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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 27, 2022

 

 

QUIDELORTHO CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-10961   87-4496285

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

9975 Summers Ridge Road, San Diego, California 92121

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(858) 552-1100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Coronado Topco, Inc.

1001 Route 202, Raritan, New Jersey 08869

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

 

 

 

*

This report is filed by the Registrant as the successor issuer to Quidel Corporation. The common stock of Quidel Corporation previously was registered under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). The Registrant’s common stock is deemed to be registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act by virtue of Rule 12g-3(a).

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.12a-12)

 

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

 

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

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

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value   QDEL   The Nasdaq Stock Market

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

Emerging growth company  ☐

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

 

 

 


Explanatory Note

On May 27, 2022 (the “Closing Date”), pursuant to a Business Combination Agreement entered into as of December 22, 2021 (the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among Quidel Corporation (“Quidel”), Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Holdings plc (“Ortho”), QuidelOrtho Corporation (formerly Coronado Topco, Inc.) (the “Company” or “QuidelOrtho”), Orca Holdco, Inc., Laguna Merger Sub, Inc. (“U.S. Merger Sub”), and Orca Holdco 2, Inc., Quidel and Ortho consummated a business combination (the “Combinations”) by way of (i) a scheme of arrangement undertaken by Ortho under Part 26 of the UK Companies Act 2006 (the “Ortho Scheme”), pursuant to which each issued and outstanding share of Ortho (the “Ortho Shares”) was acquired by a nominee of the Company, such that Ortho became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and (ii) a merger (the “Quidel Merger”) of U.S. Merger Sub with and into Quidel, with Quidel surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The High Court of Justice of England and Wales (the “Court”) sanctioned the Ortho Scheme on May 26, 2022 and a sealed order of the Court (the “Ortho Scheme Order”) was delivered to the Registrar of Companies (the “Registrar”) at Companies House on May 27, 2022 (such time being the “Ortho Effective Time,” and such date that the Ortho Scheme Order was duly filed with the Registrar, the “Scheme Effective Date”).

As a result of the Combinations, the Company became the successor issuer to Quidel pursuant to Rule 12g-3(a) under the Exchange Act. This Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Form 8-K”) is being filed for the purpose of establishing the Company as the successor issuer pursuant to Rule 12g-3(a) and to disclose certain related matters. Pursuant to Rule 12g-3(a), shares of QuidelOrtho common stock, par value $0.001 per share (each, a “QuidelOrtho Share”), as successor issuer, are deemed registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act.

 

Item 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 27, 2022, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) by and among the Company, as borrower, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and swing line lender (“Bank of America”), and the other lenders and L/C issuers party thereto (together with Bank of America, the “Lenders”). Pursuant to the Credit Agreement and in connection with the consummation of the Combinations, the Lenders provided the Company with a $2.75 billion senior secured term loan facility (the “Term Loan”) and a $750.0 million revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility” and with the Term Loan, the “Financing”). The Financing is guaranteed by certain material domestic subsidiaries of the Company (the “Guarantors”) and is secured by liens on substantially all of the assets of the Company and the Guarantors, excluding real property and certain other types of excluded assets.

Loans under the Credit Agreement will bear interest at a rate equal to (i) the forward-looking Secured Overnight Financing Rate, plus an adjustment based on the duration of the selected interest period (as adjusted, “Term SOFR”), plus the “applicable rate” or (ii) the “base rate” (defined as the highest of (a) the Bank of America prime rate, (b) the Federal Funds rate plus one-half of one percent, (c) Term SOFR plus 1.10% and (d) 1.00%) plus the “applicable rate.” The initial applicable rate will be 0.75% per annum for base rate loans and 1.75% per annum for Term SOFR rate loans, and thereafter will be determined in accordance with a pricing grid based on the Company’s Consolidated Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) ranging from 1.50% to 2.25% per annum for Term SOFR rate loans and from 0.50% to 1.25% per annum for base rate loans. In addition, the Company will pay a commitment fee on the unused portion of the Credit Agreement based on the Company’s Consolidated Leverage Ratio ranging from 0.225% to 0.30% per annum.

The Term Loan is subject to quarterly amortization of the principal amount on the last business day of each fiscal quarter of the Company (commencing on September 30, 2022) in such amounts as are set forth in the Credit Agreement. The Term Loan and the Revolving Credit Facility will mature on May 27, 2027. The Company must prepay loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement in an amount equal to the Net Cash Proceeds (as defined in the Credit Agreement) from (i) certain property dispositions and (ii) the receipt of certain other amounts not in the ordinary course of business, such as certain insurance proceeds and condemnation awards, in each case, if not reinvested within a specified time period as contemplated in the Credit Agreement.

On the closing date of the Credit Agreement, the Company borrowed the entire amount of the Term Loan. The Company used the proceeds of the Term Loan along with its cash on hand, to (i) pay the cash consideration portion for the Company’s acquisition of the outstanding shares of Ortho, (ii) repay substantially all of Ortho’s


outstanding indebtedness, including (a) Ortho’s previous credit agreement, which was terminated upon such repayment, and (b) Ortho’s 7.375% senior notes due 2025 (“2025 Notes”) and 7.250% senior notes due 2028 (“2028 Notes”), in each case including principal, accrued interest, outstanding fees, and, with respect to the 2025 Notes and 2028 Notes, call and make whole premiums, and (iii) pay the fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Combinations and the refinancing transactions described above.

The Credit Agreement contains affirmative and negative covenants that are customary for credit agreements of this nature. The negative covenants include, among other things, limitations on asset sales, mergers, indebtedness, liens, investments and transactions with affiliates. The Credit Agreement contains two financial covenants: (i) a maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the last day of each fiscal quarter of (a) 4.50 to 1.00 for the first four fiscal quarters ending after the closing date of the Credit Agreement (the “Initial Measurement Period”), (b) 4.00 to 1.00 for the first four fiscal quarters ending after the Initial Measurement Period and (c) 3.50 to 1.00 for each fiscal quarter thereafter; and (ii) a minimum Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of 3.00 to 1.00 as of the end of any fiscal quarter for the most recently completed four fiscal quarters.

The Credit Agreement also includes customary events of default that include, among other things, non-payment defaults, inaccuracy of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, cross default to material indebtedness, bankruptcy and insolvency defaults, material judgment defaults, ERISA defaults and a change of control default. The occurrence of an event of default could result in the acceleration of the obligations under the Credit Agreement and cross-default other indebtedness of the Company.

 

Item 2.01

Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

The information contained in the Explanatory Note of this Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.01.

On May 27, 2022, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, (i) Ortho and the Company effected the Ortho Scheme, pursuant to which a nominee of the Company acquired each issued and outstanding Ortho Share and Ortho became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and following the filing of the Ortho Scheme Order with the Registrar, (ii) U.S. Merger Sub and Quidel completed the Quidel Merger, with Quidel surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (such time being the “Quidel Effective Time”). Pursuant to the Combinations, the Company became the parent company for the combined businesses of Quidel and Ortho.

Pursuant to the Ortho Scheme, each Ortho Share that was outstanding as of immediately prior to the Ortho Effective Time, other than Ortho Shares held by Ortho in treasury, was acquired by a nominee on behalf of and for the benefit of the Company in exchange for 0.1055 QuidelOrtho Shares and $7.14 in cash.

Pursuant to the Quidel Merger, each share of common stock of Quidel (each, a “Quidel Share”) that was outstanding as of immediately prior to the Quidel Effective Time, other than Quidel Shares held by Quidel, Ortho or U.S. Merger Sub, was converted into the right to receive one QuidelOrtho Share.

The issuance of QuidelOrtho Shares in connection with the Combinations was registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-262434) initially filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on January 31, 2022 (as amended, the “Registration Statement”), and declared effective on April 11, 2022. The joint definitive proxy statement/prospectus of Quidel and Ortho, dated April 11, 2022, that forms a part of the Registration Statement contains additional information about the Combinations and the other transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, including a description of the treatment of equity awards and information concerning the interests of directors, executive officers and affiliates of the Company, Quidel and Ortho in the Combinations.

The QuidelOrtho Shares were approved for listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”). Prior to the Combinations, the Quidel Shares were registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, and listed on Nasdaq. In connection with the closing of the Combinations, Quidel notified Nasdaq that the Combinations had been completed and requested that trading of its shares of common stock be suspended prior to the market opening on May 27, 2022. On May 27, 2022, Nasdaq suspended trading of the Quidel Shares prior to the market opening.


On May 27, 2022, QuidelOrtho Shares commenced trading on Nasdaq under the symbol “QDEL.” In addition, Nasdaq has informed Quidel that it will file with the SEC a notification on Form 25 on Quidel’s behalf to withdraw the Quidel Shares from listing and terminate the registration of such shares under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act. Quidel intends to file a Form 15 with the SEC to terminate the registration of the Quidel Shares under the Exchange Act and suspend its reporting obligations under Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act approximately ten days after Nasdaq files the Form 25.

The foregoing description of the Business Combination Agreement and the Combinations does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Business Combination Agreement filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Registration Statement, which is incorporated into this Item 2.01 by reference. The Business Combination Agreement has been included to provide investors with information regarding its terms. It is not intended to provide any other factual information about the Company, Quidel, Ortho or their respective subsidiaries or affiliates or to modify or supplement any factual disclosures about the Company, Quidel or Ortho in their public reports filed with the SEC. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Business Combination Agreement were made only for purposes of the Business Combination Agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the respective parties to the Business Combination Agreement, may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the respective parties to the Business Combination Agreement instead of establishing these matters as facts, and may be subject to 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 parties thereto or of any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of representations and warranties may change after the date of the Business Combination Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the Company’s, Quidel’s or Ortho’s respective public disclosures.

 

Item 2.03

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

As discussed in Item 1.01, in connection with the closing of the Combinations, on May 27, 2022, the Company entered into the Credit Agreement. The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03. The Credit Agreement is filed hereto as Exhibit 10.2 and incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference.

 

Item 3.01

Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

The information set forth in Item 2.01 of this Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.01.

 

Item 3.03

Material Modifications to Rights of Security Holders.

The information set forth in Item 2.01 and Item 5.03 of this Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.03.

Upon consummation of the Ortho Scheme, each Ortho Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Ortho Effective Time was acquired by the Company in exchange for 0.1055 QuidelOrtho Shares and $7.14 in cash. Upon consummation of the Quidel Merger, each Quidel Share issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Quidel Effective Time automatically converted into the right to receive one QuidelOrtho Share. Accordingly, the Ortho shareholders and the Quidel stockholders became stockholders of QuidelOrtho. Each QuidelOrtho Share is issued pursuant to, and will carry with it the rights and obligations set forth in, the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of QuidelOrtho, filed hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and incorporated into this Item 3.03 by reference.

Assumption of Stock Plans

In connection with the Combinations, on May 27, 2022, the Company assumed Quidel’s 2018 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the “2018 Plan”), and 1983 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated (the “1983 ESPP” and together with the 2018 Plan, each as assumed, the “Assumed Stock Plans”),


including all form of award agreements and grants of awards issued thereunder, and the Quidel Shares subject to the 2018 Plan or 1983 ESPP, as applicable, were replaced by an equivalent number of QuidelOrtho Shares. Accordingly, following the consummation of the Combinations, a number of QuidelOrtho Shares equal to the number of Quidel Shares subject to the 2018 Plan or 1983 ESPP, as applicable, became issuable by QuidelOrtho under the Assumed Stock Plans. In connection with the assumption of the Assumed Stock Plans, the 2018 Plan was renamed the “QuidelOrtho Corporation Amended and Restated 2018 Equity Incentive Plan,” the 1983 ESPP was renamed the “QuidelOrtho Corporation Amended and Restated 1983 Employee Stock Purchase Plan,” and all references to the “Company” in such Assumed Plans were changed to QuidelOrtho.

Also in connection with the Combinations, the Company assumed all obligations of Quidel pursuant to each stock option to purchase a Quidel Share (a “Quidel Option”) and pursuant to each right to acquire or vest in a Quidel Share (a “Quidel Equity Right,” and such awards together with the Quidel Options, the “Quidel Stock Awards”) that was outstanding immediately prior to the Quidel Effective Time, and all agreements relating to such Quidel Stock Awards (as assumed, the “QuidelOrtho Stock Awards”).

The Company intends to file a registration statement with the SEC on Form S-8 with respect to the QuidelOrtho Shares subject to the assumed QuidelOrtho Stock Awards held by individuals who are employees, directors or consultants of QuidelOrtho and its subsidiaries as of the Scheme Effective Date.

The foregoing descriptions of the 2018 Plan and the 1983 ESPP are qualified in their entirety by the terms of such plans, which are filed hereto as Exhibits 10.3 and 10.4, respectively, and incorporated into this Item 3.03 by reference.

 

Item 4.01

Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant.

In connection with the consummation of the Combinations, on May 27, 2022, the Company appointed Ernst & Young LLP (“EY”) as its independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2022. EY served as the independent registered public accounting firm of Quidel.

 

Item 5.01

Changes in Control of Registrant.

The information set forth in Item 2.01 of this Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.01.

 

Item 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Appointment of Directors of the Company and Resignation of Sole Director

Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, Quidel was entitled to designate eight directors of the Company prior to the closing of the Combinations, and Ortho was entitled to designate four directors of the Company prior to the closing of the Combinations. On the Closing Date, the following individuals were appointed as members of the Company’s board of directors: Douglas C. Bryant, Kenneth F. Buechler, Edward L. Michael, Mary Lake Polan, Ann D. Rhoads, Matthew W. Strobeck, Kenneth J. Widder, Joseph D. Wilkins Jr., Christopher M. Smith, Stephen H. Wise, Robert R. Schmidt and Evelyn Dilsaver, each of whom, other than Mr. Bryant and Mr. Smith, qualifies as an “independent director” under the applicable rules of Nasdaq. Immediately following the appointment of the aforementioned members of the Company’s board of directors, Joseph M. Busky resigned as the sole director of the Company.

Pursuant to that certain Principal Stockholders Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2021, by and among the Company, Quidel, Ortho and the Initial Carlyle Stockholder (as defined therein) (the “Principal Stockholders Agreement”), the Initial Carlyle Stockholder is entitled to appoint two directors of the Company so long as it holds at least 12% of the outstanding QuidelOrtho Shares, one director so long as it holds at least 5% but less than 12% of the outstanding QuidelOrtho Shares and no directors if it holds less than 5% of the outstanding QuidelOrtho Shares. As of the Closing Date, the Initial Carlyle Stockholder holds more than 12% of the outstanding QuidelOrtho Shares and is therefore entitled to appoint two directors of the Company.


The foregoing description of the Principal Stockholders Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registration Statement, which is incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference.

There are no arrangements or understandings between any director and any other person pursuant to which the director was selected as a director, other than the provisions of the Business Combination Agreement, the Principal Stockholders Agreement, or as described in the Registration Statement.

On the Closing Date and prior to the listing of the QuidelOrtho Shares on Nasdaq, the Company established an Audit Committee (the “Audit Committee”), a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (the “Nominating and Governance Committee”), a Compensation Committee (the “Compensation Committee”) and a Science and Technology Committee (the “Science and Technology Committee”) of the board of directors of the Company, with the following compositions:

 

Audit Committee:

 

Ann D. Rhoads (Chair)

 

Kenneth J. Widder

 

Matthew W. Strobeck

 

Evelyn Dilsaver

 

Nominating and Governance Committee:

 

Kenneth J. Widder (Chair)

 

Joseph D. Wilkins Jr.

 

Kenneth F. Buechler

 

Stephen H. Wise

 

Compensation Committee:

 

Edward L. Michael (Chair)

 

Joseph D. Wilkins Jr.

 

Mary Lake Polan

 

Robert R. Schmidt

 

Science and Technology Committee:

 

Kenneth F. Buechler (Chair)

 

Edward L. Michael

 

Kenneth J. Widder

 

Matthew W. Strobeck

 

Mary Lake Polan

Appointment of Officers of the Company

On the Closing Date, each of the following individuals (the “Executive Officers”) were appointed as an “officer” (within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act) and an “executive officer” of the Company for purposes of Rule 3b-7 under the Exchange Act:

 

Name

  

Title

Douglas C. Bryant

   Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Robert J. Bujarski

   President and Chief Operating Officer

Joseph M. Busky

   Chief Financial Officer

Michael S. Iskra

   Chief Commercial Officer

Michelle A. Hodges

   Senior Vice President, General Counsel

Werner Kroll, Ph.D.

   Senior Vice President, Research and Development


Transaction Bonuses

In connection with the Combinations, on January 31, 2022, Quidel’s compensation committee approved the grant of (i) success cash bonus awards for each of Mr. Bryant, Mr. Bujarski and Ms. Hodges in the following amounts: Mr. Bryant: $875,500; Mr. Bujarski: $525,000; and Ms. Hodges: $450,000; (ii) integration/retention cash bonus awards for each of Mr. Bryant, Mr. Bujarski, Ms. Hodges and Dr. Kroll in the following amounts: Mr. Bryant: $717,500; Mr. Bujarski: $420,000; Ms. Hodges: $315,000; and Dr. Kroll: $385,000; and (iii) integration/retention equity awards for each of Mr. Bryant, Mr. Bujarski, Ms. Hodges and Dr. Kroll in the following amounts: Mr. Bryant: $2,500,000; Mr. Bujarski: $1,400,000; Ms. Hodges: $750,000; and Dr. Kroll: $750,000. The success bonus awards will be grossed up for taxes and become payable upon the closing of the Combinations. The first 25% of the integration/retention cash bonus awards became payable upon the closing of the Combinations, and the remaining 75% will become payable upon the first anniversary thereof. The integration/retention equity awards were granted in the form of restricted stock units and will vest with respect to 50% of the award on the second anniversary of the grant date and the remaining 50% in equal annual installments (25% per year) thereafter.

Also in connection with the Combinations, the Ortho board of directors approved the grant of retention bonuses to certain employees and executive officers. The Ortho retention bonuses were put in place to retain key talent during the period between the signing of the Business Combination Agreement and the consummation of the Combinations and the 12-month period following the consummation of the Combinations. Forty percent of the Ortho retention bonuses is expected to be paid out to recipients at the consummation of the Combinations, with the remaining 60% payable on the first anniversary thereof, subject to earlier payment upon termination in certain circumstances as discussed in the Registration Statement. As a result, each of Mr. Busky and Mr. Iskra are entitled to receive an Ortho retention bonus in the amount of $384,375 and $375,000, respectively, following the closing of the Combinations.

In connection with the Combinations, the Ortho board of directors also approved the grant of transaction bonuses to certain employees and executive officers. The Ortho transaction bonuses were put in place to reward key talent and became payable upon the consummation of the Combinations. As a result, each of Mr. Busky and Mr. Iskra will receive an Ortho transaction bonus in the amount of $384,375 and $375,000, respectively, following the closing of the Combinations.

Post-Combinations Compensation and Benefit Arrangements

The information set forth in Item 3.03 of this Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.02.

Pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, employees of Quidel and its subsidiaries at the Quidel Effective Time who continue to remain employed with Quidel or its subsidiaries (the “Quidel Continuing Employees”), and employees of Ortho and its subsidiaries at the Ortho Effective Time who continue to remain employed with Ortho or its subsidiaries (the “Ortho Continuing Employees”), will receive, during the 12-month period following the Quidel Effective Time or the Ortho Effective Time, as applicable, base salary or wages, severance benefit protections and pension and welfare benefits that are no less favorable, in the aggregate, than those provided to such Quidel Continuing Employees or Ortho Continuing Employees, as applicable, immediately prior to the respective Quidel Effective Time or Ortho Effective Time.

In addition, executive officers and directors who are retained to provide services to Quidel following the consummation of the Combinations may enter into new individualized compensation arrangements.

Executive Employment and Severance Arrangements

In connection with the consummation of the Combinations, each of Mr. Bryant’s, Mr. Bujarski’s, Ms. Hodges’s and Dr. Kroll’s employment in their respective roles of the Company will continue under the respective executive’s current employment agreement or arrangement, as applicable, with Quidel, as further described in the section titled “Other Matters Relating to the Quidel Stockholders’ Meeting—Executive Compensation—Employment, Change in Control and Severance Arrangements” of the Registration Statement, which is incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference.

Each of Mr. Bryant’s and Mr. Bujarski’s employment agreements provide for severance benefits in the event of a qualifying termination of employment, and each of Ms. Hodges and Dr. Kroll are “at will” employees, as further described in the section titled “Other Matters Relating to the Quidel Stockholders’ Meeting—Executive Compensation—Employment, Change in Control and Severance Arrangements” of the Registration Statement, which is incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference.


The foregoing is not a complete description of Mr. Bryant’s, Mr. Bujarski’s or Dr. Kroll’s employment agreements with the Company and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreements, copies of which are filed hereto as Exhibits 10.5, 10.6 and 10.7, respectively, and incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference. The foregoing is not a complete description of Ms. Hodges’s employment arrangement with the Company and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the section titled “Other Matters Relating to the Quidel Stockholders’ Meeting—Executive Compensation—Employment, Change in Control and Severance Arrangements” of the Registration Statement, which is incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference.

In connection with the consummation of the Combinations, each of Mr. Busky’s and Mr. Iskra’s employment as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Commercial Officer, respectively, of the Company will continue under the respective executive’s current employment agreement with Ortho. Mr. Busky’s current employment agreement with Ortho provides for annual base salary, performance bonus eligibility, an initial equity grant award and benefits. Under his current employment arrangement with Ortho, Mr. Busky is entitled to severance payments equal to six months of his annual base salary if his employment is terminated without cause. Mr. Iskra is party to an employment offer letter with Ortho, which was amended in May 2021 in order to align his severance terms and conditions with those of Ortho’s other named executive officers, as well as his 2021 increase in base salary and performance-based pay target. Generally, under the terms of Mr. Iskra’s amended offer letter, subject to Mr. Iskra’s execution and non-revocation of a separation agreement and release in a form satisfactory to Ortho, if Mr. Iskra is terminated without cause, he will be eligible to receive minimum severance benefits equal to six months’ continued base salary plus 50% of his target bonus and subsidized health benefit coverage for six months following his termination.

The foregoing is not a complete description of Mr. Busky’s or Mr. Iskra’s employment agreements with the Company and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreements, copies of which are filed hereto as Exhibits 10.8 and 10.9, respectively, and incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference.

Director and Officer Indemnification Agreements and Change in Control Agreements

In connection with the Combinations, the Company adopted a form of indemnification agreement (“Form Indemnification Agreement”) for directors and officers pursuant to which, among other things, the Company agrees, subject to customary exceptions, to hold harmless and indemnify the director or officer to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law.

Also in connection with the Combinations, the Company adopted a form of change in control agreement (“Form Change in Control Agreement”), which the Company expects to be entered into with certain of its executive officers to provide for the payment of severance benefits in the event of termination of employment in connection with a change in control of QuidelOrtho.

The foregoing description of the Form Indemnification Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement, which is filed hereto as Exhibit 10.10 and incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference. The foregoing description of the Form Change in Control Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement, which is filed hereto as Exhibit 10.11 and incorporated into this Item 5.02 by reference.

 

Item 5.03

Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation

On the Closing Date, in connection with the consummation of the Combinations, the Company amended and restated its certificate of incorporation and its bylaws. The Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company are filed hereto as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, and incorporated into this Item 5.03 by reference.


Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 27, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the Combinations. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information set forth in this Item 7.01 and the attached Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

To be filed by amendment not later than 71 calendar days after the date this Form 8-K is required to be filed.

(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.

To be filed by amendment not later than 71 calendar days after the date this Form 8-K is required to be filed.

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description of Exhibit

  2.1*   Business Combination Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2021, by and among Quidel Corporation, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Holdings plc, Coronado Topco, Inc., Orca Holdco, Inc., Laguna Merger Sub, Inc. and Orca Holdco 2, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Annex A to the joint proxy statement/prospectus forming part of the registration statement filed by Coronado Topco, Inc. with the SEC on January 31, 2022)
  3.1   Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of QuidelOrtho Corporation
  3.2   Amended and Restated Bylaws of QuidelOrtho Corporation
10.1   Principal Stockholders Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2021, by and among Coronado Topco, Inc., Quidel Corporation, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Holdings plc and the Initial Carlyle Stockholder (as defined therein) (incorporated by reference to Annex B to the joint proxy statement/prospectus forming part of the registration statement filed by Coronado Topco, Inc. with the SEC on January 31, 2022)
10.2**   Credit Agreement, dated May 27, 2022, by and among QuidelOrtho Corporation, each lender from time to time party thereto, each L/C Issuer (as defined therein), and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender
10.3   QuidelOrtho Corporation Amended and Restated 2018 Equity Incentive Plan
10.4   QuidelOrtho Corporation Amended and Restated 1983 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
10.5   Employment Agreement, dated as of January 16, 2009, between Quidel and Douglas C. Bryant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed by Quidel with the SEC on January 20, 2009)


10.6   Employment Offer Letter, dated as of June 5, 2008, between Quidel and Robert J. Bujarski (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed by Quidel with the SEC on June 6, 2008)
10.7   Employment Offer Letter, dated April 24, 2014, between Quidel and Werner Kroll (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014, filed by Quidel with the SEC on July 24, 2014)
10.8   Offer Letter, dated June 30, 2020, by and between Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. and Joseph M. Busky (incorporated by reference to the Form S-1 filed by Ortho with the SEC on January 4, 2021)
10.9   Offer Letter, dated August 13, 2015, by and between Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. and Michael Iskra (incorporated by reference to the Form S-1 filed by Ortho with the SEC on January 4, 2021)
10.10   Form of Indemnification Agreement
10.11   Form of Change in Control Agreement
99.1   Press Release, dated May 27, 2022
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL Document

 

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Schedules to the agreement have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The registrant undertakes to furnish supplemental copies of any of the omitted schedules upon request by the SEC.

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Schedules and exhibits to the agreement have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K.


SIGNATURES

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

Date: May 27, 2022

 

QUIDELORTHO CORPORATION
By:  

/s/ Joseph Busky

Name:   Joseph Busky
Its:   Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT 3.1

AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

CORONADO TOPCO, INC.

Coronado Topco, Inc. (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, does hereby certify:

FIRST: The name of the Corporation is Coronado Topco, Inc. and the date of filing of the original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation with the Secretary of State of Delaware is December 17, 2021.

SECOND: The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended and restated as hereinafter set forth, and which is entitled Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of QuidelOrtho Corporation.

THIRD: This amendment and restatement of the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (“DGCL”).

FOURTH: The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended and restated herein, shall, at the effective time of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, read as follows:


AMENDED & RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

QUIDELORTHO CORPORATION

 

  1.

The name of the Corporation is QuidelOrtho Corporation.

 

  2.

The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801. The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

 

  3.

The nature of the business or purposes to be conducted or promoted by the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of Delaware (“DGCL”).

 

  4.

The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation has authority to issue is 131,200,000 shares, consisting of 126,200,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Common Stock”) and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share (the “Preferred Stock”).

 

  (a)

Common Stock.

 

  (i)

Voting Rights. Except as set forth herein or as otherwise required by law, each outstanding share of Common Stock shall be entitled to vote on each matter on which the stockholders of the Corporation shall be entitled to vote, and each holder thereof shall be entitled to one vote for each share of such share of Common Stock held by such holder.

 

  (ii)

Dividends. The Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) may cause dividends to be paid to holders of shares of Common Stock out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends.

 

  (b)

Preferred Stock. The Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The Board of Directors is authorized, within the limitations and restrictions stated in this Certificate of Incorporation, to determine or alter the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to or imposed upon any wholly unissued series of Preferred Stock, and the number of shares constituting any such series and the designation thereof, or any of them; and to increase or decrease the number of shares constituting any such series and the designation thereof, or any of them; and to increase or decrease the number of shares of any series subsequent to the issue of shares of that series, but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding. In case the number of shares of any series shall be so decreased, the shares constituting such decrease shall resume the status which they had prior to the adoption of the resolution originally fixing the number of shares of such series.

 

  5.

The Corporation is to have perpetual existence.

 

  6.

In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to make, alter, amend or repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation.

 

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  7.

The number of directors which constitute the whole Board of Directors shall be as specified in the Bylaws of the Corporation.

 

  8.

Meetings of stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as the Bylaws may provide. The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the statutes) outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or in the Bylaws of the Corporation.

 

  9.

The Corporation hereby expressly elects not to be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL.

 

  10.

To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as the same exists or as may hereafter be amended, a director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty owed to the Corporation or its stockholders. Neither any amendment nor repeal of this Article 10, nor the adoption of any provision of this Certificate of Incorporation inconsistent with this Article 10, nor, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, any modification of law shall eliminate, reduce or otherwise adversely affect any right or protection of a current or former director of the Corporation existing at the time of such amendment, repeal, adoption or modification.

 

  11.

Advance notice of new business and stockholder nominations for the election of directors shall be given in the manner and to the extent provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation.

 

  12.

The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by statute, and all rights conferred upon stockholders herein are granted subject to this reservation.

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This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall become effective at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time on May 27, 2022.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be signed by Joseph Busky, its Chief Executive Officer as of this 26th day of May, 2022.

 

/s/ Joseph Busky

 

Name:

 

Joseph Busky

Title:

 

Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT 3.2

AMENDED & RESTATED BYLAWS

OF QUIDELORTHO CORPORATION

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ARTICLE I

CORPORATE OFFICES

SECTION 1.1 REGISTERED OFFICE

The address of the registered office of QuidelOrtho Corporation (the “Corporation”) shall be Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801. The name of the registered agent of the Corporation at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

SECTION 1.2 OTHER OFFICES

The Board of Directors may at any time establish other offices at any place or places where the Corporation is qualified to do business.

ARTICLE II

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

SECTION 2.1 PLACE OF MEETINGS

Meetings of stockholders shall be held at any place, within or outside the State of Delaware, designated by the board of directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”). In the absence of any such designation, stockholders’ meetings shall be held at the principal executive offices of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may determine that a meeting of stockholders shall not be held at any place, but may instead be held solely by means of remote communication as authorized by Section 211(a)(2) of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”).

SECTION 2.2 ANNUAL MEETINGS

The annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation shall be held each year on a date and at a time designated by the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may postpone, reschedule or cancel any annual meeting of stockholders previously scheduled by the Board of Directors. At the meeting, directors shall be elected and any other proper business may be transacted.

SECTION 2.3 SPECIAL MEETINGS

(a) General. A special meeting of the stockholders may be called at any time by (i) the secretary of the Corporation (the “Secretary”), following the Secretary’s receipt of one or more written demands to call a special meeting of the stockholders in accordance with, and subject to, this Section 2.3 from stockholders of record as of the record date fixed in accordance with Section 2.3(e) of these amended and restated bylaws (as amended from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof, these “Bylaws”) who hold, in the aggregate, not less than fifty percent (50%) of the voting power of the Corporation’s issued and outstanding capital stock (the “Requisite Percentage”), (ii) the Board of


Directors, (iii) the Chairman of the Board (if any) or (iv) the president of the Corporation (the “President”). Except in accordance with this Section 2.3, stockholders shall not be permitted to propose business to be brought before a special meeting of the stockholders. Stockholders who nominate persons for election to the Board of Directors at a special meeting must also comply with the requirements set forth in Section 2.6 of these Bylaws. The Board of Directors may postpone, reschedule or cancel any special meeting of stockholders previously scheduled by the Board of Directors. The business to be conducted at the special meeting shall be limited to the purpose or purposes stated in the notice of such meeting.

(b) Request to Fix Demand Record Date. The Secretary shall not be required to call a special meeting of stockholders pursuant to Section 2.3(a) of these Bylaws unless a stockholder of record shall have first submitted a request in writing that the Board of Directors fix a record date (a “Demand Record Date”) for the purpose of determining the stockholders entitled to demand that the Secretary call such special meeting, which request shall be in proper written form and delivered personally or sent by registered mail to, and received by, the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation.

(c) Form of Request. To be in proper written form, a stockholder’s request for the Board of Directors to fix a Demand Record Date must set forth (i) as to each matter such stockholder or any beneficial owner on whose behalf such business is proposed (each, a “Requesting Party”) proposes to bring before the special meeting, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the special meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the special meeting, (ii) the name and address of each Requesting Party, (iii)(A) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation that are owned, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record by each Requesting Party and any Stockholder Associated Person (as defined below) and (B) any derivative positions held or beneficially held by each Requesting Party and any Stockholder Associated Person and whether and the extent to which any hedging or other transaction or series of transactions has been entered into by or on behalf of, or any other agreement, arrangement or understanding (including, without limitation, any short position or any borrowing or lending of shares) has been made, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to or manage risk or benefit of share price changes for, or to increase or decrease the voting power of, any such Requesting Party or any Stockholder Associated Person with respect to shares of the Corporation (which information described in this clause (iii) shall be supplemented by such Requesting Party not later than ten (10) days after the record date for the meeting to disclose such ownership and other information as of such record date); (iv) a description of all arrangements or understandings between each Requesting Party or any Stockholder Associated Person and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the request for the special meeting or the business proposed to be conducted at the special meeting and any material interest of each Requesting Party and any Stockholder Associated Person in such business; (v) a representation that such Requesting Party intends to appear in person or by proxy at the special meeting to bring such business before the meeting; (vi) a Business Solicitation Representation (as defined below) from each Requesting Party; and (vii) any other information relating to each Requesting Party that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for stockholder proposals pursuant to Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (such act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the “Exchange Act”) or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Proxy Rules”).

(d) Definitions. For purposes of these Bylaws, (i) “Business Solicitation Representation” shall mean, with respect to any person, a representation as to whether or not such person or any Stockholder Associated Person intends or is part of a group that intends to deliver a proxy statement and form of proxy to the holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding voting shares required under applicable law to adopt the business proposed by such person or otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such proposed business; and (ii) “Stockholder Associated Person” shall mean, with respect to any person, (A) any person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, under common control with or acting in concert with such person or (B) any member of such person’s immediate family sharing the same household.

 

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(e) Fixing of Demand Record Date. Within ten (10) days after receipt by the Secretary of a request to fix a Demand Record Date in proper written form and otherwise in compliance with this Section 2.3 from any stockholder of record, the Board of Directors may adopt a resolution fixing a Demand Record Date for the purpose of determining the stockholders entitled to demand that the Secretary call a special meeting, which date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the Demand Record Date is adopted by the Board of Directors. If no resolution fixing a Demand Record Date has been adopted by the Board of Directors within the ten (10)-day period after the date on which such a request to fix a Demand Record Date was received by the Secretary, the Demand Record Date in respect thereof shall be deemed to be the twentieth (20th) day after the date on which such a request was received (or, if such twentieth (20th) day is not a business day, the next business day). Notwithstanding anything in this Section 2.3 to the contrary, no Demand Record Date shall be fixed if the Board of Directors determines that the demand or demands that would otherwise be submitted following such Demand Record Date could not comply with the requirements set forth in clauses (ii), (iv), (v) or (vi) of Section 2.3(g) of these Bylaws.

(f) Demand to Call Special Meeting. In no event shall a special meeting of the stockholders be called pursuant to Section 2.3(a) of these Bylaws unless stockholders of record as of the Demand Record Date who hold the Requisite Percentage timely provide one or more demands to call such special meeting in writing and in proper written form to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation. Only stockholders of record on the Demand Record Date shall be entitled to demand that the Secretary call a special meeting of the stockholders pursuant to Section 2.3(a) of these Bylaws. To be timely, a stockholder’s demand to call a special meeting must be delivered personally or sent by registered mail to, and received by, the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the thirtieth (30th) day following the Demand Record Date. To be in proper form for purposes of this Section 2.3, a demand to call a special meeting shall be in writing and set forth (i) the business proposed to be conducted at the special meeting, (ii) the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration), if applicable, (iii) with respect to any stockholder or stockholders submitting a demand to call a special meeting, the information required to be provided by a Requesting Party pursuant to Section 2.3(c) of these Bylaws, and (iv) any other information required by Sections 2.5 or 2.6 below, respectively. A stockholder may revoke a demand to call a special meeting by written revocation delivered to the Secretary at any time prior to the special meeting at the principal executive offices of the Corporation. If any such revocation(s) are received by the Secretary after the Secretary’s receipt of written demands from the holders of the Requisite Percentage of stockholders, and as a result of such revocation(s), there no longer are unrevoked demands from the Requisite Percentage of stockholders to call a special meeting, the Board of Directors shall have the discretion to determine whether or not to proceed with the special meeting.

(g) Defective Demand. The Secretary shall not accept, and shall consider ineffective, a written demand from a stockholder to call a special meeting (i) that does not comply with this Section 2.3, (ii) that relates to an item of business to be transacted at such meeting that is not a proper subject for stockholder action under applicable law, (iii) that includes an item of business to be transacted at such meeting that did not appear on the written request that resulted in the determination of the Demand Record Date, (iv) that relates to an item of business (other than the election of directors) that is identical or substantially similar to an item of business (a “Similar Item”) for which a record date for notice of a stockholder meeting (other than the Demand Record Date) was previously fixed and such demand is delivered between the time beginning on the sixty-first (61st) day after such previous record date and ending on the one-year anniversary of such previous record date, (v) if a Similar Item will be submitted for stockholder approval at any stockholder meeting to be held on or before the ninetieth (90th) day after the Secretary receives such demand, or (vi) if a Similar Item has been presented at the most recent annual meeting or at any special meeting held within one year prior to receipt by the Secretary of such demand to call a special meeting.

 

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(h) Calling of Special Meeting. Notwithstanding anything in these Bylaws to the contrary, the Secretary shall not be required to call a special meeting pursuant to this Section 2.3 except in accordance with this Section 2.3. If the Board of Directors shall determine that any request to fix a record date for notice and voting for the special meeting or demand to call and hold a special meeting was not properly made in accordance with this Section 2.3, or shall determine that the stockholder or stockholders requesting that the Board of Directors fix such record date or submitting a demand to call the special meeting have not otherwise complied with this Section 2.3, then the Board of Directors shall not be required to fix such record date or to call and hold the special meeting. Subject to Section 2.3(f) of these Bylaws, after receipt of demands in proper written form and in accordance with this Section 2.3 from a stockholder or stockholders of record holding the Requisite Percentage, the Board of Directors shall duly call, and determine the date, time and place of, a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose or purposes, and to conduct the business, specified in the demands received by the Corporation. Notwithstanding anything in these Bylaws to the contrary, the Board of Directors may submit its own proposal or proposals for consideration at such a special meeting. The record date for notice and voting for such a special meeting shall be fixed in accordance with Section 2.14 of these Bylaws. The Board of Directors shall provide written notice of such special meeting to the stockholders in accordance with Section 2.4 of these Bylaws.

(i) Exchange Act. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 2.3, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act with respect to any request to fix a record date for notice and voting for the special meeting or demand to call a special meeting.

SECTION 2.4 NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS’ MEETINGS

(a) Timing and Content. Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, notice of the meeting shall be given which shall state the place, if any, date and time of the meeting, the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, if such date is different from the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of meeting, the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Notice of any meeting shall be given not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting, by or at the direction of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the President or the Secretary, to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting as of the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting.

(b) Notice in Writing. Unless otherwise required by law, notice may be given in writing directed to a stockholder’s mailing address as it appears on the records of the Corporation and shall be given (i) if mailed, when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, and (ii) if delivered by courier service, the earlier of when the notice is received or left at such stockholder’s address.

(c) Notice by Other Methods. So long as the Corporation is subject to the Proxy Rules, notice shall be given in the manner required by such rules. To the extent permitted by the Proxy Rules, notice may be given by electronic transmission directed to the stockholder’s electronic mail address and if so given, shall be given when directed to such stockholder’s electronic mail address unless the stockholder has notified the Corporation in writing or by electronic transmission of an objection to receiving notice by electronic mail or such notice is prohibited by Section 232(e) of the DGCL. If notice is given by electronic mail, such notice shall comply with the applicable provisions of Sections 232(a) and 232(d) of the DGCL. Notice may be given by other means of electronic transmission with the consent of a stockholder in the manner permitted by Section 232(b) of the DGCL, and such notice shall be deemed given as provided therein.

 

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SECTION 2.5 NATURE OF BUSINESS AT ANNUAL MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

(a) General. No business may be transacted at an annual meeting of stockholders, other than business that is either (i) specified in the Corporation’s proxy materials with respect to such meeting given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof), (ii) otherwise properly brought before the annual meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof) or (iii) otherwise properly brought before the annual meeting by any stockholder (A) who is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of the notice provided for in this Section 2.5 and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such annual meeting, (B) who is entitled to vote at such annual meeting and (C) who complies with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.5. In addition to the other requirements set forth in this Section 2.5, a stockholder may not transact any business at an annual meeting unless (1) such stockholder and any beneficial owner on whose behalf such business is proposed (each, a “Proposing Party”) acted in a manner consistent with the representation made in the Business Solicitation Representation delivered as set forth in Section 2.5(d) and (2) such business is a proper matter for stockholder action under the DGCL. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing clause (iii) shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to propose business (other than business included in the Corporation’s proxy materials pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act) at an annual meeting of stockholders. Stockholders who nominate persons for election to the Board of Directors at an annual meeting must also comply with the requirements set forth in Section 2.6 of these Bylaws.

(b) Timing of Notice. In addition to any other applicable requirements, for business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, such stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than ninety (90) days nor more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting of stockholders; provided, however, that in the event that the annual meeting is convened more than thirty (30) days before or more than sixty (60) days after such anniversary date, or if no annual meeting was held in the preceding year, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so received no more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to such annual meeting nor less than the later of (i) ninety (90) days prior to such annual meeting and (ii) ten (10) days after the day on which public disclosure of the date of the meeting is first made by the Corporation. For purposes of these Bylaws, “public disclosure” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

(c) No Effect of Adjournment and Postponement. In no event shall an adjournment of an annual meeting, or a postponement of an annual meeting for which notice has been given, or the public disclosure thereof, commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

(d) Form of Notice. To be in proper written form, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary must set forth (i) as to each matter each Proposing Party proposes to bring before the annual meeting, a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting; (ii) the name and address of each Proposing Party; (iii)(A) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation that are owned, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record by each Proposing Party and any Stockholder Associated Person and (B) any derivative positions held or beneficially held by each Proposing Party and any Stockholder Associated

 

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Person and whether and the extent to which any hedging or other transaction or series of transactions has been entered into by or on behalf of, or any other agreement, arrangement or understanding (including, without limitation, any short position or any borrowing or lending of shares) has been made, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to or manage risk or benefit of share price changes for, or to increase or decrease the voting power of, any such Proposing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person with respect to shares of the Corporation (which information described in this clause (iii) shall be supplemented by such Proposing Party not later than ten (10) days after the record date for the meeting to disclose such ownership and other information as of such record date); (iv) a description of all arrangements or understandings between each Proposing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such Proposing Party and any material interest of each Proposing Party or any Stockholder Associated Person in such business; (v) a representation that such Proposing Party intends to appear in person or by proxy at the annual meeting to bring such business before the meeting; (vi) a Business Solicitation Representation from each Proposing Party; and (vii) any other information relating to each Proposing Party that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for stockholder proposals pursuant to the Proxy Rules.

(e) Improper Business. No business shall be conducted at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation except business brought before the annual meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in these Bylaws, including this Section 2.5. If the Chairman of the Board, the Board of Directors or the chairperson of an annual meeting determines that business was not properly proposed in accordance with such procedures, such business shall not be transacted. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.5, unless otherwise required by law, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to propose business, such proposed business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such business may have been received by the Corporation. For purposes of this Section 2.5, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such stockholder or must be authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders, and such person must produce such writing, or a reliable reproduction thereof, at the meeting of stockholders.

(f) Exchange Act. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 2.5, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act with respect to the proposal of business to be transacted at the annual meeting of stockholders. Nothing in this Section 2.5 shall be deemed to affect any right of (i) the Corporation to omit a proposal from the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act or (ii) stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act.

SECTION 2.6 NOMINATION OF DIRECTORS

(a) General. Only persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.6 shall be eligible for election as directors of the Corporation, except as may be otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation of the Corporation (as amended and restated from time to time, the “Certificate of Incorporation”), including, without limitation, the terms of any certificate of designation with respect to any series of preferred stock with respect to the right, if any, of holders of preferred stock of the Corporation to nominate and elect a specified number of directors in certain circumstances and except as may otherwise be provided in the Proxy Rules; provided, that, the advance notice requirements for nominations for the election of directors in these Bylaws shall not apply to the nominations of directors by Carlyle Partners VI Cayman Holdings (the “Specified Stockholder”) pursuant to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Principal Stockholders Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2021, by and among the Corporation, Quidel Corporation, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics

 

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Holdings plc and the Specified Stockholder. Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at any annual meeting of stockholders, or at any special meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing directors, (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof) or (ii) by any stockholder (A) who is a stockholder of record on the date of the giving of the notice provided for in this Section 2.6 and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at such meeting, (B) who is entitled to vote at such meeting and (C) who complies with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.6. In addition to the other requirements set forth in this Section 2.6, a stockholder may not present a nominee for election at an annual or special meeting unless such stockholder, and any beneficial owner on whose behalf such nomination is made, acted in a manner consistent with the representation made in the Nominee Solicitation Representation (as defined below) delivered as set forth in Section 2.6 (d).

(b) Nominee Information.

(i) To be eligible to be a nominee for election or re-election as a director of the Corporation, a person must deliver to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation the following information:

(A) a written representation and agreement, which shall be signed by such person and pursuant to which such person shall represent and agree that such person (1) consents to serving as a director if elected and to being named in the Corporation’s proxy statement and form of proxy as a nominee, and currently intends to serve as a director for the full term for which such person is standing for election; (2) is not and will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, and has not given any commitment or assurance to, any person as to how the person, if elected as a director, will act or vote on any issue or question that has not been disclosed to the Corporation, or that could limit or interfere with the person’s ability to comply, if elected as a director, with such person’s fiduciary duties under applicable law; (3) is not and will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person other than the Corporation with respect to any direct or indirect compensation, reimbursement or indemnification in connection with service or action as a director or nominee that has not been disclosed to the Corporation; and (4) if elected as a director, will comply with all of the Corporation’s corporate governance, conflict of interest, confidentiality, and stock ownership and trading policies and guidelines, and any other Corporation policies and guidelines applicable to directors (which will be promptly provided following a request therefor); and

(B) all questionnaires prepared by the Corporation, completed and signed (including those questionnaires required of the Corporation’s directors and any other questionnaire the Corporation determines is necessary or advisable to assess whether a nominee will satisfy any qualifications or requirements imposed by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any law, rule, regulation or listing standard that may be applicable to the Corporation, and the Corporation’s corporate governance policies and guidelines) (all of the foregoing, “Questionnaires”). The Questionnaires shall be promptly provided following a request therefor.

(ii) such other information as the Corporation may reasonably request. The Corporation may request such additional information as necessary to permit the Corporation to determine the eligibility of such person to serve as a director of the Corporation, including information relevant to a determination whether such person can be considered an independent director. Such information shall be considered timely if provided to the Corporation within five (5) business days after a request therefor.

(iii) In the case of a nominee proposed pursuant to Section 2.3 or this Section 2.6, the Questionnaires described in Section (b)(i)(B) shall be considered timely if provided to the Corporation by the deadlines specified in these Bylaws.

 

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All information provided pursuant to this Section 2.6 shall be deemed part of a stockholder’s demand under Section 2.3(f) or a stockholder’s notice submitted pursuant to this Section 2.6, as applicable.

(c) Timing of Notice. In addition to any other applicable requirements, for a nomination to be made by a stockholder, such stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation (i) in the case of an annual meeting of stockholders, not less than ninety (90) days nor more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the annual meeting is convened more than thirty (30) days before or more than sixty (60) days after such anniversary date, or if no annual meeting was held in the preceding year, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so received no more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to such annual meeting nor less than the later of (A) ninety (90) days prior to such annual meeting and (B) ten (10) days after the day on which public disclosure of the date of the meeting is first made by the Corporation; and (ii) in the case of a special meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing directors, no more than one hundred twenty (120) days before such special meeting nor less than the later of (A) ninety (90) days prior to such special meeting and (B) ten (10) days after the day on which public disclosure of the date of the special meeting is first made by the Corporation. In no event shall an adjournment of an annual or special meeting, or a postponement of such a meeting for which notice has been given, or the public disclosure thereof, commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors at the annual meeting is increased effective after the time period for which nominations would otherwise be due under this Section 2.6 and there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming the nominees for the additional directorships at least one hundred (100) days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice required by this Section 2.6 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for the additional directorships, if it shall be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth (10th) day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.

(d) Form of Notice. To be in proper written form, a stockholder’s notice to the Secretary must set forth (i) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election as a director (A) the name, age, business address and residence address of such person; (B) the principal occupation or employment of such person; (C) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock (if any) of the Corporation that are owned, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record by such person; (D) the information required to be submitted by nominees pursuant to Section 2.6(b)(i) above; provided, however, that the Questionnaires described in Section 2.6(b)(i)(B) above may be provided within the time period for delivery of a stockholder’s notice under this Section 2.6; and (E) any other information relating to such person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors in an election contest, or is otherwise required, pursuant to the Proxy Rules; and (ii) as to the stockholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf such nomination is made (each, a “Nominating Party”) (A) the name and address of each Nominating Party; (B)(1) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation that are owned, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record by each Nominating Party and any Stockholder Associated Person and (2) any derivative positions held or beneficially held by each Nominating Party and any Stockholder Associated Person and whether and the extent to which any hedging or other transaction or series of transactions has been entered into by or on behalf of, or any other agreement, arrangement or understanding (including, without limitation, any short position or any borrowing or lending of shares) has been made, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to or manage risk or benefit of share price changes for, or to increase or decrease the voting power of, any such Nominating Party or any Stockholder Associated Person with respect to shares of the Corporation (which information described in this clause (ii)(B) shall be supplemented by such Nominating Party not later than ten (10) days after the

 

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record date for the meeting to disclose such ownership and other information as of such record date); (C) a description of all arrangements or understandings between each Nominating Party or any Stockholder Associated Person and each proposed nominee or any other person or persons (including their names) pursuant to which the nomination(s) are to be made; (D) a representation that such Nominating Party intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the persons named in its notice; (E) a representation (a “Nominee Solicitation Representation”) as to whether or not such Nominating Party or any Stockholder Associated Person intends or is part of a group that intends to deliver a proxy statement and form of proxy to a number of holders of the Corporation’s outstanding voting shares reasonably believed by such Nominating Party to be sufficient to elect its nominee or nominees or otherwise to solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such nominee or nominees; and (F) any other information relating to each Nominating Party that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors pursuant to the Proxy Rules.

(e) Defective Nominations. No person shall be eligible for election as a director of the Corporation unless nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in these Bylaws, including this Section 2.6. If the Chairman of the Board, the Board of Directors or the chairperson of the meeting determines that a nomination was not made in accordance with such procedures, such defective nomination shall be disregarded. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6, unless otherwise required by law, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present such stockholder’s nomination, such nomination shall be disregarded, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation. For purposes of this Section 2.6, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be a duly authorized officer, manager or partner of such stockholder or must be authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders, and such person must produce such writing, or a reliable reproduction thereof, at the meeting of stockholders.

(f) Exchange Act. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 2.6, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act with respect to the nomination of directors. Nothing in this Section 2.6 shall be deemed to affect any rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock to elect directors as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation.

SECTION 2.7 QUORUM

The holders of a majority of the voting power of the Corporation’s capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business except as otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation. Where a separate vote by a class or series is required, a majority of the voting power of the shares of such class or classes or series present in person or represented by proxy shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to such vote. If a quorum is not present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, then either the chairman of the meeting or the stockholders entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have the power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, in the manner provided in Section 2.8 of these Bylaws, until a quorum is present or represented. A quorum, once established, shall not be broken by the withdrawal of enough votes to leave less than a quorum.

SECTION 2.8 ADJOURNED MEETING; NOTICE

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outstanding and entitled to vote thereon, present in person or represented by proxy, though less than a quorum, or by any officer entitled to act as chairman or secretary of such meeting. When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, if any, unless these Bylaws otherwise require, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place, if any, thereof, and the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders may be deemed to be present in person or represented by proxy and vote at such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business that might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting. If, after the adjournment, a new record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote is fixed for the adjourned meeting, the Board of Directors shall give notice of the adjourned meeting to each stockholder of record as of the record date so fixed for notice of such adjourned meeting.

SECTION 2.9 CONDUCT OF BUSINESS

The Board of Directors may designate any officer or director of the Corporation to act as chairman of any meeting of stockholders. In the absence of any such designation, the President shall act as chairman of meetings of stockholders. The Board of Directors may adopt by resolution such rules and regulations for the conduct of any meeting of stockholders as it shall deem appropriate. Except to the extent inconsistent with such rules and regulations as adopted by the Board of Directors, the chairman of any meeting of stockholders shall have the right and authority to convene and (for any or no reason) to recess or adjourn the meeting, to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such chairman, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board of Directors or prescribed by the chairman of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (a) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (b) the determination of when the polls shall open and close for any given matter to be voted on at the meeting; (c) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; (d) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to stockholders of record of the Corporation, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the chairman of the meeting shall determine; (e) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; and (f) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants. Except to the extent determined by the Board of Directors or the chairman of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure. The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting but, in the Secretary’s absence, the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

SECTION 2.10 VOTING

(a) Generally. Except as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, every stockholder having the right to vote shall have one vote for each share of stock having voting power registered in such stockholder’s name on the books of the Corporation. Such votes may be cast in person or by proxy as provided in Section 2.16 of these Bylaws. The Board of Directors, in its discretion, or the chairman of the meeting, in the chairman’s discretion, may require that any votes cast at such meeting shall be cast by written ballot.

(b) Matters Other Than Election of Directors. Any matter brought before any meeting of stockholders, other than the election of directors, shall be decided by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the Corporation’s capital stock present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on such matter, voting as a single class, unless the matter is one upon which, by express provision of law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such matter.

 

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(c) Election of Directors. Except as otherwise required by law or the Certificate of Incorporation, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the voting power of the Corporation’s capital stock present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors.

SECTION 2.11 VOTING OF STOCK OF CERTAIN HOLDERS

Shares of stock of the Corporation standing in the name of another corporation or entity, domestic or foreign, and entitled to vote may be voted by such officer, agent or proxy as the bylaws or other internal regulations of such corporation or entity may prescribe or, in the absence of such provision, as the board of directors or comparable body of such corporation or entity may determine. Shares of stock of the Corporation standing in the name of a deceased person, a minor, an incompetent or a debtor in a case under Title 11, United States Code, and entitled to vote may be voted by an administrator, executor, guardian, conservator, debtor-in-possession or trustee, as the case may be, either in person or by proxy, without transfer of such shares into the name of the official or other person so voting. A stockholder whose shares of stock of the Corporation are pledged shall be entitled to vote such shares, unless on the transfer records of the Corporation such stockholder has expressly empowered the pledgee to vote such shares, in which case only the pledgee, or the pledgee’s proxy, may vote such shares.

SECTION 2.12 TREASURY STOCK

Shares of stock of the Corporation belonging to the Corporation, or to another corporation a majority of the shares entitled to vote in the election of directors of which are held by the Corporation, shall not be voted at any meeting of stockholders of the Corporation and shall not be counted in the total number of outstanding shares for the purpose of determining whether a quorum is present. Nothing in this Section 2.12 shall limit the right of the Corporation to vote shares of stock of the Corporation held by it in a fiduciary capacity.

SECTION 2.13 WAIVER OF NOTICE

Whenever notice is required to be given to a stockholder under any provision of the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a written waiver thereof, signed by such stockholder entitled to notice, or a waiver by electronic transmission by such stockholder entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice. Any stockholder may waive notice of any meeting before or after the meeting. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any annual or special meeting of the stockholders need be specified in any written waiver of notice, or any waiver by electronic transmission, unless so required by law.

SECTION 2.14 RECORD DATE FOR STOCKHOLDER NOTICE, VOTING AND GIVING CONSENTS

In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date on which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted and which record date shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting, nor more than sixty (60) days prior to any other action. If the Board of Directors so fixes a date for any meeting of stockholders

 

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or any adjournment thereof, such date shall also be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board of Directors determines, at the time it fixes such record date, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for making such determination. If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors in accordance with these Bylaws:

(a) the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held; and

(b) the record date for determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.

A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may at or after adjournment fix a new record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and in such case, shall also fix as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.14. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.14, the procedures for fixing a Demand Record Date shall be as set forth in Section 2.3 of these Bylaws, and the record date for determining stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting shall be determined in accordance with Section 2.15 of these Bylaws.

SECTION 2.15 ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT IN LIEU OF A MEETING

(a) General. Any action required or permitted to be taken at an annual or special meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, (i) shall be signed by stockholders of record on the record date fixed pursuant to Section 2.15(b) below (the “Written Consent Record Date”) of outstanding shares of the Corporation having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted and (ii) shall be delivered personally or sent by registered mail to, and received by, the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation. Every written consent shall bear the date of the signature of each stockholder who signs the consent, and no written consent shall be effective to take corporate action unless, within sixty (60) days of the earliest dated valid consent delivered in the manner described in this Section 2.15, written consents signed by a sufficient number of holders to take such action are delivered to the Corporation in the manner described in this Section 2.15. Only stockholders of record on the Written Consent Record Date shall be entitled to consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting.

(b) Request to Fix Written Consent Record Date. Any stockholder of record seeking to have the stockholders of the Corporation authorize or take any action by written consent shall first request in writing that the Board of Directors fix a record date for the purpose of determining the stockholders entitled to authorize or take such action, which request shall be in proper form and delivered personally or sent by registered mail, and received by, the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation. Within ten (10) days after receipt by the Secretary of a request in proper form and otherwise in compliance with this Section 2.15(b) from any such stockholder, the Board of Directors may adopt a resolution fixing a record date for the purpose of determining the stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, which date shall not be more than ten (10) days after the date upon which the resolution fixing such record date is adopted by the Board of Directors. If no resolution fixing a record date has been adopted by the Board of Directors within such ten (10)-day period after the date on which such a

 

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request is received by the Secretary, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to express consent to such action, (i) when no prior action of the Board of Directors is required by applicable law, shall be as of the close of business on the first day on which a valid signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Corporation in the manner described in this Section 2.15 and (ii) when prior action of the Board of Directors is required by applicable law, shall be as of the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action.

(c) Form of Request. To be in proper written form, a stockholder’s request for the Board of Directors to fix a Written Consent Record Date must set forth (i) as to each action such stockholder and any beneficial owner on whose behalf such action is proposed to be taken by written consent (each, a “Soliciting Party”), a brief description of the action desired to be taken by written consent (including the text of any proposal, the text of any resolutions to be effected by consent and the language of any proposed amendment to these Bylaws) and the reasons for taking such action; (ii) the name and address of each Soliciting Party; (iii)(A) the class or series and number of shares of capital stock of the Corporation that are owned, directly or indirectly, beneficially or of record by each Soliciting Party and any Stockholder Associated Person and (B) any derivative positions held or beneficially held by each Soliciting Party and any Stockholder Associated Person and whether and the extent to which any hedging or other transaction or series of transactions has been entered into by or on behalf of, or any other agreement, arrangement or understanding (including, without limitation, any short position or any borrowing or lending of shares) has been made, the effect or intent of which is to mitigate loss to or manage risk or benefit of share price changes for, or to increase or decrease the voting power of, any such Soliciting Party or any Stockholder Associated Person with respect to shares of the Corporation (which information described in this clause (iii) shall be supplemented by such Soliciting Party not later than ten (10) days after the Written Consent Record Date to disclose such ownership and other information as of the Written Consent Record Date); (iv) a description of all arrangements or understandings between each Soliciting Party or any Stockholder Associated Person and any other person or persons (including their names) in connection with the action proposed to be taken by written consent and any material interest of each Soliciting Party and any Stockholder Associated Person in such action; (v) any other information that would be required under Section 2.5(d) or Section 2.6(d) of these Bylaws if such Soliciting Party had proposed to take action at a stockholder meeting rather than by written consent; (vi) a representation as to whether or not such Soliciting Party or any Stockholder Associated Person intends or is part of a group that intends to solicit, or participate in the solicitation of, proxies or written consents from the holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding voting shares required under applicable law to take action by written consent or otherwise to solicit written consents from stockholders in support of such proposal; and (vii) any other information relating to each Soliciting Party that would be required to be disclosed in an information statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of consents pursuant to the Proxy Rules.

(d) Deficient Request; Notice to Stockholders. Notwithstanding anything in these Bylaws to the contrary, no action may be taken by the stockholders by written consent except in accordance with this Section 2.15. If the Board of Directors shall determine that any request to fix a Written Consent Record Date or to take stockholder action by written consent was not properly made in accordance with this Section 2.15, or the stockholder or stockholders seeking to take such action do not otherwise comply with this Section 2.15, then the Board of Directors shall not be required to fix a Written Consent Record Date and any such purported action by written consent shall be null and void to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. Prompt notice of the taking of corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing and who, if the action had been taken at a meeting, would have been entitled to notice of the meeting if the record date for notice of such meeting had been the date on which written consents signed by a sufficient number of stockholders to take the action were delivered to the Secretary as provided in this Section 2.15.

 

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(e) Exchange Act. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 2.15, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act with respect to stockholders seeking to take action by written consent.

SECTION 2.16 PROXIES

Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders or to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or such stockholder’s authorized officer, director, employee or agent, may execute a document authorizing another person or persons to act for such stockholder as proxy, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three (3) years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period.

SECTION 2.17 LIST OF STOCKHOLDERS ENTITLED TO VOTE

The Corporation shall prepare, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting; provided, however, that if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote is less than ten (10) days before the meeting date, the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the tenth (10th) day before the meeting date, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Nothing in this Section 2.17 shall require the Corporation to include electronic mail addresses or other electronic contact information on such list. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder for any purpose germane to the meeting for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, either (a) during ordinary business hours at the principal executive offices of the Corporation or (b) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting. In the event that the Corporation determines to make the list available on an electronic network, the Corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to stockholders of the Corporation. If the meeting is to be held at a place, then the list shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present. If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, then the list shall also be open to examination by any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to gain access to such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting.

SECTION 2.18 INSPECTORS OF ELECTION

In advance of any meeting of stockholders, the Board of Directors, by resolution, the Chairman of the Board or the President shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting and make a written report thereof. One or more other persons may be designated as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate is able to act at a meeting of stockholders, the chairman of the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Unless otherwise required by applicable law, inspectors may be officers, employees or agents of the Corporation. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of the duties of inspector, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of such inspector’s ability. The inspector shall have the duties prescribed by law and shall take charge of the polls and, when the vote is completed, shall make a certificate of the result of the vote taken and of such other facts as may be required by law.

SECTION 2.19 DELIVERY TO THE CORPORATION

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the Corporation shall not be required to accept delivery of such document or information unless the document or information is in writing exclusively (and not in an electronic transmission) and delivered exclusively by hand (including, without limitation, overnight courier service) or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.

ARTICLE III

DIRECTORS

SECTION 3.1 POWERS

The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors, which may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things as are not by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation required to be exercised or done by the stockholders.

SECTION 3.2 NUMBER OF DIRECTORS

The number of directors that shall constitute the entire Board of Directors shall not be less than five (5) nor more than fourteen (14). Within such limit, the number of members of the entire Board of Directors shall be fixed, from time to time, exclusively by the Board of Directors, subject to the rights of the holders of preferred stock with respect to the election of directors, if any. No reduction of the authorized number of directors shall have the effect of removing any director before that director’s term of office expires.

SECTION 3.3 QUALIFICATION AND TERM OF OFFICE OF DIRECTORS

Except as provided in Section 3.4 of these Bylaws, each director, including a director elected to fill a vacancy, shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders, and until such director’s successor is elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal. Directors need not be stockholders.

SECTION 3.4 RESIGNATION, REMOVAL AND VACANCIES

(a) Resignation. Any director may resign at any time by giving notice in writing or by electronic transmission to the Chairman of the Board (if any) or the Secretary. Such resignation shall be effective upon receipt unless it is specified to be effective at some other time or upon the occurrence of some other event, and, unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective.

(b) Removal. Any director may be removed from office, with or without cause, by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the Corporation’s capital stock entitled to vote on the election of directors.

(c) Vacancies. If any vacancy occurs in the Board of Directors or if any new directorship is created by any increase in the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors, a majority of the directors then in office, although less than a quorum, or a sole remaining director may choose a successor to fill the vacancy or to fill the newly created directorship, and a director so chosen shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until such director’s successor is elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

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SECTION 3.5 PLACE OF MEETINGS; MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE

The Board of Directors may hold meetings, both regular and special, either within or outside the State of Delaware.

Members of the Board of Directors may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors by means of conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.

SECTION 3.6 REGULAR MEETINGS

Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such time, on such date and at such place as shall from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 3.7 SPECIAL MEETINGS; NOTICE

Special meetings of the Board of Directors for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the Chairman of the Board (if any), the President, the Secretary or the Board of Directors and shall be held at such time, on such date and at such place as may be specified by the person or persons calling the meeting.

Notice of the time, date and place of special meetings shall be:

(a) delivered personally by hand or by telephone at least twenty-four (24) hours before the time of the meeting;

(b) sent by United States first-class mail, postage prepaid at least four (4) days before the date of the meeting;

(c) sent by nationally recognized overnight courier at least two (2) days before the date of the meeting;

(d) sent by facsimile at least twenty-four (24) hours before the time of the meeting; or

(e) sent by electronic mail at least twenty-four (24) hours before the time of the meeting,

or on such shorter notice as the person or persons calling such meeting may deem necessary or appropriate in the circumstances, directed to each director at that director’s address, telephone number, facsimile number or electronic mail address, as the case may be, as shown on the records of the Corporation.

If the notice is sent by United States mail or sent by overnight courier, such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time when it is deposited in the United States mail with first-class postage prepaid or deposited with the overnight courier. Notice by facsimile or electronic mail shall be deemed given when the notice is transmitted. The notice need not specify the place of the meeting (if the meeting is to be held at the principal executive offices of the Corporation) nor the purpose of the meeting.

SECTION 3.8 QUORUM; ADJOURNED MEETING

At all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the directors constituting the Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the act of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the Board of Directors. A meeting at

 

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which a quorum is initially present may continue to transact business notwithstanding the withdrawal of directors, if any action taken is approved by at least a majority of the required quorum for that meeting. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, then the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting of the time and place of the adjourned meeting, until a quorum is present.

