York by purported classes of
end-payers
for, and direct-purchasers of, Actos
®
and Actoplus Met (pioglitazone and pioglitazone plus metformin) against Takeda, the innovator, and several generic manufacturers, including Teva, Actavis and Watson. The lawsuits allege, among other things, that the settlement agreements between Takeda and the generic
 
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manufacturers violated the antitrust laws. The court dismissed the
end-payers’
lawsuits against all defendants in September 2015. On February 8, 2017, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal in part and vacated and remanded the dismissal in part with respect to the claims against Takeda. The direct purchasers’ case had been stayed pending resolution of the appeal in the end payer matter and the direct purchasers amended their complaint for a second time following the Second Circuit’s decision, but on October 8, 2019, the district court dismissed, with prejudice, the direct purchasers’ claims against the generic manufacturers (including Teva, Actavis, and Watson). At the time of Teva’s settlement, annual sales of Actos
®
and Actoplus Met were approximately $3.7 billion and approximately $500 million, respectively. At the time Teva launched its authorized generic version of Actos
®
and Actoplus Met in August 2012, annual sales of Actos
®
and Actoplus Met were approximately $2.8 billion and approximately $430 million, respectively.
Putative classes of direct-purchaser and
end-payer
plaintiffs have filed antitrust lawsuits (which have since been coordinated in federal court in Delaware) against Amgen and Teva alleging that the January 2, 2019 settlement agreement between Amgen and Teva, resolving patent litigation over cinacalcet (generic Sensipar
®
), violated the antitrust laws. On November 30, 2020, the district court denied Teva’s motion to dismiss in part, and on February 16, 2021, plaintiffs filed amended complaints. On March 30, 2021, Teva again moved to dismiss those claims based on plaintiffs’ failure to allege both that the settlement violated the antitrust laws and that the settlement caused any actual injury to plaintiffs. On March 11, 2022, the district court denied Teva’s motion to dismiss in part. Teva intends to request that the district court certify its rulings for review by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Annual sales of Sensipar
®
in the United States were approximately $1.4 billion at the time Teva launched its generic version of Sensipar
®
in December 2018, and at the time of the January 2, 2019 settlement.
On July 15, 2021, the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) issued a decision imposing fines for breaches of U.K. competition law by Allergan, Actavis UK and Auden Mckenzie and a number of other companies in connection with the supply of 10mg and 20mg hydrocortisone tablets in the U.K. The decision combines the CMA’s three prior investigations into the supply of hydrocortisone tablets in the U.K. and encompasses those allegations which were subject to prior statements of objections (a provisional finding of breach of the Competition Act), in particular those under case
50277-1
(unfair pricing, originally subject to a statement of objections on December 16, 2016), case
50277-2
(anti-competitive agreement with AMCo, originally subject to a statement of objections on March 3, 2017) as well as the CMA’s subsequent investigation relating to an anti-competitive agreement with Waymade. On January 9, 2017, Teva completed the sale of Actavis UK to Accord Healthcare Limited, in connection with which Teva will indemnify Accord Healthcare for potential fines imposed by the CMA and/or damages awarded by a court against Actavis UK in relation to the December 16, 2016 and March 3, 2017 statements of objections, and resulting from conduct prior to the closing date of the sale. In addition, Teva agreed to indemnify Allergan against losses arising from this matter in the event of any such fines or damages. On October 6, 2021, Accord UK and Auden Mckenzie appealed the CMA’s decision. A provision for the estimated exposure for Teva related to the fines and/or damages has been recorded in the financial statements.
In March 2021, following the 2019 European Commission’s inspection of Teva and subsequent request for information, the European Commission opened a formal antitrust investigation to assess whether Teva may have abused a dominant position by delaying the market entry and uptake of medicines that compete with COPAXONE. Annual sales of COPAXONE in the European Economic Area for 2021 were approximately $373 million.
Between September 1, 2020 and December 20, 2020, separate plaintiffs purporting to represent putative classes of direct and indirect purchasers and
opt-out
retailer purchasers of Bystolic
®
(nebivolol hydrochloride) filed separate complaints in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against several generic manufacturers, including Teva, Actavis, and Watson, alleging, among other things, that the settlement agreements these generic manufacturers entered into with Forest Laboratories, Inc., the innovator, to resolve patent litigation over Bystolic
®
violated the antitrust laws. The cases were coordinated and on March 15, 2021, plaintiffs filed amended complaints, which Teva, Actavis, and Watson moved to dismiss. On January 24, 2022, the court dismissed plaintiffs’ amended complaints without prejudice. Plaintiffs filed amended complaints on February 22, 2022, which defendants moved to dismiss on April 19, 2022 and those motions remain pending. Annual sales of Bystolic
®
in the United States were approximately $700 million at the time of Watson’s 2013 settlement with Forest.
In February 2021, the State of New Mexico filed a lawsuit against Teva and certain other defendants related to various medicines used to treat HIV. Between September and December 2021, several private plaintiffs including retailers and health insurance providers filed similar claims in federal court in the Northern District of California and in the District of Minnesota. As
 
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they relate to Teva, the lawsuits challenge settlement agreements Teva entered into with Gilead in 2013 and 2014 to resolve patent litigation relating to Teva’s generic versions of Viread
®
, Truvada
®
, and Atripla
®
. Plaintiffs allege that the settlements contain improper reverse payments that delayed the availability of Teva’s generic products, in violation of the federal antitrust laws and state law. Several recently filed cases are in the process of being coordinated with the existing litigation in the Northern District of California, and any effect those cases may have on the overall case schedule remains unclear. On February 16, 2022, Teva moved to dismiss the claims by certain private plaintiffs but that motion was denied. However, Teva has successfully moved to limit the potential damages period as to certain private plaintiffs. On August 5, 2021, Teva moved to dismiss the complaint brought by the State of New Mexico, and on December 20, 2021, the trial court denied Teva’s motion. The trial court certified the decision as appropriate for interlocutory appeal, but on April 8, 2022, the appellate court in New Mexico declined to accept the appeal and remanded back to the trial court. Annual sales in the United States at the time of the settlement of Viread
®
, Truvada
®
and
Atripla
®
were approximately $582 million, $2.4 billion, and $2.9 billion, respectively. Annual sales in the United States at the time Teva launched its generic version of Viread
®
in 2017, Truvada
®
in 2020 and Atripla
®
in 2020 were approximately $728 million, $2.1 billion and $444 million, respectively.
In August 2021, a plaintiff filed a putative class action suit in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against Takeda and several generic manufacturers, including Watson and Teva, alleging violations of the antitrust laws in connection with their settlement of patent litigation involving colchicine tablets (generic Colcrys
®
), entered into in January 2016. Plaintiff claims that the settlement was part of a horizontal conspiracy among Takeda and the generic manufacturers to unlawfully restrict output of colchicine by delaying generic entry. Defendants moved to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim. On December 28, 2021, the Court granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss, finding that plaintiff’s allegations were implausible, but granted plaintiff leave to amend, and on January 18, 2022, plaintiff filed its amended complaint, making substantively the same antitrust allegations as before, but with certain new allegations regarding the nature of the alleged conspiracy. On March 30, 2022, the Court granted in part and denied in part defendants’ motion to dismiss, dismissing the newly pled bilateral conspiracy claims but allowing the revised overarching conspiracy claim to proceed against all defendants. On April 8, 2022, Teva and Watson, along with their codefendant Amneal, moved the court to reconsider its partial
motion-to-dismiss
denial or, in the alternative, to certify that denial for immediate appellate review. However, that motion was denied on April 25, 2022. Annual sales of Colcrys
®
in the United States were approximately $
187 million at the time of the settlement.
Government Investigations and Litigation Relating to Pricing and Marketing
Teva is involved in government investigations and litigation arising from the marketing and promotion of its pharmaceutical products in the United States.
In 2015 and 2016, Actavis and Teva USA each respectively received subpoenas from the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Antitrust Division seeking documents and other information relating to the marketing and pricing of certain Teva USA generic products and communications with competitors about such products. On August 25, 2020, a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania returned a three count indictment charging Teva USA with criminal felony Sherman Act violations. See
No. 20-cr-200
(E.D. Pa.). The indictment alleges Teva USA participated in a conspiracy with certain other generic drug manufacturers to maintain and fix prices, allocate customers, and other alleged antitrust offenses concerning the sale of generic drugs. The indictment identified the following generic drugs: Pravastatin, Carbamazepine, Clotrimazole, Etodolac (IR and ER), Fluocinonide (Cream
E-Cream,
Gel, and Ointment), Warfarin, Nadolol, Temozolomide, and Tobramycin. On September 8, 2020, Teva USA pled not guilty to all counts. A tentative trial date is yet to be scheduled. While the Company is unable to estimate a range of loss at this time, a conviction on these criminal charges could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s business, including monetary penalties and debarment from federally funded health care programs.
In May 2018, Teva received a civil investigative demand from the DOJ Civil Division, pursuant to the federal False Claims Act, seeking documents and information produced since January 1, 2009 relevant to the Civil Division’s investigation concerning allegations that generic pharmaceutical manufacturers, including Teva, engaged in market allocation and price-fixing agreements, paid illegal remuneration, and caused false claims to be submitted in violation of the False Claims Act. An adverse resolution of this matter may include fines, penalties, financial forfeiture and compliance conditions.
 
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In 2015 and 2016, Actavis and Teva USA each respectively received a subpoena from the Connecticut Attorney General seeking documents and other information relating to potential state antitrust law violations. Subsequently, on December 15, 2016, a civil action was brought by the attorneys general of twenty states against Teva USA and several other companies asserting claims under federal antitrust law alleging price fixing of generic products in the United States. That complaint was later amended to add new states as named plaintiffs, as well as new allegations and new state law claims, and on June 18, 2018, the attorneys general of 49 states plus Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia filed a consolidated amended complaint against Actavis and Teva, as well as other companies and individuals. On May 10, 2019, most (though not all) of these attorneys general filed another antitrust complaint against Actavis, Teva and other companies and individuals, alleging price-fixing and market allocation with respect to additional generic products. On November 1, 2019, the state attorneys general filed an amended complaint, bringing the total number of plaintiff states and territories to 54. The amended complaint alleges that Teva was at the center of a conspiracy in the generic pharmaceutical industry, and asserts that Teva and others fixed prices, rigged bids, and allocated customers and market share with respect to certain additional products. On June 10, 2020, most, but not all, of the same states, with the addition of the U.S. Virgin Islands, filed a third complaint in the District of Connecticut naming, among other defendants, Actavis, but not Teva USA, in a similar complaint relating to dermatological generics products. On September 9, 2021, the states’ attorneys general amended their third complaint to, among other things, add California as a plaintiff. In the various complaints described above, the states seek a finding that the defendants’ actions violated federal antitrust law and state antitrust and consumer protection laws, as well as injunctive relief, disgorgement, damages on behalf of various state and governmental entities and consumers, civil penalties and costs. All such complaints have been transferred to the generic drug multidistrict litigation in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (“Pennsylvania MDL”). On July 13, 2020, the court overseeing the Pennsylvania MDL chose the attorneys’ general November 1, 2019 amended complaint, referenced above, along with certain complaints filed by private plaintiffs, to proceed first in the litigation as bellwether complaints. Teva moved the court to reconsider that ruling. On February 9, 2021, Teva’s motion to reconsider that ruling was granted, and on May 7, 2021, the Court chose the attorneys’ general third complaint filed on June 10, 2020 and subsequently amended to serve as a bellwether complaint in the Pennsylvania MDL, along with certain complaints filed by private plaintiffs. Teva settled with the State of Mississippi for $925,000 in June 2021 and with the State of Louisiana for $1,450,000 in March 2022. Pursuant to these settlements, both states have dismissed their claims against Actavis and Teva USA, as well as certain former employees of Actavis and Teva USA. On December 9, 2021, the Court entered an order setting the schedule for the proceedings in the bellwether cases. The order did not include trial dates, but provides for the parties to complete briefing on motions for summary judgement in early 2024.
Beginning on March 2, 2016, and continuing through December 2020, numerous complaints have been filed in the United States on behalf of putative classes of direct and indirect purchasers of several generic drug products, as well as several individual direct and indirect purchaser
opt-out
plaintiffs. These complaints, which allege that the defendants engaged in conspiracies to fix prices and/or allocate market share of generic products have been brought against various manufacturer defendants, including Teva USA and Actavis. The plaintiffs generally seek injunctive relief and damages under federal antitrust law, and damages under various state laws. On October 16, 2018, the court denied certain of the defendants’ motions to dismiss as to certain federal claims, pending as of that date, and on February 15, 2019, the court granted in part and denied in part defendants’ motions to dismiss as to certain state law claims. On July 18, 2019, May 6, 2020 and October 8, 2021, certain individual plaintiffs commenced civil actions in the Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County against many of the defendants in the Pennsylvania MDL, including Teva and Actavis, but no complaints have been filed in the actions and each of the three of the cases have been placed in deferred status. Certain counties in New York and Texas have also commenced civil actions against many of the defendants in the Pennsylvania MDL, including Teva and Actavis, and the complaints have been transferred to the Pennsylvania MDL. There is also one similar complaint brought in Canada, which alleges that the defendants engaged in conspiracies to fix prices and/or allocate market share of generic drug products to the detriment of a class of private payors. The action is in its early stages.
In March 2017, Teva received a subpoena from the U.S. Attorney’s office in Boston, Massachusetts requesting documents related to Teva’s donations to patient assistance programs. Subsequently, in August 2020, the U.S. Attorney’s office in Boston, Massachusetts brought a civil action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts alleging violations of the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, and asserting causes of action under the federal False Claims Act and state law. It is alleged that Teva caused the submission of false claims to Medicare through Teva’s donations to bona fide independent charities that provide financial assistance to patients. An adverse judgment may involve damages, civil penalties and injunctive remedies. On October 19, 2020, Teva filed a motion to dismiss the complaint on the grounds that
 
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it fails to state a claim. On September 10, 2021, the Court granted Teva’s motion to dismiss the unjust enrichment claim and denied the remainder of the motion. On October 15, 2021, Teva filed an answer to the complaint. The proceeding is in early stages. Additionally, on January 8, 2021, Humana, Inc. filed an action against Teva in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida based on the allegations raised in the August 2020 complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Boston. On April 2, 2021, Teva filed a motion to dismiss the claims on the grounds that the claims are time-barred and/or insufficiently pled, and that motion remains pending.
In April 2021, a city and county in Washington sued Teva in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington for alleged violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, Washington’s Consumer Protection Act, and unjust enrichment concerning Teva’s sale of COPAXONE. Plaintiffs purport to represent a nationwide class of health plans and a subclass of Washington-based health plans that purchased and/or reimbursed health plan members for COPAXONE. Plaintiffs allege that Teva engaged in several fraudulent schemes that resulted in plaintiffs and the putative class members purchasing and/or reimbursing plan members for additional prescriptions of COPAXONE and/or at inflated COPAXONE prices. Plaintiffs seek treble damages for the excess reimbursements and inflated costs, as well as injunctive relief. On September 28, 2021, plaintiffs filed an amended complaint. On November 17, 2021, Teva moved to dismiss the suit, on the grounds that plaintiffs’ claims are barred by the applicable statutes of limitations and the direct purchaser rule, suffer from jurisdictional defects, and fail to plausibly allege fraud or other elements of their claims. That motion remains pending.
On June 29, 2021, Mylan Pharmaceuticals (“Mylan”) sued Teva in the District Court for the District of New Jersey. On March 11, 2022 and March 15, 2022, FWK Holdings, LLC, KPH Healthcare Servs., Inc. d/b/a Kinney Drugs, Inc., Meijer Inc., Meijer Distribution, Inc., Labor-Management Healthcare Fund, the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, and the New York State Teamsters Council Health and Hospital Fund sued Teva in the District Court for the District of New Jersey on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated direct and indirect purchasers of COPAXONE. The complaints assert claims for alleged violations of the Lanham Act, state and federal unfair competition and monopolization laws, tortious interference, trade libel, and a violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. Plaintiffs claim Teva was involved in an unlawful scheme to delay and hinder generic competition concerning COPAXONE sales. Plaintiffs seek damages for lost profits and expenses, disgorgement, restitution, treble damages, attorneys’ fees and costs, and injunctive relief. Teva has moved to dismiss the complaint filed by Mylan on the grounds, among others, that none of its challenged conduct violates the law. That motion remains pending, and Teva’s deadline to answer or move to dismiss the remaining complaints is June 15, 2022.
Opioids Litigation
Since May 2014, more than 3,500 complaints have been filed with respect to opioid sales and distribution against various Teva affiliates, along with several other pharmaceutical companies, by a number of cities, counties, states, other governmental agencies, tribes and private plaintiffs (including various putative class actions of individuals) in both state and federal courts. Most of the federal cases have been consolidated into a multidistrict litigation in the Northern District of Ohio (“MDL Opioid Proceeding”) and many of the cases filed in state court have been removed to federal court and consolidated into the MDL Opioid Proceeding. Two cases that were included in the MDL Opioid Proceeding were transferred back to federal district court for additional discovery,
pre-trial
proceedings and trial. Those cases are: City of Chicago v. Purdue Pharma L.P. et al.,
No. 14-cv-04361
(N.D. Ill.) and City and County of San Francisco v. Purdue Pharma L.P. et al.,
No. 18-cv-07591-CRB
(N.D. Cal.). Other cases remain pending in various states. In some jurisdictions, such as Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Utah and West Virginia, certain state court cases have been transferred to a single court within their respective state court systems for coordinated pretrial proceedings. Complaints asserting claims under similar provisions of different state law, generally contend that the defendants allegedly engaged in improper marketing and distribution of opioids, including ACTIQ
®
and FENTORA
®
. The complaints also assert claims related to Teva’s generic opioid products. In addition, over 950 personal injury plaintiffs, including various putative class actions of individuals, have asserted personal injury and wrongful death claims in over 600 complaints, nearly all of which are consolidated in the MDL Opioid Proceeding. Furthermore, approximately 700
non-personal
injury complaints and approximately 100 personal injury complaints have named Anda, Inc. (and other distributors and manufacturers) alleging that Anda failed to develop and implement systems sufficient to identify suspicious orders of opioid products and prevent the abuse and diversion of such products to individuals who used them for other than legitimate medical purposes. Plaintiffs seek a variety of remedies, including restitution, civil penalties, disgorgement of profits, treble damages, attorneys’ fees and injunctive relief. Certain plaintiffs assert that the measure of damages is the entirety of the costs associated with addressing the abuse of opioids and opioid addiction and certain plaintiffs specify multiple billions of dollars in the aggregate as alleged damages. The individual personal injury plaintiffs further seek
non-economic
damages. In many of these cases, plaintiffs are seeking joint and several damages among all defendants.
 
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On April 19, 2021, a bench trial in California (The People of the State of California, acting by and through Santa Clara County Counsel James R. Williams, et. al. v. Purdue Pharma L.P., et. al.) commenced against Teva and other defendants focused on the marketing of branded opioids. On December 14, 2021, the court issued its final judgment in favor of the defendants on all claims. Teva expects that the plaintiffs will appeal this judgment. On June 29, 2021, a jury trial in New York (
In re Opioid Litigation
, Index No. 400000/2017)) commenced against Teva and other defendants, focused on the marketing and distribution of opioids. The case was bifurcated between liability and damages. On December 30, 2021, the jury returned a liability verdict in favor of plaintiffs (the County of Suffolk, the County of Nassau and the State of New York), on the plaintiffs’ public nuisance claim. It is anticipated that discovery with respect to the damages portion of the case will begin in 2022 followed by a damages trial. Teva intends to appeal and expects that both Teva and the plaintiffs will file post-trial motions with respect to the liability portion of the case. Absent resolutions, additional trials are expected to proceed in several states in 2022.
In May 2019, Teva settled the Oklahoma litigation brought by the Oklahoma Attorney General (State of Oklahoma, ex. rel. Mike Hunter, Attorney General of Oklahoma vs. Purdue Pharma L.P., et. al.) for $85 million. The settlement did not include any admission of violation of law for any of the claims or allegations made. As the Company demonstrated a willingness to settle part of the litigation, for accounting purposes, management considered a portion of opioid-related cases as probable and, as such, recorded an estimated provision in the second quarter of 2019. Given the relatively early stage of the cases, management viewed no amount within the range to be the most likely outcome. Therefore, management recorded a provision for the reasonably estimable minimum amount in the assessed range for such opioid-related cases in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 450 “Accounting for Contingencies.”
Additionally, on October 21, 2019, Teva reached a settlement with the two plaintiffs in the MDL Opioid Proceeding that was scheduled for trial for the Track One case, Cuyahoga and Summit Counties of Ohio. Under the terms of the settlement, Teva agreed to provide the two counties with opioid treatment medication, buprenorphine naloxone (sublingual tablets), known by the brand name Suboxone
®
, with a value of $25 million at wholesale acquisition cost and distributed over three years to help in the care and treatment of people suffering from addiction, and a cash payment in the amount of $20 million, which has been paid.
Also on October 21, 2019, Teva and certain other defendants reached an agreement in principle with a group of Attorneys General for a nationwide settlement. This nationwide settlement was designed to provide a mechanism by which the Company attempts to seek resolution of remaining potential and pending opioid claims by both the U.S. states and political subdivisions (i.e., counties, tribes and other plaintiffs) thereof.
On July 21, 2021, it was announced that four other defendants (not including Teva) have reached a nationwide settlement, subject to certain conditions, which includes payment of up to approximately $26 billion spread over up to 18 years. During the passage of time since then, the Company has continued to negotiate the terms and conditions of a nationwide settlement. There remain many complex financial and legal issues still outstanding, including indemnification claims by Allergan against the Company, arising from the acquisition of the Actavis Generics business, which makes the timing of any outcome uncertain. In that regard, Allergan is also in settlement negotiations over various opioid matters and has asked Teva, pursuant to indemnification provisions in agreements between Teva and Allergan arising from Teva’s acquisition of the Actavis generics business, to contribute to those settlements. On December 8, 2021, Allergan reached a settlement in the New York opioids litigation. Allergan has indicated that it may seek indemnification from Teva for a significant portion of that New York settlement, and that it could initiate arbitration proceedings to resolve the dispute. Teva disputes that, under the circumstances, Teva is obligated to provide indemnification in connection with Allergan’s New York settlement.
On September 28, 2021, Teva reached an agreement with the Attorney General of Louisiana that settles the state’s opioid-related claims. The agreement was contingent that all political subdivisions of Louisiana will formally release Teva as part of the settlement, which Teva was advised has occurred by the Attorney General of Louisiana. Under the terms of the settlement, Teva will pay Louisiana $15 million over an
18-year
period and will provide buprenorphine naloxone (sublingual tablets) valued at $3 million (wholesale acquisition cost).
 
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On February 4, 2022, the Company reached an agreement with the Attorney General of the State of Texas that settles Texas’ and its subdivisions opioid-related claims. On March 10, 2022, Texas confirmed that at least 96% of the population of subdivisions will formally release Teva as part of the settlement. Under the terms of the settlement, Teva will pay Texas $150 million over a
15-year
time period and will provide its recently launched, lifesaving medicine generic Narcan
®
(naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray), valued at $75 million (wholesale acquisition cost) over
10
years.
On March 21, 2022, Teva reached an agreement with the Attorney General of Rhode Island that settles Rhode Island’s and its subdivisions’ opioid-related claims. Under the terms of the settlement, Teva will pay Rhode Island $21 million over 13 years, in addition to attorneys’ fees and costs, and will provide generic Narcan
®
(naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray) and a significant amount of buprenorphine naloxone sublingual tablets known by the brand name Suboxone
®
, together valued at $78.5 million (wholesale acquisition cost) over
10
years.
On March 30, 2022, Teva reached an agreement with the Attorney General of Florida that settles Florida’s and its subdivisions’ opioid-related claims. Under the terms of the settlement, Teva will pay Florida $177 million over
15-years
,
in addition to attorneys’ fees
 and costs
, and will provide generic Narcan
®
(naloxone hydrochloride nasal spray) valued at $84 million (wholesale acquisition cost) over
10
years.
As a result of the settlements with Texas, Florida, Louisiana and Rhode Island, recent decisions in California, Oklahoma and New York, as well as continued nationwide settlement negotiation with state Attorneys General and plaintiffs, the Company has reconsidered the potential settlement outcome and revised its provision. The revised provision is a reasonable estimate of the ultimate costs if a nationwide settlement is finalized, after discounting payments to states to their net present value. However, if not finalized for the entirety of the remaining cases, a reasonable upper end of a range of loss cannot be determined. An adverse resolution of any of these lawsuits or investigations may involve large monetary penalties, damages, and/or other forms of monetary and
non-monetary
relief and could have a material and adverse effect on Teva’s reputation, business, results of operations and cash flows.
In August 2019, Teva received a grand jury subpoena from the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York for documents related to the Company’s anti-diversion policies and procedures and distribution of its opioid medications, in what the Company understands to be part of a broader investigation into manufacturers’ and distributors’ monitoring programs and reporting under the Controlled Substances Act. In September 2019, Teva received subpoenas from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) as part of an industry-wide inquiry into the effect of opioid prescriptions on New York health insurance premiums. This was followed by a Statement of Charges and Notice of Hearing filed by the NYDFS, although no merits hearing date is currently set. Currently, Teva cannot predict how a nationwide settlement (if finalized) will affect these investigations and administrative actions. In addition, a number of state attorneys general, including a coordinated multistate effort, have initiated investigations into sales and marketing practices of Teva and its affiliates with respect to opioids. Other states are conducting their own investigations outside of the multistate group. Teva is cooperating with these ongoing investigations and cannot predict their outcome at this time.
In addition, several jurisdictions and consumers in Canada have initiated litigation regarding opioids alleging similar claims as those in the United States. The cases in Canada are in their early stages.
Shareholder Litigation
On November 6, 2016 and December 27, 2016, two putative securities class actions were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Teva and certain of its current and former officers and directors. Those lawsuits were consolidated and transferred to the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut (the “Ontario Teachers Securities Litigation”). On December 13, 2019, the lead plaintiff in that action filed an amended complaint, purportedly on behalf of purchasers of Teva’s securities between February 6, 2014 and May 10, 2019. The amended complaint asserts that Teva and certain of its current and former officers and directors violated federal securities and common laws in connection with Teva’s alleged failure to disclose pricing strategies for various drugs in its generic drug portfolio and by making allegedly false or misleading statements in certain offering materials. The amended complaint seeks unspecified damages, legal fees, interest, and costs. In July 2017, August 2017, and June 2019, other putative securities class actions were filed in other federal courts based on similar allegations, and those cases have been transferred to the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. Between August 2017 and January 2022, twenty-three complaints were filed against Teva and certain of its current and former officers and directors seeking unspecified compensatory damages, legal fees, costs and expenses. The similar claims in these complaints have been brought on behalf of plaintiffs, in various forums across the country, who have indicated that they intend to
“opt-out”
of the Ontario Teachers Securities Litigation. On March 10, 2020, the Court consolidated the Ontario Teachers Securities Litigation with all of the above-referenced putative class actions for all purposes and the
“opt-out”
cases for pretrial purposes. Pursuant to that consolidation order,
 
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plaintiffs in several of the
“opt-out”
cases filed amended complaints on May 28, 2020. On January 22, 2021, the Court dismissed the
“opt-out”
plaintiffs’ claims arising from statements made prior to the five year statute of repose, but denied Teva’s motion to dismiss their claims under Israeli laws. Those
“opt-out”
plaintiffs moved for reconsideration, which was denied on March 30, 2021. On May 24, 2021, Teva moved to dismiss a majority of the
“opt-out”
complaints on various other grounds. Those motions are still pending. The Ontario Teachers Securities Litigation plaintiffs’ Motion for Class Certification and Appointment of Class Representatives and Class Counsel was granted on March 9, 2021, to which Teva’s appeal was denied. On January 18, 2022, Teva entered into a settlement in the Ontario Teachers Securities Litigation for $420 million, which was preliminarily approved by the court on January 27, 2022. Pursuant to an agreement between the Company and its insurance carriers, the insurance carriers provided the vast majority of the total settlement amount, with a small portion contributed by Teva. Additionally, as part of the settlement, Teva admitted no liability and denied all allegations of wrongdoing. A number of
“opt-out”
complaints still remain outstanding, and motions to approve securities class actions were also filed in the Tel Aviv District Court in Israel with similar allegations to those made in the Ontario Teachers Securities Litigation.
On September 23, 2020, a putative securities class action was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania against Teva and certain of its former officers alleging, among other things, violations of Section 10(b) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and SEC Rule
10b-5.
The complaint, purportedly filed on behalf of persons who purchased or otherwise acquired Teva securities between October 29, 2015 and August 18, 2020, alleges that Teva and certain of its former officers violated federal securities laws by allegedly making false and misleading statements regarding the commercial performance of COPAXONE, namely, by failing to disclose that Teva had caused the submission of false claims to Medicare through Teva’s donations to bona fide independent charities that provide financial assistance to patients, which allegedly impacted COPAXONE’s commercial success and the sustainability of its revenues and resulted in the above referenced August 2020 False Claims Act complaint filed by the DOJ. On March 26, 2021, the Court appointed lead plaintiff and lead counsel. On May 25, 2021, lead plaintiff filed an amended class action complaint, which named four additional former and current officers as defendants. On August 10, 2021, lead plaintiff moved to strike certain allegations from its amended complaint and to file a corrected amended complaint, which the court granted that same day. The corrected amended complaint seeks unspecified damages and legal fees. On August 23, 2021, Teva and the individual defendants moved to dismiss the corrected amended complaint. On March 25, 2022, the court (i) held that the corrected amended complaint failed to plead that certain public statements regarding Teva’s compliance with law were misleading, (ii) held that two alleged partial corrective disclosures did not establish loss causation and cannot serve as the basis for plaintiff’s claimed loss, and (iii) dismissed all claims against one of the individual defendants. The court otherwise denied the motion to dismiss with respect to Teva and the remaining individual defendants. A motion to approve a securities class action was also filed in the Central District Court in Israel, which has been stayed pending the U.S. litigation, with similar allegations to those made in the above complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Motions to approve derivative actions seeking monetary damages against certain past and present directors and officers have been filed in Israeli Courts alleging negligence and recklessness. Motions for document disclosure prior to initiating derivative actions were filed with respect to several U.S. and EU settlement agreements, opioids, the U.S. price-fixing investigations and allegations related to the DOJ’s complaint regarding Copaxone patient assistance program in the U.S.
Environmental Matters
Teva or its subsidiaries are party to a number of environmental proceedings, or have received claims, including under the federal Superfund law or other federal, provincial or state and local laws, imposing liability for alleged noncompliance, or for the investigation and remediation of releases of hazardous substances and for natural resource damages. Many of these proceedings and claims seek to require the generators of hazardous wastes disposed of at a third party-owned site, or the party responsible for a release of hazardous substances that impacted a site, to investigate and clean the site or to pay or reimburse others for such activities, including for oversight by governmental authorities and any related damages to natural resources. Teva or its subsidiaries have received claims, or been made a party to these proceedings, along with others, as an alleged generator of wastes that were disposed of or treated at third-party waste disposal sites, or as a result of an alleged release from one of Teva’s facilities or former facilities.
 
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Although liability among the responsible parties, under certain circumstances, may be joint and several, these proceedings are frequently resolved so that the allocation of
clean-up
and other costs among the parties reflects the relative contributions of the parties to the site conditions and takes into account other pertinent factors. Teva’s potential liability varies greatly at each of the sites; for some sites the costs of the investigation,
clean-up
and natural resource damages have not yet been determined, and for others Teva’s allocable share of liability has not been determined. At other sites, Teva has taken an active role in identifying those costs, to the extent they are identifiable and estimable, which do not include reductions for potential recoveries of
clean-up
costs from insurers, indemnitors, former site owners or operators or other potentially responsible parties. In addition, enforcement proceedings relating to alleged violations of federal, state, commonwealth or local requirements at some of Teva’s facilities may result in the imposition of significant penalties (in amounts not expected to materially adversely affect Teva’s results of operations) and the recovery of certain costs and natural resource damages, and may require that corrective actions and enhanced compliance measures be implemented.
Item 103 of Regulation
S-K
promulgated by the SEC requires disclosure of certain environmental matters when a governmental authority is a party to the proceedings and such proceedings involve potential monetary sanctions, unless the Company reasonably believes that the matter will result in no monetary sanctions, or in monetary sanctions, exclusive of interest and costs, of less than $300,000. The following matter is disclosed in accordance with that requirement. On July 8, 2021, the National Green Tribunal Principal Bench, New Delhi, issued an order against Teva’s subsidiary in India, Teva API India Private Limited, finding
non-compliance
with environmental laws and assessed a penalty of $1.4 million. The Company disputed certain of the findings and the amount of the penalty and filed an appeal before the Supreme Court of India. On August 5, 2021, the Supreme Court of India admitted the appeal for hearing and granted an interim unconditional stay on the National Green Tribunal’s order. The Company does not believe that the eventual outcome of such matter will have a material effect on its business.
Other Matters
On February 1, 2018, former shareholders of Ception Therapeutics, Inc., a company that was acquired by and merged into Cephalon in 2010, prior to Cephalon’s acquisition by Teva, filed breach of contract and other related claims against the Company, Teva USA and Cephalon in the Delaware Court of Chancery. Among other things, the plaintiffs allege that Cephalon breached the terms of the 2010 Ception-Cephalon merger agreement by failing to exercise commercially reasonable efforts to develop and commercialize CINQAIR
®
(reslizumab) for the treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis (“EE”). The plaintiffs claim damages of at least $200 million, an amount they allege is equivalent to the milestones payable to the former shareholders of Ception in the event Cephalon were to obtain regulatory approval for EE in the United States ($150 million) and Europe ($50 million). Defendants moved to dismiss the complaint and on December 28, 2018, the court granted the motion in part and dismissed all of plaintiffs’ claims, except for their claim against Cephalon for breach of contract. In November 2021, plaintiffs moved to amend their complaint to, among other things, reassert claims against the Company and Teva USA, which motion remains pending. Trial in this matter is currently scheduled for September 2022.
NOTE 11 – Income taxes:
In the first quarter of 2022, Teva recognized a tax
expense
of $2 million, on
pre-tax
loss
 
of $971 million. In the first quarter of 2021, Teva recognized a tax expense of $62 million, on
pre-tax
income of $144 million.
Teva’s tax rate for the first quarter of 2022 was mainly affected by legal settlement charges
, adjustments to valuation allowances on deferred tax assets
and interest expense disallowances.
The statutory Israeli corporate tax rate is 23% in 2022.
Teva’s tax rate differs from the Israeli statutory tax rate, mainly due to generation of profits in various jurisdictions in which tax rates are different than the Israeli tax rate, interest expense disallowances, tax benefits in Israel and other countries, as well as infrequent or
non-recurring
items.
Teva filed a claim seeking the refund of withholding taxes paid to the Indian tax authorities in 2012. Trial in this case is scheduled to begin in July 2022. A final and binding decision against Teva in this case may lead to an impairment of $138 million.
The Israeli tax authorities issued tax assessment decrees for 2008-2012 and 2013-2016, challenging the Company’s positions on several issues. Teva has protested the 2008-2012 and 2013-2016 decrees before the Central District Court in Israel.

 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
In October 2021, the Central District Court in Israel held in favor of the Israeli tax authorities with respect to 2008-2011 decrees. The case with respect to 2012-2016 remains pending with similar legal claims. The October 2021 Central District Court decision found that Teva has a tax liability to the Israeli government for 2008-2011 of approximately $350 million, of which a portion will be paid in cash during 2022 and 2023, and the remaining portion will be offset by carried forward losses that Teva would otherwise be entitled to. Teva appealed the decision to the Israeli Supreme Court and expects the appeal hearings to start in the second half of 2022.
The Company believes it has adequately provided for all of its uncertain tax positions, including those items currently under dispute, however, adverse results could be material.
NOTE 12 – Other assets impairments, restructuring and other items:
 
 
  
Three months ended
 
 
  
March 31,
 
 
  
2022
 
  
2021
 
 
  
(U.S. $ in millions)
 
Impairments of long-lived tangible assets (1)
   $ 16      $ 48  
Contingent consideration
     33        3  
Restructuring
     57        81  
Other
     21        4  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   $ 128      $ 137  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
(1)
Including impairments related to exit and disposal activities
.
Impairments
Impairments of tangible assets for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 were $16 million and $48 million, respectively. The impairment for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was mainly related to certain assets in North America. The impairment for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was mainly related to certain assets in Europe.
Teva may record additional impairments in the future, to the extent it changes its plans on any given asset and/or the assumptions underlying such plans, as a result of its network consolidation activities.
Contingent consideration
In the three months ended March 31, 2022, Teva recorded an expense of $33 million for contingent consideration, compared to an expense of $3 million in the three months ended March 31, 2021. The expense in the first three months of 2022 was mainly related to a change in the estimated future royalty payments in connection with lenalidomide (generic equivalent of Revlimid
®
), which was part of the Actavis Generics acquisition.
Restructuring
In the three months ended March 31, 2022, Teva recorded $57 million of restructuring expenses, compared to $81 
million of restructuring expenses in the three months ended March 31, 2021. The expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021 were primarily related to network consolidation activities and residual expenses of the restructuring plan announced in 2017.
The following tables provide the components of restructuring costs: 
 
 
  
Three months ended March 31,
 
 
  
2022
 
  
2021
 
 
  
(U.S. $ in millions)
 
Restructuring
  
     
  
     
Employee termination
   $ 52      $ 79  
Other
     5        2  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   $ 57      $ 81  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
The following table provides the components of and changes in the Company’s restructuring accruals:
 
    
Employee termination
costs
    
Other
    
Total
 
    
(U.S. $ in millions )
 
Balance as of January 1, 2022
   $ (131    $ (7    $ (138
Provision
     (52      (5      (57
Utilization and other*
     59        6        65  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Balance as of March 31, 2022
   $ (124    $ (6    $ (130
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
    
Employee termination
costs
    
Other
    
Total
 
    
(U.S. $ in millions )
 
Balance as of January 1, 2021
   $ (115    $ (7    $ (122
Provision
     (79      (2      (81
Utilization and other*
     33        2        35  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Balance as of March 31, 2021
   $ (161    $ (7    $ (168
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
*
Includes adjustments for foreign currency translation.
Significant regulatory and other events

In July 2018, Teva announced the voluntary recall of valsartan and certain combination valsartan medicines in various countries due to the detection of trace amounts of a previously unknown nitrosamine impurity called NDMA found in valsartan API supplied by Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. (“Huahai”). Since July 2018, Teva has been actively engaged with global regulatory authorities in reviewing its sartan and other products to determine whether NDMA and/or other related nitrosamine impurities are present in specific products. Where necessary, Teva has initiated additional voluntary recalls. In December 2019, Teva reached a settlement with Huahai resolving Teva’s claims related to certain sartan API supplied by Huahai. Under the settlement agreement, Huahai agreed to compensate Teva for some of its direct losses and provide it with prospective cost reductions for API. The settlement does not release Huahai from liability for any losses Teva may incur as a result of third party personal injury or product liability claims relating to the sartan API at issue. In addition, multiple lawsuits have been filed in connection with this matter, which may lead to additional customer penalties, impairments and litigation costs.
In the second quarter of 2020, Teva’s operations in its manufacturing facilities in Goa, India were temporarily suspended due to a water supply issue. During the second half of 2020, Teva completed partial remediation of this issue and restarted limited supply from its Goa facilities. The site experienced some additional delays in the first quarter of 2021 due to labor related issues, but the situation stabilized during the second quarter of 2021. The water supply remediation is expected to be completed during the second quarter of 2022, and in the meantime the site is operating under an interim water solution without any material impact expected on compliance and supply capacity. The impact to Teva’s financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2022 was immaterial.
In June 2021, the Company temporarily paused manufacturing at its Irvine, California facility in the United States, and suspended release of product from the facility pending completion of an open manufacturing investigation. In July 2021, the FDA initiated an establishment inspection at the facility. On August 18, 2021, the Company issued field alert reports to the FDA for products manufactured at the Irvine facility and put Irvine manufactured products in Teva’s distribution center on hold. On August 20, 2021, the FDA completed its inspection and issued a Form
FDA-483
to the Irvine facility with ten observations and, on December 17, 2021, the FDA notified the Company that the inspection classification of this site is “official action indicated” (“OAI”). Teva began working diligently to address the FDA’s
 
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concerns in a manner consistent with current good manufacturing practice (“CGMP”) requirements, and was in discussions with the FDA Drug Shortage Staff (DSS) and FDA Office of Manufacturing Quality (OMQ) to recommence distribution, release and manufacture of certain medically necessary products from the site under defined controls and protocols.
On March 22, 2022, the Company announced its decision to permanently cease all manufacturing activities and to close the site, and to transfer certain products to other facilities. Teva will remain in contact with the FDA regarding the status of the Irvine, California site to ensure that the Company continues to comply with all relevant CGMP requirements, particularly those involved with product transfers to other sites within the Teva network.
If Teva is unable to address FDA inspection issues satisfactorily, it could be subject to additional regulatory actions. Teva has considered these developments and, as of March 31, 2022, recorded $54 million costs in its financial statements related to this matter. Teva will continue to assess potential financial implications, including loss of revenues, impairments, inventory write offs, customer penalties, costs of additional remediation and/or FDA enforcement actions.

NOTE 13 – Earnings (Loss) per share:
Basic earnings and loss per share are computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to Teva’s ordinary shareholders by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding (including fully vested restricted share units (“RSUs”) and performance share units (“PSUs”) during the period, net of treasury shares.
In computing diluted loss per share for the three months ended March 31, 2022, no account was taken of the potential dilution that could occur upon the exercise of options and
non-vested
RSUs and PSUs granted under employee stock compensation plans, and convertible senior debentures, since they had an anti-dilutive effect on loss per share.
In computing diluted earnings per share for the three months ended March 31, 2021, basic earnings per share were adjusted to take into account the potential dilution that could occur upon the exercise of options and
non-vested
RSUs and PSUs granted under employee stock compensation plans
. No account was taken of the potential dilution by the convertible senior debentures, since they had an anti-dilutive effect on earnings per share.
The weighted average diluted shares outstanding used for the fully diluted share
calculations
for
both
the
three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 were 1,107 million shares.
Basic and diluted
los
s
per share
was
$0.86 for the three months ended March 31, 2022, compared to basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.07 for the three months ended March 31, 2021.

NOTE 14 – Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss):
The components of, and changes within, accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Teva are presented in the table below:
 
 
  
Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)
 
  
Benefit Plans
 
  
 
 
 
  
Foreign
currency
translation
adjustments
 
  
Derivative
financial
instruments
 
  
Actuarial gains
(losses) and
prior service
(costs) credits
 
  
Total
 
 
  
(U.S. $ in millions)
 
Balance as of December 31, 2021, net of taxes
   $ (2,274    $ (324    $ (85    $ (2,683
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
     (4      —          —          (4
Amounts reclassified to the statements of income
     —          7                 7  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Net other comprehensive income (loss) before tax
     (4      7        —          3  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Corresponding income tax
     (7      —          —          (7
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Net other comprehensive income (loss) after tax*
     (11      7        —          (4
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Balance as of March 31, 2022, net of taxes
   $ (2,285    $ (317    $ (85    $ (2,687
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
*
Amounts do not include a $53 million loss from foreign currency translation adjustments attributable to
non-controlling
interests.
 
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Net Unrealized Gains (Losses)
    
Benefit Plans
        
    
Foreign
currency
translation
adjustments
    
Derivative
financial
instruments
    
Actuarial gains
(losses) and
prior service
(costs) credits
    
Total
 
    
(U.S. $ in millions)
 
Balance as of December 31, 2020, net of taxes
   $ (1,919    $ (363    $ (117    $ (2,399
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
     (174               —          (174
Amounts reclassified to the statements of income
     —          9        —          9  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Net other comprehensive income (loss) before tax
     (174      9        —          (165
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Corresponding income tax
     33        (2      —          31  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Net other comprehensive income (loss) after tax*
     (141      7        —          (134
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Balance as of March 31, 2021, net of taxes
   $ (2,060    $ (356    $ (117    $ (2,534
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
*
Amounts do not include a $67 million
loss
from foreign currency translation adjustments attributable to
non-controlling
interests.
NOTE 15 – Segments:
Teva operates its business and reports its financial results in three segments:
 
  (a)
North America segment, which includes the United States and Canada.
 
  (b)
Europe segment, which includes the European Union, the United Kingdom and certain other European countries.
 
  (c)
International Markets segment, which includes all countries other than those in the North America and Europe segments.
In addition to these three segments, Teva has other sources of revenues, primarily the sale of APIs to third parties, certain contract manufacturing services and an
out-licensing
platform offering a portfolio of products to other pharmaceutical companies through its affiliate Medis.
Teva’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), who is the chief operating decision maker (“CODM”), reviews financial information prepared on a consolidated basis, accompanied by disaggregated information about revenues and contributed profit by the three identified reportable segments, namely North America, Europe and International Markets, to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segments and assess their performance.
Segment profit is comprised of gross profit for the segment less R&D expenses, S&M expenses, G&A expenses and other income related to the segment. Segment profit does not include amortization and certain other items.
Teva manages its assets on a company basis, not by segments, as many of its assets are shared or commingled. Teva’s CODM does not regularly review asset information by reportable segment and, therefore, Teva does not report asset information by reportable segment.
Teva’s CEO may review its strategy and organizational structure from time to time. Any changes in strategy may lead to a reevaluation of the Company’s segments and goodwill allocation to reporting units, as well as fair value attributable to its reporting units. See note 3 and note 6.
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)

a. Segment information:

 
  
Three months ended March 31,
 
 
  
2022
 
 
  
North America
 
  
Europe
 
  
International Markets
 
 
  
(U.S. $ in millions)
 
Revenues
   $ 1,737      $ 1,156      $ 492  
Gross profit
     890        694        286  
R&D expenses
     143        58        20  
S&M expenses
     245        196        97  
G&A expenses
     112        59        29  
Other income
     (11   
 
§
       (40
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Segment profit
   $ 402      $ 381      $ 179  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
§ Represents an amount less than $0.5 million.
 
 
  
Three months ended March 31,
 
 
  
2021
 
 
  
North America
 
  
Europe
 
  
International Markets
 
 
  
(U.S. $ in millions)
 
Revenues
   $ 1,989      $ 1,214      $ 490  
Gross profit
     1,074        688        260  
R&D expenses
     160        66        18  
S&M expenses
     229        214        96  
G&A expenses
     111        70        26  
Other income
     (3   
 
§
       (2
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Segment profit
   $ 577      $ 338      $ 122  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
§ Represents an amount less than $0.5 million.

The following table presents a reconciliation of Teva’s segment profits to its consolidated operating income (loss) and to consolidated income (loss) before income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:
 
    
Three months ended
 
    
March 31,
 
    
2022
    
2021
 
    
(U.S. $ in millions)
 
North America profit
   $ 402      $ 577  
Europe profit
     381        338  
International Markets profit
     179        122  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total reportable segments profit
     962        1,036  
Profit of other activities
     52        41  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total segments profit
     1,013        1,077  
Amounts not allocated to segments:
                 
Amortization
     200        242  
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
Other assets impairments, restructuring and other items
     128        137  
Intangible asset
s
impairments
     149        79  
Legal settlements and loss contingencies
     1,124        104  
Other unallocated amounts
     127        82  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Consolidated operating income (loss)
     (713 )      434  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Financial expenses, net
     258        290  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Consolidated income (loss) before income taxes
  
$
(971
)
  
$
144  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
b. Segment revenues by major products and activities:
The following tables present revenues by major products and activities for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021: 
 
North America
  
Three months ended

March 31,
 
 
  
2022
 
  
2021
 
 
  
(U.S. $ in millions)
 
Generic products
   $ 899      $ 1,053  
AJOVY
     36        31  
AUSTEDO
     154        146  
BENDEKA
®
/TREANDA
®
     82        91  
COPAXONE
     86        164  
Anda
     342        289  
Other
     139        215  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   $ 1,737      $ 1,989  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
Europe
  
Three months ended

March 31,
 
 
  
2022
 
  
2021
 
 
  
(U.S. $ in millions)
 
Generic products
   $ 876      $ 865  
AJOVY
     30        16  
COPAXONE
     72        100  
Respiratory products
     71        93  
Other
     107        140  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   $ 1,156      $ 1,214
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
International markets
  
Three months ended

March 31,
 
 
  
2022
 
  
2021
 
 
  
(U.S. $ in millions)
 
Generic products
   $ 388      $ 392  
AJOVY
     6        1  
COPAXONE
     10        12  
Other
     88        85  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
  
$
492     
$
490  
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
NOTE 16 – Fair value measurement:
Financial items carried at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 are classified in the tables below in one of the three categories of fair value levels:

 
 
  
March 31, 2022
 
 
  
Level 1
 
  
Level 2
 
  
Level 3
 
  
Total
 
 
  
(U.S. $ in millions)
 
Cash and cash equivalents:
  
     
  
     
  
     
  
     
Money markets
   $ 276      $ —        $ —        $ 276  
Cash, deposits and other
     1,899        —          —          1,899  
Investment in securities:
                                   
Equity securities
     16        —          —          16  
Other
     6        —          1        7  
Restricted cash
     75        —          —          75  
Derivatives:
                                   
Asset derivatives—options and forward contracts
     —          56        —          56  
Liability derivatives:
                                    
Options and forward contracts
     —          (31      —          (31
Bifurcated embedded derivatives
     —          —         
§
       —    
Contingent consideration*
     —          —          (197      (197
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   $ 2,272      $ 25      $ (196    $ 2,101  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
 
  
December 31, 2021
 
 
  
Level 1
 
  
Level 2
 
  
Level 3
 
  
Total
 
 
  
(U.S. $ in millions)
 
Cash and cash equivalents:
  
  
  
  
Money markets
   $ 220      $ —        $ —        $ 220  
Cash, deposits and other
     1,945        —          —          1,945  
Investment in securities:
                                   
Equity securities
     18        —          —          18  
Other
     6        —          1        7  
Restricted cash
     33        —          —          33  
Derivatives:
                                   
Asset derivatives—options and forward contracts
     —          30        —          30  
Liability derivatives:
                                   
Options and forward contracts
     —          (23      —          (23
Bifurcated embedded derivatives
     —          —         
§
       —    
Contingent consideration*
    —          —          (176      (176
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total
   $ 2,222      $ 7      $ (175    $ 2,054  
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
§
Represents an amount less than $0.5 million.
*
Contingent consideration represents liabilities recorded at fair value in connection with acquisitions.
 
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TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Teva determined the fair value of the liabilities for the contingent consideration based on a probability-weighted discounted cash flow analysis. This fair value measurement is based on significant unobservable inputs in the market and thus represents a Level 3 measurement within the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of the contingent consideration is based on several factors, such as: the cash flows projected from the success of unapproved product candidates; the probability of success of product candidates, including risks associated with uncertainty regarding achievement and payment of milestone events; the time and resources needed to complete the development and approval of product candidates; the life of the potential commercialized products and associated risks of obtaining regulatory approvals in the United States and Europe, and the risk adjusted discount rate for fair value measurement. A probability of success factor of 100% was used in the fair value calculation to reflect inherent regulatory and commercial risk of the contingent
payments and IPR&D. The discount rate applied ranged from 7.3% to 10.7%. The weighted average discount rate, calculated based on the relative fair value of Teva’s contingent consideration liabilities, was 7.7%. The contingent consideration is evaluated quarterly, or more frequently, if circumstances dictate. Changes in the fair value of contingent consideration are recorded in consolidated statements of income. Significant changes in unobservable inputs, mainly the probability of success and cash flows projected, could result in material changes to the contingent consideration liabilities.
The following table summarizes the activity for those financial assets and liabilities where fair value measurements are estimated utilizing Level 3 inputs:
 
 
  
Three months
ended March 31,
2022
 
  
Three months
ended March 31,
2021
 
 
  
(U.S. $ in millions)
 
Fair value at the beginning of the period
  
$
(175
  
 
(258
Redemption of debt securities
  
 
—  
 
  
 
(9
Bifurcated embedded derivatives
  
 
§
 
  
 
—  
 
Adjustments to provisions for contingent consideration:
  
     
  
     
Actavis Generics transaction
  
 
(31
  
 
(3
Eagle transaction
  
 
(2
  
 
—  
 
Settlement of contingent consideration:
  
     
  
     
Eagle transaction
  
 
23
 
  
 
25
 
Additional contingent consideration resulting from Novetide acquisition*
  
 
(11
  
 
—  
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Fair value at the end of the period
  
$
(196
  
$
(245
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
§
Represents an amount less than $0.5 million.
*
In January 2022, Teva acquired 100% ownership of Novetide Ltd. (“Novetide”), which was previously accounted for as “investment in associated companies”. This transaction was accounted for as a business combination. Total consideration for the transaction included cash and certain contingent royalty payments through 2034. As part of the transaction, Teva recognized a gain under “Share in (profits) losses of associated companies, net”, reflecting the difference between the book value of its investment in Novetide and its fair value as of the date Teva completed its acquisition.
 
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TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
 
Financial instruments not measured at fair value
Financial instruments measured on a basis other than fair value mostly consist of senior notes and convertible senior debentures (see note 7) and are presented in the table below in terms of fair value (level 1 inputs):
 
   
Estimated fair value*
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2022
   
2021
 
   
(U.S. $ in millions)
 
Senior notes and sustainability-linked senior notes included under senior notes and loans
  $ 19,858     $ 21,477  
Senior notes and convertible senior debentures included under short-term debt
    2,067       1,426  
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Total
 
$
21,925    
$
22,903  
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
*
The fair value was estimated based on quoted market prices.
 
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ITEM 2.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 
Business Overview
We are a global pharmaceutical company, committed to helping patients around the world to access affordable medicines and benefit from innovations to improve their health. Our mission is to be a global leader in generics, specialty medicines and biopharmaceuticals, improving the lives of patients.
We operate worldwide, with headquarters in Israel and a significant presence in the United States, Europe and many other markets around the world. Our key strengths include our world-leading generic medicines expertise and portfolio, focused specialty medicines portfolio and global infrastructure and scale.
Teva was incorporated in Israel on February 13, 1944 and is the successor to a number of Israeli corporations, the oldest of which was established in 1901.
Our Business Segments
We operate our business through three segments: North America, Europe and International Markets. Each business segment manages our entire product portfolio in its region, including generics, specialty and OTC products. This structure enables strong alignment and integration between operations, commercial regions, R&D and our global marketing and portfolio function, optimizing our product lifecycle across therapeutic areas.
In addition to these three segments, we have other activities, primarily the sale of API to third parties, certain contract manufacturing services and an
out-licensing
platform offering a portfolio of products to other pharmaceutical companies through our affiliate Medis.
The
COVID-19
Pandemic
As a leading global pharmaceutical company, Teva provides essential medicines to millions of patients around the world every day. Our priorities remain focused on the health and well-being of our employees and on our responsibility to continue to provide our medicines to the nearly 200 million patients who depend on us every day.
During the first quarter of 2022, we have not experienced material delays in the production and distribution of medicines. The
COVID-19
pandemic has had an effect on our suppliers, which led to minimal delays in our materials supply. However, the supply chain supporting our key products – specialty, generics and API – remains largely uninterrupted, with adequate product inventory across our network and redundancy plans in place to address potential shortfalls, if any. Our facilities that research, manufacture, order, pack, distribute and provide critical customer and patient services remain largely uninterrupted as well, and are currently functioning to meet demand for essential medicines for patients throughout the world.
During the first quarter of 2022, we have experienced delays in clinical trials due to slow-downs of recruitment for studies and suspended regulatory inspections, raw material supply issues, delays in regulatory approvals of new products due to reduced capacity or
re-prioritization
of regulatory agencies and delays in
pre-commercial
launch activities. We may experience further delays if the pandemic continues for an extended period of time.
The long-term effects of the pandemic cannot be predicted at this time and would depend on the duration and severity of the pandemic and the restrictive measures put in place to control its impact. Although no one can predict future demand for pharmaceutical products, market dynamics or the scope or duration of the financial and other challenges arising from the pandemic, it is possible that we will continue to see variable demand in future periods. While
COVID-19
continues to impact sales in certain markets and for certain products, we do not currently anticipate a material impact on our 2022 financial results due to the ongoing global pandemic.
Highlights
Significant highlights in the first quarter of 2022 included:
 
   
Revenues in the first quarter of 2022 were $3,661 million, a decrease of 8%, or 5% in local currency terms, compared to the first quarter of 2021. This decrease was mainly due to lower revenues in our North America segment primarily related to generic products and COPAXONE, partially offset by higher revenues from Anda and generic products in our Europe segment.
 
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Our North America segment generated revenues of $1,737 million and profit of $402 million in the first quarter of 2022. Revenues decreased by 13% compared to the first quarter of 2021. Profit decreased by 30% compared to the first quarter of 2021.
 
   
Our Europe segment generated revenues of $1,156 million and profit of $381 million in the first quarter of 2022. Revenues decreased by 5% compared to the first quarter of 2021. In local currency terms, revenues increased by 3%. Profit increased by 13% compared to the first quarter of 2021.
 
   
Our International Markets segment generated revenues of $492 million and profit of $179 million in the first quarter of 2022. Revenues were flat in U.S. dollars, but increased by 8% in local currency terms, compared to the first quarter of 2021. Profit increased by 47% compared to the first quarter of 2021.
 
   
Our revenues from other activities in the first quarter of 2022 were $275 million, a decrease of 5% compared to the first quarter of 2021. In local currency terms, revenues were flat compared to the first quarter of 2021.
 
   
Impairments of identifiable intangible assets were $149 million in the first quarter of 2022, compared to $79 million in the first quarter of 2021. See note 5 to our consolidated financial statements.
 
   
We recorded expenses of $128 million for other asset impairments, restructuring and other items in the first quarter of 2022, compared to expenses of $137 million in the first quarter of 2021. See note 12 to our consolidated financial statements.
 
   
Legal settlements and loss contingencies expenses were $1,124 million in the first quarter of 2022, compared to $104 million in the first quarter of 2021. See note 9 to our consolidated financial statements.
 
   
Operating loss was $713 million in the first quarter of 2022, compared to an operating income of $434 million in the first quarter of 2021.
 
   
Financial expenses were $258 million in the first quarter of 2022, compared to $290 million in the first quarter of 2021.
 
   
In the first quarter of 2022, we recognized a tax expense of $2 million, on
pre-tax
loss of $971 million. In the first quarter of 2021, we recognized a tax expense of $62 million, on
pre-tax
income of $144 million. See note 11 to our consolidated financial statements.
 
   
As of March 31, 2022, our debt was $22,917 million, compared to $23,043 million as of December 31, 2021. This decrease was mainly due to exchange rate fluctuations.
 
   
Cash flow used in operating activities during the first quarter of 2022 was $49 million, compared to $405 million in the first quarter of 2021. The lower cash flow used in operating activities in the first quarter of 2022 was mainly due to changes in working capital items resulting from a decrease in accounts receivables net of SR&A in connection with the decrease in revenues.
 
   
During the first quarter of 2022, we generated free cash flow of $117 million, which we define as comprising: $49 million in cash flow used in operating activities, $305 million in beneficial interest collected in exchange for securitized accounts receivables and $25 million in proceeds from divestitures of businesses and other assets, partially offset by $157 million in cash used for capital investment and $7 million in cash used for acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired. During the first quarter of 2021, we generated free cash flow of $59 million.
 
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Results of Operations
Comparison of Three Months Ended March 31, 2022 to Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
Segment Information
North America Segment
The following table presents revenues, expenses and profit for our North America segment for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:
 
    
Three months ended March 31,
 
    
2022
   
2021
 
    
(U.S. $ in millions / % of Segment
Revenues)
 
Revenues
   $ 1,737        100   $ 1,989        100
Gross profit
     890        51.2     1,074        54.0
R&D expenses
     143        8.2     160        8.0
S&M expenses
     245        14.1     229        11.5
G&A expenses
     112        6.4     111        5.6
Other income
     (11      (0.7 %)      (3      §  
  
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
Segment profit*
   $ 402        23.1   $ 577        29.0
  
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
*
Segment profit does not include amortization and certain other items.
§
Represents an amount less than 0.5%.
North America Revenues
Our North America segment includes the United States and Canada. Revenues from our North America segment in the first quarter of 2022 were $1,737 million, a decrease of $251 million, or 13%, compared to the first quarter of 2021, mainly due to a decrease in revenues from generic products and COPAXONE, partially offset by higher revenues from Anda.
Revenues by Major Products and Activities
The following table presents revenues for our North America segment by major products and activities for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:
 
    
Three months ended

March 31,
    
Percentage

Change
 
    
2022
    
2021
    
2022-2021
 
    
(U.S. $ in millions)
        
Generic products
   $ 899      $ 1,053        (15 %) 
AJOVY
     36        31        16
AUSTEDO
     154        146        6
BENDEKA/TREANDA
     82        91        (10 %) 
COPAXONE
     86        164        (48 %) 
Anda
     342        289        18
Other
     139        215        (35 %) 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
Total
   $ 1,737      $ 1,989        (13 %) 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
Generic products
revenues in our North America segment (including biosimilars) in the first quarter of 2022 were $899 million, a decrease of 15% compared to the first quarter of 2021, mainly due to increased competition on key products and lower volumes, partially offset by higher revenues from lenalidomide capsules (the generic version of Revlimid
®
) and Truxima
®
.
Among the most significant generic products we sold in North America in the first quarter of 2022 were Truxima
®
(the biosimilar to Rituxan
®
), lenalidomide capsules (the generic version of Revlimid
®
), epinephrine injectable solution (the generic equivalent of EpiPen
®
and EpiPen Jr.
®
) and albuterol sulfate inhalation aerosol (our ProAir
®
authorized generic).
 
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In the first quarter of 2022, our total prescriptions were approximately 302 million (based on trailing twelve months), representing 8.2% of total U.S. generic prescriptions according to IQVIA data.
On March 7, 2022 we announced the launch of the first generic version of Revlimid
®
 (lenalidomide capsules), in 5mg, 10mg, 15mg, and 25mg strengths, in the United States. These lenalidomide capsules are a prescription medicine used in adults for the treatment of (i) multiple myeloma in combination with the medicine dexamethasone, (ii) certain myelodysplastic syndromes, and (iii) mantle cell lymphoma following specific prior treatment.
AJOVY
revenues in our North America segment in the first quarter of 2022 increased by 16% to $36 million, compared to the first quarter of 2021, mainly due to growth in volume. In the first quarter of 2022, AJOVY’s exit market share in the United Stated in terms of total number of prescriptions was 23.9% compared to 20.7% in the first quarter of 2021.
AJOVY is indicated for the preventive treatment of migraine in adults. AJOVY was launched in the U.S. in 2018, and was approved in Canada in April 2020. Our auto-injector device for AJOVY became commercially available in the U.S. in April 2020 and in Canada in April 2021. AJOVY is the only anti-CGRP product indicated for quarterly treatment and in January 2021 we launched a new product offering, providing a quarterly dose.
AJOVY is protected by patents expiring in 2026 in Europe and in 2027 in the United States. Applications for patent term extensions have been submitted in various markets around the world, and certain extensions in Europe and other countries have already been granted until 2031. Additional patents relating to the use of AJOVY in the treatment of migraine have also been issued in the United States and will expire between 2035 and 2039. Such patents are also pending in other countries. AJOVY will also be protected by regulatory exclusivity for 12 years from marketing approval in the United States and 10 years from marketing approval in Europe. We filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts alleging that Eli Lilly & Co.’s (“Lilly”) marketing and sale of its galcanezumab product for the treatment of migraine infringes nine Teva patents. Lilly then submitted inter partes review (“IPR”) petitions to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”), challenging the validity of the nine patents asserted against it in the litigation. The litigation in the district court was stayed pending resolution of the IPR petitions. On February 18, 2020, the PTAB issued decisions on the first six IPRs, finding the six composition of matter patents invalid as being obvious. On March 31, 2020, the PTAB issued a decision upholding the three method of treatment patents. On August 16, 2021, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed all of the PTAB’s decisions. The litigation is proceeding as to the three method of treatment patents and trial is expected in October 2022. We also filed another suit against Lilly on June 8, 2021, asserting two patents recently granted to Teva, related to the treatment of refractory migraine. Lilly responded to the complaint with a motion to dismiss, which Teva opposed. On March 15, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts denied Lilly’s motion to dismiss and on March 23, 2022, Lilly submitted IPR petitions challenging the patentability of the two refractory migraine patents. On April 11, 2022, Lilly submitted another IPR petition challenging the patentability of a patent related to the two refractory migraine patents. In addition, in 2018 we entered into separate agreements with Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. and Lilly, resolving the European Patent Office oppositions that they filed against our AJOVY patents. The settlement agreement with Lilly also resolved Lilly’s action to revoke the patent protecting AJOVY in the United Kingdom.
AUSTEDO
revenues in our North America segment in the first quarter of 2022 increased by 6%, to $154 million, compared to $146 million in the first quarter of 2021, mainly due to growth in volume.
AUSTEDO was launched in the U.S. in 2017. It is indicated for the treatment of chorea associated with Huntington disease and for the treatment of tardive dyskinesia in adults.
AUSTEDO is protected in the United States by seven Orange Book patents expiring between 2031 and 2038 and in Europe by two patents expiring in 2029. We received notice letters from two ANDA filers regarding the filing of their ANDAs with paragraph (IV) certifications for certain of the patents listed in the Orange Book for AUSTEDO. On July 1, 2021, we filed a complaint against Aurobindo, asserting six of the Orange Book patents, and a separate complaint against Lupin, asserting four of the Orange Book patents. The suits were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. The seventh patent was issued in November 2021, and listed in the Orange Book in December 2021. In addition, Apotex filed a petition for IPR by the PTAB of the patent covering the deutetrabenazine compound that expires in 2031. On March 9, 2022, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office denied Apotex’s petition and declined to institute a review of the deutetrabenazine patent. On April 29, 2022, we reached an agreement with Lupin to resolve the abovementioned dispute over Lupin’s ANDA for a generic deutetrabenazine product. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, the litigation between the parties in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey will be ended, and Lupin will have a license to sell its generic product beginning April 2033, or earlier under certain circumstances. The litigation against Aurobindo remains pending.
BENDEKA
and
TREANDA
combined revenues in our North America segment in the first quarter of 2022 decreased by 10% to $82 million, compared to the first quarter of 2021, mainly due to the availability of alternative therapies and continued competition from Belrapzo
®
(a
ready-to-dilute
bendamustine hydrochloride product from Eagle).
 
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In July 2018, Eagle prevailed in its suit against the FDA to obtain seven years of orphan drug exclusivity in the United States for BENDEKA. On March 13, 2020, this decision was upheld in the appellate court. As things currently stand, drug applications referencing BENDEKA, TREANDA or any other bendamustine product will not be approved by the FDA until the orphan drug exclusivity expires in December 2022. In April 2019, we signed an amendment to the license agreement with Eagle extending the royalty term applicable to the United States to the full period for which we sell BENDEKA and increased the royalty rate. In consideration, Eagle agreed to assume a portion of BENDEKA-related patent litigation expenses.
There are 16 patents listed in the U.S. Orange Book for BENDEKA with expiry dates in 2026 and 2031. In September 2019, a patent infringement action against four of six ANDA filers for generic versions of BENDEKA was tried in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. On April 27, 2020, the district court upheld the validity of all of the asserted patents and found that all four ANDA filers infringe at least one of the patents. Three of the four ANDA filers appealed the district court decision. Teva settled with one of the three ANDA filers, and on August 13, 2021, the Federal Circuit issued a Rule 36 affirmance of the district court decision with respect to the other two filers. On December 14, 2021, Apotex filed a Petition for a Writ of Certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court, which was denied. Litigation against the fifth ANDA filer was dismissed after the withdrawal of its patent challenge, and the case against a sixth ANDA filer was also settled. Recent suits against two filers of 505(b)(2) NDAs referencing BENDEKA are also in the initial stages of litigation.
Additionally, in July 2018, Teva and Eagle filed suit against Hospira, Inc. (“Hospira”) related to its 505(b)(2) NDA referencing BENDEKA in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. On December 16, 2019, the district court dismissed the case against Hospira on all but one of the asserted patents, which expires in 2031. On April 18, 2022, Teva and Eagle settled this matter, allowing Hospira to launch its product on January 17, 2028 or earlier under certain circumstances.
In addition to the settlement with Eagle regarding its bendamustine 505(b)(2) NDA, between 2015 and 2020, we reached final settlements with 22 ANDA filers for generic versions of the lyophilized form of TREANDA and one 505(b)(2) NDA filer for a generic version of the liquid form of TREANDA, providing for the launch of generic versions of TREANDA prior to patent expiration.
COPAXONE
revenues in our North America segment in the first quarter of 2022 decreased by 48% to $86 million, compared to the first quarter of 2021, mainly due to generic competition in the United States and a decrease in glatiramer acetate market share due to availability of alternative therapies.
The market for MS treatments continues to develop, particularly with the approval of generic versions of COPAXONE. Oral treatments for MS, such as Tecfidera
®
, Gilenya
®
and Aubagio
®
, continue to present significant and increasing competition. COPAXONE also continues to face competition from existing injectable products, as well as from monoclonal antibodies, such as Ocrevus
®
.
Anda
revenues in our North America segment in the first quarter of 2022 increased by 18% to $342 million, compared to $289 million in the first quarter of 2021, mainly due to higher demand for COVID-related products. Anda, our distribution business in the United States, distributes generic, specialty and OTC pharmaceutical products from various third party manufacturers to independent retail pharmacies, pharmacy retail chains, hospitals and physician offices in the United States. Anda is able to compete in the secondary distribution market by maintaining high inventory levels for a broad offering of products, competitive pricing and offering next day delivery throughout the United States.
 
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Product Launches and Pipeline
In the first quarter of 2022, we launched the generic version of the following branded products in North America:
 
Product Name
  
Brand Name
 
Launch
Date
  
Total Annual U.S.
Branded Sales
(U.S. $ in millions
(IQVIA))
*
 
Fluticasone Propionate and Salmeterol Inhalation Powder, USP
   Advair Diskus
®
  March    $ 2,940  
Lenalidomide Capsules, 5, 10, 15, & 25 mg
   Revlimid
®
 capsules
  March    $ 2,143  
Diclofenac Potassium Capsules
   Zipsor
®
 Liquid Filled
Capsules
  March    $ 20  
 
*
The figures presented are for the twelve months ended in the calendar quarter immediately prior to our launch or
re-launch.
Our generic products pipeline in the United States includes, as of March 31, 2022, 189 product applications awaiting FDA approval, including 67 tentative approvals. This total reflects all pending ANDAs, supplements for product line extensions and tentatively approved applications and includes some instances where more than one application was submitted for the same reference product. Excluding overlaps, the branded products underlying these pending applications had U.S. sales for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021 of approximately $111 billion, according to IQVIA. Approximately 71% of pending applications include a paragraph IV patent challenge, and we believe we are first to file with respect to 72 of these products, or 100 products including final approvals where launch is pending a settlement agreement or court decision. Collectively, these first to file opportunities represent over $81 billion in U.S. brand sales for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, according to IQVIA.
IQVIA reported brand sales are one of the many indicators of future potential value of a launch, but equally important are the mix and timing of competition, as well as cost effectiveness. The potential advantages of being the first filer with respect to some of these products may be subject to forfeiture, shared exclusivity or competition from
so-called
“authorized generics,” which may ultimately affect the value derived.
In the first quarter of 2022, we received tentative approvals for generic equivalents of the products listed in the table below, excluding overlapping applications. A “tentative approval” indicates that the FDA has substantially completed its review of an application and final approval is expected once the relevant patent expires, a court decision is reached, a
30-month
regulatory stay lapses or a
180-day
exclusivity period awarded to another manufacturer either expires or is forfeited.
 
Generic Name
  
Brand Name
 
Total Annual U.S.
Branded Sales
(U.S. $ in millions
(IQVIA))
*
 
Midostaurin Capsules, 25 mg
   Rydapt
®
  $ 88  
Riociguat Tablets
   Adempas
®
  $ 12  
Gefitinib Tablets, 250 mg
   Iressa
®
  $ 6  
 
*
The figures presented are for the twelve months ended in the calendar quarter immediately prior to our launch or
re-launch.
 
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For information regarding our specialty and biosimilar products pipeline, see “—Teva Consolidated Results—Research and Development (R&D) Expenses” below.
North America Gross Profit
Gross profit from our North America segment in the first quarter of 2022 was $890 million, a decrease of 17%, compared to $1,074 million in the first quarter of 2021. This decrease was mainly due to lower gross profit from generic products and lower gross profit from COPAXONE.
Gross profit margin for our North America segment in the first quarter of 2022 decreased to 51.2%, compared to 54.0% in the first quarter of 2021. This decrease was mainly due to a change in the mix of generic products and COPAXONE.
North America R&D Expenses
R&D expenses relating to our North America segment in the first quarter of 2022 were $143 million, a decrease of 11%, compared to $160 million in the first quarter of 2021.
For a description of our R&D expenses in the first quarter of 2022, see “—Teva Consolidated Results—Research and Development (R&D) Expenses” below.
North America S&M Expenses
S&M expenses relating to our North America segment in the first quarter of 2022 were $245 million, an increase of 7%, compared to $229 million in the first quarter of 2021. This increase was mainly due to direct to consumer promotional expenses related to AUSTEDO.
North America G&A Expenses
G&A expenses relating to our North America segment in the first quarter of 2022 were $112 million, flat compared to the first quarter of 2021.
North America Profit
Profit from our North America segment consists of gross profit less R&D expenses, S&M expenses, G&A expenses and any other income related to this segment. Segment profit does not include amortization and certain other items.
Profit from our North America segment in the first quarter of 2022 was $402 million, a decrease of 30% compared to $577 million in the first quarter of 2021, mainly due to lower revenues, as discussed above.
Europe Segment
The following table presents revenues, expenses and profit for our Europe segment for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:
 
    
Three months ended March 31,
 
    
2022
   
2021
 
    
(U.S. $ in millions / % of Segment
Revenues)
 
Revenues
   $ 1,156        100   $ 1,214        100
Gross profit
     694        60.0     688        56.6
R&D expenses
     58        5.0     66        5.4
S&M expenses
     196        17.0     214        17.7
G&A expenses
     59        5.1     70        5.8
Other income
   §      §     §      §  
  
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
Segment profit*
   $ 381        32.9   $ 338        27.8
  
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
*   Segment profit does not include amortization and certain other items.
§   Represents an amount less than $0.5 million or 0.5%, as applicable.
    
    
 
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Europe Revenues
Our Europe segment includes the European Union, the United Kingdom and certain other European countries. Revenues from our Europe segment in the first quarter of 2022 were $1,156 million, a decrease of 5%, or $58 million, compared to the first quarter of 2021. In local currency terms, revenues increased by 3%.
In the first quarter of 2021, our lower revenues were impacted by the implications of the
COVID-19
pandemic. In the first quarter of 2022, our higher revenues were attributed to higher demand for generic and OTC products resulting mainly from the removal of restrictions related to doctor and hospital visits by patients that were previously implemented in response to the
COVID-19
pandemic, as well as higher sales of cough and cold products.
In the first quarter of 2022, revenues were negatively impacted by exchange rate fluctuations of $67 million, net of hedging effects.
Revenues by Major Products and Activities
The following table presents revenues for our Europe segment by major products and activities for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:
 
    
Three months ended

March 31,
    
Percentage
Change
 
    
2022
    
2021
    
2022-2021
 
    
(U.S. $ in millions)
        
Generic products
   $ 876      $ 865        1
AJOVY
     30        16        94
COPAXONE
     72        100        (29 %) 
Respiratory products
     71        93        (24 %) 
Other
     107        140        (24 %) 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
Total
   $ 1,156      $ 1,214        (5 %) 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
Generic products
revenues in our Europe segment in the first quarter of 2022, including OTC products, increased by 1% to $876 million, compared to the first quarter of 2021. In local currency terms, revenues increased by 8%, mainly due to higher demand for generic and OTC products, resulting mainly from the removal of restrictions related to doctor and hospital visits by patients that were previously implemented in response to the
COVID-19
pandemic, as well as higher sales of cough and cold products.
AJOVY
revenues in our Europe segment in the first quarter of 2022 increased to $30 million, compared to $16 million in the first quarter of 2021, mainly due to growth in European countries in which AJOVY had previously been launched, as well as launches and reimbursements in additional European countries.
For information about AJOVY patent protection, see “—North America Revenues—Revenues by Major Product” above.
COPAXONE
revenues in our Europe segment in the first quarter of 2022 decreased by 29% to $72 million, compared to the first quarter of 2021. In local currency terms, revenues decreased by 24%, due to price reductions and a decline in volume resulting from competing glatiramer acetate products.
One European patent protecting COPAXONE 40 mg/mL was found invalid by the Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office in September 2020. Two additional patents expiring in 2030 were found invalid at the European Patent Office in December 2021. In certain countries, Teva remains in litigation against generic companies on an additional COPAXONE 40 mg/mL patent that expires in 2030.
Respiratory products
revenues in our Europe segment in the first quarter of 2022 decreased by 24% to $71 million compared to the first quarter of 2021. In local currency terms, revenues decreased by 19%, mainly due to price reductions.
Product Launches and Pipeline
As of March 31, 2022, our generic products pipeline in Europe included 185 generic approvals relating to 33 compounds in 75 formulations, with no European Medicines Agency (“EMA”) approvals received. In addition, approximately 1,241 marketing authorization applications are pending approval in 37 European countries, relating to 132 compounds in 266 formulations. Two applications are pending with the EMA with one application relating to three strengths in 30 markets.
 
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For information regarding our specialty and biosimilar products pipeline, see “—Teva Consolidated Results—Research and Development (R&D) Expenses” below.
Europe Gross Profit
Gross profit from our Europe segment in the first quarter of 2022 was $694 million, an increase of 1% compared to $688 million in the first quarter of 2021.
Gross profit margin for our Europe segment in the first quarter of 2022 increased to 60.0%, compared to 56.6% in the first quarter of 2021. This increase was mainly due to lower cost of goods sold, mainly driven by our network consolidation activities, as well as a decrease in write-offs.
Europe R&D Expenses
R&D expenses relating to our Europe segment in the first quarter of 2022 were $58 million, a decrease of 12% compared to $66 million in the first quarter of 2021.
For a description of our R&D expenses in the first quarter of 2022, see “—Teva Consolidated Results—Research and Development (R&D) Expenses” below.
Europe S&M Expenses
S&M expenses relating to our Europe segment in the first quarter of 2022 were $196 million, a decrease of 8% compared to $214 million in the first quarter of 2021. This decrease was mainly due to exchange rate fluctuations, as well as lower marketing costs in the first quarter of 2022.
Europe G&A Expenses
G&A expenses relating to our Europe segment in the first quarter of 2022 were $59 million, a decrease of 15% compared to $70 million in the first quarter of 2021.
Europe Profit
Profit from our Europe segment consists of gross profit less R&D expenses, S&M expenses, G&A expenses and any other income related to this segment. Segment profit does not include amortization and certain other items.
Profit from our Europe segment in the first quarter of 2022 was $381 million, an increase of 13%, compared to $338 million in the first quarter of 2021. This increase was mainly due to higher gross profit and reduced expenses, as discussed above.
International Markets Segment
The following table presents revenues, expenses and profit for our International Markets segment for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:
 
    
Three months ended March 31,
 
    
2022
   
2021
 
    
(U.S. $ in millions / % of Segment Revenues)
 
Revenues
   $ 492        100   $ 490        100
Gross profit
     286        58.1     260        53.0
R&D expenses
     20        4.0     18        3.6
S&M expenses
     97        19.8     96        19.6
G&A expenses
     29        5.9     26        5.3
Other income
     (40      (8.1 %)      (2    §  
  
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
Segment profit*
   $ 179        36.4   $ 122        24.9
  
 
 
    
 
 
   
 
 
    
 
 
 
 
*
Segment profit does not include amortization and certain other items.
§
Represents an amount less than 0.5%.
 
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International Markets Revenues
Our International Markets segment includes all countries in which we operate other than those in our North America and Europe segments. The International Markets segment includes more than 35 countries, covering a substantial portion of the global pharmaceutical market. Our key international markets are Japan, Russia and Israel. The countries in our International Markets segment include highly regulated, pure generic markets, such as Israel, branded generics oriented markets, such as Russia and certain Latin America markets and hybrid markets, such as Japan.
In February 2022, Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine. As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q,
sustained conflict and disruption in the region is ongoing. Russia and Ukraine markets are included in our International Markets segment results. We have no manufacturing or R&D facilities in these markets. During the first quarter of 2022, the impact of this conflict on our International Markets segment results of operations and financial condition was immaterial. Consistent with our foreign exchange risk management hedging programs, we enter into hedges to hedge our exposure to currency exchange rate fluctuations with respect to our balance sheet assets, revenues and expenses. In the first quarter of 2022, prior to escalation of the conflict, we took measures to reduce our operational cash balances in Russia and Ukraine and we are monitoring the solvency of our customers in Russia and Ukraine and taking measures, where practicable, to mitigate our exposure to risks related to the conflict in the region. However, the duration, severity and global implications (including potential inflation and devaluation consequences) of the conflict cannot be predicted at this time and could have an effect on our business, including on our exchange rate exposure, supply chain, operational costs and commercial presence in these markets.
On February 1, 2021, we completed the sale of the majority of the generic and operational assets of our business venture in Japan.
Revenues from our International Markets segment in the first quarter of 2022 were $492 million, flat compared to the first quarter of 2021. In local currency terms, revenues increased by 8% compared to the first quarter of 2021, mainly due to higher revenues in certain markets, partially offset by lower revenues in Japan resulting from the divestment mentioned above, as well as regulatory price reductions and generic competition to
off-patented
products. Revenues continued to be affected by the ongoing impact of the
COVID-19
pandemic on markets and on customer stocking and purchasing patterns.
Revenues by Major Products and Activities
The following table presents revenues for our International Markets segment by major products and activities for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:
 
    
Three months ended

March 31,
    
Percentage
Change
 
    
2022
    
2021
    
2022-2021
 
    
(U.S. $ in millions)
        
Generic products
   $ 388      $ 392        (1 %) 
AJOVY
     6        1        315
COPAXONE
     10        12        (11 %) 
Other
     88        85        4
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
Total
   $ 492      $ 490     
 
§
 
  
 
 
    
 
 
    
 
§
Represents an amount less than 0.5%.
Generic products
revenues in our International Markets segment in the first quarter of 2022, which include OTC products, decreased by 1% in U.S. dollars. In local currency terms, revenues increased by 9% to $388 million, compared to the first quarter of 2021. This increase was mainly due to higher revenues in certain markets, partially offset by lower sales in Japan resulting from the divestment mentioned above, as well as regulatory price reductions and generic competition to
off-patented
products in Japan.
 
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AJOVY
was launched in certain markets in our International Markets segment, including in Japan in August 2021. We are moving forward with plans to launch AJOVY in other markets. AJOVY revenues in our International Markets segment in the first quarter of 2022 were $6 million, compared to $1 million in the first quarter of 2021.
COPAXONE
revenues in our International Markets segment in the first quarter of 2022 were $10 million compared to $12 million in the first quarter of 2021.
AUSTEDO
was launched in early 2021 in China for the treatment of chorea associated with Huntington’s disease and for the treatment of tardive dyskinesia, and was also launched in Israel during 2021. In October 2021, we received marketing approval for both indications in Brazil. We continue with additional submissions in various other markets.
International Markets Gross Profit
Gross profit from our International Markets segment in the first quarter of 2022 was $286 million, an increase of 10% compared to $260 million in the first quarter of 2021.
Gross profit margin for our International Markets segment in the first quarter of 2022 increased to 58.1%, compared to 53.0% in the first quarter of 2021. This increase was mainly due to a change in product portfolio mix, price increases largely as a result of rising costs due to inflationary pressure and a positive impact from hedging activity, partially offset by regulatory price reductions and generic competition to
off-patented
products in Japan.
International Markets R&D Expenses
R&D expenses relating to our International Markets segment in the first quarter of 2022 were $20 million, an increase of 12% compared to $18 million in the first quarter of 2021.
For a description of our R&D expenses in the first quarter of 2022, see “—Teva Consolidated Results—Research and Development (R&D) Expenses” below.
International Markets S&M Expenses
S&M expenses relating to our International Markets segment in the first quarter of 2022 were $97 million, an increase of 1% compared to $96 million the first quarter of 2021.
International Markets G&A Expenses
G&A expenses relating to our International Markets segment in the first quarter of 2022 were $29 million, an increase of 13% compared to $26 million in the first quarter of 2021.
International Markets Other Income
Other income relating to our International Markets segment in the first quarter of 2022 was $40 million, compared to $2 million in the first quarter of 2021. Other income in the first quarter of 2022 was mainly the result of settlement proceeds.
International Markets Profit
Profit from our International Markets segment consists of gross profit less R&D expenses, S&M expenses, G&A expenses and any other income related to this segment. Segment profit does not include amortization and certain other items.
Profit from our International Markets segment in the first quarter of 2022 was $179 million, an increase of 47%, compared to $122 million in the first quarter of 2021. This increase was mainly due to higher gross profit as well as other income, as mentioned above.
Other Activities
We have other sources of revenues, primarily the sale of APIs to third parties, certain contract manufacturing services and an
out-licensing
platform offering a portfolio of products to other pharmaceutical companies through our affiliate Medis. Our other activities are not included in our North America, Europe or International Markets segments described above.
Our revenues from other activities in the first quarter of 2022 were $275 million, a decrease of 5% compared to the first quarter of 2021. In local currency terms, revenues were flat.
 
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API sales to third parties in the first quarter of 2022 were $181 million, an increase of 2% in both U.S. dollars and local currency terms compared to the first quarter of 2021.
Teva Consolidated Results
Revenues
Revenues in the first quarter of 2022 were $3,661 million, a decrease of 8%, or 5% in local currency terms, compared to the first quarter of 2021. This decrease was mainly due to lower revenues in our North America segment primarily related to generic products and COPAXONE, partially offset by higher revenues from Anda and generic products in our Europe segment. See “—North America Revenues,” “—Europe Revenues,” “—International Markets Revenues” and “—Other Activities” above.
Exchange rate movements during the first quarter of 2022, including hedging effects, negatively impacted revenues by $133 million, compared to the first quarter of 2021. See note 8d to our consolidated financial statements.
Gross Profit
Gross profit in the first quarter of 2022 was $1,740 million, a decrease of 7% compared to the first quarter of 2021. This decrease was mainly a result of the factors discussed above under “—North America Segment—Gross Profit,” “—Europe Segment—Gross Profit” and “—International Markets Segment—Gross Profit.”
Gross profit margin was 47.5% in the first quarter of 2022, compared to 47.2% in the first quarter of 2021. The increase in gross profit margin was mainly driven by our network consolidation activities, as well as a change in product portfolio mix in our International Markets segment, partially offset by the unfavorable mix of generic products in our North America segment and lower revenues from COPAXONE.
Research and Development (R&D) Expenses
Our R&D activities for generic products in each of our segments include both (i) direct expenses relating to product formulation, analytical method development, stability testing, management of bioequivalence and other clinical studies and regulatory filings; and (ii) indirect expenses, such as costs of internal administration, infrastructure and personnel.
Our R&D activities for specialty and biosimilar products in each of our segments include costs of discovery research, preclinical development, early- and late-clinical development and drug formulation, clinical trials and product registration costs. These expenditures are reported net of contributions received from collaboration partners. Our spending takes place throughout the development process, including (i) early-stage projects in both discovery and preclinical phases; (ii) middle-stage projects in clinical programs up to phase 3; (iii) late-stage projects in phase 3 programs, including where a new drug application is currently pending approval; (iv) post-approval studies for marketed products; and (v) indirect expenses, such as costs of internal administration, infrastructure and personnel.
R&D expenses in the first quarter of 2022 were $225 million, a decrease of 11% compared to the first quarter of 2021.
In the first quarter of 2022, our R&D expenses related primarily to specialty product candidates in neuroscience (such as migraine, movement disorders/ neurodegeneration and neuropsychiatry, including post-approval commitments), immunology (such as respiratory medicines) and selected other areas, as well as generic products including biosimilars.
Our lower R&D expenses in the first quarter of 2022, compared to the first quarter of 2021, were mainly due to a decrease in neuroscience (in the pain and migraine and headache therapeutic areas), as well as various generics projects.
R&D expenses as a percentage of revenues were 6.2% in the first quarter of 2022, compared to 6.4% in the first quarter of 2021.
 
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Specialty Products Pipeline
Below is a description of key products in our specialty pipeline as of April 20, 2022:
 
    
Phase 2
  
Phase 3
  
Pre-Submission
  
Under Regulatory
Review
Novel Biologics
  
TEV-48574
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  
Fasinumab

Osteoarthritic Pain
(March 2016)
 (1)
     
Small Molecules
     
Deutetrabenazine
Dyskinesia in Cerebral Palsy
(September 2019)
     
Risperidone LAI
Schizophrenia
(2)
Digital Respiratory
        
Digihaler
®
(budesonide and
formoterol
fumarate dihydrate)
(EU)
  
        
QVAR
®
 Digihaler
®

(beclomethasone
dipropionate
HFA)(U.S.)
  
 
(1)
Developed in collaboration with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Regeneron”). Results for two phase 3 clinical trials, FACT OA1 and FACT OA2, were released on August 5, 2020, indicating that the
co-primary
endpoints for fasinumab 1 mg monthly were achieved. Fasinumab 1 mg monthly demonstrated significant improvements in pain and physical function over placebo at week 16 and week 24, respectively. Fasinumab 1 mg monthly also showed nominally significant benefits in physical function in two trials and pain in one trial, when compared to the maximum
FDA-approved
prescription doses of
non-steroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs for osteoarthritis. The FACT OA1 trial included an additional treatment arm, fasinumab 1 mg every two months, which showed numerical benefit over placebo, but did not reach statistical significance. In initial safety analyses from the phase 3 trials, there was an increase in arthropathies reported with fasinumab. In a
sub-group
of patients from one phase 3 long-term safety trial, there was an increase in joint replacement with fasinumab 1 mg monthly treatment during the
off-drug
follow-up
period, although this increase was not seen in the other trials to date.
Active treatment of patients with fasinumab, which only involved dosing in an optional second-year extension phase of one trial, has been discontinued following a recommendation from the fasinumab program’s Independent Data Monitoring Committee that the program should be terminated, based on available evidence obtained to date. The core efficacy data has already been obtained to support potential fasinumab regulatory filings. Long-term safety data is expected to be discussed with the FDA in 2022.
Currently, all
non-essential
activities and related expenditures for fasinumab have been put on hold. Next steps will be assessed together with Regeneron, with the intention of discussing data with the FDA.
 
(2)
Developed under a license agreement with MedinCell. In August 2021, the FDA accepted the NDA for risperidone LAI, based on phase 3 data from two pivotal studies. In April 2022, the FDA issued a Complete Response Letter (“CRL”) regarding the NDA for risperidone LAI. We are reviewing our next steps based on the CRL and will work closely with the FDA to address their recommendations.
Discontinued Project
During the first quarter of 2022, development of
TEV-53275
was discontinued.
Biosimilar Products Pipeline
We have additional biosimilar products in development internally and with our partners that are in various stages of clinical trials and regulatory review worldwide, including phase 3 clinical trials for biosimilars to Prolia
®
(denosumab), Stelara
®
(ustekinumab), Xolair
®
(omalizumab) and Eylea
®
(afilbercept), a biosimilar to Lucentis
®
(ranibizumab) that is currently under regulatory review in Europe and is in
pre-submission
in Canada, as well as a biosimilar to Humira
®
(adalimumab) that is currently under U.S. regulatory review.
 
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Selling and Marketing (S&M) Expenses
S&M expenses in the first quarter of 2022 were $584 million, flat compared to the first quarter of 2021. This was mainly a result of the factors discussed above under “—North America Segment—S&M Expenses” and “—Europe Segment—S&M Expenses”.
S&M expenses as a percentage of revenues were 15.9% in the first quarter of 2022, compared to 14.7% in the first quarter of 2021.
General and Administrative (G&A) Expenses
G&A expenses in the first quarter of 2022 were $296 million, an increase of 2% compared to the first quarter of 2021.
G&A expenses as a percentage of revenues were 8.1% in the first quarter of 2022, compared to 7.3% in the first quarter of 2021.
Intangible Asset Impairments
We recorded expenses of $149 million for identifiable intangible asset impairments in the first quarter of 2022, compared to expenses of $79 million in the first quarter of 2021. See note 5 to our consolidated financial statements.
Goodwill Impairment
No goodwill impairments were recorded in the first quarters of 2022 and 2021.
Other Asset Impairments, Restructuring and Other Items
We recorded expenses of $128 million for other asset impairments, restructuring and other items in the first quarter of 2022, compared to expenses of $137 million in the first quarter of 2021. For further details, as well as a description of significant regulatory and other events, see note 12 to our consolidated financial statements.
Legal Settlements and Loss Contingencies
In the first quarter of 2022, we recorded expenses of $1,124 million in legal settlements and loss contingencies, compared to an expense of $104 million in the first quarter of 2021. See note 9 to our consolidated financial statements.
Other Income
Other income in the first quarter of 2022 was $52 million, compared to $5 million in the first quarter of 2021. Other income in the first quarter of 2022 was mainly the result of settlement proceeds in our International Markets segment.
Operating Income (Loss)
Operating loss was $713 million in the first quarter of 2022, compared to an operating income of $434 million in the first quarter of 2021.
Operating loss as a percentage of revenues was 19.5% in the first quarter of 2022, compared to operating income as a percentage of revenues of 10.9% in the first quarter of 2021. Operating loss in the first quarter of 2022 was mainly affected by legal settlements and loss contingencies.
Financial Expenses, Net
Financial expenses were $258 million in the first quarter of 2022, compared to $290 million in the first quarter of 2021. Financial expenses in the first quarter of 2022 were mainly comprised of interest expenses of $238 million. Financial expenses in the first quarter of 2021 were mainly comprised of interest expenses of $239 million and loss on revaluations of marketable securities of $64 million.
 
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The following table presents a reconciliation of our segment profits to our consolidated operating income (loss) and to consolidated income (loss) before income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021:
 
    
Three months ended
 
    
March 31,
 
    
2022
    
2021
 
    
(U.S. $ in millions)
 
North America profit
   $ 402      $ 577  
Europe profit
     381        338  
International Markets profit
     179        122  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total reportable segments profit
     962        1,036  
Profit of other activities
     52        41  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Total segments profit
     1,013        1,077  
Amounts not allocated to segments:
     
Amortization
     200        242  
Other assets impairments, restructuring and other items
     128        137  
Intangible assets impairments
     149        79  
Legal settlements and loss contingencies
     1,124        104  
Other unallocated amounts
     127        82  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Consolidated operating income (loss)
     (713      434  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Financial expenses, net
     258        290  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Consolidated income (loss) before income taxes
   $ (971    $ 144  
  
 
 
    
 
 
 
Tax Rate
In the first quarter of 2022, we recognized a tax expense of $2 million, on
pre-tax
loss of $971 million. In the first quarter of 2021, we recognized a tax expense of $62 million, on
pre-tax
income of $144 million. Our tax rate for the first quarter of 2022 was mainly affected by legal settlement charges, adjustments to valuation allowances on deferred tax assets and interest expense disallowances. See note 11 to our consolidated financial statements.
Share In (Profits) Losses of Associated Companies, Net
Share in profits of associated companies, net in the first quarter of 2022 was $21 million, compared to share in profits of $3 million in the first quarter of 2021. The share in profits of associated companies, net in the first quarter of 2022 was mainly related to the difference between the book value of our investment in Novetide and its fair value as of the date we completed its acquisition in January 2022.
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Teva
Net loss was $955 million in the first quarter of 2022, compared to net income of $77 million in the first quarter of 2021.
Diluted Shares Outstanding and Earnings (Loss) per Share
The weighted average diluted shares outstanding used for the fully diluted share calculations for both the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 were 1,107 million shares.
Diluted loss per share was $0.86 in the first quarter of 2022, compared to diluted earnings per share of $0.07 in the first quarter of 2021. See note 13 to our consolidated financial statements.
Share Count for Market Capitalization
We calculate share amounts using the outstanding number of shares (i.e., excluding treasury shares) plus shares that would be outstanding upon the exercise of options and vesting of RSUs and PSUs and the conversion of our convertible senior debentures, in each case, at period end.
As of March 31, 2022 and 2021, the fully diluted share count for purposes of calculating our market capitalization was approximately 1,145 million and 1,130 million, respectively.
 
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Impact of Currency Fluctuations on Results of Operations
In the first quarter of 2022, approximately 48% of our revenues were denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Because our results are reported in U.S. dollars, we are subject to significant foreign currency risks. Accordingly, changes in the rate of exchange between the U.S. dollar and the local currencies in the markets in which we operate (primarily the euro, British pound, Canadian dollar, Russian ruble, new Israeli shekel and Japanese yen) impact our results.
During the first quarter of 2022, the following main currencies relevant to our operations decreased in value against the U.S. dollar (each on a quarterly average compared to quarterly average basis): Turkish lira by 47%, Argentinian peso by 17%, Russian ruble by 14%, Chilean peso by 11%, Swedish krona by 10% and Japanese yen by 9%. The following main currencies relevant to our operations increased in value against the U.S. dollar: Brazilian real by 4% and Israeli shekel by 2%.
As a result, exchange rate movements during the first quarter of 2022, including hedging effects, negatively impacted overall revenues by $133 million and operating income by $56 million, compared to the first quarter of 2021.
In the first quarter of 2022, a positive hedging impact of $19 million was recognized under revenues, and a minimal positive impact was recognized under cost of sales. In the first quarter of 2021, a positive hedging impact of $28 million was recognized under revenues and a minimal negative impact was recognized under cost of sales.
Hedging transactions against future projected revenues and expenses are recognized on the balance sheet at their fair value on a quarterly basis, while the foreign exchange impact on the underlying revenues and expenses may occur in subsequent quarters. See note 8d to our consolidated financial statements.
Commencing in the third quarter of 2018, the cumulative inflation in Argentina exceeded 100% or more over a three-year period. Although this triggered highly inflationary accounting treatment, it did not have a material impact on our results of operations.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Total balance sheet assets were $47,059 million as of March 31, 2022, compared to $47,666 million as of December 31, 2021.
Our working capital balance, which includes accounts receivables net of SR&A, inventories, prepaid expenses and other current assets, accounts payables, employee-related obligations, accrued expenses and other current liabilities, was $727 million as of March 31, 2022, compared to $787 million as of December 31, 2021. This decrease was mainly due to an update to the estimated settlement provision recorded in connection with the remaining opioid cases, offset by an increase in inventory levels and accounts receivables net of SR&A.
Employee-related obligations, as of March 31, 2022 were $481 million, compared to $563 million as of December 31, 2021. The decrease in the first quarter of 2022 was mainly due to performance incentive payments to employees for 2021.
Cash investment in property, plant and equipment in the first quarter of 2022 was $157 million, compared to $150 million in the first quarter of 2021. Depreciation in the first quarter of 2022 was $123 million, compared to $134 million in the first quarter of 2021.
Cash and cash equivalents and short-term and long-term investments as of March 31, 2022 were $2,199 million, compared to $2,191 million as of December 31, 2021.
Our cash on hand that is not used for ongoing operations is generally invested in bank deposits as well as liquid securities that bear fixed and floating rates.
 
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Our principal sources of short-term liquidity are our cash on hand, existing cash investments, liquid securities and available credit facilities, primarily, as of March 31, 2022, our $2.3 billion unsecured syndicated revolving credit facility entered into in April 2019, which was replaced in April 2022 (“RCF”).
In April 2022, we entered into an unsecured syndicated sustainability-linked revolving credit facility of $1.8 billion with a maturity date of April 2026, with two one-year extension options. The RCF contains certain covenants, including certain limitations on incurring liens and indebtedness and maintenance of certain financial ratios, including a maximum leverage ratio, which becomes more restrictive over time. In addition, the RCF is linked to two sustainability performance targets, (i) the company’s S&P ESG Score and (ii) number of new regulatory submissions in low and middle-income countries. The RCF margin may increase or decrease depending on the Company’s sustainability performance.
Under the terms of the RCF, the leverage ratio shall not exceed 4.50x in the second and third quarters of 2022, 4.25x in the fourth quarter of 2022, 4.00x in the first, second and third quarters of 2023, 3.75x in the fourth quarter of 2023 and 3.50x in 2024 and onwards.
The RCF can be used for general corporate purposes, including repaying existing debt. As of March 31, 2022 and as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, no amounts were outstanding under the RCF.
Based on current and forecasted results, we expect that we will not exceed the financial covenant thresholds set forth in the RCF within one year from the date the financial statements are issued.
Under specified circumstances, including non-compliance with any of the covenants described above and the unavailability of any waiver, amendment or other modification thereto, we will not be able to borrow under the RCF. Additionally, violations of the covenants, under the abovementioned circumstances, would result in an event of default in all borrowings under the RCF and, when greater than a specified threshold amount as set forth in each series of senior notes and sustainability-linked senior notes is outstanding, could lead to an event of default under our senior notes and sustainability-linked senior notes, due to cross acceleration provisions.
We expect that we will continue to have sufficient cash resources to support our debt service payments and all other financial obligations within one year from the date that the financial statements are issued.
Debt Balance and Movements
As of March 31, 2022, our debt was $22,917 million, compared to $23,043 million as of December 31, 2021. This decrease was mainly due to exchange rate fluctuations.
Our debt as of March 31, 2022 was effectively denominated in the following currencies: 61% in U.S. dollars, 36% in euros and 3% in Swiss francs.
The portion of total debt classified as short-term as of March 31, 2022 was 9%, compared to 6% as of December 31, 2021.
Our financial leverage was 69% as of March 31, 2022, compared to 67% as of December 31, 2021.
Our average debt maturity was approximately 6.2 years as of March 31, 2022, compared to 6.4 years as of December 31, 2021.
Total Equity
Total equity was $10,260 million as of March 31, 2022, compared to $11,244 million as of December 31, 2021. This decrease was mainly due to a net loss of $952 million and a negative impact of $64 million from exchange rate fluctuations.
Exchange rate fluctuations affected our balance sheet, as approximately 55% of our net assets in the first quarter of 2022 (including both
non-monetary
and monetary assets) were in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. When compared to December 31, 2021, changes in currency rates had a negative impact of $64 million on our equity as of March 31, 2022, mainly due to the changes in value against the U.S. dollar of: the Russian ruble by 12%, the Turkish lira by 11%, the Chilean peso by 7%, the Peruvian sol by 7%, the Japanese yen by 6%, the Mexican peso by 3%, the British pound by 3%, the Polish zloty by 3%, the Croatian kuna by 2% and the euro by 1%. All comparisons are on a
quarter-end
to
quarter-end
basis.
Cash Flow
We seek to continually improve the efficiency of our working capital management. From time to time, as part of our cash and commercial relationship management activities, we may make decisions in our commercial and supply chain activities which may drive an acceleration of receivable payments from customers or deceleration of payments to vendors, having the effect of increasing or decreasing cash from operations in an individual period. Such decisions may have an impact on our annual operating cash flow measurement, as well as on our quarterly results.
 