SECTION 3.9 CONDUCT OF BUSINESS

Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be presided over by the Chairman of the Board (if any) or, in the absence of the Chairman, by the President or, in the absence of the President, by a chairman chosen by a majority of the directors present. The chairman of any meeting of the Board of Directors shall determine the order of business and the procedures at the meeting. The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting but, in the Secretary’s absence, the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

SECTION 3.10 WAIVER OF NOTICE

Any director may waive notice of any meeting before or after the meeting. Attendance of a director at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the director attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the directors need be specified in any notice or any waiver of notice of such meeting, unless required by law.

SECTION 3.11 BOARD ACTION BY WRITTEN CONSENT WITHOUT A MEETING

Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors may be taken without such a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission. After an action is taken, the consent or consents relating thereto shall be filed with the minutes or proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee in the same paper or electronic form as the minutes are maintained. Any person (whether or not then a director) may provide, whether through instruction to an agent or otherwise, that a consent to action shall be effective at a future time (including a time determined upon the happening of an event), no later than sixty (60) days after such instruction is given or such provision is made and such consent shall be deemed to have been given at such effective time so long as such person is then a director and did not revoke the consent prior to such time. Any such consent shall be revocable prior to its becoming effective.

SECTION 3.12 FEES AND COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors shall have the authority to fix the compensation of directors. The directors shall be paid their reasonable expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each such meeting or an annual retainer or salary for service as a director or committee member, payable in cash or securities. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.

SECTION 3.13 CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS

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shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because the director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the Board of Directors or committee thereof that authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because any such director’s or officer’s vote is counted for such purpose if: (a) the material facts as to the director’s or officer’s relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors or the committee and the Board of Directors or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative vote of a majority of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors be less than a quorum; (b) the material facts as to the director’s or officer’s relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or (c) the contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified by the Board of Directors, a committee thereof or the stockholders. Common or interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or of a committee that authorizes the contract or transaction.

SECTION 3.14 EMERGENCY BYLAWS

This Section 3.14 shall be operative during any emergency condition as contemplated by Section 110 of the DGCL (an “Emergency”), notwithstanding any different or conflicting provisions in these Bylaws, the Certificate of Incorporation or the DGCL. In the event of any Emergency, or other similar emergency condition, as a result of which a quorum of the Board of Directors or a standing committee of the Board of Directors cannot readily be convened for action, then the director or directors in attendance at the meeting shall constitute a quorum. Such director or directors in attendance may further take action to appoint one or more of themselves or other directors to membership on any standing or temporary committees of the Board of Directors as they shall deem necessary and appropriate. Except as the Board of Directors may otherwise determine, during any Emergency, the Corporation and its directors and officers may exercise any authority and take any action or measure contemplated by Section 110 of the DGCL.

ARTICLE IV

COMMITTEES

SECTION 4.1 COMMITTEES OF DIRECTORS

The Board of Directors may from time to time designate one or more committees of the Board of Directors, with each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of such committee. In the absence or disqualification of a member of a committee, and in the absence of a designation by the Board of Directors of an alternate member to replace the absent or disqualified member, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of any such absent or disqualified member. Any such committee, to the extent permitted by law and provided in the resolutions of the Board of Directors establishing such committee, as such resolutions may be amended from time to time, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers that may require it; but no such committee shall have the power or authority to (a) amend the Certificate of Incorporation (except that a committee may, to the extent authorized in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issuance of shares of stock adopted by the Board of Directors as provided in Section 151(a) of the DGCL, fix the designations and any of the preferences or rights of such shares relating to dividends, redemption, dissolution, any distribution of assets of the Corporation or the conversion into, or the exchange of such shares for, shares of any other class or classes

 

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or any other series of the same or any other class or classes of stock of the Corporation or fix the number of shares of any series of stock or authorize the increase or decrease of the shares of any series), (b) adopt an agreement of merger or consolidation under Section 251 or 252 of the DGCL, (c) recommend to the stockholders the sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of the Corporation’s property and assets, (d) recommend to the stockholders a dissolution of the Corporation or a revocation of a dissolution, or (e) amend the Bylaws of the Corporation; and, unless the resolutions of the Board of Directors establishing the committee, as such resolutions may be amended from time to time, expressly so provide, no such committee shall have the power or authority to declare a dividend, to authorize the issuance of stock or to adopt a certificate of ownership and merger pursuant to Section 253 of the DGCL.

SECTION 4.2 COMMITTEE MINUTES

Each committee shall keep minutes of its meetings and report to the Board of Directors when required.

SECTION 4.3 MEETINGS AND ACTIONS OF COMMITTEES

A majority of any committee may determine its action and fix the date, time and place of its meetings, unless the Board of Directors shall otherwise provide. Unless the resolutions of the Board of Directors establishing the committee, as such resolutions may be amended from time to time, expressly otherwise provide, the Board of Directors shall have power at any time to fill vacancies in, to change the membership of or to dissolve any such committee. A majority of the directors then serving on a committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business by the committee except as otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, and except as otherwise provided in a resolution of the Board of Directors; provided, however, that in no case shall a quorum be less than one-third of the directors then serving on the committee. Unless the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws or a resolution of the Board of Directors requires a greater number, the vote of a majority of the members of a committee present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the committee. Meetings and actions of committees shall be governed by, and held and taken in accordance with the following provisions of Article III of these Bylaws: Section 3.5 (place of meetings; meetings by telephone), Section 3.6 (regular meetings), Section 3.7 (special meetings; notice), Section 3.8 (with respect to adjournment), Section 3.9 (conduct of business), Section 3.10 (waiver of notice), and Section 3.11 (board action by written consent without a meeting), with such changes in the context of those Bylaws as are necessary to substitute the committee and its members for the Board of Directors and its members; provided, however, that the time of regular meetings of committees may also be called by resolution of the Board of Directors and that alternative members of a committee shall be entitled to receive notice of special meetings of such committee and shall have the right to attend all meetings of such committee. The Board of Directors may adopt rules for the government of any committee not inconsistent with the provisions of these Bylaws.

ARTICLE V

OFFICERS

SECTION 5.1 OFFICERS

The officers of the Corporation shall be a President (who must be a director), a Secretary and a Chief Financial Officer. The Corporation may also have at the discretion of the Board of Directors, a Chairman of the Board (who must be a director), one or more vice presidents, a treasurer, one or more assistant secretaries, one or more assistant treasurers, and any such other officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.11 of these Bylaws. Any number of offices may be held by the same person. The officers of the Corporation need not be stockholders of the Corporation, nor, except

 

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in the case of a Chairman of the Board and the President, need such officers be directors of the Corporation. The officers of the Corporation shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 5.2 ELECTION OF OFFICERS; TERM OF OFFICE

The officers of the Corporation, except such officers as may be appointed in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.11 of these Bylaws, shall be chosen by the Board of Directors. Each officer of the Corporation shall hold office until such officer’s successor is elected and qualified or until such officer’s earlier death, resignation or removal.

SECTION 5.3 REMOVAL AND RESIGNATION OF OFFICERS

(a) Removal. Any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, at any time by the Board of Directors or, except in the case of an officer chosen by the Board of Directors, by any officer upon whom such power of removal may be conferred by the Board of Directors.

(b) Resignation. Any officer may resign at any time by giving notice in writing or by electronic transmission to the Secretary. Any resignation shall take effect upon receipt unless it is specified to be effective at some other time or upon the occurrence of some other event, and, unless otherwise specified in such notice, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. Any resignation or acceptance thereof is without prejudice to the rights, if any, of the Corporation under any contract to which the officer is a party.

SECTION 5.4 VACANCIES IN OFFICES

Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation shall be filled in the manner prescribed in this Article V for the regular election to such office.

SECTION 5.5 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD

The Chairman of the Board, if such an officer be elected, shall, if present, preside at meetings of the Board of Directors and exercise and perform such other powers and duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Board of Directors or as may be prescribed by these Bylaws. Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, if there is no President, then the Chairman of the Board shall also be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall have the powers and duties prescribed in Section 5.6 of these Bylaws.

SECTION 5.6 PRESIDENT

Subject to such supervisory powers, if any, as may be given by the Board of Directors to the Chairman of the Board (if any), the President shall be the chief executive officer of the Corporation and shall, subject to the control of the Board of Directors, have general supervision, direction and control of the business and the officers of the Corporation. In the event that the title of chief executive officer of the Corporation (“Chief Executive Officer”) and President are held by different persons, all references to the President in these Bylaws shall mean the person serving as Chief Executive Officer. The President shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders, unless otherwise designated by the Board of Directors, and, in the absence or nonexistence of a Chairman of the Board, the President shall preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors. The President shall have the general powers and duties of management usually vested in the office of the president of a Corporation and shall have such other powers and duties as from time to time may be prescribed by the Board of Directors.

 

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SECTION 5.7 VICE PRESIDENTS

The vice presidents shall have such powers and duties as from time to time may be prescribed for them respectively by the Board of Directors, the President, the Chairman of the Board (if any), or their respective superior officers.

SECTION 5.8 SECRETARY

The Secretary shall give the requisite notice of meetings of stockholders and directors and shall record the proceedings of such meetings, shall have the custody of the seal of the Corporation and shall affix it or cause it to be affixed to such instruments as require the seal and attest it and, besides the Secretary’s powers and duties prescribed by law, shall have such other powers and duties as from time to time may be prescribed by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 5.9 CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

The Chief Financial Officer shall keep and maintain, or cause to be kept and maintained, adequate and correct books and records of accounts of the properties and business transactions of the Corporation, including accounts of its assets, liabilities, receipts, disbursements, gains, losses, capital, retained earnings and shares. The books of account shall at all reasonable times be open to inspection by any director.

The Chief Financial Officer shall deposit all money and other valuables in the name and to the credit of the Corporation with such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors. The Chief Financial Officer shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, shall render to the President and directors, whenever they request it, an account of the financial condition of the Corporation, and shall have such other powers and duties as from time to time may be prescribed by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 5.10 ASSISTANT SECRETARIES

The assistant secretary, or, if there is more than one, the assistant secretaries in the order determined by the Board of Directors (or if there be no such determination, then in the order of their election) shall assist the Secretary in the discharge of the Secretary’s duties, shall have such other powers and duties as may from time to time may be prescribed by the Board of Directors and, in the absence or disability of the Secretary or the Secretary’s refusal to act, shall perform the duties of the Secretary’s office, subject to the control of the Board of Directors.

SECTION 5.11 OTHER OFFICERS

The Board of Directors may appoint, or empower the President to appoint, such other officers as the business of the Corporation may require, each of whom shall hold office for such period, have such authority and perform such duties as are provided in these Bylaws or as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine.

SECTION 5.12 VOTING SECURITIES OWNED BY THE CORPORATION

Powers of attorney, proxies, waivers of notice of meeting, consents and other instruments relating to securities owned by the Corporation (other than as set forth in Section 2.12) may be executed in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation by the President or any other officer authorized to do so by the Board of Directors, and any such officer may, in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation, take all such action as any such officer may deem advisable to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of security holders of

 

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any such entity in which the Corporation may own securities and at any such meeting shall possess and may exercise any and all rights and power incident to the ownership of such securities and which, as the owner thereof, the Corporation might have exercised and possessed if present. The Board of Directors may, by resolution, from time to time confer like powers upon any other person or persons.

ARTICLE VI

INDEMNITY

SECTION 6.1 THIRD-PARTY ACTIONS

Subject to Section 6.4 of these Bylaws, the Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, indemnify and hold harmless any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, whether internal or external, (a “Proceeding”) (other than an action by or in the right of the Corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer (as defined in Section 6.8, below) of the Corporation, or while a director or officer of the Corporation is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee, agent or trustee of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to an employee benefit plan, whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity as a director, officer, employee, agent or trustee or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer, employee, agent or trustee, from and against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such Proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful. The termination of any Proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that such person’s conduct was unlawful.

SECTION 6.2 ACTIONS BY OR IN THE RIGHT OF THE CORPORATION

Subject to Section 6.4 of these Bylaws, the Corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed Proceeding by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or while a director or officer of the Corporation is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with the defense or settlement of such Proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Corporation unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall have determined upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

 

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SECTION 6.3 SUCCESSFUL DEFENSE

To the extent required by Section 145(c)(1) of the DGCL, a current or former director or officer (as defined therein) of the Corporation who has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any Proceeding referred to in Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 of these Bylaws, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, shall be indemnified under this Section 6.3 against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith. Any other person who is or was an officer of the Corporation, as defined in Section 6.8, shall also be entitled to such indemnification. Indemnification under this Section 6.3 shall not be subject to satisfaction of a standard of conduct, and the Corporation may not assert the failure to satisfy a standard of conduct as a basis to deny indemnification or recover amounts advanced, including in a suit brought pursuant to Section 6.11 (notwithstanding anything to the contrary therein).

SECTION 6.4 DETERMINATION OF CONDUCT

Any indemnification (unless ordered by a court or required by Section 6.3) shall be made by the Corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director or officer is proper in the circumstances because such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 of these Bylaws. Such determination shall be made (a) by a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors (as defined below), whether or not such majority constitutes a quorum, (b) if there are no Disinterested Directors, or if the Disinterested Directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion or (c) by the stockholders (but only if a majority of the Disinterested Directors, if they constitute a quorum of the Board of Directors, presents the matter to the stockholders for their determination). Notwithstanding the foregoing, a director or officer of the Corporation shall be able to contest any determination that such person has not met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 of these Bylaws by petitioning a court of appropriate jurisdiction.

SECTION 6.5 PAYMENT OF EXPENSES IN ADVANCE

To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, expenses incurred in defending or settling a Proceeding by any person who may be entitled to indemnification pursuant to Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 of these Bylaws shall be paid by the Corporation in advance of the final disposition of such Proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the Corporation as authorized in this Article VI.

SECTION 6.6 INDEMNITY NOT EXCLUSIVE

The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article VI shall not be deemed exclusive of, nor deemed to be a limitation of, any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under the Certificate of Incorporation or any agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. The Corporation is specifically authorized to enter into individual contracts with any or all of its directors, officers, employees or agents respecting indemnification and advancement of expenses, to the fullest extent not prohibited by the DGCL or other applicable law.

SECTION 6.7 INSURANCE

To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, the Corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation against any liability asserted against such person, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article VI.

 

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SECTION 6.8 DEFINITIONS

For purposes of this Article VI, references to (a) “officer,” when used with respect to the Corporation, means an officer of the Corporation appointed by the Board of Directors under Article V of these Bylaws; (b) “the Corporation” shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors and officers, so that any person who is or was a director or officer of such constituent corporation, or while a director or officer of the constituent corporation, is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Article VI with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence has continued; (c) “Disinterested Director” shall mean a director of the Corporation who is not or was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is being sought under Section 6.1 or Section 6.2 of these Bylaws; (d) “other enterprises” shall include employee benefit plans; (e) “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan; (f) “serving at the request of the Corporation” shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and (g) a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner “not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation” as referred to in this Article VI.

SECTION 6.9 INDEMNITY FUND

Upon resolution passed by the Board of Directors, the Corporation may establish a trust or other designated account, grant a security interest or use other means (including, without limitation, a letter of credit), to ensure the payment of any or all of its obligations arising under this Article VI or agreements which may be entered into between the Corporation and its officers and directors from time to time.

SECTION 6.10 INDEMNIFICATION OF OTHER PERSONS

The provisions of this Article VI shall not be deemed to limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to, or to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of, persons other than those persons described in the first sentence of Section 6.1 of these Bylaws.

SECTION 6.11 DETERMINATION; CLAIM

If a claim for indemnification or advancement of expenses under this Article VI is not paid in full within 90 days after receipt by the Corporation of the written request therefor, the claimant shall be entitled to bring suit against the Corporation seeking an adjudication by a court of competent jurisdiction of such claimant’s entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of expenses, as applicable. The Corporation shall indemnify such person against any and all expenses that are incurred by such person in connection with any action for indemnification or advancement of expenses from the Corporation under this Article VI, to the extent such person is successful in such action, and to the extent not prohibited by law. In any such suit, the Corporation shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, have the burden of proving that the claimant is not entitled to the requested indemnification or advancement of expenses.

 

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SECTION 6.12 EFFECT OF REPEAL OR MODIFICATION

Any amendment, repeal or modification of any provision contained in this Article VI shall, unless otherwise required by law, be prospective only (except to the extent such amendment or change in law permits the Corporation to further limit or eliminate the liability of directors or officers) and shall not adversely affect any right or protection of any current or former director or officer of the Corporation existing at the time of such amendment, repeal or modification with respect to any acts or omissions occurring prior to such amendment, repeal or modification.

SECTION 6.13 SAVINGS CLAUSE

If this Article VI or any portion thereof shall be invalidated on any ground by any court of competent jurisdiction, then, subject to Section 6.4 of these Bylaws, the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify each person seeking indemnification hereunder against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement with respect to any Proceeding, including a grand jury proceeding and an action or suit brought by or in the right of the Corporation, to the full extent permitted by any applicable provision of this Article VI that shall not have been invalidated or by any other applicable law.

SECTION 6.14 CONTINUATION OF INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCEMENT OF EXPENSES

The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article VI shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such person.

ARTICLE VII

FORUM FOR CERTAIN ACTIONS

(a) Forum. Unless the Corporation, in writing, selects or consents to the selection of an alternative forum (i) the sole and exclusive forum for any complaint asserting any internal corporate claims (as defined below), to the fullest extent permitted by law, and subject to applicable jurisdictional requirements, shall be the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery does not have, or declines to accept, jurisdiction, another state court or a federal court located within the State of Delaware), and (ii) the sole and exclusive forum for any complaint asserting a cause of action arising under the Securities Act of 1933, to the fullest extent permitted by law, shall be the federal district courts of the United States of America. For the avoidance of doubt, this Article VII shall not apply to suits brought to enforce a duty or liability created by the Exchange Act. For purposes of this Article VII, “internal corporate claims” means claims, including claims in the right of the Corporation that are based upon a violation of a duty by a current or former director, officer, employee or stockholder in such capacity, or as to which the DGCL confers jurisdiction upon the Court of Chancery. Any person purchasing or otherwise acquiring or holding any interest in shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of this Article VII.

(b) Enforceability. If any provision of this Article VII shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable as applied to any person or circumstance for any reason whatsoever, then, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the validity, legality and enforceability of such provision in any other circumstance and of the remaining provisions of this Article VII (including, without limitation, each portion of any sentence of this Article VII containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable) and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

GENERAL MATTERS

SECTION 8.1 CHECKS

From time to time, the Board of Directors shall determine by resolution which person or persons may sign or endorse all checks, drafts, other orders for payment of money, notes or other evidences of indebtedness that are issued in the name of or payable to the Corporation, and only the persons so authorized shall sign or endorse those instruments.

SECTION 8.2 EXECUTION OF CORPORATE CONTRACTS AND INSTRUMENTS

The Board of Directors may authorize any officer or officers, or any agent or agents, to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any document or instrument in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation; such authority may be general or confined to specific instances.

SECTION 8.3 STOCK CERTIFICATES

The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates, provided that the Board of Directors may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of its stock shall be uncertificated shares that may be evidenced by a book-entry system maintained by the registrar of such stock. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Corporation. Notwithstanding the adoption of such a resolution by the Board of Directors, every holder of stock represented by certificates and upon request every holder of uncertificated shares shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of, the Corporation by any two authorized officers of the Corporation, including the Chairman of the Board, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Secretary or an assistant secretary of the Corporation, representing the number of shares registered in certificate form. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate has ceased to be such officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if such person were such officer, transfer agent or registrar at the date of issue.

SECTION 8.4 LOST CERTIFICATES

Except as provided in this Section 8.4, no new certificates for shares shall be issued to replace a previously issued certificate unless the latter is surrendered to the Corporation and canceled at the same time. The Corporation may issue a new certificate of stock or uncertificated shares in the place of any certificate theretofore issued by it, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, and the Corporation may require the owner of the lost, stolen or destroyed certificate, or the owner’s legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond that the Corporation determines is sufficient to indemnify it against any claim that may be made against it on account of the alleged loss, theft or destruction of any certificate or the issuance of such new certificate or uncertificated shares.

 

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SECTION 8.5 CONSTRUCTION; DEFINITIONS

Unless the context requires otherwise, the general provisions, rules of construction, and definitions in the DGCL shall govern the construction of these Bylaws. Without limiting the generality of this provision, (i) the singular number includes the plural and the plural number includes the singular and (ii) the term “person” includes both a corporation or other type of entity and a natural person.

SECTION 8.6 FISCAL YEAR

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors and may be changed by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 8.7 SEAL

The Corporation may adopt and may subsequently alter the corporate seal, and it may use the same by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced in any other manner.

SECTION 8.8 TRANSFER OF STOCK

Upon surrender to the Corporation or the transfer agent of the Corporation of a certificate for shares duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignation or authority to transfer, it shall be the duty of the Corporation, as the Corporation may so instruct its transfer agent, if any, to issue a new certificate or uncertificated shares to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate, and record the transaction in its books.

SECTION 8.9 REGISTERED STOCKHOLDERS

The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends and to vote as such owner, shall be entitled to hold liable for calls and assessments the person registered on its books as the owner of shares, and shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of another person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the DGCL.

SECTION 8.10 ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES, ETC.

Except as otherwise required by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws (including, without limitation, as otherwise required by Section 2.19), any document, including, without limitation, any consent, agreement, certificate or instrument, required by the DGCL, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws to be executed by any officer, director, stockholder, employee or agent of the Corporation may be executed using a facsimile or other form of electronic signature to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. All other contracts, agreements, certificates or instruments to be executed on behalf of the Corporation may be executed using a facsimile or other form of electronic signature to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. The terms “electronic mail,” “electronic mail address,” “electronic signature” and “electronic transmission” as used herein shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the DGCL.

 

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ARTICLE IX

AMENDMENTS

These Bylaws may be adopted, amended, altered or repealed by a majority of the voting power of the Corporation’s capital stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote thereon, or by the Board of Directors, when such power is conferred upon the Board of Directors by the Certificate of Incorporation.

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The foregoing Bylaws were adopted by the Board of Directors on May 27, 2022.

 

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EXHIBIT 10.2

 

 

 

Published CUSIP Number: 74840YAA2

Revolving Credit CUSIP Number: 74840YAB0

Term Loan CUSIP Number: 74840YAC8

CREDIT AGREEMENT

Dated as of May 27, 2022

among

QUIDELORTHO CORPORATION,

as the Borrower,

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,

as Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender,

and

The Other Lenders and L/C Issuers Party Hereto

BOFA SECURITIES, INC.,

CITIBANK, N.A.,

MORGAN STANLEY MUFG LOAN PARTNERS, LLC,

PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC,

TRUIST SECURITIES, INC.,

WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC

and

DNB MARKETS, INC.,

as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Lead Bookrunners

and

CAPITAL ONE, N.A.,

MIZUHO BANK, LTD.

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA,

TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC

and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as Co-Documentation Agents

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE I

     DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS      1  

1.01

     Defined Terms      1  

1.02

     Other Interpretive Provisions      36  

1.03

     Accounting Terms      38  

1.04

     Rounding      39  

1.05

     Times of Day      39  

1.06

     Letter of Credit Amounts      39  

1.07

     Currency Equivalents Generally      39  

1.08

     Interest Rates      39  

ARTICLE II

     THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS      40  

2.01

     The Loans      40  

2.02

     Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans      40  

2.03

     Letters of Credit      42  

2.04

     Swing Line Loans      51  

2.05

     Prepayments      53  

2.06

     Termination or Reduction of Commitments      55  

2.07

     Repayment of Loans      56  

2.08

     Interest      56  

2.09

     Fees      57  

2.10

     Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate      58  

2.11

     Evidence of Debt      58  

2.12

     Payments Generally; Administrative Agent’s Clawback      59  

2.13

     Sharing of Payments by Lenders      60  

2.14

     Increase in Commitments      61  

2.15

     Cash Collateral      63  

2.16

     Defaulting Lenders      65  

2.17

     Incremental Equivalent Debt      67  

ARTICLE III

     TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY      68  

3.01

     Taxes      68  

3.02

     Illegality      72  


3.03

     Inability to Determine Rates      73  

3.04

     Increased Costs      75  

3.05

     Compensation for Losses      76  

3.06

     Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders      76  

3.07

     Survival      77  

ARTICLE IV

     CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS      77  

4.01

     Conditions of Initial Credit Extension      77  

4.02

     Conditions to All Credit Extensions after the Closing Date      81  

ARTICLE V

     REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES      81  

5.01

     Existence, Qualification and Power      81  

5.02

     Authorization; No Contravention      82  

5.03

     Governmental Authorization; Other Consents      82  

5.04

     Binding Effect      82  

5.05

     Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect      82  

5.06

     Litigation      83  

5.07

     No Default      83  

5.08

     Ownership of Property; Liens; Investments      83  

5.09

     Environmental Compliance      83  

5.10

     Insurance      84  

5.11

     Taxes      84  

5.12

     ERISA Compliance      84  

5.13

     Subsidiaries; Equity Interests; Loan Parties      85  

5.14

     Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act      85  

5.15

     Disclosure      85  

5.16

     Compliance with Laws      86  

5.17

     Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc      86  

5.18

     Rights in Collateral; Priority of Liens      86  

5.19

     Solvency      87  

5.20

     [Intentionally Omitted]      87  

5.21

     USA Patriot Act; OFAC      87  

5.22

     Anti-Corruption Laws      87  

5.23

     Not an Affected Financial Institution      87  

5.24

     Casualty, Etc      87  

 

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5.25

    

Labor Matters

     87  

5.26

    

Beneficial Ownership

     87  

5.27

    

Covered Entities

     87  

ARTICLE VI

    

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

     88  

6.01

    

Financial Statements

     88  

6.02

    

Certificates; Other Information

     89  

6.03

    

Notices

     91  

6.04

    

Payment of Obligations

     91  

6.05

    

Preservation of Existence, Etc

     91  

6.06

    

Maintenance of Properties

     92  

6.07

    

Maintenance of Insurance

     92  

6.08

    

Compliance with Laws and Contractual Obligations

     92  

6.09

    

Books and Records

     92  

6.10

    

Inspection Rights

     92  

6.11

    

Use of Proceeds

     93  

6.12

    

Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security

     93  

6.13

    

Collateral Records

     94  

6.14

    

[Reserved]

     94  

6.15

    

Compliance with Environmental Laws

     94  

6.16

    

Further Assurances

     94  

6.17

    

[Intentionally Omitted]

     94  

6.18

    

Compliance with Terms of Leaseholds

     95  

6.19

    

Designation as Senior Debt

     95  

6.20

    

Anti-Corruption Laws

     95  

6.21

    

Post-Closing Requirements

     95  

6.22

    

Designation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries; Re-Designation of Restricted Subsidiaries

     95  

ARTICLE VII

    

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

     96  

7.01

    

Liens

     96  

7.02

    

Indebtedness

     98  

7.03

    

Investments

     100  

7.04

    

Fundamental Changes

     102  

7.05

    

Dispositions

     102  

 

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7.06

   Restricted Payments      105  

7.07

   Change in Nature of Business      106  

7.08

   Transactions with Affiliates      106  

7.09

   Burdensome Agreements      106  

7.10

   Use of Proceeds      107  

7.11

   Financial Covenants      107  

7.12

   Sanctions      108  

7.13

   Amendments of Organization Documents      108  

7.14

   Accounting Changes      108  

7.15

   Prepayments, Etc      108  

7.16

   [Reserved]      108  

7.17

   Anti-Corruption Laws      108  

ARTICLE VIII

   EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES      109  

8.01

   Events of Default      109  

8.02

   Remedies upon Event of Default      111  

8.03

   Application of Funds      111  

ARTICLE IX

   ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT      113  

9.01

   Appointment and Authority      113  

9.02

   Rights as a Lender      113  

9.03

   Exculpatory Provisions      113  

9.04

   Reliance by Administrative Agent      114  

9.05

   Delegation of Duties      115  

9.06

   Resignation of Administrative Agent      115  

9.07

   Non-Reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers and the Other Lenders      116  

9.08

   No Other Duties, Etc      117  

9.09

   Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim; Credit Bidding      117  

9.10

   Collateral and Guaranty Matters      118  

9.11

   Bilateral Letter of Credit Facilities, Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements      119  

9.12

   Recovery of Erroneous Payments      119  

ARTICLE X

   MISCELLANEOUS      120  

10.01

   Amendments, Etc      120  

 

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10.02

     Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications      122  

10.03

     No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement      123  

10.04

     Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver      124  

10.05

     Payments Set Aside      126  

10.06

     Successors and Assigns      126  

10.07

     Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality      130  

10.08

     Right of Setoff      131  

10.09

     Interest Rate Limitation      132  

10.10

     Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness      132  

10.11

     Survival of Representations and Warranties      132  

10.12

     Severability      133  

10.13

     Replacement of Lenders      133  

10.14

     Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc      133  

10.15

     WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL      134  

10.16

     No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility      135  

10.17

     Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents      135  

10.18

     USA PATRIOT Act      136  

10.19

     Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions      136  

10.20

     Lender Representations      136  

10.21

     Keepwell      137  

10.22

     California Judicial Reference      138  

10.23

     Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs      138  

 

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SCHEDULES

    

1.01(a)

     Existing Letters of Credit

1.01(b)

     EBITDA Calculations

2.01

     Commitments and Applicable Percentages

5.06

     Litigation Matters

5.09

     Environmental Matters

5.13

     Subsidiaries and Other Equity Investments; Loan Parties

5.17(a)

     IP Rights

5.17(b)

     Material Intellectual Property Licenses

6.21

     Post-Closing Requirements

7.01

     Existing Liens

7.02

     Existing Indebtedness

10.02

     Administrative Agent’s Office, Certain Addresses for Notices

EXHIBITS

    

Form of

    

A

     Committed Loan Notice

B

     Swing Line Loan Notice

C-1

     Term Note

C-2

     Revolving Credit Note

D

     Compliance Certificate

E

     Assignment and Assumption

F

     Guaranty

G

     Security Agreement

H-1

     U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

H-2

     U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

H-3

     U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

H-4

     U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate

I

     Solvency Certificate

J

     Letter of Credit Report

 

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CREDIT AGREEMENT

This CREDIT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered into as of May 27, 2022, among QUIDELORTHO CORPORATION (f/k/a Coronado Topco, Inc.), a Delaware corporation (the “Borrower”), each lender from time to time party hereto (collectively, the “Lenders” and individually, a “Lender”), each L/C Issuer, and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Swing Line Lender.

PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS:

The Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide a term loan facility and a revolving credit facility, and the Lenders have indicated their willingness to lend and the L/C Issuers have indicated their willingness to issue letters of credit, in each case, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

In consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS

1.01    Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

Acquisition” means, with respect to any Person, any acquisition, whether by purchase, merger, amalgamation or otherwise, by such Person of (a) Equity Interests of any other Person if, after giving effect to the acquisition of such Equity Interests, such other Person would be a Subsidiary of such Person, (b) all or substantially all of the assets of any other Person or (c) assets constituting one or more business units of any other Person.

Act” means USA PATRIOT Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)).

Administrative Agent” means Bank of America in its capacity as administrative agent under any of the Loan Documents, or any successor administrative agent.

Administrative Agent’s Office” means the Administrative Agent’s address and, as appropriate, account as set forth on Schedule 10.02, or such other address or account as the Administrative Agent may from time to time notify to the Borrower and the Lenders.

Administrative Questionnaire” means an Administrative Questionnaire in substantially the form approved by the Administrative Agent.

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

Affiliate” means, with respect to any 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.

Aggregate Commitments” means the Commitments of all the Lenders.

Agreement” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.


Applicable Law” means, as to any Person, all applicable Laws binding upon such Person or to which such a Person is subject.

Applicable Percentage” means (a) in respect of the Term Facility, with respect to any Term Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Term Facility represented by (i) on or prior to the Closing Date, such Term Lender’s Term Commitment at such time, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.16, and (ii) thereafter, the principal amount of such Term Lender’s Term Loans at such time, and (b) in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility, with respect to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time, the percentage (carried out to the ninth decimal place) of the Revolving Credit Facility represented by such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment at such time, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.16. If the commitment of each Revolving Credit Lender to make Revolving Credit Loans and the obligation of each L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions have been terminated pursuant to Section 8.02, or if the Revolving Credit Commitments have expired, then the Applicable Percentage of each Revolving Credit Lender in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility shall be determined based on the Applicable Percentage of such Revolving Credit Lender in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility most recently in effect, giving effect to any subsequent assignments. The initial Applicable Percentage of each Lender in respect of each Facility is set forth opposite the name of such Lender on Schedule 2.01 or in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable.

Applicable Rate” means, in respect of the Term Facility and the Revolving Credit Facility, (a) from the Closing Date to the first Business Day immediately following the date on which the Administrative Agent receives a Compliance Certificate pursuant to Section 6.02(b) for the fiscal quarter ending October 2, 2022, 0.75% per annum for Base Rate Loans, 1.75% per annum for Term SOFR Loans and Letter of Credit Fees and 0.25% per annum for Commitment Fees and (b) thereafter, the applicable percentage per annum set forth below determined by reference to the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as set forth in the most recent Compliance Certificate received by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.02(b):

 

Applicable Rate

Pricing
Level

  

Consolidated Leverage Ratio

   Term SOFR /
Letters of Credit
  Base Rate   Commitment
Fee
1    < 1.50 to 1.00    1.50%   0.50%   0.225%
2    > 1.50 to 1.00 but < 2.50 to 1.00    1.75%   0.75%   0.25%
3    > 2.50 to 1.00 but < 3.50 to 1.00    2.00%   1.00%   0.275%
4    > 3.50 to 1.00    2.25%   1.25%   0.30%

Any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date a Compliance Certificate is delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(b); provided, however, that if a Compliance Certificate is not delivered when due in accordance with such Section, then, upon the request of the Required Term Lenders and the Required Revolving Lenders, as applicable, Pricing Level 4 shall apply in respect of the Term Facility and the Revolving Credit Facility, as applicable, in each case as of the first Business Day after the date on which such Compliance Certificate was required to have been delivered and in each case shall remain in effect until the date on which such Compliance Certificate is delivered.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this definition, the determination of the Applicable Rate for any period shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2.10(b).

 

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Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage” means with respect to any Revolving Credit Lender at any time, such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Percentage in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility at such time.

Appropriate Lender” means, at any time, (a) with respect to any of the Term Facility or the Revolving Credit Facility, a Lender that has a Commitment with respect to such Facility or holds a Term Loan or a Revolving Credit Loan, respectively, at such time, (b) with respect to the Letter of Credit Sublimit, (i) each L/C Issuer and (ii) if any Letters of Credit have been issued pursuant to Section 2.03(a), the Revolving Credit Lenders and (c) with respect to the Swing Line Sublimit, (i) the Swing Line Lender and (ii) if any Swing Line Loans are outstanding pursuant to Section 2.04(a), the Revolving Credit Lenders.

Approved Fund” means any Fund 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.

Arrangers” means, collectively (a) BofA Securities, Inc., (b) Citibank, N.A., (c) Morgan Stanley MUFG Loan Partners, LLC, acting through Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc. and MUFG Bank, Ltd., (d) PNC Capital Markets LLC, (e) Truist Securities, Inc., (f) Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and (g) DNB Markets, Inc., each in its capacity as joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner.

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 10.06(b)), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in substantially the form of Exhibit E or any other form (including electronic documentation generated by use of an electronic platform) approved by the Administrative Agent.

Attributable Indebtedness” means, on any date, (a) in respect of any Capitalized Lease of any Person, the capitalized amount thereof that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP and (b) in respect of any Synthetic Lease Obligation, the capitalized amount of the remaining lease or similar payments under the relevant lease or other applicable agreement or instrument that would appear on a balance sheet of such Person prepared as of such date in accordance with GAAP if such lease or other agreement or instrument were accounted for as a Capitalized Lease.

Audited Financial Statements” means (x) the audited consolidated balance sheet of Quidel and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal years ended January 2, 2022, January 3, 2021 and December 29, 2019, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal years of Quidel and its Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto, and (y) the audited consolidated balance sheet of Ortho and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal years ended January 2, 2022, January 3, 2021 and December 29, 2019, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for such fiscal years of Ortho and its Subsidiaries, including the notes thereto.

Availability Period” means in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility, the period from and including the Closing Date to the earliest of (a) the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility, (b) the date of termination of the Revolving Credit Commitments pursuant to Section 2.06, and (c) the date of termination of the commitment of each Revolving Credit Lender to make Revolving Credit Loans and of the obligation of each L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions pursuant to Section 8.02.

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

 

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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).

Bank of America” means Bank of America, N.A. and its successors.

Base Rate” means for any day a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as publicly announced from time to time by Bank of America as its “prime rate”, (c) Term SOFR plus 1.10%, and (d) 1.00%. The “prime rate” is a rate set by Bank of America based upon various factors including Bank of America’s costs and desired return, general economic conditions and other factors, and is used as a reference point for pricing some loans, which may be priced at, above, or below such announced rate. Any change in such prime rate announced by Bank of America shall take effect at the opening of business on the day specified in the public announcement of such change. If the Base Rate is being used as an alternate rate of interest pursuant to Section 3.03 hereof, then the Base Rate shall be the highest of clauses (a), (b) and (d) above and shall be determined without reference to clause (c) above.

Base Rate Loan” means a Revolving Credit Loan or a Term Loan that bears interest based on the Base Rate.

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”.

BHC Act Affiliate” has the meaning specified in Section 10.23(b).

Bilateral Letter of Credit Facilities” means any letter of credit facility of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary entered into with any Person that either (a) at the time it enters into a Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility, is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or (b) is a party to a Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility at the time it (or its applicable Affiliate) becomes a Lender (either on the Closing Date or thereafter as an Eligible Assignee), in each case, other than pursuant to this Agreement and including, without limitation, any letter of credit facility of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary existing on the Closing Date that was entered into prior to the Closing Date with a Person that is a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender on the Closing Date.

Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility Bank” means any holder of obligations owed pursuant to a Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility.

Borrower” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto.

Borrower Materials” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.

 

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Borrowing” means a Revolving Credit Borrowing, a Swing Line Borrowing or a Term Borrowing, as the context may require.

Business Day” means any day other than (x) 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 and (y) if such day relates to any Term SOFR Loan, any 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.

Capitalized Leases” means all leases that have been or should be, in accordance with GAAP, recorded as capitalized leases.

Cash Collateralize” means to pledge and deposit with or deliver to the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of one or more of the L/C Issuers or the Lenders, as collateral for L/C Obligations or obligations of the Lenders to fund participations in respect of L/C Obligations, cash or deposit account balances or, if the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer shall agree in their sole discretion, other credit support, in each case pursuant to customary documentation in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the applicable L/C Issuer. “Cash Collateral” shall have a meaning correlative to the foregoing and shall include the proceeds of such cash collateral and other credit support.

Cash Equivalents” means any of the following types of Investments, to the extent owned by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries free and clear of all Liens (other than Liens created under the Collateral Documents and other Liens permitted hereunder):

(a)     readily marketable obligations issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States of America or any country that is a member of the European Union or any agency or instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition thereof; provided that the full faith and credit of the United States of America is pledged in support thereof;

(b)     time deposits with, or insured certificates of deposit or bankers’ acceptances of, any commercial bank that (i) (A) is a Lender or (B) is organized under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia or is the principal banking subsidiary of a bank holding company organized under the laws of the United States of America, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and is a member of the Federal Reserve System, (ii) issues (or the parent of which issues) commercial paper rated as described in clause (c) of this definition and (iii) has combined capital and surplus of at least $1,000,000,000, in each case with maturities of not more than one year from the date of acquisition thereof;

(c)     commercial paper issued by any Person organized under the laws of any state of the United States of America and rated at least “Prime-1” (or the then equivalent grade) by Moody’s or at least “A-1” (or the then equivalent grade) by S&P, in each case with maturities of not more than 365 days from the date of acquisition thereof;

(d)     Investments, classified in accordance with GAAP as current assets of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, in money market investment programs registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which are administered by financial institutions that have the highest rating obtainable from either Moody’s or S&P, and the portfolios of which are limited solely to Investments of the character, quality and maturity described in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of this definition; and

 

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(e)     Dollars, Canadian Dollars, Japanese yen, pounds sterling, euros or the national currency of any participating member state of the European Union and, with respect to Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries, other currencies held by such Foreign Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business.

Cash Management Agreement” means any agreement to provide Cash Management Services.

Cash Management Bank” means any Person that either (a) at the time it enters into a Cash Management Agreement, is the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or a Lender or (b) is a party to a Cash Management Agreement at the time it (or its applicable Affiliate) becomes a Lender (either on the Closing Date or thereafter as an Eligible Assignee), in each case in its capacity as a party to such Cash Management Agreement.

Cash Management Services” means any cash management services, including treasury, depository, overdraft, credit, purchasing or debit card, non-card e-payables services, electronic funds transfer, treasury management services (including controlled disbursement, overdraft automatic clearing house fund transfer services, return items and interstate depository network services, other demand deposit or operating account relationships and other cash management arrangements).

Change in Law” means the occurrence, after the date of this Agreement, of any of the following: (a) the adoption or taking effect of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or treaty or in the administration, interpretation, implementation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) the making or issuance of any request, rule, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) by any Governmental Authority; provided that notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith or in the implementation thereof and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted, issued or implemented.

Change of Control” means, with respect to any Person, an event or series of events by which any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, but excluding any employee benefit plan of such person or its subsidiaries, and any person or entity acting in its capacity as trustee, agent or other fiduciary or administrator of any such plan) becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except that a person or group shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all securities that such person or group has the right to acquire (such right, an “option right”), whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of 35% or more of the equity securities of such Person entitled to vote for members of the board of directors or equivalent governing body of such Person on a fully-diluted basis (and taking into account all such securities that such person or group has the right to acquire pursuant to any option right).

Closing Date” means the first date all the conditions precedent in Section 4.01 are satisfied or waived in accordance with Section 10.01.

Closing Date Acquisition” means the business combination of Quidel and Ortho pursuant to the Closing Date Acquisition Agreement in accordance with the terms thereof.

 

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Closing Date Acquisition Agreement” means the Business Combination Agreement, dated as of December 22, 2021 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), by and among the Borrower, Quidel, Laguna Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Orca Holdco, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Orca Holdco 2, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Ortho.

Closing Date Refinancing” means (x) the repayment in full of all outstanding indebtedness under that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2014 (as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 6, 2017, as further amended by that Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 8, 2018, as further amended by that Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 7, 2020, as further amended by that Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of January 27, 2020, as further amended by that certain Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of February 5, 2021, as further amended by that certain Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 24, 2021 and as further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time), by and among Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics S.A., a public limited liability company (société anonyme) incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc., a New York corporation, Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Holdings Luxembourg S.à r.l., a private limited liability company (société à responsabilité limitée) incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent and as collateral agent (the “Existing Ortho Credit Agreement”), (y) the satisfaction and discharge of (1) that certain Indenture, dated as of January 27, 2020, by and among Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics S.A., a public limited liability company (société anonyme) incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc., a New York corporation, the guarantors from time to time party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, relating to Ortho’s 7.250% Senior Notes due 2028 and (2) that certain Indenture, dated as of June 11, 2020, by and among Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics S.A., a public limited liability company (société anonyme) incorporated under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc., a New York corporation, the guarantors from time to time party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, relating to Ortho’s 7.375% Senior Notes due 2025, and (z) the termination of that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 31, 2018 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof), by and among Quidel, each lender from time to time party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender (the “Existing Quidel Credit Agreement” and together with the Existing Ortho Credit Agreement, the “Existing Credit Agreements”).

CME” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited.

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

Collateral” means all of the “Collateral” or other similar term referred to in the Collateral Documents and all of the other property that is or is intended under the terms of the Collateral Documents to be subject to Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Collateral Documents” means, collectively, the Security Agreement, the Intellectual Property Security Agreements, each of the collateral assignments, Security Agreement Supplements, security agreements, pledge agreements or other similar agreements delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.12, and each of the other agreements, instruments or documents that creates or purports to create a Lien in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

Commitment” means a Term Commitment or a Revolving Credit Commitment, as the context may require.

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

 

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Committed Loan Notice” means a notice of (a) a Term Borrowing, (b) a Revolving Credit Borrowing, (c) a conversion of Loans from one Type to the other, or (d) a continuation of Term SOFR Loans, pursuant to Section 2.02(a), which shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A 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 Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

Commodity Exchange Act” means the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.

Communication” has the meaning specified in Section 10.17.

Compliance Certificate” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit D.

Conforming Changes” means, with respect to the use, administration of or any conventions associated with SOFR or any proposed Successor Rate or Term SOFR, as applicable, any conforming changes to the definitions of “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).

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

Consolidated EBITDA” means for any Measurement Period, an amount determined for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (in each case, without duplication) equal to Consolidated Net Income:

(a) increased, in each case, to the extent deducted in calculating such Consolidated Net Income, by (i) income tax expense, (ii) interest expense and debt issuance costs and commissions, discounts and other fees and charges associated with initial incurrence of any Indebtedness, (iii) non-cash stock compensation expenses and non-cash expenses in connection with the acceleration of equity awards upon stock sales or dispositions by entities affiliated with The Carlyle Group, (iv) depreciation, (v) amortization (including amortization of inventory write-ups and deferred revenue adjustments), (vi) transaction expenses or other initial non cash or fair value adjustments related to any merger, Acquisition or joint venture, and non-recurring and non-cash charges associated with any impairment analysis required under Financial Accounting Standards No. 142 and 144, (vii) any net realized losses relating to (1) amounts denominated in foreign currencies resulting from the application of FASB ASC 830 (including net realized losses from exchange rate fluctuations on intercompany balances and balance sheet items, net of realized gains from related Swap Contracts (entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice)) or (2) any other amounts of losses denominated in or otherwise trued-up to provide similar accounting as if it were denominated in foreign currencies, and (viii) pro forma “run rate” cost savings, operating expense reductions and synergies related to Acquisitions (including the Closing Date Acquisition), Dispositions, restructurings, cost savings initiatives and other initiatives, including, for the avoidance of doubt, the “Ortho

 

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Value Capture Program”, that are reasonably identifiable, factually supportable and projected by the Borrower in good faith to result from actions that have been taken or with respect to which substantial steps have been taken or are expected to be taken (in the good faith determination of the Borrower) within twenty four months after any Acquisition, Disposition, restructuring, cost savings initiative or other initiative; and

(b) decreased, in each case, to the extent increasing Consolidated Net Income for such period any net realized gains relating to (i) income tax benefit and (ii) (1) amounts denominated in foreign currencies resulting from the application of FASB ASC 830 (including net realized gains from exchange rate fluctuations on intercompany balances and balance sheet items, net of realized losses from related Swap Contracts (entered into in the ordinary course of business or consistent with past practice)) or (2) any other amounts of gains denominated in or otherwise trued-up to provide similar accounting as if it were denominated in foreign currencies;

provided that (x) the amount added-back to Consolidated EBITDA pursuant to clause (a)(viii) shall not, in the aggregate, exceed 20.0% of Consolidated EBITDA for such period (calculated prior to giving effect to such add-backs pursuant to clause (a)(viii)), and (y) Consolidated EBITDA shall be determined after giving effect on a pro forma basis to any Permitted Acquisitions that have been consummated to the extent the Administrative Agent has approved the financial statements of the applicable acquired Persons or assets or such financial statements are audited by a national accounting firm reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent (and in either case giving effect to pro forma adjustments as determined by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower in good faith and approved by the Administrative Agent, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld).

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, for purposes of determining Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries for any period that includes any month in any of the fiscal quarters ended on or about July 4, 2021, October 3, 2021, January 2, 2022 and April 3, 2022, the relevant elements of such calculation for such fiscal quarters shall be as set forth on Schedule 1.01(b).

Consolidated Funded Indebtedness means, as of any date of determination, for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, (x) all outstanding Indebtedness for borrowed money and other interest-bearing Indebtedness, including current and long term Indebtedness, minus (y) an aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents held by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as of such date (not to exceed the lesser of (i) $500,000,000 and (ii) the aggregate amount of unrestricted cash and Cash Equivalents on the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower). For the avoidance of doubt, it is understood that obligations (i) under Swap Contracts, Cash Management Agreements, and any Receivables Financing and (ii) owed by Unrestricted Subsidiaries, do not constitute Consolidated Funded Indebtedness.

Consolidated Interest Charges” means, for any Measurement Period, for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of (a) all interest, premium, debt discount, fees, charges and related expenses of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with borrowed money (including capitalized interest) or in connection with the deferred purchase price of assets, in each case to the extent treated as interest in accordance with GAAP, and net payments and receipts (if any) pursuant to interest rate Swap Contracts (other than in connection with the early termination thereof) but excluding any non-cash interest expense attributable to the movement in the mark-to-market valuation of Indebtedness, Swap Contracts or other derivative instruments, all amortization and write-offs of deferred financing fees, debt issuance costs, commissions, fees and expenses and expensing of any bridge, commitment or other financing fees, and all discounts, commissions, fees and other charges associated with any Receivables Financing), and (b) the portion of rent expense of the Borrower and its Restricted

 

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Subsidiaries with respect to such period under capital leases that is treated as interest in accordance with GAAP.

Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA to (b) Consolidated Interest Charges, in each case, of or by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for the most recently completed Measurement Period.

Consolidated Leverage Ratio” means, as of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Funded Indebtedness as of such date to (b) Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for the most recently completed Measurement Period.

Consolidated Net Income” means, at any date of determination, the net income of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for the most recently completed Measurement Period (excluding extraordinary gains and extraordinary losses).

Consolidated Net Tangible Assets” means the aggregate amount of assets (less applicable reserves and other properly deductible items) after deducting therefrom all goodwill, trade names, trademarks, patents, unamortized debt discount and expense, and other like intangibles, all as set forth in the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and computed in accordance with GAAP; provided that, at all times prior to the first delivery of financial statements pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b), this definition shall be applied based on the pro forma consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower required to be delivered pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(xii)(C).

Consolidated Total Assets” means, as of any date of determination, for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of the total assets held by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on that date.

Contractual Obligation” means, as to any Person, any provision of any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

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 Entity” has the meaning specified in Section 10.23(b).

Covered Party” has the meaning specified in Section 10.23(a).

Co-Documentation Agents” means, collectively, (a) Capital One, N.A., (b) Mizuho Bank, Ltd., (c) The Bank of Nova Scotia, (d) TD Securities (USA) LLC and (e) U.S. Bank National Association, each in its capacity as co-documentation agent.

Credit Extension” means each of the following: (a) a Borrowing and (b) an L/C Credit Extension.

Credit Party” has the meaning specified in Section 9.12.

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).

 

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

Default” means any event or condition that constitutes an Event of Default or that, with the giving of any notice, the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.

Default Rate” means (a) when used with respect to Obligations, other than Letter of Credit Fees, Bilateral Letter of Credit Facilities, Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements, an interest rate equal to (i) the Base Rate plus (ii) the Applicable Rate, if any, applicable to Base Rate Loans plus (iii) 2% per annum; provided, however, that with respect to a Term SOFR Loan, the Default Rate shall be an interest rate equal to the interest rate (including any Applicable Rate) otherwise applicable to such Loan plus 2% per annum and (b) when used with respect to Letter of Credit Fees, a rate equal to the Applicable Rate plus 2% per annum, in all cases to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Laws.

Default Right” has the meaning specified in Section 10.23(b).

Defaulting Lender” means, subject to Section 2.16(b), 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, or (ii) pay to the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans) within two Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender in writing that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder, or has made a public statement to that effect, (c) has failed, within three Business Days after written request by the Administrative Agent or the Borrower, to confirm in writing to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it will comply with its prospective funding obligations hereunder (provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon receipt of such written confirmation by the Administrative Agent and the Borrower), or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, other than via an Undisclosed Administration, (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, and of the effective date of such status, shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to Section 2.16(b)) as of the date established therefor by the Administrative Agent in a written notice of such determination, which shall be delivered by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, each L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender and each other Lender promptly following such determination.

Designated Jurisdiction” means any country or territory to the extent that such country or territory itself is the subject of any Sanction, including, currently, the Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria.

 

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Designated Non-Cash Consideration” shall mean the fair market value of non-cash consideration as determined by the Borrower in good faith received by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with a lease, sale, transfer or other disposition of any assets pursuant to Section 7.5(f) that is designated as Designated Non-Cash Consideration pursuant to a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower, setting forth the basis of such valuation.

Disposition” or “Dispose” means the sale, transfer, license, lease or other disposition (in one transaction or in a series of transactions and whether effected pursuant to a Division or otherwise) of any property by any Person (including any sale and leaseback transaction and any issuance of Equity Interests by a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person) (or the granting of any option or other right to do any of the foregoing), including any sale, assignment, transfer or other disposal, with or without recourse, of any notes or accounts receivable or any rights and claims associated therewith.

Dividing Person” has the meaning assigned to it in the definition of “Division.”

Division” means the division of the assets, liabilities and/or obligations of a Person (the “Dividing Person”) among two or more Persons (whether pursuant to a “plan of division” or similar arrangement), which may or may not include the Dividing Person and pursuant to which the Dividing Person may or may not survive.

Dollar” and “$” mean lawful money of the United States.

Dollar Equivalent” means, for any amount, at the time of determination thereof, (a) if such amount is expressed in Dollars, such amount, and (b) if such amount is denominated in any other currency, the equivalent of such amount in Dollars as determined by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer, as applicable, using any method of determination it deems appropriate in its sole discretion. Any determination by the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuer pursuant to clause (b) above shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

Domestic Restricted Subsidiary” means any Domestic Subsidiary that is a Restricted Subsidiary.

Domestic Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary that is organized or existing under the laws of the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia.

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

EEA Member Country” means any 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.

Electronic Copy” has the meaning specified in Section 10.17.

 

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Eligible Assignee” means any Person that meets the requirements to be an assignee under Section 10.06(b)(iii) and (v) (subject to such consents, if any, as may be required under Section 10.06(b)(iii)).

Environment” means ambient air, indoor air, surface water, groundwater, drinking water, soil, surface and subsurface strata, and natural resources such as wetland, flora and fauna.

Environmental Laws” means any and all Federal, state, local, and foreign statutes, laws, regulations, ordinances, rules, judgments, orders, decrees, permits, concessions, grants, franchises, licenses, agreements or governmental restrictions relating to pollution and the protection of the environment or the release of any materials into the environment, including those related to hazardous substances or wastes, air emissions and discharges to waste or public systems.

Environmental Liability” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower, any other Loan Party or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Materials or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

Equity Interests” means, with respect to any Person, all of the shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the warrants, options or other rights for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, all of the securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrants, rights or options for the purchase or acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests), and all of the other ownership or profit interests in such Person (including partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting, and whether or not such shares, warrants, options, rights or other interests are outstanding on any date of determination.

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

ERISA Affiliate” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) under common control with the Borrower within the meaning of Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (and Sections 414(m) and (o) of the Code for purposes of provisions relating to Section 412 of the Code).

ERISA Event” means (a) a Reportable Event with respect to a Pension Plan; (b) the withdrawal of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Pension Plan subject to Section 4063 of ERISA during a plan year in which such entity was a “substantial employer” as defined in Section 4001(a)(2) of ERISA or a cessation of operations that is treated as such a withdrawal under Section 4062(e) of ERISA; (c) a complete or partial withdrawal by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from a Multiemployer Plan or notification that a Multiemployer Plan is insolvent; (d) the filing of a notice of intent to terminate, the treatment of a plan amendment as a termination under Section 4041 or 4041A of ERISA; (e) the institution by the PBGC of proceedings to terminate a Pension Plan; (f) any event or condition which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Pension Plan; (g) the determination that any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan is considered an at-risk plan or a plan in endangered or critical status within the meaning of Sections 430 or 432 of the Code or Sections 303 or 305 of ERISA; (h) the imposition of any liability under Title IV of ERISA, other than for PBGC premiums due but not delinquent under Section 4007 of ERISA, upon the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate; or (i) a failure by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to meet all applicable requirements

 

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under the Pension Funding Rules in respect of a Pension Plan, whether or not waived, or the failure by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to make any required contribution to a Multiemployer 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.

Event of Default” has the meaning specified in Section 8.01.

Excluded Swap Obligation” means, with respect to any Guarantor, any Swap Obligation if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the Guaranty of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Swap Obligation (or any Guaranty thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantor’s failure for any reason to constitute an “eligible contract participant” as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act (determined after giving effect to Section 10.21 and any other “keepwell, support or other agreement” for the benefit of such Guarantor and any and all guarantees of such Guarantor’s Swap Obligations by other Loan Parties) at the time the Guaranty of such Guarantor, or a grant by such Guarantor of a security interest, becomes effective with respect to such Swap Obligation. If a Swap Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Swap Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such Guaranty or security interest is or becomes excluded in accordance with the first sentence of this definition.

Excluded Taxes” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to any Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from payment to a Recipient: (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its Lending Office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes; (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the applicable Commitment, or, to the extent a Lender acquires an interest in a Loan not funded pursuant to a prior Commitment, acquires such interest in such Loan (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 10.13) or (ii) such Lender changes its Lending Office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Sections 3.01(a)(ii) or (c) amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its Lending Office; (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 3.01(e); and (d) any Taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA.

Existing Credit Agreements” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Closing Date Refinancing.”

Existing Letters of Credit” means each letter of credit previously issued for the account of Ortho or any of its Subsidiaries by any Person that is an L/C Issuer on the Closing Date or becomes an L/C Issuer after the Closing Date, each in its capacity as an “L/C Issuer” under the Existing Ortho Credit Agreement prior to the Closing Date, to the extent such letter of credit (a) was outstanding on the Closing Date, (b) in the case of a Person that becomes an L/C Issuer after the Closing Date, remains outstanding on the date that such Person becomes an L/C Issuer hereunder and (c) is listed on Schedule 1.01(a).

Existing Ortho Credit Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Closing Date Refinancing.”

 

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Existing Quidel Credit Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Closing Date Refinancing.”

Extendable Bridge Loans” means customary “bridge” loans which by their terms will be converted into loans that have, or extended such that they have, a maturity date later than the Latest Maturity Date of all Term Loan tranches then in effect.

Extraordinary Receipt” means any cash received by or paid to or for the account of any Person not in the ordinary course of business, including pension plan reversions, proceeds of insurance (other than proceeds of business interruption insurance to the extent such proceeds constitute compensation for lost earnings), condemnation awards (and payments in lieu thereof), indemnity payments and any purchase price adjustments; provided, however, Extraordinary Receipt shall not include any cash received relating to those (i) certain pending arbitration proceedings relating to (1) a dispute under a sales agency agreement, effective as of January 1, 2011, between Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. and two third-party counterparties (for purposes of this definition (the “sales agency agreement”) (notice of arbitration filed on November 19, 2020) and (2) a dispute under a supply agreement, effective as of January 1, 2011, between Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. and two third-party counterparties (notice of arbitration filed on November 10, 2020) and (ii) envisaged further arbitration proceedings also relating to a dispute pertaining to the sales agency agreement.

Facility” means the Term Facility or the Revolving Credit Facility, as the context may require.

FASB ASC” means the Accounting Standards Codification of the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

FATCA” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantially 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 (or any amended or successor version described above), any intergovernmental agreements entered into in connection with the implementation of such Sections of the Code, and any fiscal or regulatory legislation, rules or practices adopted pursuant to such intergovernmental agreements.

Federal Funds Rate” means, for any day, the rate per annum calculated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York based on such day’s federal funds transactions by depository institutions (as determined in such manner as the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shall set forth on its public website from time to time) and published on the next succeeding Business Day by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as the federal funds effective rate; provided that if the Federal Funds Rate as so determined would be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for purposes of this Agreement.

Fee Letters” means (i) the letter agreement, dated March 25, 2022, among Quidel, the Administrative Agent and BofA Securities, Inc. and (ii) each letter agreement, dated April 11, 2022, by and between Quidel and each other Arranger.

Foreign Lender” means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person. For purposes of this definition, the United States, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.

Foreign Restricted Subsidiary” means any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Domestic Restricted Subsidiary.

 

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FRB” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States.

Fronting Exposure” means, at any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to each L/C Issuer, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the outstanding L/C Obligations other than L/C Obligations as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or Cash Collateralized in accordance with the terms hereof, and (b) with respect to the Swing Line Lender, such Defaulting Lender’s Applicable Percentage of Swing Line Loans other than Swing Line Loans as to which such Defaulting Lender’s participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders in accordance with the terms hereof.

Fund” means any Person (other than a natural Person) that is (or will be) engaged in making, purchasing, holding or otherwise investing in commercial loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its activities.

GAAP” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board and the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or such other principles as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession in the United States, that are applicable to the circumstances as of the date of determination, consistently applied.

Governmental Authority” means the government of the United States or any other nation, or of any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, 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).

Guarantee” means, as to any Person, (a) any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of such Person guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness payable by another Person (the “primary obligor”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of such Person, direct or indirect, (i) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness, (ii) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or the payment of such Indebtedness, (iii) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity or level of income or cash flow of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness, or (iv) entered into for the purpose of assuring in any other manner the obligee in respect of such Indebtedness or the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part), or (b) any Lien on any assets of such Person securing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person, whether or not such Indebtedness or other obligation is assumed by such Person (or any right, contingent or otherwise, of any holder of such Indebtedness to obtain any such Lien). The amount of any Guarantee shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the related primary obligation, or portion thereof, in respect of which such Guarantee is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof as determined by the guaranteeing Person in good faith. The amount of any Guarantee pursuant to clause (b) above shall not exceed the value of the assets subject to such Lien. The term “Guarantee” as a verb has a corresponding meaning.

Guarantors” means, collectively, (a) all direct and indirect Material Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries of the Borrower and any other Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that executes and delivers a Guaranty Joinder Agreement from time to time after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 6.12 and (b) with respect to (i) Obligations owing by any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary of a Loan Party (other than the Borrower) under any Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility, any Secured Hedge Agreement or

 

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any Secured Cash Management Agreement and (ii) the payment and performance by each Specified Loan Party of its obligations under its Guaranty with respect to all Swap Obligations, the Borrower.

Guaranty” means, collectively, the Guaranty made by the Guarantors in favor of the Secured Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit F.

Guaranty Joinder Agreement” means each Guaranty Joinder Agreement, substantially in the form thereof attached to the Guaranty, executed and delivered by a Guarantor or any other Person to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.12 or otherwise.

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, natural gas, natural gas liquids, asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, toxic mold, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances, wastes, chemicals, pollutants, contaminants or compounds of any nature in any form regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

Hedge Bank” means any Person that (a) at the time it enters into a Swap Contract, is the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an Affiliate of the Administrative Agent or a Lender, (b) is a party to a Swap Contract (including, without limitation, any Swap Contract entered into prior to the Closing Date) at the time it (or its applicable Affiliate) becomes a Lender (either on the Closing Date or thereafter as an Eligible Assignee), or (c) is party to a Swap Contract as of the Closing Date and identified to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower as a “Hedge Bank” hereunder (provided that such Person executes and delivers to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower a letter agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower pursuant to which such Person (i) appoints the Administrative Agent as its agent under the applicable Loan Documents and (ii) agrees to be bound by the provisions of Article IX of this Agreement), in each case, in its capacity as a party to such Swap Contract (regardless, in the cases of clauses (a) and (b), whether such Person subsequently ceases to be a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender).

IFRS” means international accounting standards within the meaning of IAS Regulation 1606/2002 to the extent applicable to the relevant financial statements delivered under or referred to herein.

Increase Effective Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.14(a).

Increase Joinder” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.14(c).

Incremental Amount” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.14(a).

Incremental Commitments” means Incremental Revolving Commitments and/or the Incremental Term Commitments.

Incremental Equivalent Debt” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17(a).

Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger” has the meaning specified in Section 2.17(a).

Incremental Equivalent Debt Documents” means, collectively, the indentures, credit agreements, facilities agreements or other similar agreements pursuant to which any Incremental Equivalent Debt is incurred, together with all instruments and other agreements in connection therewith, as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof, but only to the extent permitted under the terms of the Loan Documents.

 

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Incremental Revolving Commitment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.14(a).

Incremental Term Commitment” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.14(a).

Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.14(c)(iv).

Incremental Term Loans” means any loans made pursuant to any Incremental Term Commitments.

Indebtedness” means, as to any Person at a particular time, without duplication, all of the following, whether or not included as indebtedness or liabilities in accordance with GAAP:

(a)     all obligations of such Person for borrowed money and all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, loan agreements or other similar instruments;

(b)     the maximum amount of all direct or contingent obligations of such Person arising under letters of credit (including standby and commercial), bankers’ acceptances, bank guaranties, surety bonds and similar instruments;

(c)     net obligations of such Person under any Swap Contract;

(d)     all obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services (other than trade accounts payable in the ordinary course of business and, in each case, not past due for more than 60 days after the date on which such trade account payable was invoiced) including any purchase price adjustments with respect to any Permitted Acquisition and any earn-out obligations when and upon the time at which the earn-out becomes certain and non-contingent as to payment obligation;

(e)     indebtedness (excluding prepaid interest thereon) secured by a Lien on property owned or being purchased by such Person (including indebtedness arising under conditional sales or other title retention agreements), whether or not such indebtedness shall have been assumed by such Person or is limited in recourse;

(f)     all Attributable Indebtedness in respect of Capitalized Leases and Synthetic Lease Obligations of such Person;

(g)     all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in respect of any Equity Interest in such Person or any other Person, valued, in the case of a redeemable preferred interest, at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends; provided that this clause (g) shall not include obligations of the Borrower to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise acquire for value Equity Interests upon the exercise of any stock options or the vesting of restricted stock, restricted units or performance share or unit awards of the Borrower to the extent (and only to the extent) that such purchase, redemption or acquisition for value would be permitted under Section 7.06(d); and

(h)     all Guarantees of such Person in respect of any of the foregoing.

For all purposes hereof, the Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any partnership or joint venture (other than a joint venture that is itself a corporation or limited liability company) in which such Person is a general partner or a joint venturer, except to the extent the terms of

 

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such Indebtedness provide that such Person is not liable therefor. The amount of any net obligation under any Swap Contract on any date shall be deemed to be the Swap Termination Value thereof as of such date.

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

Indemnitee” has the meaning specified in Section 10.04(b).

Information” has the meaning specified in Section 10.07.