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Cash flow used in operating activities during the first quarter of 2022 was $49 million, compared to $405 million in the first quarter of 2021. The lower cash flow used in operating activities in the first quarter of 2022 was mainly due to changes in working capital items resulting from a decrease in accounts receivables net of SR&A in connection with the decrease in revenues.
During the first quarter of 2022, we generated free cash flow of $117 million, which we define as comprising $49 million in cash flow used in operating activities, $305 million in beneficial interest collected in exchange for securitized accounts receivables and $25 million in proceeds from divestitures of businesses and other assets, partially offset by $157 million in cash used for capital investment and $7 million in cash used for acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired. During the first quarter of 2021, we generated free cash flow of $59 million, comprising $405 million in cash flow generated from operating activities, $476 million in beneficial interest collected in exchange for securitized accounts receivables and $138 million in proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets, partially offset by $150 million in cash used for capital investment. The increase in the first quarter of 2022 resulted mainly from lower cash flow used in operating activities, partially offset by lower sales of assets.
Dividends
We have not paid dividends on our ordinary shares or ADSs since December 2017.
Commitments
In addition to financing obligations under short-term debt and long-term senior notes and loans, debentures and convertible debentures, our major contractual obligations and commercial commitments include leases, royalty payments, contingent payments pursuant to acquisition agreements and participation in joint ventures associated with R&D activities.
In October 2021, Teva announced a license agreement with Modag that will provide Teva an exclusive global license to develop, manufacture and commercialize Modag’s lead compound
(TEV-56286)
and a related compound
(TEV-56287).
TEV-56286
was initially developed for the treatment of Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) and Parkinson’s disease, and has the potential to be applied to other treatments for neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease. A phase 1b clinical trial is currently being completed for
TEV-56286.
In the fourth quarter of 2021, Teva made an upfront payment of $10 million to Modag that was recorded as R&D expense. Modag may be eligible for future development milestone payments, totaling an aggregate amount of up to $70 million, as well as future commercial milestones and royalties.
In August 2020, Teva entered into an agreement with biopharmaceutical company Alvotech for the exclusive commercialization in the U.S. of five biosimilar product candidates. The initial pipeline for this collaboration contains biosimilar candidates addressing multiple therapeutic areas, including a proposed biosimilar to Humira
®
. Under this agreement, Alvotech is responsible for the development, registration and supply of the biosimilar product candidates and Teva will exclusively commercialize the products in the United States. Teva paid an upfront payment in the third quarter of 2020 and additional upfront and milestone payments in the second quarter of 2021 that were recorded as R&D expenses. Additional development and commercial milestone payments of up to $455 million, as well as royalty payments, may be payable by Teva over the next few years. Teva and Alvotech will share profit from the commercialization of these biosimilars. In March 2021, Abbvie sued Alvotech for allegedly misappropriating confidential information relating to Humira
®
. In October 2021, the claim was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Abbvie has appealed this decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals. In addition, there is pending patent litigation between Abbvie and Alvotech related to Alvotech’s proposed biosimilar to Humira
®
. In December 2021, Abbvie also filed a complaint with the ITC against both Alvotech and Teva seeking to prevent Teva and Alvotech from importing Alvotech’s proposed biosimilar to Humira
®
into the United States. On January 26, 2022, the ITC issued a decision to initiate an investigation into Alvotech’s proposed biosimilar product. On March 8, 2022, Abbvie and Alvotech settled all the above pending IP matters relating to Alvotech’s proposed biosimilar to Humira
®
. Pursuant to that settlement, Alvotech and Teva may sell Alvotech’s proposed biosimilar to Humira
®
in the United States beginning on July 1, 2023, provided that U.S. regulatory approval is obtained by that date. On March 28, 2022, the ITC officially terminated the investigation requested by Abbvie.
In September 2016, Teva and Regeneron entered into a collaborative agreement to develop and commercialize Regeneron’s pain medication product, fasinumab. Teva and Regeneron share in the global commercial rights to this product (excluding Japan, Korea and nine other Asian countries), as well as ongoing associated R&D costs of approximately $1 billion. Teva made an upfront payment of $250 million to Regeneron in the third quarter of 2016 and additional payments for achievement of development milestones in an aggregate amount of $120 million were paid during 2017 and 2018. The agreement stipulates additional development and commercial milestone
 
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payments of up to $2,230 million, as well as future royalties. Currently, all
non-essential
activities and related expenditures for fasinumab have been put on hold. Next steps will be assessed together with Regeneron, with the intention of discussing data with the FDA.
In November 2013, Teva entered into an agreement with MedinCell for the development and commercialization of multiple long-acting injectable products. The lead product candidate selected was risperidone LAI
(TV-46000)
suspension for subcutaneous use for the treatment of schizophrenia. In August 2021, the FDA accepted the NDA for risperidone LAI, based on phase 3 data from two pivotal studies. Teva leads the clinical development and regulatory process and is responsible for commercialization of this product candidate. MedinCell may be eligible for development milestones, and future commercial milestones of up to $112 million in respect of risperidone LAI. Teva will also pay MedinCell royalties on net sales. In April 2022, the FDA issued a CRL regarding the NDA for risperidone LAI. Teva is reviewing its next steps based on the CRL and will work closely with the FDA to address their recommendations.
We are committed to paying royalties to owners of
know-how,
partners in alliances and certain other arrangements, and to parties that financed R&D at a wide range of rates as a percentage of sales of certain products, as defined in the agreements. In some cases, the royalty period is not defined; in other cases, royalties will be paid over various periods not exceeding 20 years.
In connection with certain development, supply and marketing, and research and collaboration or services agreements, we are required to indemnify, in unspecified amounts, the parties to such agreements against third-party claims relating to (i) infringement or violation of intellectual property or other rights of such third party; or (ii) damages to users of the related products. Except as described in our financial statements, we are not aware of any material pending action that may result in the counterparties to these agreements claiming such indemnification.
2022 Aggregated Contractual Obligations
There have not been any material changes in our assessment of material contractual obligations and commitments as set forth in Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Supplemental
Non-GAAP
Income Data
We utilize certain
non-GAAP
financial measures to evaluate performance, in conjunction with other performance metrics. The following are examples of how we utilize the
non-GAAP
measures:
 
   
our management and Board of Directors use the
non-GAAP
measures to evaluate our operational performance, to compare against work plans and budgets, and ultimately to evaluate the performance of management;
 
   
our annual budgets are prepared on a
non-GAAP
basis; and
 
   
senior management’s annual compensation is derived, in part, using these
non-GAAP
measures. While qualitative factors and judgment also affect annual bonuses, the principal quantitative element in the determination of such bonuses is performance targets tied to the work plan, which is based on the
non-GAAP
presentation set forth below.
Non-GAAP
financial measures have no standardized meaning and accordingly have limitations in their usefulness to investors. We provide such
non-GAAP
data because management believes that such data provide useful information to investors. However, investors are cautioned that, unlike financial measures prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP,
non-GAAP
measures may not be comparable with the calculation of similar measures for other companies. These
non-GAAP
financial measures are presented solely to permit investors to more fully understand how management assesses our performance. The limitations of using
non-GAAP
financial measures as performance measures are that they provide a view of our results of operations without including all events during a period and may not provide a comparable view of our performance to other companies in the pharmaceutical industry.
Investors should consider
non-GAAP
financial measures in addition to, and not as replacements for, or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP.
In arriving at our
non-GAAP
presentation, we exclude items that either have a
non-recurring
impact on the income statement or which, in the judgment of our management, are items that, either as a result of their nature or size, could, were they not singled out, potentially cause investors to extrapolate future performance from an improper base. In
 
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addition, we also exclude equity compensation expenses to facilitate a better understanding of our financial results, since we believe that such exclusion is important for understanding the trends in our financial results and that these expenses do not affect our business operations. While not all inclusive, examples of these items include:
 
   
amortization of purchased intangible assets;
 
   
legal settlements and material litigation fees and/or loss contingencies, due to the difficulty in predicting their timing and scope;
 
   
impairments of long-lived assets, including intangibles, property, plant and equipment and goodwill;
 
   
restructuring expenses, including severance, retention costs, contract cancellation costs and certain accelerated depreciation expenses primarily related to the rationalization of our plants or to certain other strategic activities, such as the realignment of R&D focus or other similar activities;
 
   
acquisition- or divestment- related items, including changes in contingent consideration, integration costs, banker and other professional fees and inventory
step-up;
 
   
expenses related to our equity compensation;
 
   
significant
one-time
financing costs, amortization of issuance costs and terminated derivative instruments, and marketable securities investment valuation gains/losses;
 
   
unusual tax items;
 
   
other awards or settlement amounts, either paid or received;
 
   
other exceptional items that we believe are sufficiently large that their exclusion is important to facilitate an understanding of trends in our financial results, such as impacts due to changes in accounting, significant costs for remediation of plants, such as inventory write-offs or related consulting costs, or other unusual events; and
 
   
corresponding tax effects of the foregoing items.
Commencing the first quarter of 2022, we no longer exclude IPR&D acquired in development arrangements from our
non-GAAP
financial measures. In our comparable
non-GAAP
financial measures for the first quarter of 2021, we excluded $5 million IPR&D acquired in development arrangements. We are not recasting the non-GAAP presentation for the first quarter of 2021 since the adjustment is not significant. We are making this change to our presentation of non-GAAP financial measures to improve comparability of our non GAAP presentation to those of other companies in the pharmaceutical industry that are making a similar change to their presentations beginning in the first quarter of 2022.
The following tables present supplemental
non-GAAP
data, in U.S. dollar, which we believe facilitates an understanding of the factors affecting our business. In these tables, we exclude the following amounts:
 
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The following table presents the GAAP measures, related
non-GAAP
adjustments and the corresponding
non-GAAP
amounts for the applicable periods:
 
   
Three Months Ended March 31, 2022
 
   
U.S. $ and shares in millions (except per share amounts)
 
    GAAP     Excluded for
non-GAAP
measurement
   
Non-GAAP
 
          Amortization
of purchased
intangible
assets
    Legal
settlements
and loss
contingencies
   
Impairment
of long
lived
assets
    Restructuring
costs
    Costs
related to
regulatory
actions
taken in
facilities
    Equity
compensation
    Contingent
consideration
    Other
non-GAAP

items*
    Other
items
       
Net revenues
    3,661                         3,661  
Cost of sales
    1,921       178             1       5         62         1,675  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Gross profit
    1,740       178             1       5         62         1,986  
Gross profit margin
    47.5                       54.2
R&D expenses
    225                 4             221  
S&M expenses
    584       22               7         3         552  
G&A expenses
    296                 8         36         252  
Other income
    (52                   —           (52
Legal settlements and loss contingencies
    1,124         1,124                     —    
Other assets impairments, restructuring and other items
    128           16       57           33       21         —    
Intangible assets impairments
    149           149                   —    
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Operating income (loss)
    (713     200       1,124       165       57       1       24       33       123         1,013  
Financial expenses, net
    258                       11       247  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
    (971     200       1,124       165       57       1       24       33       123       11       766  
Income taxes
    2                       (140     142  
Share in (profits) losses of associated companies, net
    (21                     (22     1  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
    (952     200       1,124       165       57       1       24       33       123       (152     623  
Net income (loss) attributable to
non-controlling
interests
    3                       (11     14  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to Teva
    (955     200       1,124       165       57       1       24       33       123       (163     609  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
EPS - Basic
    (0.86                     1.41       0.55  
EPS - Diluted
    (0.86                     1.41       0.55  
 
The
non-GAAP
diluted weighted average number of shares was 1,112 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022.
Non-GAAP
income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2022 were 18.5% on
pre-tax
non-GAAP
income.
*
Other
non-GAAP
items include other exceptional items that we believe are sufficiently large that their exclusion is important to facilitate an understanding of trends in our financial results, such as certain accelerated depreciation expenses and inventory write offs, primarily related to the rationalization of our plants and other unusual events.
 
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Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
 
   
U.S. $ and shares in millions (except per share amounts)
 
    GAAP     Excluded for
non-GAAP
measurement
   
Non-GAAP
 
          Amortization
of purchased
intangible
assets
    Legal
settlements
and loss
contingencies
   
Impairment
of long
lived
assets
    Other
R&D
expenses
    Restructuring
costs
    Costs
related to
regulatory
actions
taken in
facilities
    Equity
compensation
    Contingent
consideration
    Other
non-GAAP

items*
    Other
items
       
Net revenues
    3,982                           3,982  
Cost of sales
    2,104       215               5       6         41         1,838  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Gross profit
    1,878       215               5       6         41         2,144  
Gross profit margin
    47.2                         53.8
R&D expenses
    254             5           5             244  
S&M expenses
    585       27                 9             549  
G&A expenses
    290                   11         —           278  
Other income
    (5                     —           (5
Legal settlements and loss contingencies
    104         104                       —    
Other assets impairments, restructuring and other items
    137           48         81           3       4         —    
Intangible assets impairments
    79           79                     —    
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Operating income (loss)
    434       242       104       127       5       81       5       31       3       45         1,077  
Financial expenses, net
    290                         64       227  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
    144       242       104       127       5       81       5       31       3       45       64       851  
Income taxes
    62                         (85     146  
Share in (profit) losses of associated
companies – net
    (3                       2       (4
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
    84       242       104       127       5       81       5       31       3       45       (19     709  
Net income (loss) attributable to
non-controlling
interests
    7                         (3     10  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to Teva
    77       242       104       127       5       81       5       31       3       45       (22     699  
 
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
EPS - Basic
    0.07                         0.57       0.64  
EPS - Diluted
    0.07                         0.56       0.63  
 
The
non-GAAP
diluted weighted average number of shares was 1,107 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021.
Non-GAAP
income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 2021 were 17% on
pre-tax
non-GAAP
income.
*
Other
non-GAAP
items include other exceptional items that we believe are sufficiently large that their exclusion is important to facilitate an understanding of trends in our financial results, such as certain accelerated depreciation expenses and inventory write offs, primarily related to the rationalization of our plants and other unusual events.
 
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Non-GAAP
Tax Rate
Non-GAAP
income taxes in the first quarter of 2022 were $142 million, or 18.5%, on
pre-tax
non-GAAP
income of $766 million.
Non-GAAP
income taxes in the first quarter of 2021 were $146 million, or 17%, on
pre-tax
non-GAAP
income of $851 million. Our
non-GAAP
tax rate in the first quarter of 2022 was mainly affected by the mix of products we sold and interest expense disallowances.
We expect our annual
non-GAAP
tax rate for 2022 to be between 18% to 19%, higher than our
non-GAAP
tax rate for 2021, which was 16.4%, mainly as a result of the different mix of products we expect to sell this year.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
Except for securitization transactions, which are disclosed in note 10(f) to our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2021, we do not have any material
off-balance
sheet arrangements.
Critical Accounting Policies
For a summary of our significant accounting policies, see note 1 to our consolidated financial statements and “Critical Accounting Policies” included in our Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2021.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
See note 1 to our consolidated financial statements.
 
ITEM 3.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
There has not been any material change in our assessment of market risk as set forth in Item 7A to our Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2021.
 
ITEM 4.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Teva maintains “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in
Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in Teva’s reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to Teva’s management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objective.
After evaluating the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2022, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of such date, Teva’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
During the quarter ended March 31, 2022, there were no changes in internal control over financial reporting that materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect Teva’s internal control over financial reporting.
 
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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
 
ITEM 1.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are subject to various litigation and other legal proceedings. For a discussion of these matters, see “Commitments and Contingencies” included in note 10 to the consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q.
 
ITEM 1A.
RISK FACTORS
There are no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2021.
 
ITEM 2.
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
There were no sales of unregistered equity securities during the three months ended March 31, 2022.
Repurchase of Shares
We did not repurchase any of our shares during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and currently cannot conduct share repurchases or pay dividends due to our accumulated deficit.
 
ITEM 3.
DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
Not applicable.
 
ITEM 4.
MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
 
ITEM 5.
OTHER INFORMATION
Revolving Credit Agreement
On April 29, 2022, Teva and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a $1.8 billion senior unsecured sustainability-linked revolving credit agreement (the “Revolving Credit Agreement”) with a syndicate of banks, arranged by Bank of America Europe Designated Activity Company, as Documentation Agent and Sustainability Coordinator, Bank of America Europe DAC, BNP Parisbas, Citibank, N.A., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, HSBC Bank Plc, Inesa San Paolo S.P.A, J.P. Morgan S.E., Mizuho Bank, LTD. and PNC Bank, National Association, as Bookrunners & Mandated Lead Arrangers, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Bank of America Europe Designated Activity Company, as Sustainability Coordinator.
The Revolving Credit Agreement provides for a $1.8 billion Tranche A-1 commitment, and loans and letters of credit will be available from time to time for Teva’s general corporate purposes. Tranche A-1 has a maturity date of April 29, 2026, with two one-year extension options, and will bear interest at Term SOFR (which is subject to certain SOFR Adjustments, as such term is defined in the Revolving Credit Agreement) plus a margin ranging from 0.650% to 1.650% based on Teva’s credit rating from time to time. The applicable margin may be increased or decreased (or neither increased or decreased) based on a progress of two sustainability performance metrics outlined in the Revolving Credit Agreement, (i) the company’s S&P Environmental, Social and Governance Score and (ii) number of new regulatory submissions in low and middle-income countries. The applicable margin will never be reduced or increased based on sustainability performance metrics by more than 0.05% during any calendar year. The commitment will also be subject to a commitment fee on undrawn amounts ranging from 0.228% to 0.578%, based on Teva’s credit rating from time to time. All outstanding loans and letters of credit will be subject to a utilization fee, ranging from 0.100% to 0.300%, based on the then aggregate loans and letters of credit then currently outstanding. Funding of the loans under the Revolving Credit Agreement is subject to customary drawdown conditions.
The Revolving Credit Agreement contains certain customary affirmative and negative covenants for facilities of this type, including certain reporting obligations and certain limitations on dispositions; mergers or consolidations; restricted payments; and limitations on liens, encumbrances and certain indebtedness. The Revolving Credit Agreement contains two financial maintenance covenants, (i) a maximum leverage ratio stepping down from 4.50x to 3.50x over the life of the facility and (ii) a minimum interest coverage ratio of 3.50x. The Revolving Credit Agreement also contains customary events of default, including non-compliance with one or more of the covenants.
The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Revolving Credit Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of the dates specified therein, were solely for the benefit of the parties thereto and may be subject to qualifications agreed by the contracting parties and standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors. Investors should not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the Company and its subsidiaries.
Concurrently with entry into the Revolving Credit Agreement, Teva’s existing $2.3 billion senior unsecured revolving credit agreement with a syndicate of banks, arranged by Bank of America Merrill Lynch International Designated Activity Company and HSBC Bank plc, as Coordinating LLC, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc., MUFG Bank, Ltd., Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and PNC Bank National Association, as Bookrunners & Mandated Lead Arrangers, Banca IMI, as Lead Arranger, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, was terminated. See note 9 to our consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, for a summary of the terms of the existing revolving credit agreement.
The foregoing description of the Revolving Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Revolving Credit Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
 
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ITEM 6.
EXHIBITS
 
10.1    Senior Unsecured Sustainability-Linked Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of April 29, 2022, by and among Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands II B.V. and Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III B.V., as borrowers, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, Bank of America Europe Designated Activity Company, as sustainability coordinator and documentation agent, and the lenders party thereto *
31.1    Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 *
31.2    Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 *
32    Certification of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 *
101.INS    XBRL Taxonomy Instance Document
101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document
101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
 
*
Filed herewith.
 
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SIGNATURES
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, thereunto duly authorized.
 
    TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED
Date: May 3, 2022     By:  
/s/ Eli Kalif
    Name:  
Eli Kalif
    Title:  
Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer
(Duly Authorized Officer)
 
 
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Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION VERSION

 

 

US$1,800,000,000

SENIOR UNSECURED SUSTAINABILITY-LINKED

REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

 

 

dated as of

April 29, 2022

among

TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED,

TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.,

TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL FINANCE NETHERLANDS II B.V.

and

TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL FINANCE NETHERLANDS III B.V.,

as Borrowers,

THE LENDERS PARTY HERETO FROM TIME TO TIME,

and

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent

and

BANK OF AMERICA EUROPE

DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY,

as Sustainability Coordinator

 

 

BANK OF AMERICA EUROPE

DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY,

as Documentation Agent,

BANK OF AMERICA EUROPE DAC, BNP PARIBAS, CITIBANK, N.A., GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, HSBC BANK PLC, INTESA SANPAOLO S.P.A., J.P. MORGAN S.E., MIZUHO BANK, LTD., MUFG BANK, LTD. AND PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Bookrunner & Mandated Lead Arrangers

 

LOGO

Baker & McKenzie LLP

100 New Bridge Street

London EC4V 6JA

United Kingdom

www.bakermckenzie.com


Table of contents

 

ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

     1  

Section 1.01

   Defined Terms      1  

Section 1.02

   Terms Generally      30  

Section 1.03

   Accounting Terms; GAAP      32  

Section 1.04

   Resolution of Drafting Ambiguities      32  

ARTICLE 2 THE CREDITS

     32  

Section 2.01

   Commitments      32  

Section 2.02

   Loans      32  

Section 2.03

   Requests for Loans      33  

Section 2.04

   Funding of Loans      34  

Section 2.05

   Interest Elections      35  

Section 2.06

   Termination and Reduction of Commitments      36  

Section 2.07

   Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt      37  

Section 2.08

   Prepayment of Loans      39  

Section 2.09

   Fees      40  

Section 2.10

   Interest      41  

Section 2.11

   Inability to Determine Benchmark Rates; Replacement of Relevant Rate or Successor Rate      43  

Section 2.12

   Increased Costs      46  

Section 2.13

   Illegality      47  

Section 2.14

   Break Funding Payments      48  

Section 2.15

   Taxes      49  

Section 2.16

   Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs      53  

Section 2.17

   Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders      55  

Section 2.18

   Swingline Loans      57  

Section 2.19

   Letters of Credit      59  

Section 2.20

   Defaulting Lenders      65  

Section 2.21

   Joint and Several Liability of Borrowers      68  

Section 2.22

   Sustainability Adjustments      70  

ARTICLE 3 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     73  

Section 3.01

   Organization; Powers      73  

 

i


Section 3.02

   Authorization; Enforceability      73  

Section 3.03

   Approvals; No Conflicts      73  

Section 3.04

   Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change      74  

Section 3.05

   Litigation      74  

Section 3.06

   Environmental Matters      74  

Section 3.07

   Disclosure      74  

Section 3.08

   Solvency      75  

Section 3.09

   ERISA      75  

Section 3.10

   Investment Company Status      75  

Section 3.11

   Margin Securities      75  

Section 3.12

   Properties      75  

Section 3.13

   Compliance with Laws and Agreements      75  

Section 3.14

   Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Laws      76  

Section 3.15

   FATF      76  

Section 3.16

   Taxes      76  

Section 3.17

   Pari Passu Ranking      76  

Section 3.18

   Permits, Etc.      76  

Section 3.19

   Insurance      77  

Section 3.20

   No Filing or Stamp Tax      77  

Section 3.21

   No Loan Parties are EEA Financial Institutions      77  

Section 3.22

   No Covid-19 financial support in Switzerland      77  

Section 3.23

   Execution through electronic means      77  

Section 3.24

   DAC6      77  

ARTICLE 4 CONDITIONS

     77  

Section 4.01

   Effective Date      77  

Section 4.02

   Each Credit Event      79  

ARTICLE 5 AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

     80  

Section 5.01

   Financial Statements and Other Information      80  

Section 5.02

   Notices of Material Events      81  

Section 5.03

   Existence; Conduct of Business      82  

Section 5.04

   Payment of Taxes      82  

 

ii


Section 5.05

   Compliance with the Ten Non-Bank Regulations and Twenty Non-Bank Regulations      82  

Section 5.06

   Maintenance of Properties; Insurance      82  

Section 5.07

   Books and Records; Inspection Rights      83  

Section 5.08

   Compliance with Laws      83  

Section 5.09

   Use of Proceeds      83  

Section 5.10

   Environmental Laws, Etc.      83  

Section 5.11

   Ratings      83  

Section 5.12

   Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Laws      84  

ARTICLE 6 NEGATIVE COVENANTS

     84  

Section 6.01

   Fundamental Changes and Asset Sales      84  

Section 6.02

   Fiscal Year and Accounting      85  

Section 6.03

   Negative Pledge      86  

Section 6.04

   Financial Covenants      88  

Section 6.05

   [Reserved]      88  

Section 6.06

   Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Laws; Use of Proceeds      88  

Section 6.07

   FATF      88  

ARTICLE 7 EVENTS OF DEFAULT

     89  

Section 7.01

   Events of Default      89  

ARTICLE 8 THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

     91  

Section 8.01

   Appointment and Authority      91  

Section 8.02

   Administrative Agent Individually      91  

Section 8.03

   Duties of Administrative Agent; Exculpatory Provisions      92  

Section 8.04

   Reliance by Administrative Agent, Etc.      93  

Section 8.05

   Delegation of Duties      95  

Section 8.06

   Resignation of Administrative Agent      95  

Section 8.07

   Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lender Parties      96  

Section 8.08

   Trust Indenture Act      97  

Section 8.09

   Certain Titles      97  

Section 8.10

   Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim      97  

Section 8.11

   Recovery of Erroneous Payments      98  

ARTICLE 9 GUARANTY

     98  

 

iii


Section 9.01

   Guaranty      98  

Section 9.02

   Guaranty Absolute      99  

Section 9.03

   Waivers and Acknowledgments      100  

Section 9.04

   Subrogation      100  

Section 9.05

   Subordination      101  

Section 9.06

   Continuing Guaranty      101  

ARTICLE 10 ADDITIONAL BORROWERS & LOAN PARTIES AGENT

     102  

Section 10.01

   Additional Borrowers      102  

Section 10.02

   Resignation of a Borrower      103  

Section 10.03

   Loan Parties Agent      103  

ARTICLE 11 MISCELLANEOUS

     103  

Section 11.01

   Notices      103  

Section 11.02

   Posting of Approved Electronic Communications      105  

Section 11.03

   Waivers; Amendments      106  

Section 11.04

   Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver      108  

Section 11.05

   Successors and Assigns      111  

Section 11.06

   Survival      116  

Section 11.07

   Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness      117  

Section 11.08

   Severability      117  

Section 11.09

   Right of Setoff      117  

Section 11.10

   Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process      118  

Section 11.11

   WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL      119  

Section 11.12

   Headings      119  

Section 11.13

   Confidentiality      119  

Section 11.14

   Treatment of Information      120  

Section 11.15

   Interest Rate Limitation      122  

Section 11.16

   No Waiver; Remedies      122  

Section 11.17

   EU Blocking Regulations      123  

Section 11.18

   USA Patriot Act Notice; “Know Your Customer”      123  

Section 11.19

   Dollar Equivalent Calculations      124  

Section 11.20

   Judgment Currency      124  

Section 11.21

   Special Provisions Relating to Euros      125  

 

iv


Section 11.22

   No Fiduciary Duty      125  

Section 11.23

   Lenders as Swiss Qualifying Banks and Swiss Non-Qualifying Banks; Borrowers as Swiss Loan Parties      126  

Section 11.24

   Representation of each Dutch Borrower      126  

Section 11.25

   Bail-In      126  

Section 11.26

   Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs.      127  

Section 11.27

   Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents.      128  

SCHEDULES and ANNEXES

Annex 1

Rate Table

Annex 2

Sustainability Table

Schedule 1

[Reserved]

Schedule 2.01 - Revolving Commitments

Schedule 3.18 - Stamp Taxes

Schedule 6.03 - Existing Liens

Schedule 11.22 - Swiss Qualifying Banks or Swiss Non-Qualifying Banks

Exhibit A.

Form of Assignment and Assumption

Exhibit B.

Part A - Form of Loan Notice

Part B - Form of Swingline Loan Notice

Part C - Form of Notice of Loan Prepayment

Exhibit C.

Form of Interest Election Request

Exhibit D.

Form of Compliance Certificate

Exhibit E.

Form of Revolving Loan Note

Exhibit F.

Form of Swingline Loan Note

Exhibit G.

Form of Solvency Certificate

Exhibit H.

Form of LC Request

 

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Exhibit I.

Form of Borrower Accession Notice

Exhibit J.

Forms of Extension Notices

Part A - Form of Extension Request Notice

Part B - Form of Extension Request Acceptance Notice

Exhibit K.

Forms of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificates

Part A - Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Part B - Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Part C - Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Part D - Form of U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate (For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Exhibit L.

Form of Sustainability Pricing Certificate

 

 

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SENIOR UNSECURED SUSTAINABILITY-LINKED REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT

This Senior Unsecured Sustainability-Linked Revolving Credit Agreement (this “Agreement” or “Credit Agreement”), dated as of April 29, 2022 is among TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED, an Israeli company registered under no 52-0013-954, the registered address of which is at Dvora HaNevia St. 124, Tel Aviv, Israel (the “Company” or “Parent”), TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC., a Delaware corporation, the principal office of which is at 400 Interpace Parkway, Building A, Parsippany, New Jersey 07054, United States of America (“Teva USA” or the “US Borrower”), TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL FINANCE NETHERLANDS II B.V., a private company with limited liability (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid) incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands, with its official seat (statutaire zetel) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, having its office at Piet Heinkade 107, 1019GM Amsterdam, the Netherlands and registered with the Dutch trade register under number 59012161 (the “Dutch II Borrower”), TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL FINANCE NETHERLANDS III B.V., a private company with limited liability (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid) incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands, with its official seat (statutaire zetel) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, having its office at Piet Heinkade 107, 1019GM Amsterdam, the Netherlands and registered with the Dutch trade register under number 64156729 (the “Dutch III Borrower” and, together with the Dutch II Borrower, the “Dutch Borrowers” and each a “Dutch Borrower”), the Additional Borrowers party hereto from time to time, BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., (the “Administrative Agent”), BANK OF AMERICA EUROPE DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY, (the “Sustainability Coordinator”) and the Lenders (as defined below).

The parties hereto agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

 

Section 1.01

Defined Terms

As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:

ABR”, when used in reference to any Loan, refers to a Loan which bears interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.

Additional Borrower” means a Swiss Additional Borrower or any wholly-owned Subsidiary that becomes a Borrower under this Agreement in accordance with Section 10.01.

Administrative Agent” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

Administrative Questionnaire” means an administrative questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.

Affected Financial Institution” means (a) any EEA Financial Institution, or (b) any UK Financial Institution.

Affiliate” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified.

Agency” means each of Moody’s and S&P.

Agents Group” has the meaning specified in Section 8.02(b).

Aggregate Commitments” means, with respect to any Tranche, the aggregate amount of all of the Lenders’ Commitments under such Tranche.

Agreed Currency” means Dollars or euros, as applicable.

 

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Agreement” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

Alternate Base Rate” means, for any day, a rate per annum equal to the greatest of (a) the Prime Rate in effect on such day, (b) the Federal Funds Effective Rate in effect on such day plus 1/2 of 1% and (c) Term SOFR for a one-month Interest Period on such day plus 1%; provided that if the Alternate Base Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the one-month Term SOFR shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the one-month Term SOFR, respectively.

Alternate Currency Loans” means Loans denominated in Euros.

Anti-Corruption Laws” means each of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the Israeli Penal Code, 1977 and the U.K. Bribery Act 2010, each as amended and including all regulations thereunder, and all other similar anti-corruption regulations or legislation in other jurisdictions applicable to the Parent or its Subsidiaries.

Anti-Money Laundering Laws” means all applicable money laundering statutes and the rules and regulations thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, which in each case are issued, administered or enforced by any Governmental Authority in any jurisdiction applicable to the Parent or its Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)).

Applicable Authority” means (a) with respect to SOFR, the CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity, and (b) with respect to euros, the applicable administrator for EURIBOR or any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent or such administrator.

Applicable Commitment Fee” means, for any day with respect to the undrawn Commitment, the percentages per annum specified in the Rate Table in Annex I hereto in the “Applicable Commitment Fee” row based on the then applicable Rating.

Applicable Utilization Fee” means, for any day with respect to the Loans and Letters of Credit then currently outstanding, the percentages per annum specified in the Rate Table in Annex I hereto in the “Applicable Utilization Fee” row based on the then aggregate Loans and Letters of Credit then currently outstanding.

Applicable Margin” means, with respect to each Type of Loan, for any day with respect to any Loan of such applicable Type, the percentages per annum specified in the Rate Table in Annex I hereto in the applicable “Applicable Margin” row for such Type based on the then applicable Rating.

Applicable Percentage” means, with respect to any Lender under any Tranche, the percentage of the total Aggregate Commitments of all Lenders under such Tranche represented by such Lender’s Commitments under such Tranche. If the Aggregate Commitments have terminated or expired, the Applicable Percentages shall be determined based upon the applicable Commitments of such Tranche most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments.

Approved Currency” means each of dollars and Euro.

Approved Electronic Communications” means each Communication that the Parent is obligated to, or otherwise chooses to, provide to the Administrative Agent pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein, including any financial statement, financial and other report, notice, request, certificate and other information material; provided, however,

 

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that, solely with respect to delivery of any such Communication by the Parent to the Administrative Agent and without limiting or otherwise affecting either the Administrative Agent’s right to effect delivery of such Communication by posting such Communication to the Approved Electronic Platform or the protections afforded hereby to the Administrative Agent in connection with any such posting, “Approved Electronic Communication” shall exclude (i) any notice of borrowing, notice of continuation, and any other notice, demand, communication, information, document and other material relating to a request for a new Loan, (ii) any notice pursuant to Section 2.08 and any other notice relating to the payment of any principal or other amount due under any Loan Document prior to the scheduled date therefor, (iii) all notices of any Event of Default and (iv) any notice, demand, communication, information, document and other material required to be delivered to satisfy any of the conditions set forth in Article 4 or any other condition to any Loan or other extension of credit hereunder or any condition precedent to the effectiveness of this Agreement.

Approved Electronic Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 11.02.

Approved Fund” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

Arranger Party” means each of the Documentation Agent and Bookrunners & Mandated Lead Arrangers.

Assignment and Assumption” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an Eligible Assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 11.05), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, substantially in the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent and the Parent.

Availability Period” means, in respect of any Tranche, the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the earlier of seven calendar days (or if not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) prior to the applicable Maturity Date and the date of termination of the Revolving Commitments.

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, rule, regulation or requirement for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, Part I of the United Kingdom Banking Act 2009 (as amended from time to time) and any other law, regulation or rule applicable in the United Kingdom relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (other than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).

Bankruptcy Law” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.01(g).

Basel III” means “Basel III: A Global Regulatory Framework for More Resilient Banks and Banking Systems”, “Basel III: International Framework for Liquidity Risk Measurement, Standards and Monitoring” and “Guidance for National Authorities Operating the Countercyclical Capital Buffer” published by the Basel Committee on 16 December 2010, each as amended, supplemental or restated, the “Global systemically important banks: assessment methodology and the additional loss absorbency requirement – Rules text” published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in November 2011, as amended, supplemented or restated, and any other finalised form of further guidance, directives or standards published by the Basel Committee or other relevant committee, agency, authority or central bank that addresses such proposals.

 

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Basel Committee” means the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.

Benchmark Rate” means, for any Loans or Letters of Credit:

 

  (a)

denominated in Dollars, the rate per annum equal to Term SOFR; and

 

  (b)

denominated in Euros, the rate of interest per annum equal to the Euro Interbank Offered Rate (“EURIBOR”) as administered on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time) (in each case, the “EURIBOR Rate”) on the day that is two TARGET Days preceding the first day of such Interest Period with a term equivalent to such Interest Period.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Benchmark Rate, determined as provided above, would otherwise be less than zero, then the Benchmark Rate shall be deemed to be zero for all purposes.

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” means any of (a) an “employee benefit plan” (as defined in ERISA) that is subject to Title I of ERISA, (b) a “plan” as defined in Section 4975 of the Code or (c) any Person whose assets include (for purposes of ERISA Section 3(42) or otherwise for purposes of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) the assets of any such “employee benefit plan” or “plan”.

Bookrunners & Mandated Lead Arrangers” has the meaning set forth on the cover hereof.

Borrower” or “Borrowers” means each or any of the Parent and each Subsidiary Borrower.

Borrowing” means Loans of the same Type and currency made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Benchmark Rate Loans, as to which a single Interest Period is in effect.

Business Day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks are authorized to close under the Laws of, or are in fact closed in, the state where the Administrative Agent’s Office is located; provided that:

(a) if such day relates to any interest rate settings as to an euro-denominated Loan, any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in Euro in respect of any such euro-denominated Loan, or any other dealings in Euro to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such euro-denominated Loan, means a Business Day that is also a TARGET Day and a day on which banks are open for foreign exchange business in Paris;

(b) if such day relates to any fundings, disbursements, settlements and payments in respect of Loans denominated in dollars, or any other dealings in dollars to be carried out pursuant to this Agreement in respect of any such Loan (other than any interest rate settings), means any such day on which banks are open for foreign exchange business in New York, Paris or Zurich (only to the extent relating to a matter involving a Swiss Borrower).

 

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Capital Markets Indebtedness” means any third party Indebtedness for borrowed money consisting of bonds, debentures, notes or other debt securities that are traded on a public market or broadly syndicated loans or other commercial bank credit facilities.

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, adoption or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of, and compliance by the relevant Lender with, any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, and all requests, rules, guidelines, requirements and directives promulgated thereunder or issued in connection therewith, and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, are deemed to have been introduced or adopted after the date hereof, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.

Change of Control” shall be deemed to occur upon the occurrence of any one or more of the following:

 

  (a)

any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act) shall become, or obtain rights (whether by means of warrants, options or otherwise) to become, the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13(d)-3 and 13(d)-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of 35% or more of the voting power or economic interests of the Parent,

 

  (b)

during any period of 12 consecutive months, a majority of the members of the board of directors or other equivalent governing body of the Parent ceases to be composed of individuals (i) who were members of that board or equivalent governing body on the first day of such period, (ii) whose election or nomination to that board or equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clause (i) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body or (iii) whose election or nomination to that board or other equivalent governing body was approved by individuals referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above constituting at the time of such election or nomination at least a majority of that board or equivalent governing body, or

 

  (c)

the Parent shall cease to directly or indirectly beneficially own and control 100% of the equity interests in any one or more of the Subsidiary Borrowers (provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this clause (c) shall not apply to any Subsidiary Borrower that has been or will contemporaneously be released as a Borrower in accordance with Section 10.02).

CME” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited.

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

Commitment” means, with respect to each Lender under any Tranche, such Lender’s Revolving Commitment under such Tranche, as the context requires, as applicable (which shall include such Lender’s commitment with respect to Swingline Loans, if any).

Commitment Fees” has the meaning specified in Section 2.09(a).

 

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Communication” means this Agreement, any Loan Document and any document, amendment, approval, consent, information, notice, certificate, request, statement, disclosure or authorization related to any Loan Document.

Company has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

Conforming Changes” means, with respect to the use, administration of or any conventions associated with SOFR or any proposed Successor Rate for an Agreed Currency or Term SOFR, as applicable, any conforming changes to the definitions of “Alternate Base Rate”, “SOFR”, “Term SOFR” and “Interest Period”, timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest and other technical, administrative or operational matters (including, for the avoidance of doubt, the definitions of “Business Day” and “U.S. Government Securities Business Day”, timing of borrowing requests or prepayment, conversion or continuation notices and length of lookback periods) as may be appropriate, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, to reflect the adoption and implementation of such applicable rate(s) and to permit the administration thereof by the Administrative Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Administrative Agent determines that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or that no market practice for the administration of such rate exists, in such other manner of administration as the Administrative Agent determines is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement and any other Loan Document).

Consolidated Cash and Cash Equivalents” means (without duplication), with respect to any Person, the:

 

  (a)

cash on hand or on deposit with any bank of such Person; plus

 

  (b)

all other assets held by such Person that should be classified as “cash equivalents” in accordance with GAAP,

included in the cash and cash equivalents accounts listed on the consolidated balance sheet of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP (excluding any such cash or cash equivalents subject to an Encumbrance, other than non-consensual Permitted Encumbrances).

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

Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto.

“Covered Party” has the meaning specified in Section 11.26.

Credit Exposure” means, with respect to any Lender under any Tranche at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans under such Tranche, as applicable, at such time, expressed as the Dollar Equivalent of any Loan denominated in Euro, and its LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure at such time, in each case under such relevant Tranche, as applicable.

Credit Extension” means, as the context may require, (i) the making of a Loan by a Lender, (ii) the issuance of any Letter of Credit, or the extension, amendment or renewal of any existing Letter of Credit, by an Issuing Bank, or (iii) the making of a Swingline Loan by a Swingline Lender.

Creditworthy Entity” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.05(b).

 

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Daily Simple SOFR” with respect to any applicable determination date means the SOFR published on such date on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s website (or any successor source).

Debtor Relief Laws” means the Bankruptcy Code of the United States of America, and all other liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, or similar debtor relief Laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect.

Default” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which would (with the expiry of a grace period, the giving of notice, the making of any determination under the Loan Documents or any combination of any of the foregoing), unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.

Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.20(e), any Lender that (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the applicable Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable failure, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including with respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans) within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the applicable Borrower or the Administrative Agent or any Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender 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 Lender’s obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lender’s determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable failure, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied), (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the applicable Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the applicable 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 applicable Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, (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 or (iii) become the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a Governmental Authority 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) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.20(e)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the applicable Borrower, any Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender and each Lender.

Delaware LLC” means any limited liability company organized or formed under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

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Delaware Divided LLC” means any Delaware LLC which has been formed upon consummation of a Delaware LLC Division.

Delaware LLC Division” means the statutory division of any Delaware LLC into two or more Delaware LLCs pursuant to Section 18-217 of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.

Determination Date” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, (i) the most recent date upon which one of the following shall have occurred: (x) the date of issuance of such Letter of Credit, (y) the date on which any Issuing Bank was or is, as applicable, required to deliver a notice of non-renewal with respect to such Letter of Credit, and (z) the first Business Day of each month, commencing on the first Business Day following the issuance of such Letter of Credit; and (ii) such other date determined by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion.

Documentation Agent” has the meaning set forth on the cover hereof.

Dollar Equivalent” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, such amount, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in Euro, the equivalent amount thereof in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (determined in respect of the most recent Revaluation Date) for the purchase of Dollars with Euros.

Dollar Loans” means Loans denominated in dollars.

Dollars,” “dollars,” “$” or “US$” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.

Dutch Attorney-in-Fact” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11.24.

Dutch Borrower” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the preamble hereto, together with its permitted successors and assigns.

Dutch Civil Code” means the Dutch Civil Code (Burgerlijk Wetboek).

Dutch Insolvency Event” means any bankruptcy (faillissement), (preliminary) suspension of payments ((voorlopige) surseance van betaling), administration (onderbewindstelling), dissolution (ontbinding), a Dutch Borrower having filed a notice under Section 36 of the Tax Collection Act of the Netherlands (Invorderingswet 1990) or Section 60 of the Social Insurance Financing Act of the Netherlands (Wet Financiering Sociale Verzekeringen) in conjunction with Section 36 of the Tax Collection Act of the Netherlands (Invorderingswet 1990).

EBITDA” means, for any Test Period, the consolidated income before income taxes of the Parent and its Subsidiaries for such Test Period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP:

 

  (a)

adding thereto (without duplication) the income before income taxes of any Subsidiary or business or assets acquired during that Test Period for the part of that Test Period when it is not a Subsidiary and/or the business or assets were not owned by the Parent or its Subsidiaries, but

 

  (b)

excluding the income before income taxes attributable to any Subsidiary or to any business or assets sold during the Test Period,

 

  (c)

all as adjusted by the following to the extent they occur during the Test Period (without duplication):

 

  (i)

adding back Net Interest Payable;

 

  (ii)

excluding from such income before taxes any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring expense or loss (including any extraordinary litigation or claim settlement charges or expenses) or gain (together with the tax consequences of such expense or loss or gain, as the case may be), recorded or recognized by the Parent or any Subsidiary during such Test Period;

 

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  (iii)

excluding any amount attributed to minority interests to the extent reflected in income before income taxes;

 

  (iv)

adding back depreciation and amortization expenses;

 

  (v)

adding back any non-cash restructuring and non-cash integration costs incurred in respect of restructurings, plant closings, headcount reductions, cost reductions or any other similar action (including, without limitation, with respect to any acquisition) and any other non-cash charges and expenses of the Parent or its Subsidiaries reducing such consolidated income (including, without limitation, compensation expenses realized for the grants of performance shares, stock options, stock purchase rights or other rights to officers, directors and employees of the Parent or any Subsidiary) (but excluding any non-cash charge, expense or loss that results in an accrual of a reserve for cash charges in any future period and any non-cash charge, expense or loss relating to write-offs, write-downs or reserves with respect to accounts or inventory);

 

  (vi)

adding back any write-off of deferred financing costs in connection with the prepayment or repurchase of Indebtedness prior to the maturity thereof;

 

  (vii)

adding back any fees, costs and expenses incurred by the Parent or any Subsidiary in connection with the making of any acquisition (including, without limitation, any severance or restructuring costs or expenses, whether or not payable in cash, related to such acquisition), the incurrence of Indebtedness or the issuance of capital stock, whether or not the applicable transaction is consummated;

 

  (viii)

adding back any fees, costs and expenses in connection with the negotiation, execution and/or original syndication of this Agreement;

 

  (ix)

adding back any acquisition related costs, restructuring reserves, adjustments to acquired contingent liabilities and assets, adjustments made for earn-outs and other forms of contingent consideration and adjustments made to acquisition related deferred tax asset and income tax reserves incurred by the Parent or its Subsidiaries in connection with the acquisition of, merger, amalgamation or consolidation with, any Person expensed in computing such consolidated net income to the extent the same would have been capitalized prior to the adoption of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141R, Business Combinations; and

 

  (x)

taking no account of any revaluation of an asset or any loss or gain over book value arising on the disposal of an asset (otherwise than in the ordinary course of trading) by the Parent or a Subsidiary during the Test Period, and

 

  (d)

subtracting from such consolidated income before income taxes the aggregate amount of all non-cash items increasing such consolidated income before income taxes (other than accrual of revenue or recording of receivables in the ordinary course of business) for such Test Period.

 

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For purposes of this definition, a gain, expense or loss shall only be deemed as being “extraordinary,” “unusual” or “non-recurring” if either (x) it is classified (in accordance with GAAP) as “extraordinary” or “unusual” on the face of the annual or quarterly consolidated financial statements of the Parent or (y) (i) it is a gain, expense or loss realized during the Test Period that in the good faith judgment of senior management of the Parent is not reasonably likely to recur within the two years following such period and (ii) there has not been another gain, expense or loss identical or similar to such gain, expense or loss realized within the preceding two years.

With respect to any period during which an acquisition or asset sale has occurred (each, a “Subject Transaction”), for purposes of determining the Interest Cover Ratio and the Leverage Ratio, without duplication of clauses (a) and (b) above, EBITDA shall be calculated with respect to such period on a pro forma basis using the historical audited financial statements of any business so acquired (as if such acquisition had been effected on the first day of such Test Period) or sold (as if such sale had been effected immediately prior to the beginning of such Test Period).

EEA Financial Institution” means (a) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a Subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.

EEA Member Country” means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.

EEA Resolution Authority” means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution.

Effective Date” means the first Business Day on which the conditions precedent of Section 4.01 are each satisfied in full or waived.

Electronic Record” and “Electronic Signature” shall have the meanings assigned to them, respectively, by 15 USC §7006, as it may be amended from time to time.

Eligible Assignee” means any Person to whom a Loan, Commitment and other rights and obligations under this Agreement may be assigned in accordance with Section 11.05(b).

Engagement Letter” means the engagement letter with respect to this Agreement between the Dutch III Borrower, the Parent and the Documentation Agent dated March 30, 2022.

EMU Legislation” means the legislative measures of the European Council for the introduction of, changeover to or operation of a single or unified European currency.

Encumbrance” means mortgage, charge, pledge, lien, assignment by way of security, hypothecation, security interest, title retention, preferential right or trust arrangement or any other security agreement or arrangement having a similar effect.

Environmental Law” means any statutory or common law, treaty, convention, directive or regulation having legal or judicial effect whether of a criminal or civil nature, concerning the environment, the preservation or reclamation of natural resources, or the management, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials or to health and safety matters.

Equity Credit” means equity content or equity credit (or similar or successor classification or treatment).

 

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ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as the same may be amended from time to time.

ERISA Affiliate” means, with respect to any Person, any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with such Person, is treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the Code.

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 30-day notice period is waived by regulation); (b) with respect to a Plan, the failure to satisfy the minimum funding standard of Section 412 of the Code and Section 302 of ERISA, whether or not waived; (c) the failure to make by its due date a required installment under Section 430(j) of the Code, with respect to any Plan or the failure to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer Plan; (d) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (e) the incurrence by the Parent or any Subsidiary or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (f) the receipt by the Parent, any Subsidiary or any of their ERISA Affiliates from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (or any successor entity performing similar functions) or a plan administrator of any notice relating to the intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan, or the occurrence of any event or condition which could reasonably be expected to constitute grounds under ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan; (g) the incurrence by any of the Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (h) the receipt by any of the Parent, any of its Subsidiaries or their ERISA Affiliates of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title IV of ERISA; (i) the “substantial cessation of operations” within the meaning of Section 4062(e) of ERISA with respect to a Plan; (j) the making of any amendment to any Plan which could result in the imposition of a lien or the posting of a bond or other security or the conditions for imposition of a lien under Section 303(k) of ERISA shall have been met with respect to any Plan; (k) the occurrence of a non-exempt prohibited transaction (within the meaning of Section 4975 of the Code or Section 406 of ERISA) with respect to a Plan which could reasonably be expected to result in liability to any of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries; and (l) any event similar to any event described in (a) through (k) above but with respect to a Non-US Plan.

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.

EURIBOR” has the meaning assigned thereto in the definition of “Benchmark Rate”.

EURIBOR Rate” has the meaning assigned thereto in the definition of “Benchmark Rate”.

Euro,” “euro” or “” means the single currency of the member states of the European Communities that adopt or have adopted the euro as their lawful currency in accordance with the legislation of the European Union relating to European Monetary Union.

Euro Equivalent” means, as to any amount denominated in dollars as of any date of determination, the amount of Euro that could be purchased with such amount of dollars based upon the rate at which the Administrative Agent offers to sell Euro for dollars in the London foreign exchange market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such date for delivery two (2) Business Days later.

Event of Default” has the meaning assigned to such term in Article 7.

 

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Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Excluded Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank, or other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder, (a) Taxes imposed on (or measured by) its net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed by the United States of America, by any state (including any locality or subdivision thereof) or the District of Columbia or by the jurisdiction 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) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.17(b)) any withholding tax that is attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with Section 2.15(f), except to the extent that such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new Lending Office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from any Borrower with respect to such withholding tax pursuant to Section 2.15(a), and (c) any withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

Existing Revolving Credit Facility” means the Company’s existing Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement among et al. the Parent and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, dated April 8, 2019 (as amended from time to time).

Extension Request Notice” means a notice by the Parent to the Administrative Agent requesting an extension of the applicable Maturity Date, delivered pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.07(a), and in the form set out in Part A of Exhibit J.

Extension Request Acceptance Notice” means a notice by a Lender accepting the Parent’s request to extend the applicable Maturity Date to the First Extension Termination Date or to the Second Extension Termination Date, as the case may be, delivered pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.07(a), and in the form set out in Part B of Exhibit J.

FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof, any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to any intergovernmental agreements, treaties or conventions among Governmental Authorities to implement such provisions of the Code.

FATF Public Statement Jurisdiction” means Iran and North Korea, being the two jurisdictions identified by the Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”) in its June 2018 Public Statement as subject to a FATF call on its members and other jurisdictions (i) to apply enhanced due diligence measures proportionate to the risks arising from the jurisdiction(s); and/or (ii) to apply counter-measures to protect the international financial system from the ongoing and substantial money laundering and financing of terrorism risks emanating from the jurisdiction(s) available at http://www.fatf-gafi.org/publications/high-riskandnon-cooperativejurisdictions/documents/public-statement-june-2018.html.

Federal Funds Effective Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted average of the rates on overnight Federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York on the Business Day next succeeding such day; provided that (a) if such day is not a Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be such rate on such transactions on the next preceding Business Day as so published on the next succeeding Business Day, and (b) if no such rate is so published on such next succeeding Business Day, the Federal Funds Rate for such day shall be the average rate (rounded upward, if necessary, to a whole multiple of 1/100 of 1%) charged to Bank of

 

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America, N.A. on such day on such transactions as determined by the Administrative Agent. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Federal Funds Effective Rate, determined as provided above, would otherwise be less than zero, then the Federal Funds Effective Rate shall be deemed to be zero for all purposes.

Fee Letter” means the administrative agency fee letter agreement relating to this Agreement among the Parent and the Administrative Agent, as the same may be amended from time to time, and any other document designated as a “Fee Letter” by the Parent and the Administrative Agent, as the same may be amended from time to time.

Financial Officer” means with respect to any Loan Party, the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller of such Loan Party.

Financing Arrangement” means with respect to the Parent and its Subsidiaries the (i) sale, transfer or other disposition of any of the assets or property owned by the Parent or its Subsidiaries on terms whereby they are leased or re-acquired by the Parent or its Subsidiaries, (ii) sale, transfer or other disposition of any of its receivables on recourse terms, (iii) entering into any arrangement under which money or the benefit of a bank or other account may be applied, set-off or made subject to a combination of accounts, or (iv) entering into any other preferential arrangement having a similar effect, in each case in circumstances where the arrangement or transaction is entered into primarily as a method of raising Indebtedness or of financing or refinancing all or part of the acquisition of assets or property or the cost of installation, construction or improvement thereof, in each case which results in an Encumbrance on such assets or property.

Foreign Lender” means any Lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the applicable Borrower is resident for tax purposes. For purposes of this definition, the United States of America, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.

Funding Date” means the applicable day as of or following the Effective Date when a Credit Extension occurs.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.02(b), the Borrower may elect to apply International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”) accounting principles in lieu of GAAP and, upon any such election, references herein to GAAP shall thereafter be construed to mean IFRS (except as otherwise provided in this Agreement); provided that any calculation or determination in this Agreement that requires the application of GAAP for periods that include fiscal quarters ended prior to the Borrower’s election to apply IFRS shall remain as previously calculated or determined in accordance with GAAP (subject to Section 6.02(b)). The Borrower shall give prompt notice of any such election made in accordance with this definition to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders.

Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States of America, Israel, the Netherlands or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body (including self-regulatory body), court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government (including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank).

Group” means the Parent and its Subsidiaries.

Guarantor” means the Parent.

Guaranty” means the Guaranty issued by the Parent pursuant to Article 9 hereof.

 

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Hazardous Materials” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature, in each case regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

IFRS” means International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.

Indebtedness” of a Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money or with respect to deposits or advances of any kind, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person upon which interest charges are customarily paid, (d) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (e) 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), (f) 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 Encumbrance on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed (provided that the amount of such Indebtedness shall be the lesser of (x) the fair market value of such property at such date of determination (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) and (y) the aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness of such other Person), (g) all guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (h) all capital lease obligations of such Person; provided that for all purposes under this Agreement, any lease that was classified as an operating lease in accordance with GAAP prior to the issuance of FASB ASU No. 2016-02 shall not constitute a capital lease hereunder (whether or not such lease was in effect on such date), (i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of drawn letters of credit and drawn letters of guaranty, and (j) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances.

The indebtedness of any Person shall include the indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except (other than in the case of general partner liability) to the extent that terms of such indebtedness expressly provide that such Person is not liable therefor. Notwithstanding anything contrary in this definition, the Indebtedness of any Person shall not include (A) trade payables; (B) any contingent obligations incurred in connection with undrawn letters of credit, letters of guaranty or similar instruments obtained or created in the ordinary course of business to support obligations of such Person that do not constitute Indebtedness; (C) endorsements of checks, bills of exchange and other instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business; or (D) obligations in respect of facilities supporting surety and appeal bonds, and similar obligations.

Indemnified Taxes” means Taxes (other than Excluded Taxes) imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document.

Interest Cover Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (i) EBITDA for such Test Period to (ii) Net Interest Payable during such Test Period.

Interest Election Request” means a request by a Borrower to continue a Loan in accordance with Section 2.05, and being in the form of attached Exhibit C or such other form approved by the Administrative Agent and the Parent.

 

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Interest Payable” means all interest, acceptance commission and any other continuing, regular or periodic costs and expenses in the nature of interest and amortization of debt discount (whether paid, payable or capitalized), incurred by the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries in effecting, servicing or maintaining Total Consolidated Debt during a Test Period but excluding exchange differentials; provided, that, with respect to any period during which a Subject Transaction has occurred, for purposes of determining the Interest Cover Ratio, Interest Payable shall be calculated with respect to such period on a pro forma basis using the consolidated financial statements of the Parent and its Subsidiaries which shall be reformulated as if such Subject Transaction, and any Indebtedness incurred or repaid in connection therewith, had been consummated or incurred or repaid at the beginning of such period.

Interest Payment Date” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan (including any Swingline Loan), the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, and (b) with respect to any Benchmark Rate Loan, the last Business Day of the Interest Period applicable to any such Benchmark Rate Loan; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a Benchmark Rate Loan exceeds three (3) months, the respective dates that fall every three (3) months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates.

Interest Period” means, with respect to any Benchmark Rate Loan, the period commencing on the date such Loan is disbursed, converted or continued as a Benchmark Rate Loan and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, three or six months thereafter, as selected by the applicable Borrower in its Loan Notice, or such other period that is twelve months or less requested by the applicable Borrower and consented to by all the Lenders extending the Credit Extension and the Administrative Agent (in the case of each requested Interest Period, subject to availability); provided that (i) any Interest Period that would otherwise end on a day that is not a Business Day shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless, in the case of a Term SOFR Loan, such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the immediately preceding Business Day and (ii) any Interest Period pertaining to a Term SOFR Loan that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period and (iii) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the Maturity Date. For purposes of this definition, the date of a Loan initially shall be the date on which such Loan is made and thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent continuation or conversion of such Loan. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, there may not be, and the Borrower shall not permit there to be, more than 15 Interest Periods between the Signing Date and the Maturity Date.

Interest Receivable” means, in respect of any Test Period, interest and amounts in the nature of interest received during that period by the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries, calculated on a pro forma basis (as set forth in the proviso of the definition of Interest Payable) to the extent a Subject Transaction occurred during such Test Period.

ISP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the “International Standby Practices 1998” published by the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, Inc. (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

Israeli Companies Law” means the Israeli Companies Law, 1999 as amended from time to time and any regulations promulgated thereunder.

Israeli Rehabilitation and Insolvency Law” means the Israeli Rehabilitation and Insolvency Law, 2018, as amended from time to time, and any regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

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Issuing Bank” means any Lender which has issued (or caused to be issued by an Affiliate thereof) an outstanding Letter of Credit in accordance with Section 2.19 hereof. Any Lender may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit required to be issued by it under Section 2.19 hereof to be issued by one of more Affiliates of such Lender, in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate.

Judgment Currency” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11.20.

Judgment Currency Conversion Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11.20.

KPI 1” means, with respect to any calendar year, the number of new regulatory submissions in low and middle-income countries on the World Health Organization (WHO) Model List of Essential Medicines (EML) across six key therapeutic areas (cardiovascular diseases, pediatric oncology, respiratory diseases, diabetes, mental health and pain/palliative care) from January 1, 2022 through and including the end of such calendar year.

KPI 1 Applicable Rate Adjustment Amount” means, with respect to any period between Sustainability Pricing Adjustment Dates, (a) a positive 0.025% if the KPI 1 for such period as set forth in the KPI Metrics Report is less than the SPT 1 for such period, and (b) negative 0.025% if the KPI 1 for such period as set forth in the KPI Metrics Report is greater than or equal to the SPT 1 for such period.

KPI 2” means, with respect to any calendar year, Teva’s S&P ESG Score.

KPI 2 Applicable Rate Adjustment Amount” means, with respect to any period between Sustainability Pricing Adjustment Dates, (a) a positive 0.025% if the KPI 2 for such period as set forth in the KPI Metrics Report is less than the SPT 2 for such period, and (b) negative 0.025% if the KPI 2 for such period as set forth in the KPI Metrics Report is (x) greater than or equal to the SPT 2 for such period and (y) an improvement on the prior year score, provided, however, that no further improvement of the S&P ESG Score shall be required if a score of 62 or above (+50% from baseline score) is achieved.

KPI Metric” means each of KPI 1 and KPI 2.

KPI Metrics Assurance Provider” means DNV, or any replacement assurance provider as designated from time to time by the Parent and agreed by the Sustainability Coordinator.

KPI Metrics Report” means an annual report, the sustainability-related disclosure, that sets forth the calculations for each KPI Metric for a specific calendar year. The KPI Metrics Report, with regard to KPI 1 only, shall be assured by the KPI Metrics Assurance Provider.

LC Disbursement” means a payment made by an Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank.

LC Exposure” means, with respect to any Issuing Bank, at any time, the sum of (a) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank at such time plus (b) the Dollar Equivalent of the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements made by such Issuing Bank that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the applicable Borrower at such time.

LC Issuer” means any Lender in its capacity as an issuer of a Letter of Credit pursuant to Section 2.19.

LC Notice Time” means, with respect to any requested issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit, (a) 12.00 pm, New York City time, at least two Business Days (or, if such longer period shall have been requested in writing in advance by the Issuing Bank that is to be the issuer thereof, at least three Business Days) in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension or (b) such later time as may be approved by the Issuing Bank that is the issuer thereof as the LC Notice Time with respect to such requested issuance, amendment, renewal or extension.

 

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LC Request” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.19.

Lender Party” means any Lender, Swingline Lender and any Issuing Bank.

Lender Party Appointment Period” has the meaning assigned in Section 8.06.

Lenders” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption. Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Lenders” includes any Swingline Lender.

Lending Office” means, as to the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender, the office or offices of such Person described as such in such Person’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as such Person may from time to time notify the Parent and the Administrative Agent; which office may include any Affiliate of such Person or any domestic or foreign branch of such Person or such Affiliate

Letter of Credit” means any standby letter of credit issued pursuant to Section 2.19 of this Agreement.

Leverage Ratio” means, with respect to any Test Period, the ratio of (i) Total Consolidated Net Debt for such Test Period to (ii) EBITDA during such Test Period.

Loan Currency” means the particular Approved Currency in which a particular Loan is denominated (i.e. dollars or Euros).

Loan Documents” means this Agreement, each Note, the Fee Letter, the Engagement Letter, each Letter of Credit and all other agreements, certificates, documents, instruments and writings at any time delivered in connection herewith or therewith (exclusive of term sheets and commitment letters).

Loan Notice” means a request by a Borrower for a Loan in accordance with Section 2.03, and being in the form of Part A of Exhibit B or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

Loan Parties means the Parent and the Subsidiary Borrowers.

Loans” shall mean, as the context may require, a Revolving Loan or any Swingline Loan made by the Lenders under any Tranche to any of the Borrowers pursuant to this Agreement.

Material Adverse Effect” means any event or circumstance which:

 

  (a)

is materially adverse to:

 

  (i)

the business, operations or financial condition of the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or

 

  (ii)

the ability of the Loan Parties to perform their financial obligations (including both payment obligations and compliance with financial covenants) under any Loan Document; or

 

  (b)

affects the validity or the enforceability against any Loan Party of any Loan Document.

 

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Material Indebtedness” means, Indebtedness (other than the Loans), of any one or more of the Parent and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding US$250,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies).

Material Subsidiary” means at any date, (a) any Subsidiary of the Parent that is a Borrower, (b) any Subsidiary of the Parent which, as of the then most recently ended Test Period, contributed 10% or more of the EBITDA over such Test Period, as determined by the Parent acting in good faith, and (c) for the purpose of ascertaining whether an Event of Default has occurred only, any Subsidiary which, when aggregated with all other Subsidiaries that are not otherwise Material Subsidiaries and as to which any event described in the Events of Default clause has occurred and is continuing, would constitute a Material Subsidiary in accordance with the criteria in clause (b) above.

Maturity Date” means the Tranche A1 Maturity Date, Tranche A2 Maturity Date or Tranche A3 Maturity Date, as applicable.

Moodys” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and its successors.

Multiemployer Plan” means a multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) or Section 3(37) of ERISA (a) to which any of the Parent, its Subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates is then making or accruing an obligation to make contributions; (b) to which any of the Parent, its Subsidiaries or their ERISA Affiliates has within the preceding five plan years made contributions; or (c) with respect to which any of the Parent or its Subsidiaries could incur liability.

Net Interest Payable” means Interest Payable less Interest Receivable.

Non-Defaulting Lender” means and includes each Lender other than a Defaulting Lender.

Non-refundable Portion of Swiss Withholding Tax” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.10(f).

Non-US Plan” means any employee benefit plan, program, policy, arrangement or agreement maintained or contributed to by any of the Parent or its Subsidiaries with respect to employees employed outside the United States.

Notice of Loan Prepayment” means a notice of prepayment with respect to a Loan, which shall be substantially in the form of Part C of Exhibit B or such other form as may be approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Borrower.

Obligation Currency” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 11.20.

OFAC” means the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control.

OFSI” means the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation for Her Majesty’s Treasury.

Original Lenders” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01.

Other Connection Taxes” means, with respect to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank, or other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

 

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Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp or documentary taxes or any other excise or property taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or under any other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or enforcement of, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.17(b)).

Overnight Rate” means, for any day, (a) with respect to any amount denominated in Dollars, the greater of (i) the Federal Funds Effective Rate and (ii) an overnight rate determined by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or a Swingline Lender, as the case may be, in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, and (b) with respect to any amount denominated in Euro, the rate of interest per annum at which overnight deposits in Euro, in an amount approximately equal to the amount with respect to which such rate is being determined, would be offered for such day by a branch or Affiliate of Bank of America, N.A. in Europe for Euro to major banks in Europe. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Overnight Rate, determined as provided above, would otherwise be less than zero, then the Overnight Rate shall be deemed to be zero for all purposes.

Parent” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

Parents SEC Documents” means the documents publicly filed with or publicly furnished to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission by the Parent prior to the Signing Date.

Participant” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.05(d).

Participant Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.05(d).

Participating Member State” means each state so described in any EMU Legislation.

Permitted Encumbrances” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.03.

Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness” means in respect of any Indebtedness or any unutilized commitments for any Indebtedness (“Refinanced Indebtedness”), any new Indebtedness or commitments (“Refinancing Indebtedness”) modifying, refinancing, refunding, renewing, replacing or extending such Refinanced Indebtedness; provided that the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Refinanced Indebtedness except by an amount equal to unpaid accrued interest and premium thereon plus other amounts owing or paid related to such Refinanced Indebtedness, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such Refinancing Indebtedness.

Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA which is maintained or contributed to by any of the Parent, its Subsidiaries or any of their ERISA Affiliates or with respect to which any of the Parent or its Subsidiaries could incur liability (including under Section 4069 of ERISA).

Prime Rate” means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America, N.A., as its prime rate in effect at its principal office in New York, New York. Each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.

Professional Lender” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.05(b).

 

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PTE” means a prohibited transaction class exemption issued by the U.S. Department of Labor, as any such exemption may be amended from time to time

Qualified Securitization Transaction” means any transaction or series of transactions entered into by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to which the Parent or such Subsidiary sells, conveys or otherwise transfers to a Securitization Entity, or grants a security interest in for the benefit of a Securitization Entity, any Receivable Assets (whether now existing or arising or acquired in the future), or otherwise contributes to the capital of such Securitization Entity, in a transaction in which such Securitization Entity finances its acquisition of or interest in such Receivable Assets by selling or borrowing against such Receivable Assets; provided that such transaction is non-recourse to the Parent and its Subsidiaries (except for Standard Securitization Undertakings).

Rating” refers to the credit rating of the Parent in respect of its senior unsecured long-term indebtedness for borrowed money from Moody’s and S&P.

Receivable Assets” means ordinary course of business accounts receivable of the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, and any assets related thereto, including, without limitation, all collateral securing such accounts receivable, all contracts and contract rights and all guarantees or other obligations in respect of such accounts receivable, proceeds of such accounts receivable and other assets (including contract rights) which are customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with asset securitization transactions involving accounts receivable and/or receivables-discount-without-recourse schemes.

Register” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.05(c).

Reimbursement Obligations” means the obligations of the Parent and each applicable Borrower under Section 2.19(e) to reimburse LC Disbursements.

Relevant Rate” means with respect to any Credit Extension denominated in (a) Dollars, SOFR, and (b) Euros, EURIBOR, as applicable.

Related Parties” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.

Relevant Currency Equivalent” means the Dollar Equivalent or Euro Equivalent, as applicable.

Required Lenders” means, at any time, Non-Defaulting Lenders having Credit Exposures or unused Commitments, as applicable, representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Credit Exposures or unused Commitments, as applicable, of all Non-Defaulting Lenders at such time.

Required Tranche Lenders” means, at any time, with respect to decisions relating to Commitments under any particular Tranche, Non-Defaulting Lenders of the applicable Tranche having Credit Exposures or unused Commitments (as applicable) of the applicable Tranche representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Credit Exposures or unused Commitments (as applicable) under the applicable Tranche of all Non-Defaulting Lenders of the applicable Tranche at such time.

Rescindable Amount” has the meaning as defined in Section 2.16(d).

Resolution Authority” means an EEA Resolution Authority or, with respect to any UK Financial Institution, a UK Resolution Authority.

 

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Responsible Officer” means a chief financial officer, treasurer or assistant treasurer of the Parent.

Restricted Sub-Participation” means a sub-participation of the rights and/or the obligations of a Lender under this Agreement which is not substantially in the form recommended for participations as of the Signing Date by the Loan Market Association or the Loan Syndications and Trading Association and would cause the participant of any such sub-participation to be counted towards the threshold of Swiss Non-Qualifying Banks under the Ten Non-Bank Regulations and/or the Twenty Non-Bank Regulations.

Revaluation Date” means:

 

  (a)

with respect to any Loan, each of the following:

 

  (i)

each date of a borrowing of a Benchmark Rate Loan denominated in Euro;

 

  (ii)

each date of a continuation of a Benchmark Rate Loan denominated in Euro; and

 

  (iii)

such additional dates as the Administrative Agent shall determine or the Required Lenders shall require; and

 

  (b)

with respect to any Letter of Credit, each of the following:

 

  (i)

each date of issuance of a Letter of Credit denominated in Euro;

 

  (ii)

each date of an amendment of any such Letter of Credit having the effect of increasing the amount thereof,

 

  (iii)

each date of any payment by an Issuing Bank under any Letter of Credit denominated in Euro; and

 

  (iv)

such additional dates as the Administrative Agent or an Issuing Bank shall determine or the Required Lenders shall require.

Revolving Commitment” means, together, the Tranche A1 Revolving Commitments, the Tranche A2 Revolving Commitments and the Tranche A3 Revolving Commitments.

Revolving Loan” means, together, the Tranche A1 Revolving Loans, the Tranche A2 Revolving Loans and the Tranche A3 Revolving Loans.

S&P” means S&P’s Global Ratings, a division of McGraw-Hill, Inc., and its successors.

Sanctions” means any sanction administered, enacted or enforced by the United States Government (including without limitation, OFAC and the U.S. Department of State), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom or the State of Israel (including through the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Defence) or other relevant sanctions authority.

Scheduled Unavailability Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.11(ii).

SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Securitization Entity” means a Person (which may include a special purpose vehicle and/or a financial institution) to which the Parent or any Subsidiary transfers Receivable Assets for purposes of a securitization financing, and with respect to which:

 

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  (a)

no portion of the Indebtedness or any other obligations (contingent or otherwise) of such entity (i) is guaranteed by the Parent or any Subsidiary of the Parent (other than the Securitization Entity) (excluding guarantees of obligations (other than the principal of, and interest on, Indebtedness) pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings), (ii) is recourse to or obligates the Parent or any Subsidiary of the Parent (other than the Securitization Entity) in any way other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings or (iii) subjects any asset of the Parent or any Subsidiary of the Parent (other than the Securitization Entity), directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings and other than any interest in the Receivable Assets (whether in the form of an equity interest in such assets or subordinated indebtedness payable primarily from such financed assets) retained or acquired by the Parent or any Subsidiary of the Parent,

 

  (b)

neither the Parent nor any Subsidiary of the Parent has any material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding other than on terms no less favorable to the Parent or such Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons that are not Affiliates of the Parent, other than fees payable in the ordinary course of business in connection with servicing receivables of such entity, and

 

  (c)

neither the Parent nor any Subsidiary of the Parent has any obligation to maintain or preserve such entity’s financial condition or cause such entity to achieve certain levels of operating results (it being understood that (i) obligations of the Parent or other Subsidiaries to transfer Receivable Assets to the Securitization Entity, (ii) obligations of the Parent or any other Subsidiary to procure such transfers of Receivable Assets to the Securitization Entity, and (iii) Receivable Asset performance measures or credit enhancement measures shall not constitute an obligation to preserve the Securitization Entity’s financial condition or to cause it to achieve certain levels of operating results).

Signing Date” means April 29, 2022.

SOFR” means the Secured Overnight Financing Rate as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (or a successor administrator).

SOFR Adjustment” means:

(x) with respect to Daily Simple SOFR: 0.11448% (11.448 basis points); and

(y) with respect to Term SOFR:

 

  (i)

0.11448% (11.448 basis points) for an Interest Period of one-month’s duration;

 

  (ii)

0.26161% (26.161 basis points) for an Interest Period of three-month’s duration; and

 

  (iii)

0.42826% (42.826 basis points) for an Interest Period of six-months’ duration.

Solvent” and “Solvency” means (A), with respect to any Person (other than a Person incorporated in Switzerland) on a particular date, that on such date (a) the fair value of the property of such Person is greater than the total amount of liabilities, including contingent liabilities, of such Person, (b) the present fair saleable value of the assets of such Person is not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liability of such Person on its debts as they become absolute and matured, (c) such Person does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts or liabilities beyond such Person’s ability to pay such debts and liabilities as they mature and (d) such Person is not engaged in business or a transaction, and is not about to engage in business or a transaction, for which such Person’s property would constitute an unreasonably small capital or (B), with respect to any Person incorporated in Switzerland on a particular date, that on such date no Swiss Insolvency Event is continuing. The amount of contingent liabilities at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in the light of all the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

 

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Specified Equity Percentage” means, at any time, in respect of any Total Consolidated Debt which constitutes Specified Subordinated Indebtedness, the highest percentage of Equity Credit accorded by an Agency to such Specified Subordinated Indebtedness at such time in accordance with the rating standards and criteria of the applicable Agency as in effect at the time of issuance of such Specified Subordinated Indebtedness; provided, if following the date of issuance of any Specified Subordinated Indebtedness, Parent receives confirmation from any Agency that, due to any change in the interpretation of such rating standards and criteria occurring or becoming effective after the date of issuance of such Specified Subordinated Indebtedness, the Specified Subordinated Indebtedness will no longer be eligible for the percentage of Equity Credit attributed to the Specified Subordinated Indebtedness on the date of issuance and the Specified Equity Percentage shall be reduced to the then applicable percentage of Equity Credit; provided further that no such reduction shall be effective until the date that is one year following Parent’s receipt of such Agency confirmation.

Specified Subordinated Indebtedness” of a Person means, at any time, without duplication, any Indebtedness (whether outstanding on the Signing Date or thereafter incurred) which an Agency assigns whole or partial Equity Credit in accordance with the applicable rating standards and criteria of the applicable Agency as in effect at the time of issuance of such Indebtedness; provided, if following the date of issuance of any such Indebtedness Parent receives confirmation from any Agency that, due to any change in the interpretation of such rating standards and criteria occurring or becoming effective after the date of issuance of such Indebtedness, the Indebtedness will no longer be eligible for any Equity Credit, such Indebtedness shall be deemed to be “Specified Subordinated Indebtedness” hereunder until the date that is one year following Parent’s receipt of such Agency confirmation.

Spot Rate” for a currency means the rate determined by the Administrative Agent or an Issuing Bank, as applicable, to be the rate quoted by the Person acting in such capacity as the spot rate for the purchase by such Person of such currency with another currency through its principal foreign exchange trading office at approximately 11:00 a.m. on the date two Business Days prior to the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made; provided that the Administrative Agent or such Issuing Bank may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by the Administrative Agent or such Issuing Bank if the Person acting in such capacity does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such currency; and provided further that such Issuing Bank may use such spot rate quoted on the date as of which the foreign exchange computation is made in the case of any Letter of Credit denominated in Euro.

SPT 1 ” means, with respect to any calendar year, the SPT 1 for such calendar year as set forth in the Sustainability Table; provided that, each year’s SPT 1 is cumulative, aggregating submissions made from January 1, 2022 through and including the end of such calendar year.

SPT 2” means, with respect to any calendar year, the SPT 2 for such calendar year as set forth in the Sustainability Table.

Standard Securitization Undertakings means representations, warranties, covenants and indemnities reasonably customary (as determined by the Parent acting in good faith) in accounts receivable securitization transactions and/or receivables-discount-without-recourse schemes in the applicable jurisdictions, including, to the extent applicable, in a manner consistent with the delivery of a “true sale”/“absolute transfer” opinion with respect to any transfer by the Parent or any Subsidiary.

Subject Transaction” has the meaning specified in the definition of “EBITDA.”

 

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Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, (i) any Person the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, (ii) any other corporation, limited liability company, association or other business entity of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the voting power of all such ownership interests entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of the board of directors thereof are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held by the parent and/or one or more subsidiaries of the parent, (iii) any partnership (a) the sole general partner or the managing general partner of which is the parent and/or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or (b) the only general partners of which are the parent and/or one or more subsidiaries of the parent, (iv) any other Person that is otherwise Controlled by the parent and/or one or more subsidiaries of the parent and (v) in respect of any company or corporation incorporated in the Netherlands a “dochtermaatschappij” within the meaning of Section 2:24a of the Dutch Civil Code (regardless of whether the shares or voting rights in the shares in such company are held directly or indirectly through another “dochtermaatschappij”). Unless the context requires otherwise, “Subsidiary” refers to a Subsidiary of the Parent.

Subsidiary Borrower” means Teva USA, the Dutch Borrowers and each Additional Borrower, in each case, until the same has been released as a Borrower in accordance with Section 10.02.

Successor Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 2.11.“Sustainability Coordinator” has the meaning set forth on the cover hereof.

Sustainability Pricing Adjustment Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.22(a).

Sustainability Pricing Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit L executed by a Responsible Officer and (a) setting forth the Sustainability Rate Adjustment for the period covered thereby and computations in reasonable detail in respect thereof and (b) attaching (i) true and correct copies of the KPI Metrics Report for the most recently ended calendar year and (ii) a report of the KPI Metrics Assurance Provider confirming that they are not aware of any modifications to the computations included in the KPI Metrics Report that are necessary to allow the KPI Metrics Assurance Provider to provide limited assurance, in accordance with applicable industry standards, in respect of the KPI Metrics Report.

Sustainability Pricing Certificate Inaccuracy” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.22(d).

Sustainability Rate Adjustment” means, with respect to any KPI Metrics Report for any period between Sustainability Pricing Adjustment Dates, an amount (whether positive, negative or zero), expressed as a percentage, equal to the sum of (a) the KPI 1 Applicable Rate Adjustment Amount (whether positive, negative or zero), plus (b) the KPI 2 Applicable Rate Adjustment Amount (whether positive, negative or zero), in each case for such period.

Sustainability Table” means the Sustainability Table set forth on Annex II.

Swap Contract” means (a) any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such

 

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transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement, and (b) any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

Swingline Exposure” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans outstanding at such time under a specific Tranche. The Swingline Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be its Applicable Percentage of the aggregate Swingline Exposure under such Tranche at such time.

Swingline Lender” means (a) Bank of America, N.A. (or one of its Affiliates appointed by it) in its capacity as lender of Swingline Loans hereunder and (b) any other Swingline Lender appointed by the Parent from time to time with the consent of the Administrative Agent (not to be unreasonable withheld or delayed) upon notification to the Parent and Administrative Agent that it has so agreed to be a Swingline Lender.

Swingline Loan Notice” means a notice of a Swingline Loan pursuant to Section 2.18(b), which shall be substantially in the form of Part B of Exhibit B or such other form as approved by the Administrative Agent (including any form on an electronic platform or electronic transmission system as shall be approve by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Borrower.

Swingline Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.18.

Swingline Sub-limit” means, initially, US$180,000,000, provided that if the Parent and any Swingline Lender so agree in writing (each acting in its sole and unfettered discretion), the Swingline Sub Limit may be increased to up to such Swingline Lender’s then available Commitments, it being understood that no Swingline Lender shall be obligated to agree to any such increase.

Swiss Additional Borrower” means a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the Parent incorporated in Switzerland and/or is a Swiss tax resident for Withholding Tax purposes and is subject to the Swiss Guidelines that becomes a Borrower under this Agreement in accordance with Section 10.01(d).

Swiss Borrower” means a Borrower incorporated in Switzerland and/or is a Swiss tax resident for Withholding Tax purposes and is subject to the Swiss Guidelines.

Swiss Guidelines” means, together, guideline S-02.123 in relation to interbank loans of 22 September 1986 (Merkblatt Verrechnungssteuer auf Zinsen von Bankguthaben, deren Gläubiger Banken sind (Interbankguthaben)” vom 22. September 1986), circular letter No. 47 of 25 July 2019 in relation to bonds (Kreissschreiben Nr. 47 “Obligationen” vom 25. Juli 2019), guideline S-02.130.1 in relation to money market instruments and book claims of April 1999 (Merkblatt vom April 1999 betreffend Geldmarktpapiere und Buchforderungen inländischer Schuldner), circular letter No. 46 of 24 July 2019 in relation to syndicated credit facilities (Kreisschreiben Nr. 46 “Steuerliche Behandlung von Konsortialdarlehen, Schuldscheindarlehen, Wechseln und Unterbeteiligungen” vom 24. Juli 2019), circular letter No. 34 of 26 July 2011 (1-034-V-2011) in relation to deposits (Kreisschreiben Nr. 34 Kundenguthaben vom 26. Juli 2011), the circular letter No. 15 of 3 October 2017 (1-015-DVS-2007) in relation to bonds and derivative financial instruments as subject matter of taxation of Swiss federal income tax, Swiss withholding tax and Swiss stamp taxes (Kreisschreiben Nr. 15 Obligationen und derivative Finanzinstrumente als Gegenstand der direkten Bundessteuer, der Verrechnungssteuer und der Stempelabgaben vom 3. Oktober

 

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2017) and the practice note 010-DVS-2019 of 5 February 2019 published by the Swiss Federal Tax Administration regarding Swiss Withholding Tax in the Group (Mitteilung-010-DVS-2019-d vom 5. Februar 2019—Verrechnungssteuer: Guthaben im Konzern), in each case as issued, amended or replaced from time to time, by the Swiss Federal Tax Administration or as substituted or superseded and overruled by any law, statute, ordinance, court decision, regulation or the like as in force from time to time.

Swiss Insolvency Event” means, with respect to a Person incorporated in Switzerland:

 

  (a)

that Person being over-indebted (überschuldet) within the meaning of article 725 para. 2 of the Swiss Code of Obligations and its board of directors becoming obliged to notify the competent bankruptcy court unless creditors of that Person subordinate their claims to the claims of all other creditors to the extent such Person is over-indebted;

 

  (b)

that Person suspending or announcing its intention to suspend payments of any of its debts; or

 

  (c)

a moratorium being declared in respect of any of that Person’s indebtedness;

 

  (d)

any corporate action, legal proceedings or other procedure or step (including insolvency proceedings and filings for debtor protection) being taken in relation to:

 

  (i)

the opening of bankruptcy proceedings, a declaration of insolvency, a moratorium of any indebtedness (by way of composition moratorium (Nachlassstundung) or otherwise), winding-up or dissolution of that Person;

 

  (ii)

a composition, compromise or arrangement with any creditor of that Person;

 

  (iii)

the appointment of a liquidator, bankruptcy administrator, composition commissioner or other similar officer in respect of that Person or any of its assets,

or any analogous procedure or step is taken in any jurisdiction, save that this paragraph (d) shall not apply to (i) any corporate action, legal proceeding or other procedure or step which is frivolous or vexatious, (ii) any such procedure or step taken by a creditor against a Person which is contested by that Person in good faith and is discharged, stayed or dismissed within 30 days of commencement.

Swiss Loan Party” means each Swiss Borrower (if any) and each other Borrower that is a Swiss tax resident for Swiss Withholding Tax purpose and subject to the Swiss Guidelines.

Swiss Non-Qualifying Bank” means a Person which does not qualify as a Swiss Qualifying Bank.

Swiss Qualifying Bank” means a financial institution which (i) qualifies as a bank pursuant to the banking laws in force in its country of incorporation, or, if acting through a branch in accordance with the banking laws in the jurisdiction of such branch, (ii) carries on a true banking activity in such jurisdiction as its main purpose, and (iii) has personnel, premises, communication devices and decision-making authority of its own, all in accordance with the Swiss Guidelines or legislation or explanatory notes addressing the same issues which are in force at such time.

Swiss Withholding Tax” means any withholding tax in accordance with the Swiss Federal Statute on Anticipatory Tax of 13 October 1965 (Bundesgesetz über die Verrechnungssteuer) and any successor provision, as appropriate.

 

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TARGET” means the Trans-European Automated Real-time Gross Settlement Express Transfer payment system which utilizes a single shared platform and which was launched on 19 November 2007 (or any successor operating system).

TARGET Day” means any day on which TARGET is open for the settlement of payments in Euro.

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.

Ten Non-Bank Regulations” means the rule that the aggregate number of creditors (including the Lenders) under the Loans, which are Swiss Non-Qualifying Banks, must not exceed 10 (ten), all in accordance with the meaning of the applicable Swiss Guidelines.

Term SOFR” means:

 

  (i)

for any Interest Period with respect to a Term SOFR Loan, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate two U.S. Government Securities Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period with a term equivalent to such Interest Period; provided that if the rate is not published on such determination date then Term SOFR means the Term SOFR Screen Rate on the first U.S. Government Securities Business Day immediately prior thereto, in each case, plus the SOFR Adjustment for such Interest Period; and

 

  (ii)

for any interest calculation with respect to an ABR Loan on any date, the rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR Screen Rate with a term of one month commencing that day;

provided that if the Term SOFR determined in accordance with either of the foregoing provisions (i) or (ii) of this definition would otherwise be less than zero, the Term SOFR shall be deemed zero for purposes of this Agreement.

Term SOFR Loan” means a Committed Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (i) of the definition of Term SOFR.

Term SOFR Scheduled Unavailability Date” has the meaning specified in Section 2.11(b)(ii).

Term SOFR Screen Rate” means the forward-looking SOFR term rate administered by CME (or any successor administrator satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and published on the applicable Reuters screen page (or such other commercially available source providing such quotations as may be designated by the Administrative Agent from time to time).

Test Period” in effect at any time shall mean the period of four consecutive financial quarters of the Parent ended on or prior to such time (taken as one accounting period) in respect of which quarterly or annual financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 (without giving effect to any grace periods applicable thereto).

Teva USA” has the meaning specified in the preamble hereto.

Total Consolidated Debt” means, as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount of all outstanding Indebtedness of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

Total Consolidated Net Debt” means, at any date of determination, the Total Consolidated Debt less Consolidated Cash and Cash Equivalents of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, each as determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, provided that for purposes hereof

 

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Total Consolidated Debt shall be further reduced by an amount equal to the amount of (x) the Specified Subordinated Indebtedness reflected in Total Consolidated Debt multiplied by (y) the Specified Equity Percentage in respect of such Specified Subordinated Indebtedness.

Tranche” when used in reference to (a) any Loan, refers to whether such Loan is a Revolving Loan, (b) any commitment, refers to whether such commitment is a Revolving Commitment or (c) any LC Exposure and/or Swingline Exposure, refers to whether such Swingline Loans or Letters of Credit reduce the Revolving Commitment, in each case, under this Agreement.

Tranche A1 Lenders” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto as a Tranche A1 Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party as a Tranche A1 Lender hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or pursuant to Section 2.07.

Tranche A1 Maturity Date” means the date that is 4 years from the Signing Date (being April 29, 2026).

Tranche A1 Revolving Commitment” means, with respect to any Tranche A1 Lender, the commitment of such Tranche A1 Lender to make Tranche A1 Revolving Loans expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Tranche A1 Lender’s potential Credit Exposure hereunder in respect of Tranche A1 Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Swingline Loans hereunder, as such commitment may (x) be reduced from time to time pursuant to Sections 2.06 or 2.07, and (y) increased or reduced from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Tranche A1 Lender pursuant to Section 11.05. The initial amount of each Tranche A1 Lender’s Tranche A1 Revolving Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01, or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Tranche A1 Lender shall have assumed its Tranche A1 Revolving Commitment, as applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Revolving Commitments is US$1,800,000,000.

Tranche A1 Revolving Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.01(a) from a Tranche A1 Lender.

Tranche A2 Lenders” means any Person that shall have become a party hereto as a Tranche A2 Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or Section 2.07, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party as a Tranche A2 Lender hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or pursuant to Section 2.07.

Tranche A2 Maturity Date” means the date that is 5 years from the Signing Date (being April 29, 2027).

Tranche A2 Revolving Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.01(a) from a Tranche A2 Lender.

Tranche A2 Revolving Commitment” means, with respect to any Tranche A2 Lender, the commitment of such Tranche A2 Lender to make Tranche A2 Revolving Loans expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Tranche A2 Lender’s potential Credit Exposure hereunder in respect of Tranche A2 Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Swingline Loans hereunder, as such commitment may (x) be reduced from time to time pursuant to Sections 2.06, and (y) increased or reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.07 or pursuant to assignments by or to such Tranche A2 Lender pursuant to Section 11.05. The initial amount of each Tranche A2 Lender’s Tranche A2 Revolving Commitment is set forth in the Extension Request Acceptance Notice pursuant to which such Tranche A2 Lender shall have assumed its Tranche A2 Revolving Commitment in exchange for its Tranche A1 Revolving Commitment or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Tranche A2 Lender shall have assumed its Tranche A2 Revolving Commitment. On the Signing Date, the aggregate amount of the Tranche A2 Lenders’ Tranche A2 Revolving Commitments is US$0 (nil).

 

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Tranche A3 Lenders” means any Person that shall have become a party hereto as a Tranche A3 Lender pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption or Section 2.07, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party as a Tranche A3 Lender hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption.

Tranche A3 Maturity Date” means the date that is 6 years from the Signing Date (being April 29, 2028).

Tranche A3 Revolving Loan” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.01(a) from a Tranche A3 Lender.

Tranche A3 Revolving Commitment” means, with respect to any Tranche A3 Lender, the commitment of such Tranche A3 Lender to make Tranche A3 Revolving Loans expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Tranche A3 Lender’s potential Credit Exposure hereunder in respect of Tranche A3 Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Swingline Loans hereunder, as such commitment may (x) be reduced from time to time pursuant to Sections 2.06, (y) increased or reduced from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Tranche A3 Lender pursuant to Section 11.05 and (z) be increased from time to time pursuant to Section 2.07. The initial amount of each Tranche A3 Lender’s Tranche A3 Revolving Commitment is set forth in the Extension Request Acceptance Notice pursuant to which such Tranche A3 Lender shall have assumed its Tranche A3 Revolving Commitment in exchange for its Tranche A2 Revolving Commitment or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Tranche A3 Lender shall have assumed its Tranche A3 Revolving Commitment. On the Signing Date, the aggregate amount of the Tranche A3 Lenders’ Tranche A3 Revolving Commitments is US$0 (nil).

Transactions” means the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrowers of this Agreement, the borrowing of Loans and the issuance of Letters of Credit.

Twenty Non-Bank Regulations” means the rule that the aggregate number of creditors (including the Lenders), other than Swiss Qualifying Banks, of each Swiss Loan Party under all outstanding debts relevant for classification as debenture (Kassenobligation) (within the meaning of the applicable Swiss Guidelines and Swiss tax laws), such as loans, facilities and/or private placements (including under the Loan Documents) must not at any time exceed 20 (twenty), all in accordance with the meaning of the applicable Swiss Guidelines.

Type” refers to the distinction between Loans bearing interest at the Alternate Base Rate and Loans bearing interest at the Benchmark Rate.

UCP” means the Uniform Custom and Practices for Documentary Credits with respect to letters of credit, as then in effect, promulgated by the International Chamber of Commerce (or any successor thereto).

UK Financial Institutions” means any BRRD Undertaking (as such term is defined under the PRA Rulebook (as amended form time to time) promulgated by the United Kingdom Prudential Regulation Authority) or any person subject to 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.

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US Person” means any Person that is a “United States Person” as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

U.S. Government Securities Business Day” means any Business Day, except any Business Day on which any of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, the New York Stock Exchange or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is not open for business because such day is a legal holiday under the federal laws of the United States or the laws of the State of New York, as applicable.

“U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” has the meaning specified in Section 11.26.

US Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning specified in Section 2.15(f).

Utilization Fees” has the meaning specified in Section 2.09(b).

VAT” means value added tax as provided for by Israel, Switzerland or the Netherlands and any other tax of a similar nature in any jurisdiction.

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.

Write-Down and Conversion Powers” means, (a) with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule, and (b) with respect to the United Kingdom, any powers of the applicable Resolution Authority under the Bail-In Legislation to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of any UK Financial Institution or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability or any of the powers under that Bail-In Legislation that are related to or ancillary to any of those powers.

 

Section 1.02

Terms Generally

The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation.” The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall.” Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement, (e) any reference to any law or regulation herein shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and, unless the context requires otherwise, shall include without limitation (x) any applicable Israeli or foreign statute, law (including any rules or regulations promulgated under any such statute or law), regulation, treaty, rule, official directive, request or guideline of any of the Israeli or foreign national, state, local, municipal, or other governmental, fiscal, monetary or regulatory body, agency, department or regulatory,

 

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self-regulatory or other authority or organisation, whether or not having the force of law (but if not having the force of law, one which applies generally to the class or category of financial institutions of which any Lender or the Administrative Agent forms a part and compliance with which is in accordance with the general practice of those financial institutions), including the instructions of Israeli Supervisor of Banks with respect to proper conduct of banking affairs (“Horaot Nihul Bankai Takin”) if applicable to any such Person and (y) any applicable decision of any competent court or other judicial body, (f) 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) as used herein, the obligation of any Loan Party under this Agreement or any other Loan Document in respect of interest accruing under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to include without limitation any interest accruing during the pendency of, or after the filing of any petition in respect of, any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar proceeding, (including, with respect to the Company: (i) an application for a stay of proceedings pursuant the Israel Companies Law or the Israeli Insolvency and Rehabilitation Law, (ii) an application for a commencement of proceedings order (“tsav le-ptichat halichim”) pursuant to the Israeli Insolvency and Rehabilitation Law; and (iii) commencement of protected negotiations (“masa u-matan mugan”) with any of its creditors pursuant to the Israeli Insolvency and Rehabilitation Law) regardless of whether allowable or allowed in such proceeding, and (h) in this Agreement, where it refers to a Dutch Borrower, a reference to (i) a security interest includes any mortgage (hypotheek), pledge (pandrecht), retention-of-title arrangement (eigendomsvoorbehoud), a right of retention (recht van retentie), right to reclaim goods (recht van reclame), privilege (voorrecht) and, in general, any right in rem (beperkt recht) created for the purpose of granting security (goederenrechtelijk zekerheidsrecht), (ii) a director in relation to a Dutch Borrower, means a managing director (bestuurder) and board of directors means its management board (bestuur), (iii) an insolvency, liquidation or administration includes a Dutch Borrower being declared bankrupt (failliet verklaard) or dissolved (ontbonden), (iv) a moratorium includes surseance van betaling and being subject to a moratorium includes surseance verleend, (v) any insolvency, liquidation or administration or any steps taken in connection therewith include a Dutch Borrower having filed a notice under section 36 of the Dutch Tax Collection Act (Invorderingswet 1990) or section 23 of the Sectoral Pension Fund (Obligatory Membership) Act 2000 (Wet verplichte deelneming in een bedrijf pensioenfonds 2000), (vi) a liquidator, a receiver or trustee in bankruptcy includes a (beoogd) curator, (vii) an administrator includes a (stille) bewindvoerder, (viii) an attachment refers to an “executoriaal beslag” and attaching or taking possession of (any of those terms) includes “beslag leggen”, (ix) a necessary action to authorise where applicable, includes without limitation: (a) any action required to comply with the Works Councils Act of the Netherlands (Wet op de ondernemingsraden); and (b) obtaining an unconditional positive advice (advies) from the competent works council(s) if a positive advice is required pursuant to the Dutch Works Councils Act (Wet op de ondernemingsraden); (x) a merger includes a juridische fusie and a demerger includes a juridische splitsing; (xi) wilful misconduct means opzet; (xii) gross negligence means grove schuld and negligence means schuld, (xiii) the Netherlands means the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Dutch means in or of the Netherlands, (xiv) terms such as “liquidation”, reorganization”, “administration”, “receivership”, “winding-up”, “dissolution” and terms of similar import, for purposes of a Swiss Borrower shall be deemed to include a postponement of the declaration of bankruptcy in accordance with Article 725a of the Swiss Code of Obligations, a composition suspension (Nachlasstundung) and composition proceeding (Nachlassverfahren) pursuant to Articles 293 et seq. of the Swiss Federal Debt Collection and Bankruptcy Statute (and terms such as “receiver”, “administrator”, “liquidator”, “custodian” and “trustee” and terms of similar import shall be deemed to include an administrator of the bankrupt estate (Konkursverwalter), composition officer (Sachwalter) or liquidator (Liquidator)), (xv) with respect to the Company, terms such as “liquidation”, reorganization”, “administration”, “receivership”, “winding-up”, “dissolution”, “moratorium” and terms of similar import, shall

 

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be deemed to include (A) a stay of proceedings pursuant to the Israeli Companies Law or the Israeli Insolvency and Rehabilitation Law (and an application therefor), (B) a commencement of proceedings order (“tsav le-ptichat halichim”) pursuant to the Israeli Insolvency and Rehabilitation Law (and an application therefor), and (C) commencement of protected negotiations (“masa u-matan mugan”) with any of its creditors pursuant to the Israeli Insolvency and Rehabilitation Law, (xvi) any reference herein to a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, consolidation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, shall be deemed to apply to a division of or by a limited liability company, or an allocation of assets to a series of a limited liability company (or the unwinding of such a division or allocation), as if it were a merger, transfer, consolidation, amalgamation, consolidation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, as applicable, to, of or with a separate Person and (xvii) any division of a limited liability company shall constitute a separate Person hereunder (and each division of any limited liability company that is a Subsidiary, joint venture or any other like term shall also constitute such a Person or entity).

 

Section 1.03

Accounting Terms; GAAP

All accounting terms not specifically defined shall be construed in accordance with GAAP. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all financial statements to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP as in effect from time to time and all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with GAAP, as in effect on the date hereof, subject to Section 6.02.

 

Section 1.04

Resolution of Drafting Ambiguities

Each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees that it was represented by counsel in connection with the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents to which it is a party, that it and its counsel reviewed and participated in the preparation and negotiation hereof and thereof and that any rule of construction to the effect that ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed in the interpretation hereof or thereof.

 

ARTICLE 2

THE CREDITS

 

Section 2.01

Commitments

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein each Lender severally agrees to make Revolving Loans (denominated in dollars or Euro, as the applicable Borrower may request in accordance herewith) to the Borrowers from time to time on any Business Day during the applicable Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in (i) such Lender’s applicable Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Revolving Commitment or (ii) the sum of the total applicable Credit Exposures exceeding the total Revolving Commitments; provided that such Revolving Loans shall be applied pro rata from the then current Tranche A1 Revolving Commitments, Tranche A2 Revolving Commitments and Tranche A3 Revolving Commitments.

Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrowers may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans.

 

Section 2.02

Loans

 

  (a)

Each Loan (other than a Swingline Loan) shall consist of Revolving Loans of the same type and be made by the applicable Lenders ratably across all then existing Commitments in accordance with their respective Commitments available for Loans (for the avoidance of doubt, as reduced by any deemed utilization under Section 2.19(b)). The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required.

 

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  (b)

Subject to Sections 2.11 and 2.12, each Loan (other than a Swingline Loan) shall consist entirely of Dollar Loans or Alternate Currency Loans as the applicable Borrower may request in accordance herewith. Each Lender (and each Issuing Bank in the case of a Letter of Credit) at its option may make any Loan (or issue a Letter of Credit, as applicable) by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan (or issue such Letter of Credit, as the case may be); provided that any exercise of such options shall not affect the obligation of the applicable Borrowers to repay such Loan (or reimburse such Letter of Credit, as the case may be) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. If requested by the Administrative Agent, each Lender so requested shall promptly provide to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire, which shall among other things, specify the Lending Office to be used by such Lender.

 

  (c)

Except in the case of Loans deemed made pursuant to Section 2.19(e), each borrowing, conversion or continuation of Loans hereunder shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of US$5,000,000 and not less than US$10,000,000 (or, in the case of an Alternate Currency Loan, the Euro Equivalent thereof). Loans of more than one applicable Loan Currency, Type and/or applicable Interest Periods may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of ten Loans outstanding.

 

  (d)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no Borrower shall be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Loan if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the applicable Maturity Date.

 

Section 2.03

Requests for Loans

To request a Loan (other than a Swingline Loan), the applicable Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request in writing (a) in the case of a Benchmark Rate Loan denominated in Dollars, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, two Business Days before the date of the proposed Loan, (b) in the case of a Benchmark Rate Loan denominated in Euro, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Loan, or (c) in the case of an ABR Loan, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, one Business Day before the date of the proposed Loan. Each such Loan Notice shall be delivered by hand delivery, fax or emailed pdf of the Loan Notice, signed by the applicable Borrower. Following such confirmation, the Loan Notice shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower. Each such written Loan Notice shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

 

  (i)

the name and jurisdiction of the applicable Borrower;

 

  (ii)

the aggregate principal amount of the requested Loan;

 

  (iii)

the date of such Loan, which shall be a Business Day;

 

  (iv)

the applicable Loan Currency for such Loan (which shall be Dollars for any ABR Loan);

 

  (v)

the Type of Loans to be borrowed (ABR or Benchmark Rate);

 

  (vi)

in the case of a Benchmark Rate Loan, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”;

 

  (vii)

that the conditions set forth in Sections 4.01 and 4.02 have been satisfied in full as of the date of the notice; and

 

  (viii)

the location and number of the applicable Borrower’s account to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.04.

 

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If no election as to the Loan Currency of a requested Loan is specified, then such Loan shall be a Dollar Loan. If no election as to the Type of Loan is specified then the applicable Loan shall be made as an ABR Loan. If any Borrower requests a borrowing of Benchmark Rate Loans, but fails to specify an Interest Period, such Borrower will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Promptly following receipt of a Loan Notice in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Loan.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Loan Notice in respect of the initial Credit Extension may be delivered at any time from and after the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto, regardless of whether the Effective Date has occurred, and though no Credit Extensions may occur until the Effective Date and until after the other applicable conditions have been waived or satisfied in accordance with this Agreement, the other duties and obligations of the parties hereto shall apply from and after the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the parties hereto (and for the avoidance of doubt from and after such execution and delivery, Commitment Fees and Utilization Fees shall begin to toll and Sections 2.12, 2.13, 2.14, 2.15 and 11.04 shall apply).

 

Section 2.04

Funding of Loans

 

  (a)

Each Lender shall make each Loan (other than a Swingline Loan, which Swingline Loans shall be made as provided in Section 2.18 and except in the case of Loans deemed made pursuant to Section 2.19(e)) to be made by it hereunder on the proposed Funding Date (to the extent a Loan is being made) by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 1:00 p.m., New York City time, to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders. The Administrative Agent will (subject to receipt of the same from the Lenders and the prior or concurrent satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent set forth in Sections 4.01 and 4.02 make such Loans available to the applicable Borrower by promptly crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account designated by the applicable Borrower in the applicable Loan Notice on the applicable Funding Date; provided that if on the date of any borrowing of any Revolving Loans, any Swingline Loans made to any Borrower or LC Disbursements for the account of any Borrower shall be then outstanding, the proceeds of such Revolving Loans shall first be applied to pay in full such Swingline Loans or LC Disbursements, with any remaining proceeds to be made available to the applicable Borrower as provided above. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Administrative Agent does not receive the funds from the Lenders to the extent contemplated in this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall not be obliged to make an equivalent amount available to the Borrower.

 

  (b)

Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Loan that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Loan, the Administrative Agent may (but is not required to) assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with this Section 2.04 and may (in its sole discretion), in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the applicable Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Loan available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the applicable Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the applicable Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of a payment to be made by such

 

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  Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the foregoing and (ii) in the case of a payment to be made by the applicable Borrower, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans. If the applicable Borrower and such Lender shall pay such interest to the Administrative Agent for the same or an overlapping period, the Administrative Agent shall promptly remit to such Borrower the amount of such interest paid by such Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Loan to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Loan. Any payment by such Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim such Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.