Intellectual Property Security Agreement” has the meaning specified in Section 4.01(a)(v).

Interest Payment Date” means, (a) as to any Term SOFR Loan, the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Loan and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made; provided, however, that if any Interest Period for a Term SOFR Loan exceeds three months, the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of such Interest Period shall also be Interest Payment Dates; and (b) as to any Base Rate Loan or Swing Line Loan, the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December and the Maturity Date of the Facility under which such Loan was made (with Swing Line Loans being deemed made under the Revolving Credit Facility for purposes of this definition).

Interest Period” means as to each Term SOFR Loan, the period commencing on the date such Term SOFR Loan is disbursed or converted to or continued as a Term SOFR Loan and ending on the date one, three or six months thereafter, as selected by the Borrower in its Committed Loan Notice, or such other period that is twelve months or less requested by the Borrower and consented to by all the Appropriate Lenders 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 with a one-month Interest Period, such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day;

(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.

Investment” means, as to any Person, any direct or indirect acquisition or investment by such Person, whether by means of (a) the purchase or other acquisition of Equity Interests of another Person, (b) a loan, advance or capital contribution to, Guarantee or assumption of debt of, or purchase or other acquisition of any other debt or equity participation or interest in, another Person, including any partnership or joint venture interest in such other Person and any arrangement pursuant to which the Person Guarantees Indebtedness of such other Person, or (c) the purchase or other acquisition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) of assets of another Person that constitute a business unit. For purposes of covenant compliance, the amount of any Investment shall be the amount actually invested, without adjustment for subsequent increases or decreases in the value of such Investment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term “Investment” shall include, without limitation, any Acquisition.

 

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IP Collateral” means, collectively, the IP Rights that constitute Collateral under the Security Agreement.

IP Rights” has the meaning specified in Section 5.17(a).

IRS” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

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).

Issuer Documents” means with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Application, and any other document, agreement and instrument entered into by any L/C Issuer and the Borrower (or any Restricted Subsidiary) or in favor of any L/C Issuer and relating to such Letter of Credit.

Junior Financing” shall have the meaning specified in Section 7.15.

Latest Maturity Date” means the latest of the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Loans, the Maturity Date for the Term Loans and any Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date applicable to existing Incremental Term Loans, as of any date of determination.

Laws” means, collectively, all international, foreign, Federal, state and local statutes, treaties, rules, guidelines, regulations, ordinances, codes and administrative or judicial precedents or authorities, including the interpretation or administration thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the enforcement, interpretation or administration thereof, and all applicable administrative orders, directed duties, requests, licenses, authorizations and permits of, and agreements with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law.

L/C Advance” means, with respect to each Revolving Credit Lender, such Lender’s funding of its participation in any L/C Borrowing in accordance with its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage.

L/C Borrowing” means an extension of credit resulting from a drawing under any Letter of Credit which has not been reimbursed on the date when made or refinanced as a Revolving Credit Borrowing.

L/C Credit Extension” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the issuance thereof or extension of the expiry date thereof, or the increase of the amount thereof.

L/C Issuer” means (a) each of Bank of America, Barclays Bank PLC and Citibank, N.A., in its capacity as issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder (including, in each case, with respect to the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it) (it being understood that Barclays Bank PLC shall not be obligated to issue any commercial or trade letters of credit hereunder or any new Letters of Credit), and (b) any other Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent that agrees to issue Letters of Credit pursuant hereto, in each case in its capacity as an issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder (including, in each case, with respect to the Existing Letters of Credit issued by it), or any successor issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder.

L/C Obligations” means, as at any date of determination, the aggregate amount available to be drawn under all outstanding Letters of Credit plus the aggregate of all Unreimbursed Amounts, including all L/C Borrowings. For purposes of computing the amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06. For all purposes of this Agreement, if on any date of determination a Letter of Credit has expired by its terms but

 

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any amount may still be drawn thereunder by reason of the operation of Rule 3.14 of the ISP, such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be “outstanding” in the amount so remaining available to be drawn.

Lender” has the meaning specified in the introductory paragraph hereto and, as the context requires, includes the Swing Line Lender and each L/C Issuer.

Lending Office” means, as to any Lender, the office or offices of such Lender described as such in such Lender’s Administrative Questionnaire, or such other office or offices as a Lender may from time to time notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, which office may include any Affiliate of such Lender or any domestic or foreign branch of such Lender or such Affiliate. Unless the context otherwise requires each reference to a Lender shall include its applicable Lending Office.

Letter of Credit” means any letter of credit issued hereunder providing for the payment of cash upon the honoring of a presentation thereunder (and shall be deemed to include all Existing Letters of Credit). A Letter of Credit may be a sight draft commercial letter of credit or a standby letter of credit.

Letter of Credit Application” means an application and agreement for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit in the customary form from time to time in use by the applicable L/C Issuer.

Letter of Credit Expiration Date” means the day that is seven days prior to the Maturity Date then in effect for the Revolving Credit Facility (or, if such day is not a Business Day, the next preceding Business Day).

Letter of Credit Fee” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(h).

Letter of Credit Report” means a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit J or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

Letter of Credit Sublimit” means an amount equal to $100,000,000; provided that (i) as to Bank of America, in its capacity as a L/C Issuer, Bank of America’s Letter of Credit Sublimit shall be $35,000,000, (ii) as to Barclays Bank PLC, in its capacity as a L/C Issuer, Barclays Bank PLC’s Letter of Credit Sublimit at any time shall be limited to the aggregate amount of any Existing Letters of Credit issued by Barclays Bank PLC that remain outstanding at such time (including through extension of the expiry date thereof or automatic renewal in accordance with the terms of such Existing Letter of Credit); provided that Barclays Bank PLC shall have no obligation to issue any new Letters of Credit hereunder, (iii) as to Citibank, N.A., in its capacity as a L/C Issuer, Citibank, N.A.’s Letter of Credit Sublimit shall be $35,000,000 and (iv) as to any L/C Issuer that becomes a L/C Issuer after the Closing Date, the amount notified in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower and such L/C Issuer; provided that the Letter of Credit Sublimit of any L/C Issuer may be increased or decreased if agreed in writing between the Borrower and such L/C Issuer (each acting in its sole discretion) and notified to the Administrative Agent. The Letter of Credit Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Credit Facility.

Lien” means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, easement, right-of-way or other encumbrance on title to real property, lien (statutory or other), charge, or preference, priority or other security interest or preferential arrangement in the nature of a security interest of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, and any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

Limited Condition Acquisition” means any acquisition, including by way of merger, amalgamation or consolidation, by one or more of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries of any assets, business or Person permitted by this Agreement (i) whose consummation is not conditioned on the

 

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availability of, or on obtaining, third party acquisition financing or (ii) with respect to which a public announcement with respect thereto has been made in connection therewith pursuant to Rule 2.7 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (or a similar arrangement in another jurisdiction subject to laws similar to The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers), as applicable, and which is designated as a Limited Condition Acquisition by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary in writing to the Administrative Agent and Lenders.

Loan” means an extension of credit by a Lender to the Borrower under Article II in the form of a Term Loan, a Revolving Credit Loan or a Swing Line Loan.

Loan Documents” means, collectively, (a) this Agreement, (b) the Notes, (c) any agreement creating or perfecting rights in cash collateral pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.15 of this Agreement, (d) the Guaranty and Guaranty Joinder Agreements, (e) the Collateral Documents, (f) the Fee Letters and (g) each Issuer Document.

Loan Parties” means, collectively, the Borrower and each Guarantor.

Material Adverse Effect” means (a) a material adverse change in, or a material adverse effect upon, the operations, business, properties, liabilities (actual or contingent) or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole; (b) a material impairment of the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document, or of the ability of any Loan Party to perform its obligations under any Loan Document to which it is a party; or (c) a material adverse effect upon the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability against any Loan Party of any Loan Document to which it is a party.

Material Contract” means any agreement or arrangement to which any Loan Party is a party (other than the Loan Documents) with respect to which breach, termination, nonperformance or failure to renew could reasonably be expected to result in the loss of 10% or more of revenue for the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in any twelve month period or could reasonably be expected to have any other Material Adverse Effect; provided that the term “Material Contract” shall not include any ordinary course distribution agreement that does not include material defined purchase requirements.

Material Domestic Restricted Subsidiary” means (x) each Domestic Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that individually represents greater than or equal to 10% of the Consolidated Total Assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and (y) each Domestic Restricted Subsidiary that owns Material Intellectual Property; provided that in the event that the Material Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries and the Borrower on a combined basis do not represent at least eighty percent (80%) of the total assets of the Borrower and its Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries on a combined basis (excluding in each case the value of equity investments in subsidiaries) as of the end of the most recently ended fiscal year, then in such case the Borrower shall identify additional wholly-owned Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries to constitute Material Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries such that the 80% test is satisfied.

Material Intellectual Property” means any intellectual property owned by any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary that is, in the reasonable determination of the Borrower, material to the operation of the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.

Material Intellectual Property License” means any Material Contract that is a license relating to intellectual property owned, held or used by any Loan Party as licensee.

 

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Maturity Date” (a) with respect to the Revolving Credit Facility, May 27, 2027 and (b) with respect to the Term Facility, May 27, 2027; provided, however, that, in each case, if such date is not a Business Day, the Maturity Date shall be the next preceding Business Day.

Measurement Period” means, at any date of determination, the most recently completed four fiscal quarters of the Borrower.

Medicaid” means that government-sponsored entitlement program under Title XIX, P.L. 89-97 of the Social Security Act, which provides federal grants to states for medical assistance based on specific eligibility criteria, as set forth on Section 1396, et seq. of Title 42 of the United States Code.

Medicare” means that government-sponsored insurance program under Title XVIII, P.L. 89-97, of the Social Security Act, which provides for a health insurance system for eligible elderly and disabled individuals, as set forth at Section 1395, et seq. of Title 42 of the United States Code.

Minimum Collateral Amount” means, at any time, (a) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances provided to reduce or eliminate Fronting Exposure during the existence of a Defaulting Lender, an amount equal to 102% of the Fronting Exposure of the L/C Issuers with respect to Letters of Credit issued and outstanding at such time, (b) with respect to Cash Collateral consisting of cash or deposit account balances provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.15(a)(i), (a)(ii) or (a)(iii), an amount equal to 102% of the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, and (c) otherwise, an amount determined by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuers in their sole discretion.

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

Multiemployer Plan” means any employee benefit plan of the type described in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions, or during the preceding five plan years, has made or been obligated to make contributions.

Multiple Employer Plan” means an employee benefit plan which has two or more contributing sponsors (including the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate) at least two of whom are not under common control, as such a plan is described in Section 4064 of ERISA.

Net Cash Proceeds” means:

(a) with respect to any Disposition by any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or any Extraordinary Receipt received or paid to the account of any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, the excess, if any, of (i) the sum of cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such transaction (including any cash or Cash Equivalents received by way of deferred payment pursuant to, or by monetization of, a note receivable or otherwise, but only as and when so received and excluding any cash held in escrow until such time as such cash is released to the Borrower or any Loan Party) over (ii) the sum of (A) the principal amount of any Indebtedness that is secured by the applicable asset and that is required to be repaid in connection with such transaction (other than Indebtedness under the Loan Documents), (B) the reasonable and customary out-of-pocket expenses incurred by such Loan Party or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such transaction and (C) income taxes reasonably estimated to be actually payable within two years of the date of the relevant transaction as a result of any gain recognized in connection therewith; provided that, if the amount of any estimated taxes pursuant to subclause (C) exceeds the amount of taxes actually required to be paid in cash in respect of such Disposition, the aggregate amount of such excess shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds; and

 

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(b) with respect to the incurrence or issuance of any Indebtedness by any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, the excess of (i) the sum of the cash and Cash Equivalents received in connection with such transaction over (ii) the underwriting discounts and commissions, and other reasonable and customary out-of-pocket expenses, incurred by such Loan Party or such Restricted Subsidiary in connection therewith.

Non-Consenting Lender” means any Lender that does not approve any consent, waiver or amendment that (a) requires the approval of all Lenders or all affected Lenders in accordance with the terms of Section 10.01 and (b) has been approved by the Required Lenders.

Non-Defaulting Lender” means, at any time, each Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.

Note” means a Term Note or a Revolving Credit Note, as the context may require.

Obligations” means all advances to, and debts, liabilities, obligations, covenants and duties of, any Loan Party and any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower arising under any Loan Document or otherwise with respect to any Loan, Letter of Credit, Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility, Secured Cash Management Agreement or Secured Hedge Agreement, in each case whether direct or indirect (including those acquired by assumption), absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising and including interest and fees that accrue after the commencement by or against any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Laws naming such Person as the debtor in such proceeding, regardless of whether such interest and fees are allowed claims in such proceeding; provided that the Obligations shall exclude any Excluded Swap Obligations.

OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury.

Orca Scheme Order” means shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Acquisition Agreement.

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

Ortho” means Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Holdings plc, a public limited company organized under the laws of England and Wales.

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

 

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Other Taxes” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Sections 3.06 or 10.13).

Outstanding Amount” means (a) with respect to Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans on any date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount thereof after giving effect to any borrowings and prepayments or repayments of Term Loans, Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Line Loans, as the case may be, occurring on such date; and (b) with respect to any L/C Obligations on any date, the amount of such L/C Obligations on such date after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension occurring on such date and any other changes in the aggregate amount of the L/C Obligations as of such date, including as a result of any reimbursements by the Borrower of Unreimbursed Amounts.

Participant” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(d).

Participant Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(d).

PBGC” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

Pension Funding Rules” means the rules of the Code and ERISA regarding minimum required contributions (including any installment payment thereof) to Pension Plans and set forth in, Sections 412 and 430of the Code and Sections 302and 303 of ERISA.

Pension Plan” means any employee pension benefit plan (including a Multiple Employer Plan or a Multiemployer Plan) that is maintained or is contributed to by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate and is either covered by Title IV of ERISA or is subject to the Pension Funding Rules.

Permitted Acquisition” means an Acquisition with respect to which all of the following conditions shall have been satisfied (or the Required Lenders shall have otherwise approved such Acquisition):

(a) the Person, division or business being acquired (the “Acquired Business”) shall be in such lines of business such that the Borrower will be in compliance with Section 7.07 after giving effect to such Acquisition; provided that this clause (a) shall not apply to the extent no Person, division or business is being acquired in connection with such Acquisition;

(b) the board of directors or other similar governing body of the Person to be acquired or whose assets or division or other relevant business are to be acquired) shall have approved such Acquisition;

(c) the Borrower shall be in pro forma compliance with the covenants contained in Section 7.11;

(d) the Person to be acquired becomes, or the assets to be acquired are acquired by, the Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower; provided that the aggregate consideration paid by Loan Parties in respect of the acquisition of (x) Equity Interests in Persons that do not become Loan Parties or (y) assets to be acquired by Persons that are not Loan Parties, in each case, pursuant to Permitted Acquisitions shall not exceed the greater of $250,000,000 and 6% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets at any time outstanding; and

 

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(e) before and after giving effect to such Acquisition, no Default or Event of Default shall exist, including with respect to the covenants contained in Section 7.11, before and after giving effect to such Acquisition, based on the financial statements most recently delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Sections 6.01(a) or 6.01(b) as adjusted on a pro forma basis including the Acquired Business based on reasonable pro forma assumptions of management.

Permitted Refinancing” means, with respect to any Person, any modification, refinancing, refunding, renewal, replacement, exchange or extension (collectively for purposes of this definition, “refinancing” or “refinanced”) of any Indebtedness of such Person; provided that (a) the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) thereof does not exceed the principal amount (or accreted value, if applicable) of the Indebtedness so refinanced, except by an amount equal to accrued and unpaid interest and a premium thereon plus other reasonable amounts paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred (including original issue discount and upfront fees), in connection with such refinancing and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder; (b) other than with respect to the initial maturity date for Extendable Bridge Loans, such refinancing has a final maturity date equal to or later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, the Indebtedness being refinanced; (c) if the Indebtedness being refinanced is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, such refinancing is subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations on terms, taken as a whole, as favorable in all material respects to the Lenders (including, if applicable, as to Collateral) as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being refinanced or otherwise acceptable to the Administrative Agent; (d) if the Indebtedness being refinanced is (i) unsecured, such refinancing is unsecured, or (ii) if secured by Liens on the Collateral, such refinancing is secured to the same extent, including with respect to any subordination provisions, and subject to intercreditor arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; (e) the terms and conditions (including, if applicable, as to collateral) of any such refinanced (other than to the extent permitted by any other clause of this definition or with respect to interest rate, optional prepayment premiums and options redemption provisions) Indebtedness are, (A) either (i) substantially identical to or less favorable to the investors providing such Permitted Refinancing, taken as a whole, than the terms and conditions of the Indebtedness being refinanced, (B) when taken as a whole (other than interest rate, prepayment premiums and redemption premiums), not more restrictive to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries than those set forth in this Agreement or are customary for similar indebtedness in light of current market conditions (provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Administrative Agent in good faith at least five Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Indebtedness, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Indebtedness or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the requirement set out in this clause (e), shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy such requirement unless the Administrative Agent provides notice to the Borrower of its objection during such five Business Day period (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it objects)), in each case, except for terms and conditions only applicable to periods after the Latest Maturity Date; (f) such refinancing is incurred by the Person who is or would have been permitted to be the obligor or guarantor (or any successor thereto) on the Indebtedness being refinanced (it being understood that the roles of such obligors as a borrower or a guarantor with respect to such obligations may be interchanged); and (g) at the time thereof, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

Permitted Sale Lease-Back Transaction” shall mean (i) any sale and lease-back transaction entered into prior to the Closing Date and (ii) any other sale and lease-back transaction, the proceeds of which shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds.

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

 

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Plan” means any employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA (including a Pension Plan), maintained for employees of the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate or any such plan to which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is required to contribute on behalf of any of its employees.

Platform” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.

Pledged Collateral” has the meaning given such term in the Security Agreement.

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.

Public Lender” has the meaning specified in Section 6.02.

QFC” has the meaning specified in Section 10.23(b).

QFC Credit Support” has the meaning specified in Section 10.23.

Qualified Receivables Financing” means any Receivables Financing of a Receivables Subsidiary that meets the following conditions:

(1) Borrower shall have determined in good faith that such Qualified Receivables Financing (including financing terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions) is in the aggregate economically fair and reasonable to the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries,

(2) all sales of accounts receivable and related assets by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to the Receivables Subsidiary are made at fair market value (as determined in good faith by the Borrower), and

(3) the financing terms, covenants, termination events and other provisions thereof shall be market terms (as determined in good faith by the Borrower) and may include Standard Securitization Undertakings.

Qualified Reporting Subsidiary” has the meaning specified in Section 6.01.

Quidel” means Quidel Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

Receivables Fees” means distributions or payments made directly or by means of discounts with respect to any participation interest issued or sold in connection with, and other fees paid to a Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary in connection with, any Receivables Financing.

Receivables Financing” means any transaction or series of transactions that may be entered into by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to which the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries may sell, convey or otherwise transfer to (a) a Receivables Subsidiary (in the case of a transfer by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries), and (b) any other Person (in the case of a transfer by a Receivables Subsidiary), or may grant a security interest in, any accounts receivable (whether now existing or arising in the future) of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and any assets related thereto including, without limitation, all collateral securing such accounts receivable, all contracts and all guarantees or other obligations in respect of such accounts receivable, proceeds of such accounts receivable and other assets which are customarily transferred or in respect of which security interests are customarily granted in connection with asset securitization transactions involving accounts receivable and any Swap

 

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Contracts entered into by the Borrower or any such Restricted Subsidiary in connection with such accounts receivable.

Receivables Repurchase Obligation” means (a) any obligation of a seller of receivables in a Qualified Receivables Financing to repurchase receivables arising as a result of a breach of a representation, warranty or covenant or otherwise, including as a result of a receivable or portion thereof becoming subject to any asserted defense, dispute, off-set or counterclaim of any kind as a result of any action taken by, any failure to take action by or any other event relating to the seller, and (b) any right of a seller of receivables in a Qualified Receivables Financing to repurchase defaulted receivables in order to obtain any VAT bad debt relief or similar benefit.

Receivables Subsidiary” means a wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower (or another Person formed for the purposes of engaging in a Qualified Receivables Financing with the Borrower in which the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower makes an Investment and to which the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower transfers accounts receivable and related assets) which engages in no activities other than in connection with the financing of accounts receivable of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, all proceeds thereof and all rights (contractual or other), collateral and other assets relating thereto, and any business or activities incidental or related to such business, and which is designated by the Borrower as a Receivables Subsidiary and:

(1) no portion of the Indebtedness or any other obligations (contingent or otherwise) of which (i) is guaranteed by the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower (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 Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower in any way other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings, or (iii) subjects any property or asset of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower, directly or indirectly, contingently or otherwise, to the satisfaction thereof, other than pursuant to Standard Securitization Undertakings,

(2) with which neither the Borrower nor any other Subsidiary of the Borrower has any material contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding other than on terms which the Borrower reasonably believes to be no less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons that are not Affiliates of the Borrower, and

(3) to which neither the Borrower nor any other Subsidiary of the Borrower has any obligation to maintain or preserve such entity’s financial condition or cause such entity to achieve certain levels of operating results.

Any such designation by the board of directors of the Borrower shall be evidenced to the Administrative Agent by filing with the Administrative Agent a certified copy of the resolution of the board of directors of the Borrower giving effect to such designation and an officer’s certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing conditions.

Recipient” means the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any other recipient of any payment to be made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder.

Register” has the meaning specified in Section 10.06(c).

Registrar” means the Registrar of Companies in England and Wales.

 

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

Release” means any release, spill, emission, discharge, deposit, disposal, leaking, pumping, pouring, dumping, emptying, injection or leaching into the Environment, or into, from or through any building, structure or facility.

Reportable Event” means any of the events set forth in Section 4043(c) of ERISA, or the regulations issued thereunder other than events for which the 30 day notice period has been waived.

Request for Credit Extension” means (a) with respect to a Borrowing, conversion or continuation of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans, a Committed Loan Notice, (b) with respect to an L/C Credit Extension, a Letter of Credit Application, and (c) with respect to a Swing Line Loan, a Swing Line Loan Notice.

Required Lenders” means, at any time, Lenders holding more than 50% of the sum of the (a) Total Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Revolving Credit Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Revolving Credit Lender for purposes of this definition) and (b) aggregate unused Commitments; provided that the amount of any participation in any Swing Line Loan and Unreimbursed Amounts that such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund that have not been reallocated to and funded by another Lender shall be deemed to be held by the Lender that is the Swing Line Lender or an L/C Issuer, as the case may be, in making such determination; and provided, further, that (x) the unused Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders and (y) the portion of the Term Facility held by any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Lenders.

Required Revolving Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Revolving Credit Lenders holding more than 50% of the sum of the (a) Total Revolving Credit Outstandings (with the aggregate amount of each Revolving Credit Lender’s risk participation and funded participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans being deemed “held” by such Revolving Credit Lender for purposes of this definition) and (b) aggregate unused Revolving Credit Commitments; provided that the unused Revolving Credit Commitment of, and the portion of the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings held or deemed held by, any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Revolving Lenders.

Required Term Lenders” means, as of any date of determination, Term Lenders holding more than 50% of the Term Facility on such date; provided that the portion of the Term Facility held by any Defaulting Lender shall be excluded for purposes of making a determination of Required Term Lenders.

Rescindable Amount” has the meaning as defined in Section 2.12(b)(ii).

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

Responsible Officer” means the chief executive officer, president, chief financial officer, treasurer, assistant treasurer or controller of a Loan Party, solely for purposes of the delivery of incumbency certificates pursuant to Section 4.01, the secretary or any assistant secretary of a Loan Party and, solely for purposes of notices given pursuant to Article II, any other officer or employee of the Borrower so designated

 

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by any of the foregoing officers in a notice to the Administrative Agent or any other officer or employee of the applicable Loan Party designated in or pursuant to an agreement between the applicable Loan Party and the Administrative Agent. Any document delivered hereunder that is signed by a Responsible Officer of a Loan Party shall be conclusively presumed to have been authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership and/or other action on the part of such Loan Party and such Responsible Officer shall be conclusively presumed to have acted on behalf of such Loan Party.

Restricted Payment” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any capital stock or other Equity Interest of any Person or any of its Subsidiaries, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, defeasance, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such capital stock or other Equity Interest, or on account of any return of capital to any Person’s stockholders, partners or members (or the equivalent of any thereof), or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such dividend or other distribution or payment by such Person.

Restricted Subsidiary” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower other than an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

Revolving Credit Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Revolving Credit Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Revolving Credit Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(b).

Revolving Credit Commitment” means, as to each Revolving Credit Lender, its obligation to (a) make Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(b), (b) purchase participations in L/C Obligations, and (c) purchase participations in Swing Line Loans, in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “Revolving Credit Commitment” or opposite such caption in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement. The aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments as of the Closing Date is $750,000,000.

Revolving Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the aggregate principal amount at such time of its outstanding Revolving Credit Loans and such Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans at such time.

Revolving Credit Facility” means, at any time, the aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Lenders’ Revolving Credit Commitments at such time.

Revolving Credit Lender” means, at any time, any Lender that has a Revolving Credit Commitment at such time.

Revolving Credit Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.01(b).

Revolving Credit Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Revolving Credit Lender evidencing Revolving Credit Loans or Swing Line Loans, as the case may be, made by such Revolving Credit Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit C-2.

S&P” means S&P Global Ratings and any successor thereto.

Sanction(s)” means any sanctions or trade embargoes enacted, imposed administered or enforced by the United States Government (including without limitation, OFAC and the U.S. Department of State),

 

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the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury (“HMT”) or other relevant sanctions authority.

Scheduled Unavailability Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(b)(ii).

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any of its principal functions.

Secured Cash Management Agreement” means any Cash Management Agreement that is entered into by and between any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Cash Management Bank.

Secured Hedge Agreement” means any Swap Contract that is entered into by and between any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary and any Hedge Bank.

Secured Parties” means, collectively, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the L/C Issuers, the Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility Banks, the Hedge Banks, the Cash Management Banks, each co-agent or sub-agent appointed by the Administrative Agent from time to time pursuant to Section 9.05, and the other Persons the Obligations owing to which are or are purported to be secured by the Collateral under the terms of the Collateral Documents.

Security Agreement” means the Security Agreement, dated as of Closing Date, by the Borrower and the Guarantors that are Domestic Restricted Subsidiaries to the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, substantially in the form of Exhibit G, as supplemented from time to time by the execution and delivery of Security Joinder Agreements.

Security Agreement Supplement” means each Security Agreement Supplement, substantially in the form thereof attached to the Security Agreement executed and delivered by a Guarantor or any other Person to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.12 or otherwise.

Security Joinder Agreement” means each Security Joinder Agreement, substantially in the form thereof attached to the Security Agreement, executed and delivered by a Guarantor or any other Person to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 6.12 or otherwise.

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

SOFR Adjustment” means (i) with respect to Daily Simple SOFR, 0.10% (10 basis points) and (ii) with respect to Term SOFR, 0.10% (10 basis points) for an Interest Period of one-month’s duration, 0.15% (15 basis points) for an Interest Period of three-month’s duration and 0.25% (25 basis points) for an Interest Period of six-months’ duration.

Solvent” with respect to any Person, means that as of the date of determination both (a)(i) the then fair saleable value of the tangible and intangible property of such Person, including Equity Interests owned by such Person, is (A) greater than the total amount of liabilities (including contingent liabilities) of such Person and (B) not less than the amount that will be required to pay the probable liabilities on such Person’s then existing debts as they become absolute and due considering all financing alternatives and potential asset sales reasonably available to such Person; (ii) such Person’s capital is not unreasonably small in relation to its business or any contemplated or undertaken transaction; and (iii) such Person does not intend to incur, or reasonably believe that it will incur, debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they become due; and (b) such Person is “solvent” within the meaning given that term and similar terms under applicable laws relating to fraudulent transfers and conveyances. For purposes of this definition, the amount of any

 

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contingent liability at any time shall be computed as the amount that, in light of all of the facts and circumstances existing at such time, represents the amount that can reasonably be expected to become an actual or matured liability.

Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations” means the representations made by Ortho in the Closing Date Acquisition Agreement.

Specified Loan Party” means any Loan Party that is not an “eligible contract participant” under the Commodity Exchange Act (determined prior to giving effect to Section 10.21).

Specified Representations” means the representations and warranties made solely by the Borrower and the Guarantors set forth in Section 5.01(a), Section 5.01(b)(ii), Section 5.02(a), Section 5.02(b)(i), Section 5.02(b)(ii)(y) and Section 5.02(b)(iii), Section 5.04, Section 5.14, Section 5.18(a) (subject to the last paragraph of Section 4.01(a)), Section 5.19, Section 5.21 and Section 5.22.

Standard Securitization Undertakings” means representations, warranties, covenants, indemnities and guarantees of performance entered into by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower which the Borrower has determined in good faith to be customary in a Receivables Financing including, without limitation, those relating to the servicing of the assets of a Receivables Subsidiary, it being understood that any Receivables Repurchase Obligation shall be deemed to be a Standard Securitization Undertaking.

Subordinated Indebtedness” means (a) with respect to the Borrower, any Indebtedness of the Borrower which is by its terms expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Obligations, and (b) with respect to any Guarantor, any Indebtedness of such Guarantor which is by its terms expressly subordinated in right of payment to its Guarantee of the Obligations.

Subsidiary” of a Person means a corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other business entity of which a majority of the shares of securities or other interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors or other governing body (other than securities or interests having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) are at the time beneficially owned directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to a “Subsidiary” or to “Subsidiaries” shall refer to a Subsidiary or Subsidiaries of the Borrower.

Successor Rate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(b).

Supported QFC” has the meaning specified in Section 10.23.

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 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

 

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agreement (any such master agreement, together with any related schedules, a “Master Agreement”), including any such obligations or liabilities under any Master Agreement.

Swap Obligations” means with respect to any Guarantor any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a “swap” within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

Swap Termination Value” means, in respect of any one or more Swap Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Swap Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Swap Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a), the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Swap Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Swap Contracts (which may include a Lender or any Affiliate of a Lender).

Swing Line Borrowing” means a borrowing of a Swing Line Loan pursuant to Section 2.04.

Swing Line Lender” means Bank of America in its capacity as provider of Swing Line Loans, or any successor swing line lender hereunder, in each case, with the commitments of each Swing Line Lender as set forth in Schedule 2.01.

Swing Line Loan” has the meaning specified in Section 2.04(a).

Swing Line Loan Notice” means a notice of a Swing Line Borrowing pursuant to Section 2.04(b), which shall be substantially in the form 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 approved by the Administrative Agent), appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower.

Swing Line Sublimit” means an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $100,000,000 and (b) the Revolving Credit Facility. The Swing Line Sublimit is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Credit Facility.

Synthetic Lease Obligation” means the monetary obligation of a Person under (a) a so-called synthetic, off-balance sheet or tax retention lease, or (b) an agreement for the use or possession of property (including Permitted Sale Lease-Back Transactions), in each case, creating obligations that do not appear on the balance sheet of such Person but which, upon the application of any Debtor Relief Laws to such Person, would be characterized as the indebtedness of such Person (without regard to accounting treatment).

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

Term Borrowing” means a borrowing consisting of simultaneous Term Loans of the same Type and, in the case of Term SOFR Loans, having the same Interest Period made by each of the Term Lenders pursuant to Section 2.01(a).

Term Commitment” means, as to each Term Lender, its obligation to make Term Loans to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.01(a) in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not to exceed the amount set forth opposite such Term Lender’s name on Schedule 2.01 under the caption “Term Commitment” or opposite such caption in the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Term

 

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Lender becomes a party hereto, as applicable, as such amount may be adjusted from time to time in accordance with this Agreement.

Term Facility” means, at any time, (a) on or prior to the Closing Date, the aggregate amount of the Term Commitments at such time and (b) thereafter, the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans of all Term Lenders outstanding at such time.

Term Lender” means (a) at any time on or prior to the Closing Date, any Lender that has a Term Commitment at such time and (b) at any time after the Closing Date, any Lender that holds Term Loans at such time.

Term Loan” means an advance made by any Term Lender under the Term Facility. The aggregate principal amount of Term Loans as of the Closing Date is $2,750,000,000.

Term Note” means a promissory note made by the Borrower in favor of a Term Lender evidencing Term Loans made by such Term Lender, substantially in the form of Exhibit C-1.

Term SOFR” means:

(a) 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 prior to 11:00 a.m. 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

(b) for any interest calculation with respect to a Base Rate 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 (a) or (b) 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 Revolving Credit Loan or a Term Loan that bears interest at a rate based on clause (a) of the definition of “Term SOFR.”

Term SOFR Replacement Date” has the meaning specified in Section 3.03(b).

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).

Total Consideration” means, with respect to any Acquisition, (without duplication) the sum of (a) the total amount of cash paid in connection with such Acquisition, (b) all Indebtedness incurred in connection with such Acquisition, (c) such amount of liabilities assumed in connection with such Acquisition (excluding normal trade payables, accruals and indemnities), (d) the amount of Indebtedness payable to the seller in connection with such Acquisition and (e) the amounts paid or to be paid under any covenant not to compete, consulting agreements, “earn-up” or “earn-out” agreements and other deferred or contingent payment obligations in connection with such Acquisition, as reasonably estimated by the Borrower.

 

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Total Credit Exposure” means, as to any Lender at any time, the unused Commitments and Revolving Credit Exposure of such Lender at such time.

Total Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Loans and all L/C Obligations.

Total Revolving Credit Outstandings” means the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Obligations.

Transactions” means, collectively, (a) the consummation of the Closing Date Acquisition, (b) the Closing Date Refinancing, (c) the entering into of this Agreement and making of Credit Extensions on the Closing Date, (d) the payment of fees, commissions, transaction costs and expenses incurred in connection with each of the foregoing and (e) all related transactions to occur on or prior to the Closing Date.

Type” means, with respect to a Loan, its character as a Base Rate Loan or a Term SOFR Loan.

UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York; provided that, if perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection or the priority of any security interest in any Collateral is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than the State of New York, “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect from time to time in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection, effect of perfection or non-perfection or priority.

UCP” means, with respect to any Letter of Credit, the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) Publication No. 600 (or such later version thereof as may be in effect at the time of issuance).

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

Undisclosed Administration” means, in relation to a Lender or its direct or indirect parent company, the appointment of an administrator, provisional liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian, or other similar official by a supervisory authority or regulator under or based on the law in the country where such Lender or such parent company is subject to home jurisdiction, if applicable law requires that such appointment not be disclosed.

United States” and “U.S.” mean the United States of America.

Unreimbursed Amount” has the meaning specified in Section 2.03(c)(i).

Unrestricted Subsidiary” means:

(1)    any Subsidiary of the Borrower that at the time of determination shall be designated an Unrestricted Subsidiary by the board of directors of the Borrower in accordance with Section 6.22; and

 

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(2)    any Subsidiary of an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

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

U.S. Special Resolution Regimes” has the meaning specified in Section 10.23.

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate” has the meaning specified in Section 3.01(e)(ii)(B)(3).

VAT” means (a) any tax imposed in compliance with the Council Directive of November 28, 2006 on the common system of value added tax (EC Directive 2006/112) and (b) any other tax of a similar nature, whether imposed in a member state of the European Union in substitution for such tax referred to in clause (a) above, or imposed elsewhere.

Weighted Average Life to Maturity” means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the number of years (and/or portion thereof) obtained by dividing: (a) the sum of the products obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payments of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (ii) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) that will elapse between such date and the making of such payment; by (b) the then outstanding principal amount of such Indebtedness.

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.

1.02    Other Interpretive Provisions. With reference to this Agreement and each other Loan Document, unless otherwise specified herein or in such other Loan Document:

(a)    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, (i) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document (including any Organization Document) shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein or in any other Loan Document), (ii) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (iii) the words “hereto,” “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder,” and words of similar import when used in any Loan Document, shall be construed to refer to such Loan

 

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Document in its entirety and not to any particular provision thereof, (iv) all references in a Loan Document to Articles, Sections, Preliminary Statements, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Preliminary Statements, Exhibits and Schedules to, the Loan Document in which such references appear, (v) any reference to any law shall include all statutory and regulatory provisions consolidating, amending, replacing or interpreting such law and any reference to any law or regulation shall, unless otherwise specified, refer to such law or regulation as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, and (vi) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights.

(b)    In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including;” the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding;” and the word “through” means “to and including.”

(c)    Section headings herein and in the other Loan Documents are included for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

(d)    Any reference herein to a merger, 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 limited partnership, or an allocation of assets to a series of a limited liability company or limited partnership (or the unwinding of such a division or allocation), as if it were a merger, amalgamation, consolidation, assignment, sale, disposition or transfer, or similar term, as applicable, to, of or with a separate Person. Any division of a limited liability company or limited partnership 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).

(e)    In connection with any action being taken in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition, for purposes of determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires that no Default, Event of Default or specified Event of Default, as applicable, has occurred, is continuing or would result from any such action, as applicable, such condition shall be deemed satisfied, so long as no Default, Event of Default or specified Event of Default, as applicable, exists on the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Acquisition are entered into (or public announcement of such Limited Condition Acquisition if in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition pursuant to Rule 2.7 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (or a similar arrangement in another jurisdiction subject to laws similar to The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)), in each case, after giving pro forma effect to such Limited Condition Acquisition and the actions to be taken in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) as if such Limited Condition Acquisition and other actions had occurred on such date. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has exercised its option under the first sentence of this clause (e), and any Default or Event of Default occurs following the date the definitive agreements (or public announcement of such Limited Condition Acquisition if in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition pursuant to Rule 2.7 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (or a similar arrangement in another jurisdiction subject to laws similar to The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)) for the applicable Limited Condition Acquisition were entered into and prior to the consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition, any such Default or Event of Default shall be deemed to not have occurred or be continuing solely for purposes of determining whether any action being taken in connection with such Limited Condition Acquisition is permitted hereunder.

(f)    In connection with any action being taken solely in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition, for purposes of determining compliance with any provision of this Agreement which requires the calculation of any ratio or testing availability under any baskets, including the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio, Consolidated Net Income and/or Consolidated EBITDA,

 

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and baskets determined by reference to Consolidated EBITDA or Consolidated Net Tangible Assets and, whether a Default or Event of Default exists in connection with the foregoing:

in each case, at the option of the Borrower (the Borrower’s election to exercise such option in connection with any Limited Condition Acquisition, an “LCA Election”), the date of determination of whether any such action is permitted hereunder, shall be deemed to be the date the definitive agreements for such Limited Condition Acquisition are entered into (or public announcement of such Limited Condition Acquisition if in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition pursuant to Rule 2.7 of The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (or a similar arrangement in another jurisdiction subject to laws similar to The City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)) (in each case, the “LCA Test Date”), and if, after giving pro forma effect to the Limited Condition Acquisition and the other transactions to be entered into in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) as if they had occurred at the beginning of the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters ending prior to the LCA Test Date for which consolidated financial statements of the Borrower are available, the Borrower could have taken such action on the relevant LCA Test Date in compliance with such ratio or basket, such ratio or basket shall be deemed to have been complied with. For the avoidance of doubt, if the Borrower has made an LCA Election and any of the ratios or baskets for which compliance was determined or tested as of the LCA Test Date are exceeded as a result of fluctuations in any such ratio or basket, including but not limited to, due to fluctuations in Consolidated Net Tangible Assets of the Borrower or the Person subject to such Limited Condition Acquisition, at or prior to the consummation of the relevant transaction or action, such baskets or ratios will not be deemed to have been exceeded as a result of such fluctuations. If the Borrower has made an LCA Election for any Limited Condition Acquisition, then in connection with any subsequent calculation unrelated to such Limited Condition Acquisition of any ratio or basket availability with respect to the incurrence of Indebtedness or Liens, or the making of Restricted Payments, mergers, the conveyance, lease or other transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower, the prepayment, redemption, purchase, defeasance or other satisfaction of Indebtedness, or the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary on or following the relevant LCA Test Date and prior to the earlier of the date on which such Limited Condition Acquisition is consummated or the definitive agreement for such Limited Condition Acquisition is terminated or expires without consummation of such Limited Condition Acquisition (or such public announcement is withdrawn), any such ratio or basket shall be calculated on a pro forma basis assuming such Limited Condition Acquisition and other transactions in connection therewith (including any incurrence of Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof) have been consummated; provided that the calculation of Consolidated Net Income (and any defined term a component of which is Consolidated Net Income) shall not include the Consolidated Net Income of the Person or assets to be acquired in any Limited Condition Acquisition for the purposes of calculating whether the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary is permitted to make any Restricted Payment pursuant to Section 7.06 until such time as such Limited Condition Acquisition is actually consummated (or such public announcement is withdrawn).

1.03    Accounting Terms.

(a)    Generally. All accounting terms not specifically or completely defined herein shall be construed in conformity with, and all financial data (including financial ratios and other financial calculations) required to be submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in conformity with, GAAP applied on a consistent basis, as in effect from time to time, applied in a manner consistent with that used in preparing the Audited Financial Statements of Quidel, except as otherwise specifically prescribed herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of determining compliance with any covenant (including the computation of any financial covenant) contained herein, Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be carried at 100% of the outstanding principal amount thereof, and the effects of FASB ASC 825 and FASB ASC 470-20 on financial liabilities shall be disregarded.

 

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(b)    Changes in GAAP. If at any time any change in GAAP (including the adoption of IFRS) would affect the computation of any financial ratio or requirement set forth in any Loan Document, and either the Borrower or the Required Lenders shall so request, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the Borrower shall negotiate in good faith to amend such ratio or requirement to preserve the original intent thereof in light of such change in GAAP (subject to the approval of the Required Lenders); provided that, until so amended, (A) such ratio or requirement shall continue to be computed in accordance with GAAP prior to such change therein and (B) the Borrower 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. Without limiting the foregoing, leases shall continue to be classified and accounted for on a basis consistent with that reflected in the Audited Financial Statements for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding any change in GAAP relating thereto, unless the parties hereto shall enter into a mutually acceptable amendment addressing such changes, as provided for above.

(c)    Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities. All references herein to consolidated financial statements of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or to the determination of any amount for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis or any similar reference shall, in each case, be deemed to include each variable interest entity that the Borrower is required to consolidate pursuant to FASB ASC 810 as if such variable interest entity were a Subsidiary as defined herein but for no other purpose.

1.04    Rounding. Any financial ratios required to be maintained by the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement shall be calculated by dividing the appropriate component by the other component, carrying the result to one place more than the number of places by which such ratio is expressed herein and rounding the result up or down to the nearest number (with a rounding-up if there is no nearest number).

1.05    Times of Day. Unless otherwise specified, all references herein to times of day shall be references to Pacific time (daylight or standard, as applicable).

1.06    Letter of Credit Amounts. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount of a Letter of Credit at any time shall be deemed to be the stated amount of such Letter of Credit in effect at such time; provided, however, that with respect to any Letter of Credit that, by its terms or the terms of any Issuer Document related thereto, provides for one or more automatic increases in the stated amount thereof, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be the maximum stated amount of such Letter of Credit after giving effect to all such increases, whether or not such maximum stated amount is in effect at such time.

1.07    Currency Equivalents Generally. Any amount specified in this Agreement (other than in Articles II, IX and X) or any of the other Loan Documents to be in Dollars shall also include the equivalent of such amount in any currency other than Dollars, such equivalent amount thereof in the applicable currency to be determined by the Administrative Agent at such time on the basis of the Spot Rate (as defined below) for the purchase of such currency with Dollars. For purposes of this Section 1.07, the “Spot Rate” for a currency means the rate determined by the Administrative Agent to be the rate quoted by the Administrative Agent 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 8:00 a.m. on the date two Business Days prior to the date of such determination; provided that the Administrative Agent may obtain such spot rate from another financial institution designated by the Administrative Agent if the Person acting in such capacity does not have as of the date of determination a spot buying rate for any such currency.

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of doubt, the selection of such rate and any related spread or other adjustment) that is an alternative or replacement for or successor to any such rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing) or the effect of any of the foregoing, or of any Conforming Changes. The Administrative Agent and its affiliates or other related entities may engage in transactions or other activities that affect any reference rate referred to herein, or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing) or any related spread or other adjustments thereto, in each case, in a manner adverse to the Borrower. The Administrative Agent may select information sources or services in its reasonable discretion to ascertain any reference rate referred to herein or any alternative, successor or replacement rate (including, without limitation, any Successor Rate) (or any component of any of the foregoing), in each case pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, and shall have no liability to the Borrower, any Lender or any other person or entity for damages of any kind, including direct or indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential damages, costs, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise and whether at law or in equity), for any error or other action or omission related to or affecting the selection, determination, or calculation of any rate (or component thereof) provided by any such information source or service.

ARTICLE II

THE COMMITMENTS AND CREDIT EXTENSIONS

2.01    The Loans.

(a)    The Term Borrowing. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Term Lender severally agrees to make a single loan in Dollars to the Borrower on the Closing Date in an amount not to exceed such Term Lender’s Term Commitment. The Term Borrowing shall consist of Term Loans made simultaneously by the Term Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentage of the Term Facility. Amounts borrowed under this Section 2.01(a) and repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. Term Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Term SOFR Loans, as further provided herein.

(b)    The Revolving Credit Borrowings. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Revolving Credit Lender severally agrees to make loans in Dollars (each such loan, a “Revolving Credit Loan”) to the Borrower from time to time ratably in accordance with their respective Revolving Credit Commitments, on any Business Day during the Availability Period, in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment; provided, however, that after giving effect to any Revolving Credit Borrowing, (i) the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Facility, and (ii) the Revolving Credit Exposure shall not exceed such Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment. Within the limits of each Revolving Credit Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.01(b), prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.01(b). Revolving Credit Loans may be Base Rate Loans or Term SOFR Loans, as further provided herein.

2.02    Borrowings, Conversions and Continuations of Loans.

(a)    Each Term Borrowing, each Revolving Credit Borrowing, each conversion of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, and each continuation of Term SOFR Loans shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Administrative Agent, which may be given by (A) telephone, or (B) a Committed Loan Notice; provided that any telephone notice must be confirmed immediately by delivery to the Administrative Agent of a Committed Loan Notice. Each such Committed Loan Notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 8:00 a.m. (i) three Business Days prior to the requested date of any Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term SOFR Loans or of any conversion of Term SOFR Loans to Base Rate Loans, and (ii) on the requested date of any Borrowing

 

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of Base Rate Loans; provided, however, that if the Borrower wishes to request Term SOFR Loans having an Interest Period other than one, three or six months in duration as provided in the definition of “Interest Period,” the applicable notice must be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 8:00 a.m. four Business Days prior to the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation, whereupon the Administrative Agent shall give prompt notice to the Appropriate Lenders of such request and determine whether the requested Interest Period is acceptable to all of them. Not later than 8:00 a.m., three Business Days before the requested date of such Borrowing, conversion or continuation, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower (which notice may be by telephone) whether or not the requested Interest Period has been consented to by all the Lenders. Each Borrowing of, conversion to or continuation of Term SOFR Loans shall be in a principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof. Except as provided in Sections 2.03(c) and 2.04(c), each Borrowing of or conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof. Each Committed Loan Notice shall specify (i) whether the Borrower is requesting a Term Borrowing, a Revolving Credit Borrowing, a conversion of Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans from one Type to the other, or a continuation of Term SOFR Loans, (ii) the requested date of the Borrowing, conversion or continuation, as the case may be (which shall be a Business Day), (iii) the principal amount of Loans to be borrowed, converted or continued, (iv) the Type of Loans to be borrowed or to which existing Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans are to be converted, and (v) if applicable, the duration of the Interest Period with respect thereto. If the Borrower fails to specify a Type of Loan in a Committed Loan Notice or if the Borrower fails to give a timely notice requesting a conversion or continuation, then the applicable Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans shall be made as, or converted to, Base Rate Loans. Any such automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans shall be effective as of the last day of the Interest Period then in effect with respect to the applicable Term SOFR Loans. If the Borrower requests a Borrowing of, conversion to, or continuation of Term SOFR Loans in any such Committed Loan Notice, but fails to specify an Interest Period, it will be deemed to have specified an Interest Period of one month.

(b)    Following receipt of a Committed Loan Notice, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Lender of the amount of its Applicable Percentage under the applicable Facility of the applicable Term Loans or Revolving Credit Loans, and if no timely notice of a conversion or continuation is provided by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Lender of the details of any automatic conversion to Base Rate Loans described in Section 2.02(a). In the case of a Term Borrowing or a Revolving Credit Borrowing, each Appropriate Lender shall make the amount of its Loan available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 11:00 a.m. on the Business Day specified in the applicable Committed Loan Notice. Upon satisfaction of the applicable conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (and, if such Borrowing is the initial Credit Extension, Section 4.01), the Administrative Agent shall make all funds so received available to the Borrower in like funds as received by the Administrative Agent either by (i) crediting the account of the Borrower on the books of Bank of America with the amount of such funds or (ii) wire transfer of such funds, in each case in accordance with instructions provided to (and reasonably acceptable to) the Administrative Agent by the Borrower; provided, however, that if, on the date a Committed Loan Notice with respect to a Revolving Credit Borrowing is given by the Borrower, there are L/C Borrowings outstanding, then the proceeds of such Revolving Credit Borrowing, first, shall be applied to the payment in full of any such L/C Borrowings, and second, shall be made available to the Borrower as provided above.

(c)    Except as otherwise provided herein, a Term SOFR Loan may be continued or converted only on the last day of an Interest Period for such Term SOFR Loan. During the existence of a Default, no Loans may be requested as, converted to or continued as Term SOFR Loans without the consent of the Required Lenders.

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rate. At any time that Base Rate Loans are outstanding, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of any change in Bank of America’s prime rate used in determining the Base Rate promptly following the public announcement of such change.

(e)    After giving effect to all Borrowings, all conversions of Loans from one Type to the other, and all continuations of Loans as the same Type, there shall not be more than 10 Interest Periods in effect in the aggregate in respect of the Facilities.

(f)    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, any Lender may exchange, continue or rollover the portion of its Loans in connection with any refinancing, extension, loan modification or similar transaction permitted by the terms of this Agreement, pursuant to a cashless settlement mechanism approved by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, and such Lender.

(g)    With respect to SOFR or Term SOFR, 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 or any other Loan Document; provided that, with respect to any such amendment effected, the Administrative Agent shall post each such amendment implementing such Conforming Changes to the Borrower and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.

2.03    Letters of Credit.

(a)    The Letter of Credit Commitment.

(i)    On and after the Closing Date, all Existing Letters of Credit that were issued by Barclays Bank PLC and Citibank, N.A. prior to the Closing Date shall continue to be Letters of Credit issued hereunder in respect of the Revolving Credit Commitments on the same terms as applicable to them immediately prior to the Closing Date, without need for any further action by the Borrower, any L/C Issuer or any other Person, and each Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed to have acquired, on the Closing Date, a risk participation in each such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Revolving Credit Facility multiplied by the amount of such Letter of Credit. On and after the date any Lender or Affiliate of a Lender becomes a L/C Issuer pursuant to clause (b) of the definition thereof (such date, the “L/C Issuer Date”), all Existing Letters of Credit that were issued by such L/C Issuer prior to the Closing Date shall continue to be Letters of Credit issued hereunder in respect of the Revolving Credit Commitments on the same terms as applicable to them immediately prior to the Closing Date, without need for any further action by the Borrower, any L/C Issuer or any other Person, and each Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed to have acquired, on the L/C Issuer Date, a risk participation in each such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to such Lender’s Applicable Percentage of the Revolving Credit Facility multiplied by the amount of such Letter of Credit. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, (A) each L/C Issuer agrees, in reliance upon the agreements of the Revolving Credit Lenders set forth in this Section 2.03, (1) from time to time on any Business Day during the period from the Closing Date until the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, to issue Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries, and to amend or extend Letters of Credit previously issued by it, in accordance with Section 2.03(b), and (2) to honor drawings under the Letters of Credit; and (B) the Revolving Credit Lenders severally agree to participate in Letters of Credit issued for the account of the Borrower or its Restricted Subsidiaries and any drawings thereunder; provided that, after giving effect to any L/C Credit Extension with respect to any Letter of Credit, (w) the L/C Obligations of such L/C Issuer shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit of such L/C Issuer, (x) the Total Revolving Credit

 

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Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Facility, (y) the Revolving Credit Exposure shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, and (z) the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit. Each request by the Borrower for the issuance or amendment of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to be a representation by the Borrower that the L/C Credit Extension so requested complies with the conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower’s ability to obtain Letters of Credit shall be fully revolving, and accordingly the Borrower may, during the foregoing period, obtain Letters of Credit to replace Letters of Credit that have expired or that have been drawn upon and reimbursed.

(ii)    No L/C Issuer shall issue any Letter of Credit if:

(A)    subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii), the expiry date of the requested Letter of Credit would occur more than twelve months after the date of issuance or last extension, unless the Required Revolving Lenders have approved such expiry date; or

(B)    the expiry date of the requested Letter of Credit would occur after the Letter of Credit Expiration Date, unless all the Revolving Credit Lenders and the L/C Issuer have approved such expiry date.

(iii)    No L/C Issuer shall be under any obligation to issue any Letter of Credit if:

(A)    any order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator shall by its terms purport to enjoin or restrain such L/C Issuer from issuing the Letter of Credit, or any Law applicable to such L/C Issuer or any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over such L/C Issuer shall prohibit, or request that such L/C Issuer refrain from, the issuance of letters of credit generally or the Letter of Credit in particular or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer with respect to the Letter of Credit any restriction, reserve or capital requirement (for which such L/C Issuer is not otherwise compensated hereunder) not in effect on the Closing Date, or shall impose upon such L/C Issuer any unreimbursed loss, cost or expense which was not applicable on the Closing Date and which such L/C Issuer in good faith deems material to it;

(B)    the issuance of such Letter of Credit would violate one or more policies of such L/C Issuer applicable to letters of credit generally;

(C)    except as otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent and such L/C Issuer, the Letter of Credit is in an initial stated amount less than $50,000, in the case of a commercial Letter of Credit, or $500,000, in the case of a standby Letter of Credit;

(D)    the Letter of Credit is to be denominated in a currency other than Dollars, Canadian Dollars, Japanese yen, pounds sterling or euros;

(E)    any Revolving Credit Lender is at that time a Defaulting Lender, unless such L/C Issuer has entered into arrangements, including the delivery of Cash Collateral, satisfactory to such L/C Issuer (in its sole discretion) with the Borrower or such Lender to eliminate such L/C Issuer’s actual or potential Fronting Exposure (after giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv) with respect to the Defaulting Lender arising from either the Letter of Credit then proposed to be issued or that Letter of Credit and all other L/C Obligations as to which such L/C Issuer has actual or potential Fronting Exposure, as it may elect in its sole discretion; or

 

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(F)    the Letter of Credit contains any provisions for automatic reinstatement of the stated amount after any drawing thereunder.

(iv)    No L/C Issuer shall amend any Letter of Credit if such L/C Issuer would not be permitted at such time to issue the Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof.

(v)    The L/C Issuer shall be under no obligation to amend any Letter of Credit if (A) such L/C Issuer would have no obligation at such time to issue the Letter of Credit in its amended form under the terms hereof, or (B) the beneficiary of the Letter of Credit does not accept the proposed amendment to the Letter of Credit.

(vi)    Each L/C Issuer shall act on behalf of the Revolving Credit Lenders with respect to any Letters of Credit issued by it and the documents associated therewith, and such L/C Issuer shall have all of the benefits and immunities (A) provided to the Administrative Agent in Article IX with respect to any acts taken or omissions suffered by such L/C Issuer in connection with Letters of Credit issued by it or proposed to be issued by it and Issuer Documents pertaining to such Letters of Credit as fully as if the term “Administrative Agent” as used in Article IX included such L/C Issuer with respect to such acts or omissions, and (B) as additionally provided herein with respect to such L/C Issuer.

(b)    Procedures for Issuance and Amendment of Letters of Credit; Auto-Extension Letters of Credit.

(i)    Each Letter of Credit shall be issued or amended, as the case may be, upon the request of the Borrower delivered to the relevant L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) in the form of a Letter of Credit Application, appropriately completed and signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower. Such Letter of Credit Application may be sent by facsimile, by United States mail, by overnight courier, by electronic transmission using the system provided by such L/C Issuer, by personal delivery or by any other means acceptable to such L/C Issuer. Such Letter of Credit Application must be received by such L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent not later than 11:00 a.m. at least two Business Days (or such later date and time as the Administrative Agent and such L/C Issuer may agree in a particular instance in their sole discretion) prior to the proposed issuance date or date of amendment, as the case may be. In the case of a request for an initial issuance of a Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to such L/C Issuer: (A) the proposed issuance date of the requested Letter of Credit (which shall be a Business Day); (B) the amount thereof; (C) the expiry date thereof; (D) the name and address of the beneficiary thereof; (E) the documents to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (F) the full text of any certificate to be presented by such beneficiary in case of any drawing thereunder; (G) the purpose and nature of the requested Letter of Credit; and (H) such other matters as such L/C Issuer may require. In the case of a request for an amendment of any outstanding Letter of Credit, such Letter of Credit Application shall specify in form and detail satisfactory to such L/C Issuer (1) the Letter of Credit to be amended; (2) the proposed date of amendment thereof (which shall be a Business Day); (3) the nature of the proposed amendment; and (4) such other matters as such L/C Issuer may require. Additionally, the Borrower shall furnish to such L/C Issuer and the Administrative Agent such other customary documents and information pertaining to such requested Letter of Credit issuance or amendment, including any Issuer Documents, as such L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent may reasonably require.

 

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(ii)    Promptly after receipt of any Letter of Credit Application, the relevant L/C Issuer will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has received a copy of such Letter of Credit Application from the Borrower and, if not, such L/C Issuer will provide the Administrative Agent with a copy thereof. Unless such L/C Issuer has received written notice from any Revolving Credit Lender, the Administrative Agent or any Loan Party, at least one Business Day prior to the requested date of issuance or amendment of the applicable Letter of Credit, that one or more applicable conditions contained in Article IV shall not then be satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, such L/C Issuer shall, on the requested date, issue a Letter of Credit for the account of the Borrower (or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary) or enter into the applicable amendment, as the case may be, in each case in accordance with such L/C Issuer’s usual and customary business practices. Immediately upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, each Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from such L/C Issuer a risk participation in such Letter of Credit in an amount equal to the product of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage times the amount of such Letter of Credit.

(iii)    If the Borrower so requests in any applicable Letter of Credit Application, any L/C Issuer may, in its sole discretion, agree to issue a standby Letter of Credit that has automatic extension provisions (each, an “Auto-Extension Letter of Credit”); provided that any such Auto-Extension Letter of Credit must permit such L/C Issuer to prevent any such extension at least once in each twelve-month period (commencing with the date of issuance of such standby Letter of Credit) by giving prior notice to the beneficiary thereof not later than a day (the “Non-Extension Notice Date”) in each such twelve-month period to be agreed upon at the time such standby Letter of Credit is issued. Unless otherwise directed by such L/C Issuer, the Borrower shall not be required to make a specific request to such L/C Issuer for any such extension. Once an Auto-Extension Letter of Credit has been issued, the Revolving Credit Lenders shall be deemed to have authorized (but may not require) such L/C Issuer to permit the extension of such standby Letter of Credit at any time to an expiry date not later than the Letter of Credit Expiration Date; provided, however, that such L/C Issuer shall not permit any such extension if (A) such L/C Issuer has determined that it would not be permitted, or would have no obligation at such time to issue such standby Letter of Credit in its revised form (as extended) under the terms hereof (by reason of the provisions of clause (ii) or (iii) of Section 2.03(a) or otherwise), or (B) it has received notice (which may be by telephone or in writing) on or before the day that is seven Business Days before the Non-Extension Notice Date (1) from the Administrative Agent that the Required Revolving Lenders have elected not to permit such extension or (2) from the Administrative Agent, any Revolving Credit Lender or the Borrower that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Section 4.02 is not then satisfied, and in each such case directing such L/C Issuer not to permit such extension.

(iv)    Promptly after its delivery of any Letter of Credit or any amendment to a Letter of Credit to an advising bank with respect thereto or to the beneficiary thereof, such L/C Issuer will also deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent a true and complete copy of such Letter of Credit or amendment.

(c)    Drawings and Reimbursements; Funding of Participations.

(i)    Upon receipt from the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of any notice of a drawing under such Letter of Credit, the applicable L/C Issuer shall notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent thereof. Not later than 1:00 p.m. on the Business Day after the date of any payment by the applicable L/C Issuer under a Letter of Credit (each such date, an “Honor Date”), the Borrower shall reimburse such L/C Issuer through the Administrative Agent in an amount equal

 

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to the amount of such drawing plus accrued interest on the amount of such drawing (which interest shall accrue from the Honor Date to the time of reimbursements as if the amount of such drawing were a Base Rate Loan). If the Borrower fails to so reimburse such L/C Issuer by such time, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify each Revolving Credit Lender of the Honor Date, the Dollar Equivalent of the amount of the unreimbursed drawing (such Dollar Equivalent, the “Unreimbursed Amount”), and the amount of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage thereof. In such event, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans to be disbursed on the Honor Date in an amount equal to the Unreimbursed Amount, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified in Section 2.02 for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the amount of the unutilized portion of the Revolving Credit Commitments and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than the delivery of a Committed Loan Notice). Any notice given by an L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section 2.03(c)(i) may be given by telephone if immediately confirmed in writing; provided that the lack of such an immediate confirmation shall not affect the conclusiveness or binding effect of such notice.

(ii)    Each Revolving Credit Lender (including a Lender acting as L/C Issuer) shall upon any notice pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) make funds available (and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral provided for this purpose) for the account of the relevant L/C Issuer at the Administrative Agent’s Office in an amount equal to its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of the Unreimbursed Amount not later than 10:00 a.m. on the Business Day specified in such notice by the Administrative Agent, whereupon, subject to the provisions of Section 2.03(c)(iii), each Revolving Credit Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the relevant L/C Issuer.

(iii)    With respect to any Unreimbursed Amount that is not fully refinanced by a Revolving Credit Borrowing of Base Rate Loans because the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 cannot be satisfied or for any other reason, the Borrower shall be deemed to have incurred from the relevant L/C Issuer an L/C Borrowing in the amount of the Unreimbursed Amount that is not so refinanced, which L/C Borrowing shall be due and payable on demand (together with interest) and shall bear interest at the Default Rate. In such event, each Revolving Credit Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of such L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(ii) shall be deemed payment in respect of its participation in such L/C Borrowing and shall constitute an L/C Advance from such Lender in satisfaction of its participation obligation under this Section 2.03.

(iv)    Until each Revolving Credit Lender funds its Revolving Credit Loan or L/C Advance pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) to reimburse the relevant L/C Issuer for any amount drawn under any Letter of Credit, interest in respect of such Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of such amount shall be solely for the account of such L/C Issuer.

(v)    Each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans or L/C Advances to reimburse an L/C Issuer for amounts drawn under Letters of Credit, as contemplated by this Section 2.03(c), shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against such L/C Issuer, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever; (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to this Section 2.03(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 (other than delivery by the Borrower of a Committed Loan Notice). No such making of an L/C Advance shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer for the amount of any payment made by such L/C Issuer under any Letter of Credit, together with interest as provided herein.

 

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(vi)    If any Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable L/C Issuer any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.03(c) by the time specified in Section 2.03(c)(ii), then, without limiting the other provisions of this Agreement, the applicable L/C Issuer 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 such L/C Issuer at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the applicable L/C Issuer in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by such L/C Issuer in connection with the foregoing. If such Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Revolving Credit Loan included in the relevant Revolving Credit Borrowing or L/C Advance in respect of the relevant L/C Borrowing, as the case may be. A certificate of any L/C Issuer submitted to any Revolving Credit Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this Section 2.03(c)(vi) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(d)    Repayment of Participations.

(i)    At any time after an L/C Issuer has made a payment under any Letter of Credit and has received from any Revolving Credit Lender such Lender’s L/C Advance in respect of such payment in accordance with Section 2.03(c), if the Administrative Agent receives for the account of such L/C Issuer any payment in respect of the related Unreimbursed Amount or interest thereon (whether directly from the Borrower or otherwise, including proceeds of Cash Collateral applied thereto by the Administrative Agent), the Administrative Agent will distribute to such Lender its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage thereof in the same funds as those received by the Administrative Agent.

(ii)    If any payment received by the Administrative Agent for the account of an L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 2.03(c)(i) is required to be returned under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by such L/C Issuer in its discretion), each Revolving Credit Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of such L/C Issuer its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned by such Lender, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

(e)    Obligations Absolute. The obligation of the Borrower to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer for each drawing under each Letter of Credit and to repay each L/C Borrowing shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under all circumstances, including the following:

(i)    any lack of validity or enforceability of such Letter of Credit, this Agreement, or any other Loan Document;

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transferee of such Letter of Credit (or any Person for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting), any L/C Issuer or any other Person, whether in connection with this Agreement, the transactions contemplated hereby or by such Letter of Credit or any agreement or instrument relating thereto, or any unrelated transaction;

(iii)    any draft, demand, certificate or other document presented under such Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect; or any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document required in order to make a drawing under such Letter of Credit;

(iv)    waiver by any L/C Issuer of any requirement that exists for such L/C Issuer’s protection and not the protection of the Borrower or any waiver by such L/C Issuer which does not in fact materially prejudice the Borrower;

(v)    honor of a demand for payment presented electronically even if such Letter of Credit requires that demand be in the form of a draft;

(vi)    any payment made by any L/C Issuer in respect of an otherwise complying item presented after the date specified as the expiration date of, or the date by which documents must be received under such Letter of Credit if presentation after such date is authorized by the UCC, the ISP or the UCP, as applicable;

(vii)    any payment by the applicable L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or certificate that does not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit; or any payment made by any L/C Issuer under such Letter of Credit to any Person purporting to be a trustee in bankruptcy, debtor-in-possession, assignee for the benefit of creditors, liquidator, receiver or other representative of or successor to any beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit, including any arising in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law; or

(viii)    any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, including any other circumstance that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries.

The Borrower shall promptly examine a copy of each Letter of Credit and each amendment thereto that is delivered to it and, in the event of any claim of noncompliance with the Borrower’s instructions or other irregularity, the Borrower will immediately notify the applicable L/C Issuer. The Borrower shall be conclusively deemed to have waived any such claim against each L/C Issuer and its correspondents unless such notice is given as aforesaid.