 

Section 2.05

Interest Elections

 

  (a)

Each Loan initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Loan Notice and, in the case of Benchmark Rate Loans, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Loan Notice or as otherwise provided in Section 2.03. Thereafter, the applicable Borrower may elect to convert such Loan to a different Type or to continue such Loan and, in the case of a Benchmark Rate Loan, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section; provided, however, that any conversion of Benchmark Rate Loans into ABR Loans shall be made only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Benchmark Rate Loans, any conversion of ABR Loans into Benchmark Rate Loans shall be in an amount not less than the minimum amount specified in Section 2.02(c) and no conversion of Loans shall result in more separate Loans than permitted under Section 2.02(c). The applicable Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Loan, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Loan, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Loan. This Section 2.05 shall not apply to Swingline Loans, which shall at all times be US dollar denominated ABR Loans and may not be converted or continued.

 

  (b)

To make an election pursuant to this Section, the applicable Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election in writing by the time that a Loan Notice would be required under Section 2.03 if such Borrower were requesting a Loan of the applicable Loan Currency. Each such written Interest Election Request shall be delivered to the Administrative Agent and signed by the applicable Borrower. Following such delivery, the Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable.

 

  (c)

Each Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

 

  (i)

the Loan to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Loan (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Loan);

 

  (ii)

the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;

 

  (iii)

whether the resulting Loan is to be an ABR Loan or a Benchmark Rate Loan; and

 

  (iv)

if the resulting Loan is a Benchmark Rate Loan, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period.”

 

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If any such Interest Election Request requests a conversion to or continuation of any Benchmark Rate Loans but does not specify an Interest Period, then the applicable Borrower shall be deemed:

 

  (i)

to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration, with regard to Euro denominated Benchmark Rate Loans; or

 

  (ii)

to have converted the Loans to ABR Loans, with regard to dollar denominated Benchmark Rate Loans,

in each case, which under no circumstances may continue after the relevant Maturity Date.

 

  (d)

Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Loan.

 

  (e)

If the applicable Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Loan prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Loan is repaid as provided herein, the Administrative Agent shall forthwith so notify such Borrower whereupon each such Benchmark Rate Loan shall, subject to Sections 2.11 and 2.13, continue with an Interest Period of one month’s duration. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default under Sections 7.01(a), (b), (g) or (h) has occurred and is continuing, and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Lenders, so notifies the Parent, then, so long as an Event of Default under Sections 7.01(a), (b), (g) or (h) is continuing, on the last day of the then current Interest Period in respect thereto, (i) no outstanding Loans may be converted to or continued as a Benchmark Rate Loan, (ii) unless repaid, each Dollar Loan shall automatically convert into an ABR Loan, and (iii) unless repaid, each Alternate Currency Loan shall be redenominated into Dollar Loans in the amount of the Dollar Equivalent thereof and then subject to the provisions of the immediately preceding clause (ii). Any automatic conversion to ABR Loans pursuant to this Agreement shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Benchmark Rate Loans.

 

Section 2.06

Termination and Reduction of Commitments

 

  (a)

Unless previously terminated:

 

  (i)

the Tranche A1 Revolving Commitments shall terminate on the Tranche A1 Maturity Date,

 

  (ii)

the Tranche A2 Revolving Commitments shall terminate on the Tranche A2 Maturity Date, and

 

  (iii)

the Tranche A3 Revolving Commitments shall terminate on the Tranche A3 Maturity Date

(and for the avoidance of doubt all commitments to provide Swingline Loans and Letters of Credit under any such applicable Tranche shall terminate as well).

 

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  (b)

The Parent may at any time terminate in whole, or from time to time reduce in part, the Commitment in respect of any Tranche; provided that (i) each such reduction or termination of a Revolving Commitment shall be pro rata across the then current Tranche A1 Revolving Commitments, the Tranche A2 Revolving Commitments and the Tranche A3 Revolving Commitments, (ii) each reduction of the applicable Commitment shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of US$5,000,000 and not less than US$10,000,000 and (iii) the Parent shall not terminate or reduce such Commitment if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the applicable Loan in accordance with Section 2.08, (A) the Credit Exposure of any Lender under such Tranche would exceed its then available Commitment under such Tranche or (B) the sum of the Credit Exposures under such Tranche would exceed the then available Aggregate Commitments under such Tranche.

 

  (c)

The Parent shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or partially reduce any Commitment under paragraph (b) of this Section at least three Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any such notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Parent pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable; provided that a notice of termination of such Commitment delivered by the Parent may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or another event, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Parent (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of any Commitment shall be permanent. Each reduction of Commitments shall be made ratably among the applicable Lenders under such Tranche in accordance with their respective Commitments thereunder.

 

Section 2.07

Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt

 

  (a)

Each Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of each applicable Lender under the applicable Tranche, the then unpaid principal amount of each applicable Revolving Loan made to it (and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon) on the applicable Maturity Date and (ii) to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender, the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan on the earlier of the applicable Maturity Date and 7 calendar days after such Swingline Loan is made; provided that on each date that a borrowing of Revolving Loans is made, all Swingline Loans then outstanding shall be repaid. If the Credit Exposure in respect of any Tranche at any time exceeds the Aggregate Commitments under such Tranche, the Borrowers shall comply with Section 2.08(a) in respect of such Tranche. All payments or repayments of Loans made pursuant to this Section 2.07(a) shall be made in the Loan Currency in which such Loan is denominated.

Unless an Event of Default then exists, the Parent may request (a) within the first 24 months after the Signing Date (the “First Extension Period”) that the Tranche A1 Lenders extend the applicable Maturity Date for an additional 12 months beyond the Tranche A1 Maturity Date to the Tranche A2 Maturity Date by exchanging all or a portion of their applicable Tranche A1 Revolving Loans and/or Tranche A1 Revolving Commitments for Tranche A2 Revolving Loans and/or Tranche A2 Revolving Commitments and (b) within the third 12 months after the Signing Date (the “Second Extension Period”) that the Tranche A2 Lenders extend the applicable Maturity Date for an additional 12 months beyond the Tranche A2 Maturity Date to the Tranche A3 Maturity Date by exchanging all or a portion of their applicable Tranche A2 Revolving Loans or Tranche A2 Revolving Commitments for Tranche A3 Revolving Loans and/or Tranche A3 Revolving Commitments, in each case, by delivery of an Extension Request Notice to the Administrative Agent at least 30 days prior to the end of the First Extension Period, in the case of clause (a), and at least 30 days prior to the end of the Second Extension Period, in the case of clause (b).

 

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Any Tranche A1 Lender wishing to extend all or a portion of its Tranche A1 Revolving Commitment (or Tranche A1 Loan) to the Tranche A2 Maturity Date and any Tranche A2 Lender wishing to extend all or a portion of its Tranche A2 Revolving Commitment (or Tranche A2 Loan) to the Tranche A3 Maturity Date, may in its sole discretion deliver an Extension Request Acceptance Notice to the Administrative Agent confirming such extension with respect to all or a portion of its Tranche A1 Revolving Commitment (or Tranche A1 Loan) or Tranche A2 Revolving Commitment (or Tranche A2 Loan), as applicable, on or prior to the last Business Date of the First Extension Period or of the Second Extension Period, as applicable. To the extent (i) any Tranche A1 Lenders deliver such Extension Request Acceptance Notice to the Administrative Agent, all or a portion of such Tranche A1 Lenders’ Tranche A1 Revolving Commitment (or Tranche A1 Loan) shall automatically be deemed (without any further action) a Tranche A2 Revolving Commitment (or Tranche A2 Loan) of the same Lender who shall from such date be classified as a Tranche A2 Lender in respect of such Tranche A2 Revolving Commitment (or Tranche A2 Loan) and (ii) any Tranche A2 Lenders deliver such Extension Request Acceptance Notice to the Administrative Agent, all or a portion of such Tranche A2 Lenders’ Tranche A2 Revolving Commitment (or Tranche A2 Loan) shall automatically be deemed (without any further action) a Tranche A3 Revolving Commitment (or Tranche A3 Loan) of the same Lender who shall from such date be classified as a Tranche A3 Lender in respect of such Tranche A3 Revolving Commitment (or Tranche A3 Loan).

For the avoidance of doubt, it being understood that any such extension shall be at the sole discretion of each Lender acting on its own and shall only apply to Loans or Commitments of Lenders that deliver an Extension Request Acceptance Notice. Any Lender that does not so deliver an Extension Request Acceptance Notice shall be referred to as a “Non-Extending Lender”. In connection with any such extension, to the extent any Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, then, upon the reasonable request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and any such Lender a Beneficial Ownership Certification prior to the effectiveness of such extension in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and any such Lender.

 

  (b)

Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of each Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.

 

  (c)

The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Tranche, Type and Loan Currency thereof and the Interest Period applicable thereto, (ii) the amount of any principal or interest due and payable or to become due and payable from the Borrowers to each Lender hereunder and (iii) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.

 

  (d)

The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrowers to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 

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  (e)

Any Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by a promissory note. In such event, the applicable Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender a promissory note payable to the order of such Lender and substantially in the form of revolving loan note or swingline loan note, as applicable (each, a “Note”), attached hereto as Exhibits E or F, as applicable. Thereafter (but without derogating from paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) above), the Loans evidenced by such promissory note and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 11.05) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the order of the payee named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its registered assigns).

 

Section 2.08

Prepayment of Loans

 

  (a)

The Borrowers shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Loan in whole or in part, subject to prior notice in accordance with paragraph (b) of this Section.

In the event and on such occasion that:

 

  (i)

the Credit Exposure in respect of any Tranche of any Lender exceeds:

 

  (A)

105% of the such Lender’s Commitment under such Tranche solely as a result of currency fluctuations; or

 

  (B)

such Lender’s Commitment under such Tranche (other than as a result of currency fluctuations); or

 

  (ii)

the aggregate Credit Exposure in respect of any Tranche of the Lenders under such Tranche exceeds:

 

  (A)

105% of the aggregate Commitments under such Tranche solely as a result of currency fluctuations; or

 

  (B)

the aggregate Commitments under such Tranche (other than as a result of currency fluctuations),

the Borrowers shall prepay borrowings of Revolving Loans under such Tranche or borrowings of Swingline Loans, if applicable (or, if no such borrowings are outstanding, deposit cash collateral in an account with the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.19(j)) in an aggregate amount equal to such excess.

 

  (b)

The applicable Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent (and, in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender) in writing of the proposed date and the principal amount of any prepayment hereunder (w) in the case of Benchmark Rate Loans denominated in Dollars, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, at least three Business Days prior to the date of prepayment, (x) in the case of Benchmark Rate Loans denominated in Euros, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, at least three Business Days prior to the date of prepayment, (y) in the case of ABR Loans (other than Swingline Loans), not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, one Business Day before the date of prepayment and (z) in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of prepayment. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date, the applicable Tranche (or portion thereof) being prepaid and the principal amount of each Loan or portion thereof to be prepaid; provided that any such notice of voluntary prepayment may be conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities or another event, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Parent (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not

 

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  satisfied. Promptly following receipt of any such notice relating to a Loan (other than a notice relating solely to Swingline Loans), the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Loan shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of US$5,000,000 and not less than US$10,000,000 (or, in the case of an Alternate Currency Loan partial prepayment, the Euro Equivalent thereof). Each prepayment of a Loan shall be applied ratably to the Loans of such Tranche included in the prepaid Loan of such Tranche. Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.10.

 

  (c)

If a Change of Control occurs:

 

  (i)

the Parent shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent upon becoming aware of that event;

 

  (ii)

no Lender shall be obliged to fund any Loans or issue or fund any Letters of Credit; and

 

  (iii)

if a Lender so requires and notifies the Administrative Agent and the Parent within 30 days of the Parent notifying the Administrative Agent of the event, the Administrative Agent shall, by not less than thirty days notice to the Parent, cancel the Commitment of that Lender and declare the participation of that Lender in all outstanding Loans, together with accrued interest, and all other amounts accrued under the Loan Documents immediately due and payable, whereupon the Commitment of that Lender will be cancelled and all such outstanding amounts will become immediately due and payable and the Parent shall arrange for the return of all outstanding Letters of Credit issued by such Lender (or, instead, deposit in a cash collateral account with the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 2.19(j), in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of such Lender, an amount in cash equal to 105% of the LC Exposure of such Lender (in its capacity as Issuing Bank) as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon).

 

Section 2.09

Fees

 

  (a)

Commitment Fee. The Parent agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Non-Defaulting Lender a commitment fee (a “Commitment Fee”) equal to the Applicable Commitment Fee per annum on the actual daily unused amount of each Revolving Commitment of such Non-Defaulting Lender during the period from and including the date hereof to but excluding the date on which any such Commitment terminates. Accrued Commitment Fees shall be payable quarterly in arrears (A) on the last Business Day of each of March, June, September and December of each year, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof, and (B) on the date on which any such Commitment terminates. Commitment Fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). For purposes of computing Commitment Fees with respect to Revolving Commitments, a Revolving Commitment of a Lender shall be deemed to be used to the extent of the Credit Exposure of such Lender (and the Swingline Exposure of such Lender shall be disregarded for such purpose) (including for the avoidance of doubt, as reduced by any deemed utilization under Section 2.19(b)).

 

  (b)

Utilization Fee. The Parent agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Non-Defaulting Lender utilization fees (the “Utilization Fees”) equal to the Applicable Utilization Fees on all Loans or Letters of Credit outstanding, on each day that Loans or Letters of Credit are outstanding. The Utilization Fees shall be due and

 

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  payable quarterly in arrears (A) on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the date hereof, and (B) on the date on which any such Loan is repaid or Letter of Credit is no longer outstanding. Utilization Fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The Utilization Fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears. For the avoidance of doubt, the Utilization Fee is separate from and in addition to the Applicable Margin or Commitment Fee.

 

  (c)

The Parent agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, the fees set forth in the Fee Letter, in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

  (d)

The Parent and the applicable Borrower with respect to Letters of Credit issued on behalf such Borrower jointly agree to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender that is an Issuing Bank a Letter of Credit fee (“LC Fee”) with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank, which shall accrue at a rate equal to the Applicable Margin from time to time used to determine the interest rate on Benchmark Rate Loans pursuant to Section 2.10 on such Issuing Bank’s LC Exposure during the period from and including the Effective Date to but excluding the later of the date on which such Lender’s Revolving Commitment terminates and the date on which such Lender ceases to have any LC Exposure, as well as the applicable Issuing Bank’s customary fees with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder. Accrued LC Fees shall be payable in arrears (i) on the last Business Day of March, June, September and December of each year, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Effective Date, and (ii) on the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate. Any such fees accruing after the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand. Any other fees payable to the applicable Issuing Bank pursuant to this paragraph shall be payable within 10 days after demand therefor. All LC Fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).

 

  (e)

All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds in dollars to the Administrative Agent and, in the case of the Commitment Fee and the LC Fee, for distribution, if and as appropriate, among the Lenders or the applicable Lenders. Once paid, none of the fees shall be refundable under any circumstances.

 

Section 2.10

Interest

 

  (a)

Each Borrower shall pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Loan owing by such Borrower to the Lenders from the date of such Loan until such principal amount shall be paid in full, as follows:

 

  (i)

ABR Loans. During such periods as such Loan (including each Swingline Loan) is an ABR Loan, at a rate per annum equal at all times to the sum of (x) the Alternate Base Rate plus (y) the Applicable Margin.

 

  (ii)

Benchmark Rate Loans. During such periods as such Loan is a Benchmark Rate Loan, at a rate per annum equal at all times during each Interest Period for such Loan to the sum of (x) the Benchmark Rate for such Interest Period for such Loan plus (y) the Applicable Margin.

 

  (b)

Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, if any principal of or interest on any Loan or any fee or other amount payable by the Borrowers hereunder is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity,

 

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  upon acceleration or otherwise, such overdue amount shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue principal of or interest on any Loan, 2% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section or (ii) in the case of any other amount, 2% plus the rate applicable to Dollar Loans as provided in paragraph (a)(i) of this Section.

 

  (c)

Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan and upon termination of the applicable Commitment; provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section shall be payable on demand and (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of an ABR Loan prior to the end of the applicable Availability Period), accrued interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Benchmark Rate Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.

 

  (d)

All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days,except that interest computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at timeswhen the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed onthe basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall bepayable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excludingthe last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate or Benchmark Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

 

  (e)

All interest paid or payable pursuant to this Section shall be paid in the Loan Currency in which the Loan giving rise to such interest is denominated.

 

  (f)

This Section 2.10(f) will apply only in respect of payments to be made by a Swiss Loan Party. For purposes of this Section 2.10(f), the term “Lender” shall be deemed to include the Administrative Agent, each Lender and each Issuing Bank.

 

  (i)

The various rates of interests and fees provided for in this Agreement (including, without limitation, under this Section 2.10) are minimum interest and/or fee rates.

 

  (ii)

When entering into this Agreement, each party hereto has assumed that the payments required under this Agreement are not and will not become subject to Swiss Withholding Tax. Notwithstanding that the parties hereto do not anticipate that any payment will be subject to Swiss Withholding Tax, they agree that, in the event that Swiss Withholding Tax should be imposed on interest, fees or other payments by a Swiss Loan Party, the rate of such payment of such amounts due by such Swiss Loan Party (the “Relevant Amount”) shall, subject to the provisions of this Agreement, be increased to a rate which (after making any deduction of the Non-refundable Portion of Swiss Withholding Tax) results in a payment to each Lender entitled to such payment of an amount equal to the payment which would have been due if no deduction of Swiss Withholding Tax had been required. For this purpose, the Swiss Withholding Tax shall be calculated on the full grossed-up amount.

 

  (iii)

For the purpose of this Section 2.10(f), “Non-refundable Portion of Swiss Withholding Tax” shall mean an amount equal to the amount of Swiss Withholding Tax on the Relevant Amount at the standard rate (being, as at the date of this Agreement, 35%) unless the Swiss Federal Tax Administration confirms to the applicable Swiss Loan Party in writing that, in relation to a specific Lender based on an applicable double taxation treaty, the applicable Swiss Withholding Tax rate is a specified lower rate in which case such lower rate shall be applied in relation to such Lender.

 

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  (iv)

For the avoidance of doubt, the applicable Swiss Loan Party shall be required to make an increased payment to a specific Lender under clause (ii) above in connection with the imposition of a Swiss Withholding Tax even if there is a lack of compliance with the Ten Non-Bank Regulations and/or the Twenty Non-Bank Regulations.

 

  (v)

If requested by the Administrative Agent, the applicable Swiss Loan Party shall provide to the Administrative Agent those documents which are required by law and applicable double taxation treaties to be provided by the payor of such tax for each relevant Lender to prepare a claim for refund of Swiss Withholding Tax. In the event Swiss Withholding Tax is refunded to a Lender by the Swiss Federal Tax Administration, the relevant Lender shall forward, after deduction of costs, such amount to the applicable Swiss Loan Party; provided, however, that (A) the applicable Swiss Loan Party has fully complied with its obligations under this Section 2.10(f); (B) the relevant Lender may determine, in its sole discretion, consistent with the policies of such Lender, the amount of the refund attributable to Swiss Withholding Tax paid by the applicable Swiss Loan Party; (C) nothing in this Section 2.10(f) shall require the Lender to disclose any confidential information to the applicable Swiss Loan Party (including, without limitation, its tax returns); and (D) no Lender shall be required to pay any amounts pursuant to this clause (v) at any time during which a Default or Event of Default exists.

 

  (vi)

Unless an Event of Default then exists if (x) (A) any Lender representing under Section 11.23 that it is a Swiss Qualifying Bank and such representation shall prove to have been untrue when made, (B) any participant pursuant to a Restricted Sub-participation that is not consented to by the Parent shall be a Swiss Non-Qualifying Bank or (C) any Lender that was a Swiss Qualifying Bank when it became a party to this Agreement shall thereafter become a Swiss Non-Qualifying Bank as a result of its own action (excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, as a result of a Change in Law in Switzerland or in such Lender’s jurisdiction), and (y) the result of any such occurrence, event or action is to cause the non-compliance by the applicable Swiss Loan Party with the Ten Non-Bank Regulations (any such Lender or participant pursuant to a Restricted Sub-participation, as applicable, to which preceding clauses (x) and (y) apply, a “Swiss Excluded Lender”), then such Swiss Excluded Lender shall not be entitled to receive any “gross-up” or increased rate payments pursuant to this Section 2.10(f) or Section 2.15 with respect to the resulting Swiss Withholding Tax in connection with the Ten Non-Bank Regulations or the Twenty Non-Bank Regulations.

 

Section 2.11

Inability to Determine Benchmark Rates; Replacement of Relevant Rate or Successor Rate

 

  (a)

If in connection with any request for a Benchmark Rate Loan Borrowing or a conversion of ABR Loans to Term SOFR Loans or a continuation of any such Benchmark Rate Loans, as applicable, (i) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that (A) no Successor Rate for the affected Benchmark Rate has been determined in accordance with clause (b) and the circumstances under clause (b)(i) or the Scheduled Unavailability Date has occurred (as applicable) with respect to the affected Benchmark Rate (as applicable), or (B)

 

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adequate and reasonable means do not otherwise exist for determining the affected Benchmark Rate for any determination date(s) or requested Interest Period, as applicable, with respect to the affected Benchmark Rate Loan, or (ii) the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders determine that for any reason the affected Benchmark Rate for any requested determination date(s) does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower, Parent and each Lender.

Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain affected Benchmark Rate Loans, or convert ABR Loans to Term SOFR Loans, shall be suspended in each case to the extent of the affected determination date(s), as applicable, and (y) in the event of a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to the Term SOFR component of the Alternate Base Rate, the utilization of the Term SOFR component in determining the Alternate Base Rate shall be suspended, in each case until the Administrative Agent (or, in the case of a determination by the Required Lenders described in clause (ii) of the first paragraph in this clause (a), until the Administrative Agent upon instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice.

Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Borrowers may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, or conversion to Term SOFR Loans, or Borrowing of, or continuation of a Benchmark Rate Loan of the affected type to the extent of the affected Benchmark Rate Loans or Interest Period or determination date(s), as applicable or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Borrowing of ABR Loans denominated in Dollars in the Dollar Equivalent of the amount specified therein and (ii) (A) any outstanding Term SOFR Loans shall be deemed to have been converted to ABR Loans at the end of the applicable Interest Period and (B) any outstanding affected Alternate Currency Loans, at the Parent’s election, shall either (1) be converted into a Borrowing of ABR Loans denominated in Dollars in the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of such outstanding Alternate Currency Loan at the end of the applicable Interest Period, or (2) be prepaid in full at the end of the applicable Interest Period; provided that if no election is made by the Parent by the last day of the current Interest Period for the applicable Loan, the Parent shall be deemed to have elected clause (1) above.

 

  (b)

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, if the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or the Parent or Required Lenders notify the Administrative Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to the Parent) that the Parent or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:

 

  (i)

(x) with respect to Loans denominated in Dollars, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one month, three month or six month interest periods of Term SOFR, including, without limitation, because the Term SOFR Screen Rate is not available or published on a current basis and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary and (y) with respect to Loans denominated in any other Agreed Currency, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Relevant Rate for an Agreed Currency because none of the tenors of such Relevant Rate (including any forward-looking term rate thereof) is available or published on a current basis and such circumstances are unlikely to be temporary; or

 

  (ii)

(x) with respect to Loans denominated in Dollars, CME or any successor administrator of the Term SOFR Screen Rate or a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Administrative Agent or such administrator with respect to its publication of Term SOFR, in each case acting in such capacity,

 

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  has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which one month, three month and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate shall or will no longer be made available, or permitted to be used for determining the interest rate of Dollar denominated syndicated loans, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided that, at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator that is reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, that will continue to provide such interest periods of Term SOFR after such specific date (the latest date on which one month, three month and six month interest periods of Term SOFR or the Term SOFR Screen Rate are no longer available permanently or indefinitely, the “Term SOFR Scheduled Unavailability Date”) and (y) with respect to Loans denominated in any other Agreed Currency, the Applicable Authority has made a public statement identifying a specific date after which all tenors of the Relevant Rate for an Agreed Currency (including any forward-looking term rate thereof) shall or will no longer be representative or made available, or used for determining the interest rate of loans denominated in such Agreed Currency, or shall or will otherwise cease, provided that, in each case, at the time of such statement, there is no successor administrator that is satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that will continue to provide such representative tenor(s) of the Relevant Rate for such Agreed Currency (the latest date on which all tenors of the Relevant Rate for such Agreed Currency (including any forward-looking term rate thereof) are no longer representative or available permanently or indefinitely, the “Scheduled Unavailability Date”); or

 

  (iii)

with respect to Loans denominated in an Agreed Currency other than Dollars, syndicated loans currently being executed and agented in the U.S., are being executed or amended (as applicable) to incorporate or adopt a new benchmark interest rate to replace the Relevant Rate for an Agreed Currency;

then, (X) (a) in the case of Term SOFR only, on a date and time determined by the Administrative Agent (any such date, the “Term SOFR Replacement Date”), which date shall be at the end of an Interest Period or on the relevant interest payment date, as applicable, for interest calculated and, solely with respect to clause (ii) above, no later than the Term SOFR Scheduled Unavailability Date, Term SOFR will be replaced hereunder and under any Loan Document with Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment for any payment period for interest calculated that can be determined by the Administrative Agent, in each case, without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Loan Document (the “Successor Rate”), and (b) if the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest payments will be payable on a monthly basis; or (Y) (i) in the case of EURIBOR, (ii) in the case of Term SOFR only, if the Administrative Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date, or (iii) if the events or circumstances of the type described in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) above have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, the Administrative Agent and the Parent may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing the Relevant Rate for an Agreed Currency or any then current Successor Rate for an Agreed Currency in accordance with this Section 2.11 at the end of any Interest Period, relevant interest payment date or payment period for interest calculated, as applicable, with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar credit facilities syndicated and agented in the U.S. and denominated in such Agreed Currency for such alternative benchmarks, and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar credit facilities syndicated and agented in the U.S. and denominated in such Agreed Currency for such benchmarks, which adjustment or

 

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method for calculating such adjustment shall be published on an information service as selected by the Administrative Agent from time to time in its reasonable discretion and may be periodically updated (and any such proposed rate, including for the avoidance of doubt, any adjustment thereto, shall constitute a “Successor Rate”), and any such amendment shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. on the fifth Business Day after the Administrative Agent shall have posted such proposed amendment to all Lenders and the Parent unless, prior to such time, Lenders comprising the Required Lenders have delivered to the Administrative Agent written notice that such Required Lenders object to such amendment.

The Administrative Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify the Parent and each Lender of the implementation of any Successor Rate.

Any Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner consistent with market practice; provided that to the extent such market practice is not administratively feasible for the Administrative Agent, such Successor Rate shall be applied in a manner as otherwise reasonably determined by the Administrative Agent.

Notwithstanding anything else herein, if at any time any Successor Rate as so determined would otherwise be less than zero%, the Successor Rate will be deemed to be zero% for the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

In connection with the implementation of a Successor Rate, the Administrative Agent will have the right to make Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Loan Document, any amendments implementing such Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement; provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Conforming Changes to the Company and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.

For purposes of this Section 2.11, those Lenders that either have not made, or do not have an obligation under this Agreement to make, the relevant Loans shall be excluded from any determination of Required Lenders.

 

Section 2.12

Increased Costs

 

  (a)

Increased Costs Generally. If any Change in Law shall:

 

  (i)

impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge or similar requirement against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended or participated in by, any Lender;

 

  (ii)

subject any Lender to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to this Agreement or any Loan made by it or Letter of Credit (as applicable) issued by it, or its commitments, or other obligations (including participations in any Swingline Loans or Letters of Credit), or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto or change the basis of taxation of payments to such Lender or Issuing Bank in respect thereof (except for Indemnified Taxes, Other Taxes, Taxes described in clauses (b) through (c) of the definition of Excluded Taxes, Connection Income Taxes and the imposition of, or any change in the rate of, any Excluded Tax payable by such Lender or Issuing Bank and without double counting any amounts otherwise compensated or paid or amounts that would otherwise be excluded under Section 2.10(f)); or

 

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  (iii)

impose on any Lender or Issuing Bank any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit (as applicable) or participation therein;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or Issuing Bank of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan or to increase the cost to such Lender or such Issuing Bank of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or Swingline Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit or Swingline Loan), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or Issuing Bank hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender or Issuing Bank, the Parent will pay to such Lender or Issuing Bank such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered. A certificate of such Lender or Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or Issuing Bank shall be delivered to the Parent and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Such Lender or Issuing Bank shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver such certificate promptly after such additional costs are incurred or reduction suffered. The Parent shall pay such Lender or Issuing Bank the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 15 days after receipt thereof.

 

  (b)

The Parent shall pay (or cause the applicable Borrower to pay) to any Lender or Issuing Bank, as long as such Lender or Issuing Bank or its holding company shall be required to comply with any reserve ratio requirement, capital or liquidity requirement or analogous requirement of any central banking or financial regulatory authority imposed in respect of the maintenance of the Commitments or Letters of Credit or the funding of the Benchmark Rate Loans, such additional costs or reduced rate of return (expressed as a percentage per annum and rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest five decimal places) equal to the actual costs or reduced rate of return allocated to such Commitment or Loan or Letters of Credit by such Lender or Issuing Bank or its holding company (as determined by the Lender in good faith, which determination shall be conclusive), which shall be due and payable on each date on which interest is payable on such Loan or Letters of Credit, provided the Parent shall have received at least 15 days’ prior notice of such additional costs from such Lender or Issuing Bank. If such Lender or Issuing Bank fails to give notice 15 days prior to the relevant Interest Payment Date, such additional costs shall be due and payable 15 days from receipt of such notice.

 

  (c)

Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Parent and the applicable Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender or Issuing Bank notifies the Parent of the Change in Law or other factor giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or such Issuing Bank’s intention to claim compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law or other factor giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 180-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

 

Section 2.13

Illegality

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their respective Affiliates to perform its obligations hereunder or to fund any Loans or issue or maintain any Letter of Credit (including without limitation any action in accordance with or as contemplated by the EU Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (2014/59/EU) or any successor thereto) or (b) if as a result of any merger, consolidation, amalgamation or acquisition by or of the Parent or any Subsidiary with, into or of another Person it is or becomes unlawful due to group or company lending limitations or other similar limitations under Israeli law (or rule, regulation or interpretation thereof or any rules, regulations or interpretations of the Bank of Israel) for any Lender, Issuing Bank or any of their respective Affiliates to perform its obligations hereunder or to fund any Loans or issue or maintain any Letter of Credit (each of clauses (a) and (b), an “Illegality”), then (x) such Lender shall promptly notify the Parent upon becoming aware of that event and the Commitment of such Lender will be immediately cancelled and (y) each applicable Borrower shall repay the Loans granted to it by such Lender on the last day of the Interest Period for each Loan occurring after such Lender has notified the Borrower or, if earlier, the date specified by such Lender in the notice delivered to the Borrower (being no earlier than the last day of any applicable grace period permitted by law) and shall use its best efforts to procure the release of each Letter of Credit issued by such Issuing Bank upon its request (in the case of clause (b) above, only to the extent required to cure such Illegality); provided that if such Illegality is solely in connection with the making, maintaining or continuing to fund Benchmark Rate Loans and can be cured by the provisions in the remainder of this sentence, then, on notice thereof and demand therefor by such Lender to the applicable Borrowers, (i) (x) in the case of Benchmark Rate Loans denominated in Dollars, each such Benchmark Rate Loan will automatically, upon such demand, convert into an ABR Loan, and (y) in the case of Benchmark Rate Loans denominated in Euro, the applicable Borrower may, at its discretion, either prepay such Euro-denominated Loan or keep such Euro-denominated Loan outstanding, with the Benchmark Rate applicable thereto be determined as set forth in Section 2.11, and (ii) the obligation of the Lender to make, or to convert Loans into, Benchmark Rate Loans of the affected type shall be suspended, in each case until such Lender has determined that the circumstances causing such suspension no longer exist.

 

Section 2.14

Break Funding Payments

In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Benchmark Rate Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default or any mandatory prepayment hereunder), (b) the conversion of any Benchmark Rate Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Revolving Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked under Section 2.08(b) and is revoked in accordance therewith), or (d) the assignment of any Benchmark Rate Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.17, then, in any such event, the applicable Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense (excluding loss of anticipated profits) attributable to such event. A certificate of any Lender setting forth, in reasonable detail showing the computation thereof, any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section shall be delivered to the Parent and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The applicable Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt, if such certificate complies herewith. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event that amounts have been funded by Lenders to the Administrative Agent and there is a failure to borrow the Loan as set forth in sub-clause (c) above, the Administrative Agent shall return the funds to the Lenders as soon as reasonably practicable. Without affecting the obligations of the Borrowers in this paragraph, if, for any reason, the Administrative Agent is not able to return funds on the day of cancellation, the Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any costs, fees, or expenses related to the funding of the loan overnight.

 

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Section 2.15

Taxes

 

  (a)

Payments Free of Taxes. Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be made free and clear of and without reduction or withholding for any Indemnified Taxes (including any Other Taxes). If any Loan Party shall be required to deduct any Indemnified Taxes (including any Other Taxes) from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document, if any, to the Administrative Agent or any Lender or Issuing Bank, (i) the sum payable shall be increased as may be necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.15) the Administrative Agent or Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) such Loan Party shall make such deductions and (iii) such Loan Party shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law. It is understood and agreed that the provisions of this Section 2.15(a) shall not apply to any amounts that are subject to the increased rate provisions of Section 2.10(f), so long as such increased rates are actually paid to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.10(f) (and provided there shall be no requirement for a payment of the same amount twice to the extent otherwise compensated or paid or for amounts that would otherwise be excluded under Section 2.10(f)).

 

  (b)

Payment of Other Taxes by the Loan Parties. Without limiting the provisions of paragraph (a) above, each Loan Party shall timely pay any Other Taxes to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

 

  (c)

Indemnification by Loan Parties. The applicable Loan Party shall indemnify the Administrative Agent and each Lender and Issuing Bank, within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by the Administrative Agent or such Lender or Issuing Bank or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to the Administrative Agent or such Lender or Issuing Bank, as the case may be, and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes or Other 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 a Loan Party by a Lender or Issuing Bank (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or Issuing Bank, shall be conclusive absent manifest error. It is understood and agreed that the provisions of this Section 2.15(c) shall not apply to any amount paid to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.10(f) (and provided there shall be no requirement for a payment of the same amount twice to the extent otherwise compensated or paid or for amounts that would otherwise be excluded under Section 2.10(f)).

 

  (d)

Indemnification by the Lenders and Issuing Bank. Each Lender and Issuing Bank shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender or Issuing Bank (but only to the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 11.05(d) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or

 

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  paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender or Issuing Bank by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender and Issuing Bank hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (d).

 

  (e)

Evidence of Payments. As soon as practicable after any payment of Indemnified Taxes or Other Taxes by the applicable Loan Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 2.15, such Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

 

  (f)

Status of Lenders.

 

  (i)

Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Loan Parties or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Loan Parties 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 Loan Parties or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Loan Parties or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Loan Parties 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 paragraphs (f)(ii)(A), (f)(ii)(B) and (f)(ii)(D) of this Section) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

 

  (ii)

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the case of a Loan Party that is a US Person,

 

  (A)

any Lender that is a US Person shall deliver to such Loan Party and the Administrative Agent on or about the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of such Loan Party or the Administrative Agent), executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;

 

  (B)

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

 

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  (1)

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

 

  (2)

executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI;

 

  (3)

in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Part A of Exhibit K to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of any Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” related to any Loan Party as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “US Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN or IRS Form W-8BEN-E; or

 

  (4)

to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed copies of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E, a US Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Part B or Part C of Exhibit K, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a US Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Part D of Exhibit K on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

 

  (C)

any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or about the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Loan Party 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 Loan Party or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

 

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  (D)

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

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

 

  (g)

Treatment of Certain Refunds. If the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or a Lender determines in its sole discretion that it has received a refund of any Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by a Loan Party or with respect to which a Loan Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section, it shall promptly after such determination pay to such Loan Party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by such Loan Party under this Section with respect to the Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender, as the case may be, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that such Loan Party, upon the request of the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to such Loan Party (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Administrative Agent or such Lender or such Issuing Bank in the event the Administrative Agent or such Lender or such Issuing Bank is later required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (g), in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (g) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund 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 the Administrative Agent, or any Lender or any Issuing Bank to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to such Loan Party or any other Person.

 

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  (h)

Value Added Tax.

 

  (i)

All consideration or other payments or amounts expressed to be payable under a Loan Document by any Loan Party to a Lender or Administrative Agent shall be deemed to be exclusive of any VAT. If VAT is to be added under applicable law to any consideration or other payments or amounts to be paid by any Loan Party in connection with a Loan Document, that Loan Party shall pay to the Lender or Issuing Bank or Administrative Agent or the relevant tax authority, as the case may be (in addition to and at the same time as paying the consideration or other payments or amounts), an amount equal to the amount of the VAT.

 

  (ii)

Where a Loan Document requires any Loan Party to reimburse a Lender, Issuing Bank or Administrative Agent for any costs or expenses, that Loan Party shall also at the same time pay and indemnify the Lender, Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, against all VAT incurred by the Lender, Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, in respect of the costs or expenses to the extent that the Lender, Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, is not entitled to credit or repayment of the VAT.

 

  (iii)

If any Loan Party shall be required to deduct VAT from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder or under any other Loan Documents, if any, to the Administrative Agent or any Lender, Issuing Bank, (i) the sum payable shall be increased as may be necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.15(h)) the Administrative Agent or such Lender, Issuing Bank receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made, (ii) such Loan Party shall make such deductions and (iii) such Loan Party shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with the applicable law.

 

Section 2.16

Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs

 

  (a)

Each Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest or fees, reimbursement obligations in respect of LC Disbursements, or of amounts payable under Sections 2.12, 2.13, 2.14, 2.15 or 11.04 or otherwise) prior to 1:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without set-off or counterclaim. Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent in accordance with account instructions as provided to the Parent from time to time by the Administrative Agent, except payments to be made directly to any Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.12, 2.13, 2.14, 2.15 or 11.04 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. Each payment by a Borrower of interest in respect of the Loans shall be applied to the amounts of such obligations owing to the Lenders pro rata according to the respective amounts borrowed from and then owing to the applicable Lenders. Each payment on account of principal of the Loans shall be allocated among the Lenders pro rata based on the respective outstanding principal amount of the Loans borrowed from and held by the applicable Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof; provided that at the Parent’s election in connection with any prepayment of any Revolving Loans pursuant to Section 2.08, such prepayment shall not, so long as no Default or Event of Default then exists, be applied to any Revolving

 

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  Loan of a Defaulting Lender. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. All payments hereunder shall be made in dollars, except that payments of interest and principal on Alternate Currency Loans shall be paid in Euro.

 

  (b)

If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, towards payment of principal then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal then due to such parties.

 

  (c)

If any Lender under any Tranche (including any Issuing Bank) shall, by exercising any right of set-off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans under any Tranche or participations in Swingline Loans, if applicable, resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans under such Tranche or participations in Swingline Loans, if applicable, and accrued interest thereon, than the proportion received by any other Lender under such Tranche, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans under such Tranche and participations in Swingline Loans, if applicable, of other Lenders under such Tranche to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders under such Tranche ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans under such Tranche and participations in Swingline Loans, if applicable; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Parent or a Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including without limitation Section 2.17(b)) or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans to any assignee or participant, other than to the Parent, a Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). Each of the Parent and the Borrowers consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to this subsection (c) may exercise against the Parent and the Borrowers’ rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Parent and the Borrowers in the amount of such participation.

 

  (d)

Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders (including any Issuing Bank) hereunder that such Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders the amount due. In such event, if the applicable Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders under the applicable Tranche severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent in connection with the foregoing.

 

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With respect to any payment that the Administrative Agent makes for the account of the Lenders or the LC Issuer hereunder as to which the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that any of the following applies (such payment referred to as the “Rescindable Amount”): (1) the Borrowers have not in fact made such payment; (2) the Administrative Agent has made a payment in excess of the amount so paid by the Borrowers (whether or not then owed); or (3) the Administrative Agent has for any reason otherwise erroneously made such payment; then each Lender or the LC Issuer, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the Rescindable Amount so distributed to such Lender or the LC Issuer, as applicable, in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

A notice of the Administrative Agent to any Lender or the LC Issuer with respect to any amount owing under this clause (d) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

 

  (e)

If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.04, 2.16(d) or 11.04(d), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion (notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof), apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid.

 

  (f)

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the provisions of the preceding Sections 2.16(a) and (c) shall be subject to the express provisions of this Agreement which require, or permit, differing payments to be made to Non-Defaulting Lenders as opposed to Defaulting Lenders.

 

Section 2.17

Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders

 

  (a)

If (x) any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.12, or if any Loan Party is required to pay any additional amount to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.15 or 2.10(f) (in each case, other than in respect of the original Lenders set forth on Schedule 2.01 as of the Effective Date and their respective Affiliates and Approved Funds), or (y) any Lender provides notice of the occurrence of an Illegality in accordance with Section 2.13, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different Lending Office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.12 or 2.15, as the case may be, in the future (or eliminate such Illegality in the case of (y) above) and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrowers hereby agree to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

 

  (b)

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  (i)

any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.12 or if a Loan Party is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.15 (other than in respect of the original Lenders set forth on Schedule 2.01 as of the Effective Date and their respective Affiliates and Approved Funds), and, in each case, such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different Lending Office in accordance with Section 2.17(a),

 

  (ii)

any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender,

 

  (iii)

any Lender fails to approve an amendment, waiver or other modification to this Agreement that requires the approval of all Lenders and at least the Required Lenders (or the Required Tranche Lenders in the case of a Tranche only vote) have approved such amendment, waiver or other modification,

 

  (iv)

the Parent requests with respect to any Lender which ceases to qualify as Creditworthy Entity and the Required Lenders (for this purpose, determined as if the Credit Exposure for the applicable Tranche and unused Commitments of such Lender were zero) consent in writing to such request, or

 

  (v)

such Lender is a Non-Extending Lender,

then the Parent may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, either:

 

  (x)

require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 11.05), all its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement (or applicable Tranche, if applicable) to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment) (provided that such assigning Lender may require that prior to or concurrent with such assignment or delegation it is reimbursed on all unreimbursed LC Disbursements owned to it as an Issuing Bank and all outstanding Letters of Credit issued by it as an Issuing Bank are either cancelled and returned or cash collateralised at 105% of the LC Exposure of such Lender in its capacity as Issuing Bank (in respect of Letters of Credit issued by it) on terms reasonably satisfactory to such Lender (in each case, under such applicable Tranche, if applicable)); or

 

  (y)

terminate in full the Commitments and other obligations of such Lender hereunder in respect of such applicable Tranche, if applicable (without providing a replacement Lender thereof) and repay in full to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) all Loans, unreimbursed LC Disbursements and other outstanding amounts owed to it under the Loan Documents (in respect of such Tranche, if applicable) and cancel and return to such Lender all outstanding Letters of Credit issued by such Lender or Affiliate thereof in the capacity as an Issuing Bank (under such applicable Tranche, if applicable), if applicable, (in each case, notwithstanding the pro rata provisions of Section 2.16(c)) and effect a reduction in total aggregate outstanding Commitments of the remaining Lenders under such Tranche (if applicable) by an amount equal to the terminated Commitment of such Lender, at which point such Lender shall be released from all obligations hereunder (or applicable Tranche, if applicable) (provided that if any Swingline Loans are then outstanding under the relevant Tranche (if applicable), such termination of Commitments under this clause (y) may only occur if the Swingline Lender in its sole discretion has approved the termination of such Commitments, which approval may in its sole discretion require repayment by a Borrower of all or a

 

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  portion of such Swingline Loan (under such Tranche, if applicable) or the provision of cash collateral on terms and in amounts satisfactory to the Swingline Lender) and provided further that if any Letters of Credit issued by other Issuing Banks are then outstanding (under such Tranche, if applicable) or if at such time there are any unreimbursed LC Disbursements made by other Issuing Banks (under such Tranche, if applicable), such termination of Commitments under this clause (y) may only occur if each such other Issuing Bank (under such Tranche, if applicable) in its sole discretion has approved thereof (which approval may in its sole discretion require cancellation and termination of all or a portion of such Letter of Credit (under such Tranche, if applicable) or the provision of cash collateral on terms and in amounts satisfactory to such Issuing Bank) and provided further that such Lender’s rights under Sections 2.12, 2.14, 2.15 and 11.04, and its obligations under Section 11.04(d) shall survive such release and discharge under this clause (y) as to matters occurring prior to such date; provided further, however, that if pursuant to this clause (y), the Borrowers shall pay to a Lender any principal of, or interest accrued on, the Loans owing to such Lender, then the Borrowers shall either (I) confirm to the Administrative Agent that, in the case of clauses (i), (iii) or (iv), no Default or Event of Default under Section 7.01(a), (b), (g), (h) or (i) has occurred and is then continuing and, in the case of clause (ii), no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is then continuing or (II) pay or cause to be paid a ratable payment of principal and interest and other amounts to all other Lenders;

provided that, in all cases under this Section 2.17(b), (i) the applicable Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld (except as set forth in clause (y) above), (ii) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, funded LC Disbursements and participations in Swingline Loans (as applicable), accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 2.14), from the assignee (if assigned) (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the applicable Borrower (in the case of all other amounts and in the case when not so assigned), (iii) in the case of any such assignment or termination resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.12 or resulting from any requirement of the applicable Loan Party to pay any additional amount pursuant to Section 2.15, such assignment or termination will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments and (iv) in the case of any such assignment under Section 2.17(b)(iii), the applicable assignee shall have consented to the applicable amendment, waiver or consent. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation or termination, as the case may be, if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the applicable Borrower to require such assignment and delegation or termination, as the case may be, cease to apply.

 

Section 2.18

Swingline Loans

 

  (a)

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans to the Borrowers from time to time under the relevant Tranche during the applicable Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans under any Tranche exceeding the Swingline Sub-limit or (ii) the sum of the total Credit Exposures under any Tranche exceeding the total Revolving Commitments in respect of such Tranche, provided that the Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance an outstanding Swingline Loan, and provided further that any Swingline Loans provided under Tranche A will be applied

 

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  pro rata among Tranche A1, Tranche A2 and Tranche A3 based on the then current Commitments under such Tranche. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrowers may borrow, prepay and reborrow Swingline Loans. All Swingline Loans shall at all times be ABR Loans and shall be denominated in Dollars.

 

  (b)

To request a Swingline Loan, the relevant Borrower shall give a Swingline Loan Notice to the Administrative Agent of such request, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Swingline Loan. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the requested date of the proposed Swingline Loan and amount of the requested Swingline Loan and, if applicable, the Tranche under which such Swingline Loan is being requested. Upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the applicable Swingline Lender of the aggregate amount of such proposed borrowing. Not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Borrowing Date specified in such notice the applicable Swingline Lender shall make such Swingline Loan available to the applicable Borrower in funds immediately available at such account located in the United States as may be directed by such Borrower. Each Borrowing pursuant to this Section 2.18 shall be in a minimum principal amount of US$10,000,000 and integral multiples of US$5,000,000 above such amount.

 

  (c)

Each Swingline Lender may by written notice given to the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on any Business Day, require the Lenders under the applicable Tranche to acquire participations not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time on the immediately succeeding Business Day, in all or a portion of the Swingline Loans outstanding. Such notice shall specify the aggregate amount of Swingline Loans in which such Lenders will participate. Promptly upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent will give notice thereof to each such Lender, specifying in such notice such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Swingline Loans. Each Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees, upon receipt of notice as provided above, to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Swingline Lender, such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Swingline Loans. Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to this paragraph is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Revolving Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each Lender shall comply with its obligation under this paragraph by wire transfer of immediately available funds, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.04 with respect to Revolving Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.04 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the payment obligations of the Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the applicable Swingline Lender the amounts so received by it from the Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall notify the relevant Borrower of any participations in any Swingline Loan acquired pursuant to this paragraph, and thereafter payments in respect of such Swingline Loan shall be made to the Administrative Agent and not to the applicable Swingline Lender. Any amounts received by any Swingline Lender from the relevant Borrower (or other party on behalf of such Borrower) in respect of a Swingline Loan after receipt by the applicable Swingline Lender of the proceeds of a sale of participations therein shall be promptly remitted to the Administrative Agent; any such amounts received by the Administrative Agent shall be promptly remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Lenders that shall have made their payments pursuant to this paragraph and to the applicable Swingline Lender, as their interests may appear, provided that any such payment so remitted shall be repaid to the applicable Swingline Lender or to the

 

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  Administrative Agent, as applicable, if and to the extent such payment is required to be refunded to the relevant Borrower for any reason. The purchase of participations in a Swingline Loan pursuant to this paragraph shall not relieve any Borrower of any default in the payment thereof. If any Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swingline Lender any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.18(c) by the time specified in Section 2.18(c), the Swingline Lender shall be entitled to recover from such Lender (acting through the Administrative Agent), on demand, such amount with interest thereon for the period from the date such payment is required to the date on which such payment is immediately available to the Swingline Lender at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Swingline Lender in connection with the foregoing.

 

  (d)

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.18, no Swingline Lender shall make any Swingline Loan after it has received written notice from the Parent, any other Loan Party or the Required Tranche Lenders or the Required Lenders stating that a Default or an Event of Default exists and is continuing until such time as such Swingline Lender shall have received written notice (A) of rescission of all such notices from the party or parties originally delivering such notice or notices or (B) of the waiver of such Default or Event of Default by the Required Tranche Lenders or the Required Lenders, as the case may be.

 

Section 2.19

Letters of Credit

 

  (a)

General. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, any Borrower may request any Lender under any applicable Tranche (in the capacity as an Issuing Bank) to issue Letters of Credit, denominated in either US dollars or Euro, for the account of such Borrower, in a form (together with (i) a LC Request (as defined below) and (ii) any form of letter of credit application or other customary ancillary documentation relating to any such Letter of Credit (including without limitation all applicable documentation and other information that the Issuing Bank or the Administrative Agent has requested under Section 11.17 or Section 11.18 in connection therewith in form and substance satisfactory to such Lender Party, acting reasonably)) reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and such Issuing Bank, at any time and from time to time during the applicable Availability Period. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by the applicable Borrower to, or entered into by the applicable Borrower with, such Issuing Bank relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the Issuing Bank and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued, to the extent appropriate, the rules of the ISP or UCP, as determined by the applicable Issuing Bank, shall apply to each Letter of Credit. Unless the applicable Issuing Bank and Borrower agree otherwise, no Letter of Credit shall be in an initial face amount of less than the Dollar Equivalent of US$5,000,000. Letters of Credit are available hereunder in respect of Revolving Commitments.

No Lender in its capacity as Issuing Bank shall issue, and no Borrower shall request the issuance of, any Letter of Credit at any time if after giving effect to such issuance (the “LC Cap”) (i) the LC Exposure of such Lender under such Tranche would exceed the LC Commitment (as defined below) of such Lender under such Tranche, (ii) the Credit Exposure of such Lender under such Tranche in its capacity as Issuing Bank would exceed the relevant Revolving Commitments of such Lender under such Tranche, (iii) the total aggregate Credit Exposure of all Lenders under such Tranche would

 

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exceed the total Revolving Commitments of all Lenders under such Tranche or (iv) the total LC Exposure of all Lenders under such Tranche would exceed 10% of the Aggregate Commitments under such Tranche. For purposes of this Agreement, the “LC Commitment” means with respect to any Lender under any Tranche at any time, 10.0% or such greater percentage as may be agreed to in accordance with the immediate subsequent proviso (the “Agreed LC Percentage”) of the Revolving Commitment of such Lender under such Tranche, provided that if the Lender and the Parent agree in writing, a copy of which is delivered to the Administrative Agent, such amount may be increased to up to 100% of its total available Revolving Commitment under such Tranche (as determined by such Lender and the Parent, it being understood that the consent of other Lenders is not required for such Lender to increase such percentage).