(f)    Role of L/C Issuer. Each Lender and the Borrower agree that, in paying any drawing under a Letter of Credit, no L/C Issuer shall have any responsibility to obtain any document (other than any sight draft, certificates and documents expressly required by the Letter of Credit) or to ascertain or inquire as to the validity or accuracy of any such document or the authority of the Person executing or delivering any such document. None of the L/C Issuers, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of any L/C Issuer shall be liable to any Lender for (i) any action taken or omitted in connection herewith at the request or with the approval of the Revolving Credit Lenders or the Required Revolving Lenders, as applicable; (ii) any action taken or omitted in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct; or (iii) the due execution, effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any document or instrument related to any Letter of Credit or Issuer Document. The Borrower hereby assumes all risks of the acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee with respect to its use of any

 

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Letter of Credit; provided, however, that this assumption is not intended to, and shall not, preclude the Borrower’s pursuing such rights and remedies as it may have against the beneficiary or transferee at law or under any other agreement. None of the L/C Issuers, the Administrative Agent, any of their respective Related Parties nor any correspondent, participant or assignee of any L/C Issuer shall be liable or responsible for any of the matters described in clauses (i) through (viii) of Section 2.03(e); provided, however, that anything in such clauses to the contrary notwithstanding, the Borrower may have a claim against an L/C Issuer, and such L/C Issuer may be liable to the Borrower, to the extent, but only to the extent, of any direct, as opposed to consequential or exemplary, damages suffered by the Borrower which the Borrower proves were caused by such L/C Issuer’s willful misconduct or gross negligence or such L/C Issuer’s willful failure to pay under any Letter of Credit after the presentation to it by the beneficiary of a sight draft and certificate(s) strictly complying with the terms and conditions of a Letter of Credit. In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, an L/C Issuer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in order, without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, and such L/C Issuer shall not be responsible for the validity or sufficiency of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign a Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof, in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason. The L/C Issuer may send a Letter of Credit or conduct any communication to or from the beneficiary via the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (“SWIFT”) message or overnight courier, or any other commercially reasonable means of communicating with a beneficiary.

(g)    Applicability of ISP and UCP; Limitation of Liability. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the applicable L/C Issuer and the Borrower when a Letter of Credit is issued, (i) the rules of the ISP shall apply to each standby Letter of Credit, and (ii) the rules of the UCP shall apply to each commercial Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no L/C Issuer shall be responsible to the Borrower for, and no L/C Issuer’s rights and remedies against the Borrower shall be impaired by, any action or inaction of any L/C Issuer required or permitted under any law, order, or practice that is required or permitted to be applied to any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, including the Law or any order of a jurisdiction where any L/C Issuer or the beneficiary is located, the practice stated in the ISP or UCP, as applicable, or in the decisions, opinions, practice statements, or official commentary of the ICC Banking Commission, the Bankers Association for Finance and Trade - International Financial Services Association (BAFT-IFSA), or the Institute of International Banking Law & Practice, whether or not any Letter of Credit chooses such law or practice.

(h)    Letter of Credit Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Credit Lender in accordance with its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage a Letter of Credit fee (the “Letter of Credit Fee”) for each Letter of Credit equal to the Applicable Rate times the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06. Letter of Credit Fees shall be (i) due and payable on the first Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand and (ii) computed on a quarterly basis in arrears. If there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the daily amount available to be drawn under each Letter of Credit shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, upon the request of the Required Revolving Lenders, while any Event of Default exists, all Letter of Credit Fees shall accrue at the Default Rate.

(i)    Fronting Fee and Documentary and Processing Charges Payable to L/C Issuers. The Borrower shall pay directly to the applicable L/C Issuer for its own account a fronting fee with respect to each Letter of Credit, at the rate per annum equal to 0.125% of the Dollar Equivalent amount of the

 

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maximum amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit (whether or not such maximum amount is then in effect under such Letter of Credit if such maximum amount increases periodically pursuant to the terms of such Letter of Credit), computed on the daily amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit on a quarterly basis in arrears. Such fronting fee shall be due and payable on the tenth Business Day after the end of each March, June, September and December in respect of the most recently-ended quarterly period (or portion thereof, in the case of the first payment), commencing with the first such date to occur after the issuance of such Letter of Credit, on the Letter of Credit Expiration Date and thereafter on demand. For purposes of computing the daily amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit, the amount of such Letter of Credit shall be determined in accordance with Section 1.06. In addition, the Borrower shall pay directly to the applicable L/C Issuer for its own account the customary issuance, presentation, amendment and other processing fees, and other standard costs and charges, of such L/C Issuer relating to letters of credit as from time to time in effect. Such customary fees and standard costs and charges are due and payable on demand and are nonrefundable.

(j)    Conflict with Issuer Documents. In the event of any conflict between the terms hereof and the terms of any Issuer Document, the terms hereof shall control.

(k)    Letters of Credit Issued for Restricted Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding that a Letter of Credit issued or outstanding hereunder is in support of any obligations of, or is for the account of, a Restricted Subsidiary, the Borrower shall be obligated to reimburse the applicable L/C Issuer hereunder for any and all drawings under such Letter of Credit. The Borrower hereby acknowledges that the issuance of Letters of Credit for the account of Restricted Subsidiaries inures to the benefit of the Borrower, and that the Borrower’s business derives substantial benefits from the businesses of such Restricted Subsidiaries.

(l)    L/C Issuer Reports to the Administrative Agent. Unless otherwise agreed by the Administrative Agent, each L/C Issuer shall, in addition to its notification obligations set forth elsewhere in this Section 2.03, provide the Administrative Agent a Letter of Credit Report, as set forth below:

(i)    reasonably prior to the time that such L/C Issuer issues, amends, renews, increases or extends a Letter of Credit, the date of such issuance, amendment, renewal, increase or extension and the stated amount of the applicable Letters of Credit after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (and whether the amounts thereof shall have changed);

(ii)    on each Business Day on which such L/C Issuer makes a payment pursuant to a Letter of Credit, the date and amount of such payment;

(iii)    on any Business Day on which a Borrower fails to reimburse a payment made pursuant to a Letter of Credit required to be reimbursed to such L/C Issuer on such day, the date of such failure and the amount of such payment;

(iv)    on any other Business Day, such other information as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably request as to the Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer; and

(v)    for so long as any Letter of Credit issued by an L/C Issuer is outstanding, such L/C Issuer shall deliver to the Administrative Agent (A) on the last Business Day of each calendar month, (B) at all other times a Letter of Credit Report is required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement, and (C) on each date that (1) an L/C Credit Extension occurs or (2) there is any expiration, cancellation and/or disbursement, in each case, with respect to any such Letter of Credit, a Letter of Credit Report appropriately completed with the information for every outstanding Letter of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer.

 

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2.04    Swing Line Loans.

(a)    The Swing Line. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swing Line Lender, in reliance upon the agreements of the other Lenders set forth in this Section 2.04, may in its sole discretion make loans (each such loan, a “Swing Line Loan”) to the Borrower from time to time on any Business Day during the Availability Period in an aggregate amount not to exceed at any time outstanding the amount of the Swing Line Sublimit, notwithstanding the fact that such Swing Line Loans, when aggregated with the Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans and L/C Obligations of the Lender acting as Swing Line Lender, may exceed the amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment; provided, however, that after giving effect to any Swing Line Loan, (x)(i) the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings shall not exceed the Revolving Credit Facility at such time, and (ii) the Revolving Credit Exposure of any Revolving Credit Lender shall not exceed such Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment, (y) the Borrower shall not use the proceeds of any Swing Line Loan to refinance any outstanding Swing Line Loan, and (z) the Swing Line Lender shall not be under any obligation to make any Swing Line Loan if it shall determine (which determination shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error) that it has, or by such Credit Extension may have, Fronting Exposure. Within the foregoing limits, and subject to the other terms and conditions hereof, the Borrower may borrow under this Section 2.04, prepay under Section 2.05, and reborrow under this Section 2.04. Each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest only at a rate based on the Base Rate. Immediately upon the making of a Swing Line Loan, each Revolving Credit Lender shall be deemed to, and hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to, purchase from the Swing Line Lender a risk participation in such Swing Line Loan in an amount equal to the product of such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage times the amount of such Swing Line Loan.

(b)    Borrowing Procedures. Each Swing Line Borrowing shall be made upon the Borrower’s irrevocable notice to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent, which may be given by (A) telephone or (B) by a Swing Line Loan Notice; provided that any telephonic notice must be confirmed promptly by delivery to the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent of a Swing Line Loan Notice. Each such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 12:00 p.m. on the requested borrowing date, and shall specify (i) the amount to be borrowed, which shall be a minimum of $100,000, and (ii) the requested borrowing date, which shall be a Business Day. Promptly after receipt by the Swing Line Lender of any Swing Line Loan Notice, the Swing Line Lender will confirm with the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) that the Administrative Agent has also received such Swing Line Loan Notice and, if not, the Swing Line Lender will notify the Administrative Agent (by telephone or in writing) of the contents thereof. Unless the Swing Line Lender has received notice (by telephone or in writing) from the Administrative Agent (including at the request of any Revolving Credit Lender) prior to 1:00 p.m. on the date of the proposed Swing Line Borrowing (A) directing the Swing Line Lender not to make such Swing Line Loan as a result of the limitations set forth in the first proviso to the first sentence of Section 2.04(a), or (B) that one or more of the applicable conditions specified in Article IV is not then satisfied, then, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Swing Line Lender will, not later than 2:00 p.m. on the borrowing date specified in such Swing Line Loan Notice, make the amount of its Swing Line Loan available to the Borrower.

(c)    Refinancing of Swing Line Loans.

(i)    The Swing Line Lender at any time in its sole and absolute discretion may request, on behalf of the Borrower (which hereby irrevocably authorizes the Swing Line Lender to so request on its behalf), that each Revolving Credit Lender make a Base Rate Loan in an amount

 

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equal to such Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of the amount of Swing Line Loans then outstanding. Such request shall be made in writing (which written request shall be deemed to be a Committed Loan Notice for purposes hereof) and in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.02, without regard to the minimum and multiples specified therein for the principal amount of Base Rate Loans, but subject to the unutilized portion of the Revolving Credit Facility and the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. The Swing Line Lender shall furnish the Borrower with a copy of the applicable Committed Loan Notice promptly after delivering such notice to the Administrative Agent. Each Revolving Credit Lender shall make an amount equal to its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of the amount specified in such Committed Loan Notice available to the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds (and the Administrative Agent may apply Cash Collateral available with respect to the applicable Swing Line Loan) for the account of the Swing Line Lender at the Administrative Agent’s Office not later than 10:00 a.m. on the day specified in such Committed Loan Notice, whereupon, subject to Section 2.04(c)(ii), each Revolving Credit Lender that so makes funds available shall be deemed to have made a Base Rate Loan to the Borrower in such amount. The Administrative Agent shall remit the funds so received to the Swing Line Lender.

(ii)    If for any reason any Swing Line Loan cannot be refinanced by such a Revolving Credit Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.04(c)(i), the request for Base Rate Loans submitted by the Swing Line Lender as set forth herein shall be deemed to be a request by the Swing Line Lender that each of the Revolving Credit Lenders fund its risk participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan and each Revolving Credit Lender’s payment to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender pursuant to Section 2.04(c)(i) shall be deemed payment in respect of such participation.

(iii)    If any Revolving Credit Lender fails to make available to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Swing Line Lender any amount required to be paid by such Lender pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.04(c) by the time specified in Section 2.04(c)(i), the Swing Line 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 Swing Line Lender at a rate per annum equal to the greater of the Federal Funds Rate and a rate determined by the Swing Line Lender in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation, plus any administrative, processing or similar fees customarily charged by the Swing Line Lender in connection with the foregoing. If such Lender pays such amount (with interest and fees as aforesaid), the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Revolving Credit Loan included in the relevant Revolving Credit Borrowing or funded participation in the relevant Swing Line Loan, as the case may be. A certificate of the Swing Line Lender submitted to any Lender (through the Administrative Agent) with respect to any amounts owing under this clause (iii) shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(iv)    Each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans or to purchase and fund risk participations in Swing Line Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including (A) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender may have against the Swing Line Lender, the Borrower or any other Person for any reason whatsoever, (B) the occurrence or continuance of a Default, or (C) any other occurrence, event or condition, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing; provided, however, that each Revolving Credit Lender’s obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to this Section 2.04(c) is subject to the conditions set forth in Section 4.02. No such funding of risk participations shall relieve or otherwise impair the obligation of the Borrower to repay Swing Line Loans, together with interest as provided herein.

 

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(d)    Repayment of Participations.

(i)    At any time after any Revolving Credit Lender has purchased and funded a risk participation in a Swing Line Loan, if the Swing Line Lender receives any payment on account of such Swing Line Loan, the Swing Line Lender will distribute to such Revolving Credit Lender its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage thereof in the same funds as those received by the Swing Line Lender.

(ii)    If any payment received by the Swing Line Lender in respect of principal or interest on any Swing Line Loan is required to be returned by the Swing Line Lender under any of the circumstances described in Section 10.05 (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Swing Line Lender in its discretion), each Revolving Credit Lender shall pay to the Swing Line Lender its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage thereof on demand of the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such amount is returned, at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate. The Administrative Agent will make such demand upon the request of the Swing Line Lender. The obligations of the Lenders under this clause shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

(e)    Interest for Account of Swing Line Lender. The Swing Line Lender shall be responsible for invoicing the Borrower for interest on the Swing Line Loans. Until each Revolving Credit Lender funds its Base Rate Loan or risk participation pursuant to this Section 2.04 to refinance such Revolving Credit Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of any Swing Line Loan, interest in respect of such Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage shall be solely for the account of the Swing Line Lender.

(f)    Payments Directly to Swing Line Lender. The Borrower shall make all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Swing Line Loans directly to the Swing Line Lender.

2.05    Prepayments.

(a)    Optional.

(i)    The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, at any time or from time to time voluntarily prepay Term Loans and Revolving Credit Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (i) such notice must be in a form acceptable to the Administrative Agent and be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 8:00 a.m. (A) three Business Days prior to any date of prepayment of Term SOFR Loans and (B) on the date of prepayment of Base Rate Loans; (ii) any prepayment of Term SOFR Loans shall be in a principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof; and (iii) any prepayment of Base Rate Loans shall be in a principal amount of $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in excess thereof or, in each case, if less, the entire principal amount thereof then outstanding. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment and the Type(s) of Loans to be prepaid and, if Term SOFR Loans are to be prepaid, the Interest Period(s) of such Loans. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify each Lender of its receipt of each such notice, and of the amount of such Lender’s ratable portion of such prepayment (based on such Lender’s Applicable Percentage in respect of the relevant Facility). If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein. Any prepayment of a Term SOFR Loan shall be accompanied by all accrued interest on the amount prepaid to but not including the date of the repayment, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05. Each prepayment of the outstanding Term Loans pursuant to this Section 2.05(a) shall be applied to the principal repayment installments thereof as the Borrower may direct (and, in the absence of any

 

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such direction, to the principal repayment installments thereof in direct order of maturity), and subject to Section 2.16, each such prepayment shall be applied to the Loans of the Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages.

(ii)    The Borrower may, upon notice to the Swing Line Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), at any time or from time to time, voluntarily prepay Swing Line Loans in whole or in part without premium or penalty; provided that (A) such notice must be received by the Swing Line Lender and the Administrative Agent not later than 10:00 a.m. on the date of the prepayment, and (B) any such prepayment shall be in a minimum principal amount of $100,000. Each such notice shall specify the date and amount of such prepayment. If such notice is given by the Borrower, the Borrower shall make such prepayment and the payment amount specified in such notice shall be due and payable on the date specified therein.

(b)    Mandatory.

(i)    [Reserved].

(ii)    If any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries Disposes of any property (other than any Disposition of any property permitted by Sections 7.05(a)-(m), (o) and (r)-(s)) which results in the realization by such Person of Net Cash Proceeds, the Borrower shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of Loans equal to 100% of such Net Cash Proceeds immediately upon receipt thereof by such Person (such prepayments to be applied as set forth in clauses (v) and (vii) below); provided that with respect to any Net Cash Proceeds realized under any other Disposition described in this Section 2.05(b)(ii), at the election of the Borrower (as notified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date of such Disposition), and so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary may reinvest all or any portion of such Net Cash Proceeds in operating assets so long as (1) within 365 days after receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds, such reinvestment shall have been consummated (or a definitive agreement to so reinvest shall have been executed), and (2) if a definitive agreement to so reinvest has been executed within such 365-day period, then such reinvestment shall have been consummated within 180 days after the date of entering into of such definitive agreement (in each case, as certified by the Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent); and provided further that any Net Cash Proceeds not subject to such definitive agreement or so reinvested shall be immediately applied to the prepayment of the Loans as set forth in this Section 2.05(b)(ii).

(iii)    Upon the incurrence or issuance by any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness expressly permitted to be incurred or issued pursuant to Section 7.02), the Borrower shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of Loans equal to 100% of all Net Cash Proceeds received therefrom immediately upon receipt thereof by such Loan Party or such Restricted Subsidiary (such prepayments to be applied as set forth in clauses (v) and (vii) below).

(iv)    Upon any Extraordinary Receipt received by or paid to or for the account of any Loan Party in excess of $1,000,000 or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, and not otherwise included in clause (ii) or (iii) of this Section 2.05(b), the Borrower shall prepay an aggregate principal amount of Loans equal to 100% of all Net Cash Proceeds received therefrom promptly following receipt thereof by such Loan Party or such Restricted Subsidiary (such prepayments to be applied as set forth in clauses (v) and (vii) below); provided, however, that with respect to any proceeds of insurance, condemnation awards (or payments in lieu thereof) or indemnity payments, at the election of the Borrower (as notified by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date of receipt of such insurance proceeds, condemnation awards or indemnity payments), and

 

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so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, such Loan Party or such Restricted Subsidiary may reinvest all or any portion of such Net Cash Proceeds in operating assets so long as (A) within 180 days after receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds, such reinvestment shall have been consummated (or a definitive agreement to so reinvest shall have been executed), and (B) if a definitive agreement to so reinvest has been executed within such 180-day period, then such reinvestment shall have been consummated within 180 days after the date of entering into of such definitive agreement (in each case, as certified by the Borrower in writing to the Administrative Agent); and provided further that any Net Cash Proceeds not subject to such definitive agreement or so reinvested shall be immediately applied to the prepayment of the Loans as set forth in this Section 2.05(b)(iv).

(v)    Each prepayment of Loans pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.05(b)(i) through (iv) shall be applied, first, to the Term Facility to the principal repayment installments thereof in direct order of maturity to the next four principal repayment installments thereof and, thereafter, to the remaining principal repayment installments (including any installment on the Maturity Date) thereof in direct order of maturity and, second, to the Revolving Credit Facility in the manner set forth in clause (vii) of this Section 2.05(b).

(vi)    If for any reason the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings at any time exceed the Revolving Credit Facility at such time, the Borrower shall immediately prepay Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Line Loans and L/C Borrowings and/or Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations (other than the L/C Borrowings) in an aggregate amount equal to such excess.

(vii)    Prepayments of the Revolving Credit Facility made pursuant to this Section 2.05(b), first, shall be applied ratably to the L/C Borrowings and the Swing Line Loans, second, shall be applied ratably to the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans, and, third, shall be used to Cash Collateralize the remaining L/C Obligations; and, in the case of prepayments of the Revolving Credit Facility required pursuant to clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this Section 2.05(b), the amount remaining, if any, after the prepayment in full of all L/C Borrowings, Swing Line Loans and Revolving Credit Loans outstanding at such time and the Cash Collateralization of the remaining L/C Obligations in full may be retained by the Borrower for use in the ordinary course of its business. Upon the drawing of any Letter of Credit that has been Cash Collateralized, the funds held as Cash Collateral shall be applied (without any further action by or notice to or from the Borrower or any other Loan Party) to reimburse the L/C Issuers or the Revolving Credit Lenders, as applicable.

2.06    Termination or Reduction of Commitments.

(a)    Optional. The Borrower may, upon notice to the Administrative Agent, terminate the Revolving Credit Facility, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit, or from time to time permanently reduce the Revolving Credit Facility, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit; provided that (i) any such notice shall be received by the Administrative Agent not later than 8:00 a.m. five Business Days prior to the date of termination or reduction, (ii) any such partial reduction shall be in an aggregate amount of $10,000,000 or any whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess thereof and (iii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce (A) the Revolving Credit Facility if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Total Revolving Credit Outstandings would exceed the Revolving Credit Facility as proposed to be reduced, (B) the Letter of Credit Sublimit if, after giving effect thereto, the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations not fully Cash Collateralized hereunder would exceed the Letter of Credit Sublimit as proposed to be reduced, or (C) the Swing Line Sublimit if, after giving effect thereto and to any concurrent prepayments hereunder, the Outstanding Amount of Swing Line Loans would exceed the Swing Line Sublimit as proposed to be reduced.

 

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(b)    Mandatory.

(i)    The aggregate Term Commitments shall be automatically and permanently reduced to zero on the date of the Term Borrowing.

(ii)    If after giving effect to any reduction or termination of Revolving Credit Commitments under this Section 2.06, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit exceeds the Revolving Credit Facility at such time, the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit, as the case may be, shall be automatically reduced by the amount of such excess.

(c)    Application of Commitment Reductions; Payment of Fees. The Administrative Agent will promptly notify the Lenders of any termination or reduction of the Letter of Credit Sublimit, Swing Line Sublimit or the Revolving Credit Commitment under this Section 2.06. Upon any reduction of the Revolving Credit Commitments, the Revolving Credit Commitment of each Revolving Credit Lender shall be reduced by such Lender’s Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage of such reduction amount. All fees in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility accrued until the effective date of any termination of the Revolving Credit Facility shall be paid on the effective date of such termination.

2.07    Repayment of Loans.

(a)    Term Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Term Lenders the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans outstanding on the last Business Day of each fiscal quarter set forth below (with the first such payment date being the last business day of the first full fiscal quarter of the Borrower ending after the Closing Date) in an amount equal to the percentage set forth opposite such date times the aggregate initial principal amount of the Term Loans actually made on the Closing Date pursuant to Section 2.01(a) (which amounts shall be reduced as a result of the application of mandatory and voluntary prepayments as set forth herein):

 

Fiscal Quarter Payment Date

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First eight full fiscal quarters after the Closing Date

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Thereafter

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provided, however, that the final principal repayment installment of the Term Loans shall be repaid on the Maturity Date for the Term Facility and in any event shall be in an amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans outstanding on such date.

(b)    Revolving Credit Loans. The Borrower shall repay to the Revolving Credit Lenders on the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility the aggregate principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans outstanding on such date.

(c)    Swing Line Loans. The Borrower shall repay each Swing Line Loan on the earlier to occur of (i) the date ten Business Days after such Loan is made and (ii) the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility.

2.08    Interest.

(a)    Subject to the provisions of Section 2.08(b), (i) each Term SOFR Loan under a Facility shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof for each Interest Period at a rate per annum equal to the Term SOFR for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Rate for such Facility; (ii) each Base Rate Loan under a Facility shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the

 

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applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate for such Facility; and (iii) each Swing Line Loan shall bear interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof from the applicable borrowing date at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate for the Revolving Credit Facility.

(b)    (i) If any amount of principal of any Loan is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Laws.

(ii)    If any amount (other than principal of any Loan) payable by the Borrower under any Loan Document is not paid when due (without regard to any applicable grace periods), whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, then upon the request of the Required Lenders such amount shall thereafter bear interest at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Laws.

(iii)    Upon the request of the Required Lenders, while any Event of Default exists (other than as set forth in Sections 2.08(b)(i) and (b)(ii) above), the Borrower shall pay interest, if any, on the principal amount of all outstanding Obligations hereunder at a fluctuating interest rate per annum at all times equal to the Default Rate to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Laws.

(iv)    Accrued and unpaid interest on past due amounts (including interest on past due interest) shall be due and payable upon demand.

(c)    Interest on each Loan shall be due and payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date applicable thereto and at such other times as may be specified herein. Interest hereunder shall be due and payable in accordance with the terms hereof before and after judgment, and before and after the commencement of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law.

2.09    Fees. In addition to certain fees described in Sections 2.03(h) and (i):

(a)    Commitment Fee. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Credit Lender in accordance with its Applicable Revolving Credit Percentage, a commitment fee (the “Commitment Fee”) equal to the Applicable Rate times the actual daily amount by which the Revolving Credit Facility exceeds the sum of (i) the Outstanding Amount of Revolving Credit Loans and (ii) the Outstanding Amount of L/C Obligations, subject to adjustment as provided in Section 2.16. For the avoidance of doubt, the Outstanding Amount of Swing Line Loans shall not be counted towards or considered usage of the Aggregate Commitments for purposes of determining the Commitment Fee. The Commitment Fee shall accrue at all times during the Availability Period, including at any time during which one or more of the conditions in Article IV is not met, and shall be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the last Business Day of each March, June, September and December, commencing with the first such date to occur after the Closing Date, and on the last day of the Availability Period for the Revolving Credit Facility. The Commitment Fee shall be calculated quarterly in arrears, and if there is any change in the Applicable Rate during any quarter, the actual daily amount shall be computed and multiplied by the Applicable Rate separately for each period during such quarter that such Applicable Rate was in effect.

(b)    Other Fees. (i) The Borrower shall pay to the Arrangers and the Administrative Agent for their own respective accounts fees in the amounts and at the times specified in the Fee Letter. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.

 

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(ii)    The Borrower shall pay to the Lenders such fees as shall have been separately agreed upon in writing in the amounts and at the times so specified. Such fees shall be fully earned when paid and shall not be refundable for any reason whatsoever.

2.10    Computation of Interest and Fees; Retroactive Adjustments of Applicable Rate. (a) All computations of interest for Base Rate Loans (including Base Rate Loans determined by reference to Term SOFR) shall be made on the basis of a year of 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, and actual days elapsed. All other computations of fees and interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year and actual days elapsed (which results in more fees or interest, as applicable, being paid than if computed on the basis of a 365-day year). Interest shall accrue on each Loan for the day on which the Loan is made, and shall not accrue on a Loan, or any portion thereof, for the day on which the Loan or such portion is paid; provided that any Loan that is repaid on the same day on which it is made shall, subject to Section 2.12(a), bear interest for one day. Each determination by the Administrative Agent of an interest rate or fee hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error.

(b)    If, as a result of any restatement of the financial statements of the Borrower or for any other reason, the Borrower or the Lenders determine that (i) the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as calculated by the Borrower as of any applicable date was inaccurate and (ii) a proper calculation of the Consolidated Leverage Ratio would have resulted in higher pricing for such period, the Borrower shall immediately and retroactively be obligated to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the applicable Lenders or the applicable L/C Issuer, as the case may be, promptly on demand by the Administrative Agent (or, after the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, automatically and without further action by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any L/C Issuer), an amount equal to the excess of the amount of interest and fees that should have been paid for such period over the amount of interest and fees actually paid for such period. This paragraph shall not limit the rights of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any L/C Issuer, as the case may be, under Section 2.03(c)(iii), 2.03(i) or 2.08(b) or under Article VIII. The Borrower’s obligations under this paragraph shall survive for the two year period immediately following the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment of all other Obligations hereunder.

2.11    Evidence of Debt.

(a)    The Credit Extensions made by each Lender shall be evidenced by one or more accounts or records maintained by such Lender and by the Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of business. The accounts or records maintained by the Administrative Agent and each Lender shall be conclusive absent manifest error of the amount of the Credit Extensions made by the Lenders to the Borrower and the interest and payments thereon. Any failure to so record or any error in doing so shall not, however, limit or otherwise affect the obligation of the Borrower hereunder to pay any amount owing with respect to the Obligations. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by any Lender and the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error. Upon the request of any Lender made through the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall execute and deliver to such Lender (through the Administrative Agent) a Note, which shall evidence such Lender’s Loans in addition to such accounts or records. Each Lender may attach schedules to its Note and endorse thereon the date, Type (if applicable), amount and maturity of its Loans and payments with respect thereto.

(b)    In addition to the accounts and records referred to in Section 2.11(a), each Lender and the Administrative Agent shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice accounts or records evidencing the purchases and sales by such Lender of participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans. In the event of any conflict between the accounts and records maintained by the Administrative Agent and the accounts and records of any Lender in respect of such matters, the accounts and records of the Administrative Agent shall control in the absence of manifest error.

 

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2.12    Payments Generally; Administrative Agents Clawback.

(a)     General. All payments to be made by the Borrower shall be made free and clear of and without condition or deduction for any counterclaim, defense, recoupment or setoff. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all payments by the Borrower hereunder shall be made to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the respective Lenders to which such payment is owed, at the Administrative Agent’s Office in Dollars and in immediately available funds not later than 11:00 a.m. on the date specified herein. The Administrative Agent will promptly distribute to each Lender its Applicable Percentage in respect of the relevant Facility (or other applicable share as provided herein) of such payment in like funds as received by wire transfer to such Lender’s Lending Office. All payments received by the Administrative Agent after 11:00 a.m. shall be deemed received on the next succeeding Business Day and any applicable interest or fee shall continue to accrue. If any payment to be made by the Borrower shall come due on a day other than a Business Day, payment shall be made on the next following Business Day, and such extension of time shall be reflected in computing interest or fees, as the case may be.

(b)    (i) Funding by Lenders; Presumption by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing of Term SOFR Loans (or, in the case of any Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, prior to 9:00 a.m. on the date of such Borrowing) that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with Section 2.02 (or, in the case of a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans, that such Lender has made such share available in accordance with and at the time required by Section 2.02) and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount in immediately available funds with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (A) in the case of a payment to be made by such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds 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 connection with the foregoing, and (B) in the case of a payment to be made by the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to Base Rate Loans. If the 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 the Borrower the amount of such interest paid by the Borrower for such period. If such Lender pays its share of the applicable Borrowing to the Administrative Agent, then the amount so paid shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing. Any payment by the Borrower shall be without prejudice to any claim the Borrower may have against a Lender that shall have failed to make such payment to the Administrative Agent.

(ii)    Payments by Borrower; Presumptions by Administrative Agent. Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the L/C Issuers hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Appropriate Lenders or the L/C Issuers, as the case may be, the amount due. With respect to any payment that the Administrative Agent makes for the account of the Appropriate Lenders or the L/C Issuers hereunder as to which the Administrative

 

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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 Borrower has not in fact made such payment; (2) the Administrative Agent has made a payment in excess of the amount so paid by the Borrower (whether or not then owed); or (3) the Administrative Agent has for any reason otherwise erroneously made such payment; then each of the Appropriate Lenders or the L/C Issuers, 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 such L/C Issuer, 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 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 Borrower with respect to any amount owing under this subsection (b) shall be conclusive, absent manifest error.

(c)    Failure to Satisfy Conditions Precedent. If any Lender makes available to the Administrative Agent funds for any Loan to be made by such Lender as provided in the foregoing provisions of this Article II, and such funds are not made available to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent because the conditions to the applicable Credit Extension set forth in Article IV are not satisfied or waived in accordance with the terms hereof, the Administrative Agent shall promptly return such funds (in like funds as received from such Lender) to such Lender, without interest.

(d)    Obligations of Lenders Several. The obligations of the Lenders hereunder to make Term Loans and Revolving Credit Loans, to fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans and to make payments pursuant to Section 10.04(c) are several and not joint. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan, to fund any such participation or to make any payment under Section 10.04(c) on any date required hereunder shall not relieve any other Lender of its corresponding obligation to do so on such date, and no Lender shall be responsible for the failure of any other Lender to so make its Loan, to purchase its participation or to make its payment under Section 10.04(c).

(e)    Funding Source. Nothing herein shall be deemed to obligate any Lender to obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner or to constitute a representation by any Lender that it has obtained or will obtain the funds for any Loan in any particular place or manner.

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

2.13    Sharing of Payments by Lenders. If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of setoff or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of (a) Obligations due and payable to such Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time in excess of its ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such Obligations due and payable to such Lender at such time to (ii) the aggregate amount of the Obligations due and payable to all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time) of payments on account of the Obligations due and payable to all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time obtained by all the Lenders at such time or (b) Obligations owing (but not due and payable) to such Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time in excess of its ratable share (according to the proportion of (i) the amount of such Obligations

 

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owing (but not due and payable) to such Lender at such time to (ii) the aggregate amount of the Obligations owing (but not due and payable) to all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time) of payment on account of the Obligations owing (but not due and payable) to all Lenders hereunder and under the other Loan Documents at such time obtained by all of the Lenders at such time then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall (a) notify the Administrative Agent of such fact, and (b) purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and subparticipations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans of the other Lenders, or make such other adjustments as shall be equitable, so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of Obligations then due and payable to the Lenders or owing (but not due and payable) to the Lenders, as the case may be, provided that:

(i)    if any such participations or subparticipations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations or subparticipations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest; and

(ii)    the provisions of this Section shall not be construed to apply to (A) any payment made by or on behalf of the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement (including the application of funds arising from the existence of a Defaulting Lender), (B) the application of Cash Collateral provided for in Section 2.15, or (C) any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or subparticipations in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans to any assignee or participant, other than an assignment to the Borrower or any Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this Section shall apply).

The Borrower 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 the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of setoff and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

2.14    Increase in Commitments.

(a)    Borrower Request. The Borrower may from time to time by written notice to the Administrative Agent elect to request (x) prior to the Maturity Date for the Revolving Credit Facility, an increase to the existing Revolving Credit Commitments (each, an “Incremental Revolving Commitment”) and/or (y) the establishment of one or more new term loan commitments (each, an “Incremental Term Commitment”). The aggregate principal amount of such increased Commitments may not be in excess of an amount (such amount, the “Incremental Amount”) that would cause the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio or the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, in each case, as of the four (4) consecutive fiscal quarter period most recently ended prior to the incurrence of such Incremental Commitment, on a pro forma basis giving effect to the incurrence thereof (with the Commitments and any Incremental Commitments being deemed to be fully funded on the date of such determination) and any Permitted Acquisition consummated or to be consummated in connection therewith, to exceed the minimum Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio or the maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio, as applicable, then permitted pursuant to Section 7.11 (giving pro forma effect to any potential increase to the Consolidated Leverage Ratio for Permitted Acquisitions pursuant to Section 7.11(a)). Each such notice shall specify (i) the date (each, an “Increase Effective Date”) on which the Borrower proposes that the Incremental Commitments shall be effective, which shall be a date not less than 10 Business Days after the date on which such notice is delivered to the Administrative Agent and (ii) the identity of each Eligible Assignee to whom the Borrower proposes any portion of such Incremental Commitments be allocated and the amounts of such allocations; provided that any existing Lender approached to provide all or a portion of the Incremental Commitments may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide such Incremental Commitment. Notwithstanding the above, each Incremental Commitment shall be in an aggregate amount of at least $10,000,000.

 

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(b)    Conditions. The Incremental Commitments shall become effective as of the Increase Effective Date; provided that:

(i)    each of the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 shall be satisfied;

(ii)    the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders such information as may be requested pursuant to Section 4.01(b);

(iii)    no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the borrowings to be made on the Increase Effective Date;

(iv)    the representations and warranties contained in Article V and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Increase Effective Date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 2.14(b), the representations and warranties contained in Section 5.05(a) and Section 5.05(b) shall be deemed to refer to the most recent financial statements furnished pursuant to subsections (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01;

(v)    on a pro forma basis (assuming, in the case of Incremental Revolving Commitments, that such Incremental Revolving Commitments are fully drawn on the date of such determination), the Borrower shall be in compliance with the covenants set forth in Section 7.11, as of the end of the latest fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available;

(vi)    the Borrower shall make any breakage payments in connection with any adjustment of Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to Section 2.14(d); and

(vii)    the Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered officer’s certificates and legal opinions of the type delivered on the Closing Date to the extent reasonably requested by, and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to, the Administrative Agent.

(c)    Terms of New Loans and Commitments. The terms and provisions of Loans made pursuant to Incremental Commitments shall be as follows:

(i)    terms and provisions of Incremental Term Loans shall be, except as otherwise set forth herein or in the Increase Joinder, identical to the Term Loans (it being understood that Incremental Term Loans may be a part of the Term Loans) and to the extent that the terms and provisions of Incremental Term Loans are not identical to the Term Loans (except to the extent permitted by clause (iii) or (iv) below) they shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent; provided that in any event the Incremental Term Loans must comply with clauses (iii) and (iv) below;

(ii)    the terms and provisions of Revolving Credit Loans made pursuant to new Commitments shall be identical to the Revolving Credit Loans;

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(iv)    the maturity date of Incremental Term Loans (the “Incremental Term Loan Maturity Date”) shall not be earlier than the then Latest Maturity Date;

The Incremental Commitments shall be effected by a joinder agreement (the “Increase Joinder”) executed by the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender making such Incremental Commitment, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to each of them. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 10.01, the Increase Joinder may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Agent, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.14. In addition, unless otherwise specifically provided herein, all references in Loan Documents to Revolving Credit Loans or Term Loans shall be deemed, unless the context otherwise requires, to include references to Revolving Credit Loans made pursuant to Incremental Revolving Commitments and Incremental Term Loans that are Term Loans, respectively, made pursuant to this Agreement.

(d)    Adjustment of Revolving Credit Loans. To the extent the Commitments being increased on the relevant Increase Effective Date are Incremental Revolving Commitments, then each Revolving Credit Lender that is acquiring an Incremental Revolving Commitment on the Increase Effective Date shall make a Revolving Credit Loan, the proceeds of which will be used to prepay the Revolving Credit Loans of the other Revolving Credit Lenders immediately prior to such Increase Effective Date, so that, after giving effect thereto, the Revolving Credit Loans outstanding are held by the Revolving Credit Lenders pro rata based on their Revolving Credit Commitments after giving effect to such Increase Effective Date. If there is a new borrowing of Revolving Credit Loans on such Increase Effective Date, the Revolving Credit Lenders after giving effect to such Increase Effective Date shall make such Revolving Credit Loans in accordance with Section 2.01(b).

(e)    Making of New Term Loans. On any Increase Effective Date on which new Commitments for Term Loans are effective, subject to the satisfaction of the foregoing terms and conditions, each Lender of such new Commitment shall make a Term Loan to the Borrower in an amount equal to its new Commitment.

(f)    Equal and Ratable Benefit. The Loans and Commitments established pursuant to Section 2.14 shall constitute Loans and Commitments under, and shall be entitled to all the benefits afforded by, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and shall, without limiting the foregoing, benefit equally and ratably from the Guarantees and security interests created by the Collateral Documents, except that the new Loans may be subordinated in right of payment or the Liens securing the new Loans may be subordinated, in each case, to the extent set forth in the Increase Joinder. The Loan Parties shall take any actions reasonably required by the Administrative Agent to ensure and/or demonstrate that the Lien and security interests granted by the Collateral Documents continue to be perfected under the UCC or otherwise after giving effect to the establishment of any such class of Term Loans or any such new Commitments.

(g)    Conflicting Provisions. This Section 2.14 shall supersede any provisions in Section 2.13 or 10.01 to the contrary. No increase pursuant to Section 2.14 shall increase the Letter of Credit Sublimit or the Swing Line Sublimit without the written consent of the L/C Issuers or the Swing Line Lender, as applicable.

2.15    Cash Collateral.

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Lender, the Borrower shall immediately (in the case of clause (iii) above) or within one Business Day (in all other cases), following any request by the Administrative Agent or such L/C Issuer, provide Cash Collateral in an amount not less than the applicable Minimum Collateral Amount (determined in the case of Cash Collateral provided pursuant to clause (iv) above, after giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv) and any Cash Collateral provided by the Defaulting Lender). If at any time the Administrative Agent determines that any funds held as Cash Collateral are subject to any right or claim of any Person other than the Administrative Agent or that the total amount of such funds is less than the aggregate Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations, the Borrower will, promptly upon demand by the Administrative Agent, pay to the Administrative Agent, as additional funds to be deposited as Cash Collateral, an amount equal to the excess of (x) such aggregate Outstanding Amount over (y) the total amount of funds, if any, then held as Cash Collateral that the Administrative Agent determines to be free and clear of any such right and claim. Upon the drawing of any Letter of Credit for which funds are on deposit as Cash Collateral, such funds shall be applied, to the extent permitted under Applicable Laws, to reimburse such L/C Issuer. Additionally, if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower at any time that the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations at such time exceeds 105% of the Letter of Credit Sublimit then in effect, then, within two Business Days after receipt of such notice, the Borrower shall provide Cash Collateral for the Outstanding Amount of the L/C Obligations in an amount not less than the amount by which the Outstanding Amount of all L/C Obligations exceeds the Letter of Credit Sublimit.

(b)    Grant of Security Interest. The Borrower, and to the extent provided by any Defaulting Lender, such Defaulting Lender, hereby grants to (and subjects to the control of) the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders, and agrees to maintain, a first priority security interest in all such cash, deposit accounts and all balances therein, and all other property so provided as collateral pursuant hereto, and in all proceeds of the foregoing, all as security for the obligations to which such Cash Collateral may be applied pursuant to Section 2.15(c). All Cash Collateral (other than credit support not constituting funds subject to deposit) shall be maintained in blocked, non-interest bearing deposit accounts at Bank of America. The Borrower shall pay on demand therefor from time to time all customary account opening, activity and other administrative fees and charges in connection with the maintenance and disbursement of Cash Collateral.

(c)    Application. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Cash Collateral provided under any of this Section 2.15 or Sections 2.03, 2.05, 2.16 or 8.02 in respect of Letters of Credit shall be held and applied to the satisfaction of the specific L/C Obligations, obligations to fund participations therein (including, as to Cash Collateral provided by a Defaulting Lender, any interest accrued on such obligation) and other obligations for which the Cash Collateral was so provided, prior to any other application of such property as may be provided for herein.

(d)    Release. Cash Collateral (or the appropriate portion thereof) provided to reduce Fronting Exposure or to secure other obligations shall be released promptly to the Person providing the Cash Collateral following (i) the elimination of the applicable Fronting Exposure or other obligations giving rise thereto (including by the termination of Defaulting Lender status of the applicable Lender (or, as appropriate, its assignee following compliance with Section 10.06(b)(vi))) or (ii) the determination by the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuers that there exists excess Cash Collateral; provided, however, (x) any such release to the Person providing the Cash Collateral shall be without prejudice to, and any disbursement or other transfer of Cash Collateral shall be and remain subject to, any other Lien conferred under the Loan Documents and the other applicable provisions of the Loan Documents, and (y) the Person providing Cash Collateral and the L/C Issuers may agree that Cash Collateral shall not be released but instead held to support future anticipated Fronting Exposure or other obligations.

 

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2.16    Defaulting Lenders.

(a)    Adjustments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as that Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law:

(i)    Waivers and Amendments. Such Defaulting Lender’s right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent with respect to this Agreement shall be restricted as set forth in Section 10.01 and in the definition of “Required Lenders”.

(ii)    Defaulting Lender Waterfall. Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, pursuant to Article VIII or otherwise) or received by the Administrative Agent from a Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 10.08 shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Administrative Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent hereunder; second, to the payment on a pro rata basis of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to any L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender hereunder; third, to Cash Collateralize each L/C Issuer’s Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender in accordance with Section 2.15; fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which 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 Borrower, to be held in a deposit account and released pro rata in order to (x) satisfy such Defaulting Lender’s potential future funding obligations with respect to Loans under this Agreement and (y) Cash Collateralize each L/C Issuer’s future Fronting Exposure with respect to such Defaulting Lender with respect to future Letters of Credit issued under this Agreement, in accordance with Section 2.15; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Lenders, the L/C Issuers or the Swing Line Lender as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by any Lender, any L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lender’s breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (x) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Loans or L/C Borrowings in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share, and (y) such Loans were made or the related Letters of Credit were issued at a time when the conditions set forth in Section 4.02 were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Loans of, and L/C Obligations owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis prior to being applied to the payment of any Loans of, or L/C Obligations owed to, such Defaulting Lender until such time as all Loans and funded and unfunded participations in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with the Commitments hereunder without giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv). Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post Cash Collateral pursuant to this Section 2.16(a)(ii) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto.

(iii)    Certain Fees.

(A)    No Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive any fee payable under Section 2.09(a) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender (and the Borrower shall not be required to pay any such fee that otherwise would have been required to have been paid to that Defaulting Lender).

 

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(B)    Each Defaulting Lender shall be entitled to receive Letter of Credit Fees for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender only to the extent allocable to its Applicable Percentage of the stated amount of Letters of Credit for which it has provided Cash Collateral pursuant to Section 2.15.

(C)    With respect to any fee payable under Section 2.09(a) or any Letter of Credit Fee not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (A) or (B) above, the Borrower shall (x) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations or Swing Line Loans that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (iv) below, (y) pay to the L/C Issuers and Swing Line Lender, as applicable, the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to such L/C Issuer’s or Swing Line Lender’s Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender, and (z) not be required to pay the remaining amount of any such fee.

(iv)    Reallocation of Applicable Percentages to Reduce Fronting Exposure. All or any part of such Defaulting Lender’s participation in L/C Obligations and Swing Line Loans shall be reallocated among the Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Applicable Percentages (calculated without regard to such Defaulting Lender’s Commitment) but only to the extent that such reallocation does not cause the aggregate Revolving Credit Exposure of any Non-Defaulting Lender to exceed such Non-Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Credit Commitment. Subject to Section 10.19, 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.

(v)    Cash Collateral, Repayment of Swing Line Loans. If the reallocation described in clause (a)(iv) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall, without prejudice to any right or remedy available to it hereunder or under Applicable Law, (x) first, prepay Swing Line Loans in an amount equal to the Swing Line Lender’s Fronting Exposure and (y) second, Cash Collateralize the L/C Issuers’ Fronting Exposure in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.15.

(b)    Defaulting Lender Cure. If the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender and the L/C Issuers agree in writing that a Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, the Administrative Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the effective date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any Cash Collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase at par that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Administrative Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Revolving Credit Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Applicable Percentages (without giving effect to Section 2.16(a)(iv)), whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while that Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided, further, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender.

 

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2.17    Incremental Equivalent Debt.

(a)    The Borrower or any Guarantor may from time to time after the Closing Date, upon notice by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent, specifying in reasonable detail the proposed terms thereof, request to issue one or more series of senior secured, senior unsecured, senior subordinated or subordinated notes or loans or, in each case, Extendable Bridge Loans in lieu thereof (which notes or loans (or Extendable Bridge Loans), if secured by the Collateral, are secured on a first lien “equal and ratable” basis with the Liens securing the Obligations or secured on a “junior” basis with the Liens securing the Obligations) and guaranteed only by Loan Parties or entities who become Loan Parties (such notes or loans (or Extendable Bridge Loans), collectively, “Incremental Equivalent Debt”) in an amount not to exceed the Incremental Amount (at the time of incurrence); provided that (i) no Event of Default would exist after giving pro forma effect to any such request subject Section 1.02(e), and (ii) any such incurrence of Incremental Equivalent Debt shall be in a minimum amount of the lesser of (x) $20,000,000 and (y) the entire amount that may be requested under this Section 2.17. The Borrower may appoint any Person as arranger of such Incremental Equivalent Debt (such Person (who may be the Administrative Agent, if it so agrees), the “Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger”).

(b)    As a condition precedent to the incurrence of any Incremental Equivalent Debt pursuant to this Section 2.17, (i) no Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would result from the borrowings to be made on the applicable effective date, (ii) the representations and warranties contained in Article V and the other Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the applicable effective date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 2.17(b), the representations and warranties contained in Section 5.05(a) and Section 5.05(b) shall be deemed to refer to the most recent financial statements furnished pursuant to subsections (a) and (b), respectively, of Section 6.01, (iii) such Incremental Equivalent Debt shall not be Guaranteed by any Person that is not a Loan Party or that does not become a Loan Party, (iv) to the extent secured by the Collateral, such Incremental Equivalent Debt shall be subject to intercreditor arrangements that are reasonably satisfactory to the Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger and, if such Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger is not the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent; (v) such Incremental Equivalent Debt shall have a final maturity no earlier than the then Latest Maturity Date; provided that Extendable Bridge Loans may have a maturity date earlier than the Latest Maturity Date, (vi) the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of such Incremental Equivalent Debt shall not (A) be shorter than that of any then-existing Term Loan tranche, or (B) to the extent unsecured, be subject to any amortization prior to the final maturity thereof, or be subject to any mandatory redemption or prepayment provisions or rights (except (x) customary assets sale, event of loss or similar event or change of control provisions and customary acceleration rights after an event of default or (y) “AHYDO” payments) provided, that, with respect to Extendable Bridge Loans, the Weighted Average Life to Maturity thereof may be shorter than the then longest remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any then outstanding Term Loans, (vii) such Incremental Equivalent Debt (other than any Extendable Bridge Loans) shall not be subject to any mandatory redemption or prepayment provisions or rights (except to the extent any such mandatory redemption or prepayment is required to be applied pro rata to the Term Loans and other Indebtedness that is secured on a pari passu basis with the Obligations) and (viii) the covenants, events of default, guarantees, collateral and other terms of such Incremental Equivalent Debt are customary for similar debt securities or loans in light of then-prevailing market conditions at the time of incurrence (provided that a certificate of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower delivered to the Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger in good faith at least five Business Days prior to the incurrence of such Incremental Equivalent Debt, together with a reasonably detailed description of the material terms and conditions of such Incremental Equivalent Debt or drafts of the documentation relating thereto, stating that the Borrower has determined in good faith that such terms and conditions satisfy the requirement set forth in this clause (b), shall be conclusive evidence that such terms and conditions satisfy such requirement unless the Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger

 

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provides notice to the Borrower of its objection during such five Business Day period (including a reasonable description of the basis upon which it objects) and provided, further, that if the terms of the Incremental Equivalent Debt are substantially identical to the Term Loans, the conditions in this clause (b) shall be deemed to be satisfied). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the conditions precedent to each such increase shall be agreed to by the Lenders providing such increase and the Borrower.

(c)    The Lenders hereby authorize the Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger (and the Lenders hereby authorize the Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger to execute and deliver such amendments) to enter into amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the Borrower as may be necessary or appropriate in order to secure any Incremental Equivalent Debt with the Collateral and/or to make such technical amendments as may be necessary or appropriate in the reasonable opinion of the Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger and the Borrower in connection with the issuance of such Incremental Equivalent Debt, in each case on terms consistent with this Section 2.17. If the Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger is not the Administrative Agent, the actions authorized to be taken by the Incremental Equivalent Debt Arranger herein shall be done in consultation with the Administrative Agent and, with respect to applicable documentation (including amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents), any comments to such documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent shall be reflected therein.

ARTICLE III

TAXES, YIELD PROTECTION AND ILLEGALITY

3.01    Taxes.

(a)    Payments Free of Taxes; Obligation to Withhold; Payments on Account of Taxes.

(i)    All payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party hereunder or under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by Applicable Laws. If any Applicable Laws (as determined in the good faith discretion of the Administrative Agent) require the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by the Administrative Agent, a Loan Party or other applicable withholding agent, the applicable withholding agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding, upon the basis of the information and documentation to be delivered pursuant to subsection (e) below.

(ii)    If any Applicable Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of the applicable withholding agent) requires the withholding or deduction of any Taxes from any payment, then (A) the applicable withholding agent shall withhold or make such deductions and shall timely pay the full amount withheld or deducted to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law, and (B) to the extent that the withholding or deduction is made on account of Indemnified Taxes, the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after any required withholding or the making of all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 3.01) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such withholding or deduction been made.

(b)    Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower. Without limiting the provisions of subsection (a) above, the Borrower shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.

 

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(c)    Tax Indemnifications.

(i)    The Borrower shall, and does hereby, indemnify each Recipient, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section 3.01) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient, and any penalties, interest and reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender or an L/C Issuer (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender or an L/C Issuer, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(ii)    Each Lender and each L/C Issuer shall, and does hereby, severally indemnify, and shall make payment in respect thereof within 10 days after demand therefor, the Administrative Agent against (x) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender or such L/C Issuer (but only to the extent that the Borrower has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower to do so), (y) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 10.06(d) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (z) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender or such L/C Issuer, in each case, that are payable or 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 by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender and each L/C Issuer hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be, under this Agreement or any other Loan Document against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this clause (ii).

(d)    Evidence of Payments. Upon request by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, after any payment of Taxes by the Borrower or by the Administrative Agent to a Governmental Authority as provided in this Section 3.01, the Borrower shall deliver to the Administrative Agent or the Administrative Agent shall deliver to the Borrower, as the case may be, the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of any return required by Laws to report such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, as the case may be, with the Taxes so paid by the Borrower or by the Administrative Agent to such Governmental Authority to be deemed to have been made under this Agreement to the affected Lender.

(e)    Status of Lenders; Tax Documentation.

(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 Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by Applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such

 

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documentation (other than such documentation either (A) set forth in Section 3.01(e)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below or (B) required by Applicable Law other than the Code or the taxing authorities of the jurisdiction pursuant to such Applicable Law to comply with the requirements for exemption or reduction of withholding tax in that jurisdiction) 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:

(A)    any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed 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 the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

(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-E (or W-8BEN, as applicable) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or W-8BEN, as applicable) establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

(2)    executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI;

(3)    in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10-percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” related to the Borrower, as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate”) and (y) executed copies of IRS Form W-8BEN-E (or W-8BEN, as applicable); 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-E (or W-8BEN, as applicable), a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-2 or Exhibit H-3, IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect

 

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partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit H-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

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

(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 the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by Applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

(iii)    Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered pursuant to this Section 3.01 expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

(iv)    Each Lender authorizes the Administrative Agent and the Borrower to deliver to the Borrower and to any successor Administrative Agent any documentation provided by the Lender to the Administrative Agent or the Borrower pursuant to Section 3.01(e).

(v)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 3.01, a Lender shall not be required to deliver any documentation that such Lender is not legally eligible to deliver.

(vi)    On or prior to the date the Administrative Agent becomes a party to this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower), (A) if the Administrative Agent (including any successor Administrative Agent) is a U.S. Person, it shall deliver to the Borrower two properly completed and duly executed copies of IRS Form W-9 certifying that it is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding or (B) if the Administrative Agent (including any successor Administrative Agent) is not a U.S. Person, it shall deliver to the Borrower two properly completed and duly executed copies of IRS Form W-8ECI (with respect to any payments to be received on its own behalf), if applicable, and IRS Form W-8IMY (for all other payments) certifying that it is either (1) a

 

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“qualified intermediary” and that it assumes primary withholding responsibility under Chapters 3 and 4 of the Code and primary Form 1099 reporting and backup withholding responsibility for payments it receives for the account of others or (2) a “U.S. branch” and that the payments it receives for the account of others are not effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States and that it is using such form as evidence of its agreement with the Borrower to be treated as a U.S. Person with respect to such payments (and the Borrower and the Administrative Agent agree to so treat the Administrative Agent as a U.S. Person with respect to such payments as contemplated by Treasury Regulation Section 1.1441-1(b)(2)(iv)(A)), with the effect that the Borrower can make payments to the Administrative Agent without deduction or withholding of any Taxes imposed by the United States. The Administrative Agent agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower of its legal ineligibility to do so. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 3.01(e), no Administrative Agent shall be required to deliver any documentation that such Administrative Agent is not legally eligible to deliver as a result of any change in Applicable Laws after the date hereof.

(f)    Treatment of Certain Refunds. If any Recipient determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by the Borrower or with respect to which the Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 3.01, it shall pay to the Borrower an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by the Borrower under this Section 3.01 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) incurred by such Recipient, and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund), provided that the Borrower, upon the request of the Recipient, agrees to repay the amount paid over to the Borrower (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) to the Recipient in the event the Recipient is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this subsection, in no event will the applicable Recipient be required to pay any amount to the Borrower pursuant to this subsection the payment of which would place the Recipient in a less favorable net after-Tax position than such Recipient would have been in if 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 subsection shall not be construed to require any Recipient to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes that it deems confidential) to the Borrower or any other Person.

(g)    Survival. Each party’s obligations under this Section 3.01 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender or an L/C Issuer, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all other Obligations.

(h)    Defined Terms. For purposes of this Section 3.01, the term “Applicable Law” includes FATCA.

3.02    Illegality. If any Lender determines that any Law has made it unlawful, or that any Governmental Authority has asserted that it is unlawful, for any Lender or its applicable Lending Office to make, maintain or fund Loans whose interest is determined by reference to SOFR or Term SOFR, or to determine or charge interest rates based upon SOFR or Term SOFR, then, upon notice thereof by such Lender to the Borrower (through the Administrative Agent), (a) any obligation of such Lender to make or continue Term SOFR Loans or to convert Base Rate Loans to Term SOFR Loans shall be suspended, and

 

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(b) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender making or maintaining Base Rate Loans the interest rate on which is determined by reference to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, in each case until such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that the circumstances giving rise to such determination no longer exist. Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Borrower shall, upon demand from such Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), prepay or, if applicable, convert all Term SOFR Loans of such Lender to Base Rate Loans (the interest rate on which Base Rate Loans of such Lender shall, if necessary to avoid such illegality, be determined by the Administrative Agent without reference to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate), either on the last day of the Interest Period therefor, if such Lender may lawfully continue to maintain such Term SOFR Loan to such day, or immediately, if such Lender may not lawfully continue to maintain such Term SOFR Loan and (ii) if such notice asserts the illegality of such Lender determining or charging interest rates based upon SOFR, the Administrative Agent shall during the period of such suspension compute the Base Rate applicable to such Lender without reference to the Term SOFR component thereof until the Administrative Agent is advised in writing by such Lender that it is no longer illegal for such Lender to determine or charge interest rates based upon SOFR. Upon any such prepayment or conversion, the Borrower shall also pay accrued interest on the amount so prepaid or converted, together with any additional amounts required pursuant to Section 3.05.

3.03    Inability to Determine Rates.

(a)    If in connection with any request for a Term SOFR Loan or a conversion of Base Rate Loans to Term SOFR Loans or a continuation of any of such Loans, as applicable, (i) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that (A) no Successor Rate has been determined in accordance with Section 3.03(b), and the circumstances under clause (i) of Section 3.03(b) or the Scheduled Unavailability Date has occurred, or (B) adequate and reasonable means do not otherwise exist for determining Term SOFR for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Term SOFR Loan or in connection with an existing or proposed Base Rate Loan, or (ii) the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders determine that for any reason that Term SOFR for any requested Interest Period with respect to a proposed Loan does not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders of funding such Loan, the Administrative Agent will promptly so notify the Borrower and each Lender.

Thereafter, (x) the obligation of the Lenders to make or maintain Term SOFR Loans, or to convert Base Rate Loans to Term SOFR Loans, shall be suspended (to the extent of the affected Term SOFR Loans or Interest Periods), and (y) in the event of a determination described in the preceding sentence with respect to the Term SOFR component of the Base Rate, the utilization of the Term SOFR component in determining the 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 this Section 3.03(a), until the Administrative Agent upon instruction of the Required Lenders) revokes such notice.

Upon receipt of such notice, (i) the Borrower may revoke any pending request for a Borrowing of, or conversion to, or continuation of Term SOFR Loans (to the extent of the affected Term SOFR Loans or Interest Periods) or, failing that, will be deemed to have converted such request into a request for a Borrowing of Base Rate Loans in the amount specified therein and (ii) any outstanding Term SOFR Loans shall be deemed to have been converted to Base Rate Loans immediately at the end of their respective applicable Interest Period.

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Administrative Agent (with, in the case of the Required Lenders, a copy to the Borrower) that the Borrower or Required Lenders (as applicable) have determined, that:

(i)    adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining one month, three month and 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; or

(ii)    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, 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 U.S. 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 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 “Scheduled Unavailability Date”);

then, 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 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”).

If the Successor Rate is Daily Simple SOFR plus the SOFR Adjustment, all interest payments will be payable on a monthly basis.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) if the Administrative Agent determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date, or (ii) if the events or circumstances of the type described in Section 3.03(b)(i) or (ii) have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section 3.03 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 U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States for such alternative benchmark. 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 U.S. dollar denominated credit facilities syndicated and agented in the United States for such benchmark, which adjustment or 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. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments, shall constitute a “Successor Rate.” 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 Borrower 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.

 

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The Administrative Agent will promptly (in one or more notices) notify the Borrower 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 Borrower and the Lenders reasonably promptly after such amendment becomes effective.

3.04    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 or any L/C Issuer;

(ii)    subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto; or

(iii)    impose on any Lender or any L/C Issuer any other condition, cost or expense affecting this Agreement or Term SOFR Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender of making, converting to, continuing or maintaining any Loan the interest on which is determined by reference to the Term SOFR, or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan, or to increase the cost to such Lender or such L/C Issuer of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit (or of maintaining its obligation to participate in or to issue any Letter of Credit), or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender or such L/C Issuer hereunder (whether of principal, interest or any other amount) then, upon request of such Lender or such L/C Issuer, the Borrower will pay to such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

(b)    Capital Requirements. If any Lender or any L/C Issuer determines that any Change in Law affecting such Lender or such L/C Issuer or any Lending Office of such Lender or such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement, the

 

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Commitments of such Lender or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit or Swing Line Loans held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by such L/C Issuer, to a level below that which such Lender or such L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy or liquidity), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or such L/C Issuer or such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s holding company for any such reduction suffered.

(c)    Certificates for Reimbursement. A certificate, together with reasonably detailed calculations, of a Lender or an L/C Issuer setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or such L/C Issuer or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in subsection (a) or (b) of this Section and delivered to the Borrower shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 10 days after receipt thereof. Upon the written request of any Lender, Borrower will agree to reasonable confidentiality provisions with respect to any confidential or price sensitive information contained in any certificate delivered pursuant to this clause (c).

(d)    Delay in Requests. Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or any L/C Issuer to demand compensation pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.04 shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s right to demand such compensation, provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or an L/C Issuer pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.04 for any increased costs incurred or reductions suffered more than six months prior to the date that such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or such L/C Issuer’s intention to claim compensation therefor (except that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the six-month period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof).

3.05    Compensation for Losses. Upon demand of any Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent) from time to time, the Borrower shall promptly compensate such Lender for and hold such Lender harmless from any loss, cost or expense incurred by it as a result of:

(a)    any continuation, conversion, payment or prepayment of any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period for such Loan (whether voluntary, mandatory, automatic, by reason of acceleration, or otherwise);

(b)    any failure by the Borrower (for a reason other than the failure of such Lender to make a Loan) to prepay, borrow, continue or convert any Loan other than a Base Rate Loan on the date or in the amount notified by the Borrower; or

(c)    any assignment of a Term SOFR Loan on a day other than the last day of the Interest Period therefor as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 10.13;

including any loss or expense arising from the liquidation or reemployment of funds obtained by it to maintain such Loan or from fees payable to terminate the deposits from which such funds were obtained. The Borrower shall also pay any customary administrative fees charged by such Lender in connection with the foregoing.

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(a)    Designation of a Different Lending Office. Each Lender may make any Credit Extension to the Borrower through any Lending Office, provided that the exercise of this option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Credit Extension in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or requires the Borrower to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender, any L/C Issuer, or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender or any L/C Issuer pursuant to Section 3.01, or if any Lender gives a notice pursuant to Section 3.02, then at the request of the Borrower such Lender or such L/C Issuer shall, as applicable, 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 or such L/C Issuer, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 3.01 or 3.04, as the case may be, in the future, or eliminate the need for the notice pursuant to Section 3.02, as applicable, and (ii) in each case, would not subject such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be, to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as the case may be. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender or any L/C Issuer in connection with any such designation or assignment.

(b)    Replacement of Lenders. If any Lender requests compensation under Section 3.04, or if the Borrower 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 3.01, and, in each case, such Lender has declined or is unable to designate a different Lending Office in accordance with Section 3.06(a), the Borrower may replace such Lender in accordance with Section 10.13.

3.07    Survival. All of the Borrower’s obligations under this Article III shall survive termination of the Aggregate Commitments, repayment of all other Obligations hereunder, and resignation of the Administrative Agent.