 

  (b)

If any Lender in its capacity as Issuing Bank has any LC Exposure, the amount of its (or, in the case of any Issuing Bank that is the Affiliate of a Lender in accordance with the definition of “Issuing Bank”, the amount of such Lender’s) Revolving Commitment under the applicable Tranche (and accordingly the total aggregate Revolving Commitments under such Tranche, but not the individual Revolving Commitments of any other Lenders under such Tranche) available for Revolving Loans thereunder shall be deemed utilized by the amount of such LC Exposure at such time (and for the avoidance of doubt, if and when such LC Exposure is reduced (either as a result of cancellation of a Letter of Credit or due to the receipt of reimbursement for an LC Disbursement) then at such time the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment under such Tranche equal to such reduced LC Exposure shall be deemed to be no longer utilized).

 

  (c)

Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain Conditions. To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the applicable Borrower shall hand deliver or telecopy (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the applicable Issuing Bank) to the applicable Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (reasonably in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension but in no event later than the applicable LC Notice Time) (i) a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit H (or any other form approved by the applicable Issuing Bank) (each an “LC Request”) requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed or extended, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (which shall be a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with paragraph (d) of this Section 2.19), the amount and currency of such Letter of Credit, the applicable Tranche for such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and (ii) such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit. If requested by the applicable Issuing Bank, the applicable Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application on the applicable Issuing Bank’s standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, renewed or extended only if (and upon issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of each Letter of Credit the applicable Borrower and the Parent shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, the LC Cap set forth in paragraph (a) above is not exceeded with respect to such Tranche. The making of each request to issue, amend, renew or extend a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty by the applicable Borrower and the Parent that such Letter of Credit may be issued in accordance with, and will not violate the requirements of, this Section 2.19 and that such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension does not breach the applicable LC Cap in paragraph (a) above, and that the conditions specified in Section 4.01 or 4.02, as the case may be, are satisfied in full. Notwithstanding

 

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  anything to the contrary contained above or elsewhere in this Agreement, in no event shall any Issuing Bank be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if at the time of such issuance (i) any order, judgment or decree of any governmental authority or arbitrator shall purport by its terms to enjoin or restrain such Issuing Bank from issuing such Letter of Credit or any requirement of law applicable to such Issuing Bank or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any governmental authority with jurisdiction over such Issuing Bank shall prohibit, or request that such Issuing Bank refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or such Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such Issuing Bank with respect to such Letter of Credit any restriction or reserve or capital requirement (for which such Issuing Bank is not otherwise promptly compensated by the Borrower) not in effect on the date hereof, or any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable, in effect or known to such Issuing Bank as of the date hereof and which such Issuing Bank reasonably and in good faith deems material to it; or (ii) a condition or representation set forth in this Section 2.19 is not satisfied or is not accurate; (iii) a Lender Default exists with respect to any Lender, unless such Issuing Bank has entered into arrangements satisfactory to it and the Borrower to eliminate such Issuing Bank’s risk with respect to the Lender which is the subject of the Lender Default, including by cash collateralizing such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the LC Exposure under such applicable Tranche or (iv) the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of such Issuing Bank. If any Israel based Lender is asked or required to issue a Letter of Credit as an Issuing Bank, to the extent required under Israeli or Bank of Israel law, rule or regulation or interpretation thereof or any internal compliance policy of such Lender, it shall be entitled to require the applicable Borrower to establish a bank account with such Lender (or an Affiliate thereof) prior to the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on customary terms and conditions, which bank account may at any or all times have a balance of zero. For the avoidance of doubt, each Issuing Bank shall notify the Administrative Agent of each Letter of Credit issued by it (and each amendment or modification thereof), the applicable Tranche, the Letter of Credit is issued under and its LC Exposure in respect thereof and the name of the applicable Borrower in respect thereof and each Lender under any Tranche shall be entitled to request from time to time (at reasonable intervals) from the Administrative Agent to be advised of the total LC Exposure amount under such Tranche at such time.

 

  (d)

Expiration Date. Each Letter of Credit shall expire at or prior to the close of business on the earlier of (i) the date that is one year after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any renewal or extension thereof, one year after such renewal or extension) and (ii) the date that is 30 days prior to the applicable Maturity Date of the applicable Tranche under which such Letter of Credit was issued.

 

  (e)

Reimbursement. If the applicable Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit, the applicable Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement by paying to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to such LC Disbursement not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on (i) the date that such LC Disbursement is made, if the Borrower shall have received notice of such LC Disbursement prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on such date, or, if such notice has not been received by the Borrower prior to such time on such date, then not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the Business Day that the Borrower receives such notice, if such notice is received prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the day of receipt, or (ii) the Business Day immediately following the day that such Borrower receives such notice, if such notice is not received prior to such time on the day of receipt; provided that, if such LC Disbursement is not less than US$500,000, such Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request (and, if such Borrower fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due, such

 

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  Borrower shall be deemed to have requested) in accordance with Section 2.18 or Section 2.19 that such LC Disbursement be repaid to the applicable Issuing Bank with the net proceeds of an ABR Borrowing of Revolving Loans (without giving effect to the last sentence of Section 2.01(a)) or a Swingline Loan (without giving effect to Section 2.18(a)(x)) of the same Tranche as the applicable Letter of Credit in an equivalent amount and, to the extent so financed, such Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting ABR Borrowing of Revolving Loans or a Swingline Loan (and the time for reimbursement of such LC Disbursement shall automatically be extended to the Business Day following such request or deemed request). If such Borrower fails to make such payment when due, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender that an Issuing Bank has made such applicable LC Disbursement, the payment then due from such Borrower in respect thereof and such Lender’s Applicable Percentage thereof (but for purposes of this Section 2.19(e), only up to the amount of such Lender’s unutilized Revolving Commitment (whether actual or deemed) in respect of such Tranche). For purposes of calculating such Applicable Percentage (but only for purposes of this Section 2.19(e)), the Revolving Commitment under such Tranche of the Issuing Bank in its capacity as a Lender shall be such amount as its Revolving Commitment under such Tranche would be immediately after giving effect to the full reimbursements contemplated in this Section 2.19(e) in respect of the applicable Letter of Credit. Promptly following receipt of such notice, each Lender (including the Issuing Bank) shall unconditionally pay to the Administrative Agent its Applicable Percentage (as calculated in the preceding two sentences) of the payment then due from such Borrower, with each such payment to be made in immediately available funds to the Administrative Agent at its New York office specified in Section 11.1, and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the applicable Issuing Bank the amounts so received by it from the Lenders. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from such Borrower pursuant to this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the applicable Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Lenders have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse such Issuing Bank, then to such Lenders and the Issuing Bank as their interests may appear. If any Lender shall not have made its Applicable Percentage of such LC Disbursement available to the Administrative Agent as provided above, each of such Lender and such Borrower severally agrees to pay interest on such amount, for each day from and including the date such amount is required to be paid in accordance with the foregoing to but excluding the date such amount is paid, to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Issuing Bank at (i) in the case of such Borrower, the rate per annum set forth in Section 2.19(h) and (ii) in the case of such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the applicable Overnight Rate from time to time in effect, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Administrative Agent and/or the applicable Issuing Bank in connection with the foregoing. All payments made pursuant to this Section 2.19(e) shall be in the Approved Currency in which the LC Disbursement giving rise to such payment is denominated.

 

  (f)

Obligations Absolute. The Borrowers’ several obligations to reimburse LC Disbursements as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section 2.19 shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein, (ii) any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, (iii) payment by the applicable Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit, or (iv) any force majeure or other event that under any rule of law or uniform practices to which any Letter of Credit

 

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  is subject (including Section 3.14 of ISP 98 or any successor publication of the International Chamber of Commerce) permits a drawing to be made under such Letter of Credit after the stated expiration date thereof or of the Commitments or (v) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section 2.19, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Borrower’s obligations hereunder. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Lenders nor any Issuing Bank, nor any of their Related Parties, shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal, extension or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the applicable Issuing Bank, provided that the foregoing shall not be construed to excuse such Issuing Bank from liability to the applicable Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the Borrowers to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by any Borrower that are caused by such Issuing Bank’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence, or willful misconduct on the part of the applicable Issuing Bank (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a non-appealable judgement), the applicable Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented that appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the applicable Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.

 

  (g)

Disbursement Procedures. The applicable Issuing Bank shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit. The applicable Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the applicable Borrower in writing of such demand for payment and whether the applicable Issuing Bank has made or will make an LC Disbursement thereunder, provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the applicable Borrower of its obligation to reimburse the applicable Issuing Bank and the Lenders with respect to any such LC Disbursement in accordance with paragraph (e) of this Section 2.19.

 

  (h)

Interim Interest. If the applicable Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement, then, unless the applicable Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement in full by 12:00 noon, New York City time on the date such LC Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such LC Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the applicable Borrower reimburses such LC Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to ABR Loans, provided that, if the applicable Borrower fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section 2.19, then Section 2.10(b) shall apply. Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of the applicable Issuing Bank, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Lender pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section 2.19 to reimburse the applicable Issuing Bank shall be for the account of such Lender to the extent of such payment, and shall be payable on demand or, if no demand has been made, on the date on which the Borrower reimburses the applicable LC Disbursement in full.

 

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  (i)

Replacement of the Issuing Bank. The applicable Issuing Bank may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the applicable Borrower, the Administrative Agent, such Issuing Bank and the successor Issuing Bank. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such replacement of such Issuing Bank. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.09(e). From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (i) the successor Issuing Bank shall have all the rights and obligations of the replaced Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term “Issuing Bank” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous Issuing Bank, or to such successor and all previous Issuing Banks, as the context shall require. After the replacement of an Issuing Bank hereunder, the replaced Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of the Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.

 

  (j)

Cash Collateralization. If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that the applicable Borrower receives notice from any Issuing Bank with an outstanding Letter of Credit or LC Exposure, the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders (or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, Lenders whose aggregate Applicable Percentages of the total LC Exposure represents greater than 50% of the total LC Exposure) demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph, such Borrower shall deposit in an account with the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Lenders, an amount in cash equal to 105% of the total LC Exposure as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon, provided that the obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to a Borrower described in paragraph (g) or (h) of Section 7.01. Each applicable Borrower also shall deposit cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph as and to the extent required by Section 2.08(a) and (c) and Section 2.20. Each such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent as collateral for the payment and performance of the obligations of the applicable Borrower under this Agreement and each such Borrower hereby grant the Administrative Agent a security interest in respect of each such deposit and the collateral account in which such deposits are held. The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and at each applicable Borrower’s risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the applicable Issuing Bank for LC Disbursements attributable to the applicable Borrower for which it has not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the applicable Borrower for the LC Exposure at such time or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated (but subject to the consent of the Required Lenders (or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, Lenders whose aggregate Applicable Percentages of the total LC Exposure represents greater than 50% of the total LC Exposure) unless all Letters of Credit have expired and all LC Disbursement have been repaid in full), be applied to satisfy other obligations of

 

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  such Borrower under this Agreement (or, in the case of any such account in respect of Letters of Credit or LC Exposure attributable to the Parent, to satisfy other obligations of any Borrower). If any Borrower is required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to such Borrower within three Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived. If any Borrower is required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder pursuant to Section 2.20, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid or otherwise required to be applied or held as cash collateral in accordance herewith or with such Section 2.20) shall be returned to such Borrower as promptly as practicable to the extent that, after giving effect to such return, no Issuing Bank shall have any exposure in respect of any outstanding Letter of Credit that is not fully covered by the Commitments of the Non-Defaulting Lenders and/or the remaining cash collateral and no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

  (k)

LC Exposure Determination. For all purposes of this Agreement, the amount of a Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases (other than any such increase consisting of the reinstatement of an amount previously drawn thereunder and reimbursed), whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at the time of determination.

 

Section 2.20

Defaulting Lenders

 

  (a)

Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then the following provisions shall apply for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender:

 

  (i)

fees shall cease to accrue on any Commitment of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.09(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender;

 

  (ii)

such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in the definition of Required Lenders and Section 11.03; and

 

  (iii)

any amount payable to such Defaulting Lender hereunder (whether on account of principal, interest, fees or otherwise and including any amount that would otherwise be payable to such Defaulting Lender and whether such payment is voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article 7 or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 11.09 shall, in lieu of being distributed to or applied or held by such Defaulting Lender, subject to any applicable requirements of law, be applied by the Administrative Agent, in the following order of priority: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to each Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender hereunder; third, to fund on a pro rata basis any cash collateral to cover fronting exposure contemplated pursuant to this Section 2.20 in respect of Swingline Loans or LC Exposure; fourth, as the Parent may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Administrative Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Administrative Agent and the Parent, to

 

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  be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released in order to satisfy obligations of such Defaulting Lender to fund Loans under this Agreement; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the Issuing Banks or the Swingline Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any of the foregoing against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement (pro rata among all such amounts owed and only to the extent the applicable Lenders, Issuing Bank and/or Swingline Lender have provided written notice to the Administrative Agent of such judgment (with sufficient evidence thereof) (and written request to apply amounts otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with this sub-clause) at least 10 Business Days prior to the Administrative Agent having otherwise applied such amounts pursuant to any of the subsequent provisions of this paragraph (or such shorter time as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion)); seventh, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to any Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by such Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement (only to the extent such Borrower has provided written notice to the Administrative Agent of such judgment (with sufficient evidence thereof) (and written request to apply amounts otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with this clause) at least 10 Business Days prior to the Administrative Agent having otherwise applied such amounts pursuant to any of the subsequent provisions of this paragraph (or such shorter time as may be acceptable to the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion)); and eighth, 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 Loans or LC Disbursements in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share and such Loans or LC Disbursements were made at a time when the conditions set forth in Sections 4.01 and 4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and LC Disbursements owed to all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or LC Disbursements owed to such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Commitments (or, if the Aggregate Commitments have terminated, as last in effect). 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 pursuant to this paragraph shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

 

  (b)

With respect to any Defaulting Lender, if any Swingline Exposure or LC Exposure exists at the time such Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, all or any part of such Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure shall be reallocated among the Lenders under the applicable Tranches that are Non-Defaulting Revolving Credit Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages but only to the extent that (w) the sum of the Credit Exposures of all Non-Defaulting Lenders under such Tranche plus such Defaulting Lender’s Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure in respect of such Tranche does not exceed the aggregate amount of all Non-Defaulting Lenders’ Commitments under such Tranche, (x) immediately following the reallocation to a Non-Defaulting Lender, the Credit Exposure of such Lender under such Tranche does not exceed its applicable Revolving Commitment in respect of such Tranche, (y) the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 are satisfied at such time (and, unless the Parent shall have otherwise notified the Administrative Agent at such time, the Borrowers are

 

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  deemed to have hereby represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied as of such time); and (z) no Default exists. Subject to Section 11.25, no reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lender’s increased exposure following such reallocation.

 

  (c)

Without relieving any Defaulting Lender with a Revolving Commitment of any of its obligations hereunder, it is agreed that, at any time where there is a Defaulting Lender with a Revolving Commitment hereunder, to the extent not fully reallocated in accordance with the reallocation provisions described above, then, upon the request of any Swingline Lender or any Issuing Bank under such applicable Tranche, as the case may be, the Borrower shall (it being understood that such obligation may be satisfied (to the extent sufficient cash collateral is so funded) with cash collateral posted pursuant to Section 2.20(a)(iii) (“third”) above from amounts otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender), both as a condition precedent to issuances of Letters of Credit and extensions of Swingline Loans (in each case, under such Tranche) and with respect to theretofore outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans under such Tranche, furnish to the Swingline Lender or such Issuing Bank under such Tranche, as the case may be, cash collateral or similar security satisfactory to the respective Swingline Lender or Issuing Bank in its sole discretion which is equal (x) in the case of Swingline Loans, to 105% of the percentages of the respective Swingline Loans which would be required to be funded by each of the Defaulting Lenders with Revolving Commitments under such Tranche upon the conversion of same to Loans hereunder and (y) 105% of the LC Exposure under such Tranche of such Issuing Bank attributable to such Defaulting Lenders. It is understood and agreed that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, all collateral delivered pursuant to this Section 2.20 may be held by the respective Swingline Lender or respective Issuing Bank as security for amounts required to be funded to it by the relevant Defaulting Lenders, and only after such amounts have been applied for such purposes shall same be available as security for other obligations hereunder. At any time where there is no Default or Event of Default in existence, if the amounts deposited pursuant to this Section 2.20 exceed the amounts described above with respect to the then outstanding Swingline Loans or Letters of Credit under any applicable Tranche, the respective amounts shall be returned by the respective Swingline Lender or respective Issuing Bank, as the case may be, to the Borrowers or respective Defaulting Lender, as the case may be. Amounts required to be furnished pursuant to this Section 2.20 may be required by the applicable Swingline Lender or Issuing Bank as a condition precedent to its extension of Swingline Loans or issuance of Letters of Credit under the applicable Tranche, as the case may be, and with respect to any theretofore extensions of credit, shall be furnished (or caused to be furnished) by the Borrowers within two Business Days after any request by the applicable Swingline Lender or any applicable Issuing Bank.

 

  (d)

The rights and remedies against a Defaulting Lender under this Section 2.20 are in addition to other rights and remedies that any Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or any Lender may have against such Defaulting Lender.

 

  (e)

In the event that the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank, each Swingline Lender and the Parent agree that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then the Swingline Exposure and Applicable Percentages of the LC Exposure of the Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Commitment and on such date such Lender shall purchase at par such of the Loans of the other Lenders as the Administrative Agent

 

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  shall determine may be necessary in order for such Lender to hold such Loans ratably (in the relevant Tranche) in accordance with its Commitment (or, if the applicable Aggregate Commitments have terminated, as last in effect) and such Lender shall no longer 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 a Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that (i) except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender and (ii) nothing under this provision shall be understood as a requirement of any Lender to fund a Defaulting Lender’s portion of any Loan.

 

Section 2.21

Joint and Several Liability of Borrowers

 

  (a)

With respect to any Loans incurred by any Borrower, each of the Borrowers is accepting joint and several liability hereunder in consideration of the financial accommodation to be provided by the Lenders under this Agreement, for the mutual benefit, directly and indirectly, of each of the Borrowers and in consideration of the undertakings of each of the Borrowers to accept joint and several liability for the obligations of each of them under the Loan Documents. Each of the Borrowers, jointly and severally, hereby irrevocably and unconditionally accepts, not merely as a surety but also as a co debtor, joint and several liability with each other Borrower with respect to the payment and performance of all the obligations under the Loan Documents (the “Loan Document Obligations”), it being the intention of the parties hereto that such Loan Document Obligations are the joint and several obligations of each of the Borrowers without preferences or distinction among them. The foregoing shall apply equally to each Additional Borrower to the extent it becomes a Borrower in accordance with Section 10.01.

 

  (b)

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this clause or any other provisions of this Agreement, it is the intent of the parties hereto that the liability incurred by the US Borrower in respect of the Loan Document Obligations of each other Borrower not constitute a fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer under the provisions of any applicable law of any state or other governmental unit (“Fraudulent Conveyance”); consequently, each Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender hereby agrees that if a court of competent jurisdiction determines that the incurrence of liability by the US Borrower in respect of the Loan Document Obligations of any other Borrower would, but for the application of this sentence, constitute a Fraudulent Conveyance, such liability shall be valid and enforceable only to the maximum extent that would not cause the same to constitute a Fraudulent Conveyance and this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall automatically be deemed to have been amended accordingly, nunc pro tunc.

 

  (c)

If and to the extent that a Swiss Borrower (or a Swiss Loan Party, in the case of subclause (y) below) is liable under the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, under this Section 2.21 and under Section 11.04 (the “Indemnity”) or under any other provision under any Loan Document for obligations of its Affiliates (other than its direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiaries) and that complying with such obligations would constitute a repayment of capital (Einlagerückgewähr) (including by way of a violation of the legally protected reserves (gesetzlich geschützte Reserven)) or the payment of a (constructive) dividend (Gewinnausschüttung) by a Swiss Borrower (or Swiss Loan Party, as the case may be) (the “Restricted Obligations”), the following shall apply:

 

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  (v)

the aggregate liability of a Swiss Borrower for Restricted Obligations shall from time to time be limited to the Swiss Available Amount existing at that time; provided that such limitation (as may apply from time to time or not) shall not (generally or definitively) affect the Indemnity granted by a Swiss Borrower in excess thereof, but merely postpone the time of using such proceeds from enforcement of the Indemnity until such time as application towards discharging the Restricted Obligations is again permitted notwithstanding such limitation.

 

  (w)

for the purposes of the preceding paragraph (v):

Swiss Available Amount” means, with respect to a Swiss Borrower, the maximum amount of a Swiss Borrower’s profits and reserves available from time to time for distribution as a dividend under applicable Swiss law. The Swiss Available Amount shall from time to time be calculated in accordance with, without limitation, article 675 of the Swiss Code of Obligations and shall include the equity capital surplus (including any unrestricted portion of legal general reserves, restricted reserves, retained earnings and current net profits) which is freely available (as the case may be after conversion) for distribution as a dividend to shareholders under Swiss law at the time payment is sought hereunder.

 

  (x)

immediately after having been requested to perform Restricted Obligations under the Loan Documents, a Swiss Borrower shall provide the Administrative Agent, as soon as possible, with (a) an interim balance sheet audited by the statutory auditors of a Swiss Borrower, (b) the determination by the statutory auditors of the Swiss Available Amount based on such interim audited balance sheet (such Swiss Available Amount to reflect, as the case may be, the conversion of restricted reserves into distributable reserves) and (c) a confirmation from the statutory auditors of a Swiss Borrower that the Swiss Available Amount complies with the terms of this Section 2.21 and with the provisions of Swiss corporate law which are aimed at protecting the share capital and legal reserves.

 

  (y)

in respect of Restricted Obligations, the applicable Swiss Loan Party shall:

 

  (i)

if and to the extent required by applicable law in force at the relevant time:

 

  (A)

use its best efforts to ensure that such payments can be made without deduction of Swiss Withholding Tax, or with deduction of Swiss Withholding Tax at a reduced rate, by discharging the liability to such tax by notification pursuant to applicable law (including double tax treaties) rather than payment of the Swiss Withholding Tax;

 

  (B)

deduct the Swiss Withholding Tax at the rate of 35% (or such other rate as in force at that time) if the notification procedure pursuant to sub-paragraph (A) above does not apply; or shall deduct the Swiss Withholding Tax at the reduced rate resulting after discharge of part of such tax by notification if the notification procedure pursuant to sub-paragraph (A) applies for a part of the Swiss Withholding Tax only from any payment made by it in respect of Restricted Obligations;

 

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  (C)

pay any such deduction within the time allowed to the Swiss Federal Tax Administration; and

 

  (D)

notify and provide evidence to the Administrative Agent that the Swiss Withholding Tax has been paid to the Swiss Federal Tax Administration.

 

  (ii)

to the extent such deduction is made, not be required to make a gross up, indemnify or otherwise hold harmless the Loan Parties for the deduction of the Swiss Withholding Tax, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Loan Documents, unless grossing-up is permitted under the laws of Switzerland then in force provided that this shall not in any way limit any obligations of any Loan Party (other than a Swiss Borrower) under the Loan Documents. The Parent shall use its reasonable efforts to ensure that any member of the Company, its Affiliates and group companies which is, as a result of a payment under the Loan Documents, entitled to a full or partial refund of the Swiss Withholding Tax, will, as soon as possible after the deduction of the Swiss Withholding Tax, (A) request a refund of the Swiss Withholding Tax under any applicable law (including double tax treaties) and (B) pay to the Administrative Agent upon receipt any amount so refunded.

 

  (z)

the Parent shall procure that any other action is taken as shall be reasonably required by the Administrative Agent including, without limitation, the passing of any shareholders’ resolutions to approve any payment or other performance of Restricted Obligations under the Loan Documents by a Swiss Borrower (or Swiss Loan Party, as the case may be) and the receipt of any confirmations from a Swiss Borrower’s (or Swiss Loan Party’s, as the case may be) auditors, which may be required as a matter of Swiss law in force at the time to make a payment or perform other obligations under the Loan Documents with a minimum of limitations.

 

Section 2.22

Sustainability Adjustments

 

  (a)

On and from the date on which the Parent provides a Sustainability Pricing Certificate in respect of the most recently ended calendar year, the percentages per annum specified in the Rate Table in Annex I hereto in the applicable “Applicable Margin” row shall be increased or decreased (or neither increased nor decreased), as applicable, pursuant to the Sustainability Rate Adjustment as set forth in such Sustainability Pricing Certificate provided, however, that for purposes of determining if any KPI has or has not been achieved, the Borrowers may at their election exclude the impact of (i) any amendment to, or change in, any applicable laws, regulations, rules, guidelines, standards and policies applicable or relating to the business, operations or properties of the Borrowers and their consolidated subsidiaries following the Signing Date, (ii) any amendment to, or change in, methodologies, guidelines, standards or policies, or other procedures related to metrics or scoring that have an effect on the measurement or achievement of the KPIs and SPTs, including those of the S&P and WHO, or (iii) any force majeure, extraordinary or exceptional events or circumstances, including the occurrence of such events or circumstances with respect to any governmental, non-governmental or healthcare organization whose participation, involvement or functioning is necessary, appropriate or, as of the Signing Date, anticipated, for the achievement of the KPIs (including but not limited to geo-political instability, poor governance practices or the failure of local infrastructure (including physical or social infrastructure or supranational, national, state, provincial or local governance)). Any election by the Borrowers to exclude the impact of such events and circumstances as detailed in this

 

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  Section will be accompanied by a reasonably detailed description set forth in the applicable Pricing Certificate. If a KPI is not achieved as a result of the occurrence of any of the foregoing described in the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence, as determined by Borrower in its reasonable judgment, then such KPI shall no longer apply and there shall be no impact to the margin. For purposes of the foregoing, (A) each of the Sustainability Rate Adjustment shall be determined as of the fifth Business Day following receipt by the Administrative Agent of a Sustainability Pricing Certificate delivered pursuant to paragraph (g) of this Section 2.22 based upon the KPI Metrics set forth in such Sustainability Pricing Certificate and the calculations of the Sustainability Rate Adjustment therein (such day, the “Sustainability Pricing Adjustment Date”) and (B) each change in the Applicable Margin resulting from a Sustainability Pricing Certificate shall be effective during the period commencing on and including the applicable Sustainability Pricing Adjustment Date and ending on the date immediately preceding the next such Sustainability Pricing Adjustment Date (or, in the case of non-delivery of a Sustainability Pricing Certificate, the last day such Sustainability Pricing Certificate could have been delivered pursuant to the terms of paragraph (f) of this Section 2.22). For the avoidance of doubt, changes to the Applicable Margin pursuant to this Section 2.22 in respect of any Loans shall cease on the Maturity Date in respect of such Loans.

 

  (b)

For the avoidance of doubt, only one Sustainability Pricing Certificate may be delivered in respect of any calendar year. It is further understood and agreed that the Applicable Margin (as described in Section 2.22(a)) will never be reduced or increased by more than 0.05% pursuant to the Sustainability Rate Adjustment during any calendar year. For the avoidance of doubt, any adjustment to the Applicable Margin by reason of meeting one or both KPI Metrics in any year shall not be cumulative year-over-year. Each applicable adjustment shall only apply until the date on which the next adjustment is due to take place. In addition, if the S&P ESG rating is withdrawn, there shall be no Sustainability Rate Adjustment in connection with the SPT2 until the S&P ESG rating is reinstated.

It is hereby understood and agreed that if no such Sustainability Pricing Certificate is delivered by the Parent within the period set forth in paragraph (f) of this Section 2.22, the Sustainability Rate Adjustment will be a positive 0.05%, commencing on the last day such Sustainability Pricing Certificate could have been delivered pursuant to the terms of paragraph (f) of this Section 2.22 and continuing until the Parent delivers a Sustainability Pricing Certificate to the Administrative Agent for the applicable calendar year.

 

  (c)

If (i)(A) the Parent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank becomes aware of any material inaccuracy in the Sustainability Rate Adjustment or the KPI Metrics as reported in a Sustainability Pricing Certificate (any such material inaccuracy, a “Sustainability Pricing Certificate Inaccuracy”) and, in the case of any Lender or any Issuing Bank, such Lender or Issuing Bank, in good faith, delivers, not later than 10 Business Days after obtaining knowledge thereof, a written notice to the Administrative Agent describing such Sustainability Pricing Certificate Inaccuracy in reasonable detail ((which description shall be shared with each Lender, each Issuing Bank and the Parent and shall be conclusive absent manifest error), or (B) the Parent, the Lenders and the Issuing Banks agree that there was a Sustainability Pricing Certificate Inaccuracy at the time of delivery of a Sustainability Pricing Certificate, and (ii) a proper calculation of the Sustainability Rate Adjustment or the KPI Metrics would have resulted in an increase in the Applicable Margin for any period, then the Parent shall be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Lenders or the applicable Issuing Banks, as the case may be, promptly on demand by the

 

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  Administrative Agent (or, after the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Parent under Debtor Relief Laws, automatically and without further action by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank), but in any event within 10 Business Days after the Parent has received written notice of, or has agreed in writing that there was, a Sustainability Pricing Certificate Inaccuracy, an amount equal to the excess of (1) the amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for such period over (2) the amount of interest and fees actually paid for such period. If the Parent becomes aware of any Sustainability Pricing Certificate Inaccuracy and, in connection therewith, if a proper calculation of the Sustainability Rate Adjustment or the KPI Metrics would have resulted in a decrease in the Applicable Margin for any period, then, upon receipt by the Administrative Agent of notice from the Parent of such Sustainability Pricing Certificate Inaccuracy (which notice shall include corrections to the calculations of the Sustainability Rate Adjustment or the KPI Metrics, as applicable), commencing on the fifth Business Day following receipt by the Administrative Agent of such notice, the Applicable Margin shall be adjusted to reflect the corrected calculations of the Sustainability Rate Adjustment or the KPI Metrics, as applicable.

It is understood and agreed that any Sustainability Pricing Certificate Inaccuracy shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, unless such amounts shall be due upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Parent under Debtor Relief Laws, (i) any additional amounts required to be paid pursuant the immediate preceding paragraph shall not be due and payable until a written demand is made for such payment by the Administrative Agent in accordance with such paragraph, (ii) any nonpayment of such additional amounts prior to or upon such demand for payment by Administrative Agent shall not constitute a Default (whether retroactively or otherwise) and (iii) none of such additional amounts shall be deemed overdue prior to the date that is two Business Days after such a demand or shall accrue interest at the applicable default rate specified in Section 2.10(b) prior to the date that is two Business Days after such a demand.

 

  (d)

Each party hereto acknowledge and agree that the Sustainability Coordinator, the Administrative Agent, the Documentation Agent or the Borrowers make no assurances as to (i) whether this Agreement meets any Parent or Lender criteria or expectations with regard to environmental impact and sustainability performance, or (ii) whether the characteristics of the relevant KPI Metrics included in the Agreement, including any environmental and sustainability criteria or any computation methodology with respect thereto, meet any industry standards for sustainability-linked credit facilities. Each party hereto further acknowledges and agrees that none of the Sustainability Coordinator, the Administrative Agent or the Documentation Agent shall have any responsibility for (or liability in respect of) reviewing, auditing or otherwise evaluating any calculation by the Parent of any Sustainability Rate Adjustment (or any of the data or computations that are part of or related to any such calculation) set forth in any Sustainability Pricing Certificate (and the Administrative Agent may rely conclusively on any such certificate, without further inquiry).

 

  (e)

Solely to the extent that at any time there is only one Sustainability Coordinator under this Agreement and such Sustainability Coordinator ceases to be a Lender, the Parent will use commercially reasonable efforts to seek to appoint another Person that is a Lender to fulfill the role of Sustainability Coordinator.

 

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  (f)

On the earlier of 30 days after becoming available and December 1st of each calendar year, the Parent shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (for distribution to the Lenders) a Sustainability Pricing Certificate for the most recently-ended calendar year; provided that for any calendar year the Parent may elect not to deliver a Sustainability Pricing Certificate, and such election shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default (but such failure to so deliver a Sustainability Pricing Certificate by December 1st shall result in the Sustainability Rate Adjustment being applied as set forth in paragraph (c) of this Section 2.22). The first Sustainability Pricing Certificate shall be delivered with respect to the calendar year ending December 31, 2022 on the earlier of 30 days after becoming available and December 1, 2023.

 

ARTICLE 3

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Each Loan Party represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent, each Issuing Bank and the Lenders on each of (except as set forth below) the Signing Date, the Effective Date and the date of each Credit Extension (in each case, after giving effect to the Transactions) that:

 

Section 3.01

Organization; Powers

It (a) is validly existing and (if applicable) in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and (c) except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to do business in, and (if applicable) is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required.

 

Section 3.02

Authorization; Enforceability

The Transactions are within such Loan Party’s powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and, if required, shareholder action. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Loan Party and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation thereof, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law. All corporate and shareholder action required to make each Loan Document to which it is a party admissible in evidence in its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization have been obtained or effected and are in full force and effect.

 

Section 3.03

Approvals; No Conflicts

 

  (a)

No authorization or approval or other action by, and no notice to or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other third party is required for the due execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party of any Loan Document to which it is a party, or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect.

 

  (b)

The execution, delivery and performance by such Loan Party of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby (x) do not contravene (i) such Loan Party’s organizational documents or (ii) any law applicable to such Loan Party, (y) will not violate or result in a default or require any consent or approval under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon such Loan Party or its property or Subsidiaries, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by such Loan Party, except for violations, defaults or the creation of such rights that could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, and (z) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Encumbrance on any property of such Loan Party, except Encumbrances expressly permitted by this Agreement.

 

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Section 3.04

Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change

 

  (a)

The Parent has heretofore furnished to the Lenders the Parent’s consolidated balance sheet and statements of income, shareholder’s equity and cash flows as of and for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019, 2020 and 2021, audited by and accompanied by an unqualified opinion of Kesselman & Kesselman, certified public accountants (Isr.). Such financial statements, and all financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b), (A) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and (B) present fairly and accurately in all material respects the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the businesses of the Parent and its consolidated subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods in accordance with GAAP, subject to the absence of footnotes in the case of the financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(b).

 

  (b)

Except with respect to any event or circumstance disclosed in the Parent’s SEC Documents (but excluding any disclosure in the “Risk Factors” or “Forward Looking Statements” (or equivalent) sections of any Parent SEC Document and similar statements included in any Parent SEC Document that are generic or solely forward looking in nature), on and as of the Effective Date (after giving effect to the Transactions), since December 31, 2021, there has been no event, change, circumstance or occurrence that individually or in the aggregate has had or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

  (c)

As of the Signing Date, the Group does not have any outstanding Specified Subordinated Indebtedness.

 

Section 3.05

Litigation

As of the Effective Date, except with respect to any event or circumstance disclosed in the “Commitments and Contingencies – Contingent Liabilities” note (or similarly titled notes) to the Parent’s SEC Documents, there are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of the Parent, threatened against or affecting the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries as to which there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination and that would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to result in a Material Adverse Effect. There are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of the Parent, threatened against or affecting the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries that purport to adversely affect the legality, validity and enforceability of the Loan Documents.

 

Section 3.06

Environmental Matters

It is not subject to any judicial, administrative, government, regulatory or arbitration proceeding alleging the violation of any applicable Environmental Laws, except to the extent that any such proceeding would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.07

Disclosure

No written report, financial statement, certificate, Loan Notice, exhibit, schedule or other written document furnished by or on behalf of such Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the negotiation of any Loan Document or included therein or delivered pursuant thereto, taken as a whole, contained or contains any material misstatement of fact or omitted or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were or are made, not misleading as of the date such information is dated or certified; provided that to the extent any such written report, financial statement, exhibit, schedule or document was based upon or constitutes a forecast or projection, each Loan Party represents only that it acted in good faith and utilized reasonable assumptions and due care in the preparation of such written report, financial statement, exhibit, schedule or document.

 

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Section 3.08

Solvency

Such Loan Party is, and immediately after giving effect to the Transactions (including each Loan and Letter of Credit hereunder) will be, together with its consolidated Subsidiaries, Solvent.

 

Section 3.09

ERISA

No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.10

Investment Company Status

Neither such Loan Party nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940.

 

Section 3.11

Margin Securities

Such Loan Party is not engaged principally, or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulations T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America), and no part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used to purchase or carry any margin stock in violation of said Regulations T, U or X or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock in violation of said Regulations T, U or X. Not more than 25% of the value of the assets (either of any Loan Party only or of any Loan Party and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis) subject to any limitation on sale, pledge or other restriction under this Agreement or subject to any restriction contained in any agreement or instrument, between any Loan Party and any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender, relating to Indebtedness and within the scope of Section 7.01(f) of this Agreement, will be margin stock (within the meaning of Regulations T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America).

 

Section 3.12

Properties

 

  (a)

Such Loan Party has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all of its real and personal property material to its business, except for defects in title that do not interfere with its ability to conduct its business as currently conducted or to utilize such properties for their intended purposes and except, in each case, where failure to have such title or interest, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

  (b)

It owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property material to its business, and the use thereof by such Person does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.13

Compliance with Laws and Agreements

Except with respect to any event or circumstance disclosed in the Parent’s SEC Documents (but excluding any disclosure in the “Risk Factors” or “Forward Looking Statements” (or equivalent) sections of any Parent SEC Document and similar statements included in any Parent SEC Document that are generic or solely forward looking in nature), such Loan Party is in

 

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compliance with all laws, regulations, orders, writs, injunctions and decrees of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property and all indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its property, except, in each case, where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.14

Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Laws

 

  (a)

Neither it or any of its Subsidiaries nor, to its knowledge, any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or other persons acting on their behalf: (i) is a Person subject of Sanctions; (ii) is engaging or has engaged in any business that evades or avoids or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or breaches or attempts to breach directly or knowingly, indirectly, any applicable Sanctions; or (iii) conducts or has conducted, directly or knowingly, indirectly, any business or engages in making or receiving any contribution of funds, goods or services to or for the benefit of any Person subject of Sanctions except to the extent that such activity or business are lawful under applicable general licence or authorisation.

 

  (b)

Other than as disclosed in the deferred prosecution agreement entered into with the US Department of Justice in December 2016 by the Parent and certain of its Subsidiaries, neither it or any of its Subsidiaries nor, to its knowledge, any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or other persons acting on their behalf has taken any action directly or knowingly, indirectly, that would result in any violation of any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws, or Sanctions.

 

Section 3.15

FATF

Neither it or any of its Subsidiaries nor, to its knowledge, any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or other persons acting on their behalf, is an individual or entity that is located, organised or resident in a FATF Public Statement Jurisdiction or is owned or controlled by such party.

 

Section 3.16

Taxes

Such Loan Party has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except (a) Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which such Person has set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP or (b) to the extent that the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 3.17

Pari Passu Ranking

Such Loan Party’s payment obligations under the Loan Documents rank at least pari passu with the claims of all its other unsecured and unsubordinated creditors, except for obligations mandatorily preferred by law applying to companies generally.

 

Section 3.18

Permits, Etc.

Except to the extent that any of the following, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) such Loan Party has all permits, consents, licenses, authorizations, approvals, entitlements and accreditations required for it lawfully to own, lease, manage or operate, or to acquire each business owned on the date hereof, leased, managed or operated, or to be acquired, by it, and (ii) no condition exists or event has occurred which, in itself or with the giving of notice or lapse of time or both, would result in the suspension, revocation, impairment, forfeiture or non-renewal of any such permit, consent, license, authorization, approval, entitlement or accreditation, and, to the knowledge of such Loan Party, there is no claim that any such permit, consent, license, authorization, approval, entitlement or accreditation is not in full force and effect.

 

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Section 3.19

Insurance

All material policies of insurance of any kind or nature owned by or issued to such Loan Party are in full force and effect.

 

Section 3.20

No Filing or Stamp Tax

Under the law of such Loan Party’s jurisdiction of incorporation it is not necessary that the Loan Documents be filed, recorded or enrolled with any court or other authority in that jurisdiction or that any stamp, registration or similar tax be paid on or in relation to the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents (including the Transactions) (other than any such stamp, registration or similar tax that has been paid as of the Effective Date, to the extent referenced on Schedule 3.18).

 

Section 3.21

No Loan Parties are EEA Financial Institutions

It is not an EEA Financial Institution.

 

Section 3.22

No Covid-19 financial support in Switzerland

No member of the Group has obtained any loan, surety, guarantee, non-refundable contribution or other financial support under any public financial support schemes pursuant to the Swiss Federal Act on the Statutory Principles for Federal Council Ordinances on Combating the COVID-19 Epidemic (SR 818.102), the Swiss Federal Act on Loans with Joint and Several Surety as a Result of Coronavirus (SR 951.26), the Swiss Ordinance on Hardship Measures for Companies in Connection with the COVID-19 Epidemic (SR 951.262) or any similar federal or cantonal scheme in Switzerland.

 

Section 3.23

Execution through electronic means

It has the corporate capacity and authority to execute this Agreement and any other Communication through electronic means and there are no restrictions on doing so in that party’s constitutive documents.

 

Section 3.24

DAC6

No transaction contemplated by the Loan Documents nor any transaction to be carried out in connection with any transaction contemplated by the Loan Documents meets any hallmark set out in Annex IV of the Council Directive of 25 May 2018 (2018/822/EU) amending Directive 2011/16EU.

 

ARTICLE 4

CONDITIONS

 

Section 4.01

Effective Date

The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of the Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit on the Effective Date shall be subject solely to the prior or concurrent satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent set forth in this Section 4.01 (each of which (other than Sections 4.01(d), (f), (l), (m) and (o)) (the conditions in this Section 4.01 (other than Sections 4.01(d), (f), (l), (m) and (o)) being referred to as the “Signing Date Conditions”) shall occur on the Signing Date, it being agreed that the execution of this Agreement by the Lenders shall constitute confirmation that the foregoing Signing Date Conditions have been met):

 

  (a)

The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from each party hereto either (i) a counterpart of this Agreement signed on behalf of such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include fax or email pdf transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement on the Signing Date.

 

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  (b)

The Administrative Agent shall have received written opinions (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Signing Date) of (i) Kirkland & Ellis LLP, US counsel for the Parent and the Borrowers, (ii) (x) Tulchinsky Marciano Cohen Levitski & Co., Israeli counsel to the Parent, and (y) Herzog, Fox and Neeman, Israeli counsel to the Administrative Agent (with respect to certain Israeli tax matters), and (iii) Van Doorne N.V., Dutch counsel for the Parent and the Borrowers, with respect to this Agreement, each in usual and customary form.

 

  (c)

The Administrative Agent shall have received such documents and certificates as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request relating to (i) the organization and existence of each Loan Party, with respect to the Dutch Borrowers, a copy of the deed of incorporation (oprichtingsakte), the current articles of association (statuten) and a recent and up-to-date excerpt from the trade register of the Chamber of Commerce (handelsregister van de Kamer van Koophandel), and (ii) the authorization of any relevant Transactions and any other legal matters relating to each Loan Party, and this Agreement, each in usual and customary form.

 

  (d)

The Administrative Agent shall have received each promissory note requested by a Lender pursuant to Section 2.07(e) at least 5 Business Days prior to the Signing Date, each duly completed and executed by the Borrower.

 

  (e)

The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or the managing board of each Borrower certifying the names and true signatures of the officers of each Borrower authorized to sign this Agreement and the other documents to be delivered hereunder.

 

  (f)

The Administrative Agent shall have received a certificate, dated the Effective Date and signed by the Chief Financial Officer of the Parent, confirming compliance with the conditions set forth in this Section 4.01.

 

  (g)

The original Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall have received (i) evidence that the Fee Letter has been signed by each party thereto and (ii) all fees and other amounts due and payable under any Loan Document on or prior to (or substantially concurrently with) the Signing Date or Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced at least 3 Business Days prior to the Signing Date, reimbursement or payment of all out-of-pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Parent hereunder or under any other Loan Document as of the Signing Date.

 

  (h)

The Lenders and the Administrative Agent shall have received 3 Business Days prior to the Signing Date (i) documentation and information satisfactory to them, as required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and Anti-Money Laundering Laws, including the U.S. Patriot Act and other applicable Sanctions regulations, and (ii) to the extent any Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a Beneficial Ownership Certification.

 

  (i)

The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence of the Process Agent (as defined in Section 11.10(d)) appointment and acceptance thereof, provided that the Process Agent’s signature to this Agreement shall satisfy this clause (i).

 

  (j)

[Reserved]

 

  (k)

[Reserved]

 

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  (l)

No Change of Control or Illegality shall have occurred.

 

  (m)

The Lenders shall have received a certificate from the Chief Financial Officer of the Parent as to the solvency of the Parent and Borrowers as of the Effective Date in the form of Exhibit G.

 

  (n)

[Reserved]

 

  (o)

The Administrative Agent shall have received evidence of notices of cancellation and termination of the Existing Revolving Credit Facility and repayments of all amounts outstanding thereunder, if any, and termination of any outstanding letters of credit issued thereunder, if any (or evidence of other backstop arrangements with respect to such letters of credit reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent).

 

  (p)

With respect to each Dutch Borrower, a copy of a resolution of the board of directors of such Dutch Borrower and a copy of the resolution of the general meeting of such Dutch Borrower:

 

  (i)

approving the terms of, and the transactions contemplated by, the Loan Documents to which it is a party and resolving that it executes the Loan Documents to which it is a party;

 

  (ii)

authorizing a specified person or persons to execute the Loan Documents to which it is a party on its behalf; and

 

  (iii)

including a confirmation that none of a works council (ondernemingsraad), central works council (centrale ondernemingsraad) or group works council (groepsondernemingsraad) has been established and that such Dutch Borrower is not required or requested to establish a works council which has any authority with respect to such Dutch Borrower.

 

Section 4.02

Each Credit Event

The obligation of each Lender and each Issuing Bank to make any Credit Extension to any Borrower (including the initial Credit Extension) is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions with respect to said Borrower and the Parent:

 

  (a)

No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on such date nor will result from the making of such Credit Extension.

 

  (b)

Each of the representations and warranties made by any Loan Party set forth in Article 3 hereof or in any other Loan Document shall be true and correct on and as of the date of such Credit Extension with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date.

 

  (c)

In the case of a Loan, the applicable Borrower shall have delivered a Loan Notice in accordance with Section 2.03.

For purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.01 and 4.02, each Lender and Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have consented to, approved or accepted or to be satisfied with each document or other matter required thereunder to be consented to or approved by or acceptable or satisfactory to each Lender and Issuing Bank unless an officer of the Administrative Agent responsible for the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents shall have received notice from such Lender or Issuing Bank prior to the Effective Date or applicable Credit Extension date specifying its objection thereto and such Lender or Issuing Bank shall not have made available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s ratable portion of the Loans or other Credit Extension.

 

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Each Loan Notice, LC Request and acceptance by a Borrower of the proceeds from such Credit Extension shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the relevant Borrower as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension.

 

ARTICLE 5

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees, expenses and other amounts payable hereunder shall have been paid in full and no Letter of Credit remains outstanding the Loan Parties covenant and agree with the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders that:

 

Section 5.01

Financial Statements and Other Information

The Parent will furnish, or cause to be furnished, to the Administrative Agent:

 

  (a)

within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Parent, the Parent’s audited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of and for such year of the Parent, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on by the Parent’s independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied;

 

  (b)

within 60 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Parent, the Parent’s consolidated balance sheet and related statements of income, shareholders’ equity and cash flows of the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year of the Parent, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified by a Financial Officer of the Parent as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations and cash flows of the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments;

 

  (c)

concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clause (a) or (b) above, a certificate of a Financial Officer of the Parent substantially in the form of Exhibit D, (i) certifying as to whether a Default or Event of Default or, to the knowledge of the Parent, any investigation, circumstance, development or other matter that has resulted in, or could reasonably be expected to result in, a Material Adverse Effect has occurred and, if such a Default, Event of Default, investigation, circumstance, development or other matter has occurred, specifying the details thereof and the action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (ii) setting forth in reasonable detail calculations demonstrating compliance with Section 6.04 (including, without limitation, a calculation of the Group’s then current outstanding Specified Subordinated Indebtedness and the relevant Specified Equity Percentage in respect thereof, including supporting evidence of the applicable Agency’s treatment in respect thereof, as well as any announcements by any Agency in respect to any change in the interpretation of

 

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  such rating standards and criteria occurring or becoming effective after the date of issuance of such Indebtedness) and (iii) stating whether any change in the application of GAAP has occurred since the date of the fiscal year 2021 audited financial statements referred to in Section 3.04 and, if any such change has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying such certificate;

 

  (d)

promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries with the SEC, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of said SEC, or with any national or foreign securities exchange, or distributed by the Parent to its equity holders generally, as the case may be; provided, however, that the Parent shall not be required to deliver to the Administrative Agent (and shall be deemed to have furnished to the Administrative Agent) such financial statement or other materials referred to in sub-clauses (a) or (b) or any other report, proxy statement and other materials if such financial statement, report, proxy statement and any other material is posted on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or on the Parent’s website at www.tevapharm.com (provided that in the case of financial statements referred to in (a) and/or (b) above, the Parent provides written notice to the Administrative Agent that the same has been posted on such website); and

 

  (e)

promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of any Borrower, that may reasonably affect any such Borrower’s compliance with the terms of this Agreement, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request, provided, however, that the Parent shall not be required to deliver such information to the extent such information is posted on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or on the Parent’s website at www.tevapharm.com (provided that if so requested, the Parent advises such Administrative Agent or Lender where such information can be accessed on such website).

 

  (f)

promptly following any request therefor, (i) the documentation and other information so requested in connection with applicable “know your customer” and anti-money-laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation, the PATRIOT Act, and (ii) with respect to any Borrower that qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to such Borrower.

 

Section 5.02

Notices of Material Events

 

  (a)

The Parent will furnish (or cause to be furnished) to the Administrative Agent prompt written notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, which notice shall be provided to the Administrative Agent and each Lender no later than 3 Business Days after any officer of such Person becomes aware or should have become aware of the same, specifying the details thereof and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto. Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Parent setting forth the details of the Default or Event of Default requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

 

  (b)

The Parent will furnish (or cause to be furnished) to the Administrative Agent prompt written notice of the occurrence of any change of its Rating (but not with regard to outlook only), which notice shall be provided to the Administrative Agent and each Lender no later than 3 Business Days after any officer of such Person becomes aware or should have become aware of the same.

 

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Section 5.03

Existence; Conduct of Business

Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to (i) preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its existence, and (ii) except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its rights and privileges and the rights, licenses, permits, approvals, privileges and franchises applicable to the conduct of its business; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any merger, consolidation, liquidation or dissolution expressly permitted under Section 6.01.

 

Section 5.04

Payment of Taxes

Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, pay its Tax liabilities, that, if not paid, could result in a Material Adverse Effect before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, (b) the Loan Party or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP and (c) the failure to make payment pending such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 5.05

Compliance with the Ten Non-Bank Regulations and Twenty Non-Bank Regulations

 

  (a)

Each Swiss Loan Party shall ensure that it is at all times is in compliance with the Ten Non-Bank Regulations and Twenty Non-Bank Regulations.

 

  (b)

With respect to any deduction on account of Swiss Withholding Tax, paragraph (a) above shall not be breached if the number of creditors of a Swiss Loan Party in respect of the Ten Non-Bank Regulations and Twenty Non-Bank Regulations is exceeded solely as a result of:

 

  (i)

any Lender representing under Section 11.23 that it is a Swiss Qualifying Bank and such representation shall prove to have been untrue when made; or

 

  (ii)

any Lender that was a Swiss Qualifying Bank when it became a party to this Agreement shall thereafter become a Swiss Non-Qualifying Bank.

For the purpose of its compliance with the Ten Non-Bank Regulations and Twenty Non-Bank Regulations under this Section 5.05, each Swiss Loan Party shall assume that the number of Lenders under this Agreement which are not Swiss Qualifying Banks shall be deemed to be 5 (five) (irrespective of whether or not there are, at any time, any such Lenders). This covenant shall cease to apply should the Ten Non-Bank Regulations and Twenty Non-Bank Regulations be abolished and provided that as a result of such abolishment the Ten Non-Bank Regulations and Twenty Non-Bank Regulations would not apply to this Agreement.

 

Section 5.06

Maintenance of Properties; Insurance

Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, (a) keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and (b) maintain, with responsible, financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance with respect to its properties and business.