ARTICLE IV

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CREDIT EXTENSIONS

4.01    Conditions of Initial Credit Extension. The effectiveness of this Agreement and the obligation of each L/C Issuer and each Lender to make its initial Credit Extension hereunder is subject to satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

(a)    The Administrative Agent’s receipt of the following, each of which shall be originals or telecopies (followed promptly by originals) unless otherwise specified, each properly executed by a Responsible Officer of the signing Loan Party, each dated the Closing Date (or, in the case of certificates of governmental officials, a recent date before the Closing Date) and each in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders:

(i)    counterparts of this Agreement executed by the Borrower, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers;

(ii)    counterparts of the Guaranty executed by each Person a party thereto, sufficient in number for distribution to the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Borrower;

(iii)    a Note executed by the Borrower in favor of each Lender requesting a Note;

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(A)    except as set forth on Schedule 6.21, certificates and instruments representing the Pledged Collateral referred to therein accompanied by undated stock powers or instruments of transfer executed in blank;

(B)    proper UCC financing statements in form appropriate for filing under the Uniform Commercial Code of all jurisdictions that the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or desirable in order to perfect the Liens created under the Security Agreement, covering the Collateral described in the Security Agreement;

(C)    to the extent required to be delivered pursuant to the terms of the Collateral Documents, all instruments, documents and chattel paper in the possession of any of the Loan Parties, together with allonges or assignments as may be necessary or appropriate to perfect the Administrative Agent’s and the Secured Parties’ security interest in the Collateral; and

(D)    (i) searches of UCC or similar filings in the jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, as applicable, of each Loan Party and each jurisdiction where any Collateral is located or where a filing would need to be made in order to perfect the Administrative Agent’s security interest in the Collateral, copies of the financing statements on file in such jurisdictions and evidence that no Liens exist other than Liens permitted by Section 7.01, (ii) Tax lien, judgment and bankruptcy searches or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that all Taxes, filing fees, recording fees related to the perfection of the Liens on the Collateral have been paid and evidence that no Liens exist other than Liens permitted by Section 7.01 and (iii) searches of ownership of intellectual property in the appropriate governmental offices as requested by the Administrative Agent and evidence that no Liens exist other than Liens permitted by Section 7.01;

(v)    to the extent applicable, a Copyright Security Agreement, Patent Security Agreement and Trademark Security Agreement (as each such term is defined in Security Agreement and to the extent applicable) (together with each other intellectual property security agreement delivered pursuant to Section 6.12, in each case as amended, the “Intellectual Property Security Agreement”), duly executed by each applicable Loan Party, together with evidence that all action that the Administrative Agent may deem necessary or desirable in order to perfect the Liens created under the Intellectual Property Security Agreement has been taken;

(vi)    such certificates of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Borrower and each Guarantor as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Borrower or Guarantor is a party or is to be a party;

(vii)    such documents and certifications as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require to evidence that the Borrower and each Guarantor is duly organized or formed, and that the Borrower and each Guarantor is validly existing, in good standing and qualified to engage in business in each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

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(viii)    favorable opinions of Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. and Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, counsel to the Loan Parties, addressed to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, dated as of the Closing Date in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent;

(ix)    a certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower certifying that the conditions specified in Sections 4.01(b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) have been satisfied;

(x)    a solvency certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I signed by the chief financial officer of the Borrower;

(xi)    [reserved];

(xii)    (A) the Audited Financial Statements, (B) unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Quidel and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of, and related statements of income and cash flows of Quidel and its consolidated Subsidiaries for each subsequent fiscal quarter (other than the fourth fiscal quarter of any fiscal year) of Quidel and its consolidated Subsidiaries ended after December 31, 2021 and ended at least 45 days before the Closing Date, (C) unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Ortho and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of, and related statements of income and cash flows of Ortho and its consolidated Subsidiaries for each subsequent fiscal quarter (other than the fourth fiscal quarter of any fiscal year) of Ortho and its consolidated Subsidiaries ended after December 31, 2021 and ended at least 45 days before the Closing Date, and (D) a pro forma combined balance sheet as of December 31, 2021, after giving effect to all elements of the Transactions to be effected on or before the Closing Date;

(xiii)    (A) a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof (including the notice periods set forth in Section 2.02(a) with respect to each Type of Loan being requested on the Closing Date, and with a copy to the applicable L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, if applicable), (B) a Funding Indemnity Letter (in a form provided by the Administrative Agent) with respect to any Term SOFR Loans to be made on the Closing Date and (C) a customary flow of funds statement executed by the Borrower with respect to all Credit Extensions and other Transactions to occur on the Closing Date.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 4.01(a), to the extent any Collateral is not or cannot be provided, or the lien on any such Collateral is not or cannot be perfected, on the Closing Date after the Borrower’s, its Subsidiaries’ and its Affiliates’ respective use of commercially reasonable efforts without undue burden or expense to do so, the provision of such Collateral or perfection of such lien shall not constitute a condition precedent to the availability of the initial Credit Extensions but shall be required to be provided (or perfected) after the Closing Date pursuant to Section 6.21 hereof; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, each of the following shall be required on the Closing Date: (1) the execution and delivery of the Guaranty by each Guarantor, (2) the execution and delivery of all applicable Collateral Documents by each Loan Party, (3) the delivery of UCC financing statements with respect to each Loan Party (or an authorization permitting the Administrative Agent to file UCC financing statements with respect to each such Loan Party), (4) except as set forth on Schedule 6.21, the delivery of the certificates representing Equity Interests with the duly executed instruments of transfer required to be delivered pursuant to the Collateral Documents and (5) the delivery of, to the extent applicable, the duly executed Copyright Security Agreement, Trademark Security Agreement and Patent Security Agreement.

(b)    Since December 22, 2021, there shall not have occurred and be continuing through the time at which the Registrar receives the Orca Scheme Order any Effect (as defined in the Closing Date Acquisition Agreement as in effect on December 22, 2021) that, individually or in the aggregate, has had

 

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or would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Closing Date Acquisition Agreement as in effect on December 22, 2021) on Ortho.

(c)    (i) Each of the Specified Representations shall be true and correct in all material respect (or, with respect to representations and warranties modified by materiality standards, in all respects) on and as of the time at which the Registrar receives the Orca Scheme Order, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct in all material respect (or, with respect to representations and warranties modified by materiality standards, in all respects) as of such earlier date and (ii) each of the Specified Acquisition Agreement Representations as are material to the interests of the Lenders shall be accurate as of the time at which the Registrar receives the Orca Scheme Order but only to the extent that Quidel (or its respective applicable Affiliates) has the right to terminate its and/or their obligations under the Closing Date Acquisition Agreement, or to decline to consummate the Closing Date Acquisition pursuant to the Closing Date Acquisition Agreement, as a result of a breach of such representation(s) in the Closing Date Acquisition Agreement, determined without regard to whether any notice is required to be delivered by the Borrower, Quidel, Ortho or any of their respective Affiliates party to the Closing Date Acquisition Agreement.

(d)    Prior to, or substantially concurrently with, the initial Credit Extension on the Closing Date, the Closing Date Refinancing shall have been consummated.

(e)    The Orca Scheme Order shall have been sanctioned by the English Court with or without modification (but subject to any such modification being acceptable to each of Ortho, Borrower and Quidel) and the Orca Scheme Order shall have been delivered to the Registrar with due confirmatory receipt of the same.

(f)    The Laguna Certificate of Merger (as defined in the Closing Date Acquisition Agreement) shall have become effective, in each case, in all material respects in accordance with the terms of the Closing Date Acquisition Agreement, after giving effect to any modifications, amendments, consents or waivers, other than those modifications, amendments, consents or waivers that are materially adverse to the interests of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers.

(g)    (i) The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received at least one (1) Business Day prior to the Closing Date all documentation and other information about the Loan Parties and their Subsidiaries that shall have been reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or the Lenders in writing at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date that the Administrative Agent and the Lenders reasonably determine is required by applicable regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the Act (provided that such information shall, to the extent requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, at least ten (10) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, have been provided at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date); and (ii) at least five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, if any Loan Party qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, then the Loan Party shall deliver a Beneficial Ownership Certification to the Administrative Agent and any Lender requesting the same.

(h)    (i) All fees required to be paid to the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers on or before the Closing Date shall have been paid to the extent invoiced at least one Business Day prior to the Closing Date and (ii) all fees required to be paid to the Lenders on or before the Closing Date shall have been paid.

(i)    Unless waived by the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall have paid all fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent (directly to such counsel if requested by the Administrative Agent) to the extent invoiced at least one Business Day (or such shorter time as Quidel may

 

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agree) prior to or on the Closing Date, plus such additional amounts of such fees, charges and disbursements as shall constitute its reasonable estimate of such fees, charges and disbursements incurred or to be incurred by it through the closing proceedings (provided that such estimate shall not thereafter preclude a final settling of accounts between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent).

Without limiting the generality of the provisions of Section 9.03(c), for purposes of determining compliance with the conditions specified in this Section 4.01, each Lender that has signed this Agreement 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 a Lender unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from such Lender prior to the proposed Closing Date specifying its objection thereto.

4.02    Conditions to All Credit Extensions after the Closing Date. The obligation of each Lender to honor any Request for Credit Extension after the Closing Date (other than a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type, or a continuation of Term SOFR Loans) is subject to the following conditions precedent:

(a)    Subject in the case of any Credit Extensions in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition to the limitations in Section 1.02(e), the representations and warranties of the Borrower and each other Loan Party contained in Article V or any other Loan Document, or which are contained in any document furnished at any time under or in connection herewith or therewith, shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Credit Extension, except to the extent that such representations and warranties specifically refer to an earlier date, in which case they shall be true and correct as of such earlier date, and except that for purposes of this Section 4.02, the representations and warranties contained in Sections 5.05(a) and (b) shall be deemed to refer to the most recent statements furnished pursuant to Sections 6.01(a) and (b), respectively (but if such representation or warranty is qualified by “material” or “Material Adverse Effect”, such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects).

(b)    Subject in the case of any Credit Extensions in connection with a Limited Condition Acquisition to the limitations in Section 1.02(e), no Default or Event of Default shall exist, or would result from such proposed Credit Extension or from the application of the proceeds thereof.

(c)    The Administrative Agent and, if applicable, the applicable L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender shall have received a Request for Credit Extension in accordance with the requirements hereof.

Each Request for Credit Extension (other than a Committed Loan Notice requesting only a conversion of Loans to the other Type or a continuation of Term SOFR Loans) submitted by the Borrower shall be deemed to be a representation and warranty that the conditions specified in Sections 4.02(a) and (b) have been satisfied on and as of the date of the applicable Credit Extension.

ARTICLE V

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

The Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that:

5.01    Existence, Qualification and Power. Each Loan Party and each Restricted Subsidiary thereof (a) is duly organized or formed, validly existing and, as applicable, in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization, (b) has all requisite power and authority and all requisite governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals to (i) own or lease its assets and carry on its business and (ii) execute, deliver and perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to

 

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which it is a party and consummate the Transactions, and (c) is duly qualified and is licensed and, as applicable, in good standing under the Laws of each jurisdiction where its ownership, lease or operation of properties or the conduct of its business requires such qualification or license; except in each case referred to in clause (b)(i) or (c), to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.02    Authorization; No Contravention. The execution, delivery and performance by each Loan Party of each Loan Document to which such Person is or is to be a party (a) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other organizational action, and (b) do not and will not (i) contravene the terms of any of such Person’s Organization Documents; (ii) conflict with in any material respect or result in any material breach or contravention of, or the creation of any material Lien under, or require any payment to be made under (x) any Contractual Obligation to which such Person is a party or (y) any order, injunction, writ or decree of any Governmental Authority or any arbitral award to which such Person or its property is subject; or (iii) violate any Law applicable to any Loan Party except to the extent that such violation could not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

5.03    Governmental Authorization; Other Consents. Except for filings necessary to perfect and maintain Liens granted under the Loan Documents and other immaterial filings with any Governmental Authority, no approval, consent, exemption, authorization, or other action by, or notice to, or filing with, any Governmental Authority or any other Person is necessary or required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by, or enforcement against, any Loan Party of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or for the consummation of the Transactions, except to the extent the failure to obtain such approval, consent, exemption, authorization or other action or notice could not be reasonably expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

5.04    Binding Effect. This Agreement has been, and each other Loan Document, when delivered hereunder, will have been, duly executed and delivered by each Loan Party that is party thereto. This Agreement constitutes, and each other Loan Document when so delivered will constitute, a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against each Loan Party that is party thereto in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally or by equitable principles.

5.05    Financial Statements; No Material Adverse Effect.

(a)    The Audited Financial Statements of Quidel (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein and (ii) fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition of Quidel and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations, cash flows and changes in shareholders’ equity for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein. The Audited Financial Statements of Ortho (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein and (ii) fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition of Ortho and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations, cash flows and changes in shareholders’ equity for the period covered thereby in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein.

(b)    The unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Ortho and its Subsidiaries dated April 3, 2022, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal quarter ended on that date (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein, and (ii) fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition of Ortho and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their

 

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results of operations, cash flows and changes in shareholders’ equity for the period covered thereby, subject, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments.

(c)    The unaudited consolidated balance sheet of Quidel and its Subsidiaries dated April 3, 2022, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the fiscal quarter ended on that date (i) were prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the period covered thereby, except as otherwise expressly noted therein, and (ii) fairly present, in all material respects, the financial condition of Quidel and its Subsidiaries as of the date thereof and their results of operations, cash flows and changes in shareholders’ equity for the period covered thereby, subject, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), to the absence of footnotes and to normal year-end audit adjustments.

(d)    The pro forma financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(xii)(D) accurately present the pro forma financial position of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a combined basis as of the date thereof and giving effect to the consummation of the Transactions as if they had occurred as of the date presented.

(e)    Since the date of the Audited Financial Statements, there has been no event or circumstance, in the aggregate, that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(f)    The consolidated forecasted balance sheets, statements of income and cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries delivered pursuant to Section 4.01 were prepared in good faith on the basis of assumptions which the Borrower believed were fair in light of the conditions existing at the time of delivery of such forecasts, and represented, at the time of delivery, the Borrower’s best estimate of its future financial condition and performance (it being understood that projections are subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the Borrower’s control, and that no assurance can be given that projections will be realized).

5.06    Litigation. There are no actions, suits, proceedings, claims or disputes pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened overtly in writing, in equity, in arbitration, at law or by or before any Governmental Authority, by or against the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or against any of their properties that (a) purport to affect or pertain to this Agreement, any other Loan Document or the consummation of the Transactions, or (b) except as specifically disclosed on Schedule 5.06, either individually or in the aggregate could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.07    No Default. Neither any Loan Party nor any Restricted Subsidiary thereof is in default under or with respect to any Contractual Obligation that is, either individually or in the aggregate, reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is continuing or is reasonably likely to result from the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

5.08    Ownership of Property; Liens; Investments. Each of the Loan Party and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries has good record and marketable title in fee simple to, or valid leasehold interests in, all real property necessary or used in the ordinary conduct of its business, except for such defects in title as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The property of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries is subject to no Liens, other than Liens permitted by Section 7.01.

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operations and properties, and as a result thereof the Borrower has reasonably concluded that, except as specifically disclosed in Schedule 5.09, such Environmental Laws and claims could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.10    Insurance. The properties of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries are insured with reputable insurance companies not Affiliates of the Borrower, in such amounts (after giving effect to any self-insurance compatible with the following standards), with such deductibles and covering such risks the Borrower believes as are customarily carried by companies engaged in similar businesses and owning similar properties in localities where the Borrower or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary operates.

5.11    Taxes. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have filed all federal, state and other material tax returns and reports required to be filed, and have paid all federal, state and other material Taxes (whether or not shown on a tax return), including in its capacity as a withholding agent, levied or imposed upon it or its properties, income or assets otherwise due and payable, except those which are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and for which adequate reserves have been provided in accordance with GAAP or could not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect. There is no proposed tax assessment against the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary that would, if made, have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.12    ERISA Compliance.

(a)    Except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, each Plan is in compliance with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code and other Federal or state laws. Each Pension Plan that is intended to be a qualified plan under Section 401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service to the effect that the form of such Pension Plan is qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code and the trust related thereto has been determined by the Internal Revenue Service to be exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Code, or an application for such a letter is currently being processed by the Internal Revenue Service. To the knowledge of the Borrower, nothing has occurred that would prevent or cause the loss of such tax-qualified status.

(b)    There are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened claims, actions or lawsuits, or action by any Governmental Authority, with respect to any Plan that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There has been no prohibited transaction or violation of the fiduciary responsibility rules with respect to any Plan that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect.

(c)    Except as could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) no ERISA Event has occurred, and neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate is aware of any fact, event or circumstance that could reasonably be expected to constitute or result in an ERISA Event with respect to any Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan; (ii) as of the most recent valuation date for any Pension Plan, the funding target attainment percentage (as defined in Section 430(d)(2) of the Code) is 60% or higher and neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate knows of any facts or circumstances that could reasonably be expected to cause the funding target attainment percentage for any such plan to drop below 60% as of the most recent valuation date; (iii) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any liability to the PBGC other than for the payment of premiums, and there are no premium payments which have become due that are unpaid; (iv) neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has engaged in a transaction that could be subject to Section 4069 or Section 4212(c) of ERISA; and (v) no Pension Plan has been terminated by the plan administrator thereof nor by the PBGC, and no event or circumstance has occurred or exists that could reasonably be expected to cause the PBGC to institute proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to terminate any Pension Plan.

 

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(d)    The Borrower represents and warrants as of the Closing Date that the Borrower is not and will not be 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.

5.13    Subsidiaries; Equity Interests; Loan Parties. As of the Closing Date, or such later date as the Borrower has provided an update pursuant to Section 6.02(e), no Loan Party has any Subsidiaries other than those specifically disclosed in Part (a) of Schedule 5.13, and all of the outstanding Equity Interests in such Subsidiaries have been validly issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and are owned by a Loan Party in the amounts specified on Part (a) of Schedule 5.13 free and clear of all Liens except those created under the Collateral Documents. No Loan Party has any equity investments or owns any Equity Interests in any other corporation or entity other than those specifically disclosed in Part (b) of Schedule 5.13 (and those not yet required to be set forth on an update to Schedule 5.13 pursuant to Section 6.02(e)). Set forth on Part (c) of Schedule 5.13 is a complete and accurate list of all Loan Parties (other than those not yet required to be set forth on an update to Schedule 5.13 pursuant to Section 6.02(e)), showing as of the Closing Date (as to each Loan Party) the jurisdiction of its incorporation, the address of its principal place of business and its U.S. taxpayer identification number or, in the case of any non-U.S. Loan Party that does not have a U.S. taxpayer identification number, its unique identification number issued to it by the jurisdiction of its incorporation.

5.14    Margin Regulations; Investment Company Act.

(a)    The Borrower is not engaged and will not engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U issued by the FRB), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock. Following the application of the proceeds of each Borrowing or drawing under each Letter of Credit, not more than 25% of the value of the assets (either of the Borrower only or of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis) subject to the provisions of Section 7.01 or Section 7.05 or subject to any restriction contained in any agreement or instrument between the Borrower and any Lender or any Affiliate of any Lender relating to Indebtedness and within the scope of Section 8.01(e) will be margin stock.

(b)    None of the Borrower, any Person Controlling the Borrower, or any Restricted Subsidiary is or is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

5.15    Disclosure. The Borrower has disclosed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders all agreements, instruments and corporate or other restrictions to which it or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is subject, and all other matters known to it, that, individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. No report, financial statement, certificate or other information furnished (whether in writing or orally) by or on behalf of any Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and the negotiation of this Agreement or delivered hereunder or under any other Loan Document, at the time furnished (in the case of all other reports, financial statements, certificates or other information), when taken as a whole with other information so furnished and with the filings made by the Borrower under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, (i) with respect to projected financial information and other forward-looking information, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time and (ii) no representation is made as to information of a general economic or industry specific nature.

 

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5.16    Compliance with Laws. Each Loan Party and each Restricted Subsidiary thereof is in compliance in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its properties, except in such instances in which (a) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted or (b) the failure to comply therewith, either individually or in the aggregate, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.17    Intellectual Property; Licenses, Etc.

(a)    Except as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries own, or possess the right to use all of the trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patents, patent rights, franchises, licenses and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “IP Rights”) that are reasonably necessary for the operation of their respective businesses, without conflict with the rights of any other Person, and Schedule 5.17(a) sets forth a complete and accurate list of all such IP Rights owned or used by the Borrower and each of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than those held or used pursuant to a license and those not yet required to be set forth on an update to Schedule 5.17(a) pursuant to Section 6.02(e)).

(b)    To the knowledge of the Borrower, no slogan or other advertising device, product, process, method, substance, part or other material now employed, or now contemplated to be employed, by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries infringes in any material respect upon any rights held by any other Person.

(c)    The Borrower has provided to the Administrative Agent documentation evidencing all Material Intellectual Property Licenses (except those not yet required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.02(f)) and each such Material Intellectual Property License is in full force and effect in all material respects and no Loan Party is in breach of any such Material Intellectual Property License or any provision of such documentation in any material respect. Schedule 5.17(b) sets forth a complete and accurate list of all Material Intellectual Property Licenses (other than those not yet required to be set forth on an update to Schedule 5.17(b) pursuant to Section 6.02(e) or (f)).

5.18    Rights in Collateral; Priority of Liens.

(a)    The Borrower and each other Loan Party own the property (or rights or interest therein) granted by it as Collateral under the Collateral Documents, free and clear of any and all Liens in favor of third parties, except for Liens permitted under Section 7.01. The execution and delivery of the Collateral Documents by Loan Parties at the time so executed and delivered and the delivery to the Administrative Agent of the Pledged Collateral (all of which Pledged Collateral has been so delivered) are effective to create in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as security for the Obligations, a valid and perfected first priority Lien on all of the Collateral, subject, in the case of priority only (x) in the case of Collateral not consisting of Pledged Collateral, to Liens permitted under Section 7.01 which are prior as a matter of law or contract and (y) in the case of Pledged Collateral, to Liens permitted under Section 7.01(c). Upon the proper filing of UCC financing statements, and the taking of the other actions required by the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders as described in Section 4(b) of the Security Agreement, the Liens granted pursuant to the Collateral Documents will constitute, subject, in the case of priority only (x) in the case of Collateral not consisting of Pledged Collateral, to Liens permitted under Section 7.01 which are prior as a matter of law or contract and (y) in the case of Pledged Collateral, to Liens permitted under Section 7.01(c), valid and enforceable first, prior and perfected Liens on the Collateral in favor of the Administrative Agent (to the extent a Lien can be perfected by filing a UCC financing statement), for the benefit of the Secured Parties.

 

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(b)    No Governmental Authorization is required for either (i) the pledge or grant by any Loan Party of the Liens purported to be created in favor of the Administrative Agent pursuant to any of the Collateral Documents, or (ii) the exercise by the Administrative Agent of any rights or remedies in respect of any Collateral (whether specifically granted or created pursuant to any of the Collateral Documents or created or provided for by applicable law), except for filings or recordings contemplated by Section 5.18(a) and except as may be required, in connection with the disposition of any Pledged Collateral or other Collateral, by laws generally affecting the offering and sale of securities and in connection with the disposition of any government receivables.

(c)    All representations and warranties of the Loan Parties set forth in the Collateral Documents are true and correct in all material respects (but if such representation or warranty is qualified by “material” or “Material Adverse Effect”, such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects).

5.19    Solvency. As of the Closing Date, each of the Borrower, individually, and the Loan Parties, together with their Restricted Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, are Solvent.

5.20    [Intentionally Omitted].

5.21    USA Patriot Act; OFAC. The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries are in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Act. None of the Borrower, any other Loan Party, any of Borrower’s Subsidiaries, any director, or officer or, to the knowledge of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, employee, agent, affiliate or representative thereof, is an individual or entity that is, or is owned or controlled by any individual or entity (or in the aggregate) that is (a) currently the subject or target of any Sanctions, (b) included on OFAC’s List of Specially Designated Nationals, HMT’s Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets and the Investment Ban List, the European Commission’s Consolidated list of persons, groups and entities subject to EU financial sanctions or any similar list enforced by any other relevant sanctions authority or (c) located, organized or resident in a Designated Jurisdiction.

5.22    Anti-Corruption Laws. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries have conducted their businesses in compliance with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010, and other similar anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions and have instituted and maintained policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws.

5.23    Not an Affected Financial Institution. Neither the Borrower nor any Guarantor is an Affected Financial Institution.

5.24    Casualty, Etc. Neither the businesses nor the properties of any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries are affected by any fire, explosion, accident, strike, lockout or other labor dispute, drought, storm, hail, earthquake, embargo, act of God or of the public enemy or other casualty (whether or not covered by insurance), condemnation or eminent domain proceeding that, either individually or in the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

5.25    Labor Matters. There are no collective bargaining agreements or Multiemployer Plans covering the employees of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries as of the Closing Date and neither the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary has suffered any strikes, walkouts, work stoppages or other material labor difficulty within the last five years.

5.26    Beneficial Ownership. As of the Closing Date, the information included in the Beneficial Ownership Certification, if applicable, is true and correct in all respects.

5.27    Covered Entities. No Loan Party is a Covered Entity.

 

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ARTICLE VI

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, the Borrower shall, and shall (except in the case of the covenants set forth in Sections 6.01, 6.02, 6.03 and 6.11) cause each Restricted Subsidiary to:

6.01    Financial Statements. Deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders:

(a)    as soon as available, but in any event within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for such fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, audited and accompanied by a report and opinion of an independent certified public accountant of nationally recognized standing reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders, which report and opinion shall be prepared in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and shall not be subject to any “going concern” or like qualification or exception or any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit; and

(b)    as soon as available, but in any event within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower (commencing with the fiscal quarter ending July 3, 2022), a consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal quarter, and the related consolidated statements of income or operations and cash flows, for such fiscal quarter and, as applicable, for the portion of the Borrower’s fiscal year then ended, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding fiscal quarter of the previous fiscal year and the corresponding portion of the previous fiscal year, all in reasonable detail, certified by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower as fairly presenting the financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, subject only to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) the obligations in clauses (a) and (b) of this Section 6.01 may be satisfied by furnishing, at the option of the Borrower, the applicable financial statements of any predecessor or successor of the Borrower or any entity meeting the requirements of clause (B) of this paragraph or (B) any wholly-owned Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower that, together with its consolidated Restricted Subsidiaries, constitutes substantially all of the assets of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries (a “Qualified Reporting Subsidiary”), provided that to the extent such information relates to a Qualified Reporting Subsidiary, (x) such information is accompanied by consolidating information that explains in reasonable detail the differences between the information relating to such Qualified Reporting Subsidiary, on the one hand, and the information relating to the Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries on a standalone basis, on the other hand, and (y) solely in the case of a Qualified Reporting Subsidiary, neither the Borrower nor any Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than such Qualified Reporting Subsidiary and its Subsidiaries) shall have any material assets or liabilities, and (B) (i) in the event that the Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent an Annual Report on Form 10-K for any fiscal year (or similar filing in the applicable jurisdiction), as filed with the SEC or in such form as would have been suitable for filing with the SEC, within the time frames set forth in clause (a) above, such Form 10-K shall satisfy all requirements of clause (a) of this Section 6.01 with respect to such fiscal year to the extent that it contains the information and report and opinion required by such clause (a) and such report and opinion does not contain any “going concern” or like qualification, exception or explanatory paragraph or any qualification, exception or explanatory paragraph as to the scope of audit (other than any such exception or

 

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explanatory paragraph, but not a qualification, expressly permitted to be contained therein under clause (a) of this Section 6.01) and (ii) in the event that the Borrower delivers to the Administrative Agent a Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for any fiscal quarter (or similar filing in the applicable jurisdiction), as filed with the SEC or in such form as would have been suitable for filing with the SEC, within the time frames set forth in clause (b) above, such Form 10-Q shall satisfy all requirements of clause (b) of this Section 6.01 with respect to such fiscal quarter to the extent that it contains the information required by such clause (b); in each case to the extent that information contained in such Form 10-K or Form 10-Q (or similar filings in the applicable jurisdiction) satisfies the requirements of clauses (a) or (b) of this Section 6.01, as the case may be.

6.02    Certificates; Other Information. Deliver to the Administrative Agent and each Lender, in form and detail satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders:

(a)    concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.01(a), a certificate of its independent certified public accountants stating that in making the examination necessary therefor no knowledge was obtained of any Event of Default under the financial covenants set forth in Section 7.11 or, if any such Event of Default shall exist, stating the nature and status of such event;

(b)    concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Sections 6.01(a) and (b) (commencing with the fiscal quarter ending July 3, 2022), a duly completed Compliance Certificate signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower (which delivery may, unless the Administrative Agent, or a Lender requests executed originals, be by electronic communication including fax or email and shall be deemed to be an original authentic counterpart thereof for all purposes);

(c)    promptly after any request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, copies of any detailed audit reports, management letters or recommendations submitted to the board of directors (or the audit committee of the board of directors) of any Loan Party by independent accountants in connection with the independent accountant’s audit of the accounts or books of any Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or any audit of any of them;

(d)    promptly after the same are available, copies of each annual report, proxy or financial statement or other report or communication sent to the stockholders of the Borrower, and copies of all annual, regular, periodic and special reports and registration statements which the Borrower may file or be required to file with the SEC under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or with any national securities exchange, and in any case not otherwise required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent pursuant hereto;

(e)    as soon as available after the end of each fiscal year, but in any event within 30 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, (i) a report supplementing Schedule 5.17(a), setting forth (A) a list of registration numbers for all patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names and copyrights awarded to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof during such fiscal year and (B) a list of all patent applications, trademark applications, service mark applications, trade name applications and copyright applications submitted by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof during such fiscal year and the status of each such application; and (ii) a report supplementing Schedule 5.13 containing a description of all changes in the information included in such Schedule as may be necessary for such Schedules to be accurate and complete as of the date of such report, each such report to be signed by a Responsible Officer of the Borrower and to be in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(f)    concurrently with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in Section 6.01(a) and (b), documentation evidencing any Material Intellectual Property License entered into during the period covered by such financial statements and a report supplementing Schedule 5.17(b) with respect to each such license;

 

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(g)    promptly, and in any event within ten Business Days after receipt thereof by any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof, copies of each notice or other correspondence received from the SEC (or comparable agency in any applicable non-U.S. jurisdiction) concerning any investigation or possible investigation or other inquiry by such agency regarding any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof; excluding, however, routine comment letters from the Staff of the SEC concerning the filing of a registration statement or the Borrower’s current and periodic reports filed with the SEC;

(h)    [reserved];

(i)    promptly following any request therefor, information and documentation reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or any Lender for purposes of compliance with applicable “know your customer” requirements under the Act, the Beneficial Ownership Regulation or other applicable anti-money laundering laws; and

(j)    promptly, such additional information regarding the business, financial, legal or corporate affairs of any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof, or compliance with the terms of the Loan Documents, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may from time to time reasonably request.

Documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 6.01(a) or (b) or Section 6.02(d) (to the extent any such documents are included in materials otherwise filed with the SEC) may be delivered electronically and if so delivered, shall be deemed to have been delivered on the date (i) on which the Borrower posts such documents, or provides a link thereto on the Borrower’s website on the Internet at the website address listed on Schedule 10.02; or (ii) on which such documents are posted on the Borrower’s behalf on an Internet or intranet website, if any, to which each Lender and the Administrative Agent have access (whether a commercial, third-party website or whether sponsored by the Administrative Agent); provided that: (i) the Borrower shall deliver paper copies of such documents to the Administrative Agent or any Lender that requests the Borrower to deliver such paper copies until a written request to cease delivering paper copies is given by the Administrative Agent or such Lender and (ii) the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent and each Lender (by facsimile or electronic mail) of the posting of any such documents and provide to the Administrative Agent by electronic mail electronic versions (i.e., soft copies) of such documents. The Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to request the delivery of or to maintain paper copies of the documents referred to above, and in any event shall have no responsibility to monitor compliance by the Borrower with any such request for delivery, and each Lender shall be solely responsible for requesting delivery to it or maintaining its copies of such documents.

The Borrower hereby acknowledges that (a) the Administrative Agent and/or the Arrangers may, but shall not be obligated to, make available to the Lenders and the L/C Issuers materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower hereunder (collectively, “Borrower Materials”) by posting the Borrower Materials on IntraLinks, Syndtrak, ClearPar, or a substantially similar electronic transmission system (the “Platform”) and (b) certain of the Lenders (each, a “Public Lender”) may have personnel who do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its Affiliates, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing, and who may be engaged in investment and other market-related activities with respect to such Persons’ securities. The Borrower hereby agrees that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to identify that portion of the Borrower Materials that may be distributed to the Public Lenders and that (w) all such Borrower Materials shall be clearly and conspicuously marked “PUBLIC” which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word “PUBLIC” shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (x) by marking Borrower Materials “PUBLIC,” the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders to treat such Borrower

 

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Materials as not containing any material non-public information (although it may be sensitive and proprietary) with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws (provided, however, that to the extent such Borrower Materials constitute Information, they shall be treated as set forth in Section 10.07); (y) all Borrower Materials marked “PUBLIC” are permitted to be made available through a portion of the Platform designated “Public Side Information;” and (z) the Administrative Agent and the Arrangers shall be entitled to treat any Borrower Materials that are not marked “PUBLIC” as being suitable only for posting on a portion of the Platform not designated “Public Side Information.” Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall be under no obligation to mark any Borrower Materials “PUBLIC”.

6.03    Notices. Promptly after any Responsible Officer obtains knowledge or receives notice thereof, notify the Administrative Agent (which will promptly thereafter post such notice to the Lenders):

(a)    of the occurrence of any Default;

(b)    of any matter that has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect;

(c)    of the occurrence of any ERISA Event;

(d)    of any material change in accounting policies or financial reporting practices by any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof, including any determination by the Borrower referred to in Section 2.10(b) or as permitted under Section 7.14;

(e)    of any loss or termination of any Material Intellectual Property License; and

(f)    of any change in the information provided in the Beneficial Ownership Certification that would result in a change to the list of beneficial owners identified in such certification.

Each notice pursuant to this Section 6.03 shall be accompanied by a statement of a Responsible Officer of the Borrower setting forth details of the occurrence referred to therein and stating what action the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto. Each notice pursuant to Section 6.03(a) shall describe with particularity the Default.

6.04    Payment of Obligations. (a) Pay and discharge as the same shall become due and payable, all its obligations and liabilities, including (i) all Tax liabilities, assessments and governmental charges or levies upon it or its properties or assets, unless the same are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted (which proceedings have the effect of preventing the forfeiture or sale of the property or assets subject to any such Lien) and adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP are being maintained by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary; (ii) all lawful claims which, if unpaid, would by law become a Lien upon its property, except for Liens permitted under Section 7.01; and (iii) all Indebtedness, as and when due and payable, but subject to any subordination provisions contained in any instrument or agreement evidencing such Indebtedness, except to the extent that (x) such unpaid claims, obligations and liabilities under clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) do not exceed $500,000 individually or in the aggregate and (y) in the case of such claims under clause (ii), such claims, if unpaid, would not become a Lien that is not permitted under Section 7.01; and (b) timely file all material tax returns required to be filed.

6.05    Preservation of Existence, Etc. (a) Preserve, renew and maintain in full force and effect its legal existence and good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization except in a transaction permitted by Section 7.04 or 7.05; provided, however, that the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary may consummate the Closing Date Acquisition and any other merger or consolidation permitted

 

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under Section 7.04 or Disposition permitted by Section 7.05; (b) take all reasonable action to maintain all rights, privileges, permits, licenses and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its business, except to the extent that failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (c) preserve or renew all of its registered patents, trademarks, trade names and service marks, the non-preservation of which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

6.06    Maintenance of Properties. (a) Maintain, preserve and protect all of its material properties and equipment necessary in the operation of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted; (b) make all necessary repairs thereto and renewals and replacements thereof except where the failure to do so could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and (c) use the standard of care typical in the industry in the operation and maintenance of its facilities.

6.07    Maintenance of Insurance. Maintain with insurance companies with a Best’s Financial Strength Rating of at least A-VII, insurance with respect to its properties and business against loss or damage of the kinds customarily insured against by Persons engaged in the same or similar business, of such types and in such amounts (after giving effect to any self-insurance compatible with the following standards) as are customarily carried under similar circumstances by such other Persons and providing for not less than 30 days’ prior notice to the Administrative Agent of termination, lapse or cancellation of such insurance. Each such insurance policy shall (a) in the case of each such insurance policy other than each business interruption and casualty insurance policy, name the Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders as an additional insured thereunder as its interests may appear and (b) in the case of each business interruption and casualty insurance policy, contain a loss payable clause or endorsement, satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent, that names the Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders as the lenders’ loss payee thereunder for any covered loss and provides for at least 30 days prior written notice to the Administrative Agent of any modification or cancellation of such policy.

6.08    Compliance with Laws and Contractual Obligations.

(a)    Comply in all material respects with the requirements of all Laws and all orders, writs, injunctions and decrees applicable to it or to its business or property, except in such instances in which (i) such requirement of Law or order, writ, injunction or decree is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted; or (ii) the failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

(b)    Comply in all material respects with all Contractual Obligations, except in such instances in which the failure to comply therewith could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

6.09    Books and Records. (a) Maintain proper books of record and account, in which full, true and correct entries in conformity with GAAP consistently applied shall be made of all financial transactions and matters involving the assets and business of the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be; and (b) maintain such books of record and account in material conformity with all applicable requirements of any Governmental Authority having regulatory jurisdiction over the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be. The Borrower shall maintain at all times books and records pertaining to the Collateral in such detail, form and scope as the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall reasonably require.

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finances and accounts with its directors, officers, and independent public accountants and to conduct up to two collateral audits during any twelve month period, all at the expense of the Borrower and at such reasonable times during normal business hours, upon reasonable advance notice to the Borrower; provided, however, that when an Event of Default exists the Administrative Agent or any Lender (or any of their respective representatives or independent contractors) may do any of the foregoing at the expense of the Borrower at any time during normal business hours and without advance notice.

6.11    Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of (a) the Term Loans to finance in part the Transactions and (b) the Revolving Credit Facility (i) on the Closing Date to finance in part the Transactions and to issue Letters of Credit (if any), and (ii) after the Closing Date to provide ongoing working capital and for other general corporate purposes not in contravention of any Law or of any Loan Document.

6.12    Covenant to Guarantee Obligations and Give Security.

(a)    Additional Subsidiaries. As soon as practicable (but in any event within 30 days or, in any such case, such longer period as the Administrative Agent may agree in its sole discretion) after the acquisition, creation or designation of any Material Domestic Restricted Subsidiary (or the date a Restricted Subsidiary otherwise qualifies as a Material Domestic Restricted Subsidiary), cause to be delivered to the Administrative Agent each of the following:

(i)    a Guaranty Joinder Agreement duly executed by each such Restricted Subsidiary that is a Material Domestic Restricted Subsidiary;

(ii)    required Collateral Documents of such Restricted Subsidiary that is a Material Domestic Restricted Subsidiary, including a Security Joinder Agreement duly executed by such Restricted Subsidiary to cover any additional Collateral (including, without limitation, Pledged Collateral and IP Collateral) (with all schedules thereto appropriately completed) or a Security Agreement Supplement, as applicable, with all schedules thereto appropriately completed, together with such Uniform Commercial Code financing statements on Form UCC-1 or otherwise naming such Restricted Subsidiary as “Debtor” and naming the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as “Secured Party,” to be filed in all Uniform Commercial Code filing offices in all jurisdictions in which filing is necessary to perfect in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties the Lien on Collateral conferred under such Collateral Document to the extent such Lien may be perfected by Uniform Commercial Code filing;

(iii)    a Security Joinder Agreement or a Security Agreement Supplement, as applicable, by the direct owner of the Equity Interests in such Restricted Subsidiary (solely to the extent such direct owner is a Loan Party), which Security Joinder Agreement (or amendment or supplement) effects the pledge of the Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the Security Agreement, together with such Uniform Commercial Code financing statements on Form UCC-1 or otherwise naming such pledgor as “Debtor” and naming the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Secured Parties, as “Secured Party,” to be filed in all Uniform Commercial Code filing offices in all jurisdictions in which filing is necessary or advisable to perfect in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Secured Parties the Lien on such Equity Interests;

(iv)    if requested by the Administrative Agent, an opinion of counsel to the Restricted Subsidiary dated as of the date of delivery of the Guaranty Joinder Agreement and other Loan Documents provided for in this Section 6.12 and addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, including opinions, assumptions and qualifications similar to those contained in the opinions of counsel delivered pursuant to Section 4.01(a);

 

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(v)    at least five (5) Business Days prior to the date of the Guaranty Joinder Agreement, if such Material Domestic Restricted Subsidiary qualifies as a “legal entity customer” under the Beneficial Ownership Regulation, then such Material Domestic Restricted Subsidiary shall deliver a Beneficial Ownership Certification to the Administrative Agent and any Lender requesting the same; and

(vi)    the documents described in Section 4.01(a), as applicable, with respect to such Restricted Subsidiary.

(b)    General Covenant. Along with each other Loan Party, (i) in the exercise of the Borrower’s commercial reasonable judgment, defend the Collateral against all claims and demands of all Persons at any time claiming the same or any interest therein, (ii) comply with the requirements of all state and federal laws in order to grant to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders valid and perfected first priority security interests in the Collateral (except for, in the case of priority only (x) in the case of Collateral not consisting of Pledged Collateral, Liens permitted under Section 7.01 which are prior as a matter of law or contract and (y) in the case of Pledged Collateral, Liens permitted under Section 7.01(c)), and (iii) do whatever the Administrative Agent may reasonably request, from time to time, to effect the purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including filing notices of liens, UCC financing statements, fixture filings and amendments, renewals and continuations thereof; cooperating with the Administrative Agent’s representatives; keeping stock records; and paying claims which might, if unpaid, become a Lien on the Collateral. The Administrative Agent is hereby authorized by the Borrower to file any UCC financing statements covering the Collateral whether or not the Borrower’s signatures appear thereon.

6.13    Collateral Records. To execute and deliver promptly, and to cause each other Loan Party to execute and deliver promptly, to the Administrative Agent, from time to time, solely for the Administrative Agent’s convenience in maintaining a record of the Collateral, such written statements and schedules as the Administrative Agent may reasonably require designating, identifying or describing the Collateral. The failure by the Borrower or any other Loan Party, however, to promptly give the Administrative Agent such statements or schedules shall not affect, diminish, modify or otherwise limit the Liens on the Collateral granted pursuant to the Collateral Documents.

6.14    [Reserved].

6.15    Compliance with Environmental Laws. Each Loan Party shall at all times use all commercially reasonable efforts to remain in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws. Each Loan Party shall promptly take, and shall cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries promptly to take, any and all actions necessary to (a) cure any violation of applicable Environmental Laws by such Loan Party or its Restricted Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect, and (b) make an appropriate response to any Environmental Liability of such Loan Party or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and discharge any obligations it may have to any Person thereunder where failure to do so could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect.

6.16    Further Assurances. At any time or from time to time upon the request of the Administrative Agent, each Loan Party will, at its expense, promptly execute, acknowledge and deliver such further documents and do such other acts and things as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request in order to effect fully the purposes of the Loan Documents.

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6.18    Compliance with Terms of Leaseholds. Make all payments and otherwise perform all obligations in respect of all leases of real property to which the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a lessee, keep such leases in full force and effect and not allow such leases to lapse or be terminated or any rights to renew such leases to be forfeited or cancelled, notify the Administrative Agent of any default by any party with respect to such leases and cooperate with the Administrative Agent in all respects to cure any such default, and cause each of its Restricted Subsidiaries to do so, except, in any case, where the failure to do so, either individually or in the aggregate, could not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

6.19    Designation as Senior Debt. To the extent applicable at any time, designate all Obligations under this Agreement as “Designated Senior Indebtedness” (or similar term) under, and as defined in, any documentation with respect to Indebtedness that is subordinated to the Obligations.

6.20    Anti-Corruption Laws. Conduct its businesses in compliance with the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010, and other similar anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions, and maintain policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with such laws.

6.21    Post-Closing Requirements. As promptly as practicable, and in any event within the time periods after the Closing Date specified on Schedule 6.21 or such later date as the Administrative Agent agrees to in writing, deliver the documents or take the actions specified on Schedule 6.21.

6.22    Designation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries; Re-Designation of Restricted Subsidiaries. Borrower may designate any Subsidiary of the Borrower (including any existing Subsidiary and any newly acquired or newly formed Subsidiary of the Borrower but excluding the Borrower) to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary or any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary so long as (i) both immediately before and immediately after such designation, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (ii) immediately after giving effect to such designation, the Borrower shall be in compliance with Section 7.11 on a pro forma basis as of the last day of the then most recently ended Measurement Period, (iii) neither such Subsidiary nor any of its Subsidiaries owns any Equity Interests or Indebtedness of, or owns or holds any Lien on any property of, the Borrower or any other Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not a Subsidiary of the Subsidiary to be so designated, (iv) the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries shall not transfer all or any material portion of their intellectual property (taken on a consolidated basis) to any Unrestricted Subsidiary or allow any Restricted Subsidiary that owns material intellectual property to be designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary (without regard to whether the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary has the right to continue to utilize any such intellectual property after such transfer), (v) the designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary shall constitute an Investment by the Borrower in such Subsidiary, at the time of such designation, in an amount equal to the fair market value of the net assets of such Subsidiary, and such Investment must at such time be permitted under Section 7.03, and no such designation shall be permitted unless such Investment is permitted by Section 7.03 and (vi) in the case of the designation of any Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, such Subsidiary is not a “Restricted Subsidiary” (or equivalent term) under any other Indebtedness having an aggregate outstanding principal amount of more than $100,000,000. The designation of any Unrestricted Subsidiary as a Restricted Subsidiary shall constitute the incurrence, at the time of such designation, of any Investment, Indebtedness or Liens of such re-designated Restricted Subsidiary existing at such time. Any such designation by Borrower shall be evidenced to the Administrative Agent by promptly filing with the Administrative Agent and an officer’s certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing provisions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall an Unrestricted Subsidiary that is re-designated as a Restricted Subsidiary be permitted to be subsequently designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary.

 

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ARTICLE VII

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

So long as any Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder, any Loan or other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied, or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding, the Borrower shall not, nor shall it permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly:

7.01    Liens. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon any of its property or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than the following:

(a)    Liens pursuant to any Loan Document;

(b)    Liens existing on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 7.01 and any renewals, replacements or extensions thereof, provided that the property covered thereby is not changed in any material respect and the amount secured or benefitted thereby is not increased except as contemplated by Section 7.02(b);

(c)    Liens for taxes, assessments, charges or other governmental levies not yet due or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;

(d)    Statutory Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, materialmen, repairmen or other like Liens imposed by law and arising in the ordinary course of business which are not overdue for a period of more than 60 days or which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted, if adequate reserves with respect thereto are maintained on the books of the applicable Person in accordance with GAAP;

(e)    pledges or deposits in the ordinary course of business in connection with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security legislation, other than any Lien imposed by any Plan or the PBGC under ERISA;

(f)    pledges or deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts and leases (other than Indebtedness), licenses, statutory obligations, surety bonds (other than bonds related to judgments or litigation to the extent not permitted by Section 7.01(h)), performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business;

(g)    easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances and title defects affecting real property which, in the aggregate, are not substantial in amount, and which do not in any case materially detract from the value of the property subject thereto or materially interfere with the ordinary conduct of the business of the applicable Person;

(h)    Liens securing judgments for the payment of money not constituting an Event of Default under Section 8.01(h) or securing appeal or other surety bonds related to such judgments;

(i)    Liens securing Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.02(e), including Liens on vehicles or equipment, provided that (i) such Liens do not at any time encumber any property other than the property financed by such Indebtedness, except for replacements, additions and accessions to the property that are affixed or incorporated into the property covered by such Lien or financed with the proceeds of such Indebtedness and (ii) the Indebtedness secured thereby does not exceed on the date of acquisition the cost or fair market value, whichever is lower, of the property being acquired, constructed or improved plus the amount of a reasonable premium or other reasonable amount paid and fees and expenses reasonably incurred in the extension, renewal or replacement;

 

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(j)    Liens incurred to secure Obligations in respect of Indebtedness permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 7.02(q);

(k)    any Lien existing on any property or asset prior to the Acquisition thereof by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or existing on any property or asset of any Person that becomes a Restricted Subsidiary after the date hereof prior to the time such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary and any renewals, replacements or extensions thereof pursuant to Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.02(n), provided that (i) such Lien is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such Acquisition or such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary, (ii) such Lien shall not apply to any other property or assets of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary and (iii) such Lien shall secure only those obligations that it secures on the date of such Acquisition or the date such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary and extensions, renewals and replacements thereof that do not increase the outstanding principal amount thereof, except by the amount of a reasonable premium or other reasonable amount paid and fees and expenses reasonably incurred in the extension, renewal or replacement;

(l)    Liens (i) arising solely by virtue of any statutory or common law provision relating to banker’s liens, rights of setoff or similar rights, (ii) incurred to secure Cash Management Services and other bank products (iii) in favor of customs and revenue authorities arising as a matter of law to secure payment of customs duties in connection with the importation and exportation of goods in the ordinary course of business, and (iv) encumbering reasonable customary initial deposits and margin deposits attaching to commodity trading accounts or other brokerage accounts incurred in the ordinary course of business and not for speculative purposes;

(m)    any interest of title of a lessor or licensor, and leases, subleases, royalties, licenses, sublicenses or exclusive or non-exclusive grants of intellectual property, software and other technology licenses granted by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiaries to others, (i) in each case in the ordinary course of business and not interfering in any material respect with the ordinary conduct of the business or (ii) in connection with any other transaction between or among the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries that is permitted pursuant to Section 7.05;

(n)    (i) customary anti-assignment of obligations provisions in commercial contracts and collaboration-type agreements and (ii) subject to the approval of the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld), Liens, including anti-assignment of obligations provisions, in favor of a landlord on leases and leasehold improvements with respect to leased premises, and Liens on cash and other assets securing performance thereunder;

(o)    Liens solely on any cash earnest money deposits or other similar escrow arrangements made by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in connection with any actual or proposed Investment, Acquisition, or Disposition, in each case permitted hereunder, including to secure Indebtedness permitted in Section 7.02(f);

(p)    Liens arising out of conditional sale, title retention, consignment or similar arrangements for sale of goods entered into by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business permitted by this Agreement;

(q)    Liens arising from the deposit of funds or evidences of Indebtedness in trust for the purpose of defeasing or discharging Indebtedness issued pursuant to an indenture, but only if such defeasing or discharging of Indebtedness is not prohibited under this Agreement; provided that such Lien covers proceeds in an aggregate amount necessary solely to defease or discharge the principal, interest, premium, if any, and, if required by the terms of the relevant indenture, fees, costs and expenses due in connection with the defeasance or discharge of such Indebtedness;

 

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(r)    Liens on assets of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries not otherwise permitted above so long as the aggregate principal amount of the Indebtedness and other obligations subject to such Liens does not at any time exceed the greater of $300,000,000 and 7.15% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets;

(s)    Liens arising out of any Permitted Sale Lease-Back Transaction, so long as such Liens attach only to the property sold and being leased in such transaction and any accessions and additions thereto or proceeds and products thereof and related property; and

(t)    (i) Liens on accounts receivable and related assets specified in the definition of Receivables Financing incurred in connection with a Qualified Receivables Financing and (ii) Liens securing Indebtedness or other obligations of any Receivables Subsidiary.

7.02    Indebtedness. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except:

(a)    Indebtedness under the Loan Documents;

(b)    Indebtedness outstanding on the date hereof and listed on Schedule 7.02, including, without limitation the Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary owed to the Borrower or any other Restricted Subsidiary arising in connection with the Closing Date Refinancing as listed on Schedule 7.02 so long as, in the case of any such Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party owed to any Loan Party, such Indebtedness is evidenced by promissory notes pledged to the Administrative Agent under the Collateral Documents, and any refinancings, refundings, renewals or extensions thereof; provided that (x) the amount of such Indebtedness is not increased at the time of such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension except by an amount equal to a reasonable premium or other reasonable amount paid, and fees and expenses reasonably incurred, in connection with such refinancing, refunding, renewal or extension and by an amount equal to any existing commitments unutilized thereunder and (y) in the case of any such Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party owed to any Loan Party, such Indebtedness is evidenced by promissory notes pledged to the Administrative Agent under the Collateral Documents;

(c)    Guarantees of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that any guarantee of obligations of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor is permitted by Section 7.03;

(d)    obligations (contingent or otherwise) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary existing or arising under any Swap Contract, provided that (i) such obligations are (or were) entered into by such Person in the ordinary course of business and not for purposes of speculation or taking a “market view;” and (ii) such Swap Contract does not contain any provision exonerating the non-defaulting party from its obligation to make payments on outstanding transactions to the defaulting party;

(e)    Indebtedness in respect of capital leases, Synthetic Lease Obligations and purchase money obligations for fixed or capital assets (including equipment), within the limitations set forth in Section 7.01(i), not to exceed the greater of $300,000,000 and 7.15% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets;

(f)    Indebtedness in the form of indemnification, adjustment of purchase price, earn-out obligation, advance payments or similar obligations incurred by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries arising from agreements in connection with Permitted Acquisitions or other permitted Investments or permitted Dispositions of any business, assets or Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries;

 

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(g)    (i) Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party owed to any Loan Party (so long as the Investment by such non debtor Loan Party is permitted by Section 7.03), (ii) Indebtedness of any Loan Party to another Loan Party, (iii) Indebtedness of any Loan Party owed to any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party (so long as the Investment by such Restricted Subsidiary is permitted by Section 7.03), (iv) Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party owed to any other Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party (so long as the Investment by such non-debtor Loan Party is permitted by Section 7.03) or (v) any Indebtedness resulting from a transaction permitted by Section 7.08(ix), so long as, (A) in the case of clauses (i), (ii) and (v), such Indebtedness is evidenced by promissory notes pledged to the Administrative Agent under the Collateral Documents and (B) in the case of clauses (iii) and (v), such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Obligations of such Loan Party under the Loan Documents in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent;

(h)    Indebtedness in an amount not to exceed $250,000,000 incurred by a Receivables Subsidiary that is a Domestic Restricted Subsidiary in a Qualified Receivables Financing that is not recourse to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than a Receivables Subsidiary (except for Standard Securitization Undertakings);

(i)    Indebtedness in an amount not to exceed $120,000,000 incurred by a Receivables Subsidiary that is a Foreign Restricted Subsidiary in a Qualified Receivables Financing that is not recourse to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary other than a Receivables Subsidiary (except for Standard Securitization Undertakings);

(j)    unsecured Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that (i) immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such Indebtedness and the use of proceeds thereof, (A) the Borrower shall be in pro forma compliance with the covenants contained in Section 7.11 and (B) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or shall result therefrom, (ii) the aggregate amount of Indebtedness that may be incurred pursuant to this clause (j) by Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties (together with the aggregate amount of Indebtedness that may be incurred or assumed pursuant to Section 7.02(o) below by Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties) shall not exceed the greater of (x) $420,000,000 and (y) 10.0% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets, at any one time outstanding on a pro forma basis (including pro forma application of the proceeds therefrom), (iii) except in the case of Indebtedness assumed in connection with an acquisition of any assets (including Equity Interests), business or Person, such Indebtedness (A) shall have a final scheduled maturity date no earlier than the then-latest Maturity Date existing at the time of such incurrence and (B) shall have a Weighted Average Life to Maturity that is equal to or greater than the longest remaining Weighted Average Life to Maturity (provided that, if such Indebtedness is junior in right of Collateral or payment to the Obligations, it will not mature (and no scheduled payment, redemption or sinking fund or similar payments or obligations will be permitted) prior to 91 days after the latest Maturity Date existing at the time of such incurrence);

(k)    Indebtedness representing deferred compensation to employees of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business;

(l)    Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of performance, bid, surety, indemnity, appeal bonds, completion guarantees and other obligations of like nature, in each case relating to obligations not constituting Indebtedness for borrowed money (including worker’s compensation claims, environmental remediation and other environmental matters and obligations in connection with insurance or similar requirements) provided in the ordinary course of business;

 

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(m)    Indebtedness in respect of (i) workers’ compensation claims or self-insurance obligations, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business and not in connection with the borrowing of money, (ii) any Cash Management Services incurred in the ordinary course of business, (iii) customer deposits and advance payments received in the ordinary course of business from customers for goods or services purchased in the ordinary course of business, (iv) bankers’ acceptances, discounted bills of exchange, warehouse receipts or similar facilities or the discounting or factoring of receivables for credit management purposes, in each case incurred or undertaken in the ordinary course of business, (v) Guarantees incurred in the ordinary course of business in respect of obligations to suppliers, customers, franchisees, lessors, licensees, sub-licensees an distribution partners; and (vi) obligations incurred by Borrower or a Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business as a result of leases entered into by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary;

(n)    (1) Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary incurred or assumed in connection with an acquisition of assets (including Equity Interests), business or Person and of any Person that is acquired by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or merged into or consolidated or amalgamated with the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (2) Indebtedness incurred or assumed in anticipation of an acquisition of assets, business or Person, in an aggregate principal amount as to clauses (1) and (2) not to exceed $250,000,000 at any time outstanding;

(o)    Indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties in an aggregate principal amount (together with the aggregate amount of Indebtedness that may be incurred or assumed pursuant to Section 7.02(j) above by Subsidiaries that are not Loan Parties) not to exceed the greater of (x) $420,000,000 and (y) 10.0% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets, at any one time outstanding on a pro forma basis (including pro forma application of the proceeds therefrom);

(p)    Indebtedness under Bilateral Letter of Credit Facilities not to exceed $150,000,000 at any time outstanding;

(q)    Indebtedness of the Loan Parties evidenced by Incremental Equivalent Debt and any Permitted Refinancing thereof (or successive Permitted Refinancings thereof); and

(r)    other Indebtedness owing by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed the greater of $300,000,000 and 7.15% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets at any time outstanding.

7.03    Investments. Make or hold any Investments, except:

(a)    Investments in the form of cash, Cash Equivalents, short-term marketable debt securities, and long-term marketable debt securities so long as such Investments are consistent with the Borrower’s current investment policy as previously disclosed to the Administrative Agent, as reasonably amended and refined from time to time;

(b)    advances to officers, directors and employees of the Borrower and Guarantors in an aggregate amount not to exceed $15,000,000 at any time outstanding;

(c)    Investments owned by the Borrower as of the Closing Date in the Equity Interests of any wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary as described on Schedule 5.13;

(d)    Investments consisting of extensions of credit in the nature of accounts receivable or notes receivable arising from the grant of trade credit in the ordinary course of business, and Investments received in satisfaction or partial satisfaction thereof from financially troubled account debtors to the extent reasonably necessary in order to prevent or limit loss;

 

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(e)    Guarantees permitted by Section 7.02;

(f)    Permitted Acquisitions by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary;

(g)    in addition to any Investment permitted by Section 7.03(h)(ii), Investments consisting of extensions of credit or capital contributions (i) by any Loan Party in another Loan Party so long as such Investments consisting of extensions of credit are evidenced by promissory notes pledged to the Administrative Agent under the Collateral Documents, (ii) by any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in any other Restricted Subsidiary or any Loan Party (for extensions of credit, to the extent permitted by Section 7.02), and (iii) by any Loan Party in a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party in an aggregate amount for all such outstanding Investments made after the Closing Date not to exceed the greater of $420,000,000 and 10.0% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets so long as such Investments consisting of extensions of credit are evidenced by promissory notes pledged to the Administrative Agent under the Collateral Documents;

(h)    (i) the Closing Date Acquisition and (ii) any Investment by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in any other Restricted Subsidiary related to the Indebtedness listed on Schedule 7.02 and relating to the Closing Date Refinancing;

(i)    Investments (i) in IP Rights in the ordinary course of business, including with respect to joint and collaborative research and/or development arrangements and (ii) resulting from development, licensing, commercialization or distribution arrangements in the ordinary course of business;

(j)    Investments consisting of acquisitions of capital stock or securities received in settlement of debts created in the ordinary course and owing to the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or in satisfactions of judgment;

(k)    Investments of a Restricted Subsidiary that is acquired after the Closing Date or of a company merged or amalgamated or consolidated into the Borrower or merged, amalgamated or consolidated with a Restricted Subsidiary, in each case in accordance with this Agreement to the extent that such Investments were not made in contemplation of or in connection with such acquisition, merger, amalgamation or consolidation and were in existence on the date of such acquisition, merger or consolidation; provided that this clause (k) is intended solely to grandfather such Investments as are indirectly acquired as a result of an acquisition of such Person otherwise permitted hereunder and any consideration paid in connection with such acquisition that may be allocable to such Investments must be permitted by, and be taken into account in computing compliance with any basket amounts or limitations applicable to such acquisition hereunder;

(l)    additional Investments (including, without limitation, any acquisition of (x) Equity Interests in Persons that do not become Loan Parties or (y) assets to be acquired by Persons that are not Loan Parties) not exceeding at any time an aggregate outstanding amount of the greater of $500,000,000 and 12% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets;

(m)    any Investment resulting from a transaction permitted by Section 7.08(ix) so long as such Investment by any Loan Party consisting of extensions of credit are evidenced by promissory notes pledged to the Administrative Agent under the Collateral Documents as contemplated by Section 7.02(g);

 

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(n)    Investments in joint ventures and acquisitions of Equity Interests that would constitute Permitted Acquisitions but for the fact that persons in which such Equity Interests are acquired do not become Restricted Subsidiaries of Borrower; provided that the sum of the aggregate amount of such Investments, plus the aggregate consideration paid in all such acquisitions, made under this clause (n) after the Closing Date, when taken together with Investments made pursuant to Section 7.03(o), shall not exceed the greater of $250,000,000 and 6% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets at any time outstanding after giving effect to such transaction (including any use of cash with respect thereto) on a pro forma basis;

(o)    Investments by the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary in Unrestricted Subsidiaries after the Closing Date in an aggregate amount for all such Investments (less an amount equal to the book value of all Unrestricted Subsidiaries that, after the Closing Date, are redesignated by the Borrower to be Restricted Subsidiaries, calculated as of the date of such redesignation), when taken together with Investments made pursuant to Section 7.03(n), not to exceed the greater of $250,000,000 and 6% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets at any time outstanding after giving effect to such transaction (including any use of cash with respect thereto) on a pro forma basis;

(p)    any Investment in a Receivables Subsidiary or any Investment by a Receivables Subsidiary in any other Person in connection with a Qualified Receivables Financing, including Investments of funds held in accounts permitted or required by the arrangements governing such Qualified Receivables Financing or any related Indebtedness; and

(q)    Swap Contracts permitted by Section 7.02(d).

7.04    Fundamental Changes. Merge, dissolve, liquidate, consolidate with or into another Person, or Dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to or in favor of any Person, except that, so long as no Default exists or would result therefrom:

(a)    any Restricted Subsidiary may merge with (i) the Borrower, provided that the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving Person, or (ii) any one or more other Restricted Subsidiaries, provided that when any wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary is merging with another Restricted Subsidiary, the wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary shall be the continuing or surviving Person, and, provided further that if a Guarantor is merging with another Restricted Subsidiary, the Guarantor shall be the surviving Person;

(b)    any Restricted Subsidiary may Dispose of all or substantially all of its assets (upon voluntary liquidation or otherwise) to the Borrower or to another Restricted Subsidiary; provided that if the transferor in such a transaction is a wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary, then the transferee must either be the Borrower or a wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary and, provided further that if the transferor of such assets is a Guarantor, the transferee thereof must either be the Borrower or a Guarantor (or become a Guarantor); and

(c)    the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary may enter into any merger, consolidation or other transaction with another Person to effect a Permitted Acquisition or Disposition permitted under Section 7.05 or Investment permitted under Section 7.03, provided that, (i) in the case of a merger or consolidation involving the Borrower, the Borrower shall be the continuing or surviving entity and (ii) in the case of a merger or consolidation involving any Guarantor (other than the Borrower), a Guarantor shall be the continuing or surviving entity.

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(a)    Dispositions of obsolete, no longer useful or worn out property (including IP Rights) or equipment, or immaterial property or equipment no longer useful or necessary to the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, in the ordinary course of business;

(b)    Dispositions of inventory and Cash Equivalents in the ordinary course of business and sales, assignments, transfers or dispositions of accounts in the ordinary course of business for purposes of collection, including any Disposition of inventory in a transaction permitted by Section 7.08(ix);

(c)    Dispositions of equipment or real property to the extent that (i) such property is exchanged for credit against the purchase price of similar replacement property or (ii) the proceeds of such Disposition are reasonably promptly applied to the purchase price of such replacement property;

(d)    Dispositions of property (i) by a Loan Party to any other Loan Party, (ii) by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to any Loan Party, (iii) by a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party to another Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party, and (iv) by a Loan Party to a Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Loan Party (provided that the aggregate fair market value of assets or property Disposed of pursuant to this clause (iv) shall not to exceed the greater of $250,000,000 and 6% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets);

(e)    (i) Dispositions permitted by Section 7.04 and (ii) any Disposition of Indebtedness by Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to any other Restricted Subsidiary relating to the Closing Date Refinancing and set forth on Schedule 7.02;

(f)    Dispositions of Cash Equivalents permitted by Section 7.03;

(g)    (i) licenses of IP Rights in the ordinary course of business, including with respect to joint and collaborative research and/or development arrangements and (ii) Dispositions resulting from development, licensing, commercialization or distribution arrangements in the ordinary course of business;

(h)    subleases of, or lease terminations with respect to, leased properties no longer needed by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries and not material to the operation of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(i)    the abandonment or other Disposition of immaterial intellectual property (including allowing any registrations or any applications for registration of any intellectual property to lapse or go abandoned) to the extent the Borrower determines in its reasonable business judgment that (i) such intellectual property is not commercially reasonable to maintain under the circumstances and (ii) such Disposition would not materially and adversely affect the business of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries;

(j)    any surrender or waiver of contract rights or settlement, release, recovery on or surrender of contract, tort or other claims in the ordinary course of business;

(k)    the unwinding or settling of any Swap Contract entered into in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

(l)    Dispositions of Investments in joint ventures to the extent required by, or made pursuant to customary buy/sell arrangements between, the joint venture parties set forth in joint venture arrangements and similar binding arrangements;

 

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(m)    sales and other assignments, transfers or other dispositions of accounts receivable in connection with the compromise thereof;

(n)    Dispositions of any property subject to a Permitted Sale Lease-Back Transaction;

(o)    any exchange or swap of assets (other than cash and Cash Equivalents) for other assets (other than cash and Cash Equivalents) of comparable or greater value or usefulness to the business of Borrower and the Restricted Subsidiaries as a whole, determined in good faith by the management of Borrower; provided that the fair market value of any such exchanges or swaps shall not, in the aggregate, exceed $75,000,000 in any fiscal year;

(p)    Dispositions not otherwise permitted pursuant to this Section 7.05; provided that:

(i)    the gross proceeds received from any such Disposition shall be at least equal to the fair market value of the property and assets so Disposed of, determined at the time of such Disposition;

(ii)    with respect to any disposition under this Section 7.5(f) that exceeds $20,000,000 (in the good faith determination of the Borrower) at least 75% of the value of the aggregate consideration received from any such sale, lease, transfer or other disposition shall be in cash or Cash Equivalents; provided that (i) up to one-third of such 75% may consist of notes or other obligations received by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary that are due and payable or otherwise converted by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary into cash within 365 days of receipt, which cash (to the extent received) shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds attributable to the original transaction; (ii) any unsubordinated Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (as shown on the Borrower’s or such Restricted Subsidiary’s most recent balance sheet) that is assumed by the transferee of any such assets shall constitute cash for purposes of this Section 7.05(p), so long as the Borrower and all of its Restricted Subsidiaries are fully and unconditionally released therefrom; and (iii) any Designated Non-Cash Consideration received by the Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, having an aggregate fair market value, taken together with all other Designated Non-Cash Consideration received pursuant to this clause (ii) after the Closing Date not to exceed $250,000,000 at the time of receipt of such Designated Non-Cash Consideration shall be deemed to be cash for purposes of this Section 7.05(p) (it being understood that the fair market value of each item of Designated Non-Cash Consideration is measured at the time of receipt without giving effect to subsequent changes in value); provided that if such Designated Non-Cash Consideration is sold for, or otherwise converted into, cash, such cash shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds attributable to the original transaction;

(iii)    immediately before and immediately after giving pro forma effect to any such sale, lease, transfer or other disposition, no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and

(iv)    if and to the extent that the Net Cash Proceeds of any transaction effected pursuant to this Section 7.05(p) shall not have been reinvested (pursuant to Section 2.05(b)), such Net Cash Proceeds shall be applied to prepay Loans to the extent, and in accordance with, Section 2.05(b);

(q)    Dispositions not otherwise permitted under clauses (a) through (p) above or (r) through (s) below if (i) at the time of any Disposition, no Event of Default or Default shall exist or shall result from such Disposition and (ii) the proceeds from Dispositions under this clause (q) since the Closing Date shall not exceed the greater of $400,000,000 and 9.5% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets in the aggregate;

 

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(r)    a sale or transfer of accounts receivable, or participations therein, and related assets of the type specified in the definition of “Receivables Financing” to a Receivables Subsidiary in a Qualified Receivables Financing or in factoring or similar transactions; and

(s)    a transfer of accounts receivable and related assets of the type specified in the definition of “Receivables Financing” (or a fractional undivided interest therein) by a Receivables Subsidiary in a Qualified Receivables Financing;

provided, however, that any Disposition pursuant to clauses (a) through (s) (other than clause (d)) shall be for fair market value.