 

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Section 5.07

Books and Records; Inspection Rights

Each Loan Party will keep proper books of record and account in which full, true and correct entries are made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities in accordance with GAAP or in accordance with the accounting standards applicable in such entity’s jurisdiction. Each Loan Party will permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, upon reasonable prior notice and subject to signing by such representative of customary confidentiality undertakings, at the Lenders’ expense so long as no Event of Default exists and at the Borrowers’ expense during the continuance of an Event of Default, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records relating to financial and other similar matters (other than materials protected by the attorney-client privilege and materials which such Person may not disclose without violation of any applicable law or a confidentiality obligation binding upon it), and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its directors, officers, employees, accountants or other representatives, all at such reasonable times and as often as reasonably requested. As long as no Default exists, the Lenders and/or the Administrative Agent shall use reasonable efforts to minimize the disruption of such Person’s business resulting from any such visit or inspection and shall limit any such visits or inspections under this Section 5.06 to once per fiscal year. A representative of the applicable Loan Party shall be provided a reasonable opportunity to be present at any such visit or inspection, but the actual attendance of any such representative shall not be required.

 

Section 5.08

Compliance with Laws

Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all requirements of law applicable to it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 5.09

Use of Proceeds

The proceeds of the Loans and Letters of Credit will be used by the Borrowers to refinance the Existing Revolving Credit Facility and for general corporate purposes (which, for the avoidance of doubt, may include, without limitation, acquisitions, investments and utilization in connection with any potential future U.S. commercial paper program of the Parent and its Subsidiaries, if and when such program is put in place). No part of the proceeds of any Loan or Letter of Credit will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America, including Regulations T, U and X.

 

Section 5.10

Environmental Laws, Etc.

Each Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, comply with all applicable Environmental Laws and governmental authorizations issued pursuant thereto, the non-compliance with which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. In the event any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries undertakes any remedial action with respect to any Hazardous Materials, such Loan Party will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, conduct and complete such remedial action in material compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, and in accordance with the policies, orders, directions and other requirements of law of all federal, state and local Governmental Authorities except when, and only to the extent that, the liability of the applicable Loan Party and its Subsidiaries for such presence, storage, use, disposal, transportation or discharge of any Hazardous Materials is being contested in good faith by such Person or such liability could not reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

 

Section 5.11

Ratings

The Parent shall use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain a public rating (but, for the avoidance of doubt, not any particular rating) in respect of its senior unsecured long-term indebtedness for borrowed money from each of Moody’s and S&P.

 

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Section 5.12

Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Laws

Each Loan Party agrees that it shall, and shall make reasonable efforts to cause each of its Subsidiaries, to comply with the requirements of all applicable Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti Money Laundering Laws and Sanctions.

 

ARTICLE 6

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

Until the Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees payable hereunder have been paid in full and no Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, the Loan Parties covenant and agree with the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders that:

 

Section 6.01

Fundamental Changes and Asset Sales

No Loan Party or Subsidiary will merge into or consolidate or amalgamate with (or engage in any other substantially similar transaction) any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate or amalgamate with (or engage in any other substantially similar transaction) it, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose, including any disposition of property to a Delaware Divided LLC pursuant to a Delaware LLC Division (each, a “disposal” or “disposition”) of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) any assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to any Person, or liquidate or dissolve (including, in each case, pursuant to a Delaware LLC Division). Notwithstanding the foregoing the following, shall be permitted:

 

  (i)

if at the time thereof and immediately after giving effect thereto no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, any Person may merge, consolidate or amalgamate (or engage in a substantially similar transaction) with any Borrower in a transaction in which the applicable Borrower is the surviving entity (provided that if a Subsidiary Borrower merges or consolidates with or into the Parent, the Parent is the surviving corporation),

 

  (ii)

any Subsidiary may merge, consolidate or amalgamate (or engage in a substantially similar transaction) with any other Person in a transaction in which the surviving entity is a wholly-owned Subsidiary (in the case of a Loan Party, subject to preceding clause (i)),

 

  (iii)

assets or equity interests of any Subsidiary may be disposed of to any other wholly-owned Subsidiary or to the Parent or by a Borrower to another Borrower or by a Borrower to a wholly-owned Subsidiary,

 

  (iv)

the Parent or any Subsidiary may dispose of assets or property to any other Person; provided, that, the aggregate book or fair market value of all assets disposed (to a Person other than the Parent, a Borrower or any other wholly-owned Subsidiary) under this clause (iv) during any fiscal year of the Parent shall not exceed 15% of the total consolidated assets of the Parent and its consolidated Subsidiaries, determined in accordance with GAAP, measured as of the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year for which financial statements have been or were required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement,

 

  (v)

the Parent and its Subsidiaries may dispose of inventory in the ordinary course of business,

 

  (vi)

the Parent and its Subsidiaries may transfer assets in connection with a Financing Arrangement permitted under Section 6.03,

 

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  (vii)

the Parent or any Subsidiary may lease, as lessor or sublessor, or license, as licensor or sub licensor, real or personal property (other than any intellectual property) in the ordinary course of business, provided that no such lease or license shall materially interfere with the ordinary course of business of the Parent or any Subsidiary,

 

  (viii)

the Parent or any Subsidiary may liquidate or sell Consolidated Cash and Cash Equivalents,

 

  (ix)

the Parent or any Subsidiary may, in the ordinary course of business, licence or sublicense intellectual property owned or held by the Parent or such Subsidiary so long as each such license is non-exclusive and in the ordinary course of business,

 

  (x)

the Parent or any Subsidiary may dispose of obsolete or worn out property, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business and may dispose of property no longer used or useful in the conduct of the business of the Parent or any Subsidiary,

 

  (xi)

the Parent or any Subsidiary may sell Receivable Assets to a Securitization Entity in a Qualified Securitization Transaction for the fair market value thereof; provided that at no time shall more than US$2,500,000,000 (or its equivalent in another currency or currencies) in fair market value of assets be subject to such Qualified Securitization Transaction,

 

  (xii)

any Subsidiary may pay dividends or make any other distribution,

 

  (xiii)

the Parent may pay cash dividends (or dividends paid in the form of common equity of the Parent) to its shareholders, to the extent lawful, and

 

  (xiv)

any Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve (with any residual assets being applied in accordance with one of the other clauses of this Section 6.01).

 

Section 6.02

Fiscal Year and Accounting

 

  (a)

The Parent shall not change its fiscal year-end to a date other than December 31 and shall not make or permit any changes in accounting policies or practices which would have an effect on whether or not the Parent is in compliance with Section 6.04, without the consent of the Required Lenders, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, except: (i) changes that are required or permitted by GAAP, or (ii) changes permitted under sub-paragraph (b) of this Section 6.02.

 

  (b)

If at any time any change in GAAP (including without limitation as a result of the adoption of IFRS) would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Parent or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Parent shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP; provided that, until so amended, (i) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (ii) the Parent shall provide to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders financial statements and other documents required under this Agreement or as reasonably requested hereunder setting forth a reconciliation between calculations of such ratio or requirement made before and after giving effect to such change in GAAP.

 

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Section 6.03

Negative Pledge

No Loan Party will, nor will any Loan Party permit any of its Subsidiaries to, (x) create or permit to subsist any Encumbrance over all or any of its present or future revenues or assets or (y) enter into a Financing Arrangement, except for the following (“Permitted Encumbrances”):

 

  (a)

Encumbrances imposed by law, including, without limitation, for taxes that are not yet due or, if due, are being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP;

 

  (b)

carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s and similar liens imposed by law arising in the ordinary course of business that do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Parent or its Subsidiaries and, if securing obligations that are overdue by more than 90 days, are being contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP;

 

  (c)

pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations or to obtain letters of credit to post for such purposes;

 

  (d)

deposits or Encumbrances to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

 

  (e)

judgment liens in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under Section 7.01(i);

 

  (f)

easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Parent or its Subsidiaries;

 

  (g)

other liens incidental to the conduct of the business of the Parent or any Subsidiary or the ownership of the property or assets of the Parent or such Subsidiary that are not in respect of Indebtedness and do not in the aggregate materially detract from the value of such properties or assets or materially impair the use thereof in the operation of the business of the Parent or such Subsidiary;

 

  (h)

Encumbrances existing on the date hereof in connection with any Indebtedness outstanding on the date hereof and disclosed in the public filings of the Parent or on Schedule 6.03 hereof (and any Encumbrance granted as collateral for any refinancing or replacement of such Indebtedness, provided that such Encumbrance secures a principal amount of Indebtedness not in excess of the amount so disclosed (plus reasonable refinancing costs) and does not encumber any property or assets other than the property or assets to the original Encumbrance as so disclosed or improvements thereon or replacements thereof);

 

  (i)

any netting or set-off arrangement entered into by the Parent or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of its banking arrangements for the purpose of netting debit and credit balances;

 

  (j)

any Encumbrance arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for the sale of goods entered into by the Parent or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business;

 

  (k)

any Encumbrance securing any hedging obligation of the Parent or any Subsidiary in respect of interest rate, currency exchange rates or commodity pricing hedging, swaps or similar transactions entered into in the ordinary course of business for bona fide business purposes;

 

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  (l)

Encumbrances on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged into or consolidated with any Loan Party or any Subsidiary; (provided that such Encumbrances were not created in contemplation of such merger, consolidation or acquisition and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person so merged into or consolidated with such Loan Party or Subsidiary or acquired by such Loan Party or Subsidiary) and extensions, replacements and renewals thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof that is secured by such Encumbrance as of such date and do not result in such Encumbrance extending to additional assets (other than improvements thereon or replacements thereof);

 

  (m)

Encumbrances in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation of goods in the ordinary course of business;

 

  (n)

purchase money Encumbrances upon or in any real property or equipment acquired by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business to secure the purchase price of such property or equipment, or Encumbrances existing on such property or equipment at the time of its acquisition (other than any such Encumbrances created in contemplation of such acquisition that were not incurred to finance the acquisition of such property) or extensions, renewals or replacements of any of the foregoing for the same or a lesser amount, provided, however, that no such Encumbrances shall extend to or cover any properties of any character other than the real property or equipment being acquired, and no such extension, renewal or replacement shall extend to or cover any property not theretofore subject to the Encumbrance being extended, renewed or replaced;

 

  (o)

Encumbrances securing capital lease obligations in respect of property acquired; provided, that no such Encumbrance shall extend to or cover any assets other than the assets subject to such capitalized leases;

 

  (p)

any other Encumbrances securing obligations and other Financing Arrangements; provided that the aggregate amount of obligations and other Financing Arrangements secured in accordance with this subclause (p) shall not exceed US$2,000,000,000 (or its equivalent in another currency or currencies) at any time outstanding;

 

  (q)

any Encumbrance entered into pursuant to any Loan Document; and

 

  (r)

Encumbrances over any Receivable Assets subject to a Qualified Securitization Transaction; provided that the aggregate fair market value of all Receivable Assets secured in accordance with this subclause (r) shall not exceed US$2,500,000,000 (or its equivalent in another currency or currencies) at any one time outstanding.

 

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Section 6.04

Financial Covenants

 

  (a)

The Parent shall procure that the Leverage Ratio for the period set forth in Column 1 below (calculated as of the last day of, and for, such period) does not exceed the ratio referred to in Column 2 below:

 

   

Column 1

  

Column 2

       Four-quarter Test Period ending with the quarters below   
  Q1 2022    No greater than 4.50x
  Q2 2022    No greater than 4.50x
  Q3 2022    No greater than 4.50x
  Q4 2022    No greater than 4.25x
  Q1 2023    No greater than 4.00x
  Q2 2023    No greater than 4.00x
  Q3 2023    No greater than 4.00x
  Q4 2023    No greater than 3.75x
  Q1 2024 and thereafter    No greater than 3.50x

 

  (b)

The Parent shall procure that the Interest Cover Ratio for all Test Periods (calculated as of the last day of, and for, such period) shall not be less than 3.5x.

 

  (c)

Except as otherwise expressly permitted or otherwise provided for in this Agreement, all the terms used in this Section 6.04 shall be calculated in accordance with the accounting principles applied in connection with the latest consolidated financial statements of the Parent required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b) (subject to Section 6.02(b)).

 

Section 6.05

[Reserved]

 

Section 6.06

Sanctions; Anti-Corruption Laws; Use of Proceeds

Each Loan Party will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or other persons acting on their behalf to directly or indirectly, (i) use the proceeds of any Credit Extension, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other Person to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any Person, or in any country or territory, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any Person (including any Person participating in the transaction, whether as Lender, Arranger, Administrative Agent, LC Issuer, Swing Line Lender, or otherwise) of Sanctions; or (ii) in any manner that would result in any violation of any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws or for any purpose which would result in a breach of any applicable Anti-Corruption Laws or Anti-Money Laundering Laws.

 

Section 6.07

FATF

Each Loan Party will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their respective officers, directors, agents, employees or other persons acting on their behalf, to directly or indirectly, use, lend, contribute or otherwise make available the proceeds of any Loan or Letter of Credit hereunder to any party to fund any activities or business of or with a FATF Public Statement Jurisdiction, any goods originating from a FATF Public Statement Jurisdiction or any party located, organised or resident in a FATF Public Statement Jurisdiction or owned or controlled by such party.

 

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ARTICLE 7

EVENTS OF DEFAULT

 

Section 7.01

Events of Default

If any of the following events (“Events of Default”) shall occur:

 

  (a)

default shall be made in the payment of any principal of any Loan or any Reimbursement Obligation when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or otherwise except that if such failure to pay is due to an administrative or technical error, then the Loan Parties shall have three (3) days to cure such failure;

 

  (b)

default shall be made in the payment of any interest on any Loan or other fee payable under the Loan Documents, when and as the same shall become due and payable; provided that, the Loan Parties shall have five (5) days to cure such failure;

 

  (c)

any representation or warranty made or deemed made by the Loan Parties in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made, provided that no Event of Default under this paragraph (c) will occur if the failure to comply is capable of remedy and is remedied within 30 days of the Administrative Agent giving notice to a Loan Party or a Loan Party becoming aware of the failure to comply (it being understood that any materially incorrect or misleading information contained in any financial statements delivered in accordance with this Agreement or referred to in Section 3.04 cannot be so remedied);

 

  (d)

the Loan Parties shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Section 5.03(i) (with respect to Loan Parties) or Article 6;

 

  (e)

the Loan Parties shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those specified in clause (a), (b) or (d) of this Article), and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after written notice thereof from the Administrative Agent or a Lender to any Loan Party;

 

  (f)

any Loan Party or Material Subsidiary shall (i) fail to pay any principal of or premium or interest due in respect of Material Indebtedness when the same becomes due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), and such failure shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in the agreement or instrument relating to such Material Indebtedness; or (ii) default in the observance or performance of any covenant or obligation contained in any agreement of such Material Indebtedness that is a default (in each case, other than a failure to pay specified in clause (i) of this subsection (f)) and such default shall continue after the applicable grace period, if any, specified in such agreement or instrument, if the effect thereof is to accelerate the maturity of such Material Indebtedness or require such Material Indebtedness to be prepaid prior to the stated maturity thereof;

 

  (g)

an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization, stay of proceedings, freeze order (“Hakpaat Halichim”) a commencement of proceedings order (“tsav le-ptichat halichim”) pursuant to the Israeli Insolvency and Rehabilitation Law, or other relief (including any Dutch Insolvency Event or a Swiss Insolvency Event) in respect of any Loan Party or any Material Subsidiary or its debts, or of a substantial part of its assets, under any federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect (“Bankruptcy Law”) or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator, compulsory manager or similar official for

 

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  any Loan Party or any Material Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, or a final, not temporary or interim, unappealable order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered; and such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed and unstayed for sixty (60) days;

 

  (h)

any Loan Party or any Material Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization, stay of proceedings, freeze order (“Hakpaat Halichim”), a commencement of proceedings order (“tsav le-ptichat halichim”) pursuant to the Israeli Insolvency and Rehabilitation Law, or commencement of protected negotiations (“masa u-matan mugan”) with any of its creditors pursuant to the Israeli Insolvency and Rehabilitation Law, or other relief (including any Dutch Insolvency Event or a Swiss Insolvency Event) under any Bankruptcy Law, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (g) of this Article, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator, compulsory manager or similar official for any Loan Party or any Material Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (v) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;

 

  (i)

one or more judgments for the payment of money in an aggregate uninsured amount equal to or greater than US$200,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies) in excess of the amount of insurance coverage shall be rendered against any Loan Party or any Material Subsidiary or any combination thereof and the same shall be due and payable and remain undischarged for a period of 30 consecutive days during which execution shall not be effectively stayed (for this purpose, a judgment shall effectively be stayed during a period when it is not yet due and payable), vacated or bonded pending appeal or any action shall be legally taken by a judgment creditor to attach or levy upon any assets of any Loan Party or any such Material Subsidiary to enforce any such judgment for the payment of money in an aggregate uninsured amount in excess of US$200,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies);

 

  (j)

one or more ERISA Events or similar event with respect to a Non-US Plan shall have occurred, which individually or in the aggregate results in liability of any Loan Party, any of its subsidiaries, or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates in excess of US$200,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies) during the term hereof; or

 

  (k)

this Agreement shall at any time and for any reason be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be null and void, or a proceeding shall be commenced by any Loan Party, or by any Governmental Authority, seeking to establish the invalidity or unenforceability thereof (exclusive of questions or interpretation of any provision thereof), or any Loan Party shall repudiate or deny any portion of its financial obligation under this Agreement;

then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to a Loan Party described in clause (g) or (h) of this Article), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent at the request of the applicable Required Lenders shall, by notice to the Parent, take any of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, (ii) declare the Loans and Reimbursement Obligations then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans and the Reimbursement Obligations so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest

 

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thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Loan Parties accrued hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Loan Parties; and in case of any event with respect to any Loan Party described in clause (g) or (h) of this Article, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans and the Reimbursement Obligations then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Loan Parties accrued hereunder, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Loan Parties, and (iii) exercise on behalf of itself and the Lenders all rights and remedies available to it and the Lenders under the Loan Documents.

 

ARTICLE 8

THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

 

Section 8.01

Appointment and Authority

Each Lender Party (as defined below) hereby irrevocably appoints Bank of America, N.A., to act on its behalf as the Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto. The provisions of this Article are solely for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lender Parties, and no Loan Party shall have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions. It is understood that the use of the term “agent” herein or in any other Loan Documents (or any other similar term) 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 as a matter of market custom, and is intended to create or reflect only an administrative relationship between contracting parties.

 

Section 8.02

Administrative Agent Individually

 

  (a)

The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender Party as any other Lender Party and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent and the term “Lender Party” or “Lender Parties” shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, include the Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder in its individual capacity. Such Person and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Parent or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lender Parties.

 

  (b)

Each Lender Party understands that the Person serving as Administrative Agent, acting in its individual capacity, and its Affiliates (collectively, the “Agents Group”) are engaged in a wide range of financial services and businesses (including investment management, financing, securities trading, corporate and investment banking and research) (such services and businesses are collectively referred to in this Article 8 as “Activities”) and may engage in the Activities with or on behalf of one or more of the Parent or its Affiliates. Furthermore, the Agent’s Group may, in undertaking the Activities, engage in trading in financial products or undertake other investment businesses for its own account or on behalf of others (including the Parent and its Affiliates and including holding, for its own account or on behalf of others, equity, debt and similar positions in the Parent or its respective Affiliates), including trading in or holding long, short or derivative positions in securities, loans or other financial products of one or more of the Parent or its Affiliates. Each Lender Party understands and agrees that in engaging in the Activities, the Agent’s Group may receive or otherwise obtain

 

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  information concerning the Parent or its Affiliates (including information concerning the ability of the Parent to perform its obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents) which information may not be available to any of the Lender Parties that are not members of the Agent’s Group. None of the Administrative Agent nor any member of the Agent’s Group shall have any duty to disclose to any Lender Party or use on behalf of the Lender Parties, and shall not be liable for the failure to so disclose or use, any information whatsoever about or derived from the Activities or otherwise (including any information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of the Parent or any Affiliate thereof) or to account for any revenue or profits obtained in connection with the Activities, except that the Administrative Agent shall deliver or otherwise make available to each Lender Party such documents as are expressly required by any Loan Document to be transmitted by the Administrative Agent to the Lender Parties.

 

  (c)

Each Lender Party further understands that there may be situations where members of the Agent’s Group or their respective customers (including the Parent and its Affiliates) either now have or may in the future have interests or take actions that may conflict with the interests of any one or more of the Lender Parties (including the interests of the Lender Parties hereunder and under the other Loan Documents). Each Lender Party agrees that no member of the Agent’s Group is or shall be required to restrict its activities as a result of the Person serving as Administrative Agent being a member of the Agent’s Group, and that each member of the Agent’s Group may undertake any Activities without further consultation with or notification to any Lender Party. None of (i) this Agreement nor any other Loan Document, (ii) the receipt by the Agent’s Group of information (including Information) concerning the Parent or its Affiliates (including information concerning the ability of the Parent to perform its obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents) or (iii) any other matter shall give rise to any fiduciary, equitable or contractual duties (including, without limitation, any duty of trust or confidence) owing by the Administrative Agent or any member of the Agent’s Group to any Lender Party including any such duty that would prevent or restrict the Agent’s Group from acting on behalf of customers (including the Parent or its Affiliates) or for its own account.

 

Section 8.03

Duties of Administrative Agent; Exculpatory Provisions

 

  (a)

The Administrative Agent’s duties hereunder and under the other Loan Documents are solely ministerial and administrative in nature and the Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duty, whether or not a Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing and shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, but shall be required to act or refrain from acting (and shall be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the written direction of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be expressly provided for herein or in the other Loan Documents), provided that the Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any action that, in its opinion or the opinion of its counsel, may expose the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or applicable law.

 

  (b)

The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it (i) with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary, or as the Administrative Agent shall believe in good faith shall be necessary, under the circumstances as provided in

 

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  Section 11.03 or Article 7) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default or the event or events that give or may give rise to any Default unless and until the Borrower or any Lender Party shall have given notice to the Administrative Agent describing such Default and such event or events. The Loan Parties acknowledge that the Administrative Agent shall only be obliged to fund a Loan if the Administrative Agent receives funds from the Lenders and shall not be obliged to make an equivalent amount available to the Borrower in the event a Lender fails to transfer such funds to the Administrative Agent. The Loan Parties also acknowledge that the Administrative Agent is not able to guarantee any time for payments. For the avoidance of doubt and to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, (i) the Administrative Agent shall not be liable to the Loan Parties and (ii) no Loan Party shall assert, and hereby waives, any claim against the Administrative Agent, in each of cases (i) and (ii), on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages arising out of, in connection with, the timing of the transfer of proceeds with respect to the Loans hereunder.

 

  (c)

Neither the Administrative Agent nor any member of the Agent’s Group shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty, representation or other information made or supplied in or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or thereunder or in connection herewith or therewith or the adequacy, accuracy and/or completeness of the information contained therein, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms or conditions set forth herein or therein or the occurrence of any Default, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article 6 or elsewhere herein, other than (but subject to the foregoing clause (ii)) to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.

 

  (d)

Nothing in this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall require the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties to carry out any “know your customer” or other checks in relation to any person on behalf of any Lender Party and each Lender Party confirms to the Administrative Agent that it is solely responsible for any such checks it is required to carry out and that it may not rely on any statement in relation to such checks made by the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties.

 

Section 8.04

Reliance by Administrative Agent, Etc.

 

  (a)

The Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Coordinator, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying or acting upon, any notices (including, without limitation, telephonic or electronic notices, Loan Notices) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender Party, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender Party unless an officer of the Administrative Agent responsible for the transactions contemplated hereby shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender Party prior to the making of such Loan, and in the case of a Loan, such Lender Party shall not have made available to the Administrative Agent such Lender Party’s ratable portion of such Loan.

 

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  The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

 

  (b)

Each Lender (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of any Borrower or any other Loan Party, that at least one of the following is and will be true:

 

  (i)

such Lender is not using “plan assets” (within the meaning of 29 CFR § 2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) of one or more Benefit Plans in connection with the Loans, the Letters of Credit or the Commitments,

 

  (ii)

the transaction exemption set forth in one or more PTEs, such as PTE 84-14 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by independent qualified professional asset managers), PTE 95-60 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company general accounts), PTE 90-1 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving insurance company pooled separate accounts), PTE 91-38 (a class exemption for certain transactions involving bank collective investment funds) or PTE 96-23 (a class exemption for certain transactions determined by in-house asset managers), is applicable, and the conditions of such exemption have been satisfied, with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, or

 

  (iii)

(A) such Lender is an investment fund managed by a “Qualified Professional Asset Manager” (within the meaning of Part VI of PTE 84-14), (B) such Qualified Professional Asset Manager made the investment decision on behalf of such Lender to enter into, participate in, administer and perform the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement, (C) the entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement satisfies the requirements of sub-sections (b) through (g) of Part I of PTE 84-14 and (D) to the best knowledge of such Lender, the requirements of subsection (a) of Part I of PTE 84-14 are satisfied with respect to such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement.

 

  (c)

In addition, unless sub-clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (b) is true with respect to a Lender, such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates, and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of any Borrower or any other Loan Party, that none of the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates is a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender (including in connection with the reservation or exercise of any rights by the Administrative Agent under this Agreement, any Loan Document or any documents related to hereto or thereto).

 

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Section 8.05

Delegation of Duties

The Administrative Agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or through any one or more sub agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall use reasonable care in its selection of any such sub-agent, the standard of such care not to be below that which it would use for its own affairs and in performing its duties in respect hereof, such sub-agent shall use reasonable care in the performance of such duties, the standard of such care not to be below that which it would use for its own affairs. The Administrative Agent and any such sub agent may perform any and all of its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through their respective Related Parties. Each such sub agent and the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and each such sub agent shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article 8 and Section 11.04 (as though such sub agents were the “Administrative Agent” under the Loan Documents) as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.

 

Section 8.06

Resignation of Administrative Agent

The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lender Parties and the Parent (such notice not to be effective until 30 days have lapsed). Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right (which, unless an Event of Default under subsection (a), (g) or (h) of Section 7.01 has occurred and is continuing, shall be with the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed)), to appoint a successor. For the avoidance of doubt, whether or not a successor Administrative Agent has been appointed, the resignation of the retiring Administrative Agent shall become effective 30 days after such notice of its resignation was given. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation (such 30-day period, the “Lender Party Appointment Period”), then the retiring Administrative Agent may on behalf of the Lender Parties, appoint a successor Administrative Agent, which shall be a commercial bank or a trust company with an office in the United States of America or the United Kingdom, or an affiliate of such a bank or trust company; provided that if the Administrative Agent shall notify the Parent and the Lender Parties that no qualifying Person has accepted such appointment, then such resignation shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice and (1) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (except that in the case of any collateral security held by the Administrative Agent on behalf of any Lender Party under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (2) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each applicable Lender Party, directly, until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above in this paragraph; provided further that so long as no such successor Administrative Agent shall have accepted such appointment the Parent shall have the right to appoint, at its own cost and expense, a successor Administrative Agent, which successor Administrative Agent shall be a commercial bank or a trust company with an office in the United States of America or the United Kingdom, and which shall have a combined capital and surplus of at least US$250,000,000 (or foreign currency equivalent thereof) (an “Interim Administrative Agent”), which Interim Administrative Agent shall serve as Administrative Agent in all respects (with the rights, privileges and obligations thereof, including without limitation the right to resign (and appoint a successor) as set forth above in this Section 8.06) until such time as the Required Lenders appoint a successor thereto in accordance with the provisions described above in this Section 8.06). Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring (or retired) Administrative Agent, and (i) the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (ii) all payments, communications and determinations provided to be made by, to or through the Administrative Agent shall instead be made by or to each Lender Party directly, until such time as a successor

 

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Administrative Agent or Interim Administrative Agent has been appointed as provided for above in this paragraph. Any such resignation by the Administrative Agent hereunder shall also constitute its resignation (if applicable) as Swingline Lender, in which case the resigning Administrative Agent (x) shall not be required to make any additional Swingline Loans hereunder and (y) shall maintain all of its rights as Swingline Lender with respect to any Swingline Loans made by it, prior to the date of such resignation. Upon the acceptance of a successor’s appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties as Administrative Agent of the retiring (or retired) Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations as Administrative Agent hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this paragraph). The fees payable by the Loan Parties to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Loan Parties and such successor. After the retiring Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 11.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while the retiring Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent.

 

Section 8.07

Non-Reliance on Administrative Agent and Other Lender Parties

 

  (a)

Each Lender Party confirms to the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Coordinator, each other Lender Party and each of their respective Related Parties that it (i) possesses (individually or through its Related Parties) such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable, without reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Coordinator, any other Lender Party or any of their respective Related Parties, of evaluating the merits and risks (including tax, legal, regulatory, credit, accounting and other financial matters) of (x) entering into this Agreement, (y) making Loans and other extensions of credit hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and (z) taking or not taking actions hereunder and thereunder, (ii) is financially able to bear such risks and (iii) has determined that entering into this Agreement and making Loans and other extensions of credit hereunder and under the other Loan Documents is suitable and appropriate for it.

 

  (b)

Each Lender Party acknowledges that (i) it is solely responsible for making its own independent appraisal and investigation of all risks arising under or in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, (ii) it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Coordinator, any other Lender Party or any of their respective Related Parties, made its own appraisal and investigation of all risks associated with, and its own credit analysis and decision to enter into, this Agreement based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate and (iii) it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Coordinator, any other Lender Party or any of their respective Related Parties, continue to be solely responsible for making its own appraisal and investigation of all risks arising under or in connection with, and its own credit analysis and decision to take or not take action under, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, which may include, in each case:

 

  (i)

the financial condition, status and capitalization of the Loan Parties;

 

  (ii)

the legality, validity, effectiveness, adequacy or enforceability of this Agreement and each other Loan Document and any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with any Loan Document;

 

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  (iii)

determining compliance or non-compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan and the form and substance of all evidence delivered in connection with establishing the satisfaction of each such condition; and

 

  (iv)

the adequacy, accuracy and/or completeness of and any information delivered by the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Coordinator, any other Lender Party or by any of their respective Related Parties under or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby or any other agreement, arrangement or document entered into, made or executed in anticipation of, under or in connection with any Loan Document.

 

Section 8.08

Trust Indenture Act

In the event that Bank of America, N.A. or any of its Affiliates shall be or become an indenture trustee under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (as amended, the “Trust Indenture Act”) in respect of any securities issued or guaranteed by any Loan Party, the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that any payment or property received in satisfaction of or in respect of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or under any other Loan Document by or on behalf of Bank of America, N.A. in its capacity as the Administrative Agent for the benefit of any Lender under any Loan Document (other than Bank of America, N.A. or an Affiliate of Bank of America, N.A.) and which is applied in accordance with the Loan Documents shall be deemed to be exempt from the requirements of Section 311 of the Trust Indenture Act pursuant to Section 311(b)(3) of the Trust Indenture Act.

 

Section 8.09

Certain Titles

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or any provision of any other Loan Document, each of the Documentation Agent and Bookrunners & Mandated Lead Arrangers is named as such for recognition purposes only, and in its capacity as such shall have no powers, duties, responsibilities or liabilities with respect to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; it being understood and agreed that such Persons shall be entitled to all indemnification and reimbursement rights in favor of the Administrative Agent as, and to the extent, provided for under Section 11.04. Without limitation of the foregoing, none of the Documentation Agent or the Bookrunners & Mandated Lead Arrangers shall, solely by reason of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, have any fiduciary relationship in respect of any Lender or any other Person.

 

Section 8.10

Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim

In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan shall then be due and payable as herein expressed or by declaration or otherwise and irrespective of whether the Administrative Agent shall have made any demand on any Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered (but not obligated) by intervention in such proceeding or otherwise:

 

  (a)

to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of the principal and interest owing and unpaid in respect of the Loans and all other obligations hereunder that are owing and unpaid and to file such other documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due to the Lenders and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.12, 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 and 11.04) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

 

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  (b)

to collect and receive any monies or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and to distribute the same;

and any custodian, receiver, assignee, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or other similar official in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Lender to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, in the event that the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders, to pay to the Administrative Agent any amount due for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Administrative Agent and its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.12, 2.14, 2.15, 2.16 and 11.04.

Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender Party any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting any obligations under any Loan Documents or the rights of any Lender Party or to authorize the Administrative Agent to vote in respect of the claim of any Lender Party in any such proceeding.

 

Section 8.11

Recovery of Erroneous Payments

Without limitation of any other provision in this Agreement, if at any time the Administrative Agent makes a payment hereunder in error to any Lender or LC Issuer, whether or not in respect of an obligation due and owing by a Borrower at such time, where such payment is a Rescindable Amount, then in any such event, each Lender or LC Issuer receiving a Rescindable Amount severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the Rescindable Amount received by such Lender or LC Issuer in immediately available funds in the currency so received, with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such Rescindable Amount is received by it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation. Each Lender and LC Issuer irrevocably waives any and all defenses, including any “discharge for value” (under which a creditor might otherwise claim a right to retain funds mistakenly paid by a third party in respect of a debt owed by another) or similar defense to its obligation to return any Rescindable Amount. The Administrative Agent shall inform each Lender and LC Issuer promptly upon determining that any payment made to such Lender or LC Issuer, as applicable, comprised, in whole or in part, a Rescindable Amount.

 

ARTICLE 9

GUARANTY

 

Section 9.01

Guaranty

Parent hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees, as a primary obligor and not as a surety, to the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender, each Issuing Bank and the Lenders, the punctual payment when due, whether at scheduled maturity or on any date of a required prepayment or by acceleration, demand or otherwise, of all obligations of each Subsidiary Borrower now or hereafter (including any Swiss Additional Borrower to the extent it becomes a Borrower in accordance with Section 10.01) existing under this Agreement and the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, any extensions, modifications, substitutions, amendments or renewals of any or all of the foregoing obligations), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, and whether for principal, interest, premiums, fees, indemnities, contract causes of action, costs, expenses or otherwise (such obligations being the “Guaranteed Obligations”), and agrees to pay any and all expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) incurred by the Administrative Agent or any Lender in enforcing any rights under this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Guarantor’s liability shall extend to all amounts that constitute part of the Guaranteed Obligations and would be owed by any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or any Lender under or in respect of this Agreement and the Loan Documents but for the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of a bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding involving any Loan Party.

 

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Section 9.02

Guaranty Absolute

Guarantor guarantees that the Guaranteed Obligations will be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Loan Documents, regardless of any law, regulation or order now or hereafter in effect in any jurisdiction affecting any of such terms or the rights of the Administrative Agent or any Lender with respect thereto. The obligations of Guarantor under or in respect of this Guaranty are a guarantee of payment, and not of collection, and are independent of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other obligations of any Loan Party under or in respect of this Agreement and the Loan Documents, and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against Guarantor to enforce this Guaranty, irrespective of whether any action is brought against any Loan Party or whether any Loan Party is joined in any such action or actions. The liability of Guarantor under this Guaranty shall be irrevocable, absolute and unconditional irrespective of, and the Guarantor hereby irrevocably waives any defenses it may now have or hereafter acquire in any way relating to, any or all of the following:

 

  (a)

any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any Loan Document or any agreement or instrument relating thereto;

 

  (b)

any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other obligations of any Loan Party under or in respect of this Agreement and the Loan Documents, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from this Agreement or any Loan Documents, including, without limitation, any increase in the Guaranteed Obligations resulting from the extension of additional credit to any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries or otherwise;

 

  (c)

any taking, exchange, release or non-perfection of any collateral, or any taking, release or amendment or waiver of, or consent to departure from, any other guaranty, for all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations;

 

  (d)

any manner of application of any collateral, or proceeds thereof, to all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any manner of sale or other disposition of any collateral for all or any of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other obligations of any Loan Party under this Agreement and the Loan Documents or any other assets of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

  (e)

any change, restructuring or termination of the corporate structure or existence of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries;

 

  (f)

any failure of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to disclose to the Guarantor any information relating to the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance, properties or prospects of any Loan Party now or hereafter known to the Administrative Agent or such Lender (the Guarantor waiving any duty on the part of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to disclose such information); or

 

  (g)

any other circumstance that might constitute a defense of any Loan Party or the Guarantor.

This Guaranty shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment of any of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or any other Person upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of any Loan Party or otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.

 

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Section 9.03

Waivers and Acknowledgments

 

  (a)

Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives promptness, diligence, notice of acceptance, presentment, demand for performance, notice of non-performance, default, acceleration, protest or dishonor and any other notice with respect to any of the Guaranteed Obligations and this Guaranty and any requirement that the Administrative Agent or any Lender protect, secure, perfect or insure any Encumbrance or any property subject thereto or exhaust any right or take any action against any Loan Party or any other Person or any collateral.

 

  (b)

Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives any right to revoke this Guaranty and acknowledges that this Guaranty is continuing in nature and applies to all Guaranteed Obligations, whether existing now or in the future.

 

  (c)

Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives (i) any defense arising by reason of any claim or defense based upon an election of remedies by the Administrative Agent or any Lender that in any manner impairs, reduces, releases or otherwise adversely affects the subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification rights of Guarantor or other rights of Guarantor to proceed against any Loan Party or any other Person or any collateral and (ii) any defense based on any right of set-off or counterclaim against or in respect of the obligations of the Guarantor hereunder.

 

  (d)

Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives any duty on the part of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to disclose to the Guarantor any matter, fact or thing relating to the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations, performance, properties or prospects of any Loan Party or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter known by the Administrative Agent or such Lender.

 

  (e)

Guarantor acknowledges that it will receive substantial direct and indirect benefits from the financing arrangements contemplated by this Agreement and that the waivers set forth in Section 9.02 and this Section 9.03 are knowingly made in contemplation of such benefits.

 

Section 9.04

Subrogation

Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably agrees not to exercise any rights that it may now have or hereafter acquire against any Loan Party that arise from the existence, payment, performance or enforcement of the Guarantor’s obligations under or in respect of this Guaranty, including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification and any right to participate in any claim or remedy of the Administrative Agent or any Lender against any Loan Party or any collateral, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common law, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from any Loan Party, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security on account of such claim, remedy or right, unless and until all of the Guaranteed Obligations shall have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash and the Commitments shall have expired or been terminated. If any amount shall be paid to the Guarantor in violation of the immediately preceding sentence at any time prior to the payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Guaranty, such amount shall be received and held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, shall be segregated from other property and funds of the Parent and shall forthwith be paid or delivered to the Administrative Agent in the same form as so received (with any necessary endorsement or assignment) to be credited and applied to the Guaranteed Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Notes, or to be held as collateral for any Guaranteed Obligations or other amounts payable under this Guaranty thereafter arising.

 

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Section 9.05

Subordination

The Guarantor hereby subordinates any and all debts for borrowed money owed to the Guarantor by any Subsidiary Borrower (the “Subordinated Obligations”) to the Guaranteed Obligations to the extent and in the manner hereinafter set forth in this Section 9.05:

 

  (a)

Prohibited Payments, Etc. Except during the continuance of any Specified Event of Default (including the commencement and continuation of any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law relating to such Subsidiary Borrower), the Parent may receive regularly scheduled payments from any Loan Party on account of the Subordinated Obligations. After the occurrence and during the continuance of any Specified Event of Default (including the commencement and continuation of any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law relating to such Subsidiary Borrower), however, unless the Required Lenders otherwise agree, the Guarantor shall not demand, accept or take any action to collect any payment on account of the Subordinated Obligations.

 

  (b)

Prior Payment of Guaranteed Obligations. In any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law relating to such Subsidiary Borrower, the Guarantor agrees that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to receive payment in full in cash of all Guaranteed Obligations (including all interest and expenses accruing after the commencement of a proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law, whether or not constituting an allowed claim in such proceeding (“Post Petition Interest”)) before the Guarantor receives payment of any Subordinated Obligations.

 

  (c)

Turn Over. After the occurrence and during the continuance of any Specified Event of Default (including the commencement and continuation of any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law relating to such Subsidiary Borrower), the Guarantor shall, if the Administrative Agent so requests, collect, enforce and receive payments on account of the Subordinated Obligations as trustee for the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and deliver such payments to the Administrative Agent on account of the Guaranteed Obligations (including all Post Petition Interest), together with any necessary endorsements or other instruments of transfer, but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of the Guarantor under the other provisions of this Guaranty.

 

  (d)

Agent Authorization. After the occurrence and during the continuance of any Specified Event of Default, the Administrative Agent is authorized and empowered (but without any obligation to so do), in its discretion, (i) in the name of the Guarantor, to collect and enforce, and to submit claims in respect of, Subordinated Obligations and to apply any amounts received thereon to the Guaranteed Obligations (including any and all Post Petition Interest), and (ii) to require the Guarantor (A) to collect and enforce, and to submit claims in respect of, Subordinated Obligations and (B) to pay any amounts received on such obligations to the Administrative Agent for application to the Guaranteed Obligations (including any and all Post Petition Interest).

For purposes of this Section 9.05, a “Specified Event of Default” shall mean an event described in clause (a), (g), (h) or (k) of Section 7.01 of this Agreement.

 

Section 9.06

Continuing Guaranty

This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the payment in full in cash of the Guaranteed Obligations and all other amounts payable under this Guaranty, (b) be binding upon the Guarantor, its successors and assigns and (c) inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and their successors, transferees and assigns.

 

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ARTICLE 10

ADDITIONAL BORROWERS & LOAN PARTIES AGENT

 

Section 10.01

Additional Borrowers

The Parent may request that any of its wholly-owned Subsidiaries becomes an Additional Borrower. Any such Subsidiary shall become an Additional Borrower upon the satisfaction of the following conditions:

 

  (a)

each Lender (acting reasonably) approves the addition of that Subsidiary as an Additional Borrower (it being understood that a Lender shall be deemed to have acted reasonably in withholding its approval if (i) it is unlawful for such Lender to make Loans under this Agreement to the proposed “Additional Borrower,” (ii) such Lender cannot or has not determined that it is lawful to do so, (iii) the making of a Loan to the proposed “Additional Borrower” might subject such Lender to adverse tax consequences, (iv) such Lender is required or has determined that it is prudent to register or file in the jurisdiction of formation or organization of the proposed Additional Borrower and it does not wish to do so or (v) that such Lender is restricted by operational or administrative procedures or other applicable internal policies from extending credit under this Agreement to Persons in the jurisdiction in which such Subsidiary is located);

 

  (b)

the Parent delivers to the Administrative Agent a Borrower Accession Notice and such other documentation and legal opinions the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request, each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (including (i) “Know your customer” documentation and (ii) to the extent any Borrower qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, a Beneficial Ownership Certification, each in form and substance satisfactory to each Lender and the Administrative Agent which shall be received at least five Business Days prior to its succession hereof);

 

  (c)

no Default or Event of Default is continuing or would result therefrom and each of the representations and warranties in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct after giving effect thereto as if made on such date (and the Parent has certified the same in writing); and

 

  (d)

to the extent such Additional Borrower is a Person incorporated in Switzerland and/or is a Swiss tax resident for Withholding Tax purposes and is subject to the Swiss Guidelines:

 

  (i)

such Additional Borrower shall constitute a “Swiss Additional Borrower” for all purposes under this Agreement; and

 

  (ii)

the provisions of this Agreement as they relate to a Swiss Borrower or Swiss Additional Borrower shall have been reviewed and approved by counsel of the Administrative Agent at the Parent’s expense, and any corresponding amendments to the Loan Documents resulting from such review may be executed with the approval of the Administrative Agent and the Parent, each in their sole discretion, without the requirement to obtain the consent of the Required Lenders.

 

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Section 10.02

Resignation of a Borrower

The Parent may request that a Borrower (other than the Parent) cease to be a Borrower by delivering to the Administrative Agent a resignation letter in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, whereupon, if:

 

  (a)

no Default is continuing or would result from the acceptance of such resignation letter (and the Parent has confirmed the same in writing); and

 

  (b)

any Borrower so being released is under no actual or contingent obligations as a Borrower under any Loan Documents and has no outstanding Letters of Credit issued on its behalf,

such Borrower shall cease to be a Borrower and shall have no further rights or obligations under the Loan Documents other than those obligations that expressly survive the termination of this Agreement.

 

Section 10.03

Loan Parties Agent

Each of the Loan Parties hereby appoints the Parent to act as its agent for all purposes of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and all other documents and electronic platforms entered into in connection herewith and agrees that (a) the Parent may execute such documents and provide such authorizations on behalf of such Loan Parties as the Parent deems appropriate in its sole discretion and each Loan Party shall be obligated by all of the terms of any such document and/or authorization executed on its behalf, (b) any notice or communication delivered by the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or a Lender to the Parent shall be deemed delivered to each Loan Party and (c) the Administrative Agent, any Issuing Bank or the Lenders may accept, and be permitted to rely on, any document, authorization, instrument or agreement executed by the Parent on behalf of each of the Loan Parties

 

ARTICLE 11

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 11.01

Notices

 

  (a)

Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone, all notices, demands, requests, consents and other communications provided for in this Agreement shall be given in writing, or by any telecommunication device capable of creating a written record (including electronic mail), and addressed to the party to be notified as follows:

 

  (i)

if to the Parent:

 

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited
Attention:    Financing
Teva

Address:

   124
Dvora
HaNevi’a
Street,
Tel Aviv
6944020,
Israel
Telephone:    [*****]
Fax:    [*****]
Email:    [*****]

 

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if to Teva USA:
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
Attention:    Financing Teva
Address:    400 Interpace Parkway, Building A, Parsippany, New Jersey 07054, United States of America
Telephone:   

[*****]

Fax:   

[*****]

Email:   

[*****]

with copies to the Parent, as set out above;

 

if to the Dutch II Borrower:
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands II B.V.
Attention:    Financing Teva
Address:    c/o Teva Pharmaceuticals Europe B.V.,
   Piet Heinkade 107, GM 1019 Amsterdam,
   The Netherlands
Telephone:   

[*****]

Fax:   

[*****]

Email:   

[*****]

 

if to the Dutch III Borrower:
Teva Pharmaceutical Finance Netherlands III B.V.
Attention:    Financing Teva
Address:    c/o Teva Pharmaceuticals Europe B.V.,
   Piet Heinkade 107, GM 1019 Amsterdam,
   The Netherlands
Telephone:   

[*****]

Fax:   

[*****]

Email:   

[*****]

 

  (ii)

if to the Administrative Agent:

Bank of America, N.A.

Gateway Village - 900 Building

Charlotte, NC, 28255-0001

 

Telephone:   

[*****]

Email:   

[*****]

Attention:   

[*****]

 

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  (iii)

if to any other Lender, to it at its address (or fax number) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire;

or at such other address as shall be notified in writing (x) in the case of a Borrower, the Administrative Agent, to the other parties and (y) in the case of all other parties, to the Parent and the Administrative Agent.

 

  (b)

All notices, demands, requests, consents and other communications described in clause (a) shall be effective (i) if delivered by hand, including any overnight courier service, upon personal delivery, (ii) if delivered by registered mail, ten Business Days after being deposited in the mails, (iii) if delivered by posting to an Approved Electronic Platform, an Internet website or a similar telecommunication device requiring that a user have prior access to such Approved Electronic Platform, website or other device (to the extent permitted by Section 11.02 to be delivered thereunder), when such notice, demand, request, consent and other communication shall have been made generally available on such Approved Electronic Platform, Internet website or similar device to the class of Person being notified (regardless of whether any such Person must accomplish, and whether or not any such Person shall have accomplished, any action prior to obtaining access to such items, including registration, disclosure of contact information, compliance with a standard user agreement or undertaking a duty of confidentiality) and such Person has been notified in respect of such posting that a communication has been posted to the Approved Electronic Platform and (iv) if delivered by electronic mail or any other telecommunications device, when transmitted to an electronic mail address (or by another means of electronic delivery) as provided in clause (a); provided, however, that notices and communications pursuant to Article 2 or Article 8 shall not be effective until received by the addressee.

 

  (c)

Notwithstanding clauses (a) and (b) (unless the Administrative Agent requests that the provisions of clauses (a) and (b) be followed) and any other provision in this Agreement or any other Loan Document providing for the delivery of any Approved Electronic Communication by any other means, the Borrowers shall deliver all Approved Electronic Communications to the Administrative Agent by properly transmitting such Approved Electronic Communications in an electronic/soft medium in a format acceptable to the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 11.02. Nothing in this clause (c) shall prejudice the right of the Administrative Agent or any Lender Party to deliver any Approved Electronic Communication to any Borrower in any manner authorized in this Agreement or to request that any Borrower effect delivery in such manner.

 

Section 11.02

Posting of Approved Electronic Communications

The Loan Parties hereby agree that they will provide to the Administrative Agent all Approved Electronic Communications that it is obligated to furnish to the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Loan Documents, by transmitting such Communications in an electronic/soft medium in a format acceptable to the Administrative Agent to anthony.w.kell@baml.com. In addition, the Borrowers agree to continue to provide the Approved Electronic Communications to the Administrative Agent in the manner specified in the Loan Documents but only to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent.

 

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The Loan Parties further agree that the Administrative Agent may make the Approved Electronic Communications available to the Lenders by posting such Communications on Intralinks, DebtDomain or a substantially similar electronic transmission systems (the “Approved Electronic Platform”).

THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE”. THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS OR THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, ADVISORS OR REPRESENTATIVES (COLLECTIVELY, “AGENT PARTIES”) HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO ANY LOAN PARTY, ANY LENDER OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, CLAIMS, LOSSES OR EXPENSES (WHETHER IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF ANY LOAN PARTY’S OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT’S TRANSMISSION OF APPROVED ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH THE INTERNET, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THE LIABILITY OF ANY AGENT PARTY IS FOUND IN A FINAL NON-APPEALABLE JUDGMENT BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO HAVE RESULTED PRIMARILY FROM SUCH AGENT PARTY’S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT.

The Administrative Agent agrees that the receipt of the Approved Electronic Communications by the Administrative Agent at its e-mail address set forth above shall constitute effective delivery of Approved Electronic Communications to the Administrative Agent for purposes of the Loan Documents. Each Lender agrees that notice to it (as provided in the next sentence) specifying that such Approved Electronic Communications have been posted to the Approved Electronic Platform shall constitute effective delivery of such Communications to such Lender for purposes of the Loan Documents. Each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent in writing (including by electronic communication) from time to time of such Lender’s e-mail address to which the foregoing notice may be sent by electronic transmission and that the foregoing notice may be sent to such e-mail address.

Nothing herein shall prejudice the right of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to give any notice or other communication pursuant to any Loan Document in any other manner specified in such Loan Document.

 

Section 11.03

Waivers; Amendments

 

  (a)

No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by the Borrowers therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given.

 

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  (b)

Neither this Agreement nor any other Loan Document nor any provision hereof or thereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Parent and the Required Lenders or by the Parent and the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that no such agreement shall (i) increase or extend the relevant Commitment of any Lender (including for the avoidance of doubt by amending the definition of “Availability Period” or any provision of Section 2.06(a) in a manner that would extend the period for any Commitments) without the written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon (other than a waiver of additional interest as specified in Section 2.10(b)), or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender and Issuing Bank affected thereby, (iii) postpone the scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement, in each case, under any applicable Tranche, or any interest thereon, or any fees or any other amount payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby (other than a Defaulting Lender), (iv) change Section 2.08(a) or Section 2.16 (b) or (c) in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby (other than the replacement of a Lender in accordance with Section 2.17(b)(iv) which may be done with the written consent of the Required Lenders), (v) change the durations provided for in the definition of “Interest Period” hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby (other than a Defaulting Lender), (vi) after the occurrence of a Change of Control, amend the rights of any or all Lenders or Issuing Banks (in a manner detrimental to such Lender or Issuing Bank) under Section 2.08(c) in respect of such Change of Control (including postponing the date on which amounts thereunder are payable or reducing the amounts so payable or terminable) (it being understood that prior to the occurrence of such Change of Control, the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Parent may amend or waive any provision of Section 2.08(c) or the definition of “Change of Control”), without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby (other than a Defaulting Lender), (vii) release the Parent from the Guaranty, or limit the Parent’s liability in respect of such Guaranty, without the written consent of each Lender (other than a Defaulting Lender), (viii) change any of the provisions of this Section 11.03 or the definition of “Required Lenders”, “Required Tranche Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender (or each Lender of such Tranche, as the case may be)(other than a Defaulting Lender), (ix) amend any substantive provision of Section 2.12 or 2.13 in a manner adverse to any Lender without the consent of Lenders having Credit Exposures and unused Commitments, as applicable, representing at least 75% of the sum of the total Credit Exposures and unused Commitments, as applicable, of all Lenders (excluding any Defaulting Lenders Credit Exposures or unused Commitments, as applicable) at such time (provided that if such amendment, waiver or modification affects any one Tranche in a manner different than any other Tranche in any substantial respect, then such consent shall be required by Lenders (other than a Defaulting Lender) under each Tranche affected by such amendment, waiver or modification having Credit Exposures or unused Commitments (as applicable) under such Tranche representing at least 75% of the sum of the total Credit Exposures under such Tranche or unused Commitments (as applicable) under such Tranche of all Lenders (other than a Defaulting Lender) under such Tranche at such time), and the Swingline Lender, if affected thereby, and any Issuing Bank, if affected thereby or (x) amend the definition of “Sustainability Rate Adjustment” without the written consent of each Lender;

 

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provided further, that no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent, any Arranger Party, any Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Arranger Parties, such Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be. For the avoidance of doubt, Tranche A1, Tranche A2 and Tranche A3 will be considered separate Tranches to the extent any amendment, waiver or modification affects any one of such Tranches in a manner different than any other of such Tranches in any respect; provided further, that notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, the definitions of “KP1 I”, “KP1 2”, “Pricing Certificate” and the related provisions (other than the definition of “Sustainability Rate Adjustment”) may be waived, amended or modified pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Parent and the Required Lenders or by the Parent and the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders.