7.06    Restricted Payments. Declare or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, except that, so long as no Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of any action described below or would result therefrom:

(a)    each Restricted Subsidiary may make Restricted Payments to the Borrower and to the Guarantors (and, in the case of a Restricted Payment by a non-wholly owned Restricted Subsidiary, to the Borrower and any Restricted Subsidiary and to each other owner of capital stock or other Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary on a pro rata basis based on their relative ownership interests) and any Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor may make Restricted Payments to any other Restricted Subsidiary and to each other owner of capital stock or other Equity Interests of such Restricted Subsidiary on a pro rata basis based on their relative ownership interests;

(b)    the Borrower and each Guarantor may declare and make dividend payments or other distributions payable solely in the common stock or other common equity interests of such Person;

(c)    the Borrower and each Guarantor may purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire shares of its common stock or other common equity interests or warrants or options to acquire any such shares with the proceeds received from the substantially concurrent issue of new shares of its common stock or other common equity interests;

(d)    the purchase, retirement, redemption or other acquisition for value of Equity Interests (including related stock appreciation rights or similar securities) of the Borrower held directly or indirectly by any future, present or former employee, officer, director, manager, consultant or independent contractor of the Borrower or their estates, heirs, family members, spouses or former spouses or permitted transferees (including for all purposes of this clause (d), Equity Interests held by any entity whose Equity Interests are held by any such future, present or former employee, officer, director, manager, consultant or independent contractor or their estates, heirs, family members, spouses or former spouses or permitted transferees) pursuant to any management equity plan or stock option plan or any other management or employee benefit plan or other agreement or arrangement or any stock subscription or shareholder or similar agreement; provided, however, that the aggregate amounts paid under this clause (d) shall not exceed $50,000,000 in any calendar year (with unused amounts in any calendar year being permitted to be carried over for the next two succeeding calendar years);

(e)    [Intentionally Omitted];

(f)    other Restricted Payments in an aggregate amount, when taken together with all other Restricted Payments made pursuant to this clause (f) and all voluntary or optional payments or prepayments or redemptions or acquisitions for value of Junior Financing made pursuant to Section 7.15(ii), not to exceed the greater of $500,000,000 and 12% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets so long as, at the time of, and after giving effect to, any Restricted Payment permitted under this clause (f), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof;

 

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(g)    purchases of receivables pursuant to a Receivables Repurchase Obligation in connection with a Qualified Receivables Financing and the payment or distribution of Receivables Fees; and

(h)    payments to the holders of stock options pursuant to Section 1.6 of the Closing Date Acquisition Agreement.

7.07    Change in Nature of Business. Engage in any material line of business substantially different from those lines of business conducted by the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the date hereof or any business substantially related or incidental thereto.

7.08    Transactions with Affiliates. Enter into any transaction of any kind with any Affiliate of the Borrower, whether or not in the ordinary course of business, other than on fair and reasonable terms substantially as favorable to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary as would be obtainable by the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary at the time in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person other than an Affiliate, provided that the foregoing restriction shall not apply to (i) transactions between or among any Loan Parties or between and among Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors, (ii) customary fees, indemnification and reimbursement of directors, officers and employees of the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries, (iii) Indebtedness permitted by Section 7.02 (other than Section 7.02(g)(v)), (iv) Dispositions permitted by Section 7.05 (other than Section 7.05(b)), (v) any Investment permitted by Section 7.03 (other than Section 7.03(g)(iv)), (vi) Restricted Payments permitted by Section 7.06, (vii) Liens permitted by Section 7.01(m)(ii), (viii) officer and employee compensation (including bonuses) and other benefits (including retirement, health, stock option and other benefit plans) and indemnification and reimbursement arrangements with respect to such Persons, in each case, in the ordinary course of business, (ix) sale by or to the Borrower or any wholly owned Domestic Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor to or from any Foreign Restricted Subsidiary of any products or services of the Borrower or such wholly owned Domestic Restricted Subsidiary that is a Guarantor (or, in case of a sale by such Foreign Restricted Subsidiary, certain foreign manufactured products) in the ordinary course of business at a price not lower than the actual cost of such products to the Borrower, such wholly owned Domestic Restricted Subsidiary or such Foreign Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, or (x) any transaction effected as part of a Qualified Receivables Financing.

7.09    Burdensome Agreements. Enter into any Contractual Obligation (other than this Agreement or any other Loan Document) that (a) limits the ability (i) of any Restricted Subsidiary to make Restricted Payments to the Borrower or any Guarantor or to otherwise transfer property to the Borrower or any Guarantor, (ii) of any Restricted Subsidiary to Guarantee the Indebtedness of the Borrower or (iii) of the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist Liens on property of such Person; provided, however, that clause (i) and clause (iii) shall not prohibit (x) any restriction on transfer or negative pledge incurred or provided in favor of any holder of Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.02(e) (solely to the extent any such restriction on transfer or negative pledge relates to the property financed by or the subject of such Indebtedness) or (y) any requirement to maintain a specified net worth or to satisfy specified financial covenants; or (b) requires the grant of a Lien (other than Liens permitted under Section 7.01) to secure an obligation of such Person if a Lien is granted to secure another obligation of such Person; provided, however, that this Section 7.09 shall not prohibit any such limitations or requirements that are binding on a Person at the time such Person first became a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower or is merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, so long as all such limitations and requirements were not entered into in contemplation of such Person becoming a Restricted Subsidiary of the Borrower or merging into or consolidating with the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary, together with any replacement agreement thereof so long as the terms thereof are not materially

 

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less favorable to the Borrower or such Restricted Subsidiary. Notwithstanding the forgoing, the Borrower and its Restricted Subsidiaries may enter into a Contractual Obligation (u) including any encumbrance or restriction effected in connection with a Qualified Receivables Financing that, in the good faith determination of the Borrower, are necessary or advisable to effect such Qualified Receivables Financing, (v) that has restrictions described in clause (a) above by reason of customary provisions restricting assignments, subletting or other transfers contained in leases, licenses, joint venture agreements and similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business, in each case, relating solely to the assets subject to such lease or license or assets relating solely to the assets of such joint venture, (w) that has restrictions described in clause (a)(i) above to the extent such restriction only restricts assignments of such contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business, (x) that has restrictions described in clause (a) above by virtue of customary provisions in asset sale and stock sale agreements and other similar agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business permitted under the terms of this Agreement to the extent such restriction only restricts the transfer of ownership interests in the assets or stock that is to be sold pursuant thereto, pending the sale of such assets, (y) that has restrictions described in clause (a) above by virtue of restrictions on cash or deposits or net worth imposed by customers, suppliers or landlords or required by insurance, surety or bonding companies under contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business; and (z) that has restrictions described in clause (a) above imposed by any Governmental Authority or arising by reason of applicable Law, rule, regulation or order or the terms of any license, authorization, concession or permit.

7.10    Use of Proceeds. Use the proceeds of any Credit Extension, whether directly or indirectly, and whether immediately, incidentally or ultimately, to purchase or carry margin stock (within the meaning of Regulation U of the FRB) or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying margin stock or to refund indebtedness originally incurred for such purpose, if any such action would violate or be inconsistent with the provisions of Regulation U or X of the FRB.

7.11    Financial Covenants.

(a)    Consolidated Leverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Leverage Ratio as of the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower to be greater than the ratio set forth in the below grid for the applicable Measurement Period:

 

Fiscal Quarters Ending

   Maximum Consolidated Leverage
Ratio
 

First four full fiscal quarters after the Closing Date (the “Initial Measurement Period”)

     4.50 to 1.00  

First four fiscal quarters after the Initial Measurement Period

     4.00 to 1.00  

Each fiscal quarter thereafter

     3.50 to 1.00  

; provided that the Borrower shall be permitted to increase the maximum permitted Consolidated Leverage Ratio under this Section 7.11(a) to 4.50 to 1.00 in connection with any Permitted Acquisition (or series of Permitted Acquisitions occurring within any consecutive twelve month period after the Closing Date) having aggregate Total Consideration equal to or in excess of $250,000,000 and by not less than five (5) Business Days’ written notice to the Administrative Agent prior to delivery of financial statements pursuant to Sections 6.01(a) or (b), as applicable, for the fiscal quarter ended immediately after the consummation of such acquisition, which such increase shall be applicable for the fiscal quarter during which such Permitted Acquisition or series of Permitted Acquisitions is consummated and the three (3) consecutive fiscal quarters ending thereafter; provided

 

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that there shall be at least one full fiscal quarter following the cessation of each such increase during which no such increase to the Consolidated Leverage Ratio shall then be in effect.

(b)    Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio. Permit the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio as of the end of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower to be less than 3.00 to 1.00.

7.12    Sanctions. Directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of any Credit Extension, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other individual or entity, to fund any activities of or business with any individual or entity, or in any Designated Jurisdiction, that, at the time of such funding, is the subject of Sanctions, or in any other manner that will result in a violation by any individual or entity (including any individual or entity participating in the transaction, whether as Lender, Arrangers, Co-Documentation Agents, Administrative Agent, L/C Issuers, Swing Line Lender, or otherwise) of Sanctions.

7.13    Amendments of Organization Documents. Agree, in the case of any Loan Party, to any amendment, restatement, supplement or other modification to, or waiver of, any of its Organization Documents after the Closing Date without in each case obtaining the prior written consent of Required Lenders to such amendment, restatement, supplement or other modification or waiver, other than an amendment, restatement, supplement or other modification or waiver that is not adverse in any material respect to the interests of the Lenders.

7.14    Accounting Changes. (a) Make any material change in accounting policies or reporting practices, except as permitted by GAAP, or (b) change the fiscal year of the Borrower.

7.15    Prepayments, Etc. of Indebtedness. Make any principal payment on, or redeem, repurchase, defease or otherwise acquire or retire for value, in each case, prior to any scheduled repayment, sinking fund payment or maturity, any (i) Subordinated Indebtedness of either of the Borrower or any Guarantor (other than the payment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance, acquisition or retirement of (A) Subordinated Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Guarantor in anticipation of satisfying a sinking fund obligation, principal installment or final maturity, in each case due within one year of the date of such payment, redemption, repurchase, defeasance, acquisition or retirement and (B) Indebtedness permitted under Section 7.02(g)) or (ii) any Indebtedness that is secured by a security interest in the Collateral that is expressly junior to the Liens securing the Obligations (clauses (i) and (ii), “Junior Financing”), except for (i) any Permitted Refinancing of any Junior Financing and (ii) so long as, at the time of, and after giving effect to, any payment permitted under this clause (ii), no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing or would occur as a consequence thereof, the voluntary or optional payment or prepayment or redemption or acquisition for value of Junior Financing in an aggregate amount for this clause (ii), when taken together with the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made pursuant to Section 7.06(f), not to exceed the greater of $500,000,000 and 12% of Consolidated Net Tangible Assets.

7.16    [Reserved].

7.17    Anti-Corruption Laws. Directly or indirectly use the proceeds of any Credit Extension for any purpose which would breach the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, the UK Bribery Act 2010, and other similar anti-corruption legislation in other jurisdictions.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES

8.01    Events of Default. Any of the following shall constitute an Event of Default:

(a)    Non-Payment. The Borrower or any other Loan Party fails to (i) pay when and as required to be paid herein, any amount of principal of any Loan or any L/C Obligation or deposit any funds as Cash Collateral in respect of L/C Obligations, or (ii) pay within three days after the same becomes due, any interest on any Loan or on any L/C Obligation, or any fee due hereunder, or (iii) pay within five days after the same becomes due, any other amount payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document; or

(b)    Specific Covenants. The Borrower fails to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in any of Section 6.01, 6.02, 6.03, 6.05 (as to its existence), 6.10, 6.11, 6.12, 6.13, 6.19, 6.21 or Article VII; or

(c)    Other Defaults. Any Loan Party fails to perform or observe any other covenant or agreement (not specified in any other subsection of this Article VIII) contained in any Loan Document on its part to be performed or observed and such failure continues for 30 days after the earlier of (i) any Responsible Officer becoming aware of such failure or (ii) receipt by the Borrower or any other Loan Party of notice from the Administrative Agent or any Lender of such failure; or

(d)    Representations and Warranties. Any representation, warranty, or certification made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Loan Party herein, in any other Loan Document, or in any document delivered in connection herewith or therewith shall be incorrect or misleading in any material respect when made or deemed made (except to the extent such representation or warranty is qualified by reference to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, in which case it shall be true and correct in all respects); or

(e)    Cross-Default. Any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof (A) fails to make any payment beyond the applicable grace period with respect thereto, if any (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand, or otherwise) in respect of any Indebtedness (other than Indebtedness hereunder, Indebtedness under Swap Contracts and any intercompany Indebtedness) having an aggregate outstanding principal amount of more than $100,000,000, or (B) fails to observe or perform any other agreement or condition relating to any such Indebtedness or any other event occurs, the effect of which default or other event is to cause, or to permit the holder or holders of such Indebtedness (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder or holders or beneficiary or beneficiaries) after the expiration of any applicable grace or cure period therefor to cause, with the giving of notice if required, such Indebtedness to become due or to be repurchased, prepaid, defeased or redeemed (automatically or otherwise), or an offer to repurchase, prepay, defease or redeem such Indebtedness to be made, in each case, prior to its stated maturity; provided that this clause (B) shall not apply to secured Indebtedness that becomes due as a result of the sale or transfer or other Disposition of the property or assets securing such Indebtedness permitted hereunder and under the documents providing for such Indebtedness and such Indebtedness is repaid when required under the documents providing for such Indebtedness, events of default, termination events or any other similar event under the documents governing Swap Contracts for so long as such event of default, termination event or other similar event does not result in the occurrence of an early termination date or any acceleration or prepayment of any amounts or other Indebtedness payable thereunder; or

(f)    Insolvency Proceedings, Etc. Any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof institutes or consents to the institution of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or applies for or consents to the appointment of any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer for it or for all or any material part of its

 

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property; or any receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator, liquidator, rehabilitator or similar officer is appointed without the application or consent of such Person and the appointment continues undischarged or unstayed for 60 calendar days; or any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law relating to any such Person or to all or any material part of its property is instituted without the consent of such Person and continues undismissed or unstayed for 60 calendar days, or an order for relief is entered in any such proceeding; or

(g)    Inability to Pay Debts; Attachment. (i) Any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof becomes unable or admits in writing its inability or fails generally to pay its debts as they become due, or (ii) any writ or warrant of attachment or execution or similar process is issued or levied against all or any material part of the property of any such Person and is not released, vacated or fully bonded within 30 days after its issue or levy; or

(h)    Judgments. There is entered against any Loan Party or any Restricted Subsidiary thereof (i) a judgment or order for the payment of money in an aggregate amount exceeding $100,000,000 (to the extent not covered by independent third-party insurance as to which the insurer is rated at least “A” by A.M. Best Company, has been notified of the potential claim and does not deny coverage), or (ii) any one or more non-monetary judgments that have, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect and, in either case, (A) enforcement proceedings are commenced by any creditor upon such judgment or order, or (B) there is a period of 30 consecutive days during which a stay of enforcement of such judgment, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect; or

(i)    ERISA. (i) An ERISA Event occurs with respect to a Pension Plan or Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower to the Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or the PBGC in an aggregate amount in excess of $100,000,000, or (ii) the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate fails to pay when due, after the expiration of any applicable grace period, any installment payment with respect to its withdrawal liability under Section 4201 of ERISA under a Multiemployer Plan which has resulted or could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower in an aggregate amount in excess of $100,000,000; or

(j)    Invalidity of Loan Documents; Failure of Security. (i) Any Loan Document, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason other than as expressly permitted hereunder or satisfaction in full of all the Obligations, ceases to be in full force and effect; or any Loan Party or any other Person contests in any manner the validity or enforceability of any Loan Document; or any Loan Party denies that it has any or further liability or obligation under any Loan Document, or purports to revoke, terminate or rescind any provision of any Loan Document or (ii) the Administrative Agent shall not have or shall cease to have a valid and perfected first priority Lien in any material portion of the Collateral (other than, in the case of priority only (x) in the case of Collateral not consisting of Pledged Collateral, Liens permitted under Section 7.01 which are prior as a matter of law or contract and (y) in the case of Pledged Collateral, Liens permitted under Section 7.01(c), and items of Collateral deemed immaterial by the Administrative Agent in its sole discretion) purported to be covered by the Collateral Documents, in each case for any reason other than failure of the Administrative Agent or any Lender to take any action within its control; or

(k)    Change of Control. A Change in Control shall have occurred; or

(l)    Loss of ISO 9001 Certifications. The Borrower or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries shall have ceased to have maintained in full force and effect each of their respective International Organization for Standardization (“ISO”) 9001 and ISO 13485:2003 certifications (other than due to the sale of any such ISO 9001 or ISO 13485:2003 certification pursuant to a Disposition permitted under this Agreement and

 

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other than due to any voluntary shutdown of plants by any Loan Party for reasons other than the loss of the applicable ISO 9001 or ISO 13485:2003 certification), where the failure to so maintain such certification could have, or could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect; or

(m)    Subordination. (i) The subordination provisions of the documents evidencing or governing any subordinated Indebtedness (the “Subordinated Provisions”) shall, in whole or in part, terminate, cease to be effective or cease to be legally valid, binding and enforceable against any holder of the applicable subordinated Indebtedness; or (ii) the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall, directly or indirectly, disavow or contest in any manner (A) the effectiveness, validity or enforceability of any of the Subordinated Provisions, (B) that the Subordinated Provisions exist for the benefit of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers or (C) that all payments of principal of or premium and interest on the applicable subordinated Indebtedness, or realized from the liquidation of any property of any Loan Party, shall be subject to any of the Subordinated Provisions.

8.02    Remedies upon Event of Default. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of, or may, with the consent of, the Required Lenders, take any or all of the following actions:

(a)    declare the commitment of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of each L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions to be terminated, whereupon such commitments and obligation shall be terminated;

(b)    declare the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, and all other amounts owing or payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document to be immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower;

(c)    require that the Borrower Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations; and

(d)    exercise on behalf of itself, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers all rights and remedies available to it, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers under the Loan Documents;

provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an actual or deemed entry of an order for relief with respect to the Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, the obligation of each Lender to make Loans and any obligation of each L/C Issuer to make L/C Credit Extensions shall automatically terminate, the unpaid principal amount of all outstanding Loans and all interest and other amounts as aforesaid shall automatically become due and payable, and the obligation of the Borrower to Cash Collateralize the L/C Obligations as aforesaid shall automatically become effective, in each case without further act of the Administrative Agent or any Lender.

8.03    Application of Funds. After the exercise of remedies provided for in Section 8.02 (or after the Loans have automatically become immediately due and payable and the L/C Obligations have automatically been required to be Cash Collateralized as set forth in the proviso to Section 8.02), any amounts received on account of the Obligations shall, subject to the provisions of Sections 2.15 and 2.16, be applied by the Administrative Agent in the following order:

First, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities, expenses and other amounts (including fees, charges and disbursements of counsel to the Administrative Agent and amounts payable under Article III) payable to the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such;

 

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Second, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting fees, indemnities and other amounts (other than principal, interest, Letter of Credit Fees and Obligations under Bilateral Letter of Credit Facilities, Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements) payable to the Lenders and the L/C Issuers arising under the Loan Documents and amounts payable under Article III, ratably among them in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Second payable to them;

Third, to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting accrued and unpaid Letter of Credit Fees and interest on the Loans, L/C Borrowings and other Obligations arising under the Loan Documents, ratably among the Lenders and the L/C Issuers in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Third payable to them;

Fourth, (i) to payment of that portion of the Obligations constituting unpaid principal of the Loans, L/C Borrowings and Obligations then owing under Bilateral Letter of Credit Facilities, Secured Hedge Agreements and Secured Cash Management Agreements and (ii) to the Administrative Agent for the account of the L/C Issuers and the Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility Banks, as applicable, to Cash Collateralize that portion of L/C Obligations and obligations in respect of Bilateral Letter of Credit Facilities, as applicable, comprised of the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit and Bilateral Letter of Credit Facilities, as applicable, to the extent not otherwise Cash Collateralized by the Borrower pursuant to Sections 2.03 and 2.15, ratably among the Lenders, the L/C Issuers, the Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility Banks, the Hedge Banks and the Cash Management Banks in proportion to the respective amounts described in this clause Fourth held by them; provided that (x) any such amounts applied pursuant to the foregoing clause (ii) shall be paid to the Administrative Agent for the ratable account of the applicable L/C Issuers to Cash Collateralize such L/C Obligations, (y) subject to Sections 2.03 and 2.15, amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit pursuant to this clause Fourth shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit as they occur and (z) upon the expiration of any Letter of Credit, the pro rata share of Cash Collateral attributable to such expired Letter of Credit shall be applied by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the priority of payments set forth in this Section 8.03; and

Last, the balance, if any, after all of the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid in full, to the Borrower or as otherwise required by Law.

Subject to Sections 2.03(c) and 2.15, amounts used to Cash Collateralize the aggregate undrawn amount of Letters of Credit or Bilateral Letter of Credit Facilities pursuant to clause Fifth above shall be applied to satisfy drawings under such Letters of Credit or Bilateral Letter of Credit Facilities as they occur. If any amount remains on deposit as Cash Collateral after all Letters of Credit and Bilateral Letter of Credit Facilities have either been fully drawn or expired, such remaining amount shall be applied to the other Obligations, if any, in the order set forth above.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Obligations arising under Bilateral Letter of Credit Facilities, Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements shall be excluded from the application described above if the Administrative Agent has not received written notice thereof, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility Bank, Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank, as the case may be. Each Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility Bank, Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank not a party to this Agreement that has given the notice contemplated by the preceding sentence shall, by such notice, be deemed to have acknowledged and accepted the appointment of the Administrative Agent pursuant to the terms of Article IX hereof for itself and its Affiliates as if a “Lender” party hereto.

 

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ARTICLE IX

ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT

9.01    Appointment and Authority.

(a)    Each of the Lenders and each L/C Issuer hereby irrevocably appoints Bank of America 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, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers, and the Borrower shall not have rights as a third party beneficiary of any of such provisions. It is understood and agreed 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.

(b)    The Administrative Agent shall also act as the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents, and each of the Lenders (including in its capacities as a potential Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility Bank, a potential Hedge Bank and a potential Cash Management Bank) and the L/C Issuers hereby irrevocably appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to act as the agent of such Lender and such L/C Issuer for purposes of acquiring, holding and enforcing any and all Liens on Collateral granted by any of the Loan Parties to secure any of the Obligations, together with such powers and discretion as are reasonably incidental thereto. In this connection, the Administrative Agent, as “collateral agent” and any co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact appointed by the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 9.05 for purposes of holding or enforcing any Lien on the Collateral (or any portion thereof) granted under the Collateral Documents, or for exercising any rights and remedies thereunder at the direction of the Administrative Agent, shall be entitled to the benefits of all provisions of this Article IX and Article X (including Section 10.04(c)), as though such co-agents, sub-agents and attorneys-in-fact were the “collateral agent” under the Loan Documents, as if set forth in full herein with respect thereto.

9.02    Rights as a Lender. The Person serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent and the term “Lender” or “Lenders” 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, own securities of, act as the financial advisor or in any other advisory capacity for and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if such Person were not the Administrative Agent hereunder and without any duty to account therefor to the Lenders.

9.03    Exculpatory Provisions. The Administrative Agent, the Arrangers or the Co-Documentation Agents, as applicable, shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents, and its duties hereunder shall be administrative in nature. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrative Agent, the Co-Documentation Agents or the Arrangers, as applicable:

(a)    shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing;

 

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(b)    shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby or by the other Loan Documents that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise as directed in writing by 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 to liability or that is contrary to any Loan Document or Applicable Law, including for the avoidance of doubt any action that may be in violation of the automatic stay under any Debtor Relief Law or that may effect a forfeiture, modification or termination of property of a Defaulting Lender in violation of any Debtor Relief Law;

(c)    shall not have any duty or responsibility to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, to any Lender or any L/C Issuer, any credit or other information concerning the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition or creditworthiness of any of the Loan Parties or any of their Affiliates, that is communicated to, obtained by or in the possession of, the Administrative Agent, Arrangers, Co-Documentation Agents or any of their Related Parties in any capacity, except for notices, reports and other documents expressly required to be furnished to the Lenders by the Administrative Agent herein;

(d)    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 Sections 10.01 and 8.02) or (ii) in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by a final and nonappealable judgment; and

(e)    shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made 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, (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 the creation, perfection or priority of any Lien purported to be created by the Collateral Documents, (v) the value or the sufficiency of any Collateral, or (vi) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.

The Administrative Agent shall be deemed not to have knowledge of any Default unless and until notice, stating that such notice is a “notice of default” and describing such Default is given in writing to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower, a Lender or an L/C Issuer. In the event that the Administrative Agent receives such a notice, the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Lenders.

9.04    Reliance by Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) 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, or the issuance, extension, renewal or increase of a Letter of Credit, that by its terms must be fulfilled

 

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to the satisfaction of a Lender or an L/C Issuer, the Administrative Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender or such L/C Issuer unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender or such L/C Issuer prior to the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit. 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.

9.05    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 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. The exculpatory provisions of this Article shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any sub-agents except to the extent that a court of competent jurisdiction determines in a final and nonappealable judgment that the Administrative Agent acted with gross negligence or willful misconduct in the selection of such sub-agents.

9.06    Resignation of Administrative Agent.

(a)    The Administrative Agent may at any time give notice of its resignation to the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and the Borrower. Upon receipt of any such notice of resignation, the Required Lenders shall have the right, in consultation with the Borrower, to appoint a successor, which shall be a bank with an office in the United States, or an Affiliate of any such bank with an office in the United States. 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 (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Resignation Effective Date”), then the retiring Administrative Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) on behalf of the Lenders and the L/C Issuers, appoint a successor Administrative Agent meeting the qualifications set forth above; provided that in no event shall any such successor Administrative Agent be a Defaulting Lender. Whether or not a successor has been appointed, such resignation shall become effective in accordance with such notice on the Resignation Effective Date.

(b)    If the Person serving as Administrative Agent is a Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (d) of the definition thereof, the Required Lenders may, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, by notice in writing to the Borrower and such Person remove such Person as Administrative Agent and, in consultation with the Borrower, appoint a successor. If no such successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days (or such earlier day as shall be agreed by the Required Lenders) (the “Removal Effective Date”), then such removal shall nonetheless become effective in accordance with such notice on the Removal Effective Date.

(c)    With effect from the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date (as applicable) (1) the retiring or removed 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 the Lenders or the L/C Issuers under any of the Loan Documents, the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall continue to hold such collateral security until such time as a successor Administrative Agent is appointed) and (2) except for any indemnity payments or other amounts then owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent, 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 and each L/C Issuer directly, until such time, if any, as the Required

 

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Lenders appoint a successor Administrative Agent as provided for above. 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 removed) Administrative Agent (other than as provided in Section 3.01(g) and other than any rights to indemnity payments or other amounts owed to the retiring or removed Administrative Agent as of the Resignation Effective Date or the Removal Effective Date, as applicable), and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from all of its duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents (if not already discharged therefrom as provided above in this Section). The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the retiring or removed Administrative Agent’s resignation or removal hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Article and Section 10.04 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring or removed 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 (i) while the retiring or removed Administrative Agent was acting as Administrative Agent and (ii) after such resignation or removal for as long as any of them continues to act in any capacity hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, including (a) acting as collateral agent or otherwise holding any collateral security on behalf of any of the Lenders and (b) in respect of any actions taken in connection with transferring the agency to any successor Administrative Agent.

(d)    Any resignation or removal by Bank of America as Administrative Agent pursuant to this Section shall also constitute its resignation as an L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender. If Bank of America resigns as an L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of an L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as an L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(c). If Bank of America resigns as Swing Line Lender, it shall retain all the rights of the Swing Line Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swing Line Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c). Upon the appointment by the Borrower of a successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder (which successor shall in all cases be a Lender other than a Defaulting Lender), (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as applicable, (b) the retiring L/C Issuer and Swing Line Lender shall be discharged from all of their respective duties and obligations hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, and (c) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to Bank of America to effectively assume the obligations of Bank of America with respect to such Letters of Credit.

9.07    Non-Reliance on the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers, the Co-Documentation Agents and the Other Lenders. Each Lender and each L/C Issuer expressly acknowledges that none of the Administrative Agent, any Co-Documentation Agent nor any Arranger has made any representation or warranty to it, and that no act by the Administrative Agent, any Co-Documentation Agent or any Arranger hereafter taken, including any consent to, and acceptance of any assignment or review of the affairs of any Loan Party or any Affiliate thereof, shall be deemed to constitute any representation or warranty by the Administrative Agent, any Co-Documentation Agent or the Arrangers to any Lender or each L/C Issuer as to any matter, including whether the Administrative Agent, the Co-Documentation Agents or the Arrangers have disclosed material information in their (or their Related Parties’) possession. Each Lender and each L/C Issuer represents to the Administrative Agent, the Co-Documentation Agents and the Arrangers that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Co-Documentation Agents, the Arrangers, any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis of, appraisal of, and investigation into, the

 

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business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties and their Restricted Subsidiaries, and all applicable bank or other regulatory Laws relating to the transactions contemplated hereby, and made its own decision to enter into this Agreement and to extend credit to the Borrower hereunder. Each Lender and each L/C Issuer also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent, the Co-Documentation Agents, the Arrangers, any other Lender or any of their Related Parties and based on such documents and information as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own credit analysis, appraisals and decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder, and to make such investigations as it deems necessary to inform itself as to the business, prospects, operations, property, financial and other condition and creditworthiness of the Loan Parties. Each Lender and each L/C Issuer represents and warrants that (i) the Loan Documents set forth the terms of a commercial lending facility and (ii) it is engaged in making, acquiring or holding commercial loans in the ordinary course and is entering into this Agreement as a Lender or L/C Issuer for the purpose of making, acquiring or holding commercial loans and providing other facilities set forth herein as may be applicable to such Lender or L/C Issuer, and not for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring or holding any other type of financial instrument, and each Lender and each L/C Issuer agrees not to assert a claim in contravention of the foregoing. Each Lender and each L/C Issuer represents and warrants that it is sophisticated with respect to decisions to make, acquire and/or hold commercial loans and to provide other facilities set forth herein, as may be applicable to such Lender or such L/C Issuer, and either it, or the Person exercising discretion in making its decision to make, acquire and/or hold such commercial loans or to provide such other facilities, is experienced in making, acquiring or holding such commercial loans or providing such other facilities.

9.08    No Other Duties, Etc. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, none of the Joint Lead Arrangers, Joint Lead Bookrunners, Co-Documentation Agents or other entities listed on the cover page hereof shall have any powers, duties or responsibilities under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, except in its capacity, as applicable, as the Administrative Agent, a Lender or an L/C Issuer hereunder.

9.09    Administrative Agent May File Proofs of Claim; Credit Bidding. In case of the pendency of any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or any other judicial proceeding relative to any Loan Party, the Administrative Agent (irrespective of whether the principal of any Loan or L/C Obligation 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 the Borrower) shall be entitled and empowered, 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, L/C Obligations and all other Obligations 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, the L/C Issuers and the Administrative Agent (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and the Administrative Agent and their respective agents and counsel and all other amounts due the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and the Administrative Agent under Sections 2.03(h) and (i), 2.09 and 10.04) allowed in such judicial proceeding; and

(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 and each L/C Issuer to make such payments to the Administrative Agent and, if the Administrative Agent shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Lenders and the L/C Issuers, 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 2.09 and 10.04.

 

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Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to authorize the Administrative Agent to (i) authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Lender or any L/C Issuer any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Obligations or the rights of any Lender or any L/C Issuer or (ii) vote in respect of the claim of any Lender or any L/C Issuer in any such proceeding.

The Secured Parties hereby irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at the direction of the Required Lenders, to credit bid all or any portion of the Obligations (including accepting some or all of the Collateral in satisfaction of some or all of the Obligations pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise) and in such manner purchase (either directly or through one or more acquisition vehicles) all or any portion of the Collateral (a) at any sale thereof conducted under the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, including under Sections 363, 1123 or 1129 of the Bankruptcy Code of the United States, or any similar Laws in any other jurisdictions to which a Loan Party is subject, (b) at any other sale or foreclosure or acceptance of collateral in lieu of debt conducted by (or with the consent or at the direction of) the Administrative Agent (whether by judicial action or otherwise) in accordance with any Applicable Law. In connection with any such credit bid and purchase, the Obligations owed to the Secured Parties shall be entitled to be, and shall be, credit bid on a ratable basis (with Obligations with respect to contingent or unliquidated claims receiving contingent interests in the acquired assets on a ratable basis that would vest upon the liquidation of such claims in an amount proportional to the liquidated portion of the contingent claim amount used in allocating the contingent interests) in the asset or assets so purchased (or in the Equity Interests or debt instruments of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles that are used to consummate such purchase). In connection with any such bid (a) the Administrative Agent shall be authorized to (i) form one or more acquisition vehicles to make a bid and (ii) adopt documents providing for the governance of the acquisition vehicle or vehicles (provided that any actions by the Administrative Agent with respect to such acquisition vehicle or vehicles, including any disposition of the assets or Equity Interests thereof shall be governed, directly or indirectly, by the vote of the Required Lenders, irrespective of the termination of this Agreement and without giving effect to the limitations on actions by the Required Lenders contained in clauses (a) through (h) of Section 10.01 of this Agreement, and (b) to the extent that Obligations that are assigned to an acquisition vehicle are not used to acquire Collateral for any reason (as a result of another bid being higher or better, because the amount of Obligations assigned to the acquisition vehicle exceeds the amount of debt credit bid by the acquisition vehicle or otherwise), such Obligations shall automatically be reassigned to the Lenders pro rata and the Equity Interests and/or debt instruments issued by any acquisition vehicle on account of the Obligations that had been assigned to the acquisition vehicle shall automatically be cancelled, without the need for any Secured Party or any acquisition vehicle to take any further action.

9.10    Collateral and Guaranty Matters. Without limiting the provision of Section 9.09, the Lenders (including in its capacities as a potential Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility Bank, a potential Cash Management Bank and a potential Hedge Bank) and the L/C Issuers irrevocably authorize the Administrative Agent, at its option and in its discretion:

(a)    to release any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document (i) upon termination of the Aggregate Commitments and payment in full of all Obligations (other than (A) contingent indemnification obligations and (B) obligations and liabilities under Bilateral Letter of Credit Facilities, Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements) and the expiration or termination of all Letters of Credit (other than Letters of Credit as to which other arrangements satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the L/C Issuers shall have been made), (ii) that is sold or otherwise disposed of or to be sold or otherwise disposed of as part of or in connection with any sale or other disposition permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document to a Person that is not a Loan Party, (iii) that is expressly excluded as Collateral under the terms of the Security Agreement, or (iv) if approved, authorized or ratified in writing in accordance with Section 10.01;

 

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(b)    to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty and to release any Lien on any property of such Guarantor granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document if such Person ceases to be a Restricted Subsidiary or Material Domestic Restricted Subsidiary as a result of a transaction, event or action permitted under the Loan Documents; and

(c)    to subordinate any Lien on any property granted to or held by the Administrative Agent under any Loan Document to the holder of any Lien on such property that is permitted by Section 7.01(i).

Upon request by the Administrative Agent at any time, the Required Lenders will confirm in writing the Administrative Agent’s authority to release or subordinate its interest in particular types or items of property, or to release any Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty pursuant to this Section 9.10. In each case as specified in this Section 9.10, the Administrative Agent will, at the Borrower’s expense, execute and deliver to the applicable Loan Party such documents as such Loan Party may reasonably request to evidence the release of such item of Collateral from the assignment and security interest granted under the Collateral Documents or to subordinate its interest in such item, or to release such Guarantor from its obligations under the Guaranty, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents and this Section 9.10.

The Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have a duty to ascertain or inquire into any representation or warranty regarding the existence, value or collectability of the Collateral, the existence, priority or perfection of the Administrative Agent’s Lien thereon, or any certificate prepared by any Loan Party in connection therewith, nor shall the Administrative Agent be responsible or liable to the Lenders for any failure to monitor or maintain any portion of the Collateral.

9.11    Bilateral Letter of Credit Facilities, Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements. Except as otherwise may be expressly set forth herein or in the Guaranty or any Collateral Document, no Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility Bank, Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank that obtains the benefits of Section 8.03, the Guaranty or any Collateral by virtue of the provisions hereof or of the Guaranty or any Collateral Document shall have any right to notice of any action or to consent to, direct or object to any action hereunder or under any other Loan Document or otherwise in respect of the Collateral (including the release or impairment of any Collateral) other than in its capacity as a Lender and, in such case, only to the extent expressly provided in the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article IX to the contrary, the Administrative Agent shall not be required to verify the payment of, or that other satisfactory arrangements have been made with respect to, Obligations arising under Bilateral Letter of Credit Facilities, Secured Cash Management Agreements and Secured Hedge Agreements unless the Administrative Agent has received written notice of such Obligations, together with such supporting documentation as the Administrative Agent may request, from the applicable Bilateral Letter of Credit Facility Bank, Cash Management Bank or Hedge Bank, as the case may be.

9.12    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 any L/C Issuer (the “Credit Party”), whether or not in respect of an Obligation due and owing by the Borrower at such time, where such payment is a Rescindable Amount, then in any such event, each Credit Party receiving a Rescindable Amount severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the Rescindable Amount received by such Credit Party 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 Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking

 

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industry rules on interbank compensation. Each Credit Party 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 Credit Party promptly upon determining that any payment made to such Credit Party comprised, in whole or in part, a Rescindable Amount.

ARTICLE X

MISCELLANEOUS

10.01    Amendments, Etc. Subject to Section 3.03 and except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, no amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and no consent to any departure by the Borrower or any other Loan Party therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing signed by the Required Lenders and the Borrower or the applicable Loan Party, as the case may be, and acknowledged by the Administrative Agent, and each such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given; provided, however, that no such amendment, waiver or consent shall:

(a)    waive any condition set forth in Section 4.01 without the written consent of each Lender;

(b)    waive any condition set forth in Section 4.02 as to any Credit Extension under a particular Facility without the written consent of the Required Revolving Lenders or the Required Term Lenders, as the case may be;

(c)    extend or increase the Commitment of any Lender (or reinstate any Commitment terminated pursuant to Section 8.02) without the written consent of such Lender;

(d)    postpone any date fixed by this Agreement or any other Loan Document for any payment (excluding mandatory prepayments) of principal, interest, fees or other amounts due to the Lenders (or any of them) hereunder or under such other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender entitled to such payment;

(e)    reduce the principal of, or the rate of interest specified herein on, any Loan or L/C Borrowing, or (subject to clause (iv) of the second proviso to this Section 10.01) any fees or other amounts payable hereunder or under any other Loan Document without the written consent of each Lender entitled to such amount; provided, however, that only the consent of the Required Lenders shall be necessary to amend the definition of “Default Rate” or to waive any obligation of the Borrower to pay interest or Letter of Credit Fees at the Default Rate;

(f)    change (i) Section 8.03 or any other provision providing for the pro rata sharing of payments in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby without the written consent of each Lender or (ii) the order of application of any reduction in the Commitments or any prepayment of Loans among the Facilities from the application thereof set forth in the applicable provisions of Section 2.05(b) or 2.06(b) without the written consent of each Lender;

(g)    change (i) any provision of this Section 10.01 or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to amend, waive or otherwise modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder (other than the definitions specified in clause (ii) of this Section 10.01(g)), without the written consent of each Lender or (ii) the definition of “Required Revolving Lenders” or the definition of “Required Term Lenders” without the written consent of each Lender under the applicable Facility;

 

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(h)    release all or substantially all of the Collateral in any transaction or series of related transactions, without the written consent of each Lender;

(i)    release all or substantially all of the value of the Guaranty, without the written consent of each Lender, except to the extent the release of any Restricted Subsidiary from the Guaranty is permitted pursuant to Section 9.10 (in which case such release may be made by the Administrative Agent acting alone);

(j)    impose any greater restriction on the ability of any Lender under a Facility to assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the written consent of (i) if such Facility is the Term Facility, the Required Term Lenders and (ii) if such Facility is the Revolving Credit Facility, the Required Revolving Lenders; or

(k)    prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default pursuant to Section 8.01(f), (i) subordinate in right of payment, or have the effect of subordinating in right of payment, the Obligations hereunder to any other Indebtedness or other obligation without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby or (ii) subordinate in priority, or have the effect of subordinating in right of priority, the Liens securing the Obligations to Liens securing any other Indebtedness or other obligation without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby;

and provided, further, that (i) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the L/C Issuers in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the L/C Issuers under this Agreement or any Issuer Document relating to any Letter of Credit issued or to be issued by it; (ii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Swing Line Lender in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Swing Line Lender under this Agreement; (iii) no amendment, waiver or consent shall, unless in writing and signed by the Administrative Agent in addition to the Lenders required above, affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; and (iv) the Fee Letter may be amended, or rights or privileges thereunder waived, in a writing executed only by the parties thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders), except that (x) no amendment, waiver or consent relating to Section 10.01(c), (d) or (e) may be effected, in each case, without the consent of such Defaulting Lender and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender disproportionately adversely relative to other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender.

Notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, this Agreement may be amended with the written consent of the Required Lenders, the Administrative Agent and the Borrower (1) to add one or more additional revolving credit or term loan facilities to this Agreement and to permit the extensions of credit and all related obligations and liabilities arising in connection therewith from time to time outstanding to share ratably (or on a basis subordinated to the existing facilities hereunder) in the benefits of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents with the obligations and liabilities from time to time outstanding in respect of the existing facilities hereunder, and (2) in connection with the foregoing, to permit, as deemed appropriate by the Administrative Agent and approved by the Required Lenders, the Lenders providing such additional credit facilities to participate in any required vote or action required to be approved by the Required Lenders or by any other number, percentage or class of Lenders hereunder.

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Lenders, the Borrower may replace such Non-Consenting Lender in accordance with Section 10.13; provided that such amendment, waiver, consent or release can be effected as a result of the assignment contemplated by such Section (together with all other such assignments required by the Borrower to be made pursuant to this paragraph).

10.02    Notices; Effectiveness; Electronic Communications.

(a)    Notices Generally. Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and except as provided in subsection (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by facsimile or electronic mail as follows, and all notices and other communications expressly permitted hereunder to be given by telephone shall be made to the applicable telephone number, as follows:

(i)    if to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, an L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified for such Person on Schedule 10.02; and

(ii)    if to any other Lender, to the address, facsimile number, electronic mail address or telephone number specified in its Administrative Questionnaire (including, as appropriate, notices delivered solely to the Person designated by a Lender on its Administrative Questionnaire then in effect for the delivery of notices that may contain material non-public information relating to the Borrower).

Notices and other communications sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices and other communications sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next Business Day for the recipient). Notices and other communications delivered through electronic communications to the extent provided in subsection (b) below shall be effective as provided in such subsection (b).

(b)    Electronic Communications. Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the L/C Issuers hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail, FpML messaging, and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or any L/C Issuer pursuant to Article II if such Lender or such L/C Issuer, as applicable, has notified the Administrative Agent and the Borrower that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Article by electronic communication. The Administrative Agent, the Swing Line Lender, any L/C Issuer or the Borrower may each, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it, provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications.

Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i) of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii), if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice, email or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.

 

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(c)    The Platform. THE PLATFORM IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” THE AGENT PARTIES (AS DEFINED BELOW) DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE ADEQUACY OF THE PLATFORM, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM LIABILITY FOR ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM THE BORROWER MATERIALS. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING 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 ANY AGENT PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE BORROWER MATERIALS OR THE PLATFORM. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “Agent Parties”) have any liability to the Borrower, any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any other Person for losses, claims, damages, liabilities or expenses of any kind (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s, any Loan Party’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of Borrower Materials or notices through the Platform, any other electronic messaging service, or through the Internet.

(d)    Change of Address, Etc. Each of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Swing Line Lender may change its address, facsimile or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. Each other Lender may change its address, facsimile or telephone number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Swing Line Lender. In addition, each Lender agrees to notify the Administrative Agent from time to time to ensure that the Administrative Agent has on record (i) an effective address, contact name, telephone number, facsimile number and electronic mail address to which notices and other communications may be sent and (ii) accurate wire instructions for such Lender. Furthermore, each Public Lender agrees to cause at least one individual at or on behalf of such Public Lender to at all times have selected the “Private Side Information” or similar designation on the content declaration screen of the Platform in order to enable such Public Lender or its delegate, in accordance with such Public Lender’s compliance procedures and Applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws, to make reference to Borrower Materials that are not made available through the “Public Side Information” portion of the Platform and that may contain material non-public information with respect to the Borrower or its securities for purposes of United States Federal or state securities laws.

(e)    Reliance by Administrative Agent, L/C Issuers and Lenders. The Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely and act upon any notices (including telephonic notices, Committed Loan Notices, Letter of Credit Applications and Swing Line Loan Notices) purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower even if (i) such notices were not made in a manner specified herein, were incomplete or were not preceded or followed by any other form of notice specified herein, or (ii) the terms thereof, as understood by the recipient, varied from any confirmation thereof. The Loan Parties shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, each L/C Issuer, each Lender and the Related Parties of each of them from all losses, costs, expenses and liabilities resulting from the reliance by such Person on each notice purportedly given by or on behalf of the Borrower. All telephonic notices to and other telephonic communications with the Administrative Agent may be recorded by the Administrative Agent, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to such recording.

10.03    No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies; Enforcement. No failure by any Lender, any L/C Issuer or the Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay by any such Person in exercising, any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, remedy, power or privilege. The rights, remedies, powers and privileges herein provided, and provided under each other Loan Document, are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.

 

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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, the authority to enforce rights and remedies hereunder and under the other Loan Documents against the Loan Parties or any of them shall be vested exclusively in, and all actions and proceedings at law in connection with such enforcement shall be instituted and maintained exclusively by, the Administrative Agent in accordance with Section 8.02 for the benefit of all the Lenders and the L/C Issuers; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prohibit (a) the Administrative Agent from exercising on its own behalf the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as Administrative Agent) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (b) any L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender from exercising the rights and remedies that inure to its benefit (solely in its capacity as an L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, as the case may be) hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (c) any Lender from exercising setoff rights in accordance with Section 10.08 (subject to the terms of Section 2.13), or (d) any Lender from filing proofs of claim or appearing and filing pleadings on its own behalf during the pendency of a proceeding relative to any Loan Party under any Debtor Relief Law; and provided, further, that if at any time there is no Person acting as Administrative Agent hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, then (i) the Required Lenders shall have the rights otherwise ascribed to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 8.02 and (ii) in addition to the matters set forth in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of the preceding proviso and subject to Section 2.13, any Lender may, with the consent of the Required Lenders, enforce any rights and remedies available to it and as authorized by the Required Lenders.

10.04    Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver.

(a)    Costs and Expenses. The Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and its Affiliates (including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel for the Administrative Agent), in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation, negotiation, execution, delivery and administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof or thereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the L/C Issuers in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any L/C Issuer (including the fees, charges and disbursements of (A) one primary counsel for the Administrative Agent, the Arrangers any Lender or any L/C Issuer, taken together, (B) to the extent reasonably necessary, one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction, (C) to the extent reasonably necessary, one special or regulatory counsel in each relevant specialty and (D) in the case of any actual or perceived conflict of interest with respect to any of the counsel identified in clauses (A) through (C) above, one additional counsel to each group of affected Persons similarly situated, taken as a whole (which in the case of clause (B) shall allow for up to one additional counsel in each relevant jurisdiction)), in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights (A) in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including its rights under this Section, or (B) in connection with 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 or Letters of Credit.

(b)    Indemnification by the Borrower. The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof), each Lender and each L/C Issuer, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “Indemnitee”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses (including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for any Indemnitee), incurred by any Indemnitee or asserted against any Indemnitee by any Person (including the Borrower or any other Loan Party) other than such

 

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Indemnitee and its Related Parties arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby other than any Cash Management Agreement or Secured Hedge Agreement, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or, in the case of the Administrative Agent (and any sub-agent thereof) and its Related Parties only, the administration of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including in respect of any matters addressed in Section 3.01), (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use or proposed use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by any L/C Issuer to honor a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit if the documents presented in connection with such demand do not strictly comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit), (iii) any actual or alleged presence or Release of Hazardous Materials at, on, under or emanating from any property owned, leased or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Environmental Liability related in any way to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or (iv) any actual or prospective claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory, whether brought by a third party or by the Borrower or any other Loan Party or any of the Borrower’s or such Loan Party’s directors, shareholders or creditors, and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto; provided that such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses (x) are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from (i) the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or (ii) a material breach by such Indemnitee of its express obligations under the applicable Loan Document or (y) result from claims of any Indemnitee solely against one or more other Indemnitees (and not by one or more Indemnitees against the Administrative Agent, any Co-Documentation Agent or any Arranger in such capacity) that have not resulted from the action, inaction, participation or contribution of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers, directors, stockholders, partners, members, employees, agents, representatives or advisors. Without limiting the provisions of Section 3.01(c), this Section 10.04(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims, damages, etc. arising from any non-Tax claim.

(c)    Reimbursement by Lenders. To the extent that the Borrower for any reason fails to indefeasibly pay any amount required under subsection (a) or (b) of this Section to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent (or any sub-agent thereof), any L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or any Related Party of any of the foregoing, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), such L/C Issuer, the Swing Line Lender or such Related Party, as the case may be, such Lender’s pro rata share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought based on each Lender’s share of the Total Credit Exposure at such time) of such unpaid amount (including any such unpaid amount in respect of a claim asserted by such Lender), such payment to be made severally among them based on such Lender’s Applicable Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought), provided, that, the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), any L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender in its capacity as such, or against any Related Party of any of the foregoing acting for the Administrative Agent (or any such sub-agent), such L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender in connection with such capacity. The obligations of the Lenders under this subsection (c) are subject to the provisions of Section 2.12(d).

(d)    Waiver of Consequential Damages, Etc. To the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law, no Person party hereto shall assert, and each such Person hereby waives, and acknowledges that no other Person shall have, any claim against any Indemnitee, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement, any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the

 

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use of the proceeds thereof; provided that this sentence shall not limit any Loan Party’s indemnity or reimbursement obligation to the extent such special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages are included in any third party claim in connection with which an Indemnitee is otherwise entitled to indemnification thereunder. No Indemnitee referred to in subsection (b) above shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed to such unintended recipients by such Indemnitee 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 other than for direct or actual damages resulting from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee, or material breach of such Indemnitee’s express obligations hereunder, as determined by a final and nonappealable judgment in its favor on such claim as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(e)    Payments. All amounts due under this Section shall be payable not later than ten Business Days after demand therefor.

(f)    Survival. The agreements in this Section and the indemnity provision of Section 10.02(e) shall survive the resignation of the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender, the replacement of any Lender, the termination of the Aggregate Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all the other Obligations.

10.05    Payments Set Aside. To the extent that any payment by or on behalf of the Borrower is made to the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender, or the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender exercises its right of setoff, and such payment or the proceeds of such setoff or any part thereof is subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required (including pursuant to any settlement entered into by the Administrative Agent, such L/C Issuer or such Lender in its discretion) to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party, in connection with any proceeding under any Debtor Relief Law or otherwise, then (a) to the extent of such recovery, the obligation or part thereof originally intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continued in full force and effect as if such payment had not been made or such setoff had not occurred, and (b) each Lender and each L/C Issuer severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent upon demand its applicable share (without duplication) of any amount so recovered from or repaid by the Administrative Agent, plus interest thereon from the date of such demand to the date such payment is made at a rate per annum equal to the Federal Funds Rate from time to time in effect. The obligations of the Lenders and the L/C Issuers under clause (b) of the preceding sentence shall survive the payment in full of the Obligations and the termination of this Agreement.

10.06    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 the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent 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 Section 10.06(b), (ii) by way of participation in accordance with the provisions of Section 10.06(d), or (iii) by way of pledge or assignment of a security interest subject to the restrictions of Section 10.06(e) (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 subsection (d) of this Section and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

 

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(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 its Commitment(s) and the Loans (including for purposes of this Section 10.06(b), participations in L/C Obligations and in Swing Line Loans) at the time owing to it); provided that (in each case with respect to any Facility) any such assignment shall be subject to the following conditions:

(i)    Minimum Amounts.

(A)    In the case of an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment under any Facility and/or the Loans at the time owing to it (in each case with respect to any Facility) or contemporaneous assignments to related Approved Funds (determined after giving effect to such assignments) that equal at least the amount specified in subsection (b)(i)(B) of this Section in the aggregate or in the case of an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund, no minimum amount need be assigned; and

(B)    in any case not described in subsection (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 Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment, determined 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 $1,000,000 unless each of the Administrative Agent and, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower otherwise consents (each such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed).

(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 Loans or the Commitment assigned, except that this clause (ii) shall not (A) apply to the Swing Line Lender’s rights and obligations in respect of Swing Line Loans or (B) prohibit any Lender from assigning all or a portion of its rights and obligations among the revolving credit facility provided hereunder and any separate revolving credit or term loan facilities provided pursuant to the penultimate paragraph of Section 10.01 on a non-pro rata basis.

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

(A)    the consent of the Borrower (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required unless (1) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment or (2) such assignment is to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; provided that the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to any such assignment unless it shall object thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after having received notice thereof;

(B)    the consent of the Administrative Agent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for assignments in respect of (i) any unfunded Term Commitment or any Revolving Credit Commitment if such assignment is to a Person that is not a Lender with a Commitment in respect of the applicable Facility, an Affiliate of such Lender or an Approved Fund with respect to such Lender or (ii) any Term Loan to a Person that is not a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund; and

 

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(C)    the consent of the L/C Issuers and the Swing Line Lender (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) shall be required for any assignment in respect of the Revolving Credit Facility.

(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 in the amount of $3,500; provided, however, that the Administrative Agent may, in its sole discretion, elect to waive such processing and recordation fee in the case of any assignment. The assignee, if it is not a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire.

(v)    No Assignment to Certain Persons. No such assignment shall be made (A) to the Borrower or any of the Borrower’s Affiliates or Subsidiaries, (B) to any Defaulting Lender or any of its Subsidiaries, or any Person who, upon becoming a Lender hereunder, would constitute any of the foregoing Persons described in this clause (B), or (C) to a natural Person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of a natural Person).

(vi)    Certain Additional Payments. In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Administrative Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or subparticipations, or other compensating actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender, to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Line Loans in accordance with its Applicable Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under Applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.

(vii)    Subject to acceptance and recording thereof by the Administrative Agent pursuant to subsection (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 3.01, 3.04, 3.05 and 10.04 with respect to facts and circumstances occurring prior to the effective date of such assignment; provided, that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no assignment by a Defaulting Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising

 

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from that Lender’s having been a Defaulting Lender. Upon request, the Borrower (at its expense) shall execute and deliver a Note to the assignee Lender. Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this subsection 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 subsection (d) of this Section.

(c)    Register. The Administrative Agent, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower (and such agency being solely for tax purposes), shall maintain at the Administrative Agent’s Office a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it (or the equivalent thereof in electronic form) and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitments of, and principal amounts (and stated interest) of the Loans and L/C Obligations owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “Register”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and the Borrower, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and any Lender, 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 Borrower, the Administrative Agent, any L/C Issuer or the Swing Line Lender, sell participations to any Person (other than a natural Person (or a holding company, investment vehicle or trust for, or owned and operated for the primary benefit of a natural Person), a Defaulting Lender, or the Borrower or any of the Borrower’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 (including such Lender’s participations in L/C Obligations and/or Swing Line 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 Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, each Lender shall be responsible for the indemnity under Section 10.04(c) without regard to the existence of any participation.

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, waiver or other modification described in the first proviso to Section 10.01 that affects such Participant. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 3.01, 3.04 and 3.05 to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 3.01(e) shall be delivered to the Lender who sells the participation) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Sections 3.06 and 10.13 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Sections 3.01 or 3.04, with respect to any participation, than the Lender from whom it acquired the applicable participation would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such entitlement to receive a greater payment results from a Change in Law that occurs after the Participant acquired the applicable participation. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrower’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 3.06 with respect to any Participant. To the extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 10.08 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.13 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

 

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Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the 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, letters of credit 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, letter of credit 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.

(e)    Certain Pledges. Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement (including under its Note, if any) to secure obligations of such Lender, including any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank or any other central bank; provided that no such pledge or assignment shall release such Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

(f)    Resignation as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender after Assignment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if at any time (i) any L/C Issuer assigns all of its Revolving Credit Commitment and Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to Section 10.06(b), such L/C Issuer may, upon 30 days’ notice to the Borrower and the Lenders, resign as L/C Issuer and/or (ii) the Swing Line Lender assigns all of its Revolving Credit Commitment and Revolving Credit Loans pursuant to Section 10.06(b), the Swing Line Lender may, upon 30 days’ notice to the Borrower, resign as Swing Line Lender. In the event of any such resignation as L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, the Borrower shall be entitled to appoint from among the Lenders a successor L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender hereunder; provided, however, that no failure by the Borrower to appoint any such successor shall affect the resignation of the applicable L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be. If any L/C Issuer resigns as L/C Issuer, it shall retain all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of a L/C Issuer hereunder with respect to all Letters of Credit outstanding as of the effective date of its resignation as L/C Issuer and all L/C Obligations with respect thereto (including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in Unreimbursed Amounts pursuant to Section 2.03(c)). If the Swing Line Lender resigns as Swing Line Lender, it shall retain all the rights of the Swing Line Lender provided for hereunder with respect to Swing Line Loans made by it and outstanding as of the effective date of such resignation, including the right to require the Lenders to make Base Rate Loans or fund risk participations in outstanding Swing Line Loans pursuant to Section 2.04(c). Upon the appointment of a successor L/C Issuer and/or Swing Line Lender, (a) such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all of the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring L/C Issuer or Swing Line Lender, as the case may be, and (b) the successor L/C Issuer shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or make other arrangements satisfactory to the resigning L/C Issuer to effectively assume the obligations of the resigning L/C Issuer with respect to such Letters of Credit.

10.07    Treatment of Certain Information; Confidentiality. Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the L/C Issuers and the Swing Line Lender agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its Affiliates, its auditors and 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), (b) to the extent required or requested by any regulatory authority purporting to have jurisdiction over such Person or its Related Parties (including any self-regulatory authority, such as the National Association of Insurance Commissioners), (c) to the extent required by Applicable Laws or

 

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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 substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement or any Eligible Assignee invited to be a Lender pursuant to Section 2.14, and, in each case, their respective financing sources, (ii) any actual or prospective party (or its Related Parties) to any swap, derivative or other transaction under which payments are to be made by reference to the Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder or (iii) any actual or prospective insurers, reinsurers or brokers (and in each case their Related Parties) in connection with providing insurance, reinsurance or credit risk mitigation in connection with the Borrower and its obligations, this Agreement or payments hereunder, (g) on a confidential basis to (i) any rating agency in connection with rating the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or the credit facilities provided hereunder or (ii) the CUSIP Service Bureau or any similar agency in connection with the issuance and monitoring of CUSIP numbers or other market identifiers with respect to the credit facilities provided hereunder, (h) with the consent of the Borrower, (i) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the Borrower or (j) in connection with any pledge or assignment permitted under Section 10.06(e). In addition, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry and service providers to the Administrative Agent 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 from the Borrower or any Subsidiary relating to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any of their respective businesses, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any L/C Issuer on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower or any Subsidiary, provided that, in the case of information received from the Borrower or any Subsidiary 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.

Each of the Administrative Agent, the Lenders and the L/C Issuers acknowledges that (a) the Information may include material non-public information concerning the Borrower or a Subsidiary, as the case may be, (b) it has developed compliance procedures regarding the use of material non-public information and (c) it will handle such material non-public information in accordance with Applicable Law, including United States Federal and state securities Laws.

10.08    Right of Setoff. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender, each L/C Issuer and each of their respective Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, after obtaining the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, 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, such L/C Issuer or any such Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any and all of the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement or any other Loan Document to such Lender or such L/C Issuer, irrespective of whether or not such Lender or such L/C Issuer shall have made any demand under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and although such obligations of the Borrower may be contingent or unmatured or are owed to a branch or office or Affiliate of such Lender or such L/C Issuer different from the branch, office or Affiliate

 

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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 2.16 and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and (y) the Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the 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, each L/C Issuer and their respective Affiliates under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) that such Lender, such L/C Issuer or their respective Affiliates may have. Each Lender and each L/C Issuer agrees to notify the Borrower 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. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 10.08, if at any time any Lender, any L/C Issuer or any of their respective Affiliates maintains one or more deposit accounts for the Borrower or any other Loan Party into which Medicare and/or Medicaid receivables are deposited, such Person shall waive the right of set-off set forth herein.

10.09    Interest Rate Limitation. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, the interest paid or agreed to be paid under the Loan Documents shall not exceed the maximum rate of non-usurious interest permitted by Applicable Law (the “Maximum Rate”). If the Administrative Agent or any Lender shall receive interest in an amount that exceeds the Maximum Rate, the excess interest shall be applied to the principal of the Loans or, if it exceeds such unpaid principal, refunded to the Borrower. In determining whether the interest contracted for, charged, or received by the Administrative Agent or a Lender exceeds the Maximum Rate, such Person may, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, (a) characterize any payment that is not principal as an expense, fee, or premium rather than interest, (b) exclude voluntary prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the contemplated term of the Obligations hereunder.

10.10    Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto in different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent or the L/C Issuers, 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. Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by facsimile or other electronic imaging means (e.g. “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement.

10.11    Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made hereunder and in any other Loan Document or other document delivered pursuant hereto or thereto or in connection herewith or therewith shall survive the execution and delivery hereof and thereof. Such representations and warranties have been or will be relied upon by the Administrative Agent and each Lender, regardless of any investigation made by the Administrative Agent or any Lender or on their behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default at the time of any Credit Extension, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as any Loan or any other Obligation hereunder shall remain unpaid or unsatisfied or any Letter of Credit shall remain outstanding.

 

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10.12    Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, (a) the legality, validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall not be affected or impaired thereby and (b) the parties shall endeavor in good faith negotiations to replace the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provisions. The invalidity of a provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Without limiting the foregoing provisions of this Section 10.12, if and to the extent that the enforceability of any provisions in this Agreement relating to Defaulting Lenders shall be limited by Debtor Relief Laws, as determined in good faith by the Administrative Agent, the L/C Issuers or the Swing Line Lender, as applicable, then such provisions shall be deemed to be in effect only to the extent not so limited.

10.13    Replacement of Lenders. If the Borrower is entitled to replace a Lender pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.06 or Section 10.01, or if any Lender is a Defaulting Lender or a Non-Consenting Lender or if any other circumstance exists hereunder that gives the Borrower the right to replace a Lender as a party hereto, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in, and consents required by, Section 10.06), all of its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Sections 3.01 and 3.04) and obligations under this Agreement and the related Loan Documents to an Eligible Assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that:

(a)    the Borrower shall have paid to the Administrative Agent the assignment fee (if any) specified in Section 10.06(b);

(b)    such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and L/C Advances, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder and under the other Loan Documents (including any amounts under Section 3.05) from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts);

(c)    in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 3.04 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 3.01, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter;

(d)    such assignment does not conflict with Applicable Laws; and

(e)    in the case of an assignment resulting from a Lender becoming a Non-Consenting Lender, the applicable assignee shall have consented to the applicable amendment, waiver or consent.

A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment or delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

10.14    Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Etc.

(a)    GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND ANY CLAIMS, CONTROVERSY, DISPUTE OR CAUSE OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE) BASED UPON, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT (EXCEPT, AS TO ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH THEREIN) AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

 

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(b)    SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. THE BORROWER IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT IT WILL NOT COMMENCE ANY ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING OF ANY KIND OR DESCRIPTION, WHETHER IN LAW OR EQUITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT OR OTHERWISE, AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER, ANY L/C ISSUER, OR ANY RELATED PARTY OF THE FOREGOING IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATING HERETO OR THERETO, IN ANY FORUM OTHER THAN THE COURTS 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, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS AND AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT OR, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION, LITIGATION 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 IN ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT SHALL AFFECT ANY RIGHT THAT THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ANY LENDER OR ANY L/C ISSUER MAY OTHERWISE HAVE TO BRING ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT AGAINST THE BORROWER OR ITS PROPERTIES IN THE COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION.

(c)    WAIVER OF VENUE. THE BORROWER IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT 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 APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.

(d)    SERVICE OF PROCESS. EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY CONSENTS TO SERVICE OF PROCESS IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR NOTICES IN SECTION 10.02. NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL AFFECT THE RIGHT OF ANY PARTY HERETO TO SERVE PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

10.15    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR 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 PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

 

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10.16    No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility. In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Borrower acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent, the Co-Documentation Agents, the Arrangers, and the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower and its respective Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Co-Documentation Agents, the Arrangers and the Lenders, on the other hand, (B) the Borrower has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) the Borrower is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) the Administrative Agent, the Co-Documentation Agents, the Arrangers and the Lenders each is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) neither the Administrative Agent, the Co-Documentation Agents, the Arrangers nor any Lender has any obligation to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Administrative Agent, the Co-Documentation Agents, the Arrangers, the Lenders, and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower and its Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent, the Co-Documentation Agents, the Arrangers nor any Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower or its Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Borrower hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, the Co-Documentation Agents, the Arrangers and the Lenders with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.

10.17    Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents. This Agreement and any document, amendment, approval, consent, information, notice, certificate, request, statement, disclosure or authorization related to this Agreement (each a “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 agrees that any Electronic Signature on or associated with any Communication shall be valid and binding on each of the Loan Parties 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 each of the Loan Parties enforceable against such 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 by the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders 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 Lenders 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 the 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, the Administrative Agent is under no obligation to accept an Electronic Signature in any form or in any format unless expressly agreed to by the Administrative Agent pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided, further, without limiting

 

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the foregoing, (i) to the extent the Administrative Agent has agreed to accept such Electronic Signature, the Administrative Agent and each of the Lenders shall be entitled to rely on any such Electronic Signature purportedly given by or on behalf of any Loan Party without further verification and (ii) upon the request of the Administrative Agent or any Lender, any Electronic Signature shall be promptly followed by such manually executed counterpart. For purposes hereof, “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.

10.18    USA PATRIOT Act and Beneficial Ownership Regulation. Each Lender that is subject to the Act and the Administrative Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each Loan Party, which information includes the name and address of each Loan Party and other information that will allow such Lender or the Administrative Agent, as applicable, to identify each Loan Party in accordance with the Act. The Borrower shall, promptly following a request by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, provide all documentation and other information that the Administrative Agent or such Lender requests in order to comply with its ongoing obligations under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including the Act and the Beneficial Ownership Regulation.

10.19    Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of Affected Financial Institutions. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any Lender or any L/C Issuer that is an Affected Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:

(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 any L/C Issuer 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

(iii)    the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the Write-Down and Conversion Powers of the applicable Resolution Authority.

10.20    Lender Representations.

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

 

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

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

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

(iv)    such other representation, warranty and covenant as may be agreed in writing between the Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, and such Lender.

(b)    In addition, unless either (1) clause (i) in the immediately preceding clause (a) is true with respect to a Lender or (2) a Lender has provided another representation, warranty and covenant in accordance with clause (iv) in the immediately preceding clause (a), such Lender further (x) represents and warrants, as of the date such Person became a Lender party hereto, to, and (y) covenants, from the date such Person became a Lender party hereto to the date such Person ceases being a Lender party hereto, for the benefit of, the Administrative Agent and not, for the avoidance of doubt, to or for the benefit of the Borrower or any other Loan Party, that the Administrative Agent is not a fiduciary with respect to the assets of such Lender involved in such Lender’s entrance into, participation in, administration of and performance of the Loans, the Letters of Credit, the Commitments and this Agreement (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 hereto or thereto).

10.21    Keepwell. The Borrower at the time the Guaranty or the grant of the security interest under the Loan Documents, in each case, by any Specified Loan Party, becomes effective with respect to any Swap Obligation, hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably undertakes to provide such funds or other support to each Specified Loan Party with respect to such Swap Obligation as may be needed by such Specified Loan Party from time to time to honor all of its obligations under its Guaranty and the other Loan Documents in respect of such Swap Obligation (but, in each case, only up to the maximum amount of such liability that can be hereby incurred without rendering the Borrower’s obligations and undertakings under this Section 10.21 voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer, and not for any greater amount). The obligations and undertakings of the Borrower under this Section shall remain in full force and effect until the Obligations have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full. The Borrower intends this Section to constitute, and this Section shall be deemed to constitute, a guarantee of the obligations of, and a “keepwell, support, or other agreement” for the benefit of, each Specified Loan Party for all purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act.

 

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10.22    California Judicial Reference. If any action or proceeding is filed in a court of the State of California by or against any party hereto in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Loan Document, (a) the court shall, and is hereby directed to, make a general reference pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure Section 638 to a referee (who shall be a single active or retired judge) to hear and determine all of the issues in such action or proceeding (whether of fact or of law) and to report a statement of decision, provided that at the option of any party to such proceeding, any such issues pertaining to a “provisional remedy” as defined in California Code of Civil Procedure Section 1281.8 shall be heard and determined by the court, and (b) without limiting the generality of Section 10.04, the Borrower shall be solely responsible to pay all fees and expenses of any referee appointed in such action or proceeding.

10.23    Acknowledgement Regarding Any Supported QFCs. 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):

(a)    In the event a Covered Entity that is party to a Supported QFC (each, a “Covered Party”) becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer of such Supported QFC and the benefit of such QFC Credit Support (and any interest and obligation in or under such Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support, and any rights in property securing such Supported QFC or such QFC Credit Support) from such Covered Party will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and such QFC Credit Support (and any such interest, obligation and rights in property) were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. In the event a Covered Party or a BHC Act Affiliate of a Covered Party becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under the Loan Documents that might otherwise apply to such Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support that may be exercised against such Covered Party are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if the Supported QFC and the Loan Documents were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. Without limitation of the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that rights and remedies of the parties with respect to a Defaulting Lender shall in no event affect the rights of any Covered Party with respect to a Supported QFC or any QFC Credit Support.

(b)    As used in this Section 10.23, 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).

 

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

 

QUIDELORTHO CORPORATION, as

Borrower

By:   /s/ Joseph M. Busky
Name: Joseph M. Busky
Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]


BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as

Administrative Agent

By:   /s/ Kevin L. Ahart
Name: Kevin L. Ahart
Title: Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]


BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender, an

L/C Issuer and the Swing Line Lender

By:   /s/ Sebastian Lurie
Name: Sebastian Lurie
Title: SVP

 

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]


CITIBANK, N.A., as a Lender and an L/C

Issuer

By:   /s/ Richard Rivera
Name: Richard Rivera
Title: Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]


PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

as a Lender

By:   /s/ Jonas R. Berglund
Name: Jonas R. Berglund
Title: Senior Vice President

 

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]


TRUIST BANK, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Jonathan Hart
Name: Jonathan Hart
Title: Director

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]


Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as a Lender
By:   /s/ Lindsey Stuckey
Name: Lindsey Stuckey
Title: Director

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]


MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A., as a Lender
By:   /s/ Michael King
Name: Michael King
Title: Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]


DNB CAPITAL LLC, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Kristie Li
Name: Kristie Li
Title: Senior Vice President
By:   /s/ Devan Patel
Name: Devan Patel
Title: Senior Vice President

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]


Capital One, National Association, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Peter Itz
Name: Peter Itz
Title: Duly Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]


MIZUHO BANK, LTD., as a Lender
By:   /s/ Tracy Rahn
Name: Tracy Rahn
Title: Executive Director

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]


The Bank of Nova Scotia, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Robb Gass
Name: Robb Gass
Title: Managing Director

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]


The Toronto-Dominion Bank, New York

Branch, as a Lender

By:   /s/ Maria Macchiaroli
Name: Maria Macchiaroli
Title: Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]


U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as a

Lender

By:   /s/ Tom Priedeman
Name: Tom Priedeman
Title: Senior Vice President

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]


MORGAN STANLEY BANK, N.A., as a

Lender

By:   /s/ Michael King
Name: Michael King
Title: Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]


MUFG Bank, Ltd., as a Lender
By:   /s/ Teuta Ghilaga
Name: Teuta Ghilaga
Title: Director

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]


HSBC Bank USA, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Chris Burns
Name: Chris Burns
Title: Senior Vice President

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]


ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Scott MacVicar
Name: Scott MacVicar
Title: Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]


BANK OF THE WEST, as a Lender
By:   /s/ James Wade
Name: James Wade
Title: Director

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]


Fifth Third Bank, National Association, as a

Lender

By:   /s/ Shailesh H. Patel
Name: Shailesh H. Patel
Title: Managing Director

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]


THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK, as a

Lender

By:   /s/ David Tholt
Name: David Tholt
Title: Senior Vice President

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]


Silicon Valley Bank, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Justin Roberts
Name: Justin Roberts
Title: Director

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]


Umpqua Bank, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Kevin Foley
Name: Kevin Foley
Title: Senior Vice President

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]


ING Capital LLC, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Pim Rothweiler
Name: Pim Rothweiler
Title: Managing Director
By:   /s/ Stephen Farrelly
Name: Stephen Farrelly
Title: Director

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]


Confidential

Santander Bank N.A., as a Lender
By:   /s/ Alba Silston
Name: Alba Silston
Title: Senior Vice President

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]


SOCIETE GENERALE, as a Lender
By:   /s/ Kimberly Metzger
Name: Kimberly Metzger
Title: Director

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]


GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA, as a Lender
By:   /s/ William E. Briggs IV
Name: William E. Briggs IV
Title: Authorized Signatory

[Signature Page to Credit Agreement]

EXHIBIT 10.3

QUIDELORTHO CORPORATION

Amended and Restated 2018 Equity Incentive Plan

(Amended and Restated Effective: May 16, 2022)

ARTICLE I

ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE OF PLAN

QuidelOrtho Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby establishes the QuidelOrtho Corporation 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). Upon its original approval by stockholders on May 15, 2018, the Plan superseded and replaced the Quidel Corporation 2016 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2016 Plan”) and all Prior Plans. No future awards may be made pursuant to the 2016 Plan and any other Prior Plan; provided, that, the 2016 Plan and all other Prior Plans shall remain in effect until all awards granted under the 2016 Plan and the Prior Plans have been exercised, forfeited, or cancelled or have otherwise expired or terminated.

The Plan is intended to promote the interests of the Company and its stockholders by using investment interests in the Company to attract, retain and motivate its management and other persons, to encourage and reward their contributions to the performance of the Company, and to align their interests with the interests of the Company’s stockholders. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in Article IX.

ARTICLE II H

EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF PLAN

2.1    Term of Plan. This Plan became effective on the Effective Date and will continue in effect until the earlier of: (a) the Expiration Date; or (b) the date of any Plan termination pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.4 or Section 8.1. This amendment and restatement of the Plan will become effective upon approval by the Company’s stockholders.

2.2    Effect on Awards. Awards may be granted only during the Plan Term, but each Award properly granted during the Plan Term will remain in effect after the Expiration Date until such Award has been exercised, terminated or expired in accordance with its terms and the terms of this Plan.

ARTICLE III

SHARES SUBJECT TO PLAN

3.1    Number of Shares. The maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to Awards under this Plan is 3,150,000, plus (a) any shares of Common Stock that were authorized for issuance under the Prior Plans that, as of the Effective Date, remain available for issuance under the Prior Plans (not including any shares that are subject to, as of the Effective Date, outstanding awards under the Prior Plans or any shares that prior to the Effective Date were issued pursuant to awards granted under the Prior Plans) and (b) any shares of Common Stock subject to outstanding awards under the Prior Plans as of the Effective Date (the “Prior Plan Awards”) that on or after such date cease for any reason to be subject to such awards (other than by reason of exercise or settlement of the awards to the extent they are exercised for or settled in vested and nonforfeitable shares). The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock available for grant under this Plan and the number of shares subject to outstanding Awards shall be subject to adjustment as set forth in Section 3.4.

3.2    Source of Shares. The Common Stock to be issued under this Plan will be made available, at the discretion of the Administrator, either from authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock or from previously issued shares of Common Stock reacquired by the Company, including without limitation shares purchased on the open market.

3.3    Share Counting. The following rules shall apply solely for purposes of determining the number of shares of Common Stock available for grant at any given time:

(a)    Fungible Design. Any shares of Common Stock issued pursuant to Stock Options or SARs under this Plan shall be counted against the limit set forth in Section 3.1 on a one-for-one basis and any shares of Common


Stock issued pursuant to Awards under this Plan other than Stock Options or SARs shall be counted against the limit set forth in Section 3.1 as 1.5 shares for every one share of Common Stock issued pursuant to such Award Any shares of Common Stock that again become available for issuance pursuant to this Section 3.3 shall be added back as one share if such shares were subject to Stock Options or SARs (or subject to stock options or stock appreciation rights granted under the Prior Plans), and as 1.5 shares if such shares were subject to Awards other than Stock Options or SARs (or subject to awards other than stock options or stock appreciation rights granted under the Prior Plans).

(b)    Terminated Awards. In the event any Award granted under the Plan (or any Prior Plan Award), is terminated, expired, forfeited, or cancelled for any reason, the number of shares of Common Stock subject to such Award (or Prior Plan Award) will again be available for grant under the Plan (i.e., any prior charge against the limit set forth in Section 3.1 shall be reversed).

(c)    Cash Settled Awards. If shares of Common Stock are not delivered in connection with an Award (or Prior Plan Award) because the Award (or Prior Plan Award) may only be settled in cash rather than in Common Stock, no shares of Common Stock shall be counted against the limit set forth in Section 3.1. If any Award (or Prior Plan Award) may be settled in cash or Common Stock, the rules set forth in Section 3.3(a) shall apply until the Award (or Prior Plan Award) is settled, at which time the underlying shares of Common Stock will be added back to the shares available for grant pursuant to Section 3.1 but only if the Award (or Prior Plan Award) is settled in cash.

(d)    No Liberal Share Counting for Options or SARs. The exercise of a Common Stock-settled SAR or broker-assisted “cashless” exercise of a Stock Option (or a portion thereof) will reduce the number of shares available for grant under Section 3.1 by the entire number of shares of Common Stock subject to that SAR or Stock Option (or applicable portion thereof). Shares of Common Stock tendered to pay the exercise price of a Stock Option or SAR or tendered, withheld or otherwise relinquished by a Recipient to satisfy a tax withholding obligation arising in connection with a Stock Option or SAR Award (or Prior Plan option or stock appreciation rights awards) will not again become Common Stock available for grant under the Plan. Moreover, shares of Common Stock purchased on the open market with cash proceeds generated by the exercise of a Stock Option will not increase or replenish the number of shares available for grant under Section 3.1.

If the provisions of this Section 3.3 are inconsistent with the requirements of any regulations issued pursuant to Section 422 of the IRC, the provisions of such regulations shall control over the provisions of this Section 3.3, but only as this Section 3.3 relates to Incentive Stock Options. The Administrator may adopt such other reasonable rules and procedures as it deems to be appropriate for determining the number of shares of Stock that are available for grant under Section 3.1.

3.4    Adjustment Provisions.

(a)    Adjustments. If the Company consummates any Reorganization in which holders of shares of Common Stock are entitled to receive in respect of such shares any additional shares or new or different shares or securities, cash or other consideration (including, without limitation, a different number of shares of Common Stock), or if the outstanding shares of Common Stock are increased, decreased, changed or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or other securities through merger, consolidation, sale or exchange of assets of the Company, reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination, stock dividend, extraordinary cash dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, spin-off, or similar transaction then, subject to Section 8.1, an appropriate and proportionate adjustment shall be made by the Administrator in: (i) the maximum number and kind of shares subject to this Plan as provided in Section 3.1; (ii) the number and kind of shares or other securities subject to then outstanding Awards; (iii) the price for each share or other unit of any other securities subject to, or measurement criteria applicable to, then outstanding Awards; and (iv) the number and kind of shares or other securities to be issued as Non-Employee Director Options.

(b)    No Fractional Interests. No fractional interests will be issued under the Plan resulting from any adjustments.

(c)    Adjustments Related to Company Stock. To the extent any adjustments relate to stock or securities of the Company, such adjustments will be made by the Administrator, whose determination in that respect will be final, binding and conclusive.

 

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(d)    Right to Make Adjustment. The grant of an Award will not affect in any way the right or power of the Company to make adjustments, reclassifications, reorganizations or changes of its capital or business structure or to merge or to consolidate or to dissolve, liquidate or sell, or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

(e)    Limitations. No adjustment to the terms of an Incentive Stock Option may be made unless such adjustment either: (i) would not cause the Stock Option to lose its status as an Incentive Stock Option; or (ii) is agreed to in writing by the Administrator and the Recipient. Any action taken pursuant to this Section 3.4 shall be taken in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the IRC.

3.5    Reservation of Shares. The Company will at all times reserve and keep available shares of Common Stock equaling at least the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to all outstanding Awards.

ARTICLE IV

ADMINISTRATION OF PLAN

4.1    Administrator

(a)    Plan Administration. Subject to the provisions of Section 4.1(b), this Plan will be administered by the Board and may also be administered by a Committee of the Board appointed pursuant to Section 4.1(b).

(b)    Administration by Administrator. The Board in its sole discretion may from time to time appoint a Committee of not less than two (2) Board members with authority to administer this Plan in whole or part and, subject to applicable law, to exercise any or all of the powers, authority and discretion of the Board under this Plan. Unless otherwise determined by the Board, the Committee shall consist of no less than two (2) directors, each of whom qualify as: (i) a Non-Employee Director; and (ii) an “independent director” for purposes of the NASDAQ Stock Market Listing Rules (or the rules of any exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed). The Board may from time to time increase or decrease (but not below two (2)) the number of members of the Committee, remove from membership on the Committee all or any portion of its members, and/or appoint such person or persons as it desires to fill any vacancy existing on the Committee, whether caused by removal, resignation or otherwise. Unless otherwise required by this Section 4.1(b), the Board may disband the Committee at any time and, in such case, the Board will be responsible for the administration of the Plan.

4.2    Authority of Administrator.

(a)    Authority to Interpret Plan. Subject to the express provisions of this Plan, the Administrator will have the power to implement, interpret and construe this Plan and any Awards and Award Documents or other documents defining the rights and obligations of the Company and Recipients hereunder and thereunder, to determine all questions arising hereunder and thereunder, and to adopt and amend such rules and regulations for the administration hereof and thereof as it may deem desirable. The interpretation and construction by the Administrator of any provisions of this Plan or of any Award or Award Document, and any action taken by, or inaction of, the Administrator relating to this Plan or any Award or Award Document, will be within the discretion of the Administrator and will be conclusive and binding upon all persons. Subject only to compliance with the express provisions hereof, the Administrator may act in its discretion in matters related to this Plan and any and all Awards and Award Documents.

(b)    Authority to Grant Awards. Subject to the express provisions of this Plan, the Administrator may from time to time in its discretion select the Eligible Persons to whom, and the time or times at which, Awards will be granted or sold, the nature of each Award, the number of shares of Common Stock or the number of rights that make up or underlie each Award, the exercise price and period (if applicable) for the exercise of each Award, and such other terms and conditions applicable to each individual Award as the Administrator may determine. Any and all terms and conditions of Awards may be established by the Administrator without regard to existing Awards or other grants and without incurring any obligation of the Company in respect of subsequent Awards. The Administrator may grant at any time new Awards to an Eligible Person who has previously received Awards or other grants (including other stock options) regardless of the status of such other Awards or grants. The Administrator may grant Awards singly or in combination or in tandem with other Awards as it determines in its discretion.

 

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(c)    Procedures. Subject to the Company’s charters (including its Compensation Administrator Charter) or bylaws or any Board resolution conferring authority on the Committee, any action of the Administrator with respect to the administration of this Plan must be taken pursuant to a majority vote of the authorized number of members of the Administrator or by the unanimous written consent of its members; provided, however, that: (i) if the Administrator is the Committee and consists of two (2) members, then actions of the Administrator must be unanimous; and (ii) actions taken by the Board will be valid if approved in accordance with applicable law.

4.3    No Liability. No member of the Board or the Committee or any designee thereof will be liable for any action or inaction with respect to this Plan or any Award or any transaction arising under this Plan or any Award except in circumstances constituting bad faith of such member.

4.4    Amendments.

(a)    Plan Amendments. The Administrator may at any time and from time to time in its discretion, insofar as permitted by applicable law, rule or regulation and subject to Section 4.4(c), suspend or discontinue this Plan or revise or amend it in any respect whatsoever, and this Plan as so revised or amended will govern all Awards, including those granted before such revision or amendment. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Administrator is authorized to amend this Plan to comply with or take advantage of amendments to applicable laws, rules or regulations, including the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the IRC, or the rules of any exchange or market system upon which the Common Stock is listed or trades, or any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder. No stockholder approval of any amendment or revision will be required unless such approval is required by applicable law, rule or regulation.

(b)    Award Amendments; No Repricing. The Administrator may at any time and from time to time in its discretion, but subject to Section 4.4(c) and compliance with applicable statutory or administrative requirements, accelerate or extend the vesting or exercise period of any Award as a whole or in part, and make such other modifications in the terms and conditions of an Award as it deems advisable, provided, however, that the Administrator, other than in connection with an adjustment under Section 3.4, may reduce the exercise or base price of a Stock Option or SAR (either by cancellation of such Stock Option or SAR in exchange for cash, other Awards, or a new Stock Option or SAR at such reduced exercise or base price or by amending the terms of the Stock Option or SAR to reflect such a reduced exercise or base price) only with stockholder approval.

(c)    Limitation. Except as otherwise provided in this Plan or in the applicable Award Document, no amendment, revision, suspension or termination of this Plan or an outstanding Award that would cause an Incentive Stock Option to cease to qualify as such or that would alter, impair or diminish in any material respect any rights or obligations under any Award theretofore granted under this Plan may be effected without the written consent of the Recipient to whom such Award was granted.

4.5    Other Compensation Plans. The adoption of this Plan will not affect any other stock option, incentive or other compensation plans in effect from time to time for the Company, and this Plan will not preclude the Company from establishing any other forms of incentive or other compensation for employees, directors, advisors or consultants of the Company, whether or not approved by stockholders. This Plan does not affect in any way any outstanding award grants made under such plans and awards granted under such plans will continue to be governed by the terms and conditions of such plans.

4.6    Plan Binding on Successors. This Plan will be binding upon the successors and assigns of the Company.

4.7    References to Successor Statutes, Regulations and Rules. Any reference in this Plan to a particular statute, regulation or rule will also refer to any successor provision of such statute, regulation or rule.

4.8    Invalid Provisions. In the event that any provision of this Plan is found to be invalid or otherwise unenforceable under any applicable law, such invalidity or unenforceability is not to be construed as rendering any other provisions contained herein invalid or unenforceable, and all such other provisions are to be given full force and effect to the same extent as though the invalid and unenforceable provision were not contained herein.

 

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4.9    Governing Law. This Plan will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the principles of the conflicts of laws thereof.

4.10    Interpretation. Headings herein are for convenience of reference only, do not constitute a part of this Plan, and will not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Plan. References herein to Sections or Articles are references to the referenced Section or Article hereof, unless otherwise specified.

ARTICLE V

GENERAL AWARD PROVISIONS

5.1    Participation in Plan.

(a)    Eligibility to Receive Awards. A person is eligible to receive grants of Awards if, at the time of the grant of the Award, such person is an Eligible Person or has received an offer of employment from the Company; provided, however, that only Non-Employee Directors are eligible to receive Non-Employee Director Options, and provided further, that Awards granted to a person who has received an offer of employment will terminate and be forfeited without consideration if the employment offer is not accepted within such time as may be specified by the Company. Status as an Eligible Person will not be construed as a commitment that any Award will be granted under this Plan to an Eligible Person or to Eligible Persons generally.

(b)    Eligibility to Receive Incentive Stock Options. Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to Eligible Persons meeting the employment requirements of Section 422 of the IRC.

(c)    Awards to Foreign Nationals. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Administrator may, in order to fulfill the purposes of this Plan, modify grants of Awards to Recipients who are foreign nationals or employed outside of the United States to recognize differences in applicable law, tax policy or local custom.

5.2    Award Documents. Each Award must be evidenced by an Award Document setting forth such terms and conditions applicable to the Award as the Administrator may in its discretion determine. Awards will not be deemed made or binding upon the Company, and Recipients will have no rights thereto, until an Award Document agreement is entered into between the Company and the Recipient or delivered by the Company to the Recipient, but an Award may have an effective date prior to the date of such an Award Document, to the extent consistent with applicable law. Award Documents may be (but need not be) identical and must comply with and be subject to the terms and conditions of this Plan, a copy of which will be provided to each Recipient and incorporated by reference into each Award Document. Any Award Document may contain such other terms, provisions and conditions not inconsistent with this Plan as may be determined by the Administrator. In case of any conflict between this Plan and any Award Document, this Plan shall control.

5.3    Payment For Awards.

(a)    Payment of Exercise Price. The exercise price or other payment for an Award is payable upon the exercise of a Stock Option or upon other purchase of shares pursuant to an Award granted hereunder by delivery of cash or certified check or payment of such other consideration as the Administrator may from time to time deem acceptable in any particular instance; provided, however, that the Administrator may, in the exercise of its discretion, allow exercise of an Award in a broker-assisted or similar transaction in which the exercise price is not received by the Company until promptly after exercise.

(b)    Cashless Exercise. If permitted in any case by the Administrator in its discretion, the exercise price for Awards may be paid by capital stock of the Company delivered in transfer to the Company by or on behalf of the person exercising the Award and duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by stock powers duly endorsed in blank, with signatures guaranteed in accordance with the Exchange Act if required by the Administrator; or retained by the Company from the stock otherwise issuable upon exercise or surrender of vested and/or exercisable Awards or other equity awards previously granted to the Recipient and being exercised (if applicable) (in either case valued at Fair Market Value as of the exercise date); or such other consideration as the Administrator may from time to time in the exercise of its discretion deem acceptable in any particular instance.

 

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(c)    No Precedent. Recipients will have no rights to the exercise techniques described in Section 5.3(b), and the Company may offer or permit such techniques on an ad hoc basis to any Recipient without incurring any obligation to offer or permit such techniques on other occasions or to other Recipients.

5.4    No Employment Rights. Nothing contained in this Plan (or in Award Documents or in any other documents related to this Plan or to Awards) will confer upon any Eligible Person or Recipient any right to continue in the employ of or engagement by the Company or any Affiliated Entity or constitute any contract or agreement of employment or engagement, or interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any Affiliated Entity to reduce such person’s compensation or other benefits or to terminate the employment or engagement of such Eligible Person or Recipient, with or without cause. Except as expressly provided in this Plan or in any statement evidencing the grant of an Award, the Company has the right to deal with each Recipient in the same manner as if this Plan and any such statement evidencing the grant of an Award did not exist, including, without limitation, with respect to all matters related to the hiring, discharge, compensation and conditions of the employment or engagement of the Recipient. Unless otherwise set forth in a written agreement binding upon the Company or an Affiliated Entity, all employees of the Company or an Affiliated Entity are “at will” employees whose employment may be terminated by the Company or the Affiliated Entity at any time for any reason or no reason, without payment or penalty of any kind. Any question(s) as to whether and when there has been a termination of a Recipient’s employment or engagement, the reason (if any) for such termination, and/or the consequences thereof under the terms of this Plan or any statement evidencing the grant of an Award pursuant to this Plan will be determined by the Administrator and the Administrator’s determination thereof will be final and binding.

5.5    Restrictions Under Applicable Laws and Regulations.

(a)    Government Approvals. All Awards will be subject to the requirement that, if at any time the Company determines, in its discretion, that the listing, registration or qualification of the securities subject to Awards granted under this Plan upon any securities exchange or interdealer quotation system or under any federal, state or foreign law, or the consent or approval of any government or regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a condition of, or in connection with, the granting of such an Award or the issuance, if any, or purchase of shares in connection therewith, such Award may not be exercised as a whole or in part unless and until such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval has been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Company. During the Plan Term, the Company will use its reasonable efforts to seek to obtain from the appropriate governmental and regulatory agencies any requisite qualifications, consents, approvals or authorizations in order to issue and sell such number of shares of its Common Stock as is sufficient to satisfy the requirements of this Plan. The inability of the Company to obtain any such qualifications, consents, approvals or authorizations after such reasonable efforts will relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the nonissuance or sale of such stock as to which such qualifications, consents, approvals or authorizations pertain.

(b)    No Registration Obligation; Recipient Representations. The Company will be under no obligation to register or qualify the issuance of Awards or underlying securities under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws. Unless the issuance of Awards and underlying securities have been registered under the Securities Act and qualified or registered under applicable state securities laws, the Company shall be under no obligation to issue any Awards or underlying securities unless the Awards and underlying securities may be issued pursuant to applicable exemptions from such registration or qualification requirements. In connection with any such exempt issuance, the Administrator may require the Recipient to provide a written representation and undertaking to the Company, satisfactory in form and scope to the Company, that such Recipient is acquiring such Awards and underlying securities for such Recipient’s own account as an investment and not with a view to, or for sale in connection with, the distribution of any such securities, and that such person will make no transfer of the same except in compliance with any rules and regulations in force at the time of such transfer under the Securities Act and other applicable law, and that if securities are issued without registration, a legend to this effect (together with any other legends deemed appropriate by the Administrator) may be endorsed upon the securities so issued, and to the effect of any additional representations that are appropriate in light of applicable securities laws and rules. The Company may also order its transfer agent to stop transfers of such shares. The Administrator may also require the Recipient to provide the Company such information and other documents as the Administrator may request in order to satisfy the Administrator as to the investment sophistication and experience of the Recipient and as to any other conditions for compliance with any such exemptions from registration or qualification.

 

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5.6    Additional Conditions. Any Award may be subject to such provisions (whether or not applicable to any other Award or Recipient) as the Administrator deems appropriate, including without limitation provisions for the forfeiture of or restrictions on resale or other disposition of securities of the Company acquired under this Plan, provisions giving the Company the right to repurchase securities of the Company acquired under this Plan in the event the Recipient leaves the Company for any reason or elects to effect any disposition thereof, and provisions to comply with federal and state securities laws.

5.7    No Privileges Regarding Stock Ownership or Specific Assets. Except as otherwise set forth herein, a Recipient or a permitted transferee of an Award will have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares issuable or issued in connection with the Award until the Recipient has delivered to the Company all amounts payable and performed all obligations required to be performed in connection with exercise of the Award and the Company has issued such shares. No person will have any right, title or interest in any fund or in any specific asset (including shares of capital stock) of the Company by reason of any Award granted hereunder. Neither this Plan (or any documents related hereto) nor any action taken pursuant hereto is to be construed to create a trust of any kind or a fiduciary relationship between the Company and any person. To the extent that any person acquires a right to receive an Award hereunder, such right shall be no greater than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company.

5.8    Nonassignability. No Award is assignable or transferable except: (a) by will or by the laws of descent and distribution; or (b) subject to the final sentence of this Section 5.8, upon dissolution of marriage pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order or, in the discretion of the Administrator on a case-by-case basis and under circumstances that would not adversely affect the interests of the Company, transfers for estate planning purposes or pursuant to a nominal transfer that does not result in a change in beneficial ownership. Subject to the final sentence of this Section 5.8, during the lifetime of a Recipient, an Award granted to such person will be exercisable only by the Recipient (or the Recipient’s permitted transferee) or such person’s guardian or legal representative. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Stock Options intended to be treated as Incentive Stock Options (or other Awards subject to transfer restrictions under the IRC) (i) may not be assigned or transferred in violation of Section 422(b)(5) of the IRC or the regulations thereunder, and nothing herein is intended to allow such assignment or transfer; and (ii) will be exercisable during a Recipient’s lifetime only by the Recipient.

5.9    Information To Recipients.

(a)    Provision of Information. The Administrator in its sole discretion may determine what, if any, financial and other information is to be provided to Recipients and when such financial and other information is to be provided after giving consideration to applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations, including, without limitation, applicable federal and state securities laws, rules and regulations.

(b)    Confidentiality. The furnishing of financial and other information that is confidential to the Company is subject to the Recipient’s agreement to maintain the confidentiality of such financial and other information, and not to use the information for any purpose other than evaluating the Recipient’s position under this Plan. The Administrator may impose other restrictions on the access to and use of such confidential information and may require a Recipient to acknowledge the Recipient’s obligations under this Section 5.9(b) (which acknowledgment is not to be a condition to Recipient’s obligations under this Section 5.9(b)).

5.10    Withholding Taxes. Whenever the granting, vesting or exercise of any Award, or the issuance of any Common Stock or other securities upon exercise of any Award or transfer thereof, gives rise to tax or tax withholding liabilities or obligations, the Administrator will have the right as a condition thereto to require the Recipient to remit to the Company up to the maximum statutory amount necessary, in the applicable jurisdiction, to satisfy any federal, state, and local withholding tax requirements on any Award under the Plan. The Administrator may, in the exercise of its discretion, allow satisfaction of tax withholding requirements by accepting delivery of stock of the Company or by withholding a portion of the stock otherwise issuable in connection with an Award, in each case valued at Fair Market Value as of the date of such delivery or withholding, as the case may be.

5.11    Legends on Awards and Stock Certificates. Each Award Document and each certificate representing securities acquired upon grant, vesting or exercise of an Award must be endorsed with all legends, if any, required by applicable federal and state securities and other laws to be placed on the Award Document and/or the certificate. The determination of which legends, if any, will be placed upon Award Documents or the certificates will be made by the Administrator in its discretion and such decision will be final and binding.

 

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5.12    Effect of Termination of Employment on Awards.

(a)    Termination of Vesting. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, but subject to Section 5.12(b) Awards will be exercisable by a Recipient (or the Recipient’s successor in interest) following such Recipient’s termination of employment or service only to the extent that installments thereof had become exercisable on or prior to the date of such termination.

(b)    Alteration of Vesting and Exercise Periods. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Administrator may in its discretion: (i) designate shorter or longer periods following a Recipient’s termination of employment or service during which Awards may vest or be exercised; provided, however, that any shorter periods determined by the Administrator will be effective only if provided for in this Plan or the instrument that evidences the grant to the Recipient of the affected Award or if such shorter period is agreed to in writing by the Recipient; and (ii) accelerate the vesting of all or any portion of any Awards by increasing the number of shares purchasable at any time.

(c)    Leave of Absence. In the case of any employee on an approved leave of absence, the Administrator may make such provision respecting continuance of Awards granted to such employee as the Administrator in its discretion deems appropriate, except that in no event will an Award be exercisable after the date such Award would expire in accordance with its terms had the Recipient remained continuously employed.

(d)    General Cessation. Except as otherwise set forth in this Plan or an Award Document or as determined by the Administrator in its discretion, all Awards granted to a Recipient, and all of such Recipient’s rights thereunder, will terminate upon termination for any reason of such Recipient’s employment or service with the Company or any Affiliated Entity (or cessation of any other service relationship between the Recipient and the Company or any Affiliated Entity in place as of the date the Award was granted).

5.13    Lock-Up Agreements. Each Recipient agrees as a condition to receipt of an Award that, in connection with any public offering by the Company of its equity securities and upon the request of the Company and the principal underwriter (if any) in such public offering, any shares of Common Stock acquired or that may be acquired upon exercise or vesting of an Award may not be sold, offered for sale, encumbered, or otherwise disposed of or subjected to any transaction that will involve any sales or other transfer of securities of the Company, or any interest therein, without the prior written consent of the Company or such underwriter, as the case may be, for a period of not more than 365 days after the commencement date of such public offering. Each Recipient will, if requested by the Company or the principal underwriter, enter into a separate agreement to the effect of this Section 5.13.

5.14    Restrictions on Common Stock and Other Securities. Common Stock or other securities of the Company issued or issuable in connection with any Award will be subject to all of the restrictions imposed under this Plan upon Common Stock issuable or issued upon exercise of Stock Options, except as otherwise determined by the Administrator.

5.15    Limits on Awards to Eligible Persons. Notwithstanding any provision in the Plan to the contrary, the aggregate value of cash compensation and the grant date fair market value of shares of Common Stock subject to Awards (calculated as of the date of grant in accordance with applicable accounting rules) that may be awarded or granted during any single calendar year to any one Eligible Person who is a Non-Employee Director shall not exceed $750,000. For the avoidance of doubt, if a Non-Employee Director serves the Company in more than one capacity during any single calendar year, the total compensation limit described in this Section 5.15 shall only apply to the compensation paid for services performed as a Non-Employee Director. To the extent any Non-Employee Director compensation is deferred, it shall be counted toward this total compensation limit only for the year in which the compensation was first earned or granted. The limitations set forth in this Section 5.15 will be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3.4 or under Article VIII.

 

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5.16    Section 409A. If any payments under this Plan are subject to the provisions of Section 409A of the IRC, it is intended that the terms of this Plan and the applicable Award Document will comply fully with and meet all of the requirements of Section 409A of the IRC. If, at the time of an Eligible Person’s Separation from Service, the Company has any stock which is publicly traded on an established securities market or otherwise, and if the Eligible Person is considered to be a Specified Employee, to the extent any payment for any Award is subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the IRC and is payable upon the Eligible Person’s Separation from Service, such payment shall not commence prior to the first business day following the date which is six (6) months after the Eligible Person’s Separation from Service (or if earlier than the end of the six (6) month period, the date of the Eligible Person’s death). Any amounts that would have been distributed during such six (6) month period will be distributed on the day following the expiration of the six (6) month period. Under no circumstances may the time or schedule of any payment for any Award that is subject to the requirements of Section 409A of the IRC be accelerated or subject to further deferral except as otherwise permitted or required pursuant to regulations and other guidance issued pursuant to Section 409A of the IRC. If the Company fails to make any payment pursuant to the payment provisions applicable to an Award that is subject to Section 409A of the IRC, either intentionally or unintentionally, within the time period specified in such provisions, but the payment is made within the same calendar year, such payment will be treated as made within the specified time period. In addition, in the event of a dispute with respect to any payment, such payment may be delayed in accordance with the regulations and other guidance issued pursuant to Section 409A of the IRC.

5.17    Clawback. Every Award issued pursuant to this Plan is subject to potential forfeiture or recovery to the fullest extent called for by law, any applicable listing standard, or any current or future clawback policy that may be adopted by the Company from time to time, including, without limitation, any clawback policy adopted to comply with the final rules issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the final listing standards to be adopted by the NASDAQ Stock Market (or the rules of any exchange on which the Common Stock is then listed) pursuant to Section 954 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. By accepting an Award, each Recipient consents to the potential forfeiture or recovery of his or her Awards pursuant to applicable law, listing standard, and/or Company clawback policy, and agrees to be bound by and comply with the clawback policy and to return the full amount required by the clawback policy. As a condition to the receipt of any Award, a Recipient may be required to execute any requested additional documents consenting to and agreeing to abide by the Company clawback policy as it may be amended from time to time.

ARTICLE VI

AWARDS

6.1    Stock Options.

(a)    Nature of Stock Options. Stock Options may be Incentive Stock Options or Nonqualified Stock Options.

(b)    Option Exercise Price. The exercise price for each Stock Option will be determined by the Administrator as of the date such Stock Option is granted and shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of the underlying stock on the date of grant; provided, however, that in the case of Stock Options granted to employees upon a merger or acquisition, and to the extent permitted by Section 409A of the IRC, the exercise price may be higher or lower than the Fair Market Value of the underlying stock on the date of grant if such exercise price is required to assume or substitute options held by employees of the acquired corporation at the time of the acquisition.

(c)    Option Period and Vesting. Stock Options granted hereunder will vest and may be exercised as determined by the Administrator, except that the exercise of Stock Options after termination of the Recipient’s employment or service shall be subject to Section 5.12 and Section 6.1(e). Each Stock Option granted hereunder and all rights or obligations thereunder shall expire on such date as may be determined by the Administrator, but not later than ten (10) years after the date the Stock Option is granted and may be subject to earlier termination as provided herein or in the Award Document. Except as otherwise provided herein, a Stock Option will become exercisable, as a whole or in part, on the date or dates specified by the Administrator and thereafter will remain exercisable until the exercise, expiration or earlier termination of the Stock Option.

(d)    Exercise of Stock Options. The exercise price for Stock Options will be paid as set forth in Section 5.3. No Stock Option will be exercisable except in respect of whole shares, and fractional share interests

 

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shall be disregarded. Not fewer than 100 shares of Common Stock (or such other amount as may be set forth in the applicable Award Document) may be purchased at one time and Stock Options must be exercised in multiples of 100 unless the number purchased is the total number of shares for which the Stock Option is exercisable at the time of exercise. A Stock Option will be deemed to be exercised when the Secretary or other designated official of the Company receives written notice of such exercise from the Recipient in such form as the Company may specify from time to time, together with payment of the exercise price in accordance with Section 5.3 and any amounts required under Section 5.10 or, with permission of the Administrator, arrangement for such payment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan, the Administrator may impose, by rule and/or in Award Documents, such conditions upon the exercise of Stock Options (including, without limitation, conditions limiting the time of exercise to specified periods) as may be required to satisfy applicable regulatory requirements, including, without limitation, Rule 16b-3 and Rule 10b-5 under the Exchange Act, and any amounts required under Section 5.10, or any applicable section of or regulation under the IRC.

(e)    Termination of Employment.

 

  (i)

Termination for Just Cause. Subject to Section 5.12 and except as otherwise provided in a written agreement between the Company or an Affiliated Entity and the Recipient, which may be entered into at any time before or after termination of employment or service, in the event of a Just Cause Dismissal of a Recipient all of the Recipient’s unexercised Stock Options, whether or not vested, will expire and become unexercisable as of the date of such Just Cause Dismissal.

 

  (ii)

Termination Other Than for Just Cause. Subject to Section 5.12 and except as otherwise provided in a written agreement between the Company or an Affiliated Entity and the Recipient, which may be entered into at any time before or after termination of employment or service, if a Recipient’s employment or service with the Company or any Affiliated Entity terminates for:

 

  (A)

any reason other than for Just Cause Dismissal, death, or Permanent Disability, the Recipient’s vested Stock Options will expire and become unexercisable as of the earlier of: (1) the date such Stock Options would expire in accordance with their terms had the Recipient remained employed; and (2) 90 days after the date of termination of employment or service.

 

  (B)

death or Permanent Disability, the Recipient’s unexercised, vested Stock Options will expire and become unexercisable as of the earlier of: (1) the date such Stock Options would expire in accordance with their terms had the Recipient remained employed; and (2) one year after the date of termination of employment or service.

(f)    Special Provisions Regarding Incentive Stock Options. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary:

 

  (i)

The exercise price and vesting period of any Stock Option intended to be treated as an Incentive Stock Option must comply with the provisions of Section 422 of the IRC and the regulations thereunder. As of the Effective Date, such provisions require, among other matters, that: (A) the exercise price must not be less than the Fair Market Value of the underlying stock as of the date the Incentive Stock Option is granted, and not less than 110% of the Fair Market Value as of such date in the case of a grant to a Significant Stockholder; and (B) that the Incentive Stock Option not be exercisable after the expiration of ten (10) years from the date of grant or the expiration of five (5) years from the date of grant in the case of an Incentive Stock Option granted to a Significant Stockholder.

 

  (ii)

The aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the respective date or dates of grant) of the Common Stock for which one or more Stock Options granted to any Recipient under this Plan (or any other option plan of the Company or of any Parent Corporation or Subsidiary Corporation) may for the first time become exercisable as Incentive Stock Options under the federal tax laws during any one calendar year may not exceed $100,000.

 

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  (iii)

Any Stock Options granted as Incentive Stock Options pursuant to this Plan that for any reason fail or cease to qualify as such will be treated as Nonqualified Stock Options. If the limit described in Section 6.1(f)(ii) is exceeded, the earliest granted Stock Options will be treated as Incentive Stock Options, up to such limit.

 

  (iv)

Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3.4, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued as Incentive Stock Options under the Plan shall be the same numeric limit set forth in Section 3.1.

(g)    Non-Employee Director Options. Article VII will govern Non-Employee Director Options to the extent inconsistent with this Section 6.1.

6.2    Performance Awards.

(a)    Grant of Performance Award. The Administrator will determine in its discretion the performance goals (which need not be identical and may be established on an individual or group basis) governing Performance Awards, the terms thereof, and the form and time of payment of Performance Awards.

(b)    Payment of Award. Upon satisfaction of the conditions applicable to a Performance Award, payment will be made to the Recipient in cash, in shares of Common Stock valued at Fair Market Value as of the date payment is due, or in a combination of Common Stock and cash, as the Administrator in its discretion may determine.

6.3    Restricted Stock.

(a)    Award of Restricted Stock. The Administrator will determine the Purchase Price (if any), the terms of payment of the Purchase Price, the restrictions upon the Restricted Stock, and when such restrictions will lapse.

(b)    Requirements of Restricted Stock. All shares of Restricted Stock granted or sold pursuant to this Plan will be subject to the following conditions:

 

  (i)

No Transfer. The shares may not be sold, assigned, transferred, pledged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of, alienated or encumbered until the restrictions are removed or expire.

 

  (ii)

Certificates. The Administrator may require that the certificates representing Restricted Stock granted or sold to a Recipient remain in the physical custody of an escrow holder or the Company until all restrictions are removed or expire.

 

  (iii)

Restrictive Legends. Each certificate representing Restricted Stock granted or sold to a Recipient pursuant to this Plan will bear such legend or legends making reference to the restrictions imposed upon such Restricted Stock as the Administrator in its discretion deems necessary or appropriate to enforce such restrictions.

 

  (iv)

Other Restrictions. The Administrator may impose such other conditions on Restricted Stock as the Administrator may deem advisable, including, without limitation, restrictions under the Securities Act, under the Exchange Act, under the requirements of any stock exchange or interdealer quotation system upon which such Restricted Stock or other securities of the Company are then listed or traded and under any blue sky or other securities laws applicable to such shares.

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(d)    Rights of Recipient. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.3(b) and any restrictions imposed upon the Restricted Stock, the Recipient will have all rights of a stockholder with respect to the Restricted Stock granted or sold to such Recipient under this Plan, including, without limitation, the right to vote the shares and receive all dividends and other distributions paid or made with respect thereto.

(e)    Termination of Employment. Unless the Administrator in its discretion determines otherwise, if a Recipient’s employment or service with the Company or any Affiliated Entity terminates for any reason, all of the Recipient’s Restricted Stock remaining subject to restrictions on the date of such termination of employment or service will be repurchased by the Company at the Purchase Price (if any) paid by the Recipient to the Company, without interest or premium, and otherwise returned to the Company without consideration.

6.4    Stock Appreciation Rights.

(a)    Granting of Stock Appreciation Rights. The Administrator may at any time and from time to time approve the grant to Eligible Persons of Stock Appreciation Rights, related or unrelated to Stock Options.

(b)    SARs Related to Options.

 

  (i)

A Stock Appreciation Right related to a Stock Option will entitle the holder of the related Stock Option, upon exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right, to surrender such Stock Option, or any portion thereof to the extent previously vested but unexercised, with respect to the number of shares as to which such Stock Appreciation Right is exercised, and to receive payment of an amount computed pursuant to Section 6.4(b)(iii). Such Stock Option will, to the extent surrendered, then cease to be exercisable.

 

  (ii)

A Stock Appreciation Right related to a Stock Option hereunder will be exercisable at such time or times, and only to the extent that, the related Stock Option is exercisable, and will not be transferable except to the extent that such related Stock Option may be transferable (and under the same conditions), will expire no later than the expiration of the related Stock Option, and may be exercised only when the market price of the Common Stock subject to the related Stock Option exceeds the exercise price of the Stock Option.

 

  (iii)

Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right related to a Stock Option, the Recipient will be entitled to receive payment of an amount determined by multiplying: (A) the difference obtained by subtracting the exercise price of a share of Common Stock specified in the related Stock Option from the Fair Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the date of exercise of such Stock Appreciation Right (or as of such other date or as of the occurrence of such event as may have been specified in the instrument evidencing the grant of the Stock Appreciation Right), by (B) the number of shares as to which such Stock Appreciation Right is exercised.

(c)    SARs Unrelated to Options. The Administrator may grant Stock Appreciation Rights unrelated to Stock Options. Section 6.4(b)(iii) will govern the amount payable at exercise under such Stock Appreciation Right, except that in lieu of an option exercise price the initial base amount specified in the Award shall be used. All Stock Appreciation Rights unrelated to Stock Options shall be granted subject to the same terms and conditions applicable to Stock Options as set forth in Section 6.1.

(d)    Limits. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrator, in its discretion, may place a dollar limitation on the maximum amount that will be payable upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right.

(e)    Payments. Payment of the amount determined under the foregoing provisions may be made solely in whole shares of Common Stock valued at their Fair Market Value on the date of exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right or, alternatively, at the discretion of the Administrator, in cash or in a combination of cash and shares of Common Stock as the Administrator deems advisable. The Administrator has full discretion to determine the form in which payment of a Stock Appreciation Right will be made and to consent to or disapprove the election of a Recipient

 

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to receive cash in full or partial settlement of a Stock Appreciation Right. If the Administrator decides to make full payment in shares of Common Stock, and the amount payable results in a fractional share, payment for the fractional share will be made in cash.

6.5    Stock Payments. The Administrator may approve Stock Payments to any Eligible Person on such terms and conditions as the Administrator may determine. Stock Payments will replace cash compensation at the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date payment is due.

6.6    Dividend Equivalents and Dividends. The Administrator may grant dividends and/or Dividend Equivalents to any Recipient who has received an Award denominated in shares of Common Stock other than Stock Options or SARs or, to the extent unearned, Performance Awards. Dividends and Equivalents may be paid in cash, Common Stock or other Awards, in each case, in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A or an exception thereto; the amount of Dividend Equivalents paid other than in cash will be determined by the Administrator by application of such formula as the Administrator may deem appropriate to translate the cash value of dividends paid to the alternative form of payment of the Dividend Equivalent. Dividends and Dividend Equivalents will be computed as of each dividend record date but in no event may any dividends or Dividend Equivalents vest or be paid prior to the vesting of the corresponding Award.

6.7    Stock Bonuses. The Administrator may issue Stock Bonuses to Eligible Persons on such terms and conditions as the Administrator may determine.

6.8    Stock Sales. The Administrator may sell to Eligible Persons shares of Common Stock on such terms and conditions as the Administrator may determine.

6.9    Phantom Stock. The Administrator may grant Awards of Phantom Stock to Eligible Persons. Phantom Stock is a cash payment measured by the Fair Market Value of a specified number of shares of Common Stock on a specified date, or measured by the excess of such Fair Market Value over a specified minimum, which may but need not include a Dividend Equivalent.

6.10    Restricted Stock Units. The Administrator is authorized to make Awards of Restricted Stock Units to Eligible Persons in such amounts and subject to such terms and conditions as determined by the Administrator.

(a)    Voting Rights. During the restricted period, Eligible Persons holding Restricted Stock Units shall have no voting rights with respect to the Common Stock subject to such Restricted Stock Units. Voting rights will only be available after the issuance of Common Stock pursuant to the Plan.

(b)    Payment for Restricted Stock Units. Payment for any vested Restricted Stock Units will generally be made in one lump sum payment of shares of Common Stock. As a general rule, with the exception of deferred compensation elections, the shares payable under any Restricted Stock Unit Award will be issued to the Eligible Person within 60 days following the date on which the Restricted Stock Units vest. Unless the related Award Document is structured to qualify for an exception to the requirements of Section 409A of the IRC, such payment is intended to be made at a specified time or pursuant to a fixed schedule under Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(a)(4).

6.11    Other Stock-Based Benefits. The Administrator is authorized to grant Other Stock-Based Benefits. Other Stock-Based Benefits are any arrangements granted under this Plan not otherwise described above that: (a) by their terms might involve the issuance or sale of Common Stock or other securities of the Company; or (b) involve a benefit that is measured, as a whole or in part, by the value, appreciation, dividend yield or other features attributable to a specified number of shares of Common Stock or other securities of the Company.

ARTICLE VII

NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR OPTIONS

7.1    Vesting. All grants of Non-Employee Director Options shall fully vest and become exercisable one year following the grant date if the Recipient has remained a director for the entire period from the date of grant to such vesting date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Recipient has remained a director from the period of the date of

 

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grant until the next annual meeting of stockholders following the grant date, but ceases to be a director following the annual meeting of stockholders (either because the director is not re-elected or because the director chooses not to run for another term), the Stock Options that were granted to the director at the annual meeting in the prior year shall continue to vest following the date that the Recipient ceases to be a director and shall become exercisable one year following the grant date. Except as otherwise provided in this Section 7.1, all Non-Employee Director Options that have not vested and become exercisable at the time the Recipient ceases to be a director shall terminate.

7.2    Exercise. Non-Employee Director Options will be exercisable, and the exercise price therefor shall be paid, in the same manner as provided herein for other Stock Options.

7.3    Term of Options and Effect of Termination. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, no Non-Employee Director Option granted under the Plan shall be exercisable after the expiration of ten years from the effective date of its grant. In the event that the Recipient of any Non-Employee Director Options granted under the Plan shall cease to be a director of the Company, subject to Section 5.12, all grants of Non-Employee Director Options shall be exercisable, to the extent already exercisable at the date such Recipient ceases to be a director and regardless of the reason the Recipient ceases to be a director until the expiration of the Non-Employee Director Option according to its terms and shall then terminate. In the event of the death of a Recipient while such Recipient is a director of the Company or within the period after termination of such status during which he or she is permitted to exercise a Stock Option such Stock Option may be exercised by any person or persons designated by the Recipient on a beneficiary designation form adopted by the Administrator for such purpose or, if there is no effective beneficiary designation form on file with the Company, by the executors or administrators of the Recipient’s estate or by any person or persons who shall have acquired the Stock Option directly from the Recipient by his or her will or the applicable laws of descent and distribution.

7.4    Amendment; Suspension. The Administrator may at any time and from time to time in its discretion: (a) change the vesting periods associated with the Non-Employee Director Options; and (b) suspend and reactivate this Article VII.

ARTICLE VIII

CHANGE IN CONTROL

8.1    Provision for Awards Upon Change in Control. Unless otherwise set forth in an Award Document or in this Section 8.1, as of the effective time and date of any Change in Control, this Plan and any then outstanding Awards (whether or not vested) will automatically terminate unless: (a) provision is made in writing in connection with such transaction for the continuance of this Plan and for the assumption of such Awards, or for the substitution for such Awards of new awards covering the securities of a successor entity or an affiliate thereof, with appropriate adjustments as to the number and kind of securities and exercise prices or other measurement criteria, in which event this Plan and such outstanding Awards will continue or be replaced, as the case may be, in the manner and under the terms so provided; or (b) the Board otherwise provides in writing for such adjustments as it deems appropriate in the terms and conditions of the then-outstanding Awards (whether or not vested), including, without limitation, (i) accelerating the vesting of outstanding Awards; and/or (ii) providing for the cancellation of Awards and their automatic conversion into the right to receive the securities, cash or other consideration that a holder of the shares underlying such Awards would have been entitled to receive upon consummation of such Change in Control had such shares been issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective date and time of the Change in Control (net of the appropriate option exercise prices). If, pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 8.1, this Plan and the Awards terminate by reason of the occurrence of a Change in Control without provision for any of the action(s) described in clause (a) or (b) hereof, then subject to Section 5.12 and Section 6.1(e), any Recipient holding outstanding Awards will have the right, at such time prior to the consummation of the Change in Control as the Board designates, to exercise or receive the full benefit of the Recipient’s Awards to the full extent not theretofore exercised, including any installments which have not yet become vested. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 8.1, the vesting provisions of Section 7.1 or any other provision in the Plan, all Awards granted to Non-Employee Directors under the Plan shall automatically vest and become exercisable immediately prior to any Change in Control if the optionee is a director of the Company at that time.

 

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ARTICLE IX

DEFINITIONS

Capitalized terms used in this Plan and not otherwise defined have the meanings set forth below:

“Administrator” means the Board as long as no Committee has been appointed and is in effect and also means the Committee to the extent that the Board has delegated authority thereto.

“Affiliated Entity” means any Parent Corporation of the Company or Subsidiary Corporation of the Company or any other entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Company.

“Applicable Dividend Period” means: (a) the period between the date a Dividend Equivalent is granted and the date the related Award terminates or is converted to Common Stock; or (b) such other time as the Administrator may specify in the written instrument evidencing the grant of the Dividend Equivalent.

“Award” means any Stock Option, Performance Award, Restricted Stock, Stock Appreciation Right, Stock Payment, Stock Bonus, Stock Sale, Phantom Stock, Dividend Equivalent, Restricted Stock Unit or Other Stock-Based Benefit granted or sold to an Eligible Person under this Plan, or any similar award granted by the Company prior to the Effective Date and outstanding as of the Effective Date that is governed by this Plan.

“Award Document” means the agreement or confirming memorandum (or other instrument including, without limitation, electronic instruments) setting forth the terms and conditions of an Award. An Award Document may be in the form of an agreement to be executed by both the Recipient and the Company (or an authorized representative of the Company) or certificates, notices or similar instruments as approved by the Administrator.

“Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

“Change in Control” means the following and shall be deemed to occur if any of the following events occurs:

 

  (i)

Except as provided by subparagraph (iii) hereof, the acquisition (other than from the Company) by any person, entity or “group”, within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act (excluding, for this purpose, the Company or its subsidiaries, or any executive benefit plan of the Company or its subsidiaries which acquires beneficial ownership of voting securities of the Company), of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of forty percent (40%) or more of either the then outstanding shares of Common Stock or the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; or

 

  (ii)

Individuals who, as of the date hereof, constitute the Board (as of the date hereof, the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board, provided that any person becoming a director subsequent to the date hereof whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, is or was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board (other than an election or nomination of an individual whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest relating to the election of the Directors of the Company, as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of Regulation 14A promulgated under the Exchange Act) shall be, for purposes of this Plan, considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board; or

 

  (iii)

Consummation by the Company of a reorganization, merger or consolidation with any other person, entity or corporation, other than:

 

  (A)

a merger or consolidation which would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto continuing to represent (either

 

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  by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of another entity) more than fifty percent (50%) of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such other entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation, or

 

  (B)

a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the Company (or similar transaction) in which no person acquires forty percent (40%) or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding voting securities; or

 

  (iv)

Approval by the stockholders of the Company of a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or other disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.

“Committee” means any committee appointed by the Board to administer this Plan pursuant to Section 4.1.

“Common Stock” means the common stock of the Company, $0.001 par value per share, as constituted on the Effective Date, and as thereafter adjusted under Section 3.4.

“Company” means QuidelOrtho Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

“Dividend Equivalent” means a right granted by the Company under Section 6.6 to a holder of an Award denominated in shares of Common Stock to receive from the Company during the Applicable Dividend Period payments equivalent to the amount of dividends payable to holders of the number of shares of Common Stock underlying such Award.

“Effective Date” means May 15, 2018.

“Eligible Person” includes directors, including Non-Employee Directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors of the Company or of any Affiliated Entity; provided, however, that in order to be Eligible Persons, consultants and advisors must render bona fide services to the Company or any Affiliated Entity that are not in connection with capital-raising.

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

“Expiration Date” means the tenth (10th) anniversary of the Effective Date.

“Fair Market Value” of a share of the Company’s capital stock as of a particular date means: (a) if the stock is listed on an established stock exchange or exchanges (including for this purpose, the NASDAQ Stock Market), the closing sale price of the stock for such date on the primary exchange upon which the stock trades, as measured by volume, as published in The Wall Street Journal, or, if no sale price was quoted for such date, then as of the next preceding date on which such a sale price was quoted; or (b) if the stock is not then listed on an exchange (including the NASDAQ Stock Market), the average of the closing bid and asked prices per share for the stock in the over-the-counter market on such date (in the case of (a) or (b), subject to adjustment as and if necessary and appropriate to set an exercise price not less than 100% of the fair market value of the stock on the date an Award is granted); or (c) if the stock is not then listed on an exchange or quoted in the over-the-counter market, an amount determined in good faith by the Administrator; provided, however, that (i) when appropriate, the Administrator in determining Fair Market Value of capital stock of the Company may take into account such other factors as it may deem appropriate under the circumstances, and (ii) if the stock is traded on the NASDAQ SmallCap Market and both sales prices and bid and asked prices are quoted or available, the Administrator may elect to determine Fair Market Value under either clause (a) or (b) above. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Fair Market Value of capital stock for purposes of grants of Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights must be determined in a manner consistent with Section 409A of the IRC and, to the extent applicable, Section 422 of the IRC. The Fair Market Value of rights or property other than capital stock of the Company means the fair market value thereof as determined by the Administrator on the basis of such factors as it may deem appropriate.

 

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“Incentive Stock Option” means a Stock Option that qualifies as an incentive stock option under Section 422 of the IRC.

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

“Just Cause Dismissal” means a termination of a Recipient’s employment for any of the following reasons: (a) the Recipient violates any reasonable rule or regulation of the Board, the Company’s President or Chief Executive Officer or the Recipient’s superiors that results in damage to the Company or any Affiliated Entity or which, after written notice to do so, the Recipient fails to correct within a reasonable time not exceeding 15 days; (b) any willful misconduct or gross negligence by the Recipient in the responsibilities assigned to the Recipient; (c) any willful failure to perform the Recipient’s job as required to meet the objectives of the Company or any Affiliated Entity; (d) any wrongful conduct of a Recipient which has an adverse impact on the Company (including, causing reputational harm to the Company) or any Affiliated Entity or which constitutes a misappropriation of assets of the Company or any Affiliated Entity; (e) the Recipient’s performing services for any other person or entity that competes with the Company while the Recipient is employed by the Company without the written approval of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company; or (f) any other conduct that the Administrator reasonably determines constitutes Just Cause for Dismissal; provided, however, that if a Recipient is party to an employment agreement with the Company or any Affiliated Entity providing for just cause dismissal (or some comparable concept) of Recipient from Recipient’s employment with the Company or any Affiliated Entity, “Just Cause Dismissal” for purposes of this Plan will have the same meaning as ascribed thereto or to such comparable concept in such employment agreement.

“Non-Employee Director” means a director of the Company who qualifies as a “Non-Employee Director” under Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act.

“Non-Employee Director Option” means a right to purchase stock of the Company granted under Article VII of this Plan.

“Nonqualified Stock Option” means a Stock Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option.

“Other Stock-Based Benefits” means an Award granted under Section 6.10.

“Parent Corporation” means any Parent Corporation as defined in Section 424(e) of the IRC.

“Performance Award” means an Award under Section 6.2, payable in cash, Common Stock or a combination thereof, that vests and becomes payable over a period of time upon attainment of performance goals established in connection with the grant of the Award, which may be based on, among other criteria selected by the Administrator, the Performance Criteria, or other financial performance and/or personal performance evaluations.

“Performance Criteria” means any one or more of the following performance criteria, or derivations of such performance criteria, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, applied to either the Company as a whole or to a business unit or Affiliated Entity, either individually, alternatively or in any combination, and measured either annually (or over such shorter period) or cumulatively over a period of years, on an absolute basis or relative to a pre-established target, to previous years’ results or to a designated comparison group, in each case as specified by the Administrator: (a) cash flow; (b) earnings and earnings per share (including earnings before interest, taxes, and amortization); (c) return on equity; (d) total Stockholder return; (e) return on capital; (f) return on assets or net assets; (g) product price or product sales; (h) market share or market penetration with respect to specific designated products and/or geographic areas; (i) revenues, income or net income; (j) operating income or net operating income; (k) operating margin; (l) return on revenue or operating revenue; and (m) research and development milestones.

“Permanent Disability” means that the Recipient becomes physically or mentally incapacitated or disabled so that the Recipient is unable to perform substantially the same services as the Recipient performed prior to incurring such incapacity or disability (the Company, at its option and expense, being entitled to retain a physician to confirm the existence of such incapacity or disability, and the determination of such physician to be binding upon the Company and the Recipient), and such incapacity or disability continues for a period of three (3) consecutive months or six (6) months in any 12-month period or such other period(s) as may be determined by the Administrator with respect to any

 

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Award; provided, however, that for purposes of determining the period during which an Incentive Stock Option may be exercised pursuant to Section 6.1(e), Permanent Disability shall mean “permanent and total disability” as defined in Section 22(e) of the IRC.

“Person” means any person, entity or group, within the meaning of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Exchange Act, but excluding: (a) the Company and its subsidiaries; (b) any employee stock ownership or other employee benefit plan maintained by the Company; and (c) an underwriter or underwriting syndicate that has acquired the Company’s securities solely in connection with a public offering thereof.

“Phantom Stock” means an Award granted under Section 6.9.

“Plan” means this 2018 Equity Incentive Plan of the Company.

“Plan Term” means the period during which this Plan remains in effect (commencing the Effective Date and ending on the Expiration Date).

“Prior Plans” mean the 2001 Equity Incentive Plan of the Company, as amended and the 2010 Equity Incentive Plan of the Company, as amended, and the 2016 Equity Incentive Plan of the Company, as amended.

“Purchase Price” means the purchase price (if any) to be paid by a Recipient for Restricted Stock as determined by the Administrator (which price shall be at least equal to the minimum price required under applicable laws and regulations for the issuance of Common Stock which is nontransferable and subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture until specific conditions are met).

“Recipient” means a person who has received an Award.

“Reorganization” means any merger, consolidation or other reorganization.

“Restricted Stock” means Common Stock that is the subject of an Award made under Section 6.3 and that is nontransferable and subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture until specific conditions are met, as set forth in this Plan and in any statement evidencing the grant of such Award.

“Restricted Stock Unit” means the right granted to an Eligible Person to receive Common Stock in the future, at no monetary cost to the Eligible Person, the payment of which is subject to restrictions determined by the Administrator and to risk of forfeiture.

“Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

“Separation from Service” is a term that applies only in the context of an Award that the Company concludes is subject to Section 409A of the IRC and shall have the meaning as defined for purposes of Section 409A.

“Significant Stockholder” is an individual who, at the time a Stock Option is granted to such individual under this Plan, owns more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the Company or of any Parent Corporation or Subsidiary Corporation (after application of the attribution rules set forth in Section 424(d) of the IRC).

“Specified Employee” means certain officers and highly compensated employees of the Company as defined in Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(i).

“Stock Appreciation Right” or “SAR” means a right granted under Section 6.4 to receive a payment that is measured with reference to the amount by which the Fair Market Value of a specified number of shares of Common Stock appreciates from a specified date, such as the date of grant of the SAR, to the date of exercise.

“Stock Bonus” means an issuance or delivery of unrestricted or restricted shares of Common Stock under Section 6.7 as a bonus for services rendered or for any other valid consideration under applicable law.

 

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“Stock Payment” means a payment in shares of the Company’s Common Stock under Section 6.5 to replace all or any portion of the compensation or other payment (other than base salary) that would otherwise become payable to the Recipient in cash.

“Stock Option” means a right to purchase stock of the Company granted under Section 6.1 or Article VII of this Plan.

“Stock Sale” means a sale of Common Stock to an Eligible Person under Section 6.8.

“Subsidiary Corporation” means any Subsidiary Corporation as defined in Section 424(f) of the IRC.

 

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EXHIBIT 10.4

QUIDELORTHO CORPORATION

AMENDED AND RESTATED 1983 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

(Amended and Restated Effective: May 16, 2022)

The following constitute the provisions of the 1983 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (herein called the “Plan”) of QuidelOrtho Corporation, a Delaware corporation (herein called the “Company”).

1. Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to provide employees of the Company and its Designated Subsidiaries with an opportunity to purchase Common Stock of the Company through accumulated payroll deductions. It is the intention of the Company to have the Plan qualify as an “Employee Stock Purchase Plan” under Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The provisions of the Plan shall, accordingly, be construed so as to extend and limit participation in a manner consistent with the requirements of that section of the Code.

2. Definitions.

 

  (a)

Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

  (b)

Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

  (c)

Common Stock” shall mean the Common Stock, no par value, of the Company.

 

  (d)

Company” shall mean QuidelOrtho Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

 

  (e)

Compensation” shall mean all regular straight time earnings, payments or overtime, shift premium, incentive compensation, incentive payments, bonuses and commissions (except to the extent that the exclusion of any such items for all participants is specifically directed by the Board or its committee).

 

  (f)

Designated Subsidiaries” shall mean the Subsidiaries which have been designated by the Board from time to time in its sole discretion as eligible to participate in the Plan.

 

  (g)

Employee” shall mean any person, including an officer, who is customarily employed for at least twenty (20) hours per week and more than five (5) months in a calendar year by the Company or one of its Designated Subsidiaries.

 

  (h)

Exercise Date” shall mean the last day of each offering period of the Plan.

 

  (i)

Offering Date” shall mean the first day of each offering period of the Plan.

 

  (j)

Plan” shall mean this Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

 

  (k)

Subsidiary” shall mean a corporation, domestic or foreign, of which not less than 50% of the voting shares are held by the Company or a Subsidiary, whether or not such corporation flow exists or is hereafter organized or acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary.

3. Eligibility.

(a) Any Employee as defined in paragraph 2 who shall be employed by the Company on the date his participation in the Plan is effective shall be eligible to participate in the Plan, subject to limitations imposed by Section 423(b) of the Code.

(b) Any provisions of the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no Employee shall be granted an option under the Plan (i) if, immediately after the grant, such Employee (or any other person whose stock would be attributed to such Employee pursuant to Section 425(d) of the Code) would own stock and/or hold outstanding options to purchase stock possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company or of any subsidiary of the Company, or (ii) which permits his rights to purchase stock under all employee stock purchase plans of the Company and its subsidiaries to accrue at a rate which exceeds Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) of fair market value of such stock (determined at the time such option is granted) for each calendar year in which such option is outstanding at any time.

4. Offering Periods. The Plan shall be implemented by one offering during each six month period of the Plan, commencing on or about, and continuing thereafter until terminated in accordance with paragraph 19 hereof. The Board of Directors of the Company shall have the power to change the duration of offering periods with respect to future offerings without stockholder approval if such change is announced at least fifteen (15) days prior to the scheduled beginning at the first offering period to be affected.


5. Participation.

(a) An eligible Employee may become a participant in the Plan by completing a subscription agreement authorizing payroll deduction on the form provided by the Company and filing it with the Company’s payroll office prior to the applicable Offering Date, unless a later time for filing the subscription agreement is set by the Board for all eligible employees with respect to a given offering.

(b) Payroll deductions for a participant shall commence on the first payroll following the Offering Date and shall end on the Exercise Date of the offering to which such authorization is applicable, unless sooner terminated by the participant as provided in paragraph 10.

6. Payroll Deductions.

(a) At the time a participant files his subscription agreement, he shall elect to have payroll deductions made on each payday during the offering period in an amount not exceeding ten percent (10%) of the Compensation which he received on the payday immediately preceding the Offering Date, and the aggregate of such payroll deductions during the offering period shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of his aggregate Compensation during said offering period.

(b) All payroll deductions made by a participant shall be credited to his account under the Plan. A participant may not make any additional payments into such account.

(c) A participant may discontinue his participation in the Plan as provided in paragraph 10, or may lower, but not increase, the rate of his payroll deductions during the offering period by completing or filing with the Company a new authorization for payroll deduction. The change in rate shall be effective fifteen (15) days following the Company’s receipt of the new authorization.

7. Grant of Option.

(a) On the Offering Date of each six month offering period, each eligible Employee participating in the Plan shall be granted an option to purchase (at the per share option price) up to a number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock determined by dividing such Employee’s payroll deductions to be accumulated during such offering period (not to exceed an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of his Compensation as of the date of the commencement of the applicable offering period) by eighty-five percent (85%) of the fair market value of a share of the Company’s Common Stock on the Offering Date, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 3(b) and 12 hereof. Fair market value of a share of the Company’s Common Stock shall be determined as provided in Section 7(b) herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no employee shall be granted an option to purchase more than 5,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock during any six-month offering period.

(b) The option price per share of the shares offered in a given offering period shall be the lower of: (i) 85% of the fair market value of a share of the Common Stock of the Company on the Offering Date; or (ii) 85% of the fair market value of a share of the Common Stock of the Company on the Exercise Date. The fair market value of the Company’s Common Stock on a given date shall be the mean of the reported bid and asked prices for that date except that the fair market value on the Offering Date of the initial offering period shall be the initial public offering price.

8. Exercise of Option. Unless a participant withdraws from the Plan as provided in paragraph 10, his option for the purchase of shares will be exercised automatically on the Exercise Date of the offering period, and the maximum number of full shares subject to option will be purchased for him at the applicable option price with the accumulated payroll deductions in his account. If the total amount of payroll deductions for a participant during the offering period exceeds the purchase price of such shares as determined in Section 7(a), such excess amount will be refunded to the participant.

9. Delivery. As promptly as practicable after the Exercise Date of each offering, the Company shall arrange the delivery to each participant, as appropriate, of a certificate representing the shares purchased upon exercise of his option.


Any cash remaining to the credit of a participant’s account under the Plan after a purchase by him of shares at the termination of each offering period, or which is insufficient to purchase a full share of Common Stock of the Company, shall be returned to said participant.

10. Withdrawal; Termination of Employment.

(a) A participant may withdraw all but not less than all the payroll deductions credited to his account under the Plan up to one week prior to the Exercise Date of the offering period by giving written notice to the Company. All of the participant’s payroll deductions credited to his account will be paid to him promptly after receipt of his notice of withdrawal and his option for the current period will be automatically terminated, and no further payroll deductions for the purchase of shares will be made during the offering period.

(b) Upon termination of the participant’s employment prior to the Exercise Date of the offering period for any reason, including retirement or death, the payroll deductions credited to his account will be returned to him or, in the case of his death, to the person or persons entitled thereto under paragraph 14, and his option will be automatically terminated.

(c) in the event an Employee fails to remain in the continuous employ of the Company for at least twenty (20) hours per week during the offering period in which the employee is a participant, he will be deemed to have elected to withdraw from the Plan and the payroll deductions credited to his account will be returned to him and his option terminated.

(d) A participant’s withdrawal from an offering will not have any effect upon his eligibility to participate in a succeeding offering or in any similar plan which may hereafter be adopted by the Company.

11. Interest. No interest shall accrue on the payroll deductions of a participant in the Plan.

12. Stock.

(a) The maximum number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock that shall be made available for sale under the Plan shall be 2,250,000 shares, subject to adjustment upon changes in capitalization of the Company as provided in paragraph 18. If the total number of shares which would otherwise be subject to options granted pursuant to Section 7(a) hereof on the Offering Date of an offering period exceeds the number of shares then available under the Plan (after deduction of all shares for which options have been exercised or are then outstanding), the Company shall make a pro rata allocation of the shares remaining available for option grant in as uniform a manner as shall be practicable and as it shall determine to be equitable. In such event, the Company shall give written notice of such reduction of the number of shares subject to the option to each Employee affected thereby and shall similarly reduce the rate of payroll deductions, if necessary.

(b) The participant will have no interest or voting right in shares covered by his option until such option has been exercised.

(c) Shares to be delivered to a participant under the Plan will be registered in the name of the participant or in the name of the participant and his spouse.

13. Administration. The Plan shall be administered by the Board of Directors of the Company or a committee appointed by the Board. The administration, interpretation or application of the Plan by the Board or its committee shall be final, conclusive and binding upon all participants. Members of the Board who are eligible Employees are permitted to participate in the Plan, provided that:

(a) Members of the Board who are eligible to participate in the Plan may not vote on any matter affecting the administration of the Plan or the grant of any option pursuant to the Plan.

(b) If a committee is established to administer the Plan, no member of the Board who is eligible to participate in the Plan may be a member of the committee.


14. Designation of Beneficiary.

(a) A participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any shares and cash, if any, from the participant’s account under the Plan in the event of such participant’s death subsequent to the end of the offering period but prior to delivery to him of such shares and cash. In addition, a participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any cash from the participant’s account under the Plan in the event of such participant’s death prior to the Exercise Date of the offering period.

(b) Such designation of beneficiary may be changed by the participant at any time by written notice. In the event of the death of a participant and in the absence of a beneficiary validly designated under the Plan who is living at the time of such participant’s death, the Company shall deliver such shares and/or cash to the executor or administrator of the estate of the participant, or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of the Company), the Company, in its discretion, may deliver such shares and/or cash to the spouse or to any one or more dependents or relatives of the participant, or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known to the Company, then to such other person as the Company may designate.

15. Transferability. Neither payroll deductions credited to a participant’s account nor any rights with regard to the exercise of an option or to receive shares under the Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of in any way (other than by will, the laws of descent and distribution or as provided in paragraph 14 hereof) by the participant. Any such attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be without effect, except that the Company may treat such act as an election to withdraw funds in accordance with paragraph 10.

16. Use of Funds. All payroll deductions received or held by the Company under the Plan may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose, and the Company shall not be obligated to segregate such payroll deductions.

17. Reports. Individual accounts will be maintained for each participant in the Plan. Statements of account will be given to participating Employees semi-annually promptly following the Exercise Date, which statements will set forth the amounts of payroll deductions, the per share purchase price, the number of shares purchased and the remaining cash balance, if any.

18. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, the number of shares of Common Stock covered by each option under the Plan which has not yet been exercised and the number of shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but have not yet been placed under option (collectively, the “Reserves”), as well as the price per share of Common Stock covered by each option under the Plan which has not yet been exercised, shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split or the payment of a stock dividend (but only on the Common Stock) or any other increase or decrease in the number of shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been “effected without receipt of consideration”. Such adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issue by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to an option.

The Board may, if it so determines in the exercise of its sole discretion, also make provision for adjusting the Reserves, as well as the price per share of Common Stock covered by each outstanding option, in the event that the Company effects one or more reorganizations, recapitalizations, rights offerings or other increases or reductions of shares of its outstanding Common Stock, and in the event of the Company being consolidated with or merged into any other corporation.

19. Amendment or Termination. The Board of Directors of the Company may at any time terminate or amend the Plan. No such termination can affect options previously granted, nor may an amendment make any change in any option theretofore granted which adversely affects the rights of any participant, nor may an amendment be made without prior approval of the stockholders of the Company if such amendment would:

(a) increase the number of shares that may be issued under the Plan;


(b) Permit payroll deductions at a rate in excess of ten percent (10%) of the participant’s Compensation;

(c) Modify the requirements concerning which employees (or class of employees) are eligible for participation in the Plan; or

(d) Materially increase the benefits which may accrue to participants under the Plan.

20. Notices. All notices or other communications by a participant to the Company under or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been duly given when received in the form specified by the Company at the location, or by the person, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof.

21. Stockholder Approval. Continuance of the Plan shall be subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company within twelve months before or after the date the Plan is adopted. If such share- holder approval is obtained at a duly held stockholders’ meeting, it may be obtained by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Company present or represented and entitled to vote thereon, which approval shall be:

(a) (1) solicited substantially in accordance with Section 14(a) of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended (the “Act”) and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or (2) solicited after the Company has furnished in writing to the holders entitled to vote substantially the same information concerning the Plan as that which would be required by the rules and regulations in effect under Section 14(a) of the Act at the time such information is furnished; and

(b) obtained at or prior to the first annual meeting of stockholders held subsequent to the first registration of Common Stock under Section 12 of the Act.

In the case of approval by written consent, it must be obtained by the unanimous written consent of all stockholders of the Company.

22. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. Shares shall not be issued with respect to an option unless the exercise of such option and the issuance and delivery of such shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all applicable provisions of law, domestic or foreign, including, without limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the shares may then be listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.

As a condition to the exercise of an option, the Company may require the person exercising such option to represent and war rant at the time of any such exercise that the shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of the aforementioned applicable provisions of law.

EXHIBIT 10.10

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

This Indemnification Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made as of this day of              , 20 ,     by and between QuidelOrtho Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) and (“Indemnitee”).

RECITALS

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board of Directors”) has determined that in order to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers of the Company, it is in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders to assure such persons that there will be adequate certainty of protection through insurance and indemnification against risks of claims and actions against them arising out of their service to, and activities on behalf of, the Company; and

WHEREAS, the Company has adopted provisions in its By-laws providing for indemnification of certain officers and its directors to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), and the Company wishes to clarify and detail the rights and obligations of the Company and Indemnitee with respect to indemnification; and

WHEREAS, in order to induce and encourage highly experienced and capable persons, such as Indemnitee, to serve and continue to serve as directors and officers of the Company and in any other capacity with respect to the Company, and to otherwise promote the desirable end that such persons will resist what they consider unjustified lawsuits and claims made against them in connection with the good faith performance of their duties to the Company, with the knowledge that certain costs, judgments, penalties, fines, liabilities and expenses incurred by them in their defense of such lawsuits and claims are to be borne by the Company and they will receive the appropriate protection against such risks and liabilities, the Board of Directors has determined that this Agreement is reasonable and prudent to promote and ensure the best interests of the Company and its stockholders; and

WHEREAS, the Company desires to have Indemnitee serve and/or continue to serve as a director and/or officer of the Company and in such other capacity with respect to the Company as the Company may request, as the case may be, free from undue concern for unpredictable, inappropriate or unreasonable legal risks and personal liabilities by reason of Indemnitee acting in good faith in the performance of Indemnitee’s duty to the Company; and

WHEREAS, Indemnitee desires to serve and/or continue to serve the Company, provided, and on the express condition, that he or she is furnished with the indemnity protections set forth hereinafter.

Now, therefore, in consideration of Indemnitee’s service and/or continued service as a director and/or officer of the Company, the parties hereto agree as follows:

AGREEMENT

 

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Service by Indemnitee. Indemnitee will serve and/or continue to serve as a director and/or officer of the Company faithfully and to the best of Indemnitee’s ability so long as Indemnitee is duly elected or appointed and until such time as Indemnitee is removed as permitted by law or tenders a resignation in writing. This Agreement does not create any obligation on the Company to continue to engage Indemnitee in such position and is not an employment contract between the Company and Indemnitee.


2.

Indemnification. The Company shall indemnify Indemnitee to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL in effect on the date hereof or as such law may be amended from time to time (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Company to provide broader indemnification rights than such law permitted the Company to provide prior to such amendment), all on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. Without diminishing the scope of the indemnification provided by this Section, the rights of indemnification of Indemnitee provided hereunder shall include, but shall not be limited to, those rights hereinafter set forth, except that no indemnification shall be paid to Indemnitee:

(a) for which payment is actually made to Indemnitee under a valid and collectible insurance policy or under a valid and enforceable indemnity clause, by-law or agreement of the Company or any other company or organization, except in respect of any indemnity exceeding the payment under such insurance, clause, by-law or agreement (and Indemnitee shall reimburse the Company for any amounts paid by the Company and subsequently so recovered by Indemnitee);

(b) in connection with an action, suit or proceeding, or part thereof initiated or brought voluntarily by Indemnitee (including claims and counterclaims, whether such counterclaims are asserted by (i) Indemnitee or (ii) the Company in an action, suit or proceeding initiated by Indemnitee) and not by way of defense, except a judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to Section 11 to enforce rights under this Agreement, unless the action, suit or proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or ratified by the Board of Directors;

(c) on account of Indemnitee’s conduct which is finally adjudged to have been knowingly fraudulent or deliberately dishonest, or to constitute willful misconduct;

(d) on account of any suit in which judgment is rendered against Indemnitee for an accounting of profits made for the purchase or sale by Indemnitee of securities of the Company pursuant to Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Securities Exchange Act”), or any similar successor statute;

(e) for any reimbursement of the Company by Indemnitee of any compensation pursuant to Section 304 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 or any compensation recoupment under a clawback policy adopted by the Board of Directors or the compensation committee of the Board of Directors;

(f) with respect to any action, suit or proceeding brought by or on behalf of the Company against Indemnitee that is authorized by the Board of Directors, except as provided in Sections 5 and 6 below and the exception to the proviso in Section 4 below; and

(g) if a final decision by a court having competent jurisdiction in the matter shall determine that such indemnification is not lawful.

 

3.

Action or Proceedings Other than an Action by or in the Right of the Company. Except as limited by Section 2 above, Indemnitee shall be entitled to the indemnification rights provided in this Section if Indemnitee was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any Proceeding (defined below) (other than an action by or in the right of the Company) by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company, or while a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of any other entity (including, but not limited to, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or employee benefit plan); or by reason of anything done or not done by Indemnitee in any such capacity. Pursuant to this

 

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  Section, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all costs, judgments, penalties, fines, liabilities, amounts paid in settlement by or on behalf of Indemnitee, and Expenses (defined below) (including all reasonable interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such costs, judgments, penalties, fines, liabilities, amounts paid in settlement and Expenses) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with such Proceeding, if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and with respect to any criminal Proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.

 

4.

Indemnity in Proceedings by or in the Right of the Company. Except as limited by Section 2 above, Indemnitee shall be entitled to the indemnification rights provided in this Section if Indemnitee was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any Proceeding brought by or in the right of the Company to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company, or while a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent or fiduciary of any other entity (including, but not limited to, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or employee benefit plan); or by reason of anything done or not done by Indemnitee in any such capacity. Pursuant to this Section, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all costs, judgments, penalties, fines, liabilities, amounts paid in settlement by or on behalf of Indemnitee, and Expenses including all reasonable interest, assessments and other charges paid or payable in connection with or in respect of such costs, judgments, penalties, fines, liabilities, amounts paid in settlement and Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding if Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company; provided, however, that no such indemnification shall be made in respect of any Proceeding as to which Delaware law expressly prohibits such indemnification by reason of any adjudication of liability of Indemnitee to the Company, unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification for such costs, judgments, penalties, fines, liabilities and Expenses as such court shall deem proper.

 

5.

Indemnification for Costs, Charges and Expenses of Successful Party. Notwithstanding the limitations of Section 2(b), 2(f), 3 and 4 above, to the extent that Indemnitee has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in whole or in part, in defense of any Proceeding or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, including, without limitation, the dismissal of any action without prejudice, or if it is ultimately determined, by final judicial decision of a court of competent jurisdiction from which there is no further right to appeal, that Indemnitee is otherwise entitled to be indemnified against Expenses, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred in connection therewith.

 

6.

Partial Indemnification. If Indemnitee is entitled under any provision of this Agreement to indemnification by the Company for some or a portion of the costs, judgments, penalties, fines, liabilities or Expenses actually and reasonably incurred in connection with any action, suit or proceeding (including an action, suit or proceeding brought by or on behalf of the Company), but not, however, for all of the total amount thereof, the Company shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee for the portion of such costs, judgments, penalties, fines, liabilities and Expenses actually and reasonably incurred to which Indemnitee is entitled.

 

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7.

Contribution. If the indemnification provided in Sections 3, 4 and 6 above is unavailable and may not be paid to Indemnitee for any reason (other than those set forth in Section 2(a)-(g)), then with respect to any Proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be if joined in such Proceeding), the Company shall contribute to the amount of Expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred and paid or payable by Indemnitee to the fullest extent allowed by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect (i) the relative benefits received by the Company, on the one hand, and by the Indemnitee, on the other hand, from the transaction from which such Proceeding arose and (ii) the relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and the Indemnitee, on the other hand, in connection with the events which resulted in such Expenses, judgments, penalties, fines or settlement amounts, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Company, on the one hand, and of the Indemnitee, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other matters, the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent the circumstances resulting in such Expenses, judgments, penalties, fines or settlement amounts. The Company agrees that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 7 were determined by pro rata allocation or any other method of allocation which does not take into account the foregoing equitable considerations.

 

8.

Indemnification for Expenses of a Witness. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred or suffered by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf if Indemnitee appears as a witness or otherwise incurs legal expenses as a result of, or related to, Indemnitee’s service as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company or, at the request of the Company, of any other entity, in any threatened, pending or completed legal, administrative, investigative or other proceeding or matter to which Indemnitee neither is, nor is threatened to be made, a party.

 

9.

Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification.

(a) To receive indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit a written request to the General Counsel of the Company (or, if there is no General Counsel, or if Indemnitee is the General Counsel, the President of the Company). Such request shall include documentation or information which is reasonably necessary for the determination of the right to indemnification and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee.

(b) Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Sections 3, 4, 5, 6 or 8, the entitlement of Indemnitee to indemnification, to the extent not provided pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, shall be determined by the following person or persons as selected by the Board of Directors who shall be empowered to make such determination (except in the case of (iii), which may be selected by the Disinterested Directors or (v), which shall be the default selection under this clause (b) after a Change in Control (defined below) has occurred): (i) the Board of Directors by a majority vote of Disinterested Directors (defined below), whether or not such majority constitutes a quorum; (ii) a committee of Disinterested Directors designated by a majority vote of such Disinterested Directors, whether or not such majority constitutes a quorum; (iii) if there are no Disinterested Directors, or if the Disinterested Directors so direct, by Independent Counsel (defined below) in a written opinion to the Board of Directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee; (iv) the stockholders of the Company; or (v) in the event a Change in Control has occurred, solely by Independent Counsel in a written opinion to the Board of Directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee. If the person, persons or entity making such determination shall determine that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification as to part (but not all) of any application for indemnification, such person shall reasonably prorate such partial indemnification among the claims, issues or matters at issue at the time of the determination.

 

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(c) If the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 9(b) hereof, the Independent Counsel shall be selected as provided in this Section 9(c). If a Change in Control has occurred, the Independent Counsel shall be selected by Indemnitee (unless Indemnitee requests such selection be made by the Board of Directors), and Indemnitee shall give written notice to the Company advising the Company of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. Otherwise, the Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Board of Directors, or if selected under clause (b)(iii) above, the Disinterested Directors, and the Company shall give written notice to Indemnitee advising Indemnitee of the identity of the Independent Counsel so selected. In either event, Indemnitee or the Company, as the case may be, may, within seven (7) days after receipt of such notice of selection, deliver to the Company or Indemnitee, as the case may be, a written objection to such selection; provided, however, such objection may be asserted only on the ground that the Independent Counsel so selected does not meet the requirements of “Independent Counsel” as defined in Section 19(g) of this Agreement, and the objection shall set forth with particularity the factual basis of such assertion. Absent a proper and timely objection, the person so selected shall act as Independent Counsel. If a written objection is made and substantiated, the Independent Counsel selected may not serve as Independent Counsel unless and until such objection is withdrawn or a court has determined that such objection is without merit. If, within twenty (20) days after submission by Indemnitee of a written request for indemnification pursuant to Section 9(a) hereof, (i) an Independent Counsel has not been selected by the Company, if applicable, or (ii) an Independent Counsel has been selected but there is an outstanding written objection regarding the qualification of the Independent Counsel, either Indemnitee or the Company may petition a court of competent jurisdiction for resolution of any objection which shall have been made by Indemnitee or the Company to the other’s selection of Independent Counsel and/or for the appointment as Independent Counsel of a person selected by the court or by such other person as the court shall designate, and the person with respect to whom all objections are so resolved or the person so appointed shall act as Independent Counsel under Section 9(b) hereof. The Company shall pay any and all reasonable fees and expenses of Independent Counsel incurred by such Independent Counsel in connection with acting pursuant to Section 9(b) hereof, and the Company shall pay all reasonable fees and expenses incident to the procedures of this Section 9(c), regardless of the manner in which such Independent Counsel was selected or appointed.

(d) Any Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with a request for indemnification or payment of Expenses hereunder, under any other agreement, any provision of the Company’s By-laws or any directors’ and officers’ liability insurance, shall be borne by the Company. The Company hereby indemnifies Indemnitee for any such Expenses and agrees to hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom irrespective of the outcome of the determination of Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification.

 

10.

Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings.

(a) The General Counsel of the Company (or if there is no General Counsel, or if Indemnitee is the General Counsel, the President of the Company) shall, promptly upon receipt of Indemnitee’s written request for indemnification, advise in writing the Board of Directors or such other person, persons or entity empowered or selected to make the determination as provided in Section 9 that Indemnitee has made such request for indemnification. Upon making such request for indemnification, Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to indemnification hereunder and the Company shall have the burden of proof to overcome that presumption in connection with the making by any person, persons or entity of any determination contrary to such presumption.

 

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(b) If the person, persons or entity so empowered to make such determination shall have failed to make the requested determination with respect to indemnification within forty-five (45) days after receipt by the General Counsel of the Company (or if there is no General Counsel, or if Indemnitee is the General Counsel, the President of the Company) of such request, a requisite determination of entitlement to indemnification shall be deemed to have been made and Indemnitee shall be entitled to such indemnification, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law; provided, however, that such 45-day period may be extended for a reasonable period of time, not to exceed an additional thirty (30) days, if the person, persons or entity making the determination with respect to entitlement to indemnification in good faith requires such additional time for obtaining or evaluating documentation and/or information relating thereto; and provided, further, that the foregoing provisions of this Section 10(b) shall not apply: (i)(A) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by the stockholders pursuant to Section 9(b) of this Agreement and (B)(1) if, within fifteen (15) days after receipt by the General Counsel of the Company (or if there is no General Counsel, or if Indemnitee is the General Counsel, the President of the Company) of the request for such determination, the Board of Directors or the Disinterested Directors, if appropriate, resolve to submit such determination to the stockholders for their consideration at an annual meeting thereof to be held within seventy-five (75) days after such receipt and such determination is made thereat or (2) a special meeting of stockholders is called within thirty (30) days after such receipt for the purpose of making such determination, such meeting is held for such purpose within sixty (60) days after having been so called and such determination is made thereat; or (ii) if the determination of entitlement to indemnification is to be made by Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 9(b) of this Agreement.

(c) The termination of any Proceeding described in Sections 3 or 4 by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself: (i) create a presumption that Indemnitee did not act in good faith and in a manner which Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, or, with respect to any criminal Proceeding, that Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful; or (ii) otherwise adversely affect the rights of Indemnitee to indemnification except as may be provided herein.

 

11.

Remedies of Indemnitee in Cases of Determination not to Indemnify or to Advance Expenses. In the event that a determination is made that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification hereunder or if payment has not been timely made following a determination of entitlement to indemnification pursuant to Sections 9 and 10, or if advancement of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Section 16, Indemnitee shall at any time thereafter be entitled to seek an adjudication of entitlement to such indemnification or advancement of Expenses, and any such suit shall be brought in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, unless otherwise required by the laws of the state in which Indemnitee primarily resides and works. Alternatively, Indemnitee, at Indemnitee’s option, may seek an award in an arbitration to be conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, such award to be made within sixty (60) days following the filing of the demand for arbitration, and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration or any other claim hereunder. In any suit or arbitration brought by Indemnitee to

 

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  enforce a right to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit or arbitration brought by the Indemnitee to enforce a right to an advancement of Expenses), it shall be a defense that Indemnitee has not met any applicable standard of conduct for indemnification set forth in the DGCL, including the standard described in Section 3 or 4, as applicable, or that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified because such indemnification is excluded under Section 2(a)-(g) of this Agreement. Further, in any suit brought by the Company to recover an advancement of Expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Company shall be entitled to recover such Expenses upon a final judicial decision of a court of competent jurisdiction from which there is no further right to appeal that the Indemnitee has not met the standard of conduct described above. The determination in any such judicial proceeding or arbitration shall be made de novo and Indemnitee shall not be prejudiced by reason of a determination (if so made) pursuant to Sections 9 or 10 that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification. If a determination is made or deemed to have been made pursuant to the terms of Section 9 or 10 that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be bound by such determination, absent (i) a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification or (ii) a prohibition of such indemnification under applicable law. In addition, if a determination is made or deemed to have been made pursuant to the terms of Section 9 or 10 that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall be precluded from asserting that such determination has not been made or that the procedure by which such determination was made is not valid, binding and enforceable. The Company further agrees to stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Company is bound by all the provisions of this Agreement and is precluded from making any assertions to the contrary. If the court or arbitrator shall determine that Indemnitee is entitled to any indemnification or advancement of Expenses hereunder, the Company shall pay all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such adjudication or award in arbitration (including, but not limited to, any appellate Proceedings), and in any suit brought by the Company to recover an advancement of Expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the Company shall pay all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such suit to the extent the Indemnitee has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in whole or in part, in defense of such suit, to the fullest extent permitted by law.

 

12.

Non-Exclusivity of Rights.

(a) Indemnification and advancement of Expenses provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may now or in the future be entitled under any provision of the By-laws or other organizational documents of the Company, vote of stockholders of the Company or Disinterested Directors, provision of law, agreement or otherwise.

[(b) The Company hereby acknowledges that Indemnitee may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of Expenses and/or insurance provided by one or more other persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated (including, without limitation, any Designating Stockholder). The relationship between the Company and such other persons, other than an Enterprise, with respect to the Indemnitee’s rights to indemnification, advancement of Expenses, and insurance is described by

 

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this subsection, subject to the provisions of subsection (f) of this Section 12 with respect to a Proceeding concerning Indemnitee’s Corporate Status with an Enterprise. The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that, in connection with any Proceeding:

 

  (i)

the Company’s obligations to Indemnitee are primary and any obligation of any other persons, other than an Enterprise, are secondary (i.e., the Company is the indemnitor of first resort) with respect to any request for indemnification or advancement of Expenses made pursuant to this Agreement concerning any Proceeding;

 

  (ii)

the Company is primarily liable for all indemnification and indemnification or advancement of Expenses obligations for any Proceeding, whether created by law, organizational or constituent documents, contract (including this Agreement) or otherwise;

 

  (iii)

any obligation of any other persons with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated (including, without limitation, any Designating Stockholder) to indemnify Indemnitee and/or advance Expenses to Indemnitee in respect of any proceeding are secondary to the obligations of the Company’s obligations; and

 

  (iv)

the Company will indemnify Indemnitee and advance Expenses to Indemnitee hereunder to the fullest extent provided herein without regard to any rights Indemnitee may have against any other person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated (including, any Designating Stockholder) or insurer of any such person; and

(c) The Company irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases (i) any other person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated (including, without limitation, any Designating Stockholder) from any claim of contribution, subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration or indemnification, or any other recovery of any kind in respect of amounts paid by the Company to Indemnitee pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) any right to participate in any claim or remedy of Indemnitee against any person (including, without limitation, any Designating Stockholder), 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 person (including, without limitation, any Designating Stockholder), 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.

(d) In the event any other person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated (including, without limitation, any Designating Stockholder) or their insurers advances or extinguishes any liability or loss for Indemnitee, the payor has a right of subrogation against the Company or its insurers for all amounts so paid which would otherwise be payable by the Company or its insurers under this Agreement. In no event will payment by any other person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated (including, without limitation, any Designating Stockholder) or their insurers affect the obligations of the Company hereunder or shift primary liability for the Company’s obligation to indemnify or advance Expenses to any other person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated (including, without limitation, any Designating Stockholder).

(e) Any indemnification or advancement of Expenses provided by any other person with whom or which Indemnitee may be associated (including, without limitation, any Designating Stockholder) is specifically in excess over the Company’s obligation to indemnify and advance Expenses or any valid and collectible insurance (including, but not limited to, any malpractice insurance or professional errors and omissions insurance) provided by the Company.

 

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(f) The Company’s obligation to indemnify or advance Expenses hereunder to Indemnitee for any Proceeding concerning Indemnitee’s Corporate Status with an Enterprise will be reduced by any amount Indemnitee has actually received as indemnification or advancement of Expenses from such Enterprise. The Company and Indemnitee intend that any such Enterprise (and its insurers) be the indemnitor of first resort with respect to indemnification and advancement of Expenses for any Proceeding related to or arising from Indemnitee’s Corporate Status with such Enterprise. The Company’s obligation to indemnify and advance Expenses to Indemnitee is secondary to the obligations the Enterprise or its insurers owe to Indemnitee. Indemnitee agrees to take all reasonably necessary and desirable action to obtain from an Enterprise indemnification and advancement of Expenses for any Proceeding related to or arising from Indemnitee’s Corporate Status with such Enterprise.

(g) The Company and Indemnitee agree that the Designating Stockholder is an intended third-party beneficiary of this Section 12.]1

 

13.

Expenses to Enforce Agreement. In the event that Indemnitee is subject to, or intervenes in, any Proceeding in which the validity or enforceability of this Agreement is at issue or seeks an adjudication or award in arbitration to enforce Indemnitee’s rights under, or to recover damages for breach of, this Agreement, Indemnitee, if Indemnitee prevails in whole or in part in such action, shall be entitled to recover from the Company and shall be indemnified by the Company against any actual Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such action.

 

14.

Continuation of Indemnity. All agreements and obligations of the Company contained herein shall continue during the period Indemnitee is a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company or while a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company or is serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of any other entity (including, but not limited to, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or employee benefit plan) and shall continue thereafter with respect to any possible claims based on the fact that Indemnitee was a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of any other entity (including, but not limited to, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or employee benefit plan). This Agreement shall be binding upon all successors and assigns of the Company (including any transferee of all or substantially all of its assets and any successor by merger or operation of law) and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, personal representatives and estate of Indemnitee.

 

15.

Notification and Defense of Claim. Promptly after receipt by Indemnitee of notice of any Proceeding, Indemnitee will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Company under this Agreement, notify the Company in writing of the commencement thereof. Any failure by Indemnitee to notify the Company will relieve the Company of its advancement or indemnification obligations under this Agreement only to the extent the Company can establish that such omission to notify resulted in actual prejudice to the Company, and the omission to notify the Company will, in any event, not relieve the Company from any liability that the Company may have to indemnify Indemnitee or advance Expenses to Indemnitee otherwise than under this Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, with respect to any such Proceeding of which Indemnitee notifies the Company:

(a) The Company shall be entitled to participate therein at its own expense; and

 

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Note: Bracketed sections should only be included in Indemnification Agreements where a director is so designated.

 

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(b) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 15(b), to the extent that it may wish, the Company, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, shall be entitled to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee. After notice from the Company to Indemnitee of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the Company shall not be liable to Indemnitee under this Agreement for any fees or expenses of counsel subsequently incurred by Indemnitee in connection with the defense thereof except as otherwise provided below. Indemnitee shall have the right to employ Indemnitee’s own counsel in such Proceeding, but the fees and expenses of such counsel incurred after notice from the Company of its assumption of the defense thereof shall be at the expense of Indemnitee unless (i) the employment of counsel by Indemnitee has been authorized by the Company in writing, (ii) Indemnitee shall have reasonably concluded that there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such Proceeding or (iii) the Company shall not within sixty (60) days of receipt of notice from Indemnitee in fact have employed counsel to assume the defense of the Proceeding reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee, in each of which cases the reasonable fees and expenses of Indemnitee’s counsel shall be at the expense of the Company. The Company shall not be entitled to assume the defense of any Proceeding brought by or on behalf of the Company or as to which Indemnitee shall have made the conclusion provided for in (ii) above; and

(c) If the Company has assumed the defense of a Proceeding, the Company shall not be liable to indemnify Indemnitee under this Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement of any Proceeding effected without the Company’s written consent, or for any judicial or other award in connection with such Proceeding, if the Company was not given an opportunity, in accordance with this Section 15, to participate in the defense of such Proceeding. The Company shall not settle any Proceeding in any manner that would impose any penalty or limitation on or disclosure obligation with respect to Indemnitee, or that would directly or indirectly constitute or impose any admission or acknowledgment of fault or culpability with respect to Indemnitee, without Indemnitee’s written consent. Neither the Company nor Indemnitee will unreasonably withhold consent to any proposed settlement.

 

16.

Advancement of Expenses. All Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in defending any Proceeding described in Section 3 or 4 shall be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such Proceeding at the request of Indemnitee, each such payment to be made within thirty (30) days after the receipt by the General Counsel of the Company (or if there is no General Counsel, or if Indemnitee is the General Counsel, the President of the Company) of a statement or statements from Indemnitee requesting such advance or advancements from time to time. Such statement or statements (i) shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection therewith, (ii) shall include or be accompanied by such documentation and information as is reasonably requested by the Company to determine the nature of the Proceeding and (iii) if requested by the Company because the undertaking in the next sentence is not deemed sufficient for any reason, shall include or be accompanied by a written undertaking, by or on behalf of Indemnitee, to reimburse such amounts advanced if it is ultimately determined, by final judicial decision of a court of competent jurisdiction from which there is no further right to appeal, that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified against such Expenses by the Company as provided by this Agreement or otherwise. In this regard, Indemnitee hereby expressly undertakes to repay any Expenses advanced to Indemnitee if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision of a court of competent jurisdiction from which there is no further right to appeal that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified against such Expenses. Any advances or undertakings to repay pursuant to this Section 16 shall be unsecured. In addition, subject to compliance with the foregoing, Indemnitee shall be entitled to advancement of Expenses incurred in connection with any action, suit or proceeding by Indemnitee seeking a judgment in court or an

 

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  adjudication or award in arbitration pursuant to this Agreement (including the enforcement of this provision). Indemnitee’s right to advancement of Expenses shall not be subject to any standard of conduct and advances shall be made without regard to Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to indemnification under the provisions of this Agreement or otherwise.

 

17.

Separability; Prior Indemnification Agreements. If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including without limitation, all portions of any paragraphs of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that are not by themselves invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby, and (b) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, all portions of any paragraph of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that are not themselves invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent of the parties that the Company provide protection to Indemnitee to the fullest enforceable extent. This Agreement shall supersede and replace any prior indemnification agreements entered into by and between the Company or its affiliates or subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, Quidel Corporation, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Holdings plc and U.S. Crimson Acquisition Inc., and Indemnitee and any such prior agreements shall be terminated automatically upon execution of this Agreement, without any further action by the parties.

 

18.

Headings; References; Pronouns. The headings of the sections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof. References herein to section numbers are to sections of this Agreement. All pronouns and any variations thereof shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine, neuter, singular or plural as appropriate.

 

19.

Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement:

(a) A “Change in Control” will be deemed to have occurred:

 

  (i)

if with respect to any particular 24-month period, the individuals who, at the beginning of such 24-month period, constituted the Board of Directors (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the beginning of such 24-month period whose election, or nomination for election by the stockholders of the Company, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a person other than the Board of Directors;

 

  (ii)

if any person, entity or group becomes the beneficial owner (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act) of more than 50% of either the then outstanding shares of Common Stock or the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; or

 

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  (iii)

upon the consummation by the Company of the sale or other disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or a merger, consolidation or other reorganization of the Company (a “Reorganization”) with any other person, corporation or other entity, other than:

 

  1)

a Reorganization that would result in the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto (or, in the case of a Reorganization that is preceded or accomplished by an acquisition or series of related acquisitions by any person, entity or group, by tender or exchange offer or otherwise, of voting securities representing 5% or more of the combined voting power of all securities of the Company, immediately prior to such acquisition or the first acquisition in such series of acquisitions) continuing to represent, either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting securities of another entity, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the voting securities of the Company or such other entity outstanding immediately after such Reorganization (or series of related transactions involving such a Reorganization), or

 

  2)

a Reorganization effected to implement a recapitalization or reincorporation of the Company (or similar transaction) that does not result in a material change in beneficial ownership of the voting securities of the Company or its successor.

A “Change in Control” will not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of this Agreement until the transaction (or series of transactions) that would otherwise be considered a “Change in Control” closes.

(b) “Corporate Status” describes the status of a person who is or was acting as a director, officer, employee, fiduciary, or agent of the Company or an Enterprise.

[(c) “Designating Stockholder” means any person that is a direct or indirect equityholder of the Company and to whom the Company has granted the right to designate, appoint or nominate a person to the Board of Directors and/or the affiliates of such person; provided, that the provisions of this Agreement referencing the Designating Stockholder shall only be interpreted and applicable with respect to and to the extent that Indemnitee is designated as a director of the Company pursuant to such right.]2

(d) “Disinterested Director” means a director of the Company who is not or was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification is being sought by Indemnitee.

(e) “Enterprise” means any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity, for which Indemnitee is or was serving at the request of the Company as a director, officer, employee, or agent.

(f) “Expenses” shall include, without limitation, all reasonable attorneys’ fees, witness fees and expenses, fees and expenses of advisors and experts, retainers, court costs, transcript costs, travel expenses, duplicating, printing and binding costs, postage, delivery service fees and all other disbursements or expenses of the types customarily and reasonably incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a

 

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Note: Bracketed section should only be included in Indemnity Agreements where a director is so designated.

 

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witness in, or otherwise participating in, a proceeding and any expenses of establishing a right to indemnification or advancement under Sections 9, 11, 13 and 16 hereof, but shall not include the amount of judgments, fines or penalties actually levied against Indemnitee, or any amounts paid in settlement by or on behalf of Indemnitee.

(g) “Independent Counsel” means a nationally recognized law firm or a member of a nationally recognized law firm that (i) has significant experience in matters involving the DGCL generally; (ii) has significant experience in matters involving the indemnification of officers and directors of public companies; and (iii) neither is currently nor in the past five years has been retained to represent (1) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement, or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements to which the Company is a party), or (2) any other party to the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s right to indemnification under this Agreement. The Company agrees to pay the reasonable fees and expenses of the Independent Counsel.

(h) “Proceeding” includes any actual, threatened, pending or completed investigation, action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, inquiry, judicial, legislative or administrative hearing or any other actual, threatened, pending or completed proceeding, whether brought by or in the right of the Company or otherwise, against Indemnitee, for which indemnification is not prohibited under Sections 2(a)-(g) above and whether of a civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other nature, including, but not limited to, actions, suits or proceedings in which Indemnitee may be or may have been involved as a party or otherwise, by reason of the fact that Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company, or while a director, officer, employee, agent or fiduciary of the Company is or was serving, at the request of the Company, as a director, officer, employee or agent or fiduciary of any other entity, including, but not limited to, another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise, or by reason of anything done or not done by Indemnitee in any such capacity, whether or not Indemnitee is serving in such capacity at the time any liability or expense is incurred for which indemnification or reimbursement can be provided under this Agreement.

 

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Other Provisions.

(a) This Agreement shall be interpreted and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.

(b) This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Only one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought needs to be produced as evidence of the existence of this Agreement.

(c) This Agreement shall not be deemed an employment contract between the Company and any Indemnitee who is an officer or other employee of the Company, and, if Indemnitee is an officer or other employee of the Company, Indemnitee specifically acknowledges that Indemnitee may be discharged at any time for any reason, with or without cause, and with or without severance compensation, except as may be otherwise provided in a separate written contract between Indemnitee and the Company.

 

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(d) Upon a payment to Indemnitee under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of Indemnitee to recover against any other person for such liability, and Indemnitee shall execute all documents and instruments required and shall take such other actions as may be necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents as may be necessary for the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights.

(e) No supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

(f) All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (i) if delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed or (ii) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date postmarked. Addresses to either party are as provided below, or as subsequently modified by written notice to the other party.

If to Indemnitee, to the address set forth on the signature page hereto.

If to the Company, to:

QuidelOrtho Corporation

9975 Summers Ridge Road

San Diego, CA 92121

Attn: General Counsel

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on and as of the day and year first above written.

 

QUIDELORTHO CORPORATION

By:

 

Name:

 

Title:

 
INDEMNITEE

By:

 

Name:

 

Address:

 

 

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EXHIBIT 10.11

CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT

This CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is dated as of [DATE] (the “Effective Date”) and is entered into by and between [EXECUTIVE] (“Executive”) and QuidelOrtho Corporation., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).

Background

A.    The Company believes that because of its position in the industry, financial resources and historical operating results there is a possibility that the Company may become the subject of a Change in Control (as defined below), either now or at some time in the future.

B.    The Company believes that it is in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders to foster Executive’s objectivity in making decisions with respect to any pending or threatened Change in Control and to assure that the Company will have the continued dedication and availability of Executive, notwithstanding the possibility, threat or occurrence of a Change in Control. The Company believes that these goals can best be accomplished by alleviating certain of the risks and uncertainties with regard to Executive’s financial and professional security that would be created by a pending or threatened Change in Control and that inevitably would distract Executive and could impair [his/her] ability to objectively perform [his/her] duties for and on behalf of the Company. Accordingly, the Company believes that it is appropriate and in the best interest of the Company and its stockholders to provide to Executive compensation arrangements upon a Change in Control that reduce Executive’s financial risks and uncertainties and that are reasonably competitive with those of other peer corporations.

C.    This Agreement shall supersede and replace any prior change in control agreements entered into by and between the Company or its affiliates or subsidiaries, including but not limited to Quidel Corporation, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Holdings plc, Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. and Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Bermuda Co. Ltd., and Executive and any such prior agreements shall be terminated automatically upon execution of this Agreement, without any further action by the parties.

With these and other considerations in mind, the Compensation Committee of the Company has authorized the Company to enter into this Agreement with the Executive to provide the protections set forth herein for Executive’s financial security following a Change in Control.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, it is hereby agreed as follows:

Agreement

1.    Term of Agreement. The term of this Agreement shall commence as of the Effective Date, or if later, the commencement of work with the Company and, subject to the provisions of Section 3, shall continue until (and thereupon automatically terminate) one (1) day after Executive’s termination of employment with the Company for any reason (the “Termination Date”). No termination of this Agreement shall limit,


alter or otherwise affect Executive’s rights hereunder with respect to a Change in Control which has occurred prior to such Termination Date, including without limitation Executive’s right to receive the various benefits provided hereunder.

2.    Purpose of Agreement. The purpose of this Agreement is to provide that, in the event of a Change in Control, Executive may become entitled to receive certain additional benefits, as described herein, in the event of [his/her] termination of employment under specified circumstances. As used in this Agreement, the term “Change in Control” shall have the meaning set forth in the Company’s 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2018 Plan”) (as the same may be amended from time to time or in any successor equity incentive plan).

3.    Effect of a Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control, Sections 5 through 12 of this Agreement shall become applicable to Executive. These Sections shall continue to remain applicable until the third anniversary of the date upon which the Change in Control occurs. On such third anniversary date, and provided that the employment of Executive has not been terminated on account of a Qualifying Termination (as defined in Section 4 below), this Agreement shall terminate and have no further force or effect.

4.    Qualifying Termination. If, within two (2) years following or thirty (30) days prior to a Change in Control, Executive’s employment with the Company and its affiliated companies is terminated, such termination shall be conclusively considered a “Qualifying Termination” unless:

(a)    Executive voluntarily terminates [his/her] employment with the Company and its affiliated companies. Executive, however, shall not be considered to have voluntarily terminated [his/her] employment with the Company and its affiliated companies if, within two (2) years following or thirty (30) days prior to the Change in Control, Executive’s base salary is reduced in any material respect, or Executive’s authority or duties are materially changed, and subsequent to such reduction, or change Executive elects to terminate [his/her] employment with the Company and its affiliated companies within sixty (60) days following such reduction, or change after having given the Company at least thirty (30) days notice of the same and a reasonable opportunity to cure during such 30-day notice period. For such purposes, Executive’s authority or duties shall conclusively be considered to have been “materially changed” if, without Executive’s express and voluntary written consent, there is any substantial diminution or adverse modification in Executive’s title, status, overall position, responsibilities, reporting relationship, or if, without Executive’s express and voluntary written consent, Executive’s job location is transferred to a site more than twenty-five (25) miles away from [his/her] place of employment within two (2) years following or thirty (30) days prior to the Change in Control. [To include for certain Executives, such as CEO,

 

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CFO and GC: In this regard as well, Executive’s authority and duties shall conclusively be considered to have been “materially changed” if, without Executive’s express and voluntary written consent, Executive no longer holds the same title or no longer has the same authority and responsibilities or no longer has the same reporting responsibilities, in each case with respect and as to a publicly held parent company which is not controlled by another entity or person.]

(b)    The termination is on account of Executive’s death or Permanent Disability. For such purposes, “Permanent Disability” shall mean a physical or mental incapacity as a result of which Executive becomes unable to continue the performance of [his/her] responsibilities for the Company and its affiliated companies and which, at least three (3) consecutive months after its commencement, is determined to be a “permanent and total disability” as defined in Section 22(e) of the Internal Revenue Code by a physician agreed to by the Company and Executive, or in the event of Executive’s inability to designate a physician, Executive’s legal representative. In the absence of agreement between the Company and Executive, each party shall nominate a qualified physician and the two physicians so nominated shall select a third physician who shall make the determination as to Permanent Disability.

(c)    Executive is involuntarily terminated for Cause. For this purpose, “Cause” shall be limited to only three types of events:

(1)    the willful and deliberate refusal or failure of Executive to comply with a lawful, written instruction of the Board of Directors, which refusal or failure is not remedied by Executive within a reasonable period of time after [his/her] receipt of written notice from the Company identifying the refusal or failure, so long as the instruction is consistent with the scope and responsibilities of Executive’s position prior to the Change in Control;

(2)    an act or acts of personal dishonesty by Executive which were intended to result in substantial personal enrichment of Executive at the expense of the Company; or

(3)    Executive’s conviction of any felony involving an act of moral turpitude.

5.    Severance Payment. If Executive’s employment is terminated as a result of a Qualifying Termination, contingent upon Executive executing a customary general release of claims in favor of the Company and such release becoming effective and irrevocable in accordance with its terms, the Company shall pay Executive within thirty (30) days after the Qualifying Termination a cash lump sum equal to [            ] ([        ]) times the Executive’s Compensation (the “Severance Payment”).

 

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(a)    For purposes of this Agreement, Executive’s “Compensation” shall equal the sum of (i) Executive’s highest annual base salary with the Company within the three year period ending on the date of Executive’s Qualifying Termination, plus (ii) a Bonus Increment. The “Bonus Increment” shall equal the annualized average of all bonuses and incentive compensation payments paid to Executive during the two (2) year period immediately before the date of Executive’s Qualifying Termination under all of the Company’s bonus and incentive compensation plans or arrangement.

(b)    The Severance Payment hereunder is in lieu of any severance payment that Executive might otherwise be entitled to from the Company in the event of a Change in Control under the Company’s applicable severance pay policies, if any, or under any other oral or written agreement; provided, however, that Executive shall continue to be entitled to receive the severance pay benefits under the Company’s applicable policies, if any, or under another written agreement if and to the extent Executive’s termination is not a Qualifying Termination within two (2) years following or thirty (30) days prior to a Change in Control.

(c)    Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, if, at the time of Executive’s termination of employment with the Company, Executive is a “specified employee” as defined in Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and one or more of the payments or benefits received or to be received by Executive pursuant to this Agreement (or any portion thereof) would become subject to the additional tax under Section 409A(a)(1)(B) of the Code or any other taxes or penalties imposed under Section 409A of the Code (the “Section 409A Taxes”) if provided at the time otherwise required under this Agreement, no such payment or benefit will be provided under this Agreement until the earlier of (a) the date which is six (6) months after Executive’s “separation from service” or (b) the date of Executive’s death, or such shorter period that, as determined by the Company, is sufficient to avoid the imposition of Section 409A Taxes. The provisions of this Section 5(c) shall only apply to the minimum extent required to avoid Executive’s incurrence of any Section 409A Taxes. In addition, if any provision of this Agreement would cause Executive to incur any penalty tax or interest under Section 409A of the Code or any regulations or Treasury guidance promulgated thereunder, the Company may reform such provision to maintain to the maximum extent practicable the original intent of the applicable provision without violating the provisions of Section 409A of the Code.

 

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6.    Additional Benefits.

(a)    In the event of a Qualifying Termination, any and all unvested stock options, restricted stock units or any other Awards as such term is defined under the 2018 Plan (as the same may be amended from time to time or in any successor equity incentive plan) held by Executive shall immediately become fully vested and, if applicable, exercisable and any and all restrictions on Executive’s restricted stock or other Awards shall immediately and automatically lapse (except as otherwise expressly agreed to, in writing, by both parties, including whether prior to or after the execution of this Agreement). For any Awards that are subject to performance-based vesting criteria for which the performance period has not been completed and certified, if applicable, prior to the Change in Control, such performance-based criteria will be deemed earned at the greater of the target level of performance or actual performance through the date of the Change in Control.

(b)    In the event of a Qualifying Termination, Executive shall be entitled to continue to participate in the following executive benefit programs which had been made available to Executive (including [his/her] family) before the Qualifying Termination: group medical insurance, group dental insurance, and group vision insurance. These programs shall be continued at no cost to Executive, except to the extent that tax rules require the inclusion of the value of such benefits in Executive’s income. The programs shall be continued in the same way and at the same level as immediately prior to the Qualifying Termination. The programs shall continue for Executive’s benefit for [            ] ([        ]) year[s] after the date of the Qualifying Termination; provided, however, that Executive’s participation in each of such programs shall be earlier terminated or reduced, as applicable, if and to the extent Executive receives benefits as a result of concurrent coverage through another program.

(c)    In the event of a Qualifying Termination, Executive shall be entitled to receive from the Company, upon such Termination, the sum of $25,000 to help defray legal fees, tax and accounting fees, executive outplacement services, and other costs associated with transitional matters.

7.    Limitation on Payments. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in the event that the sum aggregate present value of (i) the Severance Payment payable under Section 5 hereof, (ii) any and all additional amount or benefits which may be paid or conferred to or on behalf of Executive in accordance with Section 6 hereof, and (iii) any and all other amounts or benefits paid or conferred to or on behalf of Executive would constitute a “parachute payment” (“parachute payment” as used in

 

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this Agreement shall be defined in accordance with Section 280G(b)(2), or any successor thereto, of the Code), the payments under this Agreement shall be reduced (by the minimum possible amounts) until no amount payable to Executive under this Agreement constitutes a parachute payment; provided, however, that no such reduction under this Section 7 shall be made if the net after-tax payment (after taking into account, Federal, state, local or other income and excise taxes) to which Executive would otherwise be entitled without such reduction would be greater than the net after-tax payment (after taking into account Federal, state, local or other income and excise taxes) to Executive resulting from the receipt of such payments with such reduction. If, as a result of subsequent events or conditions (including a subsequent payment or absence of a subsequent payment under this Agreement), it is determined that payments hereunder have been reduced by more than the minimum amount required under this Section 7, then an additional payment shall be promptly made to Executive in an amount equal to the excess reduction. All determinations required to be made under this Section 7, including whether a payment would result in a parachute payment and the assumptions to be utilized in arriving at such determination, shall be made and approved within fifteen (15) days after the Qualifying Termination by both (1) accountants selected by the Company and (2) Executive’s designated financial or legal advisor.

8.    Nonsolicitation Covenant. In consideration of the payments to be made to Executive hereunder, Executive hereby covenants, for a period of two (2) years following the Qualifying Termination, that [he/she] will not, directly or indirectly (whether as an officer, director, employee, individual proprietor, control shareholder, consultant, partner or otherwise) (i) solicit, recruit or hire-away any employee of the Company or successor of the Company or (ii) solicit, influence or attempt to influence any person or entity to terminate such person’s or entity’s contractual and/or business relationship with the Company or successor of the Company. With regard to this Section 8, Executive acknowledges that the provisions herein are reasonable in both scope and duration and necessary to protect the business of the Company or its successor. The provisions in this Section 8 apply in addition to any other restrictive covenants that may be set forth in a separate written agreement between the Executive and the Company, but without extending the post-termination restriction period(s) therein.

9.    Rights and Obligations Prior to a Change in Control. Prior to the date which is thirty (30) days before a Change in Control, the rights and obligations of Executive with respect to [his/her] employment by the Company shall be determined in accordance with the policies and procedures adopted from time to time by the Company and the provisions of any written employment contract in effect between the Company and Executive from time to time. This Agreement deals only with certain rights and obligations of Executive within two (2) years following or thirty (30) days prior to a Change in Control, and the existence of this Agreement shall not be treated as raising any inference with respect to what rights and obligations exist prior to

 

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the date which is thirty (30) days before a Change in Control. Unless otherwise expressly set forth in a separate written employment agreement between Executive and the Company, the employment of Executive is expressly at-will, and Executive or the Company may terminate Executive’s employment with the Company at any time and for any reason, with or without cause, provided that if such termination occurs within thirty (30) days prior to or two (2) years after a Change in Control and constitutes a Qualifying Termination (as defined in Section 4 above) the provisions of this Agreement shall govern the payment of the Severance Payment and certain other benefits as provided herein.

10.    Non-Exclusivity of Rights. Subject to Section 6(b) hereof, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or limit Executive’s continuing or future participation in any benefit, bonus, incentive or other plan or program provided by the Company and for which Executive may qualify, nor shall anything herein limit or otherwise affect such rights as Executive may have under any stock option or other agreements with the Company. Except as otherwise provided in Section 6(b) hereof, amounts which are vested benefits or which Executive is otherwise entitled to receive under any plan or program of the Company at or subsequent to the date of any Qualified Termination shall be payable in accordance with such plan or program.

11.    Full Settlement. The Company’s obligation to make the payments provided for in this Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations hereunder shall not be affected by any set-off, counter-claim, recoupment, defense or other claim, right, or action which the Company may have against Executive or others. In no event shall Executive be obligated to seek other employment or to take any other action by way of mitigation of the amounts payable to Executive under any of the provisions of this Agreement. The Company agrees to pay, to the full extent permitted by law, all legal fees and expenses which Executive may reasonably incur as a result of Executive’s successful collection efforts to receive amounts payable hereunder, or as a result of any contest (regardless of the outcome thereof) by the Company or others of the validity or enforceability of, or liability under, any provision of this Agreement or any guarantee of performance thereof (including as a result of any contest by Executive about the amount of any payment pursuant to this Section).

12.    Successors.

(a)    This Agreement is personal to Executive, and without the prior written consent of the Company shall not be assignable by Executive other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Executive’s legal representatives.

(b)    The rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of the Company.

 

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(c)    Unless the context otherwise requires, all references to the Company in this Agreement shall include its controlled subsidiaries.

13.    Governing Law. This Agreement is made and entered into in the State of California, and the internal laws of California shall govern its validity and interpretation in the performance by the parties hereto of their respective duties and obligations hereunder.

14.    Modifications. This Agreement may be amended or modified only by an instrument in writing executed by both of the parties hereto.

15.    Dispute Resolution.

(a)    Any controversy or dispute between the parties involving the construction, interpretation, application or performance of the terms, covenants, or conditions of this Agreement or in any way arising under this Agreement (a “Covered Dispute”) shall, on demand by either of the parties by written notice served on the other party in the manner prescribed in Section 16 hereof, be referenced pursuant to the procedures described in California Code of Civil Procedure (“CCP”) Sections 638, et seq., as they may be amended from time to time (the “Reference Procedures”), to a retired Judge from the Superior Court for the County of San Diego or the County of Orange for a decision.

(b)    The Reference Procedures shall be commenced by either party by the filing in the Superior Court of the State of California for the County of San Diego or the County of Orange of a petition pursuant to CCP Section 638(a) (a “Petition”). The Petition shall designate as a referee (the “referee”) a Judge from the list of retired San Diego County and Orange County Superior Court Judges who have made themselves available for trial or settlement of civil litigation under the Reference Procedures. If the parties hereto are unable to agree on the designation of a particular retired San Diego County or Orange County Superior Court Judge as a referee or the designated Judge is unavailable or unable to serve in such capacity, request shall be made in the Petition that the Presiding or Assistant Presiding Judge of the San Diego County Superior Court or the Orange County Superior Court, as relevant, appoint as referee a retired San Diego County or Orange County Superior Court Judge from the aforementioned list.

(c)    Except as hereafter agreed by the parties, the referee shall apply the internal law of California in deciding the issues submitted hereunder. Unless formal pleadings are waived by agreement among the parties and the referee, the moving party shall file and serve its complaint within 15 days from the date a referee is designated as provided herein, and the other party shall

 

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have 15 days thereafter in which to plead to such complaint. Each of the parties reserves its respective rights to allege and assert in such pleadings all claims, causes of action, contentions and defenses which it may have arising out of or relating to the general subject matter of any Covered Dispute that is being determined pursuant to the Reference Procedures. Reasonable notice of any motions before the referee shall be given, and all matters shall be set at the convenience of the referee. Discovery shall be conducted as the parties agree or as allowed by the referee. Unless waived by each of the parties, a reporter shall be present at all proceedings before the referee.

(d)    It is the parties’ intention by this Section 15 that all issues of fact and law and all matters of a legal and equitable nature related to any Covered Dispute will be submitted for determination by a referee designated as provided herein. Accordingly, the parties hereby stipulate that a referee designated as provided herein shall have all powers of a Judge of the Superior Court including, without limitation, the power to grant equitable and interlocutory and permanent injunctive relief.

(e)    Each of the parties specifically (i) consents to the exercise of jurisdiction over its or [his/her] person by a referee designated as provided herein with respect to any and all Covered Disputes; and (ii) consents to the personal jurisdiction of the California courts with respect to any appeal or review of the decision of any such referee.

(f)    Each of the parties acknowledges that the decision by a referee designated as provided herein shall be a basis for a judgment as provided in CCP Section 644 and shall be subject to exception and review as provided in CCP Section 645.

16.    Notices. Any notice or communications required or permitted to be given to the parties hereto shall be delivered personally or be sent by United States registered or certified mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested, and addressed or delivered as follows, or at such other addresses the party addressed may have substituted by notice pursuant to this Section:

 

QuidelOrtho Corporation

     [EXECUTIVE]     

9975 Summers Ridge Road

     [ADDRESS]     

San Diego, CA 92121

     [ADDRESS]     

Attn: President & CEO

     

17.    Captions. The captions of this Agreement are inserted for convenience and do not constitute a part hereof.

 

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18.    Severability. In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement, but this Agreement shall be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein and there shall be deemed substituted for such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision such other provision as will most nearly accomplish the intent of the parties to the extent permitted by the applicable law. In case this Agreement, or any one or more the provisions hereof, shall be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable within any governmental jurisdiction or subdivision thereof, this Agreement or any such provision thereof shall not as a consequence thereof be deemed to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any other governmental jurisdiction or subdivision thereof.

19.    Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall together constitute one in the same Agreement.

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IN WITNESS HEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first written above in San Diego, California.

 

QUIDELORTHO CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
By:  

 

  Printed Name:
  Title:    
EXECUTIVE
By:  

 

          [EXECUTIVE]

 

[Signature Page to Change in Control Agreement for [EXECUTIVE]]

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

 

 

QuidelOrtho Formed by the Completion of Transaction Combining Quidel and Ortho Clinical Diagnostics

QuidelOrtho to participate in the William Blair 42nd Annual Growth Stock Conference June 8, 2022

SAN DIEGO, CA — (BUSINESS WIRE)—May 27, 2022—QuidelOrtho Corporation (NASDAQ: QDEL) (“QuidelOrtho”), announced completion of the transaction combining Quidel Corporation (“Quidel”) and Ortho Clinical Diagnostics Holdings plc (“Ortho”), creating QuidelOrtho, a leading in vitro diagnostics company. The new company, headquartered in San Diego, California, generated more than $3.5 billion in combined revenues in 2021 and has approximately 6,000 employees. QuidelOrtho will trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “QDEL.”

“We are very excited to bring together the talented and experienced teams of both Quidel and Ortho who share a commitment to the employees, customers, patients, and the communities we serve,” said Douglas Bryant, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of QuidelOrtho. “There is a lot of important work ahead of us to deliver on our targeted synergies and new product introductions and we are energized and poised to excel in our combined mission to deliver advanced diagnostics to improve human health. We look forward to executing on our growth strategy as QuidelOrtho and enhancing care across the testing continuum while driving long-term value creation for our stockholders.”

Under the terms of the agreement governing the transaction, former Ortho shareholders received $7.14 in cash and 0.1055 shares of QuidelOrtho common stock for each Ortho common share. Former Quidel stockholders received one share of QuidelOrtho common stock for each share of Quidel common stock. The QuidelOrtho board is composed of 8 former Quidel board members and 4 former Ortho board members.

QuidelOrtho to Present at Upcoming Investor Conference

Members of the QuidelOrtho management team, including Douglas Bryant, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Joseph Busky, Chief Financial Officer, are scheduled to participate in the William Blair 42nd Annual Growth Stock Conference in Chicago on June 8, 2022, with a presentation scheduled for 8:00 a.m. Central Standard Time.

Interested parties can access a live webcast and replay of the presentation on the “Investors” page of QuidelOrtho’s website at https://ir.quidelortho.com/, under the “Events Calendar” section of the page, or by clicking on the following link: https://wsw.com/webcast/blair66/qdel/1921284

Participants should allow approximately five to ten minutes prior to the presentation’s start time to visit the site and download any streaming media software needed to listen to the Internet webcast. A replay of the webcast will also be available on the company’s website for 14 days.

About QuidelOrtho Corporation

QuidelOrtho Corporation (Nasdaq: QDEL) unites the power of Quidel Corporation and Ortho Clinical Diagnostics behind a shared mission of developing and manufacturing innovative technologies that raise the performance of diagnostic testing and create better patient outcomes across the entire healthcare continuum.

Ranked among the world’s largest in vitro diagnostics (IVD) providers with more than 120 years of collective experience, we combine industry-leading expertise in immunoassay and molecular testing with a global footprint in clinical labs and transfusion medicine.

Our company’s comprehensive product portfolio delivers accuracy, speed, automation and access, providing critical information when and where it is needed most. Inspired by a spirit of service, the QuidelOrtho family is committed to enhancing the wellbeing of people worldwide and happy in the knowledge we are making a difference.


Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these statements and other forward-looking statements in this press release by words such as “may”, “will”, “would”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “plan”, “intend”, “continue”, or similar words, expressions or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. These statements include, but are not limited to, the benefits and results of the business combination transaction, including QuidelOrtho’s future plans, objectives, strategies, expectations and intentions, and other statements that are not historical facts. Such statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of QuidelOrtho’s management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.

The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements: the challenges and costs of closing, integrating, restructuring and achieving anticipated synergies; the ability to retain key employees; and other economic, business, competitive, and/or regulatory factors affecting the business of QuidelOrtho generally. Additional risks and factors are identified under “Risk Factors” in QuidelOrtho’s joint proxy statement/prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on April 11, 2022 and subsequent reports filed with the Commission.

You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events because these statements are based on assumptions that may not come true and are speculative by their nature. QuidelOrtho has no obligation to update any of the forward-looking information included in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed expectations or otherwise, except as required by law.

Investor Contact:

IR@Quidel.com

Media Contact:

media@Quidel.com