 

  (c)

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any provision of this Agreement may be amended by an agreement in writing entered into by the Parent, the other Borrowers, the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent (and, if their rights or obligations are affected thereby, each Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender) if (i) by the terms of such agreement the Commitment of each Lender not consenting to the amendment provided for therein shall terminate upon the effectiveness of such amendment and (ii) at the time such amendment becomes effective, each Lender not consenting thereto receives payment (including pursuant to an assignment to a replacement Lender in accordance with Section 11.05) in full of the principal of and interest accrued on each Loan made by it and all other amounts owing to it or accrued for its account under this Agreement.

 

  (d)

At the Parent’s election with regard to any amendment, modification, supplement, substitution, replacement or restatement, in whole or in part, of any Loan Document such agreement shall be posted to the Lenders not less than fifteen (15) Business Days before execution thereof and, if any Lender fails to respond to such a request within fifteen (15) Business Days after posting (unless the Parent and Administrative Agent agree to a longer time period in relation to any such request), then such Lender’s Credit Exposures and unused Commitments shall not be included for the purpose of calculating the sum of the total Credit Exposures or unused Commitments, as applicable, of all Non-Defaulting Lenders at such time when ascertaining any relevant percentage (including, for the avoidance of doubt, unanimity) to approve that request.

 

Section 11.04

Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver

 

  (a)

The Loan Parties shall pay (i) all reasonable invoiced out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Coordinator and the Lenders, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Coordinator and the Lenders, in connection with the negotiation of this Agreement, in each case to the extent required by the Engagement Letter, (ii) all reasonable invoiced out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Coordinator and the Lenders, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Coordinator and the Lenders (which shall be limited to one counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Coordinator and the Lenders (and one local counsel as reasonably necessary in each relevant jurisdiction material to the interests of the Lenders taken as a whole), and solely in the case of a conflict of interest, one additional counsel in each relevant jurisdiction that is material to each group of similarly situated affected persons taken as a whole), in connection with the administration of this Agreement or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated thereby shall be consummated) and (iii) all out-of-pocket

 

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  expenses invoiced to and incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Coordinator, any Issuing Bank and/or any Lender, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Coordinator, the Issuing Banks and the Lenders (which shall be limited to one counsel to the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Coordinator and the Lenders (and one local counsel as reasonably necessary in each relevant jurisdiction material to the interests of the Lenders taken as a whole), and solely in the case of a conflict of interest, one additional counsel in each relevant jurisdiction that is material to each group of similarly situated affected persons taken as a whole), in connection with the enforcement or protection of their rights in connection with this Agreement, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of-pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans.

 

  (b)

The Parent and the Borrowers agree, jointly and severally, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to indemnify and hold harmless each Arranger Party, the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Coordinator, the Swingline Lender, each Issuing Bank and each Lender and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, penalties, fees and expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel but limited in the case of legal fees and expenses to the reasonable and documented out-of-pocket fees, disbursements and other charges of one counsel to all Indemnified Parties taken as a whole and, if reasonably necessary, one local counsel for all Indemnified Parties taken as a whole in each relevant jurisdiction that is material to the interests of the Lenders, and solely in the case of a conflict of interest, one additional counsel in each relevant jurisdiction that is material to each group of similarly situated affected Indemnified Parties) of any kind or nature whatsoever for which any of them may become liable or which may be incurred by or asserted against any of the Indemnified Parties (other than claims and related damages, losses, liabilities, costs, penalties, fees and expenses made by one Lender (or its successors or assignees) against another Lender (but not, for the avoidance of doubt, against any Arranger Party, the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Coordinator, the Swingline Lender or any Issuing Bank, in each case, in such capacities)) arising out of, related to or in connection with or by reason of (including, without limitation, in connection with any investigation, litigation or proceeding or preparation of a defense in connection therewith) (i) any Loan Document or any other document or instrument delivered in connection herewith, (ii) any violation by any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party of any Environmental Law or any other law, rule, regulation or order, (iii) the actual or proposed use of the proceeds of any Loan, or (iv) any transaction in which any proceeds of any Loan are applied (EXCLUDING ANY SUCH CLAIM, DAMAGE, LOSS, LIABILITY, COST, PENALTY, FEE OR EXPENSE SOUGHT TO BE RECOVERED BY ANY INDEMNIFIED PARTY TO THE EXTENT SUCH CLAIM, DAMAGE, LOSS, LIABILITY, COST, PENALTY, FEE OR EXPENSE HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY A FINAL NON-APPEALABLE JUDGMENT OF A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION TO HAVE SOLELY RESULTED BY REASON OF THE GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT OF SUCH INDEMNIFIED PARTY). IT IS THE INTENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO THAT EACH INDEMNIFIED PARTY SHALL, TO THE EXTENT PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION 11.04(b), BE INDEMNIFIED FOR ITS OWN ORDINARY, SOLE OR CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE. In the case of an investigation, litigation or other proceeding to which the indemnity in this Section 11.04(b) applies, such indemnity shall be effective whether or not such investigation, litigation or proceeding is brought by any Loan Party, its directors, shareholders or creditors, any Indemnified Party or any other Person, whether or not any Indemnified Party is otherwise a party thereto and whether or not the Transaction is consummated.

 

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  (c)

The Parent agrees with each Indemnified Party that it will, as an independent and primary obligation, indemnify that Indemnified Party immediately on demand against any cost, loss or liability it incurs (I) if any obligation guaranteed by it is or becomes unenforceable, invalid or illegal where such cost, loss or liability arises as a result of a Loan Party not paying any amount which would, but for such unenforceability, invalidity or illegality have been payable by it under any Loan Document on the date when it would have been due, or (II) if as a result (directly or indirectly) of the introduction of or any change in (or the interpretation, administration or application of) any law or regulation, or compliance with any law, regulation or administrative procedure made after entry into this Agreement (a “Law Change”), there is a change in the currency, the value of the currency or the timing, place or manner in which any obligation guaranteed by the Parent is payable. The amount payable by the Parent under this indemnity (i) in respect of clause (I) above, shall be the amount it would have had to pay under this Agreement if the amount claimed had been recoverable on the basis of a guarantee but for any relevant unenforceability, invalidity or illegality, and (ii) in respect of clause (II) above, shall include (A) the difference between (x) the amount (if any) received by the applicable Indemnified Party from the applicable Loan Party and (y) the amount that the applicable Loan Party was obliged to pay under the original express terms of the Documents in the currency specified in the Loan Documents, disregarding any Law Change (the “Original Currency”), and (B) all further costs, losses and liabilities suffered or incurred by such Indemnified Party as a result of a Law Change. For the purposes of (A)(x), if payment was not received by such Indemnified Party in the Original Currency, the amount received by such Indemnified Party shall be deemed to be that payment’s equivalent in the Original Currency converted, actually or notionally at such Indemnified Party’s discretion, on the day of receipt at the then prevailing spot rate of exchange of such Indemnified Party or if, in such Indemnified Party’s opinion, it could not reasonably or properly have made a conversion on the day of receipt of the equivalent of that payment in the Original Currency, that payment’s equivalent as soon as such Indemnified Party could, in its opinion, reasonably and properly have made a conversion of the Original Currency with the currency of payment. If the Original Currency no longer exists, the Parent shall make such payment in such currency as is, in the reasonable opinion of such Indemnified Party, required, after taking into account any payments by the applicable Loan Party, to place such Indemnified Party in a position reasonably comparable to that it would have been in had the Original Currency continued to exist.

 

  (d)

To the extent that any Loan Party fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Coordinator, any Arranger Party, any Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing under paragraph (a) or (b) or (c) of this Section, each Lender severally agrees to pay to such Person such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought and determined without giving effect to the Applicable Percentage of any applicable Defaulting Lender) of such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability, cost, penalty, fee or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against such Person in its respective capacity as such.

 

  (e)

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no Loan Party shall assert, and each Loan Party 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,

 

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  any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof. No Indemnified Party referred to in paragraph (b) above 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 this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.

 

  (f)

All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than 3 Business Days after written demand therefor, such demand to be in reasonable detail setting forth the basis for and method of calculation of such amounts.

 

Section 11.05

Successors and Assigns

 

  (a)

Successors and Assigns Generally. The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, except that neither the Parent nor any Borrower may assign or otherwise transfer any of their rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Coordinator, each Issuing Bank and each Lender and no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder except (i) to an assignee in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (b) of this Section (in accordance with paragraph (g) to the extent applicable), (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (d) of this Section (in accordance with paragraph (g) to the extent applicable) or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of paragraph (f) of this Section (and any other attempted assignment or transfer by any party hereto shall be null and void). Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby, Participants to the extent provided in paragraph (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Coordinator and the Lenders and each Issuing Bank) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

  (b)

Assignments by Lenders. Any Lender may at any time assign to one or more assignees all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of any of its Commitments and Loans at the time owing to it); provided that any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:

 

  (i)

Minimum Amounts.

 

  (A)

no minimum amount need be assigned (x) in the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment under any applicable Tranche and the relevant Loans under such Tranche at the time owing to it or (y) in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund or (z) in the case of an assignment occurring while an Event of Default of the type described under Section 7.01(a), (b), (g)or (h) has occurred and is continuing; and

 

  (B)

in any case not described in paragraph (b)(i)(A) of this Section, the aggregate amount of the Commitment (which for this purpose includes Loans outstanding thereunder) (or, if the applicable Commitment is not then in effect, the principal outstanding balance of the relevant Loans of the assigning Lender) subject to each such assignment (determined

 

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  as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent or, if “Trade Date” is specified in the Assignment and Assumption, as of the Trade Date) shall not be less than US$10,000,000 and shall be an integral multiple of US$1,000,000, provided that in each case of this paragraph (b)(i)(B), (x) the Parent may unilaterally consent to a lesser minimum amount if so requested by a Lender (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) (provided that the Parent shall be deemed to have consented thereto unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within 10 Business Days after having received notice or request for such consent).

 

  (ii)

Proportionate Amounts. Each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the relevant Loan or the Commitment under the applicable Tranche assigned.

 

  (iii)

Required Consents. No consent shall be required for any assignment except to the extent required by paragraph (b)(i)(B) of this Section and, in addition:

 

  (A)

the consent of the Parent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (x) an Event of Default of the type described under Section 7.01(a), (b), (g)or (h) has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (y) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, provided that such Affiliate of a Lender and Approved Fund, respectively, is in each case a Swiss Qualifying Bank; provided that the consent of the Parent to an assignment must not be withheld solely because the assignment or transfer may result in increased obligations under Sections 2.15 and/or 2.10(f) (subject to Section 11.05(g)); provided further that the Parent shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within 10 Business Days after having received notice or request for such consent; and

 

  (B)

the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Swingline Lender (such consents not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments in respect of the Revolving Commitment of any Lender or any Lender’s obligations in respect of its LC Exposure or Swingline Exposure, if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender with a Revolving Commitment, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender.

 

  (iv)

Assignment and Assumption. The parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of US$3,500 (which fee, in the sole discretion of the Administrative Agent, may be waived in whole or in part in any particular case), and the assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.

 

  (v)

No Assignment to the Parent or its Affiliates. No such assignment shall be made to the Parent or any of the Parent’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries.

 

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  (vi)

No Assignment to Natural Persons or non-Professional Lenders. With respect to a Dutch Borrower only, no such assignment shall be made to a person who is not a Professional Lender. For the purpose of this Section 11.05, “Professional Lender” means:

 

  (A)

until an interpretation of the term “public” as referred to in the Capital Requirements Regulation (EU) No. 575/2013 (the “CRR”) is published by the relevant Governmental Authority, either an entity that qualifies as a professional market party as defined in Article 1:1 of the Dutch Financial Supervision Act (Wet op het financieel toezicht); and

 

  (B)

following the publication of the interpretation of the term “public” as referred to in the CRR by the relevant Governmental Authority, an entity that does not qualify as forming part of the “public” as referred to in the CRR and the rules promulgated thereunder.

 

  (vii)

Bank or Financial Institution. No such assignment shall be made to any assignee that is not a bank, a financial institution or a credit fund.

 

  (viii)

Israeli Regulated Bank or Financial Institution. No such assignment shall be made to any assignee that is an Israeli regulated bank or financial institution, other than international banks with a foreign bank branch in Israel or representative office of a foreign bank in Israel.

 

  (ix)

Creditworthy Entity. Unless consented to expressly by the Parent (provided that after the end of the Availability Period, such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), no such assignment shall be made to any assignee that does not qualify as a Creditworthy Entity at the time of such assignment, unless (x) an Event of Default of the type described under Section 7.01(a), (b), (g) or (h) has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (y) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund.

For purposes hereof, a “Creditworthy Entity” means a bank, financial institution or credit fund which has an international corporate family rating or a rating for its long-term unsecured non-credit enhanced debt obligations of BBB- or higher by S&P or Fitch Ratings Ltd or Baa3 or higher by Moody’s or a comparable rating from an internationally recognized credit rating agency.

Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption, the assignee thereunder shall be a party to this Agreement and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto) but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.12, 2.15 and 11.04 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this paragraph shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (d) of this Section.

 

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  (c)

Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrowers, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts of the Loans and LC Disbursements, and participations in Swingline Loans owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Parent and any Lender as to its own Commitments and amounts owing to it, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

 

  (d)

Participations. Any Lender may at any time, without the consent of, or notice to, the Parent, any Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Coordinator, any Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural person or the Parent or any of the Parent’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries) (each, a “Participant”) in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and/or obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and/or the Loans owing to it); provided that (i) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged, (ii) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations and (iii) the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement.

Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in Section 11.03(b)(i) through (ix) that directly affects such Participant. Subject to paragraph (e) of this Section, each Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.12 and 2.15 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 11.09 as though it were a Lender, provided such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.16(c) as though it were a Lender.

Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrowers, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan 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 Participant’s interest in any commitments, loans, or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such commitment, loan or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations, The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

 

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  (e)

Limitations upon Participant Rights. A Participant shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.12 or 2.15 than the applicable Lender would have been entitled to receive with respect to the participation sold to such Participant, unless such Tax or Increased Cost is imposed as a result of a change in law after the date such Participant became a Participant member. A Participant that would be a Foreign Lender if it were a Lender shall not be entitled to the benefits of Section 2.15 unless the Borrower is notified of the participation sold to such Participant and such Participant agrees, for the benefit of the Loan Parties, to comply with Section 2.15(f) as though it were a Lender (it being understood that the forms and documentation described in Section 2.15(f) shall be provided to the participating Lender).

 

  (f)

Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge, charge or assign a security interest in or over all or any portion of its rights to repayment of Loans made under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge, charge or assignment to secure obligations, including, without limitation, to a Federal Reserve Bank, the European Central Bank or any other central bank; provided that no such pledge, charge or assignment shall (i) release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto or (ii) require any payments to be made by any Loan Party other than or in excess of, or grant any person any more extensive rights than, those required to be made or granted to the relevant Lender under the Loan Documents.

 

  (g)

Special Provisions Regarding Assignments. Subject to the other restrictions on transfer contained in this Section 11.05, a Lender may, subject to the following additional provisions, at any time assign or transfer (including by way of novation) any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to a new Lender.

 

  (i)

In the event of an assignment or transfer of any or all of the rights and obligations of a Lender including Restricted Sub-Participations (but not including participations that are not Restricted Sub-Participations), so long as no Event of Default then exists, the assignee Lender shall make the representations in the Assignment and Assumption as to whether it is a Swiss Qualifying Bank on the effective date of the respective assignment, and if such assignee Lender represents that it is a Swiss Qualifying Bank the assignor Lender shall freely assign or transfer, and the assignee Lender shall accept, such rights and obligations. If the assignee Lender is not a Swiss Qualifying Bank and there is reasonable doubt as to whether such assignee Lender counts as one or several Lenders, the Parent has the right (unless an Event of Default then exists) prior to the transfer to request that such assignee Lender provide to it a written confirmation signed by the Swiss Federal Tax Administration that such assignee Lender counts as one (or several, as the case may be) Swiss Non-Qualifying Bank. In the event that the respective assignee (or participant pursuant to a Restricted Sub-Participation) in respect of Commitments (or related outstandings, rights and obligations to the applicable Swiss Loan Party) is unable or unwilling to represent that it is a Swiss Qualifying Bank, then, unless an Event of Default is in existence, the consent of the Administrative Agent and the Parent shall be required to effect the respective assignment or Restricted Sub-Participation (which consents shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided that no such consent shall be required to be given by the Parent if, after giving effect to the respective assignment or Restricted Sub-Participation, the number of Lenders and holders of Restricted Sub-Participations under this Agreement which are Swiss Non-Qualifying Banks would, in aggregate, not exceed five (5).

 

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  (ii)

Any Lender which enters into an assignment, transfer or Restricted Sub-Participation (but not including (x) assignments effected in accordance with the relevant requirements of Section 11.05(b) and clause (i) of this Section 11.05(g), and (y) participations that are not Restricted Sub-Participations) of its Commitment or any outstandings pursuant thereto shall ensure that, unless an Event of Default is in existence:

 

  (A)

the terms of such assignment, transfer or sub-participation agreement prohibit the new Lender or sub-participant from entering into further assignment, transfer or sub-participation agreements (in relation to the rights between it and such Lender) and assigning or granting any interest over the assignment, transfer or sub-participation agreement, except in each case to a person who is a Swiss Qualifying Bank;

 

  (B)

the new Lender or sub-participant enters into a unilateral undertaking in favor of each Lender and each Loan Party incorporated in Switzerland to abide by the terms included in the assignment, transfer or sub-participation agreement to reflect sub-clause (A) above;

 

  (C)

the terms of such assignment, transfer or sub-participation agreement oblige the new Lender or sub-participant, in respect of any further assignment, transfer or sub-participation, assignment or grant, to include a term identical to the provisions of clauses (i) and (ii) of this Section 11.05(g) mutatis mutandis, including a requirement that any further new Lender or sub-participant, assignee or grantee enters into such undertaking; and

 

  (D)

the identity of the new Lender or sub-participant is permitted to be disclosed to the Swiss Federal Tax Administration by the Swiss Loan Parties (if requested by the Swiss Federal Tax Administration to do so).

 

  (iii)

For the avoidance of doubt, nothing contained in this Section 11.05(g) shall be construed to prohibit assignments to, or purchases of participations by, any Swiss Non-Qualifying Bank, so long as, after giving effect to any such assignment or participation, there are no more than five (5) Swiss Non-Qualifying Banks acting as Lenders hereunder. For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that all transfers and assignments are also subject to Section 11.05(b).

 

Section 11.06

Survival

All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Loan Parties herein and in the other Loan Documents and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and not withstanding that the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Coordinator, any Issuing Bank, any Lender or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any LC Exposure is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.10(f), 2.12, 2.14, 2.15 and 2.17, Article 7 and Sections 11.04, 11.05 and 11.13 shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.

 

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Section 11.07

Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness

This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and the Sustainability Coordinator and when the Administrative Agent and the Sustainability Coordinator shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy or other electronic transmission shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

 

Section 11.08

Severability

Any provision of this Agreement or the Loan Documents held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

 

Section 11.09

Right of Setoff

If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and Issuing Bank and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final, in whatever currency) at any time held and other obligations (in whatever currency) at any time owing by such Lender, Issuing Bank or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of any Borrower or the Guarantor against any and all of the obligations of any such Borrower or the Guarantor now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender or Issuing Bank, irrespective of whether or not such obligations of such Borrower or Guarantor may be owed to a branch or office of such Lender or Issuing Bank different from the branch or office holding such deposit or obligated on such indebtedness; 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 2.18 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 Administrative Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff. The rights of each Lender, Issuing Bank and each Affiliate thereof under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, Issuing Bank or Affiliate may have. Each Lender and Issuing Bank agrees to notify the Parent and the Administrative 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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Section 11.10

Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process

 

  (a)

This Agreement (and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with this Agreement) shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.

 

  (b)

Each Party hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive 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 arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any other Loan 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. To the extent that any Loan Party has or hereafter may acquire any immunity from jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether through service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution, execution or otherwise) with respect to itself or its property, such Loan Party hereby irrevocably waives such immunity in respect of its obligations under this Agreement or any other Loan Document. 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 Loan Document shall affect any right that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may otherwise have to bring any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any Borrower or the Guarantor or any of their respective properties in the courts of any jurisdiction to enforce a judgment obtained in accordance with this Section.

 

  (c)

Each Loan Party 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 or any other Loan Document in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. 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 party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 11.01. In addition, each Loan Party (other than Teva USA) hereby irrevocably designates, appoints and empowers TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC., a Delaware corporation, the principal office of which is at 1090 Horsham Road, North Wales, Pennsylvania, 19454, United States of America (the “Process Agent”), in the case of any suit, action or proceeding brought in the United States as its designee, appointee and agent to receive, accept and acknowledge for and on its behalf, and in respect of its property, service of any kind and all legal process, summons, notices and documents that may be served in any action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document. By executing this Agreement, Teva USA hereby irrevocably accepts such designation, appointment and agency, which shall remain in full force and effect until such time as Teva USA ceases to be a Borrower hereunder in accordance with Section 10.02 (at which time each Loan Party shall designate a replacement Process Agent satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (and deliver the appropriate documentation in respect thereof as reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent)). Such service may be made by mailing (by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid) or delivering a copy of such process to such Person in care of the Process Agent at the Process

 

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Agent’s above address, and such Person hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Process Agent to accept such service on its behalf. As an alternative method of service, each Loan Party irrevocably consents to the service of any and all process in any such action or proceeding by the mailing (by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid) of copies of such process to the Process Agent or such Person at its address specified in Section 11.01. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

 

Section 11.11

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

 

Section 11.12

Headings

Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

 

Section 11.13

Confidentiality

Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lender Parties agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below) and not to disclose or permit its disclosure to any Person, for a period of at least 1 year following the termination of this Agreement, except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Related Parties (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential) on a need-to-know basis to the extent used in connection with the administration of this Agreement, (b) to the extent requested by or legally obligated to disclose it pursuant to a request of any regulatory authority or Governmental Authority purporting to have jurisdiction over it (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and in connection with a pledge or assignment permitted under Section 11.05(f)), (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document or any action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or any other Loan Document or the enforcement of rights hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions no less restrictive than those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective party (or its managers, administrators, trustees, partners, directors, officers, employees, agents, advisors and other representatives) to any swap, derivative or other similar transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrowers and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder or to any insurer, reinsurer, insurance broker or reinsurance broker relating to a Borrower and its obligations or any party or potential party to any securitization or similar transaction in relation to this

 

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Agreement or the obligations hereunder, (iii) any rating agency, or (iv) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar organization, (g) with the consent of the Borrowers or (h) to the extent such Information (x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (y) becomes available to the Lender or any of their respective Affiliates on a non—confidential basis from a source other than a Borrower. It is agreed that in case of the Lender becoming aware of a requirement to disclose Information in accordance with sub—Sections (b) or (c) above (other than in the case of a regulatory or industry examination, review or audit or disclosure made to any of the Persons referred to in such sub-Sections during the ordinary course of its supervisory or regulatory functions), it will notify Parent and the relevant Borrower of such requirement as soon as reasonably practicable, to the extent it is lawfully permitted to so notify (as determined in its sole discretion). In addition, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and other customary non-sensitive information about this Agreement (which shall exclude, for the avoidance of doubt, any allocation information about the Lenders) to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry and service providers to the Agents and the Lenders in connection with the administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and the Commitments.

For purposes of this Section, “Information” means all information received at any time prior to the date hereof and afterwards from the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries relating to the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent or any Lender on a non-confidential basis prior to disclosure by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, provided that, in the case of information received from the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information, and at least reasonable care.

Each Lender undertakes not to make use of any Information without the prior written consent of the Parent including, for the avoidance of doubt, the issuance of any public announcement, press release or other similar communication, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided that, such Lender shall be permitted to (i) make use of such information as permitted by the preceding paragraphs of this Section 11.13 and (ii) disclose the existence of the business relationship hereunder and this Agreement’s signing in connection with the Lender’s marketing efforts following the Signing Date, each without the consent of the Parent.

 

Section 11.14

Treatment of Information

 

  (a)

Certain of the Lenders may enter into this Agreement and take or not take action hereunder or under the other Loan Documents on the basis of information that does not contain material non-public information with respect to the Parent or its securities (“Restricting Information”). Other Lenders may enter into this Agreement and take or not take action hereunder or under the other Loan Documents on the basis of information that may contain Restricting Information. Each Lender Party acknowledges that United States federal and state securities laws prohibit any person from purchasing or selling securities on the basis of material, non-public information concerning such issuer of such securities or, subject to certain limited exceptions, from communicating such information to any other Person. Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Parties shall, by making any Communications (including Restricting Information) available to a Lender Party, by participating in any conversations or other interactions with a Lender Party or otherwise, make or be deemed to make any statement with regard to or otherwise warrant that any such information or Communication does or does not contain Restricting Information nor

 

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  shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties be responsible or liable in any way for any decision a Lender Party may make to limit or to not limit its access to Restricting Information. In particular, none of the Administrative Agent nor any of its Related Parties (i) shall have, and the Administrative Agent, on behalf of itself and each of its Related Parties, hereby disclaims, any duty to ascertain or inquire as to whether or not a Lender Party has or has not limited its access to Restricting Information, such Lender Party’s policies or procedures regarding the safeguarding of material, nonpublic information or such Lender Party’s compliance with applicable laws related thereto or (ii) shall have, or incur, any liability to the Loan Parties or Lender Party or any of their respective Related Parties arising out of or relating to the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties providing or not providing Restricting Information to any Lender Party.

 

  (b)

Each Loan Party agrees that (i) all Communications it provides to the Administrative Agent intended for delivery to the Lender Parties whether by posting to the Approved Electronic Platform or otherwise shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” if such Communications do not contain Restricting Information which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof, (ii) by marking Communications “PUBLIC,” the Borrowers shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent and the Lender Parties to treat such Communications as either publicly available information or not material information (although, in the latter case, such Communications may contain sensitive business information and, therefore, remain subject to the confidentiality undertakings of this Section 11.14) with respect to the Parent or its securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws, (iii) all Communications marked “PUBLIC” may be delivered to all Lender Parties and may be made available through a portion of the Approved Electronic Platform designated “Public Side Information,” and (iv) the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to treat any Communications that are not marked “PUBLIC” as Restricting Information and may post such Communications to a portion of the Approved Electronic Platform not designated “Public Side Information.” Neither the Administrative Agent nor any of its Affiliates shall be responsible for any statement or other designation by the Borrowers regarding whether a Communication contains or does not contain material non-public information with respect to the Parent or its securities nor shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates incur any liability to any Borrower, any Lender Party or any other Person for any action taken by the Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates based upon such statement or designation, including any action as a result of which Restricting Information is provided to a Lender Party that may decide not to take access to Restricting Information. Nothing in this Section 11.14 shall modify or limit a Lender Party’s obligations under Section 11.13 with regard to Communications and the maintenance of the confidentiality of or other treatment of Information.

 

  (c)

Each Lender Party acknowledges that circumstances may arise that require it to refer to Communications that might contain Restricting Information. Accordingly, each Lender Party agrees that it will nominate at least one designee to receive Communications (including Restricting Information) on its behalf and identify such designee (including such designee’s contact information) on such Lender Party’s Administrative Questionnaire. Each Lender Party agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time of such Lender Party’s designee’s e-mail address to which notice of the availability of Restricting Information may be sent by electronic transmission.

 

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  (d)

Each Lender Party acknowledges that Communications delivered hereunder and under the other Loan Documents may contain Restricting Information and that such Communications are available to all Lender Parties generally. Each Lender Party that elects not to take access to Restricting Information does so voluntarily and, by such election, acknowledges and agrees that the Administrative Agent and other Lender Parties may have access to Restricting Information that is not available to such electing Lender Party. None of the Administrative Agent nor any Lender Party with access to Restricting Information shall have any duty to disclose such Restricting Information to such electing Lender Party or to use such Restricting Information on behalf of such electing Lender Party, and shall not be liable for the failure to so disclose or use, such Restricting Information.

 

  (e)

The provisions of the foregoing clauses of this Section 11.14 are designed to assist the Administrative Agent, the Lender Parties and the Loan Parties in complying with their respective contractual obligations and applicable law in circumstances where certain Lender Parties express a desire not to receive Restricting Information notwithstanding that certain Communications hereunder or under the other Loan Documents or other information provided to the Lender Parties hereunder or thereunder may contain Restricting Information. Neither the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties warrants or makes any other statements with respect to the adequacy of such provisions to achieve such purpose nor does the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties warrant or make any other statement to the effect that the Loan Parties’ or Lender Party’s adherence to such provisions will be sufficient to ensure compliance by any Loan Party or Lender Party with its contractual obligations or its duties under applicable law in respect of Restricting Information and each of the Lender Parties and the Loan Parties assumes the risks associated therewith.

 

  (f)

Any Lender Party may disclose to any Person to whom or for whose benefit such Lender Party charges, assigns or otherwise creates an Encumbrance (or may do so) pursuant to Section 11.05(f).

 

Section 11.15

Interest Rate Limitation

Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts which are treated as interest on such Loan under applicable law (collectively the “Charges”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “Maximum Rate”) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together (to the extent lawful) with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.

 

Section 11.16

No Waiver; Remedies

No failure on the part of any party hereto to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right under this Agreement or any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders provided in this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies that they would otherwise have. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.

 

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Section 11.17

EU Blocking Regulations

No representation, warranty or covenant herein shall give rise to any obligation that constitutes a breach of Council Regulation (EC) No 2271/96, as amended (or any implementing law or regulation in any member state of the European Union or any similar applicable blocking or anti-boycott law or regulation in the United Kingdom).

 

Section 11.18

USA Patriot Act Notice; “Know Your Customer”

 

  (a)

Each Lender Party and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender Party) hereby notifies the Loan Parties that pursuant to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “Act”) and pursuant to other applicable “know your customer” and Anti-Money Laundering Laws, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party or Letter of Credit beneficiary, as applicable, which information includes the name and address of each Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender Party or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify each Loan Party or Letter of Credit beneficiary, as applicable, in accordance with the Act. Each Loan Party shall, following a request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender Party, provide all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender Party reasonably requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and Anti-Money Laundering Laws, including the Act.

 

  (b)

Without limiting the foregoing, if:

 

  (i)

the introduction of or any change in (or in the interpretation, administration or application of) any law or regulation made after the date of this Agreement; or

 

  (ii)

any change in the status or composition of shareholders of a Loan Party (or the addition of any Additional Borrower) after the date of this Agreement; or

 

  (iii)

a proposed assignment or transfer by any Lender or Administrative Agent of its rights and obligations under this Agreement,

obliges the Administrative Agent or any Lender Party or, in the case of paragraph (iii) above, any prospective new Lender Party or Administrative Agent to comply with “know your customer” or similar identification procedures in circumstances where the necessary information is not already available to it, each Loan Party shall promptly upon the request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender Party supply, or procure the supply of, such documentation and other evidence as is reasonably requested by the Lender Party (for itself or, in the case of the event described in paragraph (iii) above, any prospective new Lender Party) to carry out and be satisfied it has complied with all necessary “know your customer” or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations pursuant to the transactions contemplated in the Loan Documents.

 

  (c)

Each Lender Party shall promptly upon the request of the Administrative Agent supply, or procure the supply of, such documentation and other evidence as is reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent (for itself) in order for the Administrative Agent to carry out and be satisfied it has complied with all necessary “know your customer” or other similar checks under all applicable laws and regulations pursuant to the transactions contemplated in the Loan Documents.

 

  (d)

At the written request of the Administrative Agent, such Loan Party shall, promptly after the date of any such request, provide the Administrative Agent or any Lender any information regarding the Loan Parties necessary for the Administrative Agent or such Lender to comply with all applicable Anti-Corruption Laws, Anti-Money Laundering Laws or Sanctions.

 

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Section 11.19

Dollar Equivalent Calculations

For purposes of this Agreement, the Dollar Equivalent of each Loan that is an Alternate Currency Loan (or Letter of Credit in an Alternate Currency) shall be calculated (i) on the date when the applicable Loan Notice or LC Request in relation to such Loan or Letter of Credit is received in accordance with Article 2, (ii) at the Administrative Agent’s discretion, on the first Business Day of each month, (iii) at the Administrative Agent’s discretion, the date of each continuance or conversion of a Benchmark Rate Loan and (iv) at such other times as designated by the Administrative Agent in its discretion. Such Dollar Equivalent shall remain in effect until the same is recalculated by the Administrative Agent as provided above and notice of such recalculation is received by Parent, it being understood that until such notice of such recalculation is received, the Dollar Equivalent shall be that Dollar Equivalent as last reported to Parent by the Administrative Agent.

 

Section 11.20

Judgment Currency

 

  (a)

The Loan Parties’ obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents to make payments in the applicable Loan Currency (pursuant to such obligation, the “Obligation Currency”) shall not be discharged or satisfied by any tender or recovery pursuant to any judgment expressed in or converted into any currency other than the Obligation Currency, except to the extent that such tender or recovery results in the effective receipt by the Administrative Agent or the respective Lender of the full amount of the Obligation Currency expressed to be payable to the Administrative Agent or such Lender under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents. If, for the purpose of obtaining or enforcing judgment against any Loan Party in any court or in any jurisdiction, it becomes necessary to convert into or from any currency other than the Obligation Currency (such other currency being hereinafter referred to as the “Judgment Currency”) an amount due in the Obligation Currency, the conversion shall be made at the Relevant Currency Equivalent, and in the case of other currencies, the rate of exchange (as quoted by the Administrative Agent or if the Administrative Agent does not quote a rate of exchange on such currency, by a known dealer in such currency designated by the Administrative Agent) determined, in each case, as of the Business Day immediately preceding the day on which the judgment is given (such Business Day being hereinafter referred to as the “Judgment Currency Conversion Date”).

 

  (b)

If there is a change in the rate of exchange prevailing between the Judgment Currency Conversion Date and the date of actual payment of the amount due, the Loan Parties covenant and agree to pay, or cause to be paid, either (i) such additional amounts, if any (but in any event not a lesser amount) as may be necessary to ensure that the amount paid in the Judgment Currency, when converted at the rate of exchange prevailing on the date of payment, will produce the amount of the Obligation Currency which could have been purchased with the amount of Judgment Currency stipulated in the judgment or judicial award at the rate of exchange prevailing on the Judgment Currency Conversion Date, or (ii) such amount, in the Obligation Currency, equal to the amount of the applicable judgment denominated in Judgment currency, converted to the Obligation Currency in accordance with the Judgment Currency Conversion Date.

 

  (c)

For purposes of determining the Relevant Currency Equivalent or any other rate of exchange for this Section 11.19, such amounts shall include any premium and costs payable in connection with the purchase of the Obligation Currency.

 

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Section 11.21

Special Provisions Relating to Euros

 

  (a)

All funds to be made available to Administrative Agent pursuant to this Agreement in euros shall be made available to Administrative Agent in immediately available, freely transferable, cleared funds to such account with such bank in such principal financial center in such Participating Member State (or in London) as Administrative Agent shall from time to time nominate for this purpose.

 

  (b)

In relation to the payment of any amount denominated in euros, Administrative Agent shall not be liable to any Loan Party or any of the Lenders for any delay, or the consequences of any delay, in the crediting to any account of any amount required by this Agreement to be paid by Administrative Agent if Administrative Agent shall have taken all relevant and necessary steps to achieve, on the date required by this Agreement, the payment of such amount in immediately available, freely transferable, cleared funds in euros to the account with the bank in the principal financial center in the Participating Member State which a Borrower or, as the case may be, any Lender shall have specified for such purpose. In this Section 11.20(b), “all relevant steps” means all such steps as may be prescribed from time to time by the regulations or operating procedures of such clearing or settlement system as Administrative Agent may from time to time determine for the purpose of clearing or settling payments of euros. Furthermore, and without limiting the foregoing, Administrative Agent shall not be liable to any Loan Party or any of the Lenders with respect to the foregoing matters in the absence of its gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction in a final and non-appealable decision or pursuant to a binding arbitration award or as otherwise agreed in writing by the affected parties).

 

Section 11.22

No Fiduciary Duty

Each Arranger Party, the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Coordinator, the Swingline Lender, each Issuing Bank and each Lender and their respective Affiliates (collectively, solely for purposes of this paragraph, the “Banks”), may have economic interests that conflict with those of the Loan Parties. Each Loan Party agrees that nothing in the Loan Documents or otherwise will be deemed to create an advisory, fiduciary or agency relationship or fiduciary or other implied duty between the Banks and the Loan Parties, their stockholders or their affiliates. Each Loan Party acknowledges and agrees that (i) the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Banks, on the one hand, and the Loan Parties, on the other, (ii) in connection therewith and with the process leading to such transaction each of the Banks is acting solely as a principal and not the agent or fiduciary of any Loan Party, its management, stockholders, creditors or any other person, (iii) no Bank has assumed an advisory or fiduciary responsibility in favor of any Loan Party with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby or the process leading thereto (irrespective of whether any Bank or any of its affiliates has advised or is currently advising any Loan Party on other matters) or any other obligation to the Loan Parties except the obligations expressly set forth in the Loan Documents and (iv) each Loan Party has consulted its own legal and financial advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate. Each Loan Party further acknowledges and agrees that it is responsible for making its own independent judgment with respect to such transactions and the process leading thereto. Each Loan Party agrees that it will not claim that any Bank has rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owes a fiduciary or similar duty to the Loan Parties, in connection with such transaction or the process leading thereto.

 

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Section 11.23

Lenders as Swiss Qualifying Banks and Swiss Non-Qualifying Banks; Borrowers as Swiss Loan Parties

Each Lender party hereto represents as of the date it becomes a party hereto that it is a Swiss Qualifying Bank or one (1) Swiss Non-Qualifying Bank as further indicated on Schedule 11.22 (which shall be updated by the Administrative Agent from time to time if so requested by the Parent). Any such Lender which ceases to be a Swiss Qualifying Bank shall promptly notify the Parent and the Administrative Agent that it has ceased to be a Swiss Qualifying Bank. If as a result of such event (including as a result of a change of status of such Lender or as a result of an assignment or Restricted Sub-Participation to a Swiss Non-Qualifying Bank) the number of Swiss Non-Qualifying Banks under this Agreement exceeds the number five, then, so long as no Event of Default is in existence, the Parent may, at its sole expense and effort, request that the relevant Lender or Lenders, as applicable, assign or transfer by novation (at par plus accrued interest, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents) all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to an Eligible Assignee identified by the Lender (failing which identified by the Parent) qualifying as a Swiss Qualifying Bank or another Lender qualifying as a Swiss Qualifying Bank, all in accordance with Section 11.05. The Administrative Agent shall have no responsibility for determining whether or not an entity is a Swiss Qualifying Bank. Each Lender shall have the right to request at any time to receive from Parent a list setting forth the Lenders who are Swiss Non-Qualifying Banks.

 

Section 11.24

Representation of each Dutch Borrower

If, in respect of each Dutch Borrower, this Agreement or any other Loan Document is signed or executed by another Person (a “Dutch Attorney-in-Fact”) acting on behalf of such Dutch Borrower pursuant to a power of attorney executed and delivered by such Dutch Borrower, it is hereby expressly acknowledged and accepted in accordance with article 14 of the Hague Convention on the Law Applicable to Agency of 14 March 1978 by the other parties to this Agreement or any other Loan Document that the existence and extent of such Attorney-in-Fact’s authority and the effects of such Dutch Attorney-in-Fact’s exercise or purported exercise of his or her authority shall be governed by the laws of the Netherlands.

 

Section 11.25

Bail-In

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender or Issuing Bank that is an Affected Financial Institution arising under the Loan Documents, 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:

 

  (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 Lender or Issuing Bank 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 Loan Document; or

 

  (c)

the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of the Applicable Resolution Authority.

 

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Section 11.26

Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs.

 

  (a)

To the extent that the Loan Documents provide support, through a guarantee or otherwise, for any Swap Contract or any other agreement or instrument that is a QFC (such support, “QFC Credit Support”, and each such QFC, a “Supported QFC”), the parties acknowledge and agree as follows with respect to the resolution power of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (together with the regulations promulgated thereunder, the “U.S. Special Resolution Regimes”) in respect of such Supported QFC and QFC Credit Support (with the provisions below applicable notwithstanding that the Loan Documents and any Supported QFC may in fact be stated to be governed by the Laws of the State of New York and/or of the United States or any other state of the United States): In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the Laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the Laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.

 

  (b)

As used in this Section 11.26, the following terms have the following meanings:

BHC Act Affiliate” of a party means an “affiliate” (as such term is defined under, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 1841(k)) of such party.

Covered Entity” means any of the following:

 

  (i)

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

 

  (ii)

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

 

  (iii)

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

Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

QFC” has the meaning assigned to the term “qualified financial contract” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. 5390(c)(8)(D).

 

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Section 11.27

Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents.

This Agreement, any Loan Documents and any other Communication, including Communications required to be in writing, may be in the form of an Electronic Record and may be executed using Electronic Signatures. Each of the Loan Parties and the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Coordinator, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender, and each Lender (collectively, each a “Credit Party”) agrees that any Electronic Signature on or associated with any Communication shall be valid and binding on such Person to the same extent as a manual, original signature, and that any Communication entered into by Electronic Signature, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person enforceable against such Person in accordance with the terms thereof to the same extent as if a manually executed original signature was delivered. Any communication may be executed in as many counterparts as necessary or convenient, including both paper and electronic counterparts, but all such counterparts are one and the same Communication. For the avoidance of doubt, the authorization under this paragraph may include, without limitation, use or acceptance of a manually signed paper Communication which has been converted into electronic form (such as scanned into PDF format), or an electronically signed Communication converted into another format, for transmission, delivery and/or retention. The Administrative Agent and each of the Credit Parties may, at its option, create one or more copies of any Communication in the form of an imaged Electronic Record (“Electronic Copy”), which shall be deemed created in the ordinary course of such Person’s business, and destroy the original paper document. All Communications in the form of an Electronic Record, including an Electronic Copy, shall be considered an original for all purposes, and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, neither the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Coordinator, Issuing Bank nor Swingline Lender is under any obligation to accept an Electronic Signature in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by such Person pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided, further, without limiting the foregoing, (a) to the extent the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Coordinator, Issuing Bank and/or Swingline Lender has agreed to accept such Electronic Signature, the Administrative Agent and each of the Credit Parties shall be entitled to rely on any such Electronic Signature purportedly given by or on behalf of any Loan Parties and/or any Credit Party without further verification and regardless of the appearance or form of such Electronic Signature, and (b) upon the request of the Administrative Agent or any Credit Party, any Communication executed using an Electronic Signature shall be promptly followed by a manually executed counterpart.

Neither the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Coordinator, Issuing Bank nor Swingline Lender shall be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into the sufficiency, validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of any Loan Document or any other agreement, instrument or document (including, for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with the Administrative Agent’s, Issuing Bank’s or Swingline Lender’s reliance on any Electronic Signature transmitted by telecopy, emailed .pdf or any other electronic means). The Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Coordinator, Issuing Bank and Swingline Lender shall be entitled to rely on, and shall incur no liability under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document by acting upon, any Communication or any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be genuine and signed or sent or otherwise authenticated (whether or not such Person in fact meets the requirements set forth in the Loan Documents for being the maker thereof).

Each of the Loan Parties and each Credit Party hereby waives (i) any argument, defense or right to contest the legal effect, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any other Loan Document based solely on the lack of paper original copies of this Agreement, such other Loan Document, and (ii) any claim against the Administrative Agent, the Sustainability Coordinator, each Credit Party and each Related Party for any liabilities arising solely from the

 

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Administrative Agent’s and/or any Credit Party’s reliance on or use of Electronic Signatures, including any liabilities arising as a result of the failure of the Loan Parties to use any available security measures in connection with the execution, delivery or transmission of any Electronic Signature.

[Signature Pages to Follow]

 

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

TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED

 

/s/ Eli Kalif
Name: Eli Kalif
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

/s/ Dov Bergwerk
Name: Dov Bergwerk
Title: Senior Vice President, Corporate Secretary

[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Facility]


TEVA PHARMACEUTICALS USA, INC.

 

/s/ Asaph Naaman
Name: Asaph Naaman

Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

/s/ Brian E. Shanahan
Name: Brian E. Shanahan
Title: Vice President and Secretary

[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Facility]


TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL FINANCE NETHERLANDS II B.V.

 

/s/ Stephen D. Harper
Name: Stephen D. Harper
Title: Managing Director

 

/s/ David Vrhovec
Name: David Vrhovec
Title: Managing Director

[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Facility]


TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL FINANCE NETHERLANDS III B.V.

 

/s/ Stephen D. Harper
Name: Stephen D. Harper
Title: Managing Director

 

/s/ David Vrhovec
Name: David Vrhovec
Title: Managing Director

[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Facility]

 


BANK OF AMERICA EUROPE

DESIGNATED ACTIVITY COMPANY,

 

as Lender

/s/ Louise Dendle

Name: Louise Dendle

Title: Director

[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Facility]


BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

 

as Swingline Lender

/s/ Albert Wheeler

Name: Albert Wheeler

Title: Vice President

[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Facility]


BNP PARIBAS,

 

as Lender

/s/ Jean-Paul Riolacci

Name: Jean-Paul Riolacci

Title: Regional Manager

 

/s/ Cyrille Marien

Name: Cyrille Marien

Title: Deputy COO Corporate Clients Group BNP Paribas CIB – GB EMEA

[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Facility]


CITIBANK, N.A.,

 

as Lender

/s/ Nurit Leiderman

Name: Nurit Leiderman

Title: Managing Director

[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Facility]


GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA,

as Lender

 

/s/ William E. Briggs IV
Name: William E. Briggs IV
Title: Authorised Signatory

[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Facility]

 


HSBC BANK PLC,

as Lender

 

/s/ Giovanna Padua
Name: Giovanna Padua
Title: Director

[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Facility]

 


INTESA SANPAOLO S.P.A.,

as Lender

 

/s/ Arnaud Fontaine
Name: Arnaud Fontaine

Title: Vice President

 

/s/ Nikolaos Koukouvinos
Name: Nikolaos Koukouvinos

Title: Managing Director

[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Facility]

 


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., LONDON BRANCH,

as Lender

/s/ Ursula Murphy
Name: Ursula Murphy

Title: Vice President

[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Facility]

 


MIZUHO BANK, LTD.,

as Lender

 

/s/ Mark Ralston
Name: Mark Ralston

Title: Senior Director

[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Facility]

 


MUFG BANK, LTD.,

as Lender

 

/s/ Alexander Bekman
Name: Alexander Bekman

Title: Managing Director

[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Facility]

 


PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as Lender

 

/s/ Domenic D’Ginto
Name: Domenic D’Ginto

Title: Managing Director

[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Facility]

 


BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent

/s/ Mary Lawrence
Name: Mary Lawrence

Title: AVP, Agency Management Officer

[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Facility]

 


BANK OF AMERICA Europe Designated Activity Company,

as Sustainability Coordinator

 

/s/ Damien Orban
Name: Damien Orban

Title: Director

[Signature Page to Revolving Credit Facility]

 


Annex 1

Rate Table

 

    

Applicable Type

     Applicable Rating (% per annum)  
     BBB/Baa2
or better
     BBB-/
Baa3
     BB+ /Ba1      BB/Ba2      BB-/Ba3
or lower
 
Applicable Margin   

Term

SOFR/EURIBOR

Loans

       0.650      0.850      1.110      1.350      1.650
  

Alternate Base

Rate Loans

       0.000      0.000      0.110      0.350      0.650

Applicable Commitment Fee

          0.228      0.298      0.389      0.473      0.578

Applicable Utilization Fees

  

Less than or

equal to one third

drawn

       0.100            
  

Greater than one

third and less

than or equal to

two thirds drawn

       0.200            
  

More than two

thirds drawn

       0.300            

The Applicable Margin shall be adjusted pursuant to the Sustainability Rate Adjustments.

For the avoidance of doubt, the Utilization Fee is separate from and in addition to theApplicable Margin or Commitment Fee.

For purposes of determining the Applicable Margin or Applicable Commitment Fee, as the case may be, (a) if either Moody’s or S&P does not have in effect a Rating, then the Rating assigned by the other rating agency shall be used, provided that (i) in the event that such Rating is not assigned due to a Default under Section 5.10 or (ii) neither Moody’s nor S&P have in effect a Rating, the BB-/Ba3 or lower rate shall apply; and (b) in case of a split Rating, the average of the two applicable Ratings will apply.

If the relevant Rating assigned by Moody’s or S&P shall be changed (other than as a result of a change in the rating system of Moody’s or S&P), such change shall be effective as of the date on which it is first announced by the applicable rating agency. Each change in the Applicable Margin and Applicable Commitment Fee shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of the next such change. If the rating system of Moody’s or S&P shall change or if either such rating agency shall cease to be in the business of rating corporate debt obligations, the Parent and the Lenders shall negotiate in good faith to amend this

 


definition to reflect such changed rating system (including, in such case, an amendment to replace Moody’s or S&P, as applicable, with another rating agency) or the unavailability of ratings from such rating agency, and, pending the effectiveness of any such amendment, the Applicable Margin and Applicable Commitment Fee shall be determined by reference to the rating most recently in effect prior to such change or cessation.

 


Annex 2

Sustainability Table

 

     Cumulative SPT 1    SPT 22

2022

   8    44

2023

   22    47

2024

   45    50

2025

   75    53

2026

   88    56

 

1 

SPT 1’s are cumulative (prior year submissions aggregate into the total).

2 

SPT 2s require Teva’s S&P ESG Score being both (i) equal to or greater than the applicable SPT 2 set out above and (ii) an improvement on the prior year score, provided, however, that no further improvement of the S&P ESG Score shall be required if a score of 62 or above (+50% from baseline score) is achieved by Teva.

 

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

I, Kåre Schultz, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited;

 

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.

The company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the company and have:

 

  a.

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b.

designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c.

evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d.

disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the company’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.

The company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company’s auditors and the audit committee of the company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a.

all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b.

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 3, 2022

 

/s/ Kåre Schultz

Kåre Schultz
President and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

I, Eli Kalif, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited;

 

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.

The company’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the company and have:

 

  a.

designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b.

designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c.

evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d.

disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the company’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.

The company’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the company’s auditors and the audit committee of the company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a.

all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b.

any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: May 3, 2022

 

/s/ Eli Kalif

Eli Kalif
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2022 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), we, Kåre Schultz, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Eli Kalif, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to §906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

  (1)

The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

  (2)

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: May 3, 2022

 

/s/ Kåre Schultz

Kåre Schultz
President and Chief Executive Officer

/s/ Eli Kalif

Eli Kalif
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